>> reporter: pete suratos from san jose, where a suspicious home fire is underway. and we're going to hear from a witness who claims he may have seen the person who started it. "today in the bay" starts now. and a very good friday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. let's get right to it right now. the latest out of florida this morning with hurricane matthew barreling, basically tracing the coastline here. this is a live look from orlando, where that city is still seeing some effects from the storm, even though it's not right on the coast. this is the most powerful storm to hit florida in almost a decade. millions of people from georgia to south carolina and florida have all evacuated. hundreds of thousands of people are without power right now and that is not expected to change for weeks. elsewhere, the caribbean has already felt catastrophic impacts from this hurricane, with more than 280 people dead and counting. >> let's check in with meteorologist rob mayeda. he's been tracking the storm's

path for days. >> we've been seeing south florida areas, south of west palm beach now, over the danger zone, but we've been seeing the storm, with an eye wall about 50 miles wide, category 3 sustained wind of 120 miles per hour. again, slowly approaching the coast now. as you can see here, right off the coast of cape canaveral, florida, and the outer eye wall approaching merit island, cape canaveral, winds sustained anywhere from 60 to 88 miles per hour, closer to the eye itself. that's where the hurricane hunter aircraft still detecting wind speeds up to 120 miles per hour. a category 3 storm. these areas up to jacksonville today will see not only the intense winds and heavy rain, but storm surge as the wall of water kind of gets pushed inland from the coast. could be assi high as 7 to 10 ft locally across the northern coast of the atlantic coast there of florida, as we head through the afternoon. back to you. >> rob, thank you. those are the conditions that we're watching right now. we're getting a glimpse of what it's like to be in florida at

this moment, as the powerful hurricane matthew whipping through. we're talking about more than 100-mile-per-hour winds and a life-threatening storm surge. people along the florida coast and beyond are being told right now to take cover from all of this or face what could be deadly consequences. >> i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of this storm. those types of storm surges, that is not something you want to get caught up in. >> i've had 10 million calls from my son, so i'm really trying to get settled somewhere, so he knows that i'm safe. >> well, that's good to know, at least, by the way. you just saw nikki haley, the governor of south carolina. south carolina also worried about the impacts of this storm. back out live now, along florida east coastline, water dale by the city, courtesy of earth cam, as "today in the bay's" jay gray is out in the middle of all of this. he'll give us an update coming up in about ten minutes. as for later in this show at 5:30, more on the impact of the storm that it's having, specifically on bay area

airports, if you're right to get in or out. we have a crew standing by at san jose mineta international for continuing coverage all day along with nbc bay area, just head to tour website, nbcbayarea.com, and you can track the storm's path. all right, sam, back here at home, new this morning, a house fire in san jose may not have have been an accident. flames broke out at a home on 17th street last night. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live there now with the investigation that's underway this morning. what do you know so far, pete? >> reporter: good morning, laura. well, as far as information that we have, we know that no civilians or firefighters were injured as a result of this fire, but it is being treated as a suspicious fire. and right now, we're in front of that home on 17th and heading, as i'm surveying the area, there doesn't seem to be any major damage outside of it, but we have some video from overnight when this fire took place, and according to san jose fire, it happened around 9:30 p.m. and you can see about a dozen fire and police personnel outside. and as i mentioned, the information is very limited as

far as the potential cause of this suspicious fire. but we did speak with one witness who had this to say. >> a guy walks past me, paying no attention to him, i said, "hello," just chilling and i hear something click and clack and so i looked back up and i see the guy at the corner of the house and see his arm in motion, and then he just bolts down the street. >> reporter: surely some information that can help with this ongoing investigation. san jose police as well as the san jose fire arson unit will be handling this investigation, and at this time, they have not provided any new updates. we're live in san jose, pete suratos for "today in the bay". >> okay, pete, thank you very much. 5:04 right now on your friday. the real dangers of fake rifles. a san ramon women sees a group of boys playing and was convinced they had real guns, so she dialed up 911. as it turned out, the rifle wasn't real, but her call was a chilling one and police say the

