laura scott has been to meet him.ghnane doesn't need wheels. he rides racehorses at a0 miles an hour and is taking the flat racing world by storm with more than 20 winners this month alone. it's extraordinary. it's just kind of taken off, really, and none of us expected it to happen, so it's amazing. loughnane's blistering form included three winners last night at newcastle and he's currently top of the flat jockey standings. since his first ride in november, he's earned more than £100,000 in prize money. i got back at 12 o'clock from newcastle last night, so i was up about six this morning. usually, i'd probably be up a bit earlier. so, six a lie—in? yeah. scoffs. i started riding out when i was ten or 11 and then, since i've been about 13, i have been riding out before school. i used to have racing ponies, so i was probably up at 5:30—6:00 riding a racing pony in the dark, then go and ride out two or three race horses for dad before school, so... i mean, quite a different life to a lot of people your age. yeah, it's

laura scott, bbc news.a month since they announced a ban on female students attending universities, and it's still unclear if or when the students will be able to return. the bbc�*s yalda hakim is in kabul speaking to those affected and those fighting for change. classrooms empty, library deserted. this university used to be full of female students. no more. edicts issued by the taliban government added one more thing to the list women can't do. i don't have the right for working. i don't have the right for existence. for being a woman any more. it's... it's a crime. nyla mirza was weeks away from getting her degree. the ban means she's left with nothing. suddenly everything changed just in a matter of a day. i used to say it proudly to everyone that i'm finishing this journey, journey of studying medicine. but now i wake up and i watch the clock. the clock�*s tick tock. since the taliban takeover in august 2021, women have been pushed out of the public eye. most girls over the age of 12 haven't been able t

laura scott has been to meet him.a0 mph and is taking the flat racing world by storm, with more than 20 winners this month alone. it is extraordinary. it has just kind of taken off really and, look, none of us expected it to happen so it is amazing. loughnane's blistering form included three winners last night at newcastle, and he is currently top of the flat jockeys�* standings. since his first ride in november, he has earned more than £100,000 in prize money. i got back at 12 o'clock from newcastle last night so i was up about six this morning but usually i would probably be up a bit earlier. so is six a lie—in? yeah! i started riding out when i was ten or 11 and then, since i've been about 13, i've been riding out before school. i used to have racing ponies so i was probably up at 5:30, 6:00, ride a racing pony in the dark, then go and ride out two or three race horses for dad before school. quite a different life to a lot of people your age. yeah, it's a bit different but, look, i was always driven and it's what i

laura scott, bbc news.nd fame in the 1950s in the war film ice cold in alex and continued to work across film, theatre and television — portraying, among others, margaret thatcher and the queen mother. she continued working into her 80s. a reminder of our top story — police video showing five officers in memphis, tennessee viciously beating a black motorist has been released. tyre nichols died three days later and the officers, who are all black, each face multiple charges, including murder. his family say the video shows him being kicked like a football. there are protests in memphis and other us cities, including new york and washington. we will bring you more on that news as we get it. thank you forjoining me. you are watching bbc news. hello. the weekend is getting off to a relatively tranquil, sedate start in most places. it won't stay that way for all of us. something livelier heading to the north of the uk by sunday but for saturday, largely dry with some sunshine, some quite large areas of cloud aro

laura scott, bbc news.last year — for the first time since records began. harry styles topped the chart, while ed sheeran and kate bush also featured. our music correspondent, mark savage, has the details. # you know it's not the same as it was # as it was...# with 180 million streams, harry styles' as it was became the bestselling song of last year. it was closely followed by this. # my bad habits lead to late nights endin' alone... # ed sheeran's bad habits. already the biggest seller of 2021, it clung on as the second—biggest tune of 2022. # i'll sing it loud in case you don't already know # pack up your stuff and go, go, go... # newcomer cat burns was the highest charting female artist, with her break—out hit, go, becoming the year's fourth most popular song. and kate bush came sixth with this, from 1965. # be runnin' up that road # be runnin' up that hill # be runnin' up that buildin'. # running up that hill, which went viral last summer after featuring in the netflix show stranger things. and 2022 was

