i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at the commute in a bit. but first the weather for today. >> we are clearing away storm drains and getting ready for heavy rain that will be moving in. we watch the storm system approach our coast. here's our hour-by-hour outlook. all cloudy today. by early tomorrow morning, we could start to see spotty showers moving in to san francisco and parts of the north bay. and the rest of the bay area mostly not seeing that rain until the afternoon. so we will take a closer look at this timeline and what you can expect where you live coming up in a few minutes. >>> we saw the crash right here with all of these flashing lights across the roadway on the right approach. it quickly cleared just after we went through the commercial break. i saw five vehicles go over to the parking lot, sorting out paperwork i think. but everything else is cleared. chp never had a report. we typically don't see that help until the metering lights are on. slowing across the span. that will be one we're watching. bay bridge toll plaza. clear

. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. san francisco, 52. san jose temperature trend will climb into the 60s. notice by 11:00 a.m., we will be in the 70s. today a little quicker to warm compared to yesterday. >>> vianey, right now looking at palo alto with our live camera. a crew blocking one lane. median work. we have seen the construction zone shift down at willow. they take down a wall as they set up new one.w, your trips on lyft could soon become more expensive. >> this isn't exactly a price this is cpuc proposing this pay increase. >> reporter: correct. this is on top of an existing law. sacramento will have a law go in effect in july. it is an extra five cents for wheelchair trips. the examiner reports cpuc, california public utilities commission, wants to double the fee from 5 to 10 cents per ride. disability advocates are asking for something much higher, 50 cents a trip. cpuc not expected to make a decision until late june. >>> thanks, bob. >> 4:32. happening today in contra costa county, sentencing for a man who killed two in a dru

i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. a live look at the incline to the bay bridge. a box truck overturned. mike is monitoring the very latest. three of five lanes some time. >> okay. first want to say good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. it is 4:58 right now. alternate routes, it's tough if you're stuck. >> definitely. the good news it's early for a lot of commuters who can get around this. the human factor, what we are very concerned about, back out to the traffic maps. they are showing you the bay bridge toll plaza with a very early backup. folks will want to avoid this by going north or south because the richmond-san rafael and san mateo bridges are moving smoothly. along this span, we have seen this developing all the way up the incline there. just before you get to the top, making your bend over to treasure island, we have three of five lanes blocked. the reports i have initially is there is a box truck that's overturned. someone is reported stuck inside the truck. i was imagining a wedged door. as crews arrive on scene, it perhaps some of the wo

. >> i'm laura garcia. both teams doing what they need to do, the warriors talking about a big injury to kevin durant. we will have more injuries and all the highlights. we need confetti in our studio as well. >> you just wait. >> a lot coming up at 5:00. >> get a look at what's happening outside. >> we have clouds outside, maybe a mist and drizzly. you can see the top of the transamerica building shrouded in clouds. as we head inland to walnut creek, also mostly cloudy. there will be patches of fog. in some spots, temperatures in the mid-50s. we will get sunshine and temperatures matching yesterday. we'll talk about a chance of rain in the forecast. mike, y have something at the highway 17 summit? >> i do. we are looking at all of our mountains, railroads. they're mostly at speed. i zoomed down to highway 17, heading down towards the summit. a big rig is blocking the summit. you can see it down towards skaent cruz, a little slowing as they address that truck. we'll let you know if they change any lanes in

i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. hope you had a great weekend and a freight mother's day. did you, kari? >> yeah. it was beautiful. nice to wake up to some flowers. >> and? >> all right. we do have clouds this morning. but we are also talking about rain in the forecast. and this is a live look outside in walnut creek as we start out this morning. a lot of people already up and out the door. temperatures start out with mid-50s. we'll see at

. >> i'm laura garcia. we are clear today. >> as far as the rain. we will start to see the clouds rolling in ahead of the storm system. not a lot of sun for the bay area. temperatures staying cooler as well. a live look at palo alto. we will continue on with temperatures in the mid-60s. low 60s by 11:00. this is the storm we're talking about. it moves closer to the bay area, bringing our first significant rain since the end of march. mike, you are tracking a crash in san jose. >> i am. the one i'm looking for is right by a camera at 280/17. they found the flashing lights. it just moved away right before the show started. clearly the red lights are moving northbound 17 at 280. it may still be on the shoulder. back to you. >>> thanks, mike. a developing story out of alaska. two sight-seeing planes collide midair with tourists on board. >> what do we know, bob? >> reporter: we know that these two float planes were carrying 14 passengers out of vancouver when they collided midair yesterday afternoon. here's video from inside one of the planes. this was

