Transcripts For KNTV Today In The Bay 20240714

Morning here with us. Im marcus washington. And im laura garcia. Just saying friday might get you out of bed a little quicker. The weather is going to warm up i understand. Yes, going to still be a nice day but we will have slightly warmer air in some of the valleys today. This is a live look outside in oakland as you get ready to head out the door if youre going to the fruitvale b. A. R. T. Station, expect some mid50s as you step out and our temperatures make it into the low 70s by early afternoon. In the south bay, were headed into the low 80s today, and its still going to be a nice one, but some more upper 80s for parts of the east bay. Well get a look ahead to the weekend forecast, and mike, youre seeing a little slowing on the peninsula. Thats right, looking at 280 which we often ignore at this time of morning because its green, stay under the radar, no problem. But northbound we see a little slowing, paving work taking a couple of lanes out, and thats why we see a little woodside toward 92. No major concerns, just be careful because thats the cone zone. Caltrans reminds us with their latest campaign on their facebook page, kids talking about their parents working out there, be careful for them as well. As you drive toward the bay bridge, construction crews continue, no drama at the toll plaza. Back to you. Still developing this morning, a dramatic escalation in tensions with iran. In an all new tweet overnight, iran doubling down on its claim that the u. S. Military drone flew over its air space. U. S. Says it was in international waters. The disagreement comes as both countries come closer to a military conflict after iran shot that drone down. The New York Times citing multiple sources report President Trump ordered a military strike then reversed his decision. We get the overnight update from today in the bays craig boswell, live in washington for us. Craig . Marcus and laura, good morning. Good morning, everyone. Yes, a white house unit getting comment, trying to get comment from the white house, all weve gotten so far is no comment from the white house, but look, hours after President Trump in the Oval Office Said iran made a very big mistake shooting down a u. S. Drone, the New York Times reports President Trump ordering military strikes and at the last moment pulling it back, changing his mind. Pentagon video shows the smoke trail from an american drone shot down by iran. They made a very big mistake. Reporter President Trump on a response. Youll find out. Youll find out. Reporter according to the New York Times, late thursday the president approved military strikes with multiple senior officials involved in or briefed on the deliberations but the president abruptly pulled back. The times reports planes were in the air and ships were in position but no missile had been fired when word came to stand down. It may have been a rogue action by the Republican Guards and he ordered a strike and then somebody, ill bet it was the jcs, got to him and told him youd better back off, which fortunately i think he did. Reporter white house and pentagon officials declined to comment and no one asked the article be withheld. The u. S. Says the drone was shot down over international waters. Iran says it was in their air space. Thursdays military operation in motion after bipartisan white house meetings. The president may not intend to go to war here, but were worried that he and the Administration May bumble into a war. Were not going to let them disrupt navigation of the seas, attack our allies and u. S. Interests without paying a price. Reporter the president appeared to defuse the situation thursday. I find it hard to believe it was intentional. Reporter according to the times the attacks on iranian targets included radar and missile batteries. The latest escalation after the u. S. Accused iran of attacking oil tankers last week, iran denies any involvement. Marcus, back to you. This is one that we will be following for a long time, craig. Thank you for that update. 5 04 for you right now. New strict federal abortion rules can take effect, thats the latest ruling for the ninth circuit appeals court. Judges in several states, including california, had blocked the rules from taking effect. Trump administration is imposing more hurdles for women seeking the procedure. They include banning taxpayer funded clinics from making abortion referrals and prohibit clinics that get federal money from sharing space with providers. Critics say that rule would force many to shut down. It is 5 05. We are following up an breaking news we saw here on today in the bay, a solemn Graduation Ceremony at the police academy, where a Sacramento Police officer trained. 56 recruits moved ahead with yesterdays event, holding a moment of silence in honor of officer tara osullivan. She was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance earlier this week. Osullivan grew up in the east bay. Funeral arrangements are now pending. And new this morning, local tributes honoring osullivan continue to pour in. San joses police chief addressing incoming officers saying her death brings to light the realities of police work. And they have a fallen officer right now, but you know what . They have to have officers going out on the street again today. There are officers right now taking the criminal element off the street again. Why . Because theyre special. And because you are special. 