after a five-alarm fire rips through a town home complex. and this morning, san francisco police are still on the scene of a deadly officer-involved shooting from last night. the person involved in this, a suspect in another killing. i'm christie smith. i'll explain coming up. >> i'm christina loren, live in the nbc bay area weather center. depending on where you live, you might want to dress for spring or summer. microclimates kicking in today. i've got your full forecast in moments. we're still watching 101 for the roadwork activity and the activity you have to plan getting around it. >> going around the golden gate bridge this morning, not a lot of activity out there. we're going to check the forecast as we mentioned. it's thursday, may 10th, this is "today in the bay." >> good morning to you and

thanks so much for joining us. 5:00 right now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning. i'm jon kelley. and this morning, crews mopping up after a five-alarm fire ripped through a complex, blasting flames 100 feet up in the air. bob redell live at that scene where a long list of homes have been reduced to rubble. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jon. these were homes under construction not occupied yet. and the fire department is still out here and you can see it's been seven hours since this fire started. it's good reason for them to be out here at this time. you can see in the rubble right there there are still flames perking back up. not sure if that's a gas or a hot spot that decided to kindle back up. there are three buildings that are immediately surrounding the destruction here still evacuated. anywhere from 75 to 100 people living elsewhere this morning. it was those two buildings in front of you that were under construction that burned last

night. the heat was intense, so intense, it set off the fire sprinklers and two occupy buildings next door. blew out many windows. this is the fire that caused the intense heat you're looking at captured by cell phone video. those buildings turned into blow torches. points to the sky, flames shooting so high, people able to see it a mile away. fire arrived on the scene a little after 10:00 last night. they called for a fifth alarm, bringing in units from the county and city of san jose. several hundred people who live in this entire complex had the common sense to self-evacuate. firefighters were able to save the buildings finished and unoccupied. there was some damage, but they're still standing. three stories of open-air lumber were too difficult to save. >> oh, man, the flame was taller than the ladders, the firefighter ladders. and i saw the whole house collapse. the whole thing just fell down. crazy. >> fire department is grateful

there wasn't too much wind last night because they said they did have golf ball-sized embers in the air. some went across el camino real. you may recall several years ago when the massive shopping complex was under construction, it caught fire, embers blew downwind setting other apartments on fire. this time around, they knew to anticipate this. they actually had san jose police up with their chopper orbiting downwind to see if any of those embers were causing problems. they also had police out there stomping out those embers. as far as the cause, this is still under investigation. reporting live here in santa clara. bob redell, "today in the bay." this morning, more questions than answers following autopsies on a mother and daughter found dead in their pleasanton home. investigators say preliminary results still have not determined for sure whether it was a murder/suicide. the autopsies did conclude that 37-year-old amy freeman burton and 19-year-old ansley suffered single gun shot wounds to the

head. the results were unclear on whether her mother's wound was self-inflicted. police are still awaiting lab tests. a berkeley high school counselor accused of sexual harassment will have his teaching credentials suspended. a 16-year-old girl said he touched her and made inappropriate comments. as part of a settlement, smith is allowed to keep working on campus, but must leave the door to his office open. the state is stepping in issuing a seven-day suspension of his teaching credentials starting next month. happening now, investigators still at the scene of a deadly police shooting in san francisco. the victim, a man wanted in connection with a north bay homicide. christie smith joins us live at the scene where officers still inside the apartment where the suspect was barricaded. what's the latest, christie? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. i spoke with san francisco police still on scene this morning. and what they're telling me is all the residents evacuated from

this apartment building last night where the shootout occurred are now being allowed back inside and that officer i spoke with told me that most of them aren't even here yet because they spent the night with red cross or family and friends. this after a person of interest in a killing was shot and killed here by san francisco police. investigators say this man barricaded himself inside his girlfriend's apartment here on poe street. this began when police went to the apartment to try to contact the man and question him about that killing in roner park about 8:45 last night. they say the girlfriend opened the door and he started shooting through walls and windows. officers immediately called for backup, got out of the way, called in s.w.a.t. and san francisco police. the apartment was evacuated and the streets around this with shut down over the next hour or so, police say he fired and made himself a clear threat. >> over the course of the next

