please take care of my sister. >> thousands turn out to remember the 8-year-old killed in her own home as investigators reveal a possible break in this case. plus people around the world marching to demand better conditions for workers and in some case it is protests get violent. >> meanwhile, elevated fire danger continues across the bay. we'll tell you where the mix of dry heat and gusty winds is the most dangerous and when we'll get some heat relief. >> we'll look at the very start of your commute, a new issue reported through 580. i'll show you where that is coming up. >> right now, we'll show you a live look of the hp pavilion, the sharks in the play-off for the ninth straight year on this wednesday. it is may 1st. this is "today in the bay."

good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelly. good morning everybody. we could find out today if a suspect arrested after trying to kidnap a toddler in el dorado county is linked to the brutal stabbing of an 8-year-old valley spring girl. a 42-year-old man was taken into custody in plaser ville, about 45 miles from the small town of valley springs. "today in the bay's" marla tellez is in the newsroom with more. >> today we could get the results from the dna samples that investigators sent to the state's crime lab. these results could tell us if this guy, 42-year-old jason wayvernon is the man who stabbed 8-year-old leila fouler to death. justin fouler told investigators he saw a stranger leaving their home. he said it was a man with long

gray hair. so far that is the only description investigators in calaveras county have released. now they are looking at this man who broke into an apartment in plaser ville yesterday morning and tried kidnapping a 15-month-old girl, that little girl right there. that mother, that brave mother fought back, called police and he was booked on kidnapping and burglary charges. his arrest comes just hours before 3,000 or so people came together to remember little leila last night at a candlelight vigil at her elementary school including her brother who refused to say good-bye. >> i'm not saying good-bye to leila. i'm going to say i'll see you later. there's no good-byes. >> leila's mother right there also spoke through her tears thanking everyone for their support. people wore purple and pink in honor of leila's favorite colors. to be clear there is no direct link to waiver nan and the

fowler case just yet. this is a story we'll continue to follow today and keep our eye on. >> thank you very much. new this morning, street battles have erupted between police and protesters in turkey during a mayday march. clashes broke out when demonstrators trying to push past barricades set up around istanbul's central care. in years past, the square has been the gathering point for mayday marchers. it's closed this year because of construction. police used water cannons and teargas to try to push people back. protesters responded with rocks. back at home activists are using mayday to call for attention to workers rights and immigration reform. rallies across the bay area. san francisco's march starts at 24th and mission at 3:00 p.m. in san jose supporters will rally at our lady of gaud leap pay church. on the peninsula, 5:00 in rengs

door of park. a young martinez boy injured during the boston marathon bombings. aaron hearn waking up in his own bed for the first time in weeks, he's home in time to celebrate his 12th birthday. christie smith live with an update on aaron's remarkable journey. christie, good morning. >> good morning, john. there are so many people in martinez following aaron hearn's progress through this whole ordeal. good news to report. that is what you said and he's back home in martinez, arrived one day before his 12th birthday. there is a note on the family door this morning that basically says he's doing well, that the family is trying to find some peaceful family time and they plan to speak with the media tomorrow, on thursday. so we're respecting their privacy and staying back away from the home. there's also a welcome sign on the house this morning.

hearn was hit by a piece of shrapnel in the bombing and underwent two surgeries, even visited the site of the bombing before coming home. in the hospital he had a number of visits including visits from members of the oakland a's baseball team, even first lady michelle obama stopped by. we're told he still has almost 100 staples in his leg from that injury. classmates have actually come by to visit him already. a friend said he really wanted to be back home for his birthday in his bed, unclear though exactly when he might return to school. reporting live in martinez, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> we wish him well. 5:05. law enforcement agencies in san mateo county will come together to remember officers killed in the line of duty. the police and sheriff's association is holding the fallen police officers memorial ceremony in redwood city. they're invited to commemorate

