pleasanton. good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m laura garcia. and i )m marcus washington. today in the bay )s bob redell just got on scene. bob -- good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. what have we found out? ing area. whatever was burning in there was very flamable. as you can see, it destroyed this warehouse.

one of the challenges for the fire department is power lines were down. there are a couple of more trucks try to go extinguish this commercial warehouse fire. no reports of any injuries at least not in terms of the fire department. the cause is too early to tell. today in the bay. >> thanks, bob. now we want to go to mike. any traffic concerns? >> yeah. right in the media area.

from what i understand we don't hear about closures there. it should be fine. that fire will be local control and you'll see that glow for quite some distance. this is not presenting a problem. right now not so crowded throug. how is that day shaping? >> it is starting out nice and fairly mild as you get ready to head out the door. it is right at and palo alto. let's get out the door. temperatures heading into the .

we have more koching um in a few minutes. >> thank you. a final farewell to officer chp officer. friends and family of the chp officer prepare to say their final good-byes. the family of the second victim in that deadly crash are also medical marijuanaing arrangements. >> she is still trying to come to terms with her dad's sudden death.

he was hit and kill aid long with chp officer last friday by an alleged distracted driver. >> if i expect my dad to die i would expect him to die from sickness but he died suddenly of car crash out of the middle of nowhere. >> it is kind of a thing i finished college before all of this happened. i think my dad finished his mission for me. >> though she wans to driver to face consequences she forgives him. >> we will two

souls. same my and her mother just arrived from the philippines. they hope to bring his remains back home. >> we love him and miss him. where ever he is we love him. he knows that. he's like an angel. 4:35 right now. crime is on the rise in one neighborhood. some people living there are giving police an earful about it. last night several residents showed up at a community meeting with the police department. those attending asked us not to record out of saf concerns. our report who was there says that things often got heated. in recent weeks they have seen au auto thefts and car burglaries. >> so my frustration and anger in there.

it is super scar ri to live in a neighborhood and feel like you are. >> the absolute best thing we can do is get to know our neighbors. >> some say that the neighbors need to come together to keep the streets safe. plans to open a drug injection center. the facilely will be the first of its kind in the nation. several will attend. it's not clear how many or where it will be. the plan has while campaigning called for opening a site. coming up here on today in the bay, a look at how google going back to the baseics with its not so new approach to reach

customers. major concerns dealing with an overpriced epipen, the move to make it more affordable.

the dow had its best day since april. on today's watch list watch for consumer sentiment. the dow jumping nearly 24

points. the nasdaq rising 32 points. google may bepe a retail store in chicago. the chicago tribune reports it would be a two-floor store located several blocks from google's midwest headquarters. it is not the first time it would have a physical store. as of now google only had the occasion occasional pop-up store. after years of rising prices it may have reached its breaking point. a new report shows about 14% have undergone. it is up from 11% at the end of 2016. home prices are growing in nearly half of the largest markets and part of that reason may be rising mortgage rates which could be pricing many first time home buyers.

back over to you. >> all right. hopefully that brings relief to the bay area. >> no kidding. thank you very much. remember all of the outrage from people that felt like they have been gouged? relief appears to be on the way. they approved the first generic version. still don't know how much it will cost but they say it will definitely be lower. the cost jumpedan are all excited ou you have been telling us with friday comes higher hotter toda. our heat peeks tomorrow. we start out nice and cool with low 60s. we'll be in the low 80s by early afternoon. a little bit warmer than normal. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend coming up next. >> and the two-alarm fire.

the freeway itself is not impacted. we'll track the rest of your commute coming up.

and good friday morning to you. i like this sound of that. right now taking a live picture airport. is anyone heading out this weekend? if you are good for you. >> things definitely looking up to this little guy. they named him leo. someone on the peninsula noticed him trying to cross highway 101

during the morning rush hour last month. they stopped and scooped him up. according to the peninsula he is ready to be adopted. he already has all of his shots. we are talking about our own mike, a guy with a very big heart we should say, that's what the dog is named there. now, mike helped adopt it out during the clear the shelters day. one year later the name to mike tyson. mike has no plans. look at those ears. part boxer.

