florence which has made landfall-- 5:00 on your friday morning. we are tracking hurricane florence which has made landfall. live look at the radar right now, folks up against a really huge storm that is going to just sit and churn and rain for a long time. kari hall is monitoring that for us as well. good morning to you. thanks smuch for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. marcus washington has the day off. we'll get a check of your weather in a second.

>> let's take a look at maps and overall contra costa county looks pretty good. yellow arrow is one of the things we're pointing at north 680 at red gear road a crash just came in to chp. no real problem. you see more slowing on 24 eastbound that's traditionally what we see outside the caldecott. that is not a problem. this is the problem for drivers coming off the east shore freeway and the carquinez bridge. lot of slowing as folks come here and off of that san rafael to richmond bridge as we're looking at the focus of the construction zone around gilman. looks like things started to pick up because the speed sensors are improving and supposed to pick up around 5:00 anyway. the rest of the bay a smooth flow of traffic, no major problems. slowing on 17. there are no crews headed to the summit. it's a slower read because we have no problems. we have low cloud cover in the north bay but drivers seem to be fine. what do you have for us? >> it is going to be a clear morning for most of us as we ea wilmington, north carolina.

this is a live look from our storm plalphia station down to the hurricane, so we're getting a very detailed view of this hurricane as it continues to move inland. right now, wind speeds at 90 miles per hour, moving very slowly only 6 miles per hour and as we look at the wind speeds with this system, that will stay as we go into the afternoon as it slowly makes its way off initially to the southwest, and then starts to make more of a northerly turn as the tropical storm by the end of the weekend. here is a look at some of the peak wind speeds, i've just gotten in at cape lookout peak wind gusts of 106 miles per hour, and ft. macon at 105, also the same in wilmington, so imagine wind speeds coming from the southwest and turning more northwesterly and once they get on the other side of the eye the winds will shift from the northeast so that's going to bring down a lot of trees within the next few hours. we will avehave more live updat

in a few minutes. for more i'll send it over to you. >> as we watch this newburn police sending messages out to the residents, we are coming for you. hurricane florence may have lost its intensity but delivering a punch as it moves over land. the storm so massive it required a wide angle lens to capture it from space. these are from the international space station. the air of tropical force winds span 300 miles across and a storm surge watch and warning covering 450 miles of coastline. >> it's hard to fathom. officials are warning people the severe conditions right now are just the nnay gray is in nor >> reporter: -- intense conditions here and i want to give you a look at what we're dealing with, sheets of rain, a driving wind, and you can see the tarp on the top of this restaurant ironically called hurricane alley that is just being ripped away by the winds.

it's been an intense attack by florence overnight into the early morning. unfortunately looks like it's going to continue for a full day or more. florence continues to batter the carolina coast right now, moving in overnight with violent winds, driving rains and a growing surf, this just the beginning of severe conditions across the strike zone. >> the heavy rains and high winds are likely to spread across north carolina and linger for days. >> reporter: the water is already washed over roadways and is starting to swallow communities all along the coast. hundreds of thousands have lost power in north carolina alone, and that number will grow. as the massive storm lingers. >> this is enormously dangerous. forreporter: meandg along nother 36 to 48 hours here. >> unfortunately it looks like we're really just at the beginning of what's going to be

a long, very difficult time for a lot of people, really from virginia through the carolinas. >> that was jay gray reporting. the california air national guard on the way to help. members of moffit's 129th rescue wing loaded a gear and helicopter into a c-17 last night and flew to the east coast overnight, specially trained in rescuing people by helicopter. >> unfortunately, if everyone doesn't get out, you may see people on roofs with help signs and things like that, so the goal is just to get as close as possible and be ready to go. >> the citizen airmen deployed last year to hurricanes harvey and irma. >> 5:05. while most people are evacuating north carolina, some bay area locals flew there, fireman from oakland, fremont, santa rosa left the bay monday night as well. you can see them there, 16 arrived at kingston airport in north carolina to help hurricane rescue efforts. they're geared up with boats, rescue swimmers and medical

