for joining us. i )m marcus washington. good morning on this wednesday morning, 4:30 for you as we take a live look at san francisco. hump day. half way through the workweek. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington, and i'm kris sanchez in for laura today. a look at the forecast. we know there has been a trend. talking about it all week and want to say, rain is coming for sure. >> it is. you're going to notice it more today. especially because an increase of clk coud cover. don't worry. the rain doesn't make it in tomorrow morning. temperatures in 40s and 50s. 52 in hayward also in san francisco. really, it's been kind of mild to start, but our temperature

trend shows another nice climb once again into those upper 50s and 60s. i'll talk more about your daytime highs and the impending storm. right now over to mike. >> on the map, a tiny dip in speeds down to about 50 miles per hour. that is the worst we see as far as speeds go. approaching the bay bridge, easy drive through the east short way and the north bay. no problems northbound with taillights. heading towards auto mall and over here, 101 on the peninsula. easy flow. very light through palo alto, and headlights from palo alto all the way into france. send it over to you. >> thank you, mike. now to a story rattling the bay area this morning and the tech giants in silicon valley. new details following the shooting spree at youtube head

quarterhea headquarters. >> we just learned youtube canceled all meetings for today. no word whether the company will even open the doors. several law enforcement sources confirm this is 39-year-old nasim aghdam in youtube videos. in one video she said youtube discriminated. she complained youtube placed and age restriction on one of her workout videos saying they were too racy. her car towed away last night from the scene. exclusive video of that. early yesterday morning mountain view police confirm they found her asleep in a car in the parking lot here in the bay area, but her family in riverside county down in san diego reportedly says they warned mountain view police she might do something at youtube but told police there was nothing they could do. >> i know they're just the nicest persian people i've ever met. i mean, that's al i know.

>> and around lunchtime yesterday she opened fire on the youtube campus wounding three people before then killing herself. >> as we've been mentioning, the suspect wounded three people. a man and two women. >> those survivors are being treated at san francisco general hospital. "today in the bay's" terry mcsceny has more on how they're doing and a trauma surgeon speaking out is making headlines as well. >> reporter: in addition to the gunshot victims, a fourth victim injured as hundreds rushed to exits trying to escape the gunfire. words of healing from the ceo of parenty google. i know a lot of you are in shock. over the coming days we will continue to pry support to accept everyone heal from this unimaginable tragedy. youtube's communications director reached out with this message. >> today it feels like the entire community of youtube and all of the employees were

victims of this crime. >> what happens is, that when it gets shocked, it creates a major crisis. >> this doctor is a trauma surgeon at san francisco general who could barely conceal his frustration at the number of gunshot victims he sees. >> that's the problem. something like this happens, terribly unfortunate, you guys come out. the reality is, we have to deal with this all the time. >> reporter: terry mcsweeny, "today in the bay." an bruno police will hold a news conference at 9:00 this morning to update the media on the investigation. nbc bay area will bring you a special report on-air and on nbcbayarea.com. the coverage of the shooting continues in the next hour with a live report from sf general, plus, how the tech world is responding to this tragedy and go on to our home page right now for more including a link to one of the video links posted by the suspect slamming youtube. in other news, continuing coverage now. we don't have an actual verbal

confirmation yet, but it does appear as if the crown prince of saudi arabia arrived in the bay area for that highly anticipated visit. last night our crews saw extra tight security at the silicon valley four seasons hotel along with a long line of parked black suvs. we also saw the green saudi arabian flag flying. one political science expert speculates the prince will meet with silicon valley heavyweights. >> just like it's customary for leaders to go to the political capit capital, d.c., financial capital, new york, now coming to the tech capital, which is right he. >> and expected to say until saturday and expected to take a trip to los angeles at some point. a live look at at&t park, pretty quiet, but back to business in about 12 hours rch the giants are holding a kids' opening day promotion for the second two games against seattle. yesterday's home opener didn't

go quite as planned for the team, anyway. gian the giants pitcher struggled and the giants lost 6-4. we had a great time, anyway. and a game you'll be able to watch on nbc bay area, the broadcast home for your san francisco giants. coming up on "today in the bay," facebook taking more action and stopping third-party apps from collecting your data. the new tools the min lolow par company is rolling out. and got toys "r" us parties. a retailer said they'll accept them, but you have to move fast. and a live look at the bay bridge. not too bad. getting started this wednesday morning. time, 4:36. you're watching. >> announcer:

