livermore. mid 40s for the south bay. here's a live look outside in san jose. no issues as you get ready to hit out. make sure you're dressed appropriately as we get a look at our temperature trend for today we'll be in the mid-50s to start at 8:00 and then some upper 60s later today. now mike, you're checking on the drive. >> most of the drive is great but we do have slowing out of the altamont and there may be a new fender bender on 205. i'll let you know if it's a major issue for folks towards the commute in livermore. thr through sunol, reports of a crash sounds like the same incident approaching highway 84. be careful through the area, overall traffic is light. here's the berkeley curve with no delays or backup at the bay bridge. >> we could expect to hear more today, get an update in fact on the ongoing search for a missing southern california family. it comes after a grim discovery of debris and personal items in a mendocino river.

bob redell joins us, where the family was supposed to arrive but didn't. we could learn pivotal information today we understand about the search. >> reporter: that's what we expect. good morning to you, laura. in seven hours the medocino county sheriff's office will hold a news conference to we assume confirm what happened to the family who were supposed to arrive last friday, a week ago and never arrived. the father and mother, 12-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter were on a family road trip from portland oregon to san jose when they disappeared. the fear is that heavy rain swept away the family as they travelled in their maroon honda pilot. searches did find parts of that same suv. this is part of the eel river. personal belongings were found

but searchers were yet to find any bodies. they were aware a car became submerged during the heavy rains but too dangerous for authorities to attempt to rescue. we believe they were going to visit a relative here in san jose before heading back to their own home in santa clair rita, southern california. bob redell, "today in the bay." 5:02. developing news out of washington this morning. we are getting a peek into the firing of former fbi director james comey from comey himself. excerpts from his book have been released. here's a sneak peek at what we learned. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: yeah, some explosive characterizations of president trump here by the fbi director that he fired. nothing from the white house yet but the republican party is out with a pretty elaborate website, refuting those allegations and questioning comey's credibility.

>> the book is called a higher loyalty, former fbi director james comey reveals new details about his firings and he says then homeland security security john kelly was so disgusted he offered to quit. and he confirmed president trump demanded loyalty at a private dinner. that led to the president suggesting he taped the meeting and this response to congress. >> i've seen the tweet about tapes, i hope there are tapes. >> the president later admitted there were no tapes. the book comey calls the president untethered to the truth, unethical, ego driven and operating like a mob boss. >> i think there's a nars six that i find troubling but can't disagree with his fundamental opinion of the president. >> he said the trump transition team was more interested in how to spin information than learning about the threat from russia. and for the first time, comby e re -- comey very veels the

government had classified information casting down on l loretta lynch in the clinton e-mail investigation. it is 5:04. no decision on syria, that's the latest word from the white house. defense secretary jim mattis is urging president trump to be cautious in responding to the alleged chemical gas attack on civilians. in the meantime, nbc news learned of new evidence that showed chlorine gas and nerve agent were used. one source says the u.s. government is confident the dictator was behind the horrific attack. nikki haley says the u.s. has enough proof. happening today, troubled former football star aldon smith is due back in court. deputies arrested him last friday after he showed up to receive an alcohol monitor with a potentially deadly 4.0 blood alcohol level. he'll be in court for his domestic violence case and

likely receive permission to enter a substance abuse facility. las vegas seems to be locking in financing to complete the raiders new stadium in time for the 2020 season. according to the review journal, the financing sold out in less than two hours and they approved the debt service and groundwork for its own annual budget. crews expected to start pouring the foundation in next few weeks. 5:05. owners of the apartment complex demolished on an eroding cliff in pacifica are settling $1.5 million penalty. it has to do with a stairwell that led to the beach. the owners of 1001 and 101 apartment s built the stairwell poorly which is why it collapsed in 2016 during storms. while reconstructing the stairwell, crews blocked access to the public beach. happening now, dangerous surf along our coastline.

