. . a car slams right into a south bay home. we'll let you know what officers say led up to this crash. plus, two bay area daycare owners accused of child abuse. what officers said they did leaving babies with health problems. >> is. >> let's take you live from san francisco, a look at the embarcadero getting very close to the weekend, thursday, april 25th. this is "today in the bay." it is right now, 4:30. >> on laura garcia cannon. want to check that morning commute. it is early. let's check in with mike.

the folks that are mostly up and about are those that have been working all night. that's our overnight road crews. the a's getting to work later on past the coliseum and the warriors tomorrow. we have work in the median where they are improving the lanes. one of the cash lanes off to the right next to the hov lanes looks like it is closed. that should change in the next half hour. right now, stay to the right of the fast-track lanes and you will be okay. no problems on the span. four people in the hospital including a 40-year-old mother after an out of control car crashes right through a san jose home and goes into the living room. this happened yesterday afternoon near leigh high school. a silver car spun out of control, a red bmw spun around and crashed into a nearby street

sign. a nurse and a former police officer saw this all happen and rushed into the home to help. >> we saw the mom laying face down and her legs were twisted behind her back. >> the mother's 9-year-old daughter was found in the rubble. she only suffered minor injuries. her 4-year-old son was not hurt. coming up at 5:00, bob redell will have a live update including whether either driver will be facing charges. a pair of day area daycare owners getting ready to make their first court appearance after they were charged with multiple state licensing violences. police arrested nazila and lida sharif and charged them with neglect, abuse and swaddling which is not allowed at daycare.

they bound the children so tightly they were restricted. all of the babies were between 7 and 11 months old. three of them have upper respiratory problems. coming up at 5:00, christie smith will have more details including how one woman has had a run-in with state regulators the woman accused of trying to drug children with sleeping pills at a daycare center in the south bay is expected to be bat in court. 59-year-old debra grotts stands accused of putting the sleep medication, sominex, into the sippy cups of children in her care at the kiddie academy. the cups were taken away before any of the children could drink them and she was fired. now, to a developing story out of bangladesh where rescuers continue their search for survivors after an 8-story factory building collapsed

yesterday. at least 199 people are confirmed dead. that number is expected to go up. more than 2,000 people inside the building that houses a number of garment factories when it fell to the ground. a crack was discovered in a wall on tuesday. they were told the building was reportedly inspected and declared safe. we have new details into the investigation into the alleged patient dumping by a nevada psychiatric hospital expands. they now say effective immediately, a chaperone will accompany all mentally ill patients to their final destination after their discharge from state facilities. a nevada state hospital recently coming up fire when a sacramento is investigation said they were discharging patients and placing them unaccompanied on to greyhound buses. more than 1500 patients were sent all over the country. many to cities in california

like san francisco and san jose. >> b.a.r.t. is looking for ways to beef up safety for passengers and employees. it comes in response to last week's deadly bombings. they will review the agency's safety proto tols and discuss ways to improve relationships and communications at a board of director's meeting today and announcing new initiatives to protect riders and workers and upcoming training programs for b.a.r.t. employees. a major roadway back open in north san jose. this comes after a large tree fell last night. nobody was hurt. the crews were able to cut it down and move out the debris. so far, no word from the city on why that tree suddenly fell. >> it is green week here at nbc bay area. christina loren is going to show us how to get it done.

she is live at san jose's heritage rose garden. good morning. >> welcome back. >> reporter: thank you very much, jon and laura. happy to be back. happy to be helping the environment right here in the bay area. after all, it is green week. this morning,we are live in san jose at the heritage rose garden. i am going to step out of the way. the garden is in full bloom until mid-may. we are going to talk about some of the ways you can help out. your environment in the bay area all morning long, easy ways to go green. we are going to have a lot of fun. talk about why these roses are able to grow here so beautifully because of our climate. let's go to your weather. there is a lot to talk about. you made it to thursday. we have a nice mild start. temperatures in the 50s, a couple upper 40s. up in the north bay, you might need a light coat or sweater. beautiful day shaping up. patchy fog will make way to the natural a.c. perfection. temperatures in the low 70s. by friday, the warming begins.

highs in the mid to upper 70s. the heat cranks this weekend into next week will be back into the '90s. slight cooldown. 74, inland. 69, bayside at the coast. right around 62 degrees. now, we're just getting warmed up out here. of course, we'll be live straight through 7:00 a.m. lots to happen and as you know we're going to keep things more and more interesting as the morning draws on. so stick with us. lots happening here. let's find out what's happening on the roads. good morning, mike. good morning, miss christina in the shap poe. we are looking to northbound 101 in a nice, easy drive. the camera playing around. no problems for the roadway. black and white vintage shot. 101 through palo alto. your overnight construction through palo alto into mountainview, 880 toward brokaw, down to one lane on the southbound side. here is the san mateo

bridge, smooth drive. yesterday, riddled with crashes after our first sig alert in the morning commute. this morning, no problems overnight. i will track this very carefully. folks are a little shell-shocked from yesterday. something bay area drivers don't want to hear. your morning commute might be getting a little worse but there is an up side. an annual traffic report shows traffic congestion for the first three months of the year, up about 4% compared to 2012. there is good news here as well. experts say the trend suggests the economy is back on track, bringing more jobs, which, in turn, brings more cars on the road. it also showed drivers wasted an average of 62 hours last year, just stuck in traffic in the u.s. as for cities where the worst traffic is, no surprise here. los angeles comes in at the number one spot. honolulu comes in at number two. two bay area cities crack the top ten. san francisco, san jose, ranks 7th.

are you looking to do a little something different with all the warm weather we are having? how about a drive-in movie, how about a free drive-in? two drive-ins celebrated customer appreciation night. you can stop and watch free movie ss. gates will open up at 6:00 and organizers say they are seeing a resurgence in drive in revenue that is outpacing indoor theaters. >> the weather has been good. have you taken your kids yet? >> i love drive-ins, it is a lost art. down and out. ready to get back on store shelves. when we might see twinkies making a little bit of a comeback the man accused of taking the topless photos of kate middleton could be facing criminal charges. >> new details of one of the men accused of the bombings.

why investigators were watching him years before the attack.

welcome back, everyone. 4:42. new video of the launch of samsung's newest smart phone. the galaxy s 4.

executives officially unveiled the device during a press conference. the galaxy s-4 is smaller but has a much bigger screen. it goes on sale here later this month. some wireless carriers say there could be delays because of strong demand good news for all you smack food enthusiasts. your beloved twinkies could soon be rolling off the breakfast lines again. courtney reagan has the details plus a look at how the futures are trading this morning. good morning. good morning to you. futures are higher. the nasdaq managed to hold on to a fourth day of gains and the dow snapped a three-day winning streak. we'll get data on unemployment and earnings from bristol-myers, conocophillips, exxonmobil and

united. dow is up to 14,676. the nasdaq inched up to 3269. >> hostess brands new owners are gearing up to reopen new factories aiming to have twinkies back on store shelves. they are planning to hire 1500 work cuss but they won't be union workers. they closed after the bakers union went on strike. the private equity firm that bought it says it is confident it can find enough highly skilled nonunion labor. back to you. >> pat's beer and twinkies. that would be one breakfast. courtney reagan, thank you very much. 4:44. a little early. justin timberlake can do a new song. let's check in with meteorologist, christina loren. she is out and about celebrating green week. she is at the heritage rose garden in san jose. good morning. it is such a beautiful place there. >> yeah. she is looking and feeling good.

>> reporter: hey, thank you, mr. kelley. good morning to you and good morning to everybody at home. it is a really important thing that keep up the planet that we live in for future generations. here in the bay area, you have plenty of opportunities that you may not be aware of. i'm live in san jose. the guadalupe liver park conservancy, the heritage rose garden to be specific, while the city supplies the materials this is primarily run by the volunteers. it is such a beautiful time to be out here full bloom right now. that will last until mid-may. we are going to let you know about all the opportunities you have to come on out here and learn about gardening and learn about our climate. that's coming up throughout the morning. let's get right to your forecast. after all, you made it to thursday. so close to friday and the weekend now. it's going to heat up. we have a really nice day, though. temperatures today are going to be down right perfect as that natural coolant has kicked back on. this morning, it is really

comfortable. it is rather brisk out here. temperatures in the low to mid-50s. as we head throughout this afternoon, we're going to lose that fog by about noon. it is going to be pretty thick at the coast for the first part of the day. we'll see that fog clear out by noon and highs today will be comfortable. look at these numbers. it does not get much better than the low to mid-70s. 73 for fremont. 74, san jose. in the city, it will be a little bit cool. 62 degrees. look at your seven-day outlook. warmer days in the city. just around the corner. friday, into saturday, temperatures jump from the upper 70s to the mid-80s. we'll be in the upper 80s sunday and then the 90s return by the middle of next week. it is going to feel like summer very quickly. once more, back out here live in san jose at the heritage rose garden. we are going to do a little gardening coming up and talk to some of the people that maintain this beautiful rose garden. this saturday, i'll be out here.

i am going to send it back to you, jon and laura. this morning, new details following an amber alert out of washington. it has possible ties to the bay area. police lifted the alert saying the missing 6-year-old boy was found in good condition. the boy was found with his mother and her boyfriend, who were taken into custody for questioning. it was initially believed the mother would trooy to take the y to los angeles via the bay area. the mother took off after refusing to allow child protective services to do a welfare check now, to the latest on the boston bombings. the parents of tsarnaev brothers are expected to claim their son's body. the 31-year-old that was killed was added to a u.s. government terrorism database about 18 months before the resaent tcent attacks. in 2011, russia asked the us,

the cia and fbi to check up on him. they investigated but they say at the time, they found nothing. >> we need to ask, why is the obama administration failing to stop terrorism before it reaches its target in the united states. >> our agencies get thousands and thousands of leads like we got from the russians. there are real limits to what we can do in response to them. on capitol hill, the fbi, homeland security and intelligence officials will answer questions about what they knew about tsarnaev. in the meantime, his 19-year-old brother, has stopped answering questions and has retained a lawyer. in texas, there will be a memorial service for the men and women killed at a fertilizer plant. thousands expected to attend the service at baylor university. among the speakers, president obama and texas governor, rick perry. flags all over the state will be

flown at half-staff in memory of the victims. 14 people died last week when a fire at the west texas fertilizer plant suddenly erupted in an explosion. hundreds of others were injured. president obama will be heading down to that memorial. before he does that, he is stopping in dallas for the opening of the george w. bush presidential museum. he is joining the four other living presidents. jimmy carter, george h.w. bush, bill clinton and, of course, george w. bush on the campus of southern methodist university. a library and museum will feature major turning points during the second president bush's term in office. exhibits featuring the 9/11 attack, iraq and afghanistan wars. a french magazine has published topless photos of the dutchess of cambridge. they announced the photographer

and the publisher and they are all under vigs for breach of privacy. this is the last step in the process before formal charges can be filed. the photos were snapped last year while prince william and kate were on vacation at a beach in the south of france. >> right now, 4:50. the 49ers getting ready to get back to the super bowl. the nhl draft coming up. we'll let you know how they are trying to include you in a big day coming up. what might have been. new details on how they almost traded one of the most iconic players in team history. >> say it ain't so. >> this is a no-go, not a not so. a little traffic break going on. construction moving. we will show you how that plays out for the nimitz coming up.

welcome back, everybody. we have a live look from the south bay. that is the hp pavilion, the home of the san jose sharks who were on the road last night. not a good one. they qualified for the playoffs. they lost down in phoenix, 2-1. they are getting ready for the postseason. it is 4:53. shocking news right now for 49ers fans, a new documentary revealing the team almost traded hall of fame quarterback, joe montana, before he won the 1984 super bowl. an espn, 30 for 30, chronicling the 1983 draft which that man was in, the documentary talks to elway's agent who says he had a

discussion with the niners then coach bill walsh. walsh apparently said he would be interested for trading for elway and a possible trade for that man, joe cool, joe montana. elway and walsh have a history. walsh recruited elway to play at stanford and number 16 went on to win three more super bowls for the 49ers. upon hearing that news, montana tweeting out, hey, can't wait to watch 30 for 30 when i get home, heard i was almost traded for elway. speaking of the craft, the 49ers hosting their own draft bash in downtown san jose. the first round starts at 5:00, to celebrate the, bud lite will host an outdoor party. it will feature food, drink, entertainment as well as special appearances by 49ers and alumni. fans will be there and just in case you are wondering, gold rush cheerleaders.

they will have the 31st pick in the draft. they have 13 picks overall. >> sourdough and cheerleaders, sounds like a party. the team has seven picks in this year's draft, including the third overall. don't mess with the raiders. >> when you have a rough season, you go higher in the draft. good luck to the raiders in that. let's check out things on the road now. mike inouye is back we are going by the home of the raiders where we see the lineup when the tailgating starts. no raiders games but a smooth flow of traffic where we had a traffic break. how quickly it hits and clears. north 880 smooth down through downtown oakland. a little burst through the bay bridge toll plaza. we will take a look because we had a backup in some of the cash lanes. that cleared over the last few minutes. it does look like all told lanes are open for cash, fast check rarely a problem. none so far this morning. easy drive down the east shore freeway. the maps show you 880 southbound, down to one lane in

the southbound direction. both montague and brokaw closed. a good deal of slowing. i got stuck in a full stop for a few minutes heading down to the area. it should be clearing for the next few. the rest of the south bay moves smoothly. no sharks. bon jovi tonight. watch for that. he was told to cut his hair years ago. much calmer now. looking over to highway 9 at sa san born. bon jovi doesn't have the long hair but he still rides the steal horse. a new discovery about the man and the inventor who changed the way we communicate. research from the smithsonian institute in washington recently finding the earliest voice recordings of alexander graham bell. kind of tough to hear. that was a long time ago. he is heard introducing himself on that. that disc was tucked away deep

inside the smithsonian's archives. scientists using 21st century technology to play back the recording. a team also played a key role in this. they helped identify bell's voice. he is credited for developing the very first telephone. >> what he was really saying was, can you hear me now? a self-proclaimed white supremacist behind bars. the brutal attack on the peninsula that landed him there. two bay area daycare owners facing child abuse charges. three babies in their care now have health problems. a car plows into a san jose house. what police say happened before the crash.

two east bay sisters appear in court. i'll tell you what investigators say happened at their preschool to babies.

i'm meteorologist, christina loren, live in san jose at the heritage rose garden for green week. we'll tell you what's new in your forecast and how you can come out here and help beautify the bay area. that's all coming up. i'm looking at a beautiful drive right now in the peninsula. we'll talk about those bay crossings on the bridges. what's up for them coming up we'll take you outside and talk about a live look over the bay bridge. roc roxanne may not have to put on that red right but we'll do it for you. april 25th. "today in the bay." >> it is straight up 5:00. good morning. i'm very happy to have you with us. i'm jon kelly. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. two bay area daycare owners, who are sisters are in jail this morning. they face charges that could cost them their job. chri s