closure, one direction of a major south bay traffic corridor will be off limits all weekend. we have team coverage, including what you need to keep in mind ahead of those weekend plans. new devastation overnight in gaza, as governor newsom heads

to the war zone. this, as the looming israeli invasion appears closer than ever. we're live in washington with president biden's recent push for more help to u.s. allies. this is "today in the bay." this is friday morning. good morning to you. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we'll get a look at our forecast in just a moment. first, if you plan to hit the road this weekend in the south bay, get ready. there's another freeway shutdown on tap. >> let's go to "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez. she's live for us this morning on highway 87. kris, this is all to deliver just a smoother ride for those commuters now zooming past you. >> reporter: yeah, that's what we hope. right now the traffic is moving smoothly in both directions, but by 9:00 tonight the southbound lanes are going to be shut down. you might be thinking, didn't caltrans just do this? they did, but it was in the opposite direction. i want to show you the map of

where this is happening. this is 87 that is going to be shut down between the 280 connecter to the north and the 85 connecter in the south. that's starting at 9:00 tonight. the goal is to reopen in time for the monday morning commute. this work is part of a $69 million project that will replace the pavement, update the ramps at six different intersections, and improve drainage. guardrails and barriers will be upgraded, and the bike lanes are going to be resurfaced as well. when the northbound lanes were closed, the reroutes we found out reroutes can eat up some time. >> i live down the street. maybe 20, 30 minutes. it just depends. that's probably putting it lightly, though, honestly. >> reporter: i don't want to jinx things, but caltrans has been reopening projects like

this ahead of schedule over the last couple of months. but regardless of whether or not they finish on time or before schedule, you're going to have some reroutes, and mike and marcus are walking us through that or driving us through that. >> we're not driving, for sure. mike is definitely going to teach us some of the roundabouts. a lot of folks are going to have to figure this out. >> this is a great direct route, but unavailable in the southbound direction. i'm going to walk you through what you have to do. this is going to add a lot more time. that red section will be blocked off starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. between 280 and 85. you have two main routes to get around. you can head over to the north on 280, if you go north on 280, travel to 17 and 85 back around. if you go southbound, you can get to 101 and get back onto 85 north. if you go the 17 route, that will add ten miles.

the 101 route will add 15 miles. it's going to add at least 10 to 15 minutes, more like 20 to 30 minutes with a lot of congestion. that's going to be an issue from friday night tonight at 9:00, until monday morning, possibly at 5:00. hopefully they'll reopen earlier. >> thank you very much. 5:03 right now. now to developments in the middle east, a live look from israel towards the gaza border. just in, the israel defense force says 200 hostages are in gaza and most of them are alive. there's also a new update this morning on casualties, with more than 5,500 confirmed deaths on both sides of the conflict. 32 u.s. citizens are among the dead. 11 more are unaccounted for. it comes with news of an overnight explosion at a historic church in gaza city. the church is considered one of the oldest in the world. it was reportedly serving as a

shelter for several hundred displaced palestinians at the time. it's not clear how many people died, but we know video shows survivors being pulled from all of that rubble. church leaders in jerusalem are blaming it on an israeli air strike. israel is still looking into that incident. governor gavin newsom this morning is headed to israel ahead of his scheduled visit to china. the governor is expected to be in and out of the war zone before the end of the day, with plans to meet with families impacted by the violence. california is also sending medical supplies to the region for people on both sides of the conflict. in our next half hour, ginger conejero saab will take a closer look at the governor's timetable. an emotional address to the nation from president biden, calling for new american support to both israel and ukraine, and he's calling it vital for america's national security. "today in the bay"'s alice barr joins us live from washington this morning. the president is clearly

confronting this growing global tension head on. >> reporter: president biden, in fact, said it is american leadership that holds the world together. that was his argument in what was only the second oval office address of his presidency, underscoring the gravity of the message he wanted to deliver directly to the american people. as war rages in the middle east and in ukraine, president biden making the case that the distant conflicts directly affect america's national security. >> history has taught us when terrorists don't pay a price for their terror, when dictators don't pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos and death and more destruction. >> reporter: the president expected to make a pitch to congress today for $100 billion in aid, $60 billion to ukraine, the rest for israel, taiwan, and addressing the migrant influx at the southern border. amid concerns americans are growing weary of sending tax

