you can see traffic is slowing smoothly now, but it was backed up for miles when we first got here. take a look at some of the video we shot earlier. the chp says the accident involves a dump truck, and white car, at about c2:00 this mornin. you can see the horrific scene with the car overturned and smashed with first responders trying to help. the accident shut down four

lanes, but some cars were able to get through on the right lane. again, this happened at about 2:00 this morning. one person died. back here live, we are trying to still figure out the identity of that victim. the cause of this accident has still not been released to us yet, but they are still investigating the cause of this accident. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda, back to you, mike. >> that's right, sharon talked about the clearing of the roadway, so while we do follow the cause or effects of the tragedy with more investigation going on there, we do know one person died, but all lanes did clear as sharon said, about a half hour ago. quickly recovering the backup went almost back to 242 but back at speed through contra costa county out of pleasant hill and down toward walnut creek. great recovery there. highway 4 not showing any early slowing out of antioch, typical of a friday. we have a smooth flow of traffic but traffic down 680 continuing down toward al costa. there is a crash, sounds like

everything is off of the roadway and no speed interruptions there, just that out of the altamont for west 580. the south bay shows a smooth drive as well, there's 101 traveling through san jose, a smooth flow of traffic there as well. dry but misty in some spots, not in this shot. >> yes, in through san jose, mike, we're not really seeing the cloud cover just yet, so it's cool, but it's clear, and san jose through the afternoon we will notice some building cloud cover through about 8:00 a.m., it will be a combination of sun and clouds, and look at how slow we are to warm. that's because that cooling trend is where we're holding on to, not just in the south bay, let me show you one of our typically hotter spots, concord, well, also expect to notice significant cooling through the afternoon. that's thanks to the clouds that's going to help or stop those from warming up into the afternoon. 70 degrees, it will help us keep cool. along the coastline, expect to see the chance of some drizzle in the next couple of hours, we have an approaching system and it's still going to be a little windy now as we head in towards

the weekend, i'm talking about the possibility of some rain chances for napa and sonoma and sierra snow. more details shortly. to a live look at capitol hill, where this morning the number of u.s. house representatives supporting the impeachment inquiry into president trump is growing. more details are emerging about the whistle-blower complaint against the president, as "today in the bay's" chris pallone reports, president trump is said to be seething about the prospect of facing impeachment. >> reporter: president trump speaking with diplomats and their families in new york thursday, talked about white house officials mentioned in the whistle-blower report, and alluded to execution in this los angeles times audio. >> i want to know who's the person who gave the whistle-blower, who's the person who gave the whistle-blower the information? because that's close to a spy. you know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart, right? the spies and treason, we used to hand tell a little differently than we do now. >> reporter: republicans

defending the president are using an admission in the whistle-blower's complaint to attack its credibility. >> it's clear to me it's a narrative being created from secondhand sources and what i want to know is, who told the whistle-blower about the phone call. >> reporter: the complaint made public thursday accuses the president of abusing his power by asking the leader of ukraine to investigate trump's political rival joe biden, and trying to cover it up by locking down access to the call's details in a system reserved for the nation's most sensitive secrets. >> that is a very clear act of obstruction of congress with its own set of serious consequences. >> reporter: democrats believe testimony from the director of national intelligence thursday strengthened their case. >> i think the whistle-blower did the right thing. >> reporter: attorneys for the whistle-blower say they want to speak to congress directly, but there's no agreement yet. chris pallone, nbc news, washington. >> during his call with the ukrainian leader, president trump mentioned a sunnyvale based cyber security company called crowdstrike telling him

to loo into it. few years ago democrats used crowdstrike to determine who hacked into dnc servers and leaked hillary clinton's emails. president trump hinted the server is now being held in the ukraine, that has been repeatedly disproven. >> it is 5:05. happening today, dozens are planning to hold climate change protests outside chevron's global headquarters in san ramon. it's all being planned by a group called youth versus apocalypse. they'll gather in a few hours demanding that chevron stop using fossil fuels. this comes after worldwide climate change protests last week, thousands of people took part here in the bay area. many are calling it a major break-through at san jose's presentation high school. it is launching a full investigation into allegations of past sexual abuse at the all girls campus. the accusations go back years, and nbc bay area first broke this story two years ago. the new president took over this summer, she says the time is right for an external

