>> you'll notice it's specially after he get past 1:00. back into the 80s for some of us. the story this morning, the cool temperatures, like it was yesterday, fitting as fall started. 49 right now in livermore. back into the 40s there. even yesterday back into the 50s. temperatures a little chillier in some spots than we were yesterday at this time. grab those jackets and maybe an extra layer as you head out this morning. temperatures this afternoon, not so bad. back into the 60s and 70s. we'll see a few more 80s today and 90s return for tomorrow. in the meantime, let's toss things over to mike. >> we ladd an earlier crash in oakland on southbound 880. we'll zoom in towards 60. the earlier crash reportedly cleared, but some barrier damage there. we may have repair work later. now we're hearing about a possible other crash at 23rd. no slowing shows here. we'll look at the bay bridge

toll plaza. in parker, the spider is at work on a web. happening today, the first of seven law enforcement officers charged in the sex abuse scandal involving an east bay ten ager set to enter a plea in court. >> "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda joining us from the alameda county courthouse where that officer is expected today. >> reporter: sam and laura, good morning. the former police officer's name is brian burton. he's expected to be in court today at 2:00 p.m. former officer breen burton from the oakland police department faces charges of obstruction of justice and engagement in an act of prostitution. 19-year-old jasmine at the center of the sex scandal says she's had sex with possibly 30 police officers, claiming some of those encounters took place while she was under age. jasmine is fresh out of jail after serving two weeks in florida on a felony charge. she's back in the bay area looking to turn her life around.

district attorney nancy o'malley says her investigators went through 76,000 pages of facebook communications, 59,000 text messages and about 3,000 pages of instagram postings before filing the charges against several officers. those involved are from livermore police department, contra costa sheriff's department and others from the oakland police department. today the focus will be on the former officer, brian burton, arraigned today in court. reporting live in hayward, sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." a surge of violence in a typically quiet city. this morning police are investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old man in south berkeley. it happened at the corner of fairview and at line about 7:30 last night. police received calls of multiple shots fired in that area. when officers arrived, they found a young man on the ground. people in the area say they herd

seven or eight shots. one woman says the victim lives in the neighborhood and they say they think the teenager was targeted. >> i know the parents, we all grew up together. nine out of ten times, when it's a kirksd i grew up with the mother, the father, the grandparents. >> this marks the third shooting in berkeley this month and the second killing this year. a live look this morning at the san mateo bridge toll plaza, the scene last night of an unusual crash that brought westbound traffic to a standstill. that's when a stolen hayward police car crashed into three other cars. keep in mind the video you're about to see is not going to involve the car that was stolen. police chased the car onto the bridge and proceeded to roll into the marsh. officers then were able to arrest the driver and thankfully no one in any other cars was injured. all westbound lanes were closed for some time. the incident is not going to impact this morning's commute. our bob redell is monitoring developments in the story and

will have a live report in about 30 minutes. a third night of protests in shore lat, north carolina, after the deadly police shooting of keith lamont scott. this morning, the group's message rings clear. >> release the video. release the video. >> those protesters saying release the video. family members of scott have seen the video. they say they could not make out what was in his hand when he was shot and killed by a charlotte police officer. the family wants police to immediately release the videos to the public. police say scott ignored multiple requests to drop the weapon. his family says he wasn't holding a gun, but a book while waiting for his child to get off the bus. the governor offing inning in has brought in the national guard to help. the students who left swastikas and hateful language in the residence halls of san

jose state say it was just a joke. the two suspects did not appear to know each other and acted individually. school officials say the students were not arrested because their actions did not target any particular students and are not considered criminal. school officials say the outcome of the investigation will determine the appropriate punishment. 5:05 on your friday morning, and the drive to bring a new parking structure to downtown los gatos is reportedly going to move forward. that proposal calls for a 300-space lot along main street and san jose avenue. the development will also include two dozen condos. council members did approve the plan in its basic template which allows negotiations to begin with developers. an agreement must still be reached before the project officially gets the green light. one of the oldest fire departments hits a major milestone. >> the san francisco fire department turns 150. to celebrate, city leaders will