dollars overseas, president biden framing the support for allies as -- >> a smart investment that's going to pay dividends for american security for generations. >> reporter: he also announced this week $100 million in humanitarian aid for gaza and the west bank, drawing a sharp line between hamas terrorists and palestinian civilians. the president has said up to 20 trucks loaded with desperately needed food, water and medicine could cross from egypt into gaza as soon as today. >> we really want to see them cross and the numbers that i've seen mentioned are not going to be nearly enough. >> reporter: a growing humanitarian crisis in gaza under relentless air strikes, and new signs an israeli ground assault could soon begin, seeking to root out hamas after its massive and brutal terror attack, as u.s. officials hope to contain escalating tensions in a region on edge.

president biden also called on all americans to reject hate and to denounce anti-semitism and islamophobia, and he also talked about the need to keep partisan politics from interrupting the responsibilities he said we have as a great nation, an apparent reference to the need for the house of representatives to elect a new speaker so that this aid can actually begin to flow. >> nothing can be done until that gets done. thanks for the details. our coverage continues in all of our newscasts. for the latest updates, visit our website, nbcbayarea.com. you can also get alerts sent straight to your phone by downloading our free nbc bay area app. new this morning, a unique new push from hollywood a-listers to try to end that bitter actors strike. the group includes george clooney, scarlett johansson, tyler perry and emma stone. it's reported they're offering to provide the union $150 million to offset costs for studios and streamers over the

next three years. that offer would also remove the cap on dues and leave top-line stars to be last on receiving their residuals rather than the first. sag-aftra has yet to commit. talks remain as a standstill. taking a live look this morning at san jose, getting started with the weekend. friday kicks off the weekend and meteorologist kari hall is kicking off cooler temperatures for us today. >> looking forward to a cooldown that starts today. yesterday we were hitting the mid to upper 90s. how about some low 80s today? that's going to feel a little better, but still warmer than what we typically see for this time of year. in cupertino, we're headed for a high of 82. we'll see a high of 85 in morgan hill. looking at some low 80s for walnut creek today, while hayward will reach a high of 78 degrees. we'll be in the upper 60s for half moon bay. that is such a drastic drop compared to yesterday. san francisco in the upper 60s and low 70s, now that the fog is

back. and we'll see a high of about 82 in santa rosa, and ukiah reaching into the upper 80s. we'll talk about more cooler temperatures in our forecast in a few minutes. mike says so far it is friday light. >> it is friday light. it's also friday early, 5:09. we're looking over here, richmond side of the ridge to san rafael, and the camera has moved, but you can see the cement barrier blocks off those right three lanes. they're not going to use those for a while. it looks like we'll manage just fine, four lanes getting across the bridge. you'll see the backup forming coming off of the eastshore freeway, which also moves at speed, out of contra costa contra costa. highway 4 through contra costa county, no problems through the walnut creek interchange and south toward the dublin interchange. some road work looks likes it has cleared from the eastbound direction. there may be a fender bender on 680 coming around the bend where it merges with 101 in the south bay.

there's a little fog hanging around, so keep that in mind. back to you. 5:10 right now. one major pharmacy discontinuing some of its over-the-counter medicines. coming up next, cvs pulling some of the most common decongestants from shelves at all of its locations. the recent red flags leading to that decision. bad bunny fans, listen up. the pop superstar surprised bay area fans overnight with some exciting news. we're going to bring that to you, plus growing excitement at nbc's 30 rock ahead of his snl performance this weekend. iu're watching "today

good friday morning to you. the time is 5:13. if you do plan to head to the coastline today, there's still a beach hazard statement in effect until early saturday. we had some big breakers yesterday, but still expecting some big waves for today. we'll talk about the weekend forecast, with much cooler temperatures, coming up in a few minutes. everything is cool in oakland, nice, smooth drive for the nimitz. around the bend, heading toward the high-rise, pretty steady. there's a glow in the area. low fogs, no major problems on the chp reports. we'll talk about what's changing in richmond coming up. stocks are expected to open lower when trading starts this morning, as investors focus on a recent run higher in the

ten-year treasury yield. stocks were rattled after federal reserve chair jay powell spoke in new york. he says lower economic growth will be needed to bring inflation down. powell says he doesn't think rates are too high now. jim jordan says he will move ahead with a plan to hold a third vote in his bid to become speaker of the house. the ohio republican is pressing on with his bid, after a plan he supported to temporarily empower the interim speaker was met with opposition from his fellow gop lawmakers on thursday. the third round of voting will take place this morning at 10:00 a.m. u.s. pharmacy chain cvs announced its pulling some of the most decongestants off its shelves after a panel of advisers raised doubts own one of the ingredients. last month the panel refused to back the effectiveness of oral over-the-counter medicines made with the same ingredient.

cvs says other oral cough and cold products will continue to be offered to meet consumer needs. >> thanks so much, pippa. get ready, bay area, because bad bunny is coming. his most wanted tour is making a stop at chase center next march. that announcement coming overnight. tickets go on sale october 25th, but before he comes here, he's going to make a stop at 30 rock. >> i've always wanted to go to puerto rico. >> puerto rico. >> sorry, puerto rico. >> puerto rico. >> puerto rico. >> you know what, don't go, please. [ laughter ] >> maybe you've seen the promo for his appearance tomorrow on "saturday night live," both as a host and a performer. it will be live coast-to-coast at 8:30 right here on nbc bay area, or you can catch the encore at 11:30. i love that now it's on for us at 8:30.

>> he's going to come to san jose. >> chase center. >> san francisco. speaking of cool, cooler temperatures out there. >> yes, we can already see the difference with the fog rolling over san francisco. also some low clouds extending into the east bay, with our air quality improving as well. this is a live look outside in oakland, already a lot of people up and out the door. we are going to have a better day for spending more time outside, as we see across the bay area moderate air quality. yesterday it was unhealthy for sensitive groups, and today we're seeing that measure of particulate matter going down. that means the air is just a little bit clearer and there's not as much pollution. as we take a look at gilroy, you're commute this morning, and temperatures to expect, we're in the mid-50s, a few clouds this morning. it will start to slowly clear out by late morning into the afternoon. the cloud cover keeps those temperatures down, so yesterday

gilroy hit a high of 100 degrees. how about 83 today? it's going to be so much better, much more comfortable. but even these numbers are slightly above what we typically see for this time of year, with a high expected of 84 in danville and pleasanton, oakland reaching 73 degrees, and some mid-70s for san mateo, daly city back to the upper 60s. we'll also see the return of 60s in san francisco, with the downtown area reaching 70 degrees and 74 in mill valley, in santa rosa look for a high of 82 degrees. as we approach the weekend, more clouds, cooler temperatures, but also watching out for a chance of rain, especially sunday morning into the early afternoon. that is in and out of here fairly quickly. we go back to dry conditions. we may also start to see those winds picking up for the middle of next week as our temperatures stay nice and mild. take a look at the seven-day forecast for inland areas today, headed for low to mid-80s, but

then another 10 degree drop tomorrow. closer on sunday, thanks to the cloud cover and slight chance of rain. we're back to sunshine next week. san francisco headed for the mid-70s in some spots today, but overall 60s for the weekend into next week. mike, you were looking at the bay bridge. >> look -- well, kind of. low clouds, that's what i was going to talk about. low clouds, some fog, more than yesterday. we can still see the lights. on the span, visibility is just fine. these folks are traveling back to the oakland side from san francisco, and you can make out the taillights, the red glow traveling around the bend. same thing at the rich medical record bridge. at the toll plaza we're restricted, continuing, they're doing fine with four lanes heading westbound. you don't have to do any lane shifts. no problem and no shift in the speeds for highway 4 just yet. highway 37, maybe a blip or two. there should be a build out of muir island over the next five

