start out the day. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. let's get straight to the forecast. it's a little cooler this morning. >> a little bit. some interior valleys are going to feel a combination of some humidity, too. we have some approaching moisture and not everybody is going to get the showers off of this system, but we do have a second system that might give us a better shot. right now in san jose, 59 degrees, wind speeds of about three miles per hour and i want to show you your temperature trend. yesterday we were still climbing into the upper 80s and some 90s. not today. today we will be topping out into those upper 70s for the most part, a couple of 80s here and there, but check out willow glen, 68 degrees bying 1:00. the coast may not clear until late afternoon. we might keep more cloud cover. as the system approaches i am tracking a time line for that. let's get a check of traffic with mike. >> vianey, looking at one area in particular, everywhere else moving smoothly. the area in question is oakland.

when will they open, that's the question. northbound 880 scheduled closure should be picking up now, should be about picked up for north 880 at 23rd. the overhead bridge work that goes on had the freeway closed overnight. international boulevard at westbound 580 has been moving smoothly without problem. you're jammed from the coliseum and high street up past that scene. again we'll check that. chp and cal trans should be clearing shortly. cocoa county the rest of the approach toward the bay bridge moving fine. back to you. >> 5:01, thank you, mike. to the latest from washington, d.c. this morning, republicans on the senate judiciary committee say they are holding a vote on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, this follows yesterday's hearing where the world heard from kavanaugh and palo alto professor dr. christine blasey ford. >> certainly an historic day it was, something that many americans have never seen before. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington. tracie, gop leaders aren't slowing down on pushing forward

on this vote. >> reporter: not at all. there's a vote that could happen here on capitol hill this morning. they're scheduled to meet again in about an hour and a half, and we've learned that some, a handful of the senators who were undecided about this pulled aside after that hearing to talk about what they saw and what they heard. >> i am terrified. >> reporter: after a day filled with emotion -- >> i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me. >> reporter: and explosions of anger. >> i am innocent of this charge. this is the most unethical sham since i've been in politics. >> reporter: this morning, lawmakers are ready to move forward with a decision on judge brett kavanaugh. >> it is time to vote. >> reporter: this morning, the senate judiciary committee decides whether to recommend kavanaugh to sit on the u.s. supreme court. some freshly convinced of his

innocence. >> i thought both were compelling, but i just didn't feel like, that the allegations were corroborated. >> reporter: others firmly siding with dr. christine blasey ford's account of her alleged attack. >> his statement contradicts known facts and evidence, and so that has led me really to believe her and not him. >> reporter: republicans can only afford to lose one vote, arizona senator jeff flake says he's still undecided. >> there's no way you can leave that hearing room certain. >> reporter: regardless of this morning's outcome, the full senate plans to take this up starting saturday, and could be ready for a final vote as early as tuesday. now, the president, president trump was watching and moments after the hearing ended, he

tweeted that he thought kavanaugh did a good job, that his testimony was powerful, honest and riveting and the white house is saying they do think he will eventually be confirmed, but it all starts with that committee vote today. marcus and laura? >> apparently one to watch. thank you very much. >> we're keeping an eye on capitol hill. when and if that vote begins, we'll bring it to you live. it's expected to start in about 90 minutes. also coming up, in 30 minutes, the local show of support for dr. ford, how her testimony yesterday is inspiring a growing number of sexual assault victims to come forward and share their own stories. at 5:04, an oakland man in custody accused of attacking and raping a female friend. mountain view police say 29-year-old lavelle powell grabbed the victim on sunday as the two sat in a parked car. they say he strangled her until she lost consciousness. she later told investigators she only came to, back to awareness during the assault, that's when she pushed him out of the car and drove off. officers arrested powell without

any incident at his job. engineers now seem to have a plan in place to shore up two cracks discovered in steel beams at san francisco's transit trans bay center but that fix may take a while. if you're a commuter who relies on the transit center or someone who has to drive downtown, you can expect those inconveniences to last at least through next week. crews now plan to relieve pressure on the beam by installing new steel columns from street level to the bus stack, but among many issues still to be worked on, painting those new beams. it's still not clear when fremont street will reopen to traffic. new this morning, south bay school district trying to find out who vandalized one of their high school football fields. >> "today in the bay's" bob riddell is live outside of the high school in morgan hill. how bad is that damage, bob? >> reporter: it's bad enough the bulldogs football team can't play here at ansabro high in

