20 cities in 20 days. our may around the bay tour continues this morning. we are waking up in livermore. good morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. this city certainly already coming alive this morning. folks out and about in preparation for the amgen tour of california. it's going to be making its way through here. we've got more on that coming up, but everybody talking about the forecast. rainy skies to start our day. when will they all clear? let's check in with christina. >> well, yeah, it's raining, it's pouring in the south bay this morning. overall, though, we're looking pretty good along the peninsula and the north bay. watch out for some fog, that's next as we have a lot of moisture in and high pressure condensing that moisture. it's moving in, it's going to bring about a really nice second half of the day. i've got your forecast coming up in just moments. but he came in early this morning knowing that it would be busy. how does it look out there, mike. >> good morning, christina. so far so good. given the conditions out there,

very windy conditions as well as wet roadways, but so far the only issue highway 4 along the westbound direction, the commute really kicking in over the last half hour so speed in the 20s approaching l street and extending just past love ridge over towards baypoint and clearing there. benicia bridge, the earlier wind advisory has cleared for that portion of 680 but watch it coming down through walnut creek. 580 westbound coming in toward livermore, we're starting to see the slowing, so 14 to 15 minutes, speeds into the 50s as you're entering the eastern edge of livermore. i'll toss it back out to livermore where laura garcia-cannon is this morning. >> that's right. thank you very much, mike. hey, if you're headed to san francisco any time soon and you jump into a cab, you better note that those prices are going up. i want to check in with christie smith, she's live in the city by the bay this morning to tell us just to get into the cab is more expensive. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. i just ran around the corner and

spoke with a couple of cab drivers this morning and they say to them this is really a double-edged sword. on the one hand for them it's good rates may be going up. the problem is they're having a hard time even getting anyone into their cab to pay for it. they just say that the business isn't there. now, the last increase here was in 2003 and the san francisco mta revised its plan to boost cab rates this week but still approved a hike. another one could come as early as next month. the first hike amounts to about 10 cents a minute, which brings the total to 55 cents a minute. now, we just spoke with a cab driver who says it's really not what it's cracked up to be. >> everything is paying more. how many hours do we work? we don't even make even minimum wage. >> reporter: so what should they do instead? >> i don't know, i don't know. still the economy is not good.

>> reporter: now, another thing they are looking at is a hike in the flag drop rate, which would bring the fees from $3.10 to $3.50. that's just to get into a cab in the city. i asked that cab driver if customers would notice a hike like that. he said probably not, but already this morning he's been standing there for 90 minutes and he's had no fares. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> it will be interesting to see if it will affect his tips as well, if those will go down as people pay out for the ride itself. thank you very much. we're also following the rest of the day's news. we want to head back into the studio this morning. marla tellez helping us out in that department. >> good morning to you at home. it is 6:03. we are following a deadly overnight shooting in union city. police just left the scene less than an hour ago. they found a 48-year-old man shot on whipple road near 6th street about 10:15 last night. that man later died at a local

hospital. police are trying to dig up more information about the man and who may be responsible for killing him. an update this morning on the investigation under way in novato. investigators say after a number of tests, they still do not know what killed 74-year-old dale smith. what they do know is that he was not poisoned or violently injured. smith's body was found in his backyard after his wife, evelyn smith, told investigators where to find it. she would not say how he got there. investigators say homicide cannot be ruled out and it is still an active investigation. one week after a double murder-suicide at san jose state, friends and classmates came together to remember those who lost their lives. more than 100 people paid tribute to san jose state students cindy kellagerin and kyle williams inside tower hall's morris-daley auditorium. they were shot and killed in the

fifth level of a parking garage. the woman's husband shot and killed them and then shot and killed himself. the shock of what happened last week los angeles not worn off. >> it sucks to take a tragedy to realize, to take a step back and love everyone for who they are and forget all the trivial stuff that's going on and just put that aside and say, like, i love you for once instead of waiting for someone to die to have to say it. >> san jose state police came out as well to pay their respects. doctors in san francisco will release an update on bryan stow's condition later this morning. stow is now at san francisco general hospital and last we heard he was still in a coma. a $200,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest for the men who beat stow. tonight the giants return to dodgers stadium for the first series since stow's beating, that was in march. extra police and security guards are expected to be on patrol tonight. pg&e is moving forward with its pipeline testing and getting

