once you pass summersville you're at speed but pittsburg and bay point.south bay, we do see that pronounced slowing typical where they have it north of 680. there was a crash around oakland road blocking one lane and there is the backup here as well. getting back to the map i want to give you a look ahead predicting traffic as well. the a's play tonight. they're home after a long road run, this is a 6:40 game here and as kari said the giants are on the road tonight. back over to you on that. >> speaking of the giants, they may be fading a bit but there's plenty of baseball left. yesterday at oracle park a perfect day for ice cream. on the field, things were less sweet. in the fifth inning jock peterson drops a line drive. arizona wins it 5-0. giants are now 5 1/2 games back in the wild card. tonight they're taking on the rockies in colorado. you can watch the game here on nbc bay area, coverage starts at 5:30. >>> let's turn it around, giants, come on. all right, 5:39 right now. look good, feel good. coming up here on "today in the bay," the act of kindne

15-year-old is another victim investigators say walks around with this for the rest of their life pittsburg police claim both of them were targeted by nicholas montoya. >> the physicians had said they were not able to remove it. >> reporter: she was actually going up the stairs at one of these apartments when she was shot from behind and her mother saw the suspect vehicle pulling out of this parking lot. she was able to get a vehicle description. >> i had to look at my phone from a distance because i couldn't believe what i was hearing. >> reporter: the description with key to finding the suspect . there was evidence of target practice. police also say that he was very calculated as he carried out the attacks. >> these were not childish pranks. these were deliberate attacks on innocent victims. >> we have footage of him repositioning his car because he did not have a good look. >> reporter: they do question if montoya was specifically targeting women expect he could've shot at anybody but instead he shot at six females. one was a 9-year-old girl. the one male he had was with a female. >> re

in pittsburg as you head out the door, we're feeling low 60s. it's going to be mostly clear there or breezy as we go into today, the sky quickly clears tonight by 8:00 to 9:00. we'll be in the mid 70s at 11:00 and 77 at noon. taking a look at our temperatures around the bay today, it will be cooler near the coastline with haim only reaching 61 degrees. upper 60s for san francisco. low 70s for oakland and 90 today in concord. low 80s for much of the north bay. once again, those temperatures cooling off for the weekend. we'll talk about that in a few minutes and mike getting you ready for work and stopping for cheaper gas. >> we checked with gas buddy. morgan hill, we found gas at world gas along monterey street, $4.79. same price in the east bay, the 76 on fremont boulevard. and the arco in san mateo on the peninsula, south delaware street, gas there $4.91 a gallon, all under $5.00. mostly at the speed limit, green sensors, the south bay i'm tracking this, a fire reported off 880, supposedly visible from the freeway. there are apartments in the a

over here highway 4, let's check no slowing here coming into concord, pittsburg, bay point.t may hold off later and may last a shorter period of time in the morning, fridays tend to see that. we've had more volume of traffic through oakland yesterday, all week really. right now there's a crash eastbound 580 at 35th but westbound a trougher drive through that portion. >> thank you, mike. >>> roku owners can stream "nbc bay area news" whenever you want wherever you are. select the live tv tile on the home screen and scroll down to channel 133. you can watch local news that moves you forward on your schedule. >>> 5:23 this morning. next on "today in the bay," "nbc bay area responds." >> good morning. i'm chris chmura. if you have room in your family for a shelter dog or cat, this is your weekend to adopt possibly for free. help us ear the shelters, cl >>> good friday morning. tomorrow is when shelters around the bay area and the country for that matter will offer free or nearly free pet adoptions. you can snap the qr code on your screen to learn more about clear the shelters ho

pittsburg into bay point, westbound highway 4 sluggish there and brake lights as you approach 242 as well. justin? >>> now to sad news for a bay area sports fans. basketball legend bill russell died at 88. he grew up in oakland and played for usf. vern glenn has more on the life of this nba legend. >> he was a winner everywhere he went. >> reporter: russell's winning started in high school. led to two state titles and then off to usf, where he led the dons to 55 straight wins and back-to-back national championships. he played 13 seasons in the nba, won 11 titles with the boston celtics, the last two as the league's first player coach. >> he was a leader, but he was a quiet leader. he didn't yell at you. he didn't bark commands out there on the court. >> reporter: long-time warriors broadcaster jim barnett was drafted by the celtics in 1966. he played one season alongside russell. how long was it before he actually called you jim? >> uhm, i think mostly it was barnett during that rookie season. >> reporter: russell used his platform to become a key voice for african americans and was