morgan hill. they'll have to play at live oak high. earlier vandals drove trucks on the football field behind the baseball diamond. they did circles and the tires created ruts in the field. the district groundskeepers were able to fix the damage, but they need some time next week for that grass to set. so right now it's unplayable and as far as we know the district is still trying to find the vandals. now, the jv and varsity football team for the bull daugss for sobrato high will play their games scheduled tomorrow at live oak high school. live oak has their games tonight, they play friday night like most high schools do and gives the maintenance workers enough time to prepare the field for tomorrow for sobrato. bob riddell, "today in the bay." >> it's tough to see that. kids just get out there and play. thanks, bob. authorities are revealing more details about apparent

domestic homicide in san jose. two weeks ago police found 67-year-old karen navarra injured and non-responsive. she died at the scene. tuesday police arrested her 90-year-old stepfather, now facing murder charges. police are not revealing how she died. tomorrow is the first north county gun buyback in santa clara county. the district attorney along with sunnyvale's los altos, mountain view and aloe alto and santa clara police will trade guns for cash, no questions asked. the gun buyback is tomorrow from 8:00 in the morning until noon at the sunnyvale presbyterian church. anyone can turn in a handgun, rifle or a shotgun in exchange for $100 each and there's no limit. assault weapons can be traded in for $200 cash. new for you this morning, upgrades are under way for one san francisco, one of the most iconic symbols there.

>> it may have an impact on folks using it for transportation. sf mta releasing video of the rehabilitation process for the gear boxes that power the city's world renowned cable cars. free shuttle will be available for riders. the shuttle will serve stops north of washington, north beach the first stop is at taylor and san francisco. the free shuttle will be in operation through sunday morning. so good for -- >> getting around. people come here just for the trolley. >> i agree, the first time i visited san francisco i of course had to take a picture, this was before instagram, quite a while ago. now that i live here i enjoy it even more i think. right now in palo alto it is 5:08 a.m. i want to show you your temperature trend. look at the temperature, it's not as quick to warm up today. that's because today starts our cooling trend. 59 degrees by 10:00 a.m.

if you notice by 1:00, 63 degrees and our temperatures stall out in the 70s and i want to show you concord, because this is typically one of our warmer spots. today is only going to be topping out into some high 70s, possibly a low 80 but check out by 1:00 71 degrees. by 3:00, 7. earlier this week we topped out in the 90s for the interior valleys and as we head toward the weekend temperatures are expected to drop more. it's a cool weekend ahead. it will be a great time to hang outside with family, with the exception of the north bay. i am tracking not one but two systems but don't worry, it's not going to be widespread rain for the weekend but north bay i have some showers to look out for and i will have an update on the time line for that, how much rainfall we're tracking coming up in a bit been we have . we have to check in with mike first. >> the overnight road crews in oakland scheduled to clear by 5:00 as we look at the approach toward bay bridge cocoa county

looks great. northbound 880 the lanes have opened again so overnight bridge work they were doing, so westbound 580 still clear, northbound 880 now clearing. over on the other side from the town to the city, we're looking over here, getting off of the bay bridge, moves smoothly right now but again we talked about with the closure of the sales force transit center there will be congestion toward fremont street including the off-ramp, the bus lane is closed and has been yesterday as well and that causes some of the traffic flow to jam up there. other folks off of harrison and looping back around into the traffic expect problems to continue as they continue the closure for fremont street. the south bay and peninsula and tri valley are moving smoothly. guys, back to you. >> thank you, mike. 5:10 for you right now. coming up, top leaders from google are on capitol hill today holding private meetings with lawmaker, the reason president trump is expected to come up in those conversations. did you give your number to facebook? what we're hearing this morning

about what facebook is doing with those phone numbers. plus still ahead, an oakland teacher going viral, as she asks for help to get school supplies. coming up at 5:25, how a hollywood celebrity is helping her cause. coming up. we have more for you. you're watching "today in the bay."

mike traffic tease the dublin grade top of your screen westbound with the tail lights, everything is moving smoothly. we'll talk about a better drive for oakland, i told you about a better drive for oakland, though, we'll talk about more coming up. >> good morning, i'm eric chen at cnbc global headquarters. wall street will look to add to yesterday's gains, stocks rose thursday but closed off the highs of the session. day after the fed hiked rates and signaled with more rate hikes coming. on today's watch list, personal income reports, personal spending, manufacturing and consumer sentiment as well. the dow rose 54 points while the nasdaq closed up 51 points.

