is impacting the narwhal and looks at the different theory, whether the tooth is a sensory organize or a signal of fertility. right now at 6:00 following breaking news out of the south bay, a big fire in a carport overnight leaving major damage behind. how man's best friend may have saved lives in that fire. >> plus, president trump lashing out at the russia investigation, amid a new report that a grand jury has just been convened. what it all means legally, and politically for the president. and we're tracking some rare summer rain, a live look at the radar this morning. the impact it could have on your weekend plans. "today in the bay" continues right now. good morning and happy friday to you. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. so sam brock has friday off. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon, smiles all around. vianey is in for kari is morning with a look at the forecast.

>> if you get past the cloudence when you step outside you'll be a-okay. the rain showing off it's making an exit. it started with strong cells off to the east. live on the doppler radar we can see the majority of that has moved off to the west and will exit the region. what won't be exiting is the cloud cover and the temperatures climbing into the 70s for san francisco, so as you make your way outside we're in the upper 60s right now, and in san jose we are in the 70s, already at this hour. hitting the 80s by about 11:00 a.m. can we expect to keep the cloud cover through the weekend? i'll have an answer coming up in 15 minutes. first a look at the roads with mike. >> it's light for a friday i want to update a crash in san jose. we have a crew headed out there, not far from the station. as a result of this crash and a car off the roadway chp is looking around to make sure no one was thrown from that car, so we're going to check that out because it does currently have the brokaw road offcamp closed

from northbound 880, so that will be an issue just for that, right there at that off-ramp and you see no slowing on our maps. the rest of the bay moves well. no issues as far as transit goes and look at the bay bridge toll plaza with the backup in a little bit because the backup is a little bit unusual pattern over there. back to you. >> thank you, mike. our top story this morning we're following breaking news out of campbell, more than a dozen cars were burned after a huge fire broke out in an apartment carport this happened behind homes in campbell on april way. >> where we find "today in the bay's" rick boone with some witnesses what they think started this fire. rick? >> reporter: well, yes, the investigators are still trying to figure that out exactly how this started but right now we have firefighters behind me putting out hot spots. let's get out of the way a little bit and try to see a little bit of smoke come out of some of these cars. 16 in total were burned in this carport that's connected to an apartment complex and along that issue, we also have cars that are parked illegally along a fire lane, this is one of them.

these cars incredibly close to a lot of homes, where my cameraman is standing and you see this fence i'm walking through right here, this is not normal. you're not supposed to do this because that fen was intact as of early this morning. so the firefighters say all the fire burnt down the fence, they had to use a special foam, that's not snow, to put out the fires. they're working on the hot spots right now, this is all that happened over the past few hours, as they just try to stay on the scene and do the best they can. the homeowners on the front line some way they are thankful to their family pet for making them up this morning to let them know all this was happening. >> tons of concerns about the cars, because they are right up on our fences and people barbecue out there so we're always a little nerve bus what could happen. >> reporter: back here live this morning, the firefighters will continue to check out the cars.

they're still trying to figure this out. this is a long morning but for folks waking this up morning who happen to own these cars they're learning probably on live television their car is totally destroyed. we're live in campbell, rick boone for "today in the bay." >> thank you. nobody hurt in those fires. we'll bring you continuing coverage of the carport fire in campbell all morning long. follow us on twitter right now we're posting photos and videos our viewers sent to us about the fire. follow us @nbcbayarea. happening now, the two men facing charges in the oakland warehouse fire are expected back in court today. both facing a judge a few times last month but did not enter pleas on the involuntary manslaughter charges they're facing. the men turned that warehouse into a death trap when they converted the building into an entertainment venue and housing.

36 people died when the building went up in flames during a dance party back in december. prosecutors say almena and harris rented out spaces to tenants that they were responsible for people's safety. hearings for both ben set to start at 9:00 a.m. and you'll be able to get immediate updates on our website want and we'll cover the latest developments on our midday show at 11:00 this morning. new this morning, san francisco's anchor brewing company's future construction near at&t park is in limbo because the company's being sold. "the chronicle" ways the new owners have decided, rather not decided whether they'll move forward with plans to build a new production facility and a visitors center on pier 48 been anchor steam announced in 2013 it would expand from its location out to the pier. juan francisco lopez sanchez is expected in a san francisco courtroom later this morning. the undocumented immigrant is accused of shooting and killing kate steinley in 2015.