laura scott has more.an bingtao. but now, as the showpiece event returns to the alexandra palace, bingtao and his compatriot zhao xintong are absent. two of ten chinese players suspended since october over alleged match fixing. and a cloud hangs over the sport. i think we are one to two weeks away from the completion of that inquiry. you know, it won't take long to assess whether there are charges to be levied against any of those players after that. we've been on this since october, day in, day out, trying to push it and push it and push it, and it's been unfortunate that we've continued with new evidence coming to light. meanwhile, one of the biggest names in the sport, ronnie o'sullivan, produced a dominant victory to give the packed crowd plenty to cheer about. but the subject of potential corruption in snooker didn't appear to have rocked the rocket. i'm sure it's happened in football. it hasn't harmed football. i'm sure it's happened in tennis. it hasn't done tennis any harm. i'm sure some golfers al

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i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia. we stream live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. let's take a look at storm ranger. look at all the green and yellow out there. a lot of rain falling throughout the bay area. in fact, bay area counties already activating emergency centers anticipating the arrival of the worst of the latest storm. >> and we have the best team coverage. our vianey arana tracking the slick roads, cinthia pimentel monitoring the waters, bob redell in danville with flood concerns, and ski resort kevin cooper will come up at 6:45. we'll start with meteorologist kari hall leading our coverage. how are we looking right now? >>> it's wet all across the bay area. we've seen heavier waves of rain moving through and that first initial wave has pushed into the east bay and has kind of stalled out here, so we're still seeing a lot of that rain moving through contra costa county, and then we have another wave that's moving into marin county as well as san francisco. we're tracking all of this with that red

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew.streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online, amazon fire, apple tv and online. we have team coverage from flood and landslide watches to the impact on the sierra snowpack. our team ready with what you need to know. >>> we have a live look outside. the first bands of the storm already making for difficult driving conditions. chp is asking to stay off the roads if at all possible. pete suratos will have more. first, let's check in with meteorologist kari hall preparing for this all week. >>> all of the bay area getting in on waves of rain. it's heavier than others. now that's continuing to push off to the east and elsewhere we're seeing a steady background with another wave of heavy rain approaching san francisco and into participates of the north bay. as we see the yellows on storm ranger that indicates some heavier, more intense rainfall makes it difficult to see if you're out there as well as the water quickly starting to pond on the roadways. a steady rainfall that has b

laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. you're watching "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. a live look outside this morning, the latest storm creating more dangerous driving conditions forcing early morning road closures. niles canyon road has been an ongoing trouble spot. totally shut down due to a new landslide. this is highway 84 between fremont and pleasanton. caltrans says this stretch will be closed until further notice. >> crews are working to pump out water flooding the roads. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall who has a look at the latest on the storm's path. >>> there are a lot of storms out there developing out in the pacific. we are not going to see the storm door closing anytime soon. we will continue to see the impacts adding up throughout the week into next week as well. we're seeing the wave of heavy rain move through parts of the bay area this morning. it's covering all of us with at least a light to moderate downpour but we've seen it picking up in parts o

here is laura scott.e, not the chasers, but eight points adrift of leaders arsenal is how they kicked off the new year. chelsea, meanwhile, down in tenth and ravaged by injury. their challenges only deepened when they lost raheem sterling within five minutes, and then christian pulisic�*s night was over shortly after this block. and yet chelsea proved the more dangerous, including this 19—year—old substitute going close. city, saved by the post, and then thwarted by it, nathan ake denied early in the second half. the chances were coming for the champions, and then came the breakthrough. just three minutes after

here is laura scott.anchester city are used to being the chaste, not the chasers, but eight points adrift of leaders arsenal is how they kicked off the new year. chelsea, meanwhile, down in tenth and ravaged by injury. their challenges only deepened when they lost raheem sterling within five minutes, and then christian pulisic�*s night was over shortly after this block. and yet chelsea proved the more dangerous, including this 19—year—old substitute going close. city, saved by the post, and then thwarted by it, nathan ake denied early in the second half. the chances were coming for the champions, and then came the breakthrough. just three minutes after coming on, jack grealish feeding fellow substitute riyad mahrez the perfect cross, slotted home in style. city leaving stamford bridge having bridge the gap to the top to five points, the title race is hotting up. time for a look at the weather. here's darren. a super sunset earlier on here in the borders but it has been turning very windy overnight in scot

