. >> i'm marcus washington. we have a lot to get to this morning on this thursday. kari hall has a look at the forecast. how is it shaping up? >> we're starting out nice and clear. we are going to see a mainly clear morning but still foggy in some spots around the north bay, visibility down to a quarter of a mile. temperature wise, mid 40s in some spots. we starting out at 48 degrees in san jose. it's 43 in concord and napa at 43 degrees. as we take a look at our temperatures and how that compares to our record highs we're going to reach into the 70s but i don't think we'll set a new record. once again, well above normal temperatures. we'll talk more about this and a look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. >> you mentioned the fog in the north bay. we have a disabled vehicle on highway 4 in concord. [ no audio ] >> we'll fight this variant with science and speed, not chaos and confusion. >> reporter: the strategy focuses on more widespread vaccinations including boosters for all adults even as scientists are furiously studying how effective current vaccines

i am kris sanchez. >> i am marcus washington.ill have a look at the drive times with mike coming up in a bit, but first

. >> i am marcus washington. a look at your slick morning commute in just a moment with mike, but first let's start out with the forecast with meteorologist, kari hall. how long is it wet weather going to stick around? >> it's going to be a while before this moves out, and we will continue the microclimate weather alert. the rain continues today with some of the highest totals expected to be along the santa cruz mountains and towards the south and east, and we will see a chance of isolated thunder and hail today with lowering snow levels by tomorrow. we're looking at all of these impacts that will continue for us with isolated thunder and hail once again the main threat we will see today. as we get a look at storm ranger right now, it's covered with a study rainfall, and as we get a closer look we can see that there are still pockets of heavy rain up around that area, and then a steady rain as you go from novato to vallejo and to concord. it gets lighter for contra costa county toward the delta, and also spotty r

. >> i am marcus washington. we will get a look at the commute in a moment, but look who is in for kari, rob mayeda. >> we have a chance of showers this morning, and highs will be cool today in the low 50s. check out our storm ranger mobile doppler radar this morning. mike will have an eye on this, too. a sign of things to come as we head into the afternoon, mike, i think we will see wind and rain for the evening commute in the bay area. >> yeah, rob, we have wet roadways and a crash clearing from powell. smaller crashes. the one we were watching was just off the bay bridge and the harris off-ramp. the good news is that just started to clear. there was a construction crew blocking the majority of southbound 101, and that has cleared and should be cleared from the rib. but as rob said, slick roadways out there and gusty at times because of the wind. back over to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> after health leaders decided to reinstate a mask mandate, they changed their minds. >>> the on again off again state mask mandat

i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we will get a look at the commute coming up in a bit. vianey in for mike this morning. kari hall has been tracking the forecast. it's cold out there. >> it is cold and we have a lot of changes coming our way. more clouds moving in today and those chilly temperatures staying with us. tomorrow that storm will be coming in and we will see it with us off and on throughout the week with some rain and heavy sierra snow. take a look at the temperatures and what you are feeling. as you are stepping out the door, we have 30s in the tri-valley in the south bay, and we are two degrees above freezing right now in morgan hill, and we could drop near freezing and this is the next storm system moving in by early tomorrow morning. we will talk more about the timing and how much rain to expect. vianey has a look at our early-morning commute. >>> any overnight crashes have cleared out and green means go on the traffic map. i did notice a little slowing in the south bay but looks like it could be constr

. >> i am marcus washington. we are going to get a look at the commute and start off with meteorologist, kari hall. >> we are getting ready for a storm that we have been talking about. here it is off the coast further to the north of here and we will see the storm system arriving later on today. you can see the timeline. here we are at 3:30, and it's starting to spread into the rest of the bay area with light to moderate rain. there also will be gusty winds in the mix and that will continue into tomorrow. a lot more moisture moving into tomorrow and that rain continues, and we will talk about that and how much rain we can expect in a few minutes. >>> coming out to the report i did notice this pop-up right here, a little hazard. it looks like we are getting a little delay along northbound 880 from an earlier crash, but that icon changed from a crash to this check mark so that means it could be slowing as they work to clear the scene. westbound 580 from grant line road, you are looking at 16 minutes. i will have a

. >> i am marcus washington. let's look at the commute, because it's still raining but first let's get to the forecast. >> we're just trying to get you ready for the day. it's still pouring in some spots but more of a scattered shower compared to yesterday at this time. we will see this rain starting to taper off as we go into the rest of the morning. as we go into this forecast we are going to see some of these showers starting to move off towards the east and also push to the south as we will see some clearing, much more spotty rain but there's still a chance as we go into today and even snow on some of our bay area peaks. you may notice one or two spotty showers out there, and some clearing in spots but a chance of isolated showers and brief heavy downpours will continue into this afternoon. mike, you are starting with the slick roads in san josÉ. >>> the camera is dark here, but you can see that. there you go. look at that mist kicking up behind the cars, and san josÉ, much like my drive was as well. 101 to s

