city coming up. one more day of work before we get into the city. we are looking at a smooth drive so far. friday is traditionally light. it has been a tough week. we will see how this shapes up on the east bay coming up. >> we'll see how things are looking live over san francisco. another scorcher. it looks like a smooth start out there with a little wind blowing on this friday, may 3rd. this is "today in the bay." from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. we continue following developing news out of southern california where a massive wild fire continues burning out of control in ventura county. 15 homes have been damaged and 2000 more have been threat nd. annette from our sister station

in los angeles, she has the latest. good morning, guys. pacific coast highway will remain closed until firefighters are able to get a handle on the blaze. right now, we are on pch just north of deer creek. we have been out here for the next hour or so. it has been interesting to see these flames right up there and flaring up and dying down as the fire continues raging through the night, traveling where it originally started until it reached the malibu shoreline where it continues to burn out of control at this point. close to 1,000 firefighters are on the ground battling the blaze, working on protecting structures. nearly 2000 homes have been threatened by the flames. so far, none have been destroyed. since water dropping aircraft cannot be used at night, crews have been hard at work using only hand equipment to dig out fire lines and while the winds have calmed down, fire officials say that's the battle to fight this blaze is still far from over. today, crews will be preparing

for another hot, dry, and windy day. with winds again being so unpredictable, they know that things can get worse out here. for now, pch, pacific coast highway will remain closed between malibu and point mcgoo for an indefinite amount of time. that is the latest. annet annette arreola. police in danville searching for a missing 15-year-old girl they say could be at risk. the family of madeline mangill says the teenager left her home last night at 6:00. she hasn't been seen or heard from since having an argument with her mother. she is about 5'5", 130 pounds. police say she was last seen wearing black skinny jeans and a black nervana t-shirt. she may also be wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt. a san jose woman waking up in her own bed instead of a jail

cell. she left the correction nal complex last night, driven home by her attorney. she had no comment. she was the one arrested monday after detectives say she tried to leave two bottles of orange juice mixed with rubbing alcohol on the shelf at a starbucks in san jose. prosecutors had a 72 hour window to file charges but they did not. >> there probably was enough to bring charges at this point for at least the adull ter rated food count. however, it is dangerous for the d.a.'s office to do that. if she had pled guilty to that on her first day in court, they could not have added additional charges later. that was a risk the d.a. didn't want to take. >> the d.a.'s office telling us they are waiting for test results to determine exactly what was in those bottles before they actually decide the specific charges to file. >> this weekend marks one year since a cycle list was hit near santa cruz. his killer still has not been found. he was biking from cape cod to

san francisco last year to honor the life of a friend who died of a heart attack. he was hit and killed on highway one just north of santa cruz. the driver never stopped. this weekend, his mother will be in santa cruz to make a plea for more information in the case. a memorial bike ride is also planned for saturday from santa cruz to the point where josh was killed. the family of a 2-year-old boy who was killed by a falling tree in san jose could soon be getting a payout from the city back in 2010. the family was waiting in a driveway when the 50-foot tree came crashing right down on their car, pinned them inside the pick-up truck. the little boy was severely hurt and sadly ended up dying. investigators found that tree had rotted roots. that caused it to fall. the family sued the city of san jose, which owned the tree. this week, city officials recommending a $325,000 settlement, which the family has reportedly accepted. the city council will be asking

to approve the settlement later on this month. former b.a.r.t. police officer fired in connection with the death of officer grant has been charged with unemployment fraud. tony paroni, the officer with the shaved head shown the morning of the shooting, is accused of collecting unemployment checks for seven months after enlisting in the army. he is currently serving in afghanistan. his case was postponed until he returns to the u.s. next year. he has not commented on those charges. new this morning, governor jerry brown warning a plan that he just filed to ease prison overcrowding will ultimately undermine public safety. he submitted that plan to federal judges late last night under protest. this called for increasing early release credits for inmates and paroling elderly and disabled prisoners while slowing the return of thousands of inmates being held in private prisons in other states. the plan would allow inmates with a violent past to become firefighters.

