marked their tenth straight loss to start the season. if they lose to pittsburgh tomorrow night, it will set a new record for the worst start to the season ever. let's hope things get better from here. 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, the racist text message scandal plaguing the antioch department returns to the spotlight. four criminal defendants are hoping to have their charges dropped. a live report on the testimony the judge is expected to consider. and sam bankman-fried guilty on all counts. he could spend more than 100 years in prison. it took a jury about 200 minutes to figure that out. also, major traffic alert. how to avoid the potential weekend traffic nightmares on interstate 680. the work-arounds you'll need to keep in mind as you make weekend plans. this is "today in the bay."

and this is also friday morning. 6:00 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to get you outside with a look at that forecast. meteorologist kari hall has been busy with that. >> it's looking very nice for today and starting out not as cold, but a little bit of a chill to the air. here is a live look outside in san francisco, where we will have another sunshiny day. if you are planning to head out ice-skating, the rink is now open and it's going to be beautiful, but also kind of warm. yeah, sunny, warm temperatures, and then it's the season for that. we're starting to see our temperatures warming up, but this we're headed for today. reaching into the low 70s, while parts of the south county will reach the mid-80s. we'll talk about changes this weekend coming up in a few minutes. we'll get a look at temperatures that will reach into the mid-70s tomorrow. mike, you were hearing about a crash on the bay bridge?

>> i'm seeing the backup because of this crash. here is the tunnel going toward treasure island. things are jammed up right by the tower westbound coming up from oakland and around the bend. that's where i believe the activity is in lanes right now. we see flashing lights approaching. the toll plaza will probably back up because i'm going to guess they're slowing the metering lights as well. they've got to ease up on the traffic so the truck that gets there to remove the vehicles can get there and block a lane once it gets there. that should cause more slowing. the rest of the bay showing a typical friday with a lighter and later build. back to you. >> thank you very much. 6:02 right now. happening today, four krm criminal defendants will be back in an east bay courtroom in a case that may have larger repercussions for other cases because it's tied to the racist text scandal rocking the antioch police department. bob redell joins us live in martinez this morning. what should we expect to happen in court today, bob?

>> reporter: well, the four defendants charged with attempted murder and murder will be in court later this afternoon. i'll explain what that's about in just a moment. but they have been contesting their arrest and criminal charges before a judge here at superior court behind me in martinez. they're accused of a 2021 shooting. their attorneys had subpoenaed the antioch police officers to testify about heavily redacted text messages made public in april by the district attorney's office. family members of the victims of the shooting don't want the charges dropped. the judge has ruled that the officers will not have to take the stand, and in september the judge ruled that there will be no outright dismissal of this case. but he may dismiss enhancements or reduce charges, and that's what brings us to today's hearing this afternoon. the defendants argue that the police officers' racist text

violate the racial justice act, that according to the oakland public defender's office, allows people charged with a crime to raise issue of bias or discrimination based on race, ethnicity or national origin in their cases. today the judge is expected to hear expert testimony from academics surrounding this law, which, by the way, is new. the city of antioch is also facing a federal civil rights lawsuit over those text messages and the state attorney general's office is investigating the police department. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> big day expected today. thank you, bob. to developments overnight in the middle east, and here is a live look. this is from israel toward gaza, where the israeli military leaders say israel's ground offensive is pushing deeper into gaza and hamas defensive lines, and they're, quote, collapsing. flashing lights lit up the sky

from new air strikes. israel says its military is now close to encircling gaza city. this all comes amidst new concerns about hostilities expanding into a second front. the leader of hezbollah is expected to make an address sometime today, as military exchanges intensify near israel's border with lebanon. meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is back in israel today making his third visit since the hamas terror attacks. blinken now urging israeli leaders to protect civilians caught in the cross-fire in gaza. the white house also seeking a pause, also allowing more hostages to be freed from gaza and more aid to be delivered. now, a small trickle of people are leaving gaza through the border crossing with egypt, including foreign passport holders, aid workers and severely injured palestinians. so far, more than 70 americans have said it into egypt, and u.s. house lawmakers have now approved a bill to fund the war