. >> i am marcus washington. we want to get things started with a look at the commute, and mike has a look at that but first we have to get to the forecast. kari hall is tracking that. >> not bad this morning. we are seeing all clear conditions right now and we don't have the wet roads we had yesterday morning starting out, and we are getting ready for more showers set to move in, and we are getting very active weather moving in over the next few days. the evening commute could be soggy for spots in the north bay. another round of light rain coming in and moving into the south bay after about 10:00 to 11:00, and we will see it quickly moving out and only bringing 0.1 of an inch of rain for most. we do have a bigger storm on the way and we'll talk about that in a minute. >>> yeah, heading up on east bay 880, flares neatly lined up and they were removed in the last 15 minutes, so no problems going away from the bay bridge. i think this is clear after a quick traffic break. westbound, that's clear. there's fog in th

. >> i am marcus washington. we will have a look at the commute in just a bit with mike, but first let's start with the chilly temperatures. not chilly, just down right cold. >>> we will see upper 30s as you head out the door. in some spots we had to deal with freezing conditions, and as cold as it is now, it will be colder tonight. we will see temperatures dipping. our temperatures will reach 50 degrees in san francisco. we will see a high of 56 in san josÉ, and 52 in livermore. we are going to also be seeing, once again, more cold temperatures tonight so brace for that. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. >>> wrong-way driver was for the south bay on somebody going southbound on 85. they did get somebody pulled over and are taking care of business. no lanes blocked. watch that out of cupertino into sunnyvale, and we just started to see sensors change. only north bay fog and definitely cold. back to you. >>> an adult was found dead inside a home in pittsburg. we're cold it was from carbon diox

. >> i am marcus washington. here we go. we made it to friday. we will look at that friday commute coming up in just a minute. friday, it's that friday forecast, kari. >> yeah, we are so excited about that. it's a chilly one, and those temperatures will start out in the 30s for many spots. as we go into today, we will see a lot of sunshine. for the weekend, we will prepare for the atmospheric river with heavy rain and snow in the forecast for next week, and we are right now in the upper 30s, and santa rosa, 36 in dublin, and san josÉ at about 40 degrees, and it's 42 in oakland. once again, cold start. as we go into today, it only makes it into the mid-50s for this afternoon, and then back in the 30s for many of the inland spots going into tonight. all eyes will be on the atmospheric river that will be coming in. we will be tracking that, as today we only reach into the mid-50s. we will talk more about that, and the timing of the atmospheric river coming up in a few minutes. >>> we had a couple fender benders overnight, but no delays as of 4:32 th

. >> and i am marcus washington. it's december 1st. we'll check the roads with mike, but first let's look at the forecast with kari hall. >> patchy fog in the north bay, and we are seeing it near the delta and concord as well. our temperatures are back to the mid-40s in some spots. brentwood, 45 degrees and 43 in morgan hill and 47 in santa rosa. as we look at christmas in the park, it's 48 degrees and we will see the temperatures dropping another couple degrees over the next couple of hours and then sunshine and we're back to the mid-60s by late morning. we'll talk about all that is ahead. mike, what is happening on the peninsula? >> yeah, no problems from the flow of traffic and no flashing lights. this is heading north from about the off-ramp and university. in that stretch of area, a couple incidents, we'll double-check on the crews in that area. kari, you talked about the fog around the delta area, and chp gives a similar warning about the benicia bridge. the same with the carquinez bridge with the same latitude. >>> and then the

live in washington, i am liz mclaughlin. marcus, back to you. >> yeah, looks like we will see more changes as time goes on. liz in washington this morning, thank you. >>> marcus, as people have been traveling for the holidays or trying to get back home, testing sites are seeing a record number of people lined up to get tested. we have video from the east bay where the newark community testing site had lines stretching through the parking lot and around the block. several test providers tell us they are trying to add staff to meet the need. in the meantime you may have to do digging to find an appointment or be willing to wait. >> can't guarantee it because we give preference to the people with appointments, but we do everything possible. >> most counties' covid web pages have an online tool to find appointments near to you, and if that doesn't work check with your local pharmacy or family doctor. and appointments are required here, and free rapid tests will be given out for mountain view residents today on a first come first serve