or ten minutes. we're looking at the dublin interchange with no build and altamont pass, relatively light traffic flow, yellows and oranges passing grant line road. in the south bay, nothing came of the 680 crash, no major disturbance or injuries. and, again, southbound 87, tonight southbound will have the closure. there's a little slowing there right now. maybe they're moving crews around. it's not a big deal until 9:00 p.m. when it's fully closed all weekend and i'll talk you through the alternates to get you past this short closure. >> perfect, we'll want the workarounds. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> we have a grumbling and groaning list of gripes from you, the top things you're complaining about and asking us to intervene in. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. mike inouye is always giving us workarounds on the road, and

he's working on the weekends. i want to share this video clip mike inouye shared. he along with some of our nbc bay area team will be hosting and moderating panels at this year's silicon valley asian american film festival. it's being held at the sunnyvale amc theatre. it's a weekend-long event. it's a weekend-long event. if you have a

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well, one man is now facing vehicular manslaughter charges after a deadly high-speed crash in the south bay. it happened yesterday afternoon at campbell afternoon and san tomas expressway in campbell. witnesses say the driver of a honda was speeding when his car lost control on a turn, striking the center divide, going airborne before hitting an suv that then landed on top of a black tesla. the man in the tesla died. a woman passenger is now critically injured. >> just innocent people, just stopped at the light, waiting for the light to turn green. >> police confirm officers arrested the 37-year-old driver at the scene. he is now being held at santa clara county jail. it is 5:24 right now. are there businesses out there that really bug you? >> and maybe you find that

customer service has fallen a little flat. consumer investigator chris chmura opens a window into those frustrations. >> good morning. we log every call and email you send us. well, our team behind the scenes have been sorting data points in those complaints for a pulse of what had your heart rate up in september. so nationally here are the top five complaint categories. 6% were about scams or frauds. another 6% griping about government. number three on the leaderboard, requests for help with banking, that's 7% of complaints. number two, online purchases, 8% there. and the top complaint category in september, travel. 11% of complaints you sent us were about travel cases going nowhere. we can tell you about one trip where we landed a refund. walt and his wife in sonoma paid an extra $113 for specific seats closer to the front of the

plane, including an aisle seat, for a long flight between turkey and sfo. well, at check-in, an agent moved them 25 rows back next to a window, not an aisle. walt expected his money back, but no. so he contacted us. we contacted the airline. it refunded $106. that's close to $113, but not all of it. walt was okay with that. he said he's not going to quibble about $7. if you have a consumer complaint lost in translation, let us know. scan the qr code on your screen to fill out our consumer complaint form online. have a great weekend. >> you, too, chris. 5:26 right now. a bold, violent robbery turns a night dining out upside down. it happened in one of the east bay's most popular dining and shopping destinations. ahead on "today in the bay," the new details on the victims and response from city leaders. california governor gavin

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right now at 5:30, calling for more assistance. president biden delivers a rare national address, why he argues more aid for israel is critical for security right here in the united states. and today's show of support from

governor gavin newsom. also, new answers in the father's day rolling gun battle that terrified people along san francisco's embarcadero. the looming court appearance scheduled for one of the just named suspects. this is "today in the bay." good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. >> let's start out with a look at the forecast. it was certainly a hot one yesterday. we're hoping for a cooldown today, kari. >> we had some record highs set across much of the bay area. take a look at napa, hitting 95 degrees, richmond 92 yesterday, and sfo reached a new record high of 88 degrees, san jose topping out at 93. here is a look at the recovery this morning, most of us dropping down into the 50s and low 60s. it's a nice refreshing start to the day. it's going to be cooler for the

afternoon, thanks to the return of fog near the coast. san francisco in the upper 60s today, while we'll see low 80s for some of our inland valleys. we'll talk about some events going on this weekend and the continued cooling we'll see that's coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. new to developments in the middle east. actually, we'll get to that in just a little bit. what we need to talk about is another closure of southbound highway 87. we've got to have some workarounds. >> exactly. the sign is crooked. 87 needs some work. let's get you out to the maps. we're talking about the repaving and complete closure of the southbound side. tonight at 9:00 p.m. we're going to have that closure, so let's get over to the roadways and talk about what's going on as far as the traffic maps go. we're looking at a slower drive throughout the south bay later on this morning, but a complete closure as you head toward the southbound side of 87 that starts at 9:00 p.m. tonight

until, potentially, 5:00 a.m. in the past, including the northbound side, they had that reopened a number of hours ahead of time, nine hours last time, i think, for 87. that may be the case for the southbound side. until that is the case, we have workarounds. you can take 280 to 17, 280 north to 17 south and then back around on 85. that will add ten miles to your route. meanwhile, if you're going the other direction, you could take 280 south to 101 and get over toward 85. that will present more mileage, 15 miles instead. so you have two options to take you around. but 10 miles or 15 miles, combined with all that traffic that can not take 87 south, that's going to be a lot of slowing, perhaps 20 to 30 minutes in some cases at the peak of weekend traffic flow. that's southbound starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. and lasting potentially until monday morning at 5:00 a.m. caltrans has been great about

keeping us updated and let us know when they've been 14 hours ahead of schedule. but plan on it being closed all weekend. back to you. >> thanks, mike. new to developments in the middle east, and a live look from israel towards gaza, where 2 million people are still awaiting critical help from the outside world. united nations calling it a dire humanitarian crisis, with dwindling amounts of clean water supplies and gas. u.n. leaders are now calling for a cease-fire to allow the cross into gaza from egypt, and new numbers put the total number of dead at 5,500 on both sides of the conflict, with an estimated 200 israelis still being held hostage. at the same time, emotional pleas in the bay area for a cease-fire. hundreds gathering last night outside of the federal building in san francisco, where someone wrote "free palestinian" on building windows, and they're asking house member nancy pelosi to sign the cease-fire resolution currently in

congress. they also want the u.s. to withdraw its financial support to israel. here is a live look at stanford campus this morning, where students later today are organizing a rally for gaza. organizers are calling for the school to consider a war crimes designation for israel's response in gaza. that rally starts at 4:00 p.m. president biden is pressing his case for critical new funding for israel and ukraine. >> history has taught us when terrorists don't pay the price for their terror, when dictators don't pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos and death and more destruction. >> in a rare nationally televised address from the oval office last night, he sought to build american support for two u.s. allies now engaged in conflict. he is asking congress for $100 billion in aid. $60 billion will go to ukraine in its war with russia, and $40

billion would go to israel, taiwan, and the migrant crisis at the mexico border. the president says this week he's re-emphasizing the commitment to ukraine, with president volodymyr zelenskyy. >> we walk away and let putin erase ukraine's independence, would-be aggressors would be emboldened to try the same and chaos could spread in other parts of the world. >> since the russian invasion 20 months ago, the u.s. has spent more than $40 billion to assist ukrainian forces. california kristalina georgieva -- governor gavin newsom making a stop in israel today ahead of his trip to china, but the decision generating scrutiny. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live for us in san francisco. ginger, this visit is really catching a lot of people by surprise. >> reporter: that's right, marcus. good morning. those who support the governor really hope that it can bolster

support to get aid to where it is needed there in the middle east, those who criticize the governor, including vivek ramaswamy, vying for the republican nomination, say that this is the governor running for office or showing that he is interested in doing so. they say that he's -- he needs to worry about his own back yard first here in california. but california is home to the largest arab american population here in the u.s., home to the second largest population of jews, reason enough for focus to be there at the war. but at this point we really don't know many details about the governor's trip, aside from that he is making one. here is what he said on social media, i'm on my way to israel, i'll be meeting with those impacted by the horrific terrorist attacks and offering california's support. the governor's office saying california is sending medical supplies to the region, including supplies meant for the gaza strip.

that has gotten millions of views and thousands upon thousands of reactions on social media. many people asking why he is going, can the governor's visit actually make a difference. and there are many answers, depending on where your political appliances lie. but as far as an answer to running for president, governor newsom has previously said he is not interested. newsom is not the only governor in israel. new york's governor, kathy hochul, is also there. she has met with families and people impacted by the war, as well as israeli leaders. it is unclear who governor newsom will be meeting with exactly upon his arrival, but he is set to land this morning and we are awaiting that. we will bring you that when it happens. after stopping in israel, the governor is expected to continue on with his scheduled trip to china to talk about global warming issues. >> ginger, certainly a surprise for a lot of people. we'll be watching what happens there. thank you. make sure you stay with us

for the latest developments. we are keeping our eye on this situation and many others 24/7. our website, a great resource to keep up with updates. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the link in the trending bar. 5:37, and happening today, one of three suspects in a father's day rolling shootout on san francisco's embarcadero are due in court. san francisco authorities yesterday announced charges against three people in connection with the shootout back in june. it involved people in two cars, stretching about a mile along, along the embarcadero, starting near pier 39. six people were injured, including four bystanders. amazingly, no one died. one suspect identified as xavier pitman is scheduled to be arraigned today. also today, two people charged in a shocking child abuse case are scheduled to be arraigned. three weeks ago in rodeo, authorities arrested the 22-year-old and 21-year-old.

investigators say over two months they severely beat and abused a toddler, who died from his injuries. they're also accused of torturing a 10-month-old girl. police in walnut creek are looking for armed robbers who targeted diners eating outside just steps away from the plaza. this happened wednesday night at the plaza shopping center. they approached people eating dinner, pointed a handgun at them and demanded their possessions. the victims were not hurt, but the crime left many downtown visitors shocked. >> typically it's very busy and very safe. it's scary, and it's a violation for your rights. >> walnut creek leaders do site data saying that most recent numbers show overall crime dropping, with the city averaging somewhere between 10 and 14 violent crimes per month.

39 after the hour. pleasant hill is the latest bay area city to restrict remote public comments during public meetings. pleasant hill mayor says an anonymous group disrupted their city council members this week with offensive hate speech. going forward, there will be no remote access for public comment. residents can submit comments via email or through mail up to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. at least a dozen bay area boards and councils have now made similar moves. 5:39 on this friday. taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. can't see much there, but cooler temperatures, i can tell you that. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring that, and just in time for the weekend. >> yes, and there is so much going on around the bay area to enjoy the milder weather. we'll kick it off today celebrating filipino american history in san jose at the flee market here on berryessa road. at 5:00, it's going to be in the mid-70s, protest temperatures

and an all clear sky. we also have a preseason warriors game at the chase center, as you're heading in it's going to be in the low 60s. definitely cool, with some breezy winds, enjoying time out and around san francisco before you head into the game. it's going to be a very cool evening with some fog. and then tomorrow in campbell we have oktoberfest that's going to be happening both saturday and sunday at 10:00 in the morning. we're seeing temperatures starting out in the mid-60s, but then as we go throughout the day, partly to mostly cloudy and highs in the low 70s. i think that's going to be really nice. and then tomorrow we have the sjsu game that's going to be happening, with temperatures in the low 70s, but then as we head toward the fourth quarter, the temperature drops down to the mid-60s. so keep that jacket handy. then we also have the ucla game and stanford. it's going to be in the low 60s there, so at kickoff at 7:30 it's going to be chilly and then

getting even cooler as we go throughout the evening. and it is fall, so maybe you're looking for some fall colors. here around the bay area we are seeing some moderate amounts of fall foliage here, a lot of the sierra is at or past the peak. so you may have missed some of those brighter colors. maybe head to sonoma county this weekend, checking out the vineyards. this is one picture we got from californiafallcolor.com. you can check out the map on their website to see where things are peaking, some pictures, and maybe some inspiration ideas for some of your cute fall pictures like i took last weekend. mike, you have one hazard on the roadway. >> we do. we're going to call it out over here, the only thing besides the green is out of the altamont pass -- i shouldn't say that. the altamont pass has debris or a disabled vehicle. not presenting much of an issue. we do see a change in the color right here for san jose. traditional for friday, a lighter build. a later start for our commute.

highway 37 did show up with slowing at muir island. highway 4, a couple of blips. tapping brakes through concord. no metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza, but the volume builds to the incline and the decline toward san francisco. pretty typical pattern for this time. tonight, chase center does have a preseason game, the warriors are playing the spurs. there will be crowds affecting the 280 extension. you can take transit in and out of the city. not tonight, but starting tomorrow, saturday and sunday, caltrain is closed for the weekend closure between menlo park and millbrae stations. there are bridges in place, but they're doing the electrification project that will continue to move up and down the circuit. highway 87, we talked about the closure, and that might affect folks heading back home if you go to the san jose state game. so keep that in mind. >> thank you so much. 5:43 right now. protecting yourself from online scams. coming up, as holiday shopping

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a look at our day planner for today. we're in the upper 50s this morning, and at noon it's 75 degrees. really nice day ahead. definitely cooler compared to yesterday. it continues to cool off this weekend. we'll have more on that coming up in a few minutes. we might have had a little breeze that moved the camera for a second in fremont. traffic is flowing much better than other places in the bay. a little slowdown for highway 4. we'll double-check on the timing for contra costa county coming up. >> thanks, mike. 5:46 right now. house lawmaker jim jordan is taking another shot at being house speaker. the first two votes fell far short of the 217 that's needed. >> as nbc's garrett haake reports, the growing rift within the republican party is leaving even jordan supporters frustrated. >> reporter: marcus, laura, this is a mess right now. the capitol is totally frozen this morning. there is a plan, at least for now, to have a third vote today for jim jordan to try to become

speaker. that was also the plan yesterday, and the house instead basically never really came into session. republicans spent the day arguing with each other. they shot up their own backup plan of trying to take the temporary speaker and give him some additional powers while they and jordan got their act together. and even late afternoon, early evening meeting yesterday between jordan and the people opposed to him didn't appear to flip anybody. and now a lot of republicans are asking, what is the plan, including matt gaetz, the guy who arguably got them into this mess. >> i think a reasonable question to those holding out and not voting for jordan, what are you fighting for? what are your objectives here? >> some of these anti-jordan folks say they do not believe he has what it takes to be speaker, to be a leader in this country, and they're more dug in because they've been getting death threats to their office for refusing to support the more conservative candidate. i can tell you from long experience covering congress,

that is not the kind of thick that's going to get someone to change their mind. jordan is talking to reporters, trying to drum up more support. as we stare down a weekend of 17 days now without a speaker, things are looking pretty bleak in the building behind me, guys. >> thank you very much. later on today, a special hour devoted to an issue defining a generation, children and social media. the u.s. surgeon general is calling the crisis the defining public health issue of our time, saying social media is an important driver of mental health. nbc's senior correspondent kate snow talks today with children about their relationship with social media. one young woman says she was 10 years old and struggling to make friends when she joined social media. but the anxieties eventually led her to a serious eating disorder, and many stays in the hospital. >> he looked me in the eyes and said the insurance called and asked for your prognosis, and i had to tell them that you are

going to die in the next couple of weeks, your heart, liver, kidneys, they're all failing. >> sophie is now in therapy as a college student and taking a two-year break from social media. the "today" show will have the full story at 7:00 a.m. right after "today in the bay," with tips to help your own children find the balance of social media and self-preservation. moving you forward toward the holiday season with some advice to keep you safe from online scams. believe it or not, the gen-z community are three times more likely to fall for online scams than their grandparents, this is according to google cybersecurity experts, and it costs people under the age of 20 more than $200 million last year. experts also say avoid online scams, they say be wary of urgent requests, like someone telling you to act now or that someone is watching you. and put those phishy languages into search engines to see if it matches with similar scam

language. you also want to hover over any link to see where it's actually taking you before you click on it. one google cybersecurity expert says think twice, even if that email or text from a business sounds familiar. >> if you're getting an email from a store that you frequent, instead of going to the link, type it in yourself so you don't have to worry it's a phishing link. >> many young victims say spammers are becoming more sophisticated to get them to take the bait. >> 5:50 on your friday morning. should we say that again? >> friday morning. >> all right. >> i hit my note. >> we're in unison today. a cool-off will be nice. the weather is hitting the right note. it's going to be cool and we'll cool off toda air quality is improving. yesterday it was unhealthy for sensitive groups, especially in the inland valleys. but today it's moderate, we're making some progress here. and it is looking a lot better