and honor those protecting san mateo county. an east bay lawmaker hoping a new bill will protect people from harmful chemicals found in building insulation. officials say those chemicals have been linked to cancer and other illnesses. assembly woman nancy skinner meeting with firefighters, doctors, to demonstrate a non-toxic flame retardant. skinner introducing the bill earlier this year. it calls for updated building standards that regulate the foam plastic insulation widely used in buildings. 5:06 early on wednesday morning. not too early to check the forecast. >> it might be the right time to open up the windows in your home, as a matter of fact. let whatever cool air you can come in right now. close those shades before you leave the house and try to combat the heat. it is goings to be a really

toasty day, especially in the north bay. 68 degrees to start the day in livermore and 47 in gilroy. that's where you're getting a little bit of a refreshing start. down in the south bay gilroy looking good, still slated to hit the mid 90s later today. winds will play a factor not as strong as yesterday by any means. however, strong enough to keep the red flag warning going until 6:00 p.m. weak disturbance came through. high pressure still the dominant feature. this kixd up enough wind and instability to keep the breezy and windy conditions at the coast for the higher elevations. i think winds will start to drop off particularly after about 7:00 p.m. we'll see calm conditions when we meet back here tomorrow. we're not going to have much wind to cool us off for the warmest day of the year which is tomorrow. expecting the numbers to jump in the low to mid 90s to the triple digits. 93 in fairfield, 91 in livermore and 91 in gilroy.

i'll let you know when we're going to switch from the triple digit heat, near record warmth to showers and cooler weather. locked and loaded in my next report, 5:08. first want to see what mikey is tracking. >> 880 moving smoothly past the coliseum. waiting to for the warriors to return home to so we can finish it off. the tri-valley, a smooth drive. close to the limit for livermore, dublin, 580, 680. over here westbound 580 slow, coming toward greenville. the issue mark, here, a stall on the greenville on-ramp. it shouldn't be affecting lanes of 580. we see the build coming out of the altamont pass. watch form any atypical slowing. we know this is going to start to build through pittsburgh and bay point. a slow drive as well northbound. no major problems through the south bay. back to you. >> maybe in the south bay they can take to the skies as south bay travelers have a new way to

fly this morning. virgin america is bringing the first flight to san jose connecting sjc to lax. bob is live with the red carpet being laid out for the new flight. >> reporter: good morning, lawyer rachlt it should not be a big surprise to know it's going to be called the nerd bird. we're talking about four daily round trip flights starting today between norm net that and lax. the first flight arriving at 9:10 this morning here at sjc. mayor chuck read and airline founder richard branson will be on the red carpet to greet trv lers on this first inaugural flight of service for virgin america, daily flights between here and lax. by our count, virgin america is the sixth airline to fly this route. they claim it's different because it's the only airline offering up first class service and amenities like wi-fi on this

route. the addition of the service is significant because it signals major corporation like virgin america believes in the south bay and believes in the economy being strong enough to support the added competition. with this added competition, flyers will get more options, clearly will be more flying time options and possibly lower fairs. a quick check online shows the flights are in the 120 to 140 range. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> have you flown virgin america. >> i have not. >> i highly recommend it. it is smooth. the fight over drones. the bay area community taking them head on today. why the makers of monster energy drinks suing san francisco's city attorney. another electric car company files for bankruptcy. we'll take a look in business news. sgloofrnlths sglfrnlths

. energy drink monster suing san francisco, a counter move after the city demanded the company change how its drinks are made and marketed. the company based out of carona says it's being unfairly singled out to reformulate its drinks and change its labeling. they stand by the safety of their drinks which the company says contains half the caffeine of a 16-ounce brewed cup of coffee. the fda investigates reports of deaths linked to the energy drinks. experts say sales for energy drinks rose by nearly 17% in 2011. 5:13. code da, the electric car build in benicia filed for bankruptcy. scott, you warned they pay behind on payments to suppliers. >> the dealer group which owned the franchise said it was moving the store from stevens creek to capital expressway.

coda is not going to make anymore cars. if you're saying to yourself i've never even heard of coda electric cars, that's half the problem. the entire company only sold about 100 cars. here is why. the chinese company's cars went about 100 miles but cost more than $35,000. now, to be fair, that's actually better range than the nissan leaf. other news, facebook reports its quarterly profits this afternoon. shortly thereafter the company will lead a conference call with reporters and analysts. there are a lot of new things out of facebook recently like graph search and the new app called home. facebook shared never reached the high they set almost a year ago today, on the very first day of their trading. let's get a check of today's trading with kaila toesh she live at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. futures in the market are higher, the markets coming off another positive month. it's the best start to the year for the dow since 1999.