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. are starting out with rob mayeda, who is in for kari this morning. he has the forecast. oh, the snow we love. >> yeah, the sierra snowpack, statewide 76% of average and it was just 19 last friday. the next 24 hours, another winter storm condition here with one to two feet of snow coming down as we head into the day tomorrow around the bay area, you will notice winds picking up and light showers during the day and increasing rain moving out of the north bay for the evening commute. highs staying in the low to mid-50s as we head into the afternoon. back to you. >> thank you, rob. >>> 5:30 right now. today santa clara sheriff celebrates the anniversary in her long career, but there's corruption allegations swirling around her. this is big. >> this is really big. a civil grand jury in santa clara county found laurie smith willful misconduct in that office. the formal accusations were filed in court on tuesday mostly with a pay to play scandal that has been under investigation for more tha

i am marcus washington. >> i am kira klapper.e time on her laptop from l.a. thanks, mom. good morning. laura garcia is off this week. we are starting off under a microclimate weather

. >> i am marcus washington. we want to get you started today with a look at traffic as well as weather. let's start with vianey -- or kari. >> as we look at storm ranger right now, not picking up on any rain and the storm is still to the north of us as we are getting ready for the rain set to arrive by the afternoon. the rain will start to move into the north bay by 2:00 to 3:00, and move into san francisco by 4:00, and there will be off and on showers and gusty winds. another surge in moisture will give us heavier downpours by tomorrow afternoon into thursday. we will see the rain continue even into christmas day. we could see decent rainfall totals over the course of the next few days, and the christmas forecast is coming up in a few minutes. >>> vianey, how is it looking for the morning commute? >> i have been scanning the chp traffic reports, and there's a new issue to tell you about. this is near the toll plaza, and there's a vehicle that crashed into one of the tolls or near the tolls, and so far the speed

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we begin with rain in the bay area this morning. a slick commute if you are headed out the door this morning. >> vianey is looking at the road conditions, but first let's get to meteorologist, kari hall, who is tracking this weather. how long will this last, kari? >> it will be several days here off and on. we are looking at widespread light rain from marin county to solano county on southward where we are seeing the bulk of the rain right now. as we get a look at parts of the east bay, and as you are driving you are turning on the windshield wipers and you turn it off and back on again, so this is the kind of activity we will see as the storm system continues to bring in all of this moisture over the next several hours. then we will see the potential of some spots where we do catch a break, especially as we go into the afternoon. look at the noontime radar and what it can look like, and not a lot of rain here. it rolls back in by early tomorrow morning and continues through tomorrow

i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. want to start this half hour with a look at your forecast. meteorologist, kari hall, has a look at what you can expect today. >> it's busy and you can see people are up and out the door in oakland. as you are heading out visibility looking good in this spot, and temperatures in the mid-50s to start and we will see sunshine today as our temperatures warm up. but the fog has been a major issue for parts of the delta over towards concord as well, and also in parts of the north bay. we're seeing visibility in novato for about a mile and quarter, so slow down and allow extra time to get to work. after that clears out we have a beautiful day ahead. our temperatures very warm for this time of year. in fact, in some spots we will be near record high temperatures. we will talk more about that, when we cool down and if there's any rain in the forecast, coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. >>> new for you this morning. we are watching you. that's the message from san joÉe city council to

. >> i am marcus washington.ute in just a bit from mike as well as kari. we want to get you caught up on the news for the day. >> that's right. a vallejo police officer violated department policy by not trying to de-escalate the situation. that is according to findings in a new independent investigation. >> bob, what else did the investigation unveil? >> that the determination to use that deadly force was, quote, not objectionbly reasonable. a vallejo police officer shot and killed monta rosa in june of 2020 after responding to looting at a walgreens. police say the officer mistook the hammer for a gun. the 66-page report that was put together by a former civil rights prosecutor working for an outside firm and was released last night, and the report said the officer fired rapidly through the windshield of a patrol car and that was captured on the body cam. the report said the officer did not use de-escalation techniques. it's up to the police department to decide whether or not that officer will face disciplinary

i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. let's get your hour start with traffic and weather. we will get a look at some snow? i know there will be snow in the sierra. is that coming anytime soon -- i was trying to think if it's a rain or snow, a lot of stuff going on out there. >> it's cold out there. >> yeah, we are starting out with cold temperatures this morning and this is our live view in san josÉ. in some spots we have frosty conditions and then we will see sunshine today. for the weekend we will be preparing for the storm set to move in early on sunday. yes, we will have heavy rain and snow in the forecast for early next week. let me show you what you will feel as you are stepping out the door on friday morning. we are right now only in the mid-30s in dublin. 36 in morgan hill. it's 38 in san josÉ. our temperatures will dip a few more degrees before sunrise. we could see freezing temperatures in some spots. this is that atmospheric river that we will be talking about the next few days. we will keep you covered on ever

