Partners and associates and staff of gilbert l. L. P. Law firm, where we are right now, they made me take the jacket off. I didnt want to take it off. Tim of capitol hill, jill of skd nickerbacher, their efforts have been inconceivable. Senator Patrick Leahy has been instrumental in sheparding the arrival of this day. Wasnt to thank all of the members of congress from all sides of the aisle such as senator flake, representatives Chris Van Holen and barbara lee and others who spoke up or visited me, subjected themselves to my ranting and helped me regain some of my weight. Even in cuba, m ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands. To all of those who tried to visit but were unable to, thank you for trying. Im at your service as soon as i get some new teeth, and i hope they will be strong and sharp enough to make a difference. To the washington Jewish Community, ron halber in particular and his staff at the Jewish Community relations council, all of the executive directors, staff and volunteers of participating jcrc, federation, synagogue, schools and other jewish, christian and muslim organizations nationwide, god bless you and thank you. It was crucial to me survival knowing that i was not forgotten. Your prayers and your actions have been comforting, me assuring and sustaining. And to my extended family, especially my sister bonnie, my cousins and friends, howard, bruce, our group and so many others who exemplify the true meaning of friendship, thank you. I do understand that there are many others who actively participated in securing my freedom of whom i am only nominally aware at this juncture. I promise i will express a more direct and personal gratitude as soon as i know who you are. But ultimately, ultimately the decision to arrange for and secure my release was made in the oval office. To president obama and the staff, thank you. In my last letter to president obama, i wrote that despite my fiveyear tenure in captivity, i would not want to trade places with him and i wouldnt want to trade places with him on this glorious day. Five years of ice lasolation notwithstanding, i did not need daily briefings to be connie distant of what are undoubtedly incredible challenges facing our nation. I feel compelled to share with you my utmost respect for and fondness of the people of cuba. In no way are they responsible for the ordeal to which my family and i have been subjected. To me, cubans, or most of them, are incredibly kind, generous and talented. It pains me to see them treated so unjustly as a consequence of two governments mutually belligerent policies. 5 1 2 decades of history show us that such beling rens inhibits better judgments. I hope we can get beyond these policies. And i was happy to hear what the president had to say day. It was particularly cool to be sitting next to the secretary of state as he was hearing about his Job Description for the next couple of months. In all seriousness, this is a game changer which i fully support. In the meantime, i ask that you respect my wishes for complete and total privacy. A judicious lesson i have learned from this experience is that freedom is not free. And as personified by scott and our team, we must never forget the two pillars of moses covenant, freedom and responsibility. I am incredibly blessed finally to have the freedom to resume a positive and constructive life. But for now i will close with a quote. Its good to be home. Thank you and i wish you all a happy Holiday Season. Thank you. What are your wishes for u. S. cuban relations now . Thanks, everybody. I support the president. Thank you very much. Happy hanukkah. Lovely remarks by alan gross in the first hours of his freedom back in this country. If you didnt know better, you would think he had five years to think about what to say. But he gathered his composure despite as we said the loss of five teeth which he briefly showed off to the group asking for his privacy now, thanking all those whose hard work led to his freedom. That question you heard at the end from Andrea Mitchell in the front row who is with us at least by telephone. Andrea, remarkable showing by mr. Gross. Caller it is remarkable, brian, that he was as composed as he is. He has lost his teeth. He wont do any interviews until that has been addressed. He is composed, grateful. He wasnt angry, resentful he felt abandoned by the u. S. Government. He did not know all the details of the negotiations that were taking place. Pope francis got involved directly. This is the first latin american pope. This was an Important Mission for him. Secretary kerry discussed it. President obama discussed it with the appropriapope. There were secret negotiations hosted by canada. We know this has been going on intensively behind the scenes and that alan gross is now free. There is a u. S. Spy being lauded by the u. S. Intelligence agency for all he contributed. He has been in jail for 20 years. Three cubans have been returned to cuba and 53 cuban Political Prisoners have been released in havana as well as the opening of negotiations to open an embassy after all of these almost 54 years, brian. We marketable turn remarkabl. Andrea mitchell there at the News Conference at the press statement today. More on all of this, of course, tonight on nbc nightly news. For now, for Andrea Mitchell and our team, im Brian Williams nbc news, new york. Nbc bay area news starts now. And rain returns to the bay area. Well give you a live look at our realtime doppler radar. Were already seeing plenty of green, with more on the way. Good morning, everyone, thank you for joining us, im scott mcgrew. And im kris sanchez. Well get to meteorologist Christina Loren in a moment, but first, breaking news in the south bay. 49ers ray mcdonald is facing new accusations this morning, a reported Sexual Assault and officers say mcdonald is the alleged suspect. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo is live at levis stadium and damian, you were the first to break this story, what kind of details do you have for us so far . Reporter well, i got a call from sources early this morning and then over an hour ago San Jose Police confirmed that, yes, in fact, they have served a search warrant at the home of 49ers ray mcdonald. We have video of him actually leaving the jail a few weeks ago on unrelated, unproven, and uncorroborated allegations. Now police got a call from a hospital yesterday morning. It involved a possible Sexual Assault victim who was there getting treatment. The Victim Told Police she was possibly, possibly sexually assaulted the day before and identified the alleged suspect as ray mcdonald. The warrant was served last night. No arrests have been made. The d. A. Declined to file charges a few weeks ago against mcdonald after Domestic Violence allegations. Today mcdonald is back in the spotlight in a negative way here at levis stadium. Comcast sportsnet bay area did hear from the nfl. They say they are looking into the allegations, but as of now, ray mcdonald is able to take the field for the game on saturday against the chargers. Thats saturday at 5 30. Again, these are just allegations at this point. Ray mcdonald has not been arrested or charged in this case. These are allegations identified by police as being potentially the suspect of a Sexual Assault that occurred this week at his home here in the east foothills. For now thats the latest from levis stadium, Damian Trujillo, nbc bay area news. All right. Thank you, damian. And we have just talked with Ray Mcdonalds mother over the phone. She says she doesnt know anything yet, but says theres no truth to it all. Stay with us for continuing coverage on the story. Well have an update tonight at 5 00. So back to our other top story, the rain. Well take you outside with a live look at san rafael, dublin, San Francisco, and san jose. Meteorologist Christina Loren, this one is just getting started. It is. You know what, we actually had some sunshine out there for part of the day. Let me kind of show you that, take you back a few hours. At this point, the sky is gray all across the board. This is sunol, but we did have two to three hours of sun, more on the way tomorrow. But there is more heavy rain moving our way, and i want to kind of bring you up to date with some of the more impressive Historical Data thats coming in. This is slowly trickling in, but take a look at this, since the beginning of this month, were now at the 17th, we have averaged threequarters of an inch of rain or more every single day up in santa rosa, so so far for the season, in every metropolitan city across the bay area, were basically at four times as much as we typically get. And last year we didnt even get what we typically get, so that is why we have such historic totals to bring you. Let me show you the radar right now. Picture looks good. You can see the clouds rushing in ahead of that rain. Thats going to be here by about 1 00, so keep in mind if youre trying to get outdoors, your hours to do so without dodging showers are numbered. Temps in the 50s for today, then another storm system friday into the weekendment i will be able to get you outdoors this weekend. Stick around, full forecast is moments away. Back to you, kris, scott, and the top stories of the day. All the wet weather were seeing has caused hillsides to crumble. This morning between fremont and sunol closed by a mudslide. Crews cleared the road and it reopened to traffic. Nobody hurt in that mudslide. Its becoming a familiar sight everywhere, a large tree fell this time in santa clara. Pine fell along the front of the house, but had it fallen in another direction, it could have taken out a number of gas meters within inches of its trunk. The ground is saturated and the root systems arent as stable as they were. And now people in that neighborhood are wondering which other trees might come down. Right along here, right in front, you know. My kids come out here and play. It could have been a lot worse. Its still pretty bad, but it could have been a lot worse. No one was hurt when this tree came down. Be sure to download our nbc bay area app for your smartphone. Youre clicking on our icon there takes you to the weather page, forecast, radar, and weather alerts, as well. Three different locations, three different cars set on fire and all of them early this morning and now San Francisco police are looking into the suspicious incidents. Nbc bay areas bob redell is live in San Francisco with the latest on this investigation and certainly something people dont want to walk out to in