he says the shooting was accidental. today's hearing will most likely be a procedural one but the trial is expected to begin soon. both sides reportedly hit pause on a battle to design the north north bay ferry terminal in sausalito for golden gate ferries. renderings have been in the works for months but the city and the bridge district have been at odds over final design. the i.j. reports a truce will keep that dispute out of court for the next six months as both sides try to devise a workable design. breaking news overnight, kabul afghanistan a nato military convey has come under attack from a suicide bomber. georgian soldier was killed along with two afghan civilians. we're getting word some american serviceworkers were injured, but the attack, in the attack, but they're reportedly in stable condition. it's not clear who was behind that deadly attack. live to washington, d.c., this morning, where the russia

investigation may be heating up. that's a whole lot of laura there. special counsel robert mueller impaneled a jury to look into possible collusion. the news broke as president trump was addressing supporters at a rally in west virginia. we check in with tracie potts following it all for news washington, d.c., this morning. tracie? >> hi there, laura, good morning. good morning, everyone. we are tracking what information we can get about this grand jury, of course, by definition, the proceedings are secret, and a lot of the information about this investigation has been, too, but it does turn a page and it gives some indication that the investigation about russia and collusion may be broadening. >> are there any russians here tonight? >> reporter: president trump at a rally in west virginia last night as the "wall street journal" reports special counsel robert mueller put together a grand jury to look into possible collusion between russia and the trump campaign. >> the russia story is a total

fabrication. what the prosecutors should be looking at are hillary clinton's 33,000 deleted emails. >> reporter: nbc has not independently confirmed the existence of this grand jury but we have reported on two others, looking into former national security adviser michael flynn, and the president's former campaign chair paul manafort. what does it all mean? >> this is going to be a broader probe. this is very serious and i'm expected to keep doing this for a while. >> reporter: grand juries can subpoena witnesses and records to help the investigation. >> we have no reason to believe the president's under investigation here. >> reporter: a former senior intelligence official tells nbc the special counsel is looking at whether the president obstructed justice. >> there's a concern that he, frankly, may have a conflict of interest. >> reporter: on capitol hill democrats and republicans are working on a bill to prevent the president from firing mueller or stopping his investigation.

the president's outside legal counsel says the president's never approached them about that, they've never had a president about the president trying to shut down this investigation. back to you. >> one we'll continue to follow. tracie potts live from washington, thank you. president trump will take off to new jersey later to start a long vacation, 17 days at his golf club in bed minister, new jersey, about 1330-miles west of newark. before that he has a busy day ahead, starting at fema headquarte headquarters where official also brief him on this year's hurricane season. after that he'll have lunch with vice president mike pence. take a look at this, sudden downpour causing severe flash flooding in l.a. county. this is the scene yesterday as you saw cars quickly stuck in some of the floodwaters. drivers had to be rescued, plucked out of their cars. forecasters say temperatures dropped from 93 degrees to just 66 degrees in one hour. winds picked up, and so did that

rain. the good news is that no one was seriously injured. we had some bizarre weather in the bay area as well. this is slow motion video of lightning in discovery bay last night. we saw rain overnight, there could be spotty showers throughout the morning commute. forecaster vianey arana joins us with details. >> we have already seen those spotty showers all morning long and up until about an hour ago stockton was still seeing lightning. you can tell during the doppler radar we've seen the lightning clear out. we're still seeing residual moisture in santa rosa and also up in the santa cruz mountains as well. for the most part the majority of the mois tour moisture is p off. as this continues to push off we can expect to keep the clouds in the forecast. here's a quick check of today's highs. santa rosa will be climbing to about 85 degrees. san jose 87. livermore 92, antioch and concord will once again be some of the warmer spots for today and we can expect to see a bit of a cooldown over the next seven days by saturday and

sunday in san francisco, we'll drop right back down into those 60s and inland spots we'll stay in the 90s for the weekend but by monday it looks like we have some 80s in the forecast. mike? >> all right, vianey. folks a big look at the bay no real issues as far as any major slowing. . i take you toward even 580, caltran commute word of a spinout a few minutes ago. everything is out of the lanes but slicker possibility because of the light rain so i want to let you know that's south there, a spinout. the bay bridge toll plaza as well, i told you i'd talk about the unusual pattern. it's not unusual for a friday, left lanes that are easier going than the rest of the backup, and the fast track lanes of course are slower than the cash lanes. that's usual for a friday. unusual for the rest of the week. back to you. >> thank you, mike. up next, news of every parent or grandparent needs to hear, family members really. the alarming rise in suicides among teenaged girls and the warning signs you should be on the lookout for.

