morning, already a lot of people out there on the road and maybe making your way to the dublin b.a.r.t. station, we will have another cool start with some lower 50s and mostly clear skies. we're going to see the sunshine sticking with us as we go throughout the day. we'll be up to 74 today at 11:00. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates and weekend forecast, and mike, you're looking at the lighter start to the commute. >> looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, the live look shows us on frizz, we don't have the same backup or cash lanes that we do monday through thursday. we're right on schedule as far as the volume goes but we have a crash that was just reported here westuchananbuchanan, watching for that past the golden gate field area headed toward the bridge. oakland northbound 880 has lane restrictions going on northbound approaching 29th, from the overnight roadwork. that's it for the rest of the bay. we'll focus on the two of those with more details coming up. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:00 right now, election day just four days away. president trump talking

immigration, a central issue in the midterms. we have team coverage of the final push to get the vote out. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is in san jose, but we begin with blaine alexander, live in washington, d.c., with more of president trump and the fears about immigration that he's pushing. blaine? >> marcus, good morning to you guys. certainly we are four days away from election day and this election cycle is already certainly breaking the mold. we're expecting this to be the most expensive midterm election cycle in history. we're already seeing record numbers when it comes to early voting, and this year, unlike what we've seen in previous years, the president is front and center. president trump not on the ballot, but crisscrossing the country, making himself and immigration a central issue in the midterms. >> these are not little angels. these are tough people, and we're not letting them into our country. they're not coming in illegally. >> reporter: after sending

thousands of troops to the border to block migrant caravans, the president announcing plans to sign an executive order that would deny asylum for immigrants unless they come to legal ports of entry. meanwhile, tight races across the country are bringing out big names. >> hi, oprah. >> how are you? >> reporter: oprah winfrey knocking on doors in georgia hoping to elect stacy abrams. >> nobody asked me to come here. [ cheers and applause ] i paid for myself, and i approve this message. >> reporter: the republican candidate brian kemp, getting some help from vice president pence. >> i got a message for all of stacy abrams' liberal hollywood friends, this ain't hollywood. this is georgia. >> reporter: experts say in this final stretch, there is still time to tip the scales. >> we have right now so much uncertainty because these races are so close. >> reporter: both sides digging

in with four days to go. and president trump is right back on the campaign trail today, guys. he has two campaign stops, the first in west virginia, and then he heads out to indiana for an event with the vice president. back to you. >> blayne alexander in washington, d.c., thank you, blayne. let's get to "today in the bay's" smpkris sanchez, she is e in san jose. >> troops are headed to the border today, president trump's response to the migrant caravan slowly makingi its way to the u.s. >> reporter: this is becoming a big issue for the election. the caravan is not expected to arrive until long after we go to the polls. now the images of those families desperate enough to walk thousands of miles away from home are powerful enough for folks here in the bay area to try to do something to help. some folks are helping with donations of money, but the latina collection in downtown oakland is collecting water, food and clothing that they will send to the migrant caravan.

donations can be dropped off at the collective in oakland on 15th street between 6:00 and 8:00 tonight. you can find more details in my twitter feed. just a week ago, another group of students mobilized to raise money to help the group strong voices organize a concert in berkeley to raise $10,000 for the my grant clinicians network that provides medical care for migrant families in detention centers while they seek asylum. >> this is a world we're inheriting and i think it's important for young people to get used to fighting for what we want. >> if you're just going to be angry and not do anything with it, then you're not helping. >> reporter: the migrants are making their way to the border, their numbers seem to be dwindling as some are starting to get sick and frail and too unwell to travel, but they are expected to arrive, as i mentioned, after the midterm election. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, kris.