i am marcus washington. >> i am kira klapper. laura garcia has the week off. >>> kris sanchez is near highway 17 as the bitter temperatures move in. and mike inouye is tracking the road conditions. first, let's check in with vianey arana with weather. >> temperatures are cold, in the 30s. we still have cloud cover and that's helping keep some of the temperatures warmer because of it. once those clouds clear, then the rain moves in and that's when we could see the drop in the temperatures and snow dropping nearby. we are not in the clear just yet. if you are going to be traveling to southern california, the grapevine, please check your road conditions first. that stretch through fraser park could get really dangerous. right now we have got a couple light showers pushing through, up through oakland as well. here's a closer look at what we are monitoring. your chance of snow for the north and east valleys, it could be a dusting or light accumulations, 2,500 to 3,000 feet. some of the highest peaks could see two to six inches possibl

. >> i am marcus washington. we will have a look at the drive times with mike coming up in a bit, but first want to start this monday with a look at the forecast. pretty foggy out there no matter where you go, kari. >> that has been the main issue for us and in some spots not used to seeing that, and i was looking at 101 in palo alto and looks like they were in a traffic break, but they are moving. things are chilly in the upper 40s and visibility down to quarter of a mile in the south county. low visibility in much of the north bay. a foggy start but we will see cooler temperatures sticking throughout today, and later tonight we will see scattered light showers through the bay area, and highs in the upper 50s in the north bay and low 60s for the south bay. we are tracking rain. it could move in late today and again on thursday. we will talk more about all that in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. >>> new international travel restrictions kick in today. here's a live look at sfo this morni

i am marcus washington. >> i am kira klapper. my mother watches us all the time on her laptop from l.a. thanks, mom. good morning. laura garcia is off this week. we are starting off under a microclimate weather alert, and stormranger out there. >> vianey, the rain is much needed. >> yeah, it's beneficial in many ways. i know we still have a long way to go before we get out of the drought, but it has taken categories from exceptional to extreme, and any boost is good news for us. still plenty of snow coming down. we will keep the rain for the first half of our day. we are getting a little break at times, but so far right now widespread throughout the entire bay area. no matter where you are commuting, whether it's 101 in san mateo, or san francisco through hayward, and down through the santa cruz mountains. current temperatures in the 40s, 46 degrees in san josÉ. 44 in dublin. 42 in santa rosa. we want to give you a look on what to expect, we do have a colder air system coming in and that will bring us low snow levels near to belo

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia.ill have a look at the slick morning commute in a moment, but first let's get to meteorologist, kari hall, who has the latest on this storm. >> yeah, as you get ready to head out this morning, we powered up our storm ranger, that's the red beam here, and it's picking up on the rain coming through. steady rain around east bay and antioch and discovery bay, and it's fairly light for livermore, then as you head over towards piedmont it has picked up. some of the most intense rain right now is moving through the santa cruz mountains and moving into parts of the south bay. that will be the focus for us as we go through today. the access to some of the heaviest rain has shifted a little bit south. we are also looking out for the potential that we could see thunderstorms. as colder air moves in it will enhance the amount of energy, and by 12:00, 1:00, we could see some of the bright reds here showing intense rainfall, possibly small hail and gusty winds that will be sweeping through the bay a

i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. kari, is it going to stay cold all day? >> yes, pretty much. i mean, you want to make sure that you have a nice warm coat for today. we're starting out with cold temperatures even in san francisco where the sky is clear. we have a temperature of 42 degrees. you head down to san josÉ and it's 38, and 38 as well in livermore, and 35 in santa rosa as we are starting this friday. as we go into today we will see our temperatures reaching into the low to mid-50s. it will still be a cool day but could be colder for tonight as we could see much more freezing temperatures across the bay area, including san josÉ. we will talk more about this and when the next round of rain comes in, and that's in a few minutes. >>> our nbc bay area app, once you have it you can check out the live radar right on your phone. we will also send you updates to your specific neighborhood. >>> the cdc predicting a major spike of covid infections christmas week with the delta variant wreaking havoc and omicron variants

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we have live team coverage for you, and let's start with meteorologist, kari hall, who has been tracking this storm. >> yeah, you need an umbrella and warm coat. keep that hood on your head because it will keep you dry. it's a light rain we are seeing right now from marin on southward. most of the north bay taking a break but there will be a wave of showers coming through. most of it light right now. as you are stepping out the door in santa rosa, temperatures in the mid-40s. we will see the cold temperatures throughout the day only reaching into the low 50s. there will be some breaks, i think, by this afternoon. we will see the rain becoming a lot less widespread and just a couple spotty showers here and there with another wave of rain coming in tomorrow morning into the afternoon. we will see more waves of rain on christmas eve, christmas day and beyond. we will talk more about that a couple minutes. >>> vianey, how is the traffic? >> well, right now i want to give you a live look a