the weather might be heating up this weekend but those waves are expected to be treacherous. >> heed the warnings, san francisco fire department warning everyone planning to head to the beach, don't turn your back on the waves. pete suratos is live at one of the most dangerous beaches in the country when it comes to sneaker waves. what do people need to look out for, pete? >> reporter: good morning to you. those sneaker waves can sneak up on you jumping over rocks and getties and that's why the ocean beach is one of the most dangerous beaches in froblly all of the nation and why you see these signs out here that say be careful of the rip currents, especially as we'll see more and more head to the beach as the weather gets better. i want to jump into important tips that we're getting from san francisco fire, they usually put this out as we approach summer. now one of the tips they put out if they are in ocean beach, swimming in general is strongly discouraged. you never want to turn your back on the ocean and be careful when

you're wading in the water. as i mentioned, those rip current, the sign i showed you, plenty of dangers there. you want to stay calm, don't fight it. swim parallel to the shore and wave your hands for help. some think these warning signs don't go far enough. in a study done in our own investigative unit, there were 11 deaths all together at all san francisco beaches since 1997. four of them at ocean beach in 2016, more than 430 people have been rescued over the time period and no life guards are on duty here or at life guard towers excuse me, only national park service beach patrol rangers and usually in two pickup trucks with two rescue swimmers in each and there have also been 2500 warnings to would be swimmers in 2016 alone. taking you back out here live, we're looking at the rip current sign and federal officials are taking a closer look at the sign as a result of the story done for our investigative unit.

you can look at that exclusive story on our website, nbcbayarea.com. we're live in ocean beach for "today in the bay." >> good advice there. a lot of people like the danger but it is not worth it. >> and clearing skies we're talking about for this weekend as well could be tempting for people to head to the coast. >> you do need to be extra cautious out there. as we said, never turn your back to the water and just keep an eye on the kids or any pets with you along the beach. breakers could reach up to 20 feet and that advisory continues until 7:00 this evening. if you're going to santa cruz, it's going to be up to 73 degrees today and some low 70s tomorrow. but more clouds will bring down those temperatures on sunday. hitting out the hiking trails and it's going to be 63 degrees at noon, upper 60s later today, a very nice one to go to the beach, go to some of the hiking trails, enjoy your time outside today. mike, you now have more info on the crash on 680. >> we thought it was maybe sunol

or pleasanton but it's farther south on the 680 drive. we have mostly green, little slowing and even that's getting better out of the altamont. southbound 680 where we have reports of a crash that might be affecting your slow lanes. the speeds haven't shown slowing over the past 10 to 15 minutes but we're watching that activity for chp. moving smoothly through dublin and livermore and out of the altamont corridor, those crews are clearing from the overnight road work there and north bay -- i promised you this look earlier last report but it's the same right now. very clear, novato down to the golden gate bridge. back to you. >> coming up next on quts today in the bay, another expansion plan in the works in the south bay. a project moving forward in downtown san jose. and you know those people who made a lot of money on bitcoin, a lot of them didn't know about capital gains and tax day is coming.

i want to thank them for all of the support they've shown. >> plus, coming up later this morning at 5:25, speaking out. the california teacher who accident sally fired a gun inside a classroom gives his side of the story for the first time.

coming up on 5:13 on your friday morning. we start out with clear skies and some fairly cool temperatures heading out the door. let's go to evergreen, it's going to be 45 degrees at 7:00 and warming up into the low 60s by noon today we're hitting the upper 60s and low 70s which was about normal but it's going to warm up even more tomorrow. we'll look at those numbers and also places you may be heading for the weekend coming up in less than five minutes. a live look at the golden gate bridge, a smooth drive. 101 from here into san mateo moves smoothly as well, a light build to the commute. we have one issue in the tri-valley. >> it's 5:13, local companies making news, tesla was removed from the ntsb investigation into the safety of tesla cars after the company spoke about the latest deadly accident out of

turn. debuted on the nyse yesterday, had a nice pop. here are the folks from san mateo ringing the opening bell. futures call for a positive open again this morning. reports say president trump is interested in getting back into the trans pacific partnership, tpp, rejoining the tpp if we can, would actually fit in with the president's strategy. the tpp was set up to reduce china's economic influence in the world. all of these countries are in the agreement and china is not. this is intentional. we teamed up against china. but mr. trump pulled us out of the tpp the day after taking office. other news almost tax day. people who made money on bitcoin may be in some financial trouble. there's a guy on reddit, don't know his real name but he's an office assistant, he turns out he bought bit coin sold at the peak and made $125,000.

