. >> scary. another day of people being forced from their homes in yosemite as the rim fire continues to spread out of control. we have the latest on the conditions now. three attacks in one month. we'll have the latest on a sexual assault that has police questioning if there is a connection. remembering the dream. as we approach the 50th anniversary of dr. martin luther king, junior's historic speech, a bay area woman recalls what it was like to see it firsthand. a live look over san francisco. you can see the bay bridge there dancing in the early morning dawn. lolt

lots of lights to get you going on this friday, august 23rd. this is "today in the bay." always a feel good when it's friday. good morning. it's 4:31. good morning. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. can't get enough of friday. meteorologist christina loren, we saw the bay bridge looks nice out, clear conditions. >> feels so good out there. good morning to you, marla and jon. good morning to you at home. temperatures are down right comfortable. we lost a lot of that humidity. it feels really, really good when you walk out your front door. 60 in san jose. might need to pull out a coat in places like santa rosa and santa cruz where temperatures are actually quite chilly. 54 degrees to kickoff the day. at 56 up in wine country. i've got the weekend forecast, changes headed our way. we want to tell you about those. if you're trying to make the outdoor plans. if you have to get out the front door right now, it's okay.

mike will help you out. looks like a big issue. as we zoom in close, this is south 101 as you're approaching the curves. there's three vehicles over there. one is a tow truck. one involved northbound with taillights, southbound with a few headlights past the scene. that's just before you get down toward the richmond san rafael bridge. not a problem. i see a lot of slowing through oakland. we'll send it back to you for now. >> thank you very much. we start things off with the latest developments on the rim fire burning near yosemite. more than 63,000 acres have now burned and the firefighters out there working hard. simply struggling at this point to get any sort of upper hand and any sort of containment on this one. right now the fire stands at only one percent contained.

after sending their own crews, san francisco leaders declaring a local state of emergency to make sure the city remains protected when they are gone. let's get the latest from richard sharp at our sister station in sharp. >> reporter: firefighters are trying to steer this fire away from homes. >> this is a back firing operation. they have to do this because of the erratic weather patterns during the day. what they're doing is burning up fuel, taking a lot of. >> people are weary. some having to evacuate more than once. >> twice we packed up from smith

station, went into pine mountain lake with friends. it got bad for pine mountain lake. we packed up and went back home again. full-scale evacuations have been made. >> we're doing an actual order. we're asking people to leave. >> reporter: anyone who is still here knows the risk they're taking. >> you just don't know. it's so unpredictable. >> it's skirry. i could come home to nothing tomorrow. >> reporter: one homeowner bought a water pump that would use his pool waut sgler we're from the bay area. we loaded up sentimental stuff. >> reporter: homeowners are welcoming the cal fire crews in their driveway. you get a new perspective of the fire looking through thousands of acres of burned out forest. >> that was richard sharp reporting. our coverage of that rim fire continues on our website. there you'll find a photo gallery and some raw video of all the flames up there. just been so tough to battle

back. go to oub were site at nbcbayarea.com. new this morning, officers on the peninsula are investigating the deadly crash that shut down all northbound lanes of highway 101. chp says the crash happened just before midnight on the freeway at kehoe avenue in san mateo. they treated this picture of traffic being diverted off to the shoulder. a sig alert was issued early this morning, but all lanes have since reopened. one person was killed in this crash. investigators have yet to release a cause. this morning santa clara police hoping a sketch will help them track down a man who sexually assaulted a woman steps away from santa clara university. this attack marks the city's third in just the past month. we have a sketch form you to take a good look at here. police say this man knocked a woman to the ground and sexually assaulted her. it happened just after midnight on wednesday. she was able to fight the man off, but he eventually got away. the attack happened near the corner of franklin and sherman

