this is nbc bay area's mike inouye and the bear but don't worry. it is stuffed.n see the videos and photos shared on the facebook page. >> what is he doing in that one? >>> all right. a san jose seventh grader has a lot to be proud of this morning. he is officially the best speller in the bay area. >> how cool is that? rashik gandhasri won the regional spelling bee yesterday with the word -- it's a large spikey fruit of a small tropical tree. the title earns him an all-expenses paid trip to the scripps national spelling bee in washington in may. >> good luck to him. >>> san francisco giants reportedly plan to pay tribute to two of the legendary figures all season long. hall of famer mckofy died in january and pen peter mcgowan passed away. they'll wear patches for the two of them. >>> not baseball weather quiet but getting there with sunshine today. >> so nice to see the sun today, some more tomorrow. it's still cool, though. the rain will be back on wednesday. will be a fairly weak system passing by and then drying out again for the end of the work week. >> i lo

mike inouye will have that report coming up in just a bit. r problems through the bay >>> and right now at 5:30, breaking news to tell you about. storm creating major problems throughout the bay area including in the north bay where this home in sausalito was pushed off of its foundation trapping a woman inside. we saw that rescue here live during "today in the bay." more news on that coming up in just a bit. >> meantime south bay guadalupe river is swollen and now at a potential flood stage. police going door to door along willow glen to atlanta avenue asking people to evacuate the willow glen community center. very good morning. want to say good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. nbc bay area has issued microclimate alert this morning. that system moving through the bay area right now. we went on early at 4:00 a.m. right flou there is an evacuation order along the god lupe river. vianey will be with us but right now we want to go to kari hall who is monitoring this situation. >> we can't hear

"today in the bay" mike inouye shared this on facebook. he said he had to run out and buy one last night for his son. his son said he was worried about getting his phone taken away in class. be sure to follow us on social media. you can follow mike on facebook. mike inouye. >> teachers just take away that. 5:56 right now. in a world where credit card, phone payments and other electronic transactions are more and more common, there's a new effort this morning to protect your cash purchases. in rhode island a lawmaker introduced a bill to ensure customers can still pay with cash at stores. in philadelphia, city councilman proposed a ban on stores choosing not to accept cash. in both cases the proposals are touted as protecting low income consumers who are less likely to have access to credit and debit cards. >>> another new story for you this morning, high praise for some carmakers installing devices meant to protect drivers and pedestrians. >> insurance institute for highway safety gave nine out of 11 suvs advanced or superior rating for pe

check this out, this photo of "today in the bay's" mike inouye, yes, that is a bear behind him, but ofourse, it's stuffed. you can see more of those photos and videos on mike's page on facebook. roar! >>> all right, 5:56 right now. we're officially less than a week away from hollywood's biggest night, this is new video showing road closures in place near the dolby theater. this year'ser ceremony is goin hostless after kevin hart stepped down, following the controversy over homophobic tweets he posted years ago. he has since apologized. "r "roma" and "the favorite" received the most nomination this is year with ten apiece. >>> this year's flu season is peaking across the country and it's still not too late to get the flu vaccine, but they also say that there's something even more pressing, you should do to avoid the virus, consider giving your household a good scrubbing, especially if you're concerned about your child running around the house. >> viruss can get on inanimate surfaces and depending on the nature of the surface, they can last for 15 minutes, sometimes some viruses as long

mike inouye is reflectis valentine )s day.ared this >>> this morning, "today in the bay's" mike inouye reflecting on his valentine's day, sharing his photo of conversation hearts from necco saying it's been his tradition since elementary school. you can share some of your valentine's day traditions, maybe any presents you got on social media, tag me, nbc bay area. >>> update, british prosecutors say queen elizabeth's husband, prince philip, won't face charges in connection with a car crash that hurt two women, the decision days after buckingham palace saying the 97-year-old royal would stop driving, they decided it wouldn't be the best in the public's interest to prosecute him over the crash. >> 5:46 right knnow. >>> new information that may affect your lunch plans if you're a woman who drinks diet soda. women over 50 who drink two or more diet beverages have a higher risk of blood clots. they were more likely to develop heart disease. the risks were highest for women with no history of heart disease or diabetes, and women who

mike inouye watching the wet roads for us this morning, he'll join us coming you haup after t break. 5:27 right now. you're watching "today in the bay." and we )re in a microclima weather alert. >>> and good wednesday morning to you. we are in a microclimate weather alert, and take a look right here at the radar, as we see that rain continues to hover ar. >> and i'm laura garcia. the mandatory evacuations remain in place for people living near the russian river. nbc bay area issued a microclimate rain alert. we check in meteorologist kari hall, talking the system for some time now. >> this is mainly a huge storm for the north bay. the rest of the bay area getting in on scattered showers as you get ready to head out for your drive this morning. the rain shifted down to the peninsula, as well as the south bay, and parts of the east bay, with some scattered rain, but it is a little bit lighter than we've seen and so as you drive, it is goingn t some that. we're going to see the rain moving closer to concord, and also through san ramon within the next few minutes. but the nature of the r