the sec is suing elon musk for fraud because of the tweets he sent last month saying he was considering taking the company private and he secured funding. the sec alleges musk misled investors that he did not secure funding from any source and cited previous statements made by musk that he was looking to squeeze short sellers or investors betting on tesla stock to go down. in addition to potential fines, the sec is also seeking to remove musk as tesla's ceo and ban him from being executive at any public company. in a statement, musk says the sec's action is unjustified. tesla stock fell more than 13% on the news last night. that means that $9 billion in market value disappeared, and just musk's stake alone down $1 billion. ebay is offering wireless service if you buy a secondhand phone on their website, get a prepaid plan as an additional option. it's 30 days of unlimited wireless through ebay's partner red pocket mobile. it cost $29 and there's an option to upgrade to various annual plans.

marcus and laura, good morning, back to you, happy friday. >> good morning, thanks, eric. have a great one. president trump has made it clear, he thinks google rigged its search system and suppresses right-leaning views. google for the record denies political bias but google leaders will be in d.c. talking with lawmakers privately. that issue is expected to be part of the discussion. lawmakers want updates on what google is doing to boost consumer privacy and its expansion into china. facebook doesn't just use your number for security reasons, it also uses it to target you with ads according to a facebook pokesperson. two universities released a new study showing how the tech giant takes personal information, not specifically given to it, and shares it with advertisers. people use their phone numbers to authenticate their facebook account are most at risk of their numbers being shared. this comes five months after

facebook first data breach scandal. the epic conference known as dream force winds down today. maybe the typical convention crowd tries to make a friday getaway but not dream force. conferences and breakout sessions will continue at moscone center. among those of deepak chopra, and jewell. the mall was a little hazy because events could only be held on county fairgrounds, but east bay lawmakers crafted a new bill giving local governments the authority to approve temporary special event licenses wherever they wish. this week, governor brown signed that bill into law. happening today, protecting your children. parents can drive over to kohl's and campbell and get free car

seat training. most parents incorrectly install their baby's car seat according to the tsa so experiments from the good samaritan hospital and the great access program they have there will help educate for free. girl power at the u.n. assembly, sent to protect the dignitaries were women. the six women here are outside their manhattan firehouse and they make up the first all women engine company in new york. >> that's nice to see. >> awesome. >> funny we make a big deal about that, at the u.n. there are world leaders who are also women. >> that's right. couple right here. right? >> that's right! >> come on! we got this. sorry, not sorry, marcus. this one is for kari because she'll be out doing the treat truck. she's probably sleeping right

now although baby bella might be awake. good morning kari and baby bella. 59 degrees. wind speeds are calm. we've got just a little bit of some cloud cover rolling through there, but these aren't as low so we're not seeing as dense fog. you could see this shot right here, we've got some cloud cover, about 55 degrees right now, and we are tracking a much cooler forecast. i think you're going to enjoy it, it's just in time for your friday so a lot of people are going to be heading outdoors and you might have highs for today, check out the comfortable temperatures. we have 60s in the city so expect a high of about 66 degrees for san francisco. check out oakland 74 but where you're really going to notice it is going to be into the interior valleys. we are tracking some 80s and some 70s, and this is all thanks to an upper low that is approaching from the west, so originally we had that high pressure that was sitting over the bay area. that's starting to break apart and as this upper low approaches what we're seeing in terms of

the models is a possibility of seeing some light showers but mainly for the north bay to start out on saturday, and then really early on sunday, so aside from the north bay showers really the rest of the bay area is expected to remain dry through the weekend but at least it will be nice and cool. now, as far as the rest of the bay area, when are we getting to see some rain near the south bay and south of the golden gate bridge? our best chance will come in on tuesday, originally the second system approaching on monday was going to bring a good chance of seeing some rain on monday, but now the models are trending a lot drier for monday morning and they're trending a little bit more wet into tuesday, so hey, at least we'll get a chance to see some rain push further into the interior areas as we head in toward tuesday. at least we'll be enjoying some nice cooler temperatures. because we are tracking a developing system sitting just off the west we have watched our mobile doppler radar sitting atop of san bruno mountain and that's expected to track the incoming rain. you could see our futurecast

