Saturated. Look at this play area under water because the ground cant take any more water. The river is just over there about 30 feet, the old timers here tell me, if the river comes up more, like last night it was almost over the riverbank, if we get 5 to 6 inches, Something Like that, they tell me it could go all the way to the road over there and make things worse. Rainwater runoff has created streams along roadways in the Santa Cruz Mountains, creating traction problems for drivers. Especially on highway 17. Its the way its been. Thats the way it is all day yesterday. And monday. Santa cruz chp had already logged 10 accidents on the highway on tuesday alone. When crashes werent holding up traffic. Mudslides and falling trees were. Weve been nonstop picking up little slides down the road. The patients and skills of drivers are sure to be tested even more. Were likely to see even more accidents. We had 10 yesterday as you heard from chp and santa cruz. I talked to them a short time ago, in between midnight and 4 00 p. M. Today. More than 20 just since yesterday, were live in felton, tom jensen, nbc bay area news. Some trouble in the north bay as well. Take a look from our nbc helicopter, caught several boats blown ashore by the high waves and winds in tiberren. The coast guard tells us it doesnt appear that any people on board those boats were hurt or any problems, because they did not get any distress call. Just into our newsroom, a major traffic alert, weve learned in the past hour i80 in the sierra is closed in both directions, all lanes, closed 80 westbound at truckee. Eastbound 80 closed at colfax. This is why the snow is coming down fast. Snow is creating problems at ski resorts. Alpine meadows closed today. Squaw valley ran limit ed operations. If you want to watch storm ranger while it works, we have a live picture streaming on our website, go to nbcbayarea. Com. I have the courage to stand by you. And i will. A pledge from oaklands brand new police chief. The new leader f eer fills a sp thats been open for more than six months. For the first time in the history of the city, a woman will be the top cop. The new chief held her first news conference. Jodi . The new chief acknowledges that she is an kbrout sider, but she says she is determined to earn the trust of Oakland Police officers and the community. When it comes to leading this department, she says shes all in. I am so excited to be here in oakland, and to be your chief of police. Oaklands new police chief says shes ready to hit the ground running. Veteran Law Enforcement leader says she has the courage to transform the beleaguered Oakland Police department. Were moving forward, well learn from the mistakes of our past, the past is behind us now. We learn from that, and were moving forward. Kirkpatricks 34 years in Law Enforcement includes serving as chief in several cities in washington. And most recently heading up Police Reforms in chicago. The tennessee native says shes not afraid to hold officers accountable. But promises to also be their biggest champion. For the men and women of the Oakland Police department, i want you to know that i have the courage to stand by you, and i will. Im glad and i think all the officers are glad that the uncertainty of not having a chief has now ended. And we actually have a chief of Police Moving into the new year. Kirkpatrick will be oaklands First Female Police chief at the time the Department Needs a change in culture. Its all about leadership, not gender. I am a leader who is cloaked as a woman. And im grateful for being a woman. But i will be your leader as well. Now, just a few hours after she introduced herself, Oakland Police officers responded to this citys first homicide of the year. A man was shot to death this afternoon in west oakland. Folks in that neighborhood told me today, they hope this new chief brings needed change. Reporting live in oakland, Jodi Hernandez nbc bay area news. Thank you, jodi. Our Investigative Unit has been looking into kirkpatricks job history. It wont be the first time shell be working for a department steeped in scandal. She comes to oakland from chicago. She started that job shortly after a u. S. Department of justice investigation. The investigation, the Chicago Police intended to cover up an officer involved killing of an africanamerican man. Kirkpatrick used to be chief of police in spokane, washington. Running the department in spokane, kirkpatrick was sued by one of her employees, that employee was a police officer. Who kirkpatrick fired after he allegedly threatened to kill his wife. The officer claimed he was wrongfully fired and a jury ultimately took his side. A gun battle on a highway offramp this morning. The gunfire was reported at the redwood road offramp from eastbound 580. Thats near the Castro Valley bart station. Deputies found shell casings. The offramp was closed while deputies were investigating, its since reopened. This student art project is angering Police Officers across the country. Thats because it depicts police as pigs. And its hanging on a wall at capitol hill. Now, officers are demanding that artwork be taken down. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo is live with a look at the controversial painting. Damian. The controversial artwork has angered officers from coast to coast, including here in the bay area, they say the artwork has the potential of causing more violence against officers everywhere. The flag outside Police Headquarters is at full staff today, officers say theyre tired of seeing it lowered, after one of their own is killed for no reason, other than for being a cop. The Union President now worries this painting will cause more violence against officers. It depicts Police Officers as pigs, pointing guns at africanamericans. Its the hateful message. The painting sits in the u. S. Capital office of william clay. It was one of the winners in a student art competition. This letter to House Speaker paul ryan, the San Jose Police union joined unions in new york, l. A. , oakland and San Francisco in demanding the speaker use his power to take down the art immediately, calling it reprehensible and repugnant. Artwork like this, false narratives by antipolice groups, cause more violence. We absolutely believe that, weve seen it, we saw it last year. The u. S. A. Today reports ambush style killings of officers were up. Sergeant paul kelly says this artwork on capitol hill only make matters worse. In a response to nbc bay area. Congressman clay whose office sponsored the art contest. Said he had no role in selecting the winner. The u. S. Capital is a symbol of freedom, not censorship. The young artist chose his own subject and the painting will not be removed. Its time for us to stop false narratives. He hopes this flag does not have to be lowered again because of a piece of art. Five unions representing 27,000 Police Officers nationwide, have signed that letter. And we are hearing more unions are also jumping in. Live in san jose, Damian Trujillo, nbc bay area news. Were tracking very heavy snow across the sierra. Which is causing a closure on i80, westbound at truckee, eastbound at colfax. A stronger storm on the way this weekend, well talk about exactly when the flooding threat will be the highest, thats at 6 19 tonight. An Apartment Building is set to be demolished. Why city leaders say they have to use taxpayer money to pay for the demolition thats on private land. Over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something thats been out of reach for far too long Health Insurance. How . They enrolled through covered california. Its the Health Insurance marketplace where youll find a range of plans from leading Health Insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. And, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. To get covered, youve got to get going. Open enrollment ends january 31st. Visit covereca. Com today. The car crash off a cliff in san luis obispo. The victim has been identified as a missing los angeles woman. G new information tonight about the car crash off a cliff. The victim has been identified as a missing los angeles woman. Hannah gonzalez and Brian Fernandez disappeared on december 23rd, they were supposed to return on christmas day. They went to big sur for christmas weekend and had not been seen since. The body found down a rocky embankment was that of hannah gonzalez. The body of her dog was found 15 feet from the shore. Search and rescue and dive teams are looking for the body of her husband along with the body of another dog. Saving time could save lives. Thats the idea behind new fire codes that go into place next year. This is an apartment complex that burned in the citys mission district. If you see something, say something. Starting this month in San Francisco. Renters should see signs posted like this one at the building entrance, showing emergency exits and where fire alarms and fire extinguishers are located in the building. Its a good idea, hes rented for the past three years. Fire extinguishers, all those types of things, i wouldnt have an idea to be honest. Thats why the Fire Department is now requiring apartment owners to foet phi current and future renters about the fire exits. This is all about time. Time is short when theres an emergency. If youre familiar with your surroundings, you have a much greater chance to get out of the building safely. They prompted the board of supervisors to pass the new fire codes. Owners must conduct a pillow test, where the smoke alarm is tested in the building and must be heard from the tenants pillow to make sure the alarm is effective. We have a hard wired smoke detector, i will bring that up with the Fire Alarm Company that services our building. How loud that bell is. That is Sharon Katsuda reporting. In a move to mend fences with a community, San Jose Police will begin Holding Community meetings. The first scheduled for january 21st. The chief will meet with the independent Police Auditor and other community leaders. The hope is the community can hear from police and police can hear from the community to establish better relationships. The meetings are planned for the long term and not just a temporary forum. Its going to be a lucky friday 13th for San Francisco next week. Its been a long wait. On that day, the muny system will see the first of its 200 light railcars it ordered. Big energy savers, passengers cant ride them right away. They first have to go through a strict testing schedule. As with any strong storm, tensions are high along the coastline. The heavy rain and wind brings erosion concerns. Especially in pacifica, where the fragile cliffs have caused dangerous conditions for homeowners. Michelle roberts continues our Team Coverage tonight. Every time it rains, they are literally hanging on . One of those spots that everyone keeps a close eye on. This is usually a popular spot for people to go down to the beach. Theyve been working on it for weeks, and the remayor crews tell me today the sinkhole is getting