she's been speaking to the bbc�*s laura scott.was just taking a bit of a beating, really. and i was very, very low on very unhappy, pretty much due to people mistreating me within the programme. which is a big shame because, ultimately, if that hadn't happened i would still be carrying on. in response to downies retirement, the chief executive of british gymnastics, sarah powell said, "ellie has been a tremendous ambassador for the sport and in speaking up about her experiences has been part of helping us to reform the sport" "as part of the wide reform being undertaken, we must ensure appropriate behaviours and attitudes are maintained and reinforced." to tennis and the quarterfinal line ups are complete at the australian open and there were no signs of the hamstring problem, causing some bother for novak djokovic who breezed into the last 8. djokovic blew away the australian home favourite alex de minaur injust over two hours on rod laver arena. the serbian lostjust five games in a comfortable straight sets victory. he'll go lev

scott and laura, such a huge market. everyone is trying to capitalize. >> imagine a mercedes owner getting preference. thank you, pippa. >>> not only will the 49ers have a lot on the line on this sunday's season finale, they'll be facing some soggy conditions. >> playoff seeding may be at stake when they host at levi's. the niners have played in some wet games already this year. most notably week one loss in chicago. but this sunday they may be playing for a first-round bye. if the 49ers beat the cardinals and the eagles lose, they would be the number one seed. a loss may put them back to number three behind minnesota. >> i had forgotten about that chicago game. that was nuts. then again, it's just nuts every day around here. >>> i guess so. we'll be watching the game like that's what we see aushl somewhere else. >> i thought about going but i think i should stay home. >> if you want to sit in the rain. we are already seeing scattered showers approaching parts of the bay area, the north bay. this is an area we'll be watc

laura scott reports.ese players suspended since october over alleged match fixing. and a cloud hangs over the sport. i think we are one to two weeks away from the completion of that inquiry. you know, it won't take long to assess whether there are charges to be levied against any of those players after that. we've been on this since october, day in, day out, trying to push it and push it and push it, and it's been unfortunate that we've continued with new evidence coming to light. meanwhile, one of the biggest names in the sport, ronnie o'sullivan, produced a dominant victory to give the packed crowd plenty to cheer about. but the subject of potential corruption in snooker didn't appear to have rocked the rocket. i'm sure it's happened in football. it hasn't harmed football. i'm sure it's happened in tennis. it hasn't done tennis any harm. i'm sure some golfers along the line have done something. it doesn't seem to have affected that sport. ithink, you know, it'll get sorted, it'll get done. you know, we

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington is going to take the week off. we're on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. we have a break from the rain, but more wet weather on the way. >>> our live team coverage kicks off right now. meteorologist kari hall is tracking your forecast in just a few moments, but first let's check in with nbc bay area's bob redell, tracking the lingering damage from this past weekend's storm, joining us live from niles canyon where a road closure is still in effect. any word on when it will reopen? >> reporter: i just got an update about ten minutes ago. you can see highway 84 through niles canyon is shut down. i just spoke to the caltrans worker and he told me they were hoping to have it open tonight, possibly tomorrow. this is a much later reopening than caltrans was hoping for, and it turns out because there's a sinkhole on the road. it's around the bend and we believe that sinkhole was caused by the alameda creek. the alameda creek is much lower than saturday. on saturday it was about 10 to 15 higher than it is right now

laura and scott? >> kari, thank you. >>> 5:10. the new year means a slew of new laws. up next on "today in the bay," the big changes now in effect from the new state minimum wage to changes when it comes to enforcement of jaywalking. you might say california is now walking back some of that policy. >>> plus, no matter how much it rains this month, for some people january will still be dry. the benefits of a month long break from drinking can have on your health. stay with us. you'reatching "today in the w >>> good monday morning right now at 5:13 as you are heading out the door in the east bay, pleasant hill, right now at about 40 degrees and you don't want to leave the umbrella at home, though you don't need it now, by about 11:00 to 12:00 we'll start to see the showers coming in and as we get a check of the roadways we're taking a look at the bridges looking at the san mateo bridge. the roadways are looking good. watching out for the possibility of the puddles and standing water on the roadways. an

