Winds gusting to 40 mileperhour and the sierra will pick up snow fall. This is a major snow producer in the sierra. Winter storm warning starting right now at 12 00 wednesday lasting through thursday and into friday morning. Here is a progression of this next system coming onboard up toward eureka and youll notice it is dry in the south bay. Dry out toward the east bay, but San Francisco, theres lots of clouds in place, but rainfall approaching the north coast. Were closer to ukiah and they have been reporting heavy rain within the past hour and this is sliding into Sonoma County. As we come in closer to cloverdale approaching hillsburg and hop land, this is heavy rain making a comeback and this will be the theme through the afternoon hours and the key impacts for us is going to target the afternoon and evening commute. Heres our live camera looking toward oakland. Solid cloud cover. 2 00, this approach is San Francisco and oakland anden cam passes the encumbrances the bay area. Lots of ponding on the road and gusty conditions. And low visibility. Thats our next system coming on onboard. Well talk more about this and this will linger on your thursdays forecast. Mark, thank you. Later today the university of california will be voting on whether or not to increase increase student tuition for the second Straight Year. Alex savidge is where he heard from frustrated students. Reporter mike and gasia, good afternoon. Students turned out this morning and told the ucregents, they cannot told the uc regents they cannot afford another tuition hike. The barriers are up where the regents are meeting and u. C students spoke out during a Public Comment period and they urged the regents to vote against this proposed tuition increase for the 201819 Academic Year and this will hike tuition by 2. 5 for instate students and they would pay 288 more a year in tuition. Out of state students would see a 3. 5 increase in their tuition. And theyll be a fee hike of 54 for all students. This would be the second Straight Year of increasing tuition and u. C. Students say another hike would hurt. It sounds like everyones hands are tied, and this is like the last resort is asking students for more money. And we dont have it. And its time for you all to go to legislature, go to the governor or go to whoever else because youre getting paid to do this job. Im supposed to be in my class right now, but we have to do this. This vote shouldnt be on the table in the first place. The campuses have asked for this increase because enrollment is at an all time high, and the University Says the money will be going to hiring factuality and improving student services. Uc Spokes Person says under this plan, at least 100,000 instate students wouldnt pay more because the increase would be covered by their financial aid. There is also a middleclass Scholarship Program that will cover part of the increase for families earning less than 165,000 a year. The uc rooekz rengents will discuss this for a Public Meeting at 4 00 this afternoon at the uc San FranciscoMission BaconFriends Center and then we are told that some time during that meeting, some time after 4 00 this afternoon, the regents will take a final vote on this tuition increase. Could be 13,000 a year for an instate student. San francisco has a new interim mayor. Farrell was sworn in after a tense board of supervisors meeting and the board voted 63 to appoint him to caretaker mayor until the june 5th election. And he replaces breed. It comes after heated some people accusing the board of racism and sexism. My focused and my job as mayor is to represent everybody in the city of San Francisco. No matter what their race, ethnicity, religion, my job is to represent everybody and ill do that. Supporters of former acting mayor breed wanted her to keep the temporarily job while she runs for the permanent position. Some progressive leaders objected to breed being both acting mayor, president of the board of supervisors and then someone who on top of it all is running for the full time position of mayor. Coming up at 12 30, hear breeds response to last nights vote. Are you willing to pay more in bridge tolls to cut down on Traffic Congestion . Thats the question bay area voters will decide in june. Allie rasmus is here to talk about the ballot to increase these tolls. Reporter Port Authority are in a meeting and theyre expected to approve a resolution today that would put a ballot on the initiative before voters, an initiative on the ballot this june that if approved by voters would increase the tolls at all state owned bay area bridges. Thats all the bridges except for the golden gate bridge. The base toll for most bridges is 5. At the bay bridge, its 4 because its a non commute time. If voters approve that commute in june, the base toll would go up to 6 in 2019. 7 by 2022 and 8 by 2025 and that would reduce congestion like adding more bart cars and more bart extensions and more express service and a new ferry system and even possibly the beginning of a second [indiscernible] for bart. The money is raised in the bay area. It stays here in the bay area, and does a thing to relief the corridors we did not do in any other way. The federal government is not going to bail us out. Its not going to happen. The State Government is not going to do it either. If the heres a plan to do so. Some of the people we spoke with say theyre unsure about this solution and im sure the idea of paying more for already expensive bridge tolls and everyone we talk to something has to be done about the congestion on our bridges and tolls. Absolutely, i do. But i dont know what the answer is, and theres no money other than paying