>> the weather good for the weekend. seven-day forecast has a lot of changes as we go through the next couple days. outside this morning, mostly clear skies to start. for the afternoon, one more day where valleys have a chance of climbing into the 80s. 78 in san jose, close to 70 in san francisco. we're watching increasing clouds and increasing rain chances in the seven-day forecast. a look at that in a few minutes. to see your highway 4 commute in concord. here is mike. >> most of highway 4 through antioch will be expecting early slowing. it's right there over to solano. a little slowing, a disabled vehicle reported in lanes. no other details than that, other than chp should be out there shortly. 242 has a slowdown. by highway 4, you're okay. as we travel through the tri-valley, just 20 minutes, 20 from way out here at grant line road to the dublin interchange. you're at speed. back to you. thank you very much, mike. taking extra precautions in the sexual assault allegations. the greek system at uc berkeley is suspending on-campus social events after two reported attacks at an off-campus party. keit pete, this means no party after the big game. >> no parties in the lead-up to this big game. be lifted. i'm being told they'll meet during a council meeting later today. >> live in berkeley, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. in the meantime, a frightening encounter. police are searching for a man who claimed to be an undercover police officerment then he tried to lure a college student into his car. all this happened just before 9:00 wednesday night in lot a at the college in cupertino. the victim says the man told her she shouldn't be walking alone and threatened to give her a ticket. then told her to get into his car. the student was able to get to her car safely when another car drove between them. police say the man was driving a black late model four-door bmw with heavily intoed windows. he had two passengers in the car at the time. thieves break in and hold a homeowner at gunpoint. one man held theoman homeowr at gunpoint whilethe two other e police say three men came in through an open garage door. one man held the homeowner at gunpoint while the other two stole jewelry and other items. we talked to the victim's husband who didn't want his face shown on camera. >> he miss spol whipped her. >> police say they have several leads in the case. so far no arrests. police also say this case is strikingly similar to home invasion robbery in portel lavallely last week. now they have nothing that definitively links the two. this morning a 4-year-old boy fighting for his life after a horrible car crash in san ramon. this happened just after 8:00 last night. that's the car that plowed into a pole. the 4-year-old was flown to children's hospital in oakland with a serious head injury. two other young kids and the driver who is their mom were taken in an ambulance to the hospital. at this hour investigators are trying to figure out what happened. >> maybe you were caught in it. some say it was the worst traffic jam they've ever endured. that massive backup during last night's commute yesterday on highway 101. it happened after an rv camper started spewing flames. it didn't just bring traffic to a standstill. it literally had drivers standing on the freeway waiting for the lanes to reopen. >> it's absolutely crazy. >> it couldn't happen at a worse time. it's commute hour. everybody is trying to get home, and then this happened. >> took a long time to get home for some. all lanes were closed for more than an hour. the northbound direction didn't get going for at least two hours. the chp says the rv was transferring the model rockets from a hobby show when one apparently exploded. everyone made it out safely and no one was cited. >> one of several jams yesterday. we'll get to that in a second. in the meantime, scary moments at a san francisco skate park. the bomb squad is there. it was called out to a report of a suspicious device at the soma skate park on debows avenue and prompted a shelter in place for about an hour. crews determined the device was not an explosive. we mentioned, all the traffic problems yesterday. it comes just hours after another scare in san francisco where the bomb squad was called in to investigate a car parked under highway 101 and interstate 80. police say a suspicious note was left on the car that included the word bomb. both freeways were closed and a shelter in place was ordered at the nearby hall of justice. after a three-hour long investigation, they determined it did not pose a threat to public safety. getting ever so close to the weekend. rob is tracking the warming trend that will take us into saturday. >> in the 50s, but should be in the upper 70s around san jose today. this as we check a chance of showers arriving by the end of the weekend. the latest in your forecast coming up. a live look at the san mateo bridge, just behind where it says up next, there's one set of flashing lights. caltrans crews blocked one lane on the san mateo bridge. i'll talk about what's affecting your ride on the rails coming up. plus a brutal attack in the east bay. this after a man is beaten on for making a simple request to a group of guys in his neighborhood. we'll have more after this. got a tip for the bay area's biggest investigative unit? call 1-888-996-tips, or e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate. they prey on our children, spending billions. addicting 17,000 california kids each year. eventually killing one-third of them. now tobacco companies are spending millions to... defeat prop 56. because in every state that's raised tobacco taxes, smoking rates go down. so who are you going to trust? pediatricians, cancer groups and the califronia pta who all... support prop 56. or the tobacco companies trying to kill it. vote yes on 56. after being saulted forust telling a gr 4:40 friday morning. a man in the east bay recovering after being assaulted after telling a group to be quiet. he spoke exclusively to nbc bay area said it all started when he confronted young men for being loud near his home near walt disney elementary. that's when he says one man started kicking him and others joined in. >> ended up being choked out. they proceeded to kick me in the face and body. >> the neighbor heart the attack and stepped in. all four suspects have been arrested. 4:41 right now. a public apology for an act of vandalism that outraged many. 19-year-old jared vance addressed veterans in danville. that's where last year he spray painted the veterans war memorial. cameras weren't allowed inside to hear exactly what he said, only to shoot through the window. that's the video you just saw. for those who heard the apology in person, they say vance regrets what he did and he understands his actions hurt many people. sharing jabs and a handshake. donald trump and hillary clinton share the stage, but this time it wasn't for a debate. toss to weather and affic. rob, you beat the crowd and went to the pumpkin patcherly. >> the warmest day. one more nice day to get in on early action out of the pumpkin patch. >> you got two pumpkins. >> yes, chris and johnny found ones they liked and they weren't going to let go. if you do have pumpkin patch plans, the timing will work out good. we have rain in the seven-day forecast. but right now mostly clear skies from san francisco. no rain today or tomorrow or likely most of the weekend. 51 degrees, clear skies in san jose. temperatures not quite as warm as yesterday, but still above average. close to 80 in morgan hill. upper 60s, close to 70 in san francisco. north bay and tri-valley seeing highs in the 70s to low 80s. tahoe, numbers close to 70. cooling as more clouds roll in. but a dry weekend forecast that and drizzle along the coast. cooling temperatures for the weekend around monterey. the next chance of rain, you can see the timeline at the top of the screen, sunday night, north bay will begin to see showers into monday. the rain line progresses south. san jose may miss out until about tuesday. that's the first system that comes through. the stronger system setting up we think around friday. the impact on your seven-day forecast, we'll see more clouds this weekend. rain holding off we think intill about monday for the north bay. more showers likely tuesday. then you see wednesday and thursday, a bit of a break and more rain due in on next friday. so for the weekend we'll see cooli cooling. north bay seeing the rain to start early monday. the rain making for a soggy day we think tuesday next week. >> we'll be on the lookout for that. clear dry road ts, clear skies. a delay o oh couldn't get into the colma station. got word they've reopened after early morning police activity. nothing serious from what we understand. no delays reported on the system. we're looking at drive times towards the bay bridge. minimum time, maximum speed. at the speed limit. let's keep everybody safe by saying that. highway 4 down to the maze is 13 minutes. a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no problems heading west through treasure island tunnel. there's a spider this morning. good morning. the treasure island exit will be on the left as standard this morning. starting tomorrow morning they'll shift to the right side. that may have folks with last-minute lane changes. forging a new blueprint after what happened at millennium towers. the group behind the now sinking project is changing how it's building another project. the new project will build piles down to the bedrock. the new project which is at 706 mission would have a matt and pile foundation which didn't rest on bed rom. if light of recent testing, developers have changed their minds and opting for the more expensive bedrock foundation. more troubles for takata. government officials confirm a california woman died last month as a result of a faulty air bag. the national highway traffic safety administration says the woman was driving a honda civic when she crashed in riverside county. the civic was first recalled in 2008. the repairs were never finished. this is the 11th death in the united states linked to the faulty air bags. more than 100 million inflaters have been recalled worldwide because the air bags can en flat with too much force causing snap nell to spray into the vehicle. apple claims about 90% of the chargers sold on amazon are fake. >> for the real thing right now and the rest of your news before the bell, we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good friday morning to you. wall street will look to end the week on a down note. futures are lower this morning. the nasdaq may open higher, that would be thanks to microsoft's strong earnings report last night. there's no major economic data today but look for earnings from the likes of general electric, honeywell and mcdonald's. a two-day win streak down to 18,162. nasdaq falling four points to 5241. apple filed a lawsuit this week revealing most of the eye phone chargers sold on amazon are fake. they tested more than a hundred lightning charges listed on amazon as original items and found they were counterfeit. apple says because fake chargers could overheat, catch fooir or even electrocute someone. snoopy may be heading for the unemployment line. met life has used the peanuts character in its advertising for more than 30 years, the insurer is spinning off most of its u.s. life insurance business next year and will sell plans to mostly corporate customers. met life has a multiyear contract to use snoopy and other peanuts characters such as charlie brown. >> i knew the company you were talking about when you said snoopy. well, this was plenty of cringe worthy moments. if you caught this, one day