Weekend and show you when this goes into effect for the weekend. Thats in about 18 minutes. Thank you very much. As jeff mentioned this is just the latest in a string of storms that have pummelled the bay area this winter but the rains havent moved the needle much when it comes to filling the reservoirs. Thats particularly true in the south bay. Thats where Damon Trujillo is to check out where things stand with our water supply. Reporter the water levels at the reservoir are calm. The lake looks healthy, but its far from full. Currently just 42 of capacity. Thats the same level we saw the last week of november before all the talk of atmospheric rivers. Were seeing e reservoir levels below the historic 20 year level. Reporter samegan hill, the er 1 10 of 1 . But locals arent worried with the recent rain. It looks really good and we says Low Reservoir levels now is a good thing as long as the rain keeps coming. Thats good news at the beginning of the rain season because thats a lot of room for the rain to get in there and a lot of room to run for us to collect water in the reservoirs. Reporter this break in the weather is a good thing. It allows their crews to clear debris on creek beds and river beds. That way water can flow freely from here downstream. And just in case this becomes an extremely wet winter, First Responders and allied agencies met today to strategize on how to best respond to flood emergencies. Theres no danger of that now, but who knows how many more atmospheric rivers will flow our way. In the south bay, damion true hee low, nbc news. Highway 101 back open today after Highway Patrol closed the road in monterey because of all this. Now its a race against time for emergency crews because in the county again tomorrow. Firefighters are lining the freeway with 500 feet of pay railing and sandbags hoping to divert that flood water away from the highway. As we wait for the next round of storms to hit the bay area, Santa Clara County is trying to protect the homeless. Several Homeless People have died following recent storms because they didnt have proper shelter from the rain and the cold. Nbc bay area sonya shin joins us to explain whats being done. Reporter im here at the Community Center which is becoming a Warming Center later tonight. The goal is simple get as many people out of the cold and rain as possible. And if youve been drinking or had something to drink to try and warm yourself up, youre more likely to get sick and die. Please come inside if only for a few hour, if only for one day to avoid the most extreme weather. Reporter from East Palo Alto to gilroy, the county will have daytime Warming Centers at libraries, Community Centers and senior centers. Its a safe place to put my head at night and a place to get my life back in order. Theyre providing electricity, providing me with food, providing with the means to sleep at night. Reporter people can call 211 to find centers and Services Near them and find out where they can donate items like blankets and hats. Home first, the largest provider of homeless and veteran services the Santa Clara County is helping people at homeless encampments. Were taking the warming kits to warm your hands and hats that have been made by a local charity, scarves, jackets, whatever we have we take so people can utilize them. Reporter this Community Center becomes a Warming Center tonight at 9 00 p. Ats when peo brought in for food and a place to stay over night. Reporting live in san jose, sonja shin. You can keep track of whats going on with the weather on our website. The qr code on the bottom left of your screen will take you right to the radar. If you have an iphone, just point it at the code to get the weather page. We are following breaking news in hayward. Youre looking at pictures from our nbc bay area sky ranger. Its over the intersection of mission and tennyson where a police chase just ended. An officer crashed into the car the man was driving. The officer and the k 9 are fine. Police have arrested the driver. Well continue to follow the breaking news and bring you anymore new information as we get it. And theres been a break in the investigation into a string of violent home envisiinvasion robberies in lafayette. Police arrested two men from fairfield and seized guns while serving a search warrant today. The first robbery happened on halloween, the second on november 26th. In at least one case robbers tied up people in the home while they ransacked it. Theyre looking into whether the suspects are connected with other robberies. It is a plan to buy pg e and turn it into a customerowned utility. Pg e doesnt seem to support this idea. But an evergrowing number of political heavy weights do. Robert handa joins us from city hall with the new update to the plan and why some say there is a long way to go, robert, before the proposal can become a reality. Reporter yes, when we first covered the mayors initial proposal last month henmp his p showed daunting obstacles. The san jose mayor sam la car doe acknowledges hes trying to turn pg e into a customer owned prurty. His proposal drew support and ballooned to 114 elected officials from 58 cities and so counties. The mayor presented operating principles for the transformation such as geographic inclusion to make sure areas arent left out, how a governing board would be formed, public accountability to ensure transparency, as well as safety and response related to wild Fire Protection are. Liccardo says the bottom line is to go to faster than the ten year plan. As rate payers, as customers, we are all on the hook for this. If were going to be on the hook, we better own it. Reporter former cpu commissioner Catherine Sandoval says shes impressed with the goals but its a long way to meeting the e are responsibilities including helping rural areas. We need to have more financial before saying this is the right model and we need to have more discussion about equity for especially the cities who couldnt participate in this. Reporter now, the mayor says his team will focus on meeting with Financial Institutions to try to come up with those financials needed in order to come up with any kind of buy out. Live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. A number of nfl players are speaking up in defense of suspended 49ers radio announcer tim ryan. Ryan made controversial comments about ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson saying jackson had an advantage because of his skin color. Ryan made the comments yesterday on knbr radio. It happened when the ravens beat the 49ers. The 49ers released a statement saying its disappointed in the comments. Meanwhile, Richard Sherman says while ryan could have used better phrasing, he was not offended by the remarks. It was technically a valid point, but the way he you can always phrase things better. You can always phrase things and not say his black skin, you know. Ryan is being replaced by dennis brown for sundays match up against the states. Plans to cope a cannabis dispensary in the heart of San Franciscos union square next to luxury retailers. One big name retailer doesnt want it there and is not alone. Nbc bay area Christie Smith joins us live to explain. Christie. Reporter this is the block where the dispensary wld next td jimmy choo. Those behind the shop say theyre looking to run a really highend operation. A long gear ri street near stockton, shoppers hunting for Luxury Brands can find it all in union square. It makes me think of our own beverly hills. Youve got chanel. Tammy thinks a cannabis dispensary doesnt fit with whats here. A dispensary, no offense to anyone, but i feel like thats going to attract a different element. This is where security is and check in. Reporter Alexis Bronson has high hopes for the space. Hes aimed at helping people who may have been disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. Hes teamed up with dispensary operator have a heart. We wanted this location because its a really good location for a highend boutique cannabis dispensary would like to open up. Nion square neighbors including chanel have formally challenged it. Luxury retailers want to make sure that they are next to other luxury retailers that are consistent with their brand to cultivate that shopping experience. Reporter she says the district is supportive of cannabis retailers but perhaps not in the heart of the luxury zone. Some people think the location makes perfect sense. I think its fine. What do you think . I think its fine, yeah. Its pretty normal in canada. It seems like its already fairly business i s. I dont know that it would take away anything. We did reach out to representatives for the two opponents but didnt hear back in time. Meantime bronson says maintaining this space is costly. Both sides will be able to state their case before the Planning Commission coming up in february. Reporting live in San Francisco, Christie Smith, nbc bay area news. Christie, thanks so much. Air bnb is taking more steps to crack down on parties in wake of the halloween shooting in oorinda that left five people dead. It is banning open invite parties, that means parties that are open to anyone and advertised on social media. Also banned will be large parties at apartment buildings and condos. Boutique hotels and professional event venues will be exempt from the new rule. Up next, a bizarre crime. A mother accused of running down her childs barber because she didnt like the haircut he gave him. The search for her continues while the barber recovers. Those items you ordered on amazon may not be delivered on time. The reason for the delay when we come back. And heavier rain as we move through tomorrow afternoon and through tomorrow afternoon and evening, ill have the ti. 6, 7, 8 through tomorrow afternoon and evening, ill have the ti big dreams start with small steps. But dedication can get you there. So just start small. Start saving. Easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. Chase. Make more of whats yours®. It was a reaction nobody expected. A woman ran down an antioch barber after an argument about her sons haircut. We first brought you the story last night at 11 00. Tonight police say that woman is still on the run and the man that she hit just underwent surgery. Lili tan is live for us in walnut creek with the latest. Lili. Reporter the victim, 63 jo brian martin is recovering tonight after doctors placed a rod in his leg. Thats according to a gofundme page his family set up for him just a few hours ago. Martin also posted on facebook that hes out of surgery and all went well. Whats really surprising is the request martin is making about the woman who hit him. A day after a woman drove her car through this store front, the window is being to business. But customers say things dont add up. People are crazy. Over a haircut. Your hair grows. Reporter katie pace has been getting her haircut here for 13 years. She just learned her favorite barber was hit by a car. This makes me so sorry for him, for her, for the child more than anything. 