tolls, where is the money going to come from. I dont see the roads improving, i dont see anything improving. Even if folks arent necessarily wanting the toll increase, its going to go towards all things that make alternative forms of transportation more accessible and that are its going to make them happen which is going to help everyone. The Toll AuthoritySpokesman Says under this proposal, there would be a discount for drivers who have to cross two bridges. They would pay half price to cross the second bridge in a single trip. This toll increase would have to be approved by voters in june and right now the bay area Toll Authority is expecting to approve that resolution that would put this on the ballot before voters. Back to you guys. Alli rasmus, thank you. The sports doctor who admitted to molesting gymnast under his car will spend life behind bars. The right to convey i will carry your words with me for the rest of my days. Nassar was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison today and the judge told them she signed his death warrant and shed is was her privilege and honor. Nassar pleaded guilty for molesting about 160 victims or their relatives spoke at this sentencing hearing. [indiscernible] that keep me fighting and [indiscernible]. Sometimes theres a better tomorrow. Its the promise to little girls everywhere that i wont stop fighting for you. Nassar was sentenced earlier to 60 years in federal prison for child porn crimes and hes said to be sentenced next week on more Sexual Assault crimes in michigan. An update to a story we brought you yesterday. The man found on fire in San Francisco yesterday has passed away. A woman discovered the man in an alley in the Mission District and she told police she ran into a local coffee shop to have someone call for help while she tried to put out the fire. Police continues to investigate the incident. Theyre calling it suspicious and theyre working to find surveillance video. Investigators trying to figure out what caused a late night fire that damaged businesses in west portal. It happened before 11 00 last night on west portal. The fire quickly spread through four Different Stores on the block. Firefighters stayed there at the scene overnight looking for hot spots. Part of the roof collapsed at a hardware store. The fire damaged the Sloane Square beauty salon and the west portal daily newsstand and Grocery Store along with a vacant shore. They share the common attic and the businesses that burned are popular with the people who live in the area. Im very concerned excellent business, absolutely corner stone of the community, they provide great service, i feel very badly for the staff, for the owner, for the manager, and the excellent business center. I hope they can get back and running. Firefighters were able to keep flames from spreading to apartments behind the businesses. No injuries reported. San Francisco Police are investigating a double shooting that happened last night leaving one person dead and another wounded. The gunfire broke out about 5 15 on richland avenue north of 280. The first officers on the scene provided first aid. One victim was rushed to the hospital where he later died and a second victim is expected to survive. Authorities spent several hours working the scene last night and talking to witnesses. Upon arriving at the scene, we found two victims of a shooting and the suspect fled the scene on foot according to witnesses at the scene. Off camera, witnesses told ktvu they saw a woman and man arguing and heard four to six gunshots. As of right now, police are only say the shooter was a man. A critical count to make sure the homeless have the resources they need. Coming up, one mans heartbreaking story as Contra Costa County tries to keep track of People Living on the streets. President trump heads to the World Economic forum to promote im in washington, ill have details straight ahead. Sfx tinny headphone music sfx feet shuffling life can change in an instant. Be covered when it does. With a health plan through covered california. We offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. And all of our plans include free preventive care. Financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. Open enrollment ends january 31st, so dont miss out. Because you never know when life. Will change. Get covered today. President trump headed to switzerland to attend Tensions Mount in washington over the president s stance on immigration. Reporter caroline shiefbly has more from washington. Reporter President Trump touting the u. S. As a power house. Tremendous investment by companies from all over the world. There has never been anything like it. The promotion coming as the president aims to sale his americas first the World Economic forum in switzerland. Treasury secretary stephen arriving ahead of his boss. Its about Economic Growth to invest in free trade, kind of were looking forward to it. 2,000 protestors marched for the financial district carrying banners protesting against were protesting against the economic forum. President trump is the first to attend hes going to hold discussions on dispute reports the president used an expletive to describe countries in africa during a meeting. The trip coming as republicans and democrats deeply divided over boweder protections for young immigrants. We have to start on a new basis and the wall is over the table. President trump will meet with caroline shively, ktvu. Theres a this morning the attorney general sessions threatened to subpoena cities that dont provide documents to show who local law enforcements are sharing sessions made it his Top Priorities to crack down on illegal