specialists to try to save people trapped in water. >> of course be sure to stay with "today in the bay" for the latest on the hurricane. we're working with nbc's team of reporters on the ground in the carolinas. we will always bring the you the latest information the second we get it to our newsroom. it is the third and final day of the global action summit in san francisco. today's notable speakers include former secretary of state john kerry, former vice president al gore and gram y winning musician dave matthews. yesterday governor jerry brown signed a slew of environmental bills while on board the bay area's first plug-in hybrid electric ferry, an ongoing effort by the governor to dramatically reduce greenhouse emissions. >> california will keep its progressive tradition of blocking offshore oil, encouraging the charging of electric vehicles and making for a state that has a great economy but also a very beautiful environment. >> some of governor brown's

critics say he's taken a lot of money from oil companies which undercuts his environmental credentials. the governor fired back saying any such contributions have not affected his agenda. a major milestone for the future home of the golden state warriors. this video taken by sky ranger showing the chase center without a roof, but that will change in a few hours. >> pete suratos is live in mission bay with a major milestone. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott and laura. we're getting closer and closer to seeing k.d. and steph put on a show, drain a few three-pointers behind me at the chase center. we're still about a year away from them playing a game but today the topping out ceremony will take place. as we talk about the ceremony we have construction workers here. an aerial view of the chase center under cone struction, th --

construction, it symbolizes the erection of the arena with the final being hoisted up later today. as i mentioned we're about a year away from the dubs winning plenty of games at the chase center and the building of this arena is already causing changes to the area as expected and when it's finally built, it will of course increase traffic in the area and possibly we could see a large video screen advertisement on the arena. i want to point out that was previously restricted in the area before the arena was built. so with the warriors moving to san francisco, what's going to be left in oakland? we reported last week that the raiders may move sooner than we expected with the city of oakland, potentially following that lawsuit over damages for their move to las vegas and that leaves the only team in oakland as the oakland a's and of course they're still working on a new stadium for themselves. we'll take you back out here live to the soon-to-be chase center the topping out ceremony

taking place later today at 12:15 p.m. we're live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, pete. 5:09 right now. a big weekend at the oakland coliseum and it has nothing to do with the raiders or the a's. live look where a big hip-hop concert takes place. >> some neighbors are worried about the noise calling the rolling loud festival expected to bring more than 40,000 fans. dozens of artists will perform until 10:00 saturday and sunday. san leandro police expect some people will be able to hear the music, so oakland police and the event organizers set up a noise complaint hotline, quu fiyou ca that hotline on our website nbcbayarea.com. >> consider it a free ticket to the concert. >> if you call and complain, are they just going to stop the music? >> hey guys, bob called from san leandro, and -- >> stop the music. okay, whatever. let's start out with our weather this morning. looks really good as you step out the door. kind of cool, though, in san

jose with our temperatures at 54 degrees at 7:00 and we'll see the clouds clearing out, a lot of sunshine and our temperatures today very much like yesterday, reaching into the low 70s. it will be a little bit warmer in walnut creek by 1:00 at 73 degrees but still very comfortable, as we look at our high temperatures for our inland valleys reach up to 78 degrees in antioch and morgan hill. san jose 75 and 70 today in oakland. i'll have a look at the forecast and update on florence coming up. >> a horrible framed shot i tell my friends in production i realized that, but it serves the purpose. over here i was watching these lights, not the prominent ones, the headlights west coming out of the area toward the oval crossing at university for the east shore freeway but these ts of that san rafael to richmond bridge and west 80 coming around the bend here where they merge around golden gate field. the reason that's critical, i

sensors start to pick up the speed as well. the construction crew still registered by cal trans but we talked about how they're supposed to pick up at 5:00, i was concerned about a delay but it looks like speeds are improving so i'm going to say the crews will be clear if you're watching from home by the time you get over there should be a better drive. little bit of low cloud cover just watch that for the north bay but no problems reported for novato, highway 37 is where chp said a couple of cruisers reported, lower visibility there. in the south bay an easy drive there and getting out of the east bay or the peninsula moving nicely, no delays across the bay, this is the san mateo bridge and great pace, but early just 5:11. >> thank you, mike. the weekend is upon us. if you're headed to the movies a couple of good once. box office preview coming up. and still ahead, cbs star julie chen makes a bold statement last night during "big brother." is she defending her husband, les moonves, who recently stepped dow the nature of a virus is to change. move. mutate.

