right here it's pretty tough. but we'll be okay, we'll make it. >> right now at 5:00, survivors heartbroken from the devastating firestorm in maui. survivors, they are dealing with so much. one beloved town levelled. the latest developments overnight from hawaii and a live report on the mobilization effort now under way right here in the bay area. plus, advancing your

education without breaking the bank. bay area community colleges now offering bachelor's degrees. we're breaking down the new program and how it compares with traditional four-year schools. this is "today in the bay." thanks so much for joining us on this friday morning. i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off. >> i'm marcus washington. it's time to get a look at what we can expect this morning. developing right now, that situation still nowhere near settled in the island of maui, this from those wildfires. they have erupted this week causing massive destruction and they're not fully contained. >> a new drone video shows how extensive the devastation is in the historic town of lahaina. the number of confirmed deaths now is at 55 people. authorities are telling lahaina residents to stay away from the fire zone where they believe more bodies are likely to be

recovered. hospitals are now stretched to their limits, treating the injured, and thousands of people have no power at home. many people, like this surf instructor, have nothing left but the clothing on their backs. >> pretty much lost everything. me and a few of my friends stayed back. we tried to save as much people as we could, pulled a few people out of the water. ran into a burning building with just surf shorts and a bathing suit top. you need skills and you need to be smart. >> president biden has declared a major disaster for the state of hawaii, freeing up federal assistance, and the governor says it may take months to repair the infrastructure in the areas hardest hit. we're looking at weather conditions. meteorologist kari hall is monitoring that. we know personally those strong winds can certainly fuel those flames. how are things looking now? >> we are seeing the winds calming down and we are seeing a

little bit of a change in the weather pattern. we talked about the weather setup that happened with a very strong hurricane well to the south of the island and high pressure setting up to the north. what happened was that the winds funneled through this area, moving from high to low pressure, and it caused whatever flames that did get started to move very quickly. we had about 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts. we're seeing the winds coming down to about 32 miles per hour and the weather conditions today are expected to be much better, with winds at about 15 to 25 miles per hour per hour, and some of the gusts reaching about 30 with higher humidity, which could possibly slow the spread of some of those flames, and hopefully that will be the case as we go throughout today. >> thank you, kari. a number of people in the bay area are still praying and waiting to find out if their loved ones survived the wildfire on maui. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell is joining us from sjc

where flights have been arriving. we know the bay area is going to send resources over to the island. >> reporter: correct. good morning, marcus and kris. the red cross, northern california coastal division, says that 13 of its volunteers are already in hawaii or en route. we believe one of those volunteers will be departing later this morning for hawaii. the wildfires that began tuesday night, as you're well aware, sadly destroyed most of lahaina, that's a historic town, a huge tourist attraction on the island of maui. that's where many of george kaleikini's family is. he is hawaiian, raised in the bay area. he says his family lost everything, his customers along his u.p.s. route in the north bay where he's been delivering packages for about eight years, they started a gofundme to help his family rebuild. he's waiting to hear news about missing family members.

>> we've located two of the relatives, including my oldest brother, confirmation they're sound and safe. we're still waiting, we have a 98-year-old grandmother who we don't have confirmation of whereabouts, where she might be. >> reporter: finding people, that could be the mission of firefighters who are headed to the island. we know of at least one firefighter in contra costa county who is leaving this morning to join the rest of the search and rescue teams there. most of them arrived anywhere between two weeks to one month mission. they're bringing in specialized animals and trying to get communications back up. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much, bob. it's just such a hard weight for so many families. we posted a guide on how you can help with donations, if you want

to do that. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on maui donations in the trending bar. there you will find a list of the organizations that we have verified. antioch police say that a fight led to a deadly downtown shooting last night. this happened around 6:00 on west 20th street. this is near antioch high school. investigators say four people were involved in that fight, one of whom pulled a gun, shooting and killing a 31-year-old man. his identity has not been made known to us. police so far have not made any arrests. a follow-up for you this morning, and as of about five hours ago, air quality advisory expired from that massive fire burning at the port of oakland. that fire started wednesday afternoon at the metal recycling plant, and firefighters want to fully clear it about 24 hours after. bay area air regulators say the