enjoy the fire chief for an event at fisherman's wharf at 10:30. that's where they'll roll out some of the oldest surviving fire engines. the oldest is 97 years old. there are a few other fire departments established by 1866 in california, in gold country. powerful winds sweeping through southern california this morning, knocking out power lines and downing trees. the high winds coupled with soaring temperatures had first responders alert for the next several days. >> parts of los angeles are experiencing gusts of up to 50 miles an hour. we saw stronger winds earlier in the week, nothing like that, anthony. >> we actually had winds up to 46 miles an hour. we're tough, we can handle it. down there, they're wimps. come on. looking at fog starting to build in san francisco. not that bd. bad. the same system moved through

yesterday and brought cool temperatures and breezy conditions along the coastline. right now we're looking at the cold air left behind. 47 in palo alto, 49 in livermore, . more 80s on the map. you'll notice 83 for santa rosa. warmer in oakland. up to 73. san francisco, you'll get a little warmer. tomorrow back in the 70s and 80s for the weekend. we'll talk about that. mike will get you to work on time. any traffic incidents? >> no, you're going to get to work on your own as long as you leave on time. smooth flow of traffic. the earlier crash in oakland is clear. chp still have details they think is a repeat report of one they've already taken care of. westbound 580 getting started with the westbound slowing out of the altamont pass right on schedule. the live camera in dublin, the westbound commute direction, you have headlights moving at speed, getting away from here. that's what starts the early

afternoon. remember, eastbound 580 crowded towards livermore into tracy about 2:00. >> trying to get to the weekend. stim ahead, a match-up on the grid ooirn, at the podium or both? it's monday night football very suss the political debates. which one are you going to watch? ♪ happy birthday, miss betty >> the nation's oldest park ranger celebrating a birdy. the special honor betty reid suss soskin received. it's to celebrate the opening of

the new smithsonian "national museumf it is a three-day festival that kicked off to celebrate the opening of a new myth sewnian museum of african-american history and culture. >> tracie potts standing by to show us what's inside. very exciting day, tracie. >> reporter: it is definitely an exciting day, kris and sam. we brought you out here to show you not only what's inside, but

the outside. take a look at this building. it's different and really interesting the way they designed it. it's right next to the washington monument and a long time coming, 13 years since congress first approved it. >> here on the national mall starting today, thousands of people are expected for saturday's opening of the national museum of african-american history and culture. >> a symbol of freedom and liberation and achievement. >> reporter: a building as unique as its purpose with artifacts from all over the country. >> went around the country, went into communities, partnered with local museum and said bring out your stuff. >> reporter: this segregated southern railway car, a south carolina slave cabin dismantled piece by piece and reconstructed here, a 21-foot guard tower from the nation's largest prison in louisiana where black convicts were leased out to work. >> those who do not remember history are doomed to repeat it.

>> reporter: but the museum story is also one of triumph, the hope schools that educated thousands of black children in the segregated south. martin luther king has a place here, so doesment obama. he's attending tomorrow's dedication. sports pioneers celebrated for their skill and strength. entertainers who broke the color barrier. chuck berry's red cadillac, the one he drove across the fox theater stage in st. louis. >> this is the same theater that turned chuck berry away as a child because he was black. >> reporter: because they're black, there's now this special place to tell their story. back live here on the national mall, lots of activities going on here. they've got storytelling, actors are coming in to participate, angela bassett, robert de niro and musical performances happening out here for the thousands of people on the mall. patty labelle, stevie wonder. i could go on and on.

