streaming platforms. you can watch live breaking news, news conferences and even repeats of our newscasts, to make sure you're in the know and all caught up. right now at 6:00, a new chapter in an explosive case. the closely watched text race scandal returning to court in a case surrounding four criminal defendants. we are live this morning with a look at what may play out in the courtroom. plus, the frantic race to rescue an american trapped in a turkish cave and the encouraging new developments just into our newsroom within the last few minutes. filing deadlines haven't passed. if president biden doesn't run, why shouldn't we consider you? >> facing questions over a presidential run. what governor gavin newsom is saying in an all new exclusive interview. this is "today in the bay." good friday morning to you. thank you for allowing us to be a part of your morning.

i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we'll check the friday commute if there is one out there. what about the forecast? let's check in with kari. >> not a whole lot happening here. the weather we've seen throughout the week continues today as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge, and at times we may see fog drifting by. visibility is clear. let's head to the north bay with a look at novato. 54 degrees and mostly cloudy. by 8:00 to 9:00, it's becoming mostly sunny and sunshine the rest of the day as our temperatures warm up. we'll be nice and mild for this afternoon, reaching 84 in santa rose, and then for oakland expect a high of 77, 82 for san jose, and upper 80s for concord, reaching up to 88 as well in san martin. we'll talk about the weekend coming up. mike, we see south bay slowing. >> pretty typical area here, northbound 101. then it's clear by the time you get to oakland road. it should be clear in the next 15 minutes as well, resetting

for that 6:40 commute build. holding steady out of the altamont pass. been consistent with the speeds toward north flynn. vasco road shows early slowing, but we're still under 20 minutes all the way to 580 from marsh creek road. no major issues for contra costa county. wait, behind me, we still have slowing, highway 4, the overnight construction crew cleared closer to 6:00 than to 5:00, but still very slow despite the fact that caltrans has cleared from the area. we're looking at a build for richmond. i'll show you the bay bridge coming up. to our continuing coverage of the racist text message scandal rocking antioch's police department. a recent administration by prosecutors may ultimately impact a number of current and closed criminal cases. >> later this morning we may learn just how much it's impacting a current case involving four criminal defendants. ginger conejero saab is live for us this morning. this case really is bringing out emotions on both sides outside

of the courtroom. >> reporter: strong emotions, marcus and laura, from people who are protesting the racist text message scandal that's rocking antioch police department. there was also the concession from the district attorney's office that those text messages in question do violate the racial justice act, and also there were family members of the victim, the man who is accused, and a mother saying this is not about the scandal, but this is about her son, finding justice for her son's death. >> this ain't about no racist [ bleep ]. this is about the murder of my son. arnold marcel hawkins. and if you guys let them out of jail, there's going to be a war. >> we know this may release people on the streets charged with serious crimes, but all the fault of that is on the police' hands for their bias and racism in their policing. if they would have acted appropriately, the charges would stick. >> reporter: those are the two

sides at the heart of this morning's hearing as well. to be clear, it's not the police officers from antioch who are on trial. it's four men who are accused of murder who were the subject of racist text messages from antioch police during their investigation of this case. the big question this morning, will that be enough to reduce charges on this case? >> we want the court to exercise the full extent of its authority to try to restore some integrity to the policing from the antioch police department. >> reporter: now, last month's hearing, judge david goldstein said that subpoenaed officers did not have to testify because of that concession from the district attorney's office. he did, however, say that because this is the remediation phase of the case, he is not able to outright dismiss charges, but there is a possibility that enhancements can be dropped or charges can be reduced, depending on how the case plays out today. the hearing is set for 8:30 this

morning and, judging from the last hearing, also, we can expect that there may be definitely some strong emotions from this morning. guys, back to you. >> no doubt. thank you for all the details, ginger. 6:04 right now. and sending a message to board members. a new coalition from james licht high school attended last night's meeting for san jose's east side union high school district. the parents, students and teachers say they are fed up with the violence there, including the fight captured on video last month. that resulted in the stabbing of two students who have now recovered. the school district has since added more security, but some of those students want to see more than that. >> i think a police officer walking around the campus, but one that's almost like a social worker, that can connect with the students so the students aren't afraid to speak about any issues. >> the district has set up more security around the campus perimeter, even hiring an extra patrol officer. police are still investigating that stabbing incident.

