Jessica is off tonight. There is a lot on the line, this could impact the country for decades, neil gorsuch has ben chosen to replace his friend, Antonin Scalia. Reporter tonight, raj, legal experts say its likely that Senate Democrats in washington, d. C. Will throw tough questions at gorsuch, some will be factfinding, others will be political payback. The qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. Reporter President Trump introduces his choice for the Supreme Court, neil gorsuch of colorado. As this process moves through the senate i look forward to speaking with colleagues on both sides of the aisle, to answering their questions and hearing concerns. Reporter gorsuch must fill the seat left by Antonin Scalia who had passed away. Democrats are angry republicans never allowed a hearing for president obamas nominee, judge merrick garland. Now they must decide if fighting trumps nominee is good political strategy. Because this nominee at least by his record doesnt move the court. Reporter he says while gorsuchs judicial record will be considered the real test will be answering those questions he referred to. He will be called upon to give his views on the president s recent executive orders. It will be his job to dodge those questions. Reporter dodge, so he does not distance himself from the president or reveal how he may rule on pending cases. Now there is some urgency to fill this vacancy, the u. S. Supreme court has been operating with eight justices, leading to split decisions, and when there is a split decision the Lower Court Ruling stands. Jean, thank you, back to washington, d. C. , this was the scene outside of the Supreme Court this evening, just moments after President Trumps big announcement, a large group of protesters gathering at the steps of the Supreme Court, holding many signs that read, protect womens rights and protect the senate. And others quick to react, kamala harris, quote, im troubled by the nomination of judge gorsuch and will fight to ensure the voice of the American People is heard in this process. Senator feinstein, judge gorsuch voted twice to deny contraception coverage to women, she went on to say a thorough and fair review is vitally important. Also this evening you can add Santa Clara County to the growing list of states challenging the choice of the president , all about the immigration ruling. Santa clara county stands to lose close to a billion dollars if it does not comply. Terry, this is a political and financial deal here, what are the details . Reporter well, the president tells me the filing of this lawsuit is imminent. If the county loses all the money you will feel the impact from parks to hospitals to employees right here at the county building. Santa clara county supervisors tonight have decided to file a federal lawsuit to protect services to the countys 1. 8 million people. It could be as much as one out of every five county employees that delivers services whether its the Mental Health clinic or drug and Alcohol Program or whether its a park ranger. Reporter others say trumps executive orders require compliance with ice and other agencies in order to get 3 million for promised federal money but the county could lose much more. With the leverage, the matching money we gain with that 3 billion, we could lose up to a billion dollars. I dont know what to say, its really bad. Reporter she says she cant imagine the impact the budget cuts would have on the quality of life in the county. And its about peoples lives. You know, just part of people that fill this county. And its going to be really a disaster. Reporter it could come down to this for Santa Clara County, go along with the president or lose all that money. Im hoping that they stay strong and protect people. And that the pressure from the federal government doesnt cause them to would bble at all. Reporter the cost to the county for filing this lawsuit may be minimal. Pro bono law firms have stepped up and the county could participate as well. San francisco also heading to court, the city the first in the country to sue President Trump about his executive order on sanctuary cities. The San Francisco attorney herrera filing a lawsuit today, his goal stopping mr. Trump from withholding federal funding for sanctuary cities that refuse to help immigration officers. Herrera said the president has gone too far, while supporters say he is well within his constitutional rights. The president s executive order is not only unconstitutional, its unamerican. While details need to be worked out, with regard to what funding and implications are there, i dont see a problem. San francisco gets approximately 1. 2 billion in federal funding each year. And following breaking news at this hour. The world famous mavericks surf contest appears to be in serious jeopardy, the organizers seem to be drowning in debt. We just learned that Cartel Management which runs the competition has filed for bankruptcy. Nbc bay area ian cole joins us with more exclusive details. Reporter raj, nbc obtained filed bankruptcy papers filed by the two organizers, Cartel Management and titan maverick. Tonight weve learned the financial problems of the organizers were starting to create doubt about this years event. Some surfers told nbc bay area they were concerned after surf conditions seemed ideal last week but organizers passed on starting the contest. San mateo county harbor commissioner says she predicts there will not be a contest this year adding this is the first year mavericks would feature a