hoping to learn about this situation this morning. >> the man accused in the oikos university mass shooting declared comitant to stand trial. the action that suspect could take in court a few hours from thou. >> and a sanctuary government battle. the president's harsh words for a federal judge in san francisco after the court yesterday overturned his executive order that would have cut federal funding for sanctuary government. today in the bay continues right now. >> and a good morning here on this wednesday. glad that you're with us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. halfway through the work weerk, you can kind of see the weekend there off in the distance. what's the weather holding for us? >> hard to see out there today. you look out the door in san francisco, and you're like, where am i? we have low visibility, and in some parts of the bay area, it is really coming down as far as the mist and the drizzle. but you look at the south bay

camera right now, and it's 58 degrees. the peninsula, 57. and the tri-valley as the sun rises, 56 degrees. you can see the low visibility in the north bay camera and in san francisco. we're at 55 degrees right now. then was we head through the day, we're going to see times of some light rain and highs reaching into the mid to upper 60s. pretty much like yesterday as far as temperatures. and it will be a little cooler along the coastline and in the city. we'll take a look ahead to some warmer and drier conditions heading into the end of the week. that's coming up in eight minutes. mike is giving us a look at the tri-valley. >> that's right. because traffic flow is very easy on the peninsula, and even the south bay. we haven't really started with the silicon valley community just yet. the tri-valley does see a little build for traffic flow. also, hayward in the castro valley, an issue at the dublin interchange. a disabled vehicle reported. i don't see slowing that's unusual, at least an unusual pattern. i see slowing because of the

volume, and also low clouds hovering around. be careful there, maybe mist you have to deal with as well. >> thank you very much. >> 6:01. breaking news we have been covering since we came on air at 4:30. live pictures now from san jose where police say a woman was injured in some sort of altercation outside a jack-in-the-box. it happened shortly after midnight alt fourth and east san carlos streets right next to san jose state. police are not releasing a lot of details but they say a woman, possibly in her 20s, suffered head injuries in front of that raunt. our crew found blood on the pavement outside. employees of the restaurant tell us they didn't see what happened. we have reached out to san jose police about whether or not they're looking for any suspect. stay with us for updates on this story. happening today, the man accused offing seven people and injured three other in that 2012 oikos university shooting rampage is finally due in court to face murder charges.

this is a case that has been years in the making. >> we have been following it since the beginning. bob redell live outside the courthouse in oakland morning with some of the major developments that haven't haenned in the last weeks in this case. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and sam. in about three hours, that suspect is scheduled to enter a plea here at alameda county superior court on the charges he killed those seven people in a mass shooting at oikos university five years ago here in oakland. it was just this past friday that a judge ruled that go, who is a 48-year-old man from alameda, is competent to stand trial. couple years ago, a judge placed the trial on indefinite hold because she believed go, who is a paranoid schizophrenic, was incapable of assisting his attorneys in his defense. go has said in the past that he wants to plead not guilty, that he believes the teachers and

administration at oikos university were the ones responsible for the murders, and they bugged his home and tracked his vehicle. in april of 2012, he went to oikos dedemand a refund of his $6,000 tuition. he dropped out of the program several month prior. when told the administrator was not in, he allegedly started shooting. he hit ten people, including the receptionist and several of his former classmates. six women, one man died. only three people survived. reporting live here in oakland, bob redell, today in the bay. >> bob, thank you very much. 6:04 right now. and new this morning, a very frightening scene in a public space. a police source telling us an arrest has been made after a shooting at a popular south bay mall that happened yesterday. this happened in the parking lot behind the thely's restaurant. a man in his 20s was shot. he's expected to be okay. police say that a nearby car was also hit as well as a citibank

window. one person right now is in custody, but police are still looking for two others on the run. a witness who did not want to be identified described what was a chaotic scene. >> the first two were like pop pop. and then it was a little pause and then you heard pop, pop, pop, like someone was unloading. >> right now, police are looking through surveillance video of that incident for more evidence. >> also new this morning, b.a.r.t. is being more cautious in the wake of the recent trab o train robbery involving dozens of teenagers. saturday night, police say about 50 teenagers jumped fare gates and forced riders to hand over their valuables. b.a.r.t. police say last night, a lake merritt station agent saw three or four young fare jumpers. when the group went downstairs, the station agent called police. police sent two trains through the station without stopping until the fare jumpers left the station. >> today, we're expected to learn more about a lawsuit being filed following a deadly apartment fire in oakland. this is the one caused by a lit