the sport have released a damning report on the problems it faces. 0ur sports news correspondent laura scottmise of both worcester and wasps and specifically aimed their criticism at the role that the administrators of the game, the rugby football union and the primary rugby football union and the primary rugby had played in all of this. they essentially said that the finances within partnership rugby are clearly unsustainable. and they said the handling of this, the collapse of two clubs in the middle of the season but they stain on the reputation of the sport so the authorities feel the english club rugby at the top level is in disarray and that there is what they call an art leadership. what they pointed to in this report is what they perceive to be a lack of safeguards in place to prevent clubs going into the kind of difficulties that we saw at both worcester and wasps. yes the circumstances are unique to both of those clubs but i think it was the lack of overall governance structures and financial monitoring and space that they felt to be particularly damaging. essentially they feel tha

taking her past the mark set by lindsey vonn, who's now retired. 0ur senior sports news reporter laura scottwhen number 83. mikaela shiffrin�*s seeing success started as a toddler before her world cup debut atjust 15. a toddler before her world cup debut atjust15. she has had 0lympic dreams and disappointments, winning her second gold at the 2018 games. but at the last year game at the beijing olympics and a different story. tip for three goals she left empty—handed yet her recovery from that setback has been staggering. earlier this month she will be women's world cup record held by lindsey vonn who was more fan than bible. it lindsey vonn who was more fan than bible. ., , , ., ., lindsey vonn who was more fan than bible. .,, , ., ., ,., bible. it has been amazing, so fun to watch from _ bible. it has been amazing, so fun to watch from the _ bible. it has been amazing, so fun to watch from the sidelines. -- i to watch from the sidelines. —— rival. i wish her all the best and i know she will continue to break the glass ceiling. know she will continue to break the glass ceiling-— glass ceilin

champion michael van gerwen at the pdc world championships in london. 0ur sports correspondent laura scotte has finally won it, it's clear he's not taking his eyes off this prize. i clear he's not taking his eyes off this rize. ., clear he's not taking his eyes off this rize. ~' ., this prize. i think i left about uuarter this prize. i think i left about quarter past _ this prize. i think i left about quarter past 12, _ this prize. i think i left about quarter past 12, half - this prize. i think i left about quarter past 12, half past i this prize. i think i left about quarter past 12, half past 12, j this prize. i think i left about i quarter past 12, half past 12, to come back to the hotel. hotel bar was shut at 11 so ijust come back to the hotel. hotel bar was shut at 11 so i just went straight to my room and stirred up the trophy for seven hours. three—time champion michael van gerwen was the man to beat, and the dutchman had his chances. together, they produced a final for the history books, but it wasn't smith who delivered perfection under pressure. landing a 9—dart finish, cool as

good morning to you, scott and laura. i checked the national weather service for the guadalupe which is behind me for coyote creek which is not too far from here and also alameda creek which runs through niles canyon. no indication there's flooding but over the next few hours, possibly several hours, parts of those water ways could flood or hit some sort of action stage according to the national weather service. city staff with the city of san jose, an outreach group went around a possible flooding hot spot to tell neighbors about numerous resources. staff for many cities have been urging the unhoused who live near creeks to evacuate. we spoke with a man living near coyote creek who says he got the message. >> we're going to get flooded. everything is all muddy because everything here is dirt. i've been here a long time and i'm tired. i can't do it no more. >> reporter: that man said he's going to stay at a hotel paid for by santa clara county and will stay in the hotel for a few days. the city of milpitas says it used dr

laura scott with the questions there. england collapsing. 271 all out.or watching. hello. after a largely dry start to the weekend, sunday brings some rain into scotland and northern ireland. strengthening winds here as well. we have got a weather front working through scotland and northern ireland this evening and into the night with some rain, although it is weakening as it moves and eventually reaches into the far north of england. behind it, clearing skies in scotland, allowing a touch of frost here and there, but not as cold as last night. but a colder night ahead of that weather front through wales, more especially england, and more widespread frost. —4 potential in southern england, in the coldest rural spots. a few fog patches around. for wales and england, it's variable cloud, a few sunny spells. still have that weather front just edging south from northern england into parts of wales and the midlands. may produce a little drizzle. northern counties of northern england, northern ireland and scotland with the sunniest afternoon skies on saturday,