outcome once they got to her home could have been very different. just listen to the 911 call to police dispatch. >> um, there is a gentleman outside of my house with a gun. hurry, hurry, he's gonna -- he's got -- get away from the door! >> that woman obviously frightened. when police arrived, they saw several boys ages 12 to 14 playing with air soft rifles. police say that this situation is one that could have turned deadly if they hadn't realized that the weapons were fake. the city of san ramon has an ordinance on the use of air soft rifles. those four boys were just given a warning. the santa clara county sheriff's office is giving us a first look at new lock boxes meant to keep authorized guns from getting into the wrong hands. sheriff lori smith yesterday showed off the gun vaults which are designed to store guns safely inside deputy patrol cars. thanks to a new law starting january 1st, all california law enforcement agencies will be required to lock their firearms in a secure location. the deadly shooting of kate steinle last year helped inspire

this new legislation. investigators say the gun that killed her was actually stolen from a federal agent's car. you've got to go to san francisco's dolores park, it looks like the open air urinal there won't be going anywhere anytime soon. a judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a religious group seeking to have that urinal removed. the new urinal was part of dolores park's major renovation that was completed this year. opponents argued it violated privacy laws and sat a little too close to that nearby muni line. >> there is that. but it is an open air bathroom break with a view. >> you need open air. >> you do. all right, well, you can look up into the air for this weekend. you can catch the blue angels' midair practice. it's happening again today. gravity-defying angels are taking to the skies over golden gate and zoom past the san francisco skyline. always quite the sight. >> and it's going to be clear skies. the blue angels are putting on two shows this weekend for san francisco's fleet week. there's so much you can do.

check out our website for more information. and by the way, by air and also by sea, there's the parade of ships, which starts at 10:00 this morning. >> fleet week, always such a great bevy of activities in the city. and a great forecast across the bay area. let's check in with rob. friday's here, finally. >> that's nice. and fleet week, even better. clear skies in san francisco, as a lot of people try to head to san francisco, not just for fleet week, but to escape some of the heat in the valleys, warm temperatures around the bay. need a jacket this morning, 40s and 50s outside, but shorts weather pretty much all around the bay area today. check out santa cruz, 85 degrees today. 85 in san jose. and upper 70s around san francisco. and more of that to come, straight on through the weekend. mostly clear skies in san francisco. inland temperatures, near 90 saturday, trending a little bit cooler approaching monday, and then good chance of rain as we actually head towards the middle of next week. nice weather for fleet weekend around the bay area then good chance of rain making a comeback around wednesday. mike? >> all right, rob.

we'll look over here towards the bay. there's a good chance you will have a slow drive later on. right now it is friday, the lighter commute you talk about, the south bay, the peninsula, no delays, no problem getting over from the dumbarton to the san mateo bridge. the tri-valley, the dublin interchange and castro valley y all moving at speed. these things don't start to push over until 7:00 when these things start to get congested in the south bay. a note from muni riders, there have been delays for the past week, and those will continue through the end of the week. saturday is when they clean up all the equipment out there from dream force. and fleet week, we're talking about that. and columbus day. so slight changes. check your service for any changes they might have on monday, as well. back to you. >> all right, mike, thank you very much. coming up next, as we continue to track hurricane matthew, it is striking right along the central florida coastline right now. a live report from daytona beach in six minutes. plus, gearing up for another squareoff. a closer look at what we can expect from sunday night's presidential debate, next.

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investigative unit holding the powerful accountable. nbc bay area, we investigate. we are also taking a live look outside, golden gate bridge, pretty quiet out there right now. a few cars making their way. the overall commute appears to be light, but it is early. we'll check the morning forecast, as well. 5:12 right now. plenty of noise on the campaign trail. decision 2016 right now. hurricane matthew is not affecting planning for sunday's presidential debate, but the candidates are certainly talking about it. donald trump's mar-a-lago estate club civil right in the path of hurricane matthew. trump says he spoke to florida's governor, rick scott, and to his employees there. >> everyone in the path, you've got to take care of yourself, you've got to get out of the -- >> right, so this is the same message we're hearing from politicians, from governors there, from emergency responders. as for hillary clinton responding to what's happening right now, she was spotted at a hotel near her home in new york. she's been behind closed doors, prepping on policy matters ahead of sunday's debate, while tim kaine looks ahead to the final debate in nevada.