6:05. elsewhere in the south bay, teachers locked in a labor dispute are taking their message to the streets. >> a fair contract is a right. >> that is why we have to fight. >> dozens of gilroy teachers marched to last night's school board meeting. they are pushing for what they call a fair and respectful contract, saying talks are at an impasse. >> we're fighting for effective learn conditions, we're fighting to improve our ability to recruit and retain in gilroy unified fully qualified teachers, and we're fighting for greater access to mental health supports for our students as well. >> some teachers say they're paid 50,000 a year and that's not enough to make a living in the bay area. the district gave us a statement saying, in part, by march of 2023, the district offered a total compensation increase of 11.25%. this is the highest single year increase ever offered by the district. the district added it hopes to reach a new deal soon.

new this morning, california governor gavin newsom opening up about his future in a sit-down exclusive interview with chuck todd from nbc's "meet the press." todd will host his final show ever this sunday, and that interview covers a wide range of topics, including a possible run for president. >> filing deadlines haven't passed. if president biden doesn't run, why shouldn't we consider you? >> i think the vice president is naturally lined up and the filing deadlines are quickly coming to pass and i think we need to move past this notion he's not going to run. president biden is going to run, and i'm looking forward to him getting re-elected. there's been so much wallowing in the last few months, but we're gearing up for the campaign and looking forward to it. >> newsom goes on to say he would fully support vice president kamala harris if she decides to run, and he will not run against her. now, don't forget that interview is part of chuck todd's final "meet the press" telecast airing

sunday at 8:00 in the morning right after "today in the bay." developing at this hour in turkey, rescuers say an american who fell more than 3,000 feet deep inside a cave has recovered enough to launch the process of moving him out. the man named mark dickey suffered gastrointestinal bleeding saturday while exploring the cave, leaving him partially unconscious and unable to eat for three days. authorities say doctors gave dickey iv fluids and 4 liters of blood, but there are factors complicating the rescue effort. >> the quick response of the turkish government to get to the medical supplies that i needed, in my opinion, saved my life. as you can see, i'm up, i'm alert, talking. but i'm not healed on the inside yet, so i'm going to need a lot of help to get out. >> crews say his return to the surface could take up to three or four days because the cave is so deep and narrow.

it's unclear if he will be able to move on his own or have to be carried out on a stretcher. forecasters right now are keeping a close eye on two hurricanes brewing right now. now, hurricane lee is in the atlantic ocean approaching the caribbean over here in this area. now, hurricane jova, that's in the pacific ocean, and it's perched near the baja peninsula. meteorologist kari hall is tracking both of the storms. it looks like it's pretty aggressive right now. what's going on here? >> it's over some very warm water and it did briefly strengthen to a category 5 hurricane. as it moves over the cooler pacific water, it's going to continue to weaken. right now it is a category 2 hurricane moving to the west-northwest at 16 miles per hour. this will continue to weaken and is not expected to maintain that great intensity that we saw earlier with jova. now, this also will remain a tropical storm over the next couple of days and then just fall apart, but that moisture field really spreading out and affecting the waves along the

west coast, with parts of the central coast anywhere from santa cruz all the way down to about santa barbara under a beach hazard statement, with some dangerous waves and rip currents. there will be a high surf advisory for parts of southern california, where those waves may be a lot higher. we're also going to see a surge of some of that moisture coming in as that system weakens, spreading across southern california, but the showers staying well to the south. we're not expecting any impacts here. then looking at hurricane lee, we're going to be talking a lot about this because it is a very powerful category 5 hurricane, wind speeds 165 miles per hour. this moving very close to the caribbean, we're really watching that around hispaniola to move in around wednesday as a category 4. you can see that it does most likely stay out over the open atlantic and then start to curve to the north. but this may cause big waves on parts of the atlantic coast as they remain on heat alert, watching out to see if there will be that all-important turn

