the weekend. slight chance of rain for the north bay. let's get you out the door right now. and we do start out with some fog, again, in the peninsula. you can tell the camera on daly city, you can barely see anything. the tri-valley, low clouds there. low 60s for most of the inlnt areas and san francisco at 56 degrees. heading into this afternoon with highs reaching the low 70s inland. mike now has a hazard in oakland. >> that's right. aside from where you talked about the fog misting on the roadways. watch for some slicker conditions and also watching not a heavy volume of traffic, but a heavy roll of rolled up carpet here, northbound 880 at 23rd, that may be in lanes for a couple minutes. sounds like a crew will head out to quickly clear it. meanwhile, as we look at the travel times out of the altamont pass, no delays. no problems through the tri-vall tri-valley. a great start. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. 5:00 right now, and all new this morning, firefighters took down an apartment fire in san francisco overnight. this happened on the second floor of a building on post

street right off union square. fire crews started battling the flames just after midnight. most of the people inside the apartment were sleeping when the fire broke out. everybody got out safely. firefighters did rescue at least six people from the smoke. the fire displaced three people and killed a cat. >> new developments on a fire bug hitting the south bay. they're trying to figure out if a series of early morning fires are connected. >> six separate fires sparked in a two-mile radius and all in a couple hours in willow glenn early thursday morning. rick boon joining us live in san jose with new surveillance video that investigators are hoping will lead to new clues. >> reporter: yeah, sam and laura, this could be a good break in this case that's been going on for some time now. investigators say they have this video of what could be of a suspicious person, in these string of fires or at least one fire i'll tell you about in a

mome moment, but their face isn't clear. they're hoping you can help catch this person. you see someone on a bike riding to a dumpster near locust street. moments later, the dumpster on fire. the suspect gets away with their face down. just down the street, another fire burned the back of a liquor store. crews responded to seven different fires all in the same neighborhood over a period of time. >> pretty skiery because i heard an explosion, and there was like obviously glass in there, so i freaked out. i had to dial 911. >> reporter: now, even though you heard about seven different fires and you saw a video of that fire and heard about another fire down the street, even with that said, fi firefighters are saying at this time, they're not connecting all the fires together, but they're still working on the investigation. we're live in san jose. rick boone for today in the bay. >> thank you for that update. 5:02. happening in washington, as we continue to track the fallout following former fbi director

james comey's testimony yesterday. right now, all about accusations and counteraccusations. this morning, the president broke his silence on twitter. he tweeted out for the first time since comey testified. president trump saying, quote, despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication, and wow. comey is a leaker. although we should say comey distributed his own memo. that's not leaking. today in the bay's edward lawrence joining us live in washington to break it down. edward, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam. yeah, just semantics to president donald trump and his attorney who made the same accusation that comey is a leaker. what the ex-former deputy or former fbi director said in his testimony is he did not make a determination of whether it was obstruction of justice or fought. he'll let a special prosecutor do that. what he did do is outlined nine conversations with president donald trump that made him uncomfortable. >> no.

>> under oath, james comey explained why he took detailed notes after conversations with president donald trump. >> i was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting. >> comey admitted he asked a friend to leak one of his memos to add more independence to the investigation. >> i asked him to because i thought that might prompt the special council. >> he said trump asked him to make a loyalty pledge to him. his personal attorney said the former fbi head said the president was not a target of the probe. >> the president never in form or substance directed or suggested that mr. comey stop investigating anyone. >> president trump, not commenting. >> mr. president, any reaction to comey's testimony? >> thank you very much. >> house speaker paul ryan says this is all a misunderstanding. >> the president is new at this. he's new to government. and so he probably wasn't

steeped in the long running protocols. >> it's pretty clear that there was an attempt by the president to manipulate the director of the fbi. >> the investigation into russian meddling in the election as well as contact with the russians is far from over. >> all right, that was edward lawrence reporting. happening now in britain, calls for prime minister theresa may to step down after yesterday's parliamentary election left no party with a majority. that's called a hung parliament. these are live pictures from actual parliament this morning. there was also theresa may's conservative party a lost seat in the majority as well. really backfired on her. the labor party did well. leaderoffs the party are calling for may to step down. may vowed to overcome the setback and looks to get backing now from the queen.