. >>> i'm marcus washington. we're going to have the latest on that crash in lafayette in just moments. first, still in that microclimate weather alert, meteorologist kari hall focusing on that, looking at the wet weather heading into your neighborhood right now and where it's headed next. >> yeah. still raining across much of the bay area. you can see the rain is covering napa county and solano county but really starting to come down for spots like san mateo as we are going to see a lot of this heavier rain moving in and spreading across the bay over toward oakland. we're going to continue to see rain coming in with even a chance of some thunderstorms. the cold front moving through is going to give a lot more energy to this system and may even give us a few thunderstorms in the forecast as we go into late morning and the afternoon. overall a lot of rain. we'll be tracking that and i'll have an update in a few minutes. what's the update on the crash in the east bay? >> the video you're looking at is a cab from a

. >> i am marcus washington. we will take a look at your drive times in just a bit, but first let's start with meteorologist, kari hall, to look at the forecast for today. it's cold. >> yeah, for the most part it's mainly clear. we have seen the fog drifting around, and we are starting out dry but have rain in the forecast starting late this afternoon, as a new storm system starts to reach in and it brings in light rain for the north bay around the evening commute. take a look at our hour-by-hour forecast. later tonight that moves san francisco to the east bay on southward and it clears out by early tomorrow morning, and we have more heavy rain in the forecast and we'll talk more about that. it's coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you so much, kari. 5:00 right now. in just a matter of hours, convicted murderer will be resentenced for the killing of his wife, lacey, and his son 17 years ago. there still could be a big surprise in the courtroom. >> yeah, kris sanchez is outside the san mateo courthouse in re

i am marcus washington. in. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. believe it or not this is a little bit of a break. we have seen heavy rain throughout the morning. the roadways are really sloppy out here. we know there's flooding on the roadway, and we did see caltrans crews out trying to clear the storm drains to make sure the water coming down so quickly has someplace else to go. also coming down here in santa cruz mountains, we found at least one tree that came down on a house in felton. one of the big branches went into a bedroom and fortunately nobody was hurt. unfortunately that family will have to find another place to stay. the bulk of the heavy rain is still to come, and that can have a big impact. we found a lot of folks at the local hardware store trying to get things ready to go. marcus? >> thank you, kris. >>> let's talk about that with meteorologist, kari hall, monitoring the rain. >> we have seen over five inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains where kris is right now. as we look at storm ran

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we have a lot to get to, but first let's check in with rob mayeda who is in for kari this morning. how are things looking now? >> a higher impact for evening commutes. right now, 43 degrees around walnut creek, and the main affect with our incoming storm will be dropping down the coast into the afternoon, so you will notice the wind picking up. highs in the low to mid-50s. wind and rain on the increase tonight. north bay has seen the highest impact for your evening commute than all areas heading towards midnight. >>> you may feel the impact of the mask mandate. today in the bay's cierra johnson is inside a north bay gym. cierra, there's a lot to follow. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, definitely a lot to keep track of. even coming to the gym, there was confusion with some of the guests of where things stand this morning. take a look at your screen. as it stands right now, gyms, offices and churches in san francisco, alameda, contra costa marin and sonoma can let those members go mask

i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we're going to get more on that crash in just a moment. but the rain is starting to pick up. this is a live look at richmond this morning. we're in store for so much more. meteorologist kari hall joins us. look at all that green behind you on the radar. >> it's so nice to hear the rain falling right now. i can hear it hitting the roof. i just wish we could sleep in a little bit longer. it's great to see all of this rain pouring. if you have to get out and drive through this, be very careful and allow for extra time. 280, a very slick drive as you head into south city right now as well as much of the east bay with the brighter yellows and reds there showing that the rain is really coming down. it's also picking up for san jose as well as los gat toes. still pretty light around eastern contra costa county. it's going to get heavier there in the next few minutes as well. the rain is meeting with some colder air, enhancing the energy we're seeing with this system. that could bring us thunderstorms by late morning. we could see some breaks as w

i am marcus washington.s top stories including a record number of people traveling for the holiday despite the looming covid surge. >>> good morning, i am cierra johnson at sfo. united airlines said it had to cut 112 flights from its friday schedule as the omicron variant continues to spread, and delta airline also apologizing saying the variant as well as the weather caused them to cancel flights. more cancelations are expected from alaska today. >>> i am damian trujillo. the tenderloin under a state of emergency. the board of supervisors voted on a proposal by the mayor. it would mean more police in the tenderloin and more services addressing drug overdose and mental health concerns of that area. supervisors like matt haney said the move is needed because there have been 1,700 overdose deaths in that community in the last three years. others said the measure was a trojan horse designed to flood the tenderloin with police. >>> we are looking at rain tapering off for the next few hours. looks like if you are