ready to start work on the peninsula. the utility will hold a community meeting tonight to talk about pressure testing in san bruno and south san francisco. affected homes have already received a letter in the mail. pg&e will conduct hydrostatic pressure tests in the area to make sure natural gas lines are operating correctly. tonight's meeting if you'd like to attend will be at the south san francisco municipal park and recreation building from 5:30 until 7:30. more information coming out this morning about the affair and child arnold schwarzenegger had with a member of his household staff. several online tabloids are publishing pictures of the 50-year-old woman said to be the mother of schwarzenegger's child. she worked at the schwarzenegger home for about 20 years. yesterday former california first lady maria shriver was on stage for the taping of oprah's farewell show in chicago, after the news broke, of course, she did not talk about the scandal but did thank oprah for her

support. 6:06 now. time to check in with laura once again. she is live in livermore this morning. lots going on out there today. >> oh, so much. it's such a lively city so early in the morning this morning. i think it's because the amgen tour is going to be coming in through here. if you've never been to livermore, you've got to make the short drive over. it's got a beautiful downtown area and we're joined by the vice mayor. thanks for joining us this morning. you're proud of this place. >> absolutely. it is my pleasure to be here and welcome you to our beautiful downtown. >> and you know downtown is so important for cities to thrive. you've got to support small business, that's important. >> absolutely. livermore recently, two years ago, won the great american main street award because of all the wonderful renovations we've made downtown. >> people around here know about it but other people that could maybe come in, via bart, for example, some people don't want it to come all the way down here? >> well, we've been paying for bart for the last 40 years and it hasn't made it here yet.

we're finally spending money on an eir and moving to bring it downtown where you'd be able to support the businesses and the entertainment, the wineries. we've got 53 wineries in livermore. so we're trying to supplement the downtown. some of the people want to keep it on the freeway. the only problem is there was a citizen supported urban growth boundary and you'd have to break the urban growth boundary to do that. furthermore, down on greenville, there are a lot of environmental concerns with a bunch of endangered species. >> speaking of the environment as well, i know livermore is making a difference with their climate action plan. tell us about that. >> well, we're trying to be -- we're moving ahead with green construction, green building. we are the world's largest solar-powered theater in livermore. >> oh, that's cool. different. >> movie theater, solar powered, and it's the biggest in the world. very exciting. >> and you've got to be excited

about welcoming amgen here today. >> that is very cool. we are on literally the world stage. this is as close as you're going to get to the tour de france experience on this side of the atlantic. you can come downtown, have lunch in one of our sidewalk cafes, enjoy a glass of award-winning livermore wine and watch as over 150 of the world's greatest cyclists go through our downtown. >> it's all spifd up and ready to go. we thank you for joining us this morning, john. continued success. >> my pleasure. thank you very much. it is love low out here this morning. not too rainy, cloud cover keeping us warm, christina. hopefully the sun will get us really warm. >> yeah. you know, when you make your way back to the station, i think that it will start to be really nice around here by about 9:00 a.m. that's when we're expecting a lot of improvement, but this is the overall picture. this is what's happening. here is our weather maker. we actually had a core of low pressure pass over the bay area. right now it's digging into southern california. so for us we're seeing a drying trend in the most northern portion of the state and even

the north bay getting a bit of a break right now. let me som zoom in and show you where the showers are. this morning right now it looks like the showers are confined to the east bay and we just had a pretty didn't round of rain come through the south bay with more pushing onshore towards 17, so watch out along 17, of course. mike inouye is watching your roads very carefully this morning. we'll check with him in just a moment. this is what it looks like when we set your futurecast in motion. at 9:00 a.m., a mostly dry bay area. we'll see a little activity come through the north bay at about 4:00 p.m., but before it does, you'll be able to warm up into the 70s in the north bay today. they'll be the warmest with the most sunshine up here and a little bit on the cool side. it's going to take a little while for the south bay to clear out. 68 in san jose, 65 in los gatos and 65 in gilroy. it is 6:10, it is click out there, winds as well, mike. what can you tell us? >> i can add to that, christina. we have slick roadways.

hasn't been much of an issue. the a's are scheduled to play tonight and 880 along the coliseum will be slow. we zoom into this car fire reported just as you're approaching the caldecott tunnel in the commute direction, westbound 24 right there approaching the tunnel. both bores are open but we do have a good amount of smoke coming out from under the hood on the shoulder so we'll watch and see if there's any slowing or lane closures expected. heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza we see a lighter volume of traffic out there. no problems, no metering lights yet. you can make out the hills just past the east shore freeway so a little better visibility that yesterday. we'll watch as the fog rolls in and then move on to another shot. we see the san mateo bridge crossing the bay. we'll end with this shaky shot. the camera shaking on the hayward side means there are gusty winds. no official wind advisories but we'll warn you the high rise here as well as the dumbarton bridge could be an issue. if you have a larger vehicle like a truck or semi truck, like the one with the g on the back, that can get caught by gusts

definitely crossing the bridge. laura, we'll send it back to you. >> good advice, keep it safe out there, thank you very much. we're waking up in livermore this morning as our towur acros the bay continues. we're telling you about some of the highlights, including one of the nation's premiere research facilities that are here. happening in livermore this morning, the amgen bike tour. it actually is kicking off right down the street. we've got more coming up.

