>> reporter: good morning, i'm christie smith, live in hayward where the search for a missing nursing student has taken a grim turn for the worse. it's now a homicide negs. the outpouring of support for two firefighters killed in the city. what the city is doing today to honor the men. >> reporter: it's not the gorgeous views from treasure island they are against. good morning, i'm marla tellez. why some environmental groups oppose the idea to redevelop the island and what they are doing about it today. a live look at the golden gate bridge. we'll check the morning commute for you. it's tuesday, june 7th. this is today in the bay.

good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us on this tuesday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. 5:00 now. time to get a look at the forecast. spring, is it around the corner? >> yeah, oh yeah. it's hard to believe it's less than a month away from the fourth of july. it's hard to believe. we are going to get summer like weather as early as this week. today is not too shabby at all. 74 degrees inland. temperature wise, we continue to climb. if you have to get out the front door now, the man to help you out. hi, mike. >> good morning. i could barely get myself out the door. we are looking at highway 4 moving nicely. the eastbound construction. i'm not sure if the closures happened overnight. 680, a lot of construction did not get handled overnight. not that it didn't get handled, they didn't close anything.

that's great, but it's going to change. we'll track it. back to you. >> thank you. we have an update. the search for a missing haywards student takes a turn for the worse. police think michelle is dead, killed from taking a break from hospital rounds. christie smith is live. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. this is certainly not the news anyone wanted to hear. hayward police coming out and saying they believe the missing nursing student was likely killed in the kaiser permanente parking garage where she was last seen. they believe this was very likely someone who intentionally went after the nursing student, that was not a stranger jumping out of a bush. police conducted a number of

searches in the east bay hills. while they aren't releasing details, based on evidence collected from the garage, they believe she was killed. >> during the course of the discussions, during the course of questioning a number of people, we have had persons of interest come up in this case. whether or not we focused on one individual person of interest or not, i can't say at this time. >> reporter: she vanished may 27th. she told colleagues she was going on break to get some items from her car. when she failed to return, they got worried and called police. her family has been critical of the hayward police department and the pace of the investigation. they thought it was too slow and wanted the fbi to take the lead. police are not taking that personally. we are expecting to hear from her family today. meantime, they say they are not giving up hope and the reward for information about what

really happened to her stands at $65,000. reporting live in hayward, christie smith, today in the bay. >> thank you. it is 5:03 now. it may be days before we find out the identity of a woman found in a garbage bag. a homeowner came home from the store and noticed the bag next to pushes. investigators are trying to find out why her body was dumped here. without identity, it's difficult to put pieces together. the gruesome discovery has neighbors rattled. >> i don't know what to think of it. i think someone from out of the area put it there. must have. >> the coroner will use her dental records, dna and fingerprints to help make an identification. the man accused of beating bryan stow may have proof he is

innocent. attorneys say the lapd has surveillance video of him shot the day after the attack. he has a full head of hair proving he could not have beaten stow. the two san francisco firefighters who died tragically in the line of duty will be honored today. ciot tower will be lit red to memorialize them. the tribute will remind people how much the men and women of the san francisco fire department sacrificed and put their lives on the line for the city every single day. mayor ed lee will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the giants game as they take on the washington nationals at at&t

park. it starts at 7:15. you can catch it on comcast sports net bay area. firefighters are not alone dealing with this difficult time. there's a memorial for them at station 26 where they work. the family spent yesterday at the firehouse with his friends and co-workers. his sister says he took her on a dream trip to europe for her 50th birthday. in the meantime, friends of lieutenant perez spent the last few years taking care of his mother. there's another memorial on berkeley way. crime tape is still up there. patty is sharing pictures she took of the incident. she says neighbors are heart broken. >> air of heaviness throughout the neighborhood.

we feel so bad for our neighbors and feel so sorry for the firefighters that died. thousands of people are expects to attend the funeral. today, the san francisco board of supervisors will consider an appeal to halt plans for treasure island. marla tellez is live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the views from treasure island are tough to beat. take a look for yourself here. we have the bay bridge over my shoulder and of course, a spectacular skyline of san francisco. it's one of the benefits of living here. right now, it's more of a commuter island. the city of san francisco wants it to become literally more of a treasure island where people can live more comfortably and not drive to san francisco or oakland for a shopping day. right now, approximately 3,000 people live here.