it's probably best to tune in and watch it yourself. >> we certainly will. we'll look forward to that. tracie potts live there. someone from the bay area is going as well. we're talking about park ranger betty reid soskin, what a year from her. the richmond woman earlier this year was targeted in a violent home invasion robbery when someone stole items including a presidential coin. yesterday she turned 95 in washington, d.c., and that's where she's been invited this week, as i mentioned, for today's grand opening of the new museum of african-american history and culture that tracie potts just told us about. betty says she's proud about how far america has come in her lifetime. >> i don't think there's lots of things we could have anticipated. i don't think we could have ever anticipated an african-american presidency. >> betty received a special invitation to attend the festivities in d.c. she said she would have been just fine working at richmond's

home front museum. >> a front seat there at history being made. now to decision 2016. it's expected to be a record breaking tv audience, the first presidential debate only three days away. preparations are well under way for the showdown monday night at hofstra university. donald trump continues his campaign in pennsylvania last night. hillary clinton took time to gear up from the debate, paring back her campaign schedule in preparation for that debate. her running mate tim kaine says she's ready. >> the good news is, she's so far over the hurdle in terms of preparation that we don't even have to get into that. >> meantime at hofstra university outside of new york city, the finishing touches are being put on the stage right now. you can watch that debate here on nbc bay area. lester holt is going to be the moderator. >> will you be watching football or politics? a new poll shows 57% of people polled would rather watch the falcons take on the saints on

monday. 43% say they'll watch the debate. if you're opting for politics, you can see the debate live here on nbc bay area starting at 6:00. >> a lot of action going on there in business news. if you have a yahoo! account, stop and change your password. samsung's smart phones may have problems, but people aren't abandoning them just yet. >> landon dowdy is live at cnbc world headquarters. good friday morning to you. >> happy friday to you both. wall street could start the day in the red following two days of gains fueled by the federal reserve. nasdaq hitting an all-time high on thursday. the feds standing pat on interest rates this week but sending a strong signal it could hike them by the end of the year. we could get more clarification today when we get comments from four top fed officials. the dow rising to 18,392, nasdaq

up to 5,339. yahoo! has confirmed hackers stole personal information such as user names and security questions from at leasted 500 million accounts. yahoo! will start notifying affected users. security experts say, go ahead and change your password now. do not use the same password on multiple sites. yahoo! is encouraging people to sign up for its service that augt into case accounts through your smart phone. samsung says about half of the galaxy note 7 phones that have been recalled in the u.s. have been exchanged. the company says the majority of customers, about 90% have decided to get another note 7. samsung recalled 2.5 million phones world wild because the batteries could overheat, catch fire and even explode. it is letting people know they have a safe device, sam and laura. >> changing out those phones but staying with samsung. while we talk about changes going on, the days getting a

little shorter. that means it's time to start thinking about halloween costumes, and my favorite part, bags full of candy. >> that's a year-round tradition. this year americans are expected to shell out more cash on halloween a lot than they have in the past decade. the national retail federation says the average person will spend about $82 this year on treats, pumpkins and costumes. that's up from 74 dollars last year, totaling more than 8.4 billion. >> i remember going in the closet and coming up with something. >> as long as you don't have to sew, i think you're okay. it's very important that the triplets collect as much candy as possible because they fuel our candy collection for the entire year. >> a lot of families do that, and sits in the newsroom until about thanksgiving for the next year. >> not in our corner.

>> just come over to the investigative unit area. >> i'll be investigating. >> a little old. let's talk about some weather. i want to take you to our sky cams. we're still dark but don't have any fog developing. as you get going, you'll notice something else. it is chilly out there. 40s on the boards this morning. other than that, 50s. keep in mind, i went to some of the stores the other days, all the halloween costumes are laid out nice and neat. this is the time to go, it's not all scrambled on the floor and you have to find stuff. you know what i'm talking about. we have something going on in the tri-valley. mike is standing by to talk about that. 68 degrees -- later on in san francisco. 80 today for the tri-valley and 84 for the south bay. temperatures coming up as the area of low pressure, that will allow for high pressure to move in. we're talking the return of 90s