and then didn't save any money to pay capital gains and spent it all. the title of the post is i just discovered i owe the irs $50,000 i don't have because i traded in cryptos and by out of luck although he didn't use the word luck, close to that, the young man wrote, is all my savings gone now? i feel i might have accidentally ruined night li eed my life bec know about taxes. we found an expert. >> coinbase actually released more than 10,000 names to the irs of people that made a lot of money between 2013 and 2015. if you didn't claim that tax, not only do you pay a fine but might go to jail. >> jail. >> you've got to pay it. >> it's capital gains. if you buy a stock and sell for more money you have to pay capital gains on that stock. bitcoin is the exact same way but tends to be young people and

tends to be their first investment, made $50,000, bought a car and you owe five figure taxes. >> better get on a payment plan with the irs. >> haven't got much time. >> yeah. >> 5:16. better sell that porsche. another big tech cam tuesday project in downtown san jose is moving forward. developers of the project on west julian street are now requesting construction permits and plan to build three six-story office buildings and expected to house thousands of tech worker ez. no word on when it will be complete and who exactly will occupy it. 5:16. not only is it getting more expensive to buy a home but also becoming more expensive to sell homes according to zillow and enthusiasm tack. the average seller will pay more than $18,000 in selling expenses and it includes closing costs and real estate commission and taxes and fees among other

things. but sellers may face another cost as well, zillow found 78% of homeowners will make one home improvement. >> live look at the golden gate bridge this morning. getting there from san francisco may soon be a little more scenic. in 2015 crews completed the conversion of doyle drive to the presidio parkway. according to marin, the next phase will be to create landscaping, expected to discuss funding for that in the next few weeks. bay area leaders get an update on the region's long term transportation plan. the mtc meets with the association of bay area governments for an overview of plan bay area, a 25-year sfrat gi to shape transportation as it relates to growth. it is 5 ti:17. check out this 9-year-old little leaguer in kentucky, breaking it all down on the field. ♪

>> watch him go. watch him go. dancing on the field. that vid toshyo-ytoshio video i. look at that, cartwheel spin. hey. >> that's one of the best parts of little league is watching the kids in the outfield. sometimes -- >> having too much fun. >> sometimes they are dancing or picking flowers or it's -- it's always fun to watch. or completely spaced out. >> sitting down. >> like, i'm tired. >> my daughter was singing one of the songs from frozen going back and forth. >> do you have to go to the bathroom? what are you doing? play ball. >> that's one of those reminders to me that it's spring and -- >> yeah. >> and it's amazing weather for your little league games this weekend or if you're planning to head out of town to watch the giants game. we're going to cover that forecast for you as well. let's get out the door with a

live look outside in emeryville. we start with clear skies and chilly temperatures, it's going to warm up nicely today. we talked about getting out of town if you're going to the giants game in san diego, at first pitch, 69 degrees, sunshine. but you do not have to jump on an airplane or have a long car ride. you can watch it here on nbc bay area. we're going to have that game on tv tonight. as you stay at home and watch it, you can open up the windows and doors, we're going to have beautiful weather today in gilroy to 73 degrees. at 71 degrees in morgan hill. a high of 71 in danville today and 67 degrees in oakland and 59 degrees in half moon bay. san mateo, 65. and san francisco also reaching 65 in the mission district. north bay up to 74 degrees in santa rosa as we enjoy our sunshine, there will be some changes heading into the end of the weekend until then we'll