these are some of the newspaper headlines in london this morning. all right, local news here. happening today, lawyers for derick almena are holding a news conference today. he was the master tenant charged in the deadly oakland warehouse fire. it's going to be held this morning. they are expected to discuss the charges against almena, facing 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter, one for each person who died in the fire. his attorneys call the charges a distraction from the real issue, what they say is a lack of affordable and safe housing in oakland. here's his attorney after almena made his first court appearance in oakland. >> despite the strong emotion, we do not feel that the public good will be served by prosecuting our client. >> i think what he said was nonsense. >> that last person you hurt a snippet from there was a family member of one of the victims. in the meantime, this is max harris, who was the second person facing charges in the

fire. he was finally transported to the santa rita jail, dublin jail, i should say, from los angeles, where he was arrested. >> several county officials will hold a ground breaking for a new facility they hope will get former inmates right on track. it's off the napa vallejo highway just across from a popular golf course. the goal for the $17 million project to provide counseling and job growth opportunities for low level offenders. >> the raiders could soon be sharing a stadium with a college football team. there are new developments in the team's move to las vegas. the raiders are currently working on an agreement that would allow the university of nevada las vegas to play in their $1.9 billion stadium. however, stadium board members say there are some preliminary issues here. scheduling and of course the unlv markings on the field. and you know, the small matter of rent. a draft of the plan has yet to be presented. >> another weekend b.a.r.t.

closure for anyone planning to ride to oakland. lake merritt and the fruitvale station and the rail between them will be closed saturday. riders can use free bus shuttles to get around those closures. b.a.r.t. said the closures will cause 20 to 40-minute delays. >> yesterday, kari was mentioning snow showers in kirkwood. if you're heading to the sierra,io awant to listen to this. a large mudslide has closed part of highway 50. it happened yesterday as a result of some rain there. caltrans says about 50 truck loads of debris fell across the highway. ended up covering portions of both the westbound and eastbound lanes of highway 50 between whitehall and riverdon. they expect the highway to be closed for a few days. detour signs are posted. all right, you'll have a hard time getting there, so why not stay at home? maybe you want to head out to some of the hiking trails on the peninsula. right now, as we approach 5:09, we're going to take a look at the forecast for the peninsula starting out with some fog and

drizzle this morning. temperatures in the upper 50s. then at 10:00, it will still be cool. 61 degrees with peeks of sunshine throughout the afternoon. 66 degrees, and by this evening, the winds will start to pick up and our temperatures will be dropping as well. and as you get ready to head out the door, we still have a moderate amount of some tree and grass pollen. everything else is fairly low, but i think i'm feeling a little better here. hopefully you are too if you suffer from allergies. mike, what's happening on the roads? >> things are moving well. just like internally for you and me, the allergies easing off. looking at the roadways, not a lot of traffic. a couple incidents popped up. getting off the bay bridge, we have a flat tire being fixed. this is westbound 80 right at ninth street. it may affect the off ramp. we a little slowing on the approach. this may affect one of the lanes. be careful getting into the city as you're approaching ninth street because there's at least one vehicle, possibly two, and likely people outside of the vehicle as well.

we'll track that. meanwhile, i also heard rumor of a crash, perhaps a solo spin-out, southbound 101 around the robin wills tunnel. looking for slowing or reports from chp. we'll track it closely and let you know if it develops because there's fog in the area. getting to the bay bridge, an easy drive. weed one minute as far as the travel time. no major concerns. about the same thing as we always see on a friday. >> friday light sometimes we call it. 5:10. new this morning, a speeding car in washington, d.c. investigation now under way to find out what happened. and a silicon valley ceo indicted. we'll toll you about it today in the bay continues. who are these people?

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don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. cloudy skies right now at 5:13, as we get a live look outside at san jose, and it may still be misting as you get ready to head out the door. in willow glen, expect the high temperatures to reach the low 70s, and average in the upper 70s. it's going to be a fairly cool day for this time in june, and the clouds we're seeing now will be clearing out. we'll take a look ahead to the weekend. that's coming up in five minutes. and here are your travel times for the south bay. great for highway 17 through this particular stretch. we're heading south out of los gatos. we hear about a crash right around the summit and more details on the crash the robin williams tunnel coming up. >> thank you very much.