by tomorrow. even at the beaches we'll see temperatures in the 70s and 80s. if you're thinking of some things to do, trying to get around the bay area. sf you're headed to wine country, yes, keep the water handy and the sunscreen. temperatures in the upper 9 os. monterey back back into the 80s tomorrow, low 80s by sunday. santa cruz, 81 on saturday and 84 on sunday. your seven-day forecast shows temperatures close to the century mark. not feeling like fogality all. we'll start our mornings back in the 60s. milder weather headed our way as we head towards the next couple days. a little chill in the air. let's switch gears and talk about what's happening in the tri-valley. >> you got anything going on in the tri-valley. i found the flashing lights about the same time you did. it popped up on our live camera. let me explain what we're

talking about. we'll zoom you out toward the tri-valley where i just talked about the traffic flowing smoothly toward 880 as well. not showing any slowing yet. on a monday through thursday, we see slowing developing. the dublin camera, this is not showing up on my blotter, this is a field initiated incident. whoever was going through this area pulled this person over because of something they saw. so folks are able to get by, but the flashing lights, a bit of a distraction on anthony's weather shot so we explained it right here. palo alto, on the peninsula, no problem northbound with the headligh headlights,/is the taillights. coming up next, can healthy eating help your children read better? plus. >> your nbc bay area responds teams, sales pass another big benchmark.

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researchers in finland looked at diets of first, second and third graders as well as standardized reading scores. what they found is that reading skills tended to improve when their die et cetera included more vegetables, fruit and fish and less red meat and sugar. listen to more. >> always listen to mom. another night of protests in charlotte. >> i am walking and i'm walking peacefully. you know i've been peacefully protesting for three nights. >> demonstrators defy a midnight curfew after the family of keith lamont scott watches the video that shows his death. a stolen police car leads to a pursuit, a crash and a shutdown of a major road here in the bay area. you're watching "today in the bay." for joining us.

i'm sam brock. =lau/4sh= and i'm laura garcia-cannon.=la good morning and thank you for joining us. i'm lauga . good morning. thank you for joining us on this friday morning. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. it's a cooler start to our day. >> oh, yeah. if you thought yesterday was cool, you'll be reaching for the jacket today. places in the 40s in places where it was 50 yesterday. even livermore and palo alto, that's where our coolest weather is. san francisco dealing with a little fog at the coastline. we won't see a whole lot develop this morning. mostly we'll be confined at the coast. you can see the temperatures, even napa and santa rosa, dipping to 46 degrees. there is your chill in the air. later this afternoon, it's going to be a warm day inland and staying cool at the coastline, 60s an 70s around the inner bay

and we'll see the low 80s for the inland location. let's talk to mike right now and rack the morning commute. >> good morning, anthony. the bay is showing your typical friday light build. it is starting to show some more volume increasing through hayward, for example. in the south bay, we also have what we typically see as a first burst of traffic. this is made a little more dramatic because at state road 130, may be a blocking lane. you see the slower drive as more traffic travels through the area, the rest o of the approach. moving smoothly. 87 downtown 280. the bay bridge toll plaza we should see the metering lights turned on. we don't see a backup forming yet, although the-ka lanes on the left are a little slower. we'll track this. 5:31 right now. taking a live look outside at the san mateo bridge. all lanes of traffic have reopened this morning in hayward

after a crash involving a stolen police car. >> this is a chase that could have turned out very badly. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from the toll plaza with details on what happened there. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, sam and laura. the person who caused this multivehicle crash not far from the san mateo toll plaza had stolen the squad car from hayward police while they were working a different accident earlier in the evening. this is last night. that first accident happened around 9:20. it was on oaks drive near roxbury lane up in the hayward hills, about 25 miles from where we're at. while the fire department was attending to injuries and officers were conducting their investigation, one of the people who was involved in that accident jumped into the police car and took off. officers eventually caught up with them, began a chase on highway 92 until the second crash around 9:45 about a half