now, the judge required the state to outline exactly how it will reduce prison population by another 10,000 inmates by the end of the year. but, governor brown says, he will appeal that ruling want to check in with meteorologist, christina loren, friday's forecast today. how are we going to look? >> better than yesterday, better than yesterday, laura and jovn.t 97, sunnyvale, santa cre teresa. san jose. you probably got into your vehicle at some point yesterday and it read 100 degrees. we take our temperatures in the shade. we try to get those readings as far away from the concrete, anything that can radiate heat as possible. temperatures are going to be even warmer in places that are in that direct heat where you have all that pavement in the city. it is going to be another hot one. 49, gilroy. 57, san jose.

by noon today, temperatures climb into the 80s. 83 degrees as you break for lunch in fremont. even getting those really high ratings along the peninsula, along the coastline, around the inner bay. that's where it is going to be really unseasonably warm in the vicinity of 20-30 degrees. for one more day. then, you are going to drop you off like a rock getting into this weekend, a holiday weekend. a lot of people will be heading out and about. a lot happening in the bay area. we are going to take you through some of those events coming up. 92, livermore. 88, fremont. 89 degrees down from that 92 today in san jose. stick around. seven-day outlook is coming up in my next report. first, want to get to mike who already has a couple of issues on a friday morning. >> we did. we had that deadly crash and the closure. that long since cleared over a half hour. no more problems there. we are looking over here toward the east shore freeway. it is 5:07. we will show you those maps. no slowing as you are coming off the richmond bridge through the

same area approaching the berkeley curve. we have a nice flow of traffic, northbound 880. 580 did the same thing for the westbound commute direction. that's good stuff. we will check the rails as we are looking over here towards mass transit. muni and caltrans moving just fine in the city and up the peninsula. the san mateo bridge moves smoothly with the head lights across the high rise section and down towards 101 on the foster city approach. no problem, guys. very special anniversary for a bay area hot spot that claims to be the oldest gay bar west of the mississippi. good morning. this is bob redell, live here at moffatt field. we will take a look at the jobs number. a bizarre problem at the labor department.

we will tell you all about it coming up in business news.

welcome back, everybody on a friday morning. always feels good to say that. a little history today. revolutionary, the better way to say it. airplane taking off in the skies in less than an hour. taking off for a cross country journey without one ounce of fuel. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell live at moffett field. how long is this trip going to take, bob? >> reporter: they are going to do it over five legs. the plane could theoretically fly cross country nonstop. we only have enough room for one man and one man cannot stay awake for that long. the plane only goes 30 to 40 miles an hour. do the math. there you can see that man, getting a hug from his partner, andre, who is also a partner but not flying this particular leg to phoenix. he is about to make history.

in about 45 minutes, he will be taking off from the landing strip at moffett field, nasa ames, heading on the first leg from nasa to phoenix. it will take him roughly 19-20 hours. he will not land until 2:00 in the morning. he is arriving at 1:00 saturday morning. when he takes auoff, it is most likely until a little bit after 6:00. the beauty of this solar airplane is that it does have batteries on board that are charged by the sun. that makes this airplane unique. it can fly during the day, at night, during the day. the 12,000 solar sells that are on the top of the wing propel the aircraft. at night, the solar charge batteries keep it going. it has four motors. they are not much in the terms of horsepower. it can only go 30-40 miles an hour. it is the equivalent of a power motor scooter.

look at the wingspan right here. a mammouth wingspan. this is about the equivalent of a 747 made of carbon fiber mostly and the weight of roughly your regular car, around 3500 pounds. the whole point of doing this, they are trying to promote clean technology. they want to first of all also prove that it can be done. you can do a cross country trip. it has never been done in a solar airplane. it has already flown over ju europe. it comes down to man being the problem. man can only stay awake for so long and need to get out of that cockpit. they do have a second generation airplane that they are building right now that might have some autopilot technology and a virtual pilot assistance that will let a pilot take a nap during the flight without obviously crashing the airplane. if you are heading up and down 101 today, like i said, it might be hard to see the takeoff. we are probably going to be pre-sunrise. it will be flying south from