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the time is 5:14 on this friday morning and we are seeing a few clouds move in across the bay area. live look outside in fremont, you need a jacket to start out the day with temperatures in the low 50s and a very comfortable and breezy afternoon with a lot of sunshine. we will take a look at all of our microclimates and an update on hurricane florence that just made landfall, coming up in less than five minutes. and we're looking at palo alto, i spotted flashing lights over on the right. they are over on the west bay

shoreline. we'll check east palo alto may have an issue. i'll let you know if that affects your day. the freeway is moving.>all stre looking to add to yesterday's gains. futures right now are pointing to slightly higher open. markets were helped yesterday by apple which rose more than 2% following the launch of those new iphones this week. investors were also encouraged as fears over inflation were tamped down after we got benign data on consumer prices. today we'll be watching for reports on retail sales. coming up in a few minutes, import prices and consumer sentiment later in the morning. the dow closing up 147 points at 26,145, the nasdaq rising 49 to 8013. tesla and general motors have activated features for owners in the path of hurricane florence. tesla is temporarily activating uper charging on older cars and

unlocking extra battery capacity on certain vehicles. gm activated onstar services, to access real time navigation routes and disaster zones and find important resources like hoy tells and gas and food. after 80 years on the road, volkswagen decided to pull the plug on the iconic beetle. the german automaker will stop producing the compact car in 2019 although it hinted it could be revived one day. it has shifted focus to suvs and a range of new electric cars. the beetle is one of the best selling cars of all-time with nearly 23 million sold worldwide. u.s. sales peaked in the 1950s and it accounted for 5% of vw's sales in this country last year. scott and laura, i may be dating myself but i remember when they

called them bugs volkswagen bugs. as a kid my favorite movie was "herbie the love bug." >> used to play slug bug. >> yes, i had forgotten about that. speaking of movies "herby the love bug" time for a box office preview. "white boy rick." >> a true fbi story of a teenager walking a live between a life of crime and being an fbi informant. matthew mcconaughey stars. >> "lizzie" is based on the lizzie borden murders. >> sterling k. brown, "the predator" is a reboot of the 1980s original where you can spend some time perhaps outdoors. >> "predator" really? no! you know the first one had two governors in it. >> it's true.

>> arnold schwarzenegger and jesse ventura. >> the rumor was later carl weathers was going to run as well because they wanted to get the entire cast. >> spend time outdoors possibly. >> there will be a drive-in movie theater tonight so we'll have a look at the forecast for that. let's get out the door this morning. >> who wants to get in the trunk? >> in your bug! >> san francisco is starting out this morning with a nice one. we're not yet seeing the low clouds and the fog but we'll see that as we head through sunrise and you make your way out to the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station trying to get to work this morning, it's going to be in the mid-50s and partly to mostly cloudy skies, right around noon our skies will clear, temperatures in the low 70s and check out the seven-day forecast, it's already up at the bottom of the screen, we're looking at our high temperatures for today, which pretty much match yesterday's highs. if you liked yesterday that will continue into today with a high of 71 in palo alto and 75 today in san jose and here's that drive-in movie forecast in san

jose. our weekend weather anchor told me about this, this sounds cool. we are going to have temperatures tonight as sun sets around 62 degrees in san jose, movie starts at 8:00 and mexican independence celebration in san francisco and with those temperatures throughout the evening it's going to be cool out there, make sure you wear a couple extra layers maybe a nice warm jacket and in sonoma on sunday there is the indy car grand prix starts at about 3:30 on sunday afternoon. temperature also be in the mid-70s and dropping back to about 70 degrees at 7:00. on update on hurricane florence as we get the frequent updates from friends and family around south carolina. we are going to see right around wilmington beach the winds calm down for a little while. they're right in the middle of the eye, this is the time that search and rescue will go out to try to help people who are stranded at this point, as it will be a slow-moving system and

