a cool start, once again, kari. >> grab a heavy coat and some gloves, maybe a scarf and we do have some 30s across parts of the bay area again. so, bundle up the kids and crank up the heater as we start out with some chilly temperatures. into the day, though, it will warm up nicely and quickly, though, as we go through the morning. under all that sunshine, a high of 69 degrees can be expect in the peninsula while the north bay and south bay up to 70 degrees. i'll detail the weekend, which includes a chilly rain. that's coming up in a few minutes, let's check in now with anthony taking a look now at the south bay. >> yeah. things looking pretty good across san jose right now. want to show you the shot from 101. past 280. things moving without a problem, especially there is the 680, 280 connector overhead. no problems here in the south bay. we want to switch over to the map and show you what's happening across parts of the rest of the south bay. 101 moves towards sunnyvale and no issues, really, across anywhere across the bay area. take you into palo alto right

there and the peninsula moving without a problem, as well. pretty quiet on this friday light. breaking news that unraveled in the east bay overnight. you're looking at the scene where an alameda county sheriff's deputy opened fire. deputies say that the car chase ended and shots were fired in the middle of this neighborhood off ricardo in san lorenzo. right near interstate 880. >> bob redell is live there now. do we know why deputies opened fire, bob? >> well, sam and laura, alameda county sheriff office told us that the deputy feltd threatened. the suspect was going to run over him and his colleagues. and to the right of your screen, what you can't see, unfortunately, is ready to remove that stolen car. this happened around midnight last night and the deputies chasing the suspect and it's not clear what prompted the pursuit, whether it was a traffic violation or something else, but

when deputies ran the plates, they realized that the car was stolen. the chase, they tell us, lasted around five to ten minutes and stopped when the suspect drove the stolen sedan into this dead end. the sergeant tells us he then tried to turn the car around and reverse into a front yard and put it in forward and drove towards deputies. that's when the deputy fired his gun missing the suspect and his woman passenger and missing the hood. and deputies arrested both the suspects. they are interviewing right now. both are known to law enforcement, in other words, they have criminal histories, backgrounds. the man is local from the and no information on the woman. reporting live, bob redell "today in the bay." >> very fortunate no one was shot. regarding wednesday's officer-involved shooting in san francisco. a press conference held later today that could reveal more on what took place on top of st. luke's hospital. that's where police say he shot

multiple rounds before ultimately being shot and killed by police. authorities say he used a shotgun stolen from a big 5 sporting goods store in san bruno. an intense standoff in san jose ends with a wanted suspect surrendering to police. you can eventually see a man who comes out and several people were inside the home for hours as police and the s.w.a.t team swarmed the neighborhood. it aall unfolded near the silve creek neighborhood in east san jose. police say they tracked the suspect to the home and he barricaded himself inside. we know the suspect is linked to a burglary we reported on last month. in that burglary, the man ransacked a san jose home and police released these mugshots and they say the man is a known gang member with a lengthy police record. happening today, the man at the center of the bizarre vallejo kidnapping case is due in court, this time for a separate crime. in a couple of hours, matthew

mueller is expected to be sentenced in connection with a home invasion back in dublin back in june. he broke into a home and tried to tie up a homeowner and his wife with zip ties. he pled no contest and faces up to 11 years in prison. he was also accused of the kidnapping of denise huskins in march that police originally believed to be a hoax. he pleaded not guilty in that case. sleeping in solidarity several students, faculty and staff are sleeping outside to show their support for the thousands of homeless people. kris sanchez is there live. this isn't the first time the students have taken a stand for the homeless. they picked a cold night, didn't they? >> it is a really cold night, laura. luckily for them, it is not raining, though. and they are really trying to make a point. this is now in its tenth year this tradition of sleeping outside in solidarity with the

homeless. we were able to talk with some of them last night as they were setting up and settling in for this cold night sleeping outside. she is on one hand happy that the tradition is now a decade old, says that on the other hand it means that not enough has changed. in the last count of homeless people in santa clara county, there were 6,600 people who have no where to call home and she says that doesn't tell the full story of homelessness of one of the richest places in the country. >> to the different detriments and unemployment, poverty and domestic violence and the ton of things that are impinging on us and if the system are broken and if we don't hold our city accountable, it's not going to happen. >> they have shelters for the homeless, but, obviously, not enough room for everyone. you have a break down of how many people are considered unsheter unshetered and that is sleeping in their cars, streets or