have an all clear skies and warming temperatures and then we start to see the clouds and rain moving in for the north bay by early afternoon on sunday. some scattered showers off and on on monday and we'll also bring sierra snow and dry out on tuesday afternoon into wednesday but then another system will be approaching. we're looking at the possibility of getting some pretty decent amounts of rain at least a quarter to possibly a half inch through next week as we continue to monitor those storm systems moving in. if you're going to kirkwood this weekend, it's going to be all clear, fresh powder on the ground. there's more snow in the forecast next week here's a look what one of the computer models is putting down for next week as we get those cold fronts moving through, over a foot of snow in kirkwood. that looks really good. i'll be watching that. mike, you're saying there's complication for the crash in sunol? >> we thought the crash over near -- sunol towards fremont, thought that would clear

quickly. you can see all extensions pretty good. 680 southbound, reports of some radiator fluid leaking and so there's absorbant spread out. you'll have one lane blocked through the area. light traffic, no slowing shows up but be careful at the scene. we warn you about the cones on the shoulder there. over here a little slowing off 205. waze reports a slower drive over two hours before. but now over here our mountain towards livermore, we're about one hour for the slower drive. if you zigzag and follow waze, that will get you out 40 minutes, maybe 45 now. join nbc bay area wazers and that will help you on your way wherever you're going this weekend. a live look outside, the richmond/san rafael bridge shows how light it is from the east bay to the north bay. back to you. >> 5:21. coming up next on "today in the bay," terrifying moments caught on camera.

an avalanche comes dangerously close to people. the frantic rush to get out of the way. giving his side of the story, the california teacher who accidentally fired a gun inside a classroom injuring students. showing an avalanche

caught on c it's 5:24. new video to show you, an avalanche all caught on camera. the snow cascading down a

mountain and towards passers by, people had to run out of the way as snow plummeted down the hill and over a road. this happened in france and fortunately no one was hurt or killed. an update for you on the lawsuits alleging pg&e was responsible for the north bay fires and should pay for damages. about 100 lawsuits and they are heading for a key hearing in san francisco's superior court next month. pg&e's electric lines are accused of igniting those fires even though an investigation in that cause is not yet complete. >> 5:25. happening today, shaping up as a pivotal day in the big kcosby trial. his main accusers scheduled to take the stand. she said cosby drugged and assaulted her in 2004. constand's testimony will follow testimony from yesterday with actress and model janice did inson. she received tough questions who pointed out she never mentioned any abuse in her own auto biography and said she was

advised to leave it out to avoid retaliation. >> i think we all have to get real about what power and money does and why so many women were silent for so long. >> several other women have provided similar testimony to dickinson and prosecutors argue it shows a pattern of misconduct. new this morning, a former teacher who accidentally fired a gun inside a monterey county classroom is speaking out about what happened. dennis alexander resigned from his position. his gun discharged and a falling ceiling panel injured two students. he's refusing to talk about what happened or if parents or administrators knew he brought the gun. but he is explaining why he resigned. >> the district had offered this year a supplemental benefit to many employees that were within the qualifications. >> alexander also a reserve police officer serves on the

seaside city council as well, a position he says he has no plans to leave. coming up next on "today in the bay," keeping your commute safe. a crackdown on distracted driving happening right now. what chp will be looking for on your drive today. plus -- >> i'm a professional driver. >> a school bus driver facing charges for riding with students -- driving with students on board. the disturbing allegations we're learning this morning.

good morning to you, it is 5:30 this morning. looking at the san mateo bridge. mike inouye is tracking your morning commute as we get ready to enjoy the weekend. >> right. >> with our bright colors on this morning. >> wake up. it's a little loud, right. good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> first we want to head over to kari hall and her blue for the wa warriors. >> laura is bringing the sunshine. >> hurting my own eyes i'm sorry. >> a lot of yellow here as you look at my icons on the map. it does start out cool as you get ready to head out the door. 40 degree temperatures but look at this, upper 60 ae 0s laider . 71 in concord and 72 in anti-oc.