i'm marcus washington>> i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kari hall. we have clouds this morning as you get ready to head out the door. the good news is we don't have a lot of rain. we will get a chance to dry out for a little while. campbell, 51. low 6 0s today, which is much cooler than normal. i am tracking the next storm set to move in overnight in the north bay and the rest of the bay area early tomorrow. so more on the timeline coming up. and fog may affect some of the drivers. >> a great note, kari. it shows up on the road weather index on the north bay, up in nova novato, north of 37. that may be a factor for the early morning commute. right now everything else registering as a clear drive. down to 580 is just fine. 580 itself sees slowing in both directions. it is starting to clear out of the altamonte. a peek at our crew over here across willow. and then maybe traffic breaks as they start to clear the next half hour. back to you. >> all right. thanks, mike. happening now, hundreds of east bay teachers locked in a bitter labor dispute are walk

i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. wet weather, wet roads. let's talk about the skies. >> it was raining when i came in. it will be very scattered as you get ready to head out the door. be prepared, the windshield wipers are working well. we will see the sun peeking out. showers returning to parts of the peninsula as well around brentwood city. seeing that moving now. as you step out the door, everything looks kind of wet and soggy. we will talk about what else is ahead in the forecast. there is a new crash near the bay bridge. >> heading down the east shore westbound 80 around powell before you hit the berkeley curve, a crash. on the shoulder i believe. no slowing shows up. we don't see it on our cameras. we are looking at a build in the bay bridge toll plaza. you see that on the sensors. be careful. especially in san jose. back to you. >>> all right. thanks, mike. >>> 5:00 right now. new video to show you of our

. >> and i'm laura garcia. a little bit of clearing, kari. >> this is the break before the next storm system moves in. we will start out with cloudy skies. a live look at san jose. willow glen, mostly cloudy throughout the morning. overall, a cool day with peeks of sunshine. a little bit more sunshine going into the afternoon. that storm has moved on. procin several mateo bridge. >> it is a critical connector, connecting both sides of the bay area. westbound, light commute. tire reported in lanes. pieces of the tire. and a crash with vehicles over on the right shoulder over here, and not a lot of space. i have seen this flowing smoothly the last 20 minutes since the crash was initially reported. we may have one lane blocked. we don't want any surprises in the morning. folks are focussed on the rest of the day. we want to make sure you focus on the clear roadways, exempt for the san mateo bridge. >> in a few hours, a south bay man accused of murder is due in court, reigniting the debate over undocumented immigra

and i'm laura garcia as well. we will get to the morning commute in just a bit. a nice friday. >> i'm thankful it's friday. we have some great weather heading into the weekend. a little bit of a cool start and cloudy skies. and this is a live look outside in walnut creek. we'll be at 55 degrees at

. >> i'm laura garcia. we are hopeful for the clearing skies, at least. >> we will get that later today. rain if you're out early in the morning. a live look at palo alto. we get started on the day. it will be cool. at times a few showers. roads may still be wet. we will be drying out today. a look at the radar showing rain pushing through parts of the east bay, as well as the south bay. i'll keep an eye on a few lingering showers for your commute. mike, you're tracking the roads and you still have road work. . >> we had the rain, sprinkles overnight. still on the roadways, slowing 580 to highway 13, golf links where we have patches that do block a few lanes. paving work in the altamonte pass. we see a little bit of moisture and maybe slicker roadways as well. no major problems. there is some radar activity. a new crash on 680 around mckee. i'm tracking the crash. so far no slowing. water kicking up behind the folks in san hjose. >>> a show of solidarity as the strike in hayward and union city enters the th

i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. first, everybody is going to talk about the weather today. >> yeah. starting out wet this morning. light rain moving in. we are going to see rounds of light rain through the early hours, a break early afternoon, heavier rain moving in later this evening. as we take a closer look, some of the heaviest rain where we see the yellow is right there as you head closer to richmond, over toward concord. we will see waves of it. we talked about the potential of thunder and lightning. that is tomorrow with the second system moving in. today the rain gets heavier as we go into the evening along with gusty

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. heading out the door this morning, a little cool. >> yeah. cool and mostly clear skies. a live look at san jose. as you get ready to head out the door, a nice start to morning. up and we have another comfortable day ahead. we will talk about our forecast for the rest of the week. mike, you're watching other people work. >> yeah. not a lot of work for me to do. the roadways are incident fenow. but they are construction full around the bay. meaning there are lots of construction sites. here by the coliseum, you see flashing lights. a little bit of slowing here and there. crews move around as they have been the last 20 minutes between the coliseum and downtown oakland. word of a traffic break for a couple minutes. concord, walnut creek. the rest of the bay shows a dip in speeds out of the altamonte. peninsula, 101, we'll take a look at that coming up. back to you. >>> sounds good. affordable housing week continues with conversations around the bay area. >> work together. kris? >> reporte

i'm laura garcia. a nice one? >> another nice day. we can't beat this. a live look at walnut creek as you get ready to head out. we have clear conditions. we're going to get sunshine today. a little bit of a breeze to kick off this wednesday morning. we'll reach into the 60s later this morning. a look at all our microclimates coming up. mike, you have a crash rorbted at the bay bridge. >> yeah. when you see that on the reports, we don't see as many problems we normally see with the flashing lights. so far traffic has moved smoothly. we will track the cash lanes back to the berkeley curve. there may be more details coming in. upper east shore freeway crash appian way. nothing major. i'm going to check out a truck fire possibly around the dumbarton bridge. >>> in london, a judge sentences julian assange to nearly one year in prison for skipping bail to avoid criminal charges. >> we have the jail transport car arriving this morning at the courthouse. assange charged with jumping bail in connection with a sexual assault allegation in sweden and holding up in