in israel, but not in ukraine, meaning likely a deal-breaker in the u.s. senate and the white house. >> i support the bill because i believe israel needs to see people on both sides supporting them in their time of need, even though republicans are playing politics. >> the president would veto an only-israel bill. i think we've made that clear. >> senate democratic leaders are promising to work out their own bipartisan emergency assistance bill for both israel and ukraine. today president joe biden will travel to lewiston, maine, following last week's mass shootings there. he's set to meet with first responders. investigators say u.s. army reservist robert card shot and killed 18 people at a restaurant and bowling alley last week. the bidens will pay respect to the family of those killed. in a statement, after the shooting, biden called on congress to work to ban assault weapons. former crypto company ceo

sam bankman-fried has been found guilty on all counts, and he could be sentenced to more than 100 years in prison. >> scott mcgrew has been following this. this is really one of the least surprising verdicts in decades. >> yeah, he was just plain caught red-handed. remember, he talked about it for months leading up to the trial. he talked about the collapse of his crypto company, ftx, to reporters, he wrote about it on blogs, he contacted potential witnesses to the point the judge, who had assigned him to house arrest in his parents' stanford home, said he had to spend the rest of the time waiting for the trial in jail, and he'll likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. the jury, which of course at the start of the trial promised to be neutral, was so convinced of bankman-fried's guilt by the end of the trial, it took just three and a half hours to deliver a verdict, guilty on all counts. here is a cnbc reporter who was in the courtroom at the time.

>> as the forewoman read the verdict, i was looking for a reaction from the other jurors. there was no reactions. you could hear a pin drop in the courtroom. >> bankman-fried took the stand in his own defense, which is an unusual move, particularly in financial cases. but it came after people close to him, including his former best friend and his former girlfriend testified against him. she was head of alameda research, a company run in parallel with bankman-fried's ftx. so that's the end of the story of sam bankman-fried. the natural question now, marcus and laura, is what is the future of cryptocurrency? most of the people i talk to who are convinced crypto is the future still believe in it, and those who think it's nonsense are just that much more convinced it's nonsense. there will still be crypto companies because it doesn't matter if there's gold in the hills or not when you're selling the picks and the shovels. the only lesson here, really, is don't steal from your customers. >> and that should go for all

businesses. thank you. it is 6:08 right now. happening tonight, another major highway closure happening in the east bay. parts of eastbound 680 will be shut down in the pleasanton area so workers can repave the roads. starting tonight at 9:00, all southbound lanes will be closed from the 580 interchange to highway 84 in sunol. caltrans is advising drivers to avoid the area. they'll be rerouted to 580 and 84. all lanes are expected to open by 4:00 on monday morning. let's take a live look outside in downtown san jose this morning. nice and clear for the start. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the temps across the bay area. how is walnut creek looking? >> it's looking good, it's all clear. it's a little warmer than we've seen throughout much of the week. we're starting out with a look at the headlights and taillights. let's go to berkeley with a look at our planner for today. starting out with some mid-50s. at 10:00, it is 64 degrees and

reaching into the low 70s. overall a beautiful day and a great way to wrap up our week. in oakland, we'll hit a high of 77 degrees. this is about the same as yesterday, but it may be slightly warmer in spots like los gatos, headed for 81 degrees, and 85 in san martin, and santa rosa will be in the low 80s. we'll repeat these temperatures for much of the bay area tomorrow, but maybe slightly cooler in the north bay. we'll be watching out for a slight chance of rain. mike, how is that crash on the bay bridge? >> i've been watching closely. things are starting to move better all across the span. i know it looks like it's stopped. it's an optical illusion as they make the turn. i saw a lot of rippling back here. it's flowing again. a crash is still reported around the treasure island tunnel. i believe they have the metering lights slower because i'm seeing the backup starting to ease as

you're getting toward the toll plaza. you see them stacking up. but nothing major going on. they may have even made progress with this vehicle, slowly making its way off the bridge. we haven't had an update from the crews over there. we still have the same thing for highway 37 in the north bay out of vallejo, highway 4 west coming into concord out of pittsburg and bay point. no major issues as far as the contra costa county drive. alameda county looking good, except for the portion of the bay bridge and across the span. a little build for highway 84 where laura was talking about the closure for southbound 680. some will take a longer drive toward the castro valley y. south bay is looking good and so is the peninsula. considering walking off the job. ahead on "today in the bay," the demands hotel workers in las vegas are making, and the impact it could have on your next getaway to sin city. it's november 3rd. mark that on your calendar because we've finally got a jobs prediction right.

