their firestation. i'm christi smith. what happened next, coming up. >> right now, live look out at that bay bridge with haze out there. in a few hours, we'll find out whether the busted bolt ons the eastern span will hold up or if they will need to be replace. i don't think you'll need to hold up your umbrella all day long. showers on the radar. where we have the best chance of seeing isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and a warm-up headed your way. pretty calm across the san mateo bridge. we'll give you the latest coming up. for this tuesday, may 9th --

>> 8th. >> and it's not tuesday. just ignore me. >> don't deny me a day. it is wednesday. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. a firestation is hit by gunfire overnight, firefighters having to duck for cover. bullets flying through that station. the search is on for the gunman. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with more. >> reporter: talk about a close call. normally firefighters are called to help others. this time at least three of them who were inside actually had to help themselves, hit the deck and run for cover as bullets shatter the front window where they park their fire trucks inside. the bullets -- this was an exit. the bullets came from the opposite side of the firehouse and may actually hit a house across the street.

fortunately, though, no firefighters were hurt in all of this. that happened about 9:00 last night at station 18 on 50th avenue in east oakland. half a mile away, a man was shot and killed in a hail of gunfire over on melrose avenue. he was taken to highland hospital where he died. i'm told the detector system picked up two gun shots fired in the area. no one arrested in the shooting. as you can imagine, very rattled nerves for these firefighters. christie smith, "today in the bay." 5:02 this morning. oakland landmark near lake merritt. flames broke out about 2:45 at the merritt restaurant and bakery near lakeshore avenue. took crews two hours to put it out. no reports of injuries. this isn't the first time a

bakery has caught fire n 2006 the fire caused about $150,000 in damage. merritt restaurant and bakery first opened in 1953. two of the four survivors of the deadly limousine fire on the san mateo bridge are doing better this morning. the fire has also sparked new conversations this morning among lawmakers about how to keep californians better protected in limousines. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at the san mateo bridge with more. >> reporter: good morning, laura. that 1999 stretch lincoln town car that caught fire saturday night trapping and killing those five women was not required to have a fire extinguisher. and public utilities commission, which regulates limos didn't require it to undergo safety inspections because it carries less than ten people. they want to look into what can

be done about the safety inspections and also to carry fire extinguishers. one woman's husband, whose wife was killed, blames the limo driver. >> i will be the only one that goes with them when we go out. >> reporter: out for a bridal party with eight friends, celebra celebrating the bride soon to be married but also killed in that fire. she would have been wearing this dress on her wedding day as seen in this photo obtained by the philippine daily enquirer. bob redell, "today in the bay." san bruno pipeline

explosion, attorneys could soon take on chevron for the august fire. the fire injured several refinery workers and sent more than 15,000 to area hospitals suffering with respiratory probl problems. the cause was traced to a leaking pipe inside one of the refineries crude units. holding a meeting to review its spending for the year, focusing on funds for measure a, tax initiative adopted in 2000 to provide money for transit improvements. tonight's meeting will allow the public to comment on the funding and whether it is being spent appropriately. the meeting starts at 6:00 pm on north first street. it is 5:05 right now. christina loren very busy. check back in to get that wednesday forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. we still have that unstable pattern going, jon and laura. you don't need that heavy coat. you might want to carry that

umbrella with you, especially if you're picking up in the east bay, north bay. fair game for showers today. light, pesky shower. you might be using your windshield wipers from time to time. we've got sures coming down from the bay area all the way south to bakersfield this morning. point out the biggest difference between yesterday and today, that is the return of the low cloud cover. wherever you see the white shading is mostly cloudy conditions except for the peninsula. and that fog will continue to lower. we are expecting visibility to drop off through the next few hours. we'll keep you update d. 64 at the coast, 73 inland and 68 in the bay. warmer days are just around the corner. 5:06. maybe you're heading around the corner off to work. mike is here to help you get there. >> just around the corner from the on-ramp, university southbound side moving down toward the oregon expressway.