the plan boosts the population to 19,000. it calls for up to 8,000 residential units. commercial space, 100,000 squar feet of office space, new roads, library and school. a ferry terminal. the $1.5 billion project would turn this island into an urban village. they narrowly approved the environmental impact. the board will consider an appeal put together by a pon t opponents. they did not consider the projects impact on the bay bridge and the added congestion it would bring. the vulnerability of flooding from a tsunami or earthquake and the housing market on the island. the board will hear the appeal

tonight at city hall at a 5:00 meeting. even if the appeal is denied and it moves forward, it's not going to be transformed overnight. it calls for a 20 year redevelopment plan. >> wow, we'll be old. not you, my dear. >> reporter: speak for yourself. >> your time is up. no, just kidding. it's 5:09 now. they have a difficult decision in half-moon bay. they will cut city staffing in half. they would lose 19 employees by outsourcing the police and recreation services. the move is expected to save $500,000. all right. let's see if it's a good day for recreation outside.

>> you have to wait until what the triplets are 22 years old to hit the park. if you have been kept inside by the wet weather, you have a treat today. the remainder of the week is going to continue to get warmer and warmer as the high pressure moves in and clears out the skies. mostly clear skies. it's hard to find a cloud in the sky. i'm going 4:00 p.m. find a cloud, put it on my facebook page, i'll be impressed. oh, what? what? what? i like a challenge. i like it. we're looking good right now. i don't have any clouds to show you on my forecast. we see some developing offshore. we have the low pressure that brought the rain heading to the east and pulling the on shore flow with it. we are going to see thick clouds throughout the morning. 55 degrees in oakland. later on today, 67 degrees.

72 in san jose. every day, laura, every day. i work hard at it. 74 in livermore. mike inouye, when we have the warmer weather, as you know, the two-wheeled motorcycles we see more and more on the road. >> and the can-ams, the three-wheeled vehicles. a great note, listen and watch out there. you may hear the sounds and not see the vehicles. a quick shot past the coliseum. the flashing lights are clearing up the construction from high street. yesterday, we saw big slowing. today, a bit of a break. we don't see anything going on as far as the sensors in the area. this is off 880, westbound 92. we have the accident over on the

shoulder. the car went up on the hillside. they have a new tow truck with cable. i'll let you know if they have to close any lanes. the south bay is looking nice in the area. highway 17 has drainage clearing. it's going to take 18 months. overnight, right about now, one lane closing in each direction. >> good to know. thank you very much. a live report on the news before the bell is next including whether interest rates are going up in the future. thncemquig tent.ncodenemoday. plus, caught on tape. last week's tornado as it touches down in massachusetts.

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beautiful bay bridge. one of my favorite shots of the morning. help us ease into this tuesday morning. the tech world is watching southern california waiting for the latest releases at e-3. yesterday, sony unveiled a portable gaming machine, play station vita. there's a front and back camera. touch screen and two joy sticks. it lets players connect over cell phone networks and wi-fi hot spots. it will be on sale just in time for the holidays, parents. get ready to get in line now. for the rest of the news before the bell, we turn to bertha combs. good morning to you. >> hey, laura. the markets have been on a four-session losing streak. the futures are pointing to a higher open. we'll see if we can break the losing section.

friday's horrible job numbers that saw only 54,000 jobs created in may. we are going to get data on consumer credit. a speech by ben bernanke, he's expected to talk about the economic slowdown. they want to hear what the fed's take is on that and what to do about it. the dow is going to start just above 12,000. we closed at 12,089 yesterday. nasdaq at 2700 after losing 30 points. prices at the pump are one bit of good news. they are inching lower. the national average fell to $3.78 a gallon. i checked aaa this morning and it's down to $3.76. it's the lowest we have seen since early april. gas prices are down 20 cents in the last four weeks but still $1

higher than a year ago. disney is planning to cut 250 employees from the movie studios. it's just under 5% of the work force. most of them from the home video unit. dvd sales have been falling with the popularity of downloads. disney is trying to cut costs. one word, sony play station debut at e-3, sony apologized, once again, for the hacking on their system. 90% of folks have come back on. 10% are still nervous. >> they need to gain people's trust. thank you. security caught this tornado. take a look at this. a car wash camera captured it all when the ef-3 twister tore through massachusetts last week.

