right now at 5:00, a deadly shooting investigation unfolding at a san francisco b.a.r.t. stations. the all new revelations coming into the newsroom. i was bracing myself for the journey i was about to embark on and what it meant. >> traveling for treatment. we sit down with an east bay couple that left the country seeking more affordable ivf

treatment. >> rain is arriving. meteorologist kari hall is tracking storms as you prepare to make your weekend holiday plans. this is "today in the bay." good friday morning. good friday morning. you get it? >> yeah, yeah. >> i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off. we want to start with a look at that forecast. good morning to you, mike. >> good morning. >> kari, those easter eggs might be flying off on their own. >> we were talking about wind and rain, and even the possibility of thunderstorms this weekend. but we are starting out with some light showers, and so as we're getting out the door this morning, grab the umbrella. we are going to have some wet weather coming in. we're already seeing it in the north bay with light showers. but we are expecting the activity to pick up as we go throughout the day, and we're already, once again, seeing some of the lighter showers moving in as the storm system arrives. we can see the center of the

storm still well off the coast, but a lot of this will be working its way across the bay area. now, we are also going to see the rain picking up. here we are at 11:00, and there's good coverage of at least light showers. but then the heavier rain developing during the afternoon, and that could be moving into the peninsula, as well as the south bay, and continuing off and on throughout the weekend. i'll have more on that in just a few minutes. it seems like a pretty good drive right now. >> yeah, maybe that's wishful thinking. look at the bay bridge toll plaza, very light, as you would imagine. no real issues. we do have some slower sensors that show up on 780, but also we have the green highlighting, little patches scattered around the bay. so there is an incoming storm, incoming weather changes here, i guess, maybe some damp roadways along the coast. nothing major. 280 and 101 along the peninsula, the south bay and the tri-valley moving smoothly, your travel times are great out of the altamont. developing in san francisco, a deadly shooting outside the

powell street b.a.r.t. station is now under investigation. it happened last night around 9:30. first responders found one victim with a gunshot wound who died at the scene, and at least two people have been detained in connection with the shooting. but so far, there is no motive that's been publicly released. as soon as we get new information, we'll bring you those updates. happening today, a man accused in a deadly father's day shooting in richmond is due in court. so back in june of 2021, police say ramirez and another gang member opened fire on a group at a house party. three people were killed, five others were injured. ramirez faces three counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder. as we approach april and national infertility week, we are learning about how taxing the journey is to parenthood for a lot of families.

>> one east bay couple decided to take their fertility journey overseas. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live for us in san francisco. i love to hear this. that family, the parents, they say everything they did totally worth it. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning, marcus and kris. you know, the world health organization says one out of six adults experience infertility. that's over 17% of the adult population. and the journey of infertility can be taxing and it can be very expensive, especially here in the bay area, which is why one east bay couple took a leap of faith and took their infertility journey overseas. being a mom was something she always envisioned, until it came time to try. >> she saw something in the ultrasound she wasn't expecting to see, and that was some sort of mass that was inside my uterus. >> reporter: fortunately, the mass was benign, but it did mean that jannah's vision of how she

would become a mom would change. >> i just cried and wept because i was bracing myself for the journey that i was about to embark on and what it meant. >> reporter: it meant at least three cycles of in vitro fertilization, which costs around $35,000 a cycle, quickly adding up to over $100,000 for her and her husband, for just a 25% chance of success. >> it's huge. it's unbelievable, the undertaking. >> i remember eli asking me, what are you willing to risk to get there, to take this chance to try to have our kid? and i just told him, i'm willing to risk all of it, like i was willing to sell our house and just try. >> reporter: that's when the couple went to work. they researched, found online support groups, and found an answer overseas at a fraction of the price.