it is 5:04. continuing our decision 2018 coverage, early voting is under way for the midterm elections. several measures will be on the ballot. san francisco voters will make a decision on proposition c, april homeless tax measure. it increases taxes on businesses earning more than $50 million a year by 5%. it would generate about $300 million every year. the funds would provide housing for 5,000 homeless people. tomorrow vote center also open in san mateo county. in total, there are 39 different locations you can head to. tomorrow, the centers will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. you can drop off your completed ballot early as well. on election day, the centers will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. of course, be sure to join us on "today in the bay," the day after the election. we will have the very latest results and analysis of all races locally and nationally. our coverage starts at 4:30 a.m. 5:05 for you right now, and a popular event in the east bay

will be canceled tonight. this is due to a nearby shooting incident, taking place last month. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is live there in oakland, with details on what they're doing to keep that event safe. pete, we're talking about first fridays. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you, marcus. we're standing along telegraph avenue where the first fridays event typically takes place. as you mentioned, it's canceled tonight as organizers take time to reassess things and address some of the safety concerns due to the shooting incident that took place at last month's event. when it comes to the details on that, the shooting happened hours after the event ended, several blocks away on telegraph avenue, injuring six people. first fridays brings a positive vibe to oakland. it's been around since 2006. you go the a combination of music, art and food, along telegraph avenue in oakland and it does bring about 30,000 people to the city according to organizers. that's why they want to make sure it's a safe environment

moving forward. >> some of the immediate changes are around messaging, and asking the community to come together to help make the event safe, giving people to go after the event to help with dispersement, working with opd, our private security companies. >> reporter: here's information on your television screen, the town hull taking place next thursday city hall from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., so you get a chance to sound off on the issue next thursday. first fridays will resume next month december 7th. the theme for next month's event will be peace and love. live in oakland, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> always a fun event for a lot of people there, pete. thank you. you've probably seen protests outside of hotels happening today. workers involved in a massive hotel strike will s francio a hearing and nearly a thousand marriott employees are expected to attend. they're expected to protest

together at noon, before headed to the city hall. the union represents the workers who have been in talks about contracts with the company since june. as "the examiner" reports, marriott's ceo is rejecting an invitation to attend. santa clara county is looking for a diverse group of entrepreneurs. the county is hosting its business diversity fair. people can speak one on one with several departments. annually santa clara county awards $2 billion in contracts for services ranging from software maintenance to janitorial services. the fair is later this morning in san jose. a special celebration is taking place at the "uss hornet" museum in aalameda this weekend. commissioned in 1933, "the hornet" turns 75 years old this year and a celebration that will take place saturday on the ship. the event will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the museum aboard the "uss hornet."

there will be a live orchestra, dancing. general admission starts at $55 with vip tables going for $1,200. so a fun event out there, kari. >> if you've never been on the "uss hornet" you should go. it's really cool. >> love the video. might have to check that out. right now at 5:09, we do have some clear skies this morning, as we take that live look outside in san jose. let's head to east san jose to the neighborhood of evergreen. we'll start out at 55 degrees and we'll see temperatures reaching into the mid-70s by 1:00 today. what's normal? 69 degrees, and we're going way above that. today's record is 85 degrees, and we'll be very close. as you make your way out the door to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station expect temperatures at 56 degrees at 7:00. at 11:00 we're at 65 and 68 at 1:00 today. we'll get a look at our fremont temperature trend coming up. mike, you're updating a

crash in the east bay. >> the east shore freeway, westbound 80, your commute direction coming into berkeley. you see the silhouette of university avenue overcrossing and this patch lit up, that would be golden gate field where the crash is reported. west 80 your commute direction. you see traffic flowly smoothly, relatively uninterrupted what from what we can see from the headlights. we see some back yum and slowing as you approach the merge from west 80 and east 580 coming off of that richmond-san rafael bridge, just past the merge and the racetrack, we have a crash reported in the middle lanes. two vehicles involved and both reportedly have busted axles, that may be an issue. might have to wait for a flatbed tow truck there. the construction north 880 through oakland cleared. no major backup at the been been and a light flow of traffic through cocoa county. concord, walnut creek, danville, no problems to the dublin interchange. tri valley, east bay moving at the limit. south bay and peninsula the same. the live shot for san jose,

sorry, for palo alto shows you how tired i am, ready for the weekend, but traffic is moving smoothly. no one sleepy here. >> i stumbled through a story a little while ago. we're human. 5:11, coming up, francis ford coppola is starting a new venture, using a recently legalized -- we'll explain how you can get your hands on it, next. plus, it looks like a better day on wall street, perhaps we can breathe a bit easier. and still ahead, a controversial experiment at the va, has a lot of folks sounding off this morning. we'll tell you what it s that's coming up for you at 5:25. it's 5:11 for you right now. you're watching "today in the bay."