45yearold adele sanbrano ramos faces charges related to her death. The Santa Clara Valley Water District will pay about 200 families impacted by the 2017 coyote creek flood, according to the mercury news. The Natural Disaster forced the evacuation of 14,000 people and caused about 100 million in damage. The dart plans to settle claims losses of 5,000 or less. Now to a first in the south bay, an lgbtq summit to generate a better understanding between Santa Clara County agencies and the communities they serve. Today in the bays kris sanchez joins us in campbell where the summit will get under way in a few hours. Good morning, kris. Reporter hi, laura. This is something the nbc bay area Investigative Unit reported on extensively, the lack prove cess and procedures at some agencies that can sometimes make lgbtq folks to forego vital services. Pride is on full display with flags and parades but todays step works to make sure santa clara counties address the needs of gender, nonbinary nonconforming people. The director of Lgbtq Services means everything from housing and clinics and hospitals to creating inclusive workplaces and schools. As part of a twoyear investigation, the nbc bay area unit surveyed 20 of the Largest School districts in our nine bay area counties to see which had policies and procedures in place and which were providing training to faculty and staff. That report was credited with creating reform impacting 61 schools and roughly 60,000 students. To see where your local district falls go to nbcbayarea. Com investigations. Todays summit starts here in campbell at 8 00 this morning. In campbell, kris sanchez, today in the bay. All right, thanks for the very latest, kris. 5 07 right now. A live look at sfo this morning, in just a few hours, workers responsible for making sure you have food and drink will discuss going on strike. An informational picket is held this afternoon at the afternoon. Nearly 100 of workers voted to go on strike this month, for Major Airlines like delta, united and american in 20 other cities across the country. They say they arent getting paid enough and cant afford health care. The flights are likely to be impacted by that at sfo another situation having an impact on International Travelers at the airport. U. S. Customs and Border Protection say some of the agents who interview global entry applicants are being transferred to the border for the summer. Limited staffing at the Enrollment Center means appointments made months ago are being canceled. Some travelers who paid 100 application fee are feeling that frustration. Im not getting what i paid for and knowing i have the trip coming up is stressful. Those being cleared for global entry for summer trips may be out of luck. U. S. Customs and Border Protection says regrettably this situation has force the the cancellation of some scheduled appointments and may make it difficult to schedule an immediate interview at a global entry Enrollment Center. If your plansor hit the wineries in napa today, be prepared. Crews will start overlay work on silverado trail between skellenger lane and Yountville Cross road. One lane will remain open but expect traffic delays. Happening today, ugly dogs from across the country will be coming to petaluma. Theyll be competing for the prestigious title of worlds ugliest dog. Heres video of the fair last year, it takes place at the sonoma marin fairgrounds at 2 00 this afternoon. The contest ctinues to prove that beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. To celebrate the summer solstice, aka the longest day of the year, you can snag free food. Dairy queen giving out dipped ice cream cones. Jamba juice free smoothies and wendys a free salad deal. Always something to celebrate. Grab your stuff and then go to the ugly dog contest. Hmm, wow, look at that one. We have nearly 15 hours of sunlight today, the longest day of the year. Got to to have it. We have a couple more hours left of spring. Temperature upper 40s in napa. It is 60 degrees in brentwood. We have a wide range in temperatures. Headed out for a run in palo alto expect a few clouds and temperatures in the mid50s. It will be a comfortable morning as we reach into the upper 60s and your park forecast in santa rosa starting out with a few clouds there as well with some lower 50s. Cool still at 10 00 but then heating up early this afternoon into the low 80s. As we head over to mike, off get to lots of folks getting ready for the weekend. Especially these folks finishing up their shift the richmond side of the richmond to san rafael bridge. The overnight road crews clearing here and 580 through Castro Valley and a little slowing, still a crew remains coming off of 238 near the Castro Valley y. A smooth flow approaching the bay bridge with cash lanes really just a few cars waiting there, starting to build a bit. The south bay the freeways move nicely. Highway 82 is el camino reale. Back to you. Coming up, cupertinos apple is recalling the mac book due to battery issues. And listen to this, can your smartphone cause horns to grow on your head . The devil is in the detail and xrays. Well explain all this to you coming up. Youre watching today in the bay. Good friday morning. Right now at 5 14, as you step out the door in martinez, it will be in the upper 50s, and were going to have a faster warmup today, as our temperatures will head into the low 80s here this afternoon. We are also going to have a hot weekend ahead. Ill help you make some plans and well talk about a cooldown in the forecast in less than five minutes. And a good look right now across the san mateo bridge westbound, a few tail lights, nicely moving tail lights, thats your commute direction. I am looking at the peninsula. Theres slowing in a couple spots. Well track them down. Good morning. Im Bertha Coombs at cnbc headquarters. Here are todays top business headlines. Wall street could pull back slightly this morning following yesterdays big rally. The dow jumping nearly 250 points closing at its highest level since last october. Sorry about that, guys, looks like we just had a power outage here. Im going to send it back to you. Thanks so much, bertha. We will get back to you probably later in the newscast. 5 15 for you right now. Are you trying to cool down your house from the summer heat . We want to tell you to be careful. Nearly 8,000 ceiling fans are being recalled for potential shock hazards. The fans were sold by Hunter Fan Company from november 2017 through may 2019. So far, there are no reports of any injuries. Here is another recall to tell you about a this morning, this time from apple. The company says a limited number of mac book pros have a battery problem. Apparently the devices can overheat and catch fire. The batteries are found in 15 inch macbook pros sold from september 2015 to february 2017. Well explain the video youre seeing in just a moment right here. But i will mention on the macbook pros, apple will replace the battery free of charge. Now on to this next, its interesting. It is. There is the macpro. Well get to that video in a moment. It is quite interesting its a new study. Look its there, so lets talk about it. The horns there on your screen are a new study has us checking the backs of our heads because it turns out that too much cell phone time could cause horns to grow on your skull. You heard me right. Researchers say this issue comes from hunching over to view the screens. The xrays australian researchers found young people are tending to develop the horns which are actually bone spurs. So when mom says sit up straight, you might want to listen to that, because you could have a horn growing somewhere. Thats scary. I tell you what, im going to record that and bring it home, show my kids. Let them know. Uncle marcus said. I hope its not a mark, you know what i mean . Hmm. Lets talk about the forecast, right . Yes, so we are going to start out with some clear skies, looking at San Francisco, but you can see the fog right there near the coast. You can see it in the distance, but we will get a little bit more sunshine here today. If youre driving from antioch, maybe headed into the city, its going to be about 60 degrees as you step out the door. If youre going to wait until later before you leave, its going to be in the upper 60s, and then seeing those temperatures in the upper 70s by noontime. So lets go hour by hour, check out our temperature forecast for today. At 10 00, were in the upper 60s and low 70s for all of the bay area. Then well start to see temperatures spreading out as we head toward noon and early afternoon. At 2 00 were seeing antioch at 83 degrees. 74 in san mateo, and San Francisco in the upper 60s and then going into the rest of the day, it will continue to heat up in the valleys, a few more degrees from yesterday, and so we are going to have a slightly warmer day going into this evening, cooling off nicely again, though, with those temperatures in the 60s. Now, we are also going to see those high temperatures in the south bay in spots like los gatos reaching 81 degrees. We do have some changes ahead. The area of low pressure thats been well to the north of us, but also providing some cooling changes in our forecast, will start to move away. High pressure builds for the weekend, but then well start to see some much cooler air dipping in by the middle of next week. So get ready for a hot weekend in the valleys, and also windy, which will increase our fire danger, and then as we monitor for that, well see those highs in the low 90s for both saturday and sunday, and then look at what happens for the middle of next week, well see temperatures in the mid70s on wednesday, at least well have a few days of 70s inland, while San Francisco stays in the 60s and sees that fog returning to the coast. Weve been watching this first day of summer forecast and mike, youre also looking at a summer drive pattern. You know what that means . Color change with the seasons, not in california. Roadways. Were looking at green sensors right now. Thats a smooth flow. We still see a little fall, Autumn Colors through palo alto. North 101 the live crews cleared the last of the lanes as you head up toward university and right here still a little slowing from woodside up in order 92, up for northbound 280. Overnight roadwork had two lanes blocked and i believe theyre clearing those crews in the next 15 to 20 minutes, they should be all clear. A smooth drive out of Contra Costa County. Highway 4, no delay. Antioch all the way over toward concord and walnut creek in the interchange and also a smooth flow for brentwood focused vass cotoward 580 moves nicely. The bay bridge toll plaza a little change from the green, backup forming right on schedule guys. Back to you. Thanks, mike. 5 20 for you right now. Coming up, an audit finds the California State University stashes away more than 1 billion. How the csu chancellor is responding this morning. And can a Smart Speaker save your life . Up next, how new technology can detect cardiac arrest. Youre watching today in the bay. 5 23 for you this morning. The state auditor issic taking issue with a lot of cash, saying California State University put 1. 5 billion in its reserves while raising tuition at its 23 campuses. The money went in to outside accounts rather than in the state treasurer. Csu also allegedly did not fully inform legislators of the surplus. Now the universitys chancellor calls this report misleading. 5 23 right now. If you dont do your job its rare that the police are called but thats exactly whats happening in oregon this morning. The governor is authorizing state police to bring republican lawmakers back to the capitol. The move is the first of its kind for any state. It comes after Climate Change bill sparked a walkout yesterday without the minimum number of state senators present, the bill couldnt move forward to a vote. The cap and trade proposal is aimed at dramatically lowering the states Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2050. The state of missouri must decide today whether its only Abortion Clinic will have its license removed. Its only open now due to a temporary injunction. A judge temporarily blocked the state from allowing the st. Louis planned parenthood facilitys license to lapse. Last month, the state Health Department declined to renew the clinics license to perform aborings. Alabamas governor is allowing a church to establish its own police force. Officers will have the authority to make arrest and also have the authority over the churchs private school campuses. Church Officials Say the measure is necessary to provide adequate student for the 2,000 students and faculty. The law could allow the church to cover up criminal activity and expects it to be challenged. We could learn new insight today about the recent suspicious deaths of nine americans in the dominican republic. The minister of tourism plans to hold a news conference. Officials are expected to speak about the americans autopsies and share why they died after becoming suddenly ill. Christopher wallace lived in w modesto and grew up in redswood at th redwood city. About a half Million People in america die each year from cardiac arrest. Many cases its because they didnt get help fast enough. Now theres a way that smart assistants like alexa could change that. Researchers say an algorithm can identify whats known as agono breathing with 97 of accuracy within 20 feet. Devices like amazons echo or google home could potentially use the app to listen for that dangerous warning sign. Before the device calls 911, it would issue a warning with a chance for to you cancel. Our vision is really that these Smart Speakers such as alexa can reside passively in your bedroom and continuously monitor your breathing. If youre concerned that monitoring sounds like spying, researchers say the app was built with privacy in mind. None of the information is sent to the internet or third party devices. 5 26 for you right now. No surprise here the u. S. Womens soccer team still in it. They beat number nine sweden 20 at the world cup yesterday. You can see the big highlights right here. Now team usa advances and will face spain on monday. 5 26 right now. Coming up next, top stories that were following for you on this friday morning, including incredible new video overnight. Look at the size of that refinery explosion. It happened back east. Were going to tell you just how far away this explosion was felt. It was so strong. And back here at home, new details this morning in that fight between the raptors official and an Alameda County sheriffs deputy during the warriors championship. Coming up in a live report new evidence the Sheriffs Department says proves the executive was in the wrong. Taking a live look outside the bay bridge toll plaza, hmm, i wouldnt say thats too friday light. Maybe the metering lights are on. The sun is up, longest day of the year, spring just a few hours left of it right now. Mikes up next with the commute and kari has a look at our forecast, all coming up. In june, heres how to enjoy our huge aussie steakhouse dinner. First, get your choice of soup or salad. Then choose an entree like our centercut sirloin. Add not one, but two amazing sides. And top it off with dessert. This aussie abundance starts at just 14. 99. Hurry in now have the Fastest Internet and now the best mobile network too . Yeah and get them together and save hundreds on your wireless bill. Wow, thats great. Oh, and this looks great. Are these words for sale . No. Go, go, go, go, go. Now the fastest, most reliable internet can help you save on your wireless bill. Thats simple, easy, awesome. Taxi should i have stopped her . Save hundreds of dollars a year when you get internet and mobile together. Plus ask how to get 250 back when you switch to xfinity mobile. Good friday morning to you. Last few hours now of spring. It will be the first day of summer. Later this morning 8 54 . Thats official. A live look outside, a little cloud cover over the south bay this morning. Things will warm up quite nicely. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia. Im marcus washington. Lets head over to meteorologist kari hall to get a check of its last few moments of spring. Reporter with going tone j were going to enjoy it. The first day of summer begins with slightly warmer temperatures. This is a live look at San Francisco starting out with the fog near the coast but the city getting a chance to clear out. Well be up to 66 degrees today. Some 80s for the inland areas and were once again going to be on a warming trend as we go into the weekend. Well talk about the weekend forecast in six minutes and mike, the friday commute is kicking in. The bay bridge toll plaza is filled in but over the last few minutes weve just seen the last of the left lanes fill in full. It is lighter by comparison, friday at the toll plaza but its still got the metering lights on. Theyre turned on a little later than a monday to thursday and you can judge by the approach through Contra Costa County and oakland, 580, 880 everything is moving smoothly. Well talk about a crash im concerned in fremont, coming up. Back to you. 5 31. New video into our newsroom, a massive inferno the result of an explosion of a south Philadelphia Oil refinery overnight. The massive fire and thick plume of smoke that followed could be seen from far away, homes as far as south new jersey could see it. It is the largest refinery on the east coast. This is a live look at the scene. Things have settled down. Hours after it happened, crews remain on scene. The plant makes gasoline, jet fuel and petrochemicals. No word on the cause. New details the suspected link to murders on skyline boulevard on the peninsula, officially being charged. 26yearold Malik Dosouqi is being held at the San Mateo County jail, charged in connection to the stabbing death of John Sione Pekipaki and taxi cab driver abdulmalek nasher. Its a story weve covered all week on today in the bay. One of the homicides happened monday night, the second happened tuesday in the same remote area. Oracle arena in oakland, the Alameda County Sheriffs Office says there is clear evidence the president of the Toronto Raptors president hit a deputy after the game. Bob redell, tell us more what the video shows. Reporter the video we understand comes from two sources, the security cam inside oracle arena behind me and the deputys body cam, and it clearly shows the Toronto Raptors president using both his fists in a shoving motion and hitting that deputy in the jaw. This is according to sergeant ray kelly, who spoke with our own raj mathai last night. This is the story we broke last week as you can see in our exclusive video shows the aftermath. Masai ujiri, the toronto team collective, being separated from the deputy, after the alleged altercation took place. We confirmed the globe and mail newspaper in toronto has seen the video images and verifies what Sergeant Kelly is describing. Sergeant kelly says the deputy was just doing his job, checking for proper credentials for people, trying to enter the Basketball Court after the raptors beat the warriors to win the nba championship. He tried to force his way pass our deputy. Our deputy did his job the way hes supposed to, to protect the court especially at a highprofile event of National Security significance, and he did his job and did it correctly. Mr. Ujiri then came back and, in a very aggressive manner, confronted our deputy and at that point, using both his fists in a shoving motion, struck our deputy in the jaw. Sergeant kelly also said the deputy suffered a concussion and is now getting death threats. The sheriff was recommending charges be filed against ujiri. That decision will be made by the district attorney. Reporting live in oakland, bob redell, today in the bay. Thanks, bob. 5 35 for you right now. Legislation aimed at cracking down vaccination exemptions is one step closer to becoming law. The state Assembly Health committee voted to move that bill forward yesterday. It would continue to allow limited medical waivers to the states mandatory vaccination law, but would also crack down on doctors who grant them when they shouldnt. Governor gavin newsom says that he will sign the bill if it makes it to his desk. A controversial issue in the bay area is expected to get attention in oakland today. The city is set to open its first pilot site as part of its rv safe parking program. You recall last week Mountain View city Council Voted to delay considering proposed restrictions on rvs. In the meantime, palo alto discussed creating a safe park for rvs. B. A. R. T. Has a new solution to fix the overcrowded trains. The fed is giving b. A. R. T. 300 million. B. A. R. T. Says it will use that money to pay for the trans bay corridor project. The project will allow b. A. R. T. To run more trains during peak hours meaning shorter wait times. Right now 23 b. A. R. T. Trains cross the bay every hour during peak times. B. A. R. T. Hopes to get that number up to 30 trains per hour. Get ready for a weekend filled with laughs in San Francisco. The clusterfest comedy festival starts today and a lot of nbc stars will be performing including amy poehler, formerly of saturday night live, and parks and rec. Last week jones and colin joust from snl will appear and john mullaney, Patton Oswalt and issa ray will contribute to the laughs. It runs through the weekend. Many different venues throughout the city. Mike, sometimes people might not know this, but you are a funny guy yourself moonlighting as a comedian after the traffic dies down. Yeah and i have been making sure my cell phone is charged, no phone calls just yet. They havent called you yet . Let me get on the phone and handle that. Thats okay, you know what . You have the stage right now, my friend. Thats true. This is the traffic flow which is flowing nicely throughout the bay. All your approaches toward the bay bridge, you have that friday light volume and the metering lights are on at the bay bridge. Its lighter but its still a backup there. Looking at the rest of the bay, a smooth flow of traffic. Wow, there you go for the trivalley, as traffic continues to flow smoothly. My maps are having a little bit of an issue so were going to back up here, slowing for 84 as you come down through sunol out of Livermore Valley and a concern southbound 880 around the exit for mission boulevard. We have a big rig that is off the roadway but into a ditch and so right here near the mission offramp we may have trouble just for folks who are exiting south 880 at mission and that may be an issue youll see that over there, squeezed into the lower righthand corner of your screen. Overall look at that green. Who is ready for the weekend . Me. Just in time today, tioga road in yosemite is reopening. It is the East Entrance to the park. Theres only limited access. The road will be open daily for a couple of hours in the morning and then again in the afternoon. The rest of the time road repairs will continue, including getting all that snow removed. My friends were worried about that because we hear about the ski area is still open into july. Right. They typically go through tioga pass before that so they were concerned. They have it. They have the check the couple of hours. A little window of opportunity there. Er with we are going into ou weekend. The Alameda County fair continuing and nice weather in pleasanton. The middle of the day were in the low 80s and dropping off to nice and comfortable weather into the evening with some low 70s. If youre planning to go to the as game, it will be a little bit warmer tonight compared to yesterday, and so were going to be in the upper 60s at first pitch, dropping into the low 60s with mostly clear skies and your saturday forecast will still have a wide range in temperatures from the mid60s in the coast, the bay reaching the low 80s to 90 degrees in the inland areas. On sunday, well be slightly hotter, reaching the lower 90s in the valleys and still keeping those upper 60s for the coast. We also have music in the park in danville. Season kicking off tomorrow and well start out at about 90 degrees, but by the time the music begins, well be at 85, still very warm. You want to make sure you bring a bottle of water and maybe find a place in the shade. Well be cooling down into the upper 70s at the end of the celebration, and then as you make plans to maybe head to santa cruz, well be in the upper 60s and low 70s, so thats where we keep the natural air conditioning and we will also start out with some clouds during the early hours. In napa, it is going to be really heating up after today, reaching 92 for tomorrow, and some upper 80s on sunday. And in the trivalley, were going to see those mid90s continuing especially on sunday, picking up with some highs up to 94 degrees. Let me know what your weekend plans are. Im karihallweather on twitter, facebook and instagram. Well talk about today coming up in three minutes. Thanks, kari. All right, so helping make wishes come true. Nbc bay area and telemundo 48 teaming up to help sick kids in the bay area. This tuesday, our news team is partnering with local Makeawish Foundation. Its a oneday wishathon for miles. From 6 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. , you can call the number on your screen to donate unused airline miles, those miles will help make the Makeawish Foundation send critically ill children on special trips. You can also donate money. Our team of reporter also be answering phones. Marcus and i will be answering the phones tuesday morning. Go to nbcbayarea. Com for more information. Here is your chance to help, call that number and do what you can. Well make it fun as we stand by, operator standing by. Here we go. 5 41. Coming up here on today in the bay, a report from the middle east, where tensions between the u. S. And iran are increasing. This is after iran shot down on american drone. Plus the chief of a major California City Fire Department arrested. Were going to tell you what hes accused of doing. And San Franciscos nancy pelosi settles a bet with Canadas Justin Trudeau over the warriors loss. Well tell you whats inside that basket, coming up next. Youre watching today in the bay. 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Well check that out from our camera in emeryville. Developing overseas this morning, iran is taking issue with the u. S. version of events after a military drone was shot down. Irans foreign minister tweeted his country retrieved sec. S of the aircraft in their territorial waters. The u. S. Says it was flying over international waters. Nbcs Richard Engel is following new overnight developments. There have been a number of provocations between the u. S. And iran of late, but this one may be the most dangerous, because not only did iran shoot down an american drone, it told the world that it did it. It released footage of the incident. Has iran gone too far . The country wants to show strength but could it risk triggering a conflict . Ill have a full report coming up on the today show. Quarter to 6 00 right now. Stocktons fire chief is finding himself on the other side of the law this morning. Chief eric newman was arrested on suspicion of felony spousal abuse. No word on the extent of the victims injuries. Stockton City Managers Office has placed newman on administrative leave. 