weekend. >> almost looks orange and black. >> right around the corner, halloween. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at the traffic, more green hopefully? >> we got a lot of red in one section you're not going to like. >> first we get a look at weather this morning. >> it looks pretty good today, but it's going to be a little bit warmer than we've seen recently, as you head out the door, on your way to the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station, another cool start, some low 50s and look at how fast it warms up, 11:00 it is 63 degrees. let's head down to san jose, headed out the door to diridon station we're also going to see a fast warmup as we go into the afternoon. we'll have a look at all of our microclimates coming up. mike, now we have a traffic alert? >> the crash we reported in the sunol frsh fremont area coming out of the tri valley declared a traffic alert. there is the crash we're tracking redwood city southbound

sees slowing there. i bigger issue for the tri valley in your commute direction, southbound 680, folks coming out of livermore, dublin, san ramon and out of the cocoa county, we have all this jamming up because two left lanes are and chp just said they're thinking it will be about an hour and a half until they can clear the crash and the nails scattered across southbound 680 at vargas. that will be an issue. we'll see this as your commute direction with the typical build, about 6:00 and we also have this, we'll see more traffic going over through castro valley as folks try to avoid that portion of 680 and we'll see how that affects the traffic build for hayward as well. friday a lighter build but today a shift likely for the tri valley. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. i want to bring you up to speed on what is happening, the developing situation unfolding south of our border, that massive migrant caravan headed tonso restrict their ability toxcluve ordmigra

including asylum seekers. at least 800 active duty troops are also expected to be sent to the border. earlier this morning, president trump tweeted "to those in the caravan. turn around. we are not letting people into the united states illegally." parents say they are going for their children's futures. >> we're looking to are a better future, trying to look for a job, looking for the best. >> now let's bring in "today in the bay's" kris sanchez, she's in berkeley, where later today people in the bay area will get a chance to send help to those migrants. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. for the folks in washington, the caravan might be a political issue. for folks in berkeley especially young students, for them it is really all about the people, and they want to be able to help with goods and money. that's why they're having a fund-raiser tonight.

this is video of the students rehearsing for a concert. it's happening here at the first presbyterian church in berkeley with all proceeds going to the migrant clinicians network. that's the organization that provides medical care for immigrant families in detention centers while they seek asylum. the organizing students tell us they can't just sit and watch this happen. >> this is a world we're inheriting and it's important for young people to get used to fighting to are what we want. >> i think the biggest thing for me was finding a place for us to like put our anger, because just like with anything else, if you're just going to be angry and not do anything with it, you're not helping. >> i think this is a great way for people in the community to come together and show our support to the families and children that are struggling down at the border. >> reporter: now the goal is to raise $10,000 tonight.

doors open at 7:00 for the event at the first presbyterian church. donations will be accepted at the door. the migrants have been on the move and walking for the last two weeks. along the way they've gotten help with water, food and some medicine. most of that coming from private citizens, like these young people here in berkeley. in berkeley, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, kris. it is 5:04. incriminating video allegedly posted by the victim in a child sex crime leads to the arrest of a palo alto elementary school teacher. the victim in this case is now a student at woodside high school. that is where a fellow student noticed several videos online believed to be shot by the victim on her cell phone. that student told the principal, who called police. santa clara county d.a. steve flagstaff tells us the suspect is 49-year-old don gianni and the videos document sex acts spanning a year, when the victim was 14. >> we know that this occurred in

at least two counties. it occurred in redwood city and a trip to santa cruz she took with the victim, and there was sexual activity there. >> wagstaffe says the victim was elieve the victimf the teacher.s herself p videos. giannini is held on $1.7 million bond. just a few hours, one of the defendants accused of the ghost ship warehouse fire returns to court. derek almena and max harris face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the death of the december 2016 fire. the hearing on the motion by almena is happening this morning. almena alleges a judge made an error in rejecting a plea agreement in his case. police are questioning the drama that played out yesterday in fairfield, when a woman yesterday at officers from a passing car that she was being held against her will.

officers followed the car. few blocks later, it swerved into other cars before crashing on east traffic boulevard. investigators learned the woman shot and killed the 22-year-old man driving the car. now police say the man and woman lived together. >> was she a victim of domestic violence, which is why we withhold her name, is she a suspect in the unlawful killing, which is what a murder is, but it could very well be justified. that's what we're trying to determine at this point. >> police say a 10-month-old baby was in the back seat, uninjured. the woman is said to be cooperating with investigators. people who broadcast their lives and interests online and the people who watch them are coming together in south bay. twitch con kicks off in a few hours in san jose. bob redell is live outside of mcinnery convention center. security is expected to be tighter than usual. >> reporter: correct, marcus. you'll recall this past august, when a man shot and killed two people and then himself this was

at an online gaming competition in jacksonville, florida. that event was streamed by twitch, the amazon company putting on twitch con in hossan jose. no backpacks allowed and past the barricades there will be metal detectors and there will be uniform police and security guards on site. tens of thousands are expected to attend this three-day event here at the mcenery convention center in downtown san jose, meet greets, cosplay conors ands tournament streamed live on twitch. twitch is the 14th most visited website in the united states, with more than 15 million daily visitors last year, according to a company spokesperson and just like youtube, users who broadcast on twitch can make money not just through ads, but through donations from viewers

and by charging viewers a subscription fee. ninja, this guy's name, is one of the top streamers on twitch, who according to cnbc, listen to this, he makes over half a million dollars a month just for playing the very popular video game fortnite and broadcasting his game play on twitch. so if you're thinking about coming to twitchcon this weekend, marcus and laura, i know you are, bad news, i looked online and the tickets are sold out. >> oh. >> reporter: reporting live in san jose -- i know, what?! >> sign me up. you can watch me play a video any day for half a million month. wow,! . it will be a fun time out there. 5:08. happening today, it's world lemur day. the san francisco zoo will be celebrating. it's hosting a groundbreaking event in its new lipman family madagascar center at 11:00 this

morning. going to get pumpkins. who knew they liked pumpkins? >> lucky lemur. >> leaping lemur! >> and a good time for the lemurs to enjoy the day. >> good time to visit the zoo as well and go out there and see them. live look outside this morning from emeryville, all clear skies as we start out the day. we're seeing some drier air moving in, so if you're about to go out for a workout this morning, in the peninsula around burlingame it's in the mid-50s this morning. nice, cool start. we'll get some sunshine and our temperatures heading toward the mid-60s by noon. let's get out the door for school this morning, as you get out around the tri valley, our morning start will be in the lower 50s and then we'll see it warming up into the upper 70s by 1:00, so our highs will be much warmer than yesterday. so maybe you're going to head to the beach, santa cruz is looking nice with some low 60s, low 70s i should say by early afternoon. we'll head over toward mike. the big problem is for that tri valley commute.

>> the only problem. we don't expect any slowing this early, 5:09, just about 5:10, the tri valley this stands out because everywhere else is green. southbound 680 jammed up from highway 84 and folks are likely now starting to head through alvarado niles to get out of the backup. two lanes are blocked at vargas road. i've seen a little shift to the backup here but still even though one of the vehicles involved in this crash has been cleared, chp still issues that traffic alert and they report debris, a lot of nails across the roadway, and they don't think that will be cleared up for another hour, hour and a half, so possibly until 6:30, we may have this issue coming out of the tri valley. right now, you're about 20 minutes additional, maybe 25 almost as you travel down through the portion of the tri valley. we'll map out some options for you coming up. back to you. >> thanks, mike. it is 5:10. still ahead on "today in the bay," megyn kelly goes head to head with nbc. at 5:25, we'll tell you what the network is now saying about her

show and its future, after her controversial comments. and another new iphone goes on sale today. why it's one you probably wish you had waited for. marcus? >> scott, do you know how to eat a burrito? >> of course. >> i don't. i'll stick around for the next story, what the internet is talking about, after justin bieber was caught doing this. >> what?! >> why is this traumatizing people and we'll break down the proper burrito eating technique so this isndoesn't happen to yor me. it is 5:11. stick around.

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we've made it to friday. right now it's 5:14. we have clear skies and let's head to cupertino. our day starts out cool, we'll see things going up fairly quickly. we're heading up into the upper 70s by early afternoon. lot of sunshine today. i think you'll enjoy it, but we are going to have more of this and a cooldown and back up. coming up in less than five minutes. >> here is the issue, unexpectedly jammed out of cocoa county, down toward alamedavall for the foreseeable future. we'll talk about the forecast and an alternate coming up. very happy friday to you. kari talked about up and down numbers on her board, up and down numbers on the markets as well. thursday an up day, today you can expect a down day. we get quarterly gdp numbers at reflected one-time gains from the tax cut.

google reacting to a "new york times" article that says it dismissed some male employees after allegations of sexual impropriety, but paid them enormous amounts of money as they left. google issued a statement saying it had fired 48 employees over the last two years for misconduct, but in the two years did not give them extra money as they left. employees at netflix have been worrying what a "wall street journal" article would say about them. management warned workers there would be some expose. well, the article is out and it's not particularly shocking. not if you know netflix. "the journal" article say and pl the time. this is something actually netflix is kind of proud of. this woman patty mccd years and fired so many people she calls herself the queen of good-byes. i linked the article with the queen in my twitter feed. the apple iphone 10r hits

stores today. it's the other iphone, the less expensive of the new phones that debuted last month. it took a while but it's finally here and you can buy it today. it's one of those cases where maybe you wish you hadn't stood in line for the brand new ones, because tech reviewers say the 10r available today is nearly as good as all the other iphone 10s, but much, much less expensive. now it's got an aluminum case, not stainless steel, one camera in the back, no the two, but it is significantly less expensive than the other iphone 10s, and so it's a good buy. especially for people who want to take pictures and surf on the internet. >> get something better than you've got already. >> like my dad, just make a phone call. >> who would just do that? >> you call like audio of people. >> i put him on my family plan, he just makes calls. he got the most expensive iphone and it got charged to me and i don't have the heart to tell

him. whatever, i love my dad. 5:17. look at the new photo, this is justin bieber lighting up the internet and yes, he does have his shirt on, but here is what people are really talk about, how he's eating that burrito there. justin, not cornen n the cob, this is a burrito. overnight we looked keeper into really how you're supposed to eat a burrito and here is what the experts way. >> wait a minute, who did we consult with? >> there is an expert out there for everything. stand your burrito up, peel the top layer of foil, take the first bite in the top corner of the burrito >> my gosh. >> roll down the foil as you eat. >> oh, my gosh. >> the biebs did get right, do not use a knife or a fork. >> tomorrow's lesson, how to eat a ma you>> wh milk or without?

>> the first time i gave my kids a taco, they did eat it wrong. >> a teachable moment at home, right? >> i do not have time for this. >> i set him straight. >> want to get the people up to date on what to do. >> let's get you up and out the door this morning. it is nice and cool. clear skies. here is a live look outside in san jose, and we're going to show that seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. in case you're like me, you don't have time, your seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. we are going to start out with some mid-50s at 6:00, and then going to see a lot of sunshine y.72 take the lunch outside and don't eat your burrito like justin bieber. temperatures in the upper 40s in the north bay as you get ready to head out and it's 52 degrees in livermore, 54 in san jose and 54 in palo alto. as you get up ready and getting

dressed and trying to get your hair together it's not as humid as yesterday, but we're still seeing the humidity levels at about 77%. so you may still need a little bit of extra hair spray, at least for these early hours, and as we go into the afternoon it's going to warm up. milpitas 81 degrees. 84 in morgan hill, and we're going to be up to 86 in concord today. martinez 81. it will be warmer than yesterday, looking at some mid-70s for san mateo, and san francisco, keeping it comfortable with some upper 60s and low 70s. mill valley today reaching 76 degrees. so we have an area of high pressure just to the south of us, it's giving us more of very weak offshore flow, but them as we go into the next couple of days we'll see things changing and our temperatures will be coming down as we start to see some cold fronts dipping into the far northern corner of the state, but this will not make it into the bay area. however, we will get more clouds and some cooler temperatures headed into halloween. we can see where the clouds and

the rain is now, if you'll be traveling up around portland or seattle this weekend, be prepared for some rain, but here we have some nice weather ahead, so why not head out for a hike? we have a spooktacular twilight hike in fremont, coyote hills and it will be nice, with low 70s to start and mid-60s later on tonight. heading over to mike, you're tracking a problem through the tri valley. >> that's right. you're talking about fremont and the spectacular viewing tonight but right now a horrific jam. it's who are richk for a friday where we typically see green all over the maps. we'll take you to the tri valley after everyone else has had a chance to look at your green drive. red southbound 680 through highway 84 to vargas, where your two left lanes are blocked by a crash and debris specifically "lots of nails" what chp is talking about and this being an issue until possibly 6:30, where we see some folks bailing out on 84. we'll show you with our waze

system what they timed out as far as options out of cocoa county. the three rutoutes. the blue one taking the longest, just about an hour there. it can save you about 20 minutes if you jog over and take the castro valley y, just a note and that will continue to change as the meters change in the morning flow changes as well so make sure you join our team nbc bay area wazers. let's get back out to the map, looking toward the future of what you might need. tht problem and bay bridge without any delay. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 5:21 right now. coming up, new details of a deadly crash. and a sneak peak at ellen, a guest has good news. >> saturday i had a ct scan, full body thing and they actually told me they don't see any more cancer in my liver. [ cheers and applause ]

>> up next, how ellen helped this woman when she first was diagnosed. plus -- the honor ellen bestows to her today. preview coming up for you. it is 5:22. you're watching "today in the bay." investigators believe alco

may have played 5:24 right now. new this morning, investigators believe alcohol may have played a role in a deadly crash in walnut creek.

this happened around 6:30 last night on south broadway near ruddgear. one person died, five others injured. some injuries are said to be life-threatening. the meghyn kelly's future a nbc uncertain after racial comments that angered a lot of people. nbc has not officially made a decision on the future of her show but it suddenly went into repeats yesterday. on wednesday, she began her show with an emotional apology. the day before, kelly said she didn't feel that black face was racist in certain situations like halloween. the source familiar with the situation says the conversations are now under way not only about megyn's exit from the show but perhaps from nbc. new for you this morning, one city in the east bay is writing a new chapter for its bookworm there is. tomorrow the city of hayward will celebrate the grand linin you can see the old location

across the street looks like, it was built in the 1950s and outdated. the new library is modern three-store facility that will house 250,000 books, double the number of the old location. many more computers plus much more to check out. today on "ellen" a story of survival. >> lisa jarmon reveals she beat stage four breast cancer. few years ago ellen surprised her with life-changing gifts including a car and a home. >> i don't have a house, so i don't have to worry about that and making sure the lights stay on and that's fine, but that's because of you, because you gave me this house. i can go through this without any worries on my mind. that's amazing. you have saved my life in that way. >> when we feel like someone is a member of our family, we give them a seat in the audience. we found a seat that you sat in. >> no way. >> we have the lisa jarmon seat right there. >> are you kidding me? yes!

>> that's sweet. kris jenner will be on "ellen" and stay tuned for nbc bay area news at 5:00 followed by "night little news with lester holt" at 5:30. 5:27. coming up, a check of your friday forecast and the morning commute. plus top stories we're following this morning, including another major milestone for santa rosa's coffey park neighborhood destroyed last year during the fire, continues on its road to recovery. we'll tell you about the underground work that now is complete. >> plus millions of americans struggle with opioid addiction. up next, the nationwide event, including right here in the bay area, that is aiming to help. you're watching "today in the bay."

warning, california. a handful of billionaires have spent over $70 million and electing a former wall street banker named marshall tuck to superintendent of public instruction is all a part of the billionaires' plan to take money away from neighborhood public schools and give it to their corporate charter schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers

for superintendent of public instruction. because keeping our kids safe and improving our neighborhood public schools is always tony's top priority. good friday morning to you. 5:30 right now. we look out in downtown pleasanton there. a big is atime of the year. thank you for beginning your morning with us on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. it is pumpkin patch season although the weather remains warm. >> feels like the middle of summer, especially when we go into the afternoon hours and some of us will be getting into the low 80s. we won't be that warm in fremont, but we are going to have some warmer than normal temperatures, so as youakill be comfortable weather reaching about 70 degrees at noon. eratures for all of our ghte

microclimates. livermore reaching 85 degrees and looking at more low 80s inland with oakland today reaching 74. we'll talk more about what's ahead coming up and mike, you're still talking about what's happening in fremont. >> kari, chp says it may be another hour. that was their original estimate, 6:30, when they had this cleared. we see slowing in tri valley on the map. southbound 680 from highway 84, some folks cut through niles that may be one of your options if you're headed toward fremont closer to the nimitz freeway. otherwise you can stick it out but other 20-25 minutes now as tral past vargas, where two lanes are blocked by a crash and debris, nails scattered across the roadway. we'll continue to track that and i'll give you some options in a little bit. we're looking at thetoll plaza, visible from the bigger shot but not a surprise, you have the backup forming slowly. fast track lanes a little bit longer than your cash wait so bring cash, laura. we'll send it over to you.

thank you very much. bring your patience. new this morning, just over a year after the deadly north bay fires, a key hurdle is cleared in bringing back most of the damaged neighborhoods back to life. there was so much damage there. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live in santa rosa this morning with a little bit of the details on what's going on now. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you laura. the good news is that the power is finally restored in that coffey park neighborhood in a or my left shoulder, power back on in this home. we just saw as we were driving in this area this morning, and it's quite a sight to see when you consider the damage done duag tg a lot of the underground electric cam equipment in -- electrical equipment. replacing 2 miles of electrical line mains. the construction is complete by

pg&e so you have a brand new underground electric and gas utility system not only here in coffey park but also at the lark field also damaged by the north bay wildfires but all together talking about coffey park, we know about 1300 homes were destroyed, and a lot of those owners, about half are still in the rebuilding or permitting stages of getting back into their homes. let's take you back out here live, the lights are back on in coffey park. pg&e said they finished the about two months in advance. they expect to have restoration in the area at least through the end of the year. we're live in coffey park, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> so much rebuilding needs to go on there. thanks so much, pete. a speed bump for the high speed rails, it returns to the courts. judge tentatively rejecting arguments by opponents that the state is improperly spending voter approved bond money. both sides will appear in court today. california high speed rail authority is seeking to get past

year's lawsuits as we reported earlier this week it settled another suit with a small central valley town. once built, the high speed train will run between los angeles and san francisco. at 5:34, to a growing epidemic in this country, prescription drug abuse, including opioids. this morning a call to action to get dangerous unused pills out of your medicine cabinets. >> "today in the bay's" kira klaper is here to walk you through the steps. >> tomorrow is national drug take-back day. police departments across the bay area are participating. drop off unused prescriptions at several locations and find out which location is closest to you by searching the dea website. this is an example of it here. once you're there, enter your zip code, the un tt's one or the other, it will bring up a full list of events happening tomorrow in your area, so you don't have to drive across the bay searching. we're working to put that link on nbcbayarea.com right now. the dea says the day is aimed at

addressing a crucial public safety and public health issue. according to a 2016 national survey on drug use and health, more than 6 million americans abuse controlled prescription drugs including opioids. it recently was found that california is one of the most impacted states when it comes to the problem. the study shows that a majority of those abuse prescription drugs were obtained from medicine cabinets inside homes dea's website a little bit s. later this morning by heading to nbcbayarea.com. inis is so great because it's . >> right. >> even if it's a simple pain killer that you had after an opioid, it's something you just want to get out of your house for your loved ones, your kids' friends, you just never know.ex >> thanks, kira. marin county leaders want to be next out sales of tobacco an

products. next week, supervisor also debate a ban that also includes menthol cigarettes. if approved, it would apply to all unincorporated areas. first reading on the proposal is scheduled for next tuesday and a vote could take place november 6th. 5:36. take a look at this video right here. this is posted on facebook showing a scary moment for drivers in texas. big industrial spool came rolling down i-10 in wayside, near houston. traffic stacked up during lunch time and you can see city cruise cleared the huge debris off of the r towd you, mike. >>ine? c >> jus >> it's frightening. >> my made it under the overpass. >> i think i'd go way to the left there, too, you know? >> i do have a request. do it horizontally instead of vertically next time you video. i want to see the whole scene.

my gosh, that was a huge amount of debris that cleared itself. over here a huge amount of debris, reports of nails around the roadway after a crash here in the tri valley and that is not clearing possibly until 6:30, that's the estimate at chp. we haven't seen much more of a buildup here. we have a lighter friday commute so the folks are jammed up to highway 894 where most are choosing to get off of the freeway and take 84. couple of frontage roads through the area. if you're namm yar with the area use those as options. if not, you may want to stick it out here. ra it's 1time. the rest of your commute is easy but the arrows show you the casty v aroyd that, that is proving to show slowing already. it's a typical friday buint o s we're going to track that. i'll time it out with our partners at waze coming up. over here, no problem toward the bay bridge but you have the bay bridge metering lights on and easy drive across the san mateo bridge is an option for that.

it's clear. >> all right. and clear sight to the weekend. we talk about it every morning on "today in the bay." >> it's looking nice but a busy one. everyone is going to the pumpkin patches, and harvest celebrations, haunted houses. >> you name it. >> all of that stuff. we'll have some warmer weather. it is not going to feel like it's the middle of fall. as we go into tomorrow, especially our inland areas will reach into the low 80s. the bay in the mid-70s and the coast at 70 degrees, hanging out on the beach before halloween weekend. c ling off on sunday. we look at the bay at t dropping temperatures several more degrees inland with highs in the mid-70s. tomorrow we've got making strides against breast cancer in n w morning, early everyone gathering in san jose at guadalupe park in the upper 50s starting out, so you may be comfortable with light long sleeves and as the walk gets

under way you'll start to warm up all of that energy there and also a lot of energy here at stanford, if you're going to the football game later in the day, it's going to be 72 degrees. really perfect out there. lots of sunshine and cooling off into the mid-60s as we approach sunset. hanging out in the tri valley, it's going to be very warm today, a little bit warmer, a little bit cooler rather tomorrow with highs reaching 80 degrees, and then that cooling trend continues on sunday, with lie highs in the-7heavly is nice, my sunny skies going from 70 today to the low 60s by sunday and the beach also looking niceeo throut ll havemperature trend for the bay, coming up in about three minutes. >> thanks, coming one of california's most famous bridges under siege. the reason why locals want less bridge. invited to washington, president trump and president putin will talk. we'll take a look when "today in

the bay" continues.

right now at 5:42 it's a clear start to the morning and still some cold temperatures. a live look in san jose, let's go over to normally up to 71 this time of year, but look at our 3:00 temperature. we'll be at 76. little bit warmer today, but we will have a cooldown and then another warmup in the forecast. more on that coming up in less

than five minutes. >> your travel times throughout the area approaching the maze going toward the bay bridge, they're just fine. friday light, but look, the tri valley we have that problem for southbound 680. things have shifted, less delay there, a little bit more delay in other spots. we'll map it out for you. this just in, a warning for parents in morgan hill. police are telling us that a man exposed himself yesterday morning to a 13-year-old girl. this happened at a school bus stop on sick amore drive in unincorporated morgan hill. police say the man was in a ou e iconic bixby bridge, but the thrill of seeing it apparently making it hard for people that live near it. here is an image of the bridge, which is a focal point on "big little lies." guess what happens when tourists

see it in person. more and more are causing backups to admire the bridge or look for a little parking. many ignore the rules when they get out of their cars. locals are launching a new push to better protect the span and of course the surrounding area. >> 5:44. oregon is banning offshore drilling, this comes a month after california took similar action. the trump administration is seeking to expand offshore drilling. the president scrapped the obama era policy to protect oceans and great lakes, replacing it with one emphasizing economic growth. states control three miles of ocean closest to shore. the president will meet with putin not once but twice in the near future. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. the firstparis, november 11th, celebrating the end of the first world war. we just learned that putin has been invited to the white house. president trump's relations with russia of course in fact, it's the subject of a

major investigation. during their last meeting in helsinki, the presidents met with two other people in the room, two translators, and we do not know what was said. u.s. national security adviser john bolton said president putin has been invited to the white house. the kremlin in the past said it would accept an invitation but we don't know about times or dates. the investigation into the pipe bombs continues. just moments ago, we got word that senator cory booker's office may have gotten one of these suspicious packages. meanwhile you look at video out of florida. some of the packages passed through a mail sorting facility near miami. so far ten, correction 11 packages have been mailed to homes and offices. one to cnn. here is cnn's jim acosta in san jose last night. >> make no mistake, these events have stiffened our spines. they have made us more determined than ever to do the news, and to get at the truth, as to what's happe i

>> acosta was at san jose state accepting the foundation award for excellence in journalism. he spent the day talking with students about the industry and said "truth is bigger than a bully and truth is bigger than bombs." we're keeping a eye on the latest developments on the caravan. president trump may use the same authority he used to create the travel ban to shut down the border turning people away seeking asylum, that would be an american first. full report on that coming up at the top of the hour. in the meantime, as things move quickly, especially on these suspicious packages, you can follow us on twitter, you'll find me @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. switching gears for you right now, hey, we want to see your halloween costumes. lot of you will dress up and get out and enjoy it this weekend. be sure to tag @nbcbayarea on facebook and twitter and tune in and we'll share your photos on air right here on "today in the bay" next week.

for now, check out this haunted house filled with thrills. ♪ this is thriller, thriller night ♪ ♪ and no one's gonna save you -- ♪ >> what a display there. tom betgeorge has "thriller" "beat it" and "billie jean" in his house in tracy. it's covered in thousands of lights and has an oversized light-up keyboard and guitar perfectly synced to the music. depending on the night a few hundred to a couple thousand visitors, much to the delight of his neighbors. >> now that it's on the news there will be more people driving through. >> where is that? >> that is in tracy, just look for the glow of lights, i would assume. >> maybe as you leave livermore you might see the glow. >> and the music. start charging for admission. >> that would be nice. >> help pay for the pg&e bill.

>> probably. >> we are all in halloween spirit this weekend. there is a lot going on. if you'll be headed out of town here is a look at sfo or have family coming in town, at least the visibility is clear now, but you can see that fog lingering right behind the airport. so we've seen some patches of it this morning, but not as widespread as yesterday. as we make our way out the door in walnut creek, it's going to be another chilly morning, low 50s. but then we go to 64 at 10:00 to 77 at 1:00, and it's going to be much more comfortable later on today. and the school day forecast bay good. mostly clear, 53 degrees. walking to school and then looking at all clear skies throughout much of the rest of the day, as we head into the low 70s by early afternoon, eventually briefly hitting 80 degrees. we'll be up to 85 in livermore and 86 in concord today. napa 81. the temperatures are warmer than yesterday, and well above where we should be for the end of october. so as you're starting out this morning, sunglasses and shorts

will keep you comfortable today, and making sure that your eyes are protected from all of that sunshine that we are going to see. we do have high pressure just to the south of us, and it's building our temperatures, as we don't get as much of an onshore wind flow. our natural air conditioning, but things will change as we go into sunday as well as early next week. there will be a cold front dipping just to the north of the bay area, producing some rain. look at it, entering the far northwestern corner of the state, but much of the rain stays away from the bay area, but we will get more clouds and cooler temperatures for sunday into monday, and it heats up once again into the end of next week as high pressure builds. so we're enjoying some warmer weather, looking for some things to do, maybe later on this evening, headed to alameda for the halloween festival in the upper 60s there, and then cooling down into the low 60s. so still comfortable with a costume on. our seven-day forecast shows that it will be warm today for the inland valleys, reaching into the mid 80s. 82 tomorrow, but then it will be

breezy and turning cooler on sunday into monday, and then warming up just a bit in time for halloween, some low 80s there in the forecast. san francisco 70 today, and then we'll bring it back to the 60s through the rest of the forecast. mike, you're still tracking that one traffic alert. >> just one, but one big problem unexpectedly slow coming through the tri valley. if you're not expecting this because it's friday, you expect a light flow of traffic, plan on an extra 15 to 20 minutes as you travel through this portion of the tri valley here for south 680. the traffic is starting to build for san jose but no surprises. these minor crashes are not a major issue. the one over there, 880 and 238, it's counter commute, and so it hopefully affect the drive coming off the castro valley y. the reason i'm concerned about it is because of this crash we talked b the build the scene so at vargas. the two lanes remain blocked by the crash and the nails scattered across the roadway. 84 seeing more traffic headed

toward the area through niles as well as folks backing up through the area, likely looking at the frontage road getting crowded. i think i have our system for waze back up and running here. had a little behind the scenes issue, thank you, control room, for helping me out there. as we look over here, we're showing you that through this area, waze maps out about a ten-minute delay as compared to this one. ten minutes longer than 680 as compared to over here the castro valley y and the reason why the changes this is not as much of a benefit because there's more traffic. waze will map you across the area of the niles. it's dark so join nbc bay area wazers, the name revealed here and that will guide you along your unfamiliar path perhaps. as we get back out to the map aside from that issue for the tri valley, the rest of the bay moves smoothly. the bay bridge metering lights are on and you have the backup at the toll plaza. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:51. coming up, all new this morning, brand new research released overnight, how california's new family leave laws are impacting the rates of breast feeding in our state. plus, no more support.

caitlyn jenner big political announcement this morning. prince harry and meghan markle on the ground after a midair scare. their plane was forced to abort its landing seconds before touching the ground in sydney. another aircraft was in the runway. the couple's feet from the ground when the pilot announced it wasn't safe to land. the pilot circled around and eventually made a safe landing minutes later. a lot more news ahead. it's 5:52.

this morning, nbc bay area's bob redell throwing it back on facebook, check out ate video he shared from the 2010 world series, and the trash talking tex texas rangers. follow bob redell on facebook. california's family leave policies are boosting breast feeding rates for some women. uc san francisco looked at the policies which offered partial paid leave to new parents. breast feeding increased in california and new jersey, two states in that study. the rates went up amongst women who could afford to take time off from work. also, new hope for transplant patients thanks to 3-d printers. utah researchers say they took a big step towards replacing

damaged ligaments and tendons. it takes stem cells from a person's body fat and they print them with a gel. >> allow us to produce tendons and ligaments that can integrate into the body when a surgeonon places them. it opens the doors for more complicated organs and tissues we couldn't create before. >> the tissue grows in an incubateor before being implanted. kaitlin jenner says she's kan changed her mind after a reportedly propose ol to base race on gender. shesn part "i thought trump would help trans people. i was wrong." going on to write "believing that i could work with trump and his administration to support our community was a mistake." happening today, matthew

shepard will be buried at national cathedral in washington, d.c. you probably remember the story, 20 years ago, he was brutally beaten and left for dead in wyoming, because he was gay. his family did not bury his remains in 1998 out of fear that any public display of his death would be vandalized. >> how sad they had to wait so long. new this morning, a very tough topic to talk about, a kind of sexual abuse in which the victim is completely defenseless and reporting the assault can be extremely difficult. >> in an exclusive nbc bay area and telemundo 48 report, vicky nguyen looks at the rise of sexual assault against women behind bars. >> good morning, we are taking you beyond the numbers and talking with a woman at the center of a criminal sex abuse case involving a sheriff's deputy. we're calling her lucia. we spoke with her at the san joaquin county jail. lucia was sentenced to two years for possession of a controlled substance for sale. lucia told us sheriff's deputy daniel swanson drove her to a

medical exam at the hospital, while alone and handcuffed, he forced her to touch him, she also accuses him of asking her for sex and showing her naked photos of himself on the phone. district attorney filed charges against the deputy for felony assault by a public officer and misdemeanor sexual battery. swanson's attorneys did not respond to our request for comment. he pled not guilty. these are not isolated cases. new data from the department of justice shows reports of sexual victimization of inmates by staff have more than tripled in a five-year period from just over 4,000 a year to more than 14,000, and substantiated reports rose 43%. experts say jails and prisons must create guidelines for transporting inmates because that is an area where they are vulnerable to abuse. to see excerpts of lucia's interview and learn what prompted detectives to investigate her reports, go to our website nbcbayarea.com/investigations.

>> here is a look at how you can contact the investigative unit. if it's easier to give us a call, 888-996-tips. good morning. we've again breaking news for you this morning. there has been at least two more packages found and suspicious packages that have been sent to democrats and supporters throughout the country. >> it's concerning and 11th explosive device happened they believe at the postal facility in florida. picture that you're looking at here, we're hoping to give you a live look there, looks like they were setting up the camera in new york where a possible 12th device was found at a new york west side facility, also a postal facility. roads in that area we know that are shut down. police and bomb squad are responding. >> the source at nbc says it appears to be similar devices sent. we go to a special report from nbc news.

police discovered suspicious packages connected to the string of mail. pete alexander, i understand it two additional packages discovered. >> within the past hour. the first was found at a mail sorting facility in florida, the one that's been the focus of so much attention over the past 12 hours or so. we're told it was addressed to cory booker, an address he has in camden, new jersey, but i