friday morning. >> getting started with the day. he's going to get us through the commute coming up in just a bit. we're going to talk about the weather. it's a friday. people have a lot of plans coming up. >> there's a lot going on across the bay area this weekend so we're starting out with cool temperatures as you get ready to head out the door. here's a live look outside in san francisco looking as people exit the bay bridge and heading into the city so we're going to start out with some definitely jacket weather as you get ready to head out maybe to the bart station. it will be in the mid 50s. it will be one last day with fall like weather as we heat up this weekend. we're talking about this coming up. you have a big back up on the bay bridge. >> it might show us the crash but it didn't. we see traffic there and over here it's all the way up into the incline off of the bay

bridge toll plaza. the deal is that there was a big rig crash over there in fremont. so one of the right lanes is blocked. your slow lane is blocked in fact coming toward the exit and that is causing a jam for traffic all the way back to the toll plaza where the metering lights are on. the rest of the bay shows a typical friday and not a lot of problems here. especially dublin. and back to you. >> just a few hours ago. it's 20 pages of text messages suggesting the state department is in fact helping them push a foreign power to investigate joe biden. today in the bay live for us in washington this morning. you have been looking over the documents recently released overnight. what did you find? >> right. well, we found that there is a clear link between the president's attorney and the

state department and ukraine and while president trump is defiantly insisting that he has a right to get foreign countries to help out with corruption cas cases, this morning, a republic. >> those messages between state department officials and president trump's attorney rudy giuliani and an adviser to the ukrainian leader working together to investigate whether vice president joe biden used his position to help his son.

this is after president trump publicly called on another china. china should start an investigation into the bidens. because what happened in china is just about as bad as what happened with ukraine. >> the president has confessed to his violation of his oath of office right then and there. >> the president tweets he has an absolute right to investigate corruption and that would include asking other countries to help out. >> now today lawmakers are going to hear from the intelligence communities inspector general who brought them that whistle-blower report. >> we'll be waiting to hear from that information. i'm sure you'll be listening for

it as well tracy. thank you. >> 6:03 now and we learned more about the chicago couple killed by a suspected drunk drivesafra. it was the breaking news we brought you yesterday morning. today he's live in the newsroom to tell us about the victims. >> very successful and well respected in her line of work. just received photos of the husband and wife. he was 62 years old. his wife, she was 57 years old. she was the founder and managing partner out of chicago. and ceo of the financial services companyreleased the stt about the passing of the leader and here. he was a remarkable leader who vision brillance and drive built the foundation for investment success. we have all experienced a great

loss. he was a giant as a business man and human being. we will miss him immensely. a taxi cab was driving them northbound into 101 into the city yesterday morning when the wrong way driver slammed into the suv killing everyone. chp says the wrong way driver, emily ross, a 34-year-old woman from hillsboro was impaired at the time. also killed in the crash, the taxi cab driver. he was a 42-year-old man from san mateo county that was well-known among other cabbies. today in the bay. >> bob, thank you. 605 right now and the defendant is scheduled to head back to court this morning where the first steps may be taken in the new ghost ship warehouse fire trial. last month jurors acquitted his co-defendant but could not reach a verdict. both sides discussed future court dates and the judge will

also hear a request to ruce his $750,000 bond. >> happening today the woman accused in a deadly hit-and-run is expected to appear in court. investigators say she ran over and killed a man who was walking on the trail on tuesday. she is due in court for an arraignment this afternoon. a park ranger says she drove back and forth over that victim several times and sheriff's deputies say she then tried to hit another hiker while trying to get away. investigators say they believe what happened was intentional. the victims, though, they say were randomly targeted. they are still looking into a possible motive. also bart riders are upset over a plan to install licensed plate bay parking lots. we're talking about the location and san jose's station. bart stopped readers over concerns about privacy not too long ago.