dr. skinner is one of jannah's doctors at barbados fertility clinic. >> going to a foreign country that we frankly didn't know a lot about and medical standards that we were, you know, ignorant of, it was definitely a gamble. >> an independent health care accreditation body comes in as a reassurance, that we go through the same rigorous process of safety and checks that a u.s. hospital goes through. >> i just held on to the idea to stay calm, that maybe my family was going to form, no matter what. >> reporter: and that it did. jannah and eli waited the news they were waiting over a year to hear, they were going to be parents. >> we got four eggs and he was the egg that made it with a fresh transfer, against all odds. >> reporter: they have named their 2 1/2 year old son lev, meaning lionheart in russian. his middle name, ocean, is a nod

to barbados, a place where their family became complete. >> when you have someone that's had a tough journey and you unravel their history and somehow we come up with the key in the door that makes it successful. >> reporter: now, not everybody's case ends up in a happy ending, but dr. skinner says when it does, she says it is all worth it. back to you. >> the road to parenthood is different for everyone, but i'm so happy to see that family together. thank you, ginger. it is 5:07 now, and today marks one year since wall street journalist evan gershkovich was detained in russia, the first u.s. journalist to be detained in russia on espionage charges since the cold war. earlier this week, russia extended his detention for a difgt time and he has to stay in prison until at least june.

his family eagerly awaits his release. >> it's spanned all four seasons. his birthday and all the holidays, and we want him home as soon as possible. >> putin has signalled that he is open to a deal for his release. last year the u.s. made an offer for a prisoner swap but that was rejected by russia. the biden administration says it's working every day to secure the release of gershkovich and other wrongfully detained americans. certainly an opening night like no other for the oak a's. last night's game underwhelming. the fans, at least a little bit preoccupied, but there was also a little history made. let's start with the fans first. many never made it into the coliseum, protesting the planned move to vegas for the a's. many simply staying in the parking lot there for what they are calling an opening day tailgate boycott. >> it's a last plea for them to

stay and they're having publications with the building over in las vegas. >> why would i spend my money inside? why would i spend my passion inside if they're trying to leave here? >> we should probably quickly mention, cleveland dismantled the young a's team, winning an 8-0 shutout. as for the history, after the game the headset and other items used by the new announcer, jenny cavnar, were sent straight to baseball's hall of fame, the first primary play-by-play announcer, female, in mlb history. time to check in with the friday forecast. it's going to be a windy day as we get closer for the weekend, and some rain, too. >> there is a wind advisory that's going to be in effect starting at 11:00 today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, mainly for the coast and hills. meteorologist kari hall is here to show us how much wind it would take to blow things away.

>> as the storm moves in, it will pack a windy punch. let's talk about the impacts. it doesn't take much for a maple leaf to blow just 3 miles per hour, but you'll want to secure loose items around the home like your trash can. even at 37 pounds, it takes a 28-mile-per-hour gust to knock it over. and those kinds of winds will be common along the coast and hills above 900 feet in elevation. gusts up to 69 miles per hour will be possible, which could blow over the average person. and we're not expecting winds this high, but just for reference, a car could be moved by 90-mile-per-hour gusts. take a little extra time around the home to secure those outdoor items before the storm moves in. we'll talk about the timeline of the rain as you make weekend plans coming up. let's check in with mike for where we can fill up for a little bit less. >> we're thinking about people making a getaway, maybe a longer vacation. we're looking at prices starting

in silicon valley at $4.39, the best, scattered around. we'll point to sunnyvale's national petroleum on old san francisco road. but maybe you're heading out of the area, livermore over to i-5 or the sierra, the lowest is $4.42 at valero on old 1st street. if you're going through the north bay, valero, $4.64 on 3rd street. the higher prices continue further up, so you might want to fill up there. we'll keep following the changes on gasbuddy.com. on the roadways, we're looking at a smooth drive throughout the bay, except for the altamont where i told you everything was moving nicely. there is a disabled vehicle reported right around grant line road, so there's a slower drive as folks pass that scene. i think everything is on the shoulder. toward the rest of the approach to the bay bridge, everything is smooth. back to you. >> thanks, mike. many people are gathering this weekend honoring three major holidays, ramadan, easter and passover. if you're planning on feasting, you may want to make sure the food is safe.