mile from the toll plaza. police tell us the driver of the stolen squad car struck three other cars and then rolled into the nearby marsh. that driver of the stolen car was taken into custody. the people in the other three cars, they had minor injuries at the worst which was good news. the entire westbound direction of highway 92 on the approach to the toll plaza was shut down last night, traffic diverted until they were able to clean up the road. clearly the road has been reopened and it looks like we've got a regular friday morning commute behind us. live at the san mateo toll plaza, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much bob. a surge of violence in a typically quiet city. this morning police are investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old man in south berkeley. it happened near the corner of fairview and ataline last night. police received calls of shots fired in that area. when officers arrived, they saw a young man on the ground. police say they believe the teenager was targeted.

this marks the third shooting in berkeley this month and the second killing this year. at 5:33, happening later today, the first of seven law enforcement officers charged in a sex abuse scandal involving an east bay teen is set to enter a plea in court. oakland police officer brian bun ton is accused of tipping off a teenager about undercover prostitution stings in exchange for sex. in all, five officers from opd, one officer from the livermore police department and a contra costa county sheriff's deputy are facing charges stemming from their relationship with celeste guap who wants to be known by her real name, jasmine. the dental assistant accused of sexually assaulting dozens of children is back in court this morning. alejandro sarrow faces multiple charges. investigators say he sexually abused dozen of children and recorded the crimes with his smart phone.

the alleged abuse happened at two different offices, la clinica and patino orthodontics in concord. the police officer who shot and killed a black man in tulsa, oklahoma will be facing first degree manslaughter charges. dash cam video shows 40-year-old terrence crutcher had his arms up when officer betty shelby had his arms up. her attorney argues that he was reaching into her car which is what prompted her to open fire. >> release the video, release the video, release the video. >> a third night of protests in charlotte, north carolina after the deadly police shooting of keith lamont scott. this morning their message ringing clear. "today in the bay's" sarah rosario joins us with the call to release video of scott's murder and how the police chief is responding. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to

you, laura. a peaceful protest here in charlotte, a stark difference from what we saw the two nights prior to last night. but protesters are still very upset about one thing. they want the police chief here in charlotte to release video showing the shooting death of keith scott, the 43-year-old shot tuesday. the police chief said he's not going to be doing that, not releasing the video to the public while the case is still active. what he did do instead was show that video to keith scott's family. his wife saw it, his widow saw it and the lawyer, the family's lawyer saw it. another perp who saw it is charlotte mayor jennifer roberts. the family's lawyer says it shows in his opinion he thinks scott is calm and that he is in no way aggressive towards cops. he says it doesn't even appear he has a gun in the video. charlotte's mayor says the video is too ambiguous. it's unclear if he's even holding a weapon. this is something they'll be looking into. even the police chief himself

says he can't tell by looking at the video if it is a weapon and says he can't say for certain if scott even pointed a gun at officers. these are all things that protesters want answers to. and they feel like, if they had access to this video they would be able to get a better picture of what happened because they have their own ideas of what happened and the police are saying they know what happened when they responded to that soorp. we'll see what happens in the coming hours and if there will be another protest for today. as of right now, no planned protest here in charlotte. >> the public clearly wants to judge for itself. >> thank you very much, sarah. we have a jailhouse interview with a political activist. his crime, smashing a coconut cream pie in the face of sacramento mayor kevin thompson. sean thompson is a homeless activist with occupy san mateo. mayor johnson, a former nba star and uc berkeley alum quickly

fought back leaving thompson with nine stitches. thompson says he's been arrested nine times in four years. >> in all that time, i feel like i've never accomplished anything. i decided to escalate anything. if you think a cream pie in the face is an act of violence, that's your interpretation. i think it was a very soft version of what he deserved. >> he's charged with assaulting a public official which is a felony. he also says he got a coconut cream pie because it's his favorite pie and if he would eaten it if he didn't go through with the attack. new details on a double shooting in concord that left one man critically injured. it happened wednesday night off bella road. police say officers discovered several pounds of marijuana inside that house. investigators are now trying to determine if that might have been a motive for the shooting. so far no arrests have been made. shooting victim may still face possible charges. decision 2016 right now.

