just in this morning, dramatic new have you had yo after the ambassador from south korea is attacked by a man with a knife. a san francisco courtroom silicon valley gender discrimination case gets ready to take the stand. >> no, because he only said the ticket, nothing else. >> plus a woman won $1 million in the lottery but now the store owner is suing for half. what the south bay woman says really happened. take you outside for a live look this morning, it's thursday the 5th of march, and this is "today in the bay."

>> well good morning everyone. it's 4:30, i'm scott mcgrew. sam brock has the day off. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to on this thursday morning. first good morning to christina loren. >> it is a good morning. happy birthday to you laura garcia-cannon. you know what? we're glad to be with you this morning, scott mcgrew, 40 degrees in livermore, 46 in san jose and we're kicking off your thursday at 46 degrees in san carlos. beautiful conditions, warmer today by a good five degrees and then we're going to keep that warming going into your weekend. still counting on the showers. we did have to push it back just a touch. we'll have more in moments. right now good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning, christina. we want to show you a clear view, sparkling lights across the bay, turn the bay lights off, we'll talk about that later on. across the bay with our map a smooth flow of traffic as we get to the wide shot.

away from the bay bridge eastbound 24 just from 13 over to the caldecott there's a crash reported, a car went into the grass on the side of the road, no lanes blocked. little activity but no slowing counter commute. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. another recap coming up, back to you. we have new video coming into our newsroom taken moments after the u.s. ambassador to south korea was attacked by a man with a knife. mark lipper was about to deliver a speech in seoul when a man with a ten inch knife slashed his face and arms. he was rushed out of the room bleeding from his cheek and forehead. he received 80 stitches and will be in the hospital for at least three more days. from the hospital he tweeted this out he's doing well and in great spirits and plans to be back on the job as soon as possible. lippert earned his bachelors and masters degree from stanford. stanford is part of a growing list of universities under investigation for their handling of sexual assaults.

that list includes 100 other universities across the country with more than 100 separate assault cases under investigation. the stanford investigation stems from a high-profile assault last year. student leah francis says she was sexually assaulted off campus by a student she previously dated. she said the student was not punished enough and demanded change. happening today a sex discrimination case is getting the attention of silicon valley and get even more captivating this morning. ellen pao said to take the stand in her gender discrimination case suing kleiner perkins for $16 million. pao claims she was denied a promotion because she was a woman and then fired because she complained. it is 4:33, the woman known nationwide as the serial stowaway is expected back in court. marilyn hartman snuck on a flight from minneapolis to

florida last month, arrested at a resort after checking in under the name of another guest. last year hartman made several stowaway tempts at bay area airports and succeeded in boardinï to l.a. a san jose burglary suspect admits to a string of burglaries dating back to 2013. police arrested 19-year-old marco cortez last week after a home burglary. during the interrogation cortez admitted to six other home burglaries in san jose. police recovered property from all seven burglaries and returned them to the owners. police are out in big numbers this morning looking for people who are breaking into cars and stealing valuables in palo alto. tuesday night nine cars were burglarized near busy university avenue. the thieves were looking for electronics, they also targeted garages and rental cars because they often have valuables inside. >> they may look in windows and see an ipad or a laptop bag,

that's all they need to see, they'll smash the window, grab the items and they're gone quickly. >> overnight police arrested two men in a public garage, they found stolen property in their car. officers are not sure if the men are connected to the recent car burglaries. a big win in the city of sunnyvale in the showdown of gun control. it banned the people who live in the city from owni ining high capacity gun magazines. an attorney representing the nra pledged to appeal this decision to the u.s. supreme court. >> 4:35. the next ten days could make or break the future of damps in san jose. the group needs $550,000 by march 14th in order to keep operating. the money is needed for its professional performing company, ballet school and educational

outreach programs. if the ballet fails it would be another blow to san jose's performing arts community. the rep. pertory theater is currently being used for pop-up retail shops. protesters shut down a developer's community meeting last night, they say they're fed up with development. company called maximus tried to present new plans for 1979 mission the housing and retail center at 16th and mission but opponents shouted them town. >> i'm worried about tearing the building down that i live in. >> we're going with what other developers in the city have done. it's not just rental housing. it's for sale middle class housing. >> maximus agreed to fund the creation of 90 affordable housing units and build a new

playground at a nearby elementary school. a south bay woman became an instant millionaire after playing a scratch-off game but the retailer who sold her the ticket wants half of the wings. the owner of usa liquors is suing for breach of contract. he claims when reyes won in january, she promised to split the prize since he was fronting the money. he even produced a note reyes signed. reyes says she used her own money to buy the scratch and promised to give him a fraction if she won. while the lawsuit plays out the disputed half of the money is in escrow. >> i said forget it, why do i have to give it? i win the money. >> reyes' attorney says she has the legal right to change her mind since the money is considered a gift. the store owner and his attorney declined to comment. let's check your weather this morning with christina,

