the new cholula buttery jack. part of the buttery jack family. only at jack in the box. i )m marcus washington. and i )m laura garcia. we want get to some breaking good morning, thank you for joining us, i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. breaking traffic news, it's starting to clear but there was a big problem near the tunnel. >> high speed chase went on. we have the video over our cell phone, pete might have shot this, but we have a number of resources -- pete did get that to us early this morning. there was police activity shutting down the connector to highway 13. we'll give you a shot of the flashing lights. this is the aftermath and police activity. let me show you where this was on the maps. i use past tense because as i understand everything is clear at the connector. a little residual slowing, folks making the drive heading down

towards piedmont and oakland. that again has cleared after the overnight high speed chase and police activity that was going on in lanes there. over here we have this going now. northbound 680, that has got one lane closed northbound. this is a separate incident, completely unrelated, car went off the roadway. as we stozoom back out, the resf the bay moves nicely. easy drive expected so far. kari, it's friday, what do we have to look ahead? >> we have beautiful weather and warmer temperatures in the forecast today. today will be the warmest day of the week as we head into the low 80 aegs and mid-80s for some spots. clear view in san francisco and as we go to cupertino for our temperature trend, upper 50s at 8:00 and mid-70s by 2:00 today. we'll continue to go up from there. i'll talk about what's ahead as we go into the start of the weekend coming up in a few minutes. thank you very much. breaking news you need to hear

about this morning, a rare violent crime in sunnyvale disrupting a quiet night for shoppers and sleepers. someone shot a man in the face near remmington and sunnyvale sara towing ga. they say the shooting happened a little before 11:00 in the neighborhood nearby. the victim romingly ran and collapsed in the entrance in the 7-ee lefrn. we'll have a live report in a half hour. a minor fender bender appearing what to be a uber drive turns into a hit-and-run and theft. >> it was all caught on camera. the victim is anxious to track down the driver. here's the exclusive story. >> these little things a big issue. >> reporter: jose has a big issue with the man in this video. the driver of the black car rear-ended him on vanness in san francisco on may 1st.

>> i was taking pictures of the driver's license and insurance company. so when i have that -- on my phone, i make up a phone call to his company to be able to able to report the accident. >> that's when things changed. he handed the man his phone. when the insurance agent asked to speak with him. as he's talking, watch the driver get back in his car and take off. clipping his hip. >> he stole my phone. >> he has handed the video over to police and uber. he says an uber representative tells him they don't know who he is, but he is certain the man was working for uber because he had customers in the car and said he was working and had an uber decal. he think the driver's name is joseph and remembers his insurance card had a selma, california address. he wants to address the driver so no one else gets hurt. >> i tried to do whatever is possible to identify the guy

because this guy cannot be driving people because he was able to do that, we don't know what he can be capable to do. >> yts today in the bay. 4:34. governor jerry brown going to release a revised budget because the brand-new pot industry is not delivering all of the green the governor was hoping for. the marijuana tax is only brought in about $34 million and one fifth of what was expected. critics say taxes are too high and not enough pot licenses have been handed out. our investigator unit reported many growers and shoppers are going to the black market. >> 49ers linebacker ruben foster's domestic violence case continues today. he was accused of attacking his girlfriend in feb. she recanted her account. he is also charged with having an assault weapon and suspended

from team activities as this case plays out. parents at a san francisco middle school are stunned. san francisco unified posted this letter to parents on the website. it says a teacher at westboro middle school is accused of having inappropriate sexual relations with students during school hours. the investigation began after reports of sex crimes reporting 39-year-old joseph toy. police arrested him yesterday morning but they are not releasing his mug shot to us just yet. toy is now on administrative leave. if you have live in oakland, you may be concerned about a new sf chronicle report since the start of may the fire department is not doing any commercial fire inspections, that includes apartment buildings and restaurants and warehouses. inspections in oakland are under microscope since the deadly ghost ship fire in 2016. city leaders say the program is suspended until the department can change to a new software system. >> coming up next on quts it's

"today in the bay," would you use amazon to perfect health care needs, we're going to discuss the recent push from the company. apple is venturing into new territory. a look at its plans to decree create a credit card.

