flights could clock in at a whole 20 hours. enough time to catch up on that lip-sync battle and also the "star wars" saga. >> what's your biggest concern? >> just making sure the pilots and crew onboard the aircraft are getting enough rest, getting enough nutrition and doing all the right things that are going to maintain their help. >> this as marcus is stretching out. onboard researchers monitor the four pilots who wore a brain scan and light exposure meters to see if they could manage the jet lag. coming up, the new protocols in place before the flight is set to launch next year, and that's ahead at 7:00 this morning right after "today in the bay." >> wow, that's some long hauling. >> yeah. >> you should stand up more. >> there might be uv lights onboard or something. >> they would have to rotate those pilots. >> if they put a club on there. you could club and then go to

sleep. >> that works. >> if you want to know what's trending across the bay area and anywhere, make sure you tune into our website right there, nbcbayarea.com, because you can click on the trending bar and that way you can see all the stories that are trending. 6:00 right now. we are following breaking news. a house goes up in flames, this happened in the south bay. power lines are down, roads are closed. we'll have an update from crews on the scene. >> plus a high stakes meeting. president joe biden's top diplomat heading to china to meet with senior officials. we are live from washington with more on what we can expect. >> outside of academics, i have a fairly normal life. >> a graduation first. we introduce you to an east bay teen who is getting his college degree at the age of 14, and he's already got a job lined up at spacex. we go one-on-one with the prodigy about how he got here. this is "today in the bay."

>> it will be fun to watch this star shine. good morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we're going to have a look at the commute in just a bit. but i want to talk about that friday forecast, because this weekend, so much going on. people want to get out and have a good time. >> and it's going to be great weather this weekend. you'll be able to change it up based on where you are. if you want cooler weather, you can go to the coastline. take a look at our trend this morning. just for that commute we're going from mid-60s at 7:00, mostly clear, a lot of sunshine today, and we're heading into the low 80s by early in the afternoon. we are going to see much more clouds and cooler temperatures for the coastline, so we're in the upper 60s in san francisco today. san mateo is reaching 73. 75 across the bay to hayward. we're also going to see some low to mid-80s for some of our inland valleys. so we'll talk about the weekend coming up. cinthia, how is the friday commute looking? >> it's looking light.

look at the bay bridge. the toll lights were turned on a few minutes later this morning, but still we're seeing people just trying to get into san francisco. it will take you about ten minutes or so to make it across the span. other bridge drive times, the richmond bridge looking good as you're making your way from the east bay into marin county and the san mateo bridge cruising by at around 12 minutes. the only trouble spot in the south bay is the crash on northbound 85 on the saratoga avenue off-ramp, about 45 minutes to get that cleared up says chp. we'll keep an eye on that. back to you guys. >> thank you so much. breaking news we're following this morning, where firefighters are on the scene of that two-alarm house fire in san jose. we want to give you a live look near the scene. this is happening on graystone lane in the almaden neighborhood. the fire started just after 3:00 this morning. police say the roads are close in that area because there are downed power lines. ginger conejero saab is there at the scene right now getting more information for us. she's going to give aus live update in about 30 minutes.

happening now, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is headed to china for high-stakes meetings. it comes amidst the backdrop of tensions between the two hours. brie jackson joins us live from washington. this trip comes after it was postponed because of the whole chinese spy balloon incident. >> reporter: that's right, laura. good morning. so secretary of state blinken is expected to address u.s./china relations and also stress the importance of maintaining an open line of communication. secretary of state antony blinken making his first visit to china. the white house making his objectives clear. >> we want to establish communication channels to help manage competition so it does not veer into conflict. we have said keeping the lines of communication open to stand up and speak for american values. >> reporter: his trip follow as period of heightened tensions

between the u.s. and china, including the biden administration shooting down an alleged chinese spy balloon flying over the u.s. and recently there were close calls between a chinese warship and an american destroyer and a chinese fighter jet and a u.s. surveillance plane. >> there have been a series of these actions directed not just at us, but as other countries in recent months. >> reporter: taiwan is another area of concern. china claims the island as its own territory, the white house and lawmakers have vowed to protect taiwan should china invade. >> we want to do everything we can to deter a very aggressive nation, communist china, from ever thinking about landing on the shores of this beautiful island. >> reporter: u.s. officials do not expect a breakthrough in relations but say they do hope to manage china in a responsible way. >> we believe intense competition requires intense diplomacy. >> reporter: blinken is also expected to rally international

