except for northbound 880. a little slowing, adding about three minutes max as you travel through the construction zone. i showed you that crew as it cleared before the break, slowing on the approach to marina boulevard. still have to pick up the cones and clear the vehicles toward the coliseum. drive times across the bay, westbound will be the commute direction across the bridges. bay bridge and san mateo bridge all fine. san mateo from 13 to 12 minutes. even better now. back to you. thank you very much. it's 5:00 right now. it is what a family fears most, losing a loved one tragically. we now know the identity of a body found in a shallow grave on a sonoma state campus. deputies say it's 18-year-old kirk kimberly. the cotati teenager disappeared two weeks ago. his body was found by a landscaper near a, paing lot at sonoma state campus parking lot thursday afternoon. the body wednesday covered in

mud. last night the students walked through the campus, uneasy about the gruesome discovery. >> you're on a college campus and you want to know you're safe. if it is an older, like, 18-year-old, you'll feel you are a little unsafe in the fact that they could be coming after you. >> an 18-year-old male, that would be a little more scary. that's like all of us here. >> the victim was last seen october 17th meeting cotati to meet a friend on his bike. t first pictures of an enormous fire in san bernardino. we know it's at a pallet yard, a big response with several agencies responding. we don't have word on injuries. our sister station in los angeles is working to give us video. we'll bring that to you. a gunman shot and one dead. san jose police say that gunman is still on the loose. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us with the time

of day that this crime happened, makes it particularly worry son. >> reporter: 6:30 in the evening. the time when a lot of families would be coming and going. there was a park nearby where kids might have been outside playing. it happened in the neighborhood with fair ri tale 2345e78s. it sounds strange to say that the violence happened near bambi lane and peter pan avenue. one man died at the scene, the other rushed to the hospital but will survive his injuries. police have not said where that victim was able to identify the gunman nor the motive for the shooting. the victim who died has not been identified yesterday or hiss identity has not been released. we can tell you he is the city's 41st homicide victim this year. at this time last year there were 30. if you know anything about this crime, you can give the information to police anonymously. kris sanchez, "today in the bay."

today the contra costa county d.a. will reveil the results of an investigation into the sexual misconduct scandal related to the alleged sexual abuse by police officers in contra costa county with a self-proclaimed prostitute. the victim claims she has sexual relations with dozens of bay area officers, some when she was a minor. several officers face criminal charges. others have been fired. plenty of questions in oakland this morning after a bizarre and gruesome discovery. a woman's burned body was found around noon yesterday near arroya diego park. so far police have released no other information. authorities are looking for a young police volunteer who has mysteriously disappeared. 21-year-old ka la ramirez is a police explorer with the alameda county sheriff's office. deputies say she was last seen

wednesday night. her car was later found in an area where deputies say she has no known acquaintances. she's five fetal and 160 pounds. police in palo alto arrested these two men sunday at a vacant commercial building. officers say the pair are a man and his nephew. the two were found with burglary gear and wire cutters. investigators later connected them to two wire copper thefts last month targeting the very same building. a new high school has been approved despite concerns about the location. this week the menlo park high school project has been approved in an industrial neighborhood. the 400 students will focus on design and technology. critics say it will increase traffic. the school will open in 2018.

san jose state students waking up after sleeping outside as a way to stand in solidarity with the homeless. activists health the sleep-out on the school's smith carlos lawn. city leaders are also taking part. students began gathering at 7:00 last night. we were there early this morning when everyone was still asleep. the event ends with a breakfast discussion at 9:00 this morning. an unusual and perhaps emotional protest in san francisco. three mothers whose children were killed by police will lead a sit-in, playing to hold it at d.a. george cass cone's office. the group, justice for mario woods, holding the protest at noon. a high surf advisory still in effect at our beaches until tonight. right now the coast guard is warning surfers and swimmers to be on the lookout for twor-story size sneaker waves. don't turn your back. good news following our drought. all the rain we've been getting

is doing us well. nearly a quarter of california now out of the drought. the u.s. drought monitor report says these are the best conditions since 2013. water officials say october's rainfall was triple the amount in northern california. a little break from the rain. maybe a hint of it sometime this weekend? >> we'll see a little more as we get into the weekend. i want to show you the big change you just mentioned, the droughts from year to year. you can see the area in white. this is the north coast we were talking about that had the amount of rain about three times as much as we typically see in october. that is a huge change from last year to what we're seeing out there now. here is the problem. central an southern california, virtually no change at all and we're likely not going the see much rain heading into central and southern california in the next several days. outside, 47 degrees around livermore, oakland 56 and a mild 57 in san francisco. 70s across the board.