we'll talk about the weekend forecast. i've got you covered here. there's a lot going on. that's coming up in about seven minutes, mike says it's a mostly clear commute. >> it's friday. it's 5:31. early commute on a friday we typically see light traffic flow. we have the crash southbound 680 around sunol. we're tracking that but no slowing on the sensors. really a smooth drive up 680 and the backup starts at the bay bridge toll plaza because even on a friday with light traffic we have metering lights on but it's a slower build. you see that on lanes off to the left. then across the san mateo bridge, traffic flows nicely there. more traffic to peninsula but no delays. back to you. >> it's 5:31. also happening today, cracking down on distracted driving. several different commutes getting under way across the bay area and today, police agencies across the state will be upping their enforcement on people not

driving hands free. >> today in the bay is live in concord with a warning for drivers this morning. anser. >> reporter: many who have been driving notice the message board focused on distracted driving. april is distracted driving awareness month. a new report put out by aaa shows almost 50% of drivers admit to talking on cell phone while driving and 35% send text messages or check e-mails. looking at dash cam video by triple a in the study that shows what can happen when drivers aren't focused on the road. i did checking this morning, there is good news, the california department of transportation has actually seen a drop in the number of distracted drivers over the past ten years but it's still a big problem here in california, especially for teenage drivers,

distracted driving was a factor in almost 60% of crashes involving teenage drivers, not 44% higher than the national average. law enforcement wants more to be done. here's what they recommend. they ask if you have a very important message or e-mail, just pull over. like with a designated driver, try having a designated texter, someone who can access your phone or respond to calls or texts. and if you're reallying struggling to stay off the phone, lock it up in the trunk. if you don't understand what designated driving is, we have a link on our website, nbcbayarea.com that explains it all and marcus and laura, it's not cheap. the first ticket is $160 and fine can really add up. roaring live, anserhassan. >> things change quickly. >> good safety warning. >> new this morning for you, chp is investigating an accident that killed a person who was

walking on interstate 580 in oakland. this happened near high street and closed all westbound lanes. 5:33. authorities a say school bus driver was legally drunk transporting a high school swim team. there was video actually shot by the swim coach seems to support the accusations, take a look. >> i'm a professional driver. >> the coach says the video shows the bus driver shouting at a bus in front of him telling him to pull forward but the problem was the bus was stopped at a red light. san francisco's washington high school swim coach took the video last friday and said he started shooting the video after charter bus driver ran a red light. the coach then says he went back to the bus to call 911. then says things got worse. >> just as i was talking to 911, he decides to make a you turn on 26th and gary and as he was making the uturn, he made a wide turn and hit the telephone pole.

>> the good news is everyone was okay. the coach decided to pull his team off the bus. prosecutors say the driver yesterday pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence. >> there will be extra police patrol outside of a north bay school this morning. the security follows a scary incident nearby. police received an anonymous tip that a man tried to lure a child in his car near petaluma junior high yesterday afternoon. they are not saying much about the man except he was driving a red honda civic. alameda police are trying to track down suspects accused in the deadly robbery. surveillance video appears to show a brutal attack on a restaurant worker and owner. friday two men tried robbing him on webster street. some people who frequent the area say they are concerned about their safety. >> definitely makes me think twice about the security that i feel like i have now -- >> so far police have not said if they have arrested anyone. san francisco leaders say they'll teach students about

street safety. this is happening at parker elementary school. san francisco general hospital is also participating. the hospital is set to launch a custom built life size set for safety lesson and all part of the zero vision plan aimed at eliminating traffic related deaths and injuries. mountain view wants help brain storming new ways to raise revenue. a public survey posted on the city's website tomorrow is the deadline. survey asking for feedback on future revenue ideas for areas including transportation. over the next five weeks, two wheels will trump two feet when it comes to boarding caltrains by cars. anyone with a bike will board first. they are trying out this pilot program in hopes of eliminating boarding delays. a live look at oracle where the warriors start the playoff push tomorrow. game one against san antonio begins at noon. >> we're ready because today is blue and gold day. fans being encouraged to take

part as well. blue and gold lights, warriors flags all going to decorate oakland and san francisco and san jose city halls. fans can get a free warriors car flag while they last at the warriors team store locations. >> evander cain scores his first stanley cup playoff goal. >> we can't forget our sharks, playoff hockey is here. the san jose sharks beat the anaheim ducks last night in game one. the official watch party was in downtown san jose. and more than 250 fans packed the bar to cheer on the 3-0 win. a friendly wager off the ice. the mayors of both cities bet on who will win round one. betting eggo waffles and anaheim mayor is wagering churros. eggo waffles were invented in san jose. the mayors will donate $100 each