still could vary and change in terms of timing and intensity as far as the rainfall totals go. over the next seven days, you're going to notice the 60s in san francisco, but check out the temperatures in inland areas. we're only talking upper 70s, and if you notice by the icons i have kept rain chances through tuesday, mike, so i think you're not going to be too busy on monday morning. the rain looks like it's holding out for the commute. >> oh, vianey, you jinxed me. >> oh, no. >> fingers crossed, that will negate the situation. we have the south bay no problems. vianey is talking about the rain coming in over the next few days so we will track that and its effect on the roadways as well. so far dry this morning and a great drive. we have less of a problem now that oakland cleared 880. the nimitz freeway past 23rd, cleared from the overnight closure and that's great news, you're back at speed approaching the bay bridge, the build starting over on the toll plaza side. getting across no delays but watch as you approach fremont the exit there in san francisco, you will slow over the course of

this morning and likely throughout the weekend, one lane closed or at least they did yesterday. bus lane was closed toward the transit center. the new transit center closed. the temporary transit center reopened, and that will cause some delay, and over here, moscone center we have that closure of howard there between third and fourth and we talked about all the activity that continues today, including concert so keep that in mind. it will bring more traffic through the area and they have to clear up the closure so monday is when everything should be completely reopened. we talked about the latest potential for the golden gate transit reroutes and b.a.r.t. is unaffected by that and on time. here is a live look san jose, the south bay is clear. back to you. >> thanks a lot, mike. coming up, a bay area teacher goes viral, after posting school supplies she needs for her classroom. up next, the hollywood actor who is helping her get the word out. more details coming up in a live report. you're watching "today in the bay." our award

welcome back, everyone. 5:25. our next installment of "bay area revelations" profiles activists who changed the way people look at them and others. >> the sisters of perpetual indull juns started as a group of gay men who dressed up as nuns and it turned into political activism. sister roma has been part of it

for 30 years. >> the sisters and the rest of the lgbt community taught the rest of the world how to deal compassionately and intelligently with a plague. >> what the sisters did to educate the world during a deadly epidemic, bay area revelations sexual revolutionaries airs tomorrow night at 10:00. new for you this morning, an oakland teacher has the school supplies her class really needed. >> and it's all thanks to social media challenge, and the netflix actor, look at the photos that were just photo, bianca garcia teaches first grade in east oakland. brandon flynn from "13 reasons why" chose her for the ten featured teachers challenge. bianca received some items from the wish list to help 66 students. the wish list is still up and you can continue to donate. that's nice. new for you this morning,

did you lose your pet there? >> look at the chameleon. >> hillsborough police officers say this colorful guy made a grand escape there. neighbor found him sneaking through a san mateo street yesterday, and it was around a house on hillsborough avenue, but now the chameleon is safe and chilling on the peninsula at the humane society. >> there's a lot of little girls who see that and it's pasqual, if you know who that is. >> i don't. >> from "tangled" chameleon. >> i think that's cool. >> amazing. >> it is. >> you don't want to pet a chameleon? >> nope. 6:27 right now. coming up, a senate judiciary committee is expected to vote on supreme court there for the nominee brett kavanaugh after yesterday's historic hearing. we're keeping a close eye on washington, d.c. this morning and will bring you the latest next. living in filthy conditions, what people at one peninsula

apartment complex are saying. >> it's disgusting to go downstairs and see cockroaches everywhere. >> still ahead the deadline the landlord is facing to clean up its act. you're watching "today in the bay."

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live pictures from downtown redwood city - where the sa welcome back to friday morning. it's 5:30. thanks for joining us for "today in the bay." we're live in downtown redwood city. the salsa festival is kicking off on saturday. what fun that will be, to make

it sweeter, nbc bay area's tweet truck will be there. we will be handing out cold ice cream as well happening at 1:00. already making the weekend plans, grab a sweater i think. >> absolutely. vianey arana is in for kari hall this morning and kari -- i mean vianey, the cooldown has started. >> i try to channel my inner kari hall. 24-hour temperature change is kind of interesting actually, so whatever thermal layer we had keeping us warm still running a couple of degrees warmer for the lower elevations. if you notice near sunnyvale san jose about two degrees but in the higher elevations the hilltops were running cooler and a little bit more humid, which is good, because that's going to reduce the chance of seeing elevated fire danger so that's going to kick us down into something a little bit more reasonable in terms of the humidity, which is always great news. now, as far as your forecast for today, i think you're going to like this one, for a friday, look at temperatures, 63 degrees is our predicted high for san

