20 cities in 20 days. it is may around the bay. this morning, we are waking up in beautiful palo alto. good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a happy friday to you. should be nice weather on tap. christina loren joins me live in palo alto, happy friday to you. >> happy friday to you. happy weekend. >> that's right. >> triple the fun at your house. good morning to you. we aren't expecting triple digit weather out there. we are done with the 80s for the next seven or eight days. we are going to be seeing a bit more cloud cover today. we have coastal fog moving in. you can see the clouds on the satellite radar pushing in this morning. what it means is a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures fall by five degrees. we are talking about the upper

70s, later. really, great weather. mike, something you have been pointing out and i have noticed a lot more two-wheel vehicles on the highway. you have to watch out this time of year, huh? >> that's right. more motorcycle drivers, so we have to increase our awareness. we are going give that note, again. now, as you are approaching the maze, no issues now. there's an issue in the city, i'll cover that. there's a surface street issue. we'll show you getting into the city on the bay bridge. nice on the upper and lower decks. no problems right now. we are going to the peninsula. laura, you have a beautiful shot behind you. >> oh, it's always so, so beautiful here. we are going to have more from palo alto coming up. a look at the day's stories, they closed down the streets, canceled the parade but rebelers

found a way to get into trouble. damian trujillo joins us live with more on the overnight ruckous. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we don't have the number of arrests yet, but judging from the vandalism, there will be several. the tax preparation building is boarded up. the glass on the sidewalk. about three or four buildings hit here along santa clara street as vandals broke several windows. let me show you what it looks like from the chopper overhead. it took place arnds 11:00. the chopper caught some of the chaos. one was stabbed last night. the four-day cinco de mayo weekend might cause problems. one commandser said this weekend was worrisome to them. we are only a quarter of the way through it. it will be costly to the department. more than 100 special operations

officers working the crowd. the funds come from the coffers, not the state and federal grants. the vandalism is limited to four or five buildings here. adjacent to highway 101 and allen rock avenue. it's you, the taxpayer, who has to foot the bill for all the police officers. they might be back again tonight. we are live in east san jose. i'm damian trujillo, today in the bay. >> thank you very much for the update there. now, for a look at the rest of the day's news, we want to turn to massachusetts. happy friday to you. i understand we have news of the arrest of a fire captain. >> good morning to you. you are right. the time is 5:03. it's not a bay area fire captain, but he lives in the bay area. andrew is accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl from watsonville four years ago. her family reported the incident

two weeks ago. he worked for the salinas fire department for years now. he's on paid administrative leave. more news on the fan attacked outside dodger's stadium. he's scheduled to have surgery this morning to drain fluid that's on his brain. police are still looking for the two men who attacked him on april 31st during the season opener in l.a. the mount diablo school distric districts, students won't be learning except for one campus. christie smith has more on the story. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you. happy friday. you might think high school students would take the day and hang out at home but these students are pulling a page out of the 1960s and hosting a

teach-in at the high school. they are from a human rights class and felt they were being robbed of time they could be in class learning. they are losing three days of school in one month because of budget cuts and teacher furlough days. one of the student organizers says it has to do with their right toss a free education. they have joined in with teachers and administrators with the protest. eight sessions are happening today. art and education, even writing letters to lawmakers about the impact of cuts on students. there's a session called who's stealing our education. this went out in a blast on facebook and robo calls went out to students in the district. they are expecting about 500 students out here today. this gets under way in the quad at about 9:00 this morning. reporting live in concord, christie smith, today in the bay. >> thank you. this morning, san francisco

is preparing to take on the federal government starting june 1st. the county will release undocumented immigrants from jail even if they were asked to be held for a deportation hearing. it's meant to uphold the sanction ware ordinance. now, they hold them until customs enforcement picks them up. this morning, san jose is close to naming the newborns of celebrity falcons. they are adorable. the fifth annual falcon naming contest, kids were invited to come up with a name for the birds. finalists for the girls, there's just one female, i'm told. jaselle -- the winning names will be selected and announced later today. a nice weekend in store for

all the moms out there this weekend. christina loren is live in palo alto, good morning. [ no audio ]. >> our weather is going to be beautiful. you know what? that spring wardrobe, you are going to keep it out this weekend as well with temperatures in the 70s. let's get to the weather headlines this morning. finally, a friday. yes! we are happy about that around here. coastal fog. a mix of sun and clouds later on. it will clear out by noon. we are left with cloudy intervals throughout the day. a few more clouds as low pressure pushes inland. coastal fog tonight and tomorrow but once that fog starts to lift and break apart by this afternoon, 4:00 p.m., a mix of sun and clouds, temps in the 70s, very comfortable conditions and mother's day weekend continues to stay nice.

we are going to talk about what's to come, coming up. let's get to mike inouye and get you to work on a get away friday. how does it look out there, mike? >> so far, pretty good. not as nice as the forecast looks today but a nice flow of traffic through the maze. we are following an incident in san francisco on city streets. this is on ma sonic between golden gate and tur. a 55-year-old gentleman was hit. the accident investigation continues closing masonic at turk. we will follow this to see how long it has to happen. if it's past 6:00, it could be a problem. we'll take you out to a live shot. the san mateo bridge. the tremble of the camera means

there's wind. it will be an issue for the san mateo and dumbarton bridge. use caution now. there's a nice flow on the nimitz northbound with the taillights and southbound with the headlights. a little glow. the humidity is going to clear up as christina has been telling you. a nice day ahead. we'll look at the maps to show you, we have an accident in antioch. it's on the shoulder, involves a big-rig. there's going to be flashing lights. not a big deal. the construction has lifted so between loveridge and -- we'll send it back to you, laura. >> all right. thank you very much. coming up, we are going to have more from palo alto, with what this beautiful city has to offer. bob redell takes a look into the future. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you. we are going to head down the eo

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good morning. we are coming to you live from palo alto. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. if you live in palo alto, you probably know the city got its name from redwood trees called palo alto. it's home to big names including hughlet packard, facebook and stanford university is around the corner from where i am now. bob redell paid a visit to stanford's robot lab. what did you find out?

>> reporter: technology is advancing and robots are popping up more and more, in some cases, in our homes. what are the legal consequences of that? a lawyer at stanford is pondering that question. one day in the future, when a robot goes crazy, destroys your property, comes after you, we know what you are thinking. >> where can i find a good lawyer? >> reporter: who should be held liable for a run away robot? the user or manufacturer? this lawyer believes the future of the robotics industry is based on that question. >> do you think you are going to make one if they are responsible for everything that goes wrong? >> reporter: he's urging america's legal system on how to protect consumer rights and shield robot companies.

he suggests modelling it after internet law. it gives immunity from information posted. say i have a robotic bionic arm. >> exactly. say it goes haywire. sorry about that. >> no, it's fine. >> reporter: is that what you are referring to? >> absolutely. imagine that an elderly woman has rented a robot to help with elder care. what if neighborhood kids hack into the network and cause the robot to diminish her. who is responsible? >> here we are, moving the ro pot. >> reporter: they are working to lessen the chances of things going wrong with safer materials. materials that are lighter and more forgiving if they bump into people. is it ever going to be enough in a society where people are happy

to sue? >> this situation here, i'm on the bus. do i sue metro or the manufacturer of the robot? >> if they made one that dangerous, i think you would sue the robot. it's that advanced. >> reporter: just yesterday, stanford university announced in conjunction with nasa, they have confirmed two key aspects of einstein's theory of relativity. we'll talk about that coming up. have a visual demonstration and give you an idea why it's important for the greater good. >> laura, back to you. >> wow, bob putting on the smarty pants this morning for us. thanks. we look forward to that. looking forward to the weekend as we always are. you are putting on the vest now. it's cool. >> bringing the vest back. he totally walked away. what if we wanted to talk to him, bob?

>> he had enough of us. >> good morning to you. we have good news we are not out here this morning. we are going to have a lot of fun throughout the next couple hours. things are going to continue to pick up. the weather is the best news i can bring to you. temperatures in the 70s. headlines show you, as we head throughout the morning hours, we are expecting the marine  intrusion to push inland. mostly cloudy conditions at the coast. partly cloudy inland. we are going to be left with gorgeous temperatures in the 70s. look at where the numbers are headed later on. upper 70s are perfect. 75 in livermore. 77 in gilroy. seven day outlook shows you really no significant changes on the way. we are going to stay in the 70s. we are going to stay nice and comfortable.

overnight, the lows are coming up. overall, we are getting into the transitional period where you can ditch the jacket, exchange it for a vest. depending on how sensitive you are to the cold. if you have to take the little ones to school -- >> not yet. >> you have to bundle them up. >> not you, yet. >> they are 2. >> they just turned 2 on sunday. >> yeah, i have three 2-year-olds. >> this is a new mom. it's a relatively new mother's day to you. >> when people say happy mother's day to you i'm like yeah, you're right. we have a lot more coming up from palo alto this morning. we are covering the days news for you including a possible name change for the san jose airport. stick around. the angry birds get angrier after they find there's an ipad app beating them.ds >> a angry birds at the airport.

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♪ what shall we say shall we call it by a name. >> grateful dead co-founder bob weir leaked the behind the scenes rehearsal clip performing "let it grow" ahead of the upcoming benefit concert. you can find the clip on youtube. it's set for tomorrow. mike, how are you feeling this morning? >> i'm congested. my throat is better. the warm weather cold, i hate those. the congestion is only here, not on the freeways.

you talk about marin and it's a smooth drive. no problems from highway 12 all the way to 37 in navato. it's great news. it's a get away friday. we should have a lighter drive-through much of the morning. there is an itch shoe on eastbound 80 at carlson. it's a new accident reported there. it sounds like it is blocking the slow lane. the richmond fire department is heading out there. two cars involved. no injuries reported yet. at least the slow lane is heading away from the bay bridge from berkeley. we get a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the east shore is clearly visible across the top and middle of your screen. no problems. looking out toward livermore, 580 westbound is moving smoothly as well. a 14 minute drive from the alta

monopass to the dublin interchange. this is the last weekend you can easily access sierra tahoe because that portion will be closed. we will remind you again. we're looking over here to the south bay. 42 registering at telly road, construction there. the closure of the onramp from 9:00 to 2:00 this morning. it will last throughout the afternoon. the sharks play, but not here. they are in detroit. but the entire bay area is pulling for them. the man accused of stealing a one of a kind instrument is in police custody. we told you about the bizarre case earlier in the week. scott sylvester turned the $20,000 antique violin into a priest at st. mary's cathedral.

officers arrested him last night. he stole it just last week. san jose's airport is not getting a new name for now. some city officials suggested renaming the san jose international airport as a way to bring in more money. with a $1 billion make over to pay for and the challenge of limited costs in this economy, officials considered the idea to generate more revenue. a smeshl committee is against it. they will revisit the idea later in the year. a warriors guard is feeling good. he's the winner of the nba's sportsmanship award. we followed him for a day in the life feature, where he hit a full-court shot and was his usual, enthusiastic self. the nba is donating $10,000 to the east bay chapter of habitat for humanity, a great

non-profit. sony, once again, apologizing for the play station debuckle. saying it's this close to getting it fixed. scott mcgrew joins us with more on that. >> this close. the latest apology comes from the ceo itself. we talk about how customers are upset and it may have gotten into the hands of hackers. what we don't talk about is how it's been two weeks since the network went down and nobody has been able to play madden football online. many young people, that's their favorite thing to do. they are hopeful after sony said the network will come back online, soon. in some ways, that's probably more important than yet another apology. meanwhile, before the sony hack, the biggest hack in history was the one that got e-mail addresses from best buy. it happened just last month. best buy says this morning more e-mail addresses have been lost

by an outside vendor. it's notifying customers. this is an app called planetary. it's downloaded more than angry birds. the singer is the star, then see the planet in the middle? it's the actual album. the tracks become moons. it's a fun way of thinking about data. it's free in the app store. the creator will be one of my guests sunday morning on "press: here." it's not at 9:00 this week because of sports. i think it's on at 7:30. you can watch it online anytime you want. >> lucky me, i sit by you in the news room so i get to see you all the time. a lot more to come here, live in palo alto including bob redell's rendition of the theory of relativity. and a bowl of fruit.

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26 cities in 20 days. today in the bay is waking up in palo alto this morning. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. happy friday to you. should be a nice day on tap as well. christina loren joins me live in palo alto with a look at the forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. it's going to be a nice day. temps in the 70s. we are expecting the marine layer to come in today. plan acourtingly. let's talk about what is making

the changes. low pressure, a few more clouds sitting to the north. it's going to drive in the clouds. coastal fog, that is what we are expecting. we don't see any of the fog drifting over palo alto, yet. when the sun comes up, we will be able to pick up some of the intrusion. if you are waking up and heading to work in palo alto this morning, this is bike to workday. watch out for the additional traffic on bikes and also something you always want to make sure to do, wear a helmet. back to you, mike inouye. >> i wear a helmet. people tell me that walking around the office. have to have a coffee. heading away from the bay bridge there's an issue. eastbound 80 at carlson boulevard. minor injuries reported.

the slow lane might be blocked as well. keep that in mind. we'll follow this along with the rest of your commute. we send it back to laura. >> thank you, mike. the mount diablo school district is cancelling classes to make money. students say they are showing up anyway. christie smith is there. this is the first of three furlough days planned. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is the first of three. when the kids realized they didn't have to come to class on a friday, they thought it was cool. then another group looked at it and they got angry. they decided to host a teach-in after learning about it in a human rights class. this morning, signs are posted all over mount diablo high school that the teach-in will happen on the quad area.

they canceled classes because of budget cuts. three days coming up in may, the students joined in with teachers, administrators and community members providing four hours of lessons. how to voice their concerns over the budget cuts. school districts are facing the same thing. they are trimming the school year. if they propose an all cuts budget, districts are warning it could get worse. here at mount diablo high, it looks like things will get started about 9:00 in the morning with the teach-in. they have been spreading the word on facebook and they are expecting up to 500 people. reporting live in concord, christie smith, today in the bay. >> thank you for the update there. i want to check in with marla tellez. she's in the news room with some breaking news. >> the breaking news is

happening in san francisco. good morning to you at home. this morning, a man is dead after a hit and run crash in san francisco. a car hit a 55-year-old man on masonic avenue about 2:30 this morning. they found the car shortly after the crash and arrested the suspect, a 23-year-old man. pg&e is giving the all clear this morning after a gas leak in pleasant hill. the shelter and place order for the area around park boulevard between stephenson drive was lifted before 11:00 last night. they are wrapping up work on the leak. they were called to the scene after people living in the area reported smelling gas and hearing hissing noise. they will not be allowed to charge you more for the improvements they wake.

they rejected pg&e's request to start tracking costs associated with gas safety improvements. tracking the costs would have been the first step. the party is over, but not before the cinco de mayo crowds in the south bay left behind serious damage. police rr busy clearing clouds and arresting people for fighting, breaking windows and other violence. damian trujillo is live along allen rock avenue where some of the action happened. good morning, damian. >> reporter: good morning, marla. this is what the rebelers left behind, a lot of broken glass here. about four different businesses that were hit. this one had to be boarded up. the owner here asked what happened. let me get you over here. alberto is the owner of one of the businesses hit. if i could stand you over here and get your reaction to what happened here on your block. >> well, there were people walking by and doing damage to the properties, to every single business around here.

i got affected because it broke my window. >> reporter: what is your reaction? >> nothing. what can i say? people got everybody. nothing. >> reporter: you had to board it up and pay for the broken glass and window? >> we probably will have to pay for that. we'll find out this morning. >> reporter: is that a way to celebrate cinco de mayo? >> not for me. >> reporter: thanks. we can show you the pictures from chopper from last night. it could have been much worse. the melee began around 11:00 p.m. story and king was also a hot spot. we are waiting on the number of arrests. there's a report of one person being stabbed. they said this was going to be a worrisome weekend for the department because some people might use the four days to

celebrate. the department brought out more than 100 special operations officers to monitor the crowd. it may have kept this from getting worse. it may have spared downtown from any type of vandalism. it's going to cost the department overtime cost because this is coming out of the department coffers, not state or federal grant moneys. the lady here asked who is going to pay for it. she said she had to ask her boss if she has insurance. she's bewildered they will use cinco de mayo to celebrate in this fashion. >> thank you. it's just senseless there. time is 5:35. a suspected serial killer will get the decision on whether or not he can represent himself. he said hiring an attorney is too expensive. he's not eligible for public

defender because he has more than $1 million in liquid assets. he's accused of killing four women including two from contra costa county in the '70s and '90s. parking is about to become more scarce in san francisco. more parklets. it's when a parking spot is converted into an outdoor dining area. the city is now accepting applications for those spaces. 5:36 now. time to check in with christina. you are standing there by yourself in palo alto this morning. >> thanks. thanks for making me feel even more alone this morning. good morning to you. i'm kidding. i'm not alone, i'm surrounded by a sparse amount of people. there's a couple out here. there's going to be more as we go throughout the morning. the good news is it's warm

enough this morning you don't need the heavy jacket. if you have been waiting to wear that certain spring outfit, you can still do so today. we hang on to the upper 70s, but the temperatures come down a little for the weekend. if you are looking for the warm stuff, today is the warmest. low pressure provides more clouds. the marine intrusion is back. the fog hasn't spread just yet. it will be the case for the next couple hours. we have a good marine level formation. it's getting deeper and deeper throughout the next couple hours. it will see a nice push. it will produce cloudy skies for us as we head throughout the day today. once again, we are back out here live. we are having a good time. as i said before, where are you? we are alone because you are not out here. come join us. mike inouye, you don't get to. you are anchored in. congested, huh, buddy?

>> yeah, we don't want to get you guys sick. they have separated us. yeah. i eat down there sometimes. love downtown palo alto. we are focusing on the carquinez bridge. love them when they are moving smoothly. more folks heading to tahoe this weekend as they do on a get away friday. the willow avenue off ramp, that area, i told you it was opening saturday. prepare for that change on saturday. it's over the weekend. we'll watch on monday to see if it affects it commute. it will make things better approaching the carquinez bridge and hercules. a nice drive here. preparing for the slowing to be closed. the roadway is completely cleared. there's an ambulance and fire truck on scene. we have an issue, no issues getting to the bay bridge toll

plaza. san francisco, here is what marla told you about, the overnight accident. the hit and run. they found that person, but there's an investigation going on. the person who hit the gentleman has been arrested. the investigation continues on masonic at turk. it's north of golden gate. watch for the closure. it's 5:39. not a major issue now. we'll look at san mateo, the san mateo bridge. 92 moving smoothly. there's gentle winds there. watch the high-rise. this westbound direction, the taillights are going to get packed. christina put the call out to palo alto. heading to see laura garcia-cannon, laura, we are going to send it to you. expect big crowds coming over. >> actually, we would love for people to come out here. we love meeting our viewers, they are so kind. come on out.

we are going to have more coming up, including it's amazing so many people bike tour instead of driving their cars. we are going to talk to folks g ing community. >> reporter: we have an apple and a plateful of syrup. it's for einstein's theory of relativity. what's up with that? we'll explain, coming up.

20 cities in 20 days. today, about the bay is taking you to palo alto this morning. good morning to you, i'm laura garcia-cannon. palo alto is home to hughlet packard, facebook, stanford university to name a few. stanford university is always coming out with outstanding research. this time on the theory of relativity. of all people to explain, bob redell. >> reporter: i'll do my best.

okay. yesterday, scientists at stanford in conjunction with nasa confirmed two key aspects of einstein's theory of relativity. they did this with hypersensitive gyro scopes and the probe, the satellite that is currently in earth east orbit. measurements confirm the effect that basically states time and space around a large gravitation gravitational. if you drop a bowling ball on a trampoline, you get distortion. >> oh. >> the next explanation, this is going to explain the theory of time dragging. that theory is, if you have a large gravitational object, this is earth, this is space.

as it spins, it drags the syrup. it does drag time space. this is known as time dragging. as earth rotates, it causes space to rotate off by 37 one thousandths of one second. >> i think most moms at home could tell you summertime drags on for a lot of kids that are like there's nothing to do. >> this is significant for two reasons. one, it confirms our assumptions about the big bang theory are correct. and two, even though it looks disgusting -- >> you are going to eat it anyway. >> nice a breakfast of the champions. you are going to love the research that comes out. we are going to check back with you. amazing students there. if you have ever been to the campus, my brother went there. i remember being amazed at the

bikes. i used to bike to school. we need to get more people out there. we have the bike coalition group out here. next thursday is bike to workday. you have great statistics. tell us about that. >> in the greater bay area about 40% of the population that lives within five miles of where they work. if we can get on one day that 40% to get out of the cars and on to the bikes, that would eliminate about 65,000 to 66,000 cars in one day. >> in one day. that is amazing. so many of us live close, but we don't do it. a lot of people do, it's good for our health and could help the obesity problem in our nation. >> absolutely. one thing is kids. back in the early '70s, late

60s, early '70s, 60% of kids rode to school. today, it's down to single digits. >> what a difference. a lot of people are concerned about safety, but everybody hop on a bike and get going. sounds good. hey, it's gorgeous weather in the bay area almost every day for biking. i want to check in with christina loren and a look at the forecast today. >> yeah, we have a good looking forecast. temperatures are going to climb into the 70s. you don't have to adjust the term stat. you are talking about perfection for the next few days. i think mother nature is doing us good this mother's day. it's why the temperatures are going to be nice. it's going to be mild compared to where we were earlier this week. we saw the 90s. today, we are going to stick below 80 degrees. low pressure brings clouds and coastal fog. high pressure is going to be able to maintain control later

today. the highs will be able to climb right about to where the averages are for this time of season. 45 in san jose. 77 in gilroy and 76 in los gatos. you can see the real trend, the warming trend that we usually see this time of year. we are just about to the point you don't need the heavy jacket any longer. you can keep the umbrella hidden in your closet. no rainfall in the forecast for at least ten days. it's starting to feel like spring around here. no more extremes, at least not for now. it's good news for the moms out there. >> perfect, we'll take it. the april showers brought the may flowers. >> they did. >> we have pretty flowers behind us. >> we won't pick them though. we are going to take you to mark zuckerberg's house, the face of facebook. and the top elementary schools in the nation, many of them here

in the bay area. we'll give you the list. >> tell mark i said hi. for gadget friday, a mother's day gift, perhaps. something that might fill the ipad roll. we'll take a look. >> ta we are filling with freeways. no major slowing here. i'll show you where there's big slowing coming up in a half hour. 3w4r57p"çdnb2jpvfytt1a3nduab33,f

wlapaí good morning and welcome back. it's 5:50 now. what a gorgeous shot of the bay bridge as early morning commuters are making their way into san francisco this morning. you don't need a ticket to ride today because you can get one for free.

ace is offering free rides between stockton and san jose today. it's also offering 10% discount on june monthly passes. ace says it's a way to thank passengers and maybe get new ones. how about a free traffic report now, mike? you're not going to charge us, are you? >> i'm just checking and no delays reported for ace trains. that's good news. antioch and highway 4 is right on schedule. we have delays. b.a.r.t. takes over at bay point. 45 is deceiving. i's in the red zone. we had an accident before the sensor at a street. it's providing relief for folks at l street. it's in the fast lane as well. watch as it slows down. we'll track this accident. typical slow spot for highway 4. regular friday light approaching

the maze. eastbound away from the bay bridge, carlson boulevard, there's reports of an accident possibly blocking the slow lane. watch heading away from the bay bridge in san pablo. it's the issue for folks for that commute heading toward the carquinez bridge. we look back at the live shot. we have a live shot with the bay bridge as well. down the freeway, an 18 minute drive in the commute direction from the carquinez bridge. the tunnel is looking smoothly now. we move further south and look at 880. the smooth traffic and it is very light as we expect on a friday. northbound with taillights and southbound with the headlights. not a major issue. we head over the san mateo bridge. it's looking smoothly as well. not a problem. we end with this shot. back to you. >> thank you, mike. how about good news when it comes to education? the top three elementary schools

in california are here in the bay area. according to the standardized test scores released by the state department of education. milliken, murdock-portal and cooper tee know are at the top. among middle schools, ten of the top 25 are in the south bay. congrats to both areas. e-mail is circulating among marijuana users and has them smoking mad. according to the e-mail, american express will no longer allow clubs to process marijuana transactions using the cards. the e-mail was sent from a pot club in west hollywood. it first surfaced on the website l.a. stark and was quickly picked up by marijuana boards. they tell l.a. weekly they

adhere to federal law in cases like these. federal law does not allow for the sale of marijuana, state law does. get ready for little boys named thor. last weekends big box office winner, "fast five." it's trailing 2010 by 16%. despite "fast five" the opening weekend was $86 million debut. it's expected to bring in 38 million bucks this weekend. "thor" will probably fall short of the opening numbers, but expected to bring in $69 million this weekend. the kate hudson romantic comedy, "something borrowed" is expected to earn $12.5 million this weekend. not that we are telling you to leave work early today, but if you are a sharks fan, you have something to consider. they take on the red wings at 4:00. the game is in detroit.

if they win, it's a clean sweep and move on to the conference finals. you can see the game on versus. 5:54 now. mother's day is sunday, of course. scott mcgrew has a mother's day gadget. >> good morning, marla. it's the first tablet computer that stands a bit of a chance. it's called the e-pad. it has a lot going for it. it runs android's honeycomb operating system. it plays flash. you can put inpao at thellent . keyboard that you can fold youf hearda least the new one at $399. it's a big manufacturer that makes other computers you have heard of. trustworthy company. they have a pink laptop. i know you have it. a lot of marketing companies want me to talk about pink for

mother's day and women and that kind of thing. great hand modelling. >> do you like it? >> as a woman, what do you think about that, mother's day is coming, we have pink laptops. >> i think it's sexist. i don't wear pink. >> most of the women i know run google. maybe they do like pink laptops. i'm always afraid after talking about pink technology. >> my mom is watching now saying honey don't buy me that. she wouldn't know how to open it. with all due respect, mom. i love you. happy mother's day. >> laura, what do you think? pink? >> i don't know, i wouldn't mind it. a gift's a gift. thanks a lot lot you guys. we are out here live in palo alto this morning. the home to new digs for

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20 cities in 20 days. this morning, today in the bay is waking up in palo alto. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. we take the shows on the road a little bit. nice weather to emerge throughout the bay area today. the sun is making an appearance and so is christina loren. she's got a look at the forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. it's a nice start to the day. we have clear conditions. i am noticing a little bit of cloud cover overhead. low pressure is sitting just to the north. that is pushing back that marine layer. the marine layer is deep this morning. it's going to penetrate