then start to drift into south carolina by tomorrow. there's going to be a lot of flooding because of storm surge pushing river levels and top rainfall could reach 20 to 30 inches of rain by the end of the weekend. we'll continue to monitor that. inland forecast for the valleys reaching mid to upper 70s throughout the week and it's going to be pleasant and san francisco staying in the 60s through the middle of next week. mike, we are so ready for friday. >> so ready, kari and the commute looks like they're ready as well. it's shaping up to be a typical friday with all of this green. look athis, velk seen a lot more traffic kick in, about 6:30 and pushing through about 9:30 and there have been a lot of crashes and big backups throughout the bay so keep that in mind, this friday may not be as light as you expect from the summertime but remember also that you have a chance to get out there. there's just a little bit of slowing remaining in the area

past gilman and heading down past the construction zone for west 80 that's just about golden gate field where things slow down and speed up once again as you head down through berkeley. we're not seeing any other problems. contra costa county looks great coming across from the north bay, carquinez bridge and benicia bridge close to speed. the slowing around golden gate field about an 18-minute drive, this should improve over the next ten minutes and start to build and we may see the metering lights turned on in the next 10 to 15 at the toll plaza. we'll use that as a guide to tell us how busy the maze is. no delays reported for any of these rails, that's good stuff and the ferry system not reporting any problems. fremont looking at 880 past the truck scales, but 880 northbound past them and southbound as well with the headlights just fine. laura, back to you. >> thank you very much. we want people to be just fine as well, september is national suicide prevention month, and this week we've been exploring what to say and what to do when

you want to help out, but you don't know how. national suicide prevention lifeline says be the one, be the one to keep them safe by asking if they have a plan to end their lives and then separate them from anything they could use to hurt themselves. be the one to be there by listening for their reasons without dismissing or judging them. be the one to help them connect to other people who could help like family or friends, clergy or therapists, and be the one to follow up by making contact after a crisis. you could make a difference in keeping them alive. could you learn more about how to be the one at this website, the national suicide lifeline is at 1-800-273-talk. well, coming up on this friday, a different and shining take when it comes to rolling out the red carpet for the upcoming awards show but next a sneak peek of what to expect

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moonves -- shows a subtle the wife of an embattled former tv executive les moonves shows a subtle sign of solidarity with her husband who has ban ccused of sexual misconduct. >> from outside of "big brother" house with brent i'm julie chen moonves, good night. >> julie chen signed off in the latest edition of "big brother" as julie chen moonves.

chen normally only uses her maiden name. her husband, les moonves recently stepped down from his position of ceo and chairman of cbs this after six new women went on the record with the "new yorker" sharing a range of sexual allegations against him. julie chen has not yet returned to her co-host position on cbs' "the talk." who needs a red carpet? the emmy awards plan to roll out the gold carpet instead to mark the event's 70th anniversary. the hosts of this year's shows are comedians michael chse and colin joest. yesterday they rolled out the flashy carpet. >> watch them on today's "el. "show. here they are talking about monday's big tadance, sing? >> unh-uh, we eliminated those two things. >> we're just trying to keep it

moving. it's not up to us. >> i understand, but you have to like, i mean, you've already written everything that you're doing for -- no. >> sure. we have some loose ideas. >> i've hosted a few things not that big. they are getting ready for the "snl" fall season. you can see them doing their weekend version of the update, starts at 4:00 followed by "nbc bay area news" at 5:00,olt" at . the 70th annual emmy awards air at 5:00 monday on nbc bay announcement from the bay area ththolic diocese is rocking the bishop says he's naming names when it comes to sexual abuse in the church. more details coming up in a live report. you're watching "today in the bay." nes. ♪

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5:30 on your frida it is wreaking a lot of havoc. the hurricane florencus a spinn. first locally good morning to you, happy friday. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm scott mcgrew in for marcus washington. let's get your weather started or your day started right with weather. >> yes, we are getting a look at hurricane florence, an update for our friends and family dealing with this in south carolina. the storm just made landfall near wilmington beach, slowly making its way inland. right now peak wind speeds making it into the inland areas as we speak and the winds dumping a lot of heavy rain, those winds peaking over 100 miles per hour for the inland