near 80 around the south bay this afternoon. you'll probably notice high clouds on the increase, big storm to the west will weaken on approach as we head into the weekend. the impact here on your seven-day forecast, by mid morning skies will clear. late saturday afternoon we'll see the showers dropping in and clearing out as we head through the morning. clearer temperatures through monday. looking over to the bay and it's a friday, so a later build through the commute, not much problem riept now. we're looking at the south bay where northbound routes would push in a little later and also remember sunday come the time change, monday evening will be a tough one. everyone hitting the roadway at 5:00 on the button. approach on the bay bridge, no major delays from marina to broadway. add another minute for that

slowing. the bay bridge toll plaza we have this backup that is clearing out of the left lanes. it looks like we have all the cash lanes open and ready. check your clothes washer, a massive recall announced this morning. the final countdown is on. just four days away from the election. last-minute campaigning happening today and how the federal government is preparing to safeguard your vote. the final last call, a popular south bay bar closing for good. >> but first, a live look outside, good morning san francisco. happy friday to everyone else. we'll be back in just a few.

maybe you're lucky enough to have tickets to the big game which will also be on nbc bay area, part of sunday night football n nbc. oakland coliseum, temperatures low 60s around game time as the raiders take on the broncos. a smooth flow of traffic. we talked about the construction just north of marina. still nine minutes up to broadway. that's a smooth flow. in the south bay, no slowing popular roulgts north from 101, 85 from the split-up to 87, guadalupe parkway, just 13 minutes. as you well know, the race for the white house in its final four days, fewer than 100 hours left for candidates to sway

voters. donald trump and hillary clinton taking advantage of the time they have left. >> traib's tracie potts live in washington, d.c. with the last minute campaigning happening today, and no doubt through the weekend. >> reporter: absolutely. both candidates in ohio and pennsylvania today. then trump is going to new hampshire. clinton is going to michigan, both trying to go after voters in the battle ground states. there's increasing concern now in the government, in intelligence circles about hackers possibly trying to steal your right to vote. intelligence sources tell nbc your vote is safe, but they're preparing for possible hacks affecting electricity, the internet, social media and transportation next tuesday. for now, the concern is african-american voters in swing states. >> ydonald trump /* donald trum and extremists supporting him have called for monitors at the

polls. hillary clinton calls that intimidation. >> the best way to repudiate the bigotry and blustering and hateful rhetoric and discrimination is to show up with the biggest turnout in american history. >> reporter: polls show trump ahead in arizona and texas, but a statistical tie in georgia. team clinton thinks north carolina is a firewall that trump needs to win. president obama campaigns there today. trump's wife melania campaigned solo for the first time. >> we have to find a better way to talk to each other, to respect each other. >> reporter: the fbi continues to examine 650,000 e-mail linked to clinton's top aide. >> how can there be duplicates when 650,000 is even more than all of them that are missing. >> reporter: still no word on when the fbi will complete its review. tracie potts, nbc news,

washington. >> we will talk to experts about potential hacking this sunday here after "meet the press." here both candidates are working the phones. experts say each call matters. >> we'll know maybe tuesday, maybe wednesday. it's going to be that close. it means every vote counts. >> phone bank volunteers say they're still talking to undecided voters and doing their best to land their candidate those votes. need some guidance? don't forget. it's more than just the president. lots of local issues that affect your town, your county. go the nbcbayarea.com and put in your zip code. you will get the details specific to your area. at 5:14. a big recall we need to let you know about before you throw in another load of laundry this morning. we're just learning samsung is recalling one of its top load washing machines, nearly 3 million of them. samsung says the washington machine top can unexpectedly come apart while in loose and

