live outside yelp headquarters where the website is getting read the go public. what the analysts think, that story coming up. >> an avalanche kills a skier near lake tahoe resort. we'll have a live report coming up. >> reporter: i'm damian trujillo live in san jose where vandals shattered the expensive glass and now volunteers restored it at the san jose war memorial. that's coming up. >> a pretty shot of bay bridge. that is stunning, isn't it. on this friday, march 2nd, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning. thanks for joining us on this friday morning. 6:00 right now. yes, it's friday. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley. meteorologist christina loren, gorgeous in san francisco. >> gorgeous. we had to get through the cold winter storm, we had a rough

drive yesterday. the previous day as well. this morning we might see fog develop. but at this time the wind is still strong that it is not happening. you can see from this camera, high atop san bruno looking over san francisco, a little shake to it. still a little breezy. the winds will relax and temperatures will soar. i've got the forecast coming up. even warmer for the weekend. 6:01. we want to get you to work on time on a friday. >> on time is the key here. you showed all of the twinkling lights of san francisco. let me show you hayward. not so much twinkling going on. these lights by pg&e, still repairing a power pole and downed wire. they have wires back up but it may be until 3:30 they get this restored. a car went into a pole here and has taken out customers. you see where it is. hayward near the castro valley and this may affect the alarm clocks in the area. if you have friends, give them a shout on the cell phone. they may be without an alarm

clock. >> thanks so much. it's 6:01. another bay area company the subject of ipo. yelp is going public. there is a twist to this stock offering. >> reporter: the twist would be that people weren't expecting its ipo to be as high as it's going to be when the markets open later. they expect to the be in the $12-14 range. ipo price offering will be $15. slightly higher. this is for a company that has not turned a profit since its founding in 2004. but a lot of anticipation at the headquarters behind me in san francisco, if you are not familiar with this site this lets users post reviews of restaurants and other local businesses, priced at $15 a share when it starts trading on the new york stock exchange that would raise the company $120 million before expenses. giving it a valuation of $900 million. that's too high according to one analyst with morning star.

he thinks it's too high because the company has not turned a profit. last year it lost almost $17 million. yelp relies on revenue from advertising. it did show growth last year bringing in $84 million. that was an increase of 75% from the year before. another analyst expects yelp stock to do well in the short-term because people buy, people will be users who believe in the website but aren't necessarily aware of or have an understanding of the financial. that is of concern. while the stock could do well in the short-term, what is it going to do in the long term, that's the question mark. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we're going to get more about the word on yellp in a live report. >> we're learning more about the moments leading up to the murder of a hell's angel allegedly by a fellow biker. steve ruiz is charged with

killing steve townsend last october for another member. in court filings police claim ruiz was severely beaten by two men including townsend before the shooting. video from the cemetery shoes ruiz being punched, kicked, knocked to the ground. he was arrested last weekend at a fremont hotel after months on the run. >> a berkeley student gravely injured after falling from the second floor of a frat house remains 18 medically induced coma. andrew crowley suffered severe head trauma. he was climbing a drain spout when he fell. police suspect he was drunk. >> 6:04. police in marin county are asking for help to catch a suspect in a series of armed robberies. look at the sketch. detectives releasing the sketch of the man suspected. last month, both happened in broad daylight. one was caught on surveillance

video. you can see the suspect walk up to the cashier on february 14, he pulled out a gun, demands money and then takes off on foot. police believe the same man hit a union 76 station on february 28. >> 6:05. jack in the box in san francisco's inner richmond district can keep its hours. neighbors say it attracts crime. the board of appeals decided to hold off. the board wants the commission to watch the operations for the next six months to make sure it who meets the conditions of the permit. the hours came under scrutiny when a cal firefighter was run down after an argument that started at the jack in the box. >> san francisco's wroonion square will transform into a disaster training ground. >> so called emergency day at 11:00 this morning. american red cross volunteers and pg&e officials will help