the race for the silicon valley congressional state is starting to get a little ugly. challenger canada's campaign manager has resigned after honda accused khanna of stealing data. he says someone broke into a system and illegally downloaded lists of his donors and personal information. following that he resigned. the campaign says his resignation was done to avoid a possible distraction and calls the whole thing a political stunt. we spoke to him at an event last night. he said no rules were broken. >> i've contaced hundreds of mike honda's past donors and supporters. this is information i got from friends or people in the community or other former mike honda supporters. >> the lawsuit accuses khanna and his former company manager

of conspireing to access information. so far no criminal charges have been filed. firefighters in the south bay are facing a new threat. over the last week crews have responded to five fires near homeless encampments likely started to cook or keep people warm. they pose some unique risks. city staff says the fires are costing millions of dollars in resources as well as time. 5:40 right now. we're getting very close to heading into your weekend. anthony slaughter joins us this morning. grab the coat. it is chilly out. >> it is chilly. we have 40s in the north bay, the tri-valley we have 40s there. even the peninsula dealing with 40s. you'll need an extra layer this morning. 54 in san francisco. later this afternoon, 68 for your high. 80 for the tri-valley. a little warmer even in places like the south bay and the peninsula we'll see temperatures climbing up, but not all that

bad. as we head towards the next couple days, temperatures will warm back into the 90s, above average and close to 100 in some spots. in the meantime, mierk is going to talk to you and see how the morning commute is shaping up. >> we have the crash in san jose, that's the bulk of the activity. speed sensors very, very light right now around the bay. north 101, the crash just north of alum rock, still in the center divide it's a distraction. you see most of the traffic flow has already eased up. that first burst not so strong on a friday. the upper eastshore freeway not so strong. we have two lanes blocked where a stalled vehicle got stuck there. we have chp yet to arrive on scene. no slowing shows up over the last seven to ten minutes. at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights are on. it may be a fender-bender as you approach the maze. we'll check on that as well. a powerful image has

president obama sharing a very touching story. plus -- >> today this baby faced teenager will be back in court to answer charges he tried to kill an 88-year-old grandmother. i'm kris sanchez, ill ooh e show you what we know about today's hearing and that suspect's criminal past. "today in the bay" continues in just a few minutes. the antioch teenager charged

with kidnapping and raping a pizza delivery woman is expected to attend a cou quarter to six on your friday. the antioch teenager charged with kidnapping and raping a pizza delivery woman is expected to at tnd a court hearing. police say darion miles assaulted the woman back in february of last year. he was 17 at the time of the attack. e's now being charged as an adult. his bail remanes at more than $6 million. >> the san jose man accused of brutally beating an 88-year-old woman in her home will face a judge today. zachary cuen will been a answer to charges. >> good morning, sam and laura.

zachary cuen is in the jail behind me. he may not be getting much sleep. in three hours he'll make the walk over to the courthouse where he's going to answer to charges in front of the judge and also in front of that victim's family. the 19-year-old appeared in court just on monday. he was wearing shackles as he appeared before the judge. his family was also there. he's accused of mers laosly beating flo douglas in her home, stealing the jewelry she had on her person. she's still in the hospital with bleeding on her brain and her eyes. the deputy district attorney says cuen told miss flo he was going to kill her. >> when the victim said she didn't have any money, he started punching and kicking her multiple times. she fell to the floor. he then continued to kick her. >> reporter: today zachary cuen

