heading to court in hayward. the man accused of killing 22-year-old stacey aguilar set to be charged with murder but his immigration status making headlines this morning. how will the company respond to court? the critical deadline looming today. putting all their chips on the table. the gop hopefuls get sharp, sarcastic and scathing in their attacks trying to budge donald trump off his perch. "today in the bay" starts right now. and a good friday morning, we're lively here, as well. thank you for joining us, i'm sam brock. >> laughing about the whole presidential thing. i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get a look at that

forecast. happy friday, kari. >> cooler temperatures moving in, sam and laura. start out this morning seeing some clouds and a few of the light showers just off to the north and west of here. we will see that rain moving into the north bay while the rest of us sees increasing cloud cover and sprinkles later on today and now 52 degrees in the east bay, pieninsula and south bay and looking at a high of 70 degrees in the south bay while san francisco has a chance of rain and 62 degrees and i'll detail exactly what you can expect as you go out and about today. let let's see how it looks across the bay bridge with mike. >> traffic smooth across the bay and overnight road crews just off the berkeley curve there was a fender bender on market there. just want to make sure that everything is flowing smoothly through the area for the next few minutes. coming up in and towards santa clara and we'll talk about that more and see the overview and no real slowing. let's take the south bay. back to you.

>> you wouldn't know anything about it. >> i don't know anything about bankrupting. >> oh, yeah, a lot of sharp exchange last night and the equivalent of a political street fight. marco rubio, ted cruz boat taking their swings at donald trump. this was the most explosive night of the presidential race so far. all five of the republican presidential hopefuls squaring off in houston. >> so, these next five days are critical and as nbc bay area shows us, they certainly knew it. >> reporter: marco rubio threw out the first punch. the florida senator challenging donald trump on the topic of immigration. >> that you acknowledge that, for example, you're the only person on the stage that has been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> reporter: senator ted cruz came out swinging, as well. >> i really find it amazing that donald believes he is the one that discovered the issue of illegal immigration.

>> reporter: the two men in the delegate count and the polls standing up to the frontrunner in the last face-to-face before the super tuesday vote. >> he hired workers from poland and had to pay a million dollars. >> reporter: trump, as he has throughout the campaign, fired back. >> when you say crazy zealous are you talking about you? >> give me a break. >> reporter: two others, but as usual, ben carson and john kasich were muted. >> let me just finish. because i don't get to talk that much. >> reporter: the questions touched on the hot button topics that have framed the race including health care, religious freedom and appointing a new supreme court justice. but the primary folks for the top three candidates seemed to be on each other. >> i watched him repeat himself five times. >> reporter: the bickering at times taking over this debate. the fire and intensity boiling over in the arena. super tuesday is looming and the stakes have never been higher. >> that's good tv to wake up to.

so what now? from here the candidates continue a worhirlwind tour. the voters will head to the polls next week. a defining event in the race. as for us, california's primary is june 7th. so, there were plenty of other fireworks in last night's debate. for more coverage, head to nbcbayarea.com or check out our twitter feed. local news. the man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend during the valentine's day weekend is expected in court. esmid pedraza is in jail after possible evidence linking him to that crime. now we're learning immigration and custom enforcement officials say pedraza is an undocumented immigrant. aguilar disaalmost two weeks ago after attending a house party with pedraza in hayward. unlock the iphone belonging

to one of the san bernardino terrorists. apple would likely file a formal objection. if the federal order stands up to legal challenges, apple would be forced to create technology it doesn't have to remove the lock out. the legal lamificatiramificatio huge. >> developing new hardware and software. >> during a hearing yesterday, apple accused apple of trembling on its first amendment rights. technology that we do have for sure is satellite radar. >> who do we count on to look at that for us and analyze? >> i think our radarologist, as we would say kari hall, good morning. >> good morning. yes, i have been watching the clouds rolling in and moving closer to the coast with light showers and now our temperatures are fairly mild in the low 50s for many spots and looking for

highs today we're bringing it back down. how about upper 60s to lower 70s today in san francisco and the financial district. up to 61 degrees and some 60s else where, as well, with a few showers for the north bay. i'll talk about the showers and look at the weekend coming up. let's get a look at the morning commute with mike. >> start over here in fremont where there is a nice pleasant commute and not much around the bay. we'll look at the map and show you that coming down towards fremont and no other problems side of the bay and palo alto looks good. we talked about that crash we saw earlier and chp confirms everything is off to the shoulder or the center divide and there's your approach towards the bay bridge, no problem there either. >> thanks, mike. coming up next -- >> i'm just in excruciating pain. >> we investigate a high-risk medical device that is having a devastating health consequence for three bay area women.