today about the bay's tour across the bay area continues this morning. we are waking up in livermore, a city known for its community, its downtown, its wine and of course its amazing research. we're talking about the livermore national laboratory out here. roger wordy joins me out here this morning to talk a little pitt more about all the innovations and things going on out there. thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> and it's interesting, because a lot of people think about the

lab and a lot of people don't know what goes on in there. >> well, livermore was born a nuclear weapons laboratory along with los alamos. so we've been a national security lab from 1952 forward, which is the day we were founded. that's still our main mission. >> which is wonderful, but you've got a great tie with the community here, in fact doing things for downtown. >> that's correct. we have a lot of businesses that sprung out of lawrence livermore national lab. in fact that's my job is to essentially pipeline the technology that's developed at the laboratory out to the commercial sector so that in fact it can create jobs for the u.s. economy. >> wow, so that's fascinating as well. and you're helping out the world really because you're doing so much in cancer research. >> that's correct. we actually have a technology that was born in the nuclear weapons laboratory called the dialectric wall ak sell later. and it is being used by the

compact particle acceleration. it will develop a proton therapy machine for a kinder, gentler treatment of cancer. >> the amgen tour is of course coming through, a lot of exciting things happening. >> that's exactly right. the amgen is a very, very exciting thing for the city of livermore and many, many livermore employees are heavily involved and helping to participate in this function. >> you've been here for a long time. why do you love it so much? >> well, for a person who likes high-tech things, and i do, this is kind of like a hog heaven, so to speak. it is really -- if you work at livermore lab, you work at what is arguably the best research lab in the world. if you like high-tech stuff, it's the place to be. >> great minds. thank you very much for joining us this morning. it has been fun to be out here in livermore where we will remain for the rest of the day. for the rest of the day's news, we'll check in with marla back in the studio. >> it's 6:16.

new misconduct accusations against san francisco police officers this morning. the city's public defender released this video. he says it shows two officers stealing items after a drug arrest. 64-year-old jesus jesse reyes was illegally searched during the february 25th incident. he says officers stole a laptop and a camera. now, new police chief greg suhr says, quote, all the officers in this case have been taken out of plainclothes. some have been reassigned to administrative duties while the investigation is being conducted. i want to emphasize that these officers have the same rights as any other citizen. they are assumed innocent until proven guilty. 6:17 now, if you're just getting ready to head out the door, you've got to bundle up today. it's a little chilly out there. good morning, christina. >> good morning. yeah, you might want to dress in layers because the sun will be out for the second half of the day. it is chilly out there right now but we're expecting a couple of 70s, especially up in the north

pay. here it is, low pressure, this is what brought us all the rain over the past few days. a pretty well-defined, well-organized system to push through this time of the year. you can see right now it's still creating quite a bit of rainfall for people in southern california whereas we're getting a break in the north bay and we'll continue to see that trend to the south. by 11:00 a.m. mostly clear, a few breaks of sunshine over the bay area. that's what we're expecting. as i zoom in for you, you can see most of the shower activity has really started to wind down along the peninsula and in the north bay a couple of cells are creeping onshore but overall we're getting a chance to really dry out. our next focus would be the fog. we do believe some fog will develop over our bridges the next couple of hours. windy conditions as that system pulls out and high pressure moves in. this is a very strong ridge of high pressure that's going to set up over the bay area for the weekend and keep us nice and dry. if you want to make those outdoor plans saturday and sunday, go ahead and do so.