will plead to charges including attempted murder, felony robbery and elder abuse. earlier this year he was put on probation for stealing a car and crashing it, then leaving the scene. sources tell nbc bay area that in 2015 when he was a juvenile he was arrested for attempting a similar robbery in which the victim was also an elderly woman. the sheriff's department believhe was targeted. the family created a go fund me to help defray the cost of miss flo being in the hospital. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, kris. it's 5:47. one of the most talked about images in years and now has new life. president obama shares the story of a young boy offering to host a syrian child. here is the image, most likely you've seen it. it made global headlines. the 5-year-old appeared after an

air strike in syria. 6-year-old alex of new york saw that photo and wrote to our president, president obama. he red alex's letter during a refugee summit at the u.n. general assembly this week. >> dear president obama, remember the boy who was hurt in syria. can you please go get him and bring him to our home. we will give him a family and he will be our brother and i will share my bike and i will teach him how to ride it -- >> i will teach him addition and subtraction. those are the words of a 6-year-old boy. >> wow, quite moveing. president obama called on every nation to have the same compassion as alex. the video is posted on facebook and it has gone viral. >> that is a child that is going to touch a lot of people over the course of his life. 5:48 right now.

bay area scientists are using sensor technology to learn more about the unique feeding habits of whales. here is video showing blue whale ts and humpbacks lunge feeding, allowing them to engulf a volume of water and prey that's larger than their own bodies and they swallow all of it in seconds. >> called a buffet on friday night. >> don't even put me nerney buffet, i'll put that whale to shame. >> i think i lunge feed quite often. >> we are finally nearing the weekend. a lot of people lunging for the weekend. >> this weekend is going to be really warm. a stark contrast from what we're waking up to. 40s today for morning lows and 90s tomorrow for afternoon highs. yes, the bay area seen quite the swing in temperatures as is typical when we get to this time of year and the seasons start to

change. in san jose we have clear skies. as we head to the coastline, we don't have fog just yet. we may start to see visibility across half moon bay. here is the thing to note, this morning it is much cooler in some spots, five degrees cooler in livermore. even four degrees cooler in san jose. santa rosa, ten degrees cooler than this time yesterday. same deal for livermore, 49 degrees in santa cruz, 46 in half moon bay and 54 this morning in san jose. later this afternoon we'll see temperatures rebound nicely. clear skies this morning, we won't see any fog to hipder our temperatures from warming. back to 68 in san francisco, 79 in san jose and 78 for livermore. the reason it's so cold, we have an area of low pressure that will continue to slide up to the north and east allowing pour the storm track to lift farther north over the next couple days. that means high pressure builds in. our winds shift offshore and that's a warm wind and it's going to warm up in a big way.

talking 90s tomorrow, 98 for inland valleys. next week, the last final week of september, we'll see temperatures spike back into the 70s and 80s this upcoming weekend. mike, is tracking a crash. what's going on? >> over here, most of the bay showing an easy friday commute. this is tougher than you would expect at least for friday. north 101, tullie towards story approaching the 680 interchange. 101 slow past the crash where all the activity is in the center divide just north of alum rock avenue. the rest of the south bay, silicone valley moves well. no slowing from pleasanton. 880 sees more volume coming off 238 and south past the san mateo bridge. let me show you the san mateo bridge. westbound is your commute direction. the volume builds a bit but no major issues in the peninsula. we'll show you the bay bridge

toll plaza as well where the backup has finally filled in the toll plaza lanes on the approach that took about 20 men us. they did turn on just after 5:30. it's a gradual build, guys. back to you. ♪ >> that will wake you up. >> nothing gradual about that. somewhere near where the violin meets jimmy hendrix, you'll find lindsey sterling. she'll be performing in east palo alto where she's holding a surprise acoustic performance for about 120 bay area music students. sterling is hoping to inspire the young musician. classic cold rock there. ready or not, sharks fans, the puck is about to drop. >> seems like only yesterday we were cheering the san jose sharks in their first ever stanley cup finals. the sharks ultimately lost to pittsburgh in six games, but the