fly off. the recall involves 34 models of the top loader. samsung says it's received more than 700 reports of the washers experiencing, quote, excessive vibration which could force that top to detach. head to samsung's website to find out if your washer model is impacted. >> my friend quentin hardy says don't bring samsung washers on airplanes. >> among other things. federal prosecutors could file criminal charges against several generic drugmakers. >> for more on that let's chuck in with landon dowdy live on the cnbc world headquarters. landon, i saw you on the "today" show yesterday. >> you did. have you started saving? >> i mie missed you, i did. >> shopping ahead. >> never too early to start. >> let's get a quick check of your markets. stocks could tread water ahead of the week's biggest piece of economic data. the monthly jobs report is

expected to show that companies stepped up their hiring and boosted wages next month which may fuel the case for an interest rate hike negligent month. markets fell with the s&p 500 down for an eighth straight day, the longest losing streak since 2008. dow dropping 28 points to 17,930. the nasdaq down 47 to 5058. prosecutors are reportedly close to filing criminal charges against makers of generic drugs possibly by the end of the year. the justice department has sent subpoenas seeking information on whether the drugmakers worked together or discussed how they could raise prices on off-brand medications. chase customers will soon have another way to pay at walmart. next year the retail giant will start chase k allowing you to purchase with your smart phone.

one in five u.s. consumers are expected to use their phones to byproducts this year alone. bark to you. it's 5:16. closing time for a long time south bay bar, not just a college hangout but a hangout for local athletes. the hut is closing next month. just off campus at santa clara university. the owner chose not to renew his lesion. the bar, as you see covered in one dollar bills that college seniors typically write their name on, staple to the season when they graduate. now students and alumni are upset, they want the university to buy that bar. >> if you talk to anybody that went to santa clara, they know this place and had one or multiple experiences here. sad they're closing it down. >> the university says it has no plan to purchase the business or the land. i don't know if there's enough one dollar bills up there. it's 5:17.

there will be plenlity of action at at&t park but nothing to do with the giants. >> live look outside. the ball park all quiet. come tomorrow, $35,000 kids and teenagers from across the bay area will take to the field to show off their inner scientists. the discovery day kicks off at 10:00 tomorrow. they'll race robots, undergo astronaut training, even check out a self-driving del lorian, although the parents will have to explain what a del loa loria. numbers close to the 70s tomorrow. today, spots could get close to 80 degrees. we'll show you where coming up in a minute. still chilly, 48 in santa rosa. 48 in livermore. not as cold as the last couple mornings. offshore breeze keeping

temperatures mild. especially in the beaches today. a check of the temperatures. you can see numbers south of downtown. los gatos down into gilroy. near 80, danville close to 82. there you can see numbers in the mid 70s. peninsula temperatures low to mid 70s today. even downtown san francisco low 70s this afternoon with high clouds on the increase and into the north bay highs in the mid 70s. all the warm weather, keep in mind high surf continues on the coast. wave heights up to 15 feet in half moon bay. very energetic and windy storms offshore, pouring up the waves. another one here offshore that we think saturday is going to keep that high surf on going. there you see saturday by 11:00. big swells approaching the coast. the system in terms of rain, not much left by the time it reaches the bay area. late saturday afternoon in the

north bay, you'll begin to see showers. 1:00 a.m., that might be the main event. it doesn't look like much, light rain at times. for areas south of san jose, missing out on the system that will come saturday night into sunday morning. you can see the rain totals highest around the north bay. nobody more than .10 inch there. overall for the weekend plans, skies clear sunday morning. as you head through the afternoon, slightly cooler temperatures and a dry start to next week. mike? >> i like your honesty, rob. no problems for the peninsula, the south bay, no delays. we expect the kmout to kick in later. slowing through the construction zone north of marina. over here as we look at the north bey and over in the east bay, the approach towards the bay bridge, all at the speed limit. still 15 minutes from highway 4 in merck lease. overnight road work, tomorrow night into sunday. keep in mind right around san pablo, you'll be routed off and

back on. detours between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the next morning. trains, no delays. south bay looks great. back to you. thanks, mike. 5:21. coming up, let the party begin or let it continue. the parade happening in just a matter of hours in chicago to celebrate the epic world series for the cubs. we'll take you live to wrigley field coming up next. one person speaks up prompting others to take action, too. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, the case that triggered a domino effect when "nbc bay area responds" next.