a disabled advocate on the peninsula accused one taxi cab company of hiking up prices for people in wheelchairs. the center for independence with individuals with disabilities filed a discrimination suit. the group claims it did test rides for fares with people in wheelchairs and those who are not in wheeltchairs. they say fares were more than three times as high for the exact same ride. now, nbc bay area spoke with an attorney for that company who says he hopes to meet with the

plaintiff. >> my client is very upset and they would like nothing more than to resolve this with the plaintiff and renew their commitment to the disability community. >> that lawsuit demands that sarah stop overcharging and establish a monitoring system to make sure that all customers are treated eke. at 4:40. a device some say should never have been put into women and now it's resulted in thousands of complaints. >> senior investigative reporter vicky nguyen shows us the device. it's called pelvic mesh or bladder sling. the fda approved to fix prolapse where your organs shift out of place and fix incontinence in women without surgery.

but now classifiy iesiny ing as high-risk medical device. women involving serious health problems, including chronic pain, infection and painful sex. some of the biggest manufacturers including johnson & johnson, bard and boston scientific have defended their products in court intending these devices have been rigilously tested and proven to help women. thousands of women are now trying to find surgeons to remove the mesh. others are joining lawsuits against the makers. they have a lot more on our website about the risk associated with mesh and the effort right here in the bay area to get it banned in the u.s. just go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the investigations tab. guys? >> vicky, thank you. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call. or you can always send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. coming up, fourth graders taking life lessons outside of the classroom.

some youngsters find a way to save lives in a simple, colorful, new way.

all smiles on a friday. there we go. big plans? no, does it matter? >> let it out, let it rain. >> little bit of rain today, especially for the north bay. the rest of us may not see much of that rain today, so, i'll talk about that in a second.

let's get a look outside to get you started on this friday morning. it is very nice and clear looking at the bay bridge. we had a couple of spots with low clouds and some fog, but expect a chance of a few spotty, slight sprinkles later on this evening, but as for now, it looks pretty good. and taking a look at the satellite radar. we can see the approach of the next system that will knock back the heat. we have to see for the past couple of days. cooler temperatures moving in along with these clouds but for some of us clouds be all you see today. and now as you head out, it is 45 degrees in the east bay and the peninsula at 53 degrees and the north bay now at 48 degrees and as we get a closer look at the south bay, it's 49 in morgan hill, downtown 48 degrees in santa clara and at 50 degrees. hour by hour in san francisco, a lot of clouds today. not as much sunshine and temperatures staying in the upper 50s throughout the morning. and then as we go into the afternoon, the sun starts to peek out a bit and highs in the

lower 60s. with the approach of the system, we will have a high surf advisory in effect with swells up to 14 feet and long period waves meaning there will be up to 18 to 19 seconds between those waves. it gives those waves plenty of time to drag you back out into the ocean. so, be aware of that. and we will start to see some scattered rain moving in by about 6:00 in santa rosa. san francisco, seeing a slight chance of rain later tonight and then the rest of the bay area just seeing some clouds, but overall, a mostly dry day. heading into the weekend, we will have highs reaching the low 70s. in the tri-valley on tomorrow and then sunday another slight chance of rain and that one also looks like it pretty much dries up and a more significant chance of rain next week. another look at the forecast coming up. let's head to the tri-valley now with mike. >> show our camera to show folks westbound 580 moving well and this express lane has been doing well all week and now we'll see if this continues through next

week. of course, we'll see that next week. right now we'll look at the speed sensors and no slowing except for way back out here over the altamont and nice, easy drive there. anywhere north of that, antioch not showing any slowing and the upper east shore freeway and san mateo bridge. live shot south of there and palo alto on the peninsula and a light volume here. northbound past university south and silicon valley a nice, easy drive and my eyes on a crash at montgue. back to you. >> lookz kind of quiet out there. eyes in the skies. american airways filing for bankruptcy. >> we turn to landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. >> wall street could end the week in the green and futures are higher. stocks closing at the high of the session on thursday as oil prices rebound late in the day and crude is above $33 a barrel this morning. look for data on personal income

and spending and consumer sentiment and a second read on fourth quarter gop which is likely tashow the economy slowed more than previously thought. the dow rising 212 points to 16697. meanwhile, ubs will pay $33 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it sold toxic mortgages to credit unions before the financial crisis that later failed. provided documents and the national credit union association has now recovered nearly $2.5 billion from banks through lawsuits stemming from the financial crisis. and republic airways which flies shorter routes for united, delta has filed for bankruptcy. it had to ground maybes because of pilot shortages. it offers 1,000 flights in the u.s. and bahamas will continue operating while in bankruptcy. sam and laura, back to you.