sharks are opening up training camping and holding a media day event. the regular season starts october 12th. right around the corner. concerns about election machines used this november. we investigate the machines you will use to vote and we talk to california secretary of state about what he's doing to make sure the election is not hacked. first, happening right now, why a panel says that sexual harassment is common at yosemite park's, quote, toxic work environment. on nbcbayarea.com you can read about why some employees describe work conditions there as horrific. plus, linkedin and learning. the new training features, news features and bots that the company is now rolling out. we'll bring you up to speed on our facebook page. we'll be back in two minutes. we have a jailhouse interview

with a political activist. his crime -- s at 5:56, we have a jailhouse interview with a political activist, his crime, smashing a coconut cream pie in the face of sacramento mayor kevin johnson. sean thompson is a homeless activist with occupy sacramento. he said he assaulted the mayor to call attention to homeless issues. mayor johnson quickly fought back leaving thompson with nine stitches. thompson says he's been arrested nine times in four years. >> in all that time, i feel like i've never accomplished anything. i escalated it this time. if you think a cream pie to the face is an act of violence, that's your interpretation. i think it was a very soft version of what he deserved. >> he is charged with assaulting

a public official which is a felony. >> the latest in politics and decision 2016 now. it is expected to be a record breaking tv audience. the first presidential debate is now only three days away. preparations under way for the showdown monday night after hofstra university. this as donald trump is continuing his campaign in pennsylvania. hillary clinton took time to gear up for the debate. she's paring back her campaign schedule in preparation for the big night. her running mate tim kaine says she's absolutely ready. >> the good news is she's so far over the hurdle in terms of preparation for this, knowing what she needs to know, that we don't even have to get into that. >> meanwhile at hofstra university just outside new york city, the finishing touches are being put on the stage right now. you can watch that debate here on nbc bay area. lester holt will be the moderator. now to an vittive unit exclusive, warnings by the president and the fbi concern by election officials.

could this november's election be hacked? >> senior investigative reporter stephen stock is here with what he uncovered. >> we did find proof these are legitimate concerns. voting systems are vulnerable to attack. we talked to dr. matt bishop who with his graduate students at uc davis' computer department hacked in successfully. back in 2007 he was asked to lead a team of faculty and grad students to test the security of three electronic voting systems. they were able to successfully hack into all three. he tells us today's systems are just as vulnerable. california's current secretary of state, alex padilla told me there are now systems in place to prevent that and that laws require a paper trail here in california to verify just in case. even so, it's not a widespread attack that keeps the experts we talked to. to wreak havoc they say all it takes is an appearance of a hack and that would be much easier to

accomplish. you can see all our reporting on this issue on our website. just go to nbcbayarea.com. >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, call 1-888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. right now at 6:00, another round of protests. >> release the video! release the video! >> demonstrators take to the streets once again in charlotte defying police commands to stay home. the message protesters want to get across. >> reporter: i'm sharon katsuda live in hayward where one of several officers accused in a sex scandal is set to be in court today. a chaotic night for the hayward police department. how a suspect managed to sneak off with a patrol car. "today in the bay" continues right now.

>> good friday morning to you. thanks so up many for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. getting out of bed on friday morning is usually a little easier thanks say, a monday morning. but you're going to get some help today. when you open the door and breathe in the first breath of chilly air -- >> i don't know about you. when it's cold, i want to snuggle. today was a lot harder than the other days. you just made me miss my bed all over again. maybe i need to step outside. once you step outside, 40s to greet you. that will wake you up. 48 in the peninsula. 50 in the tri-valley and 54 in the south bay. later today temperatures come up but not that bad, 84 for the south bay, 75 on the peninsula. 68 for the north bay. temperatures warming even more as we head to the weekend with 90s returning. let's toss things over to mike. warm or cold? >> i like it cooler.