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if you're about to head out the door right now at 5:14, it is now in the mid-50s across the bay area. all clear skies and no issues with fog or anything like th be mid-50s through about 10:00, and then quickly warming up after that. we are going to have another day of some summer-like temperatures and tonight the high fire danger returns. i'll have more on that coming up in less than five minutes. and right here, i promise you, san jose, we labeled it san jose and now you see, bay shore freeway, that's why there's no slowing. an ey that crash, in the albany/berkeley area for the

east shore freeway as well. happy friday to you. apple under a lot of pressure this morning. the company turned in record profits but not as enthusiastic about next quarter as investors had hoped. i'll get to tesla in a second. we should see another good day on the markets, after president trump said he talked to chinese president xi on the phone. mr. trump said he thought the two countries may be able to settle their trade differences. now, do keep in mi midterms. the president also promised a middle class tax cut no laterth to materialize, mostly because congress isn't in session. second promise to deliver at least details of this tax cut also failed to materialize. tesla's elon musk says it's unlikely the company will accept any investment from saudi arabia. that's a huge turnaround from a couple of months ago, when musk said he might use saudi money to take tesla private. he tells the blog rico the

murder of a saudi journalist changed his mind. >>he zume took saudi money as part of an investment from japanese softbank, $375 million. it gives the company an overall value of $2.75 million. now the third hand, the saudis give the money to softbank, softbank gave the money to the pizza company. have you tried the new pop-up stores? there are two in san fr walk in out, after taking what you want, no cashier. here's one of the brains behind the technology. >> we're building checkout-free technology, not person-free technology. shopping is more than just tec see everybody who iser the future. kinds of jobs in the store of >> krishna from zippin, my guest

on "press:here" after "meet the press." we'll talk about quantum computing, all kinds of smart talk. >> grab your cup of coffee and enjoy "press:here." for tonight, how about some wine? if you know wine at all, you know francis ford coppola's impact in wine country. now according to "the press democrat" he is making a go in marijuana. coppola winery group a pot farm county. t new video, and kari, you might want to look away from this one right here, check this out. this is north carolina's iconic built more estate, just putting up its christmas tree there, this is a 35-foot 33-year-old

fraser fir there. >> look how many workers it took. >> lift, lift. going through the door. >> i'm confused. why would i want to look away from this? >> may be the early sign of christmas. but you know, hey -- >> when do you put up your tree, kari hall? >> after thanksgiving, usually the day after. if it's a public display, they have to do more. ou change that light y.an bulb, can you do this? i got a lot of work around the house. nice.n this weekend. we have some warm weather on the way, and as we get a look at what you're feeling right now, as you get ready to head out the door, we already have a wide range in temperatures, mostly upper 40s in the north bay, and upper 50s as you head south of the golden gate bridge. now our seven-day forecast is already up at the bottom of the screen, as we see some summer-like temperatures over the next few days. let's head over to martinez,

where we do start out at 53 degrees at 7:00, and then after that, we go from the 50s to the mid-70s at noon. you do want to take that lunch outside, enjoy that time out there before it heats up. as you're getting ready this morning, and running the flat iron over the hair, it's going to be a good hair day. our humidity now at 71%, but it will be dropping and those winds as we head up toward the low 80s today. now san jose's high today will be 83 degrees. what's the record? 85. so we are going to be very close and we will see some of those readings reaching 85 and 86 degrees for parts of the tri valley, up toward concord, and into the north bay. so really warm weather, and then our winds pick up tonight, so a high fire danger will return for the east bay and north bay hills. same conditions that we had earlier in the week and hopefully we keep things nice and quiet with no sparks. you have to be really careful and that means that you

shouldn't also burn anything, don't put the cigarettes out the window and also no cutting the grass when conditions are this dry and windy. our winds start to pick up tonight and we can see that in napa, by about 5:00 in the morning we have sustained winds at 20 miles per hour and some higher gusts, and then we're still looking at some dry conditions, headed into sunday, with our highs reaching into the low 80s. only some slight cooling going into the middle to end of next week, and still no chance of rain. san francisco mostly stays in the upper 60s through this seven-day forecast. as we head over to mike, you've been tracking the and also that crash in albany. >> that's right, kari. i've been trying to adjust our me emeryville, moving it around. you can see folks coming off of the smooth drive coming around the bend and toward the racetrack, so it looks like it's uninterrupted, sometimes the optical illusion creates the illusion of slowing but looking at the map, there may be

slowing. now we see the build coming down to buchanan, westbound 80 is what's affected and streaming headlights coming off of the bridge should continue to move smoothly but the crash reported in lanes at buchanan, talking about what tow truck is coming and what is not available, so still shuffling resources west 80 into albany, just shy of berkeley. that will be an issue for folks coming off the east shore freeway, the carquinez bridge and highway 4. that's the only slowing here for contra costa and alameda counties as you approach the bay bridge. we have a little build over there and we'll watch to see ifn over the next ten minutes. the rest of the bay shows an easy light drive. back to you. >> thanks, mi5:21 right p, voti, the way one small group of people will be able to have their voice heard. and sean hayes on "ellen" is talking about his holiday obsession. >> when i was a kid i'd listen

to "the nutcracker" over own after own memorized every single note of every instrument in the ballet. >> up next, a preview of sean acting out those notes he's talking about. and as we've been telling you, the hills of saratoga coming alive at night. british artist has set up an out of this world light exhibit inspired by "the chronicles of narnia." check out the light show on our home page nbcbayarea.com. i'll try to tweet it out this morning as well. more news ahead. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back, everyone. it is 5:25. new this morning, new word the va has no plans to end the controversial experiment on dogs. in the past, they've outraged animal rights groups. the experiments typically focus on dogs' brain, hearts and spinal cords. it commonly ends with the animals being euthanized. "usa today" obtained documents indicating the experiments are moving forward. the hope is the experiments may help veterans suffering from spinal cord and breathing problems. it's 5:25 for you. as americans head to the voting booth on tuesday, a small group will cast their ballot using their smartphone. >> this year, west virginia giving some voters the option to cast their absentee ballot from a mobile device using an app. the pilot program is only available to active military and

overseas voters. the app verifies a person's identity with a video selfie. it's all secure. the vootz app creates a paper ballot receipt. today the star of "will & grace," sean hayes, makes an appearance on "ellen." >> talking about his new children's book and how it was inspired by "the nutcracker." he shows ellen how much he loves ballet. ♪ >> get ready to play the flute. the way he's sitting -- >> like a guitar. >> a cello, yes. sean goes over the monologue with ellen. you can see all of this starting at 4:00. stay around for "nbc bay area news" at 5:00 and "nightly news with lester holt" at 5:30. 5:27 right now for you, and coming up next, a check of your friday forecast, and your

morning commute. plus our top stories, including a picture that's going viral this morning. more on this 49ers cheerleader's bold stance and the brawls at last night's home game against the raiders. and another victim of the pittsburgh synagogue shooting will be laid to rest today. still ahead, from bay area jewish leaders on how everyone can help honor and support the jewish community tonight. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome to friday morning. let's take a peek outside. why don't we go to burlingame. lovely down taun area this morning. looks like movers and shakers start today. >> a lot of people watching "today in the bay." >> we love when you join us. love to hear from you as well. good morning to you. thanks for being here. >> i'm laura garcia. d over to meteorologistn. kari hall to get us a better look at what we can expect this friday. >> it starts out cool but another e mostly seeing upper 5 from san francisco and southward, and then in the upper 40s for much of the north bay. as you get the hids ready for school, antioch sees temperatures dropping down to 53 degrees. clear skies and warming up nicely into early afternoon and feeling like summer with highs 84 degrees. up to 83 in san jose and 82 in palo alto. this is the second day of november and talking about near

record high temperatures. i'll have more on that coming up. mike, you have new info on a crash in the east bay? >> we're following a crash, kari, on albany/berkeley border. this is bay bridge light. this is a good news, it's friday, lighter volume, no metering lights yet, no backup really at all, but there is a lot of slowing and some of that is result of the lighter traffic at the a held up albany out of richmond and san pablo. west 80 jammed up in the merge past golden gate field. the update it's in the fast lane blocking your left lane but your right lanes are able to get by, that's a little bit better from the folks making that merge off of 580 and the richmond bridge out of san rafael. san rafael to north bay and the rest of cocoa county aside from the one section into berkeley and albany talking about a smooth drive as well. that's the slower drive here for the section to buchanan. south bay up the peninsula, no

delays, as expected. guys, back to you. >> thank you, mike. now to this picture, making headlines across the country this morning showing an nfl cheerleader taking a knee during the national anthem. it happened at levi stadium before the raiders/49ers game. bob redell is live with that story. lot of people are talking about this morning. >> reporter: marcus, the 49ers organization has not yet cheerl commented on what she did but our own damon and ofer and pos twitter where it's gob viral. you can see her taking a knee while the rest of her colleges stand. this is the second time 49ers cheerleaders have knelt during the national anthem. the paper reports two members of the gold rush squad during a

christmas eve game against jacksonville last year to join in the protest against police brutality and racial inequality. last year "elle" magazine asked a number of nfl cheerleaders why they haven't taken a knee. their response, lack of support and the fear of losing their position on the squad. as you can imagine the response on social media to last night's cheerleader's protest ranged from praise to anger. videos shows niners and raiders fans duking it out during a pretty good brawl in the stands. no injuries. brand new numbers from santa clara police, at least 21 arrests for last night's game, 20 for drunk in public and one

parole violation. >> i think it would be unreasonable to expect 70,000 people to get together and not to be a single arrest. >> reporter: the surprise star from last night's game, quarterback nick mullens of the niners who had been on the practice squad earlier in season. the backup qb to c.j. beathard,e bay, as, oday in the bay." >> bob, thank you. >> last night's game and the cle cheerleader's stance is making headlines. much more on nbcbayarea.com. still ahead, nick mullens is also talking or really is the talk of the town. we'll hear from him, plus what one legendary quarterback had to say about him as well, coming up at 5:50. it is 5:35 right now. the man accused of sending pipe bombs to leading democrats and

cnn is due in court for a bail hearing. prosecutors are asking for the suspect, cesar sayoc, jr., to be held without bail, given the seriousness of the charges. and today, a call for unity on the first sabbath after last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a jewish synagogue in pittsburgh. jewish leaders say that they will actually give a lot of support and love right now. we want to bring in "today in the bay's" kira klapper who is working on the story, and really, kira, this is trying to pull everyone together. >> that's right, marcus. last weekend's shooting was the deadliest attack against jews worshipping in the united states. 11 people were killed. of course, we all know by now, when a gunman opened fire at the tree of life synagogue, today a funeral will be held for the eldest victim, rose mallinger's family. says the 97-year-old was young at heart and had a full life to live. they say she lived for her family and was at the synagogue

every saturday. she was with her daughter in the temple last saturday. her daughter was injured in the shooting. leaders across the country are inviting jews and non-jews to attend services in all u.s. cities tonight. they're spreadin spreading #showupforsabbath as an invitation to all to honor the victim's lives and come together in solidarity. here in the bay area, ajc san francisco is holding services tonight and tomorrow. the group posted for all on twitter. we posted a link on our website nbcbayarea.com. over to you, laura. >> meantime, the support of a suspect in the synagogue shooting robert bowers is behind bars facing several murder and hate crime charges. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. the latest in the series of fires in marin headlands has investigators believing there may be an arsonist at work here. wednesday night that fire destroyed the historic ft. berry

rifle range building. the park police officer saw someone leave that building shortly before that fire erupted and that fire had people living nearby there ready to evacuate. >> seeing it so close made me think about getting the kids, getting the dog and what you can grab and get in your car. >> this is the fourth time inef responded to fires inside the national park. in september, a fire burned across a hillside, this is after starting in a nearby bunker. last weekend, they put out a small grass fire. 5:38 right now. the midterm election now just four days away. several races and measures are on the ballot. you can find a full list on our website, nbcbayarea.com. right now, we're going to focus on proposition seven. if passed, the measure could lead to the end of daylight saving time. no more springing forward or falling back. voting yes would not make it a done deal. the measure would still need to clear the hurdle in the federal

government. those backing prop seven say studies have shown that daylight saving time is increasing electricity use in the summertime. those against the measureit's t. that reminds me with the time change as well on sunday, this is the time of year when on monday the first work day after the time change, folks it will be dark when people are leaving work so expect that 5:00 hour to really be flooded with traffic. that tends to be the habit, after 13 years reporting t you notice a trend. over here, we're noticing this trend is better, looking at 32 minutes for the drive, from highway 4 to the beay bridge. it's about 10, 15 minutes longer than you expect on a friday, but traffic is held up right here by this crash west 80 approaching buchanan. chp says the fast lane is still blocked and they haven't updated for a few minutes but speeds look like they're starting to improve because the travel times came down about two minutes through the area toward what will be the build over at the bay bridge, so keep that in mind, as we track that approach

down the upper east shore freeway, that's the only problem. the rest of the bay moves nicely, very smoothly. it's friday, lighter forhe here. meteorologist kari hall keeps us up to date on what's happening today and throughout the weekend. >> it will be a great weekend an a good cause. awareness for homeless youth around san jose and there's a green light rally and walk starting tonight at the city hall plaza, and it's going to be very nice, with some mid-70s, as the walkers get ready to go around the city hall and downtown area, and then dropping back into the upper 60s, so it's going to be a really comfortable night, and then for tomorrow, some mid-60s for the coast and bay. we'll reach up to 74 degrees and 84 degrees for the inland valleys. on sunday, you may be headed to the beach, where it's going to be in the upper 60s, low 70s for the bay and imlannland and the

golden gate half 5k, start time is 7:00 in the morning and we'll see a few clouds. otherwise, it's stang with some lower 50s and we'll stay in the 50s throughouttown, it's going to be comfortable maybe going up to lake shasta, with some mid-70s for today as well as tomorrow sean lightly cooler on sunday and as you make your way to pasa robles, summer-like with high temperatures reaching 86 degrees today and 84 for saturday and sunday. monterey looks like a nice place to head for the weekend with upper 60s for the highs. sunday will be slightly cooler but that will most likely be when you'll head back home. let me know what you're doing for the weekend. lot of day of the dead celebrations going on. i'm @karihallweather and giving you the weekend updates. >> thanks, kari.

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the summer like weather continues through the weekend. more on that in five minutes. and a nice view of the san mateo bridge. the tail lights westbound is your commute direction. westbound 80 is a problem getting down through berkeley out of richmond. we have a crash and i'll show you the changes on the scene. a fiery crash in southern california from overnight. four people were killed, including a child under the age of 10. in is on the golden state freeway in santa clarita. the crash sparked a brush fire next to the freeway. the big rig driver was not hurt. ace mysterious slow moving mud spring in southern california has some neighbors wondering if it's the first sign of the big one. "l.a. times" reporting it sprung up from where the san andreas

fault originates. in recent months it's expanding 20 yards a day. ay there's no spike "the timesy in seismic activity. 5:46 right now. the president suggesting u.s. soldiers might shoot members of the caravan. >> but scott mcgrew, the soldiers won't be carrying guns. >> that's an important detail. the pentagon says u.s. troops supporting the u.s. border patrol will not carry guns, despite our artist rendition, with the exception of military police. those troops will not be issued weapons. the president made an announcement about those troops thursday afternoon. he says he worries the arrive at the border. >> they want to throw rocks at our military, ourwhenhey throw did at the mexico military and police, i say considerthat are

enormous. at least 5,000. the number of caravans started, the first caravan 7,000, it's now about 3,500. if and when the two sides face each other, there will be far more american soldiers at the border than refugees. mr. trump is trying to turn people's attention away from the far right violence that we've seen. he may have a way of turning attention, that is the jobs report we just got, 250,000 new jobs created in october. it's a blowout number. we're going to talk more about that as we talk business. earlier this week two republican bloggers made bizarre accusations saying they had evidence robert mueller committed sex crimes many years ago. they promised to produce a victim and evidence at the a press conference. they had the press conference at a holiday inn in virginia and there was no evidence, no victim. the two men couldn't quite agree

on what the victim's first name was and reporters asked questions of jacob wohl, one of the accusers. >> this is not a laughing matter. >> sir, you're 20 years old, jacob. right? you're 20 years old. describe to me your investigative experience and when did you get this honorary harvard law degree? >> it's a figure of speech. it's a figure of speech. >> they also asked him if he was ready to go to prison. the fbi is investigating this. we will continue to watch this and what's happening in the white house. you can follow me on twitter. i am @scottmcgrew. >> 5:48 for you right now. does the name nick mullens mean anything to you? the third string undrafted quarterback played his first downs against the raiders and mullens lit it up, threw three touchdowns, crushing the raiders. after the game, he gave credit all around. >> i thought we worked well as a unit in the huddle. we were all banded together and just ready to go. >> he signed as a free agent out

of southern miss. hall of fame brett favre also played here. he set of the post game show to tull mullens how impressed he was. >> nice. good. >>. >> don't forget jimmy g. though. nice weather to get outside and enjoy. >> it's going to be warm over the next several days. we're keeping our warm weather and clear skies and here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. you can see a shallow layer of fog that's going to be rolling by, and keeping those areas slightly cooler for today, and then as you make your way out the door, in morgan hill, we start out with our normal low 50s, and some very dry air. we're at 50 degrees through about 7:00, and then from there, the sunshine continues. our skies stay clear in the mid-70s before you know it. we'll be there at noon and we're going to see the high reach up to 85 degrees. 85 in livermore.

in san jose, the high up to 83, and today's record is 85 degrees. we know it's note this warm. for the second day in november, we're still going to have those well above normal temperatures as well for the north ay, wide the start of the day to the afternoon. so a jacket, maybe a sleeveless shirt and we'll keep you comfortable. then tonight, a red flag warning will go in effect for the east bay and north bay hills. once again, the fire danger will continue, as we will see the winds picking up for elevations above 1,000 feet. we may have some gusts up to 60 miles per hour. now throughout most of the day, our northeasterly wind stays light, but then starts to pick up as we go into tonight, and we'll see those winds at about 3:00 to 4:00 in the morning, sustained at about 20 miles per hour, with some higher gusts. we'll be watching that, and also some very low humidity, and then we don't want to forget to set our clock back one hour early on

sunday morning, or you sleep and we're still looking at some dry and warm conditions continuing into next week. as we head over to make, you're tracking a new crash in fremont. >> we have to point thise slowi quickly building. this overall is a great commute for your friday. two issues over in the east bay, the first one northbound 880, that's the most recent crash we're hearing about, involving initial reports a dump truck and four other vehicles, so that will be a distraction and it does sound like you have at least one lane blocked, perhaps the second lane from the left, and that will be an issue, because that's basically one of your middle lanes traveling north. i saw some slows showing up around auto mall. looks like it's compressing up toward the scene at mallory. hopefully chp will get there and e able to clear vehicles to arrive. meanwhile the rest of the bay moves nicely. over toward the bay bridge, except the upper east shore freeway slowing at san pablo, speeds are improving approaching buchanan. chp has no update. they say the left lane is still