as we head into the middle to end of next week. so a lot to keep an eye on. we'll get a look at our forecast in a few minutes. mike, this may impact some of those gas prices. >> we'll watch to see because a lot of times -- i'm not going to blame anybody, but some folks in higher places do look for reasons to raise the price. over here we're looking for a good price, steady at $4.59 for mountain view, the south bay's best. we're talking about the alliance across the street from in and out. let's go to richmond, the gas co for the $4.79 middle price. then we jump up to $4.95, solano county's low at the valero on redwood highway. thank you for joining us on gasbuddy.com and sharing those prices. on the roadway, not as many folks joining us on a friday. moves very smoothly. highway 4, there is a little improvement, so we're looking at just 36 minutes from antioch

toward 242. no delays through concord or bay point. it's pittsburg where the overnight road work continues. you're at 16 minutes from marsh creek down to 580. slowing just starts at the bay bridge. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:11 right now. pulled from store shelves. coming up, the reason one mother believes the food products in a viral challenge contributed to her son's death, and the company's extreme response. apple says it's important that you upgrade your phones with new software because of a vulnerability. i'll walk you through how to do that. let's go out to the future this morning. it has not been a good week on wall street and it looks like it's continuing. check this out. glowing waves along the california coast. we're going to tell you where you can catch these stunning views. we'll be right back. so much ahead right here on "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:14 on your friday morning, let's head to walnut creek with how the day will be shaping up. it's starting out at 8:00 mostly sunny and low 60s and will reach into the mid to upper 80s for the middle of the afternoon. the warmest hour of the day, about 4:00 today. we'll get a look ahead to the weekend as you make plans. that's coming up in a few minutes. i wanted to revisit this

view of the bay bridge toll plaza. those lanes right there were showing a considerable backup. the metering lights have been turned on about 25 minutes ago, they suddenly showed up and cleared. i think someone had to move a disabled vehicle. no problems, but the metering lights are active. we'll show you what's coming into the area coming up. good morning. happy friday to you. i hope you had a good week. apple certainly did not. the company's stock fell 6% this week alone and the week is not over. apple is measured on the dow, so it's pulled this index lower as well. it has a couple of challenges ahead. some chinese government officials are apparently banning the use of appear many iphones in government work there. apple's competitor, huawei, is out with a new phone with a new chip that apparently manages to be very good, despite american restrictions on chips. apple announces new iphones early next week. it's warning this morning that there is a vulnerability in iphones and ipads and is urging

you to upgrade your operating system with the latest patch. you're going to plug your phone into power, go to settings, then general, and then look for the software update. it will be in red. click that, and then install now. pretty straightforward. the fight between charter cable and disney/abc continues, leaving disney-owned channels blacked out on charter spectrum system. monday night football coming up on espn, and of course tennis on abc. the fight is over money and streaming. here is a map of the affected areas. customers in morgan hill, man sarten, gilroy, santa cruz and salinas. google says it's going to build a welcome center for visitors and tourists in mountain view. you can visit now, but they want to make it more interactive, including a store, a public cafe and pop-up shops from local merchants. the google experience will open next month. elon musk this morning

disputing, or at least clarifying an allegation that he turned off the internet access for the ukrainian military as they tried to attack russian ships near crimea. the allegation comes in an authorized biography written by walter isaacson, due out next week. isaacson says he followed musk around for more than two years. he's also written a biography of steve jobs. in the book, isaacson says musk ordered his starlink internet system to be turned off as ukrainian drones headed toward the harbor. the drones needed the internet connection apparently to find their way. according to a book excerpt published by cnn, isaacson says musk explained it this way, i think if the ukrainian attacks had succeeded in sinking the russian fleet, it would have been like a mini pearl harbor and led to a major escalation. we did not want to be a part of that. now, musk on social media has said he didn't turn anything

off. the system was off and he ordered it not to be turned on, which is a clarification on all of this. now, starlink was put into ukraine originally as something, musk says, for people to enjoy internet, and he was surprised when it was then used and weaponized, and other companies have had issues with that in the past as well. but, again, this book comes out on tuesday. >> we will be reading it. thanks, scott. a lot of people talking about this, the company behind the viral one-chip challenge on tiktok is now pulling its super spicy chips from store shelves, after the death of a 14-year-old whose family believes the chip actually played a role in that death. the challenge encourages people to eat a chip laced with carolina reaper and scorpion peppers. it's made by a company named paqui. the school districts across the country have banned it amidst reports that teenagers in some cases are being hospitalized

after trying them. last week one boston family claimed their child died after eating it. paqui insists the marketing campaign is intended for adults only. >> not so fun. new at 6:00, san francisco's stones town galleria is welcoming a new tenant where nordstrom closed four years ago. the space has been vacant since that time. now the mall says round one entertainment is going to fill the spot. it's an amusement space including billiards, karaoke and arcade games. the chain has locations in concord and hayward. >> looks like a road trip is in order. the phenomenon known as bio luminescence is lighting up beaches across california. >> we showed you the video of the glowing waves down in aptos, but check out san diego. surfers are riding the glowing

waves late at night. the blue glow is caused by a common species of plankton that appears reddish brown during the day and then emits light when it's disturbed at night. >> i don't want to go in the ocean at night, but that is so cool. >> i would like to see the surfers after they walk out of the water. >> glowing. >> aqua man. it's going to be definitely disturbed water along the coastline this weekend. we've been talking about the tropical systems off the coast. you do want to be careful if you will be heading out to some of those beaches. then we are seeing temperatures for the inland areas warming up anywhere from 88 in morgan hill to 79 for a high today in milpitas. for the east bay, we'll see temperatures reaching up to 78 in hayward and 86 in danville and walnut creek. for the coast, we're in the mid-60s today, while san mateo will see a high of 75 degrees, we'll reach into the upper 60s in san francisco. for the north bay, up to 90 in

ukiah, and napa a really nice 78 degrees. i want to give you an update on our wildfire activity and how many acres have burned this year. so far we've had 257,000 acres burned across the state. when we compare that to last year, which was a very dry year, we're above that. but then check out where we are normally, the average acreage burned, and it's usually over a million. so we are well below that, but also just slightly above where we were last year, even with the lack of a drought that we are seeing right now. across california, we have been taken out of the brought status, a few years abnormally dry as the drought shifted toward the east. so looking at california now, it has definitely improved, thanks to all of those atmospheric rivers and even tropical activity that we've seen recently. as we go into the weekend, it is going to start to warm up just a few degrees. by sunday we're up to 90 for the inland areas, and temperatures peak on monday, reaching 93,

with cooler temperatures coming for the middle of next week, while san francisco will see sees highs near 70. we have a crash reported west 24 at highway 13, kind of a critical spot out of orinda and through oakland. we're looking at things moving away from the area. we had the right two lanes blocked. no big deal through richmond. holding steady. we do have more slowing for highway 4 coming toward the crash at 242, but recovery into antioch. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 6:22 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> they're spinning their wheels with a couple of companies who are sitting on their complaints, so they contact us for help. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. and check out this flashback friday. that's me singing the "national anthem" for the first time over at oracle park for the giants

game. so that was opening day. i posted that because the giants are playing tonight at home, and you can watch that game right here on nbc bay area. they're taking on the rockies at oracle. coverage begins for you right here at 7:00. you don't want to miss that. >> oh, say can you see? >> by the dawn's early light. i know all the words, too. that's an inside joke. we'll be back. it's 6:23.

happy friday. nori in pleasanton shared a variety of issues with a pricey certified used car, including mismatched tires and a dmv registration the dealer botched. the dealer didn't fix all nori expected until we stepped in. the dealer also tossed in a cash bonus for the inconvenience, overall a $3,500 win. next, jeffrey in san jose told us an airline owed him 80 bucks for a taxi. the carrier had caused a hiccup, caused him to miss his connecting flight in dallas. he said the airline could only fly him to sfo instead of cfg. they agreed to reimburse him, jeffrey paid 80 bucks out of pocket but didn't get his cash back until he called us. pro tip, before you pay out of pocket for things like a hotel or a car when an airline trip goes sideways, ask an airline rep to give you a voucher to

cover the cost up front. visit the ticket counter first. if it's late and the ticket counter is closed, ask at the baggage service office. it's usually staffed into the night. speaking of airlines, if you have a problem with one and they go silent, you can make a federal case out of it. we recently made a how-to video showing you how to open an official federal airline complaint with the u.s. department of transportation. you can watch that video and all of our other how-to videos on demand on our website, streaming channels and youtube page. just look for the how-to playlist. have a great weekend. >> thanks. 6:27 this morning. next, the top stories we're following here on "today in the bay," including slow going for new housing. the potential new snag in that long proposed plan to build 200 traditional units on vta property in the south bay. keep itight r