areas, as the storm slowly makes its way off toward the west. peak wind speeds at 90 miles per hour as the stormo be a slow of rain even through sunday, where we expect to see it moving int to the norg headlines for the next several days. here is a look at some of the peak wind gusts we've had already with cape lookout measuring wind gusts at 106 miles per hour. ft. macon at 105, and wilmington also 105. so the winds are turning, and they'll get a little bit of a break around wilmington as they are in the eye of this hurricane, and then it will pick up again from a different direction, which will bring down a lot more tree limbs, so that will be the main concern not only that but the storm surge and all of the rain. now as we bring you back home, looking at temperatures today reaching into the mid to upper 70s for the inland valleys, a really nice day and our temperatures basically matching yesterday, so we're going to

enjoy more comfortable and cooler than normal temperatures. we'll talk about the weekend coming up and mike has a back b we're following with hurricane florence. over here the concern for local drivers i dos still have the metering lights on at the bay bridge and the backups formed over the last 13 minutes since they turned the lights on and we see a good flow of traffic on the approach. we have one area that's still a concern. i showed you how we saw the traffic moving better getting off of that bridge from san rafael. westbound 80 slow toward golden gate field and the last of the road crew has not completely cleared. they're picking up cones and flares so there will be a little slowing through richmond but clear by the time you get to berkeley. the rest of the bay shows a nice easy drive. again the bay bridge metering lights are on but there are no other slowing through the area. right back to the desk. scott, laura? >> thank you very much, mike. the highest leader of san jose's catholic diocese is going

to name names. bishop patrick mcgraw is launching an investigation into clergy sexual abuse and going to reveal the name of every priest ever credibly accused. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live from downtown san jose. this is a major announcement coming right now the catholic church really highlighted for so many people, kris. >> reporter: right, scott and laura, this is a move toward greater transparency, the bishop says, and also move to do right by the children who were victimized first by abusive priests and then by a system thee to protect those priests over the children themselves. part of the effort revealing the names of priests credibly accused of abusing minors and adults and former are he view of how the church leadership handled those allegations. in a statement yesterday bishop mcgrath explained the plan for reform which will include releasing the names of accused

priests by diocese also commissioned an independent review by a former fbi director whose firm will review all records to see how the church handled those allegations, and the bishop will hold three listening sessions in september and october for folks to talk about their experiences with abusive priests or that of their family members. one survivor of sexual abuse we talked with says it's about time. >> you teach us to go to confession and to confess our sins and to move on. well, you know, when are you going to do your part, you know, and here is an opportunity for them to practice what they preach. >> reporter: here is part of bishop mcgrath's statement, "we cannot defend priests perpetrators and bishops and others who enable or protect them. the only way we can address the failed leadership of so many in the catholic church in the united sta a know is right

and just." it is worth mentioning the diocese of san jose is the first diocese in the bay area to go public in such a way. the reforms will then follow and we'll continue to follow that for you as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> it really is a bold step. thank you very much, kris. developing right now, some people who escaped their homes say it felt like armageddon. dozens of homes destroyed after a series of gas explosions in massachusetts. at least one person was killed, 20 more injured after a blast that rocked three boston area communities last night. investigators are pretty sure explosions are linked to one natural gas line. the hardest hit area is the city of lawrence, about 30 miles north of boston. the mayor there says people are just shaken. >> the reality, lawrence is a resilient community, everybody will ban together and tomorrow get pack to work and at the end of the day we'll get over this one, too. >> once the explosions began, columbia gas of massachusetts

quickly ordered everybody to evacuate their homes. this could take days or weeks for investigators to figure out the exact cause but of course, these explosions will likely remind you of the bay area deadly pg&e pipeline explosion in san bruno. the san bruno blast killed eight people eight years ago this month. the city's former mayor says elected officials back east need to bring people together quickly. >> you have to get your community together as soon as possible and tell them what you know. we told san bruno a few days after we didn't have all the answers but we're with them hand in hand. >> former mayor jim ron says it's up to elected officials in massachusetts to get to the bottom of what happened and to make sure changes are made so it doesn't happen again. the man charged with stabbing and killing 18-year-old nia wilson on an oakland b.a.r.t. platform is expected to appear in court today. john lee cowell is expected to