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good friday morning. the time is 6:14. let's get a look at our day planner in gilroy. we'll be in the upper 40s. it's a cold start, but at least it's going to be sunny. we'll continue with sunshine throughout the day, heating up those temperatures as we head for the mid-80s this afternoon. big range there. we'll get a look ahead to the forecast for the weekend where we cool off coming up in a few minutes. and we are seeing the buildup at the bay bridge toll plaza. cars are starting to stack up and there's a line forming off the 880 over-crossing at the top of the screen. the good news is that it sounds like caltrans is able to help this vehicle on the bay bridge get off to the fremont street off-ramp. it should be clear in a couple of minutes. we still have that slower drive. good morning. very happy friday to you. we saw a wild run-up on the stock market thursday. apple sits on both the dow 30 and the nasdaq. they reported slowing sales. there could be some downward

pressure. a biotech company warns it may not have enough money to make it through next year. it's cutting staff. generally, though, the economy continues to grow. we just got the october jobs number. we finally got the prediction right. 150,000 jobs added to the american economy last month. that's a luke warm number. probably brought down a bit by the recent uaw strike that was still going on when they measured all this data. this is the gradual slowdown that's exactly what the fed had been looking for, what it had been trying to create. but month after month we were looking for that slowdown but not getting it. last month a blockbuster 336,000 jobs were added to the economy. nobody saw that coming. you know all those californians who moved to austin? they overpaid for their houses. redfin says austin leads the way in house price reductions, down 20% from their all-time highs. on a lighter note, do you remember the game plants versus

zombies? it was one of the best selling iphone games of all times. the popper became a bit of a cult hero. george is out with a new game. he's kind of under pressure, like a movie maker making a sequel. i spoke with him about zombies for our sunday morning program. >> i needed a slow enemy to come at you slowly. >> of course it's going to be zombies. >> yeah, people know zombies are slow. >> so important groundbreaking discussion about how slowly zombies walk this week on "press here" right after "meet the press" on nbc bay area. kristen welker will not talk to you about zombies the way that i will. >> we'll watch them both. >> watch them both, yes. >> thanks, scott. 6:17 right now. new this morning, tens of thousands of las vegas hospitality workers are now threatening to walk off the job. they plan to start that strike on november 10th, just days before the formula 1 races.

that's only if they can't reach a deal for the 35,000 culinary workers union employees who had their contracts expire earlier this year. the strike will impact 18 casinos, including mgm resorts and caesars entertainment. trending this morning, the queen of hip-hop making history. >> missy elliot will be the first female rapper inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. ♪♪ ♪ is it worth it ♪ ♪ let me work it ♪ so innovative with her beats and producing that. her long-time friend queen latifah will present the award. other artists inducted will be sheryl crow and willie nelson, as well as the late george michael and kate bush.

bands rage against the machine and the spinners will also be inducted. >> nice little combo there. >> that's a variety. >> i saw the spinners and i thought about my grandmother and my mom. >> something for everyone. and the forecast is for everyone, too. >> it looks great. we're going to have warm temperatures and we're getting ready for a cooldown. there's something for everyone here, as well as the improving air quality. it's been a bit hazy and smoky at times, and we're starting to see it getting just a little better for parts of the east bay. these numbers are measuring particulate matter in the air. when we see those go over 50, it goes from good to moderate. we're seeing it coming out of the moderate range into the good range for much of the east bay. but as we go into the afternoon, the wind blowing in will help improve the air quality, and start to mix out some of those pollutants that we have in the air. our temperatures still headed for the upper 70s and even some low 80s for the interior

valleys. san martin, 85 today, very warm. in fact, we should be in the low 70s this time of year. we are going to see some more warm weather today and tomorrow, with livermore hitting 77 degrees, and notice that the north bay does come down several degrees, and that's with more clouds coming in. it's all because of this storm system that we're seeing out in the pacific, getting ready to aim on the pacific northwest again, with more showers. but by the time it gets to the bay area, a lot of it is falling apart, we're not looking at a lot of rain here. a few spotty sprinkles between now and monday that may bring a few hundredths of an inch of rain. but then when the cold front drops in, we're going to see cooler temperatures going out into next week. so it's going to be windy at times, with some showers possible, but not looking at any big soakers at this point. and this is that reminder to turn the clock back one hour on sunday morning. it's also a good time the next time you go to the store to pick