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew. the coverage of this microclimate weather alert continues in santa cruz county. evacuations under way near the san lorenzo river. that has reached flood stage. those orders are in the felton grove and paradise park area. >> we have new drone video to show you just coming into our newsroom from that area. those are cars submerged under water. >> some of those drivers had to be rescued. you can see homes affected by the water at this hour as well. we've just learned emergency crews made it to help residents near the browns valley road in via del sol. flooding has damaged the bridge making it hard for anyone in the area to evacuate. >>> bob redell, what are you seeing now? >> reporter: well, we were trying to get to felton but this stopped us. we are on southbound 17 just south of glenwood drive where you can see a very large mudslide. at one point it was blocking both lanes. this happened around 8:25 this morning, and remarkably, no one driving in the southbound direction was harmed by

scott and laura, never a dull moment in the land of tesla. back to you. >> no, there isn't. >> always stories, too. >>> new leadership and goals in the south bay. the changes the new mayor of san jose is hoping to implement as he steps into his new role. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "today in the bay." a live look this morning at palisades tahoe ski resort, already receiving some new snow overnight even before the next big storm arrives. more than three feet of snow fell in some participates of the sierra during this last storm over new year's weekend. beautiful up there. later today state water department teams will conduct the season's first snow survey. that long-standing monthly ritual measuring the snowpack. excited to see how much. >> modern day sensors are already getting some idea where the snowpack is. where are we roughly? >> about 79% normal for this time of year. and we do take a live look out where the trees are just weighted down by the heavy snow as it continues and the temperature is well below freezing, and we do

scott and laura, we here in new york are watching your weather closely today. hoping it's not too bad on that front. >> well, it may be, but we'll do the best. pippa, thank you. >>> 4:43. our team is tracking the power storm taking aim at the bay area. ahead on "today in the bay," meteorologist kari hall has a look at your forecast. >>> we'll have a look at your morning commute as youead out th he >>> welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." the first sierra snow survey confirming what centers have been saying all along about the recent snowfall. the snowpack right now 177% of normal for this time of year. here is a look at yesterday's measurements near highway 50. the snowpack there measured about 55 inches adding up to the best start in 40 years. it will still take months of above average rainfall and snowfall for california to emerge from the drought. >> that's okay. we'll take what we can get. >>> bay area reservoirs sitting at higher levels than they have in a long time. uvas reservoir more than 100%. last year there were times it was less than ha

scott and laura? >>> 4:50. developing now, police in oakland investigating the city's first homicide of 2023. this happened near the intersection of international boulevard and 69th about 2:30 in the afternoon. police found a man shot several times. he died at the scene. a second victim arrived at the hospital a short time later. that person's condition not known. no arrests have been made so far. >>> to a live look at the vatican outside of st. peters basilica. thousands of mourners are lining up to pay their respects. benedict died saturday at the age of 95, almost a full decade since he resigned from his duties due to failing health. his open casket will lay in state through wednesday. pope francis will lead services in st. peter's square. a new winter lineup begins tonight here on nbc bay area. ahead on "today in the bay," a preview of the all-new "agt: all stars." >>> happening now, two programs aimed at easing the cost of tolls on california bridges are in effect. veterans will be able to cross for free.

laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. >>> we begin with the continuing threat of flooding in many parts of the bay area. trying to warn people water ways including the guadalupe river may soon surpass flood stage. city staff yesterday went to possible flooding hot spots to inform neighbors and the unhoused about possible resources. we spoke to one man living along coyote creek staying at a hotel paid for by the county. the city of milpitas is using drones to warn the unhoused about flood risk and to check on them as the storms pass through. >>> drivers, again, will have to keep it slow and easy on the roadways. slick roads are a hazard along with strong winds. our mike inouye is tracking the morning commute. he'll have more in a moment. first, let's get to meteorologist kari hall. what does it look like now, kari? >>> we are seeing widespread rain. look at how the storms are just lining up out there in the pacific and bringing all of that rain into the bay area with yet again another atm

