Last a while. More on that and the watches, warnings and advisories currently in effect coming up in a few minutes. But, mike, youre tracking the early backup at the bay bridge. This is heavier than we have been seeing for the last few weeks and the conditions combine would the cars backing up that could be an issue because a number of crashes reported continuing on 880 and around the maze getting through oakland, as well. Look at these conditions. A lot of rain coming down and all the cash lanes opening up. How much this clears and how much sticks around for the the next few minutes. Another delay coming down through berkeley. Still dealing with the earlier crash and backup from the earlier crash at university avenue. That will add three to five minutes there. Add another five to ten minutes on your drive and look at the green all had around the bay. Slower speeds required. In fact, our friend has traveled down highway 101. I will let him give you the update because you have been out in the elements and you can give advice to drivers. Yeah, good morning, mike. We drove 101 to get here to downtown san jose. Already seeing a good amount of cars on the road and possibly people leaving early because they know it will be a rough commute. Downtown san jose, you can see the rain coming down pretty steady and already seeing puddles of water here in the downtown. Now, as you mentioned, we did see heavy to moderate rain out on the freeways this morning. Ran into a couple pockets of standing water on the freeways and as the commute builds this morning, so will the rain. It will get worse. So, chp wants to remind everybody to plan accordingly. They suggest giving other vehicles more space. Add one to two extra second a of follow time in the rain. That gives you and the cars behind you more time to react to traffic. Now, remember, in california you must dedrive with your lights on even in broad daylight. Its a good idea to test your lights before you hit the road. If your brake lights, for example, are out, it puts you and other drivers at risk. Now, we know its going to be raining hard this morning. Its the first rain of the season, so you want your traffic and your commute. You know your traffic and commute time will be a nightmare, so allow for extra time, as well. Of course, there is a very real threat of hydroplaning. Already this morning a mercedes went off the road and hit a telephone pole in los gatos. The driver suffered minor injuries but the video. It was a light spripgal, maybe to moderate rain. Wasnt too heavy. So, still nice visibility. Just too slick for my tires. And chp also warns drivers to turn off Cruise Control. If you hydroplane with Cruise Control on your car may actually go faster. Important tips to keep in mind as you go through the morning commute. Reporting live in san jose, anser, today in the bay. Thank you, anser. Several bay area counties will be giving out sandbags as the storm rolls through. We made it easy for you to find the stations right there. Head over to our website, n nbcarea. Com and look at the locations. Breaking news. Live pictures, once again, of the rooftop of trump tower this morning where there is some sort of electrical fire. It was one alarm. No injuries or evacuations. In fact, it may, in fact, be under control right now. Try to get more information to you as we bring you live pictures from new york city on this monday morning. More breaking news this time in washington state. Thats where Authorities Say that a deputy has bhin shot and killed. Now, it happened late last night while the deputy was chasing a pair of burglaries. This is in pierce county, about 12 miles south of tacoma. Authorities later found one of the suspects dead from gunfire. He may have been shot by the deputy who was also killed. The other gunman is still on the loose. Happening today, a man accused of attacking a young girl in her own bedroom goes before a judge. First told you about the story when it happened last week. Nolan holland walk under to a home and then sexually assaulted an 8yearold girl as she slept. Got access to the house using a garage door opener he found in an unlocked car parked outside the house. Arraignment is set in the hall of justice. 5 05 right now and continuing coverage of what many are calling the biggest political statements in award show history. Golden globes. Almost everyone wore black in honor of the meest to campaign. More on the Award Ceremony that a lot of people were talking about and, of course, it will continue this morning. A lot of folks are going to be talking about the Golden Globes for different reasons, as you might expect especially the stands so many stars took. The tone was evlnt as stars arrived dressed in black and inside host seth myers addressed the elephant in the room with humor. Many of the stars, though, took a more serious tone on stage and back stage. For the male nominees in the room tonight, this is the first time in three months it wont pea terrifying to hear your name read out loud. I want all the girls watches here now to know that a new day is on the horizon i dont know if well ever but i think people now will be, there will be repercussions. It is really powerful that