create a disaster game plan. locals will train along side bay area celebrities and public officials. today's events include activities to teach disaster preparedness skills. >> a memorial that honors more than a sentry of war veterans is ready to be rededicated. it's been boarded up after being damaged by vandals. damian trujillo is live in san jose where yesterday volunteers put some of the finishing touches on the restoration being done. >> reporter: good morning. this looks like now here in downtown san jose, this is all thanks to volunteers and donors who saw what the vandals did to the san jose war memorial. now you are getting a look at the finishing touches exclusively on nbc bay area. for months the old memorial as you mentioned remained boarded up. vandals shattered three of the gas panels. and because they are so expensive it took a while for donors and volunteers to pick up the pieces because each panel is

worth roughly $18,000. so they raised some money and ordered cheaper yet more durable glass panels. these are worth roughly $2,000 each. the contractor put the finishing touches on the memorial yesterday. volunteers are preparing for the unveiling in the next few days, a rededication if you will. one vet ran told me it he saw a lot of things in the jungles of vietnam. we were supposed to hear live this morning from andrew, a volunteer responsible for this restoration effort but he called a few minutes ago saying he won't be able to make it. thanks to his work and the work of many other volunteers and donors, the san jose war memorial is back in business. we're live in downtown san jose. i'm damian trujillo, "today in the bay." >> the fight over whether a group of high school students had the right to wear american

flag t-shirts to school could end up in federal appeals court. the attorney for three morgan hill high school students filed an appeal this week. he's asking the court to reverse a november ruling finding the boys' first amendment rights were not violated when they were ordered to remove their flag shirts on cinco de mayo in 2010. the the principal says he was worried the shirts would provoke violence. >> i want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. a wet soggy week. the sun is going to emerge. >> you know, you morning commuters have had it rough for the past two days but the good news is this morning we don't have major weather elements to slow you down. you might find areas of ponding left over, especially through construction zones. the winds are light, we don't have deep fog to report and your temperatures are cold. but really, we're not seeing reports of ice or frost. we could see some in places like concord and san mateo but we are falling into the mid-30s and the

windshield does get colder than the surrounding air. you might have to scrape frost off. then we'll warm up up to 60 by noon, 63 inland. the weekend is when the warm-up kicks into high gear. look at this. i'm stopping the clock at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, 70 at 1:00. our highs this time of year come in at 3:00 p.m. so this is saturday. now let's take you another 24 hours in advance to sunday. we're talking about 77 degrees. in san jose. at noon. so we're talking about a major warm-up. get ready for that. hard to believe when we just had temperatures only in the low 50s as of yesterday. 60s today, the full forecast coming up in moments. another chance for rain in the seven-day. we'll show you coming up. let's check your drive. >> folk, the friday drive but we also have the backups, you don't get away from that.

westbound 580, heading out of the altamont pass. 16 minutes to the dublin interchange. look on the right. i'll circle it. slowing. and that is speeds below 20 where it's red. we had an accident that has cleared to the shoulder. but that kicked off slowing. we should see that percolate through livermore. we're looking at the circled area here, northbound 680. we had the earlier shipping container that cleared from lanes. stone valley road should clear for the road crew. we know that highway 4 we confirmed slowing in the westbound direction. a look at the south bay, 280 coming toward us, no problem, much drier road. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:10. still to come on "today in the bay," find out about hu rates.

>> also an avalanche kills a skier. a live report

>> welcome back. 6:13. a sad story out of the sierra. an avalanche killed a skier near a popular ski resort in lake tahoe. brian hickey is live with a look at what happened. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a popular area known as ward canyon south of alpine meadows ski resort, it is the back country. you can access it independent of the resort. that's where rescuers believe these three had gone into ward canyon. this is video from the rescue as we're told three men were caught in an avalanche up there. one of the victims was swept 300 feet down the mountain where he was then smashed into a tree as they describe it, wrapped around