hour, the suspect fired multiple shots through walls and floors, buildings had other people in it. at some point in time in the ballpark at 10:00, the suspect set fires within the apartment. >> police said he was a person of interest. again, they wanted to talk with him about the killing of a 66-year-old woman found dead in her home on tuesday. at that time, police said, that her toyota highlander was missing. the relationship between those if any is still unclear. the good news is, though, no one else in this neighborhood was hurt during all of this gunfire. but san francisco police say they are planning an update at 11:00 this morning at the hall of justice. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay. this morning, two people facing charges for scamming parents on the sidelines of sporting events. accused posing as a sports official to convince people to give him money for coaching sessions. the mother of his children is

also accused of helping manage this scheme and cashing checks. she's the softball coach in santa rosa. about a dozen people say they've lost between $100 and $300 in this scheme. both being charged with grand theft. the south bay woman would not have much to celebrate this coming mother's day after living in her home for two decades, she's about to be evicted. chery is going through a tough time in her life. she tells "today in the bay" she lost her husband after 50 years of marriage and cannot afford to pay off her mortgage. it's difficult to scrape up enough money living off a fixed income. >> we tried to reason with these people. we've been in litigation for two years. and somehow they circumvented the bankruptcy court. and went to superior court. and they decided they were going to kick us out. >> there is some good news. she was able to find a one-bedroom apartment to live

in, but she had to give up her pet dog. voting gets underway today on whether san francisco teachers will go on strike. the 6,000-member union taking the first of two strike authorizations. wants to cut $30 million from salaries and benefits over the next two years. the union instead wants a 2% raise for teachers. the union says san francisco schools are sitting on an $80 million pile of cash. the district says that is not the case. more cuts will be revealed when governor brown reveals his updated proposal next week. a union source tells nbc, our station in sacramento that deeper cuts are actually looming and it could come in the form of layoffs, furloughs, and 8% to 10% pay cuts. the state budget deficit now looks to be more than $10 billion higher than the governor's january estimate. cash and compassion. two things the oakland zoo says it needs to care for its exotic animals. zoo directors say they have plenty of one, but they don't

have the other. right now zoo leaders going for an all out blitz to drum up support for a tax they want on the november ballot. now, works out to about $12 for single-family homes, and $36 for nonresidential properties. if the measure does pass, the zoo could get as much as $5 million per year. palo alto officials have a new plan to balance the city's budget. artists, athletes, and gardeners could pay the price. the city wants to double the rent for community gardens. there's also a plan to raise studio rents at the community center as well as double the fees for lawn bowlers. last night, the city's finance committee called the fee hike steep. city staff will return next week with a revised proposal. >> i've never had the pleasure of partaking, but i'm guessing it's a good day for lawn bowling. christina loren? >> i still need the blown up

gutter -- where you put the balloons in the gutter. 50 in san francisco, 48 in san mateo, if you're waking up with us inland, dress for the summertime. however, by the water, conditions are going to be comfortable for any outdoor activities. a gorgeous day shaping up for us here in the bay area. it all works out like this. if you're making your way up from san jose, you might be using your windshield wipers from time to time. keep that in mind. we've got weekend heat on the way. temperatures jumping by about ten degrees for mother's day. and that means if you want the outdoor plans on sunday, you'll try to make them early inland or take mom all day long to the water and get gorgeous conditions. it all works out like this for today, 79 degrees at noon, 82 inland. that means 72 degrees bay side and 69 degrees at the coast. your full forecast in just moments. i'll show you how warm it's going to be in your city as we head into the weekend. we are so close. now friday, 5:10, no problems on

the road, mike, we don't want any problems out there. >> so far we haven't. there have been no incidents reported as far as accidents. great news. but it's working because the roadwork is clearing around the bay area. they're updating it. we still have it here, the dumbarton bridge eastbound highway 84, one lane traveling eastbound over toward the fremont newark side. actually from the shoreline up to embarcadero, we have down to one lane at times, but crews should start moving there and clearing a few stages over at the 85 and 101 transition. over on your right side of the screen, we have 101 with construction through san jose. tully road, the onramp should be opening soon, and story, i hear there was construction on either side in a lot of lights in your eyes. be careful of that. the crew should be moving over the next few. live look outside, we'll show you oakland, 880, southbound side at high street, there's construction there, but the headlights not slowing past that scene.

and northbound, we have a smooth drive to the bay bridge. 15 minutes from 238 up to the toll plaza. 5:11 right now. still ahead, opting out. we're going to tell you why enrollment at public university taking a dive statewide. and one week, one day until the facebook ipo and makes major changes to the investors presentation. we'll take a look coming up. and chances are this march here in fremont may not mean anything to you, but it will once you meet the palo alto woman it's namedgo after.morn odgoin morning, i'm marla telle with her inspiring story coming up. . it's safe with no side effects, so you wake up... ready to go. [ male announcer ] unisom natural nights.

welcome back. live look outside. hp pavilion at san jose. not a lot of traffic there right now. nice day on tap. we'll check the temperatures

with christina loren. for her environmental fortitude. since the 1960s, she's been fighting to preserve wetlands here in the bay area. marla, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you both. this is lariviere marsh. this is part of the wildlife refuge. hard to get a good look now, it spans the southern part of the bay, but we want to get to the sweeping aerials to give you an idea of what it looks like during the day. from high above, you can see them dancing around in the wetlands. it is a haven for wildlife out here spanning some 40,000 acres. this refuge, though, may not have ever been if it had not been for florence lariviere.

the 88-year-old began fighting to preserve and restore the wetlands near her palo alto home more than 50 years ago. she teamed up with former congressman don edwards and they established the first urban national wildlife refuge in 1972. >> it may sound corny, but it was democracy in action. you work on the things you care about just because they're important to you. the recognition has been a great surprise and very rewarding. >> she's so humble. over the years, she has received all sorts of awards. but today, it is a big one. she is set to be honored with the national wetlands award from the environmental law institute in washington, d.c. so this morning, florence is not in palo alto, not at home in palo alto, she is in our nation's capital today. she tells me she is very excited to receive the award today. today's ceremony set to happen

at 3:00. live in frooeemont. "today in the bay." new research finds an alarming number of high school graduates are choosing not to attend the state's public universities. from 2007 to 2010, the number of graduates attending uc or cal state universities dropped 20%. that's according to new findings by the public policy institute of california. researchers say the trend developed amid deepening budget problems that dramatically raised tuition and forced schools to turn away qualified students. facebook warning investors it hasn't figured out the mobile business. this is coming late in the process. >> good morning, we're a week and a day from the ipo. we've known and talked about the fact they don't push advertisements to the mobile users and mobile use is growing. this is a major issue for this young company. facebook revised the ipo

paperwork, the stuff you read as you decide to invest. to read, "we do not currently generate any meaningful revenue from the use of facebook mobile products and our ability to do so successfully is unproven. the company continues the road show. it stopped playing that half hour video after complaints from investors who had already seen it. tomorrow, facebook has home-field advantage as it presents to investors in palo alto. here's an example of how problems in europe affect us. cisco systems, san jose's largest private employer says it's having trouble closing sales of all the routers and servers particularly in europe. and jackie is at cnbc headquarters. jackie, cisco sort of popping our tech bubble. good morning. >> good morning to you, scott. yes, the futures are higher at this hour and cisco is the one to watch after the company warned that customers are being cautious with i.t. spending and taking longer to close deals. and like you mentioned, they mentioned europe as a specific area for that.

meantime, we saw stocks falling again yesterday, closing off session lows. one trader calling it the rumor monger olympics yesterday. rumors flying about whether spain may need a bailout. also rumors on greece where it may be denied the next round of bailout money. but it ended up turning out that greece will get its money and spain is only taking over one bank at this point. here in the u.s. today, data on unemployment and trade deficit as well as import prices. we saw the dow fall 97 points to 12,835 yesterday. the nasdaq lost 11 points to 2,934. mother's day spending expecting to bloom this year. the national retail federation saying consumers are expected to spend $18.6 billion on gifts for mom. an average of $152 a person up from 140 last year. about two-thirds of us will buy flowers while some will treat mom to new clothes. and consumers will shell out

$1.8 billion on gift cards. $1.3 billion on personal services like the spa and more than half of us are going to take mom to brunch or dinner. can't speak for everyone out there, but moms are pretty special. no expense should be spared this year. scott. >> thank you. i think she can speak for everyone. moms are very special. just don't get them apparently what you said, a water pick. no water picks. >> dental hygiene is not the way to go. >> hey, mom. >> way to say i love you. >> no one will ever love you like your mother. let me tell you that. hopefully a nice day on tap. >> beautiful day. just a gorgeous day. and this weekend won't be too bad for any sort of outdoor plans on mother's day. inland, you want to think of those early plans, probably better for an early brunch as opposed to a late lunch. it is going to be downright warm on mother's day. 90s on that temperature map. today, we're talking about the 80s. 52 degrees for now in fairfield, 51 in concord, we're in the 40s in san mateo and santa rosa. little cloud cover at the coast

could generate mist or drizzle on your way to work this morning. you might need the windshield wipers. you're at 50 degrees this morning. as we head throughout this afternoon, high pressure still in control. we had a little disturbance pass through overnight. that's going to usher in a stronger onshore flow for this morning. we're going to see as much cloud cover hugging the coastline as we did yesterday. and that will hence make for a cooler afternoon, especially bay side and your coastal cities. keep that in mind. you want to dress for the summer yet again. another warm one on tap. 85 degrees in san jose today, even warmer tomorrow. saturday, the 90s return and on sunday we're going to drop your temperatures just a little bit, but staying on the toasty side. gilroy still slated to hit about 92 degrees on sunday. the same for morgan hill and santa rosa. monday, tuesday, and wednesday, things start to change, temperatures dropping back to the seasonal averages. looking like normal around here at least for three days. let's check your drive at 5:21 with mike. >> maybe not a water pick or a water slide. thad be fun.

i'm a dad, i don't know. 14 minutes of smooth drive right now. folks in livermore, the speeds sliding down into the 40s where you see the yellow. it's a thursday, we're right on schedule. north of there, we have construction, although the crew has cleared here, we do have spots for crews blocking one lane heading up through san ramon and diablo. no slowing on our sensors, a smooth drive out of danville and into san ramon. walnut creek, a smooth drive, as well. 50s creeping up here, antioch, we should see these indicators turn to yellow over the next ten minutes, as well, before 5:30 likely. concord and walnut creek had a heavy flow through that area, likely to see a heavier commute, as well. these sensors going red off of the bay bridge and heading eastbound on the east shore freeway. opposite of your commute, crews clearing because that's when they're set to clear. live look shows you, no big whoop at the toll plaza, back to you. >> thank you very much.

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welcome back, everyone. one north bay city trying to extinguish doubts about fire fighting. wanting to merge the department with marin county with a savings of more than $1 million a year. but opponents say there are hidden costs, including possible new parcel taxes. voters will decide the issue in the upcoming june ballot. let's get right over to christina loren to find out what's happening outside today and beyond. good morning. >> good morning to you. we've had this abnormally warm pattern. it's going to transition right to our seasonal averages as we head through next week. we've got one toasty weekend to get through. first, temperatures are in the 50s this rmorning. i've got your full forecast in a

few moments. >> we have still some construction. roadwork just by the coliseum shown on the maps. no slowing on our sensors and the live shot, we don't see any problems, as well. this is southbound with these headlights right at high street top of your screen. we'll watch this, back to you. >> 5:26 right now. still ahead, too fast, too furio furious. a court date for a suspected lamborghini thief goes full throttle. >> a fire guts a san francisco apartment complex. 37 people now homeless. and if you lived here, you'd n home by now. in anosccon uporup fco sale just ahead. hello?

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last night. the person who was shot wanted for questioning in another shooting. i'll have that story coming up in a live report. and i'm christina loren live in the nbc bay area weather center. it's thursday. you're thinking about the weekend. weather will come into play for your outdoor plans for mother's day. i've got your full forecast in moments. already seeing some slowdowns for the tri-valley and i've got my eyes on a new accident coming up through san leandro. i'll get the latest information and give it to you coming up. and a live look outside, hp pavilion in san jose hoping for a nice wake-up on this thursday, may 10th, this is "today in the bay." thank you for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. investigators due back at the scene of a massive five-alarm fire in santa clara.

