ticketing prices and how this will impact drivers. and finally cooling down. relief is on the way after triple digit heat in the bay area. good morning - and thanks for joining u can you feel it's friday in the air around here? thanks for joining us . i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i feel sympathy for the pg&e workers and the construction workers and everybody. >> yeah, that, too. >> it's coming down now. >> it's still going to be warm for the inland valleys but you'll feel the difference, and it won't be as uncomfortable as we've had to deal with and as dangerous. we are starting out this morning in the low to mid-60s, so it already feels warm as you get ready to head out although we do have patchy fog in the north bay. it's 55 degrees there and also in san francisco. the heat advisory in effect for all of these areas shaded in red where we will see the highs as high as 97 degrees, a closer look. we can see that the heat advisory continues for solano county and for the tear yor

portions of contra costa and alameda as we go through the day. let's check out the high temperatures up to 97 in the tri-valley, 80 in the east bay and san francisco 71. a closer look at this coming up in about six minutes. mike is checking in again on highway 17. >> kari, it's still closed southbound. both lanes are blocked by two disabled big rigs. the first one stuck there. the second one had trouble getting by and now no one gets through. this is shy of summit road. chp told us the tow truck should be arriving and they hope to move those soon. that was a half hour ago. we're calling them and they're very busy now. looking to the rest of the bay, not so much of a problem. these are the speed sensors we expect to see. the golden gate bridge, fog has returned. cooler now. looking northbound, a few cars head iing to the robin williams tunnel, shy of the rainbow arc. there may a crash blocking part of one lane.

be careful. i don't think there's fog at that particular point. >> you mentioned the rainbow arc. this is a big weekend. it's pride weekend and it kicks off with the annual trans march. millions of people expected to head for pride festivities over the weekend all leading up to the big parade. >> bob redell live with the tight security that you can expect to see if you're head in to the parade. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and sam. 24 hours from now in downtown that will be packed with people for this weekend's pride event. you can see the main stage is being erected right now in front of city hall in preparation for the two-day event starting tomorrow going on through sunday. you might recall that security was increased significantly last year right after the murder of 49 people at the pulse nightclub. a gay nightclub in orlando where those people were shot and killed. that security has not changed.

the same measures in place this year for san francisco pride, san francisco police will increase the number of its officers at the event both in uniform and plain clothes. everyone attend will go have to go threw a metal detector or be wanded before entering the event. your bag can be no bigger than 18x18 inches. if you do have a larger bag keep in mind there's not going to be any storage lockers on site. you're not allowed to bring in outside alcohol and while on property organizers are reminding you not to take drinks from strangers. pride runs from noon to 6:00 tomorrow, 11:00 to 6:00 sunday with the parade at 10:30. you are encouraged to take public transportation. sunday b.a.r.t. will be opening 8:00 running saturday light service. that being said expect b.a.r.t. to be crowded. you can see where the peak

travel times will be, clearly going to be around the start of the parade and the end of the parade. if you want to try to travel inside or outside those times that might be your best bet as far as avoiding the crowds. muni and cal train increasing sunday service. again, expecting thousands upon thousands of people here for the pride celebrations in downtown san francisco. reporting live here from outside city hall, bob redell, "today in the bay." thank you bob. 6:04. happening today volunteers will be setting up the outline of the giants pink triangle on twin peaks. it is a symbol of defiance, courage, and vent strength. in nazi germany gays and lesbians were forced to wear it as a sign of shame. this deadly overnight crash in san jose. take a look at the wreckage left behind. police say two vehicles collided at the intersection of monterey highway and bailey road. one driver was pronounced dead at the scene. the other taken to the hospital

and treated. it appears a third vehicle may have been involved. this is san jose's 24th fatal crash of 2017. a heads-up for b.a.r.t. riders. it could soon cost you more to ride. b.a.r.t. is making changes to its fare system. stop people from riding without pay i paying for a ticket. kris sanchez joins us live from fremont this morning with the m impact this could certainly have on your wallet. good morning, kris. >> reporter: good morning, laura. b.a.r.t. ride may not be feeling all warm and fuzzy about the changes coming down the pike but using a paper ticket is not the only way you're going to pay more. there are other ways as well and this was a vote that passed by the b.a.r.t. board. leadership had to come up with a budget to close the deficit of $31 million that you mentioned. also dealing at the same time with 3% fewer riders paying into the kiddie. the good news while you'll be paying 2.7% more ba.a.r.t.

