right now at 5:00, another round of rain set to move into the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is timing out the weekend washout as you make your plans. >> not over yet, a san jose home is still the focus of an ongoing investigation this morning. police say the home was filled with explosives and drugs, triggering evacuations. the reason some neighbors tell us they might have to leave their homes once again. >> plus, traveling to the bay area, vice president kamala harris is expected to touch down in a matter of hours. what we know about her visit and who she plans to meet with. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, and online. a good friday morning. thanks for allowing us to be a part of your morning.

i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off. we have a big change for express lanes, but we want to start with a look at the forecast because we know more rain is coming. >> we are going to see rain starting tomorrow. we have one more dry day in the forecast as temperatures start out in the upper 30s in parts of the north bay. we're at 37 in mountain view as well and 47 across the bay in hayward, 46 in san francisco. now, heading into the afternoon, it's going to be very much like yesterday where it's nice and sunny, temperatures start to feel a little milder, at least during the middle of the day, reaching into the upper 50s. but i am tracking rain. we are going to see it coming in waves, but there will be a opportunity to get outside. we see it for saturday morning, clearing out for saturday afternoon, and then more spotty rain on sunday. we'll talk more about that coming up. mike, you're still looking pretty calm out there. >> it's friday, so lighter volume of traffic. we expect that for the morning

commute. we are looking at a couple of incidents, none presenting any slowing. one on the eastshore freeway is opposite your main commute and so is the one on eastbound 580. we are looking at no major closure for the tri-valley northbound. remember, they've postponed that closure over the weekend so that will not be the case for sunol. that will remain open and it's open right now. on the peninsula, these lanes have been opened through san mateo county. fees will start to be charged. let's take a live look along 101, starting this morning you can cruise in the new express lanes, but you need a fas trak flex. if you're riding solo, you'll be charged the full price. if you're driving with three or more people, you'll be charged for that, but you need to set it to three. if you have two or more, a little discount there. you'll be fined without the fas

trak pass. a spokesperson says the bottom line is you have to make sure you have it before you get into the lanes when you're leaving the house this morning. >> it's really important that anyone who uses the lane, whether it's a single or multiple occupancy, that they have one of those -- basically a toll tag. >> the new project is 22 miles more with express lanes in both directions of highway 101. the new lanes run between i-380 over by the airport, south san francisco to north matilda avenue/whipple. "today in the bay's" pete suratos and i are taking a closer look at the changes and we'll have a deeper dive coming in our next half hour. we do have some breaking news into our newsroom right now. here on your screen, a motorcyclist is in the hospital this morning following a police chase that ended in a crash. this happened in san mateo about 2:00 this morning, just east of the el camino real off ramp.

chp tells us the driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. we don't yet know what led to that chase, but we are asking. families might have to evacuate a san jose neighborhood once again due to ongoing explosive investigation. police say the home on potomac court is filled with explosives and illegal drugs. 35-year-old now faces charges in connection with the discovery. neighbors were forced to evacuate yesterday due to the investigation. they are back inside now but neighbors say they saw, even heard suspicious activity like bombs going off inside the home, but never imagined the magnitude of the situation. >> just all night, he would start this drilling and banging. it would keep us up all night. >> one time it was so bad that we felt like our house kind of moved a little, just felt a sensation in the home. that's how bad it was. >> one neighbor tells us, although they were allowed back inside their home, police told her to be ready to leave the

house by 8:00 this morning. they believe that's when agents will resume the removal process. students are planning to walk out of montgomery high school in santa rosa on monday. a 16-year-old was killed there this week. people are blaming the school for not doing enough to stop a campus feud from turning deadly. the 16-year-old jayden pienta was fatally stabbed when another student stabbed him during art class. another student was also stabbed in the hand but survived. her aunt is speaking out about the family's anguish. >> i was at the funeral home all morning trying to make arrangements to have a 16-year-old boy buried. it's tragic and there's no words that can explain how horrible it is. >> nbc bay area reached out to the school district but they have not responded. the students do not have class

today. the man who fired blanks inside a san francisco synagogue will be back in court. he's facing several felonies, including a hate crime charge. police say he did something similar at the balboa theatre. the attorney is hoping the judge will approve a request to strip him of all of his firearms for at least five years. also today, vice president kamala harris is heading back home here to the bay area. air force 2 is expected to touch down later this morning in san francisco. shee plans to participate in a roundtable discussion with small business leaders and will then attend a political fundraiser. harris is set to visit denver on monday. her trip comes as president joe biden is still not confirming if he will run for re-election. this weekend a few presidential hopefuls will speak at the annual conservative political action conference. "today in the bay's" brie jackson is live in washington. gop heavy-hitters typically

attend the cpac. >> reporter: that's right. cpac is usually a way for republican candidates to make their case to a conservative crowd, but this year some of the presidential contenders are skipping the event, partly because of controversy surrounding the organization's leader. >> to the people of east palestine -- >> reporter: former president donald trump takes center stage at cpac this weekend. the conservative political action conference known for drawing large crowds of enthusiastic republicans. >> this is a great opportunity to come and actually commingle, if you will, with people that are likeminded. >> they are suffering right here right now, and the people here are the ones seeking to address those issues. >> reporter: the gathering has long been a hot spot for potential republican presidential candidates. this year, it's a short list. trump and nikki haley will attend. they've officially declared they're running. but potential 2024 candidates

skipping the event. >> it's unfortunate that desantis is not going to be here. >> divisions within the party are clear, and so are concerns about sexual misconduct allegations against the head of cpac, former vice president mike pence participated in a fireside chat in battleground south carolina instead. >> i'm a christian, a conservative and a republican, in that order. and for me, for me it all begins with faith. >> reporter: on the other side of the aisle, president biden met with democrats on capitol hill thursday. >> when will you announce your re-election, sir? >> reporter: while mr. biden remains tight-lipped about his re-election plans, the first lady was forthcoming. >> he's not done. he's not finished, what he started. >> reporter: the 2024 race for the white house just starting to take shape. and pence, desantis and trump

will all head to iowa this month. that's a key state for republican presidential hopefuls to test the waters, marcus. >> this is the time where we all will be watching. brie in washington this morning, thanks. this is another nice view this morning, the crews getting ready to change up those zipper lanes. we're going to talk about the forecast, because it's going to be rainy out there. >> yeah, we will have some rain going into the weekend. today we're still enjoying the sunshine. and i love to get your weather pictures. got this one from mike in santa rosa, showing the sunrise yesterday morning. you can also tag the pictures of whatever you have going on in your part of the bay area, i'm at kari hall weather on facebook, twitter, as well as instagram. let's get a look at the forecast for santa rosa, starting out clear, temperatures in the mid-30s. well continue to enjoy sunshine with milder weather for now and upper 50s for today. we'll time out that rain coming up in a few minutes.

>> thank you very much, kari. making it in the bay, always a little tougher. next on "today in the bay," the one thing experts say is driving mortgage rates up even higher. >> plus, an economic tumble, an all-new insight from the fallout in san francisco during the pandemic, also the lasting impact of the worker exodus. >> and a missed opportunity or a health boundary? the reason a recent meal by the president and first lady is going viral. it has nothing to do with politics. rather what they both ate. keep it right here. you're watching "todayn the bay. i"

happy friday. let's take a live look outside in san jose. we can see the clouds overhead, but overall we will see more sunshine today, and temperatures in the mid-40s to start, headed for the upper 50s. overall a cool day, but at least we don't have to deal with rain. we'll talk about when it's coming back in our forecast in just a few minutes. and they are clearing, folks for caltrans heading away, clearing the last of the cones and getting ready to clear the bridge. they're almost ready for their weekend. backing up to get those cones. that's what's going on on the golden gate bridge. we'll talk about the money world and check in with pippa. good morning. wall street is set for a flat open after stocks rallied yesterday. the dow had its best day in more

than two weeks, closing up 231 points, while the s&p and in both rose 1%. the gains coming amid conflicting comments from two individuals at the federal reserve, one suggesting that they can keep raising in smaller increments, while the other is raising the possibility rates could go higher than expected if inflation doesn't cool off. in focus today, data on the services or non manufacturing sector. mortgage rates have jumped back over 7% as inflation worries drive bond yields higher. the average rate on the 30-year fixed loan hitting 7.1% yesterday. mortgage rates loosely follow the yield on the ten-year treasury bond. rates topped 7% in oak, the highest level in more than 20 years. a monthly payment for someone buying a $400,000 home with 20% down is $230 more than a month ago.

citigroup is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs across the country and the investment banking division is among those most affected. bloomberg said it could amount to 1% of the workforce. the move is part of normal business planning and there's been no broad mandate for managers to cut staff. marcus and kris, back to you. >> thank you very much, pippa. 5:15 this morning, we take a live look in san jose. this is a city that has seen a major economic decline during the first few years of the pandemic. this is all according to a new report by brookings institute. so between 2011 and 2019, san francisco was ranked fourth. but between 2019 and 2021 the region dropped to 109th based on the pandemic toll on the job market, new businesses and the city's strict health measures. the city saw more than 6% loss in jobs and a 3.4% decline in employment rates in the first

two years of the pandemic. >> i mean, from fourth to 109th, that's a big drop. you know what? you may have heard this phrase before, dinner is better when you eat together. well, the internet is up in arms about this one. >> so trending this morning, a presidential dinner date and a debate over two identical bowls of pasta. let's set the stage. we're bringing out the bread basket. it's saturday night, date night. president biden and first led dr. jill biden go out to have a nice dinner. here is the issue, they both order the same exact meal. it seems like an uncontroversial thing to do. but a lot of people are chiming in about whether couples should order the same dish or different dishes so that you can have a bite and try as much of the menu as possible. i put up a poll on twitter, when you go out with your date is it cool to order the same thing or do you order different dishes so that everybody can have a taste of something different?

overwhelmingly it looks like people say i order what i want, not what we want. >> you know what, for me, look, we can share. but i've dated people who say don't touch my food, don't ask for it. >> yeah, but what if you want a bite of your husband's? >> i don't want his food. i ordered what i wanted. >> what if it's your second choice? >> she's firm in that. >> i don't do it because we trade food. i just like to enjoy to see what the restaurant has to offer. so sometimes i will choose my second or third choice because hopefully there are more plates that look interesting. sometimes i've not had the best plate on the table. >> my husband is so nice because sometimes he will order the second choice and if i don't like it, he'll trade me. >> that's a good man. >> yeah, he is. >> keep him. >> and his leftovers. >> oh, wow.

>> after date night, you rush home so you can eat the leftovers before your partner gets home. >> put your name on it. >> blue line pizza in campbell, that was famous. >> dinner night inside. >> date night inside. >> and don't touch her food. >> now i know. >> just a bite, please? >> nope. >> we had family style and went for ethiopian. i didn't know back then. >> that's different. >> girls lunch, date night, you know, it's all different. let's get started this morning as we are already making dinner plans. what's going on? we are going to see a lot of changes. we will see the clouds moving in for this afternoon. overall it's going to be a cool day, and then this weekend it will be off and on rain as well

as snow levels coming down, our hills getting ood coating of snow. and then if you're going to the sierra, winter storm warning goes up tomorrow, as we get another 1 to 4 feet of snow. our temperatures today reach into the upper 50s, a few spots reaching 60 degrees. we'll see that in concord, fairfield, as well as santa rosa. elsewhere we're in the 50s today. and it will be cooler tomorrow as rain comes in. let's go hour-by-hour. we start to see rain in the north bay, at 9:00 tomorrow. but this will be sweeping through fairly quickly. clearing the north bay by noon and then also quickly pushing into the south bay right about 11:00 to 12:00, but already giving us sunshine going into the rest of the day. there will be another round coming in late saturday night into early sunday, and we could see all the colors there, that indicates that we could see snow on mount hamilton, mount diablo, as well as some of our north bay mountains, and once again it won't be raining all weekend. there will be some breaks,

especially for saturday afternoon and then sunday afternoon. looking into next week, we are going to see more widespread rain on monday and tuesday, but we're not looking at significant storms. they're just going to bring in waves of showers. and our additional rainfall totals could reach anywhere from about a half inch of rain in palo alto to over an inch of rain farther to the north, with closer to an inch-and-half in ukiah. let's take a look at morgan hill, what to expect temperature-wise over the next ten days. it will be a while before we warm up. for much of next week we're still in the 50s. it's not until next saturday or sunday that we make it into the mid-60s, which is normal for early march. temperatures cooler than former for the next several days but we'll see waves of rain and snow through the weekend. so far, it seems like the commute is pretty calm. >> there was all that action at the golden gate bridge, meaning the crew was clearing cones.

101 is clear. santa rosa from san francisco, good stuff. we have the activated express lanes and we'll talk about that in just a few minutes. i want to cover the rest of your commute. vasco road shows a smooth drive. no problems out of the altamont pass. things open up out of the altamont pass, through the rest of livermore. 84 slows a bit past the lane shift. a smooth drive through the south bay. again, the peninsula through san mateo county, we're talking about changes for those lanes. no big deal right now. the issue is as far as not the traffic flow, but the change in payments. we'll talk about that. back to you. >> thanks, mike. still ahead on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> one viewer's new washing machine was making a strange noise and no one could fix it. another said his tv provider

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each week we respond to people here in the bay area who hit their limit after calling and calling companies for help. >> i mean, and we don't just stop chris chmura in the hallway. he joins us with two recent cases where our teams helped to end frustration. >> good morning. we respond in english and in spanish, our colleagues at telemundo 48 responde heard from mauricio in san leandro. he said his 6 month old washing machine was making a strange noise. six separate technicians tried to fix it and all failed. the company wouldn't fix it. the manufacturer ended up giving

mauricio a brand new washing machine, a value of $985. at nbc bay area responds, we were contacted by jim in walnut creek. he says his tv provider charged him a tech fee, even though he installed the equipment himself. plus, he said the company didn't honor a discount he was promised for his tv receivers. after months of back and forth, jim asked us to help change the channel, so to speak. we reached out to the company. it refunded jim's $99 tech fee and gave him back the discount, saving him around 240 bucks, in all a $339 win for jim. if you're waiting for a company to correct a mistake, scan this qr code to fill out our consumer complaint form online. next, our top stories we're following today include a big blow for hundreds of students and parents. an all new decision from one charter school in the south bay that will impact hundreds. >> reporter: so big changes this

morning to 101 along the

right now at 5:30, get ready to pay up. in less than 30 minutes, new express lanes opening along highway 101. this is on the peninsula. the one thing you want to make sure you have with you in your car starting this morning. plus -- [ tires screeching ] >> that viral tiktok stolen car

challenge is not easing up in the east bay. the major steps two major automakers say they are taking to stop car thieves. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, and online. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off this morning. >> i'm marcus washington. kris, are you ready? let's get ready to start those engines this morning. want to give you a live look at the sonoma raceway where you have a chance to live out your ultimate nascar fantasy. coming up this morning at 5:45, the heart-pumping ride being offered up if you help fulfill one request to help those in need. don't want to miss that. >> it will be disappointing for the people watching, though, to see me drive. let's look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking our friday forecast. >> you're not fast and furious? >> no. except for that one time i got the ticket in san carlos.

>> we're not going to talk about that. let's get started. temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s. it is 39 in livermore and santa rosa, one of the colder spots around the bay area, 36 in san martin, as well as los gatos. we will start out with a few clouds this morning, but we are back to sunshine and slowly warming temperatures as we head for the upper 50s. a few spots reaching the low 60s. we're enjoying the break from the rain. we'll talk about the timeline of when that rain comes back. mike, you have a predictable friday commute at the bay bridge. >> right, which for us means friday light. we're looking toward the span itself and no major delays getting across. there's a blip here and there. there's one here at the incline. we're looking at a smooth flow of traffic. there's a little slowing coming through the concord area, just a blip. no problems for 37. northbound 680, the note here,

we will not have the full closure because that has been pushed back because of rain. this weekend we will have this portion of 680 open and this portion on the freeway for the peninsula is open, but the change is for the express lanes. the signs you've seen overhead all along this part of highway 101 for quite some time. today marks a significant change. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is out there. he wants to save drivers from a very costly mistake. so, pete, what do you got? >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, mike. if you don't have a fas trak, you can get a $500 ticket if you're traveling along those express lanes along 101. you can see the lanes behind me, just off of whipple avenue. this is from whipple avenue to about south san francisco that we're talking about. of course, this was not the case during the testing phase of these lanes, but that all changes this morning, mike. >> pete, so the lanes, we've seen the overhead signs, the activation, that's the new

thing. the need for the fas trak. we've been through the same thing in other parts of the bay farther down 101. we've talked about this testing and activation phase before. >> reporter: yeah, mike, when we talked about it, it was the santa clara phase. so this would be the san mateo phase. we got a chance to speak to tasha barthalomew. here's what she had to say. >> for those that use that portion of the highway, we had partially opened up the express lanes about a year ago, mostly in the southern section of the county going into santa clara county. but now, you know, because this project is complete, they are able to use the 22-mile stretch, so not just using the express lanes from the southern portion, but now being able to fully use it all the way on up to south san francisco near interstate 380. >> for that stretch, we're talking about possibly a speedier commute, we hope, but

then that comes with new tolls in the area, so maybe additional cost. anything else that you need to add? >> reporter: you know, tasha talked about a program that can help residents with the cost of commuting when using these lanes. here she is talking a bit about that program. >> the san mateo county 101 express lanes community transportation benefits program helps cover transportation costs for qualifying individuals in san mateo county, by leveraging revenue from the new express lanes to help low income individuals in san mateo county get where they need to go. we can provide participants with either a $100 transit credit on a clipper card or a $100 toll credit on a fas trak transponder, depending on if they want to take public transportation. >> that's great info, because this is a new charge possibly for some, but an existing program might help. pete, thanks for that information. kris and marcus, we're hoping we

can save some time on the peninsula as well. so how about that? >> i'm looking forward to saving some time on any commute any time of day. thanks. if you're still a little muddled about these express lanes, mike did share a great video on facebook, it's from nbc bay area's jonathan bloom, who explains how all the bay area express lanes work. well, new for you this morning, a follow-up for hundreds of south bay students. they'll have to find a new school to attend this upcoming school year. according to "the mercury news," the school board voted last night to close summit denali after the semester ends. the charter school serves more than 600 middle and high school students. officials say they just can't afford to keep up with the cost of running the school. this is after losing funding they received during the pandemic. they say they were facing a $4.5 million deficit. to continuing coverage of a dangerous tiktok challenge

involving people stealing kias and hyundais. we've told you about this before and now it's becoming an even bigger problem in some east bay cities. this all started with how-to videos on social. those show people how to steal hyundai or kia vehicles that are not equipped with an engine immobilizer by using a usb cord to hotwire the car. berkeley police say since december, those vehicles made up 38% of their stolen car reports. that is triple the normal amount. bob berry, a tow truck driver, says he usually gets those calls to pick up those stolen vehicles. >> we just got notice the other day, actually i think yesterday morning, that our insurance is going to increase by 25%. we're already paying a boatload of money for insurance. and so where do we go for the money? the people that we tow have to pay for. >> the national highway traffic safety administration says that both hyundai and kia are now

developing theft deterrent software for vehicles that lack the immobilizer and they will provide the fix for free. senator dianne feinstein is waking up this morning in a san francisco hospital. she is expected to make a full recovery following treatment for shingles. shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. it's more common in older people but everyone can get it. ucsf dr. chin-hong says you can get treatments. >> earlier treatment can help cause the rash to go away faster and cause less pain later on. >> senator feinstein's spokesperson expects her to get back to washington, d.c. soon. the senator announced last month that she is retiring at the end of her term, which is in 2024. members of congress, katie porter, adam schiff and barbara lee, all have announced their intentions to fill her seat. to a live look this morning

from palisades tahoe, more than 12 feet of snow has piled up in some parts of the sierra nevada. and later today the third snow survey of the season gets under way to measure water content in the snowpack. this will give us an insight into our future water supply here in california. take a look at the side-by-side view of last week's drought update compared to this week's. you can see some parts of california are in white, which means we're no longer in a drought in those areas. >> it's amazing to see how far we've come in just a few minutes. >> yeah, think back to october when there was a lot of red on there, which was extreme to even exceptional drought. and we do have more snow on the way. so just a heads-up if you are going to the sierra that there is now a winter storm warning that will go up at 10:00 tomorrow morning. so we have a small window to get there, but also a winter storm warning for lake county as well if you're going toward that area, that there will be more snow coming in. and then for much of the sierra,

there will be off and on snow, road closures likely and also winds gusting over 50 miles per hour. so if you are going today, it's going to be a nice travel day. hopefully all the roads are clear. but the temperatures have been so cold that the roads kind of ice over during the early hours. today we're headed for 42 degrees, and then rain changing over to snow going into tomorrow. that snow will continue into sunday, as well as monday and tuesday. so maybe you're going to stay at home. there's a warriors game going on tonight, and later this evening our temperatures will be in the upper 40s and we're still enjoying the dry weather. there will be a quick round of rain, if you're going to union square we are going to see a break if you're going there to pick up some free tulips. this is to honor the important women in your life and women's herstory month. rain comes back late tomorrow evening. if your weekend plans take you to paso robles, we'll see

temperatures in the low 60s today. it will be a chilly weekend and rain coming in on sunday. i'll have another look at weather, as well as what to expect this weekend coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. this morning we have complete coverage on that swift and guilty verdict at the alex murdaugh trial, including new reaction from the attorney general who oversaw the prosecution. >> plus, back home, more than a dozen stolen cats are safe this morning. but investigators say this case is still not closed. >> reporter: i'm bob redell. we're going to take you live to the north bay for a free lap around the sonoma raceway racetrack. the reason you're going to have the reason you're going to have to roll up

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right now at 5:43 on this friday morning, we get a look at walnut creek and check out the forecast for much of the east bay, starting out partly cloudy. there will be more clouds moving in this evening, but we will see the sun peeking out. overall a pretty pleasant day. but we do still have to bundle up as highs reach into the upper 50s. we'll need the umbrellas tomorrow. i'll have a look at the forecast in a few minutes. san mateo bridge on the span is fine, but the taillights go west past the toll plaza where there may be a pothole being addressed on the approach. somewhere around industrial, i'm told. no sensors slowing, but we'll monitor that.

we'll have a bigger look coming up. in less than an hour, convicted killer alex murdaugh is set to be sentenced. a jury found murdaugh guilty of killing his wife, maggie, and their son paul, but the judge gives murdaugh his sentence this morning and we'll hear more testimony from the witness stand. this morning we are also hearing from the south carolina attorney general who oversaw the prosecution of that case. >> i think alex murdaugh was our biggest piece of evidence. when he took the stand, i think that was fatal for him ultimately. obviously he had created a web of lies for over a decade. >> you can watch full coverage of the sentencing on the "today" show starting at 7:00 this morning. they will be live at the courthouse and will have analysts weighing in on the case. that's coming up after "today in the bay." happening today, the two men connected to the shooting of a security guard, kevin nishida, are due in court. in 2021, he was working as a

security guard in oakland when three men tried to rob him. he was shot and killed. oakland police say shadihia mitchell, hershel heal and laron gilbert were charged with murder and assault. new this morning, more people in california could be detained. this is against their will, because of mental illness. this is a newly proposed bipartisan bill. current laws allow courts to order people into treatment if they are a danger to themselves or others. the new proposal will expand the definition to include people who are not capable of caring for themselves due to mental illness or addiction to illegal drugs. some oppose the bill because they believe it will lead to more unnecessary arrests. but lawmakers think that they have enough support to get the bill passed. our investigative unit has been taking a closer look at mental health, safety and crime in our streaming series "saving san

francisco". you can watch all six episodes for yourself at nbcbayarea.com/saving san francisco. a group of stolen cats are safe this morning. on sunday someone stole a van from an animal shelter in napa and surveillance cameras captured the moment it happened. inside the vehicle there were 16 cats in cages. yesterday someone recognized that van and called police. all of the cats are okay except for one, which has an infection. that cat is being treated. the cat-nabbers are still on the loose. trending this morning, an 11-year-old singer from san francisco has gone viral online. >> it's not just for her voice that a lot of people are happy about, but it's also helping grow her fan base. it's her journey of self-discovery, despite her disability. take a listen. ♪ and i rise up, high like the waves ♪ ♪ i rise up ♪

♪ i rise up and i'll do it a thousand times again ♪ >> the emotion behind what she's singing. she feels what she's singing. >> you can feel the joy. >> she's shining right there, singing "rise up" by audra day. sadaya is blind and loves to sing. she uploads videos of her singing on instagram with the help of her mom and they're both using social media to showcase her amazing musical abilities, as well as promote blindliness advocacy. but becoming a singer isn't her only dream. >> you have other dreams beyond singing, right? >> yes, i do. and those dreams are meeting adele, and my other dream is to get a grand piano. >> a grand piano, she sings it. >> she's channelling her inner oprah.

>> you can watch the full interview on the "kelly clarkson show" coming up at 3:00 here on nbc bay area. >> come on, kelly can give her a grand piano. >> you'll have to watch and see. it is 5:47, and new this morning, you can actually take a free lap around sonoma raceway, but you're going to need to rev up your heart before you rev up that engine. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us from the track. these rides, they're going to cost you, but not money. >> reporter: correct. so you want to get your heart revving so you can get that blood pumping. the idea is come out to sonoma raceway between 8:15 and noon, donate a pint of blood and get a free ride in this toyota camry with this gentleman right here, sonoma raceway instructor. good morning to you. thanks for being up bright and early. in about an hour we're going to take a ride in this. i'm curious, for people that

haven't ridden around on a racetrack, it's much different than going down 80, 680. what's the experience like? >> it's a roller coaster ride. it's two and a half miles and almost every corner is blind. so you're facing the sky, you're facing the ground, you're facing the sky. it's pretty amazing. >> it's a road course. >> it's not an oval. but nascar does race here. she get off the oval and come here to experience turns. >> how fast will you take people? >> today we'll get to 100. >> straightaway? >> straightaway. >> what's the difference, you're going from 100 and decelerating to what? >> slowest corner, 40, 42 miles an hour. we hang them by the seatbelt. >> and you've done this before with people who have donated blood. >> yeah, the track has been doing it for ten years. >> do they pass out because they're down a pint? >> no. >> we're going to hop in this

car in about an hour, and if you want to donate, go to sonomaraceway.com. if you haven't donated blood before, it doesn't hurt. the needle doesn't hurt. it's for a good cause. here you'll get the thrill of your life, at least for this friday. reporting live up here at sonoma raceway, bob redell. >> i heard you say you're going to hop in the car. in an hour, are we going to see you? >> he's going to be driving. >> reporter: yeah, i'm not driving. i'll donate a pint of blood and you don't want me woozy. i'll be in the passenger seat. >> that might be fun to see. >> reporter: i don't think they want me behind the wheel. chp isn't happy when i'm driving on the bay area freeways. >> i don't think you can expense a speeding ticket, bob. not that i've tried. >> reporter: no, you cannot. >> thanks so much. can't wait to see it in an hour. keep that kind of driving at the raceway, not on the roadway.

the conditions are dry, though. >> the conditions are good. i want to show you the sunrise of the day. i want you to send me weather pictures and i got this one from mike in santa rosa, showing the beautiful sunrise yesterday morning, and i'm looking forward to seeing the sun rise this morning. tag me, i'm at kari hall weather on facebook, twitter, as well as instagram. let's get a look at our forecast. starting out with patches of fog, temperatures at 34 degrees. we will see a few clouds to start out and then a slow warm-up as we get more sunshine. but there will be more clouds mixing in, especially as we see this approaching storm system that will bring us rain starting tomorrow. as we take it hour-by-hour, we're going to start to see spotty showers coming in at 9:00 to 10:00 tomorrow morning for the north bay, approach san francisco at that time. but the good thing about this rain is it's going to be sweeping through quickly and we're also going to see some more somehow on some of our bay area hills. it looks like by 1:00 it's

mostly clear in the bay area, so you can make those outdoor/evening plans, and then on sunday we've got another round of rain coming in very early in the morning. but it looks like most of sunday is pretty dry. so we're getting the rain early saturday morning and then again during the overnight hours, between saturday and early sunday, and there will be some waves of rain in the forecast for next week as well. not a big warm-up here. we're going to continue with cool temperatures over the next few days. mike, you had a crash reported in oakland. >> ben was spinning the camera around trying to locate it, near 66, perhaps just south toward 98. we didn't see the crash, but i saw the traffic pretty much stopped for a couple of seconds. i think it's farther back before you get to 66 as you're heading down from downtown oakland past the coliseum. there's a little slowing that does show up on one of our sensors approaching 66. should be a quick traffic break to move the vehicle to the shoulder. the rest of the bay with a lighter commute, 37, highway 4

and the bay bridge down below the 15-mile-per-hour mark but nothing dramatic. the nimitz, a little slowing past 92, same for 84, but no problems for the tri-valley. the peninsula, we have the changes for 101. 101 and san jose shows the predictable slowing. we'll talk about it in just minutes. back to you. >> thanks, mike. mountain view is celebrating the groundbreaking of la avenida apartments. this is across the street from microsoft's corporate campus. the complex will help bring in 100 new homes for veterans and formerly unhoused individuals who earn between 30% and 60% of the area's median income. we are checking out what's trending, including serena williams making a shocking revelation about her daughter. why we won't expect to see her daughter to follow in her mother's footsteps any time soon. >> then ahead at 6:00,

presidential politics in full play today. republicans set to have a big weekend with president biden still not saying when he could announce a run for 2024. we're live in washington. plus, a motorcycle crash on the peninsula overnight. new details coming in about the police chase that led up to it. yo

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welcome back to "today in the bay." we are having some friday fun by checking out what's trending for you this morning. i want to talk about nasa's spacex crew, they just docked at the international space station overnight. they launched yesterday morning, landed friday, which is today, and they're going to spend up to six months there conducting space experiments, including investigating microbial samples. >> you might have heard the phrase dinner is better when we eat together, but the internet

is up in arms about this one. trending this morning, presidential dinner date and a debate over two identical bowls of pasta. set the stage, saturday night, date night for the bidens, for the president and first lady dr. jill biden, they go out to have dinner. they order the same meal. it doesn't seem like a controversial thing, it looks quite delicious. but people on the internet chiming in about whether that's the best strategy for a couple to order the same dish, or if they should order different meals so that they can try as much of the menu as possible. we put this on twitter. what do you think? overwhelmingly people say i order what i want, not what we want. so what do you think? when you go out with your love, is it cool to order the same thing or should you order different dishes so you can get a taste? we have differing opinions here. >> kari is mitts off. >> like you said, when you and i went to the ethiopian restaurant, it was our first time and you're trying different things. but when it's date night, i order what i want, paws off of

my plate. >> you don't give a sample before you start, a little bite? i guess that's a no. >> mike and i, we order first and second choices, right, with our spouses. >> we try to divide and conquer the menu. >> i'm just happy to eat. >> you said somebody reached onto your plate. that's a no. >> it wasn't a date, though. >> don't reach onto the plate. this is trending this morning, many of us with children want our kids to grow up and be someone great, and some children follow in their parents' footsteps. but that's not the case for one tennis legend. in a recent interview serena williams says that her 50-year-old daughter olympia, doesn't like to play tennis. williams says it's disappointing because she's actually good at it. williams and her husband say they may have to take a group lesson with other kids so that she can find the joy in playing tennis and the 23-time grand slam champion said, after choosing to retire from the game last year, her daughter likes to

make sure that she's aware that williams has more time to spend with her. she's still young. she might want to grow up and play. >> if she's good at tennis, she's probably good at other stuff, too. >> my kids don't enjoy reporting on traffic. we've tried that at home. oh, wow. >> i love that photo. >> that's cool. there you have it. we'll do that for you and your girls next. >> prom season is coming up. right now at 6:00, back home for now, but a potentially explosive situation could force a san jose neighborhood out of their homes in a matter of hours. the items the bomb squad found in this san jose home and they've warned neighbors they may need to steer clear of their own homes for their safety. >> it's not something that you think is