up some batteries, change those smoke detector batteries. then you do get one hour of sleep and an earlier sunset. by sunday, we'll be adjusting to our sunset at 5:05 p.m. get ready for those very short days, with slight rain chances. overall, the weather looks good, just a little more chilly next week. mike, you're hearing about injuries for that crash on the bay bridge? >> i am, but the injuries are minor and the crash itself and the activity regarding that all off of the freeway. we should see some better movement over here at the toll plaza. in fact, i think they have sped up the metering lights. they did slow them so they could take care of the activity. i'll clear the icon. building for the richmond bridge, holding for highway 37 and holding for highway 4 as well. contra costa county holding with a nice drive. no major issues. vasco road looking great. we do have the north bay with a closure for westbound highway 12. if you know where denverton is, toward fairfield is an issue.

you can use creed to get up and over the crash. the big rig still blocks part of highway 12. the rest of the freeways are looking really friday. back to you. 6:21 this morning. san francisco school leaders may be ready to rethink administrations policy for one of its most competitive high schools. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," we're going to talk about the new proposed change that some argue may widen the pool of candidates. and as we head to break, if you don't have plans tonight, consider tonight's rock the wear benefit hosted by wawa's. the proceeds go toward projects that provide access and inclusivity to kids with neuro muscular delays. a will take place

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welcome back. it's 6:24. new this morning, san francisco school leaders will soon debate a plan that may expand chances for students applying to highly competitive lowell high school. over the past four years admissions there went from merit based to a lottery, and then back to merit based. the controversy sparked the chrocle" reports the d members. superintendent, matt wayne, is now recommending district-wide policy changes that includes allowing more students to qualify for lowell using grade point average. the new proposals will be heard by the full board later this month and likely undergo extensive vetting, with the

earliest possible changes happening in the fall of 2025. local women's health experts are trying to raise awareness not only about the impact of menopause but ways to overcome it. data indicates 2 million women reach menopause every year in america, the average age is 51. symptoms can start up to a decade prior. eight out of ten women will experience some sort of symptoms that can include hot flashes, chills, night sweats, difficulty sleeping, weight gain and a slow metabolism. it can lead to mood changes and cognitive impairment that can impact work life. one women's health professor says it doesn't have to be that way. >> do not suffer at this stage of life. do not let anyone tell you this is just a natural stage of life and deal with the symptoms. there are always things that can be done for the symptoms. if the provider you are seeing isn't giving you any solutions, find someone who is an expert.

>> she also says getting estrogen levels back to normal can work wonders and there are therapies for women who can not take hormones who will commonly be covered by insurance. a new childrens' book is being released this weekend and it includes an important message. it's called "pendo's power" and it teaches age-appropriate concepts about consent and body safety. as a survivor of child sexual assault, the author says she wanted to ensure that her daughter, as well as other children, grew up in a world that was safe. she also hopes that children around the world will discover the power of their voices and build a safer world for generations to come. >> i was just looking at the trends in the world and wanting to do something about it, not allowing fear to paralyze me, but instead coming up with innovations that would help some of this happening to the children, sexual abuse. >> to celebrate the release, there will be a launch party at

the childrens' creativity museum in san francisco tomorrow. admission is free to the museum. they will have resources for parents, as well as a book reading for the kids. it goes from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. still ahead on "today in the bay," two san francisco residents are part of a class action lawsuit over that mid-air near disaster, you'll remember an off-duty pilot tried to allegedly cut fuel to a plane while it was in the air. i'll talk about the

right now at 6:30, calling for a cease-fire in gaza. activists are getting set to gather outside the san francisco offices of a leading u.s. lawmaker. ahead in a live report, today's planned protests and an update for bay area residents who have been trapped in a war zone. new questions about security levels outside nancy pelosi's home prior to last year's violent attack on her husband. the new report suggesting a communication lapse involving capitol police and san francisco's police department. ♪♪ ♪ california knows how to heart ♪ >> honoring a rap legend. today the city of oakland recognizing tupac shakur. we're going to give you details

on a ceremony set to immortalize him forever. this is "today in the bay." we'll get your friday started with some california loving. that's how we do it. good morning to you all. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we do love our california and love the bay area as well. much of it because of the weather. it's another nice one ahead on this friday. >> it's been pretty nice and we are starting out not as cold, and we're going back to the wild weather for this afternoon. take a look at these temperatures. you're stepping out the door, it is still jacket weather, 48 in dublin. but earlier this week it was in the upper 30s. now we are making some progress. a lot of spots, especially in the north bay, at least 10 degrees warmer to get started. in cupertino at 9:00, it is 58 degrees and headed for the upper 70s. we'll see upper 70s for many of our microclimates today. we'll talk about the weekend coming up. mike, how is that crash in the north bay? >> i just got word that everything is cleared up and we just saw the sensors recover.

it's above my head, we'll make that bigger on your screen. highway 12 now clear between denverton and fairfield from the earlier crash. they were getting a big rig out of there. the arrows show you the commute directions with the only slowing through contra costa county, throughout the north bay, solano county. the backup here at the bay bridge, no big surprise. slowing for the san mateo bridge. back to you. 6:32 right now. activists are promising to gather a short time from now in san francisco, they're demanding a cease-fire in gaza and an end to u.s. military aid to israel. >> this all comes as one bay area family is learning that their grandmother has safely made it out of that war zone. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live for us in san francisco. ginger, i'm sure many more families there are hope that a similar outcome will be coming soon. >> reporter: it's been very long for those families, as you can imagine, and they are hoping that they, too, will have a

similar fate to that bay area family that heard the good news and a sigh of relief. that's why dozens are expected to gather outside senator alex padilla's office this morning in san francisco. they want senator padilla to take things to the senate floor and introduce a resolution asking for an immediate cease-fire in gaza and an end to u.s. military aid to israel. now, this comes a day after immigration lawyer, who is among a group of attorneys nationwide, joined the calls for a cease-fire. he filed a lawsuit against the u.s. government, specifically the state department and the department of defense, for what he called a failure to uphold its constitutional obligation to protect u.s. citizens abroad. he claims the palestinian americans have not been awarded the same treatment as israeli americans. now, hours after the lawsuit was announced, one of his clients received word that their grandmother had made it safely

to egypt. from what we understand, the other woman, an 82-year-old grandmother, she remains in gaza. >> there's a major risk of her leaving the shelter she's in to go try, to keep continuing to try without any communication, without somebody out there looking for them or trying to help them get over. >> reporter: now, the attorney representing both of those families says he will drop the case once the grandmothers make it safely back home to the bay area. we will be at that rally, which will start at 8:00 this morning, and bring you updates on air, on our midday newscast, as well as online at nbcbayarea.com. marcus and laura. >> ginger, thank you. 6:35 right now. the actions of an off-duty pilot from the bay area charged with attempted murder for an in-flight incident has landed alaska airlines in court. >> kris sanchez joins us from the newsroom with what we know

about this class action lawsuit. >> we know that that alaska airlines pilot was off duty on that horizon flight, but an attorney for three passengers filed a class-action lawsuit to force the airline to put their pilots through more rigorous preflight screenings, whether they're on duty or not. two of the three passengers are from san francisco. in addition to better screening for pilots, the suit seeks damages for psychological injury and distress, and for lost travel and economic opportunities, because of that traumatic event. joseph emerson of pleasant hill remains in custody and will return to court later this month. in addition to 83 charges of attempted murder in the second degree, he faces one count of endangering an aircraft and a federal charge of interfering with a flight crew. after the plane landed safely and emerson was taken into custody, he allegedly told police that he was dealing with depression, he feared he was having a nervous breakdown, and

that he had taken psychedelic mushrooms days before and had not slept in 40 hours. he was in an extra seat in the cockpit when he tried to allegedly turn an emergency fuel shutoff, which would kill the engine as well. once he was sitting in the back of the plane, his hands restrained by zip ties, he allegedly also tried to open an emergency exit door. emerson was up to date on the mandatory medical evaluations for pilots over the age of 40, that requires pilots to be examined every six months and disclose mental health issues and medications, but does not require full mental evaluations as part of that physical. according to the washington-based law firm that filed the class-action suit on behalf of those three passengers, that's what the suit is really about, creating greater safety for everyone on that plane. >> thank you, kris. new at 6:00, a new report suggests d.c. capitol police may have dropped the ball when it comes to an on-site security prior to the violent attack at

nancy pelosi's san francisco home. the d.c.-based website roll call reports the agency responsible for protecting the house speaker lapsed on a memorandum of understanding with the san francisco police to man a patrol car outside of that home. now, that report also suggests that the mere presence of an officer may not have made a difference, but could have served as an added deterrent. so far, capitol police have not publicly released its review of that incident, but the man charged in that attack of paul pelosi, david depape, is expected to go to trial in his federal case next week. oakland is honoring iconic rapper tupac shakur by naming a prominent street after the artist. macarthur boulevard will now be known as tupac shakur way. it commemorates the artist's connection to oakland where he first began his journey into the world of hip-hop. a renaming ceremony will be at 10:30 this morning. nice to see. 6:38 now on your friday

morning, and we're getting a peek at that forecast for today. it will be a nice day to probably head out. >> absolutely. we have a lot of sunshine, it's going to be a beautiful day. starting out mild at 8:00, we're at 56 degrees, and at 10:00 it is already up to 64. you can see how quickly it warms up as we go throughout the morning and headed for low 70s for the afternoon, reaching into the mid-70s in oakland. and tomorrow we have the sharks game, and as we get that started, heading into s.a.p. center, a perfect 69 degrees, as the sun sets. it's going to be mostly clear as we head throughout the weekend. so we'll be tracking all of that and other events going on around the bay area as well. if you're going to the dia de los muertos happening on sunday in redwood city, one of the bigger events around the bay area, it's going to be nice. upper 60s and cooling down for the evening. mike, you're focusing on a weekend freeway closure. >> laura told you about it earlier in the show.

i wanted to make sure folks know this portion of 680 is what we're talking about. typical friday pattern, just starting to build. tonight you can't use this portion of 680. 84 right now shows the typical slowing and so does 880 with a build for the morning commute. popular routes, even more popular this weekend because this section of southbound 680 will be closed starting at 9:00 p.m. tonight from 580 down to highway 84. so that's through the pleasanton and sunol area. southbound remains closed until possibly monday morning at 4:00 a.m. your typical commute time. your alternates are highway 84, or this longer route through the castro valley y. there's one more road you might map out and find as an alternate, pleasanton sunol, but that's not nearly as much capacity as the freeway, so it will be jammed, as well as surface streets in portions. so do consider an alternate route on the freeways and plan more time. >> thank you very much. did rules get in the way? >> coming up next on "today in

the bay," what happened when friends tried to get a man help following a medical emergency at san francisco's golden gate park? president biden and the first lady are headed to maine this morning to do what they do

good friday morning. right now at 6:43, we get a look at dublin and our planner for today. at 10:00, it's in the low 60s. we do have a cool start, but it's going to be a really nice and comfortable afternoon as we hit the mid-70s.

we'll get a look at more clouds and slightly cooler temperatures in our microclimate forecast coming up. more cars here at the bay bridge toll plaza. this is pretty much the worst backup we have around the bay, although there are other slow spots. i'll show you the developments coming out of contra costa county coming up. a 1-year-old is recovering this morning after being exposed to meth. it happened over the weekend. berkeley police say the baby was crawling on the floor when it happened. paramedics rushed the child to the hospital. we're told the baby is doing better now, but is still in icu. the woman is now facing child endangerment charges. her relation to that child is still unclear. a friend of a cardiac arrest victim who died is outraged after he says he was denied a potentially life-saving tool shortly after his friend collapsed. mourners last night gathered in san francisco's mission district to remember 70-year-old sound engineer gary hobish. this past sunday he was taking part in a swing dance session in

