freeway getting toward the bay bridge they are just fine. little bit of moisture in the air left over because of the rains we had recently but not causing a problem for visibility. it is an issue for the commute right here. this is the it meaning the closure we talked about and the crash involving a horse and a pickup. the horse was injured so badly, it did have to be put down. there is a closure for kirker pass road westbound, your commute direction right near myrtle, that's near the concord pavilion, as you get over in toward the rest of the city streets so there's not a great option for you, as i understand it right now. you'll have to take bailey and completely stay off of kirker pass road from highway 4 cutting through toward concord and it's really in the clayton area where the crash is. highway 4 over toward 242 and 680 also options for you and we'll follow this on city streets. meanwhile, the rest of the bay does show a smooth drive. we have a new crash reported 680 around burnow, details from chp coming in the next few minutes. down here at the bottom the closure for highway 17 reopened

after that truck crashed yesterday. highway 17 is open again. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. our top story now in two and a half hours the senate will hold a critical vote on judge kavanaugh's controversial supreme court nomination. >> let's get the latest on what's happening on capitol hill. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is following all of the development. tracie? >> hi marcus and kris, good morning, everyone. those developments are really going to come to light in about two and a half hours, it's a test vote followed by 30 hours of back-and-forth debate between democrats and republicans leading up to what we believe could be a final vote on this nomination as early as tomorrow afternoon. more protesters are expected at the capitol today, as the senate takes a test vote this morning on judge brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. >> they turned their back on

america's women. >> reporter: a simple majority wins. three republicans and one democrat remain undecided after viewing the fbi's interviews on alleged sexual misconduct. republicans released a summary overnight, their conclusion? >> none of the allegations have been corroborated. >> reporter: democrats want to see white house instructions to the fbi. >> we believe it greatly constrained the investigation from the get-go. >> to put it bluntly, it smacks of a whitewash, even a coverup. >> reporter: kavanaugh pleading his case in the "wall street journal" this morning, he calls the allegations wrongful, and vicious. >> i am innocent of this charge. >> reporter: and admits being too emotional at last week's hearing. president trump told a crowd in minnesota last night, it's all politics. >> democrats have been trying to destroy judge brett kavanaugh

since the very first second he was announced. >> reporter: republicans insist no more delays. >> why don't we dunk him in water and see if he floats. enough. enough already. let's vote. >> reporter: it's a tight margin. republicans can only afford to lose one vote. so two of those undecided republicans now seem to be leaning toward supporting judge kavanaugh. they haven't said that's their vote but senator collins after looking at the fbi report said she thought it was a thorough investigation. senator flake said the report was reassuring and he didn't see anything that backed up sexual misconduct claims. we'll see how they actually vote when that gets under way two and a half hours from now. kris and marcus? >> thank you very much. tracie, we know a lot of folks are watching that clock to see when it's going to happen and we're watching this morning's developments closely as well. nbc news coverage of the vote

begins at 7:30, right after "today in the bay." watch it right here on nbc bay area. of course our scott mcgrew is tracking latest as well and will join us with his checks and balances segment in 45 minutes. >> 5:04 right now. drivers caught in a major back yum on highway 17 in los gatos overnight may wake up to more traffic nightmares this morning thanks to a big rig accident that damaged an overpass. >> "today in the bay's" tom jensen is live at blossom hill road where workers and students could be headed for a headache. it takes a while for the road to get back to normal. >> reporter: it does. highway 17 at least all lanes both on highway 17 southbound are now open, so that's a big relief for commuters, but blossom hill road here is still closed on both sides of highway 17, and this could create some big headaches for parents bringing their kids to raymond fisher middle school, which is just down the street here,

especially for those folks trying to get across highway 17 to get over here. that big rig carrying excavators was not able to make it under the overpass at blossom hill road, damaging the bridge decking and causing some inspections overnight. we still do not know when it will be open again. traffic was backed up for a few hours and all lanes on highway 17 southbound were not opened until this morning. frustrating night for drivers. >> i went back around the other way and highway 9 is jammed all the way back so i couldn't get there, so i had to walk. >> we're fortunate that no one got hurt during this incident, as it could have gone a lot worse. >> reporter: extremely fortunate there were no injuries. good samaritan drivers actually helped detour vehicles around the accident until emergency crews and police arrived on the scene. back live at this closure, if it does remain in effect through the commuting hours this morning, cross town traffic people trying to get back and