women feel empowered to Say Something and i think they deserve that and i think the rest of us should just listen. How the winners list included a lot of womendriven work including the movie three billboards which won for best picture and actress. Lady bird won best comedy and best director for shape of water. And on it tv side sterling k. Brown won for nbcs this is us. Hulu won twice best drama and best comedy went to marvelous mrs. Mazel. Including a slide show of the stars that didnt wear black. Marcus . Okay, kris. President trump is back in the white house this morning. And youre looking live right there at the capital. Now, he is going to rally with republicans to be united as they press forward in the 2018 agenda. Today the president will travel to tennessee. He is going to talk to fathers about the economy. Hoping to turn the page on the Controversial Book fire and fury discussions dominated the sunday show. Hear from the author and then one of the president s defenders. This book is not about my view of donald trump. It is about the view of all of the people closest to him. Comment mr. Wolfe made on how we all think about the president is just ridiculous. Many republicans want to focus on their agenda. Immigration talks with democrats resume at the white house tomorrow. Lawmakers have just over two weeks to reach there the budget deal. Happening today, longtime San Francisco political heavyweight expected to throwco his hat into the ring for mayor. Former state senator mark leno expected to file papers. Also served as San Franciscos supervisor. Latest name to finish out ed lees term. Among other big names running or at least considering a run, acting mayor london breed, former supervisor Angela Alioto and jane kim and city dennis herrera. Tomorrow is the deadline to file. Back to our microclimate alert. Live look outside of palo alto. Very wet roads as you get out and make your way to the roads. Take a look right there. Meteorologist kari hall checking the changing conditions for us. Pretty big there behind you. A lot of rain here and not only for the bay area. Covering pretty much much of the state and even Southern California will get in on some heavy rain. So, with this Atmospheric River moving, again, we will see these downpours lasting for at least 24 to 36 hours. And there is also going to be a Flash Flood Watch in effect for the north bay and those burn scar areas. That starts at noon today and continues into early tomorrow morning. Well also have a wind advisoro in effect for all these areas shaded in yellow. That is where we will have winds at times picking up 30 to 40 Miles Per Hour, but in spots like the Santa Cruz Mountains and elevations above 1,000 feet. We could have gusts up to 60 mooils per hour. So, that could bring down some trees and also have power impact. So, make sure youre ready for that. Well talk about the timeline of the rain when it moves in and now coming up at about 5 13, but, mike, youre starting out with the crash in mountainview. Little slowing southbound 101 approaching shoreline and highway 85. Look, first, that green highlighting all over the bay indicates the wet conditions and well continue to talk about that. Lower the speed this morning as more folks are returning pretty much to schools. All the Public Schools are back in session starting today and 101 with that little bit of slowing just as shoreline itself and a car involved in a crash that hit the Center Divide and a tire was blown out and probably prom the impact and now activity on the shoulder there. Be very careful. You see some slowing here. Recovery frommen an earlier crash. Golden gate bridge and well show you the oakland shot, as well. 880 shows you the conditions out there. Very soupy, very slippery. Good advice, thank you, mike. 5 10 right now. Coming up next on today in the bay flooding concerns in Southern California. Preparations under way to prevent mudslides in the burn scar areas. Parents who battle with their children over screen time on phones and tablets may get some help from apple when today in the bay continues. Right now at 5 13. Make sure you have all the rain gear today. It is cool and also have temperatures that do start out in the low 50s in santa teresa. You see all the raindrops falling today and that continues into this afternoon and also into tomorrow afternoon. Well talk about the timeline of this rain, how much we may measure and what is ahead for the rest of the week, coming up at about 5 19. And, kari, we are looking at the travel times creeping up right now. Coming out of the trivalley and out of the at mont pass. At 5 14 right now. New concerns this morning for the same areas hit by last months Massive Wildfire in Southern California. Heavy rains over the next few days could lead to potential flooding and mudslides. Some of the hardest hit areas are now under mandatory evacuation orders, that includes parts of Santa Barbara county and other areas are now under voluntary evacuation orders. New this morning, when it comes to buying a home, they say timing is everything. Some experts say if you buy now, you may end up beating the rush. A new report suggests that you might pay more for a home if you wait until later this year. Inventory is low right now. Once it ramps up, the market will likely heat up along with it. Supplies are still near record lows and demand is so high. As soon as those homes come on the market, if theyre well priced, they will get eaten up. A list predicting an increase in home sales this year is also predicting a possible rise in interest rates. And those home sales come as the economy, as you well know, continues to get stronger. All kind of indication the good times will continue. Good times. Inflation doesnt seem to have reared its head and everybody seems to have a job. Employment here in the bay area is the lowest in the nation. We got the jobs number on friday showing unemployment staying at its low 4. 