get this, it's been 15 years since the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 have rids en more than 10% in the first four months of the year. a busy day for economic date tachlt we get reports on private sector jobs, manufacturing, as well as construction spending. a whole lot of learnings to boot. comcast, the apparent of nbc universal as well as master card, time warner and viacom reporting this morning. the fed wrapping up its two day meeting, the dow rising 21 points tuesday to 14,839, the nasdaq up 21 to 3,328. google has a new instructional video showing the new glass owners how to use their spectacles. this is your touch pad. tap the touch pad to wake up the glass. >> then there's this swiping action as well to take a look at

what's going to be on the screen. obviously this is a simulation. if these things ever catch on, you'll have this sort of thing. hold on, i'm looking at my flight. >> to move the camera, you got to do this kind of thing. >> eventually you'll do that. >> jon kelly does that every day. >> is that my move? is that it? you do it much better. she puts the hips with it. >> loif to tease him. 5:16. let's check back in with meteorologist christina loren. >> i'll throw up those double guns. whoa, partner. 5:16. it's one of those days you want to wear your cut-off shorts and shirt. you can do so. temperatures are going to be pretty warm out there. so make sure you're ready for that, especially if you're getting those little ones ready for school. pack the water bottle. maybe two for them. it's going to be a scorcher.

it's about two months early for this summer time weather. want to make sure you're all ready for that. winds are pretty strong at this point. santa rosa is getting the strongest sustained speeds up to about 17 miles per hour from time to time. our waves are rather big as well. that's because of that wind out there. winds are going to relax as we head throughout the second half of the day. that means we will see that red flag warning expire as we head throughout the second half of the evening. by about 7:00 p.m., we'll see a lot of improvement. that's good news. look how mild it is. you're at 68 degrees to start the day in livermore, about five to eight degrees away from our seasonal averages as far as our daytime highs go. that's an indication of how much above average we will be today. we could be touching on records yet again. we broke records yesterday when it wasn't that bad. 55 in santa theresa, 55 in campbell, 66 degrees right now in san jose. it's a balmy start to the day. area of low pressure tried to come through. it did bring in a weak disturbance. winds will drop off. they've been really, really dry

straight out of the north. offshore flow will persist for today and tomorrow. we'll finally get heat relief as we head through friday. we really get heat relief starting next week, maybe even some rain. for today, 70s and 80s. around the bay at the coast, 80s and 90s inland. low to mid 90s. if you can't take the heat, this is the place to be, even a little warm there, 80 degrees at 4:00 p.m. in beautiful santa cruz. 79 degrees today in san francisco. thursday into friday, hottest days of the week. saturday into sunday we'll start to drop you off especially on sunday which is cinco de mayo. if you're heading out, you want to stay hydrated drinking lots of agua. stray shower quite possible. 5:18, let's see what mike is tracking. >> since you're talking about cinco my i don't, come to livermore where we're

celebrating cinco dem maui. i didn't make it up. we've been seeing heavy traffic for the last week. this is 84. dumbarton bridge, and the san mateo bridge both moving smoothly, 101, 280 also moving very smoothly at the limit. see the volume of traffic starting to shape upcoming off 880 westbound with the taillights, volume moving steadily over the span. we'll also look at the eastshore freeway approaching the bay bridge. here is the nice slow move through berkeley. we'll look at the map. the carcinas and benicia bridges move smoothly. still slow towards highway 12. the earlier stalled supposedly cleared from the roadway.

wind as well as a brush fire and a tree down 128 at scott. that's just north of calistoga for the north bay. community groups in berkeley making it clear they want their city to stay drone-free. the berkeley peace and justice commission along with its police review commission want the city council to ban the use of drones around the city. they say drones create safety and privacy concerns for residents. tonight the commission holding a town hall to develop a proposed resolution which they plan to present to the city council. >> it's 5:20. education secretary arne duncan continues his bay area tower today, joining representative mike honda at an educational town hall meeting at fremont high school. he'll then at head to the san francisco airport marriott hotel. yesterday duncan visited a san francisco preschool to push president obama's proposal for universal access to preschool

