right now at 5:00, police looking for clues after a deadly shooting in a north bay shopping center. new details overnight on the investigation. plus, rethinking middle

school math. one bay area school district wants to give eighth graders the option to take algebra. why district leaders say the idea adds up. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you on this friday. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. bay area, get ready. niners spirit in full effect as the faithful show up and show out, ahead of this weekend's nfc championship game. >> "today in the bay"'s bob redell is live this morning. the party officially kicking into high gear this morning. >> reporter: we're at the lot at city center here in san ramon, we're doing a "today" show pep rally. we've got the "today" show camera positioned over there. we're going to be live on the "today" show at 5:30. fans started showing up at 3:00, and the idea is we're trying to represent 49ers fans and the bay area because the other affiliates from detroit, kansas

city will be doing the same. what time did you get here? >> 3:30. >> why are you dedicated? >> i've been a fan for generations, my father, my grandfather. >> you brought your dog? what time did you get here? >> 3:30. >> what does it mean for you to be representing the 49ers? >> so great. we love the bay, and, yeah, 49ers, go 49ers. >> we've got this guy over here. how long have you been a 49ers fan? >> oh, man, since i was 8 years old, 6 years old. >> you guys are called 49ers faithful for a reason. what is it about the dedication of this fan base compared to others? >> we travel, we're big, we're so loud, we represent the bay area. nothing like the bay, nothing like the bay. >> big and tall. all right, man, appreciate it. >> reporter: so we put the word

out 24 hours ago to get people to show up, and you can see we've already got at least -- maybe 100 people, and we're going to have them live on the "today" show. you'll be able to do that at roughly 8:30 this morning. so there's still time to get out here. i'm going to lose my voice. the live shot from the "today" show is in 30 minutes east coast time. if you still want to come out and you live in san ramon -- hey, can you guys be quiet? we still have time, we're at the lot at city center. shh! >> i love it, they don't listen. go niners! we do have to save our voices for this weekend. i love it. >> our team at nbc sports bay area also have us covered before and after the game. pregame coverage begins at 2:30 in the afternoon on sunday. and be sure to stick around after the game because they're going to have a postgame live show from the locker room.

>> it's going to be a gorgeous day for the game, not like last weekend with the rain. cinthia pimentel joins us. we're dealing with rain last weekend. there were a lot of people selling tickets. >> if we did it in the rain, what's to say we can't do it this weekend when there's going to be a lot of sunshine. everyone wants to know what the forecast is going to look like. beautiful temperatures, sunny skies at levi's stadium and we will be here all weekend long to remind you to pack those sunglasses, water and shade. before we get there, you want to get through friday, too. happy friday, everybody. we're going to be dealing with just a storm system to our north. i don't think it's going to mess up our friday plans. we'll just keep overcast skies, mornings starting out with 40s and 50s. our day, heading into the low to mid-60s in some spots. how about going up to wine country, napa at 60 degrees, we'll do mid-60s down here in the south bay. i'll guide you through the rest of the weekend coming up.

mike is tracking something on the bay bridge. >> reports something was going on. this is the lower deck coming out of san francisco, somewhere around treasure island, reports of activity. it looks like everything has been cleared from the roadway but it's still an active report. no delays eastbound, although i'm watching the area. we do see slowing, so there may have been something going on as far as a traffic break. the rest of the bay showing an easy drive. great conditions, although we had a couple of crashes going on for 680 through concord, and also 780. there was some police activity earlier overnight. a smooth drive now around the bay. >> thanks, mike. new overnight, a man is dead after a shooting in a north bay shopping center. now, this happened around 6:30 last night in rohnert park mountain shadows plaza. the victim was found dead in the parking lot. his identity has not yet been revealed, and so far there's no arrests. but rohnert park police want you to call if you have any information. happening today, a

carjacking suspect caught on video dropping a toddler from his stolen car, expected to make his first court appearance. surveillance video video shows the suspect briefly parking the car in san leandro, leaving the toddler in the street before taking off. after less than a minute, a passing bus driver stops to offer some help and eventually reunited the toddler with his mother. our ginger conejero saab is learning more about how authorities made that arrest. she'll join us with a live report in a bit. well, a man accused of shooting and critically injuring a san jose police officer is due in court for a plea hearing. this happened back in august. investigators say he attacked his pregnant wife and ambushed responding officers. her partner had to drag her to safety. she spent weeks in the hospital undergoing numerous surgeries.