mike inouye checking the roads, kari hall tracking all the rain. we'll check in with them at 4:45. you're watching "today in the bay." i'm contessa brewer at cnbc global headquarters. wall street is poised to start off flat. today we're watching for a report on demand for durable goods, that had been delayed by the government shutdown, and earnings from google's parent company, alphabet. the patriots won the super bowl, so that means the stock market is doomed this year. at least according to the infamous super bowl predictor, which claims the market will rise when a team from the original nfl wins, and falls when a team from the old alf, where the pats originated, win. last year the nfc's philaa eagl in a decade. the super bowl predictor had a 48% accuracy rate over the past 20 years so basically we're talking this monday morning a coin flip. >>> ikea plans business model. it will start leasing products, they believe it could lead to new ways of customers getting everything from office chairs to kitchen cabinets. the first trial program will begin in switzerland this month. ikea i

check ou >>> like so many of you nbc bay area's mike inouye celebrating the lunar new year on facebook. check out your traditions. >>> well, happening now, the super bowl liii chaion new england patriots are taking their victory thousands of fans in the cold there. trophy in franchise history beating the los angeles rams, 13-3. r edelman and brady with r the big stars today. >>> new at 11:00, steph curry and president obama sharing a stage this month. announced this morning, warriors superstar will speak during the my brother's keeper alliance's first national meeting. president obama celebrating the achievements of young men in oakland throughout the world. the convention starts february 19th. it's a fifth anniversary of my brother's keeper which is an initiative started by president obama following the death of trayvon martin. >> so great program. i did some work with them in d.c. >> they will be here in the bay area. maybe a little break. >> yeah. a break b very cold over the next few days even in san francisco dipping more rain for t warm. we'll be here tomorrow morning starting 4:

if you have friends or family in the area, mike inouye sharing a great interactive map on his facebook page. that shows you the road closures and areas under water. you can even find emergency shelters on that map. you can follow mike on facebook to share that link. you're watching "today in the bay." you. all of you. how you live, what you love. that's what inspired us to create america's most advanced internet. internet that puts you in charge. that protects what's important. it handles everything, and reaches everywhere. this is beyond wifi, this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity, the future of awesome. ranger. >>> taking a live look at our radar in the upper left corner powered by nbc storm ranger. you see the storm pretty much moving out of the bay area. some spotty showers out there. live look in san jose, walnut creek and dublin as well, got you covered across the bay area. team coverage from the north bay is coming up at 6:30. >>> this morning a federal judge will hear the claim that inmates are systematically prevented from sleeping more than five hours a night. they clai

"today in the bay's" mike inouye's daughter changing up her hair color a bit.ared the photo on facebook, share your photos with our team tagging nbc bay area. that's long hair. >> i know, she does it herself, it's a good job. >>> amazon is pledging to go greener in the way the company delivers your packages. the online retailer announcing plans to make half of all shipments bar done neutral by the year 2030. to do that, amazon says it will use more electric fans and solar power and the company says it has spent the last two years mapping out ways to reduce carbon. amazon calls its program shipment zero. >>> as people work across the country to file taxes there are accusations of discrimination in the midwest. a gay cup until indiana say they were denied tax services after they told their tax preparer they got married this year. one of the women says she used the company for the past four years and was shocked. >> we went in there and sat down just like we always would and then she said how are you filing this year, and i said married joint, and that's kind of j

. >>> mike inouye didn't get to see the super moon, he called it #mostlysmearedmoon.m on facebook. >>> google's microphone in the nest home security products was not meant to be a secret. users didn't know the mike existed to begin spokesperson t the business insider the company made the mistake. the company said the mike has never been on and is only activated when you enable the option. google announcing earlier this month its digital assistants would work with nest and use the microphone. >> it is 5:55. >>> sfo will offer high-tech lat lattes, two coffee robots will both be opening in terminal three. airport officials say the kiosk will be part of a trial to try to reduce cafe lines in some of the terminals. riggo is set to open in may on memorial day weekend. cafe x is scheduled to open in september. cafe x already opened up three pop-up locations in san francisco. >>> here is a question for you this morning, some scientists are asking this very question this morning, does shark dna hold the secret to curing cancer? >> researchers in florida say they've the great

. >>> and mike inouye is tracking your friday morning commute. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza there. you can check for your weather and traffic coming up next. it is 5:27. you're watching "today in the bay." the latest innovation from xfinity isn't just a store. it's a save more with a new kind of wireless network store. it's a look what your wifi can do now store. a get your questions answered by awesome experts store. it's a now there's one store that connects your life like never before store. the xfinity store is here. and it's simple, easy, awesome. preparing for series of storms >>> a very good now friday morning to you, as we take a live look outside. what a gorgeous shot of the golden gate bridge right now. you know, we are preparing for the series of storms coming to the bay area, a little break right now, but they will arrive soon. love that start. you see our live radar up in the corner there, shows that rain coming in. kari is watching all that for us. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> an

hard it was to find a blank >>> this morning, "today in the bay's" mike inouye is talking about how hard a blank cd. he actually posted on facebook saying his parents need a couple songs burned onto a cd. do you still use cds? i threw a lot of mine away. we weigh in on mike's facebook page this morning and let us know. >>> 5:55. san jose's mayor sam liccardo wants to dig into san jose's traffic troubles literally. he is looking at the idea of digging a tunnel, this would be a two-mile-long tunnel connecting the diridon train station to the san jose airport which is among the fastest growing airports in america. the mayor says he has been in talks with elon musk's boarding company. >> that doesn't actually put rail in a tunnel, but puts moving cars in a tunnel at much lower cost. >> the mayor says the city's goal it to transform diridon into a grand central station, capable of handling the crush of new workers coming from areas with google's new downtown campus. >>> new details this morning in a deadly plane crash in southern california. officials say the pilot's police badge and papers w

. >>> but first, check it out, "today in the bay's" mike inouye celebrating the lunar new year on facebook. be sure to follow him and see some of his traditions. roof rack! this is how are we gonna fit in your mom's buick? easy. i like that new buick. me too. i was actually talking about that buick. i knew that. did you? buick's fresh new lineup is full of surprises. get great deals on our expectation-shattering lineup. pay no interest for 72 months on most buick models. >>> 5:24, and new this rn fire at a paris apartment complex. there are now nine confirmed deaths. more than 30 others are injured, including six firefighters. the fire itself started a little bit after midnight inside an eight-story building in an upscale part of western paris. authorities say a woman who lives in that building is now in custody. >>> federal the pprosecutors ar issuing a subpoena from president trump's inauguration. they are investigating allegations the committee misspent some of the tens of millions it raised from donations. investigators are looking into whether or not some donors gave money to exchange

mike inouye is coming up with traffic but first meteorologist kari hall is tracking the storm for us. >> the storm is moving farther south but we have main concerns for the north bay with the flooding, rising creeks and rivers. looking at storm ranger right now, it's not as widespread in terms of the rain that we are seeing right now on the doppler radar and moving through parts of the peninsula with at times heavy rain here and there but not as widespread once again. and this storm will give us some breaks here and there, going into the afternoon, so as we go hour by hour, still some rain chances, even in the north bay, as we go through the 8:00 to 9:00, even 10:00 hours, and then approaching noontime, there soon will be hit or miss rain around the bay area, but we will start to see this tapering off, going into the evening commute, so i'll be tracking the impacts of all the heavy rain we've seen from the past couple of days and mike, you're taking us to the south bay. >> that's right, kari. you're talking about the south bay getting the rain now, as it had not been for the majority

mike inouye. >> we start slowing.ns. co cupertino, those are the areas where we're seeing more commute moving in the area. oakland, 580, highway 13, 880, all north, pushing to the bay bridge and the maze, we still have that condition. a little easier movement here out of walnut creek and the upper east shore freeway. things are starting to slow down for that volume of traffic. wall nut creek, 680 there, moving nicely. a little slower towards the interchange. there's bart, no problems. >> i'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. ♪ >>> back now, 8:30 as we say hello to jenna bush hager and our crowd, too. valentine's day is coming up on thursday, so we started thinking about ways that we could help people share the love in a big way, and i think we got it figured out, don't you? >> i do too. look how cute this is. we're collecting notes from our crowd all week, and we're going to pin them on our big love board. we are about sharing, the l-o-v-e. this could be to your valentine's by thursday we want to have thi

mike inouye is standing by with a look at our commute. >> those familiar with the area know it's a busyok northbound 101 was almost completely stopped, actually it was completely stopped for a couple of minutes. they may have moved a crash by the first tower exiting san francisco. the problem only two lanes for the morning commute and one of those was blocked for about a half hour. again, we may be seeing that clearing now. the bay bridge metering lights are on. mild slowing through oakland and the rest of the bay and the rain coming in so the ray for shows what kari is tracking. back to you. >>> we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes and we're always on at nbcbayarea.com. >>> welcome back, everybody. 8:30 on this friday morning, february 8th, 2019. the rain held up just a little bit so we could hang out with a bunch of people and a birthday girl. happy friday. >> happy birthday. >> you've got a crowd moment for us? >> i've got a crowd moment. i got a friday morning -- i'm looking for molly and jan, molly and jan, hey! how are we? someone's having a birthday? >> we

. >>> let's check in with mike inouye who has a check on the commute. >> nothing like that going on only 24 minutes from highway 4 to this at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's great. we had this clearing earlier. it's only 8:27 now.clearing, no. around the bay, a lighter friday commute. south bay, a little slower than you might like. mountain view out of san jose, midmorning, late afternoon, we'll get a lot more traffic. so be careful as that rain comes in. >> thanks for that update. i'll have another update in half an hour. see you then. >>> hey, everybody, 8:30 on this friday morning, the first day of february 2019. we have not one but two happy crowds. they're the folks out here with us on the plaza. we've got 13 degrees out here. plus, there are a lot of football fans down in atlanta. they got their own pep rally. that's where al and craig are spending a little time. hey, guys, how are you doing? >> it's fantastic, and such energy. such energy. >> we've got spirit, and of course we've got these great super bowl beanies thanks to new era cap. >> you have a crowd moment? >> i do. i hav