the winds start picking up. the cars start rocking. the debris really starts flying. at least three people killed in the area and numerous homes damaged. we have seen so many in the area and areas we are not used to seeing them as well. we want to check the forecast. hopefully nice, calm and clear today. >> i like your hopes. we are looking good for today. we have good looking weather. we are not used to seeing as much rotation in the area as we have this year. it's been overshadowed by what they experienced in tornado alley. for us, things are going to be pretty good today. for the week, you'll like what we have for you. calm, tranquil compared to what we experienced over the weekend. high pressure is in control. it's taking the storm well to the north, up into canada. one thing i'm watching for you this morning, we have an area of

low pressure. this is the area that brought all the rain over the weekend. it's going to push to the north like yesterday as high pressure moves in. it's pulling in the marine layer. we are expecting mostly cloudy conditions to start you out. as you can see, clear as a bell from the east bay across the peninsula. we'll watch out for that and maybe fog formation for the next couple hours. 57 degrees in san jose. 56 in gilroy. we are headed to the 70s. 74 in livermore. 75 in santa rosa and 65 in san francisco. if you have tickets to at&t park, giants take on the nationals tonight at 7:15. weather is looking phenomenal. if you don't have tickets to a giants game and you want to know when the weather is going to be the best, thursday is your day. it's going to be gorgeous around here. 61 degrees at 7:15. a little breezy at the park. take a look at thursday. 80 degrees. that's the warmest day of the

week. a few more clouds saturday and sunday. we are going to stay nice and dry. >> a little spring fever on thursday. a lot of students do. this month is the start of graduation for high school students across the country. for one california city, there's an unusual ceremony. the graduating class has not one, not two, but nine sets of twins. there are three sets of identical twins, six sets of fraternal twins. they not only look similar but act alike. most will attend the same colleges. an ohio school is graduating ten sets of twins and one set of triplets. i can't imagine. it seems so far away right now. 5:20 now. crews continue to battle an out

of control wildfire. catching a ride on a san francisco cable car could soon cost you more. this will still cost you in time. right now, pay the benefits of leaving early. 880, the construction cleared. what else is developing as it continues to build.

welcome back, everyone. starting next month, get ready to pay an extra dollar to ride san francisco's cable car. i's going to cost $6 to hop aboard. muni is raising the cost of fast passes by $2. adult pass $72. fare evaders will face a fine of $100. don't try to just hop on. it's part of the plan to balance the budget. let's check the morning commute

with mike. >> good morning, laura. it's a big eye opener. it's not as romantic as in the movies when you run alongside and hop on. it's not allowed. the slowing we see, the yellow blips. a little slowing. 59 at horizon. it's a tuesday. we expect a heavier volume. the altamont pass heading to 580, a smooth drive to castro valley. the earlier accident off 92 cleared. a live look at 92 heading across the bridge. a good volume of traffic. no slowing. the increase in volume. look further north, the golden gate bridge. oh, look. that is beautiful. that is why folks come here, as well as the beautiful cable cars. laura, you are another reason people come here. >> no, probably not. >> i tried.

>> thank you. i'm a realist. it's 5:24. welcome to the bay area. this morning, a massive wildfire continues to burn through arizona forcing people to leave their homes. they are having a tough go at it. a wildfire forced the evacuation of a third resort town. the fire is burning out of control for weeks. over 300 square miles has been burned. officials say windy conditions and dry lightning are likely to make things worse. more than 2,000 firefighters as far away as new york are trying to contain the fire to do what they can to help. 5:25 now. silicon valley is one of the bright spots. scott budman has a look. >> good morning. i could talk about how the global economic slowdown sent the s&p 500 to the lowest level

since march but there's a silver lining. it comes from a cloud in silicon valley. let's go to san francisco where apple ceo steve jobs made a second appearance since taking a medical leave to kick off the developer conference 2011. taking center stage, i-cloud. this is apples solution to having you sync your mobile devices to your pc and each one individually when you want to update your music collection. two things stick out. for one thing, you don't have to be on the pc anymore. it's happening wi-fi. this is jobs take on the post pc world where everything is mobile. your phone is a computer. your tablet is a computer. the second thing, if you sync something from the cloud, each song you bring down, each photo

you bring down will be brought down to all your mobile devices simultaneously. if you bookmark an ebook on one device, you can pick up the book in the exact same place you bookmarked it on any mobile device. the idea being, you don't need to be chained to the pc. it operates in the cloud. apple is sinking billions of dollars on this. they are taking on established companies like google and salesforce.com. it will be interesting to see if apple can make the cloud computing world easier to use. anyway, worldwide developer conference takes place all week. you can check it out in san francisco. back to you. >> thank you very much, scott. amazing how far we have come in a short about of time.