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good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. time to get a look at the friday forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring all the conditions we can expect, and luckily, i guess for us, the conditions aren't that bad. >> you have such a beautiful sunrise behind you. it's a mostly clear morning. we'll continue to have sunshine and the mild temperatures across the bay area. so as we get ready to head out in the tri-valley, we're taking a live look outside in dublin, where you may need sunglasses. we're starting out with temperatures in the upper 50s, we'll be at 71 at 10:00 and 82 at 1:00 today, as it slowly warms up. we're headed for the mid-80s for some of those mainly warmer spots in the east bay, as well as the south bay. we'll talk about the weekend coming up. mike, you're giving us a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> let's show you a closer look. the metering lights are active.

here is one factor contributing to the lighter traffic. bottom of the screen, north 880, just heard about a disabled vehicle, which explains the slowing as you head north past the coliseum. that will be a factor for the nimitz. i'll track that and get more detail. we're looking over here, we've been following this on west 24 at highway 13. this crash, it sounds like the activity is out of the roadway, but you will have a distraction near the transition. and the rest of the bay shows an easy, light drive with the south bay starting a second slowdown right on schedule. back to you. a gruesome murder case heading to the courtroom. this all started with the discovery of human remains along the bay. >> kris sanchez joins us live in dublin. it sounds like the victim was in an explosive relationship with that respect. >> reporter: yeah, by all accounts, from what neighbors have told us, from what investigators have said, it sounds like the death of this young woman was the culmination of a violent relationship.

27-year-old rachel buckner's body was found in a bag along the alameda shoreline back in july. her body was not intact. her boyfriend, 42-year-old joseph roberts, was arrested at the pleasanton apartment where they lived together. neighbors told us they were horrified to hear of buckner's death, but said the trouble started long before that with frequent arguments they could hear through the walls. >> it's just, honestly, really scary. i was kind of scared for her and i always wanted to go over to see, like, hey, do you need something. >> reporter: investigators told us roberts also assaulted several of buckner's family members. he will be arraigned on a murder charge this morning. he will be in court in oakland. we'll be there as well. in dublin, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you. newly released video shows the tense moments leading up to a police shooting that seriously injured a man in san francisco's

tenderloin 12 days ago. >> hey, we just want to help you. that's it, man. you're scaring everybody. >> san francisco police yesterday presented body cam video during a town hall meeting. you can hear officers trying to calm the suspect, 54-year-old richard everett, who they say had been threatening people with a knife. after 15 minutes of trying to get him to surrender, police say he lunged as officers, who then responded with gunfire and non lethal bean bag rounds. >> mr. everett's knife was on the ground next to his right hand. officers observed that the knife appeared to be tied or tethered to mr. everett's right wrist with a belt. >> the suspect is still in police custody. the da's office is reviewing the incident. well, monday marking 22 years since the september 11th terror attacks. we want to give you a live look this morning in new york city. as always, a somber event will take place the morning of 9/11, and the reading of the names

over at the memorial plaza at one world trade center. now, during that ceremony, six moments of silence will be observed to acknowledge the attacks on the world trade center towers and the pentagon, and the crash of flight 93, which was heading here to san francisco. events will also happen at the pentagon and the pennsylvania crash site. new york city first responders who rushed to help on that fateful day continue to die from related illnesses. the latest, andrew enders, who died last week at the age of 56. he worked as a new york city paramedic for 25 years. his death comes as new york city's fire department says this week 43 new names were added to that 9/11 memorial. in the meantime, one month ago today in hawaii, flames devastated the town of lahaina, resulting in the deadliest