candle. 15 residents of that west oakland residential building are now suing the land. they claim that the owner and master tenant there knew of severe code violations years before that fire happened. they also say that the living conditions were, quote, deplorable. last month's fire killed four people six others were injured. there's a press conference expected at 10:30 this morning. >> 6:06. happening to east palo alto members of one of the deadliest house fires in u.s. history, this happened 20 years ago, killing nine people. five of whom were children. this happened at a home on fordham street. you're looking right now at the scene after it. the fire was determined to be arson, and it remains one of san mateo county's largest unsolved cases. today, the menlo park fire protection district is holding a remembrance event at the fire house on middlefield road. >> happening today governor brown will be in san francisco at a conference on sustainability.

the conference is taking place at the westin st. francis. they're working with corporations to build better sustainability. brown will make an address but his appearance is not open to the public. >> also happening today, president trump will unveil the broad outlines of a tax overhaul he would propose slashing corporate income tax rates and steeply discounting rates on profits brought into the u.s. part of his plan would have a massive cut of taxes from 30% to 15%. >> taking a live look at capitol hill this morning. the budget and tax reform, just a couple issues right now confronting this administration. a lot of strong reaction from the trump administration after a federal court in san francisco blocked an executive order that would have cut federal funding to sanctuary governments and that includes san francisco. >> the president tweeting about san francisco's ninth circuit court within the past three hours this morning.

he said, quote, first the ninth court rules against the ban and now it hits again on sanctuary cities. both ridiculous rulings. see you in the supreme court, unquote. then, minutes later, he said the ninth circuit has a terrible record of being overturned. >> we want to go live to tracie potts who has been following all of the overnight developments live from washington. and this is an issue obviously in our backyard here in san francisco. good morning. >> well, and it's an issue that will hit your city in the wallet if it goes all the way to the supreme court and the president wins, to the tune of about $2 billion in funds that would be withheld if this continues to be -- if san francisco continues to be a sanctuary city for people who have been detained and may also have immigration problems and the government wants to deport them. that is the issue here. the tweet from the president, interesting about the ninth circuit court along with his chief of staff calling it bananas. it's making its way to the ninth

circuit court. a federal district judge has now said no to this new order that prevents those funds from coming to cities like san francisco because the trump administration says they need to cooperate with federal authorities. but the judge said it's unconstitutional, too broad, and that the money has nothing to do with immigration policy. here we go again with another big blow to the president's immigration policy. really centered right there in the bay area. although there are other lawsuits around the country, this one getting a lot of attention because again, it's going back to the same ninth circuit court that said no to the president's travel ban. >> a lot of activities here. thank you very much. 6:09. folks in san rafael going to see a lot of action. don't worry. just a training exercise, but it's going to include a lot of emergency responders, and they're playing out a scenario that involves a smart train with multiple injuries.

there will be a couple training exercises at the track at smith ranch road. >> it's 6:10 on this wednesday morning. and we do have a cloudy start, looking live over at san jose and 101 near the interchange. as we go into the day in los gatos, expect temperatures in the 50s, only making it into the mid 60s. there may be mist andal. our normal high temperature, 71 degrees. we will not be close. coming up in four minutes, we'll take a look at the tahoe report, and now as we head to mike, a new crash in the north bay. >> that's right. just came in on the grid. we're looking at a smooth drive for most of the bay. fog, mist, maybe a little windshield swipe one here or there. but getting to carquinez bridge at the split with 680, a new crash reported. may affect the lanes. i see slowing there. chp will give us more details shortly. meanwhile, in mass transit,

getting out of the bay for b.a.r.t., that move well right now. no major issues. this weekend scheduled closure has been waved off because there may be a warriors game going on. back to you. >> maybe something going on there. thanks. >>ing right along. thank you, mike. dozens of trees on the chopping block, to speak, in one bay area city. >> coming up in three minutes, the reason some of the north bay trees could be cut down and why not everyone is on board with that plan. >> plus, the nasdaq hits an all time high. we'll look at your numbers in business and tech. ==mike/trx==