womans seat. Now she doesnt believe it will happen. Nbc bay area reached out to contest organizers who say more information will be available tomorrow. Live in the news room ian cole, nbc bay area news. Thank you, ian, that was an exclusive report and well follow it into tomorrow. Now to the weather and big changes are in the works, the radar showing a storm heading our way building strength over the pacific at this hour. Lets bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, here we go again, what is the time line . Reporter it looks like by tomorrows forecast things should deteriorate for us, the low pressure system is a stream of moisture out ahead of it. The subtropical moisture will come in to boost our chances, spotty drizzle, by 6 30 tomorrow night that is when the rainfall begins to pick up and later will move into the bay. Now of course well track that. Is want to bring to your attention as the rainfall moves in, winds will pick up. A wind advisory from 10 p. M. , through friday morning, 15 to 40 Miles Per Hour gusts, through the coastline and in the bay area, ill have another update in about ten minutes. As the next storm approaches the nbc bay area app is a really good resource to track the conditions. Just click on the weather tab and track our live interactive radar. And were following more breaking news this time in san jose. This time a man shot and killed in east ridge mall, just confirmed to us the shooting happened about 60 minutes ago on tully road. So far no suspects are identified and the motive is unclear on the shooting. Tomorrow more explosive testimony expected at the high profile trial of sierra lamar. Sheriffs deputies were said to have not followed prospect protocol when getting into the backpack. He said there was no visible hair found on a rope discovered in the trurnk of the suspects car, contradicting what prosecutors say. Lamars body has never been found so dna is critical. If they can suggest the dna is not properly analyzed or collected and if its reliable that completely undermines a case where there is no crime scene or body. And prosecutors called their first witness today. The sheriffs deputy who responded to the call when lamar went missing on her way to School Several Years ago. And he could be anywhere. The simple way this inmate broke free in the bay area communities where he escaped. Also a School Board Trustee speaking his mind and some dont like what he has to say. The tweets raising eyebrows at a local school district. Im meteorologist jeff ranieri, as the storm arrives in the next few days creeks and streams will be running high, Russian River, napa and willow and los gatos creek. There is a place, like no other. Where a walk down main street, can fill you with wonder. And the smile of a mouse can spark joy. Where magic is spread with every touch, and always leaves you wanting even more. So make the time. To take your time because one day just isnt enough. Here, there is magic for days. Heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered california. Its more than just health care. Its life care. Opposition of breitbart ne well just in, protesters in San Luis Obispo lining the streets in operation. He came to the campus as part of the college tour as speaking here, tomorrow he will be on the cal campus, sponsored by the campus republican club. He is a prominent member of the altright movement, a brand of far right conservatism. Critics say he thrives on hate and a big crowd expected tomorrow at uc berkeley. And an inmate escaped from custody with his cuffs on, he was on his way to sfo to be transported back to kentucky. Suddenly he jumped out of the car on hayward and escaped. Tonight, the manhunt continues. Cheryl heurd has more. Reporter raj, they say he has ties in the hayward area and those who live along his escape route are nervous tonight. He could be anywhere, he could be knocking on somebodys door. Reporter a major concern for this person who knows that the Alameda County sheriffs deputies are actively searching for 27yearold sean new. Maybe a little scary finding somebody at your door and holding you hostage until it clears. Reporter new is wanted in kentucky for violating probation on a credit card fraud case, and recently arrested on another charge. He was taken from the jail to sfo in a rental car near a street in hayward in traffic, when he jumped out of the back seat in cuffs and started to run down the freeway. Authorities conducting a massive search and didnt find him. Its a normal rental car. I dont know if the child locks were placed on it. You know, that will have to come from kentucky. Reporter boon county sheriffs tells nbc bay area the rental didnt have Child Safety Locks and they didnt put leg shackles on the inmate because they were facing a long flight back home. Vasquez says the neighborhood will not be resting easily tonight. He could still be here in the community tonight in my opinion, keep your doors locked, right . Reporter now deputies say that is the best advice. New has a thin build, 61, weighing 165 pounds wearing a dark blue shirt. If you encounter him, contact your local police department. Reporting live in san leandro, im cheryl hurd. And the expected bank robber will be in court tomorrow. The District Attorneys Office will prosecute vargas, who led police on a chase near los gatos. He was eventually caught the following day in san jose. The widow of the orlando nightclub shooter is expected to appear in a federal courtroom in oakland tomorrow, noor salman was married to omar