promises your ride about get better as two-thirds of the capital budget will be spent on the system itself -- new cars, improving stations, making the system more reliable and clean. now the bad news is that it will cost you. starting in january riders will pay 2.7% fare increase and a 50 cent charge to use a paper ticket instead of a clipper card. if you don't want to pay that get the clipper card. the youth discount is cut to 50% which is less than it is now, but the youth discount is act l actually extended so folks can use it until they're 18 years old instead of when they're 12 which is the case right now. kids under 5 still ride b.a.r.t. for free. b.a.r.t. also committed to cracking down on fare evaders to the tune of $2.7 million. they're doing some physical changes, raising the barriers, making it harder for those cheaters to get in. and then they're hiring more people to make sure if they do evade those fares and jump in they get busted. kris sanchez, "today in the

bay." b.a.r.t. is trying to change its image by adopting a safe transit policy. passengers in stations and on trains will not be asked to prove their citizenship. a watered down version of an earlier plan that would have declared b.a.r.t. as a sanctuary transit. it's to win favor with the public especially as b.a.r.t. is announcing the fare increases kris just outlined for next year. homeowners right now are surveying the damage after this. firefighters monitoring hot spots overnight from brush fire in vallejo right by the highway. it was one of several spot fires across the bay area yesterday. that fire started when a car fire spread to a nearby hillside alongside interstate 80. all of this happening before 1:00 in the afternoon. it eventually burned about 40 acres. it caused slight damage to four homes. vallejo firefighters say the nearby fire station 26, which has been shuttered since 2010 would have come in it handy if it were staffed. >> we came from columbus and 80

basically. >> having 26 closed real areally hurt you. >> took about eight minutes of a response. the fire probably got from the freeway up here in about eight minutes. >> all that damage in just a matter of minutes. some of those homes now have broken windows. one of them has a damaged roof. all new this morning for the first time north korea is responding to the death of otto warmbier. he was sent home in a coma. north korea is denying that anyone tortured him or treated him cruelly. they say he was released last week, quote, for humanitarian reasons. north korea says warmbier contracted botulism and fell into a coma after taking a sleeping pill. for the first time ever incoming freshmen at stanford will will be able to bring pets to school. pets must be approved support animals. the special pets are allowed after increasing demand. to get approval students will

need a letter from a licensed health care provider showing how the animal helps assist them with their disability. 6:09 now. we wake with slightly cooler temperatures thanks to the fog right now we're seeing across parts of the bay area, also looking live at anderson reservoir near morgan hill. some dense fog also along the coast as we will see those temperatures really warming up as we go into today. the castro right now you can see the fog in the distance. it's 59 degrees. and we're going to see the high temperatures along the coastline that will be cooler, reaching 64 at half moon bay and still 97 for livermore. i'll give you a look at the temperature trend for cupertino coming up in about three minutes. mike has an update on the crash for highway 101. >> that's right, kari. 17 on the radar, still blocked at the summit. anywhere north of there looks great until you get to the north bay. north of the foggy golden gate bridge a report of that crash at

the robin williams tunnel. two lanes are blocked. the overturned vehicle is back on its wheels. no major injuries. no major slowing here. southbound towards spencer reports of a crash there. again, that's out of lanes but a distraction so we'll track that as well. looking at your travel times over to the bay bridge an easy, light drive. we do have the metering lights on at the plaza. keep that in mind. mass transit moves on time. back to you. i hope it goes smoothly, thanks, mike. a user experience up next on "today in the bay," imagine being able to change what happens in the tv show you're watching. how netflix is making that happen. sounds pretty cool. target pulling something off the shell of. a popular product.