this would be the concern that the information would be shared with outside agencies like they will operate the parking lot so carefully scrutinize all requests based on law enforcement agencies. the riders we talked with have mixed feelings on it. >> there's a lot of ways to identify people. there is some accountability there. >> accountability in terms of theft. now in april bart decided to start using the license plate readers again to help combatvec garages. >> happening today parking in downtown walnut creek takes on a whole new meaning and it's not for the usual reason like too many cars and not enough spaces. today the city holds it's own version of parking day. these are images from another recent parking day event held

around the u.s. it's a pop up event reimagining parking spaces as public spaces and not just where ever you stash your car to run in to get a latte or buy a new pair of running shoes. todays a event happens between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. between civic and mount diablo. >> you want to get your run in today and take the day off. it's going to be hot. we're already feeling the cool start this morning. here's a hive look outside in walnut creek. we have upper 40s that will start to go throughout the day. then as you're getting up and getting the kids ready for school this morning in san jose, expect it to start out there as well in the upper 40s but then as they head out for lunch and recess it will still be a little bit of a chill to the air but warming up as you go back to pick them up reaching 76 degrees

and a few low 80s on the map but we'll have more widespread 80s going into the weekend. and it's still slow heading into san francisco. >> we still have very slow drive across the bay bridge because of this crash which still has your right lane blocked exiting the bay bridge. getting past the fremont street exit on your right. that's a big distraction at the very least all the way back to the toll plaza so you may be heading north across that bridge. h in of the bay is showing a pretty typical friday and getting over we're seeing more slowing across the sa san mateo bridge. we'll time it out for you folks. look at the map. we do see them pretty much everywhere else. >> next, perspective on the september job report released in

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we've had this continued problem. across the bay bridge, very solid. all the way back to the toll plaza. good morning. i'm meg tirrell. we just got breaking news on the u.s. economy in the past 45 minutes. 136,000 jobs added in september according to the bureau of labor statistics. that's less than the 145,000 expected by economists. unemployment fell to a fresh lo. that matches the level in december 1969.

and google shopping features a homepage more personalized to your specific prevalences. it will suggest reordering items and adds recommendations based on your google activity. there's also a new price tracker. and apple has production of the iphone 11 by up to 10%. this could validate tim cook's strategy of enticing consumers amid a weakening global economy. apple launched three versions of the iphone 11 last month and lowered the starting price to lt year's iphone 10 r. >> i just bought the ten and i want to get the 11 now but i had a six for like six years. >> oh my goodness. you might have to wait a little bit. >> that low price. >> gwyneth paltrow's go isng to.

a permanent goop lab w opening in san francisco next month. it's offering tips on health beauty and travel and also with products. the bay area is a big market for goop. by the way, she'll also make an appearance at a goop summit next month in richmond. tickets for that are a lot more expensive than the sunscreen. $1,000. >> speaking of, new yorkers can now take an uber helicopter to jfk airport and book it right on the uber app. it's an 8 minute ride. now the cost a little bit re. $225. no word on when that service will head to the bay area. which i'm sure many people will take. >> it's probablyit. that's how you're sitting there.

>> >> no it is less than $30 a minute. >> yeah. >> all right. so let's get out the door. hopefully you don't get stuck in any traffic this morning. we're going to have a cool start to the day and warming up this afternoon. let's get out the door in san jose with a live look outside and it's still jacket weather. and this is a look at it yesterday and that came in from cycle hike runs. if you take picture to me. let's get out the door this morning in pleasant hill as you head to the bart station. only upper 40s looking nice with upper 60s by late morning. we'll be in the low 70s going

into the afternoon. eventually reaching about 73 degrees in oakland with concord reaching 80 degrees. we'll see mid to upper 70s in the north bay while san francisco reaches 70 degrees. palo alto with a high of 75 and low 80s in morgan hill today. and down to 69 degrees by 9:00. big changes ahead. high pressure will be building and also with a shift in the wind we'll create a high fire danger as our winds could possibly gust up to about 35

miles per hour. so low humidity as well as the dry air and gusty winds as our . warmer tomorrow with low 80s and then upper 80s on sunday for the high temperature they peak on monday and start to go back down. for san francisco we have low 70s today and then up to 80 degrees by the end of the weekend. we'll show you the detail of the crash. your right lane is blocked. it sounds like an electronic sign might have been taken det.

and all the way over from the oakland side. we're talking about it to the north and also the bridge right here. now let's check. we timed it out. if you're leavingak through the area, there's a short ride into san francisco on the green line. takes an hour and 11 minutes. it's actually 10 minutes faster to go all the way down across the bridge and back up there. and we have a crash that we're watching. at least one lane is blocked down to 680 to take that corner.