district has issued two violations in response to the fire. the incident is still under investigation. new this morning, more college students are finding a way to avoid debt while still earning a college degree. that's because some local community colleges now offer bachelor's degrees at a fraction of the cost of our four-year universities. 27 california community colleges now offer bachelor's degrees in programs like dental hygiene, respiratory care and manufacturing, with the number of programs expected to double. in 2015 state leaders approved the programs to help fill high-demand job positions and offer alternatives that are more accessible and affordable. for example, an associates science degree in dental hygiene at foothill college will cost you just under $20,000. another $4,000 and two more years of classes earns you a bachelor's degree, and that adds up to one year of cost for your typical four-year university or college. foothill graduate holly erickson just received her bachelor's

degree after 20 years as a dental hygienist. she says she has no student loan debt and she's now interviewing for a job in sales. >> it's not a lot more money. it's pretty similar, actually, to what i make as a dental hygienist in clinical practice, but after 20 years of clinical practice, you know, it starts to wear on the body. you kind of start looking around for what else you can do. >> this is where we talk about leveling the playing field, giving every student the opportunity, no matter what their background is. >> three bay area community colleges now offer bachelor's degrees, de anza college was recently approved for automotive technology management, foothill college has dental and high jen and respiratory care. 5:08 this morning, taking a live look at san jose. dark and early this morning.

meteorologist kari hall monitoring what we can expect this morning. nice in san jose, nice in san francisco, too. >> yeah, we are seeing the low clouds, but it also feels a lot more humid this morning, as we're getting a surge of monsoon moisture. temperatures are a little milder, in the low 60s right now. we're going to stay in the 60s through at least the next several hours and also staying mostly cloudy. for the south bay, eventually it's going to clear up and we're headed back to temperatures like we felt yesterday, with some mid to upper 80s in the south bay, and looking at some upper 80s for antioch this afternoon. 88 in livermore, while walnut week will see a high of 85. much of the peninsula reaching into the 70s and low 80s. we'll talk about the weekend ahead in a few minutes. mike has a look at rising gas prices. >> we're looking in the south bay, let's take a look at sunnyvale's best, alliance on west el camino reported at

$4.45. contra costa county's best is in antioch, star gas and mart on lone tree way, $4.49 right here. in marin county, novato's best is $4.69 at matt and jeff's on vintage way. let's take a look at the roadways. a pretty smooth drive for the sensors. the san mateo bridge, despite the fact there's still all green, reports of a possible traffic break in the westbound direction, top of the screen, there are some flashing lights that were there for a second. there may be activity. we'll track that on west 92. back to you. coming up on "today in the bay," diamonds may be forever, but they won't be forever on sale like they are right now. >> speaking of that, also, one southern california woman rings in a special birthday, one a lot of people can only hope to achieve. after the break, learn her secrets secrets

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happy friday to you. time to get out the door and ready for work this morning. right now in pleasant hill, it's in the low 60s and we're starting out mostly cloudy here and in the bay area. a cool morning that will be slow to warm up, but eventually we're heading back to the sunshine and mild weather. it will be a hotter weekend. a look at that coming up in the full microclimate forecast. i was watching those

flashing lights across west 92. the service lane looks like it's clear on the high-rise. a bridge crew reportedly got to the disabled vehicle and they're helping escort it off to the peninsula side. we're going to track that. good morning. very happy friday to you. yesterday we got the consumer inflation numbers in the form of the cpi, today it's ppi, producer price index. lyft has started to discuss -- actually it's sending ads to users on their lyft app. the company found you look at your app about seven times when ordering and waiting for a car. zoom, which brought people back to the office recently, is dumping its rule about no meetings on wednesdays. the company had been very proud of its no meeting rule, but in a memo the company's ceo told employees the prohibition on getting together was really a barrier to collaboration. 'x' ceo linda yaccarino was

on cnbc talking about all the changes at the company, defending the name change from twitter, and claiming the social network is now much safer than it used to be. >> by all objective metrics 'x' is a much healthier and safer platform than it was a year ago. since acquisitions, we have built brand safety and content moderation tools that have never existed before at this company. >> now, many studies would disagree with her assessment that it's safer. racial slurs doubled since elon musk took over, according to the center for countering hate and the antidefamation league. let's go from hate to love. it is easier to buy a ring for the one you love. diamond prices are way down. industry analysts tell the "wall street journal" there is a glut of polished diamonds, from

