it breaks my heart. i have to do something. right now at 4:30 more cries of injustice over the decision not to directly charge officers in the death of breonna taylor. details on the big demonstrations takes place during rush hour. plus, cal and stanford soon to hit the field again. a start date. what we're expecting to hear today. and get ready for a heat wave when smoke and hot temperatures return to the bay area as we prepare for another potentially dangerous weather weekend. "today in the bay" starts right now.

and a very good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike keeping an eye on the commute. probably not that much right now. first, meteorologist kari hall with that friday forecast. we do have a lot going on in the weather department. we're starting out first with a look at our air quality. i know you're making some plans to get out on this friday. we're going to see at times more drifts of smoke returning to the north bay as well as the east bay but still good air quality for other parts of the bay area. so there will be an air quality advisory for the north and east bay as our temperatures this afternoon remain very comfortable, and i know it will be very tempting to get out there but we will have some nice, comfortable weather for today but heating up this weekend. how is it looking for the early morning commute, mike? i don't know, i think marcus jinxed it. no, this has been going for a while on the altamont pass.

not much going on, but out of the altamont pass you are jammed up going to grant line road. folks are able to get off the freeway and we have most of the lanes open. there is a crash still blocking the slow lane. a big distraction that will delay you out of tracy coming into the area. everything else looks clear including the earlier crash. looks like no problems now at the dublin interchange. marcus? thanks, mike. breaking news out of paris where two people have been critically injured in a knife attack. authorities say that attacker now in custody. we do know that attack happened just steps from the former offices of charlie hebdo where 12 people died in 2015. right now authorities are not saying if the attack is linked. let's take a live look outside in san jose. things still dark right now but at least comfortable temperatures wise. as kari mentioned, that could all change this weekend. smoke is expected to make a comeback along with a lot of

heat. "today in the bay's" ian cull has more on the conditions we can all expect to see. >> reporter: a near perfect night of weather in the south bay. many families taking advantage of the clear air and skies. but with more smoke in the forecast, the fischer s are looking forward to it. >> it's nice to be able to get outside every day. >> reporter: air quality officials issuing an advisory. winds are shifting and smoke is expected to flow south from the august complex fire near chico, the largest wildfire in california history. the air should only be in the moderate range in the north and east bay, much better conditions than people dealt with earlier this month. >> unfortunately, there may be impacts from that and then we may see high levels of ozone because of the hot weather. >> reporter: the hot weather along with the smog and smoke could lead to another spare the

air day following a record month of them. >> we may have to, you know, take precautions and protect our health over the weekend. we'll see hopefully that will be a shorter spell. >> reporter: the heat and high winds have also led to a fire weather watch. mostly for the north and east bay, though firefighters are on alert throughout northern california. meanwhile, pg&e is warning of more potential power shutoffs but not in the bay area. only customers in the sierra foothills and north of sacramento are affected. many are hoping it will be an uneventful weekend. >> another few days, keep your eyes on the prize knowing that we're going to have a nice winter again probably. >> reporter: ian cull, "today in the bay." well, it was another night of anger and disappointment over the breonna taylor case. last night protesters across the bay area held a caravan across several bridges. the bay bridge, dumbarton and golden gate. the bay bridge came to a near

standstill. demonstrators continuing their cull for justice for breonna taylor. sergio quintana has the latesti people need to keep organizing for change. it's a familiar rallying cry in the wake of deadly police shootings across the country. it has been a full day of reflection and demonstration over the shooting death of breonna taylor in her own home at the hands of louisville police and charges file against just one of the officers involved. on the golden gate bridge during the evening commute a modest it turnout to slow down traffic in protest. a few drivers did come to a crawl as passengers waved signs. police cited one for slowing down and honking. a few people also demonstrated on the pedestrian walkway. >> black lives matter.

everybody's lives matters. it breaks my heart. i have to do something. police reform. i'm all about it. >> reporter: organizers called for rolling protests on the bay bridge and dumbarton during rush hour. we did see some cars honking through the bay bridge tunnel and traffic was heavy at times. it's unclear if protests were the cause. >> it's a war being waged on our lives. in the name of breonna taylor and it stops today. >> reporter: a mural in oakland of taylor wearing flowers in her hair was the rallying spot for women who sought out each other's company for strength and solidarity. >> i felt helpless to a degree. i came out here today to be surrounded by other black women and by other people who support black women. >> reporter: sergio quintana, "today in the bay." switching gears, another small shred of normalcy returning for bay area sports fans as there will be college

football this fall, though a shortened season. cal and stanford alums can now set their calendars. the pac-12 announced a seven-game season starting the first week of november. also yesterday san jose state and the mountain west conference reinstated football. for college sports programs everywhere delays were forced by covid concerns, of course. they say protocols are now available. >> we've followed the science, followed the data, followed the advice from our medical experts, and that we know how badly our student-athletes want to compete as student-athletes for the pac-12 but we would only do so when we could do so safely. >> rapid testing will certainly play a key role. so far the pac-12 has not announced a schedule. they will play eight games in all. conference leaders plan to hold a virtual news conference later today.