plus a mentor matchup, the new feature from linkedin designed to help people looking for job advice. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good morning, it is 6:14. it was in the last ten minutes san francisco has caught a break from the showers. we're seeing the majority of this rain moving off to the coast now, and into the water, which means, yes, we are starting to clear out just in time for the late morning.

now we can expect to see some warmer temps today but a cooldown is on the way. >> look at that, the friday treat, highway 37 does slow a lit but lighter out of vallejo in toward novato. the rest of the north bay moves well. we'll talk about the south bay coming up. >> all right, we'll look forward to that, thank you very much. quarter after 6:00 right now. new study shows a steep increase in suicides among young teenaged girls. the national center for health statistics finds the number of self-inflicted deaths for girls aged 15 through 19 reached a 40-year high in 2015. and the rate for those girls between 2007 and 2015 doubled. the rates for boys that same age over the same period rose by 31%. on the "today" show this morning, one expert talked about the increase in how some believe it may be tied to the use of smartphones. matt lauer then asked if parents

should consider taking the phones away. >> if you're worried the smartphone is part of the risk factor that is creating more depression from your child, then yes. >> the interview will air in the first hour of "today" at 7:00 a.m. right after "today in the bay." researchers not seeing the same kind of spike among america's older adults. if you or someone you know is battling depression or having suicidal thoughts, there are people you can talk to, includes the national suicide prevention lifeline. the number is there on your screen, 1-800-273-8255. 6:16 on your friday morning. the santa clara and the sonoma county fairs are now open. they'll be open through the weekend. some fairgoers are concerned about ride safety after what happened in ohio. >> one person was killed in ohio last week. nbc bay area was there yesterday as a lot of people enjoyed the opening day, talking about the fair in san jose. it's the santa clara county

fair. families had a great time checking oumt tt the giant slid. our photographer did as well it looks like. some people are hesitant to get on some of the bigger rides. >> i personally i'm not getting on the rides. >> we've had a couple of questions but we don't have any of the rides and we have one of the very best operators in the country. >> that old-fashioned family fun. that was an official with the fair who says they don't have the fireball ride there. you could rest assured. he says it was a nice crowd opening day and hopefully that will continue through the weekend. that fair has been shortened over the years. business tech news this morning, president trump tweeting this morning about the monthly jobs report which was just released within the last hour saying "excellent jobs numbers just released a eni have only just begun. many job stifling regulations continue to fall. movement back to usa!" we're following that, plus some new skills this morning from alexia. let's go live to dominic chu at

cnbc world headquarters for all of that. good morning. >> good morning, scott, laura. the tweet is all about the jobs report. wall street reacting positively to the jobs numbers. it looks like we created 209,000 jobs in the month of july, and a lot of that came from restaurants and also health care. we just got those numbers in the past hour or so ahead of this opening bell, just about 13 minutes away. stock futures are positive, so we are seeing some good signs here in the markets overall. linkedin has rolled out a new feature, guys, to help promote and really help people find mentors. this service identifies potential mentors in various kinds of jobs and sectors and helps them match up with people looking for that kind of help and that kind of advice. this service from linkedin is free, but right now, it's only available in san francisco and australia, so if you're a bay area base, it's probably good for you guys. amazon's alexia have a new set of skills. the digital assistant can play

music from amazon's library based on your specific activities. so they range from things like meditation and falling asleep to even working out and getting pumped. if you're a user, you're also going to be able to ask for specific genres of music so if you like working out to beethoven versus taylor swift or katy perry, hey alexia, play classical music for running and it gives you that kind of a music play list. so i don't know about you guys but i really am one of those people who likes maybe working out to music. i should probably work out more than i should. i just don't know if i could do it to mozart, strauss or beethov beethoven. >> got to be the right beat. for clarity there, you pick the music, not alexia, judging by what you're doing. it's like big brother watching you. >> well i'm not sure -- yes, it could be. it's a little bit but that's always the concern. how much are you feeding this. if you keep saying alexia for everything, alexia and amazon is going to know a lot about you and what your proclivities are. i'm not sure exactly how