three-quarters of a karat to 1.5, are priced at a ten-year low. the diamond industry controls the supply of diamonds to keep that price where it is. apparently they were overproduced during the pandemic and after the pandemic, though there was a good demand because any time there's a trauma, a lot of people get married. now the problem is nobody had been dating during that time, and so there's kind of this no engagement thing going on. >> the lull. i'll tell you, i have a 20-year wedding anniversary coming up in september. you have my husband's phone number. maybe you could offer him some financial advice. >> 20 years, is it diamonds? i guess it can be now. >> now it is. >> it turns out it's paper. >> a diamond can cut paper, so there it is. >> don't give him any ideas. thank you, scott. >> we would thank you more if

you gave us diamonds, but thank you for the story. it's 5:16 right now. trending this morning, an answer explaining to "barbie" fans everywhere where life and plastic really exists. >> if you haven't seen the new movie, we have a sort of -- not really spoiler alert. the barbies and kens all live in barbieland. you have to travel by car, boat, spaceship, snowmobile, bicycle, camper, van, neon roller blades, of course. the famed scientist tyson said that he figured out where barbieland really is. it is the florida keys. the pink didn't give it away? on social media he posted he bases his calculations primarily on the moon's orientation and he says the existence of palm trees in relation to where the sun and moon rise and set over the ocean helped lead to this conclusion. >> you know the neighborhood next to that, who lives there?

>> the simpsons. >> the golden girls. >> that's right, the simpsons are in springfield. also trending, one southern california woman is celebrating her 104th birthday this week and she's sharing secrets to her healthy and long life. >> we want you to meet betsy elliot. she was born in pennsylvania, lived in many other places across the country, settling here on the west coast. she says that she actually stayed for the weather. you can stay for a lot of other reasons, but weather is a draw. you know what? now she's a proud nana of three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, whom she points out are growing up in much different towns. >> cigarettes for 15 cents a pack, a hot dog was 15 cents. you could get a bottle of beer for 15 cents. you could have a big time for a buck. [ laughter ]

>> take me back. >> i hope her grandchildren are not buying cigarettes. >> as for her secret to this long life, for one thing, she doesn't have a sweet tooth and she doesn't overeat. pull back, marcus. i really think it's safe to say that her active lifestyle is a big factor because she had senior aerobics for 25 years, and in her 90s she turned to line dancing. to the left. >> motion, staying in motion. >> back it up now. go, betsy. since she doesn't have a sweet tooth, did she eat any of that birthday cake, or do you every now and then be, like, you know what, i'm going to celebrate today? >> when is she going to cut loose. >> she was just talking about cigarettes, hot dogs and beer. >> she's on brand. >> stayed for the weather. it's looking pretty great

today. it's been nice to have a cooldown for the inland valleys, even though it's still warm. but it's not nearly as hot as it is elsewhere and we have higher humidity this morning. take a look at what's happening to our south. there's a surge of monsoon moisture and an area of low pressure spinning off the coast that's bringing rain to spots in the central coast and even some lightning offshore. here in the bay area, so far it's been dry. we're kind of watching the south county area very closely to see if any of that rain comes in in the next few hours. after that, it clears out. we're headed for mild temperatures today. great day for a hike and staying active. we're going to see temperatures at noon headed for the mid-70s in the east bay, and then turning mostly sunny as we reach into the low 80s for the afternoon. for the south bay, it's going to reach into the mid to upper 80s this afternoon, with cupertino looking at a high of 86 degrees. for much of the east bay, we're in the low to mid-80s and then vallejo reaching 75, and then hayward reaching 76 degrees.

so mild along the inner bay, with redwood city reaching 80 degrees, and for san francisco it's about the same as we've seen throughout much of the week. breezy, cloudy to start, and then peeks of sunshine. for the north bay we're seeing temperatures ranging from 60s to low 90s, the farther inland you go it's going to be much hotter. as we take a look at fairfield, what to expect over these next several days, we've been talking a lot about it heating up. this is what's ahead. we're going back to the 90s, even upper 90s for early next week. so our inland temperatures are going from 80s to 90s, and we're going to stay there for a while. it does look like we'll have at least a stretch of four or five days of temperatures at least into the mid to upper 90s in some spots, while san francisco will see temperatures in the 60s and low 70s next week. mike, how is it looking for the san mateo bridge? >> we had a disabled vehicle, the traffic break and one crew looked like they were moving slowly across the westbound