enter a plea accused of attacking nia and her sister in july and also faced an attempted murder charge for stabbing wilson's sister who survived. a warning out now from gilroy police, that's where yesterday they say a man was seen exposing himself to two young girls in the area of hannah and ninth streets near glen view elementary school. police say he offered money for sex and ordered the children in his car. fortunately a neighbor stepped in and stopped everything before it happened but the man sped off. police are asking for help finding him. it's 5:38 on your friday morning. coastal cleanup day tomorrow. tens of thousands of volunteers are ready, going to scour beaches, creeks and parks for litter in san mateo county all over the bay area. the more than 30 cleanup events last from 9:00 a.m. to noon. county conservationalists say children are welcome, too. happy birth day to the shark tank. s.a.p. center in san jose is

turning 25 today, just a few miles away at the sharks practice facility the team will start their training camp this morning. >> a lot of experts say team teal one of the top contenders to win the stanley cup especially since yesterday's trade for this guy, defenseman eric carlsson from the ottawa senators. carlsson is a five-time all-star and named the league's best defenseman twice in his career. we're looking at a smoother flow of traffic but all green for your speed sensors and over there that yellow diamond there is an issue, a deer unfortunately was just hit west 580 at san mainieri. had to call it out the report to chp the right two lanes are currently blocked in your commute direction just before you get to the split with highway 13, the warren freeway. that is an issue oakland and piedmont hills. crews will be arriving shortly. it's an easy drive aside from that and a little bit of slowing west 80 around gilman, the last of the crews should be clearing,

it's just before you get to not gilman but before you get to the golden gate field split there. be careful as crews want to get them on the way for the weekend. peninsula side an easy drive as folks travel past the shopping center there, a little furniture shore. if you want, buy a desk or a cabinet. >> are you volunteering? >> no, we have a lot of extra pieces. >> uh-oh, that isn't good. >> it's the dinners you don't want to have. >> don't climb on that, kids. >> swedish pancakes any time. quickly approaching. >> yes it is and a lot of people may have some things to do around the house, try igto get some things checked off the list. we're going to have great weather. we'll be opening up the doors and windows as we let in the fresh air and cooler temperatures. the coast in the mid-60s and 71 degrees for the bay. 79 degrees for the inland valleys, for some of our warmer spots.

for sunday expect more of that same weather, a few clouds near the coast but a lot of sunshine in the bay and the valleys. so if you have nothing to do, how about stop by the nbc bay area treat truck and you'll be able to meet some of our on air people and just say hi and get some free ice cream. this is outside of at&t park before the game and our temperatures will be in the upper 50s, so it's going to be cool out there, and we'll have some sunshine. if you're on your way to carmel for the weekend, there will be live music going on, the wine country concert happening on saturday, this is from 5:00 to 8:00 and we are going to have some beautiful weather, but the cool side. if i was there i'd probably bring a light jacket. breezy winds as well. throughout the weekend the contra costa greek food and wine festival will be happening in concord and this is right across from the plaza, so this will be a great event to enjoy time outside. take in the cooler weather with highs for tomorrow reaching into the mid-70s. we'll have the same thing on

sunday. in squaw valley, it's going to be a very nice weekend, cooler than it was last week if you're going out going hiking. i think these temperatures will be perfect, reach up to 59 degrees on saturday and on sunday 63 degrees, and then if you have plans to go to napa valley, beautiful weather, you really can't beat it this time of year with highs reaching into the mid-70s tomorrow and upper 70s for sunday. i've had quite a few people reach out on social media, let me know what they're doing this weekend, i'm @karihallweather. take a look at today's temperature trend and update on florence coming up. after years of telling stories about people who give back to our community some great works, nbc bay area's garvin thomas giving back in his own way. tomorrow he is holding his second annual bay area blood drive in san jose helping people who need blood in an emergency and for researchers who tackle diseases like cancer. the blood drive from 9:00 a.m.

to 3:00 p.m. at the princeton plaza mall in san jose over at meridian and kozer. head to nbcbayarea.com for details and maybe schedule a time that is convenient for you to give. >> what a good idea. come ing up, word of a possible bombshell ahead of the vote to confirm supreme courtho lose those dance moves? bring 'em on! one brush with nfl stardom that's now going viral.