it's 6:13 now on this friday morning. a live look outside at palo alto. things are looking pretty good as of now. as we've seen the fog along the coast and clear temperatures and clear sky conditions farther inland. in cupertino we are going to see the temperatures at 9:00 starting out in the lower 70s, rising into the mid-80s by lunch time. that's going to be above our average high temperature of 80 degrees reaching into the upper 80s again today. we'll talk about some cooler weather ahead especially as we

head into next week. that's coming up at 6:18. and we're looking at these travel times for hayward coming off the castro valley. it's friday. a lighter build but we have a big problem for the santa cruz mountains. highway 17 is blocked right now heading south. what we heard from chp the last few minutes. we'll get that update. it is friday. developing story right now at 6:14. tropical depression cindy spawning tornadoes as it moves across the south. an ef-2 tornado touched down just a few miles from downtown birmingham that happened yesterday and as you can see from that video ripped apart buildings in the process. you're looking there at the aftermath. at least three people were injured. cindy has been downgraded as it moves into the ohio valley region and the appalachian mountains. cindy are will be dumping plenty of rain along the way. another month, another record for the booming bay area real estate market. according to numbers crunched by core logic the median home sale are price for may reached

$755,000 in the bay area up slightly from april. and up more than 7% from the same time a year ago. in san francisco and san mateo county the median exceeded $1.2 million. >> let that sink in. $1.2 million is the median home value to live in the bay area. choose your own adventure books netflix has a series for you launching the first interactive movie letting young viewers determine how their story unfolds. the first title is puss in book, trapped in an epic tale from puss in boots. a series of choices as the narrative unfolds using the remote control. netflix plans on releasing that and more titles soon. right now target yanking bottles of vegetarian mayonnaise off its shelves this morning according to a new report from

bloomberg. >> a favorite amongst vegans and healthy eaters, scott mcgrew has more. >> reporter: very influential hampton creek as well started by bill gates, among others. it's run into a fair amount of controversy lately. hampton creek makes the mayonnaise from plants. they call it just mayo. you've probably seen it on store shelves. target is removing the products over health concerns. now, to be clear, there has been no recall. hampton creek has no mention of concerns on its website this morning but in a statement to bloomberg the company said the allegations that our products are mislabelled or unsafe are false. there's a petition circulating around uber asking the founder and former ceo tr travis kalanick be reinstated. technically he has more power than anyone else at the company thanks how many shares he owns, but it's extremely unhikely he'll come back because he was pushed out by some very powerful investors. all the major u.s. banks passed the first half of their

stress test -- this is big -- required under dodd frank. this means those banks have than enough money on hand to survive a disaster, and they can return that money to investors. watch banks stocks. markets barely moved on thursday. we've talked about how silicon valley is working on autonomous cars and carmakers are coming out here to california. but silicon valley is moving back there as well. we call the flight from san francisco to austin the nerd bird, still trying to figure out what to call it when you go from san francisco to detroit. >> you do start to see just this incredible movement back and forth and at any given moment if you're walking around the general motors campus you'll see people from every type of company, every country. it's just this incredibly diverse ecosystem of talent. >> so this sudden connection between california and mish, we'll talk more with general motors the sunday morning after "meet the press." >> maybe you'll go to the movies this weekend, the latest

"transformers" film hits theaters. "transformers: the last night." teaches mark wahlberg about ancient history of planet earth so humans can save their future. it is rated pg-13. transform earp ter the fore. >> i think it will still be a good weekend to head to the movies especially if you are dealing with some of the high heat we've had recently trying to cool the house down has been a struck . on this friday morning it is 65 degrees. a lot of sunshine. looks beautiful there and as we get a look at where we're heading this afternoon looking live at san jose and some of the records we have for today that we'll be watching as the temperatures rise. in jose the forecast is for 8

the degrees but the record is 98 degrees. livermore just a few degrees shy of the record high set in 2006 of 104 degrees. warm in concord. napa expected to be a few degrees above the record. on this very warm day you may want to head to at&t park. the giants back in town. taking a live look there and forecast for today at first pitch at 62 degrees so you'll need to dress in layers. it will be windy, too, as the fog rolls back in. looking at the high temperatures for the south counseledy reaching in counties reaching into the upper 90s for the tri-valley and the east bay. and for the peninsula up to the mid-80s there but the mission district nice and cool, 73 degrees and some upper 80s, low 90s again for the north bay. as we head into the weekend this hot area of high pressure begins