to a charity benefitting homeless. sharks and ducks are in the best of seven game series and next game is tomorrow in anna time then they return to the shark tank on monday, game three. mike is planning to head on down. >> we own the home of the eggo waffle but what's up churros were invented in anaheim? anaheim chilies or something. >> things that make you go hmmm. >> we have a little slowing, south 680 where i told you the radiator busted after a crash. there's a cleanup going on and a few more cars, a little slowing. be wear of that. also slowing, southbound 880 to southbound 238 towards the castro valley area where a crash may be blocking two of the right lanes, system that orange slowing that's your commute

northbound off the kas electrovelectr electrotrow valley. palo alto is cool but no traffic going on. >> smooth sailing. >> there you go. >> weekend, finally here. it seemed like it went quickly. >> it did go by fast. i was talking to friends, this week did go by fast. i think that's a really good thing, right, especially when the weekend is looking nice. we're going to get some sunshine. 68 degrees will be the high temperature for the coast. the bay will be up to 74 degrees and 76 degrees inland on sunday, we're going to start to see more clouds moving in and a chance of showers especially late in the evening with our highs only up to 67 degrees for the valleys and 65 degrees for the bay. the coast a cool 60 degrees. i'll be at the autism speaks walk, come out and say hi. we're going to have beautiful weather and mostly sunny skies starting out at 57 degrees at

registration and during the time of the walk we'll be in the lower 60s. perfect if you're hitting the road heading to coachell axts, all day event, if you've been there before, it starts out really cool and then gets really hot. make sure you're prepared. we'll be up to 94 degrees tomorrow in the middle of the day and then dropping back to about 50 degrees overnight. if you're heading to lake shasta this weekend, we'll also have wild temperature swings there. mostly sunny skies, warmest day tomorrow up to 70 degrees but as that rain moves in on sunday, only see a high of 50 degrees. bring you back to it's and look at the temperature trend for this afternoon in three minutes. >> thank you so much. 5:40 right now. >> here on today in the bay, a story we've been profiling for months. this morning, the deported army veteran will be sworn in as a u.s. citizen. pld trump has seen the first few excerpts of james comey's

book and he's not happy. we'll take a look when "today in the bay" continues.

good friday morning at 5:43. we're about 50 minutes away from sunrise. we can already tell that we will have some clear skies as the sun comes up. let's go to los gatos, only low 40s as you get ready to head out the door but a nice warm-up. noon at 60 degrees and 63 at 1:00. we continue to go up several

more degrees from there. heading into the weekend, more sun but we'll also be tracking some rain for early next week. more on that in the forecast in less than five minutes. >> a live look at fremont, the nimitz picks up the volume by the truck scales and also heading into fremont, i'm worried about 680, we're seeing more slowing because of a crash. 5:44, happening today, in the east bay, a martinez pastor who ran away to mexico before being con vicked of child molestation is expected to be sentenced today. he was captured earlier this month and extradited to the u.s. the 37-year-old is expected in a mrteners courtroom later this morning and convicted in december of repeated sexual assault on a child that attended the church. a deported army veteran will become a u.s. citizen. he was granted citizenship two weeks ago after pardoning him for crimes that got him deported

in 2010. since then he worked for the u.s. veterans administration in tijuana. he'll be sworn in today in san diego. nbc bay area's investigative unit helped bring to light the story of dozens of veterans deported after serving honorably in the military. you can watch the story by visiting the investigative unit section of our website. >> new this morning, former speaker of the hour john boehner stops by the "today" show in first network television interview since trump took office. he talked about his new venture of medical marijuana and something he once opposed. >> you know, i found myself like a lot of americans over the last ten years or so, beginning to look at this issue a little differently. and when i began to sit down with kevin murphy, the founder, i began to learn more. then i began to have conversations with my friends and i found myself in a position where i thought, you know, i could lend my voice to this

discussion about the medical use of marijuana. >> also talked about president trump and his thoughts on the russia investigation. you can catch that full interview coming up on the "today" show at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >> it's 5:46. the president wants to be a postal inspector. >> and wants the government to examine the post office books. >> this came in a late night executive order, marcus. while the president didn't specifically mention amazon, this is probably what this is about. the last four times president trump mentioned the post office, he linked it to amazon. he claims the post office loses money on amazon deliveries and his own advisers say that's not true. we're going to find out. we're getting our first glimpse of the new james comey book, "a l higher loyalty." the full book comes out tuesday. so far really no major shockers and a few add hom anyone attacks on the president.