>> many people who haven't heard of the company will have an impact, you mentioned american and delta. the largest container ship ever to dock in the u.s. is going to be leaving in just a few hours from now. say good-bye just when we were saying hello. benjamin franklin mega ship heading to its next stop, seattle, before heading to asia. our crew was there as it aarri e aarrived at the port of oakland. made its maiden voyage on new year's eve. that whole idea of requiring permits for bonfires is now officially up in smoke. that's according to "the chronicle" which reports the golden gate national recreation area is extinguishing the idea. the plan calls for a new $35 permit. critics argue it will undermine spontaneous bonfires and not to mention the legal question. in another win for beach burners the park service agreed to create more space to areas

allowing bonfires. s'more. >> no one would be against that. adding color to crosswalks to improve student safety. >> three fourth grade girls wanted to make crossing nearby streets safer after a fellow student was hit last year. they came up with this plan. students simply grab a bright orange flag from a bin and hold it in the air as they cross in front of cars and then they place it back in another bin on the other side of the street for the next student to use. >> if you can't see somebody, how do you know they are there? the flag is such a bright color and you can actually see it. >> look at that. making a big difference. all five crosswalks around the school now have more than 20 flags thanks to donations. the girls will be honored by the campbell city council next month for their idea. good for them. >> worked really well in other parts of san jose, as well. majestic and now missing in action. the search is on for a bald eagle on the peninsula. how it slipped away from its

enclosure. and happening now, cal students waking up to an alert this morning. students being drugged at two frufeaternity houses. learn more about that story with a link on our twitter page. the clock is ticking. threats to clear out the homeless. people are talking about it on our facebook page. you may check out the story where they may go, instead. we're back in two minutes.

friday. a lot of people head to wine country. >> all about getting your mind right. kari hall has her mind right. sonoma wine country forecast. >> we enjoy great weather as we

head into the weekend. take advantage of all there is to do here and a slight chance of rain today and again on sunday and that shouldn't ruin your outdoor plans. heading to monterey, upper 60s to lower 70s in santa cruz at the boardwalk and 71 degrees and 68 degrees and a few more clouds heading into sunday. over the next couple of days, we only have some slight rain chances and many weather systems staying to the north of us and looks like we won't get our next significant chance of rain until maybe next thursday. we will see more of this dry weather, but then hopefully after this we start to see more of those storms starting to roll in. i'll keep an eye on that and let's see what's happening now as you head across the south bay with mike. >> first we'll start with a live shault of s shot of san jose. 4:54 in the morning. we'll look at the map and we have such great speeds over the bay. overnight closure and same thing we had yesterday that off ramp

is closed just for another half hour through the area and meanwhile north of there, a nice, easy drive. a smooth flow of traffic over here. as you head over towards the bay bridge with no metering lights not a major commute spot, but this is the report on chp and talking about a small car fire. a smoldering car and we'll watch this. of course, we're in the hill there's and watch out in the area. back to you. >> mike, thank you. right now the search for ma missing bald eagle continuing this morning. new members say that sequoia there flew away when they took her out for a flight demonstration on monday. they say that she was in hot pursuit of a red tail hawk. now, not the first time that she's done this, but it is the longest time that she's not returned. sequoia is partially paralyzed and missing part of her foot, that is the result of being shot out of the sky. daylight savings time doesn't begin for another two weeks but one bay area lawmaker would rather get rid of it altogether. will talk today about his

proposal to end california's daylight-saving time. he says it wreaks havoc on people's body clocks and elderly have a particularly hard time with it. calls for california remaining on standard time over the entire year. as long as i get my extra hour in there somewhere, i'm good. >> we need that. three members of one oakland family right now getting special recognition for their dedication to boosting the lives of young people. >> students at oakland's clairmont middle school last night honored the doubly family. they have coached student athletics in oakland for a combined, get this, 92 years. every sport from football to basketball to track to volleyball. the school is honoring them as part of blast history month. fanta fantastic. >> maybe a stadium name might be nice down the road, too. coming up in court today and preparing to be charged with murder. but the man accused in the death of a san jose mother is facing new accusations.

new details we're learning from his past. plus, students possibly drugged at cal fraternities. the investigation now under way in berkeley. and a live look outside right now at a darkened san jose skyline. let's put it this way, we are just hours away from the weekend and some nice weather with a bit of spotty rain in the works. we'll have much more on that coming up. got a tip for nbc bay area investigative unit? call 1-888-996-tips or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate.

the suspect in the killing of a young mother wasn't even supposed to be in this country. we'll have more on that murder investigation and in a matter of hours, ehundreds of homeless people in san francisco being forced out. the reason for the drastic move and where they are expected to go. "today in the bay" starts right now.

a very good friday morning to you, thanks so much for joining us, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. the radar now saying let it rain. let's get a check of your weekend forecast. kari hall joining us. >> unfortunately, the skies won't open up with heavy rain, but wae will have more cloud cover and some spotty showers for parts of the north bay, mainly later on this afternoon. you can see those clouds there as it approaches the coast and temperatures are fairly mild heading out the door. we're mostly in the low to mid-50s starting out the day and highs will reach 66 degrees in the east bay while the south bay is up to 70 degrees and a few showers for san francisco and the north bay and i'll have details on that and a look ahead to the weekend. that's coming up in a few minutes. how is it looking on the san mateo bridge, mike? >> it is looking great. the view of the bridge itself is great. we see this traffic westbound coming over to foster city off the decline. look at your map. the same thing on the speed sensors, not quite