to break down. the jet stream starts to bring back some cool temperatures but that may also fire up a few thunderstorms over the sierra. we'll be watching that. as we look at san francisco's seven-day forecast we'll be in the lower 70s for today and tomorrow then cooler heading into next week. that cooling trend for the inland valleys and we're going to have to come down still from that high heat. we're making some progress here as we watch the temperatures go into the low 80s by next week. might have some concerns if you're heading to the coast today. highway 17 is currently closed or at least blocked. traffic moves well. a fender-bender highway 101. not a major concern. i'll continue to monitor that. we've been following this, 17 and summit road is blocked right now. speed sensors cleared up. i don't think they've cleared. i will double-check and let you know. so far it was jammed up heading south and just shy of summit road. if you know summit road, that's

an option for you. if you're not familiar with the area, then make sure you know 0 101. coming down through watsonville to 162 and back over there. now we're looking at waze. we also have sonoma raceway. use waze to help you out. activity starts friday. make sure you're on our team where you can select the voices. nascar is doing some sort of promotional thing for the movie. get there safely and quickly by joining nbc bay area wazers. that's the team for you. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:21. shots fired at a fair in new jersey. the public frenzy as it is all caught on camera. >> this way. this way. >> what witnesses saw in the moments before someone started shooting at a crowded fair. nats of screams

trt=4 ==laura/cont vo== new video into our newsroom this morning-- showing scary moments at the new jersey state fair... some frightening moments, scary moments at the new jersey state fair. people were seen running away after someone fired a gun. witnesses and fair workers say they heard at least three shots. luckily no one was injured. the fair was quickly shut down while police interviewed witnesses. one witness says the violence started when a group of men started fighting. several people were taken into custody. switching gears now take a look at this. you see a lot of balls hit into

the stands, but take a look at this one. a dad in training you with a doll, no, it's a real baby there. the dad kind of fumbles, tries to catch the ball, very proud that he got it but, no, the mom is not taking it at all, taking that baby away, concerned with the baby's well-being there, looks like he has to explain it to her just a bit. he gets a high-five from fellow fans in the stands but not from mom just yet. she would much rather hold on to that baby. >> a fellow fan is not going to be in the doghouse. speaking of baseball, you saw the mets being pummeled by the dodgers. they now come to at&t park as we take a live look. the giants are back home takinging on the mets after a rough stretch. the giants lost to the braves in atlanta yesterday, final score of 12-11. tonight the giants hosting the new york mets. you can catch the game here on nbc bay area. our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. happening today things will get ugly in the north bay. there is no way around that. >> sonoma marin will hold the

world's ugliest dog contest. some of the past winners have been real howellers. contestants if you're wondering are judged on first impression, unusual attributes, personality and, of course, that great audience reaction. >> very cool there. coming up next on "today in the bay" we are learning more about what led up to a deadly double shooting in a contra costa neighborhood. the reason a homeowner felt compelled to open fire on two men. a san francisco landmark may be closed as a precaution against terrorism. i'm chuck coppola with the story coming up. and a live look at the bay bridge metering lights. looks like they're on. the fog as well. what a change. cooling down the across the bay area. we'll have a look at traffic and weather coming up. more news as well.

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finally cooling down. we could still see temperatures in the upper 90 )s in right now at 6:30, finally it is cooling down. we could still see temperature in the upper 90s in parts of the bay area today. nothing like the triple digits. a live look at the sun's arrival. this is from milpitas. funny when you say it's in the 90s and that's our cooling trend now. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. any other time that would sound

crazy. 90s is cooler, kari hall. and the struggles have been real trying to stay cool for the inland valleys. it looks better as we get into the weekend forecast. mt. hamilton, you can see the layer of fog in the distance. the morning start, seeing some clouds across parts of the bay area and also looking live at daly city where it's all fogged in. our temperatures continue to fall. sfrap san fran will see some lower 70s today and some upper 60s by the end of the weekend. for the valleys, it's still going to be hot up to 97 degrees. we'll check out some events going on this weekend. mike has some good news heading to santa cruz. >> just reopened highway 17. we saw it on the sensor reads.

