in just a few hours, pleasant hill will be getting its own in and out burger a few miles away from another very controversial potential location. i'm christie smith, i'll explain coming up. no food, no water for seven days. the man is found alive this week after crashing his truck. why it took searchers so long to find him. plus, unlimited no more. the move verizon is creating buzz for data users. and a live look outside. that is the golden gate bridge. a little bit of fog in the air. not a lot of traffic. but it is good news. thursday, may 17th, this is "today in the bay."

a very good morning to one and all. just seconds before 4:31, i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> good morning, christina. >> good morning to you at home. i can't wait to get to the in and out story. right now, though, temperatures are running mild. 57 degrees in sunnyvale, 56 in san jose. and throughout the day today, temperatures are only going to be able to climb by an additional 10 to 15 degrees. we're talking about a really significant cooldown that lasts well into friday and then we warm you back up for the weekend. your full forecast moments away. 4:31, see if there's any problems on a friday eve with mike. >> we're going to take you out to the golden gate bridge. over my shoulder, the map, but the live look is what we showed you a couple of seconds ago. construction between the tunnel and the span on the north side, no major issues. we saw some flashing lights a few minutes ago, but the cones should still be there as you approach off the marin side for

a few more minutes. the taillights heading south from the curves down to lincoln avenue. pretty dark over there and pretty light flow of traffic. no slowing, novato past the bridge down to the golden gate bridge. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. time now to satiate that appetite. this one is a first for central contra costa county. >> in and out burgers, it's wetting your appetite, but not for some. they're opening their doors in pleasant hill after losing a food fight with neighboring walnut creek. christie smith live in pleasant hill with more on the much anticipated opening. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and jon. you know, it's so new that you can't even smell the burgers yet. but that familiar look is here brand new and ready to go as you said, the first in and out burger here on contra costa boulevard. the first in this part of the county opens up a little later this morning. but just the idea of opening up an in and out in this general area didn't come without a

fight. in and out had planned to open a second location on north main street right along the pleasant hill border of walnut creek. but a lot of residents were upset, they complained. not that they didn't love the burger and fries, but they were concerned about all the cars tied to the burger chain's popularity, potential noise and potential trash impacting their neighborhood. now, it's unclear where that stance in the company's decision in terms of trying to move forward with that right off of 680. but this one is good to go. it's got 98 seats, a drive through lane and jobs about 50 newburgher associates hired starting at 10:50, an hour, opens up later this morning, will be open up sunday through thursday and 1:30 a.m. friday and saturday. reporting live in pleasant hill, christie smith, "today in the bay." new this morning, police in martinez asking for your help trying to identify a suspect vandal this morning. take a look at this surveillance

photo. police believe this man is connected to a vandalism spree that happened back on may 6th. police say graffiti sprayed on several businesses there, and if you recognize this person, you're asked to please call martinez police. well, the vice principal at a south bay high school is facing felony charges for sexually ail salting a teenage girl. a 32-year-old assistant principal of activities at leyland high accused of having unlawful sexual contact with a minor who is a student. the alleged incident happened last september. he was charged yesterday with two felonies and one misdemeanor. he has been placed on paid administrative leave. 4:34. san jose police say it is a miracle a man is alive after missing for seven days with no food and no water. more than a week ago, michael sanchez junior lost control of his ford pickup on highway 101. a witness says he saw the truck go down an embankment and crash into a field. the same witness reported seeing

sanchez get out of the car and walk away. but the chp found no sign of him. seven days later, san jose police returned to the scene hoping to collect more evidence and they found sanchez still alive. >> he actually was out there for seven days and found alive. so i know that the investigators were elated to know that they actually found someone that they essentially rescued. >> detectives have not talked to him yet. they hope to interview him later today. also this morning, a sophisticated pot ring now dismantled after a federal bust in the east bay, more than 20 under arrest today. some facing life in prison if convicted. now, a tip led to federal agents to a home in discovery bay where several people allegedly grew marijuana for money. also targeted, a business called growers choice hydroponics. they confiscated weapons.