here to phoenix in a historic cross country flight. again, 19-20 hours for one man. bertran, a swiss gentleman, trying to promote swiss technology. >> jon and laura, it will be fun to check in with you all morning long. on the east coast, harvard researchers working on perfecting flying machines the size of a bubble bee. scott mcgrew, got his invention to work late at night. >> he just published everything as part of a research paper in the journal of science. as you can see, they haven't solved the battery problem right yet. the batteries are big and heavy. as you can see, this flying machine is shorter than a quarter is tall. in a related matter, a bill is working its way through the california senate this morning, which would legislate drones here in the state. i was talking about alex padilla's office, the california

state senator, who wrote the bill. he says, they are not as concerned as the big drones you see people flying at the park. they are worried about these little guys, the ones that we will not be able to see if they fly by. it is the first friday of the month. in about 15 minutes from now, we will get the latest employment numbers. believe it or not, there was a fire a short time ago at the labor department. they say they will still release the numbers on time at at 5:30. they are sending all the employees home. let's see what they are thinking on the market with cnbc's kyla tausche. futures on wall street are lower ahead of the big economic report of the day. the jobs report for the month of april. forecast calls for payrolls to rise by 148,000. rebounding from march but still not enough to offset recent signs the economy may be slowing. unemployment is expected to hold steady at 7.6%. we also get updated on the

service and factory orders. the dow rising 130 points to 14 ,831. kayla, have a great weekend. jon and laura, we told you thursday about the announcement coming out of intel. as it happened, the company sis it would promote the president and ceo. they were originally one job. we talked to those who know and they say, these two campaigned for their jobs as a team. it was their idea to split it. at first, apparently, the board was not so excited but they got convinced and both got a promotion about it. >> ends up being a win-win. >> i am guessing they are not splitting their salary. >> i am sure they are both well-paid with the largest company in the world. >> a sure sign that weather up there is getting a lot nicer, because san jose's farmer's market opening up today. that is great news for the 25th

year. san pedro's square in downtown san jose will be packed with local produce. the farmer's market will run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., each and every friday through november 15th. that one is a lot of fun. it kind of kicks off your weekend. there you go. >> get ready for it as well. >> campbell has a really nice one too. >> every sunday, every sunday. we would like to see you out there. this sunday, i am sure it will be on and pop and a lot of people will be heading out after staying indoors. sunday is the day where we actually really cool off. today, temperatures are going to be hot yet again. wait until i show you your seven-day outlook. major changes headed our way this morning. plenty of 50s and 60s. look at the coast. you are starting out this morning where we typically end up this time of year in pacifica and half moon bay. 61 in both places. you are at 58 to start the day in san francisco. you don't need that jacket. this is with are here we are ge some changes this morning. our winds are no longer pumping

directly offshore, which is good news. we are going to see a little bit better humidity recoveries. a lot more moisture headed our way as we head throughout sunday. area of low pressure moves through. things start to change. another system headed our way, a cutoff low. that could bring us some showers. looks like we are going to get a slight chance of showers on sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, about a 10-20% chance for the whole bay area. if you live at the coast, you have the best chance of seeing that shower activity. 92, livermore. 88, fremont. 89, san jose. you look at the numbers from today and look at where we are headed. tomorrow, back to the 80s. back to the 70s on sunday. cinco de mayo. it is not going to be a total washout. you do want to keep in mind, we are going to have pesky showers around, specially areas to the north of the golden gate bridge. as we head throughout next week, it gets a little bit dicey. it is really hard to dictate who is going to get the showers and how much we are going to see because of the cut-off low.

at the coastline, .500 of an inch up to a 0.10 of an inch. we need any rain we can get. any moisture is good at this point. with he will take you through the changes. a giants forecast on the nbc bay area. that's coming up tonight at well. let's talk to mike about your drive. it is friday. we are seeing a light volume of traffic. it is also 5:19. we are seeing a light volume of traffic. traffic moves very smoothly. 101 southbound towards ha680, n a major concern. we are seeing yellow blips all over the place. no incidents for the south bay. we will move you up toward the tri-valley. yesterday, had a tough drive throughout livermore, late in the morning commute, things are very smooth. right now, no delays for livermore, dublin, pleasanton, 84 through livermore, down towards 680, we do have a little

slowing coming out of the altamont. this is a typical pattern even on a friday. we see this many could go over. by the time you hit vasco, close to the speed limit. oakland past the coliseum, an easy, smooth flow northbound past high street. no delays for 880 or westbound 580. we are coming down the eastshore freeway for westbound 80 as well. look at all the spacing here through berkeley. smooth across that bridge and here across the golden gate bridge, an easy drive as well. mid-day on friday, when things get busy coming into the city. back to you. >> right now, we continue following a developing story down in southern california. a massive wild fire continues burning out of control. firefighters having a lot of tough times there with that terrain and the wind blowing down there. the so-called spring fire raging near highway 101 in camario.