i am marcus washington.nd grab. >> addressing the massive surge in organized retail robberies that are impacting business. he arrives one day after this smash and grab at a family-owned jewelry store at san josÉ east ridge mall. in 12 seconds hooded thieves smashed display cases and made off with $70,000 of jewelry, and that's the latest instance. we already heard from some local law enforcement leaders saying they want him to address the no bail policy that sets criminals free. >>> and then one officer was found to violate department policies according to an independent report released last night, and the report found the determination to use deadly force was not objectionbly reasonable. >>> kari hall? >> as we look outside in dublin, you can barely see anything and that has been the case for many spots around the bay area. watch out for the fog visibility in some spots down to a quarter of a mile or less. we will see it clearing out today. slightly cooler for the weekend with inland areas in the mid-60s. n

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. vianey is in for mike this morning, but first let's checking in with kari. it's a chilly start to our day. what do folks need to know? >> you do need to bundle up this morning. it will be in the 30s as some of us walk out the door in the inland areas, and there could be frost on the cars so watch out for that. on sunday is when the atmospheric river arrives and it will bring in heavy rain as well as sierra snow. here's a look at the way we are starting our friday morning, right now in the mid-30s in santa rosa, and colder as you head into the south county. morgan hill, dublin, 36 degrees. it's a cold start to our morning, but once again all of our attention will be focused on the atmospheric river. download the app and you are also preparing this weekend, clearing storm drains and windshield wipers and tires, and all the furniture around your home, make sure it's secure for the rain and high winds. >>> vianey, it has been a nice start out there but chilly. >> yeah, i did take out my b

. >> i am marcus washington. we will get a check with mike in a bit and the roads this morning, but first let's get a look at our forecast. >> this will be gradually tapering off this morning, and by 7:00 we will see a break all across the bay area. right now we are seeing the scattered showers moving through and even snow on mount diablo and snow on mount hamilton. it could make your drive a little slower as you are heading out. we are seeing the back end of the atmospheric river moving through, and there is going to be cold air and moisture left behind so that could mean spotty showers. we do have more active weather on the way. we will talk more about that in the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. >>> 5:01 right now. residents in the santa cruz mountains remain on high alert even as the storm moves out of the bay area. >> yeah, this is where last year's wildfires raged. kris sanchez is joining us off of highway 17 in los gatos. this is a tense time for the homeowners there, kris. >> rep

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. let's take a peek outside overlooking san francisco. we're in for a foggy start this friday morning. can see haze there, and you also see it in the south bay this morning. >> yeah, we want to bring in meteorologist, kari hall. she has been monitoring all this. how long can we expect the fog to stick around? >> i think it's from 8:00 to 9:00 and then we will gradually see a clearing. it's in areas that are not used to seeing fog. we see it every day in parts of the delta and north bay, but we are seeing it in parts of the south bay. after that we will have sunshine and also coastal flooding due to king tides, and we have a mainly dry forecast as we continue on the weather pattern. we are seeing some changes and we'll talk more about that and a look at our weekend forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> we'll check back with you. >>> police investigating another flash mob robbery. this one happened at a south bay mob. >> today in the bay's kris sanchez is here for us this morning. kris? >> yeah, there will be a meeting today. hood

. >> i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we have a lot to get to. let's start off with meteorologist, kari hall. the first december forecast will be a warm one. >> yeah, starting out cold and foggy and the only thing you can see in the shot is the trees there in the foreground. this is walnut creek. this is what you will have to deal with as you drive to work. quarter mile visibility only in concord right now. in the north bay, we are seeing patchy fog drift around there. after that clears out the temperatures quickly warm up and we will have sunshine and a hazy sky and we could reach 70s in san josÉ. we will break that down and talk about our record-high temperatures and where we are normally this time of year on december 1st. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. >>> happening in a few hours from now, leaders in one east bay city are expected to take new action to combat the wave of retail flash mob robberies. bob is live. talk to us about what they are considering here? >> reporter: the walnut creek city council will hold a special

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i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we have so much to start out with, and let's start out with kari hall. >> as you are stepping out the door in fremont, visibility is clear and we have not seen the patchy fog and temperatures in the upper 50s right now and headed from the upper 40s. showers moving from the north and clouds reaching in from the pacific. this is going to be part of a quick moving system that will bring in light amounts of rain, only a few hundreds of an inch. we do have a bigger storm system by the end of the weekend, and we'll talk more about that in a couple minutes. >>> and scott peterson will be resentenced for the killing of his wife and their unborn son, and there could be a big surprise in the courtroom. >> kris sanchez joins us outside the san mateo courthouse in redwood city. kris? >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. we are expected to hear from scott peterson before being resentenced for the killing of his wife and unborn son. he was convicted of killing his wife and unborn son in 200

