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 degrees in san

mateo. as you're heading out in the tri-valley, a live look at dublin where it's already a warm start to the day. low 70s with a light wind. as we go into the next few hours, it may cool down a couple more degrees but then start to heat up once again with temperatures at 82 degrees at 10:00. then at 90 degrees at lunchtime. already too hot to sit outside and enjoy lunch. looking at our temperatures and what we can expect today and how that compares to the daily record high temperature, santa rosa is headed for 100 degrees. we'll see that staying under the record high of 102. for san francisco, we're looking at highs in the mid 70s today. definitely an improvement over the high heat we've had recently. oakland reaching 85. that should stay below the record as well. as well as livermore, even though it's reaching 105 today, the record is 109. in san jose, headed for 94 degrees. we will see the temperatures coming down, but humidity going up for the weekend. we'll talk more about that

coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. happening now, firefighters have their hands full with an out-of-control wildfire still burning near lake tahoe. they're calling it the mosquito fire. it's burning in el dorado and placer county. it's burned nearly 14,000 acres. this morning there is still zero percent containment. several neighborhoods are under evacuation orders and residents say the conditions really couldn't be any worse. >> sad. you know, cry, panic, just in shock. you go like a robot. >> we don't know what will happen, if our trailer burns down, where will we live? it's very scary. >> the dry, extreme heat and difficult terrain are complicating things for firefighters. bay area crews are also helping along the front lines. santa rosa firefighters here, they joined forces with cal fire

at a staging area just yesterday. in southern california, the fairview fire has grown to 24,000 acres. it's less than 10% contained. it's burning near the town of hemet. flames destroyed a dozen structures and many others remain threatened. nbc bay area news is updating those fires, the weather in the bay area. download nbcbay area app for news for your neighborhood. queen elizabeth passed away yesterday at the age of 96. her death leaving england and much of the world in mourning. here's a look at the response this morning in the united kingdom. on the left, outside balmoral castle. on the right, buckingham castle. this brings a generational shift

in the monarchy that has been decades in the making. >> for people in the uk, she's the only monarch they've known. her remarkable arc included a 70-year reign as queen. she was a comforting touchstone for the people and the royal family during moments of tragedy and strength. brie jackson is live in washington with the reaction there and a look at what happens next after the queen's passing. good morning. >> good morning. the queen's 70 year reign spans 14 u.s. presidencies. she's being remembered as a pillar of leadership and inspiration. >> 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 praising the queen as a steadying presence in a world of constant change. >> she was an incredibly gracious and decent woman. the thoughts and prayers of the american people are with the people of the united kingdom and

the commonwealth in their grief. >> reporter: mr. biden and the first lady visited the british embassy to pay respects. tributes also pouring in from past presidents including 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. and the nfl held a moment of silence before kicking off its season opener in los angeles. 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 as britain's longest reigning monarch, queen elizabeth ii leaving a remarkable, lasting legacy. president biden ordered flags at the white house and other federal buildings be lowered to honor the queen. and house speaker nancy pelosi directed flags here at the u.s. capitol be lowered as well. >> we know we have a formal process of saying good-bye to our leaders. in england, they have a very specific protocol for saying good-bye to a monarch. what can we expect in the coming days? >> yeah. we can expect a ten-day period of mourning. we do expect later today to hear from now king charles iii. he is expected to address the

nation. but then on day five of this -- these days of mourning, we do expect queen elizabeth's body to be carried to buckingham palace in a procession that will carry her over to westminster abbey where she will lie in state for three days. on day ten, there will be a state funeral as well as a final service. the queen will be buried next to her husband, prince phillip, who died in april of last year. >> thank you very much. stay with us all morning as we continue to remember queen elizabeth ii and later on, savannah guthrie anchors live team coverage from london as britain mourns the death of its 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 right now, disturbing details on a gruesome murder on the peninsula. authorities say the victim was