74 in concord, 68 in san jose. your seven-day outlook tells the story. we had four days of consecutive rain. as a result, we have picked up enough rainfall to meet our average totals for the entire month of may. 75 degrees by thursday. we are back to average temperatures for this time of year thursday and friday. a little cooler for the weekend, but still not too bad and no rain, which is good news if you want to play outdoors with your kids. i know someone who does. i know someone who does. >> yeah, you bet. i'm always out there with them. thanks so much. we're looking forward to that warm-up. things are certainly getting hot here in livermore this morning as we're preparing for the amgen california bike tour. it's going to take place right here. in fact the starting line is just down the street and that's where our own bob redell joins me live. >> reporter: good morning, laura. we're first and south l. in a few hours around 11:45, 100 plus riders will bow making their way through downtown livermore and eventually head out to the hills on their

82-mile journey to san jose. a couple of interesting features about this stage are two massive climbs. one is up the back side of mt. hamilton that will get them to an elevation of 1900 feet. the grade is 8.4%. then they ride downhill quite a distance until they get close to the finish line. to get to the finish line, talk about a grueling climb, that's a 9.4% grade that gets them to an elevation of 1800 feet. jim is with the race. you were out at the site survey of the finish line. what does that climb look like? >> it's a long time. it's -- the finish is really neat because it's right on the crest of the climb. you can look down either side of the hill. it's going to be challenging. >> reporter: your job is to get out here every morning and set up the starting line. you've been doing this for all stages and for years now. for people who aren't race fans and coming down for the first time, can you give me a sense of what the atmosphere is like before the race?

>> all the riders have to sign in. that usually starts about an hour before the race. they have to sign in to be a legal rider, so it's a chance for the fans to get autographs and see the riders up close. there are two stages. the first stage is the sign-in stage. we actually have stairways off the edge we call autograph alley. >> reporter: oh, nice. >> if you want to get autographs, that's the place to stand. >> reporter: and the bicyclists are receptive? >> exactly, yeah. they're good about that. they're big about getting up close with the fans. >> reporter: what's interesting about jim, laura, he happens to have been an ultra marathon bicyclist himself. an ultra marathon is a minimum of 200 miles. you said you've done one-day races 300 miles. how does this compare to ultra mar that you knowing? >> this is totally different. ultra marathon is not nearly this fast. these guys are quick. >> reporter: you say that with a glint in your eye. you have a lot of respect for them? >> oh, definitely.

definitely. and today you break down and head off to seaside. your life for the next few days is quite interesting. >> it's get up, build it, tear it down and drive. >> reporter: you get to see the state, though, huh? >> it's beautiful. >> reporter: again, the start here at south l and first, 11:45 this morning. the riders will actually be doing a loop through the downtown and then heading down east avenue which is one of the main drags out towards the lab, into the hills and eventually on their way to san jose. >> very cool. you can see it all. great view right here from livermore this morning. thanks so much, bob. we've got a lot more coming up on "today in the bay" including the single longest lasting light bulb that's been burning for nearly a century right here in livermore. stick around. >> you probably haven't had your android phone that long but there are some concerns. >> real people slowing down. we'll watch it, westbound 580 and eastbound. unusual slowing for the tri-valley. how llu what's up for this

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welcome back. it's 6:25 and so as you would expect, antioch highway 4 showing a good deal of slowing speeds. speeds down below 10 miles an hour for much of that stretch. clearing by the time you get to love ridge. a little slower through baypoint as well but concord 680 not a problem on the freeways. watch those surface streets and the freeways itself for gusty conditions through the hills. a nice smooth drive but slowing down in both directions for 580.

the eastbound slowdown is a little unusual. no incidents going on. maybe folks are leaving town because bob and laura are there. i am just kidding! also the amgen tour, that might be the reason for a different traffic flow. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights have been turned on and there's some slowing there. also in oakland today, the a's play as well as ramstein in concert. marla, back to you. >> who in concert? >> ramstein. >> i don't know who that is. >> that's all right. >> i have a lot to learn. 6:26 now. san francisco has cleared the way for mayor ed lee to get his old job back. san francisco board of supervisors gave initial approval yesterday to legislation that would amend the city charter to allow lee to return to his post as city administrator. under the current laws, no former mayor can work in a paid position again for at least a year after leaving office. yesterday's vote would give an exception to lee since he was appointed to the position and has no plans to run for mayor. well, bad guys can trick

your phone into thinking it's at the airport. scott mcgrew, why would they want to do that? >> because your phone trusts the airport, mar larks and the library and the coffee shop. german researchers warn that most android phones can be spoofed into giving up personal data if those phones think they're communicating with a public wi-fi connection that they have talked to before. so if you tell your phone to go ahead and connect to the public wi-fi at the airport, hackers theoretically can pretend they are the airport wi-fi in some other public place and your phone will connect to it. now, google says it has a fix but only a fraction of phones have been updated. you hear about these sort of things fairly often, hackers can do this, hackers can do that. honestly it's far more likely some guy will steal your phone while you're buying your latte than steal your data. netflix now accounts for a majority of data on the internet. this according to a company called sandvine which measured