investigation. one former student says the school ignored her complaints for years, is happy about the latest developments. >> it's something that i am and thousands of community members have been asking for almost two years now. >> more than a dozen former students have accused the school of dismissing their complaints about sexual contact by faculty and staff. allegations range from nearly three decades ago to as recently as 2017. the school also issued its first ever apology to the victims. again our investigative unit has been reporting this story from the very beginning. we'll continue to follow the new developments in the case as they unfold. you can see all of our past reports, head over to nbcbayarea.com, click on "investigations." new this morning, alameda county and san jose can now declare emergencies to build homeless shelters and housing. it's a tool already available to san francisco, oakland, berkeley and santa clara. the governor expanded that law this week. it's one of 13 new bills he

signed into law to fast track construction of homeless shelters. one of the laws aloss los angeles to bypass certain restrictions and build supportive housing immediately. president trump criticized california leaders over a homeless crisis before his visit to the bay area last week. a live look at the golden gate bridge, where apparently less golden gate transit buses are crossing these days. an agency blames that on a dispute with bus drivers. golden gate transit says for about the past week an average of 15 bus trips per day are being lost due to staffi ining issues, it believes the sick calls are timed to ongoing strikes with the union. a spokeswoman says the contract expired nearly one year ago. the union meantime is not commenting. today marks the return of an annual tradition. 15 years old, the million fathers march, organizers say schools in at least 81 u.s. cities will celebrate, that includes pittsburg's martin luther king, jr., high school. this morning, fathers and father

figures of all kinds will help walk and welcome children to campus. that event also includes a march around campus and a motivational speaker, talking about the importance of male role models. a contra costa non-profit is stepping up to assist antioch schools with its free lunch program. the group white pony express will donate hundreds of pounds of food every week to food pantries at two antioch schools. the group will also get help for the food pantries to try to get them off the ground. if you love legos, look no further than the bay area. the first legoland discovery center in the state is opening at the great mall in milpitas. kids from stratford school helped break ground. the mini construction site set up with tons of legos. when it finishes in the spring, the discovery center will span 31,000 square feet, there will be a lego pool, classes on master building, and a mini land featuring models of bay area

landmarks. >> very creative. a live look at the sierra, beware if you plan to drive there this weekend. fresh september snow is expected. last weekend of september, the area could see the change in the weather starting tomorrow. this comes after a little dusting of snow fell last week. so finally, finally the feeling of fall is in the air. >> yep, it's here and we're happy. >> skipping fall and going straight to winter. >> i know, especially up there. will it be warm enough to stick or cold enough to stick? >> yes, the thing is that it's a pretty strong cold front and it's pretty cold, so, so far right now our models are still showing a good chance of seeing a decent amount of snow. now it's not going to be crazy amount of accumulation but we'll certainly get some snowflakes down through the lower elevations so we'll get some snow at about 5,000 feet, anywhere from three to six inches high in elevation but it's the windy gusty conditions starting tonight and then of course the rain, the cold rain, and the cold temperatures and

the snow expected to really kind of make its impact through tomorrow evening. so even though it's not going to be a crazy amount of snow, any time that we get, any sort of snowfall or changes in the weather, you always want to check the road conditions. a wind advisory is in effect already because of the gusty winds so check the roads before you head out the door to lake tahoe this weekend. your microclimate here is bringing it back home, we will be a lot cooler and that's all thanks to that system, keeping our temperatures in the 70s. look at san francisco, 67 degrees. oakland 70 degrees, and our overlook right now could see a little bit of drizzle as we head towards the mid morning. mike? >> all right, vianey, looking over here, folks have been working all night and we typically see this at this time of morning, the crews flashing lights and temporary brakes north 101 from willow up to marsh and vice versa, the same area coming toward our camera. we see nothing dramatic on the live look or the speed sensors but over the next 40 minutes there will continue to be traffic breaks and cones cleared from the roadway as well. bayfront expressway on to marsh

a slower drive construction there as well. looking at a smooth flow of traffic, only a little bit of slowing out of the altamont pass. no problems out of antioch or off the rio vista bridge. a smooth drive to the bay bridge where you have a backup for the cash lanes. north bay times are great. back to you. >> thanks, mike. it's 5:11. coming up, a potentially consequential decision in the fourth largest school district in the country, chicago teachers voted last night to ri. why their contract problems are more than just about money. today in los angeles it's 85 daeg degrees. >> am sul jaamuel jackson. the company that's adding new a-list stars to its technology. tv just keeps getting better.