the morning, bob. Reporter good morning to you, kris. This is the second time in under just a month that cars have been set on fire here in noe valley. The Fire Department believes the first time was arson and they feel the same way about what happened this someone set you can see behind me that mercedes jeep suv, two other jeeps and a pickup on fire early this morning all within about a tenblock radius of each other, taking place within a short amount of time. The calls coming in between 4 10 and 5 30 this morning. Please stop. Reporter thats Eric Hartwick with a short and simple message to the person who set his 2007 jeep on fire this morning as it was parked on cumberland and church. It happened a little after 4 00 this morning. You can see his jeep is destroyed, leaving him not only high and dry, but really, really frustrated to say the least with whoever it was that did this. Yeah, completely unnecessary. Reporter is this your only ride . My only ride. Reporter what are you going to do . I have no idea. Reporter do you have to get to work . Yeah, luckily i can take muni, but i was supposed to go to tahoe in a few days. I dont know how to get there now. Reporter this was the scene of another car fire not far from where im standing, you can see the charring marks left on the ground before the car was towed away. Police and Fire Department are interviewi interviewing residents, theyll also be checking to see if there might have been a surveillance camera to catch this fire bug. Back on november 19th, someone set a van and three other cars, including another jeep on fire in roughly the same area of noe valley. The fire investigator who we spoke with this morning is not sure if the two mornings are related. Also doesnt believe someone is targeting jeeps, per se. Still, no arrests in either case. As we stand out here on liberty in the 400 block in noe valley, we have seen Police Officers going door to door knocking, trying to interview people to see if they know anything. Reporting live here in San Francisco, bob redell, nbc bay area news. All right, thanks, bob. Well, still to come, talk about a bumpy flight. This one was more than just scary. This went on and on and on, injured some passengers. Plus, a new twist for a movie that hasnt even come out yet. Sony abruptly changes plans for the film that has north korea seeing red. And welcome back to you. The dow industrial is up 277 points today after the fed once again urged patience on raising interest rates. We see no sign of inflations. Thats given the fed some courage, but if janet yellen is wrong about this, she will pay for it dearly. Inspired by google, awarding a lot of money to the first private company that will send a probe to the moon, millions of dollars are now on the line. Google says it will extend the deadline on this prize. There are lots of companies in early stages. Turns out its a lot harder than everybody thought, so they are giving the teams more time, theyve extended that deadline. This video is not running backwards. Spacex just about perfected the system of landing rockets using rockets. It said it will land the first stage of a dragon rocket, no word on when, but soon. Well, in this case, making too much money may be a bad thing. The ruble is worth so little money its taking more and more rubles to buy even the smallest thing, and this causes all kinds of headaches for Companies Like apple and iphone, for instance, might cost around 45,000 rubles one day, about 700 american, and 50,000 rubles the next day because the ruble will not stop falling. In fact, its down 52 this year. So apple this week has stopped all direct sales in russia. Apple doesnt have any stores in russia, but did sell Products Online and it has suspended those sales. Kris . That is interesting. It turns out that the show wont go on, at least when it comes to the new York Premiere of the film the interview. The film was scheduled for tomorrow night, but sony cancelled it amidst new threats that a 9 11style attack will happen at movie theaters which show that film. The movie is about an assassination attempt on north koreas leader kim jongun. The department of Homeland Security says theres no credible intelligence leading to an indication that an active plot against movie theaters in the u. S. Is under way. We spoke with local movie goers about the controversy. A little bit scary considering what happened in colorado with aurora with the dark knight. When you have threats before, its something to take into account. I know for me its not going to stop me. I think if only that its going to hype up the movie more and make people want to see it. Sony says it does not plan to pull the film, but is leaving it up to local theaters to decide whether to show it. Well, weeks of collecting toys for bay area kids this Holiday Season is wrapping up. Every year family giving tree collects and distributes tens of thousands of toys for underserved children and this morning the nbc bay area family joined other volunteers in milpitas to help sort, wrap, organize, and load up gifts for delivery, and soon all of those toys will be on their way to make this holiday brighter for many local families. And that was our boss there. We have a family giving tree in the office. Im always shocked at some