ahead, we're going to give you tips from experts on how to make sure that your holiday is celebrated without a hitch. and with all this weather, maybe stay in and watch a movie. there's a new one that pokes some fun at silicon valley. ♪♪ ♪ lover ♪♪ >> calling all swifties, to maybe help you find your lover. you're watching "tay in the odba

berkeley. we are going to start out with light rain and temperatures in the upper 40s, but the temperatures don't climb very much today and rain gets heavier as the wind picks up going into this afternoon, as well as the evening. i'm also watching for a chance of thunderstorms and we'll talk about the impacts of this incoming system in just a few minutes. we're looking at the golden gate bridge, a smooth, easy drive. it looks relatively standard. if we change the angle, we do see a little less traffic across the golden gate bridge. might be too early to judge, but i think some folks might be getting off early for a break next week, and perhaps some don't have work today. well, good morning. the stock markets are not at work. they're closed throughout the united states for the holiday today. so we're going to see these same

numbers on monday. i will tell you, i got a dow 40,000 graphic ready to go. we are almost there. it's the end of the first financial quarter, stocks are up big for the year, except for reddit, which fell about 30% in the last few days, to just above where it opened in its first time on the stock market. shares in donald trump's truth social are down slightly, but continue to climb overall. this is the meme stock of all meme stocks. the company is trading at more than 2,000 times earnings, revenue for the social network last year, $3.4 million on enormous losses. it's never made a profit. the journalists point out truth social, $3.4 million in a year, the average cheesecake factory location makes $12 million every

year. we get inflation data today, the pce, the favorite way of measuring prices, takes gas prices out of the equation. gas prices are up and those can skew inflation numbers. a bay area filmmaker is out with a new movie poking fun at silicon valley called "the disrupters" about a ride share driver who pretends he has a startup in order to get venture capitalists to write him a big check. he also pretends to be elon musk on this phone call. >> can you do a south african accent? >> easy. oh, it's elon. [ ringing ] >> elon, to what do i owe the pleasure? >> do you mind if i get your take on something? you've got such a keen eye. >> not south african, we'll talk to the director behind "the disrupters" about the new movie on sunday morning on "press

here" which is sunday mornings at 9:00 right after "meet the press." >> that sounded like a pirate accent. >> what is that supposed to be? definitely not south african. >> the silicon valley valley shows are always fun. thank you. you may recognize the actor. we're also going to talk about easter and other holidays popping up this weekend, including ramadan and passover. food safety experts warn all of us to remember that we have to properly prepare food for gatherings so we don't make our loved ones sick. data from the cdc shows every year about 128,000 americans are hospitalized and 3,000 people die from foodborne illness. experts recommend these tips to protect you and your family from food poisoning. use a thermometer on meats to ensure the heat is appropriate, and never thaw meat on the counter, do it in the refrigerator, and don't leave

food out longer than two hours. usually the food at my house doesn't last that long. experts also say keep your meats and vegetables separate. >> please remember to keep your raw meat and poultry separate from fruit and vegetables to avoid cross contamination. one way of doing this, if you're preparing raw meat, just have that on a separate cutting board with a different knife, and if you're cutting up fruits and vegetables, place those on a different cutting board to cut those. >> for more information, you can always go to foodsafety.gov. and trending this morning, one of the country's most famous couples is inspiring this weekend's meet-up for people looking for love in san francisco. >> this is the society of single professionals, they're actually hosting what they're calling america's first single swiftie's party that will take place tomorrow in san francisco.

the party will be featuring the music of taylor swift, who is actually dating kansas city chiefs super bowl champion travis kelce. she says that she's seen people become inspired by their relationship. >> they are really showing up for each other, travis has flown across the country to go to her concerts, she has practically been to every one of his games, they're doing a lot of public acts of affection. so people, singles are being inspired by them right now. >> so if you would like to attend america's first singles swiftie party tomorrow night, it will kick off at 7:00. the tickets are about $10 and you can buy them online through madarae nightclub website. you're encouraged to dress up like kelce or swift as part of a costume contest.