all those 1s and 0s and figured out netflix streaming movies are about a third of all internet data. first of all, this can't continue forever. if that were to continue, internet providers, the growth of this would get very cranky with netflix. two is it used to be illegal movies were the most traded things, the most data on the internet. now it's legal movies. so i guess in a way it's a win for hollywood. laura? >> there you go. and they have been fighting for that win for some time. thank you very much, scott. well, our tour across the bay continues this morning in livermore. and we're waiting for the amgen tour of california to actually make its way through. it's a great area down here. we're in historic downtown. you know livermore is also known for its wine. we'll have more on that coming up. speaking of wine, we're actually giving away two tickets, vip tickets to the sonoma wine festival. it's a jazz festival actually happening this weekend. just log on to our facebook

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take a step forward and chase what matters. 20 cities in 20 days, our tour across the bay area continues this morning. we're waking up in beautiful livermore where they're known for historic downtown, great wine, great food, great shopping and the amgen bike tour getting ready to make its way through downtown livermore this morning. we're hoping for great weather. where's the sun, christina? >> hey, i've been taking a lot of whine. when is the rain going to stop. i've been taking a lot of that kind of whine and that morning i can tell you it's going to stop later on today. we are looking fantastic for the second half of your wednesday and tomorrow looks even better. take a look at where the showers are right now. mostly along the bay this morning. we're not seeing a whole lot of activity in the metropolitan areas across the bay area right now. these few cells are just

situated right over the open water. we're looking pretty good. as we head throughout the afternoon, we're going to continue to clear out. mike, it's been busy in your department. you haven't had a break all morning long. >> neither have you. i'll give you a break from my whining so i'll show you the traffic. we do have the car fire that was reported at the caldecott tunnel that has cleared and is now just a disabled vehicle. the metering lights on and so is the sunlight in full effect so that's causing an issue as far as visibility for us. coming off of the lower deck that will be an issue for you as well. the san mateo bridge, the camera shaking quite a bit as gusty wind keeps hitting that camera and that may be a factor for these trucks. those are higher profile vehicles. that dump truck fully loaded won't be a problem but some other folks in an empty van it might be or an suv. so hold on tight. heading into half moon bay at devil's slide, just got a report of an incident there. laura, back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. well, if you're making your way into san francisco any time soon for a night on the town

perhaps, get ready to shell out a little bit more for a cab. those rates are going up. it's going to cost you more just to get in the cab. we want to check in with christie smith. she's got the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. yeah, we've been talking with cab drivers out here who say they haven't had a rate increase since 2003, not one penny, so you'd think that they'd be happy about this. they said they would if they had any customers to actually get in their cab. so they're thinking now may not be the time to pass this on to riders. now, the san francisco mta's board of directors approved an increase of 10 cents per fifth of a mile or basically one minute bringing the new mileage rate in the city to 55 cents a minute. they stopped short of imposing a fuel surcharge and a fee for dispatched calls. now, cab drivers say it would mean more money in their pockets, that is if business was good. >> the price is eight years you

don't have any raise. then now you get whatever, he make his own business. hard time for us, for everybody. we're standing here hours, hours. >> reporter: now, the mta is also eyeing a hike in the flag drop, that's the rate that the meter shows as soon as you even step into a cab. that would go from $3.10 to $3.50. cab drivers are saying right now with gas prices the way they are, now just may not be the time. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> you can certainly hail a cab with that colorful umbrella. thank you very much. we want to check the day's news. check in with marla back in the studio. >> it's now 6:34. we are following a deadly shooting in union city. police found a 48-year-old man shot on whipple road near 6th street about 10:15 last night.

that man later died at a local hospital. so far investigators have not released any other information about the man or any suspects. this is union city's second homicide of the year. closing arguments are scheduled to start later this morning in the trial of slain oakland post editor chauncey bailey. yesterday one of the defendants unexpectedly took the witness stand in his own defense. antwan mackey told jurors he was not involved in the fatal shootings of bailey and two other men back in 2007. lawyers for mackey and the other defendant have previously said their clients would not take the stand, but prosecutors say mackey was a key participant in those murders. later this morning, doctor in san francisco are expected to give us a better idea of how giants fan bryan stow is doing. stow is currently being treated at san francisco general hospital. last we heard, he was still in a coma. he was transported there from southern california earlier this

week. now, police are looking for the men who attacked stow at dodgers stadium in march. a $200,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to an arrest in this case. officers say they are getting a lot of tips, but real leads are few and far between. >> a person saying that they were definitely at the dodger game. you know, they looked like the composite even to the point where there was a mole on the person's face. we immediately launched out there. we ended up talking with that individual, confronted him and he was at a dodger game. but it was a little league dodger game. >> officers are now looking for a third suspect in this case, a woman in her 20s who witnesses say drove the car that took the two suspects away on the night of that attack. 6:36 now, time to check in with laura once again live in livermore this morning. i know it's cold out there but at least it's not raining. >> exactly. you know, we've got a little cloud cover out here keeping us

warm, but, boy, the rain came down overnight. that meant a lot of snow in the sierra. yes, we're in mid-may but you wouldn't know it by the looks of things. checking in with brian hickey this morning, it's a winter wonderland out there. >> reporter: yeah, hey, laura, up here at blue canyon we've got a good 8 to 10 inches of snow up here. snowball coming at you. you wonder why they had to cancel stage one of the tour of california, it was because of this. look at all the snow on the ground. close to two feet up around sugar bowl if you look at the webcamera there. of course the resort is closed like many of them up there. donner ski ranch i know is still open that would love to have you come up and frolic in all of this powder. here is interstate 80 in blue canyon. it is clear and so you are free and clear to get over interstate 80 and come drive through this winter wonderland, if you will, in the migds ddle of may.

it's not unheard of to see snow in any month in the sierra, but to have this much snow, this is significant. this is a lot of snow up here in the sierra for this late in the spring. we're just about a month away from the start of summer if you're keeping score on the calendar, so don't put those skis away just yet. definitely be ready for winter travel if you're coming to the sierra because conditions can change on a dime as you have seen. we were swimming last we are, frolicking in snow today. >> we'll call it the beauty of california, brian. it feels like a time lapse that we're going back to january talking to you out there. thank you so much. i want to talk about the wacky weather with christina loren. i bet everybody does, stopping you on the street. >> i can't escape it. sunshine is back over the bay today and we're going to warm up into the 70s as we head through the next couple of days. that's what everybody wants to know, when is the uncoming back. this is what's happening. we had a really strong organized system come through the bay area.

the actual core crossed over the bay area and now that core is drifting south into southern california taking the rain with it. you can see that trend over the past three hours starting to see a good deal of clearing in the northernmost portion of the state. this is what we're dealing with right now. still have some spotty showers really located between the peninsula and the east bay this morning. we're not seeing a lot of activity right now but take a look at this strong cell that just developed over i-5 in the stockton area. watch out for that if you're headed to the central valley. 50 degrees in livermore, 52 in san jose right now. we're at 51 degrees in san francisco. if you work in the city, this is what we're expecting for today. by noon, mostly dry at that time but it will also be mostly cloudy. we'll see a little haze left over from the fog that's forming right now. but by 4:00 p.m., the sun is out, 65 degrees. we are going to see one of the warmest days of the week so far, breezy conditions. yesterday we were 20 degrees below average in some cities so, yeah, 70 degrees in concord today, not too bad. 70 for napa.

72 degrees in santa rosa. meanwhile, 65 degrees today in los gatos so not too bad. if you're trying to get out the front door, it's been raining overnight. i bet it's pretty slick out there. >> you know, the roadways are getting a chance to dry out in many parts of the bay and the wind is helping dry things out a bit so we're watching for a transition on the roads. so far we're looking okay on the peninsula. actually this is a lighter volume and higher speeds than we expected about this time. typically we do see slowing along the peninsula but none right now. the issue that i told you about is in the northbound direction, highway 1 at devil's slide. reports there's a tan honda accord partially blocking the roadway there so i don't know any details about traffic control. chp may or may not head out there. we might have local pd heading out as well. i'll bring you details as they come in but highway 1 might also be affected by fog. so far it is open, just use caution just to the south side of the slide. the south bay itself, northbound 101 slows around 680 coming up towards 880. pretty tip cal spot for the

slowing to start. and the bay bridge, we end in this shot and see the backup past west grand avenue. in all lanes the metering lights are on. we'll send it back to you, laura. we're waking up in livermore wherheun rop.y'dubig roundup. there's lots of cowboys taking me away. find out why.

our may around the bay continues this morning.

we are waking up in beautiful downtown livermore. little-known fact. livermore in fact is home to the longest burning light bulb. that's right. it's about ready to celebrate a major milestone. bob redell explains. >> reporter: your average incandescent light bulb lasts three to five years depending on how much you use it. ow! but here at fire station number 6 in livermore is the light bulb that seems will never go out. how long has the bulb been burning for? >> it will be 110 years this summer. >> kind of needed a timeline on what's transpired. >> reporter: you must go backwards quite a distance on this timeline. >> wait, we put a man on the moon? >> reporter: to get back to 1901 when this shelby light bulb was fwichb to the livermore fire department for use as a night light. >> always the first question, is it still burning. >> reporter: but the real burning question is why. >> it has lasted so long. >> reporter: to find out, the

protectors of the livermore light bulb have sent an identical shelby bulb to the u.s. naval academy for analysis and dissection by physics professor debra katz. >> reporter: professor, do we have any idea why this bulb is still burning? >> part of why i think it's still on is because it is still on, because people haven't been turning it on and off. >> reporter: actually the light bulb was turned off once, for around ten minutes, in 1976 when it had to be removed from its original location, what used to be the main firehouse here in downtown livermore. >> it's been on ever since. >> another factor is it is only giving off about 4 watts. that's really low. >> my hunch, i believe it's in the filament. >> reporter: the filament in contemporary bulbs is oldsmobile 0.01 millimeters thick. >> the shelby bulb is eight times thicker filament. >> reporter: wow, they don't make light bulbs like they used to. >> no. >> they just have a beautiful orange glow that takes you back

to yesteryear. >> the light bulb is doing today what it did 110 years ago. that's commitment. >> reporter: and, laura, a lot of people ask what if the power goes out. yes, the light bulb is attached to the main electrical grid but the fire station, like most fire stations do, do have a backup generator so that is actually specifically connected to the backup generator as well as other crucial equipment they need at the fire department. >> what are they going to do when it goes out? >> reporter: we hope it never goes out because what livermore will be known for. just wine, the labs and radio? you can go to centennialbulb.org if you want more information. >> a lot more coming up, but we're also covering the day's news. we want to check in with marla back in the studio covering for us. good morning. good morning, laura. it's now 6:46. a former san francisco engineer owes the city of san francisco a

very big paycheck for his crime. terry childs locked san francisco out of its main computer network for 12 days in 2008 and yesterday he was ordered to pay almost $1.5 million in restitution. the former city worker claimed he never intended any harm but did not trust his superiors with the passwords. he was convicted of one felony count and sentenced to four years in prison. oakland international airport is making it easier for travelers to fuel up their green cars. it will unveil eight charging stations similar to the one you're looking at here. oakland mayor jean quan and other officials will be on hand this morning for that ceremony. both san francisco and san jose have recently installed charging stations at their airports. 6:47 now. time to check your wednesday forecast. is the rain going to stay away? >> oh, yes. well, we're still dealing with a little rain this morning, but once it clears today, it will stay away all throughout your weekend. we're looking at a really comfortable weekend. take a look at how much rain we

picked up, though. santa rosa, wow. over the past four days we picked up an entire monthly rainfall total that we typically see in may. san francisco, you picked up over 0.3 of an inch. over quarter of an inch came down in most places across the south bay, so that's good news. that means that our hills will stay green a little bit longer, they're not completely brown in livermore just yet, but it's a matter of time as the summertime pattern is shaping up. high pressure is on the way and it's going to keep us high and dry all the way through this weekend after today. this is what's happening right now. here's that system of low pressure pushing into southern california. you can see the drying trend for the northernmost portion of the state. our activity across the bay area is very light and very spotty. and it's getting even better over the past couple of hours all the activity has really deteriorated. by 9:00 a.m., futurecast shows you it looks like we'll see a completely dry bay area. it is possible for a few sneaker cells to push onshore as we head

throughout this afternoon. we call these renegade isolated showers, so watch out for that maybe in the north bay. the futurecast isn't picking that up in the south bay or the peninsula. east bay stays dry as well. we stay dry starting tonight all the way through the weekend and next week and our temperatures will climb from the low 70s today to the mid-70s tomorrow. 75 degrees, that's the forecasted high in concord tomorrow. 70 for today, though. 64 in fremont and 68 in san jose. your seven-day outlook really tells the story. 64 degrees in fremont today, up to 75 tomorrow. we're going to stay level at 75 for friday. a few more clouds come in for the weekend but nice and dry. i have been watching you out there, laura, this morning. you've got a crowd with you. you've got bob redell, a regular livermore party. what's going on out there? >> hey, we're having a lot of fun. and what's better than wine, food and cowboys? you're getting it all this morning in livermore. in fact we're going to highlight kind of a big event that's coming up, bob. >> reporter: the chili shooter stampe stampede. we'll have that coming up in just a little bit.

>> yeah. in fact i think we're going to talk to them right now, right? rochelle. >> reporter: livermore downtown association. you guys tried this for the first time last year. you had all the different restaurants come up with their own chili shooters so you get their own take on chili? >> yeah. we have such a great collection of restaurants. i call them globally inspired and locally enhanced. so they really put their own ethnic flavors into the chili. so it's not traditional. >> i love it, though. you mix it up. we've got some great examples. >> reporter: what did you do to put your own spin on it. >> did they say we can dig in? >> reporter: i am. >> i use chipotle seasonings to it. it has a little kick. >> reporter: simply fondue, what did you do? >> a little honey, some whiskey and some filet mignon inside of it. >> reporter: kazbah, cafe, what was yours?

>> crushed walnut and sauted in pomegranate syrup served with rice and barbury which comes direct from iran. >> reporter: so on june 4th they'll be in shooter glasses. come town and get a taste. livermore is also known for wine. 53 wineries now in livermore. i know when i moved out here about ten years ago it was about half that. excuse me, hooter ridge winery happens to be right by my house. larry, how long have you been in business? >> we've been a winery for four years producing bordeaux style wines. handcrafted and using all the fruit from livermore valley. >> reporter: what do you say of people who think of napa, sonoma? >> cut to the chase. >> come try livermore valley. our wines are just as didn't as the napa wines and we're doing some fantastic stuff here. >> reporter: livermore is also known for not only wines, but the rodeo. >> but cowboys. hey, and the rodeo is coming up not too long. >> reporter: the radio has been

going on for how long? how many years now? >> 93 years. >> reporter: how do you keep a tradition like that going? >> well, it's been a part of livermore's history for so long that it's just been part of the community and the people really love to take part in it. it's something that i grew up with because in the early days we didn't have a lot of other things like they do today. livermore has been known as the world's fastest rodeo and i think it's just an exciting event and everybody works hard to put together a good program. >> it's always a lot of fun. have you been to a rodeo? >> reporter: i've ridden bulls before and i'm going to another rodeo tomorrow. you don't want to see me on a bull, it's bad. it ends with a visit to the doctors every time. the rodeo is june 11th, tt's c ha t lot more coming up and we'll check in to see where bob and i are headed tomorrow. >> we've got our map. n with tec. care for your car.

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welcome back. in the maze you have to wait more than just a few seconds, the slowdown off of the berkeley curve coming off of the carquinez bridge. pretty typical pattern there and light at the caldecott tunnel where we had an earlier car fire on the side of the road. highway 4, you do see speeds coming down toward 10 miles an hour. then clearing up by love ridge. holding steady in the 40s and 50s through concord and antioch. we will end with our chopper shot over 880 at 238. a light volume for the nimitz freeway as well so things are holding up pretty nicely as well. we'll send it over to marla with some clown over there. >> yeah, not me. this guy right here. mickey d' is getting pressure to get rid of ronald mcdonald. more than 550 health professionals and organizations

signed a letter that was sent to the restaurant chain. the letter asks mcdonald's to stop marketing junk food to kids and also to retire the mascot. the letter is running as a full-page ad in six newspapers across the country today, including in the "san francisco examiner." mcdonald's says it is committed to responsible advertising and says it offers healthy choices in their happy meals. 6:56 now. another down day on the markets. scott mcgrew, what's going on? >> dow industrials down about 15 points. we're watching hewlett-packard fall again. one thing to watch will be linked in. its raised its price for what it expects the first-time shareholder to pay, $45. it goes public tomorrow. you add all that up and it's worth about $4 billion, although linked in is not yet profitable. hard to tell whether this is authentic interest in linked in or just, marla, real excitement about social networks ipo'ing for the first time. >> facebook. >> and facebook coming at some

point, but that comes tomorrow. >> we've got ipos, laura has got cowboys, chili, wine and bob redell. >> reporter: what a combo there, especially the latter, right? >> reporter: look out, it's frightening. we've been out here all morning long in livermore. we don't know where we're going tomorrow but we have a map. the bike race will be starting here in downtown livermore in a few hours. i figured we would do something that was theme wed that. i went and got some snippers and cut a bicycle spoke off one of the bikes. we'll throw it at the map, see where it sticks and that will determine where we're going tomorrow. 3, 2, 1. >> and it looks like -- >> where's that? >> castro valley just down the road on 580. isn't tomorrow the rodeo? isn't that this weekend? tomorrow we can go to the wild ranch rodeo. >> we want to thank the great

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