comfortable i feel with it. i will say if i had hypothetically a home assistant, i might think about just seeing what those playlists look like. >> there you go. >> fair enough. >> probably circus music with the triplets at my house. >> i love my alexia. dominic chu, thank you much. >> she's going crazy. >> she's like what, what, you keep using my name. >> looking to beat the heat several new movies "motown burns down in detroit" the film shines a light on the '67 riots. security guard witnesses police brutality, ends up framed for murder. it's a true story rated "r." >> a good cast in matthew mcconaughey starring in "the dark tower" based on the stephen king series, as well as idr idris elba playing a gun

slinger. former vice president al gore back on his mission to combat climate change in "ininconvenient sequel truth to power." it was already out in limited theaters but in wide release rated pg. >> if you need a cool spot head to a theater. there's a lot to do in the bay area as well this weekend. >> there is. i do think today would be a good movie theater day to avoid the humidity. >> still muggy. >> it is and you're probably feeling it if you're going to accept outside now or zryou didt turn on your ac last night. looking at the donor it radar the majority of the moisture finally making its exit. we say farewell to the rain but the monsoonal moisture will keep us humid, and then of course the next couple of hours if you notice we do have an increase in the temperatures, peninsula right now at 68 degrees, south bay 75 degrees. tri valley at 76 degrees, and in san francisco, an occasional pop-up shower or two should be ending within the next 20 minutes or so. 69 degrees for the east bay, and

the north bay 65, but with this monsoonal moisture we like to say once the rain makes its exit we can expect sunshine. not so much today. futurecast right now showing the residual moisture should be clearing out and by 7:30 through the early afternoon, you notice it leaves behind plenty of cloud cover, sticking around through tonight and into tomorrow morning, more than likely as well, with i means you can expect to see some fog along the coast, and yes, we will be getting a lot sunnier tomorrow. today's forecast will be climbing into the 80s and 90s for livermore, 92. san francisco climbing into the 70s. mike, how are we doing so far? >> we're doing friday on the roads, smooth flow of traffic, mostly green and the green that was highlighted for the damper roadways shall that's kind of clearing up so that's good stuff. we are still following this, the closure for brokaw the on-ramp at northbound 880 because of a crash there activity and we're tracking that. meanwhile we also have the closure for south 87 to 280 that overnight roadwork should clear up any second now, folks.

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>> good morning. in these three cases alone we saved consumers about $16,000. first we helped a san francisco man get a $10,000 refund for appliances he bought that were delivered banged up. we also helped a dublin woman recover $800 from a cellular phone company she was promised a credit when she traded in old phones but zgot zilch until we stepped in and a martinez man has a new $5,000 laptop thanks to our responds team. he said the battery wouldn't hold the charge and the company wouldn't help him but they did when we called. we'd like to help you, too. give us a call 888-996-tips or online at nbcbayarea.com/responds. have a great weekend. >> you, too, chris. coming up we continue to monitor breaking news we've been covering since we came on air out of the south bay, a destructive fire overnight in campbell. we're live at the scene with the damage left behind as

investigators try to figure out how it all started. three people shot in broad daylight at a popular san francisco park. i'll explain what police are doing at the park through the weekend to keep folks safe. you're watching "today in the bay."

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rain and hot weather as we head into the weekend. right now at 6:30 we are tracking some rare summer rain and certainly hot weather as we head into the weekend. taking a live look outside downtown san jose, a nice start to our friday morning.

thanks for also starting it out with us. good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew in for sam brock. let's get a check of your weather with vianey. happy friday. >> happy friday indeed. we're tracking the exit of the monsoonal moisture in the overnight hours that brought lightning to some areas. if you have any shots of that please feel free to send them to us, twitter, facebook, instagram, we have them all. the doppler radar is showing a lot of the moisture pushing off to the west, and we can expect to still see occasional pop-up shower or two along the peninsula but it's going to be very light rain, the majority of that rain will make its exit leaving behind a lot of those humid conditions, of course the cloudiness is expected for today's forecast and it's not going anywhere throughout the afternoon. 68 degrees for the peninsula, south bay 75. tri valley 76 degrees and in san francisco 65, with those on and off again showers but have no fear, that rain should be making a pause by about 7:00 a.m.