officers eventually arrested him after an hours-long standoff. the plea hearing is set for 1:30 today. in an oakland courtroom, a federal judge is expected to hear arguments in an unusual lawsuit. pro-palestinian groups are suing the white house to halt u.s. or for israel in the war with hamas. doj prosecutors will argue to have the case dismissed, arguing that the u.s. government is protected from challenges so its foreign policy. meanwhile, palestinian supporters plan to hold a rally at stanford. organizers are promising to gather starting at noon. new this morning, san francisco schools are now rethinking their curriculum to allow middle school students to take algebra. right now most students don't start taking algebra until high school. the "chronicle" reports the district is considering three options, the first would offer eighth graders a choice between eighth grade math or a combination between eighth grade math and algebra 1.

the second would offer it as an elective during or before the school day. the third option would offer algebra as one summer course before ninth grade. it would cost the district around $200,000 to hire teachers. the board should make a final decision by next month. also today, east bay leaders are unveiling a new plan to repurpose a 3,000 foot pipeline under the oakland estuary. they served as main lines for alameda and it will be able to deliver recycled water from oakland. they'll join to celebrate the new agreement. look at the 49er faithful. listen to them. that's live this morning. that's right. they are up early. the party just getting started. this is our niners fan pep rally at the lot at city center bishop

ranch in san ramon. fans have been gathering overnight gearing up for the game. bob redell is out there live. they'll appear on the "today" show later this morning. let's talk about the forecast, too. anyone making weekend plans, wherever you're going to watch the big game, cinthia. >> i see some people wearing their beanies this morning. it's chilly to start. san ramon starting at 47 degrees. mostly clear skies around the bay area, upper 40s and 50s for san jose into walnut creek. so what can we expect as we do plan ahead and that weekend forecast? today we're going to keep it mostly cloudy. there is a storm to the pacific northwest and i think it's going to stay there. for us, it could bring a spotty rain chance mainly for the north bay. we are going to be talking about mild weekend temperatures and it will be short lived as we talk

about rain ahead next week. so we'll talk about all of those details. i'll walk you through hour-by-hour, and of course the 49ers forecast, that's coming up. mike, where are you taking us to check on the roads? >> you talked about the 49ers and the home, their base will be levi's stadium in santa clara. we'll have local street closures starting about noon that day. finishing up for the week, north and southbound 87, remnants of slowing. i'll check the caltrans grid again. it looks like they should be clear in the next few minutes. cleared already, northbound 680 coming through pleasanton. you probably can hear the noise for this area right here, bishop ranch is over there. that's where bob redell is for the "today" show. 5:30 is when they're going to be live. we're looking live for travel times, great stuff through contra costa county. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> excited for the game. counting down the minutes until blastoff.

on the verge of a trip to outer space. who are they? coming up on "today in the bay," the unusual mystery surrounding this planned launch. and the truth comes out. we now know what was happening inside san francisco's cruise after that terrible accident last fall. and we are moving you forward with friday morning school shout-out series. this morning comes courtesy of glenn view elementary school. >> this is miss gilley's class from oakland, california. and they want to say. >> good morning, bay area! >> too cute. good morning to you all, too. we would love to see students take part in this. so if you know some kids or teachers, have them record that video and send it to us. video and send it to us. you can send it at school

nothing comes close to this place in the morning. i'm so glad i can still come here. you see, i was diagnosed with obstructive hcm. and there were some days i was so short of breath. i thought i'd have to settle for never stepping foot on this trail again. i became great at making excuses. but i have people who count on me so i talked to my cardiologist. i said there must be more we can do for my symptoms. he told me about a medication called camzyos.