support for ukraine amid russia's ongoing attacks. and blinken is the first secretary of state to visit china in five years, laura. >> so interesting. a lot to follow there. thank you for the latest. 6:05 this morning. parents and teachers in the south bay are demanding one district do more to protect lgbtq+ students. dozens of those parents rallied during the san jose unified board meeting yesterday. they want to create an lgbtq+ advisory committee, get more student rights and have a liaison on every campus. board members were supposed to vote on a resolution recognizing pride month but the president pulled it off the agenda to revise it. >> there's a culture of fear in the district. there are so many students who use pronouns that are not he or she and are constantly misgendered at school. >> their minds are still developing. they have a special innocence to

them. and i think to confuse them with, you know, the pride and the trends, i don't think that's a good thing to do. >> the board president says he expects the revised resolution will get a vote in august. and tomorrow 1,600 students will graduate from santa clara university. >> and that includes a 14-year-old who is not even old enough to drive. "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us now. bob, i understand he's going to become the youngest person to ever graduate from santa clara. >> correct, we're talking about a 14-year-old boy from pleasanton with an iq that is ranked in the top one-tenth percentile of the general population. while most of his peers just graduated middle school, tomorrow he will receive his bachelor's degree with a job already lined up at one of the country's top space companies. >> tairan was speaking full sentences at 2 years of age, at age 9 his parents had him tested

and found him to be profoundly gifted. >> at an early age he was recognizing advanced mathematical models that i was very impressed with, but obviously i didn't have a point of reference. i thought this is normal. >> reporter: but it was not. at age 10 a pediatrician recommended college to keep up with his accelerated learning. after one year in livermore and three years at santa clara university, kairan, who is just 14 years old, will graduate with an engineering degree and a job as a software engineer for spacex, a company with an acceptance rate of less than 1%. >> there's this conventional belief that i'm missing out on some sort of noble vision of childhood, but i'm here to tell people that's not true. again, outside of academics, i have a fairly normal life. >> this path invites a lot of vitreal, especially online, but we try to keep our head in the

long game, meaning what does kairan want to do, what is best for kairan, and how can we best sheppard and guide that path that our son is telling us he needs to thrive. >> my journey wouldn't have been possible without people in influential positions looking past my age and looking at my abilities and my achievements. and so i want to pay that forward in my career. >> reporter: so marcus and laura, kairan will soon relocate to seattle to start his job at spacex where he'll be working on the starlink satellite internet service. he's excited about the implications and further advancement of what he calls the democracirization of access to education. >> also, just the confidence that he has. there are people who, whether they have ph.d.s or not, they can't sit in front of a room. >> the way he holds himself.

>> yeah, it's really cool to see. >> good luck to him tomorrow and the other 1,599 students. >> congratulations to him. >> yeah, that's really exciting. 6:09 right now. happening today, firefighters in the north bay gearing up for wildfire season and crews will -- hold on, kari. crews are going to continue a controlled burn in northeast san rafael. it's happening near st. vincent school for boys off highway 101. crews started that controlled burn yesterday in part of an effort to reduce wildfire fuels in the area. no need to call 911 if you see or smell smoke in that area. got to get a handle on some of these dryer areas. it used to be so green. things are going to heat up. >> we do still have cooler temperatures and lower humidity that's suppressing that fire activity that we sometimes even see this early in the season. but right now we are seeing some pretty good weather conditions. as we take a look at san rafael,

it is 52 degrees, the dew point is 52, so humidity is high. and as we go into today we're going to see temperatures going from low 50s to the low 70s as we go into the afternoon. but overall we are going to have some nice weather heading into the weekend. now some upper 70s and low 80s for the inland valleys. san mateo reaching 73 degrees today and san francisco has got more of the same weather we've seen recently with clouds to start and a little bit of some sunshine going into the afternoon. not much of a change tomorrow, but we'll see a drop in temperatures on sunday as we look at all of our microclimates, and many of them coming down about 10 degrees compared to what we'll see on saturday. we'll talk about those changes ahead coming up. cinthia has a look at changes in our gas prices. >> getaway friday and we want to help everybody find the cheapest gas prices. these numbers come from drivers who report them on gasbuddy.com. we'll start in the peninsula. san mateo, the arco on south delaware street comes in at