a tree where he suffered significant trauma, they said multiple broken limbs and trauma. they were able to get him out of there but not after hours of having to ski up in there and drag him out on a sled and get him in a snow cat which they put him in an ambulance and took him to the hospital where we learned he succumbed. this is how one rescuer describes the scene. i apologize we do not have that sound. he described the area as about a 300-foot slide, the slide continued another 500 feet below where the man was pinned against the tree. the sierra avalanche center had rated the avalanche conditions as high. they downgraded that to considerable but say anybody going into the back country needs to be prepared bringing basic equipment, a back pack with extra layers of clothing, this is my personal beacon, not only in the back country but the resort on a powdery day it sends

out a signal should you become buried. these ski poles, they come apart and attach together to become a probe for probing if your buddy becomes buried. you have to have a shovel to dig. >> we lost our report from brian. but good advice on his end. >> very much so. and i believe that avalanche danger continues as well up in the sierra. >> for the next 48 hours, in fact. you know what, i would say to be safe, i know you want to hit that fresh powder, you want to hit the back country. it's just safe tear avoid that for the next 48 hour we have that considerable danger. it's always safe tear take somebody with you. you want to always take a bud we you if you'll be out in the sierra nevada, i would say just to be safe, moms, make sure your little ones stay on the main lines, the main arteries in the sierra nevada. after that conditions will greatly improve. we have a major warm-up on the way. 41 in novato.

47 in san francisco and 36 degrees in concord. 40 in san jose. so cold enough for a jacket. but you don't need to take the umbrella. we're done with the rain. we have another warning for those of you who want to hit the beach today. 60 degrees at noon. ideal conditions for the beaches. from san luis obispo through los angeles the high surf advisory in place as that system moves south. you might find a slight risk of rip currents. you want to keep that in mind. another good opportunity for to you take a buddy, go to a guarded beach. stay safe. high pressure is the reason for the warm-up. it pushes the jet stream out of the area, taking the storm track well into canada. so for us it's going to be warm. that ridge just gets stronger into the weekend. that means warmer conditions so today's highs, in the mid to upper 60s in some cities, tomorrow's highs are going to be in the 70s even by the bay. we're warming you up quickly.

64 in san francisco, 65 in richmond, because of the warm-up, you can bet that snow is going to melt quickly up in tahoe so. you're going to get the best skiing conditions today and tomorrow. but as we keep pointing out you want to stay on the main lines to play it safe. sun and clouds saturday into sunday. up to 76 degrees. it's going to be beautiful here. sunday a lot of people on the local streets. 69 by monday. a round of rain on tuesday, it's not packing a lot of moisture, the system that's approaching the coast right now. but, it will bring cold air in and maybe a quarter inch. >> we'll take to you the south bay. guys with the weather changes christina is talking about much drier road, better conditions. we do, however, have the disabled vehicle to tell you about. this is northbound 87 at taylor right around the taylor street bridge. i pointed out here because we talked about cirque du soleil in town, off the bridge you'll see below the freeway this big yellow and blue tent. that's what you see.

it's been there a while. a distraction but it's a great show. consider that and also the crowds that might be around there as the show continues for the weekend a. smooth flow along the peninsula. into palo alto and the crew at embarcadero road has cleared. both directions for 101 now cleared, all off ramps through palo alto. the dumbarton bridge is moving as well as into the city. 101 or 280. a live look out there and see how things are shaping up. we have folks waiting in line here just the cash lanes with a mild backup. we're looking at fast track with no problems, 19 minutes down the east shore freeway through berkeley and emeryville. we'll show you the map. in the vicinity approaching the maze, down the east shore freeway, all commute routes, a smooth drive. we have slowing continuing to build through livermore out of the altamont pass. 17 minutes over the 580 and 680. >> yelp's ceo will ring the

opening bell this morning. the san francisco company celebrating its stock hitting the market today. another ipo. we turn to jackie with more. good morning. >> good morning to you. ahead of the opening bell stock futures are slightly lower t asian markets were higher overnight, european markets mixed. another well known internet company is making iths debut on wall street. yelp at $15 a share, that was above the expected range. the offering value at 900 million. yelp isn't profitable and warns it may never be. it generates much from online ads. likely to be the last big web ipo until we get facebook. back over to you. >> interesting to see where it goes. 6:19. >> a short cut could derail the first ban on plastic bags. the bag industry is suing san francisco saying it failed to do an environmental review on the