murdered on the street in front of neighbors. >> "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab is live there this morning. the community was in shock. they are continuing to look for the weapon though they believe they have the suspect. >> that's right. good morning. you hear the story and it's hard not to be in shock with what happened. that weapon is still being searched for. it's whereabouts still unknown. it's hard to imagine what happened less than 24 hours ago on this street at that apartment building where a woman is said to be beheaded in front of her home in broad daylight. that woman is said to have two children, a 7-year-old and a 1-year-old, and this morning both of those children are without their mother. everything unfolded yesterday before noon on this typically quiet residential street. much as it is right now. it happened right after a fight broke out between the suspect and the victim inside one of the

apartment units behind us. authorities with knowledge of the investigation say the woman was beheaded during the day and in plain view. nbc bay area spoke to neighbors who both knew the victim and the suspect. one of those neighbors say they moved into the neighborhood about three years ago and seemed like they loved each other. police tell a different story. they say there's a history of domestic violence calls and other complaints tied to the home. they also say the victim had a restraining order against the suspect. that suspect has been identified as jose landaeta solano. he has been arrested for sex crimes and property crimes and is also said to have a history of mental illness. >> when our deputies responded to the scene and processed the scene, it's my understanding he was contacted in the surrounding area. he was not at the immediate scene. >> after his arrest, solano was

said to be taken to the hospital and investigators still searching for that weapon, which some describe as a samurai sword. as of yesterday, investigators were trying to secure the proper warrants for the victim's residence and the suspect's residence. we'll continue to monitor the story as it unfolds throughout the day. >> can't help but think about those two children. thank you very much. >> of course. moving you forward, a new covid booster shot. today contra costa county starts its distributiondistribution. the fda recently gave emergency use authorization. it's supposed to better protect against the original strain and the newer omicron variants. shots will be available at certain county sites starting at 8:00 a.m. vaccinated people 12 and up are eligible for the pfizer booster. those over 18 can get moderna's. taking a live look at downtown san jose this morning. what you can't see is that the

temperature is maybe just a few degrees lower. still not comfortable enough to sleep. we need some sleep. >> i know. i'm hoping in the next few days we'll have that opportunity. at least for us the heat does continue for today. some of the heat advisories, the excessive heat warnings have shifted into the central valley and for the bay area they have dropped for most of us, except pore solano county. this continues through this evening with more of the hotter temperatures over the central valley. we do need to plan our day around the temperatures with a look at cupertino starting out with upper 60s. it is cooler in some spots. look at the trend. by 10:00, upper 70s. upper 80s by noon. as we head for our high temperatures once again to reach up to 100 degrees in napa and santa rosa. well see a high of 105. in concord, livermore, usually

we would say it's extreme heat, but after the week we've had, this is some relief compared to what we've seen the past week or so. we'll see those temperatures continue to drop. this weekend the humidity comes up. i'll be talking more about the impacts of that in just a few minutes. mike, heading off for work this morning, where are the lower gas prices? >> we'll start in san jose, top of the screen. a safeway at $4.59. that's the best price down here in the south bay. in san leandro, superior gas at 4.75. in the north day, the gas n shop is at 4.67 a gallon. out on the roadways, mostly light. i'm tracking two alerts. the first one, a lot of slowing southbound 280, multiple lanes blocked by a crash here around hickey boulevard.

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we're heading over towards the east bay with pleasant hills starting out at 66 degrees. we'll see another warm day with the trend heading straight up as we go towards late morning into the afternoon. but we are looking at some relief in the distant forecast. we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. in san jose, getting a live look at 280 flowing smoothly. traffic is very light right now. 280 on the peninsula, getting out of daly city, an alert blocking a number of lanes. good deal of slowing after a serious crash. we'll talk about what's going on and what's the cause coming up. good morning. markets turned back to the positive thursday. do watch shares of san jose's zscale. they should pop today after the company told investors they expected to make far more money than first thought. fed chairman jay powell spoke at the kato institute virtually and he said all the things he said in the past and inflation are

still a threat. this is the last time we'll hear from him before the federal open markets committee meets to raise rates later this month. we'll get key inflation data on tuesday as well. general motors announced a new electric chevy equinox. it won't break the bank. the company hopes to sell it for $30,000. here's an early look. as you know, california has set a date past which all new cars must be electric. gm was already planning to build all-electric any way. so, too, is volvo. that $30,000 price tag, by the way, does not include the tax incentives. most electric cars for much more. the lucid does, $87,000. business insiders counted it up and said six major executives left lucid recently. they could not determine why. one of the founders of pandora, will grazer, takes us back to when the company couldn't make payroll.

>> we all hoped we could pay folks back. we were a million dollars in debt to our employees, which is a terrible thing to do. first of all, it's illegal. >> not only did those employees get paid back, every single one of them became millionaires as the stock sold. >> turned out fine. risky, though. >> will is working on checkout list grocery technology. amazon has something similar. he wants to put it in every store. very cool. >> thanks, scott. your next uber eats order may arrive in a car without a driver. uber signed a ten-year deal with neuro to use self-driving vehicles to deliver food. it will eventually expand across the bay area. customers won't know if their order is being driven by a neuro vehicle, so they'll be charged the same rate regardless of the

method. those with a driverless vehicle will have to walk outside to pick up the order. >> you joke about that, i mentioned this to mason, our son -- not our son, but he said you still have to go outside. same thing. >> yeah. yeah. this morning, we want to take a special moment to celebrate other own mike inouye. this weekend marks 21 years since you began here. >> that's right. i started september 10th. huge news event that you covered live on the 11th. >> i recall. thank you. >> 21 years. >> yeah. >> we've been so lucky to have him on this team. works daily to provide our viewers with the necessary information. all the spirit days, he gets in on that. the entire staff here has gained an amazing friend in this process. >> happy 21. >> we should be going to vegas. >> at least my career here can

go to vegas. it's a gamble every day. >> it is. it's been feeling like we're in the desert lately. >> yeah, you know what? i don't know what's going on. i'm just -- you can go. this weather -- >> vegas might be cooler. >> absolutely. it's been historic heat. we're happy to say good-bye to that. as we look at fremont and you're heading to work this morning, temperatures in the mid 60s to start. we'll be at 71 degrees at 9:00. then some low 80s at noon today. not too bad. we're looking at some improving weather for some spots in the bay area. san francisco reaching 75 today. last day of those triple-digit temperatures for the north bay and inland parts of the east bay. san jose today reaching 94 degrees. as you look at the bottom of the screen, notice that lightning icon on sunday, that's because of this. the remnants of what is now hurricane -- or tropical storm kay. it was a hurricane.

it continues to weaken right off of the coast of southern california. that's going to spread some rain closer to the bay area by the end of the weekend. they're definitely expecting a lot of heavier rain further to our south. by the time it gets here, a lot of that rain dries up, but we could also see the potential of dry lightning and a lot of humidity. we're not expecting a lot of sunshine tomorrow. it will be mostly cloudy, humid. temperatures in the low 90s. continuing to cool off once all of that humid air moves out of here. we'll see our weather improving early next week. mike, you still tracking those two alerts? >> we have an easy drive getting to the bay bridge. but this crash here, south 680 at livorna into alamo. two lanes were blocked, now just one. not a lot of slowing and no major injuries. that is an alert that was called earlier this morning. the other one is on the peninsula. this has quite a bit of backup.

from serramonte to hickey boulevard. there was a wrong-way driver reported on 280 and there was a crash after that report. the south bay is clear. >> thank you. 5:21. everyone familiar with the super bowl, even the puppy bowl, how about the college bowl? >> maybe not yet. >> coming up next on "today in the bay," the competition where students from the highest profile schools go toe-to-toe for a chance to win tuition money.

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all right. nfl legend peyton manning and his brother cooper return for season two of the capital one college bowl. it is a quiz show pitting teams from universities across the country for scholarship money. last year things looked different due to covid, this year the show is adding an in-person audience including college mascots. students from 16 universities will battle for $1 million in scholarship money. as cooper manning explains, these students are not playing around. >> i've learned i'm not nearly as smart as i thought i was. i have the questions and answers in front of me, and i thought these students were so competitive yet very compassionate. >> here's the cool part.

hailey jones is taking part. she's an oakland native currently attending spelman college in atlanta. she calls being on set and connecting with other students a once in a lifetime experience. >> it was super fun. peyton and cooper manning, great people. super funny. i had a great time meeting them and talking with them and seeing them interact with my peers. >> make sure to tune in to find out how far hailey's team makes it. "capital one college bowl" returns tonight at 8:00 p.m. on nbc bay area. coming up, the top stories we're following for you. the east bay city buzzing, but not in a good way. ahead, the fly infestation. it's hurting business downtown. and the tenth straight day of flex alerts as we face another day of triple digits.

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right now at 5:30, finally a little relief from the excessive heat. the bay area is still in for another scorcher. team coverage including changing conditions by this weekend that may mean higher fire danger. a new threat from one city turning up the heat on pg&e's power failures.

and just one of the salutes in honor of her majesty, queen elizabeth ii. the world is in mourning. and across the uk in the past half hour, those gun salutes honored her passing. we'll look at the timeline of events unfolding in the days to come. this is "today in the bay." we're streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> good friday morning to you. i'm kris sanchez. >> i'm laura garcia. it's now the tenth straight day of flex alerts. bob redell has that. but first let's look at the forecast. will conditions finally be changing today? >> just a little bit as we head into today. we're looking at temperatures that will start to fall, but as far as what it feels like out there, that may not change much going into the next few days.

when we look at today, still hitting the triple digits. we'll see some of those near-record high temperatures moving in once again. 100 degrees in santa rosa. the record is 102. we should stay below a record there as well as elsewhere across the bay area. when you consider 105 degrees. that's still very hot out there. heading to the south bay, at least we're seeing some relief for the inner bay. san jose reaching 94. still 102 in morgan hill. 105 for concord and livermore. and in antioch today, martinez heading up for 99 degrees. oakland in the mid 80s. mid 80s for san mateo. daly city and half moon bay, upper 60s there. 60s in san francisco. 77 in the mission district. our north bay temperatures, reaching into the upper 60s in bodega bay. ukiah reaching 108 degrees. a short drive will make a huge difference in the kind of

weather you will feel. let's turn to bob redell who is tracking another round of flex alerts. good morning. good morning. this is the tenth straight day of flex alerts. cal iso issued this flex alert for today from between 3:00 this afternoon until 10:00 tonight. that means that during that time, when you're at home, you want to turn off all unnecessary lights, avoid using major appliances and try not to turn that thermostat below 78 degrees. we as a community have been conserving enough to avoid rolling blackouts, but there's been several unplanned outages because of equipment failure in the intense heat. in san jose alone, nearly 100,000 pg&e customers including three hospitals lost power this week. san jose mayor sam liccardo blames pg&e for the infrastructure failures and

points out there were a number of blown transformers in 2020 and the problem was never fixed from then. liccardo says if pg&e does not present a plan to immediately repair and replace products this time, they will seek an injunction to force them to do so. >> we cannot continue to have a grid that's not reliable enough to protect the basic health and safety of san jose residents. >> this is historic. it is unacceptable. we all rely on power. it is absolutely essential to our quality of life. >> pg&e says it has already replaced 700 transformers across the city of san jose in the last couple of years. it says it, too, is frustrated with the outages. also with this hot weather, we know there's the threat of dry lightning. that threat continues into this weekend. if you live in a vulnerable area, make sure you have that feet of defensible space around your property in case there's a

wildfire. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. for more on the heat wave, the ongoing flex alerts and tips to stay cool and save energy, go to nbcbayarea.com. we have all of those resources right in the trending bar. returning to our other top story. remembering queen elizabeth who passed away yesterday at the age of 96. her passing certainly being felt everywhere including the bay area. people in san francisco gathered last night at grace cathedral celebrating her 70 years wearing the crown. queen elizabeth actually visited the bay area back in 1983 as part of a whirlwind tour. she was met by then san francisco mayor dianne feinstein and the first family at the time, the reagans. in 1991, she attended an a's baseball game, but that was in baltimore. she met all of the players in the dugout. this morning, the world is getting set to welcome britain's new monarch, king charles iii,

who is scheduled to address the nation later today. the official name of the king was not expected to be announced so soon, but charles is finally fulfilling a destiny first placed upon him at the age of 3. he's in his 70s now. daisy mcandrew explains the new king will have to act quickly to unite his new commonwealth. >> i think all eyes will turn to prince charles. he knows he's got to be taken to our hearts. he knows to do that, he has to be seen out and about. he has to be physically close to the people and come closer to him. i think we'll see a number of walk-abouts in the united kingdom. >> later today, savannah guthrie will anchor live team coverage from london. keir simmons will report from buckingham palace where large crowds continue to gather and we'll look at the legacy of the queen and how she was able to

persevere through a century of challenges and controversies. pleasanton is buzzing but not in a good way. downtown area is being overrun by flies. so many that people are starting to avoid some local businesses. people yesterday were swatting the flies away. some downtown workers say diners are choosing to eat inside hoping to avoid those unwanted guests. businesses are going to great lengths to chase the insects away. one restaurant is even bleaching the sidewalk to deter the pest. workers at a coffee shop bought some fly catching devices and a fly eating plant to hope it will help. the city is working to find the source of the flies. taking a live look at san francisco. you might be able to feel a little bit of relief, a little bit. tiny bit. >> along the coastline for today and the weekend. and we also have the art and wine festival happening in

downtown mountain view. it's going to be a great event. tomorrow, we will not see a lot of sunshine here. it's going to be humid and our temperatures start out in the mid 70s for the start of the day and head for the low 80s. it's still going to be a great event to check out there in mountain view. also that continues on sunday. as we look at our beach forecast, stinson beach cooling off with upper 60s today. we'll see the 60s continue throughout the weekend. santa cruz with a high of about 78 today. reaching to the mid 70s. we're not expecting a bright and sunny day. mostly cloudy around the region. even in muir woods, if you're going hiking, the temperature about 70. then upper 60s tomorrow. a muggy 67 and 72 on sunday. if your weekend plans take you down to big sur, 88 degrees today. reaching into the upper 7 s for

saturday and sunday more sunshine, but still maybe possibly feeling quite muggy out there. low 80s. in paso robles, a significant cooldown there. it will be windy, 97 today. and some mid 80s for tomorrow. mike, you're still tracking that crash and the traffic alert. >> that's right. one of them has cleared. we had two traffic alerts. one in alamo has cleared from 680. with green sensors and that san jose, we have over here, serrad hickey. the southbound 280, major crash and major injuries reported there after a wrong-way driver was reported. activity still here. let's look ahead. we may have slowing, oakland coliseum, the athletics play tonight at 6:40.

hopefully folks get there for the game. that might affect your approach if you're getting out of work and trying to pass by, others will be trying to get into that parking lot. 101, there's a bit of slowing coming up through san martin and morgan hill. that may queue more traffic. there may be heat-related delays for b.a.r.t. and caltrain. right now, no delays reported. i-5 northbound, repairing one more lane. and new details of the hidden cameras that were placed in a starbucks bathroom. the suspect did the same thing at other businesses police say. the new evidence they found that may lead to new charges. intel ready to open a factory in america. president biden will be there. we'll have the latest from washington. plus taking to the skies.

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right now we are continuing our microclimate weather alert. the slides will be heating up again quickly at the playground. walnut creek at noon, already too hot for a walk or to enjoy time outside. get in those outdoor activities

early. we'll talk about that as well as the humidity headed our way for the weekend coming up. looking at the san mateo bridge, live look, it does seem to be more congested than usual. however, i think it's because we zoomed in a little more on this camera. we're tracking the peninsula where 280, there's a slowdown. an alert continuing out of daly city. we'll track the rest of your day as it builds. thank you very much. disturbing new details in the case of a-week man accused of placing hidden cameras inside a busy starbucks restroom. authorities say he planted cameras at other businesses as well. contra costa county's district attorney says 54-year-old steven novelli targeted at least three other businesses. prosecutors declined to give us the names of the businesses but say they're all located in contra costa county, possibly in the same downtown area of walnut creek. novelli faces more than 80 felony and misdemeanor charges. president biden is headed to

ohio today where he will break ground on a new chip plant. >> scott mcgrew, the president is showing off what the multibillion chips bill can do. >> it was going to help american companies build chips in america and foreign companies build chip plants in america. the president signed the bill into law last month. intel was planning a factory before the chips bill, but the hope is more will be coming. the plant will add 3,000 company jobs and 7,000 construction jobs. the national science foundation said thursday it would offer $10 million to train and build a skilled work force. manufacturing jobs are a bipartisan topic. this morning we're learning of a new political investigation

into the political action committee that raises money to say what it is fraud in the last election. the "new york times," the "washington post" reports a federal grand jury is seeking more information about the saving america pac. the contents of the subpoena were described to reporters at the "new york times." we don't know what's in the investigation. we do know the house is investigating where all the money from those fund-raising appeals sent to trump supporters from save america, where that money went. the justice department has asked a florida federal judge to reconsider her order stopping them from examining those government documents seized at trump's mar-a-lago home. the judge says the special master has to go through them first. it is essentially unheard of for a judge to stop a criminal investigation even temporarily. now, this ask from the doj puts the judge, aileen cannon, in a bit of a pickle. she's brand-new to being a judge. she's been criticized by top

legal minds for making the decision she did, not just democrats, bill barr, who is trump's attorney general said she was wrong. one of the special prosecutors in the bill clinton case said she is wrong. does she now reverse herself or stick to her guns? we'll watch that. talking about it on social media. late news from the white house, president biden will attend the queen's funeral. that is confirmed this fa. football fans. if you are headed to the world cup in qatar this year, leave the booze behind. the head of the country's safety and security committee said people cannot take alcohol for personal consumption into qatar and measures are already in place to take action against anyone trying to smuggle liquor in in their bags. fan also still be able to sip on a cold one at the games. they can buy alcohol in local hotels. tournament organizers agreed to make beer available at stadiums

and at fan zones. but drinking in public in qatar can lead up to $800,000 in fines and a six-month prison sentence. are you ready for the biggest event in the world? our sister station, telemundo is. it's your home for spanish broadcasts of all of those matches. it all begins on november 20th. this weekend is the world's largest free hot air balloon festival and it's returning to reno. >> the great reno balloon race starts today and runs through sunday morning. it started with 20 balloons back in 1982 and it has grown to more than 100. 120,000 people are expected to attend. organizers say there will even be balloons from the bay area. >> we always have numerous balloons coming out of the napa area, santa rosa, that north bay area. >> if you're willing to make the drive or catch a flight, there's

lots of things to see and do including a mass ascension of balloons and glow shows where the balloons are lit up to the beat of music. >> that's kind of cool. >> i always wanted to go to that. >> that and the one in albuquerque. >> yeah. >> it's an outdoor event. >> yeah. if you're driving up through 80, it's smoky because of that mosquito fire. >> plumes of smoke as that fire erupted yesterday. it's unbelievable. air quality issues there. and then we'll be watching for a chance of weekend storms that could also affect the sierra. we look live outside at oakland. we have a lot more people heading back to work. on this friday morning, starting out at 62 degrees. we'll see a light wind, a cool morning, and a slow warmup of temperatures here as we get a bit of relief for the inner bay. compared to what we'll see for the interior valleys.

this is the last day of seeing triple-digit temperatures widespread across parts of the north bay, inland east bay and down to the south county. we're still in for one more hot day with san jose dropping into the mid 90s compared to the highs over 100 degrees we've seen recently. so this is going to be the source of what brings in the humidity that i've been talking about as well as the chance for storms. this is tropical storm kay. it was a category 2 hurricane. now as it interacts with baja, california and the peninsula, it has continued to weaken. also bumping up against some colder water as it moves closer to the california coastline. so that's going to continue to weaken the storm. the moisture will spread out across the region. we'll see more clouds moving in late tonight throughout the day tomorrow. and when we get high humidity and warm temperatures, sometimes that triggers some isolated thunderstorms. if the rain continues to dry up, there could be dry lightning in the forecast which could spark

new wildfires. more concerns for the weekend as our temperatures continue to go down. we're going from 105 today to the upper 80s. with the heat index, it doesn't feel much better. we do get some relief in the forecast for the middle of next week. in san francisco, we're coming out of those 80s to 70s, and then upper 60s for next week. mike, we've been watching a traffic alert. what's the update? >> we got word on twitter, north county fire is on the scene. there's not an active fire as far as i know, but the related activity after the crash and the wrong-way driver crash there around hickey may leave another hour for activity there. there will be a slower drive and traffic will build out of daly city heading southbound. 101 is okay. we should see metering lights

turning on at the toll plaza. highway 37, showing that slower drive as we typically see monday through thursday. we have that slowing in san jose, it's easing off the first build, a bit of slowing as folks head up there santa clara. we may have more traffic hovering around there. north 680, a slower drive. we had a couple lanes blocked by a crash heading up through the washington/irving district. that's cleared to one lane. as you make that turn, that crash is there and folks are slowing quite a bit. >> thank you. happening now, the alameda county sheriff's deputy accused of murdering a married couple in dublin will make his first court appearance this morning. deputy devon williams jr. was seen leaving the home where the couple was shot. sources say he may have been in a personal relationship with the woman who died there. williams will be arraigned this morning at 9:00 at the east county hall of justice in

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launching an exciting new show called "nbc news daily." joining us now is kate snow. >> 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 a venue for that work. >> a lot of our viewers will know you from your reporting on "today" and anchoring "nightly news" each sunday. what are you looking forward to as the co-anchor of nbc news daily? >> a lot of things. i'm looking forward to working with aaron gilchrist.

he's my co-anchor, he's amazing. i'm looking forward to this marriage of two worlds. we're trying to reach viewers where they are. we're marrying the broadcast side, which is watching right here on this channel, but also the digital side. the streaming service that we have, nbc news now, they will also be carrying this program. we're trying to reach people wherever they are. if you're running around, you can probably watch us on an app, on a streaming service. there's lots of different ways now to consume the news. you can also find us right here reliably every day monday through friday. >> can you share with us for any stories you're working on for the launch on september 12th? >> i wish i could answer what we'll be doing on monday, september 12th. honestly, we won't know until we know what's in the news that day. this will be a news-driven show, so we won't know what we're leading with that day until that morning. but we'll have a lot of other

things. we'll have a special reporting about medical issues, health issues, we'll be talking about mental health on the program. we'll talk in-depth about consumer issues and things that affect your wallet. part of our mission, in addition to breaking news and news of the day is to find segments and stories that mean something to viewers, things that are relatable to your life and you want to know more about. we'll deep dive on some of those. >> thank you very much. good luck to you. you can catch "nbc news daily" beginning at noon on monday on nbc bay area. again, here's our new lineup starting on monday afternoon. you can catch kelly clarkson at 3:00 on nbc bay area. that will be followed by "nightly news" with lester holt at 4:00 p.m. then catch our own audrey asisio on our new edition of nbc bay area news at 4:30.

nbc bay area news just launched a channel. you can fun it on your samsung television at 1035. if you're on roku, select the live tv tile and scroll down to channel 133. these are new ways you can watch nbc bay area newscasts and get live breaking updates whenever you want. at 6:00, a gruesome crime on the peninsula. >> it was kind of a shock. this is a nice neighborhood. it's a shock. the investigation under way after a woman was beheaded right in front of her neighbors. we're in san carlos with the latest on a suspect and a possible motive. a live look across the bay area this friday morning. the heat is lingering in some places. meteorologist kari hall is tracking where you can escape it as well as some cooler temperatures headed our way. and the end of an era with the queen passing away, queen

elizabeth ii. ahead in a live report, the next steps already in motion after her passing and how the world is honoring her. this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. good friday morning to you. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez. we have a b check in with meteorologist dr heat for the humid heat. but the temperatures are going down. we'll see that as we go into today. as we head out in san jose, the high temperatures for this afternoon. the last day for highs over 100 degrees. it will be a hazy sunshine.

looking at san francisco, this is where we're finding relief. half moon bay in the 60s. oakland, 85 degrees. some mid 90s for palo alto as well as san jose. morgan hill will hit a high of 102 today. 105 for concord, livermore. extremely hot compared to what we should be feeling this time of year. we'll continue to monitor that and we'll talk about that humidity in the weekend forecast coming up. >> thank you. happening now, firefighters have their hands full with this out-of-control wildfire burning near lake tahoe. they're calling it the mosquito fire. it's burning in el dorado and placer county. it's burned nearly 14,000 acres. this morning there is still zero percent containment. several neighborhoods are under