the man accused of bludge bludgeoning a man to death, tried to restrain the 23-year-old dewitt to transport him to the hospital wednesday morning. the sheriff department says dewitt swung at the deputy and hit him in the mouth. dewitt whose family says he is mentally ill is accused of beating a 67-year-old berkeley hills homeowner to death with a ceramic pot back in february. 4:36. a man infected with tuberculosis is in jail for refusing to take his medication. health officials say 34-year-old armando rodriguez has t.b. which can be spread through the air. in this photo presented by the d.a.'s office, rodriguez seen wearing a protective mask. prosecutors say he was arrested for refusing to take that medication missing doctors appointments, and endangering public health. he faces two misdemeanor charges. well, questions and concerns unearthed along with bodies at a

san jose construction site. and a new push to have all those coffins removed. it's a story we first broke right here on nbc bay area. santa clara county planning to file a petition asking the court to remove 100 of the coffins found at valley medical center. county leaders say the bodies may have been buried in the 1930s and were likely people whose families could not afford proper burials. construction on the new parking center is now on hold at the medical center while that investigation continues. and this morning, fed up grocery workers across the bay area delivering a very strong message to their employers. starting at 7:00, they'll be getting on buses and heading to 24 grocery stores. the workers employed by lucky, rowley's, and safe way say they're demanding a contract that provides good jobs and affordable health care. at 4:00 this afternoon, the buses will converge. this is in downtown san jose for a mass rally. well, an unusual sight today

in san francisco helping celebrate the americas cup race. organizers displaying a full-size catmaran. a new p partnership with a global sports and media brand. now, the catamaran will be on display today from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. let's check the forecast. it's going to be cooler today, right, christina? >> cooler and unfortunately we're not talking about the vitamin d we were so blessed with yesterday. we had a gorgeous day. lots of sunshine. now today, quite the contrary. mostly cloudy, just about all day long, that marine layer will push all the way inland and those clouds will hang out over san jose and livermore until at least noon. so keep that in mind as you're trying to make your outdoor plans. temperatures nice and mild, 51 in san mateo and 56 degrees in san jose. weather headlines tell the story for today. fog and drizzle early likely be using those windshield wipers at

some point on your morning commute, especially over the course of the next two hours. cool and cloudy conditions. breezy at times for today and a much warmer weekend shaping up. your day part forecast works out like this. hour-by-hour detail, vividly displays the clouds hanging through noon, 70 degrees at noon inland. so as you make your way home from work inland, you're going to get peaks of sunshine. talking about cloudy conditions just about all day long. hey, that keeps things nice and cool for all you outdoor enthusiasts. if you're hopping on a bike getting in your car, mike knows what could slow you down. >> we watch out for those, but just fine, christina. highway 17, a disabled tractor-trailer, the truck is what we were watching at the interchange with highway 9 just reported as a completely cleared from the system and no problems through los gatos. for highway 17, though, a little blip around highway 5. i'll track that as well as the rest of the south bay. we're looking at 17 and 880

around the 280 interchange. slowing shows up there, but construction in various spots and that's probably why we see that going on. 85 and 280, more construction, as well as 101 heading out of mountain view. from shore up to embarcadero, we have construction on both sides of the freeway for the bay shore stretch there. and should be a smooth drive despite that construction zone. dumbarton bridge, eastbound construction for one lane. and remember, memorial day weekend, that bridge is completely closed. that's the same weekend we have our celebration for the golden gate. san mateo bridge is just fine, but getting on to southbound 101, westbound 92 has construction there on the ramp as well as the milbray onramp. road crews are busy at work as you get to work, but no other issues for the peninsula. >> thank you very much, mike. it's 4:40 right now. unlimited data plans about to become a thing of the past for verizon customers. verizon scrapping unlimited data plans for customers when they move to the higher speed 4g

network. before now, old customers got to keep their unlimited data plan. newer customers weren't offered that option. the changes are expected to take effect this summer. no more grandfathered in. well, rumors swirling about the next generation iphone reports of a larger screen. apple has already placed an order for bigger display screen for the asian suppliers. the screen will p4 inches diagonally. the next generation iphone is rumored to have a fall release date. apple, of course, has not confirmed those reports. >> apple always keeping it on the low low, a little bit of mystery around those. it is 4:41 right now. why a plan to teach school children about harvey milk is stirring up controversy in san francisco. republicans pulling together behind mitt romney as the race for the white house takes shape. and a private jet for a

monthly fee. the new airline that's bringing high-end service right here to the bay area. >> good to know. good to know. hey, and if you need to know a little news, weather, traffic, fabonb,earch on search nbc bay area. we'll be right back. stick around.

hey, welcome back, everyone. and good thursday morning to you. taking a live look outside, overlooking san francisco, transamerica pyramid there. cooler temperatures across the bay. we'll check in with christina coming up. 4:45. decision 2012, president obama taking a break from the campaign trail today as republicans close ranks behind mitt romney. the presumed gop nominee continues to criticize president obama's track record with the economy. romney also picked up an endorsement from herman cain this week. cain now urging tea party skeptics to unite behind the presumptive nominee. >> governor romney gets it right on the big issues. president obama gets it wrong on all of the big issues. >> we really cannot afford trillions of dollars of new federal spending. >> meantime, president obama prodding congress to raise that debt ceiling. he says lawmakers need to put aside politics and try and get some work done.

but in an election year, we know neither side is willing to compromise. well, the final stage in the john edwards campaign finance trial, closing arguments getting underway in a few hours from now. prosecutors will start followed by the defense will follow then the government getting a final rebuttal. the judge expects to read lengthy instructions to the jury in the afternoon. and jury deliberations are planned to start up on friday. we're just a day away from facebook's big ipo. the company sets the share price later today. in the meantime, the markets are hoping to break a losing streak. for more on that and the rest of the news before the bell, we turn to seema mody. good morning. >> good morning to you. just as you pointed out. futures are trading higher after stocks failed to hold on to gains early wednesday. worries about greece offsetting positive economic data on factory output and housing. the markets were spooked by

reports that the european central bank was pulling support from several greek banks. japan's economy grew more than expected this winter. europe right now is trading in negative territory. we'll also get data today on new filings for unemployment that will surely be a market mover. in terms of stocks i've been watching today, walmart reports earnings before the open. the dow falling 33 points to 12,598. the nasdaq, the tech heavy index losing 19 to 2,874. the number of foreclosure filings fell in april to the lowest monthly since september 2007. the numbers could rise. florida and 26 other states that require sign off on foreclosure documents are starting to work through huge backlogs of paperwork. also, the countdown is on to the

most anticipated ipo in recent memory. facebook will price shares after the closing bell on wall street today with an expected range between $34 and $38 a share. the "wall street journal" says for facebook to be the biggest ipo ever, shares would have to price at $41 or more. that would raise about $19.85 billion topping visa's offering in 2008 which raised $19.6 billion. so, guys, again, facebook ipo continues to be the elephant in the room. >> it sure does. we will see if people will like it. thank you very much. >> and speaking of facebook. high-end businesses now bringing more services to the peninsula hoping to cash in on facebook. employees who will have a lot more cash to burn. one of those services is a private jet membership. of course you've got to have that. surf air announcing palo alto as a new base of operations. that'll happen today. the company is a members only

private jet service that includes, yeah, first class concierge service including valet service and in-flight dining. ladies, we know how we're taking our next trip. surf air. that's being worked on right now. i have to get some oil changed. >> i can do that for you. >> perfect. >> good thing. i'm quite handy. i can be handy with your forecast today. i think you'll want to break out the winter wardrobe. you'll get one last hurrah at that forecast today. temperatures are on the cool side. cloudy, may gray day, but we haven't had to deal with that many days like this since we started the month. and now we are entering the second half of the month, i believe we'll see more and more as we head toward june gloom, a phrase you're probably familiar with here across the bay area. 51 degrees to start you out, 51 in sunnyvale. east bay, as well, a little bit cool up in the north bay. and i wanted to point out significant improvements. you probably already know if this if you have been suffering

from the allergies of the season. our pollen levels are dropping like a rock. and that's really good news for all of you who have been suffering from the very, very severe pollen that we've had to deal with over the past couple of weeks. so we're going to continue to improve in that department as we head to the upcoming weekend. i know mike's happy about that. 79 degrees in livermore. 70 degrees in san jose, 69 today in los gatos. taking your temperatures down by 10 degrees from yesterday's highs. we're going to deal with that fog this morning and that could become a factor. enough drizzle to get those roadways nice and slick between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00. we're expecting it to be at the most severe this morning. you want to keep that in mind for your morning drive, might be a little slower than usual. we are going to warm up as of saturday, 84 degrees, 86 on sunday, and through next week, we'll be dealing with more of the low cloud cover each morning, but still rebounding nicely into the upper 70s and low 80s inland. 4:50, back to you guys. >> thanks so much, christina. a lesson plan that involves

harvey milk this morning drawing criticism. >> parents, your boys and girls are being targeted for immor immoral -- >> that is a radio ad running in sacramento sponsored by the group save california. the group is urging to keep kids out of school on harvey milk day, may 22nd. the group objects to teaching students about an open gay supervisor and his fight for civil rights. >> pure fear-based manipulation. and it's really sad because some of those children are gay. and the message that those children are getting is that they're not worthwhile. >> california lawmakers made harvey milk's birthday a day of significance back in 2009. it is 4:51 right now. and the giants, yeah, still struggling to get back on their feet taking another tough loss to the ball yard. but of course, still one player

always staying positive. of course, we're talking about brian wilson. hey, how are you doing after elbow surgery? >> can't wait to find out. what about this? it's a rare bloom with a less than pleasant smell. i'm being nice. yeah, we're going to show you why they call it the corpse flower. >> scary. >> very. >> doesn't sound like it's going to smell too good. we're looking at 580, though. coming up roses through livermore. we'll show you what else your commute holds in store. folks already hard at work out there. hey, your high speed internet here at home...

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good morning, everybody. give you a live look outside. looks like it's getting pretty clear out there. that's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic wide open at this hour. we'll keep an eye on it for you. all the details coming up. it's 4:55. giants closer brian wilson says he's recovering well after undergoing elbow surgery. wilson has been out of the headlines for a few weeks following his tommy johns surgery. this week he updated the world on his new hobbies and his rehab. >> i kept myself busy with charting the games at home. and doing rehab every day, it's going really well. we're ahead of the schedule. not getting too crazy, but things have progressed

exceptionally well so far. >> wilson says he doesn't have time for negativity. and his teammates are helping him keep his spirits up. although he kind of sounded down. >> saving the energy for the elbow. you know what i mean? very zen type of approach. >> his second surgery. >> i know. let's hope for the best on the roads. mike here to explain it all. >> we're operating just fine over here. lots of machines on the construction zone, as well. but we have your closure of the morning for 680, bollinger canyon road. the onramp closed until about 6:00, but the zone from the top of your screen down toward el costa where that speed sensor register 65. both have construction. we'll track it through the morning as they start to clear. and meanwhile, live shots outside, and we see the golden gate bridge. with the crew having cleared this. both lanes are set, both directions are smooth. and at the bay bridge, we had an

earlier fog advisory for both golden gate and bay bridge. both being canceled by chp. watch, that fog will develop again during your morning commute. never too early for flowers. the bloom on this one may be beautiful, but man does it smell funky. >> so-called corpse flowers opened at the botanical garden in honolulu. it's been in san francisco before. it receives its name because of the pungent rotting meat smell it emits when the petals open. >> the pungent rotting meat smell -- >> yeah, the plant's been growing the past ten years and blooms every three to five years.

tragedy for a man trying to get away from a car-jacker. not realizing his escape route had a 30-foot drop. i'm bob redell taking you live to foster city. and in and out burger fans have a new location here in pleasant hill that's opening up