>> reporter: good morning, scott and laura.re hearing reports of minor flooding, pockets of flooding throughout the bay area. take this, for example, we're in, as you mentioned, redwood city, and i would call this very minor flooding and it's a large puddle outside a couple homes off the westbound 84 off-ramp through el camino. next door, if you pan to the right, there are no sandbags but it doesn't look like the water got into the house, maybe into the garage but not into the house. this, by the way, does look like an area that regularly floods when there's heavy rain. i thought i saw a storm drain over there that is trying to suck in some of the water. last night's storm produced wind gusts that took down trees like this large eucalyptus that fell on a three-story building. it's our understanding that the building has been red tagged, which means nobody is allowed inside. and then the flooding downtown oakland, a user named @6storms tweeted this out and gave a shout-out to the workers that are trying to clear the drains to ge

laura and scott?and our storm coverage continues after the break as well with a final look at our forecast and you can live stream our shows on our website. you can also watch on roku. just select the last tv tile on your home screen and scroll down to channel 133. if you have a samsung tv, go to channel 1035. more ways to watch when ever you'd like. >>> the federal trade commission moving to ban noncompete agreements. studies say they affect about a third of all private sector workers in the united states. not here in california though. they're not enforceable in california. the ftc allowing the public 60 days to chent on the new proposal. if approved, it would take man: i'm not slslowing down anynytime soon.n. if approved, it would take affect 180 days later. that's why i i take osteteo bi-flex x every day. itit's clclinically s shown to impmprove jointnt comfmfort in 7 d days, and cocontinues toto imprprove over t time. kinda lilike us. and cocontinues toto imprprove over t time. osteo bibi-flex. b

i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington is off. meteorologist kari hall is not off. she's timing out the next storm. there is a storm to come, two, in fact. >>> there's a lot more, and we are starting out with spotty rain this morning. i wanted to show you the wide view of the next storm that's setting its sights on the bay area as we go into early tomorrow morning, but we're already starting to see some of that rain lingering from the system that we had yesterday, and this is pushing out ahead of the next one. so we're not getting much of a break here, and we're seeing the scattered showers mainly targeting the north bay, and this is the area we'll be ntohi today. a look at storm ranger just shows hit-or-miss light showers moving in now as we zoom into contra costa county. maybe a wet drive on highway 4 in some spots with spotty sprinkles. for the most part, we are letting all of that heavy rain and all the downpours of the past couple of days soak in. we will at any point have a chance of rain especially in the north bay. it's no

scott and laura, back to you. >> pippa, thanks. >>> 5:17 right now. the gang's all here and we're talking about the weather because certainly it impacts the morning commute and we have a dry day, though, today. >>> today is the day to try to get prepared for this next storm coming in, and we've been talking a lot about it. here is what you can expect as we go into the day tomorrow. we are starting out with a dry day and that break before a stronger storm arrives tomorrow. when we look at the impact of the scale of this atmospheric river, what we had over the weekend out of a five it was a four. what we're expecting tomorrow is a three, but we've had a significant storm recently and so now we have flood watches going up as we are anticipating flooding going on around the bay area including some swift moving creeks and rivers. if you've been in an area prone to flooding, you can expect we'll have a lot more problems over the next few days. in the sierra we'll see more snow coming down that may close roadways. over the next seven days we have three more

>> reporter: good morning to you, be scott and laura.hat was caused by a burst water main overnight. the question is whether this water main failed because of the weather, rain and erosion of the past weekend. what was sitting over the sinkhole, at the corner of castle and abbott, was a 2001 toyota sequoia. the ground gave way and that toyota sequoia nosed into that sinkhole and was partially swallowed. we did talk to the owner who was delivered the bad news by daly police. couldn't believe what he was seeing. now he doesn't have a set of wheels, will be trying to figure out how to get into work this morning. they brought out a wrecker with a crane and were able to lift the suv out of here. you can see the water department will drain that hole, get down to the pipe and figure out what caused it to fail and fix it. reporting live in daly city, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> kari will have an update on the forecast in a second. if you can't wait, download the free nbc bay area app. you can track the incoming storm on the go and will ge