(mike ad libs) it is 6:14. let's get a look at what's happening in the sierra as we get a live look at squaw valley. 45 degrees and light rain coming down. our temperatures will hold steady in the low 40s today, and some times of showers. all of this clearing out for the next couple days. and we still have 255 inches of snow at the base. but we are looking at some clearing and warming temperatures for not only the sierra but the bay area too. more on that coming up in five minutes. and look at this. mild slowing down. the east shore freeway at the top of the screen, only 25 minutes from highway 4 to the berkeley curve. i will show you one problem in the area. >> thank you very much, kari and mike. 6:14. a neighborhood divided. the future of 42 trees in

tiburon has people taking sides. some neighbors want to fork up thousands of dollars to cut down the trees. they think the pines and eucalyptus are a fire and falling hazard. not everyone agrees. both sides weighed in at a town hall last night. >> they fall. and i'm worried about somebody getting injured or my neighborhood catching fire. >> many of these trees as possible. nature and trees are much more important than our views. >> a decision is not expected for some time. >> 6:15, and happening today, today is denim day, meaning people are encouraged to wear their favorite pair of jeans to support a worldwide rape prevention campaign. why jeans? this is a movement that started back in 1999 after the italian supreme court overturned a rape conviction because the teen victim, quote, wore very, very tight jeans. the skrujs ruled the jeans were so tight the victim had to have helped her attacker take it off, therefore making the sex

consensual. that sparked a denim day movement that has gone global to this day. >> get ready for nonstop live video on twitter. the company plans to hair content 24/7 building on the more than 800 hours it aired in the first three months of the year. they aired the oscars pre and post shows. they lost their nfl contract to amazon, but says it could add ufc fighting. >> this is one example of twitter trying all kinds of things trying to attract new users. >> it looks like arr using. >> twitter just told us about its new numbers. it's growing. that's a huge relief to investors. they were worried the network was stagnant. it has 338 million active users. 7 million more than expected, 9 million more than the previous quarter. that is very good news for the company. there were quarters where essentially nobody joined twitter. nobody new anyway. what twitter didn't do was make

money. it lost money again. far less than investors thought, which is, again, good news sort of. you can expect twitter to move on the stock market this morning. nasdaq crossed 6,000 for the first time on tuesday. wall street, very pleased with the french election, corporate earnings, and of course, the promise of big tax cuts. we'll talk more about the tax plan coming up as we talk politics around 5:45. i promise to try to make it interesting. >> peter thiel back in the federal government's good graces. the palo alto company doesn't hire enough asian workers. this despite the fact that 85% of the people who applied were of asian descent. he paid a $1.7 million settlement, but admitting no wrong, and by paying the fine, it can continue to be a federal contractor. >> and tennis star serena williams says she did not mean to reveal to the world she was pregnant, but she hit the wrong button on snapchat.

she made that admission at a tech talk. she also spoke about alexis ohanian, the founder of reddit. she said he's very loving and very kind. he's very considerate. she said she never considered marriage, but thinks this is just the right thing to do. >> that's good, once you find the right one. >> exactly. >> by the way, you want to talk about finding the right situation. a lot of people talking about police doing more to get involved in their community. a police party that has now become an internet sensation. a san antonio police officer showing off some moves there. he went to a house to chick out a noise complaint, but instead of shutting down the party, look at this. salsa dancing? >> yeah. >> he decided to take part. the video has been shared thousands of times. a lot of people are calling this a good example of police building better relations in the community. >> got to call the fire department. feet on fire. >> the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. >> you took it too far. >> sorry.

i have a habit of doing that. i shouldn't be dancing at my wedding. >> so i'm waiting for all the cloud cover to burn off this morning, and i see right now, it's still very strong. >> you're going to be waiting a long time in san francisco because you step out the door and you can barely see anything. it's kind of really cloudy, misting, drizzling. that's what you'll see throughout most of today. as we still have this weather system rolling by, and this will be the last day of it before we get some clearing. as you head out right now, it's 58 degrees. we're taking a look at three microclimates right now. tri-valley at 56 degrees and palo alto, 57. in san jose, we do still see the. looking at san francisco at 55 degrees with that drizzle. that's the low visibility were talking about. you can also see it from the tiburon camera where it's 55 degrees. as we get a look at some of the temperatures in the highs today, we're going to be up to 64 degrees in the peninsula and 65 degrees in the north bay.

only making it up to 61 today. if you're planning to head out, then go golfing at half moon bay. expect it to be drizzling throughout the morning and early afternoon. and temperatures staying in the 50s. we're also tracking some light rain in sonoma county. as you head out the door, you may also need the umbrella just in that area. this will be zipping to the south as we're seeing it play out on the hour-by-hour forecast with cloudy skies and some times of some light rain. not expecting much to accumulate or give us any high rainfall totals, but all cloudy and we may be measure rainfall, a few 100th of an inch. the seven day forecast shows we'll be in the upper 60s to low 70s. a lot of bright sunshine for the weekend and highs in the mid 70s. inland areas, low 80s. look at how warm it will be. it will feel like summertime by next week, after this wet and cool start to this week. and mike sees the backups starting to disappear a bit?