after the debate, hillary clinton and donald trump were sharing a stage under very different circumstances. >> that's right. it was all for a good cause. the charity dinner is a tradition. it's a white tie event that benefits catholic charities. the candidates took some sharp elbow jabs at each other, this time it was to be in all good fun. >> donald looks to the statue of liberty and sees a four. maybe a five if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair. >> this is the first time ever, ever that hillary is sitting down and speaking to major corporate leaders and not getting paid for it. >> well, today donald trump heads to north carolina and pennsylvania while hillary clinton travels to ohio. no love lost there. some fear the divisive rhetoric and occasional violence that has plagued donald trump's campaign may spill over onto election night. while authorities insist there are no credible threats at this time, some bay area police agencies say they're preparing to mobilize. santa clara supervisors addressed those concerns yesterday. they don't want to see a repeat of what happened in june when a mail lay broke out. >> a lot of people said how could you not anticipate something like that. >> supervisors say law enforcement will be proactive mon torz social media and outfits. a christmas catalog for that certain someone who doesn't have a spending limit. name mu neiman marcus christmas book is unveiled. there's an exclusive grammy awards experience. the music lover in your life will get a trip to the 59th annual grammy awards for just half a million dollars. for those who love to fly, a private plane in rose gold for just $1.5 million. oh, the places you'll go. >> your eyes lit up. >> a little bit. 4:52 right now. the robot revolution is there. >> that's pepper, the four foot tall robot came to santa clara's internet of things show. that's the face of retail. pepper has a humanoid face and head and uses text, voice and recognition software, all that to interact with people regularly. the makers hope the robot will appear in several store chains soon and eventually will have a place in your home. >> let's hope pepper is honest. does this make me look fat, pepper? coming up, who the golden state warriors are teaming up with. a new mom in massachusetts had no idea she was pregnant. now she's got a newborn. on our facebook page, how the stomach ache she thought she had turned into an incredibly unexpected arrival. yeah. plus weekend light show. the orion meteor shower is peaking this weekend. read it on our twitter page, where the best places are to catch the show. we'll see you in two minutes. because she doesn't know that it kills 40,000 californians... every year. because she doesn't understand what cancer is. because she can't spell emphysema. because she is a butterfly, who fights fires. because she is my daughter, and the surgeon general says that raising tobacco taxes... is a proven way to make sure she never smokes. that's why i'm voting yes on 56. concerns in calira. noaa is now predictia weak "la nina" pattern - pretty typi winters followg ael nino. if the prediction lds - t western u-s would e drierskies. that same pattern wod also lead to above >> if the prediction holds, the western u.s. would see drier skies. the same at attorney would lead to above average temperatures. the outlook could shift again before it arrives. a massive renovation at sfo's terminal one. that means people traveling will have to deal with closures and inconveniences for the next two years. the $2.5 billion renovation is taking place in phases. when completed, terminal one will include central security and baggage handling along with new retail and dining space. passenger operations aren't expected to be affected. the warriors are teaming up with united airlines. that was announced yesterday, and it comes complete with a basketball court set up on an airline hangar. i would love to see that. under the deal, united becomes the team's official airline and founding partner of the chase center, the bar yors new san francisco arena. >> proud to represent the bay area. i think it's a great system weave been working on for a long time. >> good news for united mileage plus members. you can use mileage for premium seats, suite tickets and other experiences at warriors games. the forecast this morning pretty nice as we see san jose this morning. 55 degrees. several chances of rain ahead. as you can see on the board here, a lot of rain headed our way. will any of this arrive for the upcoming weekend? a look at that coming up. right now you have several chances for a smooth commute. your drive time through the south bay at your minimum, 20 minutes from 101 at 85 to 101 at 85. looking tore the north bay as well. terrifying moments for a hillsborough woman. armed men break into her home, holding her at gunpoint. the suspect who police are looking for this morning. ♪ music new k-y intense. a stimulating gel that takes her pleasure to new heights. k-y intense. they pistol whipped her, threatened her and put a gun to her head. >> reporter: a terrifying home invasion robbery here on the peninsula. i'm bob redell. i'll take you live to hillsborough coming up in a live report. no more on campus parties. the greek system at uc berkeley is getting proactive in the wake of several recent reports of sexual assault. major changes coming to this year's surfing competition. "today in the bay" starts right now. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. i don't know if it will be quite hot enough to get out there for surf's up. >> 80s yesterday. warm temperatures as we head through the afternoon. patchy low clouds on the coast and temperatures in the 50s and 60s outside. should see numbers in the low 80s around the tri-valley. 78 in san jose, close to 70 in san francisco and then for the coekend, more clouds and more