wildfire in modern u.s. history. teams in maui are still poring through the list of missing persons. the official number of dead stands at 115. maui leaders are asking travelers to come back and visit the island to help boost what has sense become a very stagnant economy there. many people say the gravity of what happened, however, still has not sunk in. happening today, four maui fire victims, more than a dozen musicians will perform is a live stream concert, ll cool j, sarah mclaughlin are taking part. the money will go to the maui strong fund preventing aid to those impacted by the fires. the two-hour event starts at 5:00 p.m. on ziggy marly's official youtube channel. also, two local events today for maury fire victims, one taking place at the 3 steves winery at 6:00 p.m. and then at the san

benito house canteen na garden. a small step forward to create emergency housing near levi's stadium. for months, san jose leaders have been pushing to build 200 units for transitional housing. this is along zanker road on vta property. now, the state has already awarded funding, but vta insists the location is not the right fit, with leaders raising some concerns about safety and the ability to expand operations. after debating last night, vt aboard members agreed to draft a plan for that location, while also looking into other viable options. vt aboard meets with the city next month to review the plan. 6:38 on your friday morning. a live look at oracle park. sometimes it's just nice to come home, and the giants are still in the thick of that playoff chase, but a sweep in chicago leaves them sitting at .500,

within 2 1/2 games of the last wild card spot. let's hope they can turn it around starting tonight when they host the rockies. the game airs right here on nbc bay area. it's a perfect friday night. coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. meteorologist kari hall joins me now. the weather for fans, if you're lucky enough to head out to the game, what's it going to look like? >> it's cool, as we usually see. it's perfect baseball weather at oracle park, and we're going to see temperatures right at 63 and breezy winds at first pitch. and, of course, it gets cooler as the night goes on. it will be mostly clear and a light wind coming up with gusts at about 15 to 20 miles per hour. definitely much more comfortable to watch it right there on your couch here on nbc bay area. if you want to get out there early, take some pictures at the pumpkin farms, lemos pumpkin farm is open this weekend, and in half moon bay expect temperatures in the low morning

in the low 60s and headed for the mid-60s with peeks of sunshine. this weekend the mountain view art and wine festival will be happening both saturday and sunday. temperatures nice and comfortable, reaching into the upper 70s. a few more clouds on sunday, but not bad at all. this weekend the oakland pride parade will be happening on sunday morning, festivities throughout the weekend. we head for 73. perfect weather in oakland this weekend. and if you want the warmer temperatures and some wine, head to paso robles, where we'll see highs reaching from 90 today to 97 on saturday and sunday, and then that's a live look at palisades tahoe for the weekend, where it's going to be really nice, low 70s there, morning temperatures in the low 40s, and then sunshine continues. if you do plan to head to the coastline, expect it to be warmest in santa cruz, but we also have some hazardous waves to watch out for. so just be mindful of that. mike, you have a big backup

in oakland. >> we need to be mindful of that as well. it is a light friday for most of the bay, but north 880 jams up starting just before you get to the coliseum. here is past high street all the way up to 29th. reports of a disabled vehicle that may be being helped off of the roadway right now at about the broadway exit. we do have that backup. allow yourself ten extra minutes if you're traveling north through the area and then be pleased that it didn't take ten extra minutes. westbound 24, we may have a second crash. the first one cleared out of the roadway. a second one may be in the caldecott tunnel. looking ahead toward traffic in the city, giants play tonight and that will be one factor as folks get through the area, maybe more folks coming in for dinner on a friday night. and then down here at chase center, we have another reason for folks to come in, lionel

richie is the headliner, but lots of big groups and bands over there. back to you. >> that would be a fun one. >> i'm ready to go. dancing on the ceiling. it is 6:41 right now. a drag queen event for children and families goes on despite protests. ahead, we hear from people on both sides of the south bay story time standoff. good news from the white house this morning, the first lady has tested negative for covid, as president biden heads on a very big trip. and golden gate park is about to get louder. the musical event returning ahead of what looks like a beautiful late summer weekend. first, a quick reminder, this weekend you can be a part of our own bay area proud blood drive in san jose. it will be on saturday at princeton plaza from 9:00 to 3:00 p.m. a lot more news ahead. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now, 6:44. we head to berkeley with a look at the forecast as you head to work. it's in the mid-50s and mostly cloudy. we'll see the sun starting to really peek out around 9:00 to 10:00. sunny the rest of the day and comfortable temperatures once again, with low 70s here. we'll get a look at the range in temperatures across our microclimates and what to expect this weekend coming up. and great news, the nimitz has been cleared of the disabled vehicle. underneath 880, you see the