from missing person to homicide investigation, new details in the search for an east bay nursing student. plus, fighting back against recent violence, a community coming together after a string of accidents other the weekend. >> reporter: what would bring these folks out of the comfort of their home on a cool, tuesday morning? nothing but the largest rock and roll concert. we are going to o.co for more. >> reporter: some environmental groups are. good morning, i'm marla tellez. i'm going to explain why they oppose redeveloping treasure island, coming up. >> you saw a view of treasure

islands there. it's tuesday, june 7th. this is today in the bay. you know, we live in a very nice place. good morning and thanks for joining us. 5:30 right now. i think we are going to have a nice day as well. let's check with the forecaster. >> yeah. that's why we pay the highest prices in the highest priced state in all of the country. we are looking good today. the weather is going to be phenomenal this week. everyone is getting paid in dividends in sunshine. the warmest day of the week is going to be thursday. let's get you on the way to work this morning. 5:31. how does it look with you, mike. >> i love you bringing in the word dividends. haven't heard that in a while. the speeds at 39 from g to l

street. it started early today. it is tuesday. the maze is holding up nicely. 880 past the coliseum. bob is going to bring the update of what's going on. back to you. >> it's 5:31 now. the search for a missing hayward student took a turn for the worst for her family. police think michelle lei is dead, killed while taking a break from hospital rounds. forensic evidence shows that she died in the parking garage at the medical center. the 26-year-old vanished on may 27th. she told colleagues she was going to her car to get items but never returned. evidence collected also convinced them that lei was killed. this morning people in oakland are coming together after a very violent weekend. up to 400 people are expected to march in the peace walk.

it kicks off at greenleaf elementary school for the walk. after that, they will talk about gun violence. this past weekend five shootings left one man dead and several injured. no suspects have been injured in any of those shootings. a few people are lining up for a huge concert and newly renamed venue in the east bay. something to get used to. bob redell is live at o.co. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. o.co is premiering the name with the u-2 tour. these are general admission folks. they figure when the gates open, they can get to the front. when they are allowed to get in later today, they can get good seats. there's not supposed to be a bad seat in the house. bono will get up on stage around

7:30. julie, you are a die hard, you have been following them for 28 years. 100 concerts. what keeps you coming back? >> once you see them, you will realize what keeps me coming back. it's the passion, the energy of the crowd. it's a spiritual experience for me. >> reporter: it's the highest grossing, most well attended, in the second year already. i want to roll video. we have a picture of what you refer to as the claw. the largest touring stage ever built. what is that, exactly? can you describe it to us? >> it's also been called their spaceship. >> reporter: i believe it was inspired by the los angeles tourists. what does it provide for you? is there a bad seat in the house? >> no, there's not a bad seat in the house. you want to be as close to the action as possible, for me.

>> reporter: have fun tonight. you have 12 hours to go. the beautiful thing about the stage is bono, the lead singer was trying to make it so if you come into a stadium like o.co you are going to get a good experience. hey, boys. the interesting thing is it takes four days to set up, three days to tear down. if you are trying to go to the show, it's there. the cheat seats are 40 bucks and goes up to $280. >> that woman referred to herself as a g.a., what is that? >> reporter: general admission. it's lingo. >> i thought it was something referring to u-2. welcome back, bob. >> reporter: thanks. >> thanks so much. it's 5:35 now. views of san francisco will compete with an increase in bay

bridge traffic. san francisco's city leaders go forward with a massive plan to develop treasure island. marla tellez is live on treasure island with a great view and update for us. good morning. >> good morning. i have a true story for you. when i was moving to san francisco, i lived here on treasure island to live. one of the draws was the views. it's impossible to beat them. you have the bay bridge here, the city skyline, the golden gate on the right, alcatraz, angel island. you can see it all here. when it comes to convenience, not so much. most of the people who live here have to drive to oakland or san francisco to take care offer rands. they want to take care of that and transform the island into an urban village. now, approximately 3,000 people live here.

the redevelopment plan boosts to 19,000. it calls up to 8,000 residential units. shopping districts, more shopping space, roads, library, a school, a ferry terminal. urban village. this whole project is a $1.5 billion project. the san francisco planning commission narrowly approved the reports earlier this year. they voted in favor of the plan. tonight, they will consider an appeal put together by opponents that include the golden gate audubon society. the review did not consider the projects impact on the bay bridge and the added traffic it would bring. the vulnerability of a tsunami or earthquake and the housing market currently on the island

here. the board is going to hear the appeal at 5:00. if the plan is approved, it's not like it will be transformed overnight. it calls for a 20-year redevelopment plan. >> it's a beautiful place with a beautiful view. nice. >> it's 5:37 now. i think it's going to be nice around the bay area. we are hitting a trend where we are going to see the temperatures rise. >> the overnight lows back in the 50s. when you wake up and walk out the front door, it's easier to get moving. we are expecting the beautiful view that marla showed. watch out for that. none is forming, yet. typically, as we head through 6:30 and 7:30, we watch it roll in. this week, temps are going to keep climbing in through friday. i think thursday and friday look like beautiful days. if you need to get outside, you have the luxury to do so. thursday afternoon looks good.