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we will get to traffic in just a moment, but first a microclimate alert ahead of the rain. >> the rain will be off and on over the course of the next several days. it's only 42 right now in walnut creek. we are dropping down to 40 degrees around sunrise. we will see these last couple of hours of fall wrap up as kind of a winter feel to it and where we will see our temperatures head to the upper 40s today. as this rain comes in, we will see round after round of rain through the next several days as we get a series of storm systems coming by. we will talk more about all of this in the forecast. that's coming up in just a few minutes. also heading out the door this morning, it's dry now but vianey they want to make sure those windshield wipers are working for the evening commute. >> absolutely. play it safe if you have to get to work. a new crash, this one southbound 101 near the oakland road exit. you can see delays backed up all the way to the 680 and 280 interchange. one vehicle is bl

. >> i am marcus washington. this is the last monday of the year. >> yeah, it is. >> i didn't mean to make everybody sad. >> we are going to let the rain wash away our 2021 woes. you might have spotted some snow in bay area local peaks and a ton in the sierra. you can see a lot of it still coming down right now, but i want to zoom in and see a couple spots seeing light to moderate rainfall. it's going to be a wet commute to start. half moon bay, if i zoom this in closer, look, a little shadow here in the san josÉ area. santa cruz mountains, highway 17, also seeing pockets of heavier downpours at times. look at the wintry mix that is going on near monterey county, and that's the pink and blue you see here. things are only expected to get colder. right now we are in the 40s and 50s, but we are not going to warm up by much during the afternoon. we will be in the low 40s in some spots and low 40s as well. heading into tonight and tomorrow, temperatures are expected to dip down in the 30s. that's going to bring us a c

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. >> i'm marcus washington. lot to get to this morning, including last night's super lotto winner. someone is rich this morning, waking up rich right here in the bay area and winning last night's jackpot with a ticket brought at a bay area 7-eleven. grab your ticket. maybe you're the winner, if you don't already know. >> lucky number 50 right now in walnut creek. a soggy commute around the east bay from walnut creek down into the tri-valley. you're still seeing scattered showers. the main rain band of our storm is starting to pass through gilroy. from here, scattered showers through the afternoon, clearing skies with temperatures staying fairly cool in the low to mid 50s. the break from the rain not lasting long. a very soggy seven-day forecast coming up. >>> the storm is leaing some pg&e customers without power this morning, impacting small clusters from the south bay all the way to san francisco. you see them there in yellow. one outage affecting more

. >> i am marcus washington.will get a look at commute coming up in a bit with vianey in for mike this morning. but first let's talk about the forecast. is there rain in the forecast? >> yeah, getting ready for more rain to move into the bay area starting tomorrow. it's cloudy and cold right now, and the clouds will stick with us today. the rain moving into the north bay spreading across the bay area, and the rest of the week the rain just going to be off and on with the sierra snow. right now as you are stepping out the door, it's cold. we are only two degrees above freezing right now in morgan hill. it's 39 in dublin. 37 in concord and 43 in santa rosa. today we will see the highs reaching in the low to mid-50s, but some spots won't make it to 50 degrees like napa and concord. we will talk more about the rain coming in a couple minutes. >> thank you, kari. >>> and our storm ranger is already scanning on san bruno mountain, and we will have team coverage on that storm once it arrives. stay updated with our nbc b

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we have road closures out there we are keeping our eyes on, and we have live team coverage. we are starting out with meteorologist, kari hall. we will have a little chance to catch our breath later this afternoon? >> yeah, we are seeing some breaks and cold air is push into the bay area. we have cold rain happening from san francisco into the east bay and southward, and we are seeing snow and hail dropping on some of the upper elevations. we can see the back edge of the atmospheric river. the trend for today will be for more breaks in this as we could see spotty rain moving through, and also with all of the bright colors there, there could be isolated hail in some spots and snow on bay area peaks and then sunshine at times, so we could see rainbows between all of that. we are getting ready for rain in the forecast. our next system comes in by tomorrow afternoon. not a big break here. we will be tracking this and talk about how much more additional rainfall we will see across the bay a

