Sticking points, keeping two chambers from reaching a workable agreement. After years, Student Loans are back. What that means to you and the economy. Also, we get you ready for another closure involving a major bay area traffic artery. The reason you may need to plan ahead before you head out, especially if youre heading out of town. This is today in the bay. Good friday morning to you. Thanks for starting your day with us. Im laura garcia. Im kris sanchez. Marcus washington is kicking off his weekend a little early. We have a look at the forecast. Were going to check with mike, too. But, kari, i saw some sprinkles when i walked by the weather center. Where . For the weekend. Oh, for the weekend. I was, like, cupcake sprinkles . Yeah, for the weekend were going to see a lot of changes headed our way. Were started out all clear as we take a look at our current temperatures. Were in the mid50s right now as you step out in fremont, take a look at concord. We have a start of the day where we are going to have sunshine and low 60s, but then as we go into late this afternoon, eventually some clouds will start to roll in. But taking a look at our highs for today, 73 in hayward and 78 degrees in concord. Well see low 70s, and it will be a cooler day, so you might want to make sure you have that jacket, because we are going to have a lot more changes ahead. Ill talk about that coming up in a few minutes. Thanks, kari. Developing this morning, hopes appear to be dimming for congress to avert that federal shutdown that will affect so many people. Any deal would have to come together before the sunday night deadline. Today in the bays drew petrimoulx is in washington, and its certainly clear at this point that lawmakers just cannot seem to get on the same page. Reporter yeah, its looking more and more likely that the government will shut down as lawmakers are running out of time to reach a deal. Over the next two days, both the house and senate plan votes on separate shortterm funding plans to keep the government open, but neither bill is expected to pass the opposite chamber, making the prospects of a shutdown increasingly likely. As ive said for months, congress has only one option, one option to avoid a shutdown, bipartisanship. I call on Senate Democrats and senate republicans, for that matter, to join us in cutting our spending, addressing our fiscal situation, and securing our border. Reporter with no deal in sight, the paychecks of 4 million federal workers are on the line. You have single mothers of three worrying about what theyre going to do when they cant pay their bills. Ious dont work. A check is a check. Reporter while there is little progress on avoiding the shutdown, the house did start an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The committee has uncovered a mountain of evidence revealing how joe biden abused his Public Office for his familys financial gain. If the republicans had a smoking gun or even a dripping water pistol, they would be presenting it today, but theyve got nothing on joe biden. Today lets be clear reporter for his part, President Biden delivering a speech in arizona thursday, calling maga extremists, he says, are running the Republican Party a threat to democracy. Now, in the budget showdown, another Sticking Point is aid to ukraine. The senate wants any shortterm plan to include money for ukraines defense, but some republicans in the house want to scale back or even support for the country. Reporting live, drew petrimoulx, nbc news. We know so many people are just stuck in the middle watching all of this play out, knowing they wont be able to pay their bills. Thank you. Scott mcgrew continues our coverage now. Student loans come due over the weekend on sunday, and that wont stop just because the government shuts down. Some people had been hoping for a reprieve, they will not get it. After three years of suspended loans because of the pandemic, payments are back. That was part of the demands President Biden agreed to back when the government was close to default back in may. As he negotiated with Speaker Mccarthy to raise the debt ceiling, biden promised not to delay payments further. Americans will start paying about 60 billion a month collectively between an average of 400 to 600 a month individually. You should have gotten your first bill in the mail. The government says there will be an onramp. If you miss a payment in the first year, they wont report you to credit agencies. But its better to make a payment. Most definitely. And certainly this will have some effect on the economy. 60 billion a month is going to be spending somewhere else, a payment on a new car, the familyowned restaurant on the corner, maybe you frequented that, traveled to tahoe. 60 billion is a fraction of american spending, but its 60 billion that will not be spent in the local economy. Not circulating in the economy. And of course probably some political ramifications. I think there will be. Because President Biden was trying to forgive as much as 20,000 in loans per american, the republicans blocked that in court. And some americans may remember that at the ballot box. President biden was able to push through something he called the save plan, though, which reduces payments based on income. Thats going to save the typical borrower around 1,000 a year. It will give them more breathing room. I think its telling he release had statement in an iphone friendly format. The white house very much trying to reach out to young people. Understandably, for those votes, too. Although its not just young people that hold these Student Loans. About a quarter of the Student Loans are held by people under 35. Americans between 35 and 49 actually hold the bulk of american loans, but a quarter of all loans are held by americans 50 and older. Wow, okay. Its going to be interesting to see how it all plays out. Thank you. Continuing coverage now of the fallout from the tragic accident that killed a construction worker in San Francisco. This morning, were learning more about just what happened. The drama unfolded yesterday when a trench gave way a little after 10 00 in the morning on oak. The still unidentified worker became buried under eight feet of dirt and concrete, and rescuers just could not reach him in time. His family is still not ready to speak publicly. By understand that. The citys Public Works Department says the project was part of a sewer upgrade and an outside contractor was hired to do that job. Anything like this is just a tragedy, everyone is shaken by it. Were going to make sure we find out what happened and do whatever we can to prevent it from happening again. Repairs are under way to fix the trench. Cal osha is investigating. 5 07 right now. Oakland Police Commissioners this morning seem further apart than ever in their search for a new police chief. It follows an unusual meeting last night billed as a town hall that included debating the reinstatement of former police chief leronne armstrong. The problem was, several commissioners boycotted the forum, citing internal division and problems with the selection process. The Commission Chair even admitted everything is now at a standstill. Folks who, for whatever reasons, decided to abstain from participating could possibly prevent us from voting to recommend any chief. Armstrong supporters tried to remind the board a state arbitrator recently exonerated armstrong of wrongdoing following his firing in february. The mayor, sheng thao, still stands by her decision. The commission is expected to provide a short list of candidates less than one month from now. We do have a reminder, if you plan to travel along the peninsula this weekend, because happening tonight the start of a full closure on southbound highway 101. Lanes will be closed in san carlos, so caltrans can replace the bridge with a single span bridge. Dela a expected to be heavy at times and people flying out of sf are being advised to take into account the chance of a slower drive time. You dont want to miss your flight. All southbound lanes will be closed between britainvenue and whipple avenue, and the closure starts at 10 00 tonight. The plan is to reopen in time for monday mornings commute. A live look at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, where the hardly strictly Bluegrass Festival kicks off in a matter of hours. Music lovers consider it one of the highlights of the bay areas fall season, and this one is free, folks. The years lineup includes dozens of artists, the violators, and the blues guitarist kristo king fish. The doors open at 11 00. You had me at free. I didnt know it was free, okay. Good thing that closure doesnt affect the route to hardly strictly bluegrass. You do need to be prepared if youre staying throughout the day. In San Francisco we are watching out for rain for tomorrow. Today looks good, its going to be nice and sunny. Temperatures in the upper 60s. Its just going to be as mild for tomorrow, but well have some off and on light rain, and you dont want to start to feel cold out there with the lack of rain gear. Now, sunday is looking really nice, as our temperatures head for the low 70s and well get a lot more sunshine. Take a look at what to expect for today. Mountain view reaching 73. These numbers across the bay area much cooler than what weve had recently, as we get more clouds coming in, especially for the afternoon. Yesterday in fairfield we were in the upper 80s, today its going to be 80 degrees, but mostly low 70s elsewhere. Mike, its been very tough for your job finding low gas prices. We have folks reporting from around the bay on gasbuddy. Com, but even through that website prices are changing, so i have to check multiple sources. Were looking at sunnyvale, great gas on north matilda avenue with 5. 19, a big jump for the south bay because we had prices under 5 bucks and now we dont see any. In the east bay, hayward has valero with 5. 37. Thats todays low in alameda county. And in larkspur, marin countys low of 5. 45 at marin gas on magnolia. On the roadways, we have a big slowdown where ive circled highway 4, the traditional spot heading toward san marcos. I did see the grid did show westbound construction overnight has cleared, or should have cleared about now. In fact, it did clear on the chart. Thats probably traffic breaks from that. The crash i saw on 101 south still there as you exit the freeway. Back to you. Raising awareness and helping uplift the community. Coming up on today in the bay, diving into a sea of pink this weekend. Not far from the pacific ocean. It may actually help one very important bay area nonprofit. Well explain how you can take part. Plus, the swiftie effect is rubbing off on the big apple as the new york jets ticket prices take off. Why one swiftie from far, far away already booked her flight away already booked her flight to catch sundays game we made it bmo has arrived. Hello . You said it. Hello to more ways to save money, grow your wealth, grow your business. Just what we needed, another big bank. Not so fast. How many banks do you know that reward you for saving every month . Hes got a good point. Did i mention bmo has more feefree atms than the two largest us banks combined . Uh, bmo . Just beemo, actually. Quick question, will all this stuff fit in your car . should i get rid of the mug . Bmo good friday morning. The time is 5 14. As we get a look at our day planner for oakland, it starts out in the low 60s and partly cloudy. Enjoy that sun for the first half of the day, because the afternoon well see more clouds coming in. We are expecting some rain in parts of the bay area for part of your weekend. Well talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. The Golden Gate Bridge here going away from us, the northbound side, had construction crews and trucks moving to clear the northbound side, the southbound coming toward us, reports of a fire somewhere along the stretch. Across the span, everything moves smoothly. The car fire reportedly out. Well continue to follow the commute in closely. Good morning. Very happy end of the Third Quarter to you. Kind of a lousy quarter as investments go. Its National Coffee day, so thats starbucks on our board. The american equal Employment Commission is suing tesla, accusing the company of rampant racism in its fremont factory. This case has dated back for quite a while. The eeoc has been working on a settlement with tesla, but tesla appears to want to take this to court instead. In its lawsuit, federal regulators say black employees were subject to, among other things, swastikas, threats, and nooses on desks and other equipment, in bathroom stalls, within elevators, even on the new teslas rolling off the production line. If this sounds familiar, if you think, hold on, ive heard this before, you have. Both from the eeoc, as well as a similar complaint from the California Department of fair employment. And from a private individual, a black worker who sued tesla and won. The nfl has concerns, it tells nbc, it has concerns about ads showing up next to White Supremacists posing on x. The nfl telling us its talking to x, and, quote, nfl unequivocally denounces any form of hate speech and has absolutely no association with these individuals or any group that promotes racism. On a happier note, there will be a new airline at oakland airport, viva will flow from oakland to monterey, mexico. Flights start next summer. Theyve made some rule changes with how we handle mexican airlines, so youre going to see a number of new mexican airlines. Thats great. It should bring prices down, because right now american almost has a complete hold on that. Its nice to see some place other than cancun or cabo, where people want to see their families. I always wonder about the people that want to go to san jose and monterey, and end up in the wrong place. Got to watch where youre clicking. This weekend will be a sea of pink at the San Francisco zoo for the annual susan g. Komen more than pink walk. The festival starts sunday morning with the walk starting at 11 30. Its a chance for people across the bay area to come together to raise money for the cause. The susan g. Komen foundation advocates for Breast Cancer patients and their families. The money raised goes to nonprofits for various programs like the Patient Care Center and their Financial Assistance program. Organizers remind people how devastating this disease can be, and the big difference that these fundraisers really make. I am involved in this cause because i want to wipe this disease out, because its affecting way too many women every single day, one in eight will still be diagnosed in their lifetime. It is free to register to walk, and you can also donate any time. A flamingo is most popular tomorrow. People everywhere seem to be asking, will she or wont she . We can only mean taylor swift, of course. Will they attend Travis Kelces game sunday night when they travel to the big apple . We do know one thing, swifties are heading there and that is leading to a spike in ticket sales and prices. The pair are dominating water cooler conversations this week, after t. Swift sat in kelces box last sunday for the chiefs game at arrowhead. Seat geek says Retail Prices for this sundays game surged about 25 . One taylor swift fan tells today she plans to travel from birmingham, alabama. Were just cutting loose and having fun and banging on the glass and chest bumps, its almost a hallmark movie come true, and we get the opportunity to see it. So its definitely a different light than the eras tour, but its a side of taylor that i dont think many of us get to see but really want to see. Well, swifties may be buying tickets, but dont forget, the chiefs won the super bowl last year. So theyre pretty good, too. The jets still trying to find their mojo this season after that seasonending injury to aaron rodgers. Now, if you are planning to tune in, whether its for the sake of robert sale or taylor swift, that airs on nbc bay area. Coverage starts at 4 00 in the afternoon. Kickoff just a little after 5 00. Trending, as you sip your cup of joe, its National Coffee day. Which is every day for us here. Today means that theres deals everywhere. Here are a few. Krispy kreme offering customers a free medium hot or iced coffee. No purchase necessary. Dunkin rewards members can get a free medium hot or iced coffee with a purchase. And you can get a coffee from mcdonalds or wendys for 99 cents. Starbucks releasing micro blends, and a disloyalty program, where people who show their rival rewards cards will receive a free beverage at petes. Marcus doesnt drink coffee. This is not my day, im taking off. Hell come back on national caffeinated sparkling beverage day. We have some great hot coffee weather to start out this morning, a little cool out there as the sky is all clear. And its going to gradually become more cloudy throughout the day, showers moving in late this evening, possibly overnight. Spotty rain for parts of the bay area, and were tracking our first snowfall for those upper elevations in the sierra, next week its going to be dry and those temperatures will be heading back up. Take a look at what to expect temperaturewise, were in the mid70s for a high today. Were going to reach 73 in cupertino and some mid70s for gilroy. For the east bay, a lot of these temperatures lower than the past few days. Were going to start to see some clouds rolling in by the afternoon, so it wont be all clear and sunny throughout the day. San mateo reaching 73 degrees and some upper 60s in San Francisco. For the north bay, were headed for 77 in santa rosa, and 73 in sonoma. And were also tracking the potential of rain as a storm system moves through the pacific northwest. By the time it gets here, a lot of it just falls apart. Were only looking at some light, spotty rain here and there during the overnight hours, and you can see that, once again, its not a whole lot to this. But if