1 . Other important details, unemployment for africanamericans is now the lowest its ever been since the government started measuring. One minor quibble, the number of jobs created continues to slow. Normally we will ignore that fact. Not worth pointing out, except President Trump says the economy is better under his presidency than obama. When it comes to job growth, thats not true. Theres no doubt the stock market has hit new records. The dow crossed 25,000 for the first time last week. It opens at 25,295 this morning. Really important stories. Two of apples biggest Institutional Investors are pressuring the company to do something about the addiction to iphones and ipads in children. Janice partners, the california teaching retirement system sent a letter to apple over the weekend. Those investors point out children who make heavy use of tablets and phones are less likely to get a full nights sleep and more likely to be depressed. More than half of parents battle with children over screen time. Consider the damage its done to our families and our society. Mark zuckerberg promises to make changes at facebook after it spread fake news and may have influenced the president ial election. Now were seeing investors beginning to Pressure Tech companies and say, hey, we got to do the right thing. Its interesting. Good to know. All right, i dont think any of you have ever done this before. Ever gone out in the morning and just forgot your pants . What . Well, you probably wish you had a good excuse. One brave group of train riders had no shame on sunday. They all took part in the annual international no pants subway ride. This actually happens around the globe. The whole thing started on a whim in new york city back in 2002 and as it does every year, goes as planned. Even though temperatures there were near zero. Thats a cold ride. Wow. They also did that on b. A. R. T. Yesterday. And we didnt want to show you that video. B. A. R. T. Is very, very, well cameras. Wipe down your seat before you sit down today. Maybe stand. I think so. Yeah. Make sure you have the umbrella. All the rain gear today as you head out there. It is going to be a soggy one. And not only see this rain today, but tomorrow, as well. A pretty good soaker moving into the bay area and as we start out this morning, looks pretty good. We may run into some problems later on today once the wind starts to pick up as this rain gets heavier. And we are looking a little bit closer that south bay where we do see a pretty steady downpour here by all the green indicating the light to moderate rain, also as you head just south of san jose and morgan and gilroy. We start to see the yellows and the reds on the radar, that indicates heavier downpours and were seeing that right around san mateo right now and going across the san mateo bridge. As we go into San Francisco, hillsboro area seeing light rain. San rafael had some really heavy rain just a few minutes ago. But starting to get a little bit lighter as youre heading out the door. Might be a really good time. Were also starting to see that light rain moving across much of napa county and then as we head a little bit farther south were seeing nothing but green here on the radar with some times of really heavy downpours that are starting to move through the trivalley. Thats what well see the rest of the morning. Well start to see more red on the map here by about 7 30 for parts of the north bay. That means some really heavy rain, some gusty winds and even a slight chance that we could have some thunderstorms. So, we do expect the rainfall intensity to pick up as we go into late morning, early afternoon. After all is said and done, were looking that possibility of getting over three inches of rain for the Santa Cruz Mountains and more than two inches of rain for parts of the north bay and thats the reason why we do have the Flash Flood Watches in effect. We may have some debris flows in some of those burn scar areas. Rain starts to taper off by late tomorrow afternoon and then after that well see all things clearing out just in time for the rest of the week and the weekend. Heres a look at the rest of the forecast. Temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s for San Francisco and morning temperatures a little bit cooler and for the inland areas, upper 50s over the next couple of days, but nice recovery just in time for saturday. Heading over to mike, some very tough conditions for the morning commute. Potentially, kari. Look