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it has been a busy week in our consumer investigative center. >> chris chmura here with complaints that we're solving and the domino effect. >> good morning. some of the cases we're closing inspire others to write in. for example, our phones started ringing after we told the story of two bay area consumers whose leather furniture is peeling apart. they learned it's made of material called bonded leather, that's 15% to 20% leather, mostly plastic. we're working with about a dozen other consumers with the same

problem. this is the story with the biggest whoa factor. we helped her experience a $1400 payment after experiencing flight delays heading to europe. european based carriers might have to pay up for flight delays, as much as $650 per passenger when flights aren't on time. if you have a consumer complaint, call us at 1-888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. happening today, cubs fans are going to party like it's 1908. of course, that's the last time the cubs won the world series. >> back when the write broght bs were flying. this time the city expecting more than a million people to attend. the cubs won the game wednesday to capture the world series. there will be a rally in grant park, following a parade at wrigley. akin to what the giants fans have experienced three times

over the last six years. a live look at the oracle arena. quiet right now. a far cry from last night when a packed crowd watched the newest warrior kevin durant lead the way against his former team, the oklahoma city thunder. durant scored a game high 39 points as the dubs dominated okc. durant had 29 points in the first half giving the warriors a 25-point lead. they won the game. after that, however, durant wasn't fully satisfied. >> i feel like i should have made five more shots. i did all right. i could be better. >> aim high. durant also did great on the defense including a monster swat on a shot from former teammate russ el westbrook. coming up, the disturbal investigation in the east bay. a nanny behind bars accused of abusing an infant she was taking care of.

>> reporter: dead body found on the campus of sonoma state university has been identified as this missing teenager. details overnight that could help detectives find the killer. >> reporter: the bay area sex scandal bigger than what was first thought?

welcome to this friday morning. >> we're mix-a-lot here. >> 5:29.

a live look out at san jose, looks lovely out there. it's scott mcgrew in for sam brock. >> getting your weekend started early. >> mixing your deejay moves. >> it's friday. let's start our weekend off for us. a lot of people have to get through the workweek. pretty high temperatures you say. >> if people are calling in sick, it could be because of what they see in the next ten seconds. just saying. we're seeing temperatures right now in the 40s and 50s outside. for friends like sam brock, we're seeing temperatures heading into the 70s, maybe close to 80 this afternoon. watch out for patchy fog in the north bay. temperatures no matter where you go, 70s. even out near the beaches. watch out for high surf advisory. wave heights close to 15 feet. close to 80 in san jose. >> looking over here to the bay,

we have a smooth drive for all your routes, the construction areas are clear. the bay bridge, even on a friday, we have the metering lights turning on just about 5:30. the backup gradually forming. as we look at your travel times coming into the area, looking at just a 23-minute drive from grand line over into the tri-valley interchange and the dublin interchange. back to you. breaking news out of southern california. new video just in. we showed you photograph before. now video of this huge fire in san bernardino. here is what we know. it's in a pallet yard. a large emergency response. several agencies responding. you can see how big the fire is. at this point we don't know of any injuries. our sister station in los angeles just arrived at the scene. we hope to bring you more pictures including live pictures coming up in just a bit. >> at 5:31, a story still developing this morning. new clues in the mystery of a bd difficult found in a shallow