>> the closing debate, the home stretch debate right here in las vegas is going to be very, very good. it's going to be very, very good. >> all right, now back to what's happening in florida. governor rick scott there saying that he is not extending voter registration in florida because of storm. tuesday is official deadline. shift gears now, business news, and hurricane matthew not only impacting florida, but also wall street. >> for more on that and the rest of our news before the bell, let's turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good friday morning to you both. well, with futures are pointing to a lower open this morning on wall street, ahead of the big economic news of the day. the monthly jobs report. and economists are looking for another solid month of hiring in september, which could boost the case for the federal reserve to raise interest rates by the end of the year. you also want to keep an eye on the british pound today. it plunged in mere minutes overnight, before recovering on what some people are calling a

mini flash crash. now falling 12 points yesterday to 18268. the nasdaq slipped 9 to 5306. meanwhile, sprint with customers who may have second thoughts exchanged their device for another type of phone, and the move comes as samsung and the federal government are investigating the incident this week in which a southwest airlines flight was evacuated after a passenger's note 7 caught fire. t-mobile says that customers can exchange their replacement note 7 under its remorse policy. however, at&t and verizon are not commenting. and the other big story of the day, wall street is closely watching how hurricane matthew impacts florida and other states in the southeast. analysts estimate more than 250,000 homes in florida are at risk of damage from storm surge and repair costs could top $50 billion. and of course, insurance companies, home improvement stores and windowmakers all moving higher on thursday.

in 2004 when major storms hit florida, sales of home depot and lowe's both jumped sharply. back over to you. >> the markets making money on the stores that those folks are going to need. appreciate that, landon. a live look at the sap center. the vibe felt more like a regular season one, in front of a sellout crowd, the doves took down the sacramento kings, 105-96. for fans who live in the south bay, this was a luxury to avoid the usual drive up 880. >> it's terrific to have it down here. i feel we missed an opportunity not bringing the warriors to san jose when we had the opportunity a few years back. >> well, we've got the bobblehead dolls there. mike was talking about that. klay thompson in a sharks' jersey. another reason for the crowds there, that giveaway. before the game, lines wrapped around the arena for the bobblehead of splash brother klay thompson in the signature

sharks' jersey. taking you back out to what is happening out in daytona beach, across florida, as well, currently being pummeled by hurricane matthew. millions have been evacuated, hundreds of thousands remain without power this morning, and the impact from this powerful storm is just beginning. >> "today in the bay's" jay gray is live in the middle of the storm right now. we find him in daytona beach, raincoat on, and prepared for what's coming next, jay. this is the biggest storm to hit the area in almost a decade. how's it feel out there right now? >> reporter: yes, sam, it's intensifying out here right now. let me give you a live look at the conditions. the palm fronds going sideways at this point because the wind is so intense at this point. the surf is building as well as this stopper continues to churn just off the shoreline. moving along the florida coast, matthew is in many areas

overwhelming. >> we're already starting to see the impacts and it's a monster. >> reporter: violent winds, sheets of rain, and a growing surf with the potential in some areas of a storm surge up to 11 feet. >> i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of this storm. those types of storm surges, that is not something you want to get caught up in. >> reporter: electricity has become a luxury for many in the strike zone. tens of thousands have lost power and that must remember is expected to grow. more than 11 million along the east coast are currently under a hurricane warning. airports across the region closed, businesses, boarded up and shelters filling up. >> like, i've been in florida all my life, so i know how bad it can get. >> it's bad now and likely will get even worse. >> emergency officials say the storm is an extreme threat to life and property, and warn its impact will be devastating to catastrophic in some areas. with as many as 10 million possibly losing power for weeks. the extreme conditions in

florida, a warning now for those in georgia, north, and south carolina, as matthew continues to move look the east coast. >> and the eye wall still to the southeast, it's a slow-moving system, so for the next three, maybe four hours, things are going to continue to go downhill here. it's going to become much more intense. and as the system continues to push, it's these conditions we'll see over the next couple of days, through the weekend, in georgia and the carolinas. another concern, this system could loop around, lose some intensity, but still drop more rain in this area early next week. that's the latest live here in daytona beach, sam, laura, back to you. >> awfully windy there. jay gray, please stay safe. thank you very much. >> you know, jay brought up a good point there. it's not only this hurricane going through, but that continued moisture as well. you've been really tracking it. >> the heavy rain totals, the storm surge we're seeing right now of the storm where jay is. and the eye wall of the storm is