of the thing s requested, sometime shoes. Shoe laces will make somebody a lot better off. I can tell you, its one of those seasons where my heart is really going out to those less fortunate without a roof over their head, with all this rain, can you imagine . If you can give and, of course, youre in the bay area, such generous, generous people. We thank you for everything that you do. Love the way that the bay area gives back. We are all bay area proud. Your live radar tells the story right now, not a lot of activity, but as i widen out, the big green blob, our next round of steady rain is slowly developing. Heres whats happening. Im watching this thing kind of push to the south, so we might get by for the next few hours, nice and dry, but i stop the clock for you, take you into the 2 00 hour, thats when that thing starts to move in, and behind it, heavier rainfall will arrive this evening. Between 1 00 and 8 00, count on shower activity, then things will start to lighten up as we meet back here tomorrow morning, but this will be short lived. Another strong system on the heels of the one thats going to come through today, and as a result we are talking about some pretty heavy downpours starting fridayment i think this will primarily be a north bay event, however, heading over to tahoe, problematic friday into saturday. Much better conditions if youre trying to get up there saturday, into sunday, but heres the deal. As we head through next week, we are going to see a prolonged stretch of dry weather. That really kicks off on sunday and extends into christmas day, thursday. Then after that, the first week of january, potentially, we get slammed. So you do want to keep that in mind, we have a lot more rain on the way, but a nice dry break just in time for christmas. Maybe youre heading out of town. Heres the places were watching for potential delays through the next couple days. Today is looking like a pretty good travel day, but watch for rain, portland, seattle, check ahead there. Also were expecting strong storms to develop in houston and new orleans. And then, yeah, northeast getting that way, this year is actually looking okay for travel, but you do want to check ahead, because we are expecting some gusty winds out of new york citys laguardia and washington, d. C. , as per usual. Overall, if you want that white christmas, youre not going to have to go far, maybe a two and a half hour drive to tahoe. How much snow theyve accumulated, plus, we could break a record in san jose. More on that coming up. Right now, back to you, scott and kris. Thank you much. Still to come, a new winner is crowned on the voice. Well recap last nights finale for you coming up next. Coming up after nbc bay area news at 11 00, access Hollywood Live, followed by days of our lives at 1 00 p. M. Well, the voice will put the wrap on season seven. It did last night. Yeah, in case you missed it, you were asleep already, or you want to see the highlights again, heres mark barger with who won. One of you is the voice reporter it came down to country rock versus pop rock, team blake versus team adam. The 33yearold from texas beat out philadelphias Matt Mcandrew for the voice season seven title. I screamed like a girl, i did. Reporter the victory comes a little more than a year after boyd nearly quit the music business because his career wasnt paying the bills. Its a validation that all that hard work ive put in up to this point is was not in vain. Reporter the runnerup takes consolation that his original song wasted love hit number one on the itunes chart earlier in the day. Just because i didnt win doesnt mean i didnt set myself up for Amazing Things after the show, which is what im so excited about. Reporter its a sentiment echoed by the third place finisher chris jamison. He took the stage last night with pop sensation jesse j. Music is the path ill be on for the rest of my life. Reporter Damian Lawson finished fourth but took inspiration from his duet partner jennifer hudson. She fell short of winning American Idol a decade ago. I still have a career after this, and im ready to start working. Reporter on a finale filled with starstudded performances america picked the right guy, and i couldnt be happier for you, man. Reporter the voice crowns a star of its own. Mark barger, nbc news. Well, still to come, we investigate. Your tv spot, your investigative reporting resulted in some of these agencies being made aware of the fact that theres a problem here. Law enforcement dropping the ball, failing to appear in court. We take you inside the numbers, including one agency missing court 20 of the time. Paid to serve, protect, and show up in court, but we have uncovered more problems with local Police Officers who are skipping out on their courtroom duties. Chief investigator Tony Kovaleski has the exclusive details. All rise. Court is now in session. Reporter its a time for the ticket writer and the Ticket Holder to make their cases. Call the first case number one on the calendar reporter its show time in Santa Clara CountyTraffic Court. But as Court Records confirmed and our investigation found, in many cases it was noshow time. Apparently he had forgotten that there was a Traffic Court appearance today. Reporter we found Law Enforcement officers failing