forth across highway 17 will have to use either lark avenue or highway 9 for now. we're live in los gatos, tom jensen, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, tom. >> 5:05 right now. new details medical examiners identified the man who died after a violent confrontation with deputies in millbrae. the incident stopped traffic on el camino reale wednesday avenue. 36-year-old chindu okobi of redwood city would not stop running in and out of traffic. responding deputies eventually deployed their tasers. the exact cause of death has not been determined but firearms were never used. the deputy injured in the melee now home from the hospital. new this morning, a convicted sex offender is facing new charges, after his arrest in the north bay. santa rosa police yesterday arrested benjamin schumate from rio nito, accused of having sex with a minor. he is already on parole for arranging to meet with a minor

for sex in the san diego area and that happened three years ago. a south bay volleyball coach is accused of sexual assault. peter samante was arrested this week. investigators say he inappropriately touched three teenage boys while he was the head volleyball coach at independence high school in san jose. the school promptly relieved him of his duties. for a second day marriott workers will be striking, demanding better pay and safer working conditions. across the country and here in the bay area, workers took to the streets in front of marriott in downtown san jose. many gathered yesterday, i saw this, to say they are not being paid enough to survive, and they are pushing for job security. the union says the contract negotiations will affect 8,000 hotel workers in more than 50 bay area hotels. work is under way in san francisco for the first phase of the geary rapid project. muni is working to make safety improvements along geary

boulevard in alfaro. the nearly two miles of transit only lanes in each direction are being added for more reliable service. new bicycle markings and signalized crosswalks are also being created. as part of the project, the bus stops and parking spots will be removed. right now at 5:08 as you get ready to head out the door, we are looking at clear skies all across the bay area. the cold front has moved through, and we do have some cooler air and some much lower humidity. as you head out in napa it's 46 degrees, the coolest spot. it's 56 in san jose, and 58 right now in oakland and our temperatures right now about 17 degrees cooler in the north bay than we were yesterday as you headed out for work and san francisco about eight degrees cooler right now. as you make plans going out to the gym or going for a jog outside in morgan hill, it's going to be a cool start with some lower 50s there, and as we

go through the day if you wait later in the morning it's going to be much more comfortable. martinez will have a beautiful day, with some mostly sunny skies. we start out with a few clouds this morning, and then we'll see things clearing up around noon. we are headed into the mid-70s today for the high temperatures. we will talk about what's happening for san jose that's coming up in a few minutes but mike, you have an update on some major issues out there on the roads. >> that's right, the first update highway 17 is open. i'll keep mentioning that because it was closed from the crash. tom jensen talked about the intricacies, blossom hill overpass still closed over 17, they'll use lark or los gatos boulevard. over here we have another crash in the tri valley, got more detail as chp arrived and tell us there is an overturned big rig, that's the initial report blocking your right lane awe he head south, sorry, left lane headed down -- i marked right lane, it's your slow lane traveling south. the slowing starts over here at burnell and moves back to stone

ridge so this may be between burnell and sun ol boulevard. the closure for kirker pass road over here because of the crash involving a pick. yen a horse there on the city streets. you may be able to access myrtle off of kirker pass road but for now use bailey or get over toward 242 to stay clear of the incident. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. coming up on nbc bay area, a dmv dilemma, long lines and frustrations boiling over. now the agency says it's making headway. plus, jackpot. what are your odds of winning today's $405 million mega millions drawing? you can't win if you don't play. and it's jobs friday as well and elon musk is misbehaving again, marcus. still ahead for you, caught on camera. look at this, a parking officer appears to ticket a car when he hits it. we'll show you what that officer does next, coming up for you are

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the time is 5:13. we start out with clear skies this morning, as we take a live look outside in san jose. let's head to east san jose to evergreen. we'll be in the mid-50s starting out this morning, much cooler than yesterday and this afternoon comfortable with low 70s, that's much cooler than normal. we'll talk about our heat-up in the forecast and the gusty winds for the weekend, that's coming up in less than five minutes.