actually on approach here within the next 90 minutes or so. that's why things are steadily getting worse around the daytona beach. notice the counterclockwise rotation of those outer rain bands and that circle on the lower right is the outer eye wall of hurricane matthew, about 50 miles wide, moving in on daytona beach. and it has been right along the coast, edging right near cape canaveral, florida, and you can see how the movement continues to be up here towards the northwest as we go through the morning. category 3 storms means around the eye wall itself is where we're seeing those winds of 120 miles per hour. now, the fact that the center has been offshore for most of the night means that those strongest wind speeds have been staying offshore, but still gusts from 60 to about 88 miles per hour along the coastline, not too far from daytona beach. and that area of low pressure, the center, we think is going to stay right along the coastline. so not only the strong, gusty winds, but again, as that area of low pressure moves and we see the wall of water kind of getting pushed in along the coast, as those winds move in counterclockwise, local areas, coastal inlets and bays could see storm surge of maybe up to 7

feet or higher in a few spots, as the storm moves northward through the rest of the day. around the bay area, clear skies and a cool start. you can see some of our north bay locations around napa, 47 degrees. 46 right now in pleasanton. into the south bay, you have temperatures about 48 degrees around downtown. but look at that, 88 around the afternoon around cupertino. san francisco in the upper 70s, mid-80s around the north bay. even oakland, upper 80s to near 90. and the warmest spots around the tri-valley and seven-day forecast shows temperatures around san francisco, 80s and mid-70s as we go through the weekend. and notice for our inland locations, near 90 for tomorrow, and then cooling as we head towards wednesday and thursday. do want to point out a big shift in the pattern, once we get past the weekend, if you have plans towards the middle of next week, the pattern gets progressively more interesting by wednesday and thursday. good chance of rain making a big comeback. some of the early projections for that next week rain outlook for the middle part of the week could have a couple inches of

rain, perhaps, out towards the north bay. in the meantime, summerlike weekend ahead around the bay area, good for fleet week, and you can see those valley temperatures pretty hot on saturday, trending a little cooler as we head towards monday and tuesday. then our attention turns, we hope, to some rain chances on the increase as we head towards wednesday and thursday. >> all right, rob. we're looking over here, right now, a very easy friday, light commute, as you would talk about. the peninsula moves and we'll elastic have something there as well. looks like there's some debris across all lanes. chp is there, so some flashing lights and we'll track that and get over towards the peninsula with that look ahead for tonight. at 8:00, they're going to close down two northbound lanes of 101 and the broadway on-ramp, just south of the airport. that on-ramp will remain closed, as we've talked about, all the way through april, you'll have to use the millbrae avenue on-ramp. we'll talk about that for monday morning's commute.

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mornin- tracking rricane matthew-- currently at 5:30, welcome to our top story this morning. tracking hurricane matthew, lashing right now the eastern coast of central florida. winds, high rains. this is just some of the scene that we're seeing as the storm bears down this morning. a live look now from daytona beach, where you can see overcast skies, some rain, and wind picking up. that is one town, one city, that is right in the path of matthew. good morning and thank you for joining us this morning. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check in straight with meteorologist rob mayeda now. he's been tracking the path of the storm for several days. what's the path right now? >> you can see daytona beach, hurricane matthew, sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. and the center itself actually still sitting just offshore. there is daytona beach, and within the next hour, you're beginning to see the outer eye wall, that has brushed the outer banks around cape canaveral, starting to brush daytona beach. this is where we're seeing some

of the strongest wind speeds in the upper northeast corner of that eye wall structure and wind speeds inland about 60 to 80 miles per hour along the inner coast. throughout the afternoon, we'll continue to see the storm move off the bringing strong, gusty winds and storm surge flooding as that eye wall and wind field associated with it pushes in that temporary rise in seawall as much as 7 to 11 feet there in spots along the coastline of florida and georgia. and you can see these rainfall projections. that's the other part of the story, could be more than 10 inches up through south carolina, as hurricane matthew may loop back down to the south again, towards florida, adding more rainfall and more flooding concerns over the next three days. back to you. >> it's like a super soaker they're going to have there. thank you very much. back out live, another look at daytona beach this morning, as the storm is really packing a punch along the florida coast. they are going to see even more as this hurricane approaches. as hurricane matthew continues to wreak so much havoc there, this morning we're getting a

glimpse of the impact it's actually having on millions of people. it has been a frightening couple of hours from people from georgia to florida. and for people actually living in the caribbean, they have already felt the catastrophic effects from this storm, where more than 200 here, we're already hearing up to 500 people in haiti have died as a result of this storm. now, here, back in the u.s., millions are evacuating, being forced to completely free from their homes. some don't have power. hundreds of thousands, as i mentioned, completely without power this morning. and that is not expected to change anytime soon. now, back here in the bay area, plenty of people gearing up this morning to actually enter this storm zone. "today in the bay's" chuck coppola live at sgc this morning with more of help on the way. but first, chuck, you're getting word about new information from south florida airports. tell us about it. >> good morning, laura and sam. i can tell you the latest information we have about florida airports is the one in miami and ft. lauderdale. those are reopening. the airport in orlando, however,