grave at sonoma state university. we know it's a young man from cotati. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos live with more on what we're learning about his death. >> reporter: you can expect a shocked campus community when students show up. we know 18-year-old kirk kimberly of cat at that tiotati identified. according to the police department he was last seen riding his bike from cotati to meet a friend at rohnert park. the remains of his body first discovered on wednesday by an employee at the university, about two football fields away from the student parking lot. after notifies campus police, the incident was turned over to the sheriff's office. they say the body was covered with dirt and debris. this tragic turn of events has

the campus a little bit on edge. >> you're on a college campus and you want to know you're safe, so if it is an older, like 18-year-old, then you would feel that you are a little unsafe in the fact that they could be coming after you. >> now, the preliminary cause of death is under investigation. investigators are treating this as a homicide. it's still an ongoing investigation, so if you have any information contact the sonoma county sheriff's department. we have that information on nbcbayarea.com. we'll be here all morning gathering new information and bring that to you as it comes in. live in sonoma state university, pete suratos for "today in the bay." it's 5:33 right now. an uptick in crime in one of the bay area's up scale neighbors has people on edge. last night people in hillsborough gathered together to voice their concerns. in the most recent crime on wednesday home surveillance camera captured a black bmw with the driver's side headlight out speeding away from a burglary in

hillsborough. that's the third burglary or armed home invasion in hillsborough or portola valley in the last two weeks. last night police were out to answer questions from homeowners. detectives investigating recent burglaries throughout the peninsula say one similarity stands out. >> they're not local, they're traveling. they don't want to be recognized and they want to come here, commit the crime and go back home. >> in the meantime locals formed the hillsborough neighborhood network to spread alerts on the internet about the spike in burglaries. 5:34. new details about a disturbing investigation in the east bay. a bay area nanny accused of abusing an infant. surveillance camera caught ingrid perez beating a 6-month-old baby. apparently the baby was not injured. perez was arrested while she was

on her way to another child care job. it's a sexual misconduct scandal that's rocked several bay area police departments. today new details will be unveiled. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live from martinez with what the contra costa county district attorney could say later this morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. during an 11:00 a.m. news conference in martinez, the contra costa county district attorney is expected to release the results of its investigation into law enforcement officers who allegedly had inappropriate rips with or with involved in the abuse of a 19-year-old girl named jasmine who used to go by the name celeste guap. it's possible more officers during today's news conference could face criminal charges. jasmine, whose mother is an opd, oakland police dispatcher claims she had sex with dozens of officers from many agencies in the east bay, many times for money, sometimes when she was under age. these allegations led to

internal investigations by departments including oakland, richmond, livermore and sf as well as alameda and contra costa county sheriff's offices. several oakland and richmond police officers have been disciplined. alameda charged eight officers with crimes related to this scandal. live in martinez, bob redell, "today in the bay." 5:36 right now. the latest twist involving san francisco's sinking millennium tower may well send that case to course. san francisco attorney den necessary herrera says potential buyers were kept in the dark about issues involving the tower, issues nbc bay area's investigative unit helped uncover. >> buyer beware doesn't cut it here. someone selling real estate must disclose details about known property conditions. the law is very clear on that. >> the tower has sunk more than a foot since it opened and it's now slightly leaning.

some condo owners tell us they just want to know the building is safe. 5:36 this morning. people living in parts of oakland say the amount of trash being left on their streets is a health hazard. today they'll make sure the city hears their concerns. oakland mayor libby schaaf and council member larry reid will listen toer that stories and answer questions at a town hall meeting at st. louis bertrand church. 9:00 at joseph grant park will have a controlled burn today. covering a 200 acre area. you may see smoke and firefighters hope to wrap it up by 5:00. it's so close now some of you can almost taste it. the bay area's dungeness crab season just around the corner. the commercial crab season doesn't start for another 11 days on november 15.