here the wet roadways as we have this first burst and slippery conditions and just be careful. Lower those speeds. As you look at your map and pretty much at the limit, though. Green sensors all over most of the bay and trivalley and travel times sneaking up out of the altmount pass. Be careful out there. In oakland coming up and down for 880 just south of 980 and an earlier crash that would set off the slowing and now just gradually building and richmond towards the berkeley curve and a traditional pattern and slowing heading towards the Golden Gate Bridge and roadways and standing water and havent heard any major reports but well track that, as well. Now, were getting a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. The build happening earlier this morning cleared up as all the cash lanes opened up and happening on the right approach. Pretty standard pattern and water on the lens. Very slippery conditions and were watching for winds across the bridge, as well. All right, thanks, mike. Coming up next on today in the bay the u. S. Skating championship is over. The skaters heading to the olympics. we re under a microclimate weather alert this morning. A live look outside in san at 5 44 right now. We are under a microclimate weather alert this morning. A live look at San Francisco and already seeing some of what kari has been talking about that rain. Well check in with her in a few minutes to get aunidate. As of today, more elbow room for some of the busiest rounds of north bay commuter service. A third car is being added. This is the second time smart decided to expand the size of some cars to three cars. Now to a story many are calling a miracle. One passenger accidentally dropped his Wireless Earbuds on the track at Downtown Berkeley station last week. Christian keil decided to post this picture on twitter and hope someone would help him and someone did. I saw your tweet this morning that you dropped your ear pod into the trackway and first were happy to say you didnt go into the track way, but what the social media team did was call the track crew who can do this. That was b. A. R. T. Spokeswoman. Christians air pod was returned to him. They actually used this incident as a Public Service announcement to tell the public, it is never safe for riders to jump on the tracks to retrieve anything. Its a win win. It was. One month from today on february 8th, the u. S. Winter Olympic Games begins right here on nbc bay area. And the exciting finish to the u. S. Figure skating championships both men and women team are locked in. They are amazing. The mens team will include a bay area skater from palo alto. He finished saturday night long skate with a bronze medal. Joined by fellow bay area skater karen chen from fremont. She lost a spot on the womens team. Good for them. Congratulations. Well follow their paths, as well as garvin tom phomathomas. We are your exclusive home. Garvin is headed to south korea next month, actually this month. You can follow his reports on nbcbayarea. Mclaughline stop and start to the rim and lays it in what a finish what a finish is right. Look at this. From center court you can see the game everyone is talking about today. This might be the shot of the season. Stanford and davis hits the gamewinning shot halfcourt to beat usc. 7776. The freshman. There, look at that. Right there. Oh, my gosh. Thats a dream. Getting mobbed by his teammates. Exciting time. Im getting chills right now looking at that. Dav davis, yeah. Made that shot at the buzzer right there. The cardinal is now 88 for the season. Thats like a dream. You always want that. When it counts. And it counts right there. Want one any time. Coming up next, our microclimate weather alert continues with kari hall. A lot of rain across the bay area and heavy downpours starting to pick up for parts of the peninsula into the east bay. Ill be tracking all of this. Well talk about how much we can expect coming up next. And new concerns in the north bay. Were live as the most powerful storm. Stay us with. We re under a microclimate weather alert. A wet and windy morning commute. Right now at 5 30. We are under a microclimate weather alert. A wet and windy morning commute. Take a look at that radar as well as the live look outside at palo alto with the san mateo bridge, as well, right now. Storm whipping through the bay area right now. The rain on the roads right now which means dangerous conditions for drivers. New video near summit road and this is just the beginning of what is expected to be a very wet morning. We have a team in place to get you out the door safely this morning. And good morning, thank you all for joining us. Im marcus washington. Im laura garcia. Kari hall is monitoring that rain for us. Good to see the rain moving into the bay area and what we dont need are the problems with the potential flooding and wind damage. Thats what we can see kicking in later today. Right now it does start out with a light to moderate steady rain all across the bay area with some pockets of some heavier downpours. As we get a closer look at san jose right now, its coming down light and steady and we are also seeing that as you head farther to the south. As