>> 5:13. a developing story right now. overnight, two police officers and a government employee are all recovering after they were hit by a speeding car in washington, d.c. those officers were patrolling on theirs when a car hit them. the d.c. department of transportation employee was also struck. all three were hospitalized. one of the officers was originally listed in critical condition but was upgraded to serious this morning. two others are expected to by okay and the cause of the crash is under investigation. >> the san francisco dmv released details on how a bicyclist was injured after hitting a self-driving car last month. the chevrolet bolt with self-driving technology was going north on 11th, made a left turn on market street. the bolt braked when the bicyclist hit the car's rear. he got a scraped nee, but the bike wasn't damaged. >> the slightly scary robots at google are up for sale. >> we kind of loved running

video of them. >> boston dynamic is the name of the company, owned by alphafor a number of years. you have seen these for years, the robots that look like dogs. oftentimes, the engineers will kick the robots to test them for stability. it looks strange when they do that. google is selling the company to the japanese outfit soft bank this morning. while everybody was watching the comey hearings yesterday, republicans in the house voted to roll back some of the protections of dodd/frank put in place after the big economic collapse. the most important thing they did was repeal the volker rule. that forces banks to separate their banking business from their investment business. the bill passed along party lines. one republican member said no. it goes to the senate, which is much less likely to pass it as is. obviously, wall street loves a good rollback of the rules. futures call for a higher opening. investors do seem to be shrugging off the strange election in britain.

sam and laura told you about that earlier. reesa may, who remember, never got elected by the people the first time, called for an election so she would have a mandate and failed to get the majority the party needs to form a government. it's really the worst outcome you can get. britain and its election never failed to surprise. and this man, former silicon valley ceo isaac choi has been indicted by a federal grand jury. he used work riot, and he duped employees into working without pay. this is the best picture we have of hem grabbing a smoke. he would fake receipts showing he paid employees at his company when he didn't. work right first came to our attention when somebody started posting online, penny kim, i think it was, posted about her experience. the company convinced her to move from japan to santa clara so she shows up with five boxes, ready to work in silicon valley as the chief marketting officer only to find out one of the

other employees at the office had claimed the title. >> she had to uproot her family as well. >> and ends up not getting paid. >> not a good thing. but now he's -- >> in deep trouble. >> thank you very much. >> something to show you, what most 88 years old would not be brave enough to do. this woman set a record for flying on of a plane while strapped in to the wings. >> good for her. >> that's unbelievable. betty bromadge became britain's oldest female wing walker thursday. did you know wing walking was a thing? who doesn't. everyone wing walks. the plane through about 200 feet high, 230 miles per hour. like a rollerer from that angle. this is near her retirement home. >> that's amazing. >> she actually broke her own record from last year when apparently betty was up to some wing walking at the age of 87 as well. she said that the ride was wobbly but, quote, enjoyable. >> i got concerned because you paused. she broke, and i thought, oh, no.

>> a record. >> broke a record. >> one way to see. >> that's impressive. >> really cool. >> with the wind in your face. >> and being strapped in. >> always buckle up. >> i would give it a go. >> i know you would, laura. you're much braver than me. >> she also would like to go parachuting. >> and run with the bulls. i have done parachuting. anyway, let's get to the forecast. >> to the forecast, a lot of adventure on this friday morning. as you get ready to make your plans for the day, keep in mind that it is misting and cloudy across much of the bay area. here's a live look outside at san jose. early morning sprinkles moving through. it looks like everything is moving along fine. the seven-day forecast up at the bottom of the screen. we're going to start in the south bay and look at the high temperatures this afternoon. feeling very mild. gilroy up to 75 degrees, and 69 degrees in milpitas.

antioch, 73 degrees for the high today, and hayward up to 68 degrees. 66 in san mateo. daly city will see lower 60s there. also low 60s in san francisco and the north bay up to 75 today in napa. we can see the low visibility and fog looking at the goaten gate bridge, and temperatures start out at 60 degrees and don't change much as we go through the day, into the lower 60s, but we will get clearing and winds will start to pick up. later on this evening in san francisco at at&t park, it will be dropping back to the low 50s, and then mid 50s with mostly clear skies tonight. and then as we head into the weekend, some changes in the works. we've seen some unusual june weather with the rain that moved through yesterday. well, there's another system that will be moving in right behind it. it may be clipping the north bay on sunday. looks like we could start to see light showers moving in by the afternoon on sunday. bringing an increase in cloud

cover. then it moves off towards the east, and we'll just keep that chance of rain in the forecast. and if you are planning to head to the sierra, it's not going to be the best weekend weather wise. looking live at kirkwood right now, it's raining and there will be more rain in the forecast for sunday. and our temperatures not really that warm, but it will be warming up just a bit. looking at the temperatures for san francisco. a chance of sprinkles, again, on sunday. inland areas will see the best chance of rain in the north bay. and then into next week, it's really going to start heating up. getting ready for some low 90s by the end of the week. mike updates us on the crash in the north bay. >> i was very concerned because, well, let me show you. first, the sensors around the bay, not the concern. the concern was a crash coming down out of robin williams tunnel. reports that one person called in and said i think this is a crew affiliated with a party, so i was concerned about students. sounds like one vehicle spun out, crashed, and is blocking at