speeds improving as vehicles head over the high street high-rise. still slow as it ripples back past the coliseum. the good news so far, we have not seen more traffic shift over to the san mateo bridge. some folks might choose that to avoid the oakland drive. we'll track the ripple coming up. 6:45 rating now. people divided in the south bay with the return of a controversial story hour. [ crowd chanting ] >> protesters on both sides literally faced off ahead of last night's drag queen story hour in campbell. the event for families and children took place at the books incorporated. it was sold out, even though opponents called for the event to be canceled. >> we're bringing little innocent children that have not formed their mind. >> the first one was funny cause the aunts did so many fun

things. >> we want to expose our kids to a variety of different people and make sure that they are open. >> i want to put my foot down and say that they can't scare us as an lgbtq community. >> story teller tori tia appeared last year as well when protesters actually went inside. that didn't happen this time around. all proceeds went to silicon valley pride, which organized the reading. 6:46 right now. good news, the first lady has been cleared of covid. she's tested negative. >> this as the president leaves for a very important trip to asia. >> yeah, good morning to you. very important trip. the president never testing positive this time around. they kept apart. the president at the white house, the first lady at their home in delaware, as she worked through what her office called mild symptoms. president biden left washington for the g20 summit in india a short time ago, despite attempts to reach out to china by white

house officials, we're told the president will not meet with the chinese premiere, who is attending that meeting. after india, the president will continue on to vietnam. he'll then return to american soil, alaska, on monday, to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. we'll visit american troops stationed there. u.s. presidents usually, but not always, observe the anniversary in new york city. it took a jury four hours after one day of a trial to convict former trump aide peter navarro of contempt of congress. navarro refused to testify before the house committee investigating the attacks on the capitol and capitol police. navarro claims american legal tradition protected him from having to respond to congress in the legislative branch. >> we knew going in what the verdict was going to be. that's why this is going to the

appeals court. we feel -- look, i said from the beginning this is going to the supreme court. i said from the beginning i am willing to go to prison to settle this issue, i'm willing to do that, but i also know that the likelihood of me going to prison is relatively small because we are right on this issue. former president trump, meanwhile, held a fundraiser for his former attorney, rudy giuliani, at his bedminster golf course. both trump and giuliani are co-defendants in the georgia elections interference case and giuliani seems to be having financial difficulties. he recently sold his new york city home. sources close to the event suggest the -- the suggested donation to attend, rather, was $100,000. giuliani has stuck with trump, even as other court defendants have defected. recently court papers show an i.t. worker at mar-a-lago has agreed to testify for the

prosecution in trump's classified documents case. a reminder, this sunday is chuck todd's last morning at the helm of "meet the press." he'll interview california governor gavin newsom. after that, kristen welker takes over the show and will be the second woman to host "meet the press" show in its 76 year history. the last woman to host "meet the press" was the first host, martha roundtree, taking over right after the war, or inventing it, taking it from a radio show to a television show in 1947, and she hosted until 1953. >> thanks so much, scott. well, the 49ers are getting ready to head east to pittsburgh, where they will tackle the steelers sunday in their season opening game. now, when it comes to tackling, well, it looks like star nick bosa will be leading the way. so yesterday over in santa clara, he worked on conditioning drills while his team was practicing.