wall street will try to end the week on a positive note. stocks rose with the dow posting the six-day winning streak since thursday. the dow is now back in positive

territory for the year. the rally came after we got weaker than expected report on consumer prices, that's easing some concerns about the federal reserve raising interest rates at the faster space in order to keep inflation in check. the dow rising 196 points to 24,739 and nasdaq adding 65 to 7404. cnbc learned amazon is making a deeper push into health care. the company created a team within its alexa dim tdigital assistant unit called health and wellness. potential areas they may target include managing diabetes, aging and care for new mothers and infants. amazon has been working on several health related projects, including a team at amazon web services dedicated to serving health care and pharmaceutical companies. and apple is reportedly teaming up with goldman sachs to launch a joint credit card as early as

next year. wall street journal says the new card would replace apple's reward card, partnership with barcl barclays. marcus and laura, back over to you. >> easier way to buy their products. happening today in sfran francisco, the startup world finale, 30 teams fighting for a $1 million investment prize, teams as far as africa, asia, australia, showcasing technologies like a.i., it's happening later this morning at the marriott on mission. >> should be cool. >> coming up on "today in the bay," quar kari is tracking the weekend weather. >> as we warm up across the bay area. willow glen, 52 degrees at 6:00, look at that, 62 by 10:00. 69 by noon. we'll continue to rise in the

mid-8 0e0s today, more on that coming up next. three lights there, one truck getting off the truck scales and that focus needs to be cleared up. i'll give you a better look all around the bay coming up. today i

. welcome back to "today in the bay." the time now for you, 4:43 as we take a live look on downtown san jose. well, hey it's mother's day weekend but are you looking for something -- that perked you up and on a friday. so look, if you're looking at things to do, how about checking out san jose's japantown. ♪ >> that beat is calling me to move. >> i love it. >> so this is really cool here. this is the swing dancing with traditional taiko drums, that's the official san jose taiko team. the performance will be live tomorrow in japantown. it is called japantown immersive which brings the community's rich history. that's at 5:30 on saturday. >> they are amazing if you've never seen them perform but i love this immerse thing. >> it's celebrating the culture

because during -- a lot of swing dancing going on in the internment camps, a not to bod traditions. there's a ton of culture -- and streets will be filled with activity. >> not only is it a talent to hit the drums but they are dancing with them too. >> i want to go. >> good deal. we're looking forward to a nice weekend. >> it's going to be very warm today. that's what you'll notice especially for the afternoon. it's going to heat up fast, even though we do have the same old school start for the bay area, here's a live look outside in palo alto right now. and the temperatures start out in the 50s as you step out, more people out the door at about 8:00 and mix of sun and clouds will be at 74 degrees at 2:00 today. we continue to warm up from there. let's go to walnut creek. 59 degrees at 8:00 and 68 at 10:00, it's going to be much warmer there.

we'll be at 79 degrees at 2:00 today and then heading into the low to mid-80s, we're going to see the high to 82 degrees in the south bay for san jose, gilroy 8 2, hayward and concord, 86 degrees there. we'll still have cool temperatures for the coast but a little bit better than yesterday. 65 at half moon bay and redwood city, topping out at 77. 83 today in novato. this friday, we need the summer gear a nice day and also sunglasses, protecting you from the sun and also nice summer dress to keep you cool and sandals a good chance as once again it will feel very much like summer and you'll have to dig to the pack of the closet. but it's going to be windy. head's up, we have to issue the skirt alert for this evening as winds increase for the evening.

it will be about 15 to 25 miles per hour and highest along the coast. we'll also have this wind advisory in effect for hills areas above 1,000 feet for the coast and also for the east bay as well as north bay. ahead a cool picture sent to me on facebook, gary showing me a picture of a sun dog. what is this? this is a sun dog. a halo around the sun in thin clouds -- >> here's a look at the 7-day forecast, low 80s for the next couple of days and cooling down for next week. mike, you're still tracking that activity for highway 24. >> we are, it's different activity now. first one you're talking about, take a look at your maps no matter where you're driving. highway 24 originally this morning, the first report transition ramp was closed after a high speed chase right at highway 13. i learn speeds reached 120 miles per hour. that's what we're talking about for high speed. that cleared from this interchange.

there's wood debris unrelated going on over here towards the caldecott, it's affecting lanes of traffic as you head there. caldecott tunnel both directions, all four running smoothly. the bay bridge, we have the cash lanes backing up on the left approach because when we typically have one of the cash lanes closed to 5:00. we'll track that across the san mateo bridge, things look nice and clear and you can see the high rise there. >> take a look at this, new video from the big island, still very unsettling situation in o hawaii. geologists say there's a chance kilauea can blow hurling boulders the sign of refrigerators in the air. so tough for people there. dozens of homes have been destroyed and more than 2,000 people evacuated. >> happening today, a big push to get governor to sign a big

protecting undocumented immigrants. today san francisco da george gastonand scott weiner will urge him to sign it into law. it protects immigrants from disclosing their immigration status in open court. a follow-up to a story we told you about yesterday morning, you can now use the bay bridge bike path whenever you want. a live look at the eastern span this morning. this is all part of that pilot program i was telling you about. they are going to see what changes need to be made for the 24/7 access to make it permanent. >> we have something like that, a lot of people want to know, do they like it? we sent ian cole to find out. >> reporter: the views of the bay bridge from the city, the tunnel can now be enjoyed a little later by foot. >> it's beautiful. look at the lights. >> reporter: the bay bridge trail for cyclists and walkers is open 24/7 until may 19th. britney brown wanted to be one of the first to ride the 2.2 mile trail on the east span of