if you recall, the toxin problems that delayed last year's crab season for months, the health department says crabs can be perfectly safe. time right now is 5:38. not to conger images of the deadliest catch, we've got big wave heights, 15 feet at times. high surf advisory extended through 3:00 today. temperatures will be pretty warm this afternoon. use caution on the coast. 40s and 50s outside. look at the numbers for the afternoon. close to 80 around downtown san jose. low to mid 70s from san francisco to oakland. increasing high clouds later today and eventually a slight chance of light rain in the north bay. it's a very early sunday morning, clearing midday sunday and dry conditions wrap up the weekend and into the start of next week. an easy drive on the roadways. no major slowing for your

freeways. slowing at the construction zone near isabel. that's about it going on right there. we'll show you the travel times. you saw green on the maps for the south bay. guadalupe park, highway 87, ten minutes from 101 up to near 85. a look over towards the san mateo bridge where we're going straight across the bay on the flat section. no delays, but building the volume just a bit. friday's commute for the morning starts more gradually. that's what we have today. back to you. >> thank you, mike. a possible lifetime for a long talked about suicide safety net on the golden gate bridge. here is a live look at the bridge this morning where an estimated cost to construct the safety net have now ballooned to $150 million, a far cry from the initial $75 million projection. transportation leaders recently closed about one-third of what's now a $120 million funding gap. transportation leaders plan to meet next week.

coming up, a famous bay area chef arrested. he's been on tv, even has a popular restaurant here. much more on the shaef and what got him into trouble. makeup deception. take a look, blush, lipstick, mascara, they look real but they're not. a bay area woman hoping you'd fall for the fake stuff. plus, how easy it is to sell them in this country. they prey on our children, spending billions.

addicting 17,000 california kids each year. eventually killing one-third of them. now tobacco companies are spending millions to... defeat prop 56. because in every state that's raised tobacco taxes, smoking rates go down. so who are you going to trust? pediatricians, cancer groups and the califronia pta who all... support prop 56. or the tobacco companies trying to kill it. vote yes on 56.

mike/tr= good morning in san jose. average high this time of year should be 9 degrees, but today, closer to 79 degrees as parts of the south bay approach 80 approaching the weekend. the latest in your forecast coming up. it's friday. we'll let that high go to day. over here approaching lower speeds. slowing from 580, 25 minutes out of the altamont. towards 680 not a big deal. the bay bridge slows a tad because of more traffic flow. at the toll plaza the metering lights are on. friday is jobs friday. moments ago the labor department released the unemployment report or employment report really

showing a spike in jobs. employers added 161,000 jobs in october. the unemployment rate drops to 4.9. also hourly pay took a big step higher, recording the largest year-over-year increase since 2009. happening right now, hundreds of families lining up outside san jose's sacred heart community service center. these are live pictures out there people bupdalled up, waiting to register for the annual holiday food and toy program. organizers say skyrocketing rents and wages in the bay area really don't keep up. so programs like these are needed more than ever. this year the agency is plan to distribute more than 7,200 turkeys and food boxes. people who are lining up say a little help can go a long way. >> donate turkeys, money so we can buy the turkeys, toys. you can do all of that now online or you can come in and donate here. >> through i don't go.

it's never too early to start giving. give all year long, you'll feel great about it. this year volunteers will also hand out more than 18,000 toys. >> palo alto's tesla says the auto pilot not to blame for a deadly crash in indianapolis. they say it's unlikely the feature was engaged when this model s crashed yesterday killing the driver and passenger. there's no way to know for sure that the car sustained so much damage it didn't transmit data to the company's server. witnesses say the car was going far too fast when it crashed. a judge is ordering a man who threw a pie in the face of sacramento's mayor to stand trial. sean thompson wanted the judge to reduce charges against him yesterday. the judge said no. thompson admits to assaulting mayor kevin johnson in september. he said he did it to highlight the city's homeless crisis. bay area chef michael chiarello was arrested less than

three miles from his restaurant. chp says he also had a controlled substance with him. take a look at this. more than $50,000 worth of fake makeup. a shea woman had them imported from asia, planning on selling them locally. the suspect has been arrested. investigators say fake makeup is easy to sell in the u.s. because of off-brand beauty projects are not held to the controls that legitimate makeups are. brkly city leaders are celebrating a major victory. for three years the berkeley patients group has been fighting the federal attempts to shut it down, but the legal win was announced yesterday at berkeley city hall. council member darrell moore says he's thrilled. >> i'm honored to have them in my district. they've been an exemplary company for 17 years.

finally this fraud leapt lawsuit by the federal government is over. >> while many citizens have an uneasy relationship with marijuana clinics, berkeley embraces it. to be very clear, no state allows people to cast their votes by texting. happening today, seaworld protest in half moon bay. peta will be protesting seaworld's plans to decorate the concrete orca tanks with painted ocean backdrops. peta says it makes a mockery of the whales trapped by the theme park. the protest will be at the ocean anna resort hotel where the coastal commission is wrapping up a three-day meeting. los angeles's mental health courthouse has been shut down. the building's roof is in danger of falling. court operations had to be relocated. the judge that resides over the court says the 1940 structure is

the worst courthouse in california. let's take you to louisville, kentucky, where the finishing touches are complete on one of the greatest grave sites in the world. this is muhammad ali's final resting place, sure to attract many visitors. ali, a world famous boxer, died this summer. the pair ris hotel and casino in las vegas, the hotel had to evacuate the entire facility after a major power outage. worker partly cut the main power line that pre vented the backup generators from turning on as well. 11 people were stuck in elevators. it took more than four hours to restore power. rose parade grand marshals have been announced, greg louganis, janet evans and allison phelps will co-chair this year. the famous rose parade takes place january 2nd in pasadena. it will be number 128.

that would be fun, would president it? that and new year's in times square. >> and running with the bulls. the super moon is coming this month. it's going to be extra super moony. >> nasa says it will look larger and brighter than the rest because it's orbiting close to the earth. it will be the biggest super moon in 70 years. the best time to catch the super monday is mon, october 14th just 366:00 a.m. you can bet -- another clear start. making for a cool start to our day usually. >> big reversal in temperatures as we head through the afternoon. mark that down. november 14th on the calendar, extra pressure. >> i know my astrology. >> oh, no. >> take a look at what's going on outside. 40s and 50s out there. as laura mentioned, kind of

killy in a few spots. 47 in livermore, 57, mild temperatures in san francisco. offshore breezes, a sign that high pressure is lurking around and will ensure a warm afternoon no matter where you are around the bay area today. talking upper 70s around downtown san jose. close to 80 in los gatos. mid to upper 70s in the tri-valley. and the peninsula today low 70s for highs. should see close to 70-degree temperatures from half moon bay over to san francisco. mid to upper 70s around sonoma this afternoon. tomorrow we'll see changes as the clouds thicken up and we see a slight chance of rain. wave heights still 15 feet offshore. breakers to 20 feet. possible to 3:00 this afternoon. you can see the source of the waves, windy storms offshore and keep in mind, saturday, too. another surge of the northwest swell. so surf will corporate to be an issue as you head towards the

weekend. is it this weakening system will arrive during the afternoon and bring the best chance of rain mainly to the north of the golden gate, 1:00 sm a.m. sunday morning. light rain totals, most arriving late sunday for the north bay. by the time we wake up, should be out of the bay area as skies begin to clear. rain projections here less than a tenth of an inch for the bay area. highest totals likely around the north bay. seven-day forecast showing cooling, especially for san francisco as the winds change direction. more clouds saturday into sunday and a slight chance of saturday night showers. for inland spots, still 70s this weekend. we'll see skies clear sunday morning. a dry start to next week as we approach election day early next week. looking at this, make sure you do your studying, that's an important day next tuesday. over here looking at a little slowing, not so big of a deal for the south bay. also looking at slowing for 880. the nimitz started to slow from

hayward down into union city for southbound 880. no slowing for pleasanton southbound towards sunol. let me give you a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have the backup and the metering lights on here. on a friday this forms a little more slowly. your approach to the area, drive times looking really good to 18 minutes. another couple minutes from hercules, highway 4 all the way down to the bay bridge toll plaza, but no major delays, no major slowing. we'll look at your transit lines. a nice smooth flow of traffic. b.a.r.t. is on time. 1 and 3 on service, a good alternate for you instead of driving. still ahead, san francisco district attorney wanting to take action against police officers. south para transit agency's office raided by the fbi. we will show you the role the valley transportation authority played in that raid. up in flames, a fire burning

in southern california right now. these are live pictures from the scene where firefighters are getting a pretty good response to a pallet fire that is burning at a pallet yard. a large emergency response to this with several agencies. at one point we saw several flames as the camera moves around. you see the firefighters trying to tackle it. that's a lot of wood. we'll have a lot more coming up there. happening now, feds and police find $$500,000 worth of illegal drugs in a man's apartment. read mover on our twitter page. the most expensive house in san francisco sold to tech billionaire kyle vogt at a cost of nearly $22 million for a seven-bedroom home in pacific heights. you can take an inside tour of the home on our wesh site. we'll be back here in just two minutes. the schoobus drir who tboned a e

on tuesday killinhimselfand fil the school bus driver who t-boned a transit bus on tuesday killing himself and five people on the commuter bus should never have been behind the wheel in the nirs place. that's what authorities in maryland are saying. they said two months ago the driver had his commercial license suspended. they also say the school bus driver pleaded guilty to assault charges in 2012 that could have

voided his commercial permit at that time. fast tracking a plan to get disabled customers back on the road. the vta announced an emergency contract prompted by an fbi raid. santa clara vta announced it's starting an emergency contract with mv transportation to carry out para transit sources. last year they changed former contractor outreach on claims of fraud. yesterday the company announced it happened over the audit to the fbi. >> at the completion of the audit, our staff shared this information both with the santa clara county district attorney and the fbi, and we're looking very much forward to the results of what they're investigating. >> now, as for what you're going to experience, riders won't see much of a difference with the new contract because vta is keeping its drivers and its cars, so there will be no delays, but customers have to call a new number for the service. we have a number on our website, nbcbayarea.com. 5:57. you can buy them over the internet. mechanics sometimes putting them

into airplanes with no questions asked. we're talking about bogus or unapproved airplane parts. in an nbc bay area investigation, we discovered they put your safety at risk whenever you fly. >> here is investigative reporter stephen stock with what his team found. >> this is what unapproved parts look like. and this, we actually bought these over the internet on ebay. they are airplane parts that anyone can then put into an airplane. and we found it happens more often than you might imagine. our vaigs discovered these bogus unapproved parts can be found throughout america's aviation industry and have been taken out of commercial airplanes that you and i fly on. after we requested public records from the faa, they shared with us documentation of at least 135 cases in the last five years where these unapproved parts were found in airplanes including big commercial jumbo jets. we also found 22 different airplane crashes that killed seven people and injured 18

others where ntsb investigators later pointed to unapproved parts as contributing to those accidents. you can watch our full report on our website and see how we bought these online. just go to nbcbayarea.com. guys, back to you. >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call, 1-888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to the unit@nbcbayarea.com. at 6:00, a missing persons case has turned into a homicide investigation. a body has been found at a bay area university and identified. new clues investigators are using in hopes of tracking down whoever killed this young man. >> reporter: in san jose police are investigating the city's 41st homicide of the year, the time of day it happened which makes the crime particularly concerning. plus an update to breaking news this morning, fierce flames ripping through a california pallet yard right now. the draw malt tick new video just coming into our newsroom. "today in the bay" continues

right now. a very good friday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew in for sam brock. let's get your friday started off right with a check of the weather. the weather right now still comfortably cool. 40s and 50s outside. get ready for a taste of summer-like temperatures later on. 44 degrees right now in santa rosa. by the afternoon 74 degrees. 78 in san jose, 72 in san francisco, 76 in santa cruz. up and down the coast 70s today. use caution there. we still have the high surf advisory now extended into the afternoon where some of the waves could be approaching 20 feet, some of the larger sets rolling into half moon bay. >> keep that in mind as folks head to the coast. right now, no delays, easy drive. a little slowing for hayward 880 and an issue that might show slowing. disabled vehicle northbound 680 right aroundto