. >> reporter: now back here at bart, both the pittsburg and the dublin lines are expected to run at that slower pace until 8:00 tonight. in concord, velena jones for nbc bay area news. >> thank you so much. we encourage you to download our nbc bay area app if you want to have act set to up-to-the-minute forecasts in your neighborhood. >>> okay you. try to buy a house or afford the house you already own. according to a site called realtyhop, 42 of 100 cities researched shows the average american has to dedicate at least 40% of their income to own a home. it also listed the 12 least affordable housing markets in the country. take a look. not many surprises. miami, l.a., new york. san francisco seventh on the list of most least affordable. oakland was 11th. a report also says 66% of a person's income on average goes toward a home in san francisco. 60% is needed for oakland. >>> well, here is something many people have been waiting for a while, a drop in our housing prices. but have prices fallen enough to really open things up for the average buyer? here is our business and tech report

. >> both the giants and the a's are back in action, beginning a three-game series against the pittsburg pirates. let's pick up the action in the bottom of the second inning, there goes opposite way, taking the ball over the left field wall, for s 12th home run of the season. and the giants are up 1-0, they add another run of the inning and went on to win 5-3. >>> meanwhile, the a's were in houston, taking on the astros, into the bottom of the fifth inning, kyle tucker of the astros hit a in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart. efficient. agile. and that's never been more important than it is right now. so for a limited time, comcast business is introducing small business savings. call now to get powerful internet for just 39 dollars a month. with no contract. and a money back guarantee. all on the largest, fastest reliable network. from the company that powers more businesses than anyone else. call and start saving today. comcast business. powering possibilities. seen this ad? it's not paid for by california tribes. it's paid for by the out of state gambling corp

. >> both the giants and the a's are back in action, beginning a three-game series against the pittsburgates. let's pick up the action in the bottom of the second inning, there goes opposite way, taking the ball over the left field wall, for his 12th home run of the season. and the giants are up 1-0, they add another run of the inning and went on to win 5-3. >>> meanwhile, the a's were in houston, taking on the astros, into the bottom of the fifth inning, kyle tucker of the astros hit a it's time for the biggest sale of the year, on the sleep number 360 smart bed. it's temperature balancing, so you both say cool. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restful sleep per night. all smart beds are on sale. save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. ends monday >>> suite and soulful sounds filled the air tonight in downtown san jose, look at that all part of the summer jazz festival. damsel keep going through sunday, headlining this weekend will be charlie wesson and ticket prices range from $30.00 to nearly $500.00. >> it sounds like a wonderful night out there. going to a

and it is possible that the plan to put out that marsh fire, which burned for weeks in pittsburg couldding ground. to finally extinguish the fire that had been smoldering for weeks. we covered the story of a large amount of water could serve as the breeding ground for mosquitoes. the county's mosquito and vector control district says they're closely monitoring the site with the help of a drone. the windy conditions are keeping mosquitoes from breeding there. >> when the water is moving, the mosquitoes are not able to reach the surface of the water. and so if they are developing mosquitoes, they can't survive. >> the district also says the fire burned through a lot of vegetation, which could serve as a hideout for mosquitoes. >>> all right, here is something that smells. it appears the santa cruz corpse flower has died without ever blooming. friday it had color and was starting to admit its trademark fragrance of rot, but then it seemed to stall. this is how the other corpse flower looked as it bloomed last week. biologists want to know what went wrong and was it the plant too cold or i

. > >> last night at oracle park the the giants welcomed in the pittsburg pirates .carlos rodon rodon on on the hill and this is is one of the seventh strike outs. it already had a home run in the first and bryan reynolds reynolds cannot bring it in and gets sent home to finish the night with three rbi. > >> in houston the first game of a weekend series with the astros. they loaded the bases and kyle tucker did not leave anything. sent it out to the right field and cleared the base says. it is six stray losses for the oakland a's. you winners of preseason game number number one the final score, 28-21. that does it for sports. >> after stonewalling all responsibility for the controvey the controversy in the past years, deshaun watson is offering his first apology and told a reporter he is sorry to all of the women impacted. it is is the first time that he has apologized publicly. until now, watson said he did not have a grants and is now facing a six-game suspension. > >> coming up, and author stabbed stabbed on stage and what witnesses are saying. > >> drug dens or s