we go up the peninsula, weve seen some light to moderate rain at times and it does come down a lot heavier and we are seeing that from pacifica extending over towards south San Francisco and then also into San Francisco. The north bay seeing some light to moderate rain and these are the areas well have to watch. This afternoon as well as late tonight and into the day tomorrow. Were going to continue to see this rain moving through all around the bay area if you download the nbc bay area app, youll track the rain at home and also as we talk about it right here. We see this rain picking up intensity as we go into the rest of the day. I think by 9 00 well also have a slight chance of some thunderstorms moving through. Well talk about all the possibilities and what were expecting over the next 36 hours as this rain moves through, thats coming up in just a few minutes. Mike, already tracking a backup and we see all those lights on. Metering lights, too. Not yet, kari. Holding steady for the amount of traffic weve seen backing up. You do since that deadly crash weeks ago, we had one of those lanes closed. Look at these conditions here. We have more traffic than we had over the last few weeks but Holding Steady and all this rain hammering down on the roadways. The conditions demanding you slow down. As we look at your travel time over the berkeley curve and now 23 minutes getting down through that stretch. Slower and an earlier crash. Anywhere south of the bay bridge looking good, but look at the build coming out of the Altamont Pass and well talk about san jose coming up, guys. Back to you. Thank you very much, mikeple. As this powerful storm pounds inbay yathe bay area, ne concerns for the burn scar areas. Yellow indicates the least concern. Red you see there the most. Today in the bay live in the Fountain Grove neighborhood and listed in orange on that map and prevent another disaster and what is it looking like this morning . Yeah, good morning. Fountain grove area in santa rosa. Of course, Fountain Grove and coffee park are the two areas that have a lot of damage as a result of those wildfires. Show you what theyre doing. Were showing this a couple months ago and they have the straw waddles in place and kind of blocking off these areas preventing any of the ash and debris from flowing into rivers and streams. So, really, guys, its two fold. First, they wanted to clear out these areas over the past few months. Coffee park and Fountain Grove where the homes were destroyed. They want to clean out those areas and then set up the waddles in place that i showed you guys to prevent that ash from going into the streams. Now, for the most part, its dark right now. Weve seen they cleared out a number of these areas and thankfully havent been much rain in the past few months which have made it easier to get these preps under way. The concern now versus a month or so ago, we received our first rain is perhaps the intensity of the storm is going to be a little bit more significant. Of course, erosion is a major concern in this area. But folks are welcoming the rain. Theyre just hoping it doesnt do too much damage. Were live in santa rosa. Pete suratos. In the meantime in the south bay concern about homeless during the storm. Set up about 200 additional beds for people at seven different shelters. This Weekend Community leaders in san jose handed out blankets, sleeping bags to about 300 people. Members of the Global Organization for Community Service spear head the event. It was a long line of people who needed help at st. James park in downtown san jose. Some San Francisco neighborhood are bracing for possible flooding. That includes an area seen flooding in the past along folsom street. Workers have installed flood barriers. This year homes and businesses there are also eligible to receive city funding allowing them to retrofit their properties. Also this year, a strike team is on call in case of any flooding in those areas. Our microclimate covage will continue throughout the day. Access to our live radar clicking on the weather tab at nbcbayarea. Com. The man acquitted in the killing of kate steinle will be in federal court. Appear for the first time to answer to federal weapons charges. Garcia was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges in Kate Steinles death but convicted of illegally possessing a weapon. Last week three years. Fremont police are asking for your help in solving a shooting during a botched truck break in that injured two people. This happened early yesterday in what residents call a quiet part of fremont near mello way. Four people were trying to break into a truck parked outside of a home. The two people that lived in that home tried to stop those robbers and one of the robbers opened fire. Those residents saw the thieves run from the scene, leaving their own vehicle behind. Thats a white pickup truck. And, of course, you can imagine those neighbors were terrified. Scared. Since 1 30 or 2 00. Now, the two men who were shot suffered injuries that are not life threatening. Police are searching for two men and two women and are looking at surveillance video. They believe may provide some helpful clues. Happening today, well