he said camzyos works by targeting what's causing my obstructive hcm. so he prescribed it and i'm really glad he did. camzyos is used to treat adults with symptomatic obstructive hcm. camzyos may improve your symptoms and your ability to be active. camzyos may cause serious side effects, including heart failure that can lead to death. a risk that's increased if you develop a serious infection or irregular heartbeat or when taking certain other medicines. so do not stop, start or change medicines or the dose without telling your healthcare provider. you must have echocardiograms before and during treatment. seek help if you experience new or worsening symptoms of heart failure. because of this risk, camzyos is only available through a restricted program. before taking camzyos, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including current or planned pregnancy. today with camzyos, i don't lose my breath as often. my symptoms have improved, helping me go from expecting less to experiencing more. my name is mike. and this is my camzyos moment. call your cardiologist today

and see if a camzyos moment may be in your future too. good morning at 5:13. we have made it to the final friday in january. let's start over in san ramon, where bob redell and the crew is. grab your niners beanie. we're starting off with temperatures in the mid-40s. we'll keep the overcast skies today, but we have a warmer and mild weekend ahead. cinthia, you made me look at the calendar. confirming, golden gate bridge moves smoothly in the southbound direction with all of these headlights. we'll talk about what's coming

from the north bay and what we see in the south bay as well. good morning. happy friday to you. we get important information about inflation today. yesterday we got that blockbuster news on gdp showing fears of a recession were wrong. tesla shares fell hard thursday. we gave you a heads-up about this before the opening bell yesterday on "today in the bay." salesforce is laying off 700 employees. that's about 1% of its workforce. a day after levi's announced that it paid 170 million to keep the name levi's on the 49ers stadium. levi's says it's going to lay off as many as 15% of employees. the company predicted weaker sales ahead despite evidence the consumer is shopping and buying, but just not levi's. big news out of that san francisco self-driving car company cruise. it released the rather startling details on an internal

investigation into the accident last october that dragged a pedestrian down a san francisco street. the investigation conducted by a third party found employees at cruise knew its car had seriously hurt the woman, but that most of its efforts were focused on reminding the media and investigators that it was another car that hit her first. it also found many of the cruise executives were kept in the dark about the true nature of the accident, and at one point cruise employees showed regulators video of the accident, but a poor internet connection prevented regulators from seeing the full truth and the cruise employees didn't point it out. the report says cruise's strategy was to let the regulators figure out what the cruise car did from the video. quote, cruise assumed that by playing the video for regulators, they would ask questions and cruise would provide further information

about the pedestrian dragging. new concerns this morning about artificial intelligence as a flood of very fake but sexually explicit photographs hit the internet, taylor swift is the subject of those computer generated photographs. obviously we're not going to show them to you. these are just regular pictures of taylor swift, the real one. many were distributed on the service formerly known as twitter. this is going to be a huge problem. >> it's really upsetting. >> it's upsetting, but it's going to be a gigantic problem. not just nude photographs, but also, hey, here you are doing something you shouldn't be doing or with somebody you shouldn't be with, and it's going to get harder and harder to tell. i'm not saying this is a silver cloud in any way, shape or form. when taylor swift is involved, people change things. remember ticketmaster? >> that's a good point. >> so i'm not wishing this on anybody, but this is one of those things where we can get young people to understand that these photographs are not real

and that there are going to be future photographs that won't be real, too. >> that is a good point. >> scary. thanks, scott. 5:17 right now. in a matter of hours, four private space flyers may be on their way into space. that's if everything goes as planned. at 9:00 a.m. hour time, the window opens for virgin galactic to conduct its sixth mission into space. the craft will head into low orbit, remain weightless for about two hours. so far, the identity of the passengers has not been revealed, although they are said to be from california, texas, austria, ukraine and nevada. the cost is just under half a million dollars. trending this morning, a big mistake in the paycheck department at a hollywood agency. >> "white lotus" star tom holland er was mistaken for tom

holland. maybe you recognize him. he spoke to seth meyers this week about a paycheck mistake that put everything into perspective for him. while he was watching a french play he checked his email and his agency accidently sent him a paycheck known for spiderman, tom holland. let's just say it was a six figure check. the mistake was easily made because the last two letters are the only difference. hollander said the name mix-up happens all the time. >> i don't know if i would speak up. >> i would be quiet, as long as maybe they added another digit. >> good correction. >> that's a lot of fans. >> dc and the marvel world crossover, it was a holland/hollander crossover. >> there's a lot of crossover. there's a lot of niner spirit here today as well. we're ready for a great game

this week and good weather. >> we're starting off friday, people have the energy. let's talk about that microclimate forecast. right now out there towards the tri-valley, san ramon, it's cooler than other places, but not too bad. upper 40s to 50s around the bay. i'm seeing a little bit of fog starting to creep through the delta, but otherwise not too bad. here is that storm system i've been talking about for the last couple of minutes. it's an atmospheric river that's just pointing to the pacific northwest. this is a away from us. what it's doing is bringing a spotty rain chance. stormranger is tracking just a little bit of that spotty rain chance up toward the north bay. some of that could not even be touching the ground. it's just evaporating before it gets there. hour-by-hour, we're going to keep overcast skies. as we go into the start of friday evening into late saturday, possibly into the middle of the day, we'll see a spotty rain chance. not too bad. the model could break it apart as we take that forecast into tomorrow morning. then by sunday everybody is watching 3:30, start time for

the niners. we're going to see beautiful skies over the bay area. so anywhere you go in either direction, sunny skies to cheer the team on. as far as our temperatures go, talking about that sunshine, we're going to build those temperatures day by day. today we'll see low 60s for the north bay, mild 60s and mid-60s for the south bay. as we go into tomorrow and sunday, we're going to notice the temperatures taking up just a little more. tomorrow we've got 68 in fremont, san jose 66, in oakland and santa rosa. these temperatures haven't been around in a long time. we're going to guide you through the rest of the seven-day forecast and talk about our next chance of rain in just a little bit. mike, you have a crew remaining on highway 87. what's that about? >> it's not the cause of all the slowing we did see, and that slowing into south 87 is clearing as you head toward 85. there is one crew, taylor area, we know that about near the interchange. it's not a full closure of the

freeway. just watch for their safety. a smooth drive for the tri-valley and the east bay. we do have disabled vehicle reported as you're getting off of 880 and headed toward the toll plaza. no slowing shows up but i'll monitor that. we are looking at the continuation from the toll plaza over to the peninsula, a clear, easy drive. conditions are great and we expect the lighter early commute like we see at the bay bridge toll plaza. still moving smoothly. grab your beret and croissants. today marking six months until the start of the summer olympic games in paris. >> this is great. we hope you get in the mood with us as well. we're going to talk about a sport making its olympic debut in 2028 in l.a. ahead, we're going to meet one bay area athlete hoping to make it a smashing success. you're watching "today in the bay."

you see they're ready. welcome back. we are ready, too. the faithful ready to go here. a live look this morning at our niners fan pep rally over at the lot at city center bishop ranch. gearing up for sunday's nfc championship game against the lions and our bob redell

mentioning earlier that they are appearing on the "today" show this morning, later this morning. our coverage on the game and pep rally continues throughout the morning. >> i love it. so a lot of excitement for our niners. what about the olympics? did you know today actually marks six months until the start of the 2024 summer olympic games this year in paris. while racket sports have been slow to catch on in the olympics itself, one popular u.s. sport will be making its debut. >> squash officially becoming an olympic sport in the l.a. games in 2024. squash, similar as racquetball. each is played on a court with four sides. but squash uses a smaller ball and slightly larger racket. we spoke to a bay area squash coach named charlie johnson, and one of his students, zane patel, after graduation, zane plans to play at the university of pennsylvania, and when 2028 rolls around, he's hoping to

compete. >> this sport is pretty much my whole life. i live and breathe it. it's everything i do. i leave school, i get made fun of, because the minute the bell rings at 2:30, i've stormed off of campus into the car to go to squash. i don't hang around or anything. i get some slack for that. but, yeah, this is what i do. >> that's just what i do. >> good for him, he's dedicated. >> as for the paris games, four new sports will debut, we're talking about sport climbing, skateboarding, surfing and breaking, better known as break dancing. you can watch it right here on nbc bay area. next, the top stories we're following today, including working to crack down on crime in the tenderloin. top san francisco officials answering questions following a mass shooting in the troubled neighborhood. what the district attorney says is the problem surrounding the ongoing violence. i've been watching bob

redell's pictures from san ramon and the pep rally all morning long. i'm here at levi's stadium in santa clara where it is lit up because the preparations are under way to make sure the fan experience is perfect for sunday, whether you come and watch here or whether you watch somewher else. somewher else. e

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judge. a suspected carjacker accused of leaving a toddler on the side of the road set to appear in court. the surveillance video raising a lot of questions. we are live with new details, including the break that led to an arrest. a controversial ban staying in place, leaving immigrants rights groups outraged. this is "today in the bay." good friday morning. 5:30 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. before we get to all your stories, how about that big countdown for one of the biggest stories around? sunday's game. >> how about that? listen to that crowd, up early this morning. this is a live look at the lot at city center bishop ranch in san ramon where the faithful got up extra early this morning to head to that pep rally ahead of sunday's nfc championship game between the niners and the lions. pretty exciting. we've got to keep the momentum going. let's turn to "today in the bay"'s kris sanchez live this

morning at levi's. we already know fans should expect to pay a lot if they want to go to the game. there are some tickets still available, but not everybody is going to go. what else can fans expect? >> reporter: you know, not everybody is going to go to the game, and everybody is going to enjoy the game, however. and we know that this is going to be a very different experience for fans from the last time, there's not going to be that deluge of rain that soaked everybody and made everybody watch through ponchos, which will also be good news for brock purdy. that's my take, of course. i'm not an expert. we did talk with the experts about what to expect, and it looks like the niners are pretty much favored. they are going in, the hottest ticket in all of the championship games. >> the 49ers can block up that defensive line, they're going to have a field day throwing the football through the air. i think christian mccaffrey will get over 25 carries and this

defense hasn't really seen a player with the capability of christian mccaffrey. the 49ers offense takes care of the football, all things being equal on offense, i don't think this game is going to be close. >> reporter: that's what super bowl hungry fans are hoping for, the niners, the lions, the hottest championship ticket this season in the postseason. the hope is also that deebo samuel will be back in the game. the niners are happy to have the fans fill levi's stadium on sunday, but they're also hosting watch parties in the bay area and in mexico city, and also the uk, and there is a big rally coming up on saturday at the plex in san jose, tapping all of the energy they can in what has been a very special year. >> the relationship between the players and the fans and the entire organization in this region as a whole is something truly special. we're trying to take advantage of the opportunity as best as we can, not only with the players and the coaches on the field,

but really in the entire community and everything that we can to help inspire and push this team to the next level, and hopefully that means an appearance in super bowl lviii. >> reporter: the niners just put out the performers for sunday, nick smith for the pregame, and journey will play the halftime show. of course you can get pregame/postgame coverage through our partners at nbc sports bay area, and you can watch all of that. you see the times there on your screen. and as we saw last week, rain was not just a problem for the fans who sat there soggy, filling the stadium seats. the rain was a problem for brock purdy. he seemed to have a little trouble holding onto the ball with all of that rain, with gloves on, gloves off. so cinthia, really good news we're seeing sunshine. even though there was rain, we were faithful and we took it home. so the sunshine is going to be in the forecast for our game on

sunday. it's going to be beautiful weather to pregame out there, to host your own barbecues at home. we have kickoff at 3:30, 72 degrees in santa clara. as the game goes on, halftime still looking at beautiful temperatures and sunny skies. so bring your sunglasses, drink a lot of water. as you head home, we're going to be dealing with temperatures in the 60s. a mild night in santa clara, in san jose. as we talk about the rest of the weekend, we'll stay dry and mild, but there is a storm coming next week. mike, you're looking ahead to the south bay for this weekend. >> absolutely. for folks who are coming in from detroit, maybe are here already, welcome. ask folks for directions to candlestick. if you're from the south bay, we know what we're talking about. there will be local closures on sunday starting at about noon around levi's stadium, so keep that in mind. traffic will be disrupted. the crowds continue to get larger. this is the nfc championship game, of course, vying for the

niners. right now things are calm on the local roadways and freeways. it's friday, early in the commute. we shouldn't have a major issue. oakland with a little build. there's no backup at the bay bridge. laura, i think you're taking us over to the east bay. this is a really important story for everyone to hear. a suspected carjacker allegedly seen on video abandoning the cargo on the side of the road, makes his first court appearance. the problem with that cargo is that it was a 2-year-old toddler. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab joins us live this morning, and ginger, boy, this story will rattle any parent's nerves. fortunately, it was a happy ending. >> reporter: very fortunately it was a happy ending. yes, just hearing about it makes you terrified at the possibilities. oakland police, laura, say the car was originally stolen in oakland with the 2-year-old still inside of it. but what happened after is what has shocked people even more, and you can actually see it for