empcampments and how many are children. now, these folks will pack up at 8:00 this morning, but the conversation will continue. there is a discussion planned at the martin luther king jr. library just down the way. that's scheduled for 10:00 this morning. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. a dozen lawsuits now under way in connection to the deadly balcony collapse in berkeley. among the allegations made, the victims' families claim the owner, builder and others were negligent. the complaints also alleges that the building was exposed to 21 days of rain while it was under construction back in 2005. that left wood framing unprotected and saturated. >> they're going to look at the entire history of these companies that they're going to award punitive damages and that may not be covered by insurance. >> you may remember that six college students died, seven others were injured when that balcony gave way during a party back in june.

ashley dawn hoe wwas killed. it's 5:07. happening today. first of its kind clinic opens within the walls of a bay area fire house. city of hayward celebrates south hayward fire station. now, this fire station is a little different because it will include a community health clinic. the firehouse clinic will provide a wide range of services, including health screenings that may proivide an alternative. replaces a deterrierating temporary firehouse used by one of hayward's busiest companies. 5:07 right now. we're keeping busy and getting ready for the weekend and making plans and cold temps, kari. >> definitely want to put that in the plan, too, as you find out what you're going to do this weekend. it's going to be 39 degrees in the east bay as you step out the door and 37 in the north bay. and we are looking at some low 40s today, but still a couple

spots that are really chilly like gilroy it's 36 degrees. you may still have patchy frost this morning. heading into the afternoon, highs will be in the upper 60s. a few more spots and going near 70 degrees today, but pretty much like yesterday, after a cool morning, we'll have a comfortable afternoon. big changes ahead for the weekend. i'll detail that coming up in a few minutes. but any changes on the roads yet, anthony? >> things are looking pretty good. we do have a small incident. in fact on elcerito. the on ramp getting on to 80 westbound is closed because of a big rig accident there. but this is not on 80 itself. keep in mind if you're on 80 that you can't get into the highway using it this morning. else where across the east bay, looking pretty good. same deal for the altamont pass and switch over and talk about the bridges and we're looking at pretty good conditions as you get over towards the bay bridge. wide open lanes and same deal

for the san mateo bridge. you can see traffic slow moving without any problem. back over to you sam and laura. let's go north now. up next the old eastern span of the bay bridge is finally coming down. how will that impact travelers this weekend. the plan of caltrans is put in place to reduce some of the headaches. a silicon valley entrepreneur has a huge day in court and tech history. we'll take a look, coming up. a notorious isis terrorist is the target of a usair strike. was it successful? the word from the pentagon this morning. got a tip for nbc bay area investigative uniisn't call 1-81-8 1-888-996-tips or e-mail t theunit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate. a developing story... ==topvo==

the pentagon this morning is saying little about an airstrik a developing story now with global imlrkzs. the pentagon is saying a little about an air strike carried out in syria coalition strike which targeted the infamous isis terrorist jihadi john. there is no proof that he died in that strike. four isis foreign fighters were killed and that includes a leader with british nationality. a kuwaiti born citizen. he has orchestrated numerous propaganda videos you've almost certainly seen them.

nbc is monitoring these developments very closely. "today in the bay" tracie potts will provide updates from washington throughout the morning. it is 5:13 right now. moving on to decision 2016. gop presidential frontrunner donald trump rolled up his sleeves leaving pretty much no one unscathed. trump appeared at a campaign rally in iowa to say he came out swinging would be an understatement, really. trump spent 0 plus minutes jabbing everyone, especially republican rival ben carson who is neck and neck with him in most polls. >> he said he went after his mother with a hammer. he wanted to hit her on the head. or he hit her on the head or he wanted to hit her on the head. and i said, wow, that's tough. so, he's a pathological damaged temper. >> trump was referring to carson's autobiography which

