good friday morning to you. we like to call it fri yeah. we made it through workweek. as you take a live look through san rafael, people getting their friday started. some think if you start your friday early, it ends early. >> we'll still be here until noon, don't worry about that. >> thanks for joining us this morning, i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. did we dry off from all that rain? >> we are kicking it out of here. it is friday and going to be a nice one. still a sprinkle or two left behind. it is going to dry out. as we look at the radar, a little bit of green left behind.

all the heavier rain is out of here. it is a cool morning farther to the north. now that that cold front is coming in, 43 in santa rosa and 53 in san jose. the high temperature this afternoon reaching low to mid-60s. it will be nice and cool, but hey, at least we have sunshine here. as we head over to mike, a totally dim totally different view of the roads today. >> a different view of the maps. this is 880 and 66. yesterday was blurry and sparkly because of the rain. it's barely damp at all. look at the map. we don't see the green highlighting except for a patch here and there in the tri-valley and brentwood area. a smooth drive across the bay. a very light rain. no major problems. there may be a crash in suniville. i'm going scan the reports on 101. >> thank you, mike. new muni trains are hitting

the streets this morning. >> thom jensen is live. i know you have information on the changes coming in san francisco. >> reporter: good morning, you guys. this is a big day for muni riders. in a couple hours, they will be stepping, as far as ridership goes from the 1990s to italian made 1996 trains into today, 2017, for the new trains. this is video we are going to roll in a second from muni's youtu youtube page. it shows a couple reasons why they will be a step up. it's the sound and vibration tests they are doing in this video here and sfmta reports the results are very good. more good, the manufacturer from sacramento says they will need major service less frequently. in fact, ten times less frequently, they say. they are supposed to be quieter, more comfortable and less prone

to breakdowns. muni will launch five trains and increase from 151 total trains to 200 by 2021. this first train that goes into service at 11:00 this morning is dedicated to the life of larry martin, a respected transportation union and civil rights leader here in san francisco. we are live in san francisco. thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> nice to see that. >> good news there. thanks, thom. the hawaii inmate who broke free from a psychiatric hospital is set to be arraigned today. ran dan saito in stockton on wednesday. he escaped from a mental hospital in hawaii over the weekend. he's been there since 1979 when he was arrested for a murder.

saito admitted to the killing, blaming it on drugs and said he did what he did to prove he is no longer a threat to society. >> reason why i did what i did is because i been trying to apply for conditional release from the state house mental. they keep denying me. >> after his escape, authorities in hawaii described him as a psychopathic person. he is not talking about his escape. a cairo prakter has been arrested for sexual assault. he is accused of inappropriately touching a patient during an adjustment. it happened in september during the business family cai chiropractor. a warning for people walking or visiting near uc berkeley, be alert. there have been five robberies. this shows the areas targeted on

the north side of campus. the suspect works in pairs. robberies started happening november 9th, the last reported on tuesday. in san francisco, the search continues for burglar who is broke into 21 cars. here is a look at the damage. windows smashed in all the cars there. late wednesday night and early thursday morning. cars in almost every part of the complex needed plastic wrap and blankets to cover the windows. tesla's stock is rolling up this morning. more than 2% in premarket trading. last night, the car company brought out two rides, an electric semitruck and a surprise, the new roadster. the truck is powered by battery, which will last 500 miles and capable of hauling 80,000 pounds. the star of the show, the return of the roadster. the ceo, elon musk says it can

go 0-60 in less than two seconds. >> the new tesla roadster will be the fastest car ever made, period. >> i want to take a ride there. tesla's headquarters is in palo alto. tesla will begin production of the trucks in 2019. >> if we take a ride, do i get to drive? >> okay, you can drive. coming up on "today in the bay," big relief for bay area home buyers. the offer beginning today of thousands of dollars you can receive for free as a down payment on your home. an early holiday gift from apple. the service the company is offering, but comes with a quickly approaching deadline. really?

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good morning, i'm landon dowdy at cnbc world headquarters. wall street could take a breather after stocks rallies yesterday. the dow closed at the best day on earnings from cicso systems, walmart. a look at housing starts and home construction. the dow jumping. nasdaq closing up 87 to 6793. sources tell cnbc that comcast, the parent of nbc has approached 21st century fox about buying parts of the company such as the movie studio and cable network.

that is similar to reports that disney was interested in fox. "the wall street journal" says verizon may buy parts of fox to provide more content to mobile screening subscribers. sony expressed interest. neither comcast or disney explored buying all of fox because they can't own two broadcast networks urnds fcc rules. a post mate unlimited subscription. sign up through apple pay. normally costs $9.99 and you get free shipping on orders over $20. you have to act fast. the sign up ends on november 23rd. back to you. >> right around the corner, about a week. so, here is a good one for you. if you watch "today in the bay" regularly, you have heard us talk about wells fargo helping

bay area home buyers with a $30,000 down payment for rent. today, we get to see it in action. hundreds are expected to come out in oakland to apply with the grants. it's happening at the oakland marriott center. >> that should help a lot of people. 4:41. coming up on "today in the bay," clearing skies and breezy winds coming our way. >> it is going to be a cooler day as we look outside in san jose, wet out there as you drive to work this morning. checking out the temperature trend for santa clara, low 50s to start, then 62 degrees by early afternoon. nothing but sunshine today. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend, next. a beautiful -- we can actually see the bridge itself. dryer roads today. i have an update on the crash in the south bay. the label says one thing, but the potency of pot could mean something elsz entirely.

what happens when we send the same marijuana to different labs? the results of our investigation, up next.

good morning to you. 4:44 is the time. >> i's friday. >> it's not tuesday. >> such a good day. but, it is friday. welcome back. we are taking a live look out in dublin. it's actually friday.

it is friday. >> that is way off. we know it's friday. tomorrow is saturday. that's part of our annual holiday food drive. we always do it the saturday before thanksgiving. great pictures from last year. yeah, come out. you get to meet kris sanchez, marcus, scott mcgrew. >> bob and i will be in livermore. >> i'll be in santa clara. >> look at that. it's a big day tomorrow. it's happening at bay area safeways. all dwrou is donate $10. it gets an amazing bag of food for families in need. it goes through christmas. we are kicking it off this weekend. feed the need food drive, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. tomorrow at various locations. we are getting the graphic ready. so excited about it. >> saturday. happening today, the downtown ice rink in san jose

opens. kristi yamaguchi will be there and the ice rink is named after her. you know what? a legend will be there as well. a cool guy. you love him. mike inouye is actually emceeing the honors tonight. you can see him in last year's video here. well, you saw him. there he is. there he is. >> he is one of the -- he is a local guy who is sharp. >> is that what we does, sharpen skates? >> he loves ice hockey and that's what he does. >> 5:30? >> starts at 5:30. before 6:00, i will say whatever i want. then at 6:00 scripted. >> it's going to be so nice out there this evening. the rain is out of here. that's good news. let me show you how much rain we

had. ben lomond tops with almost five inches. concord two inches of rain. santa rosa, almost two inches of rain and san jose did pretty good, too. almost an inch of rain. as you check out the seven day forecast, it shows that all the rain is out of here for the next couple of days. we are going to be tracking the next storm system. here it is. you can see the clouds. that will be here, late sunday night, early sunday morning. i think we'll start monday morning with rain moving through parts of the bay area. we are going to have our high temperatures today up to 64 degrees in san jose. 62 in milpitas and east pay, 66 degrees. oakland, a high of 62. it's a day where you can wear the long sleeves all day. san mateo, 61 degrees and breezy. san francisco near 60 degrees. the north bay, low to mid-60s

for this afternoon. it's an all clear start as we take a live look outside in san jose. may be a little soggy. it's a day for a hat and nice warm jacket. it will be chilly out there. later on today, you'll be taking the jacket off. make sure you are not wearing the boots today. you don't need the rain boots. not a day for sandals, either. a good day for heels. as we check out the commute forecast, crank up the heater inside the car. allow extra time. the roads may be wet. the temperatures low 50s. we will be drying things out quickly with all that sunshine. the nbc bay area food drive, tomorrow. we just talked about that. the weather will be perfect. 63 degrees in san francisco. we start next week with rain that may continue into thanksgiving and, of course, the latest updates on that. mike, you have checked out the crash in suniville? >> i did. kari talked about the roadways being a little wet.

the main freeways have seen traffic steady, so they are probably okay, especially the middle lanes. the off ramps will have ponding and puddling as well. here, the off ramp from southbound 101 rk, reports the went off the roadway. no lanes are blocked. we talked about that, again, being the possibility. no reports of injuries. we will track that on the report. no slowing. here, we have this report, highway 92, westbound, that's alameda. we have a tree branch that is down. there will be crews out there. light traffic so far. we may get more reports of debris after rain and the wind as well. no problems toward the bay bridge. remember, as i talked, we have the muni. check them out. back to you. >> thank you very much. ready for the green rush. recreational marijuana use will be legal here in california. sellers can test their marijuana

so customers know what to buy. >> the question is about the testing labs. are they altering the results? a lot of people are raising the flags. regulators will take notice and action. here is liz black. >> good morning. we sent marijuana samples to labs across the state and found the results were all over the mab. we teamed up with this man who makes marijuana in l.a. we wanted to see how labs tested his pot for thc, the stuff that gets you high. we mixed a batch and packaged up samples. we delivered the sample to ten labs across the state. the first result came back with a thc level of 66%. the next 80%. here are the rest. scientists say some variation is normal, but the results ended up ranging from 64-83%. that's nearly a 20-point spread. we put together a behind the

scenes video of how we packaged the samples and delivered them to labs across the state. to see that footage and look at the results, head to our website, www.nbcbayarea.com and click on the investigations tab. back to you. >> thanks, liz. if you have a story, give them a call, 888-996-tips. or send an e-mail to the unit at www.nbcbayarea.com. today, san jose marks a somber anniversary. three years ago, the holy cross church burned down. to this day, no one know what is caused the fire. the church is being rebuilt. this is video from the fire that happened after sunday mass. look at that. the next church will open its doors next easter. the church was built in 1906. >> i remember that, wow. san francisco ranks as the number one tourist destination in canada for visually impaired

people who use guide dogs. >> they survey hundreds of travelers who use guides dogs. mayor ed lee made a proclamation acknowledging the fact. it will be read out loud today at 10:00 at the dragon gate entrans. san francisco was one, portland number two. it's no surprise because the guide dogs for the blind training centers are located in san rafael and portland. >> nice to see. it's 5:42. coming up next, nbc bay area responds. >> his photo on someone else's business. i'm chris chmura. it's a warning for anyone who reads online reviews. nbc bay area responds, next. first, happening now, nevada state officials turning to never before tried combination of drugs for the first execution in a decade. the state's highest court has to approve that plan.

it could be an option for states finding drugs for lethal injections. the university says they are investigating 11 of 37 chapters since the beginning of the year for cases involving hazing and alcohol. we'll be back in two minutes with more news. stick around. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous.

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san francisco man whose photo was posted in a place he did)t nbc bay area responds to a san francisco man whose photo was posted in a place he didn't expect in online reviews for east coast companies. >> chris chmura has a warning about fake online reviews. >> good morning. with this man's story, we want you to look at online reviews

with a lier level of skepticism. his old portrait from work appeared next to elbert hubbard. he's never heard of any of these companies, even though he gave them all five stars. >> my first reaction was to be angry, because this is a form of identity theft. >> he says these reviews are bogus. then who posted them? we asked the companies. they said they have no idea. coming up tonight at 11:00, we look at how often this is happening. we turn to a man tracking fake reviews. he helps us help you spot phony feedback. we are going to ask the companies how they are shielding customers like you from fake five-star reviews. there's nothing fake about our offer to help you. contact us at www.nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us at 888-996-tips. i'll see you tonight at 11:00. >> sounds good, chris.

coming up on "today in the bay," a chance to dry out after the rain. >> we'll dry out and cool down. we are start thg morning with temperatures in the north bay in the low 40s and low 50s in the south bay. we'll talk about cooler air in the forecast by tomorrow morning, coming up. a smooth flow here. look at that sheen on the roadways and what else to watch in the peninsula. >> reporter: i can tell you who is opening when and how tough all that snow is going to make it to get there. don't worry, i have safety tips for you as well. a live look outside at san

francis it is friday morning. live look outside at san francisco right now. look at how fresh and clean from all that rain. all right. cleared out for the moment right now. good morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. now that it's cleared out, a lot of you are expecting from the weather. >> it's going to be good. leave the umbrella home. you can leave the umbrella inside the house. it is going to be a cool start. we are seeing the showers rolling out of here and a couple sprinkles left behind for a few isolated parts of the area. look at the high temperatures. cooler than where we should be thanks to the front moving in.

breezy. we will have a lot of sunshine. that's going to make it feel 100 times better. as we head into the weekend, dry. we will talk about what's ahead and things going on, including your get aways as well. as we head to mike, some roads may be wet. how is that affecting the drive? >> wet traffic. this is the toll plaza for the richmond/san rafael bridge. that may be the conditions. especially the off ramps, watch those z. no concerns for the freeways. we look at the green sensors, but not the highlighting we saw. most is a tiny patch there along the coast of san francisco. we are going to move to the bay and show we can't find many more patches. a tree branch reports there off 92, it has been cleared from the report. that's better news. back to you. >> we'll take it. thank you, mike. 5:00, developing news near philadelphia where a