larger, not smaller, because of the big waves, theyre going to be rushing to do what they can in the next couple days before this weekends storm. The cleanup is underway, where wind and rain took down a massive oak tree branch during last nights storm. I heard a crack and a boom, i thought it was an earthquake. Denise is weary of parking below any other trees on the block. Hoping that tree stays there where it is right now. A mile north along the coast. When the soft soil gives, that apartment is going to go. The Apartment Building is dangerously close to the cliffs edge. The building has been red tagged for about a year. The city council is expected to approve emergency demolition plans. Weve all been worried about it. It feels good to take the steps to protect the public safety. Lori says the 225,000 project will be paid for with taxpayer dollars. The city will take legal steps to be reimbursed. If they have to do it, they have to do it. Many neighbors are hoping this weekends storm doesnt bring more erosion damage to the growing sinkhole along the path to a popular beach entry. Every day it erodes a little more. The City Council Meeting starts in about 20 minutes. If the demolition plan is approved its expected to be taken down in the next week. Michelle, thank you very much. Jeff ranieri with us now, with the story of the day and for the next week, probably. The coastline where michelle is could see anywhere from 4 to 7 inches of rainfall. And its going to be a lot for the lower elevations as well. We have storm ranger out right now, scanning across the bay area. If you havent seen it, it is super cool, this is our Doppler Radar, hoisted up 10 to 20 feet above the truck. Because its so close to the surface, its able to get an excellent scan on whats happening as our storm systems move in. As we take you to the live doppler view right now, can you see the storm rangers indicated by the red scan here. Its mainly light to moderate rain. The ground is so saturated, even just a little bit of light activity is causing a lot of problems on the roadways. Add some extra time if you need to go out to the Grocery Store in the next hour or two, theres a lot of ponding happening out here on our roadways. We have a break coming our way for tomorrows forecast. Mostly sunny, to partly cloudy skies, 52 in santa rosa. Also, low 50s from livermore down toward san jose. A chilly day on tap as we head into thursday. I want to go ahead and move into our forecast for friday. Because once we hit friday night. 11 00 p. M. , storm system lines up out here in the pacific. Huge, huge, huge stream of sub tropical moisture stretching all the way back toward hawaii. That will feed likely a rain day all day on saturday. But its on sunday when this strong stream of moisture could be pointed right at the Santa Cruz Mountains, also, the south bay, and thats where we could get some of these high totals from on sunday. And our flooding threat, obviously going up. Heres the extended forecast. Dry thursday, friday. Rain returns on saturday, flooding threat up on sunday. Lower elevations on average, 2 to 5 inches of rainfall. Santa cruz mountains may even hit the 7 to 10 inch range. As we head throughout next monday, tuesday and wednesday. Well find scattered areas of on and off rain. Coming up in about 10 minutes, well have a look at the river levels across the bay area, because many of them will be getting close to flood stage. Thats coming up in 10 minutes, a look at those river levels. Thank you so much. Californias bracing to protect itself against donald trump. You wont believe who lawmakers hired to fight potential new policies. The odds of us connecting in any other way are astronomically low. How one phone number sent an oakland photographer on a journey she will never forget. A colorful Doppler Radar. Chief meteorologist jeff raneri is upating the potential rain estimates for this weekends powerful storm a colorful Doppler Radar. Updating the potential rain estimates for this weekends powerful storm. On facebook, a group of marijuana advocates, plan to hand out joints during Donald Trumps inauguration, in order to help legalize pot. I was wondering if an electric toothbrush really cleans. 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One phone number is all it took to send an oakland photographer on the lifetime of a journey. Think of all the people we pass each day. Random stories and lives wandering by without ever revealing themselves. In her own way, Jennifer Leahy is a collector of those stories. Im a photographer, i love working with people, i love their stories, their faces. A while back, the oak land based photographer stumbled across an article will. Talked about this number. It was called the swedish number. It set up a phone number, anyone in the world could call, which was then routed to a random person in sweden to chat about the country. I called a number. You will soon be connected to a random swede. Leahy didnt stop at one call. I think i called every day for that first week. After that, she called some more. I ended up calling 25 or 30 times. Most people would make their call, have a conversation, but leahy smelled a story telling goldman. What if i saw a country through that serendipity. This is mike and his wife annette. I wanted to shoot the places. She travelled from town to town, meeting up with people whose only connection was a short phone call from a curious american. Youre getting these beautiful glimpses into their lives. She photographed the places