impact of the ban before passing it. that's a violation of the state's environmental quality act. the suit challenges the right to regulate restaurants. if the case is heard and the ban overturned it could have wider impact state wide. recycling plastic bottles and aluminum cans is about to get you more money. the state is raising the rates for the two materials by 7 cents per pound for plastic, aluminum will go up 3 cents per pound. regulators made the change after deciding consumers were not getting enough of the money through the redemption value. >> it's 6:20. coming up macy's is bringing more jobs to san francisco. but it's not opening another store. we'll have details next. oh will you grab us some yoplait?

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>> good morning. happy friday. what a gorgeous shot. that's the east bay off in the distance, that is mt. diablo. the time is 6:23. >> the largest department store is setting up shop in san francisco's south of market area. macy's will open e-commerce operations on folsom street. workers won't move in until 2014. more than a million square feet of space has been leased by tech firms in the first two months of 2012. >> a couple of bay area cities

making the list of happiest. the daily beast says san francisco is third, behind it san jose. the city looks at employment, household income, and the number of sunny days to come up with these. beating out the bay area, number one, washington, d.c. boulder, colorado, number two, followed by sf, san jose, and ann arbor, michigan. >> speaking of san jose for the first time san jose's film festival is show casing films by children including some from the bay area. it's part of the picture the possibilities project. they selected 150 kids and helped them turn their stories into films. several will be screened sunday including a documentary produced by east palo alto children. they hope the film will raise awareness and cash to build a

skate park. >> there will be plenty of star power tonight. elliott gould will receive the mav rick spirit award. his new film premiers tonight directed by palo alto native brad leon. it's read across america day. kids will mark the day. celebrities will visit to read to kids, maybe spotting a dr. seuss hat. i'll be at g. baker elementary in san jose, this is where i was last year. reading to students there, great audience. it was a lot of fun. read across america day, celebration of dr. seuss's birthday. had he been still alive he would have been 108 years old today. a lot of classics. >> you look pretty cute. you do. 6:25. the tallest building in dubai is more than 2600 feet but the tallest broadcast tower isn't far behind. the tower was completed in

tokyo, it shoots almost 2100 feet in the sky, almost a half mile high. construction on the tower began in july of 2008 and wrapped up this week. aside from being a big tourist attraction it's to improve radio and television reception. i should hope so. >> goodness. 6:26. a south bay war memorial is restored after vandals defaced it. we'll get a look at it coming up in a live report. >> yelp's ceo is about to ring the opening bell on wall street. what faces the san francisco company as its stock hits the market. >> this week's wild weather ride continues as we take you into the weekend. up next, a major swing in your temperatures, sunshine and 70s. i've got your forecast coming up. >> as the sun comes up westbound 580 starts to jam up through livermore.

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>> standing by waiting for the opening bell this morning. yelp ceo will ring the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. its stock starts trading today better than expected. we'll have a live report coming up. >> we'll also update you on the latest on the domestic abuse case against san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. >> reporter: i'm damian trujillo live in san jose where vandals destroyed it and volunteers restored it. the san jose war memorial is back in business. >> sun coming up over the bay area. what a gorgeous friday morning. march 2nd, this is "today in the bay."

>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. 6:29. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm marla tellez in for jon kelley today. i want to get to the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. such clear conditions out there. >> yeah. it's clear and you saw that camera, no longer shaking which means we're losing a lot of that wind out there and now the fog could start to settle in. so we're going to be watching that checking every five minutes or so. 40 degrees, that's it in san jose. it's cold, grab your jacket. leave the umbrella at home. i've got your forecast. we're climbing into the 70s this weekend. that's coming up. first, mike, let's get them to work without problems. >> we have fingers crossed in the morning but right now we're looking at the slowing because of the metering lights. they are turned on at the bay bridge toll plaza. no problems so far approaching this portion of your bay commute. we'll look to the south bay, we have a nice flow, northbound 280