to appear in court, costing the court, the county, and the city both time and money. Forgetting is not good cause. Motion to dismiss is granted. Your tv spot, your investigative reporting resulted in some of these agencies being made aware of the fact that theres a problem here. Reporter and our analysis of traffic Court Records found the biggest problems with the redwood city chp division, the San Jose Police department, and the San Jose Division of the chp all failing to appear for traffic tickets more than 15 of the time. Your agency here in san jose is one of the highest in failing to appear. Will you share that with your patrolmen . Oh, most certainly. Yeah, its thats an easy question, yes. Definitely, is the message going to be a little bit stronger . I think they are going to have to turn the television on. Reporter when you got these numbers, a bit of a wakeup call . I think for us when we look at the numbers provided to us, she recognized the fact we needed to do a better job. Reporter both the chp and San Jose Police promised changes, including tracking and Monitoring Court appearances. So this matter will be dismissed. Reporter now five months later, records show those changes have made a difference. Theres a significant drop in noshow rate. Reporter Court Commissioner is referring to these numbers. Since our first investigation back in june, San Jose Police dropped its noshow rate by 4 . San jose chp dropped by 7 . And redwood city chp went from a 20 noshow rate down to 8 . A 12 improvement. Whats that say . That says that, well, number one they listened to what yall had to say. And they made the corrective made the corrections. And it just tells me that they want to do the right thing, they did the right thing. Reporter but our latest review of recent Court Records found not everyone got that message. The officer is not present in your matter reporter on this day, a santa clara sheriffs deputy failed to appear. So this matter will be dismissed, lack of prosecution. Reporter our review of Court Records for the past five months found missing court 20 of the time, a 6 increase from last years numbers. The largest noshow rate of any major agency. That number is a little higher than i expected. And thats the reason why i was surprised when you presented me with the data. Reporter captain rick sung responded to the numbers saying the Santa Clara County sheriffs office, like other agencies, will now focus on tracking deputies appearances in court. Whats the message youre taking to your deputies from this data . Take care of business. This is what we have to do as a government entity. You come to us with a problem and youre looking for a solution, and were here to provide that solution. Reporter im Tony Kovaleski, nbc bay area news. Well, if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call, 888996tips or send an email to the unit. Australian Security Forces are trying to figure out why the man behind this weeks deadly hostage situation in sydney was not on a terror watch list. They say the 50yearold iranianborn isis fanatic had been on a watch list but was removed from it years ago and its unclear why his name was taken off that list. Earlier this week, he held 17 people hostage inside a cafe for 16 hours. He was killed when Police Rushed in to free the captives. Two hostages died in that standoff. That hostage situation rattled a lot of nerves, but also cast a negative light on uber. Some riders were charged extra to escape the area in sydney there. In todays reality check, sam brock sees if uber broke its promise. The hostage situation in sydney is the most recent and extreme example of an emergency, but stormaggedon also sparked outrage, particularly on twitter. Did the company take advantage of its riders . We take a closer look. It was by nearly all accounts an unusual bay area weather event. Trucks slushing through Swimming Pool highways, vehicles stranded with drivers climbing out of car windows, residents displaced from their homes, an emergency . The Ridesharing Company uber didnt think so, allowing prices to jump up to four times the normal rate. Uber says the higher prices attract cars during times of need, in line with the companys business model. But transportation industrybacked group whos driving you . Slammed uber for allegedly breaking its promise to shut down surge pricing during local emergencies. So whos telling the truth . Heres the reality, following uproar over ubers surge pricing during hurricane sandy, the Company Announced a new National Policy shown here on its blog to outline how ubers algorithms will be capped during disasters and relevant states of emergency, although they werent capped during the bay area storm. To be clear, dozens of School Districts closed school the day before, major roadways shut down and Many Companies cancelled work. All activities at californias office of Emergency Services tells us indicative of emergency preparedness, so why didnt uber consider the event an emergency . Thats the question we specifically asked the company and received the response, the uber app was created to give riders a safe, reliable option to move around downtown and dynamic pricing makes it possible for uber to meet even during times of high demand like inclement weather. So while everyone treated the storm as a emergency, it failed to meet ubers standard. Uber did strike a deal with new york about what constitutes an emergency, that includes stressful weather, but that definition only applies in new york for now. San francisco and los angeles would like to strike a similar deal in court, also with more protections for consumers. Im sam brock and thats this edition of reality check. Back to you. Well, still to come, a new flavor just in time for the new year. Well tell you about jelly bellys latest concoction. Plus i would probably think someone made this story up. The gift of life comes full circle. The remarkable bond connecting two families and the special way they are celebrating it this Holiday Season. It is part of our bay area proud series. Meanwhile, talking about turning things around, we have a whole other pattern. Just this month, talking about some cities accumulating seven times as much rain as we typically see. There is more on the way, and we could actually break an alltime record in san jose. Ill tell you when we might just do that when nbc bay area news at 11 00 comes right back. Well, next week millions of gifts will be exchanged across the world. Very few will be able to match the uniqueness of the meaning of a gift two bay area families exchanged earlier this year. Garvin thomas is here with our bay area proud series. Reporter giving someone the same gift they once gave you years before might not seem the most original thing to do, but when that gift is the gift of life, not only is it acceptable, it should be celebrated. Lets take a look and see what they look like. Reporter every year for the past ten years couple more minutes. Reporter Gary Mackinnon and his wife janice have opened up their petaluma home and barn for an ever growing Holiday Gathering and tree lighting. That first year, about 15 people came. Then there were 40 people, then there were 70, tonight what was there, damn near 200. Reporter yet no matter how big this party gets, some guests are always going to be a little more special than others. Bill mallard, his wife tish, and the rest of their clan. Thats because this whole celebration began a decade ago as a way for the mackinnons to thank the mallards, or at least try to. Those words dont apply, and theres not a word that does apply. Even to this day, they dont know what theyve done for us. Reporter in 2004, the mallards son caleb died in an atv accident. Through organ donation, calebs pancreas ended up saving the life of the mackinnons son jake. The two families soon connected and formed a special bond, one that considering what happened earlier this year, you can now call unique. I would probably think someone made this story up. Reporter and almost unbelievable. Because really its like a madeup story. Its very close to my heart. Reporter earlier this year, with bill mallards kidneys failing, Janice Mackinnon donated one of hers to save his life. For his mother to turn around ten years later and save my life, its mind boggling. Reporter and as the two families, their friends and neighbors gathered around what they now call calebs tree, this years lighting took on a special meaning, the gift of life has come full circle. Not only is the annual party in petaluma a celebration of organ transplant, its a way to give back to the community, as well. This year 100 bicycles were collected, 50 of which will go to underprivileged children in petaluma and 50 to the mallards hometown of livingston. Garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. Go to our website, nbcbayarea. Com, and search bay area proud. Well, if youre looking to class up your wedding, consider champagneflavored jelly bellies. The company in fairfield unveiled the new flavor just in time for new years. The Company Hopes that the candys shimmering golden finish reminds people of a freshly poured glass of bubbly. The candy is designed for adults, it does not contain alcohol. Bags of jelly bellies are being shipped to candy stores now and will be available in times for the holidays. Fun to put them in a glass, that looks fun. Lets get another check of the weather with christina. Shes been busy all week and last week, as well. We welcome back kris sanchez, we missed you, but you were in the wet weather, we tip our hats to you, thank you for bringing us the live reports. She was down in san jose with the downed tree. But lets start with the good before we get to the bad, which is more aftermath from more potential flooding. Good stuff from tahoe, this is from about 5,000 feet, south lake tahoe, and you can see it looks like a virtual Winter Wonderland out there and its like lets hang on this video because it hasnt looked this good in years, in over three years, and based on what im hearing from a lot of resorts, they are expecting one of the best seasons in over ten years. You know what, some of the results so far are definitely representative of that and were talking about kirkwood the past seven days, almost three feet of powder and thats at the base and its all about that base. Were going to continue to add to those accumulations as we head throughout the next couple days with more rain on the way, but if you wanted to head up there for christmas, looking good, nice and dry most