$4.39, followed by $4.35 at hq fuels in mill valley on shoreline. and the last one, cheapest for you this morning, is in vallejo. you'll find $4.11 at the shell on tennessee street. so good luck out there, drivers from the gas pumps to the roads. let's check on traffic. still friday light and we aren't looking at any major trouble spots, just in the south bay, graystone lane with that early house fire. we'll keep an eye on that. if you're taking b.a.r.t., there's a ten-minute delay at the union city station in the southbound direction if you're headed toward barry es sa just because of an equipment problem on the train. no other problems reported. back to you. >> thank you so much. what's next for the a's? it looks more and more likely that the team will be leaving oakland. ahead this morning on "today in the bay," we're going to break down what still needs to happen first before those a's call vegas home. >> and there are ads coming to

your iphone. i'll tell you what app is going to show them to you. let's go to the futures this morning. it has been such a run on the nasdaq in particular. a six-month run. looking good today. >> plus, celebrating juneteenth. we'll talk about some of the local events taking place across the bay area and how one organization is aiming to not only celebrate the holiday, but help educate the public about its iortance. mp

good friday morning to you. right now it is 6:15. let's get a look at our forecast in morgan hill. we're in the upper 50s right now, mostly cloudy, humid. a nice sunshine forecast and also mild temperatures. we'll see the same thing tomorrow before more changes ahead. a look at the microclimate forecast coming up. and i think some trouble might be brewing once you make it past the toll plaza on the bay bridge into san francisco. chp is reporting a crash right around mid span on the treasure island on-ramp. i'll take a look at that and the backup next. good morning. very happy friday. shares in cava are doing well after a big ipo this week. cava is a restaurant a bit like chipotle except its

mediterranean. southern california at this point. when is the last time we talked about an ipo? markets will be closed on monday for the juneteenth holiday. a senate banking committee has agreed on a bill that would claw back bonuses from bank execs if their bank goes under. the bipartisan bill needs to make it through committee onto the floor, but it's looking good. >> mercedes-benz says it will experiment with chatgpt in some of its cars. many carmakers are finding their company's voice commands aren't as good as apple's siri, so using ai might be a solution. uber is going to start running video ads in your uber app so you're given a mcdonald ad or whatever on your phone while you're waiting for your ride, and then an uber exec tells the "wall street journal" you may get one during your ride. that could start as soon as this weekend. the nation's police departments have been using computers for decades, but they're running into a problem.

there's a ton of data but the computers don't talk to each other, so in some departments the automatic license plate readers can't be cross-referenced with past 911 calls or shot spotter records. that has to be done by hand and the officer in the field needs it now. this sunday we look into possible solutions. >> it's most common that data exists but it's completely unavailable when the officer needs it. and what we find is that so often the officer needs that information in near real time. >> we will also take a look at the business of mommy blogging. influencers making high six-figure incomes talking about their lives online. quite the diverse subject this sunday morning on "press here" at 9:00 a.m., right after "meet the press" on nbc bay area. >> always good to see. >> we could do a mommy story on father's day. >> dad could just enjoy himself,

me time. >> he'll appreciate that. so have you heard about this? las vegas now on firm footing for a brand new ballpark and the a's may call it home. the a's must secure more than a billion in their own funding and owners still have to approve the move. last night the governor signed off on a $380 million in public funding for the stadium on the las vegas strip, while mlb commissioner rob manfred said oakland never really provided a workable offer. oakland mayor sheng thao said the city remains focused on doing what is best for oakland. this weekend kicks off a host of celebrations honoring juneteenth that commemorates the black americans who were enslaved in texas two years after the emancipation

proclamation. the service agency is hosting it's 42nd annual festival. it will feature black businesses, as well as the marching 100 from the florida agricultural and mechanical university. this year's musical guests will be award winning singer kay michelle. the festivities are not just about celebration and joy. it's also about education. >> freedom is for all, but we know within the black community, that freedom came with the price of our ancestors. while we educate not only our leaders, students and educational facilities and their wonderful teachers to share what juneteenth is, that we do that in the community, it is very imperative that we continue to talk about, educate and reassure all that freedom is something that everybody can get involved