speaks of a self-defined pathological temper. at another point trump used a profanity to describe his plan for for. scott mcgrew, accused of domestic violence. >> not the first time, either. a very successful businessman. he started his first company as a teenager, a millionaire many times over by his 20s has been accused of at least twice beating his girlfriends. in the first case, he agreed t a plea deal and got probation. he d spite the accusation he hit a woman 100 times in the space of half an hour. today the san francisco d.a. will try to get his probation from the first case revoked, arguing that he is a danger. politician steve wesley has a

strange connection to all this. he sits on the board of one of the companies that jahal created. as we first reported to you back in september, wesley tried to step in and help influence the domestic violence case. he did nothing wrong. nothing illegal, and frankly powerful people step in and try to influence all kinds of things. wesley may run for governor and a group involved him not to based on his involvement in the domestic violence case. go pro fell below and it has been a tough year for go-pro which said its new camera was overpriced and said it will not have a new camera model for the holidays. let's check your news before bell. landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, landon. >> good morning, scott. stocks may struggle to end the week and the marketsf fuell

sharply and a sharp drop in oil prices, gold hitting its lowest levels in 2010 and comments from fed officials about the need for a rate hike next month and retail sales and inflation and the dow falling 254 points to 17448. the nasdaq losing. >> landon, thank you. a little bit of history made in mountainview as a police officer pulled over a robot. here is a photograph of that incident from the car's google plus page. the pulled over the car for driving too slowly. 24 in a 35-mile-an-hour zone. this was on busy el camino real and causing a traffic backup. now, google's human operators inside the car can take over the car at any time. in fact, they practice, actually, with mountainview police and fire. the computers understand what the red flashing lights mean whether they're targeted at the car or just passing by. so, the robot understands i'm getting pulled over, as do the

people inside. >> who gets the ticket? >> nobody got a ticket in this case, but that's an excellent question and what if it had bumped the car? who is responsible? whose insurance has to pay? the questions we don't know. >> whole new set of laws coming. >> there has to be. >> thank you. also some history being made by the bay bridge that could impact your weekend plans. the much-anticipated implosion of the old bay bridge eastern span will finally, we think, happen early tomorrow morning, which could mean a monster traffic jam when they shut down the new bridge. >> we only say we think because they had to cancel it before. stephanie chuang live at treasure island this morning. less of a headache, they say, for travelers. >> it does, laura and sam. ing the time at 6:45 to 7:00 tomorrow morning for minimal traffic impact. we're talking about the demo of the largest remaining pier of the old span which has got some red lights in the water, hard to see. right next to the new bay bridge and that's why cal trans has to

shut down the new span for half an hour tomorrow. implosion last six seconds and the detonation just under 600 charges to implode pier e3. weighing 20 million pounds. cal trans engineer says it will fall into place and shock waves to protect wildlife. the demo time is best because of light traffic and less wildlife activity and the calmest tide. as for impacting people, boaters will be kept 200 feet from the area and enforcing a perimeter of 1,500 feet and stopping traffic in both directions between treasure island and the toll plaza for 15 to 20 minutes. b.a.r.t. will stop trains to and from the city and the bike path shut down 6:00 tonight to 10:00

tomorrow morning. the explosives did not meet specifications and it's supposed to happen tomorrow. still a chance it will be pushed back tomorrow until 1:00 in the afternoon and all depends on the weather and on the. stephanie chuang, "in the bay." >> what a perfect segway. >> insider information. >> and the traffic, too. >> we'll get to you, anthony. >> it will be cool this weekend for the demolition. hopefully we get that all taken care of and out of the way in time for sunday as the rain starts to pour across the bay area. as we get a live look now at san jose, clear skies and it is cool. you can step out the door, see your and you just want to run back in and get under the covers when it's this cold. 39 degrees in napa and livermore and concord at 42 degrees and san jose now at 43 degrees. let's go hour-by-hour in livermore because it will be in the upper 30s and clear skies at