. > >> the giants last night welcomed in the pittsburg pirates.n on the hl the hill and it was a good night night as he gave up two runs over six innings. bryan reynolds cannot bring it in and finishing the night and the giants win, 5-3. in houston, gae one of a weekend series with th. kyle tucker since it to right field. that clears the bases in the astros win, 7-5. the winners win, 7-5. the winners at levi's levi's stadium had the final sce final score 28-21. that does it for sports . >> and one more item for the nfl. after stonewalling the cony for the past two years, deshaun watson is offering his first apology and said he is truly soy truly sorry to all of the women he said he had no regrets. righw right now he is facing a six-game suspension. > >> coming up, and acclaimed author stabbed on the stage this this weekend. what witnesses say. > >> we examine a debate over safe safe use drug injectable science and here is a live look outside. we will for years, california's non-gaming tribes have been left in the dust. wealthy tribes with big casi

i'm concerned because this crash in your commute direction in through pittsburg, now reports that there'scycle involved as well. and sometimes some injuries to the motorcyclist. i'll let you know if it's a major issue there. the rest of the bay, no major issues. slowing through hayward and the same thing for 87 and 101 through san jose. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> okay. so nbc bay area news always on now. all you need is your roku streaming device. watch us by selecting live tv tile on your home screen, scroll down to channel 133 and watch your local newscast that moves you forward any time you want. >>> state lawmakers have approved a bill that would make kindergarten a requirement. about 5% of families statewide don't send their children to school by the age of 5. >>> a look at the top stories including an update on the early morning fire that forced people from their homes in san francisco. >>> a late-night shooting and crash that witnesses say left a woman and child injured. that crash happened right near a bay area freeway. the latest on the police investigation when we come ba

that's toward pittsburg and antioch and you can look out into the sacramento valley.t's beautiful out there. that's the scene in the heart of the bay, where it's gray. marine layer's filled in much of the bay from the city all the way down to san jose, as we saw and that's what we've been doing for the last month at least. clouds will melt back to the beach and the golden gate today. you'll get plenty of sunshine as we get into the afternoon today for just about all of us, except for the higher clouds and it's still going to feel a bit humid out there today. no thunderstorms from this, but the humidity is still around enough that it's going to feel a little different like it has for the last few days. that goes away friday. daytime highs in the mid 80s in the south bay. 86 for campbell. numbers in pleasant hill to 92. livermore 91. 86 in san ramon today. east bay shoreline will be mid-70s. it will be mid 80s for those inland valleys in marin. upper 80s through napa, and sonoma county and you see temperatures around 100 here once you get up into mendocino and lake coun

as you're heading out the door in pittsburg, we're starting out in the low 60s here.e start to see those temperatures warm up. a slot of sunshine today. it won't be as hot as what we've seen recently, headed for the mid 80s in martinez, 90 in concord, oakland reaching 72 degrees. we are feeling a big cooldown and that continues into the weekend. mike, druf an update on that crash in san ramon? >> i do. slowing as you're heading toward the freeway westbound bollinger canyon road is blocked at chanterella drive. if you're going through the area, use crow canyon row as your alternate for another couple hours. we're continuing to track that. it's an issue. there was a car fire on northbound 242 distracting the commute southbound. the car fire should be clearing from the roadway. it was a spectacle of smoke. this spectacle is always there, all these cars backing up at the bay bridge toll plaza. your usual spots in the east bay, including hayward. san jose recoring from the crash on 101. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> 6:31, now to decision 2022, there's only ten weeks

daly city along the peninsula, valero on mission street $4.95 and eeking just under the arco in pittsburg without an h on west leland road, gas is $4.99. the slowing showed up in san jose. it was short-lived but it was there. the bay bridge approach is now slowing, the volume build as you head down through berkeley underneath university avenue. things will get slower. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> 6:12. fighting for better wages. still ahead on "today in the bay," the bay area outdoor sporting goods store where workers are actually unionizing. we'll take a look at the reason they say it is a necessary step. >>> jay powell set to say something in his speech and wall street can't imagine what it will be. take you out to the futures. i'm surprised to see the numbers move that much before that big speech. ♪♪ ♪ biddy biddy, biddy bum, bum ♪ >> you know her for that biddy, biddy bum, bum, new music from the queen of tejano, selena's posthumous album, we have that and much more ahead on a friday. you're watching "today in the you're watching "today in the bay." here at city of refuge, we hou

there's a slower zone through pittsburg, cleared by bay point but building through concord no, big deal. south bay sorting it self out, building once again. back to you. >> picking up out there, thanks so much. >>> moving you forward on the new covid booster shots set to roll out in perhaps a matter of weeks, pfizer is asking the fda to approve its new shot targeting multiple omicron subvariants and moderna is believed to be close behind. >> while that's happening, it begs the question, should we wait or should we get boosted with the old version right now? "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab is live in san francisco. ginger, what are the experts telling us to do? >> reporter: well the experts are saying it may vary depending on the person. that answer is tricky to get to, because everyone has different risk factors, for example. there are different levels of immunity and of course your age also plays a factor into that. what they are stressing, whether or not you get the old version of the booster or the new one, you will be protected from severe illness, which is the most import