it's like halloween, easter, all mixed into a dating night. >> i'm just thinking that the proportion of women to men might be a little skewed. most swifties are women. >> she was famous at one point for making breakup songs. anyway, we should probably move on. >> we better move on. we don't want to break up the lovebirds. people are making plans for the weekend. we have a lot going on, not only with events, but the weather. things are going to be changing and we're going to see some rain coming in with gusty winds, as well as the storm system, and we'll be watching for a chance of thunderstorms and off and on rain throughout the weekend. but going into next week, there will be a lot of kids on spring break and it's going to be drying out and warming up. the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen. starting to see a lot more green here as the light rain is starting to pick up in some spots, especially the north bay, where we are seeing the rain pretty much covering most of

marin county northward. here is a look at the storm that is going to be approaching, and with the center so close to us, that is where we usually have a lot of the higher winds. that's why we'll see gusty winds picking up today as the storm system moves closer. our temperatures staying in the 50s this afternoon. it's going to be a cool day. even tomorrow it's only just slightly cooler with our highs in the low 60s, napa to 60 degrees, and 62 in san jose. then on sunday, on easter, it's still going to be kind of cool, but at least we will see more breaks in the clouds and rain activity. so we're really going to see this rain picking up and rolling in as we go into this afternoon. take a look at how intense the rain could be over the santa cruz mountains and parts of the south bay. that's at 2:30 this afternoon. we're still going to have the possibility of seeing that off and on throughout the bay area and throughout the weekend. we could see anywhere from 1 to

possibly 2 inches of rainfall, some of the higher amounts will be in the north bay and along the coastline. so we are expecting the possibility of high winds, minor flooding, and high sierra snow, and easter weekend those rain chances will stay into the afternoon. but after that, it's clearing out and warming up, and i'm looking forward to that for next week with sunshine. mike, you have more slowing in the tri-valley? >> yeah, coming into the tri-valley out of the altamont pass. the issue here was a disabled vehicle. turns out there are six vehicles on the shoulder, debris in the roadway. they've called out a sweeper. there may be slowing, if that's because of the sweeper arriving on scene, that's great news because they can clear it soon. meanwhile, the rest of the bay, including the dublin interchange is a little lighter. >> thanks, mike. next, nbc bay area responds. >> you've reserved your hotel, you've reserved your flight, but have you reserved your spot in the tsa line? i'm consumer investigator chris

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the program we're talking about is called clear reserve, and it's your ticket to bypass the tsa line. you reserve a time slot in advance to clear airport security. when we made this video, clear reserve was available at these airports. sorry, san francisco, bay area, no sfo, sjc or oakland yet.

i used clear reserve recently in orlando. let me show you how easily it worked. the day before my flight i went to clearme.com. next i clicked for you at the top and then reserve. originally i tried to book seven days out, but it wouldn't let me and told me to check back closer to my flight. the clear website says the booking window varies by location. the rest of the process only took about 90 seconds. i shared basic information like my name, destination, flight number, and how many people were in my party. side note, ten is the max. next, clear asked me when i wanted to clear the security checkpoint. i had a 6:00 a.m. flight, so i asked for a 5:00 a.m. slot. within a few second, clear emailed me a qr code, my ticket to bypass the tsa line. on my travel day, i showed my code to a rep who directed me to the clear reserve line. i was first in line, meanwhile, i would say there were about 200 people in the regular tsa line.

try to be punctual. clear says they only hold the spots for 20 minutes after reservation time. after that, you're back in the regular line. >> thanks, chris. next, the top stories we're following today, including a storm arriving in the bay area, heavy snow is actually expected in the sierra.

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right now at 5:30, under investigation, a live report on the deadly shooting that

happened outside a san francisco b.a.r.t. station. plus, could artificial intelligence change the way we vote? we speak with an expert on how ai is being used to curb misinformation. and the rain is arriving here in the bay area. look at that swirl on the radar. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the wet weather and how long it's going to last. this is "today in the bay." good to have you with us on this good friday morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first, counting down to kickoff. want to give you a live look inside paypal park where the new bay area soccer team will be playing their first home game tomorrow. our thom jensen is live and he's going to come up at 5:45 this morning with everything we need to know about the sold-out game. >> that is going to be exciting. we want to start with a look at the forecast. it's going to be rough for them and kind of all around. >> i think that ball is going to

have a curve to it once they kick it up. we're going to have high winds picking up as we go throughout the day. right now we're starting out with light rain that's starting to make its way across the bay area, but we've seen it picking up in intensity for parts of the north bay, as we track it all with storm ranger, our mobile doppler radar. widening out the view to show the overall look of this storm system. with the center of the low nearing our coastline and moving in, that's going to cause winds to increase. we're already starting to see some lightning strikes off the coast, so we're watching for the possibility of thunderstorms, late morning into the afternoon. but some of the most intense rain may be around 2:00 to 6:00 this evening. so i'll talk more about that timeline. mike, you're back to that delay for 580. >> it's shifting where it's focused. it's approaching north flynn road, we're hearing, as far as the location, where there are about six vehicles on the shoulder. there's some metal debris in the roadway, that's the report, so a sweeper truck is heading to the area. i imagine there's going to be a

traffic break while they do sweep multiple lanes, perhaps all lanes westbound. so we are looking at a bottleneck just before north flynn that keeps everything joining in on vasco and toward the dublin interchange looking great. clearing just after grant line road and north flynn. the rest of the bay very smooth. back to you. >> thanks, mike. developing in san francisco this morning, a deadly shooting outside the powell street b.a.r.t. station, and it is now under investigation. >> "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is joining us live this morning. ginger, what are we learning so far? >> reporter: well, marcus, kris, the shooting happened last night at 9:30 right outside one of the powell street b.a.r.t. exits here in the city. first responders found one victim who was pronounced dead at the scene. he was found with a gunshot wound. two people have been detained. the area where this happened is in the heart of downtown san francisco, what used to be

westfield shopping center is right across the street. the cable car turnaround on powell street is also very close, just feet away. we don't know much about the details of this just yet, but we have reached out to sfpd and are waiting to hear back. as soon as we hear back, we'll make sure to bring you the latest. back to you. >> thank you very much, ginger. 5:33 right now. this morning, we're expecting to receive an update from sunnyvale police surrounding a deadly officer-involved shooting. this happened along vienna drive at a mobile home park saturday. police say officers found a man walking in the middle of the road holding a knife. they told him to drop it, but he refused. that's when police say that he moved toward one of those officers. the officer shot the man. paramedics took him to the hospital where he later died. the medical examiner identified him as 19-year-old emmanuel perez. now the santa clara county district attorney's office is investigating. and a search is under way

for two people connected to a drug bust in contra costa county. this happened tuesday when the sheriff's office served a search warrant at a home on shasta daisy drive in brentwood. during the search, investigators found a drug manufacturing lab containing explosive chemicals. people living nearby were evacuated as the bomb squad detonated the chemicals. one man was arrested. authorities are now looking for maxwell hayward and another wanted for drug and burglary charges. we are learning more details this morning about the collapse of the francis scott key bridge in baltimore, and the efforts under way to clear the wreckage there. this is our closest look yet at what remains of the bridge, just a few days ago that container ship slammed into that bridge. now the efforts are under way to remove that wreckage, and experts believe it could take a month to clear it all. special barges and massive cranes will be used to help in

that process. the search continues for the bodies of four missing workers. turning to decision 2024, this election year, there is a new potential factor which may have some voters on edge as they prepare to cast their ballots. we're talking about artificial intelligence here. i went one-on-one with susan gonzalez, the founder of ai and you, and it's a new campaign aimed at fighting ai misinformation from the election cycle. i asked her about the key differences we're seeing this time around versus what happened back in 2020 on social media. >> if we think about it, we can do many things on our devices that we couldn't do four years ago, such as grocery shop or get our favorite streaming movie recommended based on our behavior online. there are many things that we can do today that we could not do four years ago. that same technology is artificial intelligence, and it has significantly expanded and advanced in time for this election.

>> that it has. gonzalez explains what you need to look out for online when it comes to potential misinformation, and explains the challenge of rapid expansion of ai and what it's having on the election cycle. you can watch the full interview coming up during our "today in the bay" streaming newscast at 8:00 a.m. you can watch it live on roku and nbcbayarea.com. now to a live look at highway 80 in soda springs. the rain is already arriving in the bay area here. up north there will be a lot of snow. it's supposed to be coming down this afternoon. chp is warning that you might need chain controls if you're planning to head to the sierra. let's turn to meteorologist kari hall, who has a more detailed forecast. >> yeah, so if you are going, make sure you have those tire chains. you don't want to get up there and they say, hey, you can't go any further unless you have them. and, of course, they're an arm and a leg once you get up there if you're trying to buy them once you get up the incline.

