costa county overnight. the reasons that firefighters think they could be -- >> plus safety concerns, the warning from police this morning and why police are looking for this man. >> moving forward with plans for expand b.a.r.t. to the south bay, the maybe step that b.a.r.t. is taking today. today in the babe continues right now. =sam/4shot= and i )m sam brock (toss kari) ==wx/cu== =wx/wsi full= ==w good morning, thanks for joining us today. >> we should say we are following breaking news out of the state of ohio, an active shooter situation. we'll have an update in just minutes. first we want to get to the forecast. >> mother's day, you have to make sure you do some extra-special for mom this weekend. also very nice, but cool

statement at the same time. so we're looking live over san jose. clouds rolling above, in san francisco we'll reach the low 60s and it stays in the 60s with rain in the forecast on tuesday. inland a high of 68 degrees, with the gusts up to 30 miles an hour. we will have at least dry weather for the next several days. a closer look for this forecast. checking in on the oakland slowing. >> that's really one of the only spots we're maybe a tint of yellow right there. this red showed up for about six minutes, and then it's gone. maybe get mom a fast track, yeah, it's practical. c'mon now. it's an nice, easy drive. a little bid through richmond. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. the breaking news, this is a story we have been closely watching for the last 30 minutes

or so. you see a couple different perspective. on the right an area look from the helicopter. lock media outlets are reporting that an officer was found shot in an alley. also new, that the shooter is down. again, we are looking at pictures from the scene earlier this morning as police responded to that active shooter in the ohio. this is a bedroom community outside of columbus. this could be signaling that possibly the situation is over. we have local media reports, as sam said, that say the gunman is possibly down. we do know there's an elementary school there in the area. that school is on lockdown. of course, this is 9:00 in the morning. large force there, the law enforcement force, and a show of lots of fox in the neighborhood

here as well. we're going to continue to follow this for you, perhaps why that nursing home was targeted and the condition of that shooter and that officer, we'll bring that to you. in the meantime breaking news to report from home as well. this happening overnight. two more car fires reported in contra costa county. those fires tame out of lafayette and walnut creek. >> they're the latest in a string of fires. you may be saying another one? in total seven fires just since mopped. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in walnut creek to bring us up to speed. we see an example of what happened right behind you, bob. good morning. they believe these two fires are

related. there are at least -- from earlier this week, that the same person person other pence -- the one on juanita drive happened around 2:06 this morning. the other went 11 minutes later. the fire marshal tells us thus a common thread between the fires, but won't divulge that common thread, does not want to taint the investigation. how do they cases usually break? >> it's always with a tip of some kind. you know, there's something that happens where something saw something or something observed something or a camera picked something up, and then we start putting those pieces together. it's very much like a jigsaw puzzle. the most pieces of the puzzle we

have, the more likely we are to get a clearer picture. yesterday morning there were two car fires, the first one around 3:30 in the morning, the second one less than ten minutes later. early wednesday morning, we had a similar situation, we had a fire at walnut creek, and a second one just over two miles away. fortunately in all instances, no one has been hurt and all the homes have escaped serious damage. this is surveillance video from a home in brentwood that might have captured a person of interest. you can see this person walking through this frame. thorns believe this is possibly a person of interest involved. reporting live here in walnut creek, bob redell here in "today in the bay." mourners today will say a final farewell to a south bay

husband and wife who were killed by their daughter's exboyfriend. they were shot and killed last week in their willow glen home. police later shot and killed this man, the gunman, who was under a restraining order to avoid the couple et cetera daughter. today's memorial service is planned for a church in san jose. happening right now, the search is on for a flasher who police say targeted a mom and her toddler on a hiking trail. it happened on wednesday afternoon as the woman was walking with her child. police say the man was hiding behind the bushes at the time, came out and exposed himself as the woman was walking by. the suspect is described as a whiteman in his mid 20s, about six feet tall with dirty blond hair and a bun. >> ucsf psychiatrist is behind bars this morning, accused of using the university's wifi to upload imaging of child pornography. investigators say doctor billy

lockhart and his radio many mate benjamin martin had hundreds of photos and videos. lockhart started hits residency in the department of psychiatry last year and spent one supervised month working with children. he also worked at san francisco general hospital, and neighbors say they are just stunned. >> we didn't know the extent and didn't know the guy was an aspires doctor or whatever with incredible credentials. he went to yale and everything. >> lockhart is on paid leave pending the investigation. both men face felony charges. >> 6:07 right now. a rallies cry to bolster support for public education. assembly members will be joining parents, teachers and students to call for increased support and for transparency and accountability of charter schools. this is happening at 4:00 today in oakland in front of the oakland technical high school, which faces program and services cuts from oakland unified.