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>> students like ava have just one final thing to say -- >> thank you! >> her backpack will take her miles, but this year's donation drive still has a distance to go. family giving tree says donations are off the mark. it still hasn't hit its goal of 28,000 donated backpacks for 2023. >> you can help out, too. here is how. scan the qr code on your screen right now. it will take you to nbcbayarea.com/schools. when you're there, you can make a cash contribution from the comfort of your home. we thank you in advance for supporting our schools. have a great weekend. i'm ginger conejero saab. we're live in san francisco. if you look up at the sky right now, you can see there's a red light, red kind of beautiful glow right now. those are the lights for outside

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driverless taxis. two companies can now do business any time. details on that decision, putting the city miles ahead on a controversial technology. and celebrating 15 years, we are live in san francisco to give you a first look inside outside lands. what you can expect if you are attending this year's festival, including the all-important forecast. this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you on this friday. thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off today. we said we were going to start with that forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking this. i see fremont behind you. >> we've got to get to work and to school. let's get that out of the way and then we'll celebrate this weekend with all the festivals going on. it is starting out cloudy and cool across the bay area, as we take a look at fremont. right now it is 64 degrees, we're seeing temperatures that will continue in the 60s over

the next several hours, and then reach into the low 70s by noon. eventually we'll make it up to 77. still pretty nice. then for much of the rest of the bay area, upper 70s and low 80s. it is a nice, fairly cool start to the weekend, but it's going to start to heat up tomorrow. i'll have more on that and we'll talk more about some events going on coming up in a few minutes. to our top story now, the latest in that devastating fire out of maui. thousands of people remain in the dark, whole segments of the island remain off limits. this is drone video showing the town of lahaina in ashes. no hard count on the structures destroyed, but hawaii's governor is calling this the worst natural disaster in history. >> this comes with a grim number on the lives lost and the struggles first responders are still facing. here is "today in the bay"'s miguel almaguer on the ground

this morning. >> reporter: as the death toll continues to rise, now at 55, authorities are concerned they'll find even more bodies. upwards of 1,000 people may still be missing, after 80-mile-per-hour winds kicked up and pushed it out of control. the weather conditions are improving. meantime, firefighters are on the ground as they continue to gain the upper hand, and say they are still searching for the missing. back to you. >> thanks, miguel. that firestorm hit so suddenly, many planes headed to maui late wednesday caught completely off guard. this is video shot by a passenger of one of those planes as it flew over the worst of those flames. now empty planes landing on the island, this is to help transport thousands of stranded travelers. one family staying just a few minutes from the now destroyed town of lahaina are back at home. they say they were stranded at their resort, no power, no communication, and little food. >> i've never been frightened

this way. i thought this may be it. >> i couldn't even sleep in the room, so i had to go down to the lobby with my mom, and, like, there were other people there, so i felt safer. >> now, for the locals planning to stick it out in maui, they may face months without critical resources, and it may take that long to repair the damage of that infrastructure. miguel is just one of the team of reporters who have been live throughout the morning from maui. coverage is going to continue at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." back here at home, another sign that san francisco streets may pave the way of the future for driverless taxis everywhere. two companies have the green light to expand operations. state regulators last night voted to allow gm's cruise and alphabet's waymo to expand paid operations to full-time, 24/7, anywhere in the city.

that decision came down following hours of public comment and debate. nearly 200 people signed up to speak. among them, members of the disabled community who seem divided on the benefits. >> my concern is that we don't yet have an agreement on what accessibility looks like for our community, we don't yet have vehicles on the road or even in public programs to serve our needs. >> i'm here to support autonomous vehicle deployment in san francisco because this represents an amazing opportunity to increase transportation for blind people. >> together, the two companies operate about 500 vehicles citywide and those numbers will not change. also, the decision does not affect ongoing testing. mayor london breed released a statement last night saying, in part, autonomous vehicles are a key part of the future of transportation, not just in san francisco but in the world. as a city that leads on innovation, we are committed to integrating avs and improving

how they can work safely and effectively in our city. 5:35 right now. outside lands comes back for the 15th year to san francisco's golden gate park, which means a lot of music and a lot of crowds are back for the sold-out three-day festival. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live in san francisco. this is where those gates will open in just a few hours. ginger, i can tell you're already excited. do you have tickets? >> reporter: no. you know, this time in my life, there's not much room for that just yet. but i am excited for everybody, the thousands of people who are going to be headed out to golden gate park this weekend, outside lands kicks off today. it will go through sunday. we can already see the lights set up and the entrances open. now, this is what it looked like from up above yesterday. you can see the amount of space that the festival takes up here at the park, the iconic windmill