mike? >> we're looking at an easy drive around the bay but we still have the south bay with a few issues. we'll zoom down here. no real slowing aside from the bay bridge toll plaza but the closure for the onramp at brokaw road. couple more minutes until they're able to pull that car off to the side of the roadways. no major injuries and no slowing. closure 87 south to 280 northbound going on for a couple more seconds. they should have the crew cleared as well and other incident marked off the fire going on off of hamilton road, so we're going to track that guys and send it back to you for the latest. >> all right, thank you very much. back to our breaking news in the south bay this morning, more than a dozen cars are damaged after a fire tore through a carport in campbell overnight. it's going on near april way, close to the intersection of hamilton and baskham. rick boone is live with the jaf aftermath and tell us new information you received within the last few minutes, rick. >> reporter: yes, this all started here in campbell.

this is between april way and dover way, off east hamilton and campbell. this car right here behind me, you see that real quick. according to witnesses and also investigators who are here on the scene they're saying this was the first car that caught fire in this carport that's connected to the apartment complex. also in the back part of that carport we can open up the shot just a little bit, behind those cars that's a lot of storage. so not only did these cars, are they destroyed, 16 in total, also storage units were destroyed. this connected to an apartment complex and on the other side here, right on to this side we have a bunch of houses, on that side and that's a residence where awoken around 2:15, one family they had their family dog that basically started to hear some commotion in the backyard. got them up, started barking and then they saw all these flames and the resident tells me that this was a scary sight to wake up to early in the morning. >> tons of concerns about the

cars because they are right up on our fences and people barbecue out there so we're always a little nervous about what could happen. >> reporter: the big thing is how did this all start? well that's what the investigators are trying to figure out right now. how did this all start in they're also trying to find out why did all these cars spark right here along this fence along the fire lane, why they are parked here. this is illegal. several cars that were in this area and that contributes to a lot of why a lot of the homes have a lot of damage in their yard this morning. we're live in campbell, rick boone for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, rick. we will continue to bring you continuing coverage of the carport fire in campbell. you can also stay up to date by following us on social media and twitter. we're posting photos and videos that our viewers sent to us showing us more on the fires. follow us@nbcbayarea. violence erupting at san francisco's famous dolores park. this morning police are looking for the person who opened fire sending three people to the hospital.

>> "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live at dolores park with what police are saying about potential suspects. >> reporter: good morning to you. they are still searching for those suspects but they tell us they plan to increase security presence around the shooting that took place yesterday essentially in broad daylight. an hour or so ago we saw two patrol cars. the shooting took place near this footbridge at the park. we'll show you footage from the scene yesterday, and according to sfpd three people were shot at the park yesterday and those victims are two men and one minor. all of them sent to sf general for their injuries, with one of them facing life-threatening injuries. the motive of this shooting is unclear but a witness told nbc bay area as i mentioned a group of five to six people wearing banda in as approached a group on the footbridge at the park i shoe showed you and one of the people

opened fire on the victims. here is what other park goers had to say about what took place yesterday. >> i withent to make sure everything was okay and mediate and make sure to be the one to calm everyone down, no. i hear they're strapped. gun raised to me. >> all of a sudden i heard six gunshots and i see everybody running down the hill so i just took cover and ran for the bathroom. >> reporter: witnesses say this armed group ran off and possibly jumped into a toyota corolla. of course this is all under investigation. if you have any information to help out with this case, contact sfpd. we're live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks. firefighters in the oakland and berkeley hills keeping a close eye on thunder and lightning that swept through the region overnight. >> this morning the focus returns to putting out the hot spots. here are the latest numbers. the 28 20-ac0-acre fire is 50% contained, pretty much surrounded. the search snz forcontinues for

cause. the fire started on university property. they're investigating it as a possible arson but oakland fire says cal fire is in charge, and that agency is not talking arson at this point. here's melinda drayton from oakland fire. >> if it's determined to be arson they take a certain action. if it's determined to be negligent they take one action. >> reporter: as of right now? >> it's an open investigation. >> meanwhile oakland police say a man involved in a crash who brandished a gun at a driver right near the fire scene wednesday morning has been arrested but they've not been able to connect him to the fire. it is 6:37. new this morning, health leaders are reportedly recommending keeping caution signs posted along the russian river. warning of toxic blue-blegreen algae. the sign went up along five beaches after traces of toxin were discovered. health experts say the amount in each case was minimal, at least