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today's top two words will be cool and crisp. the air will feel a lot colder into the afternoon. beautiful skies over san jose. your daytime highs will be fall-like around here. i'll have a closer look what you can expect today and the weekend ahead as well coming up. your word for the commute is cool, pretty cool. you're fine more most of your drive. we'll show you how things are shaping up a little farther north from here. pretty cool when it looks

like wall street right now, if you're long. good morning. i'm bertha coombs at cnbc headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street set to open higher this morning. the markets falling yesterday as investors dealt with developments on the u.s./china trade front and the implications of the whistle-blower complaint against president trump. the dow on pace for its second straight negative week but also the third positive month out of the last four. today we'll be watching for reports on durable goods sales, personal income and consumer sentiment. due up in about 15 minutes. doordash says it had a data breach affecting nearly 5 million customers, restaurants and delivery workers. the food delivery app says names, email addresses, order histories, phone numbers and stored passwords could all have been accessed by hackers, some financial information was also exposed such as last four digits of payment cards but not the full number or security codes. doordash says the breach occurred in may but it didn't discover it until earlier this

month. it primarily targeted people who signed up on or before april 5th of last year. amazon alexia users can ask that recording of their voice commands be deleted automatically. amazon says it saves those commands to improve the service but the practice raised privacy concerns. amazon and other companies use humans to review those recordings. previously you had to go into alexia's settings and delete recordings manually. now you can ask to automatically delete them after three or 18 months but you still have to opt in, they are kept indefinitely by default. you still have to take that extra step to say you don't want them kept. back over to you. >> bertha, thank you. uber eats is helping people with food allergies. the app is introducing a new feature aimed at making it easier for customers to order. user also filter and find restaurants allergy friendly and

communicate their sensitivities. if a restaurant can't accommodate a request they'll message the customer and provide an opportunity for them to order another item. this morning, samuel l. jackson is giving alexa a run for her money. >> today in los angeles, it's 85 degrees. >> listen to that, amazon announcing it will be adding celebrity voices to its virtual assistants at the retail giant's third annual hardware event. the new feature will be available as a 99 cent upgrade. the company says more celebrity voices will be added next year. the feature was one of a number of updates alexa announced at amazon's annual hardware exhibition earlier this week. >> pretty cool. he has a very recognizable voice. >> he does. >> anybody else you'd like to hear? >> maybe one of you two. >> no, no, i was thinking like keith morrison, when he did the waze app, it was great. >> my kids loved that on the waze app. >> mine did, you've arrived, or have you?

>> i like that one. i would like janet jackson. speak up. ♪ you're in control >> and i love it. >> we'll get right to the weather. >> vianey what's the weather? >> right now 61 degrees in oakland. i'm going to think about it all day, watch. we have a cooling trend already under way. it started yesterday. i'm sure you felt it and it was also gusty through the interior valleys. satellite radar a trough will bring this cooling trend and stick around all week. it will drop down in through saturday night and sunday going to affect sonoma and napa. et we'll notice an increase in cloud cover and also the chance for some areas of drizzle, that's what this green is here.

some of it may not make it to the ground. you probably won't notice ta long the coast. it could be enough you get a little bit of coating on your car and window. afternoon clearing and breezy mild temperatures all through the afternoon, remain clear. as you start out your morning on saturday, it will be very clear and later into the evening in sunday thanks to the cold front we'll notice an increase in cloud cover. let's go over your microclimate highs for today. comfortable 70 degrees in oakland, 75 in palo alto. san jose 76. look at san francisco 67, that's a little bit more san francisco like especially for those who have had to experience that 94 and 96 earlier this week. feeling like fall and winter, cooling temps and breezy. by sunday the cold front will bring a chance of seeing rain for far sonoma and far napa counties. also the sierra, we've been monitoring for the last couple of days because we're talking about sierra snow. looking ahead, as we head toward monday and wednesday we'll get a cool start, it will be a little

breezy and we'll get a slight warmup by wednesday, so we're not going to warm up into the 90s but we'll certainly warm up into some low 80s. now let's talk about the sierra snow, because that cold front is so cold it's expected to bring a good amount of snow for the higher elevations of your 5,000 feet and could mean snowflakes for the lower elevation. check the road conditions, also seeing some rain. a look at the next seven days, san francisco getting a lot cooler this weekend, so is inland areas. look at 68 by sunday. mike? >> man, that looks great. very different than earlier this week. looking great as well, speed sensors no problems peninsula, south bay and tri-valley a little bit of slowing out of the altamont for westbound 580. vasco marsh creek to 580 green. you are bea 20 minutes, allow 25 just in case more folks join you and probably will leaving brentwood, discovery bay headed down through basically the only way down to 580.

looking over here a smooth drive through the rest of contra costa county, highway 4. walnut creek interchange great speeds and recovery after the earlier crash this morning at treat. no problems since then. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza with the backup and oakland area, southbound with the headlights slowing around 29th, that earlier crash cleared without any major injuries and we're seeing more to volume hit the roads through oakland and out of oakland as well. a little mist in the air meaning a possibility for slippery roads. folks are managing just fine. back to you. >> thank you so much. it's 5:21. we're all on social media. >> check out this video kris sanchez shared of her dog testing out the motion controlled sprinkler. follow kris on facebook, twitter and instagram. it is 5:21 for you this morning. you're watching "today in the bay." from the couldn't be prouders

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welcome back. it's 5:24 right now. new this morning, iran's marine and port authority is saying a british flagged oil tanker has left the country. the statement comes just two hours after a ship tracking website showed the tanker began transmitting its location for the first time in weeks. iran seized the tanker in july. the seizure came just weeks after authorities in gibraltar took control of an iranian oil tanker. dr. jill biden is back in the bay area raising funds for her husband's presidential campaign.

dr. biden will attend four events today and tomorrow. the first is in loss altos. tonight she'll be in san francisco. tomorrow she'll meet with voters in sonoma and fremont. meanwhile kamala harris is getting set to open a presidential campaign office in her hometown of oakland. it opens this weekend. talk about a disturbing surprise, a pickup truck left a massive hole in a texas home after crashing through it. this is some of the damage left behind, after yesterday's crash outside of houston. authorities say the truck was traveling on the road behind the home when the driver lost control. the driver had to be taken to the hospital. no word on his condition. authorities believe speed may have been a factor in the crash. teachers in the fourth largest school district in the nation are set to go on strike. the chicago teachers union made the decision last night. chicago public school officials say that they are offering a 16% raise which would take the average teacher salary to $100,000 a year within the next five years but the union says they need smaller class sizes

and more staffing. city officials say they are committed to hammering it out. the complete tally won't be known until later today at the earliest. 5:25 for you this morning. happening today, it's all in the family. kelly clarkson invites her mother-in-law, reba mcintyre, to the show. >> clarkson takes time -- >> you've done everything you could possibly want to do, so like my question is, what is the next mountain? because you've done, you've already mastered everything. >> i haven't mastered or conquered anything. i have just gotten to participate. people were nice enough to let me be a part of. >> i ended up marrying your older son -- >> i thought maybe she'd say being a grandmother. i love her talking like that. she's great, very talent . to find out what reba really wanted to do, watch "the kelly clarkson show" at 3:00 this afternoon and stay tuned for "ellen" at 4:00. if you don't be home -- if you don't be home? >> you sound like reba now.

>> if you're not home, set your dvr. 5:26. coming up here on "today in the bay," the horrible crash overnight in contra costa county, in a conruction zone, what we know about this deadly accident on 680. organizers of one bay area festival are demanding more security. how the mass shooting in gilroy still impacting events across the bay. on this friday morning look at the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. mike is going to get you through that commute coming up in just a bit. you don't want to miss it. you're watching "today in the bay." the juul record.

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good morning to you on this friday morning. taking a look live outside, hey, we're getting started with the day on this friday. it is friday and you know what that means, the weekend is pretty much upon us. >> thank goodness. >> good morning to you. thanks for starting your morning here with us, i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's check in with vianey, in for kari this morning. cooler temperatures prevail. >> it is certainly going to be a lot cooler this afternoon and even right now, look at san francisco, looks a little ominous, doesn't it? you can sort of see the fog building in but you can also see the buildings and as we head in towards the afternoon, we'll notice an increase in the cloud cover but let's get you out the door and that way you can know what your eyes today are going to be, very comfortable, 70 degrees in oakland. a high of 67 in san francisco. palo alto 75.

76 in san jose. concord 75, napa 73. look at the outlook so we'll remain cloudy for the coastline through the afternoon and we'll get a combination of sun and clouds for the bay and inland areas. overall temperatures are expected to get cooler, even cooler as we head toward the weekend. i'll go over that in more detail coming up in a bit. mike? >> cooler, 70 is good. weekend friday, look at this, a light flow of traffic but there is a little mist on the lens. that is what vianey was talking about. you might get caught with a little bit of that. have the wiper fluid as well. you'll have to use the spray and clear it off, otherwise it will smear. the bay bridge toll plaza the only section where we see nongreen sensors. the metering lights are on and backup is there. and we have a smooth flow of traffic for the rest of the bay. slowing out of the altamont and slowing highway 84 through fremont and pleasanton. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> it is 5:31 right now. new this morning, shots fired into a home in mountain view,

"today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live in that neighborhood. what's going on, bob? >> reporter: this happened at this home behind me, you can see it's dimly lit but there's a home right there on san carlos avenue, not far from where shoreline and middlefield intersect. bun shot was fired at this home around 9:45 last night and one person was transported to the hospital. you can see the plans in the video right there, it's not clear how badly that person was hurt. one bullet did pierce a window in the garage door. we have reached out to the public information officer to the mountain view police department to get more clarification about what happened, and an officer on the scene did tell a photographer they are not looking for a suspect and there is not a threat to the public. reporting live here in mountain view, ready readbob redell, "to bay." >> thank you very much, bob. 5:32 right now. a change of heart for

operators of a south bay pumpkin patch. >> as they prepare to celebrate the season they'll have a kind of, they will have the kind of law enforcement presence they wanted. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live for us in san martin with more. kris? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. the organizers here at yusugi farms pumpkin patch say if you come out to the festival between now and halloween you're going to see uniformed sheriff's deputies rather than private security patrols. if you live in the south bay, you probably have been to this pumpkin patch, it's a popular tradition this time of year, but with the gilroy garlic festival shooting fresh in people's memories, organizers were afraid folks wouldn't feel comfortable being in a large crowd without a proper law enforcement presence. when they asked the sheriff's department for uniformed patrols they'd pay for, the best that the organizers got was car patrols in the area, which was unnerving for park visitors.

>> that would be a concern. we want to feel safe. i don't like to go out anymore because i feel unsafe. >> reporter: one day after nbc bay area broke this story, a turn-around. the organizer tells us the sheriff agreed to let the uniformed officers patrol here, though that is not their the general policy. contra costa county a different policy, this from the brentwood police chief, "while we may not be able to predict or stop someone from attempting to cause harm to visitors and members of our community at a public event, i am committed to providing my officers with the tools they need to better respond should that occur." so in brentwood, when police officers go out to patrol community events like this one or others, they will head out with patrol rifles and also mobile vehicle barriers. to deploy, should the need arise. in san martin, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the latest there, kris. happening later this morning, parents in oakland plan to protest outside a school

district headquarters, this is over a decision to close two schools. this is video from earlier this week given to us by a group called save oakland schools. it shows angry parents shutting down a school board meeting upset about the decision made earlier this month to fold four struggling schools into two and also fear this is just the prelude to moreclosures. the announced closures are due to take effect next year. the friday night lights will go dark in san leandro. a scheduled football game between san leandro high school and mcclymonds high school is canceled. police say they're investigating a threat which appears to be related to some conflict outside both school communities. administrators met this week to try to come up with alternative plans. the decision is being met with mixed reaction from parents. >> i think it's a tragedy, let the kids play. all the peripheral stuff handle that on your time. don't affect the kids' ability

to play. >> if there is a safety issue, then maybe they need to kind of see what's happening there. >> san leandro and oakland police departments are investigating the threats and will update the school district with any new information. tonight's game would have been a preseason matchup, so if it can be rescheduled, it won't be played for several weeks, when both schools seasons are done. giants fans, get your handkerchiefs ready. it's sure to an an emotional night at oracle park as manager bruce bochy retires. there's a buzz about vip visits not to mention the dodgers coming to town. yas came through yesterday, mike yastrzemski's homer in the fourth helped lead the giants to an 8-3 win over colorado. >> yep, losing a legend there. >> we are. i remember when bochy manager came to the area and everybody is like botchy or bochy.

unforgettable name and guy. we take an opportunity to salute the skipper in san francisco. in the south bay slowing that starts off our morning a little bit, a friday commute so a lighter volume of traffic with your typical patterns. i want to point out we're still under 20 minutes from marsh creek road down vasco, even where it goes down to one lane, approaching 580, still close to the limit. that's a great drive right there. we look at your travel times toward the bay bridge no delays and we have a smooth drive top number is the east shore freeway down to the bay bridge where the backup is there and also a note, no delays for mass transit but this weekend we have that bus bridge again between orinda and walnut creek for b.a.r.t., doing that track maintenance, reduced the number of closures they have to do but this weekend we'll see b.a.r.t. work between orinda and walnut creek. >> this weekend we'll see cooler temperatures. >> they're not as gusty right now but along the coastline it's

a little breezy. but it will get gusty again, so let's get right to that saturday forecast because we have a cooling trend under way and a cold front is going to impact us headed into sunday. first let's get to your coast, bay and inland temperatures, again we'll start out mostly clear saturday morning, it will be crisp, clear fresh air and a little bit of clouds rolling in through the mid morning, breezy along the coast. look at the temperatures. these are your daytime highs for the most, expected to top out only at about 64 degrees, for the bay 68. inland areas only topping out at 76 degrees so we really are saying farewell to any sort of 80s in terms of temperatures. let's talk about sunday's forecast, because just off to the north, a cold front is going to drop down and it's going to cool us off even more, so right now, sunday is probably going to be our coolest day of the weekend so far. 63 degrees expected for the coast. i hope you took advantage of all the great beach days we had last

week, with the 90s at the coastline, because by this weekend, it will be cool, a little cloudy along the coast. 66 for the bay and 73 for inland areas. speaking of that cold front, we've been talking about sierra snow, if you have plans to head out to lake tahoe, you'll be fine to start early tomorrow morning but you have to worry about the rain. in fact, it's going to be getting gusty as early as tonight into early tomorrow morning, talking 30, 40-mile-per-hour winds and get the rain going in through about 1:00, 2:00. it will be cold rain and by saturday night into sunday, that rain will turn into snow because look at the daytime highs. it will be cold yourself to gfo dusting of snow in the lower elevations and 5,000 foot elevations two to six inches. as far as heavy snowfall not necessarily. it will start out raining, turn into snow and it will be cold especially overnight. laura, i know you love lake tahoe. it will be beautiful this weekend. >> i know, start to be time to

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it is 5:42, get happy it's friday. you're going to see a lovely day ahead. 60s right now and we're going to keep those 60s really through about 11:00 a.m. look at san jose, 69 degrees throughout the entire bay area, we're going to be topping out only in the 70s. a little misty and drizzly along the coastline. more details on what you can expect and what spots are going to be seeing some of the coolest temperatures coming up. and right now, a steady volume of traffic moving at a steady, close to the speed limit by the coliseum. this is the nimitz, talking about what happened over on 680, in contra costa county, and also i may have a fire in the south bay. we're checking that out. >> thank you very much, vianey and mike. despite falling temperatures and decreasing winds the fire threat still very real across the bay area. a reminder of that came last night in contra costa county, after a brush fire broke out in martinez. flames quickly spread along 680

and highway 4 near martinez. two acres burned before firefighters could put out the flames. firefighters say high winds and low humidity levels did not help matters. there will be no federal civil rights charges against the sacramento police officers who shot and killed stephon clark. u.s. attorneys office and the fbi announcing there is insufficient evidence to move forward with criminal charges. clark was shot and killed last year in his grandparents' backyard. police responded to a call of someone breaking car windows and spotted clark running away. two officers thought he was armed when they shot him. he was holding a cell phone. > > >>:5:44. the discovery of mold putting all non-emergency surgeries on hold at usc medical center. a processing room sustained water damage that led to mold contaminati contamination. elective surgeries are postponed

for the next two weeks. in a letter to governor gavin newsom, epa says that homelessness is large set cities such as los angeles and san francisco is making the issue worse. the epa is demanding a detailed plan to the state for them to fix the alleged problems within 30 days. the lter escalates a feud between the trump administration and california. last week president trump claimed used needles were getting into san francisco's sewage system. local officials say that's not true. quartert to 6:00. a new training for 911 dispatchers will help them talk to those with mental illness. this is a voluntary training course that will be available for dispatchers across the state. those who want to participate will learn about mental health awareness and identification. supporters say the classes could be crucial in an emergency. its mystery surrounding what's triggering vaping related death and illnesses growing this

morning. >> the cdc reports there have been 805 confirmed and probable cases reported in 46 states. that is up from 530 reported last week. 13 people have died including two here in california. the urgency to pinpoint the source is getting bigger. nbc news tested ten black market vaping products and all ten tested positive for pesticides. >> we've known about contamination in the marijuana supply pain in the, this hv vape cart space a number of years but seem to have boiled over this summer for the first time because the black market operators are using a new type of cutting agent and using it in a variety of products and that can explain how it can be in multiple brands and multiple places at the same time. >> and you can see more of nbc news cynthia mcfadden's report on the "today" show after "today in the bay." this weekend and all new season of "snl" premieres on nbc

bay area. you can expect several new cast members. woody harrellson hosts tomorrow night's episode and billie eyelish performs. sean guild was announced as a fellow new cast member but nixed as racist comments of his resurfaced of his show online. body mcboatface is no more. the british research ship was christened named after a british naturalist. an online poll asked the public to vote a name. despite boaty mcboatface taking the top spot, the british government didn't let that stand. sea child will be the new name in march of next year. >> that was the contest, everybody can write in name that boat whatever you want. boaty mcboatface. okay, we're going to pick a

name. >> exactly. it became so popular. >> a cool name i think. >> it is. >> a cool forecast compared to what we've been experiencing earlier this week. >> oh, yeah. we beat daily record highs, it was wild this week. we're going on a roller coaster. the temperatures are going to dip down by as much as 20 degrees by this weekend. you heard that right and i'm wearing a tweed dress. for me it is officially fall any time the temperatures drop below 80s in california. san francisco right now we've got that drizzle. some camras are picking up sheen on the roads so foggy right now overall and it's still a little breezy. satellite radar we are keeping this cooling trend around because of a trough, that dropped in. you probably noticed it was gusty last night, too. not going to be as gusty today but the coastline will probably still be seeing breezy conditions. further inlands not as gusty. the hour by hour timelines the

green we have a chance of seeing light drizzle for the coastline. a lot of that you probably won't see, probably won't make it to the ground. however, we will be keeping that cloud cover. increase in cloud cover through the mid morning and by the afternoon the time line by 7:00, 8:00, clear out and get more clouds that roll in around 9:00, early tomorrow morning should start out nice and crisp and clear. microclimate highs for today will be comfortable in the 70s, 75 palo alto. 76 in san jose. oakland at 70 degrees. san francisco finally a little bit more san francisco, 67, and it's going to feel like fog but also a little bit of winter. the reason for that is because we've got this cold front dropping in on sunday, and that low pressure system just off to the north is going to be enough to bring the chance of rain to far napa and sonoma counties and the sierra, snow for elevations at 5,000 feet, a mix of rain, snow and gusty conditions.

check the road conditions before hitting the road this weekend. by wednesday we'll start out cool on monday and get a little bit warmer middle of the week and breezy. don't worry, a little bit warmer, not hot, look at the next seven days, again it's going to feel uh-oh, my graphics are doing their own thing. i don't know what's going on, bt gain 7s. yeah, et cetera aa friday. i'm checking out. i'm timing off the clock. for the next seven days we'll keep the cooling trend around. it's going to be feeling colder at night so remember that. look at that breezy saturday, sunday, 62 degrees for san francisco. mike? >> great vianey, look at the 70s, 60s, great temperatures. let's get out to the roads. a live look in san jose this camera not from a fire reported. the light volume of traffic northbound with the headlights north of the 680/280 interchange. around the same area a roadside fire was reported and a crash reported around tully, and we don't have slowing for either

cases. i'll let you know if there's a bigger issue. usually fires get put out, a trash can off of the road wway we'll track that. east bay and tri-valley looking great. it's friday, 551 shows a light volume of traffic just starting to build in most spots. we have the metering lights on at the bay bridge toll plaza show that in a second. 680 southbound through walnut creek good recovery. early this morning about 1:30 there was a deadly crash in the area blocked four out of your five or six lanes through the area past treat but that recovered quickly after it reopened. sharon katsuda reported that at 4:30, as we started our brod cast the lanes cleared. the standard backup at the bay brid bridge toll plaza because the metering lights are on. here is the mist, the sheen vianey was talking about as well may be the case for your commute. ease it up because you have plenty of time to get where you're going. back to you. >> thanks, mike. the first morning gm autoworkers have to rely on $250