4:37, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, scott and laura, everybody at home. we're starting out nice and clear and it's chilly out there this morning but really a lovely day on tap and temperatures not quite as cold as they were at this time yesterday, 49 degrees to kick off the new day in san francisco, 40 in the tri valley, waking up with 46 degrees here in the south bay, so here's the story, temperatures are going to warm nice and these are your lunch time readings mid to upper 60s at noon as you step outside, maybe getting some lunch today, and then we'll round out the day in the 70s, so pretty big jump in our numbers between yesterday's highs and today you'll likely notice a difference and things will continue to warm as we get into this weekend, peaking on saturday, and sunday looks just a touch cooler. then the pattern changes entirely, we bring in that rain, i'm going to show you your futurecast coming up in my next report. even though it's early there's always something going on at this time. we check in with mike inouye. >> good morning, christina. that's something i wanted to show, flashing lights at the

bottom of the screen are gone, just off the san mateo bridge. you can look at the bottom left corner they're gone. look what you can't see. that's what i just explained. coming off of the bridge the overnight crews cleared from both directions of the san mateo bridge and easy flow across the bay. speeds just below 60 miles per hour for most routes and continues to fluctuate as a few cars and one slower vehicle can skew the data making it look slower for the average. 24 eastbound crash headed before the caldecott and clearing. dublin camera a little bit of slowing coming off of the altamont pass and dublin, clear, easy drive and no crew like there was yesterday. back to you. there will be a vote today on a new commuter ferry service connecting richmond to san francisco if as expected that deal is approved, it will still be some time before they float

some boats, about $50 million will be needed to cover the cost of twoferries and a richmond terminal. the earliest we might see service would be 2018. a litter of puppies found dumped in a pleasant hill park are up for adoption. the east bay animal rescue is screening applications to house threer ittor pups, scheduled to be spayed or neutered today. person discovered the dogs tied up in a park near a trash can. police are still looking for the person who did that. >> i have too many dogs as it is but still. 4:40, an historic transplant about to take place at a bay area hospital. plus hillary clinton's late night response to the growing e-mail troercontroversy. and the fight against ebola, the african country that could

soon be declared ebola free.

happening now at least 32

people are dead after an explosion at a coal mine in eastern ukraine. one person is still unaccounted for. the blast happened yesterday, was reportedly an accident caused by methane gas. in donetsk, the same city that saw russian backed rebels and ukrainian forces for the last year. during opening statements yesterday in the trial of joke tar tsarnaev prosecutors showed the moments after the deadly bombing. it was shot from a sports store. the defense attorney admits tsarnaev committed the crime but argues he was under the influence of his older brother. her goal is to prevent him from being sentenced to death. hbo plans to team one two of the biggest companies. landon dowdy at cnbc world headquarters, good morning.

>> hey, scott, good morning to you. futures are higher after stocks fell on a second day in a row on wednesday. investors reacting to a number of economic reports showing moderate growth in the labor market and services sector ahead of tomorrow's key monthly jobs report. new filings on unemployment, worker productivity and labor costs and factory orders. the dow jumping 106 points its first triple digit loss since january. apple reportedly told suppliers to start mass production on a bigger ipad in the second half of this year versus original plans for this winter. the new ipad which has a 12.9 inch screen is aimed at business users. apple is considering adding usb ports that can transfer data and connect a house and keyboard. hbo is reportedly in talks with apple, google and others to launch its highly anticipated hbo now streaming service. it will cost about $15 a month

and it is expected to launch next month to coincide with the new "game of thrones." it is aimed at attracting or keeping customers increasing ditching expensive tv subscriptions. scott, back over to you. >> thank you. almost half of america is preparing for another round of wintry weather. the latest storm stretches from northern texas to southern new england. governors in alabama, mississippi, west virginia, and new jersey have declared states of emergency. some places are expected to get as much as ten inches of snow today. >> federal offices in washington completely shut down today. there will be no business by the federal government. >> what a difference on the west coast. >> holy cow, here's christina. >> it seems like we've had this equal but opposite pattern going for much of this winter so far and our days of winter are coming quickly to a close, as of the 20th, just two weeks away now from the official start of springtime here in the bay area.

we're going to get an early taste of spring for the next couple of days, temps now mostly in the 40s, on our way to the mid to upper 60s by lunch time today and these are your highs for today. we hit about 69 degrees in the south bay, today up to 73 degrees. 72 in the tri valley. you're getting a taste of the 70s, beautiful san francisco for today. don't forget we spring forward, we're going to lose that hour as daylight saving time begins on the 8th, that's this sunday, 2:00 a.m., you want to change the clocks, if you still have to manually do so and the equinox for spring occurs on the toth. as we get into your weekend, temperatures are going to be really lovely around here, into the mid to upper 70s and then by monday, temperatures just dropping off a little bit in the city, we'll stay nice and warm meanwhile here in the south bay until this rain moves in and it looks like we'll get generous rainfall starting late tuesday into early wednesday and that will continue through thursday and friday potentially measuring up to a half of an inch.