through the center of the screen. the volume is building. i have a couple of accidents that popped up. we'll talk about that in a couple minutes. >> possible delays. no more delays for yelp. going public this morning with shares priced higher than expected. bob redell is live in san francisco. strong debut for a company that never turned a profit. >> reporter: yeah, it hasn't since it was founded in 2004. good morning. we're here at yelp headquarters in san francisco, one person missing from the building is its ceo who just rang the opening bell on the new york stock exchange to mark the initial public offering of his company. initially they thought it was going to trade in the $12-14 range but it's $15. slightly higher than what was expected. that would raise the company over $120 million before expenses, giving it evaluation of $900 million. one analyst with morning star thinks that is a little high for

a company that has not turned a profit since it was founded and that last year lost almost $17 million. yelp is an online review site that lets you review businesses, it depends on advertising. it did bring in almost $84 million last year, an increase of 75% from the year before so it is showing growth. another analysts expects the stock to do well in the short-term because the initial buyers are going to be the users, only people who believe in the website but aren't necessarily aware of or have an understanding of the company's financials, that's where some have concerns that maybe want -- in the long term maybe the stock is not going to do as well. no one has a crystal ball. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> 6:32. the the domestic abuse case against sheriff ross mirkarimi moves forward with another key ruling expected. a closed door hearing will be

held with mirkarimi's ex-girlfriend to decide if she can testify for the prosecution. flores filed a police report claiming mirkarimi abused her when they dated four years ago. no charges will be filed in that case because of the statute of limitations. mirkarimi is charged with bruising his wife's arm during a new year's eve argument. pictures of the bruises have been ruled admitable. >> a lube is facing fines after a deadly accident. a scientist was killed in september when a cylinder exploded at membrane technology and research. cal osha found pressure in the cylinder was trifp the level. >> this morning experts are warning of high avalanche danger

in the sierra after a skier was killed in lake tahoe. the skier and two friends triggered a slide in an out-of-bounds area near the alpine meadows ski resort. deputies say the men were pushed several hundred feet down the mountain. >> one was caught in the slide, right from the git-go and taken down the mountain quite a ways, probably 300 feet down. he was all messed up. he was pretty wrapped around a tree. quite a few broken limbs. >> the injured skier was taken to the hospital in truckee where he died. the other two men were not hurt. so far none of the skiers has been identified. >> this morning a memorial dedicated to war veterans is ready to be rededicated after a bay area community spent $30,000 to repair damage left by vandals. damian trujillo is live in san jose with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura.

the san jose war memorial had been boarded up but yesterday the volunteers and the contractor put the finishing touches on the restoration of the san jose war memorial. vandals shattered three of these glass panels, each worth about $18,000. we brought a vietnam veteran out here and he told us it was one of the most disgusting things he witnessed and he saw a lot. volunteers got together and able to restore the memorial. the expensive glass panels were replaced with cheaper more durable glass. now each costs about $2,000 instead of 18. so the memorials of our men and women will again be in full display in the center of downtown san jose. in a couple weeks there will abrededication of the new

memorial but you're getting the first look here on nbc bay area. we don't know if they were anti-war protesters or regular vandals but police have not made arrests. in any case t rededication of this war memorial will begin in a couple of days. i'm damian trujillo, "today in the bay." >> a san francisco woman considered a local hero is getting national recognition. she is a finalist for the citizen before self honors handed out by the congressional medal of honor foundation. october 19 she witnessed a cement truck crash. she pulled the driver to safety and called for help. first say without her the man would have likely died. they hand out the award to bring awareness to the medal of honor. winners will be announced later this month. >> 6:36. another great thing, the

forecast. what a turnaround. i want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> it's going to time out for the weekend so you can get out and enjoy it. you don't have to race off with beautiful conditions wishing you could hit the beach. you'll be able to do it more comfortably on sunday. into the mid to upper 70s. i think we'll touch on the 80s in the south bay. you can see from this slide picture we've got crisp clean air out there. you can grab your jacket. we're done with the rain at least until tuesday. 43 in livermore. 41 in nova due and the 30s in your outlying city likes concord at they 7 degrees so. we could see frost. the next hour we'll drop off but now that the sun is coming out i'll say by 8:00, 9:00, temperatures starting the to soar up to 60 by noon inland. at 4:00 you'll be at 63 degrees as you make your way home from work getting ready to enjoy that