friday morning looks the best because it's so warm as we end thursday. here it is. the ridge of high pressure taking the storm track to the north into canada. for us, it's going to move closer and closer to the bay area. the temps in the 50s are going to climb into the 70s. 57 in hayward. heading to 67 degrees by noon as you break for lunch, you are peeling off a layer. stay tuned, seven day is moments away. i have the giants forecast. 5:39. if i had to leave my front door, what do i need to know? >> we would tell you about something that's going to continue the warming trend. no, i don't mean to take it lightly. there's an overheated truck. reports of maybe something that looks like sparks or flames. it was driving northbound 280 and continuing on the freeway. it's the latest chp heard. we'll see if there's anything

pulling over there. also on the other side of the screen, 43 showing up. the slow down started near the off ramp. watch for the break lights as well. the lower peninsula moves nicely. highway 84, the construction is cleared. no problems there on the bay. the san mateo bridge as well. highway 92, look at that. the taillights, it's westbound. it looks like a hazy peninsula now. no major back up there. highway 4 specifically. back to you. >> thanks, mike. it's 5:40 now. the bay area community that could be paying $350 more per year for sewer service. plus, the giants goxtstra into innings late into the night. the game ended just before midnight. tired co-workers.

the highlights, coming up.

5:42 right now. first the addiment denial and a tearful apology. he said his twitter account was attacked. now he admits to sending a lewd photo of himself to a college student. tracie potts is here to tell us whether congressman anthony weiner can keep his job. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. can a married congressman who lied about his twitter account being hacked, sent a lewd photo to a sledge student but posted for everyone to see. can he keep his job in there are calls by top democrats for an ethics investigation. he says he will cooperate, but won't step down because he doesn't believe he's broken

ethical rules on capitol hill. he wants voters to decide whether or not he should stay in washington. it was the denials that he said his twitter account was hacked and he hired a lawyer. turns out they were all lies. he panicked and made up the stories. he also says he's had more inappropriate conversations with women on twitter, facebook, e-mail, by phone. over the years, all of this likely to come out in an investigation. we'll find out soon, if and when it will happen. >> why he even did it in the first place. thank you very much. it's 5:44 right now. the two teens accused of killing a 3-month-old boy, 3 months old, they are now in police custody. he was killed during what police believe was a case of mistaken identity. police say the two teenagers who shot him were retaliating for a

gang beating and didn't realize they had the wrong target. the mother tried to protect the baby boy with her body, but one of the bullets made it through. >> they destroyed my family. they killed my baby. they killed part of my soul, too. >> simply tragic. this is a sketch of the 17-year-old. he is charged with murder. his 16-year-old accomplice faces weapons charges. horrible, horrible crime. a peninsula could pay more for sewer service. the san mateo board of supervisors will consider a hike to pay for leaking pipes. people say they will agree to the hike if there's a plan to bring down rates in the long term. the price of gas is on the decline. california's average price for a gallon of gasoline dropped below

$4 a gallon. it's not the case in san francisco. gas is running $4.08 a gallon. in san jose, gas is $3.97 a gallon. oakland, a penny less at $3.96. hopefully folks can get out there. a lot of folks take motorcycles or bike to work on a nice day. hopefully the weather will cooperate. >> like you riding in on your harley. >> yeah, that's why my hair is a mess. >> she keeps her leather jacket in the employee room. i won't touch it. the high pressure is building in with so much energy, we are going to climb by 10 degrees on average from yesterday's highs. because of the rain that came through, good air quality. breathe it in and enjoy it. 72 in fremont.

72 in gilroy. fairfield, 76 degrees today. if you are headed toward the central valley, we are talking the 80s and 90s popping up in southern california. it's building in strong. as you can see here, you are headed to the giants game as laura and i wish we were. >> a side car. >> oh. >> then you can ride with me. >> only if i can wear a cool hat with the ear flaps. they are awesome. giants take on the nationals, 7:15. breezy, but gorgeous baseball weather. thursday night's game will be fantastic. if you have tickets, staying nice on friday. this weekend staying cooler. if you need to do the outdoor activities you can do so. like gardening if you are laura garcia-cannon. >> you get both ranges, gardening, pruning the roses and a ride on the harley. what a mysterious woman i am. 5:47 right now. extra innings at at&t park

didn't wrap up until you were asleep. we have the highlights for you. giants down at the bottom of the eighth. nate the great comes through. he knocks in the tieing run. game goes into extra innings. that kept folks up late. freddie sanchez playing the hero on this one. giants beat the nationals, 5-4. earlier in the game, tim lincecum hit a major milestone. he struck out his 1,000th batter. the eighth to accomplish the fete. go timmy, go. next, we go live to los angeles and e-3. microsoft is taking center stage. the details coming up. the report that could shake up the state capitol and leave politicians fighting for their

jobs.olksre r folks are getting to their jobs. 580 through livermore. we are following a truck fire in the south bay. updates coming up. )

welcome back to you. it's a lovely, lovely morning. should shape up to be a nice day once the cloud cover burned off. a life look outside. it's 5:51 right now. a state budget battle could take a backseat as politicians fight to save their jobs. on friday, the state will release the new redistricting map to change the political landscape of the state

overnight. it could stall budget negotiations. if lawmakers do not pass the budget by june 15th, they will have to forfeit their pay. state lawmakers have to come up with an agreement on what to do with the $26.4 billion deficit. it's 5:51 right now. i want to check the morning commute with mike. >> we are going to start with an update for the south bay. a truck fire. a truck reported with smoke from a back axel. the person who reported it had to exit the free way. we are waiting to see if anything else is going on. i guess it's good news. call us if you see something. we are looking here, eastbound at 580. a weird report because of debris in lanes, a tire rolled into a

ball in the slow lanes. i guess it was a rolly polly tire. westbound 14 minutes. that's a light commute. it's 5:52 right now. look at the slowing for highway 4 down to 10 miles per hour through the stretch to loveridge. the typical slowing through antioch. we'll look at travel times approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. no slowing now. livermore, a nice, easy drive holding up pleasantly as well. oakland and a live shot shows what's going on as far as the volume. it's unusually light for the nimitz freeway. it's a huge issue. back to you. >> yeah, people are already lining up with their sleeping

bags. today, we should get an update on the status of a project in santa clara. a study session of what's being accomplished so far for the project. they will lay out the frame work for stadium construction financing. the public is welcome to their input at the session which will start at 7:00 tonight at the city hall. fire crews continue to battle a wildfire in kern county. it's charred 150 acres most of it burning near unmarked and an abandoned goal mine. it's hindering the firefighters efforts. the fire is 75% contained. crews expect to have it fully contained this morning. that's the good news. no evacuation orders in effect. the cause of the fire is under investigation. e-3 is when the most

anticipated video games are unveiled. yeah, this one is getting a lot of attention. microsoft making a big splach showing off the trailer for halo 4. the halo franchise is a huge moneymaker for microsoft. so big, they are re-releasing it for x-box. we expect much more from microsoft when e-3 gets under way. mark is live in los angeles to give us a sample of the things we are going to see today. good morning. >> good morning. kinect was a big hit. this is sony vita. it's coming this holiday. vita means life. if you see the graphics, you will know where it gets its name. they are life like. what you are used to on your tv

is capable on this screen. if you see here, the back is touch sensitive. you can control the game with your thumbs and fingertips. dual cameras, all the things you would want packed into a gaming system. 249 for the wi-fi version. hitman, this is a great one calls absolution. this has photo realistic graphics coming out in 2012. you can see a list of titles in the corner there. smart artificial intelligence. the characters react accordingly. this is the latest in a series where you star as agent 47, deadly assassin. it's getting a lot of buzz. as is you star on mtv. you get to superimpose yourself

with the green screen technology. you are acting out in mtv shows like "the hills" and yes, "jersey shore." you are judged on your performance. you can upload your performance on the internet. i'll chat with snoop dogg about his intelligence. for younger gamers, this is great. it's from act vision. it's spiral adventure. it fuses toys with the video game. i'm holding up an action figure. there's 30 to collect. when you put it on the portal of power, it unlocks the character in the game. when you go to a friend's house and they have a different gaming system, you put your system down. very cool. >> it's amazing how far everything has come.

i don't know about putting myself in a reality show. >> don't knock it until you try it. >> i'll leave it to you, mr. situation. after we make a dingy floor look brand new, it's not uncommon for the term "hero" to be bandied about.

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