of next week across most of california. Lets bring you up to date for the month of december. This took a lot of time to get all this data together, but were looking really good in terms of our average rainfall. Here in the south bay, for example, we usually only have about an inch of rain for december, so far this december we have had over seven inches of rain. As a result were at 786 of average with more on the way. We could actually break an alltime record in san jose. We just need about two more inches of rain and i think we are going to do it. We have until the end of the month. You think about it, these are records for december, were at the 17th day. We still have about a half of the month to get through before were able to really rack up the totals for you. The success of december is definitely something to talk about. 55 degrees in San Francisco for today, 56 degrees with rain on the way to the east shore. Heres your live radar right now, not a lot of activity out there. If you want to get outdoors and hang the christmas lights, havent been able to do so, you have a chance to do so for now. Everything changes, though, we take you into the 3 00 hour, that heavy rain starts to move in. We advance the future cast at 9 00 p. M. , showers start to deteriorate a little bit at that point, but were still counting on waves of rain to move over the bay area, at least until 3 00 p. M. Tomorrow, but take a look at the difference, the steady stuff will break apart, light cells by friday. Our last round of wet weather, and this looks like a doozy, before we get a nice spell of prolonged dry weather. So here we go, take you through your thursday, good day for outdoor plans, spotty showers activity, friday the whopper storm system comes in between 9 00 and 3 00 p. M. The bulk of the moisture. Saturday into sunday, looking okay for travel plans, then as we head throughout most of next week, looking good, but stay tuned. Were going to keep you updated on the alltime record chance in san jose. Almost unbelievable, but hey, kris, you know because you were out there in it. Relatively speaking, it was a break, because it was a little bit of rain. Come on, im wearing wool today. Im always feeling sorry for you, if that helps. Im happy to do it, i am. It is kind of fun. Still to come, he is a big influence here in the bay area. Now Carlos Santana shares his latest project with us. Its not only a music legend, hes a true San Francisco legend. 67yearold Carlos Santana continues to perform, but behind the music is a compelling and inspiring personal story. Heres nbc bay areas joe rosato jr. This book is dedicated to my dearest mother. Reporter any good story for her power, patience, tenacity. Reporter has a beginning and end, but along the way you need a few twists and turns to strike a chord. Its about completing a certain chapter in my life. Reporter so after a lifetime of gripping a guitar, musician Carlos Santana now tried his hand at author. The main reason is for healing. Everyone on this planet needs healing. Reporter his new book is called universal tone, its a memoir of his childhood through his long run as a musical guru. I have completed this whole bushel of stories. Reporter among the stories are tales of the many powerful influences who shaped his sound, but perhaps the most important was his father, jose santana. In the beginning he started playing more like chamber music, then he became a fulltime mariachi with the full attire and everything. Reporter when he was 15 years old, santanas family moved from mexico to San Francisco where he attended middle school and mission high school. Coming to San Francisco was really incredible in the early 60s, because on the radio you heard everything, literally, from willie nelson, to monk. Reporter San Francisco, where santana grew up was filled with music. So many jazz clubs and when you went to one youd learn a particular subject. Reporter santanas long career took him from woodstock to the pages of rock royalty. His 1999 album supernatural sold 30 million copies, pulling in three grammy awards. I think thats why you call it a comeback, comeback to radio, but not to life. Reporter for now, santanas life as an author has taken him from stage to book signings and speaking engagements, but music is never far away. People love the songs from our hearts because they get to dance, they get to recollect. She was a lover of truth and i feel her energy now more than ever. Reporter though he splits his time between marin and las vegas, his early days in San Francisco will always be with him. Thank you, mom, i love you eternally. Your prayers worked. Reporter joe rosato jr. , nbc bay area news. All right. Yesterday you werent here, we talked about eddie the terrible. Hes found a new home. Well tell you coming up after the break. I cant wait. Well, in the south bay, a Marketing Campaign paid off big for eddie the terrible. Introduced during the break, the naughty chihuahua has a home today. The Humane Society advertised eddies less desirable qualities. Among them, walks, he turns into c kujo when he sees other dogs. Not only did the campaign get national attention, it did get eddie a new home, as well. We wish you the best of luck with eddie. 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