80 times less than the threshold requiring to be closed. exposure to blue-green algae can be quite harmful especially for dogs. about a month ago a regional warning went out covering the north and east bay. that followed the death of two dogs that went swimming in a napa pond. we looked further back and found four bay area dog deaths tied to toxic algae in 2015 when drought conditions created higher potential dangers. so far at least two bay area waterways have been closed to swimmer this is summer due to the action to i algae, that's lake telascal in oakland and quarry lakes in fremont. discovery bay, one location is considered off limits. warning signs are posted in several other locations. so be on the lookout. all right, we're looking at the roadways looking out for anything for you. this is what we found. our live camera san mateo bridge, that vehicle in the service lane here so it's out of the lanes of traffic, but

distraction for folks as you travel west from the toll plaza along that portion of the flat section, the distraction is enough to cause all of these folks to tap their brakes. we'll look at the map and a slow showing up as well approaching off of clawwinter and toward the scene for the live cam camera, other than that, mild slowing 880 south towards the area and around the bay look how pleasant this drive is. we have a nice drive for your travel times getting toward the bay bridge toll plaza, news over at the toll plaza is a little build there so the backup is filling all lanes right now. no surprise. >> we made it to friday. fri-yay! >> let's check in forecaster vianey arana about our friday forecast. in the so great this morning. >> not so great but the rain moved out which is great for us. it is going to be cloudy, not very sunny. don't let it get you down into the dumps. in the weekend we have great weather ahead. making your way outside it's humid, muggy and hot. look at how it's going to be headed into the santa clara

county fair later today. we can expect to see peeks of sunshine about 1:00, 82 degrees and of course county fair does take place through the weekend but today we'll end at about 11:00 p.m. and topping out into those upper 80s in some spots and yes, 90s for some inland areas for today, and then through the weekend also expect to see some much nicer weather, especially when it comes to the sunshine. this weekend of course the fremont festival at the yards if i'm not mistaken i heard mike inouye say he would be there, so say hello to him. there will be a booth, free admission and look at the temperatures in the 80s. i think it will be perfect weather, a nice ice cream cone if they have those out there. i can always go for an ice cream cone rain or shine. quick summary what you can expect on saturday, waking up to the 60s in the bay, 70s in inland spots and tomorrow we will be warming up into the 90s by about 3:00 but then into the evening hours it starts to cool off nicely and we kind of clear out of the clouds by sunday early morning we start in the 50s for the bay. 60s for inland spots and if you notice our temperature trend

gears more toward upper 80s and this is going to set us up for a cooling trend as we head into the work week. if you enjoy the 90s, some people do, some people just like people like the jacuzzi rather than the pool. i personally prefer the pool. this will be a good weekend to get up in the 90s, because by monday we'll start seeing a drop in the temperatures and then that summer, probably more like spring in some spots but a good weekend ahead. >> we'll look forward to it, thank you, vianey. come up an admission from uber the company rented fire prone cars to drivers in another country and new details about the man at the center of a deadly police shooting in the east bay. his past experience working with a mental health crisis team. plus imagine ice cream that doesn't melt? how scientists in japan are making that happen. we got excellent news about the jobs and the economy. 209,000 jobs added in the month of july. unemployment rate down to 4.3%. dow industrials up 53. you're watching "today in the bay."

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good morning. it's 6:44. we're waking up to a tropical feel around bait area, thanks to the monsoonal moisture that made its way through overnight now making its exit out of the region leaving behind more pleasant conditions ahead. i'll have a rundown of what you can expect in four minutes. >> in about 23 minutes that's your drive from grnt line to the dublin interchange. 580 looks good your typical friday light.

we'll show you what else is going on, coming up. just in, mike, we're learning more about what police are describing as an unprovokeed atack on a barth train. man was sitting around a train car around 7:30 last night when another man hit him in the head with some sort of metal object. this happened at the bay fair station in san leandro. the man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and police are searching for that suspect. we're also learning more about the man who was shot and killed by richmond police officers earlier this week. jeff barboa was a doctoral student of psychology and worked with berkeley's mental health crisis team. >> the robbery happened at all star donuts two weeks ago. he walked in and took cash out of the register. the store owner said he looked totally normal. >> turned it around after he dropped it and "what you want to fight? i got a gun. i got a knife!" >> officers spotted barboa's star on wednesday and that led to a chase.

sfers shot and killed him, in richmond. witnesses said he was ignoring a machete and ignored commands to drop it. he was going through a stressful time at home. uber headed back to court today. the ride share company is accused of not paying a $25 million settlement it reached with the counties of san francisco and los angeles. uber was facing allegations the company misled and overcharged customers. the counties sued uber in 2014 and both sides settled, but uber is now accused of not paying up. so the counties are seeking additional damages. new this morning, uber admits it knowingly rented faulty vehicles that were prone to catch fire to drivers in singapore. the company bought 1,000 of those cars and rented them out. uber took action after one of the cars accidentally caught fire. only the driver was in the car and luckily was not hurt. 49ers fans this weekend have their first chance to see the team in person. the niners holding an open

practice where you can see for yourself at levi stadium tomorrow that starts at 10:00 a.m. tickets are $5. the upshot there may be heavier traffic around the stadium, especially for a weekend morning. santa clara police warn there could be delays along highway 101, 880 and 237. that practice runs through 2:00 in the afternoon. a follow-up this morning, caltrain moving forward with plans to increase fares and parking fees. the board of directors approved the changes yesterday. caltrain adult zone fare also increase by 25 cents, starting october 1st. at the same time monthly parking price also go from $55 to $82.50. go pass also increase from $190 to $237.50, starting in the new year. those pass also get even more expensive, $285, at the beginning of 2019. and there will no longer be a

discounted eight-ticket ride. at 6:47, happening today warriors star steph curry back for more on the web.com ellie may classic golf tournament in hayward. curry shot a respected 4 over par in the first round, against bona fide pro golfers. if curry makes the cut after today's second round he'll play through the rest of the weekend. curry is said to have a 2 handicap, not quite scratch. happening today, if pickle ball is your thing, and we're pretty sure how could it not be, santa cruz county opens its first pickle ball court. at this point you're probably asking yourself what is pickle ball? well, the best way to describe it might be paddle ball meets tennis meets ping-pong. we dug a little deeper and found much to our surprise, there are two dozen bay area pickle ball courts and the sport only started 50 years ago. the new santa cruz pickle ball court located at brahmer street park. >> we should get a team going.

>> it would be great fun. >> sounds like fun. >> we might be good, you never know. >> tired of your ice cream melting in the heat? the japanese have an answer. scientists figured out a with a i to stop ice cream from melting for several hours. it was an accident. the chef was asked to create a dessert using a specific liquid produced by strawberries, to help strawberry farmers whose crops were damaged in the 2011 earthquake. the chef put the liquid in ice cream, and it solidified and look at that. this is video of an ice cream bar after five hours at room temperature. well, kind of melty, but you know. >> still need a spoon there. >> delicious. >> mmm. >> mmm. >> want some ice cream? >> exactly. it's like that slime. >> who takes five hours to eat their ice cream anyway? >> it's kind of your fault. >> exactly. i think kids devour it within one minute or so. it gets everywhere. that's fine, that's what you're supposed to do with ice cream,

devour it. if you're headed outside notice it's cloudy and the doppler radar is showing a decent amount of moisture sitting off to the east and that may be sparking up a few nor spotty showers here and there in san francisco and along the next couple of hours. looking at futurecast ahead at about 8:30 a.m. we have a little bit of this moisture lingering, and as i mentioned, that may spark up a few on and off again showers, but it will clear by midafternoon. actually mid morning more rather. 9:00 a.m. a couple of pop-up showers here and there but it's moving off nicely to the coast and that will make way for an overall nice friday. some cloud cover definitely in the forecast. expect to see peeks of sunshine, i'm not going to call it a sunny day because it will be pretty overcast in general. futurecast right now is keeping those cloudy conditions through tonight and into tomorrow, but right now, if you notice we're in the 60s and the 70s across the bay area. 68 for the peninsula, 75 for the south bay.

san francisco 65, and i'm keeping the showers in there because it looks like we may still have a few pop-up showers but i will remove those showers by the mid morning. the temperature trend does show a nice climb in temperatures, so if you're just now getting up and getting ready to head out, i think a nice hoodie will be a good play for today and of course some jeans. you're going to need to shed the hoodie later today but the temps climb in the 80s and 90s in inland spots before we see a cooldown monday. livermore a high of 92. san jose 87. san francisco will be climbing into the 70s and the north bay will also be climbing into the mid 80s and even some low 90s in some spots. over the next seven days i want to put your attention toward this. we have the monsoon moisture that krette crept in overnight. stockton was getting lightning shows until an hour and a half ago. saturday and sunday it cools down a bit in san francisco and nothing changes over the next several days so we start off with a nice pattern. look at the inland spots and cooling trend. by saturday 9 degrees, sunday 90 and 87 as we head into monday,

tuesday and wednesday. i know it's still hot, but at least as mike mentioned earlier there are no triple digits on this map, so i definitely welcome those 80s. what about you, mike? >> i welcome the 80s as well. but in the '80s my hair was good at that time. light rain came up the peninsula. you might get damper roadways on 280 so watch that. we are showing a smooth drive. crash at brokaw cleared from the january ramp for north 880 and san jose. we have a traffic break being called for northbound 880 over here, up from marina toward davis, there's metal debris in the roadway, prepare for that north of the castro valley "y." a distraction for folks on the san mateo showing a slow in commute as it builds. we'll show waze union city to redwood city, same travel time the purple and the blue. san mateo and dumbarton bridge.

choose which ever you prefer. the san mateo bridge will build more quickly than the dumbarton bridge. choose your team on your waze system. the one we want to you select is nbc bay area wazers. do that through your profile and question share information with you today and throughout the weekend. back to you. >> all right young man, thank you. coming up, breaking news in campbell, the details we're learning about that fire, that damaged more than a dozen cars. >> a big day for the two men charged in the deadly ghostship house fire. what we are expecting to happen today as the two get ready to appear in court. first happening now, problems for qantas flyers in australia. flights from sydney to dallas and sydney to johannesburg both landed safely but one had a problem with flaps unable to retract. another a cracked windshield. luckily no one was hurt. and the casino industry has new rules for responsible gaming. dealer also now be trained on how to spot compulsive gamblers along with underaged players. we'll be back here in just two minutes. in the bay...

. . welcome back on this friday before you head out the door we have your top stories "today in the bay." >> we begin with new details on that campbell carport fire we've been following since we came on air. at 4:30 this morning, take a look at what is left. these are live pictures from the scene. what is left of a lot of cars there. firefighters actually in the last few minutes confirm with us they've been investigating this

as suspicious. 16 cars in total were destroyed or damaged as an overnight fire just tore through that carport. it's very close to the intersection of hamilton and baskham on april. no structures were damaged other than the overhang of the carport. no one was hurt. a live look at san francisco's dolores park, that is where police plan to increase patrols following a shooting in broad daylight that injured three. that shooting happened yesterday afternoon, one of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries. investigators are trying to determine if those victims were targeted deliberately. witnesses seem to think so. officers plan to increase patrols at least through the weekend. the two men facing charges in the deadly oakland warehouse fire are due back in court today. 47-year-old derek almena and 27-year-old max harris are facing involuntary manslaughter charges. the almeida county d.a. say the two men turned the building into

and entertainment building and housing, it went up in flames in december. the future of anchor brewing construction company near at&t park is in limbo since the company is being sold. the makers of sapporo beer purchased the company this morning. 6:58 the man aulz couped in the deadly pier 14 shooting in san francisco due back in court later today. juan francisco lopez sanchez is an undocumented immigrant who is accused of shooting and killing kate steinley in 2015. he says the shooting was accidental. today's hearing will most likely be a procedural one but the trial is expected soon. >> come up next on the "today" show president trump rips the russia investigation as special counsel robert mueller impanels a grand jury to look into that matter. coming up a look at weather

and traffic together. vianey in for kari this morning. >> the moisture is moving in overnight and couple pop-up showers along the peninsula and san francisco over the next 20, 30 minutes. by 8:00 a.m. we should be strictly cloud cover. look at the next seven days, we've got 70s for today, the monsoonal moisture will keep it a little muggy out there. saturday and sunday we drop down into the 60s for more normal temperature, summer like in san francisco, and then inland spots this is what i really want to focus on because if you notice, we have to get through a pretty hot weekend before we see a cooling trend by monday. we drop back down into the 80s. >> one more excuse not to do the lawn. all right. >> not your neighbor's. >> that's right in the east bay, we had light traffic, now we have a problem i'm worried about this, glad it happened just before the end of this show. this is affecting folks heading toward the dumbarton bridge, which we thought was the better of the two commutes, a crash south 880 at dakota. choosing between the smt aan ma

and the dumbo, use san mateo. >> we're back at :25 with a live news update. >> have a wonderful friday. good morning. fighting mad. >> there were no russians in our campaign. there never were. >> president trump uses a late night rally in west virginia to blast the russia investigation after the special counsel reportedly convenes a grand jury. >> they're trying to cheat you out of the leadership you want with a fake story. >> this morning, what's fake, what's fact and what's at stake for the president. breaking overnight. massive fire in dubai enduffels one of the world's tallest skyscrapers. debris crashing down. panicked residents flee. everyone escapes