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of queen elizabeth ii. tributes pouring in from across the world. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. thank you very much for joining us this morning. i'm kris sanchez in for marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we'll check that morning commute if there is anything going on. >> something very interesting. >> very good. first, kari, here we go. at least it's friday. >> at least it's friday, but it's still hot. our microclimate weather alert continues but these numbers are lower compared to the last couple of days with mid 90s in san jose. we're still over 100 for morgan hill and gilroy today. as we move over towards the east bay, 105 for antioch and concord. oakland drops back to the mid 80s today. we'll see temperatures in the upper 60s in daly city. san francisco in the upper 60s for much of the city.

77 in the mission district. north bay reaching 102 in sonoma. ukiah reaching 108 degrees. hot valley areas, but at least the coastal temperatures are cooling off. we have something else happening this weekend. we'll talk about that. mike, you're concerned about one particular roadway. >> in the peninsula, a wrong-way driver reported southbound 280 approaching 92. there may be slowing on 92 as well. they had two traffic breaks in the last few minutes, there's no slowing showing up. southbound 280 approaching 92, there may be more police activity heading down towards that area. again, a wrong-way driver. no crashes yet. we're following that. light traffic around the bay keeping things at speed. activity in niles for road construction. thank you very much. 4:32. right now. the world remembering queen elizabeth ii passing away

yesterday morning. her death is leaving a hole in the hearts of many. we have a look at the united kingdom. on the left, outside balmoral castle where she died. we have a look at buckingham palace. you can see the people gathering on the right. her death marking the beginning a lengthy and heavily planned period of mourning and bringing a generational shift in the monarchy that has been decades in the making. >> the queen was the touchstone for her people during moments of tragedy and challenge. respected across the world, her remarkable arc included a 70-year reign as queen. brie jackson looks at the legacy she leaves behind and what happens next. >> this is a duty i'm especially happy to discharge. >> reporter: she belonged to britain, but the world is mourning queen elizabeth ii's death. president biden saying she was a steady present in a world of

constant change. >> incredibly gracious and decent woman. the thoughts and prayers of the american people are with the people of the united kingdom and the commonwealth. >> reporter: mr. biden and the first lady visited the british embassy to pay respects. tributes pouring in from former presidents donald trump, barack obama and george w. bush. the queen met more than a dozen u.s. presidents in all. >> i'm confident our common values and shared interests will continue to unite us. >> reporter: silver and purple lights atop the empire state building. in paris, the eiffel tower going dark thursday night. tributes building around the globe for the queen who was last pictured meeting with the new british prime minister. >> she was the spirit of great britain. that spirit will endure. >> reporter: canadian prime minister, justin trudeau

delivered remarks after hearing news of her death. >> she was one of my favorite people in the world. i will miss her so. >> reporter: from world leaders to every-day people, the queen's grace and charm touched countless lives. >> she's been wonderful. she's given her life. >> i guess no one thought the day would come. >> reporter: after 70 years, queen elizabeth ii leaving a remarkable, lasting legacy. in washington, brie jackson, nbc news. stay with us all morning as we remember queen elizabeth. later on the "today" show, savannah guthrie will anchor live team coverage from london as britain mourns the death of the longest reigning monarch. keir simmons reports from buckingham palace on the gathering crowds and a look back at how she handled a century of challenges and controversy. developing this morning, a terrifying death on the peninsula that played out in the middle of a typically quiet

street. deputies say a woman was beheaded in front of her home as neighbors watched in horror. the suspect is in custody. the weapon is still missing. >> reporter: everything happened in the middle of this road before noon today after authorities say a fight broke out between the victim and the suspect inside one of these apartment units. a woman beheaded in broad daylight and in plain view leaving this san carlos neighborhood in disbelief and two children without a mother. >> this was a shock. this is a nice neighborhood. >> reporter: chapelle tells us he knew the victim and the suspect and said they moved into this neighborhood about three years ago. >> they seemed like they loved each other. >> reporter: investigators identified the suspect as jose illness. he was arrested near the scene with the help of witnesses. >> when our deputies responded to the scene and processed the

scene, it's my understanding he was contacted in the surrounding area. >> reporter: he was then taken to the hospital for what police are saying was some kind of medical emergency. as for the victim, she has not been identified. we are told she had two children, a 7-year-old and a 1-year-old. police say she had a restraining order against solano. investigators still looking for the weapon described by some as a samurai sword. >> we're still in the process of getting warrants for those locations. >> reporter: police tell us there's a history of domestic violence calls and other complaints tied to this home. a home that now sits empty and a neighborhood shaken to its core. in other news, the worst of this week's unbearable heat should be over. from the looks of this map, it's up to the minute, most of those unplanned outages are done as well. there are few people left in the dark. cheryl hurd found out how far some people are going to get

relief and why san jose's mayor keep the power on.go to >> i'm going to get you out of here. >> reporter: this is mazzie star a couple days ago. panting to keep cool. this is the 8-month-old chocolate lab comfortable in an air-conditioned hotel in berkeley with her owner, allie. she said she had no choice but to book a hotel room because the temperatures inside her berkeley hills apartment was over 100 degrees. >> i had a big project i was working on. a big presentation to be delivered to our c-level executives. i had to get it in good shape. and i couldn't do it because it was so hot. i looked up dog-friendly hotels. >> reporter: she found this one in the berkeley marina where things are cooler. cool temperatures nonexistent in the south bay. nearly 100,000 san jose pg&e customers including three hospitals found themselves in the dark this week because of

the heat. the mayor is blaming the utility's infrastructure failures. >> we saw that back in 2020 when we had blown transformers and thousands of residents without power. the problem wasn't fixed. >> reporter: the mayor says if pg&e doesn't present a plan to repair and replace problems this time, the city will seek a court injunction to force it to do so. >> we cannot continue to have a grid that is not reliable enough to protect the basic health and safety of san jose residents. >> reporter: pg&e says it already replaced 700 transformers across the city in the last couple of years and it, too, is frustrated with the outages. >> this is historic. it is unacceptable. we all rely on power. it is absolutely essential to our quality of life. >> reporter: there have been eight straight days of energy alerts. another is expected. flex alert hours have been

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right now at 4:42, we've made it to friday. our microclimate weather alert continues. even though it will be a little bit cooler today, we are seeing some relief in parts of the bay area with san jose starting at about 70 degrees. headed for the mid 90s for today. as you're making plans, make sure you're including the heat. we'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up. >> my goodness, we're happy for the 90s. looking at flashing lights. we're happy for this maintenance crew, that means they're keeping the bridge in good condition. we'll watch for any major issues. there is a traffic alert developing on the peninsula. i'm tracking down the location. let's check in with pippa. >> good morning, i'm pippa stevens. wall street is set to open higher adding to yesterday's gains in what was a choppy session. investors continue to consider comments by federal reserve chairman jerome powell on

inflation. he says the fed is "strongly committed to bringing down sky-high prices." the dow jumping nearly 200 points. the s&p 500 and nasdaq both rose more than a half of a percent. the markets are on pace to snap a three-week losing streak. general motors plans to release an electric chevy suv next fall around $30,000. the electric chevy equinox will have a top driving range of 300 miles on a single charge. car shoppers have been paying sharply higher prices for evs. gm says more affordable models are needed. and tesla wants to hear from you as they look to put in fast charging stations. voting on new super charger

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we'll see east san jose headed for 97 degrees with south county over 100 degrees. also some triple-digit temperatures for the east bay down to the tri-valley. fremont reaching 96 degrees. at the coast, upper 60s today. seeing more fog and cooler temperatures. it doesn't help us out in redwood city, headed for 92 degrees. 60s in san francisco. you can see the range in temperatures here. from 60s near the coast to well over 100 degrees for the interior valleys. as we are not seeing much of a cooldown for the inland areas. before the weekend, temperatures start to come down then we'll be watching this. this is tropical storm kay. it was a category 2 hurricane. now it has weakened over the baja, california peninsula. this will curve out over the ocean, linger there for a couple days. that moisture will be spreading to the north and we'll see widespread heavy rain across

southern california as well as the southern sierra. some of those isolated showers, possibly some thunderstorms making it closer to the bay area by sunday. definitely some rain chances in the forecast over the sierra. we'll be watching out as that humidity comes in for the potential of some isolated lightning strikes which could trigger some wildfires if that does happen. going through the forecast, we see some improvement here in terms of temperatures going especially into the middle of next week. for san francisco, we're in the low 80s today. we'll trend towards the 70s and 60s further out. mike, you're tracking two alerts? >> i am. we're getting one area of concern. south 280 approaching 92, there is a 35 located here. it's further north, coming out of colma southbound. a wrong-way driver was reported heading out of daly city. this activity restricts traffic.

101 is just fine, so are surface streets to get past that part of the peninsula. traffic is light for the rest of the bay. we have another alert because of a crash. south 680 at lavorna. back to you. this fall, nbc news is launching an exciting new show called "nbc news daly." joining us is kate snow. thank you very much for joining us. >> nice to see you. >> what can we expect? >> so, this is a news program that we're launching. you will see it right here. it is really going to be about the news. i don't have to tell you how fast things are changing in our world right now. every hour there seems to be a new lead story. our mission is to bring you the latest breaking news from the rest of the nation and the world and also important to know journalism that is happening around me at nbc news. we have hundreds of correspondents and lots of original reporting, this will be

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compassionate. >> capital one college bowl returns tonight at 8:00 p.m. on nbc bay area. later this morning, we'll introduce you to one student from the bay area now competing for the grand prize. >> love it. no letup for firefighters in the sierra. coming up, the latest on the battle to contain an exploding wildfire. and new covid booster vaccines are available in the bay area. the brand-new rollout happening just hours from now in the east bay. as you head out across the east bay, we're checking out pittsburg's commute. starting out in the low 70s. temperatures heat up quickly this afternoon. on the peninsula, a traffic alert. southbound 280, severe slowing here by a crash. now two crashes heading down out of daly city through colma. 101 is a good alternate for now.

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kind of shocked. this is a nice neighborhood. it's a shock. right now at 5:00, a gruesome crime on the peninsula. deputies say a woman was beheaded right in front of her neighbors. we're live in san carlos with the latest on the suspect and a possible motive. a live look across the bay area. the heat today lingering in some places. meteorologist kari hall tracking

where to escape that heat as cooler weather in some places finally arrives. and the end of an era. with the death of britain's longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii, ahead in a live report, the next steps already in motion after her passing and how the world is also honoring her lasting legacy. this is "today in the bay." we're streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> good friday morning to you. 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. we have a busy friday morning for you. first we want to check in with meteorologist kari hall. lower numbers, but maybe not lower heat. >> lower heat for some spots. only near the immediate coastline. they've been having some hot temperatures, too. but a lot of our inland valleys are still going to be heating up today. we're in the low 70s in dublin. compare that to the 55 in santa rosa. and it is 60