we are going to have the winter storm warning starting at 11:00 and it continues until 5:00 p.m. sunday, so basically all weekend long it's going to be snowing and there may be times of low visibility with up to 30 inches of snow for some of the ridges. most of the sierra getting about 8 to 18 inches of snow. it's also going to be windy and just plan on there being delays if you're not heading up to the area very early. and so once again, we're going to see the snow continue throughout the weekend. in palisades we are going to see temperatures just above freezing for the afternoon. so maybe you want to keep it a little closer to home. there will be treasure fest on treasure island. now, unfortunately, there will be the chance of thunderstorms as we go throughout the day, and that goes on until 5:00. so the later in the day you wait, the higher the chance you'll have of some of that rain coming in. the same in belmont for the egg adventure hunt. this is going to be a pretty big event going on. there's a lot of egg hunts around the bay area, so we're looking at at least the small break in the morning as it

appears right now on the models, but then rain chances increasing. if you're thinking you can escape the rain by heading to l.a. this weekend, that's not going to be the case. maybe today, but the rest of the weekend it's going to be cold and rainy. mike, you may find a lighter commute today. >> yeah, not just because it's friday, but because it's good friday. it's a holiday that some are taking off and observing out of work here. also, we're approaching spring break for some schools next week, sometimes you get the friday before off. people tend to take that off as well, get out of town. so here is a light flow at the bay bridge, a smooth flow of traffic. the note, we do have a shooting investigation over on the powell -- by the b.a.r.t. station in san francisco, there are no delays reported. nothing going on in the b.a.r.t. stations. same for the muni system, no major issues. i will talk about transit coming up in the next report because it's tied to a big weekend event. over here, the rest of the bay, approaching areas through contra costa county, no issues. highway 37 in the north bay, great, easy drive as well.

tonight we do have activity at the coliseum, but just one activity, the a's are playing again tonight, 6:40 for the game start. folks may start to get off the freeway and it may slow down a bit around the area starting at about maybe 4:00 or 4:15. back to you. >> thanks, mike. honoring our vietnam veterans. next on "today in the bay," the bay area event to honor those who served our country on the newly named ship the uss harvey milk. plus, there were four, count them, four presidents in new york city last night. three of whom were making a lot of money. >> reporter: and it's a huge weekend for soccer fans in the bay area, as bay fc returns home to san jose for their home opener. we'll

good friday morning to you. it is right now 5:43. let's get a look at hayward and what to expect today. it's going to start out cloudy, but we're already seeing the light rain moving in. it picks up around noon and that's also most likely when the wind is going to increase as well. we're going to see heavy rain into the evening, and then we'll talk about off and on showers in your weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. kari has changes in the forecast. we are looking over here at a steady camera view, very calm on the golden gate bridge. i'm noticing more traffic, more headlights from the north bay. the volume is starting to pick

up. we'll show you where things are a little busier. we'll have a look at your commute. a call for a cease-fire in the east bay community, at noon today there will be a good friday cease-fire rally in oakland at the ronald v.dellums federal building on clay street. several christian organizations are participating. their goal is to call for a cease-fire in palestine. protesters are calling for a cease-fire also demonstrating outside an election rally for president biden. >> not just president biden. scott mcgrew, a lot of presidents. >> a lot of presidents. good morning. presidents biden, obama, clinton, all raising money in new york city last night. here is a look outside radio city music hall as police formed their own line and protesters another calling for that cease-fire, which, by the way, the white house very much supports, as does the u.n. presidents biden and obama flying together to the event,

which raised a record $25 million in one night. now, we have talked in the past about how far ahead the democrats are in fundraising. donald trump seriously behind, and then weighed down by enormous legal costs. "the new york times" estimates trump, his party and campaign have paid out $100 million in legal fees so far. his first criminal trial, potentially one of four, starts next month. president trump also in new york with the absolute opposite of a glitzy night at radio city music hall. he attend today wake of a police officer, shot and killed during a traffic stop. a texas appellate court has dropped election fraud charges against a woman sentenced to five years in prison for casting a provisional ballot back in 2016. crystal mason said she didn't know she wasn't allowed to vote during supervised release for tax evasion. in fact, she says a poll worker suggested she filled out a provisional ballot, which was

never counted. she was out of jail, but texas law requires you complete all punishment before being allowed to vote, and she was on supervised release. a kansas city man is suing a u.s. congressman for incorrectly identifying him as the super bowl parade shooter online. denton laudermill was definitely not the shooter, he was a chiefs fan detained by police. congressman tim burchett tweeted he was the shooter and an illegal alien, also not true. >> spread the word that i am not the guy that he said i was, he spread my name, he said i was the shooter and an illegal alien. >> congressman burchett has not responded to this man's lawsuit or nbc's questions. and this tweet ricochetted across the internet in the last 24 hours. a michigan lawmaker showing a group of people getting off a plane onto buses in detroit,

happening right now, he writes, three buses just loaded up with illegal invaders at detroit metro. anyone have any idea where they're headed with their police escort? this is, in fact, the gonzaga men's basketball game, who play number one purdue and their amazing 7 foot forward center zach eddey tonight. >> some things are just not true. to a live look in san francisco, there is a special ship called the usns harvey milk, the ship will be the centerpiece for a special tribute for vietnam war veterans day. the ship sailed in yesterday. it is the first u.s. navy ship to be named after an openly gay person. the late san francisco supervisor actually served in the navy during the korean war. he was discharged after being questioned about his sexuality. today's event will honor vietnam

war veterans with pins to thank them for their service. the event is not open to the public, but the ship can be seen at pier 30 or 32 from the embarcadero if you want to check it out from afar. this weekend, a major milestone for bay area women's sports as bay fc celebrates their home opener with a sold-out crowd at paypal stadium. >> thom jensen is live for us at the stadium where the san jose earthquakes are sharing their home turf with the women this weekend while their permanent home is being built. i know there is a lot of excitement around this game. the team is doing quite well. >> reporter: they are. good morning to both of you. yeah, they started their inaugural season on the road with one win and one loss, and now they're coming home for their home opener, 7:00 tomorrow night against the houston dash. and there is a lot of excitement about the sold-out opening

night, like you said, 18,000 seat stadium and it is sold out at paypal park. there's a long tradition of women's soccer in the bay area at the college level, world cup and olympic levels, and now this brings it to the professional level where the world class athletes can continue playing the game and get paid for it. this team trains, plays and lives in san jose. yesterday they awarded the city's mayor with a team jacket in celebration of the team and the home opener. >> today is a great day to be a soccer fan, it's a great day for women's sports, our first professional women's sports team in the bay area, a long time coming, and it's an exciting day for everyone across our region. >> reporter: the team's ceo, brady stewart, says fc represents fans from all nine bay area counties, and earlier this week they also celebrated the home opener with san francisco mayor london breed. there are traffic advisories in the area, so plan accordingly if

you're coming to the game. give yourself plenty of time. there are dedicated pickup and drop-off locations at the stadium with lyft in partnership with the team. and if you come by b.a.r.t., there is a free shuttle coming from the berryessa station. give yourself a little extra time, also, if you're coming by caltrain, at the santa clara station, give yourself 10 to 15 minutes for the walk to the game. the game does start at 7:00 and there's going to be plenty of merchandise, t-shirts, a couple of different logos to choose from, hats, and, of course, a nice scarf like this one. all of it going back to help support the team. and like i said, just so much excitement with the women starting their inaugural season here and the home opener. like you said, how unbelievable, sold out, and they're hoping to keep this going. their ceo said they promise a great show tomorrow night. >> well, it's good that you got a scarf, because it is supposed

to be cold. >> reporter: you're going to need to bundle up. and it might rain, so bring an umbrella. >> you need a poppy, fog, or gray umbrella. >> reporter: most of the seats are covered, so you've got a ceiling over your head for most of the fans. >> one more reason to love soccer in the bay area. >> a poncho won't hurt, though. kari, it's not going to dampen the enthusiasm, but what a rough way to kick off. >> they play in almost anything. no lightning. my brother used to play and he would come home soaked and muddy and so happy. >> yeah, and we do have wind, also that possibility of thunderstorms. so hopefully all of that stays away in time for the game. let's get a look at that forecast, as we go into this evening and the kickoff. it's going to be raining off and on, but we may catch a break later on tonight.