least one, possibly two lanes. that's why we see the slowing southbound. another car load of students parentally showed up to help out. there was concern this was a cascade effect. but no, sounds like one vehicle involved and no major injuries. we'll track the slowing. it's also foggy in that area. that's southbound 101 just outside the robin williams tunnel. sounds like lanes are blocked by a crash there. another crash, south 17 at summit road, heading down towards santa cruz that may be blocking one lane. the sensors are not showing up here, but they may clear it quickly. let's show you another map, waze. shows you travel routes and gives you options. three options from fremont to the peninsula side. all about the same, whether you take the san mateo, dumbarton, or 237. you make your choice wherever you're leaving from, whenever you're leaving, on your phone, you can check it out. join our team on waze. go to your profile, and we'll join nbc bay area wazers. that's the name of the team you select so we can shout you out in the morning. back to you. >> yes, we can.

join mike's team. thank you, mike. >> it's time for a way to celebrate. the way mcdonald's is showing their support for national pride month. >> and a live look outside at san rafael and the s-curve as traffic picking up in the 5:00 hour as people ready to get that weekend started. we'll have much more news for you after this break. the 2-year-old girl from the

1800s - who )s casket was welcome back. it's 5:24 right now. the 2-year-old girl from the 1800s whose casket was found underneath a san francisco home will receive another memorial service tomorrow. edith howard cook will get a headstone with her picture on it at a columbus cemetery. her well preserved body was found in an unmarked metal casket a year ago. it was buried under a home near the university of san francisco. a nonprofit was able to identify her. she was born into a prominent family, but died from severe undernourishment. probably caused by urban living. tomorrow's memorial service at green lawn memorial park begins at 11:00. >> plans to throw a concert to mark theth anniversary of the summer of love in san francisco is turning now into a war of words. the promoter says the city so far has twice denied his request for that concert. but instead, san francisco plans to throw a similar event in june. parks department is hosting a

summer event featuring 40 musicians in golden gate park. park officials say they denied houston a permit due to saeflt concerns. >> happening today, national pride month in the u.s., and mcdonald's wants to celebrate. the fast food chain unveiling this, a rainbow colored fry box. those will be sold here in the bay area and also in washington, d.c. mcdonald's is also going to be sponsoring the first ever capital pride block party and will also have a float in the parade. >> don't be surprised if you start to see ikea products for sales on websites other than ik ikea. they plan to start test selling products on third-party websites as it looks to target more online customers. ikea hasn't said which sites it will team up with, but the test is expected to begin next year. >> wonder if they'll end up on amazon. >> coming up next, inching our way toward weekend. pretty darn close to the weekend. can we expect more rain, kari hall? we have plenty of fog. >> yeah, look at this fog right now in san francisco.

low visibility there. as you get ready to head out the door, dealing with that. also, we'll talk about where we may see some weekend sprinkles. that's coming up next. the warriors look to close out the cavs in cleveland tonight. bringing home their second championship in three years. i'll have all the details on where you can catch the action tonight in the bay area with the rest of w nation.

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as we take a live look outside right now at fremont and traffic really starting to pick up here as people no doubt trying to get things started early to get that weekend rolling. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> why not get a jump on it? let's check in -- i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check in with kari right now. >> good morning, we have some fog and mist and mild temperatures as you get ready to head out. we're looking at now some low 60s across much of the bay area. and then as we go through the day, our temperatures going up just a few more degrees. cooler than average. we'll see the highs reaching into the low 70s for livermore. napa, 75 degrees. half moon bay, 60. and 63 degrees in san francisco. we're taking a look ahead to the weekend. that's coming up in about seven minutes. mike gets us out the door with a look now at the golden gate. >> we're talking about the fog. you mentioned at the golden gate bridge. that's the camera most effected. although the fremont camera showed a glow as well. looking just north of there, fog right here and also a crash