remains closed. meanwhile, medical specialists from the bay area who are good at setting up and operating field hospitals will be entering san jose international in a couple of hours, joined by members of the bay area medical assistance team, one of six teams in california dispatched to emergencies all over the country. the hurricane has been downgraded to a category 3, but those can still be devastating. the last category 3, hurricane floyd in 2005, cost $21 billion in damage. >> doctors, nurses, paramedics, support personnel. there's no better feeling than being able to go and help someone. >> reporter: 130 pg&e line workers and other employees will also be headed to florida this morning. that's part of a mutual aid agreement between pg&e and florida power and light to help each other in major natural disasters. workers expect they'll be down there for more than a week.

it's the first time this agreement has been activated. reporting live at san jose international, i'm chuck coppola, nbc bay area news, "today in the bay". >> thanks for the latest. let's take another live look at the florida coastline. these pictures coming to us from orlando. the winds shaking that camera. we'll bring you another report from one of the strike zones in about 15 minutes. and really we've got continuing coverage all day long. you can stay with nbc bay area or always head to our website, nbcbayarea.com for live updates. back in the bay area now, hiding in plain sight. neighbors say it's a quiet neighborhood with typically not a lot of activity at night, and when new tenants moved in, they knew something was a little off, so they alerted police and it turns out that officers say what these neighbors was observing was a brothel. a picture from police shows a house with little furniture inside, but plenty of personal items. >> each room was equipped with

just barely a mattress, some towels, a small nightstand, condoms, sex lubricants in each of the rooms as well as suitcases, filled with women's lingerie. >> well, police say after getting that tip, they set up a meeting with one of the women there, with an undercover detective. that woman led them back to the house, where police arrested three women inside, who tried to escape out of the back of the house. >> it is 5:35 right now. an arrest in the deadly stabbing of a palo alto woman. police think the suspect is the woman's sister-in-law. police say jin jingyan seen here is facing murder charges. what police can't figure out is motive. the stabbing happened back in july in a home on creekside drive. a family member found the victim, a 65-year-old woman, dead inside her home. police say evidence led them to the victim's sister-in-law. this morning, the threats of so-called creepy clowns have now spread south to san jose. ewe know of three threats

specifically that have made at schools in the east side unit high school district. the superintendent sent out a letter to parents alerting them about it. even though all the prior threats have turned out to be hoaxes, the district and police say they take each one of them seriously. >> although i think most of it is more about play and hoax and having fun, you just never know in this day and age. you have to take every one as a potential threat. >> police in san mateo are also on alert, as are schools in fairfield, oakland, and antioch. a 13-month-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition this morning and police say his mother is the one who hurt him. officers were called to the hospital yesterday afternoon to investigate a report act the boy's injuries. a preliminary investigation concluded that the boy was likely the victim of child abuse. police arrested his mother. she is not yet being identified. a pet killed while under the care of a professional, now a former petsmart groomer, accused of animal cruelty, is in court today for a pretrial hearing.

juan zarate will face felony abuse charges went his trial starts in november. investigators say a dog suddenly died in his care last may. zarate worked as a groomer at the san mateo petsmart. the dog suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung. six suspects arrested in a rash of violent home invasions in the east bay are expected to make their first court appearance in a few hours. investigators say the men targeted at least four east bay homes, all of this since march. that included one instance that was caught on surveillance. you can see it right there as they lie, waiting for the owners. that was from fremont. the men are charged with home invasion, burglary, and in one case a kashlgi icarjacking that in a high-speed chase. >> they had guns out while committing these crimes. if the residents are home, they take what they need to take by force. if the residents are not home, they take what they need and move on. >> police are also investigating