yourself. take a look at this surveillance video. this is from tuesday, and it shows the suspect pulling over in the stolen car in san leandro and dropping the toddler off in the street by himself before taking off. now, for more than 30 second, that toddler wanders aimlessly alone before a bus driver stops to get some help. now, the police eventually reunite the toddler with his mother, but what happened was left a mark on those close by. >> it didn't surprise me about the carjacking, but it just surprised me that someone would actually drop a 2-year-old off here and just take off and leave him. >> reporter: according to authorities, the mother left her iphone and air pods in the stolen car, which helped police track it into marin county. the car was found empty in a mcdonald's parking lot in strawberry and sheriff's deputies eventually located the suspect. that suspect is 34-year-old

viorel morari. he is now in custody. morari will be in court this morning for arraignment and will face multiple charges, including carjacking, child abuse and kidnapping. it really serves as a scary reminder for parents and for all of us to really have to put that safety as a priority. >> indeed. ginger conejero saab in san francisco this morning, thank you. well, new for you this morning, a look in san francisco. this is where people in one crime-plagued neighborhood are raising questions with leaders about open air drug activity. people who live in the tenderloin attended a town hall hosted by d.a. brooke jenkins. it comes in the wake of the deadliest year ever for drug overdoses and follows a similar town hall five months ago when jenkins tied some of the problem to lenient judges. this time she reiterated her team is often hindered in efforts to detain drug dealers

with only about 10% of detainment motions granted. >> until we resolve that at the courthouse and stop that revolving door, the police and i are going to continue to be hamsters on a wheel. >> the meeting follows last week's tenderloin shooting that left one person dead and four others injured. chief bill scott said no arrests have been made and sfpd is renewing its focus on nighttime drug activity in the tenderloin. sheriff said more inmates are asking for help. continuing coverage, on a systemwide uc ban preventing undocumented students from working on campus, the ban will remain in place for now. in may they voted to consider lifting the ban, but during a meeting yesterday the president said hiring undocumented students may lead to civil fine

voted to deep the ban in place at least until january of next year, and also pledged to expand support for undocumented students in other ways and urged lawmakers to repeal hiring restrictions for undocumented workers. new this morning, part of tiburon boulevard in marin, also known as highway 131, closed as crews work to repair a sink hole. the closure is impacted traffic at stewart drive. so far, there's no timeline on when the repairs will be finished. a little quiet right now, but of course this is where the party is this morning in the bay area. you can see there the faithful getting ready to kick things off for this weekend's game. here is a live look for you at the fan pep rally at the lot at city center bishop ranch in san ramon, fans gearing up for the nfc championship against the lions. bob redell is there this morning. the fans are going on the

"today" show later this morning, and much more of the niners excitement coming up for you this morning right here on "today in the bay." >> you know why they're a little quiet? because the "today" show is east coast time and they're going to be going live and they're getting ready for that. let's check in with the forecast. anyone making plans this weekend, they are getting ready for an exciting time. >> we sure are. and there's lots of sports to watch this weekend. how about we cheer on the warriors tomorrow afternoon in san francisco? temperatures not too bad. look at that. 61 degrees in the city. i would bring a jacket as you head out of chase center. it gets a little cold there. go warriors. we're going to talk about a lot of other things to do this weekend aside from sports. maybe you're into art. how about heading into wine country for the napa lighted art festival? temperatures are going to gradually build. into sunday, low 70s. a beautiful, dry weekend for

wine country and a dry weekend, sunshine here in santa clara, as we take it to the 49ers forecast. temperatures will start off in the low 70s, sunny skies. make sure you're bringing sunglasses and staying hydrated. we'll talk about what the rest of the weekend has to offer and other sporting events going on. mike, you're tracking something on the bay bridge. >> it may just be traffic. there's no incident report, but we do see slowing on the live camera. it doesn't look too dramatic as you're heading west across and toward that tunnel, the well lighted tunnel. we're seeing the slower sensors from the incline. only a brake tap or two as you come through bay point out of pittsburg and toward concord. the south bay, the northbound 101 slowing does start. there's a concert tonight at s.a.p. center, brian adams is

there. folks will know him from his raspy voice. and north 17, landscaping work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. back to you. >> cuts like a knife. remember that song? i had that album. >> yeah, it's good. >> cool. pg&e hit with a steep fine for sparking one of the state epps largest wildfires. coming up next on "today in the bay," the new decision from state regulators, including where the money is expected to be sent. a deal that would secure the border seems to have been blown up by politics. plus, busting a move on the world stage. break dancing poised to make its olympic debut, marking six months to the summer games. we're going to catch up withne oso

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good friday morning at 5:45. san francisco, you're waking up to cloudy skies, patchy fog around the city. visibility is great right here over the golden gate bridge. we're going to keep those skies overcast today. temperatures only in the low 60s. we'll bump them up and actually feel kind of springtime as we get through sunday. we'll talk about that coming up. this is 101 in palo alto, and over the last three or four minutes on the northbound side, really showing a lot more taillights. no brake taps and things have

calmed down now. it indicates more traffic heading up the peninsula and into the city. we'll see where the build is in the east bay where we typically see more slowing. pg&e is being slapped with a new fine for california's second largest wildfire. the dixie fire happened in 2021, destroying more than 500 homes. now, cpuc regulators yesterday approved a $45 million settlement. investigators learned the fire started after a tree fell into a pg&e power line, and eventually scorched 1 million acres. most of that settlement is expected to go toward digitizing pg&e's records. 5:47. the white house is celebrating new economic data showing fears of a recession were wrong. >> scott mcgrew, the american economy grew more than expected, surprising even biden's own

economists. >> we'll talk to one in just a second. good morning to you. there are two major issues republicans plan to hit biden with in the upcoming election t economy and the border. president biden in wisconsin wednesday under a decaying bridge that will be rebuilt with funds from the bipartisan inflation reduction act. he announced $5 billion in funds to repair infrastructure and celebrated recent reports on bigger than expected jobs numbers, and, of course, yesterday's surprising numbers on gdp. president biden points to bidenomics, a term that had started as an insult from republicans, but has turned into one of his favorite words on stump speeches. and other members at the white house clearly spiking the ball in the end zone after a long list of good economic news. >> so we have inflation levels low, we have strong gdp growth, unemployment levels are low, we've had the longest stretch of

unemployment below 4% in about 50 years. labor market participation is above what it was before the pandemic. so overall there's a lot of people who have jobs making more money than before, and all the news looks very, very good. >> and a stock market record as well. this takes away one of the arrows from the republicans' quiver. the other, the situation at the border. numbers have gotten better lately, but this is legit my a concern for many americans. congress says it is close to a deal that would strengthen security at the border and restrict the number of people allowed to stay in america while they await court decisions on asylum. these are things democrats tend to oppose, but they're agreeing to them because they want congress to spend more money on ukraine. it is the best deal republicans have had in years. they may be in the minority in the senate, but they've gotten democrats to make a deal. but nbc news has talked to lawmakers behind closed doors

who say they're getting huge pressure not to make a deal and it's coming from donald trump. don't improve border security now if this can be a campaign issue in the fall. republican leader mitch mcconnell was very frank with fellow lawmakers, according to people close to the conversation, saying there was great pressure from trump to kill the deal. fellow republican mitt romney very public about it, telling reporters, quote, the border is a very important issue for donald trump, and the fact that he would communicate he doesn't want us to solve the border problem because he wants to blame biden for it is really appalling. the border and immigration is a problem that congress rarely addresses. there hasn't been meaningful immigration reform since 1986. what they're talking about or were talking about in washington, not as big as what happened in '86, but it was a move forward, marcus, on better securing the border. >> good to know. thank you so much, scott.

it is 5:50 this morning, and we are now officially six months out from the summer paris olympics. and now to a style of dance that originated in the 1970s, new york city, now officially an olympic sport. we're talking about break dancing, a lot of people call it breaking, and it will debut in paris. >> one woman from the south bay the hoping to break through and represent the united states. "today in the bay"'s bob redell has her story. >> i'll show you my hands. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: vicky cheng's hands not only support her body, but the weight of her break dancing dreams, her fingers a reminder of just how heavy that is. >> i tore two finger ligaments on my middle finger. >> reporter: a professional breaker from san jose, is fighting through the recent injury to capture the one remaining b girl spot on the u.s. breaking team. if she qualifies for paris, she'll battle against other

girls on the ground to music she won't know about ahead of time. >> i'll have one or two combos, which is a series of movements i practice, and i'll have them in my mind before the round. and then i'll kind of freestyle in the middle. >> reporter: nine judges will score on five criteria, technique, vocab braer, execution, musicality and originality. >> what makes this qualify to be an olympic sport? >> it qualifies because it's really hard to do athletically. so even though it's a dance, we have to work out like it's a sport. >> reporter: vicky practices six days a week, lifts and does cardio. this fellow breaker, seth martinez, says vicky is less known for big moves, more for her footwork, freestyle and personal expression. >> it is an uphill battle based on the style she's presenting. but there's a reason why she's where she's at right now, is that people can see the potential.