in. >> so many cities across the bay area are celebrating juneteenth, but the three major bay area cities will host juneteenth festivities tomorrow. san jose will hold theirs on 1st street and san francisco, the festivities will cover the fillmore district and oakland will take place at lake merritt amphitheater in that area. so many different places to go out and celebrate. >> a lot of great celebrations. just a lot of great events. it feels like everyone is really merging and putting the pandemic behind us. the weather seems to be cooperating. it's been mild. >> very mild and not all the time do we get times in june where we're not even talking about temperatures in the 90s. it's mostly going to be in the 70s and 80s. so really nice. let's get a look at union city this morning as you get ready to head out. 60 degrees to start out, mostly cloudy. as we go into the rest of today, our temperatures will head for

the low 70s there, reaching 75 in hayward and 73 in oakland, novato headed for 77 degrees, a few low 80s as you make your way into concord, as well as morgan hill, 82 degrees. tomorrow it's about the same where we're still having very cool coastal temperatures, morning clouds, but then looking at comfortable weather going into the afternoon. notice on sunday those temperatures come down in some spots about 10 degrees, so it's going to be windy and cooler as we make that transition, on father's day, keep that in mind if you're going out golfing. the ball may have more of a curve because of the high winds that will be kicking up. but also nice, cool temperatures. here is what's going on. we see a low dropping into the pacific northwest as high pressure builds over parts of the south. now, that's going to increase that pressure gradient, the wind flows very quickly between that high and low pressure and we're also getting some cooler temperatures as that ocean breeze comes back. our temperatures will reach into the low 80s today and tomorrow

and then you can see the drop in temperatures between father's day and juneteenth, the first day of summer is on wednesday and it's only going to be 79 degrees, while san francisco will see temperatures in the 60s through much of next week. cinthia, it seems like it's friday light. >> except here on the bay bridge. we've seen the metering lights turned on about a half hour ago but the traffic has been piling up and i think this is because of a crash that's on westbound 80, the commute direction as people are making their way from the treasure island on-ramp. there was a crash and we're seeing a little bit of a delay as people are making their way onto the fremont street exit. i'll take a look at more bay area roads in just a bit. >> thanks, cinthia. coming up next, nbc bay area responds. >> he says a rideshare driver drove off with $3,000 of his

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6:25 this morning. nbc bay area responds to a rideshare user who says he lost $3,000 on a single ride. >> so he hailed consumer investigator's chris chmura's team for help. >> good morning. you'll want to park this story in the back of your mind for your next rideshare trip. arthur says a rideshare driver

dropped him off in san francisco where he could pull his luggage from the trunk. arthur immediately messaged the driver. >> and got no further response. i had to go to dinner afterwards and there was still no response, and i kept sending texts. >> reporter: in all, arthur said he was trying to get back $3,000 worth of stuff in his suitcases. he hit a road block with the rideshare company and asked us for help. tonight at 11:00, see what happened or didn't happen next and how to protect yourself. also, interesting and quirky data points about what goes missing most in rideshare cars and when. spoiler alert, be extra careful on two particular nights. here is how to find us. scan the qr code right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. i'll join you again tonight at 11:00. >> thanks, chris. next here are the top stories we're following this morning, including that breaking news out of the south bay.

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breaking right now at 6:30, a south bay home goes up in flames. firefighters have been there on the scene for hours now.

ahead in a live report, the continued concern for neighbors right now in the surrounding area. >> she said, i'm sorry to inform you that your son has been -- has been shot and has passed away. >> a story you'll only see on nbc bay area. a major mixup at a bay area hospital leaves a mother and father believing their son was shot and killed. the mistake made by the hospital the family is calling inexcusable. >> and a summer tradition returns. the alameda county fair opening its doors today. meteorologist kari hall is tracking your forecast as the weekend gets rocking and rolling. this is "today in the bay." >> your fair funnel cake forecast, right? >> why can't we get funnel cakes in the morning? >> because we don't need funnel cakes in the morning. you can get it this weekend. >> i'll go to the fair.