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halfway through the week. can you believe it? it's the first day of may. live look outside. shark tank, sharks will be lighting things up in vancouver tonight against the canucks, 7:30. stanford hospitals and clinics will break ground on the new 824,000 square foot hospital at the construction site next to the existing hospital at blake wilbur. the ceremony is the latest milestone in a $5 billion construction project. it includes expanding,

rebuilding and seismically improving stanford hospitals and lucille packard children's hospital renovating the hoover pavilion and renovating stanford school of medicine. construction is expected to be complete by 201. speaking of construction, this is something you dream about but rarely happens, a major construction project coming in under budget. yes, i said it. under budget. the "mercury news" says the 49ers and the city of santa clara are taking out a mortgage on the team's brand new stadium and they're expected to spend a lot less than previously expected. since work started, interest rates have actually dropped and officials need to borrow less money because fans quickly bought up all the seats and licenses. this means the 9ers and city officials can take on less debt and in the long run, it may end up saving up to $90 million. congratulations. that is monumental. >> that had to be a great day in that front office when they heard that news. >> that thing is flying up out

there. >> amazing. if you get a chance, drive on by. want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. she has a look at the forecast. >> flying over the stadium, you get a look at how much work has been done it really comes into perspective. right here in our bone back yard, the south bay, got to love it. temperatures this morning are really mild out there. we're in the 60s and 70s headed towards another hot day. plenty of 90s headed our way, especially in the interior east bay and south bay as well. little traffic collision here in the weather department. 91 degrees for livermore, 91 for gilroy. hopefully everyone is safe on the roads. >> sounds like an arm rest bender. christina sounds like she's okay. i'll check that as well. looking towards the city, san francisco, 101 northbound with the headlights towards the split. we're looking at the westbound direction. the taillights coming off the bridge. there are reports of a minor crash off to the shoulder.

no slowing shows up. the oakland side, a smooth drive as well approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. 18 minutes from the carcinas golden gate bridge. 5:26. why mark zuckerberg is expected to be greeted by protesters when he gets to work this morning. >> a new report has one human rights group calling for a change in the nation's sex offender registries. well eat let you know why it wants some of the names taken off the list. sun is arriving. live look at the south bay. warm temperatures headed our way. we'll check in with meteorologist christina loren. when allergies and nasal congestion hit

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fowler. >> reporter: he was injured in the boston marathon bombings. now 12-year-old aaron hearn is back home in the bay area. i'm christie smith. we'll tell you how he's doing coming up. a wild ride in the bay area weather department. today, red flag warning, elevated fire danger. tomorrow an excessive heat warning only to be followed by a major cooldown and showers. we'll sort it all out for you in your full forecast. a crash reported off the bay bridge, plus slowing in the east bay. we'll show you what's going on coming up. a live look from the south bay looking over the hills as the sun comes up. have you got your baskets ready? you might want to get on that. it's wednesday, may 1st. that's mayday. this is "today in the bay." good morning everyone. thanks forgetting up early with us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. today we could learn the hunt for a killer in calaveras county could be over. officials say a man who is in

jail this morning could be linked to the stabbing death of an 8-year-old valley springs girl. the 42-year-old man was taken into custody in plaser ville about 45 miles from valley springs. today in the bay's marla tellez joins us with more on the potential break in the case. >> good morning. we have been covering this story since it first broke over the weekend. 8-year-old leila fowler stabbed to death inside her valley springs home on saturday. since then, this small community has been on edge without any movement in this case. that is until now. investigators saying they are looking at this man, 42-year-old jason wayrynen as a possible suspect. wayrynen was arrested yesterday morning in placerville which is just 15 miles north of valley springs after trying to kidnap this little girl right here. she's just over a year old, tried to kidnap her from her own home. this man is facing kidnapping and burglary charges. his arrest comes less than 12

hours before thousands of people gathered in calaveras county to pay respects to little leila, including her best friend who is devastated and her mother crystal who fought through tears to say thank you. >> -- all of our family and friends for the overwhelming amount of support you've given our family. it will never be forgotten. thank you. >> this is my daughter, this was her best friend, they sleft together, went everywhere together, i took them to get ice cream together. i mean, it's a loss for us. just another daughter. >> so hard to see. that candlelight vigil was held last night at leila's elementary school. wayrynen's dna resorts are being processed at the state's crime lab. we could get more answers today and in the end learn if wayrynen

is the man seen leaving leila fowler's home after she was brutally murdered. this is a story we will continue to watch throughout the day. >> that little photo with her arms in the air, just heartbreaking. it's been a remarkable journey for a young martinez boy injured during the boston marathon bombings. aaron hearn now back home finally just in time to celebrate his 12th birthday. christie smith is live now with an update on aaron's long road to recovery. >> reporter: good morning, jon. the community in martinez has really pulled together for aaron hearn, a number of restaurants held fund-raisers, his classmates tried to raise money, too, even recorded a video for him. as you said, he is back home in martinez just in time for his 12th birthday which is today. aaron hearn visited the site of the boston marathon bombings before returning home to martinez. he was part of a group that traveled there to watch his mom run the race when he was hit by

shrapnel when those bombs went off. he was hit in his leg. this morning there's a note up on the family's home in martinez on the front door. it basically says aaron is doing well. right now the family is trying to have some peaceful family time alone. so we're respecting that and staying back. there is also a note on the door, sort of a welcome home sign that looks like a number of his friends signed it. according to the "contra costa times," hearn has almost 100 staples in his leg from all the surgeries he had. we're told he had at least two. while in recovery he got quite a bit of support. members of the oakland a's baseball team visited him while they were in town. he also got a visit from first lady michelle obama who stopped by and left a number of stuffed animals for him and his sister. that sign on the door says that the family is expected to speak on thursday afternoon. reporting live in martinez, christie smith, "today in the bay." it is 5:33. facebook boss mark zuckerberg

could be greeted by unwanted visitors when he arrives in menlo park this morning. protesters plan to deliver a petition signed by nearly 19,000 people. they're upset about a tv ad funded by zuckerberg's new political group that supports the keystone xl pipeline criticized by environmentalists. the group 350.org wants the ads to stop. the group, fwd.us is billed as a buy part partisan organization committed to comprehensive reform. parts of the bay area under a red flag warnings. the fires are not threatening any homes at this point. high winds blowing smoke into other parts of the bay area including san francisco. meantime, from the south bay to the east bay hills to the diablo area, cal fire increasing its staffing and equipment levels with fire season already starting early, cal fire officials say they are bracing

for a long and a challenging summer. >> what we'll see is in late july, august, september, is a longer window where we'll have the opportunity to have large major damaging fires within california. >> firefighters right now are worried about the tall dry weeds out there because there's not been a major wildfire in that area since back in 2009. that leaves a lot of dry vegetation there exposed to burn. >> it happens so fast. turns from green, green hills to very dry. high wind advisory today as well. >> yes. got the red flag warnings, strong winds. you protect your home especially if you live in the higher elevations, clear the brush away. that's one way to protect yourself and your family. it's getting hot two months earlier than summertime arrived. first day of summer isn't until june 21st. first day of may, temps in the mid 90s. this is the reason why, we're starting out nice and mild. getting these warm down slooet

sloping winds. now we have read flag warnings in southern california as well. you want to keep in mind we're getting into that time of year. best time to practice good fire safety is between now and september. hills above 1,000 feet, red flag warning in place until wednesday, this evening at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, excessive heat warrick in place for parts of the bay area. we'll show you where and let you know when we'll get heat relief and when we bring in the rain. it's all in your seven-day forecast. first one to get you out the door on time, mike inouye. >> turn the camera toward the bay bridge toll plaza. i don't see any real big backups. smooth-moving traffic. the cash lanes showing a little backup as you approach the lanes. we'll watch for that. meanwhile we'll take you to the maps pour the rest of the report and show you the traffic flow down the east shore moves smoothly. until you get toward the tail end, west 80 at 101. s that where the earlier crash has debris left over.

sound like at least one car has left debris. there will be crews addressing that for a few more minutes. take you back to the east bay. cass crow valley y start ag slowdown at the interchange between 580 and 238. it shows up from time to time. this is a bigger issue. 880 shows slowing. we have a crash, reports of a car going over 100 miles per hour. we're getting details and confirmation from chp. 5:37. coming up, we'll let you know why stanford's quarterback is hanging up his cleats. >> reporter: get together southern california from the south bay is about to get easier thanks to a thing called the nerd bird. i'm bob redell. we'll explain coming up. [ wind howling ]

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new this morning, workers all over the world now marching for workers rights. there's very special significance going on in bangladesh. thousands of workers taking to the streets in the country's

capital demanding safety reforms and justice for the owner of the garment factory complex that collapsed last week. it was a tragic scene, killing 400 people, injuring 2,500 others. at this point 900 people still missing and they are feared dead. in greece trade unions calling a 24-hour strike to mark mayday. the unions say government economic reforms have destroyed the rights and livelihoods of their workers. teachers, civil servants and bank employees all refusing the go to work today. passenger ships and railway services coming to a halt. the latest austerity measures if greece require the country to cut 15,000 1i68 jobs by next year. closer to home, right here at home, the mayday marches calling for rights and immigration reform. rallies set for san francisco, san jose and oakland at 3:00 this afternoon. san francisco's march starts at 24th and mission. san jose protesters gathering

our lady of guadalupe church and in oakland people meeting at fruitvale plaza. immigration will take center stage tomorrow when the president leaves washington for mexico. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a look at what's in store for the upcoming trip. good morning. >> good morning. immigration may certainly be a big part of this trip especially with it being in process on capitol hill. the president says. they are a number three trade partner in the world and just over the border, obviously. so that means a very important and a key partner in pushing forward the economy of both nations. but immigration is going to be a big part of this as well. crime and security and security at that time border, what to do about immigration policy that's

quite frankly right now sitting on capitol hill waiting for a vote that we expect to come up in june. this time analysts say it has a fairly good chance of passing because it's a compromise bill and because there's a lot more momentum as a result of republicans realizing after the last election they can't afford to lose the hispanic vote. >> tracie potts, thank you very much. 5:42. new this morning, south bay travelers have a new way to get to l.a. virgin america airlines bringing its first flight to manetta. bob redell is live at the airport with more on the story. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. it should not be a big surprise that virgin america is calling the new direct route the nerd bird. we're talking about four daily non-stop flights. the first one arriving from lax a few hours from now around 9:10. the company plans to make a big

to-do, not only will mayor chuck reed be there to agreed travelers coming to terminal a, they'll also have airline founder richard branson. by our account, virgin america is the sixth airline to fly this route between sjc and lax. virgin america claims it's different than other airlines because it's the only airline offering first class and service amenities like wi-fi. the addition of this new service is significant, signals a major corporation like virgin america believes the south bay economy is strong enough to support the added competition and flyers get more options for flight times, especially if you look at it as a shuttle service between here and the south lands and also possibly lower fares. right now average fare to get from here to la is running around the $120, $130, $140 range. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> we were just talking. we need to take the show ton road, right?

>> exactly. >> sponsor virgin america, where do you want to go? >> richard branson, if you're watching this morning, we'd love to take a trip to paris. 5:44. we live in one of the most beautiful places in the entire world, not just the country, the world which is why people want to come out here. now, this time of year they don't come out here for the beaches typically f. you wanted to hit the beach today, you might get it all to yourself, and it will be perfect out there. we'll get to your breach forecast in just a second. 68 in concord, 68 to start the day in livermore, at 66 at 5:44 in the morning in san jose. you can tell it's already going to be a warm day. winds are still playing a little factor. we eerks pekting breezy to windy conditions. through the higher elevations as we head throughout the day, that red flag warning stays up until 6:00 p.m. above 1,000 feet. 80s and 90s inland today, the place to be is the beach, 70s and 80s today.

look at pacifica, 75 degrees. half moon bay, 78 degrees, winds out of the north 15 to 20 miles per hour. you're going to get calmer conditions, we're talking about lighter winds north, five to 15 miles per hour. warmer temperatures in santa cruz, 80 degrees. 54 degrees in the water. it's going to be nice out there. when we're talking 93 degrees in fairfield, i bet that beach forecast is looking pretty good to some of you. only going to be hotter tomorrow. tomorrow the hottest day of the year so far. we're expecting our first triple digits in the warmest cities across the bay area. friday into the upcoming weekend, we're going to drop you off. we can still hit the beach comfortably. sunday will be nice for cinco de mayo. monday to tuesday, getting interesting, 73 degrees both days. we're going to cool off and bring in a few showers, especially north of the golden gate bridge late monday into tuesday. i've got a lot happening. let's see if mike has anything happening out there on the roads. any action?

>> we do have a crash in hayward. i'll talk about that in a second. i want to make sure folks see the build starting right now for the bay bridge toll plaza. also a beautiful sunrise showing in the oakland hills where you might get caught with gusts of winds. looking here toward the backup in the cash lanes. now the maps will show you castro valley y starting to show a build. it's south 238 that shows a slowing coming down. this crash, let me zoom in a little more. 880 and 238 clear of the crash. it's at his spearian north. reports from chp says a car was traveling over 100 miles per hour, sounds like fire crews were there helping someone out of the car. we're trying to get clarifying from chp what's going on. 238 and 880 are still okay as far as those freeways go. all lanes are open there.

the tri-valley slow through the dublin interchange. that's a pretty typical build there as well as the south bay with nothing unusual as far as the major freeways. i want to zoom in right here. let's look at the live look and we'll see the camera has been turned around. reports of a krar north 17 to south 280. we don't see anything happening. reports are one car went off the roadway. there's one set of lights here but nothing flashing. another couple cars there. there may be activity at the interchange. watch it coming up from los gatos and toward the santa clara-san jose area. the earlier sig alert and closures of westbound lanes for 128 have cleared. we still have the fires in the north bay. keep that in mind, especially some more off silverado trail. thank you very much, mike. 5:47. a new call from a human rights group this morning asking the government to take certain people off of sex offender registries. the new study released this morning found placing the names of minors on sex offender

registries can cause lasting and unwanted harm. right now juveniles convicted of sexting nude photos or having consensual sex with someone their own age are treated the same way as rapists. the group wants the law to change so there's more discretion when it comes to juvenile offender cases. an off-season injury forcing stanford's quarterback to call it a career. josh nunes, the starting quarterback for the first part of last season ruptured a tendon in his chest after dropping a barbell on himself while bench pressing in february. yahoo! sports reporting he had surgery a few years later. normally an injury like this takes 12 months to heal, subsequent injuries can be catastrophic. nunes made the decision to retire. freshman kevin hogan who replaced nunes led the team to a rose bowl victory. >> the sharks are waking up in vancouver getting ready for

their first play-off game. they play the canucks tonight in game one of the best of seven series. that puck drops at 7:30. you can see it live on comcast sports northwest california. in the meantime par yors headed back to the bay area hoping they can close out the play-off series with the nuggets at home. golden state fell into an early hole, down by 20 points while the warriors were able to consult the lead to five in the final minutes. nuggets held on for a 107-100 win. if they win tomorrow night they'll advance to the next round against the san antonio spurs. i'm trying to convince myself the warriors lost so they can wrap up the series at home in front of the home crowd. positive thinking. >> exactly what i was thinking. ibm's historic new movie that's so very small you need a microscope to actually see it. listen and watch. we'll have more. plus we'll take a look at ways teachers can become better

teachers online coming up in business news.

welcome back everyone. a good wednesday morning to you. what a treat, right? >> love that. i just take it in. deep breath. >> got to love a bay area morning. sun coming up. more in the forecast as well. it's 5:52. ibm says it's made the world's tiniest stop motion movie. the movie is called "a boy and his atom" made with individual carbon monoxide molecules. >> like the light bright you used as a kid. >> they show the boy dancing and

bouncing on a trampoline. they say each frame measures 45 by 25 nanometers. there are 25 million nanometers in an inch. they say it's the first time molecules so small have been maneuvered in this way. it was shot by the microscope that magnifies the surface over a million times. >> it's simple but kind of mesmerizing. >> some teachers expressed the v doubt of the value of online learning. >> carcera has been teaching college students for quite some time. you can see maybe why educators feel uneasy about that. massive open online courses can teach hundreds of kids or even thousands with just one teacher. among other things it's an education issue and a jobs issue. in a clever twist it's going to offer classes to the teachers

themselves, the continuing education teachers get to increase their credentials. that allows them to make more money. they'll work with schools like john hopkins and uc irvine to bring professional development courses to k-12 teachers online. at this point those classes will not earn professional credits, but it is the plan. they say they're working with superintendents to change school district policy. now, i'm not saying it's corcera's plan. you can see the trojan horse here, teachers uneasy about the future of online courses will earn more money after taking online courses. the federal open markets committee wraps its two-day meeting today. the economy not growing as quickly as hoped. we saw that in recent gdp numbers. inflation certainly not an issue. it's not impossible. the fomc will announce further strong action to try to jump start the economy. the committee in charge of such things will hold a hearing about the use of twitter on financial markets. u.s. commodities trading

commission responding to the report by the associated press saying there was an explosion at the white house. of course, there was not. ap says they were the victim of a hack. traders have instant access to twitter on their phones and also in their bloomberg terminals these days as well. the ctfc says we need to take a closer look at this. >> and how reactive things can happen. >> intriguing to watch how that pans out. 5:55. the weather outside has been very nice. christina loren telling us the wind is blowing hard. >> it is. the wind is pumping out there. we've got this dry heat. as a result that red flag warning stands for elevations above 1,000 feet until 6:00 p.m. this evening. i don't think the winds are really going to relax until about 8:00 p.m. you want to put that in your back pocket. 68 degrees right now in livermore. forget about the jacket there this morning. you might need one in gilroy at 46 degrees. we're all headed towards

unseasonably warm temps in the 80s and 90s. the trip digits come through. we'll let you know when we have the best chance of seeing that and how long the heat wave will last. let's check your drive with mike. >> i'll take that cooldown. we'll take a smooth drive on the peninsula, 101 through palo alto. just picking up a few more cars. 280 much lighter than this, even shows along the peninsula route. we'll show you the san jose approach coming through fremont and toward milpitamilpitas. northbound 101 is the only slowdown right now north of 680. north 880 looking for the crash reported around the 280 interchange, we see slowing coming out of campbell. if you're ready for a rush, it's time to let the gold rush begin. a brand new roller coaster officially opening up at great america with the park kind of going old school on this one. the gold striker is a wooden

roller coaster. that's right, made of wood, reminiscent of the old mine shafts. as you can see, it will be the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in northern california. the stats on it, 108 feet high at its peak and it goes pretty fast for wood. races up to speeds of 53 miles per hour. >> get your heart racing, too. >> want to make sure no termites get on that thing. >> that's for sure. bay area city talking about raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour. also the heat triggering red flag warnings over the bay area. christina loren will be back to explain what we can expect and when we can expect a cooldown. enough about the book, i want to hear about your date.

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entire bay area during the day. i'm not saying good-bye to leila. i'll say see you later. there's no good-byes. a grieving family in tears and a community in mourning over the stabbing death of a little girl. the unexpected twist that could be the break police need to track her killer. one of the youngest victims of the boston marathon bombings returns home just in time for his birthday. we'll tell you what he plans on doing on his first day back in the bay area. welcome home. a good looking day shaping up. we still have the strong winds and dry heat, but what i can tell you is tomorrow we lose the wind, we crank up the heat, lots to talk about in your full forecast including showers. we'll sort it all out for you. just as that south bay commute starts to kick in, we have a crash blocking three out of four lanes of a major highway. i'll show you what's going on and where coming up. a