chp said no, no, no -- yep, you're right. they just cleared highway 17. both big rigs gone, now traffic can head to the coast where it's cooler. that fender-bender at 101 north of 680. 18 minutes to the berkeley curve. back to you. >> thank you, mike. happening today, shutting down part of the iconic golden gate bridge. transit officials discussing closing a larger portion during next month's marathon all comes after several recent it terror attacks were cars plowed into pedestrians. >> chuck coppola live with how drivers will be affected. good morning, chuck. >> reporter: it's a bit brisk out here. 4,500 drivers may be affected. how many have driven northbound during the marathon in years

past. this year it could be affecting those drivers on july 23rd between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. that's the day and hours of the san francisco marathon. the board of directors of the golden gate bridge district looked at pictures of marathons past and realized between about 15,000 runners and roughly 4,500 northbound cars the only thing acceseparating them is a row of orange cones. that's not enough given recent terror attacks using vehicles in nic nice, france, and london. >> with our security coalition partners to include the chp and department of homeland security and the fbi. >> reporter: again, this may affect drivers on july 23rd, the day of the marathon between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. only affecting northbound lanes. southbound lanes are unaffected. those southbound lanes will

remain open. the district meeting here begins at the toll plaza at 10:00 a.m. i'm chuck coppola, "today in the bay." it's 6:33. palo alto police looking for this man they say was driving without pants. they say he expose d himself to two girls in different incidents in palo alto. the first incident happened near jordan middle school wednesday afternoon. the second just about a mile away. >> right now authorities still trying to piece together the moments leading up to a teenaged girl'sly fall down the cliffs of san francisco beach yesterday. lifeguard used a jet ski to reach the woman in foggy conditions and transport her to waiting paramedics. she did not survive. all of this unfolding yesterday near the legion of honor at land's end. the area has many hazards. >> we do have a lot of people

that lose their footing, fall from cliffs, some ocean rescues, people going into the water, again, to try to beat the heat. the waters out here are treacherous. >> rescuers say the woman suffered multiple injuries and fractures on her fall. her identity has not yet been released. new details on breaking news we first brought you yesterday morning. a deadly double shooting in brentwood turned out to be a botched home invasion robbery. the homeowner caught two armed men to break into his home wednesday night. they say the shooting appears to be in self-defense. a neighbor's surveillance camera captured some of the chaos. he says one of the suspects, robber, died in his front yard. >> he had a mask on his face, like out of a t-shirt, the eyes and nose and mouth cut out, gloves, hoodie, jacket, and he was bleeding out of his mouth. >> the names of the suspects have not been released. as for the homeowner he was voluntarily detained, later

released. he will not face charges. new this morning flooding that we're seeing here in the north bay is new video from marin county and it's king tides that are to blame. looking at all that standing water on highway 101 at the ramp which had to be closed in both directions for just a bit overnight. thankfully that flooding has since subsided. if you plan on driving through this morning, things should be all clear, mike. >> some might have been looking for a little pool. no major problems around the bay and what has disappeared from the sensors and the roadway is that full blockage of highway 17 now reinstating the traffic flow down to summit road. the two big rigs have cleared and folks can head to the coast on highway 17 heading to the n santa cruz side. 92 will take you to half moon bay. lots of coastal routes. cooler today. a smooth drive down the east shore freeway. slowing through berkeley and across the richmond to san

rafael bridge. a quick look at the golden gate bridge. there's a little bit of moisture. you might need to use the windshield wipers. a lot cooler and the crash north of here at the he robin williams tunnel has cleared from lanes. that's a cooler look. >> isn't it amazing. what a difference. >> a little bit of moisture. >> that's really great to see since we know it's been so hot inland. it will pro-out there and enjoy all of the events going on. tomorrow we're looking at the coastal temperatures right at about 70 degrees. the bay will be at 81 and inland temperatures up to 92 degrees. that's coming down from the triple digits we had yesterday. looking it at the forecast sunday, 69 degrees. you may even need a light jacket heading out there with the fog during the morning are for the bay we're up to 80 degrees. 88 inland on sunday. we have the pride festival

happening for tomorrow. we also are looking at some great weather. it really doesn't get better than this. we're talking about highs in the low 70s right up to 70 degrees by 3:00 and then as we go into the afternoon we're going to see a few more clouds mixing in. we'll be all bright and sunny throughout the day. you still may need sunscreen. to sonoma, the raceway, temperatures that will be slightly cooler to start but then by noontime we're up to 80 degrees. all of that sunshine throughout the day heating those temperature into the mid-80s. and then further south we're heading to santa cruz. you can check out some of those wood panelled cars and it will be in the mid-60s to start out during the morning. looking at the russian river l valley, temperatures still on the warm side but not too bad. 80 degrees today and then some upper 70s for the weekend. a few more clouds in the mix on

saturday. and in carmel valley the temperatures will be warmest today. there will be a chance of some quick moving showers for tomorrow. a temperature trend for the fremont area coming up. >> we'll look forward to that, kari. 6:38. up next on "today in it the bay" new capturing the moment a child was thrown from a moving car. fortunately the child is okay. the reason the who took the video says every parent needs to watch it. plus, startling new allegation that is vladimir putin was directly behind the hack iing of our election. we'll bring you up to speed. >> and we're watching the markets this morning, scott, the dow jones industrial average dipping just a little bit, down 47 points but good news from wall street this morning, all major u.s. banks passed the financial stress test from the

federal reserve which means they are armed and ready with enough capital in the event of a financial crisis.

time now is 6:41. a live look outside at fremont. as you get ready to head out on the roadways you don't need the air conditioning right now but you may be cranking it up later

on today. it's still going to be a warm afternoon but at least we have the morning to get some things did you know done, run some errands. we're at 82 degrees. upper 80s later on today. our temperatures continue to come down. we'll talk about how cool it gets and where. that's coming up in about five minutes. >> and it's still a nice time to head to the beach and a much better option as well. the south bay drive, northbound 17 is just fine. southbound just reopened as the rigs were cleared as you head over the summit. some live pictures now to show you from the civic center and city hall in san francisco. as you see crews now getting ready for pride festivities. more than a million people are expected to migrate in in this weekend to celebrate. it means a the lot of police officers and tight security. metal detectors, bags are restricted to just 18x18. there is no outside alcohol allowed. pride festivities begin tonight

with the big parade sunday morning. 6:42. fremont police looking for more victims after apparent chain snatchings. kenyon thomas seen here was arrested over the weekend for allegedly ripping the chains off two victims earlier this month. the key to his arrest was this car. police say both victims gave a similar vehicle description. he admit ted his involvement in both robberies. police are looking for additional victims after those chain snatchings. some dramatic new video showing a texas child being tossed out of a moving car. you see it right there in the middle of the road. the child was fine except for a few scrapes and bruises. the car turned onto a street with the left back door opens up. you can a 1-year-old child being thrown out of the car. looks like he was obviously in a car seat.

the woman who shot that video says that she is sharing it to remind parents of the dangers of not properly locking the car doors or properly buckling in their children. very scary. the tallest building west of mississippi opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. we are talking about the wilshire grand center in downtown los angeles. it is 1,100 feet and will host a hotel and office space there. the second tallest building on the west coast just 30 feet shorter than the wilshire grand center. even though it's summer, winter may be on people's minds today. more specifically next year's winter olympics in pyeongchang, south korea. the ioc calls today a day to learn about the olympic spirit. olympic day events at two ice rinks honoring polina edmunds. at just 15 years old she skated for the uz team in the 2014 games. one of today's events takes place in fremont. the other in san jose. some of america's best

athletes including two dozen olympians are to beat more than just the heat in sacramento right now. they're trying to win a spot on the united states track and field team for the summer world championships in london. yesterday was the first day of the u.s. track and field championships at sacramento state hornet stadium. it was also a record 108 degrees. athletes aren't the only ones braving the conditions. >> the sun just beating on my cavs was really, really hot. so that feeling of intense heat. >> i will never complain about the cold weather again, i promise. >> let's check back with you come winter. most of the women you heard from were there having children competing in the championships. it ends on sunday. nbc bay area airing events saturday and sunday that will start at 1:00 p.m. all right, making a stand in the name of a quality california state workers can no longer travel to texas and several other states on the taxpayers' dime. that is because of anti-lgb it t laws now implemented in those