first, let's get a look at that forecast. meteorologist kari hall, of course, you have that funnel cake fair forecast for us. >> for the morning, it's just a coffee forecast. we're trying to get the day and weekend started. we want to get you ready for the day as you head out the door in the peninsula. let's head to belmont where temperatures are in the upper 50s and it's going to be a beautiful day. very much like yesterday, headed for the low 70s there on much of the peninsula. upper 70s for mountain view and dublin reaching 79 degrees. some of your inland valleys reached the low 80s and are expected to repeat tomorrow. then by sunday temperatures will be dropping, yes, i know that's father's day, you're going to be taking him out and enjoying the day outside. we're talking about temperatures in the upper 70s. so we'll talk about more changes ahead. cinthia, it looks like it's pretty slow on the bridge. >> don't take that to the bay bridge this morning. we're looking at a backup now that the metering lights have been turned on and there is a

crash to let you know about westbound 80, so in the commute direction. if you have any plans early this morning in san francisco with dad, right on the treasure island on-ramp. so two cars got into it and it is making a little bit of a backup at the toll plaza. down here in the south bay, we're still keeping an eye on this house fire on graystone lane. the windy road there, the wires are down and chp is trying to clear it out. >> in fact, cinthia, crews are still working to put out that two-alarm house fire in almaden valley area. >> there's downed power lines causing some concern. ginger conejero saab is live this morning. i know you've been speaking with people. what have you been able to find out? >> reporter: well, you know, the neighbors are saying their power was out for a short while this morning, but it has been restored. that's also the update we've gotten from pg&e, that more than 1,000 customers who earlier this morning lost their power now

have their lights back on. take a look at the smoke. you can still see the smoke coming from that two-alarm residential fire here on graystone lane, actually we moved locations from our earlier report at the 5:00 hour from graystone lane. now we're down the hill where you can see the smoke still coming from the house. we didn't get much when we were at the intersection of graystone earlier because chp was called in to block off the roads because of concern of downed power lines. chp says they first got word of the fire just past 3:00 this morning and when fire crews got on scene, they were concerned about a pole on fire and the possibility that power lines will fall. that ended up happening and those lines came down across a driveway, which is why chp closed the roads. they continue to be closed at this point. you're still taking a look at the smoke from that house fire. we have not gotten official word

from san jose fire this morning on the status of what their work has been, but we are waiting to hear back from them. as soon as we do, we'll make sure we give updates to you guys. >> let's hope everyone made it out safely. thank you very much. we did send you a breaking news push alert on our free nbc bay area news app this morning. you can download it to get an update sent straight to your phone. in san jose authorities are saying very little about a person now in custody in connection with another fire, this one destroying that public storage facility. this one started wednesday night on blossom hill. firefighters got it under control early yesterday morning. arson investigators are being cautious in looking for whether the cause of this fire, how it was set, and they say was it intentional, that's what they're trying to figure out. fireworks were found in the

debris. witnesses heard large explosions they believe were from fireworks when the fire first broke out. an east bay family still in disbelief after getting horrific news from the hospital saying their child had been killed, but only to later find out it was a mistake. the brown family says they got the call earlier this week from san francisco's zukerberg hospital that their 30-year-old son had been shot and killed. after an hour of grieving, the father called the hospital after he just felt something was wrong. he says the hospital never gave him an initial description of their son during the first call. soon, they realized the man who actually died was not their loved one, but somehow he had their son's license. the other young man who was 4 inches taller weighed 50 pounds more. >> whatever protocol they have, what they did was not okay. >> every time i talk about it, i'm shaking now, but you verify.

>> zukerberg general hospital did apologize for the mixup. the brown family says when they finally got ahold of their son, he told them that he had lost his wallet. labor issues heating up in the south bay as workers in santa clara county's largest union have authorized a strike if a new contract can't be reached. workers representing county hospitals, including valley medical center and good samaritan, along with jobs at agencies and offices including county parks and maintenance, 911 dispatch and the assessor's office are all in talks to reach a new deal before the contract expires june 25th. union relationship says the majority of workers this week voted to authorize a strike, depending on how talks proceed leaders will determine if and when a strike is necessary. happening today, get ready for funnel cakes, pig races, drone shows and maybe a carnival ride or two. today marks the return of the largest county fair, the alameda

county fair kicking off at the fairgrounds in pleasanton. it will run until july 9th and there's nighttime concerts to enjoy as well. >> i heard the horse races are back, too. >> so much to do. >> there you go. san francisco giants are on a four-game winning streak. in southern california they take on the dodgers in a three-game series starting today. the team already appears to be getting their fair share of rides themselves these days. yesterday the players and their families visiting disneyland. the tomorrow posted a lot of photos to facebook, calling it an off day adventure at the happiest place on earth. giants fans quickly replied oracle park is actually the happiest place on earth, at least during a home stand, of course. and probably in the middle of a pennant race as well. >> that's another story. kari has a look at our forecast. so many fun things to do. >> absolutely.

i know some people will be hitting the roads to cheer on the giants and enjoy the weekend in l.a. let's get a look at the forecast. we are going to see a cool evening at dodgers stadium, only in the mid-50s. it will be clear. you want to make sure you're bundled up as temperatures dip into the 50s as we go into the evening. at home we do have the alameda county fair happening and our temperatures today will be comfortably warm, only reaching 80 degrees for the middle of the afternoon. it will be cooling down quickly. at 6:00 we're at 74 degrees and 71 at 7:00. we also have free movies on the beach at the santa cruz beach boardwalk this weekend. this evening it's going to be right at about 58 degrees at the time the movie starts. so you want to bring the blanket, your lawn chair and enjoy an evening on the coastline. in san francisco, we have some pride events going on, juneteenth, and also father's day. and it's going to be windy on sunday. you might enjoy more of that day indoors on sunday with those

temperatures in the mid-60s, going out to brunch or something like that. if you're going to napa this weekend, expect it to reach 80 degrees today and still fairly mild throughout the rest of the weekend with highs in the upper 70s. our mornings start out in the low to mid-50s. going to tahoe this weekend, we have sunshine there as well. the temperatures will be cooler on sunday with those winds picking up. we're talking about highs in the upper 60s, so still pretty nice and mild. and there's possible weekend traffic, too, cinthia. i think it might start tonight, kari. we're looking at the a's taking on the phillies tonight at 6:40. so if you find yourself driving around 880, there might be traffic as people make their way around the ballpark and maybe into other parts of oakland this afternoon. let's bring it down into the south bay. we know a kid genius that's graduating from santa clara university tomorrow morning, so there might be traffic if you're down here in the south bay around el camino real, all the

coffee shops and restaurants. i want to let you know about this weekend shutdown in effect for caltrain. there's some electrical work going on and no train service this weekend between san francisco and millbrae. that's tomorrow and on sunday. so make sure you have another way of getting around town. if you do have to work on juneteenth, on monday, they're going to be running sunday schedules for ac transit. if you live in the east bay, check on the website for any more updates. back to you guys. >> 6:40 right now. pope francis heads home from the hospital. we'll update his recovery from surgery after more than a week in the hospital, and how soon he'll be seen again in st. peter's square. >> and the u.s. trying to repair some international relationships. >> and a busy weekend on tap for pride volunteers. an iconic bay area symbol will once again grace the skyline. the full details when we return. >> honestly, i feel like i could never repay them for that.

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happy friday. the time is 6:44. walnut creek, a live look outside, you can see the clouds rolling by, but mostly clear. we're going to get lots of sunshine today.

a beautiful day ahead. starting out cool but feeling comfortable during the afternoon. we'll have more weather like this but we'll talk about minor changes in our forecast coming up. we're seeing a little bit of a wait as you're making your approach to the richmond-san rafael toll plaza. i would say about a ten-minute commute as you're making your way from the east bay into parts of marin county. the bay bridge seeing a backup because of the crash mid span. we'll check on that coming up. new this morning, pope francis now back at the vatican after his discharge from a rome hospital. he is seen leaving in a wheelchair, smiling and waving, saying thanks to the crowd of well-wishers. this following his abdominal surgery nine days ago when doctors repaired a hernia. the pope's surgeon says pope francis is now better than before the hospitalization and the vatican says he will address crowds this sunday, as usual, in st. peter's square. a quarter until 7:00 right now. the white house is tentatively reaching out to china to see if

they can improve relations. >> scott mcgrew, the u.s. also sending out some feelers to iran. >> yeah, these are very broken relationships. good morning. the u.s. doesn't trust either country's leadership, but relations with those countries are perhaps at an all-time low. reports say the u.s. is working on reestablishing the iran nuclear deal and secretary of state blinken headed to china this weekend. nothing big expected from his visit, but it could lead to a president biden/president xi summit at some point. a federal grand jury has indicted international guard airman jack teixeira on allegations he possessed classified documents in his home and showed them to others. teixeira will remain in custody. the judge in the latest trump trial has ordered the lawyers involved to apply for security clearances so they can look at the classified papers that trump allegedly kept at his home and showed to others. this is the first ruling from

district court judge aileen cannon in the case. meantime, a judge in new york has set a court date for the next lawsuit against trump, coming from newspaper columnist e. jean carroll. that lawsuit had been winding its way through the courts, even as she won a different case against the former president. the day after trump lost that first case, he went on cnn and called carroll, among other things, a whack job. carroll then amended the current lawsuit to reflect trump's comments, which the judge allowed. so the new trial starts in january. as we talk about the times donald trump is or will be in court, it's important to remember there are still two other blockbuster investigations out there. one by the state of georgia, alleging election interference, that's a felony, and another separate federal investigation led by special counsel jack smith looking into trump's actions on january 6th. there are grand juries involved in both and it's our

understanding the georgia grand jury has finished its work. >> finally, the latest candidate to join the race spoke at the reagan library in southern california last night. miami mayor francis suarez, using reagan-esque language. >> i believe america is still a shining city on a hill whose eyes of the world are upon us and whose promise needs to be restored. and i believe the city needs more than a shouter or a fighter. i believe it needs a servant. it needs a mayor. my name is francis suarez, and i am here to help. >> there are ten men and one woman competing for the republican nomination for president. >> thank you very much for all the details. a lot of hats in that race. 6:48 right now. we're celebrating pride all month long here on nbc bay area, and happening today volunteers are setting up the pink triangle

on twin peaks in san francisco. the pink triangle can be seen for up to 20 miles. organizers say the triangle is meant to serve as a symbol for lgbtq+ community. the nazis gave a pink triangle to gays to brand them in concentration camps. today volunteers will set up the youl lines of the triangle and tomorrow organizers will participate in the big build in commemoration. it will be up until the beginning of july. a mexican immigrant family in the east bay says they sacrificed their dream home to support their daughter's dream of going to medical school. and that sacrifice certainly paid off in ways they never imagined. >> bianca silva is starting her medical residency today at kaiser permanente in vallejo. her dad, martin, worked as a gardener at richmond medical center since the 1990s and her mother began working in the pharmacy and she's now a kaiser

administrative assistant. bianca went to undergrad and majored in premed at uc ur vine and went to medical school at pacific northwest university in washington. happiness came at an unimaginable cost. >> we have to give up our dream home when she was accepted into the medical school. >> i'm forever grateful for that and, honestly, i feel like i could never repay them for that. >> i'm sure you'll find ways to do that. bianca often translated for her parents who only spoke spanish, and now she's specializing in family medicine. >> you can feel the love in their pictures. isn't it great? >> it is. i can only imagine what that feels like. >> congratulations to them. >> dr. bianca. >> that's right. kari has a look at our forecast because here we are on friday already. >> it's friday, we have a great weekend. there's lots going on. let's get a look at this. this is a live view at sfo. we were talking about how the next few days are going to be

extremely busy with travel and it's all clear there. but as i was checking out the airport delays, san francisco is averaging about 39 minutes in airport delays right now, and it's even higher for washington, d.c., at about 45 minutes. make sure you're checking ahead. elsewhere the flights look like they're on time, but busy travel day. but hopefully you're just staying here at home enjoying the nice weather. stepping out the door in fremont, it will be 60 degrees, partly to mostly cloudy. we are clear by 10:00. sunny the rest of the day. and temperatures warming up, headed for 78 degrees there. it will also be comfortably warm in san jose, with a high of 80 degrees. 82 in concord, fairfield reaching 85. and dublin today headed for 79 degrees. for san mateo, we'll reach into the low 70s and much of the north bay in the upper 70s and tomorrow it's about the same with upper 70s and low 80s as you make your way into the east bay, as well as the south bay, while coastal areas will be cool.