streets right on the edge of campus. >> it's a constant concern definitely. >> i close my door when i'm not in front. i close my other door, too, lock it and she does the same thing. >> we can tell you just three weeks ago another woman was physically assaulted five blocks away on lexington street west of the campus. in late july police say a man climbed through a window and sexually assaulted a woman who was sleeping in her apartment on homestead road near kiely boulevard. police say at this point it's unclear if all three attacks are related. a san francisco neighborhood is calling for change at what it calls a dangerous intersection. take a look. this was the seen at a martial arts studio when a car crashed inside yesterday. it broke through the front glass right before the class started at 22nd and balboa. the studio's owner says a

student was sitting near the window seconds before the impact. no one was hurt. but many living near the area are not surprised some want the intersection changed from a four-wfou to a four-way stop. >> every day you hear a huge screech and a honk and a near accident. i've been waiting for something like this to happen. i'm glad nobody was seriously hurt. >> neighbors say they plan to ask city leaders for help. knew charges of vehicular manslaughter against a san bruno father behind the wheel wen his car crashed killing two of his daughters last year. arvin candell was driving home from an all-night black friday shopping trip when he fell as sleepd and crashed in palo alto. the chp who pulled over to help

was also badly injured. now to an nbc bay area followup, santa cruz detectives say they've just begun to scratch the surface of perhaps thousands of victims in a child pornography case. the accused is well-known surf instructor dylan greiner. some of the victims received a free lesson from greiner from the city's boys and girls club. nbc bay area interviewed him because the surfer was known around the community for helping clean up local beaches. he was arrested last week on charges including lewd acts with a 14-year-old girl and secretly recording girls as they changed clothes. police now say they have uncovered more than half a million pornographic videos and pictures. it is 4:38. let's turn things over to meteorologist christina loren. the question is this a weekend to head to the beach? >> you'll get spoiled just about

everywhere. good morning to you, marla and jon. thanks for waking up with us on a friday morning. temperatures are starting out nice and mild. at about 60 degrees to kickoff your friday in livermore. 60 in san jose and 62 to start the day in sunnyvale. let's take you through your hour-by-hour changes. we have great weather for today. beautiful conditions later on. 77 by noon, in livermore, comfortable conditions there. 74 there as you break for lunch. you'll hit about 64 in oakland where i think you'll get the best of the best weather. we had gray skies for most of the day yesterday. today in oakland you'll get mid to upper 70s. 77 today up in oakland. >> here is what we're working with. as you can see, not a whole lot on the radar this morning. a dry lightning strike has calmed down across the entire state. i'm going to show you the numbers which will be better for the beach. that's coming up. first let's check on your drive with mike. >> good morning. we start back up in san rafael

where we have the southbound side activity changed a bit. one of the crews has left. i'm told pg&e crews still there. the crash has involved a power pole. we don't have details about outages for the area but the crews are there. some flares approaching, mild slowing. on the map, not enough to show an issue as far as sensors go. if you take 580 toward the richmond side, that's smooth over toward the bay bridge. coming up from the other side, from oakland, northbound really slowing down. look at the dramatic slowing over the last few minutes. north between fifth and 23rd. a lot of construction crews scheduled until 5:00. let's see how the build has happened over the coliseum. our live look shows the traffic already backed up to high street. that's quite a backup right now. all i can tell is there's a traffic break of some sort and activity as the crews move.

i'll call chp again to see if there's anything else that's popped up. it's a really big jam up past the coliseum into downtown. >> so early in the morning. mike always on top of it. 4:41. still ahead, nearly 50 years after dr. martin luther king's landmark speech, americans pause to remember that speech. >> we were all in it. we could see our brothers and sisters in the south, very, very brave young people. >> coming up, we'll introduce you to a bay area woman who experienced that march on washington up close and personal. she was there. what she recalls about the historic day. that's coming up. plus on his way out. san diego's embattled mayor strikes a deal to leave office amid those harassment accusations. we'll also tell you about a lawsuit threatening to stop the america's cup race just weeks before it starts. guess what? it's from a team that's not even competing. we'll explain.