28yearold Ruby Delgadillo confronted martin about her sons haircut. He took a picture of the car. Thats when she backed her car into the street and ran him through the store next door. Reporter even with his leg badly broken, martin wished his attacker well writing on facebook pray for the lady who hit me. She has two young boys with her. The first thing was just make sure everybodys okay in the shop and this and that. Hes always concerned about other people. Its just who he is. Reporter Antioch Police say delgadillo was driving a 2006 dark blue prius and is facing criminal charges. They ask if anyone has any information about where she is or about the incident to call police. The man accused of murdering a fellow passenger on b. A. R. T. Was back in a courtroom today. Jermaine crim is accused of staring oliver williams. Williams was trying to stop brim from stealing another passengers zhus. She did not enter a plea. They requested a delay. B. A. R. T. Riders will see more new trains on the track. The b. A. R. T. Board voted unanimously to approve funding for new cars that would run between oakland and San Francisco. Its part of the trans bay core capacity project which aims on overcrowding. If you order on amazon, your packages may be a little slow tore arrive thisowing number ofe noticed that the get it tomorrow option has disappeared and that estimated delivery times are stretching beyond two days. An amazon spokesperson says because of a combination of Record Number of cyber monday orders and the winter storms that are slowing travel all over the country. The company is advising people to order Christmas Gifts as early as possible. Talking about death and dying doesnt have to be difficult. Thats the message delivered at this years end well symposium in San Francisco. Each year guest speakers share their stories of life, loss, and improving the end of life experience. This year that included late arizona senator john mccains da megan mccain and Country Singer tim mcgraw. Mcgraw says people often forget to take care of themselves while taking care of their loved ones. Take care of yourself. Take care of yourself physically and mentally, especially if youre taking care of other people because it gives you more presence for the people that need you. This is the third year for the event. All recent snow in tahoe is bringing new job opportunities. San Francisco Chronicle reports the storm caught off guard and now theyre scrambling to find seasonal workers. Theyll hire more than 2,500 seasonal employees at heavenly, northstar, and kirkwood. Alpine meadows is looking for equally as many people. 18 of 21 significant areas in sierra, nevada, and tahoe basin will be open. And here comes in jeff raniere to explain it all for us. Snow for them means rain for us. It does. Thats good dollars for the ski companies and then great snow up there to go sliding around on whether you snow board, ski, or like to just step in it a little bit and head back in the lodge. Right back here in the bay area, we do have continued low level moisture down near the surface from all of the recent rain. Its hard to pick up. But you can see in this view here from walnut creek looking back to concord its not exactly clear out here and that is once again low level moisture that will lead to more patchy dense areas of fog as you can see through tomorrow morning. What i wanted to show you is its dry outside now. Youll need a jacket if youre headed out. Low 50s as we head into early tomorrow morning. The big warning as you head out the door on friday morning will be we could see dense patchy fog. Just be alert of that. Maybe add extra time in if youre trying to travel anywhere especially between 5 and 7 00 tomorrow morning. 50 degrees, San Francisco also 50 and the north day at 49. So, we begin dry. But then again our storm system we continue to talk about will eventually get here. I want to show you the timeline on this. I think by 3 30 in the afternoon tomorrow well see moderate and heavier pockets in the bay. Itll take a little bit of time to work to the south. At 7 00 p. M. We get rain over the peninsula, east bay, and showers start to develop in san jose by 7 00 p. M. Tomorrow. Well stay with this chance of rain through 11 00 p. M. Then i think for saturdays forecast, were really concentrating on heavier rain fall by the afternoon. That could bring in thunderstorms, even small hail. Then after this, looks like well begin the drying process as we move into sundays forecast. I do think by about 10 00 in the morning on sunday, we should see things exit. Were going to talk more about the Flash Flood Watch. Ill talk more about that in 25 minutes. Thank you very much. Still to come, it started with a unique lesson which led to a viral video. Now lucky students are meeting one of the musics biggest stars. Well catch up with the kids next. 321. That was it. Just moments ago, a bay area girl got the honor to flip the switch and light the State Capitol christmas tree. Naomi gillis is from gilroy. She was chosen. She was born with down syndrome. Thetaas tree is 66 feet tall and covered with 10,000 lights and 800 ornaments. Gorgeous look at everybody having a good time. Month. Nobody could get enough of her dancing with her class, their version of the hit song truth hurts by the singer lizzo. Tonight those students pushed their bedtime back to meet lizzo herself. Melissa colorado joins us outside the school in pittsburgh with more. Reporter you guys, i think lizzo is an nbc bay area viewer because minutes ago she tweeted at me, i had tweeted out this video of this adorable fan mail the second graders had written for her. She tweeted i love yall, crying emoji face. But the students are pumped. The teachers are excited. The parents are excited as well. Not only do they get to see lizzo perform in concert but they get to go backstage and meet her as well. Dear lizzo, i love your song, if you never made the song, we would have never been famous. That is the mail lizzo the second grade class. Will be receiving tonight from last month millions of you clicked and shared this video of mallory and her students performing their kidfriendly version of the singers hit song truth hurts. Its viral. Weve got a lot of things sent to our classroom, a lot of great opportunities. Lizzos song is about man drama but mallari tweaked it for her students. Companies sent her furniture for her students to use. Before this, i bought the furniture or created or made seats myself in my garage. So, getting real stools that are safe and that work for the students has been a blessing. And then there are the heartwarming letters like this one sent from a superintendent in texas. Peop