i've got to tell you, this is another very warm storm system so we're not expecting a lot of that low level snowfall in tahoe. we'll let you know what we are expecting coming up as we head throughout the 5:00 hour together. back to you scott and of course happy birthday, laura. >> thank you. hillary clinton says she has nothing to hide as her private e-mail controversy grows. the former secretary of state tweeted saying she wants the government-related e-mails sent from her private account to be made public. the state department says it will take time to go through clinton's 55,000 e-mails. congressional committee investigating the benghazi attack on the u.s. consulate has subpoenaed those e-mails as well. new this morning the final ebola patient in liberia will be are he leased from the hospital later today. officials say there are no other confirmed cases of ebola in liberia. under world health organization standards, it will be another 42 days until liberia can be actually declared ebola free. ebola is still an issue in

guinea, where large scale testing of an experimental ebola vaccine will soon begin. southern california's superbug outbreak appears to be growing. cedars-sinai medical center says four patients were infected with the deadly bacteria, coming from a contaminated medical scope used in endoscopic procedures. the 67 may have been exposed. similar outbreak at ucla medical center sickened seven patients and two of them died. >> the largest kidney donation chain ever conducted on the west coast begins this morning in the bay area. it's a six-way chain that will take place at the california pacific medical center in san francisco. team of doctors will operate on 12 people from the bay area and the central valley. they'll essentially match good kidneys from six of the people and give them to the six others in need. the procedure will actually take two days. >> that's amazing. we'll talk about that coming up later as well. >> we are. steph curry and cheryl

sandberg, why the two of them are teaming up, coming up next. >> looking toward oakland, home of steph curry, a smooth drive right now. we'll show you what's going on across the bay, the golden gate bridge, coming up.

welcome back. it's just before 5:00 a.m. a live look at san jose this morning.

facebook executive cheryl sandberg is teaming up with top stars in the nba to bring attention to the fight for women's rights at home and in the workplace over the next few months. public service announcements featuring players like sheff curry and lebron james will air during nba games that are partnerships between the nba and sandberg's nonprofit lean in will be announced today. another big step forward in the plan to bring the oakland raiders to southern california. organizers in carson put the plans before voting, they announce to share a stadium in carson if the teams fail to make out deals in their respective hometowns. carrie underwood jumps into sports gear market.'s sporting goods will feature her line of, well, i don't know what of, in the store to make room for the merchandise.'s will remove some of its adidas and reebok.

the giants are looking for host families for their rising stars. >> the san jose giants look for south bay residents willing to take in young players. this year the team needs homes for 25 players who will live with families from april through september. among the sf giants, madison baumgartner, buster posey. come on over guys if you can handle it. >> baseball player not babysitters. >> they like mac and cheese, what do you think? >> they probably do and also you know what? that's the major league jumping into the camera. the golden gate bridge an easy commute. i watched the zipper truck again like yesterday at this time, about mid span and we're ready for that morning commute inintno problems. the golden gate bridge on the left, the arrow on the right eastbound 24 there is a crash on

the roadside, removed the accident icon but you see a slower drive headed toward the caldecott not in the caldecott. little build westbound 580 out of the altamont. no problems for livermore, dublin, the tri valley. nice easy drive for the south bay as well as we zoom down here. remember last time you took a look or maybe you didn't, good morning, yellow blotches were here and there but that's not the case anymore. live look at palo alto 101, clear easy drive north of university, tail lights headed past willow. scientists at goodyear have come up with a way to keep those electric car batteries from going empty. >> the concept takes the tire, takes the heat generated while driving, transforms it into energy to recharge the car's battery. while parked the tire can absorb heat from the sun and charge the

car as well. no word when or if this will hit the market but interesting technology. the latest progress report shows b.a.r.t.'s extension to the south bay is still on track. crews recently installed the first set of rails for b.a.r.t.'s extension into the barriessa area. more than 10,000 feet of track in the ground. the drought is not the only thing threatening napa's wine crop. plus a possible break in the case, what palo alto police are telling us after a string of car burglaries. a peek outside overlooking san jose waiting for the sun's arrival. christina has our forecast and also a peek at when rain will return next week. that's right, the big rain word, as we take a live look at the bay bridge. mike's got tabs on the morning commute. stick around. lot more news to come on this thursday morning.

this morning we get our first look at what happened moments after the u.s. ambassador to south korea was stabbed multiple times. plus the former tech exec at the middle of a discrimination lawsuit takes the stand against a well-known venture capital firm. and temperatures continue to climb for today, widespread 70s, even at your local beaches, then the pattern changes entirely. we do have rain on the way. we'll tell you what that means for tahoe's snow coming up in your microclimate forecast. a predictable backup right now, temporary i believe. we'll check on that in a couple of minutes at the bay bridge as

well as a crash heading toward the dublin interchange. >> a live look outside, love that view of the bay bridge, on this thursday, march 5th. this is "today in the bay." a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm scott mcgrew in for sam brock this morning. many eyes in silicon valley focused on a high-profile sex discrimination file. the woman who filed the case is going to take the stand today. >> "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang is live in san francisco. the former executive says she was passed over time and time again for promotions because of her gender. >> reporter: that's right, good morning, laura, good morning, scott. ellen pao has her law and business degrees from harvard and a double e degree from princeton. she wants $16 million in damages for what she says was gender discrimination and retaliation. she says she was