golden gate park when he suddenly collapsed. his friend, tim o'brien, ran to the nearby de young museum to ask for a defibrillator. he says a staff member located the defibrillator but explained policy does not allow off-site use of the device. o'brien believes that single division made all the difference between life and death. >> here is the staffer walking away with his aed in hand. i took a photo because i was in disbelief and shock about what was happening. he has the thing that would have potentially helped save my friend's life, and he was removing it and putting it away. >> the museum has a slightly different account. in a statement, one spokesperson says, quote, when asked for help after mr. hobish collapsed, staff at the de young museum tried to determine the best response they could make within the museum policy as they understood it, running out to the park to assess what was happening. when they reached the scene, within five minutes of the initial request, they found that

an ambulance was already at the scene, which they informed the individual who had made the request, unquote. o'brien, by the way, claims more time elapsed and no such thing ever happened. it is 6:45 right now. president biden and the first lady had travel to maine today to comfort families of those lost in america's latest shooting. >> scott mcgrew, it was the most violent shooting in america so far this year. >> so far, and we have to say so far. these things happen often enough that so far, it means we have plenty of video as well of the bidens doing this in the past, comforting families of shooting victims. this was in buffalo, new york, after the murder of ten americans at a supermarket. mr. biden in particular skilled at meeting with families who have lost loved ones because of his own losses. the house passed its plan to fund israel with money taken from the irs, a plan the nonpartisan congressional budget office says would add twice as

much to the deficit as money saved. the bill is such a nonstarter in the senate, senate majority leader chuck schumer says he won't even ask senators to vote on it. remember, bills go from one house to the other, the house can send something to the senate, the senate can send something to the house. so if this israel/irs bill that speaker johnson got passed in the house is a nonstarter, it means the senate gets to send the house their version of israeli aid, which includes money not just for israel, but ukraine, taiwan, and the u.s. southern border. secretary of state blinken back in israel, new photographs just sent out of blinken and israeli pm benjamin netanyahu. the u.s. has repeatedly said israel has a right to defend itself, but they're pushing for more humanitarian pauses to fighting to protect the innocent. new video as well of the rafah crossing down at the southern end of gaza where it meets egypt. americans waiting to get out of

gaza. additionally, aid workers, badly injured palestinians among those who want out. something to watch today, the head of hezbollah will make a television address today, speaking about his group's plans. the u.s. considers hezbollah a terrorist group. back here at home, eric trump testified in that new york civil fraud trial, where he, his brother donald trump jr., their father donald trump, and the trump company have all been found culpable of defrauding banks. this is the punishment phase. ivanka trump and donald trump expected to testify monday. a viewer asked me a very good question on social media, why are they testifying? because the judge forced them to. you can't be forced to testify in a criminal trial, but this is not a criminal trial. now, they do have the option to pleading the fifth, but so far neither eric nor donald jr. have

gone that route. google confirming it has ended its agreement with a development partner that was working on its campus sites in the bay area. the campus slated for san jose, sunnyvale and mountain view. the company says that google deemed their partnership no longer mutually beneficial. google has been cutting costs for the past year, laying off thousands of workers, including gutting its development team for the san jose campus. in a statement, san jose mayor matt mahan told cnbc the news, quote, doesn't change google's commitment to san jose or their timeline. the warriors and the nba tonight head into uncharted testimony with the start of the league's first-ever in-season tournament. for each conference, all 15 teams have been placed into one of three groups. on select days over the next five weeks, the best performing teams from group play will then advance to knockout games to crown a tournament champion. warriors players seem to like the idea. >> it's going to be a feel-out

process for the players and the fans to build an identity around it, but it will be fun to have something extra to play for early in the year. >> the warriors play their first tournament game in oklahoma city. each team will play two home games and two road games in group play between now and the end of november. the top finishing teams will receive financial bonuses, with a half a million going to each player on the team that wins it all. >> i wonder, can we jump in that tournament? >> i'm sure they have some other tournaments that are associated with that tournament. >> it might get us a reality show. that's about all. >> their work is play. >> it is. >> talented, too. speaking of talent, meteorologist kari hall. >> you say that on nice days. >> of course we do. the bad days, too, because you get it right. >> okay. well, we do have some great weather heading into the