>> reporter: yeah, good morning, laura and scott. yeah, definitely that history here, the 2005 flood, flooding downtown and there's the history. the creek levels are fairly low right now, ten feet below what is considered flood stage. you see sandbags in front of the businesses and they are familiar with the flooding. that is in place. so far obviously the creek levels are low and there's no flooding in this area. let's check out some of the other damage we are seeing from the storm in the north bay. this is in santa rosa. a tweet from the city. you see some of the downed trees and busy night for crews as you have the saturated soil from all the rain, the back-to-back storms leading to the downed trees with the strong wind gusts. busy night there for some of the crews. let's stay in sonoma county. let's talk about the russian area. that area is prone to flooding, and according to the noaa website, it will hit flood stage at that river on sunday morning. sonoma county put in evacuation warnings for some of the low-lying areas, and we

good morning to you, scott and laura.remont and you can see the hillside behind me, or hopefully you can. it's still dark out. you can see the dark shadows that go from left to right diagonally. those are part of a landslide or a mudslide that the soil and the grass is detaching from the hill and has started to send mud down to the street below. a viewer sent us this video in the daylight, gives you a better sense of what is going on. you can see several places where the ground is starting to cleave away from the hill. it's not clear how much of a threat this poses to the homes nearby. the cleanup continues across the bay in san mateo county, but it's been difficult for people who live in the city of san mateo's laurel wood neighborhood where there's been a lot of run-off from the hillsides. residents tell us it's the worst they've seen it when it comes to storms. >> filling sandbags for hours and hours. you have to do what you have to do to protect your house. >> reporter: pg&e tells us this break in storms has helped th

scott and laura? >> kari, thank you. we're getting reports out of morgan hill.ys west little yaga creek spilling over, causing issues there. i have a number of friends that have been texting in, one saying it's up to his jeep doors. i've got another who says, send anyone out in my little hyundai, no. >> exactly. they're advising people to stay home. morgan hill unified is telling parents, if you can't get out, if you can't get the kids to school, it's okay today. there is massive flooding going on. we're seeing numerous accidents on the roadways, as well, at least 100 already reported. let's check in with mike inouye. he's been importanting all that for us. >> yeah, the 100 number that i gave, laura, was the active incidents in the chp report. now, they're scattered. some of them are crashes, some of them are disabled vehicles, roadway hazards, flooding incidents like mud slides and trees down, but there were 100 active incidents at pretty much any given time over the last hour. things are calming down a little bit, but that means fewer people are coming in. fol

laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. off. >>> we begin with the continuing threat of flooding in many parts of the bay area.

laura scott reports.s suspended since october over alleged match fixing. and a cloud hangs over the sport. i think we are one to two weeks away from the completion of that inquiry. you know, it won't take long to assess whether there are charges to be levied against any of those players after that. we've been on this since october, day in, day out, trying to push it and push it and push it, and it's been unfortunate that we've continued with new evidence coming to light. meanwhile, one of the biggest names in the sport, ronnie o'sullivan, produced a dominant victory to give the packed crowd plenty to cheer about. but the subject of potential corruption in snooker didn't appear to have rocked the rocket. i'm sure it's happened in football. it hasn't harmed football. i'm sure it's happened in tennis. it hasn't done tennis any harm. i'm sure some golfers along the line have done something. it doesn't seem to have affected that sport. ithink, you know, it'll get sorted, it'll get done. you know, we obviously

our sports news correspondent, laura scott was watching.aders arsenal is how they kicked off the new year. chelsea, meanwhile, down in tenth,and ravaged by injury. their challenges only deepened when they lost raheem sterling within five minutes. and then, christian pulisic�*s night was over shortly after this block. and yet chelsea proved the more dangerous, 19—year—old substitute carney chukwuemeka going close to scoring his first for the club. city saved by the post, and then thwarted by it. nathan ake denied early in the second half. the chances were coming for the champions. and then came the breakthrough. just three minutes after coming on, jack grealish feeding fellow substitute riyad mahrez the perfect cross, slotted home in style. they have a lot of absence, top quality players, injured players for the first minutes with raheem, and everyone. so it was not easy, but... it is not about the result. the way they played was great. city leaving stamford bridge having bridged the gap to the top to five points, the title race is hotting u

i'm scott mcgrew. laura and marcus have some time off, but they may be watching us on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. bay area seeing some relief from the storms, especially welcome for capitola and aptos. a live look at the coastal town of aptos right now, a huge difference from what we saw 24 hours ago. things are calmer, but there is damage. the aftermath of the storm very much present throughout this video, shows the damage at capitola pier, one of several in santa cruz county that took a beating. this was a scene near a neighborhood that saw the brunt of the storm. you can see the water is receding a bit for now, but a lot of damage to homes on the right. the high surf conditions early this morning not deterring this fellow from catching some waves in capitola. just in the last few hours a high surf warning was downgraded to a high surf advisory along the entire coast. up the coast, this was a scene in pacifica earlier this morning. you can see the waves moving through, smashing vehicles and ev