and here's our crew, they've arrived. this is kirker pass road. the activity, while traffic is blocked, kirker pass road at myrtle, there is a truck and a horse involved in a crash there, on kirker pass road again so you do not want to use that as your cut-through from highway 4. use bailey and another alternate. we'll bring you the latest on this crash and a bigger problem perhaps for 680 farther south. good morning and happy friday. it's not just any friday, it's jobs friday. now broader markets fell thursday. tune in every day because we talked about why this was going to happen yesterday. garden health in redwood city debuted on the stock market. boy, did that company have a good day. the stock rose more than 70% from its ipo price. perfect timing for its debut. garden helps doctors detect cancer. facebook is going to hold an all hands meeting today to try to deal with criticism from its employees about one of its executives. the "wall street journal"

reports many employees upset at facebook's head of global policy, the man there, joel kaplan, who sat behind brett kavanaugh at kavanaugh's hearings into allegations of sexual assault. kaplan is a long-time friend of kavanaugh. mark zuckerberg and sheryl sandberg will lead today's all hands meeting at the company. you think elon musk would have learned to tweet more carefully but he's been making fun of the securities and exchange commission online. as part of the settlement with the sec, musk agreed to step down as tesla's chairman. now he's mocking that same organization. i talked to a silicon valley, one of their most serious leaders about musk's behavior, former yahoo! chairman maynard webb says ceo's have to remember you have to behave like a ceo every hour of every day. >> we learned early in my career once you're a leader there is a different standard. >> yes. >> but in today's world that's 24/7, by anybody walking by you,

anywhere. there used to be places you could relax, whether that was at a ball game or anywhere else. >> maynard and i sat down for a conversation about leadership this morning right after "meet the press" sunday. he's also on the board at sales sports. he's at yahoo! and yahoo! never works out, right? we can't really call that a success. meanwhile sales force builds the second tallest building west of its mississippi, so what is it like to be in charge at two different companies with two different outcomes? >> and what's the difference? >> oh, yes. we talked about that, where was that point. >> look forward to it. >> thank you. all right, look, are you feeling lucky here? you might want to pick up a mega millions ticket today. tonight's drawing is $405 million in jackpot money there. the top ten mega millions jackpot of all-time. so no one matched the six numbers on tuesday so people have until 9:45 tonight to try

their luck out there. so the odds of matching all five white balls and one gold one? 1 in more than 302 million. >> wait, you go is have never won that? >> i won $3 once. >> did you spend it right away, burn through it? >> sure, i bought another ticket. >> you would have been better off buying beef jerky. >> exactly. we're lucky today when it comes to the weather. >> it's going to be so beautiful across the bay area. cooler temperatures and maybe this will be your spot for watching the air show this weekend in bell very deverdere skies. humidity this morning pretty high in the north bay where the fog returned around santa rosa and in san jose it's at 80% right now. so as you're getting up and getting ready, the frizz factor forecast, it is going to start out muggy and it's going to be breezy but i think later today you'll have much improved

conditions, so it's going to be much lower, drier, and then i think if you just go with the hair spray, go ahead with the flat iron, you'll be good today. just have to deal with the morning humidity. as we get out the door in pleasant hill, headed to the b.a.r.t. station it will be cool with mid-50s there, and then heading into the low 70s by noon, it's going to be a really nice day with our high temperature for the inland valleys reaching into the upper 70s and 77 will be the high today in morgan hill. san jose 74 degrees, and 72 degrees in santa rosa. tomorrow we've got the rock n roll half marathon happening in san jose, and for the start of the race, it's going to be at 58 degrees, and then as we go through the day, warming up pretty fast into the mid-60s and then some low 70s for the afternoon. so what are you doing this weekend? i'm @karihallweather on facebook, twitter and instagram. let me know what's going on. lot of people will be watching the air show and of course we've got nice weather for that. for the inland areas the main

concern this weekend will be the winds starting to pick up headed into saturday evening through especially sunday afternoon, and it's going to be much warmer with highs in the low 80s. for san francisco, fleet week and the air show, we're going to see a mix of sun and clouds and a lot more sunshine. i don't think we'll see as much in the way of the fog, and then we'll see that fog returning early next week. heading over to mike, you are updating the two big crashes. >> the rest of the bay moves very smoothly, light traffic. two areas of concern, the first is the freeway 680 coming through the tri valley. oh, a little note we should start with, highway 17 is completely reopened as far as the freeway itself. tom jensen still over there blossom hill road overcrossing, still closing, a couple of schools over there. 680 i'm tracking the latest update is that three lanes, your three right lanes indeed are blocked, only your far slow lane gets by as you're traveling