number 97 just signed that new five-year contract extension. it is the richest deal ever for a defensive player. the rest of the team really just happy to have him back in the fold. bosa last season leading the league in sacks and won nfl defensive player of the year. a colorful musical event returning to san francisco's golden gate park today. >> that's right. you can listen to others play or play a little music yourself. a dozen pianos will be available next tuesday for the flower piano festival. local performers will take part or you can hop on a free piano and tickle the ivories yourself. it's recommended that you actually know how to play. this year there's a special guest. remember the muppet named vanessa roaming around the gardens there in the video they made? she'll be there in the garden tomorrow and sunday. you may remember that viral video of her singing along to "a

thousand miles". >> good weekend for that. that will be fun. >> that's exactly how she plays. >> only play if you know how to play. >> doesn't it look like i know how to play? >> no. >> kari, save this guy. it's going to be nice overhead. i don't know about the sound surrounding you as you're out there in golden gate park. laura, can you play? >> in my mind. >> yeah, not a whole lot of that. let's get a look at this beautiful view that we have this morning, with the fog right over the bay, and not all of the city covered by fog this morning. we are seeing a mild start to our friday and there will be some slight warming up this weekend. a little bit of tropical moisture heading our way as we watch the weakening hurricane jova out there in the pacific, starting to make its way into

southern california, and that chance of showers stays to our south. as we take a look at morgan hill and what to expect this morning and into the day, our temperatures go from 54 and cloudy in the morning, to sunshine and gradually warming up. it will be a little warmer here today compared to yesterday, with a high of 88 degrees for this afternoon. east san jose reaching 85, and 82 in san jose downtown. and then for oakland, look for a high of 77 degrees. really comfortable 75 in vallejo, and reaching up to 78 today in concord and in antioch, daly city headed for 66 degrees, and san francisco staying in the 60s, and the north bay highs reaching 82 in sonoma, 84 in santa rosa. wanted to give you an update on how many acres of wildfires have burned in california. so far this year, we're at 254,000 acres. that is above last year when it was extremely dry, but we are still well below what's average

of over a million acres, even though we do not have drought conditions. across the state, we saw the drought shifting across parts of the south, and so here in california no longer in a drought, and just abnormally dry in a few places farther north and south. so as we head into the weekend, still watching out for that possibility that we could see more acreage burn, but the weather has been nice and mild, and temperatures are in the low 90s heading into the inland areas. the temperatures peak on monday and then come back down. the good thing is that we don't see any extreme heat or any gusty winds. san francisco heads for the low 70s. mike, you're still tracking a couple of issues in the east bay. >> we're recovering from this, northbound 880, the disabled vehicle has finally made its way off at 29th or been assisted off. the ripple back toward the approach to the coliseum still shows slowing, but folks are progressing through the maze. there may be one lane blocked as you travel through the left

caldecott tunnel because of a disabled vehicle and there is a build for the south bay. back to you. >> thank you very much. it is 6:54. happening now, jeff bezos' ex-wife mckenzie scott is donating $20 million to bay area affordable housing nonprofit. the money will help the san francisco community create new housing focused on communities of color. over the past three years scott has donated some $14 billion to 1,600 nonprofits across the world. a quick look at the top stories this morning, including a new chapter of an explosive case. the closely watched racist text scandal rocking antioch's police department returns to court in a case surrounding four criminal defendants. defendants. we're breaking down what m

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6:58. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on "today in the bay." >> a man accused of killing and dismembering his girlfriend and then dumping the body will face a judge for arraignment. authorities in july arrested 42-year-old joseph roberts at a pleasanton apartment he shared with 27-year-old rachel buckner. it followed the discovery of her remains in a bag along the alameda shoreline. neighbors told nbc bay area the couple had a volatile relationship. four murder defendants contesting their arrest and criminal charges will take their case back to the courtroom today. much of their case is tied to the same antioch police officers now embroiled in the racist text scandal. at last month's hearing the judge ruled the subpoenaed officers did not have to take the stand because of the da's concession text messages shared and received by officers violated the racial justice act. while the judge cannot outright

dismiss the charges, he can dismiss enhancements or reduce charges. a live look at oracle park this morning, and that's where the giants tonight start a three-game series against the colorado rockies. the giants are still in the thick of the playoff chase, two and a half games in back of the last wild card spot. and tonight you don't have to leave home to watch the game. it airs right here on nbc bay area. coverage is going to begin at 7:00. well, the "today" show just ahead, but you can get more local news right now with our brand new newscast, live on roku and other streaming platforms. not to mention nbcbayarea.com. >> that's what's happening across the bay area today. the "today" show good friday morning! it is a big morning on our plaza. music superstar olivia rodrigo is here. >> right here. and it is a busy one in the