on the map, we do see voslowing out of mountain view. stalled vehicle we have reports of. slowing over the past couple of minutes through the area. should be moved to the shoulder over to oregon expressway quickly. we'll track this as there is an issue. drive over across both bridges heading over there. little slowing shows up, blips at times. 92 and 84. no incidents reported on either span. castro valley y. easy valley through san leandro and castro valley as well. oakland coliseum, earlier construction crews moving you over to the left. all has cleared. and lanes are reopened following the overnight construction closures. bolts becoming a public relations nightmare for that

bridge and officials. how crews plan to fix those busted bolts. "today in the bay's" marla tellez is in the newsroom with all the details. >> bridge and transportation officials are getting together in oakland today to look at a couple of options that could be the answer to the brittle bolt problem that's been plaguing the new eastern span of the bay bridge since march. initially, 32 of the span's 288 bolts snapped because of excess hyd hyd hyd hydrogen in the steel. they'll decide between one of two clamp-like options. another problem they'll be looking at, broken steel rods that are supposed to help control the movement of the bridge during an earthquake. >> this entire batch of rods from 2008 is essentially worthless. so, in order to achieve that same level of sieismic performance a substitute needs to be put in place. >> testing is under way on 192 bolts and rods produced two

years later in 2010. crew crews are listening for cracks that may be developing and also applying immense pressure to make sure that they are sturdy enough to leave in place for decades. good news is that so far officials say that equipment is holding up. as for the faulty bolts and rods, we'll see how transportation officials plan to fix that problem when their meeting gets under way at 9:30 in downtown oakland. laura and jon? >> thank you so much. >> appreciate it. 5:09. bay area city is dubbed the robbery couple of the u.s. a look inside its room it won't let most of its employees into. the dow will open this morning above 15,000 for the first time ever. what in the world is going on? we'll take a look, coming up.

it was a sweep, baby!

>> happy fans after the sweep of the canucks. overtime to complete the first playoff sweep in team history. sharks now waiting to find out who they will play in round two. tickets will go on sale friday morning. looking and feeling good. it is no secret that google is one of the top search engines on the web. a secret the company closely guards every day, millions and millions of search inquiries are sent through that center in dallas, georgia. very rare tour. even then, a lot of places were off limits like the server room. less than half the people actually worked there in the data center are often allowed inside. >> does it feel sometimes you work at the pentagon? >> it does. but it's a good thing. security doesn't necessarily mean lack of trust. >> no, not at all.

those allowed into that server room must have a background check. then you can see there they use that eye recognition to actually unlock the door. all employees that have to pass through have to pass through a metal detector before leaving the office making sure no vital information leaves with them. >> wow! i don't even know what i would take if i was in there anyway. yahoo! would love to make a deal with google after dumping its current search partner, microsoft. some say microsoft can see the writing on the wall in that relationship. >> right, laura, microsoft doesn't like this little search triangle. it's bound by contract to keep doing that. mic microsoft knows it's not the preferred partner so microsoft sweetening the deal this morn g morning, continuing to pay yahoo! millions of dollars in minimum guarantees. it was a deal that had run out. microsoft can see google has been dropping by unexpectedly. another big positive for

yahoo! this morning, partner over in china, alibaba posting profits. jack ma came up with the name alibaba while sitting in a san francisco coffee shop. yahoo! owns part of alibaba so ma's success is marissa mayer's success as well. we join seema mody over at cnbc headquarters. futures flat after the dow clo closed at future highs yesterday, above 15,000 for the first time. it's been a rapid rise. first closed at 13,000 in february 2012. it took a year to hit 14,000 but a few months from 14,000 to 15,000. more than twice it's gain in 2012. the dow rising 87, the nasdaq adding 3. back to you. >> seema, thank you. tesla reports its profits today. the company made all kind of