welcome back. disgraced san diego mayor bob filner expected to formally resign, that announcement coming after he reaches a proposed settlement with one of the women

who accused him of sexual harassment. today's decision will be -- in the past six weeks at least 18 women have come forward accusing the 70-year-old mayor of making unwanted sexual advances or inappropriate statements. filner has admitted to being disrespectful towards women. the grand jury has indicted former nfl star aaron hernandez on first degree murder and weapons charges. hernandez who was in court yesterday for a probable cause hearing seemed laid back following the indictment, even mouthing i love you to somebody in that courtroom. hernandez stands charged with the shooting and killing of semi pro football player, 27-year-old oden lloyd. his body was found near hernandez's home back in june. the former new england patriot tight end has pleaded not

guilty. george zimmerman's brother says george zimmerman did visit a florida gun manufacturer. tmz posted a photo yesterday. zimmerman asked about a ksg shotgun, but his brother wouldn't say if zimmerman bought a gun. cal tech manufactured the same handgun zimmerman used to kill trayvon martin in february of 2012. last month zimmerman was acquitted of second degree murder charges. investors are hoping things return to normal on the nasdaq after a glitch of downed trading for three hours yesterday. for that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn things over to courtney reagan live at cnbc world headquarters. >> good morning, marla. the sec chairman plans to meet with the heads of new york stock exchanges in the wake of the glitch that shut down trading on thursday.

mary jo white pushed for rules to push for tighter oversight. this is the late of the glitch that undermine mind investor confidence including flash crash at the new york stock exchange in 2010. futures are lower after stocks closed higher thursday posting their best day in three weeks, the dow snapping a six-day losing streak despite trading issues. we'll get data on new home sales, the dow rising 66 points to 14,963, nasdaq adding 36 to 3,638. >> better to add than subtract. thank you so much. speaking of adding, we can add to the list of reasons why it's a great day. it's friday and it's going to be nice outside. >> it's going to be absolutely spectacular. good friday morning to you. when you're starting out the day

with comfortable conditions and we're only expecting comfortable conditions later this afternoon you know you can get outdoors and do whatever it is you'd like to do. make sure you have the sunscreen ready to go. lots of sunshine in the forecast for the second half of the day. your weather headlines tell the story. patchy low clouds. high pressure is going to build in. that means a slightly warmer afternoon for some cities, most cities ending up as warm as we hit yesterday. a breezy to windy afternoon. a building breeze throughout the day. but it's going to be an ocean breeze. we may get by without the ac for today. if you want to give it a break, the cool ocean air, open up the windows and let it in today. breezy conditions, seasonal averages stay. jet stream stays just to our north. as we head throughout the next couple days, that means the comfortable weather will continue. we have no red flag warnings for the entire state of california. the only ones we do have are at the pacific northwest.

that extends from central oregon through most of the state of idaho. this is what we're expecting today. 84 in livermore, 78 in san jose and 85 in gilroy where the kids head back to school this week. it's going to be pretty nice for this friday. might want to send them out with a light sweater or jacket into the upcoming weekend. if you want to hit the beach, saturday is going to be a better way to do so. a lot of sunshine both weekend days, we're looking comfortable. coming up i'll tell you about what we are expecting in terms of the fire burning in yosemite. dicy with the winds out there. coming up i'll send it back to you. happy friday, once again, jon and marla. >> thanks so much. 4:49. crews at the nation's capital are preparing for martin luther king junior's famous watch on washington. the celebration will be held by the lincoln memorial where hundreds of thousands gathered

50 years ago to protest discrimination and inequality. one bay area woman was there for the landmark speech. her name is gay cobb. she set out on a bus ride to washington, d.c. to hear his address. now as ceo as the oakland private industry council, she's looking back on that memorable experience. she says it helped shape her life. >> to be part of that generation and to have observed the changes in america since then is just profoundly humbling. >> cobb says she is grateful for the experience. dr. king's "i have a dream" speech in 1963, three days before that he made an appearance on "meet the press." that interview will be replayed in its entirety on sunday on nbc bay area. "meet the press" moderator david gregory talks about the

significance of that television experience and what we can learn from it today. >> it's the meaning of the dream 50 years later. that's where we really pick up on "meet the press" this sunday. it is referencing and seeing this appearance on "meet the press" and 50 years later talk about what the dream meant there. what does the american dream mean now. >> you can watch that "meet the press" special edition "remembering the dream" starting sunday morning. we'll have a lot more to check out on our website, nbcbayarea.com, including a slideshow with a lot of classic photos from the historic 1963 march. that is one you'll want to catch and show your kids if you have a chance. good idea. 4:51. a new lawsuit threatening to take the wind out of the america's cup sailing race. we'll explain next. warrior fans attention, time to get your game face on. we'll let you know how you can land a spot in one of the tv

commercials. >> maybe time for patience. north 880 slammed down at the coliseum. there's construction, but i'm checking with chp yet again. also moving all the cameras around. i've got something new for oakland. we'll tell you what's going on coming up.

you're watching today in the bay. the high-speed sailing drama continues on the san francisco bay today.

emirates team new zealand and luna rossa in the louis vuitton final. right now they have a 4-1 lead in the series. the first team of seven wins will race against oracle team usa in the america's cup next month. you can catch today's race live starting at 1:00 on comcast 186 or over the air on channel 11-2. we could learn whether the championship races will start at 7:00 as scheduled. an african-american sailing group filed a lawsuit against the golden gate yacht club claiming the club denied the team to compete. a hearing is taking place today to determine if a preliminary injunction should be granted. if it is, no racing could take place before a trial is held, therefore pushing back the start of the america's cup. calling all warrior fans. guess what. your time may have finally come to start in your own tv

commercial. you'll do it with your favorite team. the warriors looking for 300 fans who bleed blue and gold to star in this season's "we are warriors" commercial. the casting call open to fans of all ages. all you have to do is put together 30 seconds on camera to show what being a warrior represents. you must register at the oakland convention center. the auditions will be starting at 2:00 p.m. sharp at the warriors' practice facility on broadway. organizers do want to stress no basketball skills required. you just have to have passion and fever and cheer like your life depended on it for the blue and gold. >> you know what that means? >> we're going? >> traffic is going to be bad in the area. >> mike will paint his chest. >> why would that make today any different. >> he wears the nbc peacock under his suit.

>> absolutely. looking toward 880. this is not the usual. this is jammed. basically at a standstill. you see the top of your screen, traffic is at north high street. let's show you the maps. the entire stretch was jammed up to the top of the screen about five minutes ago, there's improvement. it looks like a number of road crews through the area between 23rd. it's also all the way back toward high street. that's causing a big issue. a new crash, a fender-bender at fifth. that's out of the slow zone. that is an issue. we see 580 improving. we'll talk about alternate west 580. we'll track it at the coliseum. back to you. 4:57 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," three attacks on three separate women in one month. we'll have the latest that has santa clara police looking for a possible connection in those crimes. a domestic terror plot foiled by investigators in las vegas. the possible bay area connection to one of the suspects coming up.

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>> reporter: good morning, i'm bob redell. police in the south bay are trying to solve another attack on a woman, the third in a month. we'll take you live to santa claire are coming up. plus state of emergency. the rim fire still spreading out of control near yosemite this morning. now more agencies are joining the fight. we have the latest from the fire lines. we'll take a close look at what firefighters are up against weatherwise in the yosemite area. here in the bay area beautiful conditions, just a spectacular weekend. i'll break it down for you in your full forecast. >> horrible for the nimitz freeway in oakland. from my perspective i see hope in sight. i'll explain that and the orientation of your traffic flow coming up. >> we shall keep hope alive, mike. right now you don't have much to worry about looking over the south bay. clear skies. nice temperatures according to christina.