a possible connection between those suspects and another robber earlier this month in melinda. they pistol whipped the husband and shot a woman twice. she is still recovering in the hospital. the oldest park ranger that was brutally attacked and robbed is going to be honored today. >> betty reid will receive a congressional recognition from congressman mark desulnier this morning at the national historic park in richmond. she's being honored for her service during world war ii. you may recall she was beaten and robbed in her richmond home back in june, but she's up, she's actually back at work. >> pretty amazing woman there. she's got some spunk to her. 5:38 right now. >> you're going to need a little spunk. not a lot of motivation to get outdoors. it's going to be really nice. >> temperatures in the 80s to some low 90s across the valleys by tomorrow, but the mornings

are still chilly. need a jacket this morning. 40s and 50s outside including around napa and downtown san jose. mostly clear skies, 48 degrees. cupertino, 48 as well. around morgan hill, 48 and 50 currently in los gatos. and by the afternoon, maybe as much as 40 degrees of warming there, as you'll see los gatos close to 90 today. upper 70s around san francisco and san jose, in the mid-80s. and we could see 80s for san francisco tomorrow, at least around the peninsula. that's for sure. and sunday, a little bit of a cooldown as the sea breeze tries to pick up. and notice the temperatures early next week. yes, temperatures running very warm inland for the weekend. but then trending cooler with a good chance that rain makes a come back by next wednesday. mike? >> and 90 to rain, that's a change. over here, we have a change in concord and at the bay bridge. the rest of your bay bridge, holding steady. a gradual increase in traffic through san jose. nothing major. it is southbound 242, which is jammed solid from highway 4 all the way down to where it merges

with 680. that's concord, a motorcycle down. no word on the injuries. one lane is blocked and chp has arrived. you might want to take over highway 4 towards 680, a little bit longer, a little bit faster. the bay bridge, we have started the back up. let's take a live look with our camera and we see the toll plaza has these lanes backing up. the backup a little slower, but it's still there. back to you. >> you're watching those numbers of cars. you're watching the numbers of jobs. the new jobs numbers coming into our newsroom within the last few minutes. >> and our coverage of hurricane matthew continues this morning. a live look back again from daytona beach. that is a city right now that is bracing for the best impacts, the most intense impacts of the storm. we're tracking the path of matthew and more after the break. live look an

>> announcer: you're watching nbc bay area news. nbc bay area, we investigate. a live look outside right now at the shark tank this morning in san jose. pretty clear conditions to start your day. a bit chilly. it's in the upper 40s right now, with temperatures in the south bay expected to rise up into the 80s later today. well, this morning, we are learning more about the suspect who allegedly sexually assaulted a stanford grad student. 22-year-old gavinda dasu was arrested last month.

he reportedly assaulted a woman who didn't attend the school. police say that rasor arrest is to two assaults on students. police released a sketch of a pan wanted for lewd conduct. this man may have exposed himself to a 14-year-old girl ridi riding her bike at bull park last friday. police say she saw a man on a bench with his shorts pulled down. he didn't tried to speak to the girl and she took off on her bike. the man was gone when police arrived at the park. happening later today, a police officer on the wrong side of the law. one of the officers implicated in the sexual misconduct scandal in the east bay set to be arraigned later today. police officer giovanni loverde is accused of entering into sexual acts with celeste guap when she was a minor. attorneys representing jasmine

has added another police department to the list. jasmine's lawyers have filed an $18 million claim against the city. the sfpd is now investigating the allegations. just in into our newsroom this morning, the september jobs report. 156,000 jobs were added last month. that's up from august, but the overall number of jobs also went up, jobless claims, raising the unemployment rate to 5%. that is the highest it has been since april. well, sprint is letting customers who may have second thoughts about using their replacement samsung galaxy note 7 exchange that device for any other type of phone. samsung and the federal government are investigating an incident this week in which a southwest airlines flight was investigated after a passenger's note 7 caught fire. snapchat could be going public. "the wall street journal" reports that the parent company of the popular messaging service is considering a possible ipo as

soon as next march. that deal could value snapchat at $25 billion or more. that would be the biggest offering since alibaba's ipo back in 2014. let's get your health news this morning. the majority of children in the u.s. are vaccinated against potentially dangerous diseases, but there's much room for improvement. >> new data from the center for disease control shows vaccination rates for 19 to 35-month-olds remained stable last year. about 2% of kindergarten students were not fully vaccinated. arthritis is on the rise among adults, according to the cdc, there are nearly 15 million adults with arthritis, an increase of more than 4 million since 2002. and one in four people with the condition have severe joint pain that significantly impacts their quality of life. >> all right, a larger look now at what's going on around the globe. a new report looking at global health trends reveals significant progress in continuing challenges. data from more than 120 different countries shows that

life expectancy increased from 62 years old in 1982 to 72 in 2015. that's courtesy of improvements in sanitation, pollution, and immunizations, but those gape gains are talent by obesity-related disease and substance abuse. 45 troops have gone missing from their assignments while stateside. that's just in two years. and eight afghan troops have left u.s. bases since september. some 2,200 afghan troops have received training in the united states since 2007. that's pretty amazing. it's a rare look at a powerful eruption of hawaii's kilauea volcano. this is video showing the molten lava splashing up the crater walls. that volcano has been erupting on and off since 2008.