those flames were so intense there nearly 100 people who live nearby are still out of their homes. "today in the bay's" bob redell live at that scene where hot spots are still burning we're being told. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. yeah, we spoke with santa clara fire who said anywhere from 75 to 100 people are evacuated. firefighters are surrounding the building. they have their water hoses still on the ready aimed at the ruins because every now and then as you've mentioned we've seen a hot pocket flame up. nothing compared to last night. this fire was so large you can see as captured by cell phone video, it could be seen a mile away. that happens when you have three stories of lumber with no sprinkler system. the fire department knew they had a mess on their hands a little after 10:00 last night. the commander called for a fifth alarm. there are about 50 firefighters involved when it was all said and done. the heat was so intense, it set

off fire sprinklers and blew out windows in the surrounding buildings. firefighters succeeded in keeping the occupy buildings from burning down. they're still standing and they will be fix bable. but the -- not these two that were still under construction. >> man, crazy, because they just wasted tons of money on it and now it's gone in a blink of an eye. >> reporter: a big concern were golf ball-sized embers blowing from the scene. fortunately it wasn't too windy last night, but because of lessons learned several years ago, firefighters did have the police chopper up orbiting downwind keeping an eye out for embers. investigators are still looking for the cause. reporting live, "today in the bay." dozens of people left homeless by a four-alarm fire will meet today to plot their next steps. flames destroyed their apartment complex in san francisco's mission district on sunday. four firefighters and two residents were injured and 37 people including seven children were left homeless.

today, a community meeting for the victims will be held at sf friends school on valencia street at 5:00. it is 5:32 right now. this morning, a man fighting for his life and a woman is injured after being shot in vallejo. officers found the two victims wednesday night not too far from the city park on louisiana street. so far, no suspects have been identified. happening now, officers still at the scene of a deadly shooting in san francisco. and residents of an apartment building where the victim was barricaded are now just being let back into the building. live at the scene with with more on this gunfire. >> well, i can tell you that homicide investigators are gone. san francisco police are still on scene sitting in a patrol car outside. they tell me they're keeping this specific apartment off limits, but residents who were evacuated from this apartment building last night are being allowed back in this morning. but so far, we haven't seen any

of them come back in. and an officer told me that most of them left for the night and went with the red cross or a family and friends after a man that police say was wanted for questioning about a killing on tuesday opened fire. this started about 8:45 last night when police came to the apartment here in san francisco to question that man. they say the girlfriend answered the apartment door and he started shooting wildly at them. officers got out of the way, they called for backup, s.w.a.t., san francisco police came to help, the streets were shut down in the area. san francisco police showed up and they say the man kept right on shooting and making himself a real threat. >> over the course of the next hour, the suspect fired multiple shots through walls and floors, building had other people in it. at some point in time, in the ballpark at 10:00, the suspect set fires within the apartment. >> reporter: so san francisco police shot that man. now police came to question him

about the killing of a 66-year-old woman who was found dead in her home on tuesday. at that time, police also said that her toyota suv was missing. still a lot of questions to be answered. san francisco police are telling us they're going to have a press conference to update us at the hall of justice at 11:00 this morning. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." a north bay teenager charged with being a motorcycle hitman and lamborghini thief is set to appear in court today. accused of stealing a lamborghini belonging to the celebrity chef guy fieri. police found the car searching for evidence following a shooting. san rafael teenager has been charged as an adult with attempted murder, vehicle theft, and other counts. overruled. this morning, a switch to a tough anti-smoking law in union city. gas stations are now exempt from a law that bans tobacco sales near places that cater to kids.

the city's planning commission wants them included. the city council overruling that decision convinced by gas station owners who said they'd lose business to neighboring cities. protesters will rally in the east bay today to encourage b.a.r.t. to shop around. protesters will rally outside a b.a.r.t. board meeting in oakland today. they're asking b.a.r.t. to get a better deal on its plan to overhaul the fleet of trains. b.a.r.t. wants canadian company bombardier to build 775 new rail cars for $1.5 billion. about 2/3 of the train parts would be made in the united states. the second lowest bidder offered a price of $1.7 billion, but promised that 95% of the parts would be made in the u.s. b.a.r.t. will also give an update on the extension to silicon valley. it is 5:35 right now. meteorologist christina loren is telling us about another beautiful week. >> beautiful, beautiful week. we're so close to the weekend

now. and you can enjoy it comfortably outdoors. inland a little warm side. you can bet all your local beaches will be jam packed saturday and sunday with warm weather on the way. today, temperatures running a little bit above the seasonal averages. 50 to start you out in san francisco and novato. it's a little bit cooler out there to start. one thing that really hasn't changed all that much, your pollen levels. i know a lot of people have been writing into the nbc bay area weather center letting us know about their allergies and how bad it's been this season. the good news is, we are going to see a little bit of relief in this department, tuesday, wednesday, thursday looking much better in terms of our pollen levels. if you can bear through it just a couple more days, we do have good news for you in the future. limit your outdoor activities for today. 79 degrees noon inland. at the bay, 69 degrees, great outdoor lunch weather at the coast and bay side today.

through the weekend, temperatures climbing, your seven-dave forecast in moments. help you make the mother's day plans this year. >> gift ideas, we should make those nbc bay area pollen filter masks for mother's day, as well. >> awesome. >> look over here -- we're looking at a nice, smooth flow for the east shore freeway. now, look at this, where i'm circling, we had the earlier slowdown. red indicators through the area, we thought crews were moving and they have cleared for the most part, but still one lane blocked heading away from the bay bridge. no major slowing in either direction. we have southbound 880 at high street, construction there. still blocking the off ramp, but the roadway itself, the nimitz is open. here's the incident i found. a tire blown out over on the shoulder. maybe blocking that slow lane, as well. be careful, stay one lane clear if you can. there should be a light flow of traffic there anyway. and the other side of the bay. san maeo bridge is fine.

101 through the peninsula, as well. 101 smooth up into the city and a live look at the golden gate bridge. we'll see how traffic flows out of the north bay. low clouds, not obstructing any of the driving or the view, guys. but there might be some drizzle, keep that in mind. isn't it pretty? back to you. so many iconic shots to take in the bay area. and thousands of people take the pictures of the painted ladies. and now lucky few get to go inside of one of san francisco's iconic painted ladies. one of the homes is up for sale for $2.2 million. it's a five bedroom 2 1/2 bath home with views out front of alamo square. the home was actually built in 1894. still has a lot of the original features and woodwork. >> beautiful and historic. but if my math is correct five bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, might cause a few problems. still ahead, risky business, why the president's statement on gay marriage could backfire at the polls.

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welcome back, everybody. as the sun fully comes up as we give you a lovely look over the bay out there. looks like a little bit of cloudy skies. but christina loren says expect plenty of sunshine. it is on the way and it's 5:41. rescue crews have found that missing russian passenger plane that disappeared during a demonstration flight in indonesia. helicopters spotted scattered wreckage on the side of a dormant volcano south of the capital city of jakarta today. there was no sign of any survivo survivors. the jet was carrying 48 people, most of them journalists or

potential buyers. well, this morning, strong reaction from both sides, republicans and democrats. now that president obama's been the very first sitting u.s. president to endorse gay marriage. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning. and of course, plenty of speculation that this may prove a little risky. >> it could, but it could help him raise more money, especially in california. he's got a fundraiser next month with the gay community in los angeles and organizers say they've already started to see interest pick up there. but in terms of this decision, it comes after two prominent members of his administration, including the vice president came out just a few days ago supporting same-sex marriage, and the president in this interview with abc's robin roberts said he affirms, he wants to go ahead and affirm that same-sex couples should be married. after saying for a long time his views had been evolving. what does this mean politically? well, mitt romney very quickly

came out and said i think the opposite. i think marriage should be only between one man and one woman. analysts are saying he could have trouble with african-americans, working class white families and conservatives and evangelicals who may now coalesce and urge people to vote against him. the u.s. conference of catholic bishops called it deeply saddening. president obama said he still strongly believes that every state should be able to make up their own minds and make their own choice on this. jon? >> i'm sure we'll be hearing a lot about this one, tracie. thank you very much. speaking of the president, he is headed to los angeles to a fundraiser today. many of them hollywood heavy weights. george clooney hosting a party at his home in studio city tonight. organizers could rake in between $12 million and $15 million for the president's reelection campaign. president obama will also be in the bay area later this month for several fundraisers. well, it is a major day for a palo alto woman set to be

honored in washington, d.c. today for her green thumb. well, she has spent the majority of her life helping the wetlands around san francisco's bay. "today in the bay's" marla tellez live in fremont where there's proof of all of her hard work out there. marla, good morning. >> reporter: the proof is in the pudding as they say. good morning, her name is florence lariviere. her marsh and trail out here part of the don edwards san francisco bay national wildlife refuge. we can give you a much better look at this refuge from aerials shot by our chopper. you can see all the wildlife out here. the refuge spans a southern part of the bay and covers some 40,000 acres. now, it came to be in 1972, thanks in large part to florence. i spent some time with her at her palo alto home. she tells me it was back in the 60s when she knew she had to do something about all the development she was seeing along the peninsula.

>> look at all the things we've done to the bay. garbage dumps, airport runways and i read this little notice in the mercury news that said if you're worried about san francisco bay and what's happening to the marshes, come to my office tomorrow at 10:00. >> reporter: and so she went and she ended up working with former congressman don edwards to establish this refuge in 1972. now, she has been environmentally active ever since and she has dozens of awards to prove it. today she gets another one. she is in washington, d.c. she is set to receive the national wetlands award from the environmental law institute. she tells me she is very excited to be there and to receive this award. but at 88 years old, she says she certainly does not expect all the attention. i told her, she deserves it. live in fremont, marla tellez, "today in the bay." a looming deadline could

lead to the closure of 70 state parks unless state lawmakers reach a compromise. who bay area state senators are pitching a plan to keep about 50 of those parks open. the plan would basically reallocate $41 million to cover a $22 million shortfall in all state parks and the recreation budget. the bill would mean simple majorities in the senate and assembly to reach the governor's desk for a signature. plans underway right now to help the state's fish population to stay above water. 60,000 baby salmon will be released into fisheries in half moon bay later on today. state fish and game trying to restock its farms after losing fish to delta water pumps. overall, biologists say more fish will be spawning in the central valley than in recent years. conservation and better ocean conditions also helping with that population growth. 5:46 right now. want to check the temperatures with christina loren. it's been a nice week. >> it has been. and we've got mother's day

around the corner for you and all the other moms out there. >> i agree. >> laura's going to make out a bandit this year with those three little ones. good morning to you. you can see that marine layer is starting to push inland. looks like we're going to get completely socked in over the golden gate bridge. but if you're leaving your house, you're getting the best drive of the morning the fog has not yet settled in. it will. we head through the next several hours. showing you the live pictures all morning long. flashing lights, we'll have to check on that. 52 in oakland and 48 degrees to start you out in sunnyvale so it's a nice crisp start out there this morning. we had a weak disturbance come through the area. high pressure's going to build back in. however, we are going to start out with a pretty significant formation of the marine layer hugging the coastline as a result of a stronger onshore flow. high pressure builds back in later on today, all we'll be left with is a few high cirrus clouds baking for filtered

sunshine. tomorrow, we warm up into the 90s. isolated 90s in the warmest cities across the bay. one thing we have been dealing with is good air quality in every county across the bay area until now. unfortunately, the north bay, your air quality starting to suffer a little bit. still in the moderate range, but we'll keep watching this with no significant change in the forecast. no rain on the way. our air quality will likely suffer as we head into this weekend. we'll be keeping an eye on that for you. today's highs work out like this. 83 degrees in san jose, 85 in livermore. and temperatures on the mild side right by the water. 72 in san francisco today, 73 in santa cruz. we're talking about the 80s at the beach this weekend. we'll let you know which beaches will be the warmest and also watching your pollen levels, as well. a lot of people suffering from allergies. better news in that department coming up. first 5:48, we want to check your drive with mike. >> and i checked on the golden gate bridge. no flashing lights clear from our shot and no incidents reported. i'll continue to monitor the north bay. we'll jump back to the south bay where we have a lot of clearing going on.

101 here and here, tully and alike. they've all cleared for the overnight construction. no major slowing except for here. look, highway 87 just like the previous couple of days. we see early slowing north of capital expressway. tough commute in general for a lot of spots. we'll continue to follow that. 280 at 17, a crew reported there still, but likely to clear soon because we'll get a live shot out there. i've been monitoring this, as well. we've been looking at 17 as you're coming up toward 280. that's where construction was reported. flashing lights clear about 20 minutes ago and no activity since northbound 280 has also remained clear. although report of a crew blocking one lane. i haven't seen any inactivity coming up toward this interchange. we'll get back out to the maps and show a smooth flow along the peninsula. that crew in the eastbound direction should be moving soon. and it's opposite your commute, not a big deal right now. a smooth drive approaching the bay bridge and only watching this incident here, blocking your left lane northbound 880, back to you.

5:49 right now. a new study finds your commute may actually affect your health. researchers found that people living ten miles or more from their work are more likely to have serious health issues including diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and even some forms of cancer. it appears the more time you spend getting to work, the less free time you have to exercise and stay healthy. the average time for a commute in san francisco is just over 30 minutes. >> that's why i'd like to retire very soon. >> good luck with that. >> thank you. coming up a white-collar crime going to the dogs. how thieves snatched a $27,000 great dane just ahead. a pixar, founder sells his house and ten years in prison for fake purses. and a beautiful live look outside for the north bay this morning. looking pretty smooth right now. we'll keep checking the morning commute, help you get out the door if that's where you're headed. if not, a lot more to come. [ male announcer ] with all your car does for you,

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welcome back, everybody. it is 5:53 right now. a popular online review site likes san francisco so much it's planning to dig in and stay a while. yelp signing a lease to move into the pacific telephone building south of market. its entire workforce will eventually leave the old office space on mission street by next year. other tech companies including zinga and salesforce.com have set up shop. the tax exemption contributing to the factor. more testimony this morning in the investigation into

hacking at rupert murdoch's news corp. scott mcgrew says questions will come very close to seats of power. >> that's because andy coleson is testifying right now, the former news of the world editor in chief. after that, became the press secretary to great britain's prime minister david cameron. the hearings created by the prime minister here himself have the potential to embarrass many in the british government. wall street continues to worry about europe, though, for different reasons. here at home, cisco systems said it was having trouble closing sales of its devices, particularly in europe. cisco is san jose's largest private employer. pixar founder putting his house up for sale. he'd like $11 million for the eight-bedroom estate. it includes a big garage to park your cars. and a san jose woman has been indicted over accusations

she sold fake purses. this woman could face as much as ten years in prison if convicted of trafficking in counterfeit goods. she's accused of selling knock-off purses from a store called cz's handbags. taking this very seriously over at the u.s. attorneys office. >> no doubt. thank you very much. 5:55 right now. let's get a check with meteorologist christina loren to see what's happening outside. >> good morning to you, good-looking day shaping up. you can comfortably wear your open-toed shoes. temperatures today are running mild. 79 degrees at noon inland, 82 by 4:00 p.m. bay side and coast staal communs will get a break. a high pollen count, we'll talk about that and air quality in your full forecast. let's check your drive with mike. >> pretty standard flow for a thursday, standard pattern for highway 4. antioch is the issue, pittsburgh, bay point, and concord not a major issue as far as speeds go. we'll watch. we've had a heavy commute the last couple of days.

16-minute drive slowing into livermore and out of livermore at the dublin interchange. and your blips showing up at the castro valley y. we'll send it back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. this morning, sheriff deputies trying to cuff a dog napper in santa cruz. investigators say this great dane show dog named knight is now missing after being stolen in scotts valley. the owner says he left the dog inside for about an hour on tuesday. when he came back, knight was gone. the owner does not have insurance on this dog which is valued at about $27,000. >> my goodness. it's 5:56 right now. still ahead, two-wheel takeover. why the streets will be lined with bicyclists during that morning commute. also, south bay town homes just gutted by flames, we take a look at all that damage just ahead. swarms of police shut down city streets to corner a suspect. why officers say they had to take a deadly shot just ahead.

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good morning, i'm bob redell. live here in the south bay where as many as 100 people are still evacuated from their homes half you can see the remains here of what was a five-alarm fire. we're taking you live to santa clara coming up. and san francisco police still on the scene of a deadly officer-involved shooting at an apartment building. i'm christie smith. we'll have details coming up. president obama visited the west coast today after becoming the first sitting preside