to the delight of many, football is back, especially college football. fun to watch those up-and-comers. >> it is nice to see the energy and the drive they have. i can't wait to see it. >> i guess without the bands, though. >> talk about a good band. we can talk about that later. i can talk about that all morning. >> you play something? >> i play the trombone. >> that's what i thought. ♪ >> we'd better talk about the weather. >> let's talk about the weather, kari, something to play about? we're going to have some nice weather again today as we're still tracking a few of these storm systems moving to the north of here so it's been really nice to see all of the rain they've been getting across the pacific northwest. it's definitely been official conser the weekend, high pressure will replace the low as it moves to the east.

it will have a high fire danger, that's something we're watching for the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up in a few manipulate. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? it's looking better, kari. no more traffic alert in the last couple of minutes. we have all lanes cleared now, chp did. i did nothing. looking over here our speeds are improving already at grant line road. no lanes are blocked west 580 recovers, so does the westbound 205 out of tracy. the rest of the bay looks great including the bay bridge. it's a breeze. back to you. coming up here on "today in the bay," a big announcement from amazon as the company plans to debut several new products. where it says it's putting its focus. plus, netflix, disney plus, hulu and now spotify. the new deal the app is taking part in.

good friday morning. right now at 4:42 let's head over to antioch and see how it will feel as you get ready to head out the door. visibility is nice and clear. we're seeing temperatures starting out in the low 60s. we'll hold steady for a few hours and then start to warm up as we go into the afternoon. one more nice day before it heats up. more on that in the forecast coming up. kari, it's good news/bad news. good news, take you to the map. west 580 all lanes are clear. bad news is with more traffic

easily flowing through that area highway 84 already showing a slower drive than we would expect at this time on a friday. that will loosen up and i'll talk about the other crashes on the map coming up. good morning, i'm frank holland. wall street is set to open up higher as the markets set to end on a positive note. another volatile session yesterday. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 swinging from solid gains to losses within minutes at times reflecting signs of some softer economic data and other uncertainty such as the lack of economic stimulus and, of course, the u.s. presidential election. the dow closing up 50 points but down as much as 226 and up as much as 331. the markets are on pace for their fourth straight week of losses. a bit of a surprise for people during the pandemic. in focus today a report on demand for durable goods, things like washers and dryers.

amazon announcing new products like video game servers and new versions of the echo device. a big focus on security. amazon unveiling an indoor drone that can record video in your home and a physical car alarm that can play back video and alert you if your video is unlocked or broken into. this is just the latest push by amazon into your home following its acquisition of smart doorbell maker ring two years ago. spotify wants to turn more original podcasts into shows and movies and struck up a partnership. the studio buying movies such as "ford versus ferrari." projects based on spotify exclusive podcasts. the library now has more than 250 original shows to work from. marcus and laura, i would like to see a show on the morning show, what happens behind the scenes. >> a lot of laughs, frank. and singing. >> a lot of laughs. a lot of hijinks.

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well, here we go on this friday morning. a live look outside for you at the golden gate bridge. not much traffic on that stretch of roadway just yet but, hey, it is 4:47 in the morning. mike will have a look at that commute in a bit. first a look at the forecast for you. kari, i know the heatup is coming this weekend. how are things looking for us today? it looks so nice today and we've had good air quality. this actually loops some of that smoke that we see going into the upper levels of the atmosphere from the past 24 hours. we can see it blowing off towards the east away from the bay area, but this may change as we go into today so that's something we'll be watching. the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen, so go ahead and take a look at your microclimate. as we look at our temperature trend for today and going into the morning, it's starting out nice with mostly temperatures in the 50s and upper 60s as we head towards lunch time. but then as we go into the 4:00 hour there will still be some

spots warming up today into the low to mid-80s. this is about normal and in some parts of the peninsula we're in the 70s, up to 72 degrees today in the middle of the afternoon as we check out san mateo and the north bay high temperatures in the low 80s. now as we go into tonight, a nice evening to plan to get out for a walk if you're not sensitive to the air quality and then tonight we drop back into the upper 50s. as we go through this forecast, still an active weather pattern farther to the north of here and that's what's providing a nice, brisk, onshore wind flow and giving us a westerly wind that will keep our temperatures cooler today. but then as we go into the weekend we'll see that moving out and high pressure moving in and this high pressure is going to give us an offshore wind and some really hot temperatures and will block any more storm systems from hitting parts of the pacific northwest which has given us cool weather. no more of that as we go into the next few days. as we look at our wind speed forecast, that will be the other

concern because once those winds start to pick up with hot and dry conditions we could see that high fire danger returning. look at the wind direction coming in from the north and northwest at times looking at those gusts up to 30 miles per hour. and this is tomorrow afternoon. this continues into sunday as well as monday morning and a northerly wind will return that smoke across the bay area especially for the north bay and the east bay. so as we look at our air quality there is an air quality advisory for the north bay and east bay but not a spare the air alert. we may see that coming back this weekend as we see the smoke coming back in once again and, of course, barring no new wildfires. we will have moderate air quality. as we look at what we're expecting, that fire danger for many of our hills from the east bay but the highest risk will be for parts of the north bay where those temperatures will be hotter and those winds will be higher.

so as we go through the forecast looking at our inland areas still some 80s today, but then 90s tomorrow and then we're in the triple digits for an extended period of time from sunday into early next week. we've been watching this, mike. how is it looking for the morning commute? it's looking better than those temps as far as i'm concerned. i don't care for the hot. you know that. i don't care for the problems for drivers. let's look at the maps. it's that good news/bad news situation still playing out. livermore, pleasanton, into sunol really jammed up. that's exceptionally slow because of all the traffic that's been released. the good news the crash cleared coming out of the altamont pass for west 580. east 580 the on ramp is where this crash is. you see it mark on the map. only the on ramp which is open and counter commute as well. the rest of the bay not much of a commute, not at the bay bridge yet. back to you. all right, thank you very much, mike.

hey, take a look at this. we have pretty intense new video to show you, surveillance video this morning say a man tried to kidnap -- look at that, her 2-year-old son. this happened in vista in san diego county nearly a week ago. the mother takes him on and shoves the suspect away. the child's father then says he hit the man causing the alleged kidnapper to fall to the ground. that suspect was arrested and now faces several charges. don't mess with mama bear there. we're still waiting to hear from california senator dianne feinstein this morning after her husband is alleged to have taken part in uc admissions scandal. uc regent richard blum wrote recommendation letters to help get friends and family into the uc system. the letters would be okay if blum had gone through the regular admissions process. but he is accused of sending

letters through different channels. blum says he never considered it a problem. his name surfaced when an independent auditor admitted at least 55 underqualified students during a six-year period. new for you that morning southern california parents are taking legal action against their school district saying distance learning is not engaging for african-american and latin-x. the plan for distance learning is not meeting the state's standards. the parents say there's a lack of instruction from teachers and some students who can't connect to the district's online platform. one mother says she just wants her child to get the support she needs. >> i want to make sure she's going to be engaged from 9:00 to 2:00 like they say and i want to make sure she is interacting with other students, too, she's not just listening to the teacher. >> leadership with l.a. unified says that they are trying their best to make sure all students are engaged and have access to

online learning classes. coming up, you now have one more way to beat the heat this weekend. what's opening up in cities across the bay area starting today. plus, he's a singer, songwriter, actor. a big surprise on the streets of los angeles. a single act that managed to impress superstar harry styles. happening now yosemite national park reopens today. the park along with kings canyon closed due to lingering smoke from the creek fire, which is still burning northeast of fresno. yosemite says visitor services will reopen in stages throughout the weekend. 4:54.

good morning to you. 4:56. welcome back. so if you're looking to beat the heat this weekend, you have another option, something we haven't been able to do in a cinemark is opening several more theaters, redwood city, novato, san mateo, san bruno, daly city and vallejo on the list. if you plan to catch a flick you will still have to wear that mask throughout the entire movie, but you are able to take it off if you want to eat or drink inside the theater. you also have to social distance. theaters can only operate at 25% capacity or 100 people, which ever is fewer. trending this morning a new video of a music superstar getting quite the surprise on the streets of l.a. >> that's right, you might say a street performer had that one thing to impress harry styles. so check it out. the performer was flipping his

hat upside-down catching it on his head. the pair later posed for a photo together. harry quite impressed. the upcoming tour will be delayed until further notice, of course, amid the pandemic. got to keep harry healthy. >> oh, that's quite cool there. 4:58 for you that morning. coming up on "today in the bay," remembrance for the late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg. how she is making history even in her death. plus, the break is almost over. what muni is set to resume after hitting the pause button during the pandemic. we saw the cloud of smoke

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right now at 5:00, happening soon, late justice ruth bader ginsburg making history once again as she becomes the first woman to lie in state in the u.s. capitol. we'll bring you some moments live. meantime, outrage continues on the streets of america from the breonna taylor case fallout. you're looking at some of those tense moments in l.a. a live report coming up in moments. triple digit temperatures bringing high fire danger this weekend. kari hall's microclimate forecast is straight ahead as "today in the bay" continues right now. it's fri-yay morn