>> all right. for more head to nbcbayarea.com. it is really cute because they name animals after us. we always anticipate what are we going to look like? >> yes. >> i was thinking about this. they said this one probably 50, maybe 60 pounds. i was like i will go back and look and that's when i met ryan and luciana that adopted him. morning. out and join us. adopt us. adopt a dog or cat. >> adopt us too. we'll be there too.

it will turn hot tomorrow afternoon. we won't see as much fog as we are seeing right now. the seven day forecast coming up at the bottom of your screen. we'll talk about the hazy skies that we'll see today as we still have the wild fires farther to the north causing some of that smoke to move in and settle down in the valley. when we get high pressure it causes the air to sink. temperatures go up. we have worse air qualities. temperatures going up today. for the east bay i think we'll be in the upperor 75 in oakland. palo alto up to 84. santa rosa 84. we are talking about clear the shelters. i posted a pick clture on faceb and twitter.

if the you're heading over to the humane society tomorrow it will be 67 degrees during those morning hours reaching into the low 80s there. i have a couple of cats our temperatures. we have our highs peaking for the inland valleys. up to 98 degrees tomorrow. you do need to take it easy and make sure you're taking care of pets. never leave them inside a car. make sure you have lots of water. temperatures coming down for the beginning of next week. freeways green all around the bay. i'll move mythisho traditional showing. eastbound, it cleared up. so we are looking at a nice drive now. coming out of the north bay it is coming into the area.

they both look just fine. no delays through walnut creek. getting in towards the bay bridge as well. good news on the rails yesterday morning was a tough start. this morning a great ride. no delays reported for any of the lines. no problems reported for any o . you can see the h well. the bay bridge is over in the cash lane off to the left. it is an issue. one is not open yet. there is an early back up that will clear and build over the next 40 minutes. back to you. >> all right. thanks. 4:50 right now. how would you like to pay someone to wait in the dmv line for you? this is actually a thing now. an oakland start-up is charging $25 per hour to have someone wait in the long lines for you. >> would you pay someone to wait in line for you? >> no. >> why not? >> i'm broke.

>> everything is on a budget. >> i wouldn't but if i had the money i i would. that's what a lot of people are saying. >> jonathan bloom put this service to the test. you can see how much time he saved by hiring someone to stand in. that's on our web site. >> you can make appointments you know. banking for california's marijuana industry has gone up in smoke. marijuana is still illegal under federal law. most u.s. banks will not handle pot related money. growers and sellers operate mostly with cash. lawmakers killed that measure without debate. yesterday jurors had four questions for the judge. one of those was about defining reasonable doubt. manafort is facing tax and bank

fraud charges. secretary of state attended a able to penetrate voting machines. they do have safeguards such as requires paper ballots. other states are far more vulnerable. 4:51. coming up on today in the bay nbc bay area responds. online scammers often tug at your heart and wallet with a four-legged friend in mind. we'll help you protect yourself and give you an option to maybe get a free pet this weekend. but first happening now at 4:52, preparations are urnnderw for those that lost their lives in the bridge collapse. the funeral will also mark a national day of mourning. at least 39 people died when the

highway bridge collapsed when officials say they expect the death toll to rise. more than two dozen people recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning. they were when the wovercome by fumes. they say it came from a beverage machine. more news right after this break. to many consumers who have

fallen for scams. 4:55 right now. consumers have fallen for scams. >> often con artists tailgate your emotions. they say that's why puppy scams are some of the most cruel and certainly costly. >> leonard is morgan hill is one of the many people scammers are tricked. he thought he was bringing a new

king charles spaniel into his life buying the puppy online from a pet store in virginia. that's not at all what was going on. an overseaed imposter duped him with a bog add. just a scheme that stole his money. they are almost impossible to track. here is how to protect yourself. ask to speak with past buyers. even if it checks out don't blindly prepay. insist on picking the dog up yourself. only then should you give them money. we put all of those tips and more in a video on social media. it is easily shareable. i'll tweet it out now so you can share it with others. you can adopt a pet tomorrow. it is clear the shelters today. they are proud to be part of the annual campaign that offers free or

site, nbcbayarea.com. we have a full listur web i'll be at the san jose animal ow. my colleagues will be at many of the other shelters. we hope to see you there. if you have ever been cheated call us, 888-996-tips or visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> come on out and see us and adopt a pet. all right. coming up here we have much more for you including a look at what you can expect with this friday forecast. yeah. looking outside it is really hard to see. we are looking good out there. mostly clear skies will be with us as we go from the low 60s to the low 80s today. what are you going to do this weekend? we'll talk about what's going on around the by area coming up next. >> to the weekend right now a

commute through oakland is great through the coliseum. we'll show you what's going on a little bit farther east coming up. plus breaking news in the east bay, a big fire throwing a. we are live with a fire fight coming up next. a.m..

massive flames can be seen from miles away in the east bay right now. the fight to contain a fire burning in pleasanton at this hour. good morning

rjs go a fight burning in pleasanton at this hour. good morning. i'm marcus washington. >> today in the bay live at the scene with bob redell. the flames were big out there earlier, bob. >> reporter: this is something you'll definitely notice between livermore and pleasanton. it has been burning for about an hour and a half right now. right now within the past 30 minutes i have seen a lot of white smoke. it is a good indication but there is a section over there that the fire department has been dumping water on far long time. not clear what burned inside of this building. i did ask a captain. he wasn't sure. it is to tell this is not