immigration. He threatened to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities including San Francisco, oakland and san jose. About were at lunch time. Many people thinking ahead to their drive home which for many of them could be wet, mark. It will be a challenge, gasia and mike. Santa rosa reporting heavy rain for the 12 00 hour. So beginning to inch into the north bay, if you cant see on the radar, so 11 00, we had heavy rain up in ukiah and the rain is moving south. There you go towards ports of mendocino county. The airport between the santa rosa and windsor and thats where we have the heavy rain report and is spreading to the south. Highway 101 so watching out for rain. Heres our live camera looking out toward [indiscernible] and solid overcast. Between now and 2 00, were going to introduce rain into the central portion. Bay and that rainfall could be heavy at times. Its not going to be a live event. You can see with our timing through the afternoon hours, closer to 4 00 in the south bay. Over the next four hours and well get breaks as we head toward the evening. Cant be dry, but still the most intense rain happening over the next five to six hours out there. Rainfall amounts, one of the forecast models suggesting about a half an inch to over an inch and a half toward cloverdale. Be watching out for that and for the coastal hills. We could have isolated amounts, we show you toward the coastal hills of Sonoma County, maybe approaching two inches. A lot happening out here in the pacific. A progressive flow and well be changing by the weekend, but today the rainfall will be developing. Thursday, you can see the speckle cloud cover, thats cool air. Youll notice that cooler air and possibility of lower still levels even here in the bay area. Maybe a dusting of snow toward mount diablo and Mount Hamilton. Weekend will be a dry, weather pattern. No rain threat at all for the upcoming weekend. If youre thinking the sierra, this will be a major snow producer especially up above 8,000 feet. We could have amounts topping two feet so a winter storm warning just started for the west slopes, the sierra, this begins and continues through today, thursday until 10 00 a. M. Friday. Here we are this afternoon. 2 00, that rain line moving to the south. 4 00, approaching the south neighborhoods and then more breaks in the action tonight, and then tomorrow, this is the cooler part of the system. The cold part, so this could generate thunderstorms and possibly the lower snow levels even here in the bay area, so this is thursday 10 00 and still widely scattered showers rolling through throughout the rest the day on thursday. Forecast highs this afternoon will be in the 50s to right around 60 degrees. And heres a look ahead so were watching out for the rainfall developing this afternoon, off and on showers for your thursday with a possibility of a thunderstorm. Then mike and gasia, were going to dry things up as we head toward friday and the weekend. If we get a dusting of snow fall in the bay area, photographers like that, it could be a nice scene. Get the chopper up there. Always dramatic. Get the little ones out there too. With the rain coming the next few days and continued cold weather, the city of san jose want to make sure Homeless People have a warm place to go. Warming centers will open tomorrow and stay open through friday at several locations including the alan rock library and san jose open the centers when temperatures the annual Homeless Count in Contra Costa County is underway. This is the first time i have been homeless in my life. 175 workers, volunteers are heading out across the county to visit the homeless. The volunteers are documenting everyone living in shelters or on the streets who need permanent housing. There were 1,607 people in last years homeless camps. Five years ago i had a house up the street on castle hill. My son was murdered, and life kind of just went spiralling down after that. Todays information from the count will be used to gage the homeless problem and Plan Services accordingly. Up next, toys r us announced theyre closing more stores and well tell you which Bay Area Stores will be shutdown. Taking a look at the market on this wednesday afternoon. The dow jones up 53 points and the nasdaq down 43 points. Airlines down sharply after United Continental says it plans to ramp up capacity and matel dipped after toys r us says it will close 20 of its stores. Toys r us is trying to recover from bankruptcy and fallen holiday sells and the closure of 180 stores will begin next month and will continue through mid april. Here are the bay area cities fairfield, pittsburgh, pinole, union city and san jose which has two locations closing. Business leaders spend a lot of money lobbying federal lawmakers, but one Bay Area Company spent more than any other company. Goggles Parent Company alphabet allocated 18 million to Lobby Congress and federal agents last year and goggle was interested in facebook, amazon and apple set new Company Records for the amount of money spent on lobbying last year. Starbucks employees are going to get a pay raise and other perks. Workers will get a pay raise in april and a second one in one year and get stock grants and parental leave. This will affect the Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 21 . Online em employment site employment glass door released its top 50 jobs in america and for the third year in a row, number one on that list is the high tech job of data scientist. Meeting base salary, 110,000 and second is the type of computer engineer who works with Software Developers and their salary, 105,000. The criteria for the list including earning