interesting improvements lately, adding a leasing deal and promising tesla owners the company will replace the battery if anything goes wrong. battery is really the worry in an electric car. tesla continues to succeed both for investors and for the government, which loaned it money. the direct opposite, jon and laura, is fiskar. when you measure the fiskar debacle not by how much money the government lost but how much private capital lost, the private guys, it's a bigger loss than solyndra, raising $1 billion in private money that it now lost. solyndra only raised about $800 million. >> only. >> yeah. >> fisker was a good-looking car. unfortunately didn't last. christina loren is back to talk about our wednesday forecast. >> not a lot of sunshine for today, guys. we'll bring it back just in time for mother's day weekend. 5:15 now on a wednesday morning. don't you have to give yourself

any extra time just yet due to the low clouds and fog. your visibilities will continuously drop off, though, as we head throughout the morning. fog is back in the bay area. temperatures are really mild to start. good morning to you, sunnyvale. you're at 58. 54 to start the day in san mateo and redwood city is at 55 degrees. throughout the day today you can see we have showers along the sierra nevada. light showers wrapping around the bay area. nothing too heavy just yet. the moisture continues to push to the east. as we head throughout the day today, high pressure will start to build in. high pressure compresses any moisture that is left over in our atmosphere. we have the return of low clouds today. that means we'll see pretty thick fog tomorrow morning as well. when it comes to showers, we stop the clock for you at 9:00 am. little activity in the north bay. especially through the interior valleys today. same deal for the south bay about 2:00 pm. we'll ramp up that chance 20% to 30%. stop that clock for you again as we head throughout tomorrow morning. temperatures are going to be

nice and mild and we'll be dealing with about half as much low cloud cover as we have out there today. there will be some pockets of deep fog out there with high pressure building in so quickly. today's highs comfortable. 73 for livermore. no need for the ac. no need for the heater. you can save that money. start to think about the summer plans at this point. just a few weeks before the kids get out for school. 61 in san francisco. 72 in san jose. don't forget about mom this weekend. looking good for your outdoor plans. little warm inland. not too bad. 86 inland sunday. 71 at the coast. let's check that drive with our dad, mike inouye. >> lots of projects at home that have to scramble. mom's coming. hide everything! things are dplued to the bottom of drawers now. traffic, that's unstuck. smooth drive right now except for right here in the middle of the screen. 880 transitioning up past 280. live camera doesn't show a lot

of activity. we see slowing on our sensors. crews at the interchange may be moving right about now. they're scheduled to clear before 6:00. we may see that in blips through the course of the morning. your drive is okay through that transition. looking at a smooth driver also. 680 at this time already had backups because of a sigalert. that is not the case this morning. through sunol, you're just fine. all lanes are clear. typical pattern for the tri-valley through livermore and heading over to the tri-valley and double interchange. san mateo bridge. live look across the bay. westbound with your commute. nice, steady, even flow. high rise visible. may be clouds. no problems reported from visibility here. east shore freeway, all the way through the toll plaza. you're at the limit through berkeley and emeryville.

101 very easy drive through san rafael. starting to pick up the commute direction here. repair work at the golden gate bridge. just got word from the golden gate authority and she said all lanes are open. everything is clear now. that's good news coming into the city. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. earlier, we told you that oakland checked in on a certain list as the most exciting city in the entire nation. now it's being dubbed, unfortunately, the robbery capital of america. oakland tribune looking at fbi figures to determine oakland has more robberies per resident than any other city in the entire country. one robbery for every 91 residents last year, the highest robbery rate of any major american city since back in 2000. compared to other bay area cities, oakland leads this one by far with 851 robberies per 100,000 residents in 2011. san francisco a mere 298 while in san jose, just 115. follow-up this morning.

san francisco has given initial approval to create a 25-foot buffer zone around planned parenthood entrances in the city. legislation extends the current eight-foot bubble. there will be a vote next week for final approval. mountainview city council has voted to buy a densely wooded piece of land. the city will pay $3 million for the more than one-acre property. no decision on what will be done with that land but most likely be turned into a park or open space with a community garden. the city will hold public meetings at a later date to discuss potential uses. it's not too often an l.a. dodger gets cheered for doing something at at&t park. matt kemp after this video goes viral, showing him handing over the shirt and hat off his body and shoes off his feet to a dodgers fan this sunday at at&t park. that fan's name is swrosh. kemp is told josh is suffering

with cancer and may only have a few months or so to live. kemp took the the jersey right off, shoes, the hat. just a little something he says he felt would hopefully cheer the fan up. now that is a good guy. >> he said it wasn't planned at all. >> not at all. >> he just did it. >> big heart. >> he lost a cousin, i hear, recently to cancer. so it kind of really hit home. >> hopefully that helps to brighten his spirit. great role model, matt kemp. coming up, the man credited with helping three women escape after being held in cap activity.

welcome back on a wednesday morning. how are you feeling?

hope f hopefully, good. christina loren says a little bit of everything weatherwise. plans to name san francisco international airport after harvey milk have been scrapped. council wanted to put the issue to the voters. the city didn't want to hold a costly election on the issue. after weeks of negotiations with the mayor's office, campos settled for naming a terminal for milk. no word on exactly which terminal would get the new name. have you seen this? one minute he is at home, eating a big ma krchc, the next bustinn his neighbor's door. charles ramsey is now considered a national hero, helping to save the lives of three ohio women kidnapped nearly a decade ago. >> love this guy. >> he said he was eating mcdonald's when the scene unfolded monday. the call went viral, turning

ramsey into an overnight internet sensation. mcdonald's has taken to twitter saying, way to go, charles ramsey. we'll be in touch. just a character. >> ramsey happy meal or something. >> i don't know. >> good dude. love watching him. very colorful. >> and that's one way to put it. >> yeah. 5:25 right now. christina loren, how is the color looking out weatherwise? >> i'm loving it. i don't know about you. showers on the radar. you can see on the radar, embedded with deep pockets of green and orange. we are going to see a stray shower or two as we head throughout the morning, especially inland. at the immediate coast, however, low clouds generating a steady drizzle now as you head up the peninsula. we are going to advise you give yourself a little extra time this morning. otherwise, we're looking pretty go good. hitting the 70s. comfortable temperatures. we'll detail that for you coming up. check your drive, get you to work on time with our highway man, mike inouye.

>> highway across the bay. westbound toward treasure island from oakland. smooth easy drive. you can see those headlights moving smoothly. problems for the eastshore freeway, no problems. 580, in your commute direction for west 80 off the carcinas bridge. 680 across the benicia bridge, both moving smoothly here. north bay, no delays right now. this build, suddenly building over here toward antioch westbound. crash reported around highway 4 bypass on the right side of your screen and general slowing through antioch into pittsburg but clearing once you pass by the eastbound construction zone. >> thank you very much, mike. a car plunges into the water in candlestick overnight. the driver luck toy make it out alive. details next. capitol hill expected to get heated this morning as they look

into the deadly attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi. a preview coming up. cooler temperatures. you'll feel it as you head out the door this morning. how long will they last? peek at that weekend forecast and mother's day as well.

new this morning, i just spoke briefly with the oakland firefighter who was inside this firestation when bullets pierced the windows. i'm christie smith. i'll have that story coming up. i'm bob redell. what one lawmaker wants to do to prevent the tragedy of saturday night on the san mateo bridge from ever happening again. that's coming up. and we've got a warm-up head ed our way. we'll be back to the 80s before you know it. full forecast in a few moment.

gentle build, fremont 880. other east bay spots where it's not quite so gentle, come iing live look outside. spanning shot over san francisco. bay bridge. mike will be talking about all that traffic going across. christina, more weather ahead on this wednesday, may 8th. this is "today in the bay." happy wednesday. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. two of the survivors from the deadly fire on the san mateo bridge are doing better this morning. it is also sparking discussion on how to keep citizens better protected. bob redell joins us live. >> reporter: he wants to reportedly introduce legislation next week in sacramento that would prevent the kind of

tragedy that happened here saturday night on the san mateo bridge. 1999 stretch lincoln town car that caught fire and killed five women was not required to carry a fire extinguisher. this bill would change that. limo was not required to undergo regular safety inspections. public utilities commission that regulates limos doesn't require inspections for limos carrying fewer than ten people, like the one saturday night. hill would like to dig deeper into that issue and see what could be done. geornga lost his wife, felomina. he is left to raise their children on his own. he believes she and her four friends would be here if this legislation was in place. >> the driver is to blame. >> nine women in the back of that limo saturday night were on their way to a bridal party for

neriza fojas. the bride-to-be tragically was among the five women who became trapped and ended up dying in that fire. bob redell, "today in the bay." a fix could soon be on the way for the broken bolts on the bay bridge. getting an update from caltrans on the steel rods that snapped below the bridge deck. additional rods are being tested to go ahead and make sure that problem does not spread. a clamp-like fixture has been proposed as a possible solution. toll authority is expected to approve it at today's meeting. we'll have more details on what that meeting will entail coming up in a live report in our 6:00 hour. traffic finally back to normal on that golden gate bridge this morning. crews had to work through the night to fix a problem with asphalt on the bridge that caused just a major headache for drivers all day yesterday. a spokesman for the bridge now says new asphalt in two lanes of the bridge started to crumble

during yesterday's morning commute, left a lot of large pebbles on the roadway. all lanes of the bridge are now back open. >> 5:33. why a car veered off highway 101 and plunged into the bay overnight. it happened just after midnight near the candle stick park off-ramp in san francisco. chp says the car was headed north on 101 when it left the road and completely went under water. the driver was able to escape unhurt. no one else was in the car. >> this one was a scary scene. firestation in oakland caught in the cross fire. this morning the search is on for a shooter who sent bullets flying through that station, narrowly missing firefighters. christie smith has more details on what was nothing short of than a wild night. >> reporter: i just spoke off camera with one of the firefighters who was actual ly

here when the bullets started flying, went right through this firestation and shattered windows. he tells me three firefighters were inside at the time, and had to duck for cover. this is where the bullets actually came out. the shooting started on the back side of the station. we just took some new pictures this morning. firefighters had just returned from a call when they say they heard the unmistakable sound of dozens of rounds of gunfire outside. fortunately, no firefighters were hurt here. but, boy, what a night it was. just up the block, a man had been shot in a hail of bullets. he was taken to highland hospital where he later died. the bullets that struck station 18 went all the way through the apparatus bay where the trucks are parked. that firefighter tells me he couldn't go on camera. he is still on duty here this morning. rattled nerves. but otherwise unharmed. he tells me that the bullets actually came through and pierced another building and shattered glass across the street. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you so much for the

report. you may notice it's a little cooler. >> it's refreshing. >> i liked the rain yesterday. it smells so wonderful. rainbows out there as well. what is in store for today, christina? >> i like those moves jon kelley was doing with the rainbow. very nice. very nice. you're right on point, as usual. it was refreshing. we do need a little bit of moisture at this point because that have very dry pattern, dry heat last week. onshore flow has been good for us. 56 to start the day in san jose. gilroy at 48 degrees. return of the 40s down here today. pretty good this morning. temperatures are nice and mild compared to the 30s and 40s we have to deal with in the winter months and the fall, of course. pretty good. getting to that time of year we're getting to longer days. mornings will be more mild each and every day as we transition to summertime. look at this. more organized activity now santa rosa extends all the way far south to san francisco this morning. you may be using your windshield wiper. zoom in for you and show you

these spotty cells as they develop. right here you can see in the last 10 to 15 minutes getting more of that isolated activity. we have a pop-up thunderstorm just to the north of livermore. you may have heard some rumbles of thunder overhead if you live in the east bay hills. throughout the day today, we'll keep that slight chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms in the mix. overall, you can't beat these temperatures. 73 inland. 68 bay side. 64 at the coast. need i remind you, we are in the triple digits thursday and friday last week. get it while it's mild. check that drive with mike. >> san mateo bridge, just fine right now. westbound with your commute, volume building. hayward side itself, approach off 80. no delays off castro valley y. 238 very smooth drive down toward hayward up through san leandro and down toward oakland. basically at the speed limit for 880 and that corridor. slowing now for 84, isabel.

slowing not quite so gentle is here out of the altamont pass. slowing down as your speeds go. speeds out of the altamont toward vasco to about 40 and 50 at times. getting kind of congested. especially right there, both directions. north of there, highway 4, still jammed up coming out of antioch. earlier crash along the highway 4 bypass has cleared. still slow toward pittsburg and bay point where construction crews eastbound should be clearing up soon. looking over toward san hojose. quick look at the live camera. 101 at 680 morning commute picks up a bit. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. live look at hp pavilion this morning. crews inside, tearing down the hockey rink. setting up the stage for the rolling stones. mick jaggar and the rest of the stones set to perform there tonight. very exciting.

>> sounds like a great place for crossfire hurricane. sha sharks getting and giving the home crowd plenty of satisfaction last night, doing something no other team in franchise history has done, sweeping another team right out of the playoffs, beating vancouver in 4-3 in a thrilling overtime victory to finish off that sweep. they will take the day off before getting back to the practice rink. they have to wait to find out who they are playing in the next round of the stanley cup quest. tickets go on sale for the next round starting friday morning. go sharks. >> no kidding. go warriors as well, waking up in san antonio this morning, trying to brush off a very difficult loss. >> act like it didn't happen, look ahead. taking the court tonight to try to even up that series with the san an to san antonio spurs. tip-offset for 6:30. >> let's do it. >> get it done! pair of bay area cities making the list of most exciting in america, but it's the city that tops that list that may surprise you a little bit. >> just a little bit. south bay robber uses a costume ooh to help him take off

with a bag full of cash. now police need your help to catch him.

5:41. welcome back, everyone. explosive testimony expected about whether the u.s. could have stopped the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, but didn't. four americans, including bay area native ambassador chris stevens, died last fall. tracie potts joins us live on capitol hill with what the testimony is expected to be. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. gregory hicks, number two in libya, chief of mission formerly in libya. he will tell congress today as he did privately -- and we now have transcripts of that -- that he asked for more help when this attack was going on in benghazi,

that there were special forces troops in tripoli dressed, ready to go at the plane when they were told no from the pentagon. the pentagon reaction is that they couldn't go because they were protecting the embassy in tripoli. could fire jets have been scrambled over that consulate in benghazi to scare off these attackers? this was a very long attack from 9:00 at night until after 6:00 in the morning. the pentagon says no, they couldn't get in the air. they couldn't get refueled. these are some of the questions lawmakers want answered today in addition to what about the review board? the review after the fact? were they tough enough? why didn't they question secretary of state clinton? all those questions coming up today, laura. >> no ambassador there in the past eight months. are they any closer to having someone replace stevens? >> reporter: the hearing for the nominee to replace him happened just yesterday. deborah kay jones was saying

replacing chris stevens is going to be a tough job, even tougher now because things are not as in control now as they were back then. she says we've had setbacks as a result of that office being open for eight months now. >> interesting to see. thank you very much, tracie. one we'll continue to follow. an ongoing tragedy with new information in our newsroom from overseas, police now saying 800 people have decide as a result that have building collapse in bangladesh, two weeks ago. and crews are still trying to recover bodies of all the victims there. the area rht now, they're not sure how many bodies are still locked and buried under all that debris. >> so sad. investigators in ohio worked through the night to sift through evidence in the cleveland house where three women were allegedly held captive for ten years. the fbi brought in industrial into the home and moved out

boxes. it could take several days to complete the semp of that house. the three suspects, ariel, o'neal and pedro castro will be questioned today from the cleveland's sex crimes division. three women and 6-year-old rescued from that home are prortdly doing very well. amanda berry, gina dejesus and michele knight. police are taking a slow approach because the women are most likely suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. former los angeles police officer turned suspected killer will now be split three ways. massive manhunt for christopher dorner took place back in february after he allegedly killed four people, including two law enforcement officers. lapd now says the couple who called police after being held hostage by dorner inside their cabin in big bear will receive 80% of that reward, translating to $800,000. a man who found dorner's burning truck will get 15%.

the last 5% will go to a tow truck driver who spotted dorner early in that manhunt. >> really interesting weather we've been having lately. >> we typically talk about may gray, june gloom. first day we're dealing with that today. pretty good news. 8th day of may. so far, a week of beautiful weather in the city today. it's not going to be as nice. you might be missing the fog at this point. 5:45. mostly cloudy skies here in san jose. low clouds in all your inland valleys. we'll see a nice cool day but not a lot of sunshine. pesky showers on the radar to show you this morning. right now heaviest rainfall not very heavy at all. we do have a little bit of deep green here. cells that are really starting to develop and push into the north bay. keep that in mind. might get caught under a stray shower or two for the day. 52 to start the day in napa as we head throughout the day today. we'll hit the 70s. not a really warm day. looking for those warm days

right around the corner as high pressure starts to build in. that will boost your temperatures in the mid 80s. second half of the day in particular. after tonight we'll eliminate that chance for showers but keep the 70s. that's the good news. we'll hold on to the beautiful conditions. 73 for livermore and 75 in fairfield. today, overall, sunshine on tap. let's check that drive with mike. >> hey, folks, we'll start you out in the south bay. gentle build. blip for 880 and 280. not your commute direction. we don't have any incidents here. we'll track this very carefully the next few minutes. again, no incidents reported. we should see those clear up as the sensors renew. we do have 101 slowing 680 up toward 880. typical build. maybe some folks very anxious because the rolling stones, as we told you, will be downtown tonight. expect traffic after work, but it's very early for folks

heading down to the pavilion right here. over here at the stadium, earthquakes are playing. two activities in the downtown area. keep that in mind as traffic will be affected again. smooth drive here. earlier crash reported up northbound 101 expressway to the peninsula. volume of traffic on 101 not really an issue as far as the northbound side goes. that is your commute direction through pal palo alto. we do have no delays reported. typical schedules reported. caltrans without any delays and bart has 41, 42 trains scheduled as well. through the city a little slowing on the surface streets. approach an easy drive. >> thank you very much.

5:47. pleasanton police robbed a chase bank yesterday morning near hawk yard road. need your help this morning nabbing a robber who showed up in an unusual disguise. take a look at the pictures showing the robber posed as a subcontractor april 25th and asked to talk to a manager. he was armed with a gun and told the manager to open the safe. the manager put money in the bag and the robber took off in a white car believed to be a prius. woman accused of kidnapping an 11-month-old baby is expected to return to court this morning. carla hernandez, child endangerment and auto theft. stole an suv with a little baby girl inside that car seat in the back. kidnapping led to a massive

search and amber alert in the south bay. suv and the girl were found several hours later. fortunately, they were both unharmed. facelift today, the new plaza plazaa de el mexicano opens today. the newly named plaza el mexicano opens today with a show set for may 19th. it will still be the home of the tem ligs derdemolition derby du county fair. oakland coming out on top of real estates in the nation's list of the most exciting cities, beating out seattle, washington, d.c., new york and san francisco. san francisco actually checks in

at number three on that list behind boston. number three is not bad. real estate in the nation says it looks at a number of criteria when coming up with this list including park acreage per person, percent of population between 20 and 34 years old, bars, movie theaters, museums, theater companies and music venues per square mile. and fast food restaurants and big box stores per square mile, the fewer the better. and they also look at population diversity. ironically, coming out the same day the oakland tribune is saying oakland is the robbery capital. >> of the nation. >> of the nation. >> that makes it exciting. 5:50. the state talking about a new law based on google glass and why the gadget will soon be banned in parts of las vegas. what happens in vegas stays off google glass. dow above 15,000. what may be going on ahead in business news.

welcome back, everyone. taking a live look outside. this is the sunol grade, moving smooth. that wasn't the case earlier this week as they had an accident there. keeping tabs on all that is our own mike inouye, helping you get out the door if that is where your headed. if not, sit back and enjoy we have more news. google glass, new legislation that would ban drivers from wearing the glass. lawmakers say that the glasses slipped through a loophole in a new ban about texting while drivi driving. caesars entertainment that owns harrod's and caesars in vegas says they will be banned from

wearing the glasses while gambling or at a show. >> very strict laws about what you can and can't record. scott mcgrew says those laws have never been applied to google glass. >> not yet. though, they can. what would surprise you is it's not the video that california is concerned about. it's not the images but the sound. laws are old enough here in california, video is not really covered. but recording people's conversations is a legal sticking point. california law says any conversation a person would reasonably expect to be private, even an everyday conversation in, say, a restaurant, may not be recorded unless everyone agrees to it. speaking of privacy, "new york times" this morning reports that the obama administration is about to push for new rules that would force internet companies like skype or apple to make it easier for fbi agents to listen in. facetime and skype, other communications over the internet are hard to tap. the fbi says its ability to

listen in to conversations with a judge's order is growing dark as people avoid the phone. other news this morning, dow industrials will open above 15,000 for the first time ever. s s & and p 500 at a record as well. investors finally noticing the rally coming into the market so he or she doesn't miss out. that, in turn, is driving the market higher. the dow peaked about 10,000 in the go-go days of the dot com bubble. jon and laura, peaked about 14,000 and change during the housing bubble. we're now above both of those levels and leave it there. >> we will take it and run with it, hopefully, to the bank. >> for now. >> yeah, exactly. >> reality can always set in. we'll take the positive as long as it keeps going. 5:55 right now. speaking of positive, christina loren says it's getting nice going into this weekend. >> it is. part of the reason we want to live here, the beautiful bay area weather.

we will live up to that reputation. 73 degrees inland. bay side, 68. at the coast, 64 degrees. stray showers from time to time. overall we're looking pretty good. slick spots out there this morning. mike has a couple of things he is watching for you as well. good morning to you. >> good morning. a couple of things meaning a couple of spot with his a lot of things. cars coming into the area, 880 past the coliseum, live look. smooth drive. heard about something go iing o maybe a crash in oakland. called chp. they said no, no such thing. oakland area for 880 or 580. your commute direction, north 880 or west 580. smooth drive over to the toll bridge plaza. crash off the freeway liberty street parallel toward 58 0. not an issue as far as the castro valley y goes. typical slowing just beginning to build. this is a wednesday as 5:56. southbound 880 head down toward hayward and san mateo bridge

starting to slow. dublin interchange. 580 livermore and 880 itself. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. 5:57. scary moment on the field after a pitcher is hit in the head by a line drive. we'll have an update on his condition, coming up. new details we're learning about an overnight fire at a very popular bay area bakery. live look outside. bay bridge toll plaza is starting to stack up there just a little bit. we'll keep checking that morning commute for you as you head out the door. cooler start to your day as well. we'll check your temperatures. 5: 5:57. a lot of news ahead. ♪ we don't have a ten step filtering process for our water. we don't need it. because crystal geyser is made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source.

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her. >> the love of his life lost in a horrific limousine fire. local family shares their grief and the new effort under way to keep the tragedy from ever happening again. >> firestation caught in the crossfire. we'll tell you about the overnight shooting that sent firefighters running for safety. meanwhile, isolated thunderstorms firing off in the east bay as we speak. we'll let you know who has fair game for seeing more of that activity today. plus, a warm-up headed your way. we'll detail that in your full forecast. of course, we're tracking the volume building at the bay bridge toll plaza and what you'll have to watch for through oakland. hp pavilion, lit up there last night and tonight as well. rolling stones in town on this wednesday, may 8th. this is "today in the bay." good wednesday morning to you. thank you so much for joining