debuting tonight. hollywood highlighting an earthquake that should shake up the bay area and the country. why fema and local fire officials are focusing on the flick to grab people's attention. and confused water uses in the south bay crying foul at a late nighting meeting. why more cutbacks are getting pushed back. flood battered texas gets ready to take a breath, another round of storms barreling in on part of that statements fshlg taking a live look on this friday morning. oracle arena in oakland. it's may 29th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is

"today in the bay." >> it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. let's check the friday morning forecast. >> good morning. waking up once again to misty clouds. high temperatures making a run at the mid 70s in san jose. close to 80 today in livermore. we'll have more on a warmer start to your weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. now for a few check of your friday commute, mike. >> over my shoulder we have some folks who are getting ready to start their weekend earlier than the rest of us. they work overnight shift. let's look at the san mateo bridge. coming toward us, you're blocked off from use that right lane. possibly the two right lanes at one point between the high rise and the hayward side as we're looking over toward the eastbound direction. the map will show you the arrow, we had slowing over the last few minutes that has gone from orange back to green the loose couple of seconds. we should have the crews just about clear. at least from the initial staples of the clearing. that will get more crews cleared over the next 90 minutes.

the rest of you bay. drama. crash in san jose. i'll tell you about that. back to you. chlktsz do you wa moderate quake rattled northern california overnight. 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck outside of redding just after midnight. so far, no reports of damage or injuries. the scary reality of earthquakes hit close to home here in the bay area. >> hollywood movie is trying to bring earthquake awareness back into the general conversation. san andreas made for the fault that crisscrosses california tells a story of a series of quakes so large they are all felt the way to new york. the film brings up the topic of being prepared for the big one. scientists say there are a lot of inaccuracies of the movie. once went so far to tweet the factual errors within the movie but you have to admit if it gets you thinkingn't preparing for the next big earthquake she says the movie has done a public service. rivers in texas are starting to fall below sflood stage but

another round of rain now on its way. the national weather service issued a flash flood watch for all of north texas through tomorrow morning. severe storms and flooding have killed 24 people in the southwest region. another 14 are still missing. the area could see another one to three inches of rain this weekend. amidst the devastation we've heard stories of survivor. rescuers reached one family in texas as their cabin filled with water. >> oh, no. >> quite frightening. sara perez said the water sounded like a freight train filling the first floor of their cabin in a maert of minutes. rescuers pulled her and her family into a boat through a second story window. she says it's hard to think about what would have happened if help hadn't come. >> i just thank god that he saved us, and that i have my daughter and my husband and my brother-in-law and sister-in-law. >> after the flood they took these photos showing their suv

and truck thrown into trees and homes like toys just in rushing water. >> amazing to survive. one of america's top brewers is canning water, not beer, to help out the flood victims. anheuser busch is expected to put together 50,000 cans of water for the american red cross. they expect it to reach oklahoma and texas within 48 hours. >> what a great effort there. while southwest has seen devastating flooding we're still mired in our own historic drought. and like it or not, stricter mandatory cutbacks begin next month in the south bay. last night hundreds of people packed san jose water company's meeting. customers are being asked to cut back their water usage an additional 30% from 2013. some people say the new cut backs are unfair especially for large families. others say they've already cut back as much as they can. >> the sets of additional water that i'm using is going to take me in different brackets of penalty. that is just very confusing. i don't -- i'm very frustrated.

>> san jose water company says if we don't act now restrictions could get worse. if the company's proposal force san jose is approved by the california public utilities commission, penalties would go into affect on june 15th. forecasters predict drought relief may be on its way to california this year. relief may be on the way. national weather service says the el nino season is strength thenning. historically they average five more inches a rain during moderate to strong el nino events. el nino may come with its own problems like flooding and triggering landslides if the lane fills up too quickly. 4:35. an accusations of sexual misconduct on the peninsula and there might be more young victims. san mateo sheriff's investigators arrested and dran pan after a 14-year-old girl reported that misconduct. she was a student at the think tank learning center in millbrae where pan was a resepgist.

detectives say that before that job he worked as a coach at the bay bad mitten center and the crystal springs upland school in hillsboro. one of the hostages held inside an east bay gas station is speaking out and shockingly calling his captor a gentleman. 35-year-old gutierrez went on a carjacking spree across contra costa county on tuesday. he was hold up in antioch for hours before releasing both hostages. the gas station owner 75-year-old bala says gutierrez was kind to him and even went so far as to wish him well. listen. >> i say, god bless you. i wish you a very comfortable life, and thank you. >> he says he did his best to keep the suspect calm and at one point offered to be a human shield. no one was hurt in that standoff. >> for a hostage taker he was a really nice hostage taker. 4:36.

california is on the verge of becoming the first state to officially legalize motorcycle lane splitting. lane splitting happens when bikers ride between the lanes of traffic. it's not illegal but yesterday the state assembly passed a bill that specifically allows it. one catch though, motorcyclists must stay under 50 miles per hour. law enforcement supports that new bill but the american motorcyclists association does not saying that it has too many restrictions. 4:37. doyle drive will stay open in san francisco this weekend after a closure fell through at the last minute. crews are preparing to open the northbound overpass be a spokesperson tells the journal there were some problems with the software linking the ventilation, fire, and communications for the tunnel. doyle drive was supposed to close last night and reopen monday morning. project managers have yet to announce a new closure date. we saw the golden gate bridge in that video. maybe we will be able to see it today once the fogs and clouds

are moving in. >> friday, friday forecast, rob. everyone is feeling good about that. >> we have warmer temperatures on the way for the weekend. but right now really can't see much of san francisco lost in the fog and the misty skies into san jose. low clouds above. but pretty good visibility around downtown. currently lly 55 degrees. we'll see the sea breeze pick up as we move into the afternoon 15 to 25 miles per hour. temperatures continue to climb a couple more degrees inland. see how the low clouds will start and foggy skies around the coast except down towards santa cruz. high temperatures running in the mid 70s and temperatures climbing up a little bit more as we get on into saturday. so temperatures around the bay area today, 75 around san jose. should get in close to 80 degrees around morgan hill, los galos. you see san francisco though still stuck in the low 60s for the north bay today. highs in the mid 70s. around the tri-valley numbers in the upper 70s to low 80s. very close to the high temperatures we saw around concord yesterday which is all of the way up to 80 degrees.

warming into the weekend. saturday will be the warmest day of the next view as we get into the north bay. notice on sunday still the slight chance of seeing a few showers. and then trending controller once again as the sea breeze picks up heading into monday. now to see if it's still friday light for your morning commute, let's check in with mike. >> it's 4:39 light. blah, blah, blah, saturday, and i perked up. thank you for that. looking at the south bay. we're looking at the lights coming toward us. that's northbound 280 at the 880/17 interchange. earlier crash cleared from the roadway. still have a construction crew on the connector. that will be in place for the next couple of minutes. we'll look at the map because it's poorly lit there. not a lot of activity marking in the middle of your screen. previous crash. on the saratoga off-ramp as you're getting off of northbound 2808. debris from earlier crash there. altamont we have a build westbound 580. tiny bit of slow for livermore and crash at 205 has cleared to the shoulder. north of the bay bridge we do have a crash for the east shore

freeway registering westbound 88 gilman but that's also on the shoulder, clear of lanes. light flow of traffic right now. here's something not to zone out on. for most of us it's pure habit to plug our phones in before going to bed. why a warning here, why the simple convenience could lead to a dangerous outcome. eruption off the coast of japan reels in the country's coast guard. who is affected be i the latest volcanic activity?

ready to eat breakfast? new study shows when it comes to knowing which foods are bad for us we would rather not know. most people would rather know what we should oath instead of what we should avoid. negative messages work bests with scientists and dietitians but the average person was more likely to respond to the benefits of healthy foods. experts say parents may want to encourage their children to eat vegetables rather than dwelling

on the harms of dessert. here's come broccoli fans. >> i like the broccoli. the unfudge sundae is not goingo be too fad for me. it's something we all do, charge our phones while sleeping. the cellphone caught a bed and pillow on fire while charging overnight. this happening in hamden, connecticut. kimberly johnson said the fire started in her 15-year-old son's bedroom. he had his phone plugged in and it was lying on the bed. they put the fire out before it caused any serious damage to the house. officials say that batteries need room to breathe. >> remember that you leave these types on a hard surface. so if the heat can dissipate. the batteries heat up, they can melt, they can in some cases explode and cause a fire. >> make you think twice because everybody essentially does this. as a reminder, officials say you should always unplug chargers that aren't in use because they consume electricity even when a device is not charging.

>> one of those vampire electricity suckers there. hackers might have your credit card number and reference number was officials say don't buy into it. the criminals who stole millions of consumers names and credit card info by hacking into computer systems at home depot, target and other retailers are now calling the victims pretending to be banks. they say they detected fraudulent activity on an account. if you do get that, give you a reference number and ask to confirm that three or four digit number on the back of your card. once the criminals get that number they can go online shopping sprees. never give out any info about your credit card over the phone even if the other person on the end of the line knows some details already. could be a trick. >> it could be. be careful. meantime, talking about the real thing. big cutbacks for a major banker this morning. >> for more on that and the rest of your news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy live at

cnbc world headquarters. happy friday. >> happy friday. we did it. stocks struggle again today. the markets posted moderate losses thursday amid worries about the timing of the fed's first interest rate hikes. we get data today on manufacturing, consumer sentiment, and another reading on first quarter gdp which is expected to the economy faired worse than previously thought during the first three months of the year due to bad weather the west coast strike and wheat consumer spending. the nasdaq down 8 to 5097. jpmorgan chase reportedly cutting off 5,000 jobs over the next year. though "wall street journal" reports the cuts are mostly from consumer banking as the company overhauls the branch to focus more on internet and mobile banking and less on human tellers. jpmorgan hasn't publicly disclosed the cuts but ceo jamie dimon told an investor conference this week the average chase branch would lose one employee.

mostly through attrition. amazon is expanding the grocery business. reports say online retailer is adding more private label food items such as coffee, food, pasta, water. amazon launched the elements brand offering baby wipes and diapers to prime members. private labels let retailers control their pricing and product quality and distribution and they don't cost as much to market. sam and laura, back to you. >> >> but the diapers have got to work. >> you're probably happy that you're not ordering those anymore from amazon. >> save a lot of money with triplets. thanks a lot. the coast guard has been called in to help evacuate japan after volcano erupted southwest of tokyo. this happening last night. the japanese coast guard is helping since the only way to get off of that island is by boat. so far no reports of any injuries. but a few people are still unaccounted for. some flights are being diverted as a precaution. this new questions this morning about the santa barbara pipeline leak. california senator dianne

feinstein and barbara boxer wants to know whether the pipeline company did not find and report that leak faster. they noticed the problem at 11:30 in the morning, confirmed the leak two hours later. took another 90 minutes to report the problem to the national response center. they also want to know why pipeline didn't haven automatic shutoff valve. pipeline officials say they did it as soon as they confirmed the spill. long stretch of the california coastline would reopen tomorrow morning after waves of tar balls have been washing ashore. this along miles of shore inloo stretching to redondo beach. they don't see any new tar balls in the water. it's unclear if the tar was in any way connected to last week's oil spill. want to check our early friday morning forecast. doesn't matter, rain or shine, it doesn't matter, it's friday. >> a little chilly but the weathering is go to encourage

you to head out to the pool or a coast in the inland areas like tri-valley or san jose. but right now it's misty skies and drizzle again in san francisco. oakland, 53 degrees. low clouds. but nothing too close to ground level. san jose, mostly cloudy. 55 degrees. the wind still staying onshore. but you're going see for places around the east bay, not bay, south bay, inland locations warming up even with the sea breeze which will be a little strong towards 5:00. winds 15 to 20 miles per hour. starting off the day once again with a low clouds and sunshine inland. sunshine if you want to find it out on the coast and enjoy some of that sunshine on the beach. you're going to want to head down highway 17 and see temperatures today climbing into the mid 70s. in fact, the warmest day of the next five will likely be tomorrow. as you start off the weekend. it's been since may 2nd that we've had an average day temperaturewise around the bay area and we're getting very close to it but not quite. 75 degrees today in san jose. we should see a high of closer to 77 for this time of year.

but notice los galos and morgan hill climbing to 80 today around the peninsula. 68 degrees closer to foster city. san francisco though we're going to slowly climb into the mid 60s towards the weekend. today looking at the highs in the mid 60s or lower 60s aubd the peninsula. you can see over toward santa rosa, 75. fremont, 73. and for the tri-valley, 80 degrees and plan san on the and close to 81 in livermore. the weekend is going to be interesting. we're still going to see temperatures climbing up for your saturday as high pressure strengthens to lunchtime. sunday though, weather system is coming onshore. weather models continue to steer it off to the north to bring us anything in the way of rain for sunday. however, it will re-enforce the low clouds once again and bring in a chance of a few showers across the north bay and bring some cooler temperatures as we head towards the beginning of next week. the weekend will start off warm. south of san jose we'll see numbers in the low 80s on saturday. cooling with more clouds into sunday. look at monday. highs in the low 70s. san francisco, mid 60s to start

the weekend. mostly cloudy skies as we wrap things up. north bay and tri-valley. upper 70s to low 80s to start the weekend. slight chance of a few north bay showers on sunday. the sea breeze takes hold again early next week. you will see highs back in the 60s and 70s. back to you. >> all right. keep the sweater handy next week. 4:51. how long do you hold a grudge? a bully confronts his victim 20 years after it happened. how would you react? looking over here toward palo alto where we're reacting well to this. light traffic on the peninsula, 101, at university. we're going to talk about the crash over on the east shore freeway coming up.

very good friday morning to you. 4:54. look at the beautiful bay bridge illuminated. a little up close, a little personal this morning. that's okay. it's friday. >> not too close. that's the right distance there. that goes the bridge. happening today, former rap mogul shug knight expected in court as his lawyer is trying to get his murder case thrown out. his attorney claims a key witness refused to identify the

records during a preliminary hearing last month. prosecutors are arguing the witness identified him in an earlier interview with police. the 50-year-old is charged with running over two men, killing one of them in compton earlier in the year. it's 4:5 5. from bully to buddy. two men have formed a friendship after an apology for something that happened more than 20 years ago. chad, michael morrisette said he endured constant bullying in alaska. he moved away at age 15 and didn't think he would come back. but recently he got a facebook message from a former classmate apologizing for picking on him all those years ago. >> fairly quickly looking and getting ready to type a message and i was like, uh,ic i need to start getting nerve-racking like, well, what if he tells me don't, i don't forgive you. >> it brought up pain. it brought up memories of being bullied. it brought up that. but it also allowed me to shed it. and let go of out and say, i

forgive you. that's a very critical part in the healing process. >> louie edmundson said he decided to send the message after his daughter started asking him about bullying. morrisette replied to the message, ended up going to visited mund son and his family in his hometown. they have actually now formed a lasting friendship. something good came out of it. >> it's kind of thing if you're bull lied as a kid can stick wi you for years. >> be nice. >> you're trying to make sure your kids treat each other well in addition to other classmates. >> try. >> they are stuck with each other. >> they care about each other. we care about this as well. east shore freeway westbound 80 with headlights toward us. don't see any right here by university avenue. we did have a crash reported at gilman but i don't see any slowing there. we show you the bay bridge toll plaza. very light steady flow of traffic. the flashing light you saw at the bottom is a crew moving past the toll plaza.

look at the map, same area, the crash mark we'd the arrow but, again, no slowing around golden gate fields and gilman. i'll track that because it's reported as blocking one lane by chp. zoom out and you see green all over except for the altamont typical for friday. back to you. frkts far fetched over dramaized perhaps but the movie "san andreas" depicts unrealistic ate quakes but scientists say there is still a positive message to come out of the film. real danger in texas. how crews rescued a family from their flooded home.

a new film depicting a huge earthquake in california sparking fears in the bay area. seismologist separate fact from fiction. flood waters in texas are receding but more rain is on the way. not much in the way of rain but a little bit of misty skies around san francisco right now as our temperatures begin the

upward climb closer to the 80s in parts of the bay area this weekend. i'll look at that in your forecast coming up. no need to be misty, getting a ready to kiss the workweek away. past the coliseum is fine but hayward, a word of disabled big rig. >> mike showing you part of his sensitive side right now. live look outside at who knows what buried in the fog. i think it's san jose. it's friday, may 29th. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good friday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a moderate earthquake actually rattled northern california overnight. 5.1 magnitude struck outside of redding just after midnight. so far, no reports of damage or injury. okay. at this time latest hollywood blockbuster finds california literally falling apart in a massive earthquake. you might say the movie takes a