all 70's along the east bay shoreline, danville, walnut creek, concord, benicia, pittsburg, antioch fairfield 90's. and there's vacaville which already mentioned that to today, the first time seeing triple digits on our 4 zone map and well over 2 weeks now as we move into tomorrow, expect more triple digits for vacaville, more 90's for most the rest of our inland areas. we start to cool down a bit after that. and by monday and tuesday of next week, it's only the 80's low 80's at that for inland temps, bayside coastal areas remaining steady in the 70's and 60's bridges this morning while they are busy, no reason other than just people heading into work. why it's taking you so long to get across the bay bridge. that's a 21 minute drive. just back to those pre pandemic commute conditions as so many people head back into the office. richmond center fell bridge a 12 minute drive. there's your sunshine. nice to see a nice bright morning. so far, san mateo bridge at a 17 minute crossing. also moving slow and the golden gate bridge. 23 minutes from nevado to the toll plaza. daria. >> thanks, john. 7.

as we zoom over here the build for 37, highway had a crash backup into pittsburg but sorting itself out in concord. in the north a double mow te'o hauler truck busted through the center divide there's a crash, six vehicles involved. this is jammed up traffic getting out of the bay area, holding up traffic making i-80 a little bit lighter across the carquinez bridge. back to you. >> hopefullyinjured. that's a lot of tomatoes. >>> netflix gets ready to offer a lower cost option. ahead on "today in the bay," picture being a subscriber about half the current rate. new details on the rumored lower price tier that will come with a big catch for frequent netflix users. >> or you could go to the movie theater. i'll tell you how to get $3 tickets. what else is cheap? stocks. boy, we've had a rough couple of days. i'll show you worse numbers coming up. >>> plus -- >> i thought it might be a fun moment to tell you that -- >> yes, cliffhanger for all of you swifties out there, if you missed the big announcement yesterday, the pop sensation just announced at the vma talk s a look at the night's bigg

oakland up to richmond is holding on to the 70's danville, conquered over towards pittsburg, antioch,s. vacaville are very hottest at 98 degrees. at least not as hot ashyesterday was tomorrow. not as hot as today is about to be most of our inland highs fall into the upper 80's for the weekend and low 80's by monday and tuesday of next week, adding in the bay shorten coast highs in the 70's and 60's consistently all the way through a mix of 70's and 80's along the bay today. as for our bridges, starting with the bay bridge, definitely a beautiful sunrise. let's take a second to enjoy that one and enjoy the traffic to because it's only taken us minutes to get across it. san mateo bridge is also looking pretty good, not as nice of a sunrise, but you do have an easy commute with a 12 minute crossing. their richmond center fell coming along with some nice, beautiful skies. a 7 minute drive across it. and looking at the golden gate bridge, you're not tapping into the sun just yet. but look at how clear it is not just on the roads, but in the skies. not a lot of fog for you making a crossing

pittsburg and bay point seeing more traffic but the big other unexpected slow drive is for highway 84, the crash i found out is going counter commute but you know vallecitos roadway, we have a distraction because all the traffic is visible so crash eastbound distracts the westbound commute. use the dublin interchange, it's a longer but smoother and quicker drive. >>> all month long nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are holding event for our clear the shelters adoption campaign. yesterday we had some fun in the newsroom with little special visitors. we got to cuddle with adorable pets. my kids think we have the best job in the world. at least we did yesterday and we're excited about our first partnership with the oakland zoo. the free adoption event will be held in the children's zoo area, that part free for anyone who wants to go, it happens sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and then next weened on the following saturday, marcus and i will be out at the berkeley humane for our live show in the morning helping to promote the adoption of all the great animals. >> we'll see some amazing p

antioch pittsburg, also brentwood, tracy , discovery bay. even the tri valley pleasant in dublin.n fire danger will increase as well as the temperature goes up. the air quality will go down. i want to give you an example some of the temperatures conquered tomorrow 99 degrees. just a degree cooler. you won't notice the difference on friday. then we jump up at 105 degrees on saturday. sure you say this is summertime, but these temperatures are unusually hot and dangerous for this time of the year if you don't have a c, you'll be wanting to seek out a cooling center. so again, we have a watch for just about the entire bay area, but away from the bay, it turns into a warning. the national weather service just upgraded that now again, these temperatures could fluctuate a couple of degrees over the next day or so as far as those forecast highs, but they're not going to fluctuate that much at all. still going up to the triple digits. sorry about that. last map there 107 in fresno today, 77 degrees in santa barbara 75. but 97 the heat is on in your kaaya and 1 11 in palm springs. how does