southbound 101 just outside the robin williams tunnel. still blocked, two lanes there. there may be a slow flow of traffic, but no major injuries. that's the good news. we're still tracking that and looking to the approach to the bay bridge, with an easy friday light. slicker roadways as the fog settles down onto the misty roadway. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> back out live to the oracle arena this morning, bound to be packed once again with excited fans tonight. it is the night that could change everything. if the warriors win, they take it all. and needless to say, the bay area is pretty pumped. >> pete suratos is live at oracle ahead of tonight's watch party with reaction to some very anxious fans, although pete, i'm having a hard time understanding what they're anxious about that they might lose one game? good morning. >> reporter: exactly. yeah, good morning to you. yes, the bar has been set that high for the warriors, i guess you can say that. they might have those broom ready as they get ready for a

potential sweep of the cavaliers in the finals with the game taking place in cleveland tonight at 6:00 p.m. behind me, there's going to be the watch party oracle arena. the bad news is it's sold out already. the good news is there are other watch parties around the bay area. let's start with concord. a watch party taking place at todos santos plaza on grant street, and downtown concord, special takeout menus and food trucks for fans while they take in the action. in san francisco, at the soma street food park, another warriors watch party there. that will be free if you're one of the first 100 rsvps on their facebook page. then $5 after that. of course, they have plenty of good truck options there. music playing there as well, and the game will be aired on ten big screen tvs. it should be a good environment there. and our crews did get a chance to speak with fans. >> supported them even through the lean years. so super excited. way too excited. >> i think it's going to be a

sweep. i don't think that curry's interested in losing again. and we want to beat lebron. >> reporter: now, if the warriors win, it will be their second championship in three years. i know that's hard to believe with this current run, and with tonight's win, they would be the first team to go defeundefeated nba playoff history. >> 5:33. new this morning, the west contra costa county jail in richmond one step closer to expanding to include 400 additional beds. key $70 million grant has come through from the board and state community corrections. county supervisors had to approve that grant, but they approved that expansion back in november. richmond city council opposes the expansion. truly a tragic story to report on now. out of the east bay, where police say that a accidentally shot a friend with a pellet gun and it killed him. horrible here. just the timing of this, as

families celebrating graduation at deer valley high school in antioch last night. at the same time, friend and family of a younger classmate are grieving. the 15-year-old was shot at a friend's house. friends can't believe he is gone. >> he was a good kid, always nice. he came over and would swim. we were neighbors. we hung out all the time. >> again, this was all an accident. antioch police say no one is under arrest for what their calling an accidental shooting. the investigation is ongoing. >> in the meantime, the mother accused of abandoning her 5-year-old daughter near ocean beach in san francisco will face a judge today. police say samantha patten shoved the girl out of a stopped car on the great highway monday night. then she drove off with her 1-year-old son. paramedics happened to spot the little girl as she waw being abandoned. the 22-year-old patten faced child felony endangerment

charges. >> new details about a memorial day crash in alameda. a third person, we have learned, died from the crash. sergio garcia, who had been in critical condition following the crash, died as the coroner coned he has since passed iowa. a truck with seven people inside it was speeding when it hit a van. the truck rolled over, immediately killing two people. four other people were also injured. >> a man is behind bars, accused of inappropriately touching a woman and then hitting her in the face near the uc berkeley campus last month. the attack happened just off campus. say the victim managed to get a picture of the subject with a cell phone before he took off. investigators recognized him and marchged to track him down at his berkeley this week. happening today, we are expecting to get the results of an audit of san jose's alum rock school district. the mercury news reporting the state agency is reviewing the plans to release the findings of

the audit later today. the auditor was looking into contracting and construction practices there. alum rock recently came under scrutiny for holding off on installing much needed ac units for schools in favor of new construction. >> a new swim center opened in walnut creek this weekend and it's for people of all physical abilities. the swim center on buena vista avenue opens on saturday. it's renovated with an all ability splash playground. even those with physical disabilities can still enjoy. the center opens for recreational swimming lessons and party rentals on sunday. >> all right, let's take a look over here. we have a pretty smooth flow of traffic around the bay. i want to zoom in and give you a wider look. look, no problems out of antioch or over in towards the bridges, the benicia and carquinez bridge. what i circled is the walnut

creek interchange. looks like they're changing a tire. there may be fog drifting through portions of the bay, not enough to register a problem for the road weather index. there was a problem heading to the foggy golden gate bridge. you see the speed sensors starting to clear out as you head out of the robini william said tunnel. that has cleared. barlt weekend work is going on at the lake merritt station, so bus is in place. >> and it's free. >> yay. >> always a nice thing. not the delay part. work, work, work over, because friday, and pretty soon, we get to the weekend, which hopefully for most people means no working. >> a lot of events going on and great weather to go along with it. let's take a look at saturday's forecast. it will be cool, and you want to take it in it looks like as i'm looking ahead, it looks like next weekend is going to be really hot. very comfortable this weekend.

low 70s inland. for sunday, also 70 degrees inland. the bay at 66 degrees, and 62 degrees along the coast. morning clouds and fog. the sand sculpture contest happening in alameda, that happening tomorrow starts out cool with sunshine in the upper 50s. as we go through the day, you want to make sure you have the sun block. a lot of sun and temperatures reaching to the mid 60s. the san mateo fair gets started. the kids getting out of school and you're looking for something to do this weekend. it starts with a parade at 10:00 and it will be 60 degrees. long sleeves to start. as we go through the day, it will be in the mid 60s there. farther to the north in healdsburg, there will be a jazz festival. this has been an ongoing event. sunday will be the last day. a slight of showers by early afternoon, and then a mix of sun and clouds as we go through the day. still looks like a very nice event. we're taking a live look outside right now at yosemite. and it is beautiful starting out

this morning as the sun rises. a few clouds, and there will be a chance of some showers today. then look at sunday. there could be some snow flurries flying in paurrts of t sierra, including yosemite, and 40 degrees for the high temperature. milder weather in santa cruz, but it will be bright and sunny. a few clouds, that clearing out for the weekend, and sunday, only up to 59 degrees. the wet suit definitely a necessity. and down farther in santa barbara, low 70s there. great weather throughout the weekend. and also into next week. we'll talk about next week coming up, laura. >> we look forward it. that heat-up is coming. >> santa barbara looks nice right now. >> up next, paying more at the pump not sitting well with many californians. the new suri that shows how many people against the 12 cent gas tax. >> in politics. two different versions of the same meeting. someone is not tetting the truth.

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it's 5:42, with some cloudy skies, looking live right now over san jose. it may be misting, too, as you get ready to step out the door, but all of that clears out as we go through the day. the temperature trend in santa clara shows we'll get sunshine by 11:00, and as we go through the day, staying well below average. reaching only into the lower

60s. heading into the weekend, it stays cool, but a warmup on the way. more on all of that coming up at about 5:49. and look at these travel times. we're now seeing that little expected slowing coming out of the altamont pass. no drama for the tri-valley. >> thank you very much, kari and mike. >> it's 5:43. turns out californians aren't too happy about the new gas tax going into effect this november. a new poll shows just 35% support it. 58% oppose it, including 39% who say they strongly reject it. the poll was conducted by uc berkeley's institute of governmental studies. the gas tax hopes to raise $5 billion annually through a 12 cent gas tax increase. and new registration fees based on the value of vehicles. the money raised will be used for state transportation projec projects. >> 5:43, and state lawmakers say the democratic majority in sacramento is denying funds to

repair levees that were damaged after the orville dam spillway failure. a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by jim nielsen of fresno, who we say is a republican, is calling for $100 million in funding. his office says the democrats have denied the funding and he says that there has been no reason provided. charges have been lifted against a man caught on camera hitting the sacramento mayor with a pie. the activist was initially charged with felony assault for last year's incident. last month, a judge declared a mistrial on the charge after jurors could not reach a verdict, but now, the sacramento bee reports a new misdemeanor charge has been filed. thompson goes on trial in august. much to many people's surprise, the president did not tweet at all yesterday during the comey hearing. >> yeah, a lot of people were praising his discipline, scott mcgrew, but apparently, he has something to say this morning. >> he says he's vendicated, which is not what many of the rest of us saw in the hearing.

what is the president talking about? we assume he's talking about comey testifying he did indeed tell the president several times he was not under investigation. not personally. but comey did testify he felt pressured by the president to end the investigation into michael flynn. now, at the time, comey was fbi director. he tells the president more than once he's not under investigation personally. the president pressured comey to say that publicly, apparently. comey says he didn't because it would be awkward if the fbi did start investigating the president. all right, as for that accusation of pressure that's a tough one. that may be considered an obstruction of justice. comey says it happened. the president's lawyer says it did not. >> consistent with that statement, the president never in form or substance directed or suggested that mr. comey stop investigating anyone, including

the president never suggested that mr. comey, quote, let flynn go, close quote. >> that's not a disagreement about exactly what was said or context. that's a disagreement that it was said at all. so this is super important. you have the former head of the fbi saying under oath in front of the u.s. senate the president did something. you have the president's personal lawyer saying he did not. somebody is not telling you the truth. as sam and laura mentioned, the presidented, despite so many fall statements and lies, total and complete vindication, and wow, the comey is a leaker. the president is talking about an astonishing moment when comey blurted out he leaked his notes to a friend with the intention that friend would then leak those notes to "the new york times." it caught everybody offguard. for comey to leak is a shocker. he had been so outspoken abouts. keep in mind, this did come after he was fired, he was a

private citizen, still, i want to show you tape of comey seven days before he leaks. at the time of the hearing, he's still fbi director. >> director comey, have you ever an anonymous source in news reports about matters reltding to the trump investigation or the clinton investigation? >> never. >> little did he know four days later, he would be fired. seven days later, he would leak for presumably the first time in his life. comey said he did it so that the justice department would appoint a special prosecutor, meaning trump firing comey may be one of the biggest mistakes of trump's presidency. well, we love to hear what you have to say about the testimony, about mr. trump, about me and our coverage. you can find us or me on twitter @scottmcgrew. >> only good things about scott mcgrew. >> 5:47. this sunday, athletes lining up to take off. this is the escape from alcatraz triathlon. here's video from 2015 to give you a sense of what this must

like. i don't know that many people are going to find out what it feels like. >> you can't find your hands or feet. >> those wet suits are hopefully keeping you a little warm. kicks off with a swim to marina green beach. then they go on an 18-mile bike ride before the athletes run eight more miles through san francisco to the finish. no easy task because you have to imagine there are hills. this year's competitors include max fennel, the first african-american pro triathlete and six rio olympians competing. >> every year we do the story and every year i marvel at these people. >> if would imagine if you're swimming in water that cold, every time you take a stroke there, it feels probably like you're punching through ice with your hands, like it's got to be numbing. >> you could find out. >> i will not find out. >> kari will not find out. >> no. >> olympic athletes and us. i don't think so. >> water will be cold, but the weekend will be pretty mild. >> a nice weekend, a little on

the cool side, especially for this time in june. we're talking about high temperatures only in the 60s and low 70s. we are in for a warmup. we'll talk about that. let's take a live look outside at the anderson reservoir. you see the clouds rolling through overhead. it's been misting and in some parts of the bay yeah foggy this morning. we're looking at low clouds rolling over san francisco right now. as the seven-day forecast comes up, we start out in the south bay with a warming trend under way. looking at our high temperatures today, up to 74 degrees in concord 75 in napa, and in pal lo alto today, expect a high of 71. all of this cooler than where we should be for this time of year. as you get a look out the window, you see the clouds, and it may still be wet. it's a good day for a hat because it's so humid and also long sleeves. a day for some comfortable weather, and then we'll have some nice temperatures heading throughout the weekend. let's take a look at the

futurecast because there will be some changes here. and heads-up about the north bay for the weekend. we'll start to see these clouds moving in by tomorrow afternoon. and the coastal fog, but then by sunday, another system moving in. another very unusual system for this time of year. bringing some rain to the north bay. also, wintry mix and snow showers for the sierra. this will move the north bay, and then off towards the east. the rest of the bay area will see an increase in cloud cover and not expecting much more than some sprinkles in san francisco and farther to the north. our high temperature staying in the low 60s, inland areas, low 70. as we head through next week, you'll see we will have some hot weather starting to return to the bay area. and mike now has an easy commute as you head out the door. >> right now, we expect that this early on a friday. we do have some fog, maybe some mist. keep that in mind, especially the golden gate bridge. the south bay, the tri-valley, east bay, not showing any surprises. looking over here to highway 84

and the slowing through the construction zone, looks like they cleared the overnight work but they still have the work. let me get you to the waze system because we have the bay bridge metering lights on. no other problems or issues for the area. coming down from vallejo to san francisco, an easy drive there. in fact, looking the richmond san rafael bridge as the easiest drive, but you have to pay a double toll as opposed to just one. you make your choice where you want to pay and play. check your phone as well. go to the profile and select our team. we want to go along with you, and check out the roadways. maybe give folks tips before they leave their house. nbc bay area wazers. >> good to note. >> thank you, mike. >> coming up next, not meeting the dress code. the unexpected highlights or lowlights, depending on how you look at it, at the giants/brewers game. >> happening now on our digital

platform, a recall of a birth control tablet. the company says a packaging error made the tablets out of sequence, which could result in an unintended pregnancy. i'm tweeting out a picture right now. follow me, laura garcia-cannon. >> in washington, ivanka trump said she's flexible on details of her paid personal leave. originally it would provide six weeks of paid leaves to new mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents. stick around. we'll be right back. early diagnosis and intervention

can be crucial in treating it's 5:55 on your friday. early diagnosis and intervention can be crucial in treating childhood autism. now researchers have a new tool at their diz posal that may be able to predict the disorder earlier than ever for high-risk babies. a new study shows brain scans can predict autism in 6-month-old babies who are autistic older siblings. that's a major risk factor. the study folks on 59 invents and correctly identified 9 out of 11 children who were later identified with autism. >> what kind of difference could this early predictor make? >> treating earlier is better. if we were, we would be treating at a time before the symptoms appear and during a time when the brain is most malleable or receptive to treatment. this has great promise.

>> so the study's authors say more research is still needed but it would be an important clue to help physicians and families unlock the mystery of autism. >> ford is offering buy-outs to about 15,000 salaries workers in north america and asia. a move at saving profits amid slowing sales in the u.s. and china. they target about 10% of the white collar workforce in every region. >> a new round of college graduates entering the work force. while investing can seem daunting, some new apps make it easy to get started. a lot of college grads are facing student loan debt. the financial jargon can also turn people off. but websites aim to make it easier. >> definitely targeting a younger generation. all in the mobile. the goal is to make investing less scary and more approachable for the millions of americans. >> a similar app called acorn allows users to invest spare

change by rounding up purchases to the nearest dollar, and robin hood is an aip based broker offering free trade. 6 out of 10 millennials already use an app to manage their finances. >> 5:37. talking about the b.a.r.t. changes at the moment. crews will be back out this weekend working on the upper level parking lot at the daly city b.a.r.t. station, which means the lot will be closed tomorrow through monday. crews right now are working on a new bus layover area as well as repaving and restriping the lot. work goes from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. every day. >> happening today, the first of three meetings to talk about upgrading downtown palo alto. the upgrade downtown project would make changes to parking, pedestrian safety, bicycle access, and infrastructure. today'sing goes from 4:00 to 6:00 at johnson park. two other open houses are planned for tuesday and thursday. >> another mountain lion sighting in a peninsula city. this latest one happening before 11:00 wednesday night on britain

avenue in san carlos. it comes after two mountain lions were already sighted in san carlos over the weekend, including one in the same place on britain avenue another mountain lion sighting was reported on crest view drive. if you see one, you're told to make loud noises and wave your arms to make yourself look bigger. >> gabrielle giffords will be the first living woman since martha washington to have a naval war ship named in her armor. it will be commissioned tomorrow in texas as the "uss gabrielle giffords." hillary clinton and jill biden will attend the ceremony. giffords was shot in 2011 at event in tucson, arizona. she's been an advocate for gun control ever since. she was left disabled and resigned from congress where smee served on the house armed serves committee. >> a different topic. a litt sports and also a little

something extra. the giants celebrating a big win against the brewers after going into extra innings, but the highlight of the game may have coming bain the second inning. there's a man wearing socks and a top. he's missing a very important article or articles of clothing. pants. underpants. none of that. well, full moon was out. they rushed the field from third base, made the way to brandon crawford. that's when he was eventually pinned down. unclear why he went streaking across the field. or which toom he was rooting for. security takes him down quickly. the giants win this game 9-5 in extra innings, but you have to imagine that was a topic of conversation. >> taking a live look from our at&t park camera this morning. the giants are back at home tonight. they're hosting the minnesota twins. you can catch that game right here on nbc bay area. first pitch at 7:15. >> pants recommended. >> always a good idea. >> 6:00 right now. a series of suspicious fires in

the south bay. new surveillance video that could help investigators figure out what or who is behind it. >> plus, washington reeling after james comey's explosive testimony on capitol hill. the former fbi director accusing president of firing him because of the russia investigation. how the president is fighting back with words this morning. and one win to go. the warriors chasing the championship, preparing for a critical game four tonight in cleveland. today in the bay continues right now. >> let's hope they continue that streak. to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> everything is streaking these days. >> taking a look behind us. you see a heavy fog layer outside right now. it's pretty warm. pretty humid, kari. >> very humid as you get ready to head out the door. we're going to see fog as you step out and some mist, too. hitting your face. here's a live look outside at aron. 58 degrees. cloudy there. you can see the low visibility and looking at