learn about new steps that praged a problem in San Francisco, car break ins. City police chief supervisors will unveil a new initiative for break ins and other property crimes. Overnight we looked into the latest figures on how big the problem is in the city. Police released numbers in december. San francisco had over 28,000 autobreak ins per day. That averages to about 85 per day. 85 per day. That should have been per year and its 85 per day. Numbers reported in the chronicle show break ins are up 86 from last year. And ceterrified moments in e sky above richmond. Someone flashed a green laser several times that chopper. This is the second time in less than a month that the chp chopper was targeted by a laser in the east bay. That laser could be blinding to those pilots. Now back to our microclimate weather coverage right now. A live look at fremont where the storms are causing wet roadways for the morning commuters. Look, all the commuters are headed back to work. Want to check the forecast and meteorologi meteorologist kari hall. Storm over the bay area with heavier downpours falling over the peninsula over towards the east bay. Our main concerns at this point will be the heavy rain causing street flooding and also in the north bay burn scar areas. Debris run off and winds gusty at times especially picking up by early afternoon that may bring down trees, as well as cause Power Outages and also have a chance of isolated thunder as we go into this afternoon and into the evening. A lot of things to watch as our rain picks up intensity and considering we are in santa rosa, eight inches below the normal amount of rain we get for the water. It is good to see the rain returning, but wae will have to watch out for the potential impacts as we go through the day. Well continue to monitor this and the radar and what is ahead. Another update coming up in four minutes. But mike starts out with the bay bridge and the commute. You asked last time if the medi metering lights were on and since that they are. We have slowing showing up for 24 and 880 and all coming through the area where kari showed earlier rain and flooding and smaller crash. Those are mostly cleared from the roadway and stuff going on on the side of the road possible distraction. Track the three routes getting in towards the maze and the three major roadways heading towards the bay bridge. Nice, smooth flow of traffic. Build over here through Castro Valley and Castro Valley. Activity coming across 580 and issue for drivers and getting down to the south bay and talk about 87. That slowing did clear up. 1 101 right where the slowing is. Well end with our shot of san jose and show the traffic that builds up right about now and run on oschedule. Well track this, as well, guys. Everyone headed back to work. Coming up next on today in the bay up in flames. The investigation under way after a Northern California mercedes dealership burst into flames overnight. In washington President Trump getting a later start these days. Well take a look when today in the bay continues. Right now at 5 43. We get a look at the radar in the south bay. It is still coming down. Weve already measured a quarter in of rain in san jose. As we go through the rest of the day, you want to make sure youre prepared for the Cool Temperatures and campbell will be at 63 degrees starting throughout 9 00, about 11 00 in the upper 50s today. Make sure youre prepared for this and also the rain as it continues into tomorrow. Ill have a look at your what to wear forecast coming up in five minutes. Something that goes with rain. Across the san mateo and rain falling down in this shot and the building commute. Well talk about what you have to deal with towards the bay bridge coming up. Thanks so much, kari and mike. 5 44 right now. New this morning, firefighters in sacramento at the scene of an Early Morning fire at a mercedesbenz dealership. Several video clips to the twitter feed. That Shopping Mall just to the north of the capital city freeway. So far there is no word about possible injuries. No details yet on the damage. New details a flu emergency in california. Health experts say no part of the state being spared. State Officials Say 27 people, younger than 55, had died from flu since october. Only three had died during this time last year. Experts say this years flu season may be outpatient last year because it is early. Flu season is typically at its worst in february. Charles mansons body will try sorting out conflicting wills of the manson estate. He died last november. Several people are seeking control of and mansons son. Now another say he is his grandson and a pen pal. Whoever wins the battle will have right to his name, image and mementos could be lucrative. 