blocked. travel times do improve to 28 minutes, a much better drive, delay still about ten minutes there. let's show you what waze has. it shows you the crash and the backup. it was reported over here by goddard mall. thank you to the wazer, i hit it on my map but didn't show up here. thank you. please join nbc bay area wazers and we'll share anybody's tips from the roadway. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:52. still ahead the new incentive san francisco-based uber is offering to drivers to get them to be nice, and the catches that go along with the rewards. plus breaking carrie barrie alaska, making headl for electing two trans women. a scooter electric company is suing beverly hills. bird is seeking to overturn the ban on motorized scooters. it led to the impound of more than a thousand scooters since july. more news right after this

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you probably have a picture like the next one, smiling, surrounded by redwoods. the royal family just like us. prince harry snapped a picture of meghan markle posing between the trees. i'm trying to see, oh, there she is, okay. not muir woods. it's in new zealand and the couple are still on that world tour. but it's finally over. they're wrapping it up after 16 days. that's nice. a new push to get people to sign up as ride share drivers. uber is offering new rewards to its highest rated drivers, including free college tuition. >> sounds pretty cool, and as you expect, there are a few catches here. the free tuition only applies to the cost of online classes taken specifically through arizona state. that offer can be transferred to a family member, which is a good thing, but uber will only cover the cost for one person. drivers can also get cash back on gas, as long as they use their uber apps there to cover the cost of one person. drivers can also get cash back on gas, as long as they use an

uber branded credit card. the maintenance discounts only apply to approved repair shops. in case you missed it, gymnast simone biles there is really breaking records. the fourth all-around title at the world championships thursday in qatar. she's defending her olympic title there. the champion in the vault and the balance beam, her huge advantage in the difficult, carrying her to a title outdistancing a gymnast from japan. new for you this morning, some history being made in alaska. >> one community recently elected its first two transgender officials. one to serve on the city council, another to serve in a local assembly, and they have a message of inclusion. >> we see people in their whole entirety, which is really important and that's what people did with kathy and i. like oh, yeah, i see more than just this one thing. >> what i would like is basic

indifference. ike' ab blood type. i would like it to be about as important as that. >> they say it's not about politics. they want to do good work for their neighbors, friends and family, that's in a fairbanks, alas alaska. divorce can split a family, especially when a couple fights over custody of the children. in ex-steam cases, sometimes called parental alienation cases, a family judge can step in and actually order the children to attend a reunification program and then cut off contact completely with one parent for months. >> senior investigative reporter vicky nguyen looks at her report for tonight. >> you're about to hear from three young people from divided families that attended a reunification program based in the bay area but say it did not help them reconnect with their estranged parent. in some cases, the program cost $40,000 for just four days, but as we learned, no one besides the program appears to be

tracking the success rate of these reunification workshops. so why are family judges still ordering children into these programs? >> i do not want this to happen to a single other person. >> you should never be forced to be put in one of these programs. it's a court system that needs to rethink their strategies. >> tonight at 11:00, we investigate the lack of oversight and hear from a therapist, who explains why cutting off all contact with a parent is part of the treatment. hope to see you at 11:00. >> if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call, 888-996-tips or if it's easier, logon to our website, nbcbayarea.com/investigations. right now at 6:00, border battle brewing. today is the day u.s. troops are scheduled to be at the border. the bay area comes together to help migrants on that long trek north in central america. first fridays canceled. one east bay community's tradition won't go on as planned tonight. the concern over violence

shutting things down. and adding to his empire. at 6:15, the california wine king looking to diversify, getting into the marijuana industry. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good friday morning. made it through the work week. now make it through the day. thanks for joining us. i'm, go dprs. >> i i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first we head over to meteorologist kari hall. >> the warmup makes for a nice weekend but it's going to be really kind of weird, because it's going to be unseasonably warm. as we look at walnut creek, we are starting out with low 50s. look at how fast the temperatures go up. early afternoon, we're in the upper 70s. mostly sunny skies, and as you are getting the kids up and out the door for school this morning in san jose, we'll be at 55, and