5 45. Take a look at this. What surprised los angeles folks saw, a small plane making an Emergency Landing on a busy street in buena park. The pilot said he was having engine problems. Luckily he landed safely without anyone getting hurt. The iconic pig sign in the south bay is restored. Last night hundreds crowded downtown san jose to relight the sign. You might recognize it. The neon pig danced for decades on the outside side stephens Meat Products near the shark tank. The Preservation Action Council spent the past couple of years raising nearly 35,000 to restore it. Our old station headquarters used to be right nearby. A lot of young men are waking up pro athletes this morning. Some familiar faces from the bay area were selected in the nba draft. Former san jose state player Brandon Clarke is headed to memphis as the 21st pick. K. Z. Okpala went 32nd overall to the phoenix suns. The injuryriddled warriors had an opportunity to beef up their roster, with the 28th pick they selected jordan poole from michigan. They are going to need his shooting since Klay Thompson and k. D. Might miss a huge chunk of the season next year. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is settling her nba finals bet with canadian Prime Minister justin trudeau. Because the warriors lost, Speaker Pelosi gave trudeau california wines, nuts and chocolates, this was while he was in washington, d. C. , meeting with President Trump yesterday. All right, gentlemen, start your engines nascar drives into the bay area this weekend. Hey, what about the ladies . Ladies, too. Fans will flock to the north bay. Pete suratos already there this morning, live at sonoma raceway. This will be a fun one, pete. Reporter yes, good morning to you guys. Were here at the sonoma raceway, the toyota race taking place on sunday. The festivities are going to start today, if im right . Yes. Reporter im here with diana brend brend brendan. Thanks for joining us. 50th anniversary, its a big deal this weekend. Its a big deal. The raceway hosted its first race in 1969. Were excited to celebrate rate racing in wine country this weekend. Reporter things are happening today . You bet the nascar cup series will hit the track for two practice sessions today, theyll qualify tomorrow and take the green flag on sunday. Reporter got it. Theres something youre bringing back, the carousel. Ill let you explain that because im no expert in this field but how is that going to work . Since 1998 the nascar cup series used a tenturn version. They eliminated the portion of the track called the carousel. We decided as part of our 50th anniversary wed bring itting ba, 12 turns, 2. 52 miles, a few extra turns for the guys to tackle. Reporter going very fast. Anything else folks should know before they head out this week . You are expecting a big crowd. We are expecting a great crowd but we have tickets available. Come out, bring your families and enjo i a fun weekend. If you come sunday, leave plenty of time to come in for traffic and enjoy the full day. Reporter got it. More from the raceway in the next hour, but we are expecting around 100,000 people to show up in the area over the weekend for these events. Varoom, varoom, you need reporter participation out there. Next live shot in a car. Reporter i dont know if my stomach will hold up doing that. Come on, pete the driver is in control, pete, come on do it for the viewers. So traffic could be busy out there. Highway 37 and as we talked about, before the main race today, tomorrow, were going to have opportunities for folks to head out there to see what the cars are all about. Were also preparing for a hot weekend, too, for that event. Now, if youre going to be heading out there in sonoma at the raceway, expect temperatures in the mid 80s throughout the day, and it will be slightly hotter on sunday. So just make sure youre prepared, as you get ready to head out the door this morning. We are seeing the low clouds settling in the valleys, and thats a live look outside in sunol. Were going above the clouds right now. Temperatures in the mid50s and were also at 55, looking at ocean beach as we can see the fog kind of drifting just off the coast there. Were going to get some more clearing today, so if youre getting ready to head out for a jog in palo alto, expect it to be right at about 56 degrees at 7 00, and then seeing our temperatures going into the upper 60s later on, a slow warmup, but if youre just trying to make it out the door for work this morning, headed to the warm springs b. A. R. T. Station, upper 50s there as well. Well be at 68 degrees at 10 00, and then 74 degrees at noon. Were all seeing a really nice day but we have mostly cloudy skies, so youll probably need a sweater or some long sleeves to start, and then a tshirt for the rest of the day. Our temperatures heating up on this first day of summer as we see this area of low pressure, thats provided some cooling now moving off towards the east, so were getting ready for High Pressure to build out in the pacific. Thats going to cause our winds to blow offshore, but then going into next week, bigger changes ahead, another system moves across the pacific northwest, and that will provide a cooler onshore breezy wind and also cool off our temperatures into the 70s in the valleys, so look at our temperatures today. We go from 86 today to 90 tomorrow, and it will still be windy, up to 92 on sunday, but then a big dip in our temperatures by the middle of next week. San Francisco Holding steady, but a little bit more sunshine for the weekend. Mike, youre looking for a crash on the bay bridge. Concern when i see westbound 880, thats the focus on a lighter friday. From emeryville the traffic is moving smoothly up the incline and the tunnel, headed toward yerba buena island. The crash is near the toll plaza and i dont see any problems but i saw the flashing lights making their way slowly to the cash lanes. Happens to be a car with a flashing light on top but not an emergency vehicle. The crash out of lanes and out of our view, and all lanes are moving. Fast track a little better than the cash lanes. We have a smooth approach through Contra Costa County. Still barely any slows for highway 4. Pittsburg, bay point. A little dip as you approach concord. No problem walnut creek interchange. The maze moves smoothly but you saw the backup at the bay bridge. A little build for 84 cutting through livermore and pleasanton and the crash still there 880 but 880 at warren at the offramp but the offramp is open. Back to you. Thanks, mike. Happening now, a wildfire burning west of phoenix is prompting evacuations. The fire started two weeks ago, charred some 50,000 acres. Officials say it was caused by a human but theyre not certain how. Almost 900 firefighters are working on the ground and in the air. They have the fire 42 contained. But dry conditions will keep that fire very active. 5 52. Still ahead this hour, growing up, the construction starting in san jose next week that will change the downtown skyline. Plus the staff ac pd have a falle officer but they have to have fall fall at 6 00 a. M. His inspiring messages to new officers. Youre watching today in the bay. Togos fans, the pretzelrami is back, with our famous pastrami and a bigger soft pretzel roll. And try the new turkey bistro with warm turkey and smokehouse bacon. Or the new hot club chicken dijon with dijon mayo and black forest ham. How far would you go for a togo . 5 56 for you right now. This morning, a fallout from explosive testimony of a trial of of a navy s. E. A. L. In southern california. A key witness revealed he was the killer. Heres Steve Patterson in san diego. Reporter good morning. Bombshell testimony in san diego for the murder trial of navy s. E. A. L. Edward gallagher, accused of killing an isis detainee while in iraq. Here in san diego while on the witness stand a prosecution witness and fellow navy s. E. A. L. Admits to killing the militant during that time in iraq, flipping this entire trial on its head. Well have more from inside court and from the family of gallagher. Thats all coming up on today. Thanks, steve. Up next, work begins on another new building in the heart of downtown san jose. This is a rendering of what will be adobes new headquarters an 18 story building. The Software Company will break ground on monday near the corner of park avenue and almaden boulevard. Its an expansion of at dothe a were ka u campus which consists of three highrise buildings as of now. Bay area rents are sky high these days but if youre looking for the most affordable sport, try vallejo. Its been named the most affordable city in the bay area. One bedroom runs just under 1,400 a month. San francisco that same size cost you 3,700. Some who live in vallejo say they arent surprised. Then you also look into the town, theres a lot of crime, theres also, you know, the quality of living, so i guess it all goes together. All relative, of course. Vallejo might be the most affordable place here. Nationwide its the 30th most expensive city to live. Helping make wishes come true. Will Public Restrooms open 24 7 lead to cleaner streets in San Francisco . Thats what the city leaders are wanting to find out. The new threemonth Pilot Program is coming to the public bathroom at golden gate and high. It will be open and staffed around the clock. City officials hope to expand the Pit Stop Program which has been around for five years now. There are 25 Public Restrooms in the city but theyre staffed and open only in the daytime hours. The neighborhoods i represent have huge problems of human feces, people using the bathroobathroo bathrooms but the streets at nighttime. They are checking the number of flushes to see how well it is received. What a pit stop. Nbc bay area responds to debit card fraud. Consumer investigator chris chmura shows us the one thing you can do to protect your p. I. N. Newer chip cards are supposed to be more secure, but thieves are still hacking our accounts. One weak spot . Gas pumps. Theyre not required to take these cards yet, and wont be until 2020. Thieves know that. So one way to perhaps protect your account number right now . Pay for your gas inside with the cashier instead of at the pump. Let us know if you have a consumer complaint. The number is 888996tips or online at nbcbayarea. Com responds. Right now 6 00, rising tensions, President Trump reportedly backing off military action against iran this morning. The backandforth that developed overnight after yesterdays drone dispute. Paying up. Victims of devastating flooding from coyote creek are finally getting money. The settlement the Water District just agreed to pay. Plus improving understanding, a first of its kind effort in Santa Clara County to better serve the needs of the lgbtq community. Whats happening today and what will it mean for the future . Today in the bay continues right now. Good friday morning to you. Thanks so much for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im mcus washington. Mike is going to get us through this friday. That commute coming up in a bit but first kari is going to help us through these last minutes or hours i should say of spring. Weve got two hours and 54 minutes left of spring. As we go into the first day of summer its also slightly warmer today, as you step out the door. We have our clouds over the south bay, and that will be clearing out with our temperatures in san jose in the upper 50s at 6 00, and then going into the upper 70s at noon. It will be slightly warmer today compared to yesterday, but still a nice one, and we do