5 45 right now. Report that President Trump has decided to start his work day late. If those reports are right, scott mcgrew, the president isnt in the oval office right now. Not until 8 00 a. M. Our time, 11 00 a. M. Washington time. This is according to a report from axios which says the president has pushed his official start to business to right before the lunch hour. President trump will reportedly not start taking meetings or his Daily Briefing until 11 00 a. M. Of course, a president is working all of the time, even on vacation or at the golf course and there is a lot of work to be done. We are now just 11 days from a government shut down. When the government runs out of money. Daca hasnt been solved either. Trumps new righthand man Steven Miller appeared on cnn over the weekend to defend the president in the new book fire and fury jake tapper ended that interview early. I understand you have 24 hours a day of material and youre not going to give three minutes for the American People one viewer you care about right now no. You know who i care about, you know who i care about as republican lawmakers call cnn said miller then refused to leave the building and was escorted out by security. Now, how do you interpret what happened depends. Miller was not provided answers and the Trump Administration said the interview ended because miller was winning. In fact, President Trump tweeted jake tapper of fake news cnn just got destroyed in his interview with Stephen Miller of the Trump Administration. Avenue day on checks and balances. You can reach me on twitter. Thanks a lot, scott. 5 47 right now. Lets jump back to that microclimate weather alert this morning. Rain comes to snow but hopefully the storm will spark your snow pack. Not cold enough out there. Snow pack only 3 of normal this year. Most snow is expected to fall near yosemite. Be careful if youre driving near that area. Higher elevations and colder temperatures there. But, you know, it will hurt, as well. You have to go up 7,000 feet for this storm before you can see the snow accumulating. Only affect the high sierra but they could get up to two feet. Get a lot of moisture and a lot of it for those areas below 7,000 feet getting rain and were seeing that on the radar now. We get a close look at not only here but all around the state. A large swath and even oSouthern California getting in on the rain while were getting some of the heavier pockets of some of the downpours starting to move in right now and especially across the peninsula. Weve seen a steady rain in the south bay, as well. We had rain for a little while longer and measuring the rain in higher totals as of now. South county starting to see some of the lighter showers moving in there and then you go up the peninsula. San mateo where we see the yellow. Rainfall rates coming down at quarter inch of rain per hour so its causing the water to stand on those roadways. 101, as well as 280. And then you go up towards the south city and into San Francisco. Some heavy rain there. And mill valley now where we see the yellows and thats going to be moving towards san rafael in the next few minutes. As you get ready to head out the door, maybe now is a good time to go and allow some extra time to get to work this morning. Were seeing a steady downpour all across napa county and then as we go down into the east bay, we are seeing some areas with some heavy rain at this point. But were all just seeing that rain just pouring this morning. So, lets make sure youre ready and to get dressed this morning. You want to make sure you have on some nice, warm clothes and then layer up with that rain jacket and make sure you have the umbrella. As we go through the day, its still going to be raining. So, maybe jeans a good option or some pants that will dry out a little bit more quickly. Also boots. The rain boots a good option because theres going to be a lot of puddles around the bay area and on the sidewalks, as well. The winds will start to pick up. Winds brushing up from the south and as we go through the hourbyhour forecast. Sustained winds at 40 Miles Per Hour in half moon bay. And theyre going to have some very strong winds at about 25 to 30 Miles Per Hour. But it does all calm down as we head into tomorrow morning. After this round of rain, it wont be until late tomorrow evening. We will have some dry weather for the rest of the week. Even the weekend is looking all dry. But we are looking at the potential of getting one to possibly three plus inches for the Santa Cruz Mountains and also most of the bay area getting over an inch of rain and then we dry out for the rest of the week after the rain moves out tomorrow night. And the weekend is looking good in the 60s inland. Heading over to the mike updating the crashes near the mcarthur maze. So many smaller crashes reported that i missed the details. We have it slowing west 580 approaching and looks like everything is making an effort to get over to the shoulder. Maybe a quick traffic break there. Approaching college right near the freeway, that is an issue, as well, for folks coming out and over towards the oakland area and berkeley. That is the two sections getting over towards the lighting aroun the bay. How much rain to deal with. I want to show you that live look at the bay bridge toll plaza because we have the metering lights on and fill in back 880 and off the berkeley curve. That is an issue. This mornings commute, of course, back in effect. The maps were also talking about the Transit Agency which are moving smoothly. The trivalley experiencing major delays and shows the traditional through berkeley and here are your options on the