>> a lot of people don't really delve deeper to see what the dance is really about. if you're wearing a mask, people should be able to tell who you are by the way you dance. >> reporter: in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> let's go! look at that. >> makes my back hurt. >> i can't do that. vicky will travel to shanghai in may and budapest in june to try to qualify for team usa. >> we'll be following her journey and wish her all the luck in the world. she doesn't need it, she's got it. we've got it this weekend, the countdown to the big game is on. [ cheers ] >> this is a live look at our niners fan pep rally happening at the lot at city center bishop ranch in san ramon. the fans are gathered and geared up this morning for sunday's nfc championship game against the lions.

former niner brent jones helping us hype up fans this morning. >> you know what time of year it is. that's right, baby, time to get a lombardi. we're going to smoke the lions. we need you loud. let's go get them! >> look at all these photos from our pep rally this morning. be sure to keep tagging nbc bay area on twitter, showing your game day gear. bob redell and the fans are live and going to be on the "today" show later this morning. our coverage will continue all morning long. if you're up, want to get out the door, head on over to the lot in san ramon. >> talk about dedicated fans. they're showing up, showing out, they have posters. >> they've got football hats on. >> they've got a dog out there. >> doesn't know what's going on, but it's loud. >> one little kid in the crowd and is like, whoa, mom got me up early. so cute. the weather is going to

cooperate as well. >> we're already off to a great start this friday morning, and the weather is going to continually get better day after day. right now let's check on what's happening currently at this hour. menlo park, good morning to you. starting off with some cloudy skies, 50 degrees. we'll take a dip in the temperatures quickly as we approach the 8:00 hour, and still continue with those overcast skies. temperatures 59 degrees as you make your lunch plans this friday. and all of that cloud cover is coming thanks to an atmospheric river to the pacific northwest. this is away from us for the time being. it's just bringing cloudy skies and the temperatures pretty mild. we'll do 60 in novato, 66 in hayward. temperatures pretty stable for today, but it will be gradually building as we go into tomorrow and game day on sunday. so look at these temperatures for tomorrow. a lot of mid to upper 60s, concord 66, as well as in mountain view. 68 degrees possible as we head down into san jose. and even warmer still as we go into further parts of the santa

clara valley. look at sunday. mountain view, los gatos in the mid-70s. so you can expect that santa clara will be short sleeves, sunglasses and all of those beautiful temperatures for the start of the game, kickoff and even as we make our way out of the stadium. where it starts to get a little bit serious, watch with me as we take it into our long-range forecast. going into the middle of next week, i would say about tuesday night, winds are going to start to pick up. this is an atmospheric river and we're getting all of that moisture, subtropical from as far as hawaii, and it's going to come to us as we go into wednesday. so be prepared for some more strong winds, the possibility of some flooding as well. and those details have yet to be fine-tuned, but we do know that rain will return and continue into possibly next weekend. so enjoy the dry weather while we have it and be prepared for the rain next week. mike, you're telling people to be prepared for san jose.

>> it's just kicking in, a volume increase on our camera, north 101. the slowdown travels north up to oakland road. it's mild and backing off. the rest of the bay, a predictable pattern and lighter for a friday. happening now, alaska airlines and united airlines getting ready to bring back the boeing max 9 737 planes into service. the planes were grounded earlier this month after a door panel blew off an alaska airline plane mid-flight. on wednesday, the faa gave the go to unground the planes. alaska says it is going through the final inspections, and once those are completed and everything is resolved, those planes will fly again. and that could happen as early as today. united airlines says that its planes could go back by next week. it's certainly a busy friday morning here on "today in the bay." ahead at 6:00, police looking for clues after a deadly shooting in a north bay shopping

center. new details overnight on the investigation. plus, rethinking middle school math. one bay area school district wants to give eighth graders the option to take algebra. the reason district leaders say the reason district leaders say e longth

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