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it's really just beginning for north and south carolina, as this will be a slow-moving storm dumping lots of rain, and producing some very high winds. as we look at our forecast here at home, it's nice, calm, quiet, and cool temperatures as you get ready to step out the door. willow glen some low 50s this morning and upper 60s this afternoon. i'll have a look at all of our microclimates and the weekend ahead coming up next. kari, looking at the tail lights westbound 580 past the auto mall and the mall, and up in the dublin grade in the distance, traffic flows smoothly. you have a good amount of company for 580. we'll show you what else is going on as ts campaign manager pauna mueller to plead guilty on charges of money laundering and failing to register as a foreign in a ma in a fort's possible

plea deal comes with potential implications for president trump. right now it's unclear if ma in a north agreed to cooperate with the special counsel's investigation. >> it's hard to imagine an agreement that doesn't involve some cooperation. he knows a lot about russia collusion as alleged against the president of the united states. >> this would be his second trial since ma in a fort's first conviction last month the president publicly distanced himself from his one-time campaign chair. if the deal happens ma in a fort will be the fourth former trump aide to plead guilty to crimes uncovered during the russia investigation. >> it is 5:47 right now. developing new, the anticipation growing over a let we are strong accusations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. senator dianne feinstein turned a letter over to the fbi saying she received information from an individual about kau accusations of sexual misconduct

stretching all the way back to his high school days. one source told nbc news the accusations are vague and the individual would have to be more specific. kavanaugh's confirmation vote is set for next week. the nfl cincinnati bengals held a pre-game rally this week, one that got one ohio nursing home roaring. the life of the party is 95-year-old miss irma there, showed off her dazzling dance moves and got the attention of corner back fitzpatrick, rocked to the beat with a crowd of seniors and it worked because the bengals won their game. i think they have to go back to irma every time. >> i think so. >> my gosh. ♪ go irma, go irma >> i want to hashtag be more like irma. you don't use it, you lose it, right? >> a check of your weekend weather. >> it looks really good this weekend for the bay area, cooler weather and y dancing right on. >> got to keep moving. >> keep moving andeople moving

morning as well. let's check out palo alto and our temperature trend that starts out with some mid-50s and there will be some clouds during those early hours, pretty much like yesterday, i think we'll have another beautiful sunrise and then temperatures reaching the upper 60s by early afternoon. if you're on your way out the door to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station, cloudy and cool, mid-50s. grab a jacket before you step out. highs today only reach into the low 70s in oakland. san jose 75 degrees and 75 also in napa. san francisco reaching 65 today and 78 in santa rosa. as you get dressed this morning, once again, we are just talking about the cooler weather to start with some mid-50s. you'll be comfortable with some long sleeves probably all day. may have to roll them up once the temperatures are in the upper 70s and don't forget the sunglasses. update on hurricane florence for south carolina that recently made landfall as a category 1 hurricane, still producing wind speeds at 90 miles per hour and this storm is moving so slow,

only moving off toward t wt hou this w c, and then make more of a southerly dip into south carolina over the next couple of days, so by tomorrow we're going to be talking about this storm dumping lots of rain and it will continue through sunday with top rainfall totals possibly at 20 to 30 miles per hour and we also have the storm surge that's building up right now. our winds are shift so loing so could bring down trees in the next few days and we'll have live updates coming up throughout the morning. temperatures at home for the inland areas reaching into the mid to upper 70s over the next few days and a lot of sunshine in this forecast, it's going to be very pleasant. you can leave the air conditioning off and we'll get that natural air conditioning in san francisco. mike, now you have a problem on the san mateo bridge? >> i do, kari, with a pleasant commute but over the last couple of minutes saw some flashing lights in the service lane here able to access over there mid span. about half way across the flat

section it looks like they may have moved a vehicle over to the right service lane, and that's why traffic is once again moving. it was almost completely stopped for about five minutes, about three to five minutes and that will be a big problem rippling back to the san mateo bridge toll plaza on the hayward side. the sensors changed. they have, slowing on the approach and more traffic slowing toward the high-rise there, maybe a second issue but sometimes that's folks that are rippling back, they were bunched up over there as the crews tried to clear that first issue. we'll track that west 92 a little slow but right now no problems across the dumbarton bridge so consi tt if you choose between the two in the morning. south bay a little bit of a build for san jose and that's pretty typical right about 5:51, a smooth drive through san jose and the north bay with just a little dip in speeds out of vallejo for 37. back to you. >> thank you, mike. coming up, much more news ahead at 6:00 including a big major new home. but first at 5:55, new

research out of stanford. the medicine used to treat breathing problems may actually cause a different problem. plus -- >> i have spent the last 15 years trying to leave my fear in the past. >> an emotional plea to keep her captor in jail. elizabeth smart's new comments coming up. first happening now the tennis umpire who created a storm of controversy at the u.s. open will go back to the chair. carlos ramos penalized serena williams one entire game during the women's championship. williams went on to lose. ramos has been assigned to the davis cup semifinal in this weekend's match in croatia. croatia's opponent's is the united states. more after the break.