mateen, she was arrested in connection with that attack. In Court Filings today, though, her lawyers argued for her release from jail saying she has no involvement and had no idea what her husband had planned. Only on nbc, an east Bay School Board is stirring controversy. And breaking away from a group of local leaders and educators who condemned the travel ban. He retweeted a flurry of messages from protrump antimuslim accounts. I dont care what the law says or anybody says. Were about protecting students so this in no way reflects the boards. He works for the office of protection. And here is where it stands tonight. Its looking better for the raiders to stay right there at the oakland coliseum. The possible stadium in las vegas is on shaky ground, this is all about big money. Reporter the raiders stadium plan in las vegas fumbling, first casino mogul announced he was out. Today, the raiders backup for financing, Goldman Sachs is also stepping away. The proposed stadium once looked like a lock to woo the silver and black. Now the owner has to go out and find at least 650 million elsewhere. It comes back to the original point which everybody looks like, what percentage of the team is mark davis willing to give up to have a partner with billions of dollars to help him build. Reporter the shakeup encouraging the cofounder of oakland sports. This looked more like a reality. To have this thing all of a sudden, a rug pulled out. Reporter today, they talked about the plans to keep the team here saying they would continue to work for Alameda County communities and businesses and for the raiders. The news reviving raiders nation, feeling oakland is in the game. Ian cole, nbc bay area news. Okay, its a little messy, but we want to keep the raiders in the east bay. Jeff ranieri is back with us now. When does it come . Tomorrow, we still have a few hours before it gets here, i really think by tomorrow night things will ramp up, were looking at good chances of rainfall over the next three days. I want to let folks know who live near the Russian River where there was major flooding well track it closely for you. What you see here it looks look it will stay below flood stage saturday night 21 feet, but if the storm system is here longer than expected it could get closer to flood stage. So well track it closely through the upcoming weekend. Now the reason why we have flooding concerns is a storm system will get here on wednesday but stays through fridays forecast. Then there will be a second possible forecast by saturday, all the way into monday. More on that in a moment. Tomorrow, cloud cover increasing that will be the big thing for us, cool side, 44 trivalley, 46 in the south bay, potential drizzle and also San Francisco to start in the east bay at 49, so as you take it through the micro climate forecast on thursday what you notice here in the bay area, temperatures in the low 60s, excuse me on wednesday, 60 for east san jose, throughout the east bay, coming through with 59, 50 in danville, 60 expected for hayward. Winds building, in San Francisco, 59 along the embarcadero, and similar temperatures for the marina, you will also find across the north bay upper 50s across the board from santa rosa all the way down towards mill valley. Lets take you into the rain time line, we really do not expect to accumulate rainfall until about 6 30 tomorrow night. We should say that all the forecast models are continuing to align with this storm system coming our way. Were not seeing any consistencies that we would not get any rainfall at all. So again expect rainfall to start tomorrow night scattered in nature but really the first round of heavier rainfall once we hit thursday at 5 00 a. M. And that is going to likely continue throughout thursday morning with rain possible even into friday. So wednesday night, thursday and friday rainfall with our storm system. And totals really on track with what we have been seeing. For most of the bay area youre in this red to orange color which is 3 4 of an inch to possibly one and a half inches, then here in the purple area from santa rosa to gurnville, quite a bit of rainfall in that period, this could mean two to three feet of snow at the summit levels throughout the sierra. So treacherous levels if youre heading there. As we look into saturdays forecast, a small break, by sunday night into monday that is when that second storm system arrives, that is why well continue to watch out for a potential here of some river flooding. So we had it really bad in january, it looks like this round of rain will give us quite a bit of rain. We had some time to dry out. So i dont think things will be as bad. A storm by storm basis here as we get through the next sevenday forecast. All this rain we have had. Tomorrow is february 1st. We still have a lot of winter to go, thank you, jeff. Up next, video of a raging fire at the Santa Cruz Harbor. What witnesses heard moments before seeing this. And we have jimmy. Hey, guys, Dakota Johnson is here. Colin hanks, great music for you, do not change the channel, its good. And happening now on our home page in north dakota, the senator says the final section of the north dakota pipeline will soon be approved after President Trump pushed for it last week. And controversy across the pond, more than a million british citizens have signed the petition saying that President Trump should not be invited to the United Kingdom because it would cause embarrassment to queen elizabeth. 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