8:00. and look at how those temperatures warm up under all that sunshine into the upper 60s and then when the sun sets, we're dropping back into the 50s, even upper 40s at midnight if you're still out late tonight, tonight,tonight you will need a heavier coat over your fancy dress. temperatures upper 60s to lower 70s. and the outer sunset a cool 62 degrees today. and 69 in napa and 67 in oakland and livermore at 69 degrees. so, our temperatures are chilly, but we are getting ready for yet again another cold front and out ahead of that, we do have some scattered showers and snow for the pacific northwest. and then as it moves into the bay area, starts out here is the timeline, 3:00 sunday morning. we start to see that rain moving into parts of the north bay. else where across the bay area, most of that rain should be out of here by noon. but not before leaving a good soaking and some snow in the

sierra. i'll be detailing that as we head into the next few minutes. but let's check in now with anthony see how the roads are moving. >> things moving pretty good this morning. we do have fog developing across the north bay and from our computer that is detecting it you can see from our live shot, not all that bad. visibility not being impacted all that much. if you go north up towards novato and you're looking at the heaviest fog and visibility just down to half a mile. especially for the east bay and one small incident carlton boulevard getting on to 80 westbound is blocked right now because of an earlier big rig crash and else where across the east bay looking pritgy. back to you guys. coming up, barriers to innovati innovation. rules and reguliation prevent nw technology from saving the state's water crisis. now to an investigative unit

exclusive: =laura/2shot= even with the expected record rains fr e at 5:24 now. to an investigative unit exclusive. even with the expected record rains from el nino, as we've been talking about. california still faces the likelihood of a drought that stretches on for decades. >> discovered innovations and technologies developed right here in silicon valley that is being exported overseas. >> good morning, guys. we may see a lot of rain this

wint, but the experts we talked with said we would need 11 trillion gallons of this water put back in the ground to catch up from this drought. our investigative unit found companies located right here in silicon valley that developed technologies to help solve this water crisis. but guess what, those companies say they can't get their technology to sell here in california, at least not on a large scale. all because of the state's maze of rules, regulations, plus 412 different water districts that they would have to talk to throughout the state. so, those silicon valley companies haven their business overseas to places like australia, the united arab emirates and even israel. if you want to see our stories in this series on the drought, go to our special web page, surviving the drought, we investigate california's water crisis. it's all right there on the front page of our website, nbcbayarea.com. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you, stephen.

if you have a tip, please give us a call, 888-996-tips or always send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. an east bay neighborhood plastered with crime scene tape this morning. how a pursuit turn under to an officer-involved shooting in san lorenzo. tracking the very latest developments overseas. the air strike targeting one of the world's most dangerous terrorists. how it all went down and a live report from washington, next. joining us. i'm laura garcia

cannon. welcome to friday morning. good morning, thank you for spending it with us. >> we are your hosts on this friday. thank you for joining us as we head into the weekend. a cool, chill, clear start so far. let's check in with kari. >> sam and laura, if you're having a hard time waking up this morning, just open up the window or stick your head out the door. that will wake you up with that air moving in as our temperature start out in the upper 30s in the north bay. it is 44 degrees in the peninsula. highs today reaching 70. a beautiful afternoon. and we will see more of this tomorrow, but some major changes headed our way for sunday. i'll detail that coming up. how is it looking at the bay bridge toll plaza? >> things are slower. metering lights haven't been turned on yet. the pileup is starting to form. the cash lanes are starting to slow and fastrak without a problem and metering lights aren't on just yet. pushing over to the, things are really good this morning as far

as traffic issed. livermore, dublin, no problems. 0 through hayward and also through san ramon and in the south bay, things looking good, as well. no problems here. take you outside and show you what i'm talking about and you can see for yourself outside. steady stream of traffic. again, noes on 101 all it way up towards palo alto. an update now to breaking news we have been following all morning long. an overnight car chase ends with shots fired by deputies. those gun shots rang out of the middle of this neighborhood not far from interstate 880. >> "today in the bay" bob redell with more on what led up to the shooting. bob? >> yeah, sam and laura, just moments ago the sheriff's department removed that stolen car that one of their deputies shot at. we'll roll some video and it is a vw.

and what is remarkable is that the driver, the suspect was not hit when this confrontation with deputies took place around midnight last night. now, this started as a chase on a street in haywafrd. a deputy ran the plates on the car. the driver and the suspect wouldn't pull over. a chase that went on the surface streets for five to ten minutes and ended here on this dead end at the end of ricardo and this is a residential area. now, when the suspect was cornered, the sheriff's office tells us that he put the car into reverse and hit a retaining wall in someone's front yard and then put the car in forward and started heading towards the deputy. that's when the deputy opened fire firing at the suspect hitting the wind shshield in th hood of the car. >> mom, gunshots. i put her inside and i see and there's cops coming from everywhere. yeah, it was like, oh, my god.

>> what is running through your mind? >> this never really happens to you. >> after the deputy fired into the car, the suspect crashed that stolen vehicle into a light pole. the suspect, the driver, a man and his female passenger, a woman, were both taken into custody without incident after that. and the sheriff's office, again, reiterating the reason they fired that suspect was because he was threatening them, charging them with that vehicle. now, they did take the man and woman downtown. they have since released the woman, but the man, of course, is under arrest. they say he has a known criminal history to law enforcement and that he also had an outstanding warrant for previously evading police. he is in custody and the deputy will be put on paid administrative leave and no one was hurt during last night's confrontation. reporting live here in hayward, bob redell, "today in the bay." now to a developing story we're following overseas. this morning we're waiting to

hear if the usair strike against one of the world's most dangerous terrorists waw successful. the so-called jihadi john is believed to be that masked escougar in six isis videos. tracie potts has been tracking the very latest on this story since it broke overnight. tra what are officials revealing this morning? >> not a lot. we still don't have confirmation when jihadi john was killed in this airstrike. this operation launched by the united states to take out the man who is known as jihadi john. a kuwaiti born british citizen. he has moved to syria and is a major player with isis. they tried to target the car that he was traveling in. again, because we don't have people on the ground in syria, it takes aal longer to confirm all of this. three americans were among those killed. two journalists and we don't

know if the air strike will work or how long it will be before we find out the results are. meantime, another operation happening in iraq in a northern iraqi town. the kurds leading that one. they have cleared isis from that part of the territory and all of this as president obama and secretary of state john kerry head over to the g-20 to talk about terrorism and isis with some of our allies. >> be a lively conversation today, thank you very much. that is tracie potts from washington, d.c. meantime, the effort to modernize aging bay area jails now getting a boost, thanks to a $500 million handout. granted new funding to 15 counties yesterday. one of the winners, santa clara county jail, which received $80 million to help replace its main jail cell. new facilities expected to an additional 150 beds for inmates with new health conditions.

5:34 right now. happening now, several san jose state students, faculty and staff, they're choosing to sleep outside on this cold morning. all in an effort to stand in solidarity with the thousand of home people in santa clara county. kris sanchez is live there now this morning. kris, they hope this will spark a conversation about income and inequality and poverty. >> we see this every day from the station to san jose state, we saw plenty of homeless people sleeping out on the streetsen this very cold night and that's what these students and faculty members are trying to highlight. this is the tenth year that these folks have slept outside in solidarity with the homeless. and we did talk with some of them as they were setting up for a cold night outside and one woman who says that on the one hand, it is a good thing that the tradition is now a decade old, but that on the other hand, it means there has not been enough change in this county. one of the most affluent county.

there were 6 wrr,600 people tha have no place to call home and that doesn't tell the full story of homelessness in santa clara county. >> not just hunger, but detriments and it's unemployment and povert and mental illness and domestic lns and the ton of things that are impinging us and if we don't hold our city council officials accountable, it's not going to happen. >> santa clara county does havers for the homeless, but primarily for women and children and clearly not enough for everybody. now, i was pouring through some of the last census data. the county did a data and the vast majority of people who are homeless in santa clara county live in san jose. they are considered unsheltered and that is they are sleeping on the streets in their cars or in encampments. 79 of those unsheltered people

in their cars on the street are children or young people under the age of 18. kids and teens make up 9% of all the homeless people in santa clara county. now, these folks will pack up at 8:00 this morning, but they say the conversation is going to continue. there is a diskscussion plannedt mlk library. i'll more updates from that homeless census and it was released a few months ago and we'll give you more information on our social media outlets and also at nbcbayarea.com. in san jose, kris sanchez. have you ever noticed muni's overhead wires that hang above market street? the super bowl committee has and they want them taken down. asking the mta to remove muni's overhead wires and that's where the city's festival will be taking place. while esthetically it will look

more please, it could disrupt service on major muni lines and not to mention the seven-figure cost and the muni advisory will look closer at that idea next month. if you're heading into or out of san francisco this weekend, you might run into some traffic headaches. a live look right now at the bay bridge this morning where implosion plans on the old eastern span are expected to get under way tomorrow. "today in the bay" stephanie chuang joining us live from treasure island. the implosion will only last a few seconds, it could create maybe a traffic nightmare. >> well, sam, cal rans will do everything to set this up so it won't result in traffic nightmares for the many people who use the bay bridge. set for 6:45 to 7:00 tomorrow morning and hope is there are fewer drivers on the bridge at that time. the implosion expected to last six seconds mainly under water and caltrans engineer says it

will fall into a hollow structure already in place on the bay floor and a bubble curtain is suppose to absorb to contain shock waves and help protect surrounding wildlife. the 6:45 to 7:00 a.m. demo time is best because of the light traffic, less wildlife activity and calmest tide. the question is, how will this impact you. for drivers heading to the east bay, the east bay will stop you and that stop will be at the metering lights of the toll mra plaza and b.a.r.t. will temporarily halt trains to and from the city and this is all supposed to last for half an hour and the bipass will close at 6:00 tonight and last through 10:00 tomorrow morning. now, this was supposed to happen last saturday, but cal trans says they are not explosive. tomorrow morning is when they are shooting for this implosion and also pushed back to 1:00 in the afternoon depending on the weather and the tide. live here on treasure island,

stephanie chuang. >> bay bridge implosions are not always on time. you know what is, our weekend. it's friday morning. let's get a look at that forecast. >> can you tell it's friday? >> yes. and it's cool, too. so, if you're not awake yet. just grab a warm cup of coffee and your coat, some gloves, maybe a hat too. it's in the upper 30s in livermore and napa and santa rosa is 37 degrees and also some fog in those spots. so low visibility in parts of the north bay. look at these highs this afternoon. you can make plans to get outside and you'll be peeling off some of the layers as we warm to the low 70s in santa rosa as well as pittsburg. i'll show you the weekend, what to expect as make those plans coming up in a few minutes. but let's see how it's looking in the near term with anthony. >> we've been talking about fog the north bay and computer is picking up, especially just west of the 101 in the north bay and petaluma through novato and then

eventually just north of san rafael but else where it does look like it's sconcentrated. getting on to 80 westbound is closed because a big rig crash there. across the rest of the bay area, everything is looking good. no accidents to report of across the east bay and nonetheless the south bay. want to show you bay bridge metering lights are turned on and there is the backup. there it is. >> all right. >> anthony is just a figure coming out of the darkness, thank you. the force awakens, speaking of which, bay area neighborhood. the house straight out you have to see to believe. daily fantasy sports takes an odd turn. i'll say a lot of bad words, coming up. plus, fighting for their little girl. we hear from two women who say a judge ripped their 1-year-old out of their home simply because they are lesbians.

now to an investigative unit exive. american hunters shoot and kill more 70,000 animals abroad each year for sport and then ship them home to be mounted as trophies. now, all of this islegal, but we discovered some of those animals are threatened or even endangered. our investigative unit got rare access to join federal inspectors as they sorted through shipments of animal trophies arriving into the port of san francisco. what they discovered that 69 lions were killed in africa by african hunters during the same

month that well-known lion cecil was killed by a minnesota hunter. the high-price hobby often leads to the illegal hunting and selling of exotic animals. >> how oft doon you think they're coming into the u.s. illegally? >> i think it happens all the time. ordinarily it's not even a wild inspector that looks at those trophies, just a customs' inspector who looks in and makes sure they have the proper paperwork and then just come in. >> tonight investigative reporter takes us inside the world of trophy hunting where hunters say that killing wildlife is actually a way to protect it. you can see that story tonight at 11:00 right here on nbc bay area. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. new details to share with you this morning. two women are losing their foster child because they are a lesbian couple. it comes after a juvenile court judge order the youth be removed

from her home because he believes she will be better off in the care of a heterosexual couple. they had been caring for the 1-year-old girl for the past three months now have to depart within a week. this has many people stunned. >> a very unique order and i think once we get the written order, we'll want to review that. >> attorneys for the division of child and family services say they will challenge the judge'sing. fantasy football in the cross hairs of a california lawmaker. >> scott mcgrew, some versions of the game have already run into some trouble in new york and nevada. >> the season-long game we think is still safe, laura. but the push to ban the daily version of the game. to call it illegal gambling is gaining speed, including here in california. the latest coming from california state assemblyman mark levin. he represents marin. he is pushing to make that part of the game illegal in california and getting quite a bit of pushback from fans who

tweeted him with passion. one man in southern california tweeting the lawmaker saying, a big bad word you bad word from all of us in california, mark levin. i'm paraphrasing this man who did not say bad word, he said bad words. the representative then retweeted the message you just saw saying how could i argue with these winners? let's talk about christmas. nordstrom is the latest department store to say it's worried about sales. it's a stock to watch this morning for sure. macy's earlier this week said that fewer people were shopping at its stores. this is department store wide. i don't plan to tell you about every sale as we come into the holiday season, but i have recommended my gift guides over the years and put the most basic device on sale on black friday for $25. that is a steal. it has the original jack to make it compatible with old-fashioned

televisions. you don't have to use hdmi cable, you can, but you don't have to. but what this means, sam and laura, your parents still have one of those big old tube tvs, this would work and they would be able to watch things like netflix. if you told them all about "orange is the new black." i installed one for my dad and he watches ted talks on youtube and really likes the em. >> as our gadget and tech guy, maybe you should buy your dad a new tv. come on! you make a little green. >> but those relatives, those relatives. >> look out for your parents. from now it's not "business and tech" but wheeling and dealing. >> you don't have to get up to change the channel any more. >> wow, imagine that. thank you. visual proof of a good start for this year's sierra snow pack. these pictures from noa show it

on the left versus one year on the right. we just showed you that compare and contrast. you can see well ahead of last year. recent rain rolling through the bay area and kari has been telling you all about also left 30 inches of the sierra's highest peaks. more snow is expected sunday into monday. >> look at that. ski resort right off of 80 there. they are already open and getting into business. it's great. here we go. >> to another foot of snow in the highest elevations this weekend. so, looking good. >> but if you're going, you want to go and maybe stay until monday, if you can. because it will be hard getting back and into the bay area we're looking at some rain, too, after a chilly start this morning. we'll have a lot of sunshine and temperatures warming up through the afternoon. a live look now at the bay bridge. we are looking at some nice weather. everyone getting going, but in the north bay, if you're heading from the north bay into san francisco, you may encounter a few problems there with some patchy fog. it's 37 degrees. a close look at the north bay

now. petaluma is at 39 degrees. yeah, 39 there. santa rosa 36 degrees and in napa, it's 37 degrees. let's take it hour-by of hour in walnut creek and another one of those chilly spots where at 7:00, you're at 40 degrees and 52 degrees at 9:00 and look at how these temperatures warm by ten degrees every couple of hours and then we kind of level off in the upper 60s today. right where it feels very comfortable and a lot of sunshine and a breezy wind. and chilly again tonight. and as we look farther to the north, there's a lot of rain going on up around oregon right now. and as that continues to move out ahead of a cold front as it approaches the bay area, it will be here early sunday morning. by 3:00 in the morning, we have a steady line of showers moving into the north bay, san francisco, and then the possibility of still some lingering light showers around noon on sunday. but it looks like most of the rain gets out of here by lunchtime. and then we'll have a slight chance of rain through the afternoon on sunday.

and that snow coming down in the sierra. as far as how much rain we can see possibility of at least a quarter of an inch of rain and then maybe 0.75 around the sierra. snow looking decent, as well. once again, we talked about up to a foot in the higher elevations and some of the lower elevations looking at about five to nine inches of snow between sunday and early monday. let's get a look the commute now with anthony. >> no numbers here. just talking about the traffic and things are looking pretty good. friday light really living up to its name. 101 and step out of the shot and cars start to pile on in here and the traffic will stop and go. this area is starting to slow down. i want to show you the traffic map to show you which area i'm actually showing. again, once you get past 880 things do start to improve and across the rest of the south bay, no issue for 280 and same across the peninsula and 101 moves without a problem and palo alto seeing some slowing and

take you outside and you can see from this shot, not all that bad. same deal for the northbound. back over to you guys. >> what a galaxy far, far away. can you believe it may be as close as lafayette. >> just right there by the back door or front yard maybe. colby powell built a battleship on top of his house. it was created for halloween and in anticipation of the new "star wars" film that opens next month. 23 feet in diameter and also used 162 connectors and 18 cans of paint and 2,000 feet of pvc conduit and a partridge in a pear tree. changes in demand means changes in pricing. the new pricing plan that could have air b & b hosts rolling in the dow. got a tip for bay area investigative unit? call 1- 888-966-tips.

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innovation and new technologies developed right here in silicon valley but may have gone overseas. >> we may see a lot of rain this wint, but the experts we talked with say we need 11 trillion gallons of this water put back in the ground just to catch up from our drought. our investigative unit found companies located right here in silicon valley that had developed technologies to help solve this water crisis. but guess what, those companies say they can't get the technaul here to sell in california, at least not on a large scale. all because of the state's maze of rules, regulations. plus, 412 different water districts that they had to talk to throughout the state. so, those silicon valley companies have taken their business overseas to places like australia, the united arab emirates and even israel. if you want tasee our stories in this series on the drought, go to our special webpage, surviving the drought. we investigate california's water crisis. all right there on the front

page of our website, nbcbayarea.com. that's the latest. back to you. >> and if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call. 888-996-tips. or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. an officer assigned to the white house now facing charges of trying to solicit a teenage dpurl for sex. this morning lee robert moore is going to appear in a delaware courtroom on charges of sexual solicitation and providing obscene material to a child under the age of 18. moore was caught in an undercover online sex sting by delaware state police. according to the federal com, moore often engaged in online chats with undercover officers while on duty at the white house. decision 2016 now. rand paul making a move in new hampshire. the kentucky senator will submit paperwork to appear on that state's primary ballot. follows the lead of several other candidates who have already done so.

new hampshire holds the nation's first primary. on the democratic side, the three candidates gearing up for their second debate, it will be tomorrow at drake university in des moines, iowa. this morning the associated press released a new survey showing hillary clinton already holding an overwhelming lead in delegates. air bnb will start offering variable pricing on its rentals to generate more money for the company and its hosts. >> airbnb will adjust room charges on demand. prices lower on week day but rise if there is a convention in town. hosts will be able to set their minimum and maximum prices and say how often they want guests. well, kernel sanders want to deliver a bucket of fried chicken to your doorstep. testing delivery in san francisco and los angeles. working with online delivery service door dash and your order won't come cheap, though. there is a delivery fee of at

least 5 bucks. if you have a hankering chicken, extra crispy. >> let the cornual into your house. gunfire. >> i heard four or five gunshots and my daughter comes. mom, there's gunshots. the wrong turn that helped deputies catch the suspect. targeted but could be dead. the new information we're learning this morning about the usair strike on jihadi john. the reason students and faculty are camping out in the cold to create awareness. "today in the bay" starts right now. and a good friday morning. for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. another cold start to our morning. let's see how it's looking out there with kari. >> good morning. grab a heavier coat, once again. bundle up the kids before heading out and our temperatures will be in the upper 30s as we go through the rest of the

morning. now 35 degrees in the north bay. 47 degrees in san francisco. little bit milder there. looking at highs today warming up nicely. 70 degrees. a very comfortable in the north bay as well as the south bay. i'll show you what to expect as we head into the weekend including some rain. let's check in with anthony with a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> the metering lights are on. you guessed it, things are starting to back up here. we not only have the metering lights on, but we also have an accident just past this. i want to switch over to the maps and show you what i'm talking about. right near the treasure island off ramp and you can see things are moving slowly and a stall just past the tunnel. so, keep in mine as you approach the tunnel, things will start to slow and kind of unusual, though. because this morning usually you can go through the tunnel and things are all clear and this morning not the case. you'll want to see extra traffic because of that stall. across the rest of the bay area and across the east bay, things looking pretty good.