a week in union strike pay when they're on the job, most works get about $1200 per week. earlier this week the union's vice president confirmed progress has been made in negotiations, 50,000 workers walked out after union negotiations over wages, health care and jobs broke down. the first strike against gm since 2007. 5:52. coming up next on "today in the bay," the latest action by governor newsom to fast track convux of homeless shelters in alameda county and san jose. plus tragedy in san joaquin county, a skydiver killed after crashing into a semion highway 99. what the chp says may have led to the accident. and gas prices going up in california, poised to be the highest in seven years. we're going to tell you what you can expect to find at the pumps in the coming days and what is fueling that increase. you're watching "today in the bay." we are here to discuss jessie's online time.

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new for you this morning, alameda county and san jose can now declare emergencies to build homeless shelters and housing. it's a tool already available to san francisco, oakland, berkeley and santa clara. the governor expanded that law this week, it's one of 13 new bills he signed into law to fast track construction of homeless shelters. one of the laws allows l.a. to bypass certain restrictions to build supportive housing immediately. president trump criticized california leaders over the homeless crisis before his visit to the bay area last week. >> 5:56. a skydiver died in san joaquin county after hitting a big rig on a highway. we have video of the big rig. the chp says a 28-year-old woman was parachuting yesterday over the city of lodi when she drifted on to highway 99. investigators are not sure why she ended up there. there were strong winds reported in the area. the woman was sky diving with

skydive lodi parachute center. fbi agents raided the facility last year. a follow-up for you now, b.a.r.t. is getting new gates but they may look pretty familiar to commuters. the b.a.r.t. board chose a swing style plexiglass gate similar to what muni uses. the goal is to stop fare cheats. the decision comes after b.a.r.t. spent months testing two other designs with inconsistent results. fare evaders cost the agency about $25 million a year and some rider wes spoke with say that they want this problem solved. >> definitely looks like it will, people will have a harder time getting around it, but necessary sit the mother of invention so i wouldn't put it past people to figure out a way to get past this. >> b.a.r.t. says the upgrades will cost $150 million. staff still needs to secure funding so it could be years before those gates are up and

running. >> 5:57. gas prices in the bay area about to hit $4 a gallon, it's because of problems with oil refineries in california. we'll see the highest gas prices in almost seven years. here in the bay area, san francisco will be of course the highest and right now the cheapest gas is in santa clara county coming in at $3.79. as gas prices rise, a nonprofit in san mateo county helping drivers get into electric cars offering thousands in discounts. the offer is from a peninsula clear energy partnering with several dealerships throughout the country. if you buy a chevy bolt from putnam burlingame they'll give you $7,000 back and deals with nissan, peter pan bmw in san mateo and toyota 101 in redwood city. the nonprofits offer is in addition to the rebates the state is offering on electric cars. a long time peninsula movie theater showed its last flick last night. >> movie fans lined up to say good-bye to the guild theater in menlo park, the venue has been

around for more than 90 years showing foreign and independent films. the new owners will renovate the old building and turn it into an entertainment venue. we spoke with another neighborhood business owner about what the neighborhood will be. >> they'll open a park during the day, it will be for like children's reading books i think, and some nights they'll have some other shows and things, so i think it's going to be a change but i think it's good. >> so the last film showed at the guild last night was a british sky film titled "official secrets." happening today, a popular fright fest contest returns to six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo, for anyone who is not claustrophobic. these are images from last year's coffin challenge, participants have to lay in a coffin for 30 hours to win. there's a new twist this year. six two-person teams are taking part, bathroom breaks are

allowed now, but no, you're not allowed to use devices or even your earbuds. you just supposed to be resting in peace. >> you say bathroom breaks are allowed now? >> well, yes, because before they didn't allow that. >> 30 hours. >> yes. may have led to some problems. >> i'll pass. all right. 6:00 right now. audio emerges of president trump lashing out at a whistle-blower whose complaints launched this impeachment inquiry. >> i want to know who's the person who gave the whistle-blower, who's the person who gave the whistle-blower the information? >> the full audio in a live report from capitol hill. climate change protests across the world. we are live at the bay tech oil, that's the target of bay area protesters today. and the weekend is here, and with it brings the lovely forecast, possibly snow in th