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first, let's talk about that rain we have right here. >> some of that rain, most of it has clipped through, then you have to see those showers still bringing us some wet weather as we see this radar this morning. here is a look at those few leftover showers, as you get ready to head out the door. getting a look at north san jose over towards freedom and the tri-valley. so some light rain there, the heavier rain pouring in tiburon. we will have rain late morning into afternoon. this is when we could see some thunderstorms so a lot to watch here throughout the day. mike, you had to slow down as you were leaving work. >> i had to slow down. this is that cell that i got caught with on 880. i got hit hard with rain as it came down towards the milpitas area. by the time we got to san jose and our station, the roadway and parking lots mostly dry. we are watching for damp roadways. i do have a crash. light traffic around the bay, slowing here towards the junction out of fairfield, west 80 at

. >> i'm laura garcia. a little rain overnight to maybe wash away whatever. >> washed away the weekend. >> i wanted a little water on my garden. it didn't help. a live look outside in san jose. we see still mist and tkreuz else. temperatures in the low 50s. sun and clouds today. a little bit cooler. high temperatures across the bay area. you are tracking a couple of crashes. >> i am, kari. updates for the peninsula. the south bay i have been tracking south 880, 237. and the transition. crash affecting the slow lane. watch it. no problem with the speeds. north 101 at actually. everything sounds like it's on the shoulder. back to you. >>> thanks so much. developing even before the markets open this morning, nerves ahead of the bell as stocks are poised to open in a freefall. this is a live look at the futures board. the three major indexes appear to be ready for a nose dive. this is tied to president trump's comments to be ready to ignite a new round of tariffs. scott mcgrew keeping an eye on the markets. he'

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first we will get you out the door with that weather forecast. how are we looking today? >> if are you taking mass transit, you might need your coat a little longer. i want to show this live look at san francisco, there is so much cloud cover and fog. we are starting to notice moisture build up on that camera and a quick check of your transit forecast. now how we strickt u stick to the 50s at 9:00. don't worry the sun will prevail. i will talk about your weekend, first, let's head over to mike. >> i hope you like the forecast transit, bart has major delays you will be waiting longer, trains are moving through oakland. the oakland y, where pretty much every pack is through that interchange, the switching has to be done manually. because of that, the trains have to run more slowly. we are planning on more updates from bart. ac transit is running without delays through the area. >> that is an option. yesterday we had problems on the bay bridge today that is moving nicely. you can take ba

. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. today is friday light. we will start with vianey with a lovely look at the forecast. >> something somen counters may encounter. there might be fog. a nice shot over walnut creek, a beautiful way to start a friday morning. let me give you a preview of the fog. fog in through san francisco. dense in half moon bay. fog up through the santa rosa area. limited visibility down to less than a mile. keep in mind that you don't turn on your high beams, right? keep on your headlights or your low beams. >> standard lights. fog lamps you can use in the fog. your standard high beams will reflect off the fog. folks waiting because we did not have all the cash lanes open within the last five minutes. everybody started flowing through the toll plaza. friday looking great around the bay and all the approaches. we'll talk a little bit more about your commute coming up. back to you. >>> thanks, mike. well, you may remember this shocking video of a woman getting pulled under by a muni train last month. something similar happen

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington.th a look at the weather. today we will get a little relief? >> we will get a break today. some of us still waeug up to showers in the south bay. all of that will be clearing out. we will have sunshine today. a live look at dublin as you get ready to drive. the roads may be wet after early morning rain. we get a look at the radar once again still lingering showers right around downtown san jose and willow glen, santa clara. spotty showers there. and also as you head up 101 from the south county. i'll be watching that for you. mike, you're watching a crash through walnut creek. >> we use our cameras to show south 680. one of two crashes in the area, southbound. that's the commute. look at that traffic jamming up just because of the spectator slowing on the shoulder around geary. we have another crash in the area. just a few dozen yards down to the south. that is a problem for folks off

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first, we want to get you out the door with some nice weather. >> sunshine breaking out late morning. we start out with clouds and a bit of a breeze. fremont, 55 at 7:00. 68 at noon. we will get a look at high temperatures coming up. mike, you have a crash out of the altamonte. >> it is not interrupting the traffic flow from what we can tell. a light volume of traffic right now just starting with the build. a lot of traffic sourced out of the altamonte at north flynn road. the crash is still blocking part of your slow lane. a lot more folks heading toward the bay bridge. back to you. >>> thanks, mike. if you rely on uber or lyft, have plan b ready today. rideshare drivers are set to strike in the bay area, along with other cities in the country. pete suratos is live for us in san francisco. pete, what are they asking for? >> reporter: yeah, marcus, on that growing list of demands, probably the top demand is calling for better wages. you will see drivers taking part in the strike. the

follow me at laura garcia nbc. you can see your six options if you want to get one on your arm or leg. they are limiting where you can put it. >> right. which is a good thing. >> and they're doing this all in the big playoff series with the beloved sharks. the first person to get inked at 10:00 a.m. we will continue to follow that. >> it looks like more than 40 people in the line. >> oh, i said 75. the first 40 people will get a tattoo. but there are 75 in line. >> so the others will just have to pay for their tattoo. >> yeah. but i think they will continue this going on as long as the sharks progress. >> let's keep it going, mike. do you want to go out and get a tattoo. >> if we have time, i'm going to -- >> hey, hey. >> maybe i will facebook live. we're hoping that we keep that going on. so no matter what, keep the good vibes focused on the sap center. it will radiate to wherever they are at any time. over here, a smooth drive. northbound, a little bit of slowing up toward that area. traffic is light. so light i

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's get you headed out the door this morning with a look we can expect. i know we talked ability rain before. >> a slight jachance overnight. our temperatures in the upper 40s in brentwood. while the other areas we are seeing in the 50s. if are you on the way out the door to the fruitvale bart station, expect skies clearing late morning into the afternoon. mike, the helpers are out and about? >> that's right. we're helping the workers clear the roadway. you come past willow, we see flashing lights here and there as crews start to move from their overnight road work. >> that leads to a little slowing there. we'll zoom in over near the bay bridge. a disabled vehicle is still there. chp should be cleared shortly. we have a typical pattern for the backups. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> breaking news out of the vatican, pope francis issuing a ground-breaking law requiring priests and nuns to report sex abuse along with coverups. kris sanchez joins us with more. >> reporter: hi there,

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. oh, to go inside the "full house" house. it's always been a dream. >> it is a vacant house, though. >> oh, but it has nice furniture. it's gorgeous. we'll get to that in a bit. but first a look at the forecast. >> it will be a great day starting out with low 50s. a few clouds in brentwood, 52 degrees. quickly warming temperatures with a lot more sunshine today. our south bay, high temperatures reaching 79 degrees in east san jose. 80 in morgan hill. a look at more of our microclimates coming up. >> a little party going on as they move crews through the area. willow off-ramp open. north toward marsh, two lanes blocked. crews demanding a quick traffic break once in a while. activity in the center divide. expect those from time to time. remaining slowing north of our hot. the rest of the bay showing a smooth dry. west 237 at mathilda, the crash blocking one of the slow lanes. >>> while you were sleeping, a teenage driver is under arrest after causality of damage. >> the crime spree inclu

. >> i'm laura garcia. hope you had a great weekend and a freight mother's day. did you, kari? >> yeah. it was beautiful. nice to wake up to some flowers. >> and? >> all right. we do have clouds this morning. but we are also talking about rain in the forecast. and this is a live look outside in walnut creek as we start out this morning. a lot of people already up and out the door. temperatures start out with mid-50s. we'll see at noon a few clouds and 68 degrees. the rain that we are seeing on the satellite imagery will get here by wednesday morning. i will talk about what we're expecting. you're still tracking highway 24. >> i am. the rain coming in is good for the flowers but not the roadways. we will watch those as changes happen. all lanes have cleared. vehicles on the shoulder, though. slowing at the bay bridge. cash lanes opening for the morning commute. something new popped up for highway 1. we will check on that. >> check back with you in a bit. >> absolutely, mike. we have breaking news out of contra costa county. a violent night in richmond. police are investigating m

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. kari hall. >> this morning we are starting out with a few clouds over the bay area. at least we don't have the fog. making your way out the door in sunnyvale, clouds clearing out. temperatures warming up. we will be at 68 at 1:00 today. a very nice friday. we'll talk about the weekend forecast in about six minutes. vianey gets a look out the door. it is busy on 101. >> it is a nice friday and a decent commute. the crash in the south bay, 101 looks like it's off to the side. we don't have to worry about that. i don't see major slowly. westbound 80, bay bridge, starting to notice slowing. metering lights have been on 10, 15 minutes. westbound 580 towards the richmond bridge, 8 minutes. san mateo bridge, 13 minutes. back to you. >>> thanks so much. won't take long to make a lot of millionaires today. wall street giving uber and investors a big green light. the company finally making its public debut. >> $82 billion, this is being called the largest in five years. pete suratos live for us

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington.we get to your commute with mike, out the door with the weather today. because we are expecting some rain. >> yeah. that's something we haven't dealt with in quite a while. make sure the windshield wipers are working. as mike pointed out, even the washer fluid. it may make it hard to see out of your windshield. a live look

i'm laura garcia. >> mike will have a look in a bit. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking it all for us. >> sunshine throughout the day. let's get you ready and out the door in san jose. if you're heading out to diridon station, it will be 56 degrees. >> freeways showing a typical pattern on surface streets. reports of a crash approaching 84 toward the dumbarton bridge. this is affecting your drive. thornton a major roadway, major intersection. power lines are down between alder and thornton right by american high school, thornton junior high. >>> if you rely on lift or uber, you may want to have plan b. >> pete suratos joins us live from san francisco. talk about what they want, pete. >> reporter: the top of the list of demands are higher wages. we expect them to be here in front of uber headquarters in san francisco. they will log off at 12:00 p.m. it will last until 12:00 a.m. other drivers may join in as well. the demands include higher pages, more transparency and better emissions standards for vehicles. los angeles is holding

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. >> we got cloudy skies yet again. we have been waking up to cloudy conditions. today we will keep the coolest temperatures around a little longer. we're at 56 degrees right now. mind you, right around 10:00, 11:00 a.m., we were climbing into the 70s, so this will be a little cooler day ahead. it will be pleasant with mostly clear skies by the afternoon. i will talk about the changes over the weekend. let's head over to mike. >> we are looking at a nice drive. hov lanes are moving very smo h smoothly agents that different yesterday. the volume of traffic west across the inkrein and this fog but not a problem. chp, a smooth drive, standard slow traffic. smaller crashes around the bay. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> the democratic national convention, more than a dozen presidential hopefuls will be vying for the spotlight. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez says who is coming who is now, why it matters. >> fwienally we are not treated as an at mv for a lot of contenders, the califor

. >> i'm laura garcia. i almost said hallelujah. looking forward to it. >> looking forward to the cooler temperatures. >> as we cool off through the weekend. we will be peaking today. then the weekend comes and we'll have a nice little cooldown, especially spots in walnut creek. a nice cool start, clear skies. we go from 51 degrees at 7:00 to some low 70s by lunchtime. we'll take a look ahead at the weekend coming up in six minutes. you have a crash reported at the bay bridge. >> as i was scanning the legs, i see move ment. we quickly got the crash opened. there you go, good stuff. more activity. not causing further problems. another fender bender. i don't seely soing across the kinesia bridge. i'll check that out. back to you. >> sounds good, thank you very much. 6:01. on capitol hill, u.s. attorney general william bar senior refusing to show up for a second day of questioning over the mueller report. this comes after president trump criticizes kamela harris for her exchange with barr on day one. so william barr just didn't show up

i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. hope you had a great weekend. >> the beautiful weather into the start of the workweek. temperatures in the low 60s. that's a live look outside at highway 101 in san jose. let's head over to sunnyvale. 53 degrees as you step out the door. upper 60s for early afternoon. overall,s a nice day. here's another look at the satellite radar showing the storm system arriving on wednesday. i'll talk about the timing. and now you have crashes in the tri-valley. >> effort that. 680, sunol boulevard, sorry, folks. it is showing build. this crash reportedly off on the shoulder. a little distraction. now the build towards highway 84. west 580. the concern i have, a couple of lanes may be blocking that. the traffic is bogging down. in will bog you down. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> breaking news in contra costa county, violence breaking nut in richmond. million shootings. >> one near a playground, the other at an apartment complex. pete has been out since 4:00. what kind of information have you b

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the forecast for us. is the rain clear for right now? >> not quite. it is all depending where you are. the rain pouring in oakland right now. we take a live look outside at oracle arena. of course that's going to affect 880. mike will be tracking that. as we get a look at the rain, very hit or miss. not raining in san jose. it is raining in oakland. we have rain coming down in parts of the east bay. so as you step out the door, grab the umbrella. unsettled weather all throughout the day. and even tonight as we still see this weather system rolling through. i'll track all the rain moving through and also a look ahead to the weekend. you have great news or bad news depending on your drive. . >> the bay bridge toll plaza. look how empty it is. this is great news if you can get to the toll plaza. two of the main routes are having big problems with the traffic alerts. east shore freeway, only one lane open at university. that's the second of two cr

i'm laura garcia >>> i'm marcus washington. we'll go to mike inouye. >> we have this major crash impacting anyone driving across the bay bridge or planning that. let me set things into perspective, first of all. we just got word from chp they have indeed called the coroner to the scene. this is a major crash. it will take quite some time to clear. once the coroner is called, it takes about 9 0 minutes. that's how serious the impact is for the people involved in this crash. now, everybody else, yes, it is a big traffic headache and a problem. toll plaza, look at this. they are normally moving clearly as well. everyone is backed up solid through this area. it is now starting to slow down through berkeley, the berkeley curve. jamming up there on the approach. and west 580 and north 880 starting to build as well. the good news is traffic coming out of the lafayette, hercules moving smoothly. you can make alternates and adjustments. i'll talk about those coming up, vianey, in the next report. for now, we will send it over to you. >>

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. kari, we will get to the weather in a minute. but mike, you have a problem? >> a big truck fire. this is a shot from emeryville where we have the rig. it is 80. the rig was filled with cooking oil. but still there is fuel on that rig. the fire is out. but they're still dumping water onto the scene. a cooloff, i'm sure. i'm not sure about the other cleanup that has to go off. no traffic slowing off west 580 into this area. these folks are going down the berkeley curve, into the bay bridge as well. sky ranger is overhead. the scene is just easing off. jamming up traffic out of the maze. it's actually not really causing a huge issue as far as the lanes blocked off the east shore freeway. wee get back to the maps. traffic slowing from the berkeley area. we had an earlier problem on the span itself causing early backup at the maze itself. look at that. that is because traffic is held off into the area. 24, be very careful. you can't access the bridge right now because of the speeder routes

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we have been talking about the weather. let's figure out what's going to happen today. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking every inch of that storm. >> we have been talking about "game of thrones", and now winter is coming. we don't watch it. but maybe if you did you were up this morning and a little tired. as we wipe our eyes and look out the window, a look from san bruno. it is clearing out there. nice to see at least some clearing in between all of this active weather we've had, round after round of some storms moving through. and the next one is on the way. so we could start to see some showers in the north bay as early as late don't. i'll have a look at the timeline, what you can expect in terms of your rain coming up. and mike tracking two important spots. >> i am. the areas highlighted in orange, patches of fog. that's our sensor read giving you the translation on the road conditions. no problems, though, reported to any fog in the north bay. one crash north 101 and 87 by san jose airport comes in. it may be bl

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington.over to vianey arana. >> for those ready to get on the go, if you're taking mass transit, if you're wondering what to dress like for your day, well, we have cloud cover right now. it's not always going to stay that way. in fact, wants the clouds diminish, the sun will shine through. upper 60s and 70s. right around your lunch hour, it will be nice and warm out there. overall your transit forecast, put away the umbrellas and the rain boots and bring on the shorts and the sun glasses. >> and the sunroof, vianey. if you have it. if not, pretend. just move your mirrors. looking over here, we have a smooth drive. san jose, easy. we had the earlier backup forming. then things eased up on the drive-through the area. the bay bridge toll plaza has no major problems here. we have the traffic starting to build once again on the left approach coming off 580 and the maze. san mateo bridge, traffic starting slow west 92 across the bay. that's the build out of hayward. pretty traditional patterns. we'

. >> i'm laura garcia. vianey is doing double duty today. she is in for kari with the forecast and for mike. although we don't expect much of a commute. >> we monitor will cameras. we hope everyone is driving safe. take a look at satellite radar. we're not seeing much activity. that is because all of that rain that did bring a good amount of showers to the bay area yesterday is now in the vegas area. hey, if you're going to be traveling to vegas, expect some rain for your forecast for the next 24 hours down there. here locally, well, we will have traveling showers. by 9:00, 10:00, the rain will be moved out. but we are still tracking cloudy conditions. a look at the roads right now. again, not really tracking much. chp reports have been quiet. 880 off to the side now. not causing any delays. again, there is one car on its way to work. maybe. there's another one. this is the approach for the san rafael bridge. you can enjoy a second cup of coffee this morning. >> i'm on five. >>> the president is on a four-day trip to japan. "today in the bay

. >> i'm laura garcia. >> i'm phrarmarcus washington. mike will get us the commute coming up. but first the storms we have been tracking. >> it's been really amazing to see all the rain coming in. and now we get ready for a little bit of a break. it's mostly cloudy as you step out the door in walnut creek. and our temperatures go from the mid-50s to the low '60s by noon. get out there and enjoy it. the rain moves away for now. as we head into the weekend, a new storm arrives. i'll talk about that in just a few minutes. mike, you are seeing slowing in palo alto. >> northbound again. another wave of slowing after a quick traffic break. they continue to move crews north into palo alto. sensors showing a little bit of slowdown. traffic is flowing once again. we are transitioning red, orange, and eventually to yellow and green again. the southbound crew completely cleared from the center area. that's where they are focusing around willow. a smooth drive south bay and east bay. 580 toward the maze. no lanes reported blocked. the earlier problems have cleared from the roadways this m

i )m laura garcia. and i )m kris sanchez, in for . >>> a very good morning to you. thanks, so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez in for marcus, he is out at the peet's location. to get your morning started, we will check in with him a little later this morning. >> that's right. right now let's check in with kari. we're expecting a glorious day. >> a lot of sunshine, warming temperatures, finally feeling like spring across the bay area. let's get you out the door in los gatos, temperature trends and mostly cloudy, going to see more sunshine into this afternoon. we'll take a look ahead to that weekend forecast in a few minutes. mike, you are getting drivers out the door. it looks pretty good so far. >> pretty good. we'll look at the bay bridge toll plaza, i got reports of a crash in lane number 3, one, two, there is the third lane, you start over at the center. we don't have a problem right here. although folks are backing up a little more, traffic is flowing. we continue to update this chp. we have a filed build for the maze, another crash may

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm market washington.eorologist kari hall is tracking it all. >> 30 minutes from sunrise now. we can still see the clouds over palo alto and a look at highway 101 as you get ready to head out. a few clouds this morning. but then see everything clearing out going through the morning. it will be a beautiful day. we'll go from the mid-50s at 7:00 to about 66 degrees at noon today. you'll probably want to have lunch outside again this afternoon. mike, you're hearing about a possible traffic break. >> it relates to the earlier wrong way driver. there is not an active one reported now. a car on the shoulder northbound 280 heading towards 92. there may be a traffic break from the center divide to the shoulder. there are no problems as far as the speed sensors go. no lanes blocked. lanes are filling in. metering lights are on. it is obvious to see. and a standard pattern at the maze. back to you. >>> thanks, mike. 5:30 right now. the bay area is one of the most expensive places to live in the entire country. or ac

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. >> wet roads. some people heard thunder yesterday. lightning with storms that rolled through. we can see the clouds hovering over walnut creek. most of the rain has moved on. maybe just a few areas of mist and drizzle. temperatures start out in the mid-50s by 11:00. we'll look at all our microclimates in the day ahead. you have all the action in fremont. >> i trophy through 880 where the activity is on the chp report. we'll track that. and overnight rain. we will zoom in over here. 880 north through fremont, fremont and cushing, one disabled vehicle sticking out in the slow lane. chp is heading to that scene. north 237, mill peta, a fender-bender. over on the shoulder, it may be blocking the slow lane. no problems as far as the speed sensors go. perhaps that chp vehicle is heading up to take care of the one issue. i'll bring you an update. back to you. >>> thank you very much. even before the markets officially open, some nerves ahead of the bell as stocks are poised to open in a freefall. this is a live look at the futures board show

. >> i'm in for laura garcia. we're counting down to the long weekend. it will be great. people driving, flying, planes, trains and cars. we'll get to traffic in a minute. but the weather is where we are going to start. >> people have a lot of plans for today. tomorrow maybe it will change things up a little bit. we're starting with cool temperatures, mostly clear skies. martinez, it will be 60 depress. a slow climb in the temperatures throughout the morning. overall, a nice day. heading into the 70s. a high in the mid-sifts. san jose, 75. 74 today in napa. we will talk about the weekend ahead. of course it will be changing. you have a crash in orinda? >> i do. lighter traffic flow. the bay bridge, no problem. easy drive out of orinda into san francisco if you have to make up any time. i say if because the speed sensors don't show any slowing. 24, st. stevens, a crash blocking the two right lanes. contra costa county looks great right now. >>> thanks, mike. breaking news to tell you about this morning. while you were sleeping a shakeup this morning at 10 downing street. p

and i )m laura garcia. we )ve been covering this story all morning long on today in the bay as breaking news. nbc bay area )s bob redell is live in castro valley where one of the cars crashed into a house. bob? two teenaged boys in their stolen car thought they were being chased by our other top story -- our other top story -- the american economy is "full steam ahead." the markets reacting to unemployment at the lowest rate.. in half a century. the american economy added 263-thousand jobs in the month of april. scott mcgrew has the rest of the numbers.. including.. scott.. a very tiny unemployment rate. 3-point-6 percent. that )s nationwide. it )s even lower here in northen california. but as a nation - that )s a staggeringly small number. if you )re less than 50-years old.. it )s the lowest unemployment of your lifetime. the president tweeted out "jobs jobs jobs" this morning as he got the number. 263-thousand was far more than expected. we )re just a few months away from setting a record for the longest

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. before we get to your commute with mike, out the door with the weather today. because we are expecting some rain. >> yeah. that's something we haven't dealt with in quite a while. make sure the windshield wipers are working. as mike pointed out, even the washer fluid. it may make it hard to see out of your windshield. a live look at the golden gate bridge with wet roads. we have seen a couple of waves moving in. it is still light mostly over the north bay. as we get a closer look, we can see some of the showers around petaluma, south of santa rosa, where it's picking up a little bit more there. we will continue to monitor the rain and talk about the heavier rain in five minutes. there may be an issue in the maze. >> that's right. a similar area as yesterday's tanker fire but not yesterday's tanker fire. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. damp roadways. filled in here. west 580 right there with the split just like yesterday. reports of a disabled vehicle. and it should be able to be cl

i'm laura garcia. >> kris sanchez is on location in concord. he is giving out free coffee and making your day. we will catch up later to see how you can get your free cup of joe, tea, muffins, whatever you want on us. >> whatever. >> to get your morning going. >> let's take a look at the forecast with kari. >> this will keep you going. we are starting to see sunshine come through the blinds across the bay area as we wake up. this is a live look outside, we'll be at 54 degrees, so another nice and cool start and a fairly quick warm-up going into noon. we'll be in the upper 60s. we continue to go up a few more degrees from there. we will talk about the weekend forecast in just a few minutes. mike is saying, so far there are no surprises. >> yeah. look at the beautiful headlight rise. kari had a great start. i didn't want to ruin the vibe. there you go. no surprises, the metering lights are on, metering traffic keeping it moving smoothly across that bay bridge in towards san francisco. the dunbarton bridge did get chp overnight. we heard nothing o