and look at the temperature, only 55 degrees. i do think at that time the wind will start to calm down, and we're also going to see some temperatures in the 50s there. also, if you're going to the a's game tonight, expect it to be in the low 50s with some off and on showers, still pretty windy, some gusts up to 17 miles per hour. but the giants are avoiding the rain down in san diego. we are still going to have some cold temperatures there, at petco park it will be in the low 50s at first pitch. now we're taking a look at what to expect going into the weekend. today, gusty wind and isolated thunderstorms, off and on rain in the forecast. but it will be breezy at times throughout the weekend. next week we're looking forward to spring break for a lot of kids, and also dry and sunny weather and the return of 70s for the inland valleys. but we're kicking off our good friday morning with some light rain moving in, a little bit heavier for parts of marin

county, along the coastline, and it's been picking up for the north bay a lot sooner compared to the rest of the bay area. we can see the storm system that's approaching, with some lightning strikes off the coast. so once again, we're monitoring for the chance of thunderstorms, we're sigh it offshore. but we'll see if that makes it to the inland areas. it's possible that we could see it in the north bay, some thunderstorms developing around 8:00 this morning. and then the rest of the bay area seeing a higher chance going into this evening. looking at the north bay, still, that target of the heavier waves of rain coming in, but really the potential of thunderstorms will be hit or miss anywhere around the bay area. going throughout the weekend, we could see rainfall totals anywhere from close to an inch up to possibly 2 inches of rainfall. we could see that in mill valley, and in the santa cruz mountains. once this system clears out, we are going to have a significant warm-up throughout much of next week, a cold front comes in. you guessed it, just in time for

next weekend, where we could possibly have cold and rainy weather once again. i'll be tracking all of those changes because there is a lot going on. we're going from temperatures in the upper 50s and rain today to more chances of thunderstorms tomorrow, and a spotty shower or two on easter. on monday, it's clearing out, and we do have that nice little warm-up and that stretch into the middle of next week, while san francisco will have temperatures in the 50s throughout the weekend. you'll need the umbrella. a lot of events going on. you just want to plan on rain. but next week is looking great. mike, you were talking about nails on the roadway? >> that's the latest detail. crews arrived and they're trying to take care of metal debris. it turns out the metal debris on west 580, by north flynn road, six vehicles on the shoulder and perhaps some flat tires. 7 inch long nails in the roadway. it must have fallen off the back of a truck. there is speed recovery through the area.

so we are perhaps seeing traffic clearing after the sweeper. we'll double-check on that. that is the only real slow spot around the bay. looking at the south bay, things haven't really started for the slowdown north 101, because around oakland road traffic is still relatively light. good friday often sees lighter traffic. some schools are off next week. we're rotating for spring breaks. this is where paypal park is, thom jensen did the report, the home opener for bay fc is there. they want us to make sure that we outline some of the options for folks to get there. there is paid parking, but it's almost $30. you can still go to their website and reserve some spaces. you can get there through mass transit. this is for saturday, caltrain will get you there. it's a 15-minute walk from the santa clara station. we have b.a.r.t., which has a free shuttle from the berryessa b.a.r.t. station to get over to paypal. so do look for that. it's a special shuttle that they

have, complimentary. and vta, line 60 stops at paypal park as well. so keep those options in mind because it is a sold-out home opener. let's keep up the support. over here, the bay bridge, we're starting to see a little traffic flowing at the toll plaza. so bay fc, the bay tp, toll plaza. health officials are sounding the alarm over a whooping cough outbreak in the north bay. marin county officials saying 65 cases have been tied to tamalpais high school in mill valley and there's a larger outbreak of 113 cases since deese. the school district telling us they're working closely with public health to monitor the outbreak. students and staff are being told to stay home if they are sick. back to our top stories, including the update on the deadly shooting happening right outside the powell street b.a.r.t. station. also, bay area crabbers once again feeling the pinch.

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right now at 6:00, in san francisco, a deadly shooting at an entrance at powell street b.a.r.t. station. we'll update you on the possible leads for police at this hour. a's fans hardly ready to play ball when it comes to opening night. their message to ownership from the parking lot and the piece of broadcasting history now headed to the hall of fame. i was bracing myself for the journey that i was about to embark on and what it all meant. >> plus, traveling for ivf treatment. the sit-down with a local couple who left the country seeking more affordable options to build their family. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you on this good friday. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez.