transbay "trouble" for weekend travelers. we'll show you the ways around the mess. =kris/vo= and a grass-fire quicklygn trouble for weekend travellers. we'll show you the ways around the maps. >> and a fire quickly ignites in an inferno wiping out eight homes in a dozen communities. how the families are doing this morning. >> heat is going down but the humidity going up. what to expect this weekend coming up in the micro climate forecast. >> from nbc bay area, this is today in the bay. >> and a good friday morning, it's 4:30. >> today we have lots to get to this morning. fist, let's check your forecast with meteorologist. >> good morning. as you step out the door, you

notice oh wow, it's nearly muggy outside. it's in the mid-60s starting out the day. we have the fog and clouds across parts of the bay and today's high 74 degrees in the east bay. san francisco, 70 degrees in the north bay. still warm. 83 degrees coming down from those 90s yesterday and 86 degrees in the south bay. a little bit sticky out there. 74 in the east bay. the trivalley still reaching into the 90s this afternoon. with the humid conditions we may have a couple of pop up storms especially for the south bay. maybe just some lightning. i'll detail that and what to expect this weekend is coming up in the full micro climate forecast. >> you make it sound fun. pop up storm here and there. watch for that. over here, looking at traffic. not quiet popped up yet. having a typical flow overnight. 580 with the leheadlights comin in towards the dublin change. we'll look at the map.

yesterday we had a lot of construction and delays. so so so far, this morning everything picking up. your freeways are moving smoothly. we'll talk about activity in the east and south bay. also, the barging closure over the weekend. that's coming up. >> it started raining fire, we had to get out of there. >> a frantic fight after destroying part of a community. now eight homes are gone. firefighters have no idea what caused the fast moving fire in sacramento county. we can tell you it started out as a road side fire northeast. it quickly spread to this mobile home park. strong winds and hot temperatures fuelled the flames. the fire destroyed eight mobile homes. several families saw their valuables and everything go up in smoke. >> we had a lot of antiques and valuables and it's gone.

>> my sister's house is gone. i'm glad my sister-in-law's house is okay, my house is okay, the business. >> despite the destruction, some people are already talking about rebuilding there. we are going to stay on top of this story throughout the morning for you. today stephanie gives us a live report coming up in the next half hour. >> in the meantime, we're also following this massive wild fire growing in lake county. overnight, the rocky fire grew to more than 13,000 acres. that fire started wednesday east of lower lake near rocky creek road about 50 miles north of santa rosa in an area difficult for crews to access. right now, the fire is only 5% contained and so far destroyed at least three structures. there are understamandatory eva for three people. for more coverage head to nbcbayarea.com or download our

app where we are constantly updating. >> we also have new details in the death of a man. police say the men got into a fight with two female officers yesterday morning after he raea ended a car and walked away from the scene. both officers were injured and went to the hospital. several others hand cuffed the man. he suffered some sort of medical emergency and stopped breathing. >> it appears that the officers used a reasonable amount of force and was able to get them hand cuffed and stopped. >> police called paramedics and performed cpr but that man died. police say after the incident they learned that he was wanted in the beating of a 97-year-old elderly man. the man expected life threatening injuries.

>> we are learning more about the 16-year-old boy akuccused o murdering 8-year-old maddie. one of his former classmates was in the courtroom yesterday. he heard the charges against him. he said he was talking to him and knew something wasn't quiet right. we are protecting her identity. >> he did threaten suicide a couple of times. >> he's accused of luring 8-yea 8-yea 8-yea8-yea 8--year-old maddie to his apartment and killed her there and dumped her body in a recycling ben. >> another kidnapped girl was

captured. now they're suing for $20 million. police found the home burned down with the girl's mother and brother inside. the suspect was 40-year-old james. after they found the two in the idaho wilderness and shot and killed him. now his family plans to sue the agency. they say he never got a chance for a fair trial before he was killed. >> 4:36. a new development in the mass case. a tentative ruling could cost the family millions of dollars. that's instead of millions if she was considered alive. her family accused the hospital of ignoring their calls for a

doctor. >> 20 miles but on the weekened using surface streets. there will be extra signs. >> 4:37 right now. one community tries to clear up traffic. >> if you're going to rely to

get in the city this weekend, you're going to have to come up with plan b starting at the end of service tonight they will be shutting down the bay. this means no service between the west and station in the city. this will last all day tomorrow and sunday with regular service resuming monday in time for a commute. if you're trying to get in the city this weekend you have the option of the bay bridge. keep in mind everyone else might have the same idea. it could be a real traffic headache. here's another one. bart will be between 19th street and oakland. as the name lifeline suggest this is not intended for everyone, just for people who really need i. it won't cost extra for bart passengers.