>> that's right. right before your eyes. watch this. the east shore freeway and the backup, and then it disappears. you can't see it because of the low clouds. that's what we're talking about. i'll show you where it is on the map, though. the backup still exists on our sensors. ee can see through all of that low cloud cover, the berkeley curve, and we see slowing through berkeley. that's really no surprise, folks. all around the bay, the only surprise is that traffic holds up with a lighter flow right now. it's 6:21 out there. let's make a choice with waze. let's say you're driving from maybe castro valley down toward milpitas and deciding do you want to go thru the slowdown on 6 yathd or 880? we give you a secret to get past a little slowing on 680 itself. a 45-minute drive. the blue line and the green line, that takes you through hayward and adds another 15 minutes. waze shows you the wiser choice is through the tri-valley. you can use waze and make sure uuse that choice and make sure you're on our team.

you might be on a different team. go to your profile and select nbc bay area wazers. there's the name on the screen. i want you to be a big part of our report. make sure you're on our team. back to you. >> carpool together. >> we're expecting a record number of americans to travel this spring and summer. >> coming up on today in the bay, tips to mock sure you don't run into problems at the airport as you get ready to take off for vacation. >> taking a live look outside at our camera overlooking at&t park. if you don't have tickets to tonight's game, don't worry. you can catch them right here on nbc bay area, the game, that is. first pitch is at 7:15. >> thought the tickets? >> not the tickets. have assembled.

spider-man... black widow... captain america... and eddie? so, what's the plan? breaking out the guardians, pal. come celebrate the all-new guardians of the galaxy-mission: breakout! during the summer of heroes, only at disneyland resort. hero up!

welcome back, everyone. good wednesday morning to you. 6:25 right now. you know, contractor disputes commonly cross the desk of our response team. >> consumer investigator chris chmura has an important piece of information that could help prevent a problem in the future. >> california law gives contractors who might redo your kitchen, for example, zero wiggle room to demand a lot of money up front. they can take 10% of the cost of the job or $1,000, whichever is less. so if they ask for more money, ask yourself, do you really want to do business with a company that's willing to break the law? send us your consumer complaint. the number is 888-996-tips or

visit nbcbayarea.com/responds. >> that is a good piece of information there. thank you very much, chris. >> 6:25 right now. summer moving into focus for many people, and show will the anticipated surge in the number of air travelers. that, experts say, should lead to higher numbers of overbooked flights. airlines overbook flights routinely, which means oftentimes passengers end up getting bumped. sometimes involuntarily when the numbers don't add up. one legal experts points out while fliers do have right, it's important to follow crew instructions. >> if there is a matter, even if you think it's not legal or ubunjust, the big issue here is to comply and don't escalate the situation. >> legal experts point out that some passengers do get priority when it comes to avoiding the dreaded bump. that includes first class fliers, frequent fliers, and airline credit card holders. >> 6:26. the coulter controversy continues this morning. coming up next, the mixed

signals coming from uc berkeley students and ann coulter that have a lot of people wondering whether she's going to speak at the school or not. >> caltrain wants to make rides smoother for passengers. why it may need sleepless nights those living near the tracks. you're watching today in the bay. find ping-pong. find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. that's amazing!

we )re tracking the potential fr some scattered right now at 6:30, we are tracking the potential for some scattered showers in the bay area this morning, but things

will change heading into the weekend. taking a live look outside down san jose on your wednesday morning. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm lk. . >> i'm sam brock. i found the culprit of all the rain, it's behind me. >> you can barely see in san francisco in spots. we have see the low visibility, the fog, and mist and drizzle. we're also seeing that in the north bay, but here's the look, as you can barely see the golden gate. you can't see it as all. you can't see the bridge, and windshield wipers on for drivers making it across. but that's nut not the case everywhere in the bay area. we're track aglittle light rain across sonoma county moving into napa county and then elsewhere, we are all dry. as we head through the rest of the day, expect a mix of sun and clouds with a slight chance of rain and highs in the mid to upper 60s in a few spots like concord hitting 70 degrees. that will be more of a common thing heading into the end of the week.

some warmer temperatures. that's coming up in a few minutes, we're also taking a look at the weekend. mike is updating a crash now in the north bay. >> right. our second morning around the cornelia junction, as we look at the rest of the commute around the inner bay, a smooth drive in. a typical pattern, lighter flow. we typically see that in spring as well. the crash west 80 at 680 split looks like the backup is starting to ease up. may have cleared lanes on the approach to westbound 880 and 680 split. a smooth drive getting to the bridge. speeds dramatically slower for the east shore bridge. that may be because of low fog. you see the impact on the camera, and we can hardly see some of the traffic traveling northbound. we'll see the clouds around the bay. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:31 right now. authorities are investigating a shooting that left two people critically injured in hayward. happened a little after 7:00 last night near meek ln and

medford avenues. deputies say the victims were in a car. it may have been a drive-by shooting. the victims considered in serious condition. sofar, no information on the shooter or vehicle involved. >> that is a familiar sound if not a desirable sound for anyone living along caltrain tracks. now the transed agency is taking steps to try to make the tracks quieter. >> pete is live with details on some of the noise reduction project getting under way today. good morning, pete. >> good morning to you, laura and sam. the purpose of the project is to reduce the noise as the trains pass through caltrain stations like the one here in san carlos. it's going to be noisy while they work on the project, and it's going to start tonight in san francisco at the caltrain station there. crews will use a rail-mounted grinder to smooth out the rail. they hope to rethe noise from the track and make for a smoother ride for passengers.

now, it's going to start in san francisco, move along the peninsula, eventually ending in the south bay. the equipment will be used between 10:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. not much on an impact to riders. they're saying it should take a few weeks to finish the project. the goal is may 19th. we're live in san carlos. >> thank you very much, pete. >> 6:33. continuing coverage for you. it looks like ann coulter's visit to the cal campus tomorrow may be off. but then again, maybe it's still on. that's because the conservative commentator latest tweet says she does plan to visit cal, invite or not. two groups that organized the visit are saying they will not host tomorrow's event. uc berkeley is only saying, quote, the university does not have the desire or ability to keep members of the public from coming on campus. here's what students are saying? >> we think the movement has to be built. we're going to fight, stand up and defend. >> people have the right to

protest. she has the right to speak. i just hope that it all goes well on thursday. >> that's the latest dialogue. school republican groups, by the way, are still suing cal, calling the decision to delay colter's visit a violation of her freedom of speech rights. >> we have had so much rain that the droughts like a distant memory, but new this morning, an idea of just how much california's drought cost us. >> today in the bay's chris chez joining us live from the anderson reservoir with the financial impact of california's drought. >> good morning to you, sam and laura. the water is cranking through here att anderson dam, and when this happens around california, that creates power. the problem is when the water was not flowing, you power meter was cranking. that's because there's a loss in hicroelectric power, which is less expensive.

that drop-off in hydroelectric power increased the cost of electricity nearly $2.5 billion between 2012 and 2016. what does that mean for you? you likely paid about $12 more per year on your power bill. without that source, utilities also use more natural gas, increasing smog and greenhouse gases. a january study by the same think tank also pointed to higher water costs as providers tried to make up for the fact that people were using less water and thus generating less revenue. of course, many families spent money buying more efficient appliances and low-flow appliances attachments and toilets and replacing landscaping as well. we also know the think tank also thinks that going forward as we more droughts, more dry years where we might not have the hydroelectric power, the state should consider more renewable energy like solar and wind that

doesn't count on the and water so when we have to switch sources, we don't have to go to the costlier natural gas. in morgan hill, kris sanchez, today in the bay. >> that's so big behind you. thanks a lot. >> 6:36. more troubles for pg&e, the utility now facing more than $8 million in fines related to the butte fire. you may recall that fire back in 2015. it was east of sacramento that destroyed 549 homes and killed two people. the california public utilities commission says a tree hit an overhead elect conductor which ignited the fire. pg&e has been cited for failing to remove trees near the power lines. >> happening today, people in the bay view neighborhood of san francisco say there's a dangerous intersection there, and they contend that nothing has been done about it. so now, that neighborhood is launching a campaign to try to get the city of san francisco's attention. the intersection in question is at 3rd and revere streets. for the last six years, activists have complained it's dangerous for pedestrians, especially senior citizens and

disabled people. at 11:00 today, they're announce agtwo-month-long campaign to push city leaders to make some changes. >> all right, folks. there's been some changes on the roadway as well. just a little more traffic, and nothing unusual as far as the pattern. there's the south bay with the build now finally starting and the push over for the try valley and the east bay. we have one crash right there in the right bore lane. the counter commute, mild slowing. there will be crews heading over there. your drive times are looking great. the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are on. through hayward, slowing through 880, down past the san mateo bridge. we'll show you the san mateo bridge and you can see traffic building to the peninsula. no delays for 101. there are some low clouds coming around this area as well. i'll keep my head out of the clouds and hand it right back to you. >> and your feet on the ground. >> i have a harder time keeping

my head out of the clouds. we're halfway through the week right now. it is your wednesday. >> that's right. a little cloudy out there, but things will clear this weekend. >> yeah, this weekend is going to be nothing like today. as we look forward to the weekend, there will be some huge changes on the way. let's take a look at the forecast for the peninsula. it's going to be in the mid to upper 70s. and a lot of sunshine. that's something we're really missing today. and a look at san francisco in the low 70s. we're going to see it up to 73 degrees on sunday. so as you make your way through the south bay, it will be in the low 80s. those inland areas will be much warmer, up to 82 degrees on sunday, and the east bay will be at 79 degrees on sunday. and looking at the butter and egg days festival in petaluma, the parade starts at noon on saturday, and we'll be right at 68 degrees. a lot of sun. as the temperatures warm up, make sure you have lots of water. the sunscreen, and maybe a hat to protect from all of that bright sun. in san francisco, we have cesar

chavez day. the parade at 11:00 in the morn in the mission district in san francisco. it will be a nice day for that, too. a little cooler there, but still a lot of sun. and not much of a breeze. and if you're planning to hit the road, look how hot it will be. is like summertime. if you want something hotter, this is where you go. up to 80 degrees by the end of the weekend, and looking at heavenly, a live picture with cloudy skies now, but it will be sunny this weekend. friday, driving up, it will be 51 degrees and 58 degrees obsaturday. you'll be able to enjoy a lot of snow, too, but it's going to be very warm. it may be melting. and the russian river valley will be comfortable as we'll see temperatures for the start of the weekend in the low. 79 degrees on saturday. some dry weather there as well, as we bring it back home, we'll take a look at the spread in temperatures for the bay area. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> looks like a nice weekend

ahead. thank you very much. >> 6:39. the suspect in the oikos university shooting is heading to court. coming up in three minutes, the developments we are expecting in this case in just a few hours. >> we're going to learn about tax reform today. it could save you a lot of money, cost the government a lot on day 97. >> and you're talking about taxes, scott. wall street wants to find out what the president's plan looks like. mixed so far in early trading. we just lost our signal, but the dow jones industrial average up about 30 points. that's coming off a high yesterday. we'll be back with more news in a couple minutes.

it is 6:43, with cloudy skies, here's a live look at san jose. we are dry as of now. the temperature trend will keep us dry throughout the day and starting out in the low 60s. only making it into the mid 60s today, which is cooler than where we should be for this time of year. it warms up, clears out, dries out, too. we'll talk about that in five minutes. >> and there are your travel times for the tri-valley. yes, your current travel times. pretty easy drive. we'll talk about what may be complicating things. thank you very mump, kari and mike. 6:43 right now. live pictures now from the alameda county superior court in oakland. in just a couple hours, the man behind the deadly oikos university shooting will be in that courthouse. 48-year-old one goh is scheduled

to enter a plea. it comes less than a week after he was found comp tntd to stand trial. he's facing charges for killing seven people during a mass shooting that happened five years ago. the trial was put on hold for a couple years because the judge believed that goh, who was a paranoid schizophrenic, was not fit to stand trial. >> we continue to follow breaking news out of the south bay. we have been covering this story since we came on air at 4:30. a live look near san jose state where police say a woman was injured in some kind of altercation outside of that jack-in-the-box there. it happened at 4th and east san carlos street. if that sounds familiar, it's right near the entrance to san jose state university. police are not releasing a lot of details right now, but they say a woman, possibly in her 20s, suffered head injuries in front of the restaurant in the attack. 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 whether or not they're looking for suspects right now. >> sun veil city employees could go on strike at any moment after a late night vote last night. the decision means the union leadership can walk out any time. the union wants a 14% raise over four years. and the city is offering 10%. >> we want to get this deal done. we really do. but we also need our families able to support themselves. and that's what this is about. >> about 400 people belong in the union. many work as librarians, engineers, and mechanics. we reached out to the city's mayor for a response but have not yet heard back. >> a strange crime to tell you about. machine rage, perhaps? surveillance video capturing this bizarre crime in mountain view. police say jason sylvain picked a fight with a robot at a company last week. the robot sounded its alarm and employees ran outside. sylvain was arrested for prowling and being drunk in

public. the robot was not damaged. >> flood protection work is well under way on the san francisco creek in pal oo alto. the closure began this week. the popular trail off limits from east bay shore road to the baylands athletic center. crews will excavate decades ofment build up in the channel. the channel will also be widened. a new levee will also be constructed. >> president trump is expected to unveil his big tax plan today. could include huge tax cuts for corporations. >> scott mcgrew will talk the bottom line. this could really add to the deficit. >> seems okay with a lot in the gop, including orrin hatch. he said he's already with a plan that increases the deficit. that's big change in republican party policy. we do expect to get some detail about the tax reform today from

the white house. which would include cutting corporate tax, a cut for so-called pass through businesses. that would benefit many of the president's businesses and could include an increase to the standard tax deduction that families take. that's where middle-class families could benefit the most now. right now, the average family can lop off $12,500 from declared income and not be taxed. the new proposed idea would crease that to $30,000. that's for people who don't take other deductions like mortgage interest. today's plan could also include bigger tax credits for child care. and maybe even make those tax credit refundable so that poorer families who don't pay federal tax at all might make money back anyway, a net plus for their budget. now, if you are handing out tax cuts and tax credits, the government brings in less money. that's obvious, right? but republicans say maybe not.

treasury secretary steve mnuchin on monday insisted the tax cuts would pay for themselves. it's a controversy idea because this is your money we're talking about. it's important to understand what he's saying. so we got a graph. here's the deal. the more you charge in tax, obviously, the more the government makes. but republicans say up until a point. if you charge too much tax, productivity actually falls and the government makes less money. so by backing up this, there's a way of lowering taxes and increasing revenue. this is the lapper curve, although president bush once called it something entirely else. i think you can remember. back to you. >> scott, thank you very much. >> scott examines our president's tweets, executive orders and speeches each morning on today in the bay. he would lake to hear from you. you can share your thoughts with scott on twitter easily

enough, @scottmcgrew. >> taking a live look at at&t park this morning. while the giants are off to a rough start,s at the park are starting something new this year. have you seen it? it's called rally lights. it's when fans open up the wrath of their smartphone flashlights together. the point is to rally the giants and perhaps psych out their opponents. getting some pretty great reaction from the giants manager and fans. yesterday was only the second game it's ever been done. >> it is similar to being at a rock concert. you know, players are having fun with it. >> awesome. i think it's super tight. i think it's creative. >> it's dope. that's what everybody wants to see. >> like a modern day bic lighter. the game had to be stopped last night because an umpire thought it was a high-powered flashlight. bruce bochy also worries it could affect infielders' safety and vision. >> 6:49. schools everywhere getting ready for one of the highlights of their year, prom. >> and in some cases, even the

dates made for prom can be put on the highlight reel. >> can we take you to prom? >> i like how she is shocked that her mom is there. yeah, fine looking group of suitors. they asked their dates to prom at livermore high school. a lot of hugs and flowers. the group of ladies are special needs students and they received flowers from those, i think lucky young men as well who asked them to go. >> there is no doubt that those young men had really good moms. they were raised right, and awesome that they did that. >> stressed for my kids. this whole prom posal thing gets bigger every year. >> big to-to. your mom will embarrass you, it happens to all of us. >> all right, so as we get ready to start out for school this morning and hopefully you don't get surprised like that at school, it's kind of embarrassing, isn't it? we're going to have cloudy skies and a live look outside at san

jose. it's all dry here with the cloudy skies. but also a few peeks of sunshine. and i promise you, this is dublin. it's hard to see. as we try to take a look at this camera here. this is what drivers have to deal with heading out the door this morning. low visibility and some drizzle. enough to have to turn on the windshield wipers. at least it feels mild. temperatures in the upper 50s with highs reaching 65 in livermore. also 65 in oakland. san francisco, only up to 61 degrees. it will be cool because of the low clouds, and as we get a look out the window and trying to get ready for the day, we bring it inside to make sure you know the long sleeves, definitely will be a choice there as we will also need to stay comfortable, some jeans also, as the temperatures will be cool throughout the day. and also getting up, getting the kids ready for school. watch out for that patchy fog. otherwise, a mild start. it will be mostly cloudy at recess, but for the most part, it will be dry.

there will be scattered light rain, but probably not enough to cancel any outdoor plans. we have seen it very hit or miss on the radar this morning, especially for the east bay as we're tracking some low visibility and light rain. as we go hour by hour, we see some rain moving through. 8:30, and it's still showing light rain. this is what the radar could look like in the north bay. we see some spotty showers there. otherwise, all cloudy throughout the afternoon. and clearing out tonight, so the seven-day forecast shows that our temperatures will be in the upper 60s to low 70s, and in the mid 70s in san francisco for the weekend. ly sunny skies in the inland spots. check it out. it's going to feel like summertime this weekend and continuing into next week. and mike's tracking what's happening at the calducaught tunnel. >> one of the accidents had been cleared. and so no real showdown was showing up. we'll talk about the south bay in a second. there is a build there. as we move the map, looking at

an easy flow, but a build for the east shore freeway and the walnut creek interchange and the approach to pleasant hill. no surprises there. let me show you what's going on for waze. making a choice for the south bay. we talked about that. the northbound routes are starting to build. let's say you're going from the almaden valley to sunnyvale. if you take a side strip, almaden expressway and up through san jose, only 36 minutes. the other routes look pretty clear? no, look at that. waze says it's an extra 15 minutes. you made a good choice if you make the one we showed you first. select your team. go to your profile and choose nbc bay area wazers. there it is in big, bold letters. that's the team to pick because that's the team you're watching. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> that's our team. >> coming up next, a quick look at the top stories on today in the bay. that includes new developments in a shooting at a popular south bay mall. the arrest we're just learning about this morning.

>> first, more danger on the highways. a new study shows more people are driving while on drugs. in 2015, 20% of drivers killed in accidents tested positive for drugs while 37% kill ed. >> plus, marshawn lynch may soon put on a raiders jersey. it could happen as soon as today. the seahawks and raiders have agreed on a trade. the only thing standing in the way of his return is for him to take the physical. we'll be back here in just two minutes. before you head out the door -

here are the s and at 6:57 on your wednesday, welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top stories. >> new this morning, a police source tells us an arrest has been made in a shooing at a popular south bay mall. it happened yesterday afternoon in the parking lot behind the chile's restaurant at the east bay mall. a man in his 20 was shot but is expected to be okay. a nearby car was also hit as well as a window. sources tell us one person is in custody, but two other people are still on the run. >> this is a live look right now at the caltrain station in san carlos, with at least one passenger out there right now. it may soon be getting quieter for the people who live nearby.

that's because the agency is starting a noise reduction project. they're going to use a rail-mounted grinder to smooth out defects on the rail and bring it as close to its original form as possible the short term tradeoff, some of the neighborhoods will be noisier in the work, but then the line should be smoothed out in about three weeks. >> a live look this morning, look at the water flow there. this is the anderson dam in morgan hill. we're learning just how financially damaging five years of drought was for california. because of all that reduced water flow, hydroelectric power was far less abundant. one nonprofit has determined the losses from less available green energy totaled about $2.5 billion in the drought. >> and laura, you mentioned it earlier. still amazing to look at that dam right now and see all of the water gushing. a reminder of how much rain we got. >> and none in the near forecast? >> just mist and drizzle. nothing to really amount to much. we're seeing that causing some

low visibility in san francisco. after that clears out, the rest of the forecast will be all dry. and our temperatures warming up, too, in the mid 70s, inland areas, going to feel like summertime after the next couple days, a few showers lingering today, and then sunshine and comfortable weather tomorrow. >> we go from clouds to summer pretty much in a day like that. that will be. >> so that mist out there, is it affecting traffic? >> a couple things to see at the bay bridge camera. mist on the roadways and a spider hanging out there at the parking lot. the mist may be slick on the roadways here as well as the golden gate bridge. just a note for drivers, as kari has been talking about. no major issues. look at the speed sensors. the east shore freeway only slows. no major issues as far as stoppages. the crash has cleared and the south bay just has the little build. >> pretty green there. a good thing. that's what's happening today in the bay. we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update.

>> join us for the nbc bay area news at 11:00. have a great day. see you seen. good morning, tax day. president trump ready to unveil his much anticipated plan to overhaul the nation's tax system today. the proposal set to include increases to your deductions and major cuts for big business. the question, will it be good for the economy and how does the white house plan to pay for it? holy surprise. during an unexpected t.e.d. talk, pope francis calls on world leaders to be more humble. why he says the world needs a revolution of tender son. hit and run. former "bachelor" star chris soules charged with fleeing the scene after an accident. police say he was in possession