this is located about 50 miles northwest of los angeles. crews say homes have been damaged. about 2000 more are being threatened. 25 homes have been damaged. a lot of work ahead for firefighters. only 10% contained right now. now, bay area crews are stepping in to help out there. they are heading down there. "today in the bay's" marla tallez will be live in los gatos this morning where reinforcements have just headed out to southern california. it is 5:21. what could be the oldest gay bar in the couldn't interest i celebrating its 80th anniversary today. events to honor oakland's whitehorse inn have been going on all week. tonight, the mayor expected to be on hand for the presentation of the anniversary mural followed by the carousel mall. the whitehorse is the oldest continuously operated gay bar west of the mississippi. it is tough to know how long it has been serving the gay community. much of its early history was

never documented. >> you know it is a party when you have the disco ball flowing 5:21. the south bay boxer is getting ready for his biggest fight of the year. >> how about heavy metal to go with the heavy hitting. the special promotion at at&t park tonight.

welcome back, everybody. i'm looking forward to this fight, the biggest fight of this guy's career this weekend. gilroy native robert "the ghost" guerrero slipping into the ring to take on floyd meriwether jr. taking place tomorrow in vegas. the staredown. guerrero has only suffered one loss in 33 bouts. he faces a tough time taking on the undefeated meriwether.

he is regarded by many as the best pound for pound fighter. he hasn't fought in nearly a year after serving time in jail for battering his girlfriend. both fighters standing to make millions. >> that will be one to watch if you can. get ready for heavy metal at the ballpark tonight. it is metallica night at at&t park. members of the rock band will throw out the first pitch of the game against the dodgers. they are also going to perform the national anthem heavy metal style. the band will use custom guitars for their performance which will then be autographed by all four band members put off for auction at the ballpark. game starts at 7:15 tonight. >> get the neck loosened up a bit before you get out there. the guys are getting older. they better work it out. >> okay. i guess he is rocking here, christina. >> i don't even know what that means. >> he is definitely off in never, never land. good morning to you.

we have a great-looking day shaping up. you will be headed outdoors. if you work outdoors. you want to make sure you stay hydrated today. it is going to be another hot one. i've had quite a few complaints from the people in the construction community about the hot one. the good news is, it is not going to last much longer. by sunday, we will be back in the 70s. for today, 92, livermore, 88, santa rosa today. temperatures are going to be warm just about everywhere. so grab your sunscreen, grab your shades. let's send it over to mike inouye. at least he can keep it cool that way. >> cool in the car is easier for climate control as well if you have a.c. and if it is working. my wife's old car, that was a problem. now, we are okay. looking over here towards the peninsula, smooth drive for 101 through palo alto. we'll show you the map for that same area. easy drive approaching off of the dumbarton bridge. no problems across the bay there. we are looking toward the southbound direction for fremont. no increase in traffic, no

slowing there. the north bay, a smooth drive. novato, all the way here. >> thank you very much, mike. >> it is 5:26 right now. the monthly jobs report out any minute now. scott mccrew will join us with a live report as soon as the numbers are released. we should know whether santa clara will be home to super bowl 50. we are keeping our eye on southern california as the fires rage on. 25 homes reported damage. another 2000 in jeopardy. only 10% contained. we will have a live report. marla tallez talking about local firefighters heading down to help the cause. look at 'em.

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right now, hundreds of homes threatened and a university campus evacuated as a massive wild fire rages in southern california. local firefighters now on their way to help. we will have details in a live report. the warriors are going to

the second round. >> there you have it. good news as you wake up to warriors moving on in the postseason. a very special guest up in the crowd to see it all. we will tell you about the young man that received a standing "o" from that packed house. >> we sure hope they stay hot for us. >> we look forward to the cooldown headed our way. one more hot one. that means near record warmth for today. tomorrow, a 10-degree dropoff in the 70s by sunday. then, the rain arrives. a lot to talk about. your full forecast in just a few minutes. it has been a very tough work commute this workweek. we have one more working day to get through. we will show you how that friday is shaping up. we will check that south bay coming up. a live look outside. look at that glorious look. san francisco, you see the bridge, the marina district. you also see friday, may 3rd. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay" good morning. checking that clock.

5:30 right now. thanks a lot for getting up early with us. i'm jon kelley. i'm laura garcia-cannon. we continue to follow a developing story out of southern california this morning where a massive wild fire continues to burn out of control in ventura county. the so-called springs fire raging near highway 101, about 50 miles northwest of los angeles. this morning, crews say 25 homes have been damaged and about 2000 more are being threatened. so far, flames have scorched 12 square miles. now, bay area crews are stepping up to help. "today in the bay's" marla tallez live where reinforcements just left from southern california. where before he get to where i am in los gatos. the latest out of the ventura county fire department, they say as sn as the sun rises, they will start those air assaults on the flames in the spring's fire. that's the latest from the ventura county fire department.

here i am at santa clara county fire department headquarters. one crew out of santa clara county is heading south this morning. in all, 13 bay area strike teams are heading to ventura county to help fight this vicious fire. we met up this morning in gilroy with about two dozen firefighters from san mateo and alameda counties just as they were getting ready to head south. a battalion chief telling us this particular group is taking five engines and 22 personnel, crews from coma to pacifica, to fremont all on board. once says, once they get to ventura county, they are going to help protect the threatened homes. >> very important for us to get down there and assist. they are calling for additional resources. structures threatened. we want to get down there as quick as possible. we are at a rondezvous point. we should go to work upon arrival. >> again, they left gilroy about 3:30 this morning. here is how the bay area connection breaks down.

two units ought of contra costa county. two from alameda, three from san mateo, four from marin county. one unit out of san francisco. the crew i mentioned, one from santa clara county, all heading south. plus, two groups from monterrey county. they are doing their best to help the crews down in ventura county. the high temperatures and winds are certainly going to give firefighters heck once again today. it is slated to be 90 to 100 degrees in ventura county today. so far, 25 homes damaged, 2000 homes threatened. 8,000 acres burned and a portion of the pacific coast highway remains closed. the latest estimate is the flames are just 10% contained. that fire ignited less than 24 hours ago. so in a day's time, it has done some significant damage. with the help from the bay area, officials down south tell us that now more than 1,000 personnel are coming together to help fight this fire. live from los gatos, marla tallez, "today in the bay."

we have another fire to tell you about. investigators back at a recycling plant in san jose try to figure out what caused a major fire there that burned for hours. this started after 6:00 last night at the plant on east alma and tenth street. that's near municipal stadium where the san jose giants play. the plant processes paper. so, of course, plenty of fuel to feed the flames. firefighters had to call in extra crews to try to get some relief from all that intense heat. crews, they stayed on scene there well into the early morning hours. at this hour, the cause of that fire remains unknown. we have breaking news out of washington this morning where the labor department has just released the latest jobs report. scott mcgrew joins us live in the newsroom, rather unusual day for the labor department. >> laura, with all the talk about fire, exactly right. they had a fire at the labor department in washington. a small one. nobody hurt. they did evacuate. and got the numbers out on time. 165,000 jobs were added to the american economy in the month of april. that lowers the unemployment

rate to 7.5%. 165 is much better number than we were expecting. certainly, much better than it was last year or last month at 88,000. so is 165 a good number. it all depends on how you look at it. trending, yes. overall, not that great. laura, we will take the improvement where we can get it. >> exactly. little by little. thank you very much, scott. >> absolutely. it all feels good at this point. 5:35. let's check in with christina loren. i am going to start calling you caliente christina loren. >> i will take it all. this is what we are experiencing. this is the last day. i want to point out right off the bat, it is not going to be as hot as it is yesterday where we did see our first triple-digits of the season. petaluma, 101. even the low 90s popped up along the peninsula. a touch cooler today as the

winds, the warm, down-sloping drying winds start to drop off. look at cupertino, starting the day at 70 degrees. no need for the jacket. forget about it down there in campbells at 62. let's talk about the wind. numbers have decreased dramatically. our wind speeds are dropping off. the direction is what i want to draw your attention to. yesterday, we had all our wind arrows headed out into the pacific. the cool ocean air was not able to make its way inland. today, now that the offshore flow flow is relaxing. all that wind kicked up the pollen. we have high pollen levels for the next couple of days. keep that in mind. your allergy medicine, 92 in livermore, 92 gilroy. 88 in santa teresa and 81 in san francisco. if you want cooler numbers, we have them for you. first, we want to get you out that front door to work on a good note. it is friday. mike is here to do so.

101 underneath the 680 interchange, right here. the volume pretty steady. 880 down the middle of your screen shows a little slowing. heading down towards 280, no incidents reported. a very light volume of traffic there as well. the tri-valley shows its traditional slowing. south 84 heading down in through the livermore area. a slow down towards isabelle. coming out of the altamont pass, no major problems and no surprises through this area. the bay bridge toll plaza shows a bit of a backup. a little slowing on your approach. cash lanes are the only issue here, guys. back to you. sharks in vancouver this morning getting ready for game two of their playoff series with the canucks. sharks lead the series one game to nothing. hp getting ready for game three.

the city is warning people the downtown area will be packed because it is also cinco day mayo. sharks fans should arrive early, because there is going to be a lot of traffic and possibly a parking mess because of street closures. there will also be extra security measures around the shark taenlnk. >> we can learn whether the south bay will host that super bowl coming up in three years. >> this one comes down to a tale of two cities. >> reporter: yes. >> looks like unfortunately, we lost christie out there. miami trying to pass some legislations to fund improvements on their stadium there. they don't think it will pass. that means the bay area could slide right in and the 49ers could get super bowl 2016 should be spectacular. they are going to get a super

bowl with the brand new stadium. >> how can you not? a promise of new protests. >> i assure you, your police department is going to have a lot of activity. >> what brought hundreds to a south san francisco planning commission meeting. we have pretty amazing video of a life-saving mission here. crews delivering a package out there with some vital materials. [ wind howling ]

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. >> welcome back. friday morning. we continue tracking the fire in southern california. man, this one is just raging out of control. about 10,000 acres have burned down there near camarijjo, 50 miles northwest of los angeles. we can tell you so far, 25 homes damaged, another 2000 in jeopardy there. only about 10% contained. those firefighters have their

work cut out for them with the winds and all that heavy smoke and the terrain making it very difficult to get up there and knock this thing down. we have marla tallez in the south bay right now. she is talking about some local crews heading down to try and help out and get this one under control. we continue watching it for you as it blazes on. it is 5:42 right now. amazing. back here at home, family of a martinez boy injured in the boston marathon bombings are going to talk to the media later this morning. >> aaron hern, he was hit by shrapnel when the bombs went off on april 14th seriously injuring both of his legs. he returned to the bay area this week just in time to celebrate his 12th birthday. one of his stops, the front row seat for the golden state warriors playoff game. guess what? the little man, that's why he is smiling, got a standing ovation last night when his picture popped up on that jumbotron during the first quarter. the fans going to their feet.

the warriors kind enough to invite aaron and his family as very special guests. >> it is pretty exciting. my second game. it is pretty cool because of the things i've been able to do and it is cool to be here right now and see all the warm-ups and everything. >> it is great to see that smile on his face. that's beautiful. aaron, a big-time warriors fan. he got there real early because he wanted to see his favorite player, steph curry, warming up. they gave him a nice birthday present, didn't they? >> i would say. curry was on fire helping the warriors. 92-88 win over the nuggets, moving the team on to the next round of the play yaufoffs. the warriors will play the san antonio spurs. they haven't won a game since 1997. overnight, scheduled for the first two games released. golden state in san antonio, monday and wednesday night. both games will start at 6:30. >> let's go warriors. time to get it on. 5:43 right now. how about this?

flying across the country using only the power of the sun. that's right, a solar-powered airplane getting set to take off on a first of its kind journey in a matter of minutes bob redell is live at moffett field on the runway. a lot of work went into this morning's flight. >> reporter: many years of preparation for what they are hoping to be a historical first. the first time a solar-powered airplane that can fly not only during the day but at night will make a cross country trip from west coast to east coast. you are looking at solar impulse on runway 32 out here at moffett field nasa ames in 15 minutes. a solo pilot, bertrand picard, a swiss gentlemen will be taking off south to phoenix. a normal jet flight will take you an hour and a half. this plane, because it is solar powered, running on just four

electric motors, can only fly 30-40 miles an hour. if it has any head winds, it will be going slower than that. this is a 19, a 20-hour flight for one man who obviously cannot take a nap or anything along those lines during this trip. i asked him, i said, what did you do to prepare? are you on red bull? how much sleep did you get? >> he said, well, i went to bed at 9:00 last night. no red bull. he says, what's driving him is the passion that him and his business partner have in this project to prove that, afrm"a," can be done and more importantly, to promote clean technology. >> if we want to have a good future, we need this clean technology. these clean technologies need to get out of the labs, the universities, our experimental airplanes to be used everywhere in our world for cars, for houses, heating, cooling systems, lighting system.

>> reporter: i think that's most remarkable about looking at solar impulse is just how large she is. she has a wingspan that's equivalent, greater than a 747. despite of that size, she doesn't weigh much. she still has carbon fiber. weighs about the equivalent of a car and has the horsepower of a scooter. it is hard to say. on top of the wings, there are the solar cells that prepare her during the day and charge the batteries for use during the night. as you can see right now, they are rotating the two closest engines to the cockpit. this is their rev-up. they will do a quick test of those on the outside and around 6:00, all four will spurt and she will take off. we watched her test flight over a week ago. what's fascinating, when she does take off, she is so slow as i mentioned. at some point, if there is enough head wind, she will be standing still aloft in the air, not moving anywhere. possibly, moving backwards.

taking off for the first of five legs cross country eventually making it to new york sometime in june. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> christina loren, she is ready to take off with hot weather for us. we are not getting a break for a while. >> not "today." it is 5:47. we are starting to get a little bit of sunlight out there. he is headed east, going to be flying into that sunrise. can't wait to see that take off right here on nbc bay area. also, something we have coming up for you. a grown man carrying an elmo doll. we will be introducing you to him hopefully very soon. 58 degrees to start the day in san francisco. 57, livermore.

48 degrees in gilroy. by noon today inland, already in the low to mid-80s. mid-70s, bayside at noon. we are going to round out the day in the low 90s. inland, 82 degrees. 80s at the coast. you want to make sure you are ready for the heat. tonight, the giants are back in town. they are taking on the rivals, the dodgers. 66 degrees, 7:00 p.m., at&t park. winds will play a factor. that could carry the ball. out to center field. we are happy to have those boys right back at home after that big sweep. let's go, giants. they are off to a great start so far this season. it is metallica night out there. you know what that means. if you want to hit the beach and hang loose, beautiful conditions today. 83 at 4:00 p.m. we love the beach. temperatures are going to drop like a rock. here is what's happening. the first one arrives as we head through sunday. we are expecting a few light showers. specially in the north end of the bay area. the next one is ridiculously

tricky to forecast. the jetstream carries our storm system. once we see these areas of low pressure break apart, they can sit and spin in the pacific pumping rain, creating instability. i believe at the coast, we will pick up anywhere between, .500 of an inch. upper 80s, low 90s. by sunday, mid-70s, low 70s. much cooler week as we head into monday, tuesday, wednesday. temperatures only jumping up into the low 70s. let's check on the drive. i am looking over here toward where it is starting to slow on a friday. we see this pattern for highway 4, antioch westbound towards pittsburg, bay point. south down towards the antioch bridge, coming out of the north bay. so far, it looks like things are shaking out pretty normally. no reports of things going on as

far as chp is concerned. a smooth drive for highway 24. down to eastshore freeway, a smooth drive here. no problems at the maze. over the water, okay for the bay bridge. trains reported on time, no delays. through the city, above and below ground, also, okay. along the peninsula, a smooth drive. a look at palo alto northbound, 101. right here at the university. i got reports that a person was pushing their motorcycle off the roadway reportedly in the slow lane. we didn't see anything. it is a clear flow for the freeway. 101 also clear up through san mateo and into the city. across the bridge 92 westbound. 680 does not have any problems down in toward fremont. back to you. it is 5:50. a group of people in south san francisco vowing to keep planned parenthood out of their neighborhood. last night, the city's planning commission approved planned parenthood's application to move into a building on grand avenue

downtown. supporters and opponents crowded into that meeting for what become a very emotional debate. opponents say they don't want a group that provides abortions in their city but planned parenthood says its low cost and free medical services are needed. >> we have looked at the demographics. there are people that need our services, women, all families. we provide primary care. >> it is not going to stop. it is going to be right there on grand avenue, right across the street from where i live. >> planned parenthood says surgical abortions will not be performed on the side. opponents have 15 days to file an expected appeal. a possible life-saving mission completed by the u.s. coast guard all caught on camera. a coast guard air crew from sacramento, successfully dropping a container with two units of blood via a parachute. this was dropped down to a

cruise ship west of san francisco. an elderly woman on board was bleeding internally. she was treated by the ship's doctor. the coast guard will keep in contact with that ship until it eventually pulls into port in vancouver, canada, tomorrow. fast work and great work by the coast guard. >> cupertino's apple getting ready to reach another milestone. an improvement to a aaa battery that will make you say, why in the world didn't i think of that coming up.

welcome back, everyone. good friday morning to you. apple closing in on a milestone in the itunes app store. someone will download the 50th billionth app. the company says the person who makes the download will receive a $10,000 itunes gift card. the next 50 people will get a $500 gift card. as of last check, there are

about 700 million down loads away from that mark. apple passed the 35 billion download mark in october. scott mcgrew has an app that will make every parent jealous. yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is gadget friday. this is so clever. i am so thrilled with this. this is a common aaa battery. this is a battery holder. it has a blue tooth connection to it. so when you put the battery in the battery holder, now, you have blue tooth connection over your battery blue tooth control. we have an experimental one here. this is on indigo-go. you can get it now for $30. i am going to turn on elmo, right? app? >> he is having a good time. >> elmo is partying. >> i am supposed to be able to turn off elmo.

let's try it again. hold on. let me try it again and see if it actually works. maybe it did. >> it worked for elmo. he enjoyed that. the idea here is -- >> i get it. the blue tooth connection to the battery cuts off the power. the idea is you could actually schedule on an app. you could schedule all of your kids toys to turn off at 7:00 p.m. or you could just walk around the house going, no, no, no. you could do it with lights. you could do it with anything that operates on a battery that you can put in a battery holder, you can use with this. indy go-go, a couple of guys doing it out of los angeles. >> can you just tickle elmo? >> let me see if i can start him again. good luck turning him back off again. >> no, because you have got that app. >> this is what we do at home. we just go.

>> you know what, scott, elmo loves you it is 5:57. breaking news out of asia. a u.s. military plane has reportedly crashed. we'll have more details coming up next. we continue following a developing story out of southern california. these are live pictures. you can see all the smoke is a massive wild fire threatening homes at a university campus. we will have a report coming up on this one next looking live at moffett field where a solar plane, about to lift off for a cross country flight. we will show it to you live next.

i actually had things packed ready to put into my card. we are a small community here. whatever happens, happens to all of us. >> just when you think you are safe, it will flare up again. >> a firestorm in southern california, 10,000 acres wide

and spreading fast. we are going to tell you about the celebrity enclave now affected and how bay area firefighters are stepping in to help. the big question is, will the south bay snag the super bowl. we will tell you why florida politics could make or break santa clara's chances. >> plus, fired first and now charged with fraud. why a b.a.r.t. officer linked to the oscar grant shooting investigation is finding himself back in court. >> one more day of near record warmth before we get a major cooldown. we will let you know what places will be the most comfortable for your getaway friday. we will talk about showers in the forecast, giving the timeline for our next rain. you might be thinking friday but i have a new incident across one of your bay area bridges. we will show you how this affects traffic into and out of the east bay. >> we take you live out to the revolutionary airplane right now that's set to take off, the solvay. bob redell is out there