the white house is fighting back. president trump tweeted this morning, comey is a leaking liar and a slime ball. you know every day i ask for your feedback. i read every tweet and e-mail about our coverage of the president. when we first started this segment during president trump's first 100 days we kind of imagined we would read those comments on air. we've vastly underestimated how much breaking news was going to come out of the white house each day. it's friday, after ail, why does scott mcgrew say mr. trump, it's disrespectful. that's a great question. i actually do it to show respect. the white house says that is an acceptable reference. let me show you, i say president trump on first reference, the president on second reference and lower case would be correct grammar then mr. trump. nbc has no policy i'm aware of. i do it to respect the office and only do it for the president. john john kelly becomes kelly the second time i talk about him.

pelosi becomes pelosi second reference. it makes me uncomfortable to call him trump the way i would schumer i say mr. trump, long tradition in the white house in the washington to do so. mr. president when you're talking to him, president trump, the president, mr. president and mr. trump when writing about him. i'll put it on facebook as well. i'm going to get back on facebook as best i can. look for it maybe in an hour or two. it will take time to type that up. >> thank you, mr. mcgrew. >> 5:48 right now. happening today, the east bay about to get a bit more wild west like. >> 14 bison are on the way to the oakland zoo, part of the his toric herd and apparently link back to the original herd from 1873. animals part of the zoos of

california trail expansion that features animals native to california but no longer live here. >> but now they live here. >> right. >> back to normal. >> all right, we're going to have great weather to head to the oakland zoo. maybe you're looking for something to do with the kids once they get out of school. make sure you have something nice and warm to walk out the door with as you look at these temperatures now, oakland 43 degrees and it's 38 degrees in livermore. we have mostly seen 30s and 40s starting out the day. the school day forecast in oakland will be in the mid-40s through 7:00, walking to school, you do need to bundle up and then later today it's going to be really nice, reaching in the low 60s by the time school let's out. the seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen, checking out san francisco for today and it's going to be up to 64 degrees for the afternoon. 70 in napa. 71 degrees in concord and san

jose up to 70 degrees. and that's what we see the clear skies starting out this morning and also some 40s once again. so good idea to make sure you have on a hat and also a jacket. but you'll be taking the jacket off later today once we warm up. as we look at what's happening here, a lot of rain for parts of the pacific northwest and that will hold off until about sunday when that system moves in, there will be another cold front out ahead of that and some rain starting in the north bay by early afternoon on sunday with scattered showers for much of the bay area throughout the day on monday. then tuesday is looking dry. wednesday starts out dry but then the rain returns as we go wednesday night into thursday. it will also bring in sierra snow. we will have our temperatures going up and down with several more cold fronts moving through for the weekend. looks perfect, 68 degrees in san francisco and then the rain moves in later in the afternoon through evening hours. cool for early next week.

look at monday inland areas only up to 58 degrees but by thursday, we're up to 70. heading over to mike now, you have an update on the crash in san leandro. >> i do and the one heading towards fremont. first of all not a dramatic commute. i should point that out first. we do have this change. we had first got the crash reported southbound 238. it's actually northbound. it augustments slowing off the castro valley because the crash still blocks a couple of lanes as you make that transition over towards northbound 880. be careful there, a slower drive and you'll have to do that as you come off of 580 west bounds. meanwhile, over here, this slows slowing but the speed sensors have improved a little bit. they may be clearing that last lane there. there's radiator fluid, one lane blocked, mostly a distraction for lighter traffic for san jose. a nice smooth drive there and no