the bridge from oakland during those new hours. >> i think it makes it accessible to everybody and for everyone's schedules, because not everyone has a day job or night job. >> reporter: the trail is tip he can typically opening from 6:00 to 9 p.m. and leaving it open all night as part of a pilot program to make sure if it's safe for riders at all hours. >> we want to make sure our security efforts, that staffing needs and any needs on the bridge are evaluated. >> not too concerned about here but down by the overpass, it is a little dark at times and i've seen people there at night. >> reporter: for ten days straight this path is open for everyone. >> i'm a big fan of more bike access to people. it will be nice to see more people out there. >> reporter: ian cole, "today in the bay." >> which the ten days are up,

chp and caltrans will take a good look what they learned to decide if and when to open it permanently. this may story may make you go what? crews working on muny's central subway tunnel laid down more than 3 miles of the wrong track. now they have to pull all of that up. an audit found the contractor ignored the requirement to use high strength steel instead used a standard strip rails. transportation leaders knew about it three years ago. the latest problem may delay the opening of the subway to early 2020. 4:51, new this morning, lawyers in california can no longer have sexual relationships with their clients. part of new ethics rules approved by the supreme court. it bars attorneys from coercing or demanding sex in exchange for legal representation. it does exempt sexual relationships that began before professional ones. the court did not give an

explanation for its decision. 17 other states have similar bans. coming up here on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> a contractor cashes a family's five-figure check even though he hadn't agreed to do any work for them. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. but first, happening now at 4:52. spacex will try again to launch its upgraded falcon 9 launch. right now flight controllers are trying to figure out what caused an automatic abort yesterday. today's launch is scheduled at 1:00. the rocket has improved boosters which can be reused more than ten times. plus, flooding concerns growing in washington state. spring runoff is making its way into rivers, at least eight rivers are at or above flood stage. people who live nearby are placing sandbags along the river banks. more news after the break. stick around it's 4:52. vacavilla

dispute with contractor they nbc bay area responds to a vacaville condo owner who had a dispute with a contractor that didn't even hire. >> turns out they mistakingly gave the wrong guy a lot of money. as consumer investigator chris chmura and the team to get it back. >> good morning. it is a story about a simple oversight that caused severe headaches. it all started with flooring and kitchen work on this condo. the owner solicited several bids but after they selected one company they sent the $24,000 to the wrong business by maistake. that company cashed the check and later sent a refund but that was not the end of this story. >> the check was returned for insufficient funds. >> it bounced?

>> it bounced. >> next it sent another check but only for half the amount. tonight at 11:00, what the business owner said when we confronted him. plus, the nonnegotiable reason why you should give contractors no more than $1,000 up front. please call us when you're having trouble solving your consumer problems, 888-996-tips or nbcbayarea.com/responds. i'll see you again tonight at 11:00. >> all right, thanks, chris. now we want to tell you about a creative and adorable rescue in idaho. they used a recording of a momma duck to lure little ducks out of a storm drain. [ quacking ] >> at first they couldn't reach the ducklings so they recorded the mom and played back the sound. eventually they got all little

ducklings out and reunited with the family. innovati innovative. >> it is. kari has a look at the forecast including mother's day. >> it's going to be a warm weekend. as we look outside in san jose, clear skies as you get ready to head out and cool temperatures with low 50s. as we go through the day, it does warm up quickly. we'll be at 69 by noon and heading up to close to 80 degrees. i'll talk more about that coming up next. >> live look at palo alto, highway 101. we're pretty well populated for this time of morning, it's 4:57. we'll show you a bigger look and things going on in the east bay. g plus, breaking news, violent crime wakes up a quiet neighborhood in the south bay. new details we're learning about the victim's plea for help.

and we )re ready for the weekend.. welcome to friday morning, you ready for the weekend? >> yeah. >> of course you are. live look outside overlooking san jose this morning. nobody told marcus he's working tomorrow morning. >> wait a minute. >> you could have asked that on monday. are you ready for the weekend? yeah. >> we always are ready. but we're happy to be here too. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington.

let's get over to kari. >> it's going to be warm at least for today and tomorrow and little cooler in time for mother's day. we're also concerned about the wind and i wanted to tell you about the wind advisory in effect for coast and hills for elevations above 1,000 feet, especially we could have gusts over 50 miles per hour from the northeast sustained at about 25 to 40. that kicks in later this evening through saturday morning and there could be some downed trees and power lines. i'll detail that and how warm it gets today in a few minutes. mike, now you have a correction for highway 24? >> i do. the issue with the big chunks of wood was on eastbound highway 24. it's actually westbound and that is your commute direction. chunks of wood reported outside the caldecott tunnel and highway 13. i haven't seen any slowing and haven't heard any updates of traffic breaks. still tracking it until they clear it.