gorgeous weekend a. preview, i'll stop the clock, tomorrow at noon, 67, on saturday, at noon, look at this, 77 degrees in san jose. first let's check your drive at 6:38. >> we'll take to you the peninsula. i told you about a couple of accidents. the first one if you're right around ralston, marked on the map. reports of an accident. the second lane, more folks headed through the area including a chp offer. hit the brakes once that accident happened. the cars involved on the shoulder. not yet showing up on the maps. that should clear up quickly as it's a lighter volume right now. for friday along the peninsula. highway 4, you don't get away from the slowing, westbound direction. eastbound is where the second accident is reported right there

at hill crest avenue. traffic on the opposite sit side but it sounds like everything moved over to the shoulder. a quick look shows you the toll plaza with it continued. >> 6:39. >> still ahead, state lawmakers say dropping the death penalty would save millions of dollars? the price of gas is fueling deba thmp [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry

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>> welcome back. about 6:42. gas prices on the minds of commuters in the bay area, now they have become a focus in the presidential campaign. tracie potts joins us live from washington with more on how president obama and his opponents are addressing this issue. tracy, good morning. >> good morning. republican candidates think they can get gas back down to $2 a gallon, that's what they say on the campaign trail. president obama is defending his energy policy saying it's what's happening overseas that is most affecting the gas prices. but he does have a couple of points. he says cleaner more fuel efficient cars on the way will drive down demand and save on average $8,000 per family. he is also urging congress to do something about the 4 billion in oil subsidies the taxpayers give the oil companies every year.

republican opponents say that the president cannot claim credit for increased oil production here at home because those were decisions made by the bush administration. mitt romney and newt gingrich made those points on the campaign trail yesterday. gingrich sending out robo calls claiming that he, not rick santorum, is the real conservative in this race. marla. >> tracy, thanks. >> 6:43. coming up, 15 minutes of uninterrupted news. >> including san jose's war memorial back open. cleaned up after vandals damaged it. a live report is next. [ girl ] to protect against dental problems, my dentist said use act. [ male announcer ] act mouthwash restores enamel and makes teeth up to 2 times stronger. act. stronger teeth and fresher breath in every bottle.

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>> welcome back. thanks for being with us. it's friday.

let's check that forecast. >> what's all this enthusiasm about? are you excited about friday? yeah. we know you are. good morning to you. we've got great looking weather for all of your outdoor activity, even if it's something as simple as raking those leaves. because we had a lot of wind taking the leaves off the trees over the past two days. it's going to be easy to do so. you'll be able to get out there with a short sleeved shirt on, some shorts and comfortably do any outdoor activity. breath taking this morning. 6:46. you can see gorgeous conditions but it's cold out there because it's so clear we don't have clouds to blanket the bay area and trap in warmth. 36 on concord, 46 degrees this morning in san francisco, we are going to hit the mid to upper 60s in some cities today. as that area of low pressure races into the midsection of the nation and high pressure moves into the great basin. we're going to see santa ana

winds through los angeles. and drive a high-profile vehicle, you do want to take it easy over the grapevine. through today, dry northerly winds will pick up. the same thing that warms them up in los angeles into the 90s, that santa ana setup. the same impact here, offshore winds, that's going to bring our temperatures up in the 80s near record territory. by sunday. but the climb is on starting today. 66 in morgan hill. 67 in evergreen. about 63 in pleasanton. in the low 60s in the east bay and then accrues the east shore, 64 degrees in san francisco today. comfortable conditions in the city by the bay. as we head through tomorrow, first preseason game out in scottsdale. a lot of people from the bay area will be out there. all you need is a tank top, shorts and a water bottle. 80 on saturday, then sunday closer to 90 degrees. as they take on the diamondbacks in scottsdale stadium. sunday, 76 degrees, we peak monday, 69, staying warm,