weekend. >> still talented. >> give that girl a bonus. >> we'll see highs near 80 degrees. the weekend, just a little bit cooler. and, also, we're going to have a couple of spotty sprinkles, especially in the north bay. near the coastline, also. as we look ahead, light showers nearby, and we'll bring those temperatures back down to normal. we're taking a look at our fall foliage map and notice that much of the country has been darkened out. that means it is past the peak of actually being able to see those beautiful bright fall colors. but here in the bay area, things are really starting to pop here. and in the north bay, we are right at peak, and it's a great time to go, especially just enjoying some of those local tourist attractions, checking out vineyards where you can see beautiful bright reds and orange on the trees. and, also, farther to the north around shasta, if you want to take a road trip, they're seeing a lot of yellows and oranges on the leaves there. so why do the leaves change

color in the fall? well, when we have the cooler weather, the chlorophyll that's a chemical within the leaves starts to break down. we don't have as much of the sunlight producing that car oh chlorophyll. some of the colors we see depends on the type of chemical that is causing the color change. when we start to get those shorter days and the longer nights, we have those cool temperatures and that also helps produce some of those chemicals that cause those leaves to change color. so it's going to be a great weekend for that, although there will be more clouds coming in. we're seeing the storm system coming off of the pacific and heading farther to the north. by the time it gets here, a lot of the rain is falling apart. we're just keeping slight rain chances in the forecast, even taking it through the end of next week, there's not a whole lot happening. so as we get ready to fall back, we're going from temperatures in the low 80s to upper 60s next week. and a couple of sprinkles here

and there. mainly in the north bay and san francisco. we'll have better chances throughout the weekend. mike, another backup out of contra costa county? >> we're at the richmond side of the bridge to san rafael. we're seeing congestion and we have three lanes blocked off. we're getting by with four lanes and that might be why you have a longer drive on this friday because the backup has formed quickly out of richmond and contra costa county. a little slowing, the build through berkeley toward emeryville. no big surprises where the slowdowns are happening, including the san mateo bridge, west 92, the volume is building. >> thank you very much. happening now, ac transit leaders are looking for your input to help redesign its service. the agency is asking people to weigh in on three different proposals as part of a major revamp. the first would keep lines mostly the same, work from within to better service.

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6:57. welcome back. we are moving you forward with a look at our top stories on "today in the bay." first, a new court hearing tied to the racist text scandal

rocking the antioch police department is happening today. >> four defendants in an east bay murder case will be back in court in martinez asking to have their charges dropped, claiming their case was tarnished by the text messaging scandal. the judge has ruled there will be no outright dismissal, but he could still dismiss enhancements or reduce charges. according to documents, officers exchanged racist texts about their case, which the defendants argue violates the racial justice act. the judge is expected to hear expert testimony from academics surrounding this new law. activists are planning to gather outside of senator alex padilla's san francisco office in just about an hour. they're demanding a cease-fire in gaza and an end to u.s. military aid to israel. this comes after a bay area immigration attorney filed a lawsuit against the u.s. government for what he called a failure to uphold its constitutional obligation to protect citizens abroad. hours after the lawsuit's announcement, one of the

families represented by that attorney received word that their grandmother made it safely to egypt. happening tonight, another major highway closure in the southbound. parts of southbound 680 will be shut down in the pleasanton area so workers can repave the roads. starting tonight at 9:00, all southbound lanes of 680 will be closed from the 580 interchange in dublin to highway 84 in sunol. caltrans is advising drivers to avoid that area. you'll be rerouted to 580 and highway 84. all lanes are expected to reopen by 4:00 on monday morning. and taking a live look out in san francisco this morning, as we get started with the weekend. i like to say friday is the beginning of the weekend. how is it going to feel? >> it's nice and it was clear in san francisco. we have a lot of sunshine, again for the bay area, warmer than normal temperatures, but gradually cooling down by next week. we have traffic, 87 shows some slowing into downtown and north 101, and of course the

closure we talked about for south 680 over the weekend. the "today" show is coming up next. did you know "today in the bay" continues right now, live on roku, samsung tv, or wherever you stream? join us now or whenever it fits into your schedule. >> that does it for us here on "today in the bay" on nbc bay area. have a great morning. the "today" show is next. >> join us for our midday news at 11:00 a.m. happy friday. good frida case from wall street. >> it is november 3rd. good morning. this is "today." stunning down fall. the self-proclaimed king of crypto found guilty. the jury taking just four hours to seal his fate in a multibillion dollar fraud scheme, the biggest since bernie madoff.