you saw, the different stages and areas set up. now, the food may not be the main attraction, but definitely it is something highlighted at the festival. this year the festival will feature 100 restaurants, nearly all of them from the bay area, and a majority are categorized as women or minority owned. organizers say they take pride in the festival's evolution in the past 15 years, and in the ways outside lands has given back to the city of san francisco. >> we have generated over a billion dollars in economic impact to the city of san francisco, and that's something, particularly in these times, that is even more notable than when we started. >> reporter: the main attraction, of course, is the music, and this year has some heavy hitters, kendrick lamar is the headliner today, the foo fighters tomorrow night, and odesza closing things out

saturday night. lana del rey, megan thee stallion and the 1975. there is a lot of information about the festival on the website and app, but i do want to briefly touch on the bag policy. backpacks and bags made of clear plastic are allowed. small bags with specific measurements are allowed that don't need to be transparent. empty hydration packs with specific capacities are also allowed, but you want to make sure you check those out online and on the app. in recent years there was a heavy focus on pandemic restrictions. those are not in place. but health experts are categorizing a covid swell taking place in the city a few weeks ago. so if you are someone who needs to take precaution, ucsf infectious disease expert, dr. hong, has said continue to live your life but it's not a bad idea to carry the mask just in case. the reason i wanted to touch on the bag policy is it's

definitely happened to me before where i did not make sure that i knew what the specific measurements were for the bag and that it needed to be clear. it is a big hassle if you're waiting in line and then you realize, uh-oh, they're not going to let me in with my bag. anyway, some things to watch out for on the website and on the app. it looks already very, very nice. the trees are all lit up at the polo fields in golden gate park. >> looks fantastic. thank you, ginger. the other part is when people go and they're not properly dressed for the weather. >> oh, yeah. >> so that's going to be the other part of it. don't go just wearing shorts and a t-shirt because you're going to be freezing. it is going to be chilly out there, foggy, breezy, kind of misting and drizzling. it's going to be cool this weekend. but at least during the middle of the day it's nice and comfortable with sunshine and temperatures headed for the mid to upper 60s. so that's what we can expect today and through sunday. we're also going to have some warm weather, the san jose jazz

fest is a huge draw for the weekend for the south bay, and some big headliners there as well. lots of music going on, and we're going to have warmer temperatures here. but you do also have to be mindful of temperatures dropping quickly in the evening, make sure you have a jacket, even though it's very warm throughout the day. in redwood city we have music on the square and it's going to be in the low 70s. it starts at 6:00 so the temperature after that cools down into the mid-60s and then this weekend we have the aloha festival happening at the san mateo event center. we're starting out with temperatures there tomorrow in the mid-60s, headed for the mid-70s as the sky clears. really nice temperatures there. as you make your way inland, temperatures will be much warmer. today reaching 80 degrees in sonoma valley, and then we'll see some mid to upper 80s for the rest of the weekend, and morning temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. we'll keep an eye on all of this. i'll talk more about the weekend warm-up. mike says it's friday light so far.

>> so far. we have this big outside lands festival we're talking about, so i do have a note about that. roadways right now moving very calmly. san jose shows a little blip. a cash going on for eastbound 580 around eden canyon. the build, westbound highway 4, mild, same thing for westbound highway 37. let's focus on what ginger was just talking about, as well as one other issue. there will be crowds around oracle park for game time at 7:15. that's on this side of the city, the eastern side. getting toward golden gate park across the city, we also have outside lands by the polo fields. remember that this is going to be a major crowd gathering in the area, lots of folks looking for parking. if you want to take mass transportation, that's advisable. muni will get you directly over here, b.a.r.t. then muni for this. and caltrain is an option, but there is an issue. caltrain is not having service between the san francisco and millbrae stations.

there's a bus bridge in place. you have altered service. you can transfer to other lines at millbrae. back to you. coming up on "today in the bay," democrat joe biden celebrates bipartisanship in one of the most republican states in the united states. plus -- >> ♪ i'm gonna knock you out ♪ >> my high school crush. >> we've got a surprise for you this morning. the golden anniversary is here, 50 years ago today hip hop was born. we'll take you straight to the birthplace where major artists today will come together to celebrate and a local event honoring a history-making moment.

