from 8.2 t to 6. tatake the mysystery t of m managing yoyour diabes and lower r your a1. now w you know. try y it for free at frereestylelibrbrs right now at 4:30, brittney griner lands on american soil. she arrived a short time ago in texas, but her release was on the minds of many last night at a star-studded event in san francisco. reaction from local greats to her homecoming. and the family of a woman killed in a high-profile bay area domestic violence incident plans a final farewell for her. the vigil happening today to honor her life. people in the south bay in shock after the death of a community leader. the legacy friends say she's leaving behind this is "today in the bay" streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. and a good morning to you.

it is friday. did you hear my voice crack? it is friday. >> hold it in. >> be cool. >> thank you for joining us this morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. let's say good morning to mike. we'll get a look at that forecast. kari, i think we're planning for some rain? i'm excited about the rain, but we do have a little bit of a break today. mostly cloudy skies. as we take a look at storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar, it is not giving us any rain as of now. as we go into the next couple of days, we'll turn our attention to the storm system that's off the coast. that will be moving in as we go into early tomorrow morning. it first starts in the north bay. tomorrow morning at 9:00 it's hitting san francisco. moving into the east bay we'll see round after round of rain going into tomorrow afternoon

into the evening. it also continues into sunday. we'll talk about the impact and what you can expect coming up. mike, you were hearing about a crash. >> i heard about a three vehicle crash in walnut creek after the two at the berkeley curve. one of them took over an hour. that's had plenty of time to clear up and everything is okay near the bay bridge. the walnut creek crash is here. three vehicles involved heading south before the 24 interchange. we don't see any slowing. it's been there in the report for about ten minutes. we'll track that as far as the sensors go. no major injuries but a couple of lanes blocked. if it doesn't clear quickly, we'll see the sensors change. a nice, easy drive. behind me some fog registering. back to you. >> thanks, mike. breaking for you right now brittney griner is back on the ground in america after close to 300 days behind bars in russia. >> her plane landed in texas overnight following yesterday's prisoner swap orchestrated by the white house. the video shows her disembarking the airplane in san antonio,

texas, where, among other things, doctors plan to evaluate her health. >> it was a hot topic on the red carpet in san francisco where the "sports illustrated" honored steph curry. this was as the sports person of the year. "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd has more. >> reporter: warriors' star stephen curry on the red carpet, "sports illustrate's" person of the year. >> this is a special honor, you look at the list of people who have won this award and back in 1954, to think i'm on there now. >> reporter: the red carpet in san francisco filled with who's who in sports and entertainment. >> steph curry is lucky and blessed to win this award, and all the hard work that he put in has paid off. but i think "sports illustrated" is just as lucky, if not more blessed, to have a guy like steph curry representing their brand. >> reporter: curry did it all in

2022. he had a stellar performance in the nba finals. he had a two-year comeback from injury and he and his wife fight back against food insecurity and promote childhood literacy. he doesn't mind sharing the stage with brittney griner who was released in a prison swap for a convicted arms dealer. >> for her family, i can't imagine what she's been through personally over there. it's a reminder all the other americans that are unlawfully detained abroad. >> reporter: many times curry used his platform to keep griner's name alive. he mentioned her at the championship ring ceremony at the chase center in october. as all eyes were on "sports illustrated's" person of the year, brittney griner's release was celebrated as well. >> i'm sure terrifying for her, and i'm thrilled she's coming

home. >> i played in russia for three years, probably one of the hard he is places to play. there's no sun, people are introverted. brittney is free. she has a bubbly personality. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." >> the family of paul whelan is speaking out. whelan is a businessman and former marine now in prison on a spying conviction. president biden mentioned whelan during yesterday's announcement confirming griner's release and his family tells nbc they knew in advance whelan would not be a part of the prisoners swap. >> it's like planes running on parallel tracks. the solution to one doesn't impact the solution in the other even if they're in the same country. >> the family says they're not sure if this makes the chances if whelan could return home in the future. mourning the death of a

local leader who fought to transform her community. as stephanie magallon reports, maria marcelo died while helping other people cross the street. >> reporter: maria marcello leaves behind three children. a procession coming from the scene of a horrific accident that took the life of a fierce leader. some say the heart of the san jose community. [ speaking non-english ]. >> reporter: she's going straight to heaven, says a longtime friend of maria marcelo, who was struck and killed while leaving a pilgrimage wednesday might. marcelo was trying to help people cross the street when a vehicle struck her. "it was so horrible, i couldn't

scream. i continue to hear her," she says. her sister says she was always trying to unite her community. this was supposed to be the celebration of an event organized by marcelo. in her place were her children surrounded by the many lives she touched. >> she would walk in a room and take over. maria was amazing at building community. you can see tonight this is the community she built. >> reporter: marcelo founded several groups to transform and help her community. >> maria poured into a lot of us and built a fantastic leaders and now it's time for us to step up and fill some big shoes and carry that forward. >> reporter: they're hoping to do that with the help of a memorial community fund that will pay for several programs in her honor. stephanie magallon for "today in the bay."

happening today in oakley, remembering alexis gabe. hundreds are expected to gather for a candlelight memorial. gabe's ex-boyfriend killed her in his antioch home and for months her remains could not be located. last month that changed when her partial remains were identified . they say her boyfriend lunged at them with a knife. the fda is allowing children under the age of 5 to receive the omicron-specific booster. this would mean the third shot for most children in that age group. regulators will review data in january to see if a fourth booster might be necessary. 4:38. costco suddenly feeling a holiday pinch. coming up on "today in the bay," where shoppers are apparently going instead other than buying

in bulk. >> it's pretty crowded when i go. the restrictions elon musk plans to roll out and how users might be impacted.

good friday morning. right now at 4:41 as you head out in the north bay, it's starting out cloudy, but we're getting a chance to dry out. temperatures very chilly. we're headed for the upper 30s in the next couple hours here. we'll see a mix of sun and

clouds and the rain holds off until later tonight. we'll talk about the timing and what to expect as you make weekend plans coming up. we'll see a mix of red and white lights, headlights and taillights, at the berkeley curve. a smooth flow to and from the bay bridge. i-80, of course, heading to the right. the bay bridge moves clearly. we'll see how the business world is this friday with silvana. good morning. i'm silvana henao from cnbc. wall street is set to open higher as investors look ahead to new inflation data. the markets closer higher yesterday with the s&p 500 breaking a five-day losing streak while the nasdaq was up more than 1%. despite those gains the dow, nasdaq and s&p are on track to post losses for the week. in focus today the producer price index which tracks the cost of making goods, prices are expected to have risen at a slower pace last month versus october. costco reporting quarterly results that missed analyst

forecasts as surging inflation is forcing fewer big ticket items to be purchased. walmart and target have noted a shift in consumer spending as food and gas prices remain high. shoppers are giving more priority to food and other necessities. costco tends to attract higher income shoppers than big box rivals because people need to have enough money to buy in bulk even if prices are lower per item. twitter is rolling out new controls as soon as next week to let companies keep ads appearing above and below certain words. the feature is part of twitter's effort to lure back marketers who pulled ads off the platform since it was bought by elon musk amid reports hate speech has risen and several banned or suspended accounts were reinstated. twitter earned nearly 90% of its revenue from selling digital ads, guys. >> thank you so much, silvana. it is 4:43 for you on this

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you'll need some warm coffee this morning. not as cold as it's been, but, then again, i did just run from the car. we have a blanket of clouds that helps a little bit and we're seeing some fog. i want to show you where visibility is the lowest right now. we've seen foggy mornings the past several days and it is getting a lot worse for the napa area where visibility is down to about half of a mile due to the fog rolling in and we're seeing the visibility getting lower in morgan hill at a mile and three-quarters. elsewhere it is clear but we'll be watching the north bay. right now in the south bay, as it clear start this morning. chilly temperatures. we're going to see a mix of sun and clouds throughout today, but mostly cloudy with our temperatures reaching into the upper 50s for this afternoon. all attention goes to tomorrow when this next storm system is going to be coming in, and it starts out with a wind advisory for all of the bay area. those gusts may reach 35 to 50 miles per hour for the coast and mountains and across the area

from about midnight to 3:00 we could see a lot of those high wind gusts kicking up that could bring down trees and also have impacts to power. make sure you are prepared for that. as we go hour by hour with our wind forecast, we are seeing once again the highest winds by tomorrow afternoon as those storms pick up, we could see the gusts at half moon bay reaching 40 miles per hour. and this is more of a southerly wind out ahead of the colder temperatures that will be coming in behind the system. but we're also looking at the rain starting from the north. in the north bay during the overnight hours and spreading across the bay area going into early tomorrow we'll see the rain covering much of the bay area with some breaks during the afternoon but don't let your guard down. there will be more rain behind that. and it continues into sunday as well, even by sunday night we're still seeing the showers. we're looking at the possibility of some very heavy rainfall in some spots. there could be more than 2 inches of rain in total as we go throughout the weekend for spots like fremont and dublin as well

as los gatos. the north bay could see over an inch of rain. and we're expecting really heavy snow for the sierra. winter storm warnings up for the entire range as we could see about 2 to 5 feet of snow this weekend along with some high winds. snowfall totals are picking up, and we're looking at the potential of 32 inches in incline village. 53 in kirkwood. beyond that, we are going to have a chance to dry out. i know we're looking at next week as we go toward the end of next week there may be spotty showers, but we're looking at a chance to let all of that water soak in. it will be chilly. so we're focused on the weekend with all of the active weather, and we'll have more updates throughout the day. mike, you are seeing an update on the crash. at least for a short time three lanes were blocked approaching olympic.

the crash no major injuries but an ambulance was called and three tow trucks. one was waved off. 24 itself was a smooth drive. the commute through contra costa county all right. just a little bit of slowing. watch for some fog creeping through closer to santa rosa than san rafael. looking like a nice, easy drive through the north bay. no major issues throughout the south bay despite fog 101 through san martin, morgan hill still at the speed limit. a nice, easy drive, light build through the alat this month. back to you. >> thank you, mike. in a case completely unrelated to brittney griner's release, a california woman is on her way home after she was deported from russia, and this woman just happened to serve time in the same russian prison.

>> gia vang picks up the story. a woman saw sarah grabbed and taken into custody. it's been her mission for more than a year to bring sarah home. the last update anita got sarah was on a layover in dubai. anita will drive her back to fresno where both are from as she helps repair the damage months in a russian detention center and nearly a year in a prison system have done to her friend. >> i'm worried about her. i have talked to her. i know she has a lot of anxiety and depression and ptsd. we just got to get her the help to get her back on her feet. >> reporter: she was teaching english but when she tried to leave the country in 2021 she was convicted and incarcerated. she hurt a male roommate who was beating her. anita says she won't believe it until she is able to hug her

friend on u.s. soil. gia vang, "today in the bay." one east bay city now planning to crack down on an issue vexing some residents. those cars and other vehicles parked on front yards. san pablo police plan to start issuing fines. the department posted plans and alternatives as part of an outreach program warning about the new fines taking effect. repeat violators will be fined $100 after getting a warning first. moving you forward this morning on the grand reopening of one of san francisco's oldest movie theaters. last night the marquee lights are back on at the four star theater. the 109-year-old theater closed when the pandemic took hold in 2020. many say it was worth the wait to see its return. >> it really is a way to come together and see each other and spend time together. coming out of the pandemic it's

important that we have space to do this in. >> the theater reopened with a feature film which is set in san francisco and includes a four-star theater cameo. >> have you seen the movie? >> i have not. >> it's really cute. honoring rock 'n' roll legends coming up on " "today i the bay," the timeless memorabilia you'll be able to see starting this weekend in san francisco. first, happening now, former first lady michelle obama is heading to the bay area. she has three tour stops for her new book "the light we carry." actor and comedic conan o'brien and michele norris are expected to moderate the event tonight through sunday. tickets still available if you are interested.

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it is 4:56 for you this morning. happening tomorrow your one chance to see an iconic piece of music history in san francisco. >> the owner of the indianapolis colts, jim irsay, owns these items. they include guitars used by legends like janis joplin and kurt cobain, a piano once played by elton john and a microphone used from jim morrison of the doors. the artifacts are tailor made for film fans and history buffs. >> we have the original handwritten script to "rocky" that came straight from sylvester stallone and we acquired it at auction. a number of things like that. american history is a whole other area mr. irsay loves.

there's a pocket knife that was gifted to abraham lincoln that has two blades on it. >> i would like that. the collection will be on display only from tomorrow 7:00 to 10:00 at the civic auditorium. the event is free but visitors have to register for a ticket ahead of time. 4:57. brittney griner back home on american soil. coming up, the latest on her condition after being released from russia. plus, a major bay area event happening with athletes reacting to her relief. it was a star-studded event in san francisco. and as we check out pleasant hill heading to work temperatures in the low 40s this morning. it's cool, but you can leave the umbrella at home for now. we'll talk about rain returning in the microclimate forecast coming up. looks like some folks have packed their umbrellas and are hitting the road. at speed north. we'll show you how things are shaping up. i'm still tracking the

right now at 5:00, wnba star brittney griner back on u.s. soil. she arrived in texas after a prisoner swap with russia. just ahead, the renewed push to bring home another imprisoned american. and people in the south bay in shock after the death of a community leader. the legacy friends say she's leaving behind. and due in court today, a

man tied to a suspected deadly street racing crash that left two little girls on the peninsula without both of their parents. we're live in redwood city with an update on where that case stands. you're watching "today in the bay." we're streaming live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia has the day off. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll look at that commute. mike, there were more people on the road this morning. >> they just wanted to see. >> possibly. let's get a look at the weather. it's a day we take a break from the rain. it will return later tonight but it's still snowing in the sierra. we're still seeing light snow that's continuing to move off to the east and the storm system that will be affecting us early tomorrow morning is well to the north. so we do have a little bit of time before it gets here. it will be a