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nasdaq adding 71 to 6941. facebook is making it easier for users to remove third party apps in the wake of the company's data scandal. previously you had to delete each app separately making the process time consuming. now they're rolling out a tool allowing you to select asble as you want. the removal tool is available on mobile and desktop. mooth sasmooth sailing for . it went public yesterday. on existing investors selling shares on the other market instead of a company issues its own. spotify closed up about 13% on its first day of trading. roughly $26 billion, bigger than snapchat which went public last year. >> a lot of people love their spotify. not surprised about that money. >> that is true. thank you, kate. shoppers who have a toys "r" us gift card, now you have the option of using those cards at

bed bath & beyond. it, works like this. use the website card cash and trade in gift cards from toys "r" us for a bed, bath & beyond credit. the kids will be shocked, though. like, guess what you got for your birthday? new sheets! yeah, not a good -- >> either way. coming up on "today in the bay," tracking a storm coming our way. vianey? >> i like new sheets. fresh, clean. >> you're not a kid! >> true, true. >> you're not a toys "r" us kid. >> happy about shades right now. and 52 for hayward and 52 in san jose. i'll talk about your daytime days and a timeline of the incoming atmospheric river. looking at incoming traffic out of the altima. talk about this drive and what some folks on 580 might encounter, coming up. hola amigos.

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the playoffs are and 444 right now, lookingo. home of the golden state warriors, of course. playoffs around the corners. at 2:00, playoff tickets made available to the general public. the warriors are second seed in the west. and westbound in oklahoma city, the warriors looked solid against kevin durant the former team. k.d. led the way with 34 points.

my career highs. they have four games left before the playoffs get started. i mean literally, my whole career. >> high against oklahoma state? >> i mean, like two years high school basketball. 34 points. that's not even true, because i never scored a point in the game. it was a scrimmage. >> ah! >> not in the record books. it's like it didn't happen. >> we know it did. >> i know. >> the weather is definitely happening. >> the weather is happening and it's changing and we're going to start seeing a lot of changes as early as today, because we're getting a lot of that cloud cover that we didn't really see yesterday. current temperatures making your way outside, you'll notice it's fairly mild. similar to what we've been waking up to the past couple days. 52 for san jose. 52 san francisco. half moon bay, 50 degrees. your microclimate highs for today, once again, daytime temperatures seasonable. in the 60s and 70s, but the bay area skies are the biggest difference. expecting an increase in cloud cover.

ahead of the arrival of the atmospheric river we're tracking, and we've been tracking this all week long. daytime highs for the open, 67 degrees. san jose 73. san francisco 63 and santa rosa 70 degrees. another thing we will notice heading towards the later portion of this week is also a decrease in temperatures. i want to show you what's going on. show you our doppler radar. you can see moisture developing far off to the north. more near portland and this you see just off the coast. that's that at atmospheric river, the tropical moisture. the timeline, still on tap to see the majority of that rainfall make it's arrival a little earlier. looking like thursday possibly at 7:00 p.m. with earlier showers developing in the north bay early on thursday. the big, main event is still expected for friday. all day widespread rain expected for friday. that rain will carry over into saturday. models are in inagreement as far as rain totals.

could receive up to three inches of rainfall especially for the areas in the north bay and possibly even for san francisco up to two inches of rainfall. as far as rain totals, that's still a little up in the air, but storm ranger right now is currently up and scanning in our parking lot again. we'll move that up to a better location once the storm system makes its arrival. a look at the next seven days. heavy rain friday, friday into saturday, the arrival of a cold front. that's going to kick up the winds. talking about gusty conditions possibly 40-plus mile-per-hour gusts. go ahead and send things over. looks like mike is tracking a crash? >> single crash, vianey. marked off 580. we'll look. first, look at the green speed sensors. a great drive now and should continue with the spring break pattern as far as lighter traffic goes, but over here just off castro valley boulevard and five canyons a crash. looks like it might be right by the freeway, by the overpass but not affecting 580 itself.