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and we're also getting new details on a major charter school overhaul in california. it gives local leaders more authority over approving new schools in the district. they also have the power to shutdown schools when their district is facing budget problems. e require teachers to be credentialed and it puts a two year moritorium on two new charter schools. >> new this morning, the getty museum in los angeles is adding this new renaissance masterpiece to its collection of art work.

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restrictions. i like helping. >> the california kids being hailed heros. at 6:50. >> thank you for starting your morning with today in the bay. >> i'm in for laura garcia. we want to get a look at your forecast. you're probably making weekend head out into a hot weekend. let's get out the door in oakland this morning. it already looks busy. you might want to head back in to get a jacket. as you get ready to head out there we'll be in the low 50s to start but it will warm up and by the early afternoon hours we're in the low 70s. eventually reaching 73 degrees.

and it's already been less than ten minutes of recovery. we had that crash, the vehicle took out the electronic sign there. so they had a lot of clean up and there's still maybe some but speed the greatly improving so quickly making their way back to the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights may have bet of the bay. it's friday so a lighter flow around the bay. >> san francisco is going to be busy this weekend as crowds are expected to attend several events and that's not to mention the usual surge. >> yeah, a look at what city leaders are doing to make sure that everybody stays safe. >> expect large crowds here. of course fleet week starts later with the big event. the preliminary event sunday.

san franciscoem gency service p adiths to the -- addition to the fleet week on sunday we have the hardly strictly bluegrass festival starting today at noon and going through sunday. they're asking everyone to do their part to stay safe during next week for fleet week. >> be vigilant. if you see something say something. speak up, call us, if it's an emergency, dial 911. we'll be there along with our other public safety partners.

he says to make sure to park smart and leave valuables in your cars. up to a million people will head to the city during fleet week over the next week. if you plan on going to fleet week you can sign up for emergency alerts with the city. >> this just in. a suspected arsonist arrested for starting several fires along walking trails.

he is expected to learn his fate in connection to the college admissions scandal. he paid a quarter million dollars to help his daughter gain admission to usc as a water polo player. she wasn't qualified to actually be on the team and play at the college level. she allegedly paid $50,000 to cheat on the sat examine for his daughter. he pleaded guilty in may to two counts of mail fraud. prosecutors are asking for 15 months in prison. his defense team is asking for two months. nbc legal analyst steven clark says he thinks it will fall somewhere in the middle. >> what typically happens in these sentencing requests is that the prosecution asked for a high number and hoping the judge will come somewhere in the middle. probl probably along that line but he could face more time because of

the aspects of the case that suggest it wasn't one component of cheating it was full involvement. >> two parents are expected to be sentenced later this month. >> new details on the activities you si -- accusations against james franco. he has not yet commented on this lawsuit particularly however he has called previous similar allegations inaccurate. >> the manhunt continues in richmond this morning to track down the gunman in a deadly triple shooting. two of those victims died. the third is in critical condition this morning. it happened before 4:00 p.m. yesterday at 32nd street. we spoke with the uncle of of one of the victims that said his nephew just turned 32. >> what can i say?

i can't think. i can't think. i'm blank. >> it was created by a team of researchers and engineers at stanford. it's a gel-like fluid that could be sprayed on land. it acts as a carrier for fire retardant. while traditional applications only work short-term they say this gel can help it last through wind and rain. the team is now working with state officials to test it. >> 6:37 ayo take cues from bart. they're calling for more frequent service and if approved they would run every 15 minutes between san jose and san

francisco. they just gave the okay to move forward but there's still one big question that remains unanswered. who is going to pay for it. >> that's always the question. we're looking a great drive around. the bay, south bay and peninsula no problems here. we're looking toward vasco road. still about 22 minutes from marsh creek all the way down to 580 so this is your typical lighter friday.

and more folks headed up here with no need to rebound anymore. >> thank you, mike. >> a lot of people heading into the weekend with plans to get out and plans to warm. >> the football game at 7:00. it will be at 56 degrees. bring a jacket because it will be cooling off as the winds pick up later on tonight. tomorrow we reach into the mid 80s in the valleys as it continues to heat up we'll see the bay reaching 81 degrees and the coastal areas in the low 70s. it will be even warmer on sunday with some mid 70s for the coast.

and in golden gate park the highs in the mid 70s. it's going to be starting to warm up but overall a really nice day and if you're planning to go to the football game tomorrow at stanford, it's going 0s ding the evening starting to the middle of the day if you're out there tailgating it may be warm but by the time we kick off it's going to be in the lower 70s. it's going to be warmer tomorrow but even hotter on sunday as we reach near 90 degrees in the middle of the afternoon. if your plans take you to the sierra. that's going to be melting as we go into the weekend. as we reach the upper 60s around lake taho with mostly sunny

skies. if you're thinking of making beach plans santa cruz looks perfect and then. >> hubert: -- then upper 70s tomorrow. we'll talk about this and our today forecast coming up in three minutes. >> thank you. >> next this morning, a north bay brush fire that badly burned a man police say accidentally started it. >> first one of our top stories. the new information that we're learning about the couple killed as part of the crash in san francisco yesterday morning. what one victim's company is telling us overnight. >> and take a look at the big board where you see the dow is up, 129 points right there. it's 150 points at one point today. after a steady jobs report but still on track for a losing week. 6:41 for you right now. much more ahead. you're watching today in the bay.

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francisco. the victims a husband and wife and they were entrepreneurs. jud, the 62-year-old and his wife, her name was mary and she was the managing partner in chicago. he is the chairman and ceo of a financial service company called invest net. they just released a statement this morning saying in part we have all experienced a great loss at envestnet. he was a giant as well as a business man and human being. we will miss him immensely. the taxi driver that picked up the couple from sfo and was driving on northbound 101 to the city early yesterday morning. that's when a wrong way driver slammed into the suv. the wrong way driver was impaired. she is 34 and from hillsboro. also killed in the crash, a taxi driver. a 32-year-old man.

this is a photo of him posted on facebook. >> a man is recovering from severe burns after a brush fire he started in the north bay. the fire started near the river and reached almost two acres before firefighters could contain it. police say 52-year-old robert evans told the officer that he accidentally started the fire when he put his cigarette out in the grass. evans that was camping illegally in the park then tried to put the fire out before he was injured. police are now conducting a criminal investigation. so far though, evans has not been arrested recent gun violence is prompting an entire school district to change the kick off time. >> they're still investigating the shooting that seriously injured two teenagers last friday. including scheduling varsity and jv start times for 5:00 p.m.. this is instead of 7.

not everyone is happy about that including parents that many of them don't get off until 5:00. >> it penalizes parents for some behavior that they didn't even start. >> it's a very rash decision. it was not thought out well at all. the solution should have been we hire more security. >> some people believe the district instead could have hired more security guards but it's possible that budget concerns may have played a factor in that decision. >> we're getting a first look this morning at the newest time magazine cover about to hit newsstands. it features democratic presidential contender and bay area native kamala harris. the article dives into her on the campaign trail and her role as a u.s. senator. it also briefly talk about her childhood growing up in oakland. 6:47 right now and new developments this morning capitol hill. >> president trump and the impeachment probe continue just a few hours ago democrats released more than 20 pages of

text messages suggesting that the state department was, in fact, helping the attorney push a foreign power to investigate joebiden. >> there's a lot of text messaging going on between the president's attorney rudy giuliani, state department officials, ambassadors, diplomats and others and someone that was close to one of the aids to the president of ukraine. they were all talking about investigating hunter biden's involvement in a company there. now, was that inappropriate? democrats say it was highly inappropriate and the president now says not only should ukraine be looking at the bidens but china should too. >> china should start an investigation into the bidens.

happening today they're going to hear more closed door testimony. that's where the text messages came from. the former envoy testified yesterday. today it's the intelligence community's inspector general again testifying but not in public. >> well, the raiders are old england. they're getting ready for sunday's game in london. >> the silver and black are taking on chicago bears. mike is in london with more for us. >> good morning from london

where it's now just 2 days before the big show down with the bears at the new tottenham hot spurs stadium. he brought his team to town here on m so they have been here all week. and the raiders offense going up against former teammate khalil mack and the talented defense. that defense is allowing 11 points per game. both teams will practice today and then pack it in to get ready for sunday's game which starts at 6:00 local time. >> that's it for london. >> back here at home, a heartwarming story. they help to find a woman from sacramento. >> we want to introduce you to them. it's cashton, hope, mckenna and logan. they jumped on their bikes and went searching the neighborhood

for her. she has dementia. they found the woman on the streets just two blocks from their home. >> all of us saw this lady walking around and we were like guys, that's her. that has to be her. then people started surrounding. >> we're the ones that found her. >> the police department said they hope in ten years both kids are looking for jobs as detectives. all they have to do is write on their application, hey, do you remember me? >> exactly. >> it's not that far. >> they could come over and find we have one set of keys. >> yes. >> we're above that now. a look at what we can expect outside today. >> it's going to start out cool today and a nice afternoon but this is the last day of cooler than normal weather before it heats up this weekend. let's get a live look outside at

this beautiful view in san francisco as the sunrises. you might want to grab a jacket before you head out. 11:00 ear afternoon. we'll see our high temperature for the inland area reaching 77 in livermore. san jose reaching 76 we'll see a lot more 80s in the forecast for the weekend as high pressure continues to build. it gives us more of an offshore wind that's going to drive things out especially saturday night and sunday. so more of a fire danger going into the weekend. starting at 8:00 p.m. saturday continuing until 10:00 sunday morning. that's when the winds will be the strongest and with the air movering across the central

valley into the bay area it dries out but it will also continue to increase so that's the reason why in some spots we'll have a higher gust and increased danger of some wildfire spreading rapidly. it's all in the matter of a couple of days. inland valleys in the low 80s tomorrow and upper 80s on sunday. and san francisco will see a warm up on sunday. >> you're checking in at the san mateo bridge. >> i am. we heard about that crash and then i saw a box truck over here on the right shoulder but then it cleared as i was starting to file the report so i assume it's just moving. across the section.

and we do have one in the south bay, north 680. just showed some slowing. i heard about a fire off of the roadway but there maybe a house involved so we're tracking that in the newsroom. expect slowing from 280 coming north on 680 through that area. and then highway 4, a little bit of slowing through pittsburgh and bay point. richmond bridge. a crash near the toll plaza but that should be down the east shore freeway and we do know that the bay bridge itself cleared up completely so we may see these lights speed up once again clearing a little bit at the toll plaza. not completely but it will move better. >> happening now they're working to get back to normal. ni leakage from a downpour clauaused the building flood. it leaked near one of the airport's baggage areas. several flyings were impacted however the airport is working to resume normal operations. >> up next a look at the top stories including a key day

ahead for derrick almeda. he could face another trial. then lester holt shares more of his exclusive interview with amanda knox. why she is ready to reclaim her story 8 years after being acquitted of murder in italy. we're back with more local news for you in just two minutes. you're watching today in the bay. welcome to the carnival 30 minute tour.

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almeda. both sides will discuss future court dates. >> new overnight. >> unemployment is down to a 50 year low of 3.5%. the sharks will hit the ice for their home opener hosting the golden knights. they lost to the sharks in last year's playoffs but vegas got off on the right skate when they beat the sharks 4-1. puck drops tonight at 7:30. >> speaking of eric karlson is missing practice today. he and his wife welcomed a

beautiful baby girl. he posted the picture on instagram. he did miss wednesday's game against the knights. that's for good reason there as well i'm sure. >> i did not look like that after i had a baby. >> congratulations to us for this great weather. >> weather in the forecast for you this weekend. today it feels like fall. this summer and we'll be in the upper 80s and low 90s. z. >> we had problems and it completely cleared it's looking a little bit lighter as well. the san mateo bridge. >> all right. nice and smooth. it's nice to be with you this morning and we'll be back at 11:00. ay absolutely. th enjoy the

day. go to work first. get out and enjoy the day. we'll see you back here during the midday newscast. have a great morning. good morning, in plain sight, president trump on camera asks yet another foreign country to investigate his political enemies. >> china should start an investigation into the bidens. >> house speaker nancyel to violation of his oath of office right then and there. don't need too much inquiry. >> and just in overnight, the bombshell text messages appearing to show trump administration officials pressuring ukraine to investigate joe biden. just ahead, why the president says there's nothing wrong with his actions. we're live at the white house. so