turning cloudy with showers start to move in. early tuesday we'll get a little bit of rain, especially in the north bay. then we'll clear you out as soon as we hit wednesday into thursday. let's check your drive with mike. >> sound like a meeting with the richard simmons video. working out, folks. we're working this out. the slowdown for the morning commute. highway 87, those are the spots for the south bay showing the volume. those will continue to get worse as the morning comes on because that traffic continues to build over the next couple of hours. a smooth drive through sunol. no problem. we have the focus of the traffic through livermore and through the dublin pleasanton area. 19 minutes coming out of the at ta mont pass. speeds are improving through livermore east bound out of the area, that might be a concern earlier because more folks might head to the sierra. the recent snows made reception for the skiers but we talk about the avalanche risk and what

potential for snow affecting your local smaller roadways. potential. we're looking here to hayward. a smooth drive through the castro valley so we'll focus on downed wires. allen has been out there at the corner of kelly and bay view. they have been repairing this all morning. a car went into a power pole. you see traffic getting through but the power may be out until about 330 chock. you'll have to slow through the intersection. looking at the possibility of alarm clocks being out so if you have friends in the area, give them a call. a live shot, the bay bridge toll plaza with the backup. we have well, first we have a crow here. we have cars off the 880 over crossing, very slow here, 880 moves through oakland up to the toll plaza. back to you. >> a bird lover, mike. bay area's yelp is now a public company. bob is live at the headquarters in san francisco.

the honor rang the opening bell. we'll see how they do. >> reporter: the ceo rang the bell. the initial offering at $15. right now i'm checking it's up about 62%, in the $24 range which should give yelp the online review site for restaurants and businesses, would give that a valuation of over $1 billion. is that sustainable? that's a big question mark. we know one analyst with morning star is not big on yelp sustaining this type of momentum. they think a valuation is too high. here's why. the company has not turned a profit since its founding in 2004. last year it lost almost $17 million. yelp relies on advertising for its revenue. it did the show growth, brought in around $84 million. that was up 75% from the year before. right now yelp is trading again

in the $25, $24.30. it started at $15, just under a half hour ago. reporting live in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> 6:51. we are learning more about the moments leading up to the murder of a hell's angel allegedly by a fellow biker. steve ruiz is charged with killing steve townsend during a funeral last october for another member. in court police claim ruiz was beaten by several men just before the shooting. surveillance video from the cemetery shows ruiz being punched, kicked and knocked to the ground. he was arrested last weekend at a hotel in fremont after spending months on the run. >> 6:51. south bay memorial dedicated to war veterans is back up after being destroyed and boarded up more than a year. damian trujillo is live in san jose where the war memorial will

be open for viewing in a couple of weeks. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was an ugly sight to see this war memorial boarded up. volunteers came in, they pitched in and here it is, they put the finishing toughs on the new glass panels yesterday so this is brand new. we brought a vietnam veteran to this memorial last year. police do not -- have not found vandals who shattered these glass panels. he saw a lot of terrible things in the war zone but this was one of the most troubling things he has ever witnessed. these panels were not cheap, each cost about $18,000 but volunteers say they used better technology in the new panels, it's cheaper glass but more durable and those cost about $2,000 per panel. i spoke to the same veteran about two minutes ago. he is 0 going to join us to see for himself what the new panels look like and give us his opinion. we'll have his answer this

morning in our newscast at 11:00 a.m. live in san jose, damian trujillo, "today in the bay." >> one of the most notable journalists returns to the bay area to talk about with immigration. jose vargas was 12 when he moved from the philippines to live with his grandparents in mountain view. when he tried to get a driver's license when he was 16 he learned he was here illegally. now he is a pulitzer prize winning journalist at "the washington post." he says his story is part of the larger immigration debate. >> immigration is not just about americans like me without papers. it's also about american citizens of all backgrounds who just -- who know how broken and unfair the system is. >> vargas describes his current immigration status as in limbo. >> 6:53. supporters of gay marriage say an effort to have the prop 8 case reheard by the entire ninth circuit skourt an unnecessary step. last month a three-judge panel