you shouldn't even see the flashing lights. track that the next couple of minutes. meanwhile, 580 way over here out of the altamont, no big deal by the time you get in towards livermore. construction cleared. down to the south county, a nice, easy drive. no problems. even the live cameras in the north bay. back to you. it is 4:48. new this morning, incoming storms have water resource workers running ouch optit of o. the rain at lake orville could bring that water level up to a triggering level. if so, workers may have to u.s. yao the partially rebuilt spillway at the oroville dam. remember last year that spillway crumbled forcing nearly 200,000 people to evacuate their homes. 4:48. in the city of san francisco, now joining several states to sue the trump administration over census.

they want to block the white house from including the question about a person's citizenship status on the census saying it is required to count all people in the country and asking this would discriminate undocumented workers from submitting theirs. and an east bay home owner says his new eco-friendly lawn mower isn't so environmentally friendly. >> because he thinks it's already bound for the landfill. here's our investigative reporter. >> reporter: keith patterson says his battery operated lawn mower right there won't hold a charge. watch keith push the $250 mower through his richmond backyard to show us how it should work. but also, listen. yeah. it's silent. that mower, it doesn't run. keith says he's already tried two replacement batteries, but

the mower still doesn't work. >> the lawn mower just, in a nutshell, it doesn't work. it's a piece of garbage. no think that's eco friendly. >> reporter: keith requested a refund but hasn't gotten his money back. many online reports report similar problems with this mower. the company hasn't commented. tonight, the class action lawsuit in the works. if you're having trouble settling a dispute, we are here for you. go to the website or call 888-996-tips. see you again tonight at 6:00. >> see you then. and coming up on "today in the bay," the assassination of dr. martin luther king jr. 50 years later. >> we interrupt this regular scheduled program to bring you the following special report. >> martin luther king jr. was killed tonight in memphis, tennessee. shot in the face as he stood on

the balcony of his hotel room. >> live to reflect on dr. king, hess mifessage, and why it's mo relevant than ever. and brand new information for home buyers. weekly mortgage applications are down more than 3% from a week ago. experts say potential buyers feel rattled by the wild swings in the stock market. plus, good news for summer vacation. the interior department will not increase fees at 17 of the nation's most popular parks. admission hike, it would have more than doubled fees during the peak summer season forcing visitors to pay $70 a car. more news after the break. ad lin

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morning. a live look at the dublin camera this morning. you can see the roadway, pretty fast right now. very early. people getting on their way. hump day here, and we're going to keep you monitoring this one. let you know what's going on weatherwise as well. and today works 50 years since one of the darkest days in modern history. the assassination of dr. martin luther king jr. here's coverage including video from the night prior to king's death when he spoke at mason temple church in memphis and delivered an impromptu address. >> we have some difficulties ahead. but it really doesn't matter with me now, because i've been to the mountaintop. [ applause ] and i don't mind -- like anybody, i would like to live a long life, longevity has

its place. >> and the next day, king would be killed. >> today thousands are gathering in memphis to remember the death of the civil rights leader and his lasting impact on our nation and our world. >> "today in the bay" tracie potts is live at the national civil rights museum, the site of today's memorial. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: marcus and kris, good morning. attached to the hotel where martin luther king was killed. people are coming to remember and take action. we are inside the museum. this is is a new exhibit. part of what it does, look at social movements today and how they're connected to what dr. king was doing here back in 1968. 50 years ago today an assassin's bullet ripped through the heart of america. >> martin luther king was shot and was killed tonight in memphis, tennessee. >> reporter: the young preacher who forced a nation to confront

injustice suddenly gone. his young children watching on tv. >> he died in a hospital an hour later. >> i remember saying, dad, don't go. but i remember more importantly him saying, don't worry, i'll be back. >> reporter: today they join others to remember. civil rights leaders who marched with dr. king. >> this man i loved. he was my friend. >> reporter: speakers and performers are scheduled all day at the moraine hotel, now part of the national civil rights museum. vit vi visitors will hear his last speech, the nigh before he died. >> because i've been to the mountaintop. >> