good wednesday morning. life look right now at san francisco this morning. okay. i guess that san francisco is beneath that blanket of clouds, covering up the city skyline. even a little light rain outside before things finally clear up. today in the bay starts right now. good morning. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. so let's try to clear things up on this now wednesday morning with kari. good morning. >> halfway through the week. you're just trying to find your way through the fog in san francisco and the north bay. and it is going to be kind of misting and drizzling throughout the morning, and part of the afternoon as well. as we still have this weather system overhead that will not get out of here until later on today. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge. it's 57 degrees.

visibility low, but it's all clear in the south bay as we're starting out with milder temperatures. it's 58 degrees and 57 in palo alto. and highs today will be reaching into the upper 60s and low 70s. cooler than yesterday, thanks to the clouds. we'll talk about a warm-up, a major warm-up in a few minutes. and mike is already tracking a car fire in san jose. >> a fire of some sort. a roadside one in san jose. some might call it a trash can fire. nobody as far as injuries or risk of injury, but it is off of frontage road, off highway 101 where we often see smaller fires, folks trying a keep warm overnight in the area. chp is going to make sure it's okay for the roadways. no closures reported for the on or off ramps and no delays throughout the south bay or east shore freeway getting to the bay bridge. here's the maze. back to you. >> thank you. we're going to show you live pictures this morning from san jose. this is where police say that a

woman was injured in some kind of fight outside of a jack-in-the-box. this happened shortly after midnight on 4th street, right next to the entrance to san jose state university. police are not giving us much detail. they say a woman possibly in her 20s suffered head injuries in front of the restaurant. you can see the crime scene tape. our crew found blood on the pavement outside. employees at the restaurant tell us they didn't see what happened. we reached out to san jose police. stay with us for updates throughout the morning. >> happening today, a quieter commute. caltrain is launching a new project that could reduce the noise impacts on neighbors. >> pete suratos joining us from san carlos with all the details. this is go to impact thousands of people and thousands of earbuds. good morning. >> good morning to you. yes, it's going to impact a lot of people who live near the caltrain stations here in san 

carlos, but in order to reduce noise impacts, it's going to be noisy at night, at least in the short term. caltranwill begin this project starting tonight using a rail mounted industrial sized grinder to smooth out defects along the rail. this will hopefully reduce noise in the area as well as make rides smoother for the passengers. they're going to start at the san francisco caltrain station tonight, working down the peninsula before ending in the south bay. the equipment will be used between 10:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. when there is limited train service. it could make for noisy nights if you live near the tracks. the work is expected to take up to three weeks, wrapping up may 19th. we'll talk more about the impacts to folks who live around the caltrain stations in the next hour. live in san carlos, pete suratos. >> stick with us, pete. thank you. 4:33. a developing story. authorities investigating a shooting that left two people critically injured. this happened in hayward a little after 7:00 last night

near medford avenue. deputies say the victims were inside a car. this could have been some kind of drive-by shooting. there's no information on the shooter or the vehicle involved. continuing coverage. it looks like ann coulter's visit to the cal campus may be off, but then again, maybe it's not because her latest tweet says she plans to visit cal, invited or not. meanwhile, two campus republican groups that organized the visit are saying they will not host tomorrow's event. uc berkeley is saying, quote, the university doesn't have the desire or the ability to keep members from the public from coming on campus. here's what's students are saying. >> we think the movement has to be built. we're going to stand up and defend our immigrant brothers. >> people have the right to protest. she has the right to speak. i just hope it all goes well on thursday. >> school republican groups, by the way, are still suing the school, calling the decision to

delay coulter's visit a violation of freedom of speech. >> happening today, the first store opening for a controversy east bay development in the works for a long time. university village is a property that sits in albany on san pablo avenue. it made headlines about five years ago. you'll see the date there, october 2012, when a graup called occupy the farm took over part of the land demanding it to be preserved for agricultural use. today, sprouts farmers market is set to open. >> sunnyvale city employees could go on strike at any moment after a late-night vote last night. it means the union leadership could walk out at any time. the city is offering a 10% raise. >> we want to get the deal done. we really do, but we also need our families able to support themselves. that's what this is about. >> about 400 people belong in the union. many work as libririans, engineers, and mechanics. we reached out to the mayor and

haven't heard back. >> a dangerous intersection, at least for people who live there, but nothing has been done. so today, activists in san francisco's bay view neighborhood are launching a campaign trying to get the city of san francisco's attention. the intersection in question here is at 3rd and revere streets. the last six years, angtdivists have complained it's dangerous for pedestrians, especially for seniors and people with disabilities. today at 11:00, they're announcing a two-monthcome pain poopush city leaders to try to make changes. coming up, a 5-year-old boy is missing this morning. the unusual circumstances surrounding the disappearance, including an unconscious man, a video chat, and an arrest. but still, no sign of the child. and laura, the entire u.s. senate is being summoned to the white house by president trump. the reason for the urgent gathering, but the question as to why the president himself might not even attend. a developing story in southern

california. a 5-year-old boy is missing, after his father was found welcome back. it's 4:39. a developing story in southern california. a 5-year-old boy missing after his father was found unconscious at a park. the boy waze last seen in a skype video talking to his mother from onundisclosed location. his mother reported him missing when her estranged husband failed to bring him home. police found the father unconscious outside his car at a pasadena park. the boy was not with him when he came to, and officers arrested

the dad after they say his story kept changing. he was eventually released. >> san francisco police are seeking two men believed to be involved in a shooting last fall in the tenderloin. they say the two men seen here walked into a market and shot a 61-year-old man on sixth street. police say the gunman is the man in the peacoat. it happened on november 6th at about 1:30 in the morning. the victim was sent to the hospital with a nonlife threatening injury. >> 4:40 on your wednesday. you want to talk about rage against the machine. surveillance video capturing a bizarre crime in mountain view. police say jason sylvain picked a foyt with a robot at a company last week. there's the surveillance. the robot sounding an alarm. he was arrested for prowling and being drunk in public. the robot was not damaged. >> high speed rail opponents will have one final chance in

their latest effort to try to block the project. the judge in the case has already issued a tentative ruling saying he plans to dismiss a lawsuit planning to block funding for the bullet train project. the attorneys will be presenting one final round of arguments today in sacramento. >> happening today, the entire u.s. senate, all 100 senators, expected to attend a special briefing on north korea at the white house. it will be led by the secretary of state, secretary of defense and other high level cabinet officials. the briefing was originally scheduled to take place at the capitol, but president trump suggested a change to the white house. there has been increased concern in washington over north korea's nuclear and missile testing. president trump is not confirmed to attend that session. >> coming up next, clearing up soon, we hope. first, the rain and clouds taking over san francisco right now. >> yeah, this is the last day we'll have to deal with clouds, and at times, some rain moving through. we're seeing it well to the north of us and dipping into the

bay area. more on that and looking ahead to a warmer weekend on the other side of the break. >> and the other side of the san mateo bridge, the peninsula is clear, but getting there, some flashing lights. road crews. i see a little slowing. >> and turn up the lights at at&t park. fans are resorting to a new tactic to try to intimidate opposing teams. it has bruce bochy a little worried. a live look at a-t-&-t park this

morning.. while the giants are off to a rough start this

season-- fans at a live look at at&t park this morning. the giants are off to a bit of a rough start so far, but fans at the park are starting a new tradition. if you want to call it that. kind of like rally lights. this is when fans open up their smartphone flashlights all together at the same time, like an ozzy osbourne concert, right? the point is to rally the giants and psych out opponents. it's getting great reaction from the giants manager and fans. >> it is similar being at a rock concert. players are having fun with it. >> it's awesome. i think it's creative. >> that's what everybody wants to see. >> it's dope, man. that's the upside. it's not all positive. the game had to be stopped because an umpire thought there was a high powered flashlight going off. >> lasers. >> laser beams. bochy also worried it could affect infielders' vision and safety on the field.

that's the concern, but kind of an interesting tradition. >> exactly. >> you know who loves this? any manufacturer of those small batteries. your rally batteries for your rally light. >> backup batteries. we need solar power. >> sporting a lot of giants blue -- orange. i looked at that. you got the dodger blue. all right. >> no, none of that, but if you are going to the game, let me show you what to expect. temperatures will be in the upper 50s in time for the first pitch. and cloudy skies. you can watch it from the comfort of your home right here on nbc bay area. it will be live here starting at 7:00. and then as we go into the rest of the evening, it will be cool out there. dress in several layers. as you step out, we're going to see a look now at all of our microclimates and the cameras and the high temperature for today. spotty showers, up to 66 degrees in the peninsula.

62 degrees in the east bay. san francisco, we'll see a high of 63 degrees. and as we get a live look outside right now in san jose, you're standing there getting ready for the day. it will be a day inside the closet as you try to prepare for long sleeves and some jeans to stay nice and comfortable. it will be kind of a cool day. we had mist and drizzle, looking at santa rosa and farther to the north in mendocino county, we're seeing some light rain and it's been very spotty. that is what we will see dipping into the san francisco area as well as marin and sonoma county throughout the morning. and it could make it into the east bay. that's what the models are showing, a little bit of spotty showers. nothing really heavy, and then we hold on to the clouds for one more day. the seven-day forecast shows that after today, the mist and drizzle, well things will clear out in san francisco over the next few days and the temperatures warming up. we'll be in the mid 70s for the weekend, while inland areas will be in the 80s.

we continue with the 80s next week. and mike, you're tracking what's happening now on the san mateo bridge. >> flashing lights just before the break, but they seemed to have cleared the bridge with a little slowing showing up. no major issues across that span or any of the other spans. going under the water, b.a.r.t. goes well as well. a note for b.a.r.t., folks planning for the closure at the lair merit station, that has been waved off because the warriors are doing well so that may have a playoff game saturday or sunday. so again, b.a.r.t. is open for service all weekend. it's been scheduled for the next two weekends. give you more updates coming up. let's check the waze system because the roadways are moving well. some folks make a lot longer commute in the morning. if you go from antioch to the bay area, you have longer commute. an earlier start. a smooth, easy drive, but five minutes difference between 680 to the bay bridge versus the drive on highway four. you can sign up for waze, make

sure you're on the team even if you have been on waze for years, you have not been on our team. go to the magnifying glass and your profile, go to teams and select nbc bay area wazers. join us on the road as well. >> thank you very much. 4:49 right now. business and tech news. chipotle said the chain is investigating unauthorized activity in its payment system. >> you got my attention. we turn to landon dowdy who joins us live from cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> sam and laura, good morning to you both. wall street will try to extend its winning ways today. stocks rallied again yesterday on strong earnings from caterpillar, dupont, and mcdonald's. the nasdaq closing above 6,000 for the first time ever. investors will be watching washington as the white house unveils president trump's tax plan. also look for more earnings this morning for boeing,

procter & gamble and twitter. the dow rising 232 points to 20,996. the nasdaq up 21. >> chipotle is investigating unauthorized activity on customers' credit cards between march and april. it does say it has enhanced security and will notify affected customers. the news is taking some shine off chipotle's positive earnings report from last night. get ready for nonstop live video on twitter. they plan to air content 24/7, building on the more than 800 hours it aired in the first three months of the year. during that period, twitter aired the oscars pree and post shows and inauguration day events. they did lose the nfl contract to amazon, but it could add ufc fights. back to you. >> that's interesting. football, the ufc now. landon, thank you very much. >> 4:50 right now. coming up, the hefty fines

facing pg&e this morning after the cpu fined the utility for several violations related to the butte fire. >> but first, happening right now, groups fighting isis got help from a wild boars. they killed three isis fighters and injured five others. the isis fighters were probably hiding before an attack when they were confronted by the wild boars. plus, france says it has proof the syrian government was behind the chemical weapons attack. officials in the country said samples from the country match those from a previous attack. back with more news in two minutes.

welcome back, everyone. very good now wednesday morning

to you. halfway through your work week, taking a live look. people up and about near the fremont area this morning. clear there. drizzling other places according to sam brock. we'll get everything clears up when we check in with kari this morning. 4:54. >> 4:54 right now, more troubles for pg&e. the utility now facing more than $8 million in fines. this is related to the butte fire. you might remember that 2015 fire east of sacramento that destroyed 549 homes and ended up killing two people as well. california public utilities commission said a tree hit an overhead electric conductor which ignited the fire. pg&e has been cited for failing to remove trees near the power lines. >> get ready for tense moments this friday. flood victims in san jose say they're ready to give elected officials an earful. >> bigad is here to explain what this all has to do with millions of tax dollars. >> last month, our reporting

revealed how nearly 11 million of your tax dollars were spent on designs that were supposed to reduce the risk of flooding for parts of san jose. but we discovered the pricey plans haven't amounted to a single fix. which left communities vulnerable during the devastating flood back in february. one lawmaker is demanding answers from the santa clara valley water district, which is responsible for protecting the area from that kind of disaster. $11 million that hasn't amounted to anything in 20 years is shocking. >> first thing you have to do is admit where it is you may have went wrong in order to fix it. unfortunately, i don't think we have seen that yet from the water district. >> you saw it as a way of them trying to avoid responsibility. >> i didn't see much owning of responsibility. >> the water district says it now needs to redo some of its plans in order to provide better protection at a cheaper price. tonight, we investigate what that means for neighbors who live in san jose's most vulnerable areas. you can catch our full

investigation tonight at 11:00. >> bigad, thank you. we're all very proud of bigad and the other members of our investigative unit. we're honored to announce nbc bay area received a prestigious peabody award for an investigation that was led by bigad shiban. >> think of it like the oscars for television journalism. it exposed serious problems with the use of police officers on school campuses. our reporting led to major policy changes in the bay area and a newly proposed state law that would require schools to outline exactly when officers should and should not get involved on campus. a big congratulations to bigad. he's just a great guy as well. and of course, our entire investigative unit. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call. change can happen. 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >> journalists work their whole

lives to get that kind of award. >> kari, do i need a compass to find my way around today? i see all those clouds. >> in san francisco, you do, the fog is really thick. then we start out with milder temperatures too. it continues to warm up into the week. more on that in a few minutes. but a clear look at palo alto. farther down the peninsula, the skies and the roads are moving well and clear. we're looking at what's going on across the east shore freeway coming up. plus, more than five years ago, a deadly shooting on a bay area college campus. today, the suspect is back in court. what we're learning about the accused school shooter. a woman brutally attacked right

across the street from san jose state.. all new overnight, a woman brutally attacks right across the street from san jose state university. the busy spot where this happened. the man accused in the mass shooting at a university declared competent to stand trial. the action they could take in court a few hours from now. >> and a legal blow. president trump responding this morning after a san francisco federal court drops the gavel on a sanctuary city executive order. we're live in washington with reaction from both sides. today in the bay starts right now. >> a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for getting up and joining us this morning. maybe you're sleeping in a little bit. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. a cup of coffee after you hit

the snooze butten once or twice or three times. we ended up seeing a pretty beautiful day after all the clouds in the morning. a repeat today? >> starting out a little wetter this morning than it was yesterday. in fact, we have in some parts of the bay area like the north bay, along the coast, and in san francisco, visibility topping down to a half mile or less, with fog rolling in. you're looking at the current temperatures right now, and three microclimates and it's 56 degrees in the tri-valley. we look at three other microclimates now. in the north bay, it's 55 degrees with light rain there. we will have that chance of spotty showers as we go into this afternoon. expect a high of 68 degrees. in the south bay, north bay, and 62 degrees in the east bay. i'll have a look ahead to some drier and warmer conditions before the weekend. and as we head over to mike now, reporting some major damage in the north bay. >> major damage, but not a major crash or major injuries from what i understand. we're looking at t