i am marcus washington. thank you for joining us. >> yeah, thanks for being here.are getting out to the holiday destinations this morning, be careful heading out the door, keep both hands on the steering wheel and slow it down. here's a live look at stormranger. shield yourself from the rain in some way. maybe just stay inside where it's nice and warm. vianey has a look at the roads. there's trouble spots definitely out there this morning. >> yeah, but first let's start with meteorologist, kari hall. she's tracking that rain. as laura was saying, make sure you pack it all, because you will need it. >> especially the santa hat. if you are able to, and i know a lot of people want to get an early start on the commute if you have a long road trip, but try and wait a little built because the rain will be tapering off as we go from 7:00 to 8:00 for much of the bay area. we are seeing that happening in sunnyvale, especially in the los altos area. very heavy rain over milpitas right now, and we will see that continue over the next couple of hours. we are looking at still s

i am kris sanchez in for laura. >> i am marcus washington.de across the bay area. a lot of people talking about this, a foggy start to the morning. check out this video. this is from our production assistant, and she used her car dashcam. >> we are going to see the fog drifting around. in some spots, visibility is low so allow extra time to get to work. look at walnut creek, and all you can see are the trees in the foreground. we have seen visibility as low as quarter of a mile to half mile in santa rosa and morgan hill. we are reaching into the upper 50s for many of the microclimates and rain will be here as early as this afternoon for the north bay. we will talk about the rain, fog and chilly temperatures. all of that in the forecast in a few minutes. >> busy lady. >>> now, a look at sfo not because of the fog but because airports across the country are adjusting to new restrictions that begin today tied to the omicron variant. international travelers will feel it first. cierra johnson is live at sfo. what do they have in mind? >> reporter:

i am marcus washington. closing the schools. >> in mill valley, a lot of school districts and not only here in the bay area but across the nation sending e-mails to parents about a tiktok trend that is invoking violence and school shootings inside their schools. so far there have been no credible threats, but gilroy is closing their high school out of an abundance of caution. >>> this facility alone in the last week alone has processed 2 million pieces of mail and more than 1 million packages. today is the last chance for first class mail, and tomorrow last chance for priority mail service, and after that december 23rd is your priority mail express deadline, and ups and fedex have similar deadlines but will cost you a little bit more. >>> time to look at your microclimate forecasts. kari hall is here to help with that. >> inland valleys freezing tonight, but today sunshine and 50s, and we are going to be chilly on sunday, and we are gearing up for another storm system set to arrive by early next week. highs

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. we will have a look at traffic in just a moment, and vianey is in for mike this morning. meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking the cold weather out there and a storm headed our way. >> yeah, storm ranger is powered up and ready to go to track the next storm coming in, and it will bring us quite a bit of rain. today we are dry but it will be a chilly day. tomorrow that storm arrives starting late in the morning until the afternoon, and the rest of the week, there's off and on rain with heavy sierra snow. if you are going to christmas in the park, try to get it in today. temperatures will be chilly. our morning start in the 30s and we will see a slow warm-up in temperatures today and only see peeks of sunshine before that rain comes in. we will talk more about that in our forecast in just a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. >>> nbc bay area storm ranger, of course, working with kari and scanning the skies over sanburn -- san bruno mountain. >>> 6:01. president biden is preparinging to addre

. >> i am marcus washington. and we have that live team coverage to start out with meteorologist, kari hall. she has been tracking the storm. how long will it stick around? >> it will be a while. we have seen the rain continue throughout the morning. we have seen light to moderate rain, and we are expecting the intensity to pick up today. we powered up storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar to give us the best view of where it's raining. we are seeing it lighten up towards santa rosa and parts of marin county. the rain is still coming down in richmond and oakland. it's lighter over in concord, and not raining right now in antioch or discovery bay. as you head down to san mateo, it's really pouring right now, and then lightens up as you get to palo alto. if san josÉ, we are seeing light showers coming through. it's dumping down in the santa cruz mountains. that's extending over towards morgan hill, san martin and gilroy. this is the atmospheric river, and it's a long narrow band streaming in from the pacific. that

i am marcus washington. >> i am laura garcia. santa is on his way to the bay area, and when he gets here he will have to contend with the wet weather. our parking lot, rain was really coming down overnight. we're in the microclimate weather alert this morning, this christmas eve. >> yeah, we will talk with vianey in morning because she has things to talk about with the roads this morning, but first let's check in with meteorologist, kari hall. >> yeah, we are seeing it lighten up in parts of the north bay, but really coming down for areas to the south of there. we have seen pockets of heavy rain move into the south bay. as you are making plans to head out this morning, just a heads up that you are going to see heavy downpours in sunnyvale. we are seeing the biggest activity along with the rain moving through gilroy for the past hour or so. all of these heavy pockets for rain could cause ponding on the road that's hard to see because it's dark outside, and so if you have to drive allow extra time to get there, and if you see pondi