states. a new law in texas allows businesses to deny services and also child adoptions to people based on religious grounds. now california's attorney general, you see him here, says that law allows discrimination against the lbgtq community and won't stand for it. becea ordered the travel plan that includes alabama, south dakota and kentucky. north carolina, kansas, mississippi, anden ten were already on the list. >> the secret service says it is aware of the comments made by johnny depp about president trump. the actor jokingly suggested he endorsed the assassination of president trump. depp made those comments in england at a festival. it began with depp asking the crowd, can we bring trump here? as the crowd booed no, depp launched into this. >> when was the last time an actor assassinated a president? i want to clarify, i'm not an actor. i lie for a living.

however, it's been a while. and maybe it's time. >> depp making a reference to history, actor john wilkes booth assassinated president lincoln in 1865. depp also said this will be in the press, and it will be horrible. at 6:47 this morning the president says he doesn't have any tapes of his meeting with fbi director james comey. >> scott mcgrew, the president does think talks of tapes caused comey to change his story. >> reporter: that news just coming out after "fox and friends" ran an interview with the president. when the president says he, he means james comey. take a look. >> but i didn't tape and i don't have any tapes and i didn't tape, but when he found out that i -- you know, that there may be tapes out there, whether it's governmental tapes or anything

else and who knows, i think his story may have changed. i mean, you'll have to take a look at that. >> as we saw with the lester holt interview the president often says things that hurt his own case. inju instance saying his hint, some would say threat, caused comey to change his statement. one of the check boxes when you're trying to prove obstruction, did an action cause someone to adapt or change their words or actions? the other news you need to know, "the washington post" has a very deep, very long read on the russian attacks on our election which "the post" says vladimir putin himself ordered the attack for the specific purpose of hurting hill and helping donald trump. "the post" says intelligence agencies warned president obama, but the information was so sensitive, only four people total at the white house knew. obama then, according to "the post" ordered the hacking of russia's infrastructure with the digital equivalent of bombs that

could be detonated. this will come up in the daily press briefing but you won't see it. the white house has new rules about how they will bring news to you. the audio has to be prerecorded. we examine the president's tweets and executive orders and speeches each morning on "today in the bay." we'd like to hear from you. you can share your thoughts with us. i'll be on twitter @scottmcgrew. 6:49 right now. you know that snow in the sierra, record amount this winter, it is now melting at a record breaking pace. "the chronicle" reporting it is down quickly, flowing into rivers and reservoirs. officials say the run-off rate is at 250% of average in many places so be careful it you're heading to rivers or mountains this weekend. i know i've heard of several accidents.

it could look calm on top. the currents will sweep you away. >> mammoth mountain tweeted out pictures of people in boxers and biki bikinis. >> you can still ski in tahoe. >> temperatures in the upper 70s there. going to be very warm. and here we're going to have temperatures going down just a bit. we still have and this is where temperatures could get as warm as 97 degrees. drink lots of water there. take a look at the fog as we get a view of the castro -- from the castro to downtown san francisco and 59 degrees, so happy to see that the fog is back. well, now as we get a view gorgeous. we see all of the clear skies looking live from sunol where the temperatures yesterday reached well over 100 degrees. today it's going to be 97. so it's still going to be very hot are there. up to 97 in concord and 92 in

napa. san francisco will see temperatures coming down as well reaching 71 degrees and looking live at san jose as the sun rises and as you get ready for this friday morning it will be another day for light colored clothing. it will be warm and some shorts weather especially if it's a casual day and enjoying the start of the weekend and also looking live now from pleasanton and the temperatures start out at 65 degrees. we're heading up to 96 degrees. you're making plans and may nee to get some yard work out of the way. you have to do it within the next couple of hours because our temperatures will still be quite warm reaching into the low 90s by noontime and mid-90s as we go throughout the day. and the seven-day forecast continues to bring those temperatures down, the return of fog keeps san francisco temperatures much cooler, in the low 60s, by early next week. and for the inland valleys still hot today but then by the end of the weekend we'll be in the