delays for the transit but half marathon is on sunday so there will be adds just. s for bus lines. >> that's right. i'm not running that. tradition continues, ongoing california police chief's final act that's making one barber smile. plus first happening now, the screen actors guild is calling for an end to awe dids and other meetings in hotel rooms and homes. the new guidelines come in the wake of the harvey weinstein scandal. new information just out about the previous unreleased book of "lord of the rings" author jj tolkien being described as the holy grail and takes place before "lords of the rings" more news after the break. a horrific crime in the

welcome back, it's 5:55, a horrific crime in the foothills. sierra. police are investigating a double murder and suicide inside a home yesterday morning in pine grove. police say 26-year-old jacob fayer shot and killed his girlfriend and father and then turned the gun on himself. the couple's 4-year-old daughter was in the room next door and woke up to the sound of gunshots. family members are trying to come to terms with the tragedy.

>> see how it all went down, it's terrible, like i'm really sad. it's a really sad thing but i'm also just like in shock. nobody saw it coming. >> the 4-year-old did not witness the killings but she called her grandmother from her father's -- saying her dad shot himself. the community is now raising money for the future schooling and her mother's funeral expenses. no word yet on a motive. >> 5:56 new this morning, a chance to spring clean your garage or home without a trip to the dump. tomorrow is dumpster day. a chance to get rid of big items like mattresses, old furniture and construction debris. good will is accepting items still useable. the dropoff is from 7:30 to 10:30 tomorrow morning. you can also contact the city for free junk pickup at the

website on your screen. credit card signatures a thing of the past. four major companies are doing away with the requirements for signatures on instore purchases that will take place today for master card and express and discover. even though companies are getting rid of the signature requirements, scores can choose to ask for a signature to aauthenticate a purchase. a northern california barber who has cut every police chief's hair in the city since 1977 keeps that tradition going. >> randy has run his barber shop for more than 40 years. he's cut every police chief's hair except cynthia renald's late day on the job was yesterday. before leaving, she paid him a

advi visit. >> i told her i had been cutting the chief's hair for a long time and got to get her in the chair even for a little snip. she came over and we had the greatest time. she's so awesome. >> that's nice, she was honored to participate in that tradition and actually meet with him. he's going to set up an appointment with the new chief of police as soon as they take office. music fans flock to the coachella music fest in southern california. headliners include the weekend, beyonce and eminem. 250,000 people are expected to head to the festival and there will be an increased security, including police drones to keep concert goers safer. emeryville based pixar is in the spotlight at the disney resort starting today. pixar fest kicks off today and runs through the beginning of september. there will be new together forever pixar night time spectacular as well as two pixar

parades and new pixar experience in the parks. visitors can meet with pixar characters and there will be a pixar food and drink. >> how many times can you say that? >> one more, pixar. >> 6:00 right now. the search is intensifying for the missing southern california family who disappeared on a road trip from oregon to the bay area. the new clues in the desperate search efforts. >> plus, the world is watching president trump this morning as we wait to see what he will do in the wake of the suspected gas attack in syria. the mounting evidence this morning indicating that the gas and nerve agents were used against civilians. a wave warning, the reason you may want to think twice before you head to the coast despite the nice forecast. i )m laura garcia. and i )m marcus washington. good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington, we're britt and ready for the wart yors and ready to start with you

this morning. kari hall is here to keep us on track. starting a little cool. >> later todays going to be perfect. we're talking about highs in the upper 60s and 70s with sunshine and i don't think it gets any better than that. here's a look at the sunrise this morning over san jose. we're still about 35 minutes away from sunrise. let's go to willow glen, 53 degrees at 9:00 and normally we're at 69 degrees and that's exactly where we'll be for our high temperature today as we look ahead to the weekend, it warms up then cools down and rain moves in. i'll talk about all of that coming up in just a few minutes. mike gets you out the door with a look at traffic. >> two areas where we have unusually heavy slowing because it's friday, we expect a light volume all around the bay on the fre ways, we're looking towards south 680 which continues the same slowing past the merge with highway 84 and down towards an earlier crash and