they are warning the bus bridge could take an extra one to two hours in the regular train wood. they will also be offering shuttle service again where you can pick up the lifeline service. now, this is so extensive that bart is now shutting down this weekend and same thing labor day weekend. reporting live here, bob today in the bay. >> thank you very much, bob. let's turn for a look at traffic as its shaping upright now. >> there you go. we'll also talk about your alternates as well. >> the bridge easy. all day long bart operating it. it's saturday that it will be much more crowded for the bay bridge. because the bay bridge will be over the water route. the two will be close and a lot more drivers there. you can use the bus bridge.

that is a lifeline connector. you can have other alternates like the ferry system. they will be adding additional service all weekend to help get over from oakland and into and out of san francisco. great alternate. you can do the zip cars. try those. you can check that out. meanwhile, looking toward freemont where they make cars. tesla right here. there's a big festival. what do you see for the weekend? >> it will be great weather for the weekend. a look at san francisco and the low clouds. we'll see that for part of the day and the temperatures fairly mild right now. 65 degrees and when we normally start in the upper 50s. right now 61 degrees and it will be a warm one once again.

more humidity in the air. san francisco 70 and santa rosa 84. still low 90s in the forecast today in the trivalley. stan and chris. >> thank you very much. reading, writing and the fund announcement coming today gives them a better chance of staying out of jail when they get out. >> and it's the most frustrating job he's had. the new head of the public utilities commission gets candid with our news. welcome back, time is ...

(adlib) kris/vo it's going to take a couple fwoorm. just about a quarter till 5:00 right now. you might have noted the very bright moon. we'll talk more about it in a few minutes. going to take a couple more weeks for the park to reopen. a pipe sends water into the park and crews need more time to repar for the repairs. they're working around the clock to make sure everything gets back to normal. >> water at such a premium right now. how about your tap water? it's safe to drink for most

people. folks living in the 7 acres area needs to boil their water before they drink it. a round of testing shows its no longer tainted but water officials says they need two rounds of negative test before it's safe to drink. this after a positive e.coli test last week. >> and now to an investigative unit exclusive. candid comments coming from the new president of the public utilities commission. he's in charge of the state agency in when w wh-- >> good morning. imagine for a moment taking over an agency under investigation by the u.s. attorney, the state attorney general and a federal grand jury. well, that's what michael thicker walked into when he

became president of the puc back in december. this morning we give him a lot of credit. he set down in front of our cameras and answered tough questions. it was a no limit 60 minute interview. he said it's roebl to most frustrating job he's had. the e-mails that are at the center of that state and federal investigation, he said he's read them and found them both troubling and distressing. finally and perhaps most important, the new president says he plans to hold them more accountable. safety must become more of a priority and he said he's working to learn what it might take to evoke the exclusive gas and electricity franchises. now, we incite you to watch our entire investigation and exclusive interview.

you can find it now on nbc.com home page. >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit give us a call or send an e-mail to the unit at nbcbayarea.com. >> another announcement expected later today for federal student aid for inmates. later this morning they plan on announcing a pilot program that would extend fund to some prisoners. up to 6,000 dollars per person to be exact. that aid would be provided in the form of pell grants which don't have to be repaid. the aim here is to break the cycle and repeat offenders. >> if you can give them the skills and interest in learning they're going to be less likely to return to crime. >> college degrees give excons a chance at landing a job.