through the area, southbound 680 as you're passing by burnell a truck, a big rig spilled 27 tons of dirt on the roadway, so that has to be cleaned up. this will be a major problem until they do. however, folks coming out of the altamont can take that livermore cut-through, take stanley or perhaps highway 84 down toward 680. this cut-through, kirker pass road coming off of highway 4 cutting through clayton toward concord we have the closure. it sounds like you can access myrtle drive, coming through the area past concord pavilion. pickup truck crashed into a horse that was wandering on the roadway there. the driver for that pickup had to be taken away from the scene to the hospital. sounds like serious injuries. still this activity and there is the slow drive westbound of course going through kirker pass road, your cut-through from highway 4. we'll get you back out to the map. you have to avoid that area use bailey. over toward 242 and 680, those are all clear easy all tternate

toward concord, the walnut creek interchange. cocoa county the freeways are moving fine aside from that stretch of kirker pass road you don't have to worry. the bay bridge toll plaza moves nicely as well. the view from san rafael southbound 101, easy drive throughout the north bay as well. reminder headed into the city, remember fremont street is still closed over by the transit center, we have the air show and kari talked about san jose and the rock 'n' roll marathon. >> no kidding, not just in san francisco either. coming up, video you have to see to believe, a bay area parking meet ear tend a-- meet ant hits a car and hands out a ticket. what? the video coming up. fall break in the city by the bay with my little girls, follow me on twitter @krisnbc. this is not a bed.

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all right, 5:24 for you right now, and we all know it's never fun getting a parking ticket but how about a ticket and a dented car? you can see right here, new video of an sf mta parking officer who ticketed a car, then hit that car, and then drove off. this happened tuesday afternoon in san francisco's myrtle heights neighborhood. the home security camera captured the whole thing. muni says the parking officer should have left a note and

notified the supervisors about that. the agency is investigating that crash. >> you think? >> look at that. all right. 5:24 right now. slowly but surely the dmv says it's making headway alleviating the long wait times. >> department leaders testified before lawmakers in sacramento. they were reducing wait times you've been waiting in by an average of 57 minutes. they credit new emergency hires and the use of tablets to service customers while they're waiting in line. >> that's one of the things i'm really supportive of, increasing our technology to eliminate wait times, to allow people to do things without having to go to the dmv offices. >> last month governor brown ordered an audit to look into the long waits and other computer issues plaguing the dmv. a few weeks left until halloween. if you don't have a costume,

transition palo alto is hosting a swap event this weekend. it's a chance for you to pass down the outgrown, even used costumes and wigs and also a face painting event going on there, as well as pumpkin decorating. that event is sunday from 1:00 until 3:00 in the afternoon. >> i love that, because kari, we know those kids do not want to wear the same costume twice. all right so wedding bells will be ringing on halloween day in contra costa county. the clerk recorder will be hosting themed ceremonies in martinez on october 31st. past costumes included witches, pirates, zombies, disney princesses, historical figures, couples interested in getting married on halloween are encouraged to sign up online now. listen, everybody needs love, even vampires. >> ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! >> that's a long way from san mateo for nfl superstar tom brady. >> as in 500 touchdowns long.

>> unloads to the end zone, caught by jordan, touchdown patriots! >> whether you like him or not you can't deny him his talent. last night new england and tom brady threw his 500th regular season nfl touchdown pass. josh gordon caught it and the pats won big over indy. brady attended san mateo's sierra high school -- >> sarah high school. >> -- way back in. this is his 19th nfl season. third quarterback with 500 touchdown passes and needs 40 more to pass the top dog, peyton manning. >> i love peyton manning, sorry, tom. peyton is my guy. >> i know that for sure. denver. all right, ahead for you on nbc bay area, traffic troubles in downtown san francisco. live report fron the streets yo want to avoid headed to fleet weekend. game is on after van dals targeted a high school football

team's field. we have an update on the story we told but a couple days ago. you're watching "today in the bay."

5:30 right now. good morning to you. thanks for waking up to us right here on "today in the bay" this friday morning. as we take a live look in downtown sunnyvale, historic murphy avenue there. great way to wake up. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia on this friday morning. we want to talk about the forecast, because we know that

you probably have plans for this weekend. >> yes, i think there say lot going on around the bay area. as we just get up and try to get out the door for work this morning, it's already starting to look busy out there in palo alto and our temperatures are going to be much cooler than yesterday, when you head out the door, so grab a jacket, our temperatures will stay in the 50s through about 10:00, and then it's going to be a nice day, those breezy winds picking up on your way out the door to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station only some mid-50s there and partly cloudy skies but it will be clearing up today, headed into the mid-60s there as we look at our microclimate high temperatures. upper 70s for our warmer spots and low 60s for the coast. mike, now you're tracking a traffic alert. >> one official traffic alert from chp and another for local traffic so we'll show you, a third i guess is gone. highway 17 completely reopened but blossom hill over the freeway the overpass is closed. you'll connect using lark, to the bottom. the active traffic alert right here for the tri valley

southbound 680 just past burnell an overturned rig is blocking three lanes. three left lanes as you travel south are jammed up because of 27. tons of dirt, 54,000 pounds that has to be removed during the morning commute. if you do travel from the altamont you can cut through pleasanton and livermore. kirker pass road is cut off here for the westbound commute direction because of a crash involving a horse and a pickup truck. bailey or 242, we'll talk more about that crash but i wanted to show you aside from that, the rest of cocoa county is fine getting toward the bay bridge where the metering lights may be turned on any second. traffic is light. this is the slowdown for 680, the alternate getting through the area that i showed you the traffic alert is foothill road. keep that in mind. back to you. >> thank you very much. more than a million people are expected to descend on san francisco over the next three days for fleet week so expect a lot of traffic particularly if

you are driving into the city. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live from the transit center. the fremont street closure is a big reason that a lot of people need to take public transportation because they really could be your best friend here. >> reporter: good morning to you marcus and kris. sf mta always suggests folks take public transit when it comes to fleet week but even more so, when you look at the street closures still here on fremont street as they continue to work on those repairs at the sales force transit center. what's going to be closed is on fremont street between mission and howard, continuing to work on those two cracked steel beams. they've been here for more than about a week, working on that. as a result, the transit center i just showed you will remain closed but folks will have to use that temporary bus terminal which is just a couple of blocks away over at main and howard, something they had to use prior to that sales force transit center opening a couple of months ago. so that's why sf mta says your

best bet is to take public transit if you're headed here for fleet week. >> if you're try igto ging to g fleet week take public transit, regardless whether or not fremont would have been closed this weekend. we would have encouraged people to take public transit anyway because that's the best way to get around with the number of events going on across the city. >> reporter: sf mta will increase service for the metro and f lines. the f line is that historic cable car line that runs along the embarcadero. good view of the fleet week events and also cal train will have their san francisco stop closed due to construction. that's going to last actually through spring of 2019. let's take our viewers back out here live. crews working on fremont street which will be closed. expect a busy weekend if you're driving into san francisco for all of these events. we're live in san francisco, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> public transportation going to be your friend, i can guarantee that, pete, thanks.

fleet week really ramps up starting with the parade of ships which will roll through golden gate around 11:00 this morning. >> take a listen and look there. the blue angels gave everyone a taste of what's to come this weekend. their show runs today through sunday starting each day at noon. the angels usually take flight between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. one year later one east bay family is trying to find answers about their loved one's unsolved murder. 37-year-old emily korshane was found shot to death in her uncle's home in byron, which she was house sitting. her mother has a memorial to her daughter in her home on an urn on her shelf. she said the last year has been devastating for her and her family.

>> we'd like some closure. we want to know what happened, why it happened, who did this to her. >> the mother is planning a special memorial this weekend in concord and hope to release balloons tomorrow afternoon from emily's favorite softball field. a follow-up now it looks like game on for the silverado high school football team. you might remember our story earlier this week, when vandals in morgan hill drove onto the school's football field causing nearly $10,000 in damage. last week, the team had to move their game off campus but school leaders tell us the replacement field is ready for tomorrow's scheduled game. that turf is nfl grade turf because they needed it to root in time for the homecoming game, which is on saturday. parents, do you have a team that see -- teen addicted to their smartphones? a lot of adults are so you're not alone here. >> kira klapper goes over how to

keep your kids' screen time in check. >> good morning to you. some call some screen a.agers, modern teens glued to their screens. aren't all of us glued to the screens at this point? ard doing to the pew research center more than half of teens between the ages of 13 to 17 say the thought of going a short time without their phone gives them anxiety. the report shows two-thirds of parents are concerned about their teen's screen time but many parents struggle to manage it. >> you don't just toss them the keys and expect them to know how to drive and you can't just toss your kids into all of this and set them free with a smartphone and expect them to thrive. >> tech companies are making it easier to see how teens are spending time on their phones. most smartphones now have built-in features, screen time is what it's called in the latest apple ios update and on android devices called digital well-being. access time trackers on instagram and facebook settings to see a visual display of

social media habits and the option to set limits. the family link app has an update to monitor your teen's phone. parents can lock a phone through the app and say hey, it's dinnertime. so then your kid's like whoa, wait. i have to eat dinner now? i can't use my phone. >> they realize they're finally hungry. >> i have a not even 2-year-old and already concerned he's addicted. >> two hours a day the american academy of pediatrics. >> two hours goes fast. >> they can use the phones for getting around and driving and that's something to tell you about today. happening today, all four ramps connecting willow road to highway 101 in menlo park will be closed through early monday morning. crews are shifting the lanes to new interchange layouts. cal trans will use the layout while crews demolish and replace the willow road overpass. mike, something to be mindful of this weekend. >> folks, through the area are mindful of that. right behind me we're mindful

this, our shot over at kirker pass road. my understanding is these flares and folks slowly traveling by lane restrictions westbound your commute you're forced off there myrtle drive eastbound much less traveled, one car went by. let's show you where that is on our maps. the closure because of that pickup versus horse crash there on kirker pass road westbound is your commute cutting off highway 4 and concord through clayton. off at myrtle you can use the city street, should be just a couple blocks but that will slow you down. bailey stays clear. highway 4 is clear so that's a good option for you as we move out, you see the rest of cocoa county, moves at speed headed toward the bay bridge toll plaza. fender bender reported in the area. we'll check on that but the metering lights just turned on. over here a much bigger problem for the tri valley, south 680 down to one lane just south of burnell because of 27 tons of dirt still in the roadway. only your right lane gets by. right now we don't have an estimated time for opening. that's a huge problem but the only major problem in the area

you see. >> the good news is it's not toxic, so they can sweep it up. >> still waiting on the final there. also good news it's the weekend and the weather is looking nice out there for us. >> yes, we had to deal with the rain and the high humidity the past couple of days. as we go into the weekend temperatures are down and sunshine. for saturday the coast in the mid-60s. 72 degrees for the bay and inland areas as well looking at some upper 70s. it's going to be breezy on sunday, and downright windy as we go into the afternoon, with our winds picking up at about 30 to possibly 40 miles per hour with higher gusts. so with that, we're looking at a dry northerly wind, temperatures reaching into the low 80s. that's going to make it feel warmer, even in san francisco, as you make plans to go to the air show, today is going to be the coolest, but we'll also see the clear skies. for tomorrow, we're up to 65

degrees and i think the winds will kind of mix out the potential of getting any really dense fog, so it should stay sunny all weekend long. if you're making plans to head to campbell for the st. lucie school fun fest this is going on all weekend and for a great cause. we're going to see the high temperatures reaching into the upper 70s there, and then on sunday, this of course going on all weekend as well. you may wrap up the weekend here at golden gate park for the hardly strictly blue grass and this is going to be a nice event to enjoy the sunshine, and the warmer weather. heavenly is going to be much cooler, especially by the end of the weekend. highs there only reaching the upper 40s. we'll talk about what's going on today for palo alto, coming up in three minutes. >> thank you very much, kari. quocoming up, a toddler giv his parents a lesson in money. the reason they will never leave cash laying around that kid again. >> brett kavanaugh making a last-minute appeal to the american public and to senators as well. we'll tell you what it is, when "today in the bay" continues.

it's 5:44 right now and it's much cooler this morning compared to yesterday morning. grab a jacket before you head out. live look in palo alto our temperatures start out in the upper 50s. it's going to be a beautiful day, reaching near 70 degrees. we'll look at all of our microclimates and a warmup along with gusty winds in the forecast in less than five minutes.

heads up. i know it's friday. the metering lights are on. 680 almost an hour from 580 down toward vargas road the rig that spilled the dirt south of vernal causing a problem for the commute. that's not the only issues we're tracking. off to you guys. >> thank you very much, quarter to 6:00. new this morning a live look in the east bay where commuters are dealing with a big road closure, this is at kirker pass road near conference pavilion. as mike inouye has been telling us since we came on the air this morning, westbound lanes are closed, although we now know that one lane is open once again. this is after a car crashed into a horse running in the lanes of traffic there, just a little before 4:00 this morning. rescuers had to use the jaws of life for that driver to get that driver out, and the horse had to be euthanized. the driver is in critical condition at this point. happening tonight, dr. jill biden will provide the keynote speech at an event in san francisco.

it's happening at the bentley reserve on battery street. that event is focusing on the new effort to convert pier 39's aquarium of the bay to a new ocean conservation museum. organizers envision a living museum focused on the environment. the senate will start a procedural vote on brett kavanaugh this morning in less than two hours. >> scott mcgrew, it's the next step to put kavanaugh on the supreme court. >> it is. we have four senators who could upset this, marcus, but it is looking like we will get a procedural vote at 7:30 our time, a full vote on saturday, and brett kavanaugh will likely be the next associate justice of the supreme court. now, kavanaugh knows it's close and he knows even some of his closest supporters were taken aback by some of his behavior during the hearing into allegations of sexual assault. angry words, challenging senators, blaming the clintons at one point. in an op-ed published in the "wall street journal" this morning, kavanaugh himself writes "i was very emotional

last thursday, more so than i have ever been. i might have been too emotional at times" and then he said he said a few things he should not have said. ultimately he says in that article, you can count on me. nbc reporters at the white house say president trump thought kavanaugh was not angry enough, during an earlier interview on fox news, and encouraged kavanaugh to get more emotional at that senate hearing. here is the president last night in minnesota. >> on democrats, have been trying to destroy judge brett kavanaugh since -- [ booing ] -- the very first second he was announced and he was announced for one simple reason, he is an incredible intellect, an incredible person, an incredible talent. >> now, in an unusual moment, president trump criticized former democratic senate al

franken for stepping down after an accusation from a former "playboy" playmate. trump said franken "folded like a wet rag." franken stepped down as senator last year after a woman accused him of forcibly kissing her. trump inplied that franken should have stood his ground and trump last night never mentioned another minnesotan keith ellison who has been accused by his girlfriend of emotional abuse. ellison is an easy target but the president ignored it. the "wall street journal" reports facebook will have an all hands meeting today because some employees are upset this man, facebook executive joel kaplan, sat in on the kavanaugh hearings about the sexual assault allegations. you can see him in this photograph surrounded by others with pained faces. we'll be following all of this on twitter, follow me @scottmcgrew.

5:48 right now. as any parent will tell you, it's important that your child knows the value of a dollar. >> when it comes to $1,000, it seems like one little guy didn't get that lesson soon enough. first lesson here, young children and shredders don't always mix. he looks harmless, right, but a utah couple found out the hard way that their toddler leo found an envelope containing $1,060. he found it when they weren't looking and then he shredded all $1,060. his parents only realized it when they couldn't find the envelope full of nun anywhere. they're asking the government for possible reimbursement, because it is considered mutilated cash. >> when i have envelopes full of money laying around the house, sometimes i lose track of them, too. >> right, but my kids get so excited when they see the shredder coming out and so i'm just like, no, stay back. get those little fingers way.

>> all the time we were worried about their fingers, we should have been worried about the cash, anything. yes, let's get out the door this morning, keep the kids nice and safe and away from any cash. here is a look at the live view in san francisco right now, as you get ready to head out the door, no fog, which is great news when it's fleet week, and right now, those temperatures in the mid-50s, san francisco and palo alto, it's cool in the north bay, only 46 degrees in napa and 56 degrees in san jose, and look at how much colder it is now compared to yesterday when you were leaving for work, it is 17 degrees cooler in napa, and that's one of the cooler spots, so as we look all across the bay area, you're going to feel the difference, also much drier air, and as we look at our temperatures, as you make your way out the door in san jose, maybe headed to diridon station we'll be in the mid-50s through about 8:00 and we'll see the clearing skies and temperatures warming up into the upper 60s, getting the kids out the door in

livermore, it's going to be in the low 50s there, slightly cooler start, but a warmer afternoon by the time that last school bell rings we'll be in the lower 70s. high temperatures for today with our high in antioch reaching 78 degrees. 72 in santa rosa, and san francisco today reaching 64. so as you're starting out you see the clear skies, and know that it is going to be a cooler start, so grab a jacket. you may also enjoy a lot more time outside so make sure you're wearing some comfortable shoes. if you have plans to head to santa cruz this weekend you'll be kicking off the shoes, enjoying time at the beach. our highs will reach into the low 70s throughout the weekend. looking at our inland forecast, the main concern will be the winds picking up between saturday and sunday, and a dry northerly wind could increase our fire danger especially in the hills. we'll be up to 83 degrees on sunday, gradually cooling off next week. san francisco looking good but also windy there. mike, you have an update on a couple of the major issues. >> just a couple though.

everything else is typical friday which is lighter. highway 17 reopened, that was overnight a concern. again 17 is opened and los gatos. let's take you toward the big problem, the big delay we see on the freeways, south 680 backing up coming out of san ramon, southbound past the interchange, and all the way down past burnell, this rig overturned rig this morning spilled about 54,000 pounds, 27 tons of dirt on the roadway, and it blocks all but your right lane. this is a huge problem, folks are cutting through the area. let's take you to waze, helping you map out. you know where the alternate is cutting through the area coming out of the altamont, only 15 minutes coming through city streets that's because you'll avoid 1 hour 90-minute drive. i'm saving you 55 minutes. i'll give credit to waze, they commuted it out and join nbc bay area wazers, that's your team to help you reroute or throughout the weekend wherever you're going, back out to the maps we see the slower drives. you're not going for 680 and not

taking westbound kirker pass road coming through the concord area because of that crash use bailey or highway 4 and getting into the city we'll talk about that congestion for fleet week coming up. back to you guys. >> thanks kris -- thanks, mike. >> i'll take credit for your traffic. coming up on nbc bay area, two murders just 36 hours apart, and now a neighborhood is on high alert. the search happening now for a masked gunman on the loose in chicago and the clues he's leaving behind for investigators. >> that is a wild story. it's beginning to look a lot like christmas, at least in colorado, which is seeing its first snowfall of the season. sea veer thunderstorms and snow moved through denver yesterday. more rain and snow are expected through the weekend, so good luck with that, folks. more news coming up after the break. you could save energy

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california is facing a second lawsuit over his net neutrality law, the law bans internet service providers from blocking or slowing data based on content. it's also prohibiting provider also giving special treatment to websites from companies that pay extra. the u.s. justice department is also suing california over the law. new this morning, first lady melania trump is in nairobi on her third day of her solo trip to africa, trying to promote health and education riding in a safari vehicle she watched zebras, a giraffe and other wildlife. mrs. trump plans to visit children at an orphanage and plans to take in a children's performance later today. her trip included stops in malawi and ghana and will continue later on in egypt. an update to the deadly shoot-out in south carolina. one police officer is dead, and six others injured. the officer who died was a

30-year veteran for the department. procession and vigil were held in his honor last night. deputies were serving a search warrant when shows shots rang out. police say the gunman is the father of a man police were trying to arrest wednesday. he opened fire on officers, then barricaded himself inside a house with his foster kids. they weren't hurt. police arrested the gunman after a two-hour standoff. >> he knew they was coming. he knew how to prepare his self for that. he had military rifles. he was in vietnam. >> the governor ordered flags fly at half staff across the state in honor of that fallen officer. right now, the search is on for a masked killer in chicago. you can see him on your screen. police released surveillance video showing the man they believe killed two people within 36 hours of one another. 73-year-old man was shot in the head early sunday morning as he was walking his dogs. investigators say the same weapon was used to kill this man, a 24-year-old man on monday

night. the random killings have hundreds of people there on high alert. >> love this neighborhood. i've been here for three years. always walked up and down the beach and felt safe and to have something like this happen and now feel like i can't even go outside or to think twice that i can't go outside really changes things. >> police say both of those murders appear to be random. overseas now to the growing desperation after a quake and tsunami there wiped out parts of indonesian island. it's claimed more than 1,500 lives this morning. french rescuers say they've been unable to find the possible sign of life that they had detected under a destroyed hotel. they have since stopped searching that area. right now at 6:00, breaking news for you, 27 tons of dirt dumped on a major stretch of i-680, after a crash. we've launched nbc bay area sky ranger and we have coverage from the ground. plus a confirmation showdown right now on capitol hill. >> for goodness's sake, this is the united states of america.

nobody is supposed to be guilty until proven innocent. >> we are just an hour and a half away from a key vote on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. we have a live report from washington. and traffic 12 over on highway 17 overnight after a truck smashes into an overpass. and -- >> for a second day, don't check in, check out is what hotel workers are saying around the country and here at home. the demands they are making of marriott hotels. "today in the bay" continues right now. thanks so much for joining us on this friday morning. i'm kris sanchez in for galaura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington first we look at the weather today because kari, this weather is looking nice going into the weekend. >> a lot of changes here as we