they lived, the things they ate. The days were so long there, you could get a lot of stuff done. She teaches at a waldorf school. They were playing folk music. We met up for coffee. With each encounter, random strangers became less random and less strange. Any of these people i talked to on the phone, right, the odds of us connecting in any other way are astronomically low. She overcame astronomical odds to call and meet anders anderson. By the end of her trip, she met face to face with dozens of swedes, once ram dom voices, now friends. That made her think about all the misconnections in life. Just a connection waiting to happen. We are watching a new storm headed to the bay area this weekend. It could be a monster. Were tracking the chance of flooding, plus, a water rescue from this round of rain. Were going to show it to you. One familys difficult story about abuse at the hands of a high schoolteacher, now a senator and an attorney. One California Teacher is to be on alert for predatory behavior. Right now at 630 rain across the bay area. Youre looking live at our Traffic Cameras on the san mateo bridge and in richmond. A rainy, slippery commute home. Rain across the bay area. Youre looking at the san mateo bridge. And richmond. You can see a rainy slippery commute home. Welcome back, everyone. This weekend, were expecting a lot more rain. And that means a possibility of flooding. Chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joining us now. Well see right now on the Doppler Radar as our storm ranger, mobil Doppler Radar scans around. This is out of here by 11 00 tonight. Well get drying in here thursday and friday. Beyond that, for the weekend, were seating up with a huge stream of sub tropical moisture well out here in the pacific, its going to aim at california, hoping to provide some Copious Amounts of wet weather. Well get to the totals later, what i want to focus in on now is how high these rivers are going to rise. The guadeloupe river going up to 14. 6 feet close to flood stage, up into the north bay. Another large river were tracking is the napa river. 17 point 9 feet by sunday night. Also close to flood stage, and the Russian River will reach 29. 7 feet, sunday night into monday. Also near flood stage. Many of our major levels will be reaching bank fall. Viewer photo coming into us from right now today in gilroy. Were seeing it overspill its banks in some cases. This is already a sign of what could be coming our way saturday and sunday. Well have another wrapup in 20 minutes. When the chp officers post road signs for flooding, this he do mean it. A Sonoma County driver found out the hard way. Her car stalled out in some fast moving water on highway one today. Chp happened to recognize a passing truck driver who agreed to help out with the rescue. The truck driver pulls up along the stranded car. As we just heard from jeff, paying attention to these signs is going to be important this weekend. You can keep an eye on tonights rain and this weekends storm. We have developing news in washington, d. C. , tonight. Republicans declaring that repealing obama care is their number one priority. President obama went to capitol hill to try to save his signature law. President obama came to the capital to rally democrats to take their fight for obama care to the american people. The democrats new Senate Leader did. The republican plan to cut health care, wouldnt make America Great again, it would make america sick again. And lead to chaos. Donald trump tweeted. Massive increases of obama care will take place this year and dems are to blame for the mess. Mike pence went to the hill to rally republicans. Replace it with what, republicans dont know . We want to make sure theres an orderly transition so the rug is not pulled out from under the families struggling with obama care. A replacement plan, you wont know until this summer, its too late to put forth plans for 2018. Obama care is working to get more coverage for more americans. Just 11 have no insurance. The average premium cost is now 18,000. President obama stepping up his argument undoing his law instead of tweaking it will hurt the nation. And politically wound republicans. Im steve handlesman, nbc news, capitol hill. In other political news. Donald trump hasnt moved into the white house yet. California has hired a big gun to oppose him if necessary. Eric holders job will be to protect californias values, including Climate Change, womens issues, immigration, civil rights and the environment. The hiring of holder represents an unprecedented agreement between californias assembly and senate. Members fear rolling back some federal laws could clash with longstanding policies. We think about sexual predators, the last place we think of them being is in schools or afterschool programs. One san jose attorney is trying to alert parents and educators that not all adults who work with kids can be trusted. Peggy bunker here with the story, this is not an easy topic to talk about . No, its not. Its such a difficult topic to talk about, its hampering awareness about the problem robert ail he understood has prosecuted sexual molestation cases here in our area. He wants california to train its teachers to spot it. Paula hammond thinks back to the days before she knew what was happening to her 17yearold daughter. She had stopped eating, she was moody, and she couldnt get out of bed. Thinking if was nerves about leaving her high school for college. She soon learned the truth and it was far worse. She had