francisco, 68 for oakland, and the interior valleys are trending a lot cooler, in fact about ten degrees lower than our predicted highs from yesterday. yesterday we were in the 90s, today not so much. livermore 78, down through san jose 74 degrees and this is all thanks to an upper low that is approaching, kind of kicking out that ridge of high pressure that kept us warm but this is a welcome site considering we are in fall and we haven't had a chance to enjoy it. so as you head into the weekend i want to help you plan that. i'll have a look at your weekend forecast and some fun things you may want to check out, but let's check in with mike. >> let's check in to see how the bay bridge toll plaza is. look right now, okay, good, it's friday, lighter and later. later build, this may be affected, the san francisco side will be affected by that, you can see the transit center closure for sales force transit center affecting fremont street and as you get off of the bridge, that affects the off-ramp on the right and harrison on the left, sciteway

in san francisco expect that and watch it all weekend as we will continue to follow the track of getting into the city, just that backup that will form over the next few minutes as the metering lights likely turned on in the next ten. over here westbound highway 4 earlier crash is on the shoulder at 242. you see the buildup through bay point. the rest of the bay shows basically at speed, all throughout. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:33 for you right now. happening today, a decision that may shape the future of the supreme court. >> it follows what yesterday was a powerful and sometimes fiery hearing for nominee brett kavanaugh. senators first heard from palo alto professor christine blasey ford, she gave her recollections on a sexual assault she said happened three decaded caids when she was 15. >> i thought brett was accidentally going to kill me. indelible in the hippocampus is the laughter, the laughter the abraeous laughter between

the two, and their having fun at my expense. >> once ford finished telling her story, a defiant and sometimes very upset kavanaugh addressed committee members. he argued he is the victim of totally false accusations. >> my family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed by vicious and false additional accusations. i was not at the party described by dr. ford. this confirmation process has become a national disgrace. >> so here's what happens next. committee members are supposed to hold a vote today at 6:30 a.m. our time, and regardless of what they recommend, the full senate may take up the issue tomorrow. it is possible the full senate may be ready for a final vote as early as tuesday. the public reaction to the historic hearing being felt across the country especially right here in the bay area. >> nbc bay area's pete suratos

joins us live from uc berkeley. lot of people are fired up when it comes to this supreme court nomination. >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. no doubt about it. folks are fired up when it comes to the specific issue that we're talking about, you talk about the historic hearings and as expected, of course, you can hear a lot of opinions here at uc berkeley, the home of free speech. students weighing in on both sides of this issue, but first i want to start off with a rally that took place in palo alto that took place earlier in the day yesterday. of course that is where dr. ford once lived before she had to move out due to threats. now supporters there say that she gave up too much to be considered or to be at least painted as a political operative and are telling her she should come back home. back to what took place here at uc berkeley, that rally taking place on campus. you had supporters of dr. ford there, you can hear them chanting, holding up signs as they march through the campus yesterday. in fact our crews did speak with the organizers and the supporters of this rally as well

as supporters of brett kavanaugh. here's what they had to say. >> it really pissed me off. i don't think, i don't think he should be able to do that, his like ability to try to make himself the victim was really embarrassing, i think. he isn't the victim obviously. she's the victim. >> he's not saying that ford is a liar. he's saying listen, something very well could have happened to this woman but i was not the perpetrator been. >> they had private hearings with judge kavanaugh, public ones and it was never brought up. clearly this is an attempt by democrats to delay the vote until after the midterms. >> reporter: still a lot of variables left in the air when it comes to this issue but we could see morallies like this in the coming days. we're live at uc berkeley, pete sue rah toes, "today in the bay." >> we will bring you that breaking news as it happens. right now we're looking inside at the hall there as people wait outside.

people at the bay view apartments showed us blankets crawling with bed rugs, pictures of rats and roaches. one mother paid $3,000 a month in recent but recently had sewage bubble up in her sink and has an exposed broken pipe in her yard. >> it's unbelievable. it's horrible what's going on here. she got kids. >> earlier this week one of the units was red tagged. inspectors called it unsafe. it's given the owners five days to provide certification that all other infested units have been properly treated. the owners have until today to fix that sewage problem. new for you this morning, teachers in the south bay have a new contract and that's good for students and the hughes school district. >> "today in the bay's" kris

sanchez is live at the evergreen school district headquarters in san jose, one we've been following for quite some time. >> reporter: this is a contract about 16 months in the making, and one that the evergreen teachers association says will help the district retain good teachers instead of losing them to other higher paying districts, and for those parents and students who are listening, this means you might get back to normal with your afterschool activities as well. let's look at some of the specifics of the contract. the contract offers 4.5% in raises over the next three years, with the initial raise retroactive to july of 2017, so teacher also get a little chunk of change. also, lower class size, but that depends on whether or not voters here pass the parcel tax in november. it also keeps art classes for fourth through sixth grade classes. the teachers association and the district have been going back and forth for nearly a year and a half and a deal at one point seemed so impossible that the union members voted

overwhelmingly to strike, though it didn't end up coming down to that. with the teachers being able to go back to school with a contract, they can go back to their afterschool activities, what we had seen in the past and what we have reported to you is that a lot of the teachers without a contract were saying i'm not doing anything outside of the regular school day, meaning no football practice, no afterschool activities, no sitting counsel, anything outside the school hours so hopefully for the students they'll see things getting back to normal as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> good thing for them. thank you so much there, kris. one of the oldest fruit stands in silicon valley is calling it quits. >> it's so sad. it's a very nice place, nice fruits, nice staff. >> now on sunday, cj olson cherries will shut down its shop in sunnyvale. it has been there since 1932. now the owner, deborah olson has

been working at that stand since the 1950s, back when her grandmother ran the place. she's ready to semi retire and shift the business into wholesale. olson says that the hardest part will be saying good-bye to the hundreds of customers. >> and they came in with their walkers and i saw them and i burst out crying and they started crying because i just saw my grandmother right in front of me, helping them, when i was a little girl. so you know, it's been like that, because this is so much history between our customers and olson. >> so you'll be able to buy c.j. olson fruit at the markets and at their locations in sjc and oakland international airport. >> shop local. the first ever event of its kind taking place this weekend in avia stadium and organized by someone you may have heard of before. >>er this' holding a three-day beach volleyball tournament. it's more than that, it includes wellness and music events. the festival is organized in

part by olympic gold medalist keri walsh jennings. she calls it an event worth checking out. >> our team is legit. our sport is deserving. the market is ripe for us. >> p14 440 is the name of the event derived from the amount of minutes in a day. some of the best volleyball beach players will take part. what are you doing with your p14 440 today? >> looking to the rest of the bay the beach in san jose, avia stadium a great option, northbound route through san jose slowing. hands up, easy drive all around the bay, as folks want to keep their hands on the wheel. southbound 680 and earlier disabled vehicle cleared quickly but not before we saw a little slowing as you pass by andrade coming through the tri valley into fremont and a smooth drive through the we fins peninsula.

>> you kind of can't miss it. >> you can't miss it. want to check the forecast. finally friday is here. >> the weekend is here and the temperature is going down. >> they're going down. i like that and you know what else is going down, the giants game. dodgers versus the giants got to end the series. >> going down. it's happening. that's what i mean. okay, so dodgers versus giants is on nbc bay area tonight. catch the game right here, first pitch is at 7:15 but in addition to a great game that we're expecting tonight, don't forget our truck will be out there, we'll be handing out free ice cream. what is better than free ice cream, i don't think anything is especially on a friday night other than baseball. into the overnight hours we are expecting some cloud cover. keep in mind saturday's forecast, we are tracking a couple of north bay showers and

a couple of north bay showers will creep into your sunday forecast, but the biggest event going down this weekend will be very comfortable 70s, interior valleys and cooler temperatures, even along the coast. i'll send it back to you. >> thanks so much. coming up, expect to see big changes on the next b.a.r.t. ride. the new safety measures at the station. >> the legalization of marijuana here in california, what are the rules on your planes as you're flying? one airport is saying it's okay. but you may want to see this next story before you pack. you're watching "today in the bay." distance relationship.

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click, call or visit a store today. it is 5:45 on this cool friday morning. afternoon temperatures in the cooling pattern. 59 degrees as you head out the door in san jose. expect some 70s in the forecast. you may want to pack a nice light sweater. i'll talk about the changes that may affect your weekend plans coming up. >> looking at this drive here, going west, we have a backup at the richmond side of the richmond to san rafael bridge. cash payers are waiting, the folks on the right streaming through, that's a better drive to carpool. >> thanks so much, vianey and mike. it is 5:46 right now. new this morning a standoff at a san jose valero gas station is over. viewer sent us this photo of a station and video in willow glen. police say it started last night when a man walked in and threatened employees. this is over near meridian and

hamilton near pine. the employees evacuated but the man barricaded himself inside that gas station. police negotiated with him until 3:00 this morning, we found out. and now the scene is cleared. >> a follow-up for you, b.a.r.t. ready to beef up its fight against fare jumpers, part of a larger effort to boost rider safety. >> at a meeting in pittsburg, board members approved a plan to do more than number the number of fare inspectors from 7 to 17. inspectors will increase fare monitoring to weekends and late night service. b.a.r.t. is in an all-out push to cut down on b.a.r.t. related crime. the board members believe it all starts with stopping those who ignore paying the proper fare. >> when you ask the chief, he'll say those that have no regard for lower level offenses sometimes also have no regard for criminal activity that's much more serious. >> and the board also approved new spending for other security measures, including higher barriers at fare gates. new this morning, sharp

objects and liquids aren't allowed on an airplane but what about marijuana? if you ask lax, it says packing pot is okay. now travelers can bring small amounts with them, but stow khan cannabis at your own risk. police warn that pot possession is a federal crime so tsa agents could turn you over to local authorities and the pot policy at other airports may differ. if you're an oakland a's fan, the playoffs are on your mind, today is the day. >> a few hours, playoff tickets go on sale, not to be a debbie downer here but corking the champagne it's possible the tickets won't be needed. for one it looks like the yankees will be holding the all-or-nothing wild card game. the a's would have to win their first, play in a divisional series. single game series tickets go on sale at 9:00 a.m. i say we stay positive. and look at forecast. >> i'm having a couple of issues

with my graphics but let me set this up for you. we have got a little bit of cooling trend expected to kind of kick off our weekend. you could see right now in san jose, 59 degrees, wind speeds are nice and calm and we are expecting a couple of changes, not just in the temperatures but also rain in the forecast. san francisco 55 degrees. we've got our wind speeds nice and light at about 5 miles per hour and today's forecast is going to be significantly cooler. in fact, the topping out temperatures will only be in the 80s. the ridge of high pressure is finally leaving us, which means farewell to the summer-like temperatures and we're going to deal with cooler more like fall around here. concord 80 degrees. livermore 78 degrees and let's talk about the changes ahead, because this is important. i want to help you plan out your weekend so we've got the first system, it's an upper low approaching from the west, and this is going to start inching in and as that happens, our temperatures will cool off, but also we get a chance of seeing

some scattered showers particularly in the north bay, and that's going to stick off to the north bay for saturday and sunday. our best bet seeing more widespread showers will come on monday into tuesday with the arrival of a second system, but now our models are trending a little bit lighter. now, as far as our mobile doppler radar, we have launched storm ranger sitting on sop of san bruno mountain because it is expected to track all of this precipitation making its way in. let's give you an idea on the timing, if you notice by about 12:00, look at how spotty the chances are. the majority of that moisture stays off the coast, just a couple of areas in the north bay, so anything north of the golden gate bridge has a good chance of seeing some spotty rain, maybe some light drizzle along the coastline but for the most part our best chance as of right now according to the models is going to come on tuesday but even then, even then 0.1 of an inch for interior valleys and north bay. despite that, i think everyone's going to enjoy the cooler

temperatures. >> also i will enjoy the weekend, good stuff to prepare for the rain coming in here. looking toward the bay bridge where for a while on friday we call it fast track friday because it's only the fast track lanes that show the fast buildup. we had that the case for about five minutes and you see the cash lanes have filled in. so to the break over there, 5:51, we see the fill-in at the bay bridge toll plaza. friday's later build and lighter flow throughout contra costa county and the maze, but remember, just past treasure island things may start to slow early in the morning commute, because we do have fremont street with the one lane closed there. remember, folks getting toward the closure there, the closure on fremont street at the transit center, and also we have that closure for howard at moscone center, there's activity all the way through this evening. tomorrow is when they reopen howard, the first time in three weeks it's open for that section but over here, howard, folsom, fremont congested all weekend. keep that in mind headed to the