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happy friday to you. the time is 5:45. let's head to brentwood with a look at how the morning is starting all clear. it is 64 degrees and we are going to have a nice warm-up today. you can see at noon it's going to be in the upper 70s and we'll make it into the upper 80s today. there's still a big range in temperatures in most of the bay area. san jose picking up volume, slowing for 101, the northbound direction. no major issues for the south bay. we're going to check out the east bay coming up. well, president biden is

back at the white house this morning. this is after a very warm welcome thursday in utah. >> scott mcgrew, i mean, we all know utah is a very conservative, very republican state. >> good morning. a democratic president, kris, has not won that state since 1964. that one was a bit of a fluke. before '64, the last democrat to win utah was harry s. truman. president biden there to talk about new benefits for veterans. he raised campaign money in the very wealthy ski town of park city. the visit perhaps marred by the raid of a home of a utah man who the fbi said was a potential assassin. we now know after that man made threats against the president online, it was donald trump's truth social that alert today fbi to that threat. otherwise, the presidential visit went off without a hitch. the republican governor of utah greeting the president at the airport, then telling the crowd

before biden's speech how glad utah was the president was there, even if they disagreed on policy. and that it was insane to even discuss the idea that the governor wouldn't be there to greet the president of the united states of any party. the governor, spencer cox, has been pushing his state to become more tolerant and work across the aisle, much like biden did in his years in the senate. biden spoke of bipartisanship as he praised the new act protecting veterans. >> don't tell me we can't get things done when we work together, democrats and republicans worked together to get that done. >> there's largely bipartisan support for ukraine. president biden is going to test just how strong that support is as he asks for $13 billion more for arms to ukraine, $8 billion more in humanitarian aid. there is a split in the republican party over ukraine. trump, for instance, calling for a pause in aid.

you'll recall he paused it on his own as president and that led to his first impeachment. his vice president, meantime, supports our involvement in ukraine. >> i know he's been against u.s. support from the very beginning. i've met vladimir putin. anybody that thinks vladimir putin is going to stop if he overruns ukraine has got another thing coming. >> former vice president pence speaking at the iowa state fair in des moines, that is of course home of the butter cow. ♪♪ ♪ hip hop and you don't stop ♪ ♪♪ this is not a test. today we are celebrating all things hip hop. this is because, believe it or not, today officially marks 50 years of hip hop. here is how we know today is the 50th anniversary. so on august 11th, 1973, a

landmark happened in new york city's south bronx. we're going to take you there right now, and this is one of our reporters at w nbc, our sister station. she's taking us to one neighborhood that's getting busy. >> reporter: the south bronx is the birthplace of hip hop so it only makes sense to throw this party here in new york city, to celebrate, to talk about the music and talk about the movement in general, when we speak about hip hop. the concert is getting under way at yankee stadium, a lot of people that we've known through the years will be here, people like run dmc, lil wayne, snoop dogg. this is happening today because on august 11th, 1973, a dj party for back to school for a sister happened here on sedgwick avenue. he created a different kind of moment and people started to dance, and then he picked up his microphone and started speaking

over those beats and that changed everything. soon that style would spread across the northeast, the west coast, eventually the entire world. obviously the united states included in that. so now hip hop is a massive part of art, culture, fashion, community, social justice, politics, sports and business. the artists wile here today and they say they wanted to be here to show respect and just to honor hip hop. >> i tell people all the time that i feel like hip hop is not a genre, it's a culture. you dress hip hop, you don't just listen. i eat hip hop, you don't just listen. you are hip hop. it's a culture. once you have, you know, gotten embedded in this culture, it never leaves you. it never changes. >> reporter: this concert will be streamed online so there is a way to watch it from afar. tonight the empire state building is going to light up gold to honor the fact that hip hop is 50. >> thanks, erica. the bay area also holding events to celebrate.