been sexually assaulted by her teacher. This drama and english teacher got the maximum sentence in the state of california, eight years and four months for having sex with minors. After two other students came forward. Particularly disturbing, betancourt victimized them at school. The on campus attacks arent surprising to san jose attorney robert allerd. He prosecuted betten court and is working to add mandatory predator training in all california schools. So teachers and coaches can spot red flag behavior in their colleagues. They engage in behavior which create red flags or warning signs. You cannot molest until you get the children alone. So teachers or educators who figure out excuses to isolate the children in between classroom periods or after school, thats a warning sign. Allerd is working with jim bell to turn the predator training into law. We have a whole hospital full of child molesters. Its outrageous there arent more checks and balances to protect kids in schools, at camps and in sports. There shouldnt have been a time where my daughter was able to be locked in a room with a teacher, having sex during school hours. Allerd, the son of a teacher, emphasizes hes not blaming them, hes blaming the molester s. Think about pedophiles as drug addicts, where are they going to go . Theyre going to go to the park where drugs are sold. We thought she would fall apart and she really by the end of it, she was just almost indignant and it made us really proud of her, that she got up and started to turn this around and say, im going to help other girls. To know that this is not okay. The hammond family, are very brave. They hope by bringing their case to light, their strange behavior with teachers or coaches when no one else is around, may flag other adults to speak up. They hope their story will ultimately prevent other cases from happening like this to other kids. Terry and janelle . Thanks a lot. Sunnyvales new police chief officially on the job today. There he is. The Police Department tweeted out this photo. The Department Also wrote, they are excited to have him on board. A Pillow Company accused of breaking the rules. Part of the problem is playing out in a california courtroom. Teslas factory of the future is right now. Well take you to the nevada desert to learn more about it next. Talk about a getaway. A couple of theives pepper sprayed a Security Guard as they bolted from a Department Store with stolen goods. Take a look. You talk about a getaway. A couple thieves bolted a Security Guard. The pair walked into a macys in daily city. Shoplifted cosmetics and clothing. The the guard approaches and nails the guard. A six year freeze, the uc board of regents. It would be the first increase since 2011. Under consideration is a new 54 fee to improve Mental Health services throughout the uc system. Production has begun in its giga factory just outside of reno. The first item to roll out of the complex, the lithium ian battery cell, used in the tesla model 3. This is a massive development, nestled in the mountains of reno. The factory will double the worlds capacity. The makers of my pillow could be in for some sleepless nights. The company agreed to pay 1 million in a civil case in california alleging false advertising. Now, this week the Better Business bureau slapped the foam pillow maker with an f rating. My pillow advertised the buy one get one free offer but they did it continuously. And that violated not only the Better Business bureaus rules, but it also violates the federal trade commission rules. Jeff ranieri here, we have storm here a big one coming. Its very slick in san jose as were continuing to see this moderate rain coming down. Well keep that chance of rain through midnight. Eventually well get some drying in here. Youll see in the north bay, still rain as well. Well talk more about the dryer weather ahead, and that bigger weekend storm in about eight minutes. A wood pecker was only part of the problem. Im consumer investigator chris cimora. Over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something thats been out of reach for far too long Health Insurance. How . They enrolled through covered california. Its the Health Insurance marketplace where youll find a range of plans from leading Health Insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates, and benefits. And, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. To get covered, youve got to get going. Open enrollment ends january 31st. Visit covereca. Com today. With a woodpecker that led to a dispute with a contractor. Nbc bay area responds to a north bay man who had trouble with a wood pecker, that led to a dispute with a contractor. Hes not making this stuff up. Chris cimora has the story. Glenn haley in napa, who told me a pesky wood pecker like this one there damaged his home, causing his roof to leak glenn signed this contract with modern method roofing he paid the 100 dwz deposit to get the work started. It took them 12 weeks to schedule the repairs even worse, it didnt show up when it was supposed to, he pulled the plug and hired someone else. What about his deposit . Four more weeks and five phone calls later, i still have not received my 100 deposit. We made one phone call, within a week, glenn got his 100 back they explained its delay by telling us, simply it was slammed. Now, California Law doesnt require the deposits be refunded in any particular time frame. You can demand it in your contract. State law limits construction deposits. Contractors can only require you to put down 10 of the cost of the job or 1,000, whichever is less. Its the law. If you have a consumer complaint, call us any time. The number is 888996tips. From our home page there, you can click the yellow submit tips bar on the righthand side. Tell us your story, share documents and photos to help us investigate. Very good graphics there, thanks, chris. It was the new years day prank that was hard to miss in hollywood. The sign changed to say holly weed. We know the artist behind the change. He wanted to get people talking. The incident is being investigated as misdemeanor trespassing as opposed to vandalism, the sign was not damaged in anyway. Youve been very busy, jeff. Very busy. We are still looking at that heavier rainfall as we head throughout this weekend. Storm ranger has been up and scanning across the bay area, check out the on twitter and instagram. There it is in action right now, as its getting hit with moderate rainfall lets take you to Doppler Radar. Were finding these areas of rainfall continuing throughout the bay area. Roadways are so wet, its little difficult to drive. The water comes on your windshield. We think about midnight tonight. We will start to see some clearing. Heres that morning forecast. Cold, 41 in the south bay, but dryer peninsula 423. The trivalley, 40. The north bay at 38. Everyone still begins with slick roads, dry weather tomorrow morning. That will set us up for a nice day on thursdays forecast. And we really need it after this rainfall. You can see the mostly sunny skies for the south bay. 51 in walnut creek. Peninsula anywhere from 50 to 49 in belmont. And for San Francisco, 49 across the embarcadero. North bay, 48 at point reyes. 53 expected in sonoma. What about the storm system coming our way . The sub tropical stream of moisture is super healthy. Once we hit 11 00 at night on friday. Theres the storm system and that moisture trail lining up friday evening, this will bring us continuous rainfall through saturday. And then as weve been focusing in on sunday. Thats when it looks like this stream of moisture could be aimed right at the Santa Cruz Mountains and the south bay. This is where were getting our heightened flooding concern from. Both of our long range forecast models continue to show very, very wet weather that could come in inches. In terms of the rainfall totals, a lot of colors here, find your city, look at the key at the top. The north bay is locked in with three inches. Areas in purpose purple at the lower elevations, 3 to 4 inches. Check out the Santa Cruz Mountains, 4 to potentially 8 inches of rainfall. We are going to finetune it, take it with a grain of salt. Had is what we see as of this very second. The worst day of this potential weather would come on sunday. River flooding increases by sunday night into monday. 14. 6 feet for that water level at the guadeloupe river. Well see the napa river getting close to flood stage at 17. 9 feet. On the extended forecast, as we head into the days after our storm on sunday, well have some hit and miss rain in the forecast throughout San Francisco. And for the interior valleys, well see the same thing as well. You can get more on this forecast at nbc bay area. Com. Thanks, jeff. Things are looking up on the hilltop. The u. S. Basketball team off to a nice start. Goliath waiting for them. Basketball team is off to their best start in 17 years. Terry 2shot how good can th the usf dons Mens Basketball Team is off to their best start in 17 years. A barometer check happens tomorrow night. First year head coach, kyle smith never stops moving. This week maybe more so than most. Can you blame him . All he can think about is gonzaga right here at war memorial thursday night. Theres a little extra anxiety this week. Getting ready for this. This is going to be a nice draw for us. Notice smith said some of you guessed it, after the zags comes 19th ranked st. Marys on saturday. I want to thank the commissioner for giving us the schedule. Two top 20 teams within a 40 hour stretch. We like to associate ourselves with those guys, the only way you do that is by competing and getting some wins. The teams leading scorer and lone senior ronnie boyce knows the recent history. Nine straight defeats, two of which hes been a part of. Youre thinking, what going into this game . I mean, were thinking about getting a w always. No matter who we play. No matter if we play kentucky. Were just coming in to compete. Whatever happens, happens. Were going to get the w. Smith a similar mentality. They didnt hire us to finish sixth or whatever, but its a process. Really our guys may have exceeded our expectations early. Theres a legacy here that these guys want to live up to, and its a challenge. I mean, theres some programs that benefit the league, wed like to get in that conversation. In San Francisco, colin remember, nbc bay area. Give us a headlines for tonight . We dont a little bit of lingering shower activity. The big day is going to be on saturday and sunday. Oprahs emotional new interview revealing the joan rivers slam she never got over. Now on extra. The untold story of oprahs cold war with riff rijoan river. All i could hear was youre fat, youre fat, youre fat. The tv moment that continues to sting even after joans death. And why queen os fighting back tears with dr. Oz. It filled me up. Mariah mortified. Her first interview about her new years eve meltdown. What she says shell never do again. Did megyn kelly turn down 100 million to stay at fox . I am very grateful to