. >> and i'm laura garcia. vianey is in for mike. we will get to the morning traffic report. the forecast. >> yeah. it will be another nice day. we have had a stretch of the sunshine dluringee the same thin today. here's a look at palo alto. heading out

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the forecast we can expect on this friday. >> it starts out cloudy but then clears out. slightly warmer temperatures today. a live look outside at dublin. heading to the bart station, the skies will start to clear at 8:00 to 9:00. our temperatures quickly warming up. we'll be in the low 70s by early afternoon. eventually reaching the upper 70s. up to 80 in concord. >> the deprive times are getting slower. 580 towards the richmond bridge, 17 minutes. bay bridge commute has gotten a little bit better. 18 minutes. the san mateo bridge, 16 minutes. back to you. >>> thanks so much. 6:32. wall street giving uber and investors a big green light. the company making its public debut. >> this opening is being called the largest in five years. "today in the bay" pete suratos live in san francisco where the newly minted millionaires may soon be just strolling around the bay area. >> reporter: yeah. that's correct. good morning to you, marcus and laura. we

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington.i hall to see when we can expect the rain to start falling again in in parts of the north bay, as early as tonight. the break in the rain doesn't last that long. this is a live look at dublin as we get started. mostly sunny skies to the dublin bart station. it feels chilly, though. temperatures in the upper 40s. then low 60s later today. our break from the rain doesn't last long. you have a warning for drivers. >> yeah. bring the sunglasses. light from san francisco to the east bay. 680 sound at sunol, there is a crash in that area. details from chp coming up. >>> thanks, mike. breaking news. we are getting word that ford motor company plans to cut 7,000 jobs, including 900 this week alone. this is a huge announcement. the number of jobs to be cut is actually 10% of ford's global workforce. the michigan-based company says it is restructuring and this is a plan that will save them $600 million annually. ford laying off 7,000 workers. it is not clear which plants in the u.s. will be impa

i'm laura garcia. >> it's for marcus. he is on location. we will check in with him later in the newscast. >> first we begin two an outbreak of twisters. some of the most expensive damages in jefferson city, missouri and close to there at least three people died dozens the of others were hurt. so many people may be trapped in that rubble. we will see the extent of the damage. we will monitor that. it's pretty clear. >> and we'll be watching out just for a chance of spotty showers. we are going to see partly to mostly cloudy skies. as you get ready to head out the door n. walnut creek, we will be 58 degrees in the next hour, slow rice in temperatures. mostly sunny skies we'll talk about the weekend. >> something northbound, 17 at highway 9. we got word it was a disabled vehicle. it was slowing, coming up, into los gatos. we do have that to deal with. one lane blocked. other miner issues around the bay, areas eastbound 580 getting away from the bridge. a crash there. over on the shoulder may be a distraction. the slowing shows for construction

. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's go straight to the forecast with kari. good morning. >>> good morning. a lot of clouds. a live look outside in walnut skraoebg as you g creek. as you step out, it will be in the mid-50s. a mix of sun and clouds. a really pleasant day headed our way. we will see a chance of showers in our forecast. i'll talk more about that. mike, it is calm on the chp blotter? >> yeah. as far as incidents goes. no full closures for your freeways. but blips like this. it may be starting to pick up right now. altamonte pass, a lot of slowing here for 205 and 580. there are patches where it's picking up. a live camera over here in dublin. west 580 shows a nice clear easy drive. >> a warning if you plan to pick up uber or lyft, you might be waiting for a ride. they are expecting to strike here in eight cities, including here in the bay area. >> pete suratos joins us this morning. talk a little bit about what these drivers want. >> reporter: yeah. well, it's pretty simple. laura and marcus, good morning to you guys. they want better wages. we'l

. >> i'm laura garcia. everyone is talking about the rain as well, it will continue. >> a lot of us are waking up, walking out the doors to some drying conditions. but there are still a few spotty showers still lingering. let's get a closer look across the bay area. you have rain over the santa cruz mountains, that's pushing east. as we get a look at the san mateo bridge, it is pouring right now on that spot and then it's not raining on the other side of the bay so that's what's headed in, as we go hour by hour, a few round of some heavier rain will develop and potentially some thunderstorms. we'll talk more about that in the time line, mike have you spinout reported. >> we have smaller, lighter crashes reported around the bay and with that rain, we'll track that and maybe catch a glimpse of it over on the hayward side. whether it's raining or not where you are, wet roadways continue, green highlights is very careful. the latest spinout headed towards the venetia bridges car with debris in lanes. >> thanks,