happening today union city b.a.r.t. station unveils the new east entrance. that new entrance gives a direct like to get to the station. the city plans to build more housing in that station district as part of the long-term development project. union constituent mayor vernaci and b.a.r.t. director blalock are co-hosting that opening. that's set for 11:00 today. at outreach campaign has been established so everyone understands the dangers of the third rail on the latest extension stretch. b.a.r.t. is testing the ten miles of track near the warm springs and berryessa stations. because they're already electrified. b.a.r.t. wants people to understa -- vta wants people to understand they

can be killed if they touch that third rail. you see the clouds floating across the skies today, we're heading into the upper 6s on, just a cupping more degrees from what we had just yesterday. you add in breezy winds, it would be a cool day reaching 67, and palo alto, 69 in napa today, and san francisco will be at 61 degrees, so coming up in three minutes, i'll have a look at the temperature trend for san jose, heading over to my tracking, all of those slowdowns, and very few, so it's easy to keep track of them. the bay bridge right now is one of them. what i'm watching is in the santa cdc mountains, right around redwood estates, reports of a -- he vehicles. probably slowing right at the scene, but not enough to show up on our sensors. coming down through the trivalley-looking just 20 minutes in toward the dublin

interchange. eastbound will be the getaway traffic. back to you. >> all right. traffic is light radio i got now. we do have a traffic alert. the coming up in just three minutes, the weekend b.a.r.t. closure that were impacts a lot of folks. >> uber's legal situation takes a turn for the worse. we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues. (mike ad libs)

it is 6:13. beautiful sunrise as we speak, but we are seeing the clouds rolling over the south bay as we take a live look at san jose. the temperature trends for the afternoon. you'll probably be waring long sleeves all day long. we'll look ahead to the mother's day forecast. >> don't forgeti friday, so a lighter community is at the bay bridge. maybe there's a couple -- >> if you're planning to be in oakland this weekend. you should know lake merritt and fruitvale stations already closed. originally a closure was planned for isn't.

we could leave the fans stranded, right? the maintenance project may start this summer with a center lane from busy winchester to coleman. "the americaie news" says the city want to start in the summer, an official schedule has not been set yet, though. s.t.e.m. is the acronym if you have kids, you know that we had. teniers they started developing national now bay area assembly members are helping launch a localized version. they call it the innovation 2.0

regional s.t.e.m.'s action plan. we'll work on that one. >> it's been quite a fall from agrees. they taken a series of wrong terms. >> for the second time just this month it attracted the attention of the feds. >> as you know, kris, uber is mired in a court case, which accuses uber of stealing google's self-driving car secrets. it says the technology can be traced back to their ideas. well, several setbacks for uber this morning. two, the judge in the case has recommended federal prosecutors look at that case. this went from just a civil case

to potential a criminal case as well. "newsweek" says facebook has removed a page after a page posted information, the group is based in holland and facebook told it it was violating rules for promoting drug use. as we work to get facebook's side of the story, it's a reminder how tricky it is to removes on content. million move into facebook each and every day. what an awful job that would be, enter spaced with the most disturben of images. how can anyone do that? >> no, there is a particular reason. vicinity to the u.s., as far as philippines are alike to us

rather than, for example, in india. so to have someone in the philippines view a picture or video, they probably will be closest -- >> so he runs a third-party company that provides those screening service, as he said, most by based out philippines. also frankly lower costs. >> wouldn't it make more sense to have americans reviewing it. >> americans are expensive. not everything on facebook is english, so there's lots of places where you have to put people so they understand what's going on in the video. >> very valid point. the summer box office season is here. and several new movies hit

theaters this weekend. if you're working for a camelot adventure, check out "king arthur." the king is willing to do whatever it takes to keep his crown. it is rated pg-13. >> that looks like it had a bit of "game of thrones "going on there, too. >> and military men in the iraqi desert in "the wall" but things take a turn when cena is hit by a sniper's bullet. a heart-warming mother's day movie. amy schumer and goldie hawn are snatched. they head for south america for a mother/daughter trip, but they end up getting kidnapped. this one is rated r, so maybe mom goes alone. >> crazy dogs parent by the beach. there's knotts heartwarming there. >> it may be funny, though, and that may be all you need.

it was nice, yesterday. loved it. it will be even cooler today. it does start out with some clouds this morning, all of that will be rolling out, temperatures in the lower 50s there, heading into the upper 60s for the inland valleys, up to 66 in cupertino, also 66 in morgan held for the east bay antijob, also at 69 degrees. 59 degrees at half moon bay, so it stays cool along the coast. palo alto up to -- and san francisco, we'll struggle to make it out of the 60s there. our winds coming in from the northwest up to about 23 miles an hour, and then as we go into the evening, those winds

continue to continue up to about 25 to 30 along the coast. as we take a live look out at at&t park, the sea gulls already have a place for the game tonight. if you're heading out there, it would be very cool. dress with a heavier coat and hat. in the forecast for san francisco, some lower 60s a lot of dry weather, but also fresh breezes. until then we have cooler than average temperatures. mike is now checking in on the south bay. >> i'm doing my whole job, but looking at the south bay. this again is sam tomas expressway. we hear about a couple turn

lanes affected right there. you see herer three routes over towards san francisco, you compare the times, the colors here correspond to the colors and the times over on the other side. you can do the same thing from your phone, just check your ways app. you go to the maps and hit that magnifying glass, hit your name at the top and select your team which is nbc bay area wazers. if i use your report, i will hit that button and thank you on your phone as well. give you some props. thank you, mike. it's high time with mother's day on sunday. >> your voice got really low there. yes, but it is important, mom, but we want to say hi and thank you. after the break, some high-tech gifts you may want to consider

if you're still looking for a present for dear mom. when you're buying a house, you pay a home inspector to give you an unbiased opinion. is anyone checking their credentials. i'm chris chmura, nbc bay area responds, next. mother )s day is coming up on

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gift, i'll be honest with you, you're a little late. that's okay, though. the amazon's echo devices can now communicate with each other, and and new echo is out this week. so you can have more facetime with moment. if you buy two, amazon has a sales you can get $is 00 so you can buy one for you, one for moment and at any time you can start a -- >> if your mom loves to cook, upgrade your crock pot, or splurge on a gage ed, a $700 needo robot vacuum. it picks up pet hair, it moo i got scare the pets, but that's another story.

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call and every e-mail we receive. call or e-mail. i'll see you tonight at 11:00. thank you. we continue this morning to monitor breaking news coming out of the east bay. what firefighters are say after two more car fires were said overnight in contra costa county. what passengers are say may be the biggest problem. you're watching "today in the bay." [ whistles ]

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right now at 6:30, we're getting ready for another cool but sunny day in the bay area. we're looking live outside of san carlos getting some of the cloud cover floating around the bay. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. >> and i'm sam brock. we have some breezes blasting through. wind gusts really yesterday. hold on to your fork and knife if you're out. >> we're talking gusts up to 30 mirges by this afternoon, especially in san francisco, and we're also seeing some clouds. take a look at this looking at mt. tam, the clouds hanging over the top of the mountain there. we're going into the afternoon with highs only reaching the mid to upper 60s. mid 50s along the coast and san francisco up to 61 degrees. i'm getting you ready for the

weekend, whether you're staying around here or hitting the road. that's coming up in seven minutes. >> that's right, kari. i'm also -- and mostly a pleasant drive. a built over here, a couple bridges, but first to highway 17, southbound from los gatos down towards the santa cruz side. we're still following this earlier and disabled vehicle. no appreciable slowing, but somewhere around the same area, there may be an injured deer, so chp is checking that out as well. we have a smooth drive as far as your travel time. because of traffic through vertical, and also the san mateo bridge. back to you. >> mike, thank you so much. we continue to following breaks news from overnight in the east bay. fire investigators are trying to figure out what or who is behind two more car fires in contra costa county. the latest one is happening in lafayette and walnut creek.

here are the two of the seven fires. walnut creek, also ones in brandywood and mar continued. they have. they believe that all seven fires this week are related. good morning, sam and kris, you're looking at six suspicious fires here, on juanita drive. you're looking at what's left of an acura sedan. that burned around 2:06 this morning. the then about sene minutes later there was another fire. you can look at this. that was a honda or toyota suv. you can see the engine compartment was burned. we spoke with the fire marshal, irfoot protection district. he tells us that these two new car fires this morning are related to at least ten others

this year, including a string of five fires from earlier this week. he says there is a common thread, but won't divulge exactly what that is. >> there's a whole bunch the things things that can be common. we've seen various things that leads us to believe that the same group are spoken for igniting these fires. yesterday two, early wednesday morning a similar situation, a car fire in walnut creek and another one in lafayette, and on early monday morning, a car fire in martinez. fortunately no one has hurt and all of the homes have escaped any major damage. bob redell, "today in the bay." thank you very much. happening later today there's an emergencies sit meeting, to discuss the grand jury's recommendation to remove the

d.a. there yesterday it was announced mark peterson should be ousted for personal misconduct. in december peterson admitted to spending that money on meals, clothing and movie tickets when he was serve as treasurer for the reelection campaign. this morning b.a.r.t. is trying to figure out why there's more complaints from riders and fewer people are using the transit cement. system. as they try to figure out why people are abandoning b.a.r.t. pete? >> reporter: good morning, kris. this is according to a report in the sfgate that says the overall atmosphere is a concern for some passengers, at least at some b.a.r.t. stations. as a result you're seeing an overall dip as far as riders taking b.a.r.t. during the week. the current numbers the about 432,000 people using b.a.r.t. when it comes to the ridership,

but that's a 3% drop from the last fiscal year. some of those complaints include overcrowded trains, but one of the top concerns is the homeless problem that we're seeing at the downtown san francisco stations. b.a.r.t. is working with sfmta as well as homeless outreach groups to fix the problem. part of the strategy is adding more workers to help with the cleaning efforts as working with the outreach groups to get the homeless to shelter. also higher barriers to avoid fare evaders as well as community officers to patrol the stages. b.a.r.t. is in the early stages. they hope to at it to the upcoming budget for the next fiscal year which begins in july. >> thank you, pete. b.a.r.t. director for the first time are also reportedly laying out what they plan to do with the billions coming their way from last november's bond measure. most of that money we know will boost infrastructure, but more

than a third of it will also cover the cost of a new power system and train control system. about $500 million will repair tunnels and other structures. an owes bay high school that's reportedly seen a recent surge in racism is taking steps to combat the problem. the chronicle reporting that a handful of piedmont high school students have been suspended recently in connection with gestures and posts online. the school is now developing an action plan for next year, which would include a hotline allowing students to easily report abuse or bullies. systemwide testing begins on the new smart train commuter service in the north bay. the first phase runs from san ra testify so. the agency says that new quiet zones could soon be in effect. that means the trains will not sound their horns in high residential areas. testing will continue for at least the next few weeks, though, there's no hard launch date at this point for the new

train service. the. >> man when i had a house right off the train tracks, he wish they would have stopped the horns then. roadways are moving well. we're seeing colors change from green to orange and yellow. typical patterns. let's show you those they're happening here. a little build. there is a crash back behind me over at grand line road,s maybe partially blocking -- but a little traffic is what you see. dublin interchange, same thing over here towards hayward and the san mateo bridge. westbound 92 and kroy that san mateo bridge. >> speak for yourself. >> yeah, i'm at work. yeah, it's lovely here. you didn't like to hear the sound of the trains? >> i liked the sounds of the

train, just not when it wakes me up. >> an unwanted alarm clock, but the alarm of the weekend? -- >> i appreciate that one. >> we made it. >> it sounds likes party horns. >> it's going to be a fights day. reaching into the upper 60s. with as we go into the saturday forecast, breezy along the coast, 57 degrees the high tomorrow, and 68 degrees will be the high inland on tomorrow afternoon. heading into mother's day, it will be cool to start, so make sure you're wearing something nice and warm especially if you're standing in line for brunch. it will be the 40s to start, but reaches 69, and 65 inland. we have a lot of events going on this weekend, including the pints for pups, that appears tomorrow at the santa clara county fairgrounds.

then on sunday, courageous kids day. 600 kids will get a day away from cancer, sounds like an amazing event. and we'll keep the weather perfect for them. for the north bay. if you're heading up to russian river valley. temperatures will be in the upper 60s so nice -- to carmel valley, it will be cool. the you'll also get a lot of sunshine here, and heading over to tahoe, it will be the upper 40s to low 50s. clearer tomorrow, and then some rain heading back home on sunday, and for monterey, we'll only see those, and high wind gusts.

and some rain chances is coming up in about three minutes. thank you, kari. as you plan your summer travel, get ready for major changes to a california airport. the cupping up in just three minutes, the reasons dozens of airlines are shuffling terminals at l.a.x. [ inaudible ] ==mike/trx==

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==traffic maps full== it's on 6:43, now on this friday, with clouds over the south bay as the sun rises. it would be school, in los gatos, they start out in the upper 50s, and then it will be 63 degrees, and reaches into the upper 60s throughout the day, with breezy winds and some sunshine. we're looking ahead to the weekend's forecast coming up in five minutes. heads up warriors fans, you can take b.a.r.t. on sunday, and also for mother's day, because the construction is only closes on saturday. that's the change that happened as the schedule was released for the playoffs. we continue to follow breaks news out of ohio. you have looking at live pictures of police presence and ambulance there. we've been following the story

closely. this was at one point an active shooter situation. local media outlets in columbus, ohio have been updatic the situation, reporting on an officer found shot in the alley, and also news that the shooter is down. certainly as you look at officials standing around conferring, this is a very different picture from only an hour ago. >> sam mentioned local media out of columbus, ohio was reporting these developments the these has been in kirkersville, and we've been watching that large law enforcement presence sort of calm down at the scene form the story is continuing to develop. we'll bring you more information as we get it. starting today, there et besh nearly two dozens airlines are changing terminals. the 21 airlines the most

noticeable change will be with delta, l.a.x.'s larger carrier. during the relocation delta may operate out of four different, a consumer watch dog group is blasting pg & e, the utility reformed network or turn, is formally asks puismt c members to consider a new rate proposal. it will help cover the costs of demissing diablo canyon. this comes at the same time as they signed off on a -- to raise the rates. now let's go out into space. this is a live look at the international space station. nasa astronauts jack fisher and

peggy whitson. the water leak to the suit has now been fixed. whitson and fisher are outside the station right now doing repair work. the very first space walk at the station was done back in 1998. keeping the tradition going there. 6:46 right now. after-school programs are going to start costing san francisco families, "the exercise" reporting that the school district plans to charge parents for enrollment in after-school and other programs. they're still facing a $3.3 million loss in funds. those fees will cost between $50 and $500 based on the family's income. make sure you check your freezer. trader joe's is pulling an ice cream over a peanut allergy concerns. this is a single lot of this mochi ice cream.

the treat may have peanuts, but doesn't list peanuts as an ingredient. if you bought the ice cream with the code lot 09017, you can return it for a full refund. after a flurry of activity here in washington, d.c., the president is tweeting like mad this morning. >> the hint that it may by bugged? >> not by obama, but the president himself. he tweeted that the former fbi director james comey better hope there aren't tapes of their conversations. here's the tweet. now, we were just talking yesterday about how the trump administration has inadvertently reminded americans of the nixon administration, the strange choices like this first photo op the day after the president fired the fbi director, includes

henry kissinger. nixon's secretary of state, or of course today's talk of tapes in the oval office, reminding us of it is nixon tapes. mr. trump has tweeted more than a half dozen sometimes this morning as washington reacts to his interview with our lester hold. if you missed the interview, i'm going to show a couple clips. while the fires of james comey was controversial, it's what the president said in this interview that could really cause problems. as you know, the president says the fbi told him hess's not under investigation, though clearly members and former members are. flynn has subpoenaed. president trump said he asked the fbi director if he was under investigation, once at a dinner, twice by phone. >> did you call him? >> in one case i called him. in one case he cal me. >> did you ask him. >> i actually, yes. i said if it's possible, will you let me know, am i under

investigation? he said, you are not under investigation. >> the president says in the case of the dinner comey was asking at that dinner if his job were secure. the president asked, if he were under investigation. you can see where that's going to raise alarm bells with legal types. the president says he fired comey, because the investigation into his campaign's connections with russia were made up. take a listen. >> knowing there was no good time to do it. and in fact, when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, you know, this russia thing is a made-up story, it's an excuse by the democrats for having lost an election that they should have won. >> the president would later say in the same interview he wanted the investigation completed. lester hold will have more with president trump on the "today quest show stuff you have not seen. that comes up at 7:00. >> to hear more, you can also go to nbcbayarea.com,ically on the

top story box to watch an extended clip. let's go to the court, not the legal court, but the basketball court. the -- you might have heard of the ws, the warriors? >> yeah, that rings a bell, they have some basketball this weekend, taking on the san antonio spurs in the western conference finals. all quiet at oracle right now. that won't be the case on sunday. this is a live look at oracle this morning, as tip-off is scheduled for 12:30. game 2 will be next tuesday. in the meantime it's time to show your pride, a vision of yellow on your car, maybe, as klay thompson is waves his car flags today. you can get a free flags while supplies last at warriors' team stores. >> they're going to be flapping

in the wind today. >> yeah, you better may sure they closed up, because it would be very cool also some -- [ inaudible ] -- -- 52 degrees in the peninsula and the east bay 55 degrees. 41 degrees in north bay as you get ready to head out the door and upper 60s in the peninsula. up to 63 degrees in the east bay, and north bay 65 degrees, looking live outside at san jose, we are it would be windy and the temperatures will stay on the cool side. it would be in the mid 60s for the highs, looking at a lot of sun in this forecast until

tuesday, that would be our next chance of rain heading over to mike, it's starting to look like a regular friday commute. in towards the 60, and i know that so typical pattern, and of course for your commute. let's take you to the waze system. i'm just going to plot out a course from fremont over here to south dumbarton bridge over towards sam mateo, and they're showing that both 84 and 92, those bridges are moving well. if you can choose to go all the

way down to 237, you probably don't know the bay area that well, because that's a lot longer, but you make your choice. when you select it on waze, they help you to make that choice and evaluate the best departure team. we think ours is the best team. go to your profile and select nbc wazers, and we'll share that information. back to you. a quick look at the top, coming up, including safety concerns on a peninsula trial. the reason police are looking for this man this morning. but first happening right now at 9:53, another scorpion reported on a united flight. a plane from houston to ecuador was delayed after the scorpion was spotted the second time in less than a month one of thinks stinging insects has been reported. airbnb is et latin america is the fastest-grow iing area.

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6:56. here are the top stories around the bay. >> the live look from walnut

creek, they now continues in contra costa county. we'll look at the latest example. all of those fires are connected. there have in and out been seven just this week. the latest two were just showed you the results of this. there have also been fires in mare continue and brentwood. investigators are trying to figure out what or who specifically is lighting them. new surveillance video could give them a clue. >> by all accounts has been a big uss, but b.a.r.t. is slowly starting to report that it is planning to address what the agency considers to be one contributing factor to declinic ridership -- the number of homeless people in stations and trains. the chronicle reports that b.a.r.t. plans to launch a new effort in july to clean up b.a.r.t. stations and help homeless people find shelter elsewhere. union constituent b.a.r.t.

station is unvague a new east entrance. that they're in the district right to the station. it plans to build more, as part of a -- union city mar kroy carol vernacci, and b.a.r.t. director ballet block are co-hosting an opening. a flash are who targeted a mother and her toddler, investigators just released the sketch. and it happened on wednesday afternoon as the woman was walking with her toddler in the palo alto baylands. the man was hiding in the bushes and then exposed himself when she walked by with her child. he is described as a whiteman in his mid 20s, about six feet tall with dark blond hair up in a bund. we want to take you back outside for a live picture. absolutely stunning as the sun is breaking thus clouds out there in san carlos. we are expecting a sunny, but also a cool day ahead with

breezy conditions in store. hold on to your hands, folks. >> kari was saying mabel a baseball cap, a warriors cap? >> make sure you have the flags on your cars, too. it will be windy, all those flags gust up to 30 miles an hour, san francisco will see a high of 61 degrees. it will be a nice and cool weekend. up to 68 degrees. 66 degrees on mother's day, a chance of rain in the forecast. and we'll be tracking that. thank you very much, kari. mike, it's been pretty light? >> subtle slowing. we'll check the maps, it is light out there. a smooth flow, but 87 shows flowing from capitol to -- that's been a sticking point. we have a slow spot there. also remember b.a.r.t. is only closing lake merritt on saturday. sunday reopening. not leaving the warriors fans or the mothers stranded.

that's it. we'll be back at 7:25 with more local news. and we'll be back for the 11:00 news as well. we love you, mom. have a great day. good morning. shifting stories. in an exclusive interview with nbc news, president trump offers his new account on the decision to fire james comey, saying he had been planning the move for a while. >> i was going to fire regardless of recommendation. >> contradicting counts from the white house, including the vice president himself. and trump asked for a pledge of loyalty from comey during a dinner in the early days of his administration. and more of that exclusive interview with the president. dangerous and ongoing. powerful storms that caused widespread damage in oklahoma, taking aim at the south today.