i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia. coming up, we will continue the storm coverage. we are on early this morning bringing the latest on the storm. let's bring in meteorologist kari hall. how long before the storm moves out? >> it is coming in waves. it is becoming more scattered. we will see more breaks as we go into today. we are still dealing with this storm after the brunt moved through yesterday evening. now watching out for the potential of thunderstorms. as we get a closer look, we see the showers are light across san jose. other areas are getting a chance with the heavy rain soak into the ground. we are seeing some lightning strikes off to the east of us as it is moving to the sacramento valley. before the bay area, it is once again lighter compared to what we had yesterday. zooming in to the south bay as well as over to palo alto, there are pockets still of heavy rain that is moving through. we are still under that flood watch that will continue for today as we are looking at the potential of the water continuing to drain down into the creeks, rivers and stre

i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia. a reminder, you can also watch us on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >> the upcoming storm has the bay area in its sights and experts say it could be deadly if people don't prepare now. most are still cleaning up from flooding from this week's storm. >> the bay area gets ready for wind, rain and expected flooding. we'll kick things off with meteorologist kari hall timing things out hour by hour. >> now is our time to prepare as we do have a bit of a break. we're seeing a lot of clouds across the bay area, not much in the way of sunshine and the next storm will be arriving tomorrow. we already have a flood watch for the entire bay area that will be in effect from wednesday into thursday. we're expecting the possibility of swift-moving creeks and rivers. that water could rise very quickly and also very heavy sierra snow that may close those roadways. over the next seven days, we have three storms coming in to the bay area and the first one will be fairly significant, especially

i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia.eminder, you can also watch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv, and online. >>> this is what the radar looks like right now. most of the bay area seeing a bit of a lull in the rain, but the brunt of the storm is still on its way. we want to go right now to a news conference that is under way with state leaders. we're standing by for that. let's talk more about this right now. >> well, we have crews all over, fanned out around the bay area as our coverage kicks off. we begin with meteorologist kari hall. kari, right behind your shoulder there, people online saying that weather pattern looks an awful lot like a hurricane, but of course it's not. >> right. it's a cyclone, a large area of low pressure. but it has dropped explosively over the past hour and 24 hours, we've seen quite a bit of this formation and this storm coming together. it's also tapping into a deep subtropical moisture connecting all the way to hawaii and that's enhancing the rainfall as the storm system moves closer.

scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the week off. >> i am laura garcia.e went on early this morning at 4:00 to bring you the latest on the storm and the damage overnight. let's start out with meteorologist, kari hall. she's tracking where that storm is going and what is coming our way. >> we will see it breaking up a little more, but that doesn't mean it will be as strong. there will be intense waves of rain coming through for today. we are seeing the storm rolling across the region, and also producing more thunderstorms especially just off to our east. as we zoom into the bay area, much more of us are getting a break and also seeing not as much heavy rain as we did yesterday evening, but any additional rainfall could cause problems and we are seeing

scott mcgrew. marcus is going to take the week off. >> and i'm laura garcia. meol

scott mcgrew. marcus washington is going to take the week off. >> that's right. and i'm laura garcia. across the bay area waking up to more wet weather. our storm ranger

laura: despite recently facing a leadership challenge for backing bipartisan legislative deals. sen. scott: i ran for leader because republican leaders in the senate routinely cave in and allow schumer and biden to win. it's happening all the time laura: mcconnell stressed the need to work across the aisle. sen. mcconnell: no matter who gets elected, once it's all over, we ought to look for things we can agree on and try to do those, even while we have big differences on other things. laura: the prior two presidents bowed and failed to fithe brent spence, which funnels traffic from two interstate highways. mr. trump: i have already heard about the bridge. i love the area. we're going to t it fixed. laura: frequently doubted, president biden made clear his love for compromise was here to stay. pres. biden: important message to the entire country -- we can work together. we can get things done. we can move the nation forward, if we just drop a little bit of our egos and focus on what is needed in the country. laura: as the white house faces a split congress in washington, the president, vice