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reconsider releasing one of her captors. we told you earlier this week... wand welcome bah srt is asking authorities to reconsider releasing one of her captors. >> wanda barzee accused of 2002 was supposend kidnap smart released in january of 2024 but this week utah state officials say they were going to let her out early because they forgot to add time served in federal custody. yesterday smart gave a powerful appeal. >> she is a woman who had six

children and yet could co-conspire to kidnap a 14-year-old girl and not only sit next to her while being raped, but encourage her husband to continue to rape me. so do i believe that she is dangerous? yes. but not just to me. i believe that she is a danger and a threat to any vulnerable person in our community, which is why our community should be worried. >> just one hour ago the utah board of pardons and parole said it hears everyone's concerns but cannot legally keep barzee in jail past wednesday. >> 5:56. continuingov deadly dallas shooting making headlines across the country. there are two updates, first new video of the officer amber guyger being booked into jail on sunday after she shot and killed a man inside his own apartment. she says she mistook his unit for her own and thought he was the intruder.

this new video shows her sitting at the desk. she faces manslaughter charges. last night a funeral for the victim 26-year-old bothan gene 2,000 people showed up to say their final good-byes. new research from stanford university showing inhaled steroids used to control asthma may increase the risk of lung infections. the risk was highest for patients who used inhaled steroids more often and for a longer period of time, and while these infections are not contagious, researchers say they can be serious and hard to treat. decision 2018, cynthia nixon will not be the next governor of new york. the democratic primary made headlines nationwide when the ac entered the race against andrew cuomo. he won yesterday's primary in a landslide with about 65% of the vote. cuomo will face a republican challenger this november. cal trans fill more than a thousand open potions. >> we were at the hiring

yesterday at san jose state cal trans looking to hire from maintenance to administrative officials. recruiters are encouraging people to apply for any opening they feel qualified for. >> we need engineers, we need planners, we need surveyors. currently but generally we have openings throughout our agency. >> two more hiring events will take place in san jose later this month. this weekend could be your last chance to watch indy car racing in the north bay. sunday a race champ will be decided at sonoma raceway. after the race, the owner says that's the end for now. >> we are a business and have not been able to come to terms with indy car in a way that was sustainable for us economically so we'll celebrate this weekend and we'll have great indy car memories going forward. >> the manager says the series could come back someday, but for now, it's just not financially

viable. indy car next weyear will hold race in monterey county. after several years of releasing bugs on the road, volkswagen is stopping. the company announced it's ending production of beetle in 2019. they'll be going out in style though. for the next year they'll throw a year-long celebration and release two final editions of the bug. it's unclear when the last models will roll out. >> until they bring it back again. we'll see. right now it's 6:00. we begin with breaking news. the strong sound of a hurricane as the eye of florence makes landfall overnight, just before 4:00 a.m., and updated track report from the ground and californians on their way to help. and all new an arrest, a man caught out of state for beating an east bay man to death. a major milestone, the warriors' new home takes a visual step forward, in just hours. another sign of the times in san francisco.

"today in the bay" continues right now. a very good friday morning to you and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm scott mcgrew. marcus has the day off today. we'll get a check of why you are weather in a second. let's check with mike and traffic to get you out the door. >> we'll give folks a local look. our roadways and as you expect most of the bay is smooth but not here. look at that flashing lights across that san mateo bridge over on thees, that's why slowing as we saw flashing lights appear, both vehicles are over on the service area. the lanes are clear but the flashing lights distracted me and you and distracting drivers. that's why there's a slower drive. hayward toward the end of the flat section midway the flashing lights and a little slowing at the incline as well because that's what happened, as folks make that climb up the .