ruled the voter approved ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional but prop 8 supporters appealed asking the court to rehear the case with 11 judges. that will only delay the outcome which is expected to go to the supreme court. >> the original authors of the state death penalty law are pushing to abolish it. they say they have collected enough signatures to get a proposition on the november ballot. if passed it would replace california's death sentence with life in prison and would immediate hi apply to the 700 people now on death row. backers of the proposition say the death penalty is ineffective and far too expensive. abolishing it would save the state almost 200 million a year. >> 6:54. classes are back in session at chardon high school since monday's shooting that killed three students in the small ohio community. prosecutors charged t.j. lane yesterday and say they want to

try him as an adult. one student remains hospitalized. the school superintendent says he is confident the staff will provide what's needed as they try to make sense of the killing. >> the "today" show is next. matt lauer shows us what they are working on. >> coming up on friday morning a severe tornado threat today in some of the same areas that took the brunt of that deadly outbreak earlier in the week. al is going to tell you when the storms are expected to hit. a frightening scene, a jeep down an active runway in philadelphia as a plane was just about to land. how could it happen at a major airport? how are people with extensive and violent criminal records working at licensed day care centers. the startling results of an undercover investigation. and the hot new novel that's becoming a guilty pleasure for a lot of women. what is the message it's sending. we'll get into that and much more as we get started on a

friday morning here on today. >> east bay food banks are full of coffee beans thanks to an unexpected donation from starbucks. the delivery truck was on the way to stores in nef they have when the order was canceled so the truck stopped off at food banks and dropped off get this, four tons of starbucks beans. a lot of coffee. the banks will distribute the coffee to a variety of agencies. >> when apple launches the next ipad 3 next week it also plans to sell a cheap are ipad 2. reports say the move will help combat and take market share away from cheaper wears. it sold a cheap are iphone 4 and made the iphone 3 free with a 2-year contract. >> the giants get a day off this morning but they are back at it tomorrow. jamie sirs and scott with the

detail. >> the team prepares to open up cac discuss teague play on saturday and just as they could not wait for live batting practice earlier in the week, the first few games cannot come soon enough. >> gets slow, it's nice to get the batting cage out and play a game. i know the guys are ready to get going. we see this every year. can't wait for the games. they wait for the season, but we have a lot of work to do here and it's going to be nice to get the games going. we'll have a lot going on during the games. >> you get them started and about a week into them you're ready for them to be over. get the games going and see pitching. get ready for the season. >> reporter: as we told you wednesday tim lincecum will get the start in the cactus league opener pitching one inning. the rest will be similar to what you see on opening day with a couple of exceptions. mike fontenot will play second

base and bufrter posey will not catch it it will be chris stewart. you might not see buster posey until early next week. jamie sire for nbc bay area. >> who needs a man cave when you have have a more inclusive fan cage. aly williams seen here is a finalist to be selected to be in this season's fan cave. the fan cave is billed as a first-of-a-kind experience for fans to watch all 2430 games and use blogs, videos and social media to share experiences. williams is one of 30 semifinalists. right now she is in phoenix for a boot camp that could earn her a spot in that fan save. >> the a's play their first spring training game. manny ramirez will hit against the mariners, he is anowed to play during spring training but he is going to serve his 50-game

suspension for violating the drug policy. the manager says he will alternate to figure out who will fill the role. >> today marks the 50th anniversary of a feat yet to be matched. wilt chamberlain scored 100 points for the philadelphia warrior who is game the san francisco warriors, then the colden state warriors. there is no known footage from the game on march 2, 1962. it so happened the warriors play in philly tonight. the closest any player has come to 100 points since was in 2006 when kobe bryant scored 81 points. >> let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> that's not bad. we're going to hit the mid-60s by noon today. 4:00 inland about 63 degrees. we climb to 72 tomorrow inland. 7 sx by sunday. enjoy it. >> a new accident southbound