city for the weekend activity, you don't travel during the week this will be news to you. we continue to follow that quloesheur. looking at the rest of the bay and a smooth flow of traffic, the south bay, north 101 shows a little bit of slowing through san jose, pretty standard over there and again with that closure of the sales force transit center, remember the temporary transit center being used minor reroutes for folks from muni, ac transit, golden gate transit reminding you no delays for b.a.r.t. and no changes. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 5:52. still ahead this morning, people are calling it a miracle. no one died in a plane crash in the south pacific. incredible video shows the plane actually floating out there in the water. why investigators say it went down. >> and all new from overnight, an arrest after a death at cher's house. the connection to the singer, and what police say happened. but first happening now, you could soon get your hands on those best selling items from amazon but you have to head to new york city to do it. amazon four star just opened its business in the soho

neighborhood. the one-of-a-kind shop is the company's latest attempt at physical retail stores. more news right after this break. stick around. celebrating her 15

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learn a little bit more about her. developing in the south pacific, amazing images of a plane crash there. this is reminding people of a miracle on the hudson. 47 people were on board the boeing 737 when it crash landed into the sea. hospital officials told rutgers there four passengers were in a serious condition there. airline officials say it landed short of the runway, blaming bad disability on rain. >> a music legend's home is a crime scene this morning. >> police arrested a man connected to an overdose at cher's malibu home. they say 23-year-old donovan rues provided fentanyl to someone who then died of an overdose. ruez lives at the home. he's the child of someone who works there. cher was not home and she is on tour in australia.

be careful if you ride one of those motorized scooters. down in l.a., the city prosec e prosecuted a man driving on an electric scooter while drunk, the first dui conviction of its kind in l.a. and in case you missed it, the recent crime wave at apple stores might be finally coming to an end. the robbery with tens of thousands of dollars in apple products stolen. investigators identified 17 people responsible for this recent crime wave. oakland police have arrested eight suspects and warrants have been issued for nine others. 5:57 right now, most americans are not eating the recommended amount of seafood. >> data from the centers for disease control shows only 20% of adults and 6% of kids consume seafood at least twice a week. the studies show eighting eig e ounces of seafood a week can

lower the risk of heart disease. senior investigative reporter bigad shaban filed this report from sacramento. >> reporter: governor brown signed new regulations into law that would eventually ban a fishing net used off the california coast for roughly 40 years. the gear can stretch a mile long and is used to mainly catch swordfish but blamed for unintentionally entangling and killing thousands of other sea creatures including endangered species like whales. our investigators uncovered the impact of the nets two years ago. lawmakers then took notice and today the governor took action. now, the law would pay fishermen up to $110,000 if they decide over the next year to retire the gear. those that don't would still be forced to stop using the fishing net by january 2023. with the investigative unit, i'm bigad shaban.

>> if you have a story for our investigative unit, you can give them a call. that number 888-996-tips or visit our website, that's nbcbayarea.com/investigations. ready to vote in judge brett kavanaugh's nomination could move forward in less than an hour. one day after marathon hearing which captivated the country. where senators stand ahead of the first big vote. football field fumble, alleged vandalism forcing a south bay high school to move a game. the status of the repair work right now and what police are looking for. >> bob riddell joins us with a live report. expect cable car changes, an iconic symbol of san francisco getting an upgrade. the wa the way it could affect transportation in some parts of the city. "today in the bay" continues right now. very good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike has a look at the commute

in a moment but kari is not here today but vianey brought the sunshine with this dress. >> thank you. already made my friday morning and it's going to be a good friday morning. i hope i can make everybody's day back home. especially if you are welcoming some cooler temperatures in your area. that's because we have an incoming system and right now in the south bay, it's 59 degrees. peninsula 55, temperatures cool. we have a couple of clouds in the tri valley, but check out san francisco areas of patchy fog, 55 degrees in the east bay at 57 degrees. now, we are tracking a much cooler forecast as we head into today and things are only going to get better for the weekend, but we are tracking a couple of showers, i will have a complete look at the time line for that, and intensity changes, but let's check in with mike. >> i like the temperatures showing there vianey, a little better in my book. the traffic in the north bay shows a smooth drive in san rafael. southbound 101 in santa rosa we have a crash the santa rosa off-ramp as you get over toward highway 12ot