for the afternoon, with not as much of a hazy sky, and that measure of particulate matter puts it in the moderate range. we're going to see continued improvement going into the weekend. and if you missed your chance yesterday to see those big waves along the coastline, it's still going on today. there's a beach hazard statement in effect, just a heads up not to get in the water. we have rip currents and sneaker waves. never turn your back to the water. keep an eye on everyone around you, as well as your pets. we're also going to see those waves calming down as our temperatures go down the next several case, with hayward and mountain view today headed for 77 degrees. in oakland, 73 degrees, for many of these spots it's going to be at least 15 to 20 degrees lower than it was yesterday after seeing some of those record highs. and then for tomorrow it drops another 10 degrees, so we're only looking at some low 70s for san martin, and santa rosa for tomorrow afternoon reaching 71 degrees, and maybe even some

upper 60s by sunday. that will be thanks to some cloud cover. we're going to see more clouds coming in and even a chance of some showers on sunday, mainly moving through much of the bay area, with the north bay the target for seeing some of the heavier rainfall off and on. we'll see that starting to taper off by monday and we'll continue to see clouds lingering overhead. heads up for anyone that if you or someone you know is planning to travel to baja, california, or going to the mainland of the coast of mexico, we are going to see a weakening tropical system, right now a category 3 hurricane, it will weaken into a tropical storm over the next few days. we'll be keeping an eye on that. at home, chances of rain increase for sunday. monday it's looking much better. we keep the temperatures in the 70s inland. we're going from low 70s in san francisco today back to the 60s, with more clouds for the weekend. mike says it's still friday light out there. >> yeah, we're still seeing a

little slowing as we would predict, but friday light means less traffic overall. 101 is showing slowing and we see blips near the airport. we know more traffic is coming in, spread out coming into san martin and then continuing up toward morgan hill, a little lighter as far as the speed sensors go. nothing major for the rest of the bay. we'll call out the fact that the travel times are looking great for highway 4 and even vasco road, about ten minutes faster than the same stretch we had this time yesterday. back to you. >> thanks, mike. north bay's smart commuter train service just approved a new plan to create a second train station in petaluma, according to the marin independent journal. the new station will cost about $32 million to build. workers will break ground next month with construction set to finish in late 2024. it will be built three miles away from the current downtown

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5:57 on your friday morning. making your money count is so important these days. we want to help you move forward this morning, asking if there's businesses out there where their practices really bother you. >> and this is where customer service is also falling flat. well, consumer investigator chris chmura opens a window into your frustrations. >> good morning. we log every call and email you send us. well, our team behind the scenes has been sorting data points in those complaints for a pulse of what had your heart rate up in september. so nationally here are the top five complaint categories. 6% were about scams or frauds. another 6% griping about government. number three on the leaderboard, requests for help with banking, that's 7% of complaints. number two, online purchases, 8%

there. and the top complaint category in september, travel. 11% of complaints you sent us were about travel cases going nowhere. we can tell you about one trip where we landed a refund. walt and his wife in sonoma paid an extra $113 for specific seats closer to the front of the plane, including an aisle seat, for a long flight between turkey and sfo. well, at check-in, an agent moved them 25 rows back next to a window, not an aisle. walt expected his money back, but no. so he contacted us. we contacted the airline. it refunded $106. that's close to $113, but not all of it. walt was okay with that. he said he's not going to quibble about $7. if you have a consumer complaint lost in translation, let us know. scan the qr code on your screen to fill out our consumer complaint form online.

have a great weekend. >> you, too, chris. did you know you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you would like? we're on 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms. you can watch live breaking news, news conferences and even repeats of our newscasts. right now at 6:00, highway closure, one direction of a major south bay traffic corridor off limits all weekend. we're going to have team coverage this morning, including what you need to keep in mind ahead of your weekend plans. as i said in israel, as hard as it is, we cannot give up on peace, we cannot give up on a two-state solution. >> new devastation overnight in gaza, as governor newsom now says he's heading to the war zone. the looming israeli invasion appears closer than ever. we're live in washington with president biden's push for help for u.s. allies. california's ban on assault