rails. B. A. R. T. Is not experiencing any delays yet but they may as the wind and rain picks up. Thank you. Still ahead, a joy ride caught on camera. One palo alto say someone stole a police cruiser. One bystander waited for them to show up. 5 52. Happening now. Nearly 300 migrants rescued from the mediterranean sea. Two ships filled with people were to reach southern europe. Survivors were taken to a port in the libyan capital of tripoli. Pope francis pushing people around the world to put people before war, or profit. Reveal trust in korea and syria. More news right after this break. New video into our newsroom this morning showing a man taking a joy ride in a Sacramento Police cruiser. At 5 55 new video into our newsroom showing a man taking a joy ride in sacramento. Is the police cruiser. Now captured all of this on camera. He felt something was wrong because that driver was being reckless. Followed that driver to a gas station and then made a citizens arrest while waiting for police to arrive. Good samaritan says it was a wild night that he will not forget. I dont recommend anyone doing what i did. I told everyone i stand by my decision because i cant live with myself if something happened to someone. Police say an officer had originally stepped out of that patrol car to respond to a call. The suspect then stole the patrol car. Police say theyre investigating and looking at ways to prevent any other patrol car from being stolen. Were expecting an update on highway 1 on the central coast. Closed between carmel and cambria. Cal trans expect that highway to reopen late this summer. Happening today, crews will be out along the silverado trail in napa replacing the guard rail there. That work is happening between pope street along the napa river. Construction starts at 7 00 this morning and is expected to last through january 26th. A follow up for you this morning. A man behind bars after Sheriff Deputies found human remains in the back yard of a home. Deputies arrested 22yearold Michael Sager on friday night. Investigators believe he murdered the victim more than two years ago in the summer of 2015. They say they were living at the home and the victim was dating sagers sister. Sager is accused of sn. The house has always been a lot of drama so we were all surprised, but a little not surprised. Workers found those remains while cleaning up the home the day after christmas. Investigators say the grave was shallow and the remains were starting to surface. No missing persons report was ever filed for that victim. The Coroners Office is expect to release the victims name in the coming days. At 5 57. New this morning. More concerns aboutthe flu. A hospital in dallas is now diverting patients to other hospitals because of an influx of patients with the flu. Medical center still accepting trauma patients and all sending nonemergency patients out of the hospitals. 11 people in Dallas County have already died. The flu season nationwide is far worse compared to what they saw this time last year. Doctors say still not too late to get your flu vaccine. Happening today, you can donate blood to help kids in foster care. Today is the start of a threeweek blood drive and Stanford Blood Center is teaming up so every 15 people who donate blo blood. Today is the first day of googles doodle for google contest. Kids in kindergarten through 12th grade submit their ideas. Most featured on the website and they can use any medium and then the winners artwork will be featured on googles home page. You might notice a special guest on tonights episode of better late than ever. Join henry winkler. They do a special performance from david hassle off. You can watch it tonight on nbc bay area at 9 00 p. M. And a new episode of the brave followed by news at 11 00. Tracking the storm were in the microclimate weather alert as we monitor the first significant storm to hit the bay area this rainy season. Meteorologist kari hall tracking the timing as the storm pushes through. New video in to our newsroom showing a pair of crashes on highway 17 overnight. The conditions you need to know about on the road as you get ready to head out the door. And being prepared. The ten simple steps you can take to stay safe as the rainy season gets under way. Today in the bay continues right now. A very good monday morning to you. Thanks so much for joining us. Im laura garcia. Im marcus washington. As you saw, we are starting out wet this morning. Slick roads and mike will get to that in just a moment. But right now talking about the winds. We need that rain, but we dont need the problems that go along with it. We will see is it starting out slow and steady and then picking up as we go into late morning and early afternoon. We have seen some pockets of some of the heavy rain starting to shift into the peninsula. Parts of marin county and extending over towards the east bay where you see all the yellow. Where we zoom into the south bay, were getting a steady rain moving through and a lot of yellows moving into San Francisco right now and extending over towards oakland. We will have a Flash Flood Watch in effect starting at noon and continuing into early tomorrow morning for those burn scar areas where we m