we'll all get a cooldown on sunday with gusty winds picking up, some of those temperatures in the valleys may drop as much as 10 degrees from saturday to sunday. so you're keeping that in mind for your father's day plans, whether you plan to go out for some lunch or going out golfing, enjoying some time outside. it's going to be cooler, but also windy. we're seeing an area of low pressure dropping into the northwest while a strong area of high pressure is causing that heat over the southwest now causing winds that will pick up as the cool air comes in on sunday. so take a look at the changes in san jose. going from 80 today to monday's high temperature only 66 degrees. a lot of people will be off on juneteenth as well and there will be mini celebrations going on throughout the weekend. so we are going to have some cooler weather from sunday into monday, but then gradually starting to warm up just a little more for the middle of next week. san francisco looking at temperatures in the low to mid-60s throughout the weekend and also seeing clouds in the

morning but clearing out in the afternoon. now, cinthia, you were looking at a house fire in the south bay. is that still affecting the drive? >> yeah, so this is chp on the scene continuing to be there since we started the show. the house fire on graystone lane is on some of the windy streets and we're being called out to control neighborhood traffic and also because wires are down. so if you do want to hop on almaden and avoid this, make sure crews get their way around to do the work they need. the rest of the bay area, not so much to report traffic-wise. sensors looking good. just a few minutes to get you across the san mateo bridge, around 15 minutes or so. but it is friday light and we hope it stays that way. back to you. >> thank you so much. happening now, another step in the move to concert san francisco's landmark castro theatre. the city's historic preservation district voted to allow operators to remove ground-level seats. opponents want to preserve the theatre as a single-screen movie

house and are talking about appealing the decision. the new owners say the theatre can only remain economically viable if it becomes more of a multipurpose venue. a quick look at the top stories this morning, including breaking news out of the south bay. a house goes up in flames in san jose. power lines are down and roads are closed, an update from crews on the scene. first, here is hoda. >> coming up on "today," one of our favorite yearly traditions, al, will, craig all get together

6:57 this morning. welcome back. we are moving you forward with a

look at the top stories here on "today in the bay." >> first, we continue to follow breaking news. firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm house fire in san jose. we have a live look near the scene. it's happening on graystone lane in the almaden neighborhood. you can see the smoke there. the fire started just after 3:00 this morning. this is what it looked like. police say roads remain closed in that area because there are downed power lines. we sent you a breaking news push alert on our free nbc bay area news app this morning. you can download it to get an update sent straight to your phone. also in san jose, authorities are saying very little so far about a person now in custody in connection with the fire there that destroyed a public storage facility. it started wednesday night on blossom hill. firefighters only got it under control early yesterday morning. arson investigators are being cautious in looking for the cause or whether that fire was set intentionally. firefighters do confirm fireworks were found in the debris.

witnesses say that they heard large explosions they believe were from the fireworks when that fire broke out. labor issues heating up in the south bay as workers in santa clara county's largest union have authorized a strike if a in pu contract cannot be reached. workers at valley medical center and good samaritan, along with jobs at agencies and offices, including county parks and maintenance, 911 dispatch and the assessor's office are now in talks to reach a new deal before that contract expires june 25th. union leadership says a majority of workers this week voted to authorize a strike. leaders will determine if and when a strike is necessary. let's look at the forecast. >> we're starting out cloudy across the bay area. it's going to clear out quickly for the inland valleys, reaching into the low 80s in parts of the inland east bay, as well as the south bay. mostly upper 70s in the north bay. for the weekend it looks great but will be cooler on sunday. >> let's check in on the north

bay, a smooth ride down 101. the kids are out of school, you're making your commute to san francisco, and another direction into san francisco has cleared up after that earlier crash mid span on the bridge. >> so light out there. >> well, the "today" show is just moments away with more on the deadly tornadoes touching down in texas. but you can get more local news right now on our newscast live on roku and other streaming platforms, not to mention nbcbayarea.com. scott mcgrew is going to tell us more on the new ads you can expect from your uber rides, plus the automaker adding an ai inside some of its cars. >> ai is everywhere. >> that it is. >> not here. we're live. >> or are we? that's what' good friday morning. devastating new tornadoes rip through the south. >> yeah, an entire town torn apart. help is rushing in. it is june 16th.