upper 80s which is still above average but we'll have more seasonable temperatures for the middle of next week. i'll have more on that. mike says the coast will be very popular today. >> as it has been for the last week, kari. yesterday by midday heard about big jams for westbound 92 over to the coast and also southbound 17 towards santa cruz. southbound 17 reopens. so that's good news. no major impact after they cleared the two semis. those were there since we started the show. again, clear for south 17. over here the tri-valley moving very well. over here the concern is west 588. take a live look out are there. disabled vehicle reported but it doesn't look like it's disturbing the traffic flow. they must have cleared lanes. we're also watching waze. i talked about the coast. folks heading over to half moon bay, perhaps from the south bay getting out of the heat. take 101 and over to 92. as i said that was packed. you might want to try going north and cutting over. don't even have to go all the

way down. stop at pacifica and down the coast. it's just beautiful wherever you drive. what's beautiful is waze. on your app, it before you leave, find the clearest path even on city streets. it will help map you around any problems so, folks, make sure you do check in with our team nbc bay area wazers. a quick look at the stories we're following on "today in the bay." that includes changes the next time you buy a b.a.r.t. ticket. breaking news out of pakistan. twin bombings killed 15 people. another 0 were hurt. it happened minutes ago in the northwestern part of that country. plus, an investigation under way right now after lang county deputies mistakenly kill a teenager. the deputies fired shots at an aggressive dog when the bullets bounced off the ground and struck the teen. early yeier the dog had bitten of the deputies.

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to get people to convert to the clipper card. youth fares will extend all the way up to the age of 18 instead of 12. new this morning we received new details within the last hour about this deadly crash overnight in san jose. a lot of wreckage left behind. police say two vehicles collided in the intersection of monterey and bailey road. one driver pronounced dead it at the scene. the other taken to the hospital and treated. it appears a third vehicle may have also been involved. this is san jose's 24th fatal crash of 2017. homeowners are going over damage after a brush fire in vallejo. a car fire spread to the hillside along interstate 80. 40 acres were burned. four homes were damaged. north korea is finally respond iing to the death of ot the toe warmbier. he died on monday after he was held captive in north korea for more than a year. he was sent back home last month

in a coma. north korea denied anyone tortured warmbier or even treat ed him cruelly. he contracted botulism and fell into a coma after taking a sleeping pill. 6:58. a live look at the golden gate bridge which may end up being partially closed during next month's san francisco marathon. the bridge transit district will meet later today to debate closing northbound lanes with the goal of boosting safety and preventing any kind of vehicle terror attack. the lanes would be shut down from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. sunday, july 23rd. two lanes would still remain open southbound. coming up in about a minute and a half, next on the "today" show a look at the long-awaited health care plan and whether president trump is backing this latest version. taking a live look outside right now from milpitas this morning, the sun is up warming things up. finally starting to cool down in the bay area after the triple

digit temperatures we had earlier this week. >> so much natural beauty. we can actually enjoy it. >> yes, i think so. and it still will be warm inland so we can take the drives and find somewhere cooler like san francisco. we'll be in the low 70s for today and tomorrow and some upper 60s for the end of weekend. inland valleys still very warm. some cool weather continues but at least we're not talk iing abt triple digit temperatures here widespread. we'll have highs in the low 90s by tomorrow. upper 80s on sunday. >> all right. we certainly appreciate that. and what about the morning commute? >> we do have something reported for the bay bridge. a look at the map overall and the good news is highway 17 completely cleared. lanes southbound heading to the summit just as a lot of beachgoers going down to santa cruz. look at the speed sensors. a warning, though, san francisco approach off the bay bridge may slow a bit. i hear about a stall that may be past treasure island. we're watching that closely. >> sounds good. we thank you for starting your

day with us. all right. and we'll be back with live local news updates at 7:25. have a great weekend. enjoy yourself. we will see you again at 11:00. good morning. on life support? the gop senate healt >> good morning. " on life important, the gop bill. we'll ask senator paul in a live interview. >> danger spreading, cindy pushing further inland one day after pounding the south with t torrential rain and tornadoes. the flood threat stretching from louisiana to pennsylvania. breaking overnight, north korea denying it tortured former detainee saying they were the