the san jose summer jazz fest starts today, it's going to run through the weekend. it will offer a second stage of hip hop performances. >> that's cool. >> including the og big daddy cane tonight. >> that is awesome. we're going to have some great weather, too, for the festivals going on. lots of music. as you step out this morning, it feels very humid outside. here is why. there's some rain falling just to our south. as of now, it's missing the bay area. we've been watching spots like gilroy, the south county, closely, to see if some of this rain comes in. it's definitely raining on the central coast and we're seeing lightning strikes offshore. once that clears out, we're headed to 80s. back to yesterday's temperatures in upper 80s inland, 70s along the inner bay, san francisco will see 60s, and for the north bay it will reach 80 degrees in santa rose. don't forget the meteor shower will be peaking this weekend.

take time to look up and enjoy the night sky. then we'll see temperatures heating up for the end of the weekend into early next week. we're going toward 90s inland, while san francisco keeps it nice and mild. back to you. >> thank you,kari. happening now, the woman accused of being naked and firing a gun on a bay bridge will be in court today. you may remember that last month, the bay bridge shut down as police say she was pointing a gun and firing at several cars as they passed by. chp says she eventually surrendered near 880 ramp and went on a mental health hold at a local hospital. she will face a judge at 9:00 this morning. still ahead, we are checking out what's trending, after steph curry, paramore is calling it quits on tour. the reason the band is canceling the rest of their shows. ahead at 6:00, back-to-school season may have you thinking about advancing your own education. did you know that some bay area

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♪ i should be over all the butterflies ♪ >> we know this one right here, right? welcome back. we want to talk about what's trending this morning. that was "into you" by paramore. the band suddenly canceling the rest of its u.s. tour dates. >> it sounds like they're not into each other. on social media the band posted its final two shows in part land and salt lake city will not go on as planned. >> the leader singer contracted a lung infection so doctors are ordering her not to continue. their last tour date ended right here in san francisco on monday. the band brought out one nation's own steph curry as a special guest. the warriors mvp led the crowd.

>> how do you sing if you have a lung infection, right? so at last, an answer explaining to "barbie" fans everywhere where barbieland is. >> we know? >> it might be on the maps. so if you haven't seen the movie, it's not really a spoiler alert, but barbies and kens all live in barbieland. to get there, you have to travel by car, boat, spaceship, camper, van, and neon roller blades. now a scientist says he figured out where barbieland is. it's in florida. look at the colors. on social media, he posted he bases his calculations on the moon's orientation and says the existence of palm trees in relation to where the sun and moon rise and set over the ocean helped him reach that conclusion. >> wow. >> he's the scientist. >> i guess so.

what i'm always worried about, where the doughnuts and the coffee are. dunkin' coffee, it may be a big part of your morning. marcus, you're not a coffee person. >> he's a doughnut person. >> the chain here, they're set to release a line of spiked drinks, spiked coffee and teas. the company reportedly received approval for new labels with the phrase dunkin' spiked. they've been on the alcoholic beverage game, but they have a collaboration with harpoon brewery and their website, dunkin' spiked, it's already been launched. it does ask if you're 21 or older and it has cans for tea and for the spiked coffee. the tea is 5% alcohol according to the label, and the coffee is 6% alcohol. these are definitely adult beverages. >> i turned 21 this year, so that's perfect. >> go out and celebrate. >> do we have to spike

everything? >> yes, we do. drink responsibly. >> if you spike it with pumpkin, we're good. >> pumpkin spiked latte. >> i saw her with her pumpkin mug in the kitchen the other day. everyone has their favorite kind of restaurant, whether it's fancy, fast food. what about a buffet? >> after the pandemic, i can't. >> they're starting to make a comeback, buffet-style restaurants were hit hard by the pandemic because of the social distancing guidelines. now they're becoming much more popular again, and according to one industry market research company, buffets were a $5.5 billion industry in 2022. that's up from about 10% the year prior. increase in march of this year. we saw 122% increase in the biggest buffet concepts out there. so the family is definitely

returning to the buffet concept. >> there are two kinds of buffet styles that are thriving, family-style, budget, and high-end buffets. we just had a new buffet restaurant open up in my city. i was, like, oh, huh, but then you see a lot of people coming in and out. >> i wonder if the sneeze guards have changed. >> if i was in college, that was the best. when they switched from breakfast to lunch, back again. >> that's how you got so tall. >> i ate all my food. so much more on the "today" show, so stick around there. plus, kelsea ballerini takes over the "today" show plaza with the citi concert series. you can check that out. also, check out what's trending locally. head to our website, nbcbayarea.com. we have the trending bar at the top of the home page. right now at