>> a new study shows california schools are among the worst in the country. the study was done by wallet hub and found california has the ninth worst schools in the country. low math test scores were part of the reason. perhaps the big ets reason, california has the highest number of students per teacher in the country. when it comes to safety, your state is ranked the third worst. >> not class but glass. a come back for dpoog l glass. >> for that and the rest of the news we turn to bertha live at cnbc head kwauquartererheadquar. good morning. >> good morning, guys. we look at the markets during the week and month despite a mixed session on thursday. we saw the nasz dak log its third straight gain. the dow fell for the sixth time. they're watching out for data on

manufacturing. the dow flipping five points to 17,745. just barely in the red while the nasdaq rose 17-5128. facebook has built its first large scale drone and we are talking large. this is going to help deliver internet access to remote parts of the world. this thing has a wingspan of a boeing 737 and hover between 60 and 87,000 feet to avoid issues with bad weather. the drone will use lasers to get to the ground and facebook will test it later in the year. google glass is back but this time all business. reports say the accompany has a wearable version. it debuts in 2013.

rhyme su i'm sure a lot of you saw people wearing them out in the valley. sold for $1,500 a pop. the accompany halted public sales in january. i was talking about it earlier and someone tweeted back and said this would be useful for first responders like firefighters. i'm not sure i like seeing them in the public. >> i saw two gals wearing them at a bar one night and i felt very exposed. are you looking at me, taping me? >> in the midst of rising rents and families being priced out of the bay area, the 52 unit apartment complex is built next

to westlake avenue. they've been calling for more housing options for low income families forced out of cities n increasingly because they can't afford the rent that's sky high. >> yes, they are sky high. the drought conditions must be good for construction. no construction delays related to weather. meteorologist with the forecast that is probably good for building today. >> yes, i think so. at least for today. we've been talking about the impact it could have on this winter. today we start to feel that surge in humidity and it is definitely milder to start out the day all across the bay. we're in the low to mid-60s. highs reaching 74 degrees in the east bay peninsula. south bay 83. san francisco look for a high of 70 degrees with breezy winds. while we feel the humidity, it's raining farther down south and south certain california over toward nevada we have a heavy

rainfall expected and some of that moisture searching in, we feel it in the air with the clouds also increasing but as you head out for a weekend road trip, keep in mind for the sierra as well as southern california there may be some pop up showers and thunderstorms. but here, the humidity starts to come back down in time for the weekend and for the freemont festival arts in the mid-70s and a lot of sunshine. also the county fair kicks off starting yesterday. this will be the first weekend and it will be in the mid-80s and a lot of sunshine. overall, expect highs in the 70s and 80s and a few 90s in the trivalley. we'll be hot but at least we won't have to deal with uncomfortable humidity as we go into the next few days. sam and chris. >> also a fire danger too. thank you very much. >> the forecast is good for

moving tonight. what is happens in the skies tonight and why you'll want to look up from your loved ones eyes. >> so dreamy. over here at the golden gate bridge which is not golden. it's reddish orange, we'll show you the rest of your commute colors coming up. perhaps today is a day to do

something out of the ordinary.. or once in a blue moon? tonight there will officially be got any plans this evening? perhaps today is the day to do something out of the ordinary.

you might say once in a blue moon, tonight there will be a blue moon. there are two full moons in the same month. this happens because the calender and lunar year are insync. i hear blue moon i think of a nice wheat beer on a summer night. ov >> over here we'll focus on the roadway and the headlights. let me show you the map with the color green on it. yellow arrow is a commute. the bridge anywhere south of there. same thing for north of there.

we're looking at the westbound nowing out just starting to kick in and of course, we're going to talk more about the closure. we're going to send it to you guys for now. >> thank you very much, mike. >> a controversy in redwood city this morning after opening prayer offends many in attendance. why the local pastor is talking this morning. >> plus a 100-year-community is railing this morning. >> and after a brutal wild fire fan of this week is terrible temperatures that have made firefighter very difficult. cooler temperatures today but with muggy conditions as we look live in san joe say.

in minutes - flames leave seven families homeless -- and this morning -hey have to fige from one home to another and then another and then seven families homeless and this morning they have to figure out

what's next. >> chris, this weekend you may want to stay on your side of the bay. they're going to be closed for repairs and that means increased traffic. >> but we will talk about your ultimates and the big note it's not closing the entire system. we'll talk about that and what's ahead. >> a lot of weekend events going on around the bay area. i hope you plan out the weekend with your micro client forecast coming up. >> from nbc bay area, this is today in the bay. >> and a good friday morning on this blue moon friday. thank you for joining us. >> this morning reality for seven families. all neighbors in a tight knit community in california. piles of blackened debris after several explosions and a fire ripped through their mm