now back to our hurricane matthew coverage this morning. a live look lauderdale sea as the stopper is hitting the area. one area hit particularly hard overnight is titusville, florida, east of orlando. nbc's gotty schwartz was there as the storm hit. >> reporter: you're starting to see debris here on the roads. a lot of these are palm fronds, so we're not going to go any further, because we've seen palm fronds blowing off. and they're very, very heavy right now. it's hard to see, but over here's a marina. there are a lot of boats getting battered right now by this storm. and just down the road, there is a mobile home park. down this road, there is a senior citizen's home that has been evacuated about 100 senior citizens have been taken, we believe, to orlando. but right now these conditions, as you can see, are getting much

more, much more hairy. so, we're going to fall back a little bit. we're going to have an update in just a bit. >> all right, gotty schwartz is reporting for us. that was from titusville. and central florida really the target right now. >> rob, you've been tracking this. >> we've been seeing the center of the storm edging closer to the coast, right around cape canaveral, and now it's daytona beach, we're beginning to see the northern flank of the eye wall, rotating the in around the florida coastline. as we take a look at the radar, you can see those bands wrapping around counter clockwise with hurricane matthew there, passing titusville and cape canaveral to the south. and now you see that ring of orange there on the bottom right corner of the screen. that is the outer eye wall approaching oak hill and daytona beach. wind speeds and gusts, 60 to 88 miles per hour. now, if there's any good news, it's that center just offshore, those category 3 wind gusts have been staying out over the ocean for most of the morning, but the threat for flooding and damaging wind gusts and heavy rain continues, as you notice there, hurricane matthew is actually running just parallel to the coast.

and we think that trend will continue, as we head through the afternoon, closer to the northeast section of the eye wall. winds still up at 120 miles per hour and moving north-northwest at 13. that means areas up to the north coast around jacksonville later today, we're expecting storm surges here that could get up to 7 to 11 feet as the combination as the area of low pressure and the wind field associated with the storm pushes that sort of temporary rise in sea level well above average, up to 7 to 11 feet in some spots, enhanced by coastal inlets and bays around the florida coastline. now, closer to home, it's the exact opposite. we're seeing strong, high pressure blocking off any chances of rain. and cool skies and high temperatures. north bay, you're waking up to 46 degrees around napa and pleasanton, 46 right now. 53 in oakland. and around the south bay, downtown san jose, a little bit chilly to start. but warm to finish. 40s for now, mid-80s this afternoon. upper 70s, closer to san francisco. peninsula temperatures, low 80s today, and around the north bay and tri-valley, highs in the upper 80s. the trend for san francisco this weekend is warmer, all the way

through sunday. cooling as we head towards the middle part of next week, because this high is going to begin to weaken. as we head through next week, a series of storms, each progressively getting a little stronger. we think we'll begin to have an impact on our weather, beginning wednesday and thursday. and for northern california, some projections go 200 to 300% of typical average rainfall for this time of year. this is above average totals, we could be looking at, getting started towards the middle part of next week. in the meantime, we've got a summer-like weekend, perfect for fleet week, with clear skies around san francisco this weekend. but now the areas running hot. some 90s in reach starting tomorrow. >> we're looking all around the bay. and it's friday as we talk about. the tradition is a later start and a little more gentle build for the commute. that's what we're seeing. no problems. down to the altamont pass, the problem down here in concord, where we have this motorcycle crash, no word on the details for the injuries. the motorcycle rider has been taken away to the hospital. looks like the activity may have cleared lanes. i see some speeds recovering.

you may want to go highway 4 over to 680, slightly longer route. don't cut the corner and you will have avoided the backup. meanwhile approaching the bay bridge, the maze moves smoothly. the bay bridge toll plaza has meter lights on. and in the south bay, we have that gentle first burst of traffic. even on a friday, the northbound lanes build right about now and we should see things kick in around 6:30. a live look at san jose's sap center where five days from now, the sharks drop the puck to start their regular season. we know it's the home of the sharks, but they were kind of sublease iine ining it last nig. the number one tenant in the bay area right now, the warriors have that ice covered up with hardwood for their preseason game. the vibe felt more like a regular game instead of a preseason one. durant in front of a full room. the doves took down the kings.

it was a luxury for south bay fans who did not have the to drive up 880 to see their team. >> it's terrific they have it down here. i feel we missed an opportunity not bringing the warriors to san jose when we had the opportunity a few years back. >> we just saw steph. how about klay with a hockey stick. before that game, the lines wrapping around arena for a bobblehead of klay thompson in a sharks jersey. coming up, female clients accusing a gym owner of disturbing crimes. so the city shut him down, after he was arrested. we investigate his team to get back into business in another city. we are working with nbc news and our affiliates up and down florida east atlantic coast as hurricane matthew moves right through. to see the latest video coming into us, go to nbc bay area dop and keep it here for updates.

also in politics, san quentin inmates weighing in on who should be the next story. we've linked that story to our twitter page. we're back in two minutes. this morning, officials are

confirming an aircraft wing foun good friday morning to you. 5:56. this morning, officials are confirming an aircraft wing found on an island in the indian ocean is from malaysia airline

flight 370. the flight disappeared in march 2014. several pieces of wreckage from the plane have washed ashore on coastlines from the indian ocean since the plane vanished with 239 people onboard. decision 2016, and hurricane matthew doesn't seem to be impacting the logistics of sunday's presidential debate, but the candidates are certainly talking about it. donald trump's mar -a-lago estae club is in the path of hurricane matthew, and trump said he spoke to florida governor rick scott and to his employees there. >> everyone in the path, you've got to take care of yourself. you've got to get out of the area. >> more from the campaign trail now. there's hillary clinton, she was spotted at a hotel by her home in new york. mrs. clinton has been behind closed doors getting ready for sunday's town hall debate, while tim kaine looks ahead to the final debate in nevada. >> the closing debate, the home

stretch debate right here in las vegas is going to be very, very good. it's going to be very, very good. now the intersection between hurricane matthew and politics, governor rick scott says he's not extending voter registration in florida because of the storm. tuesday's the deadline. switching gears here. police arrested him, prosecutors charged him with sexual assault, and authorities shut down his gym. >> but despite all of that, the investigative unit found that a south bay fitness trainer is somehow back in business in a brand-new city. liz wagner joining us this morning to explain how this is possible. liz, good morning. >> reporter: guys, we're talking about this man. david wolfsmith. clients, including a 13-year-old girl, alleged he touched them inappropriately multiple times. authorities closed his morgan hill gym at the end of june, but we discovered just a month later, he owned a new gym in san jose. according to city records, on august 1st, wolfsmith registered a new personal training business with the city. now the santa clara d.a.'s office plans to shut down

wolfsmith's new gym in the name of public safety. we spoke with a former client who wants to know why wolfsmith was able to register a new business without any red flags going up. san jose officials say the city will issue a business license to anyone who pays the required tax. some businesses require extra regulatory permits, but personal training does not. wolfsmith's attorney says his client maintains his innocence. and also says wolfsmith has every right to open a business and support his family. you can watch our full investigation online right now on nbcbayarea.com. just click on the investigation's tab. guys? >> thank you very much, liz. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call, 888-996-tips, or send us an e-mail to units@nbcbayarea.com. right now at 6:00, tracking a hurricane packing an explosive punch. >> whoa! >> power lines going down, millions of people in its path,

as hurricane matthew slams parts of florida as we speak. we'll take you to the areas being hit right now, coming up. plus, a south bay home goes up in flames overnight and now we know it wasn't an accident. and the brothel busted, right here in the bay area. the tip that led police to the middle of a quiet east bay neighborhood. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good friday morning to you. 6:00 right now. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. let's get right to it, if you're just waking up, we continue our coverage of hurricane matthew, slamming the coast of florida right now. central florida, to be specific, is set to absorb the biggest blow currently. this is a live look from orlando, where we've streeng winds over the course of the last hour. things a little calmer right now, but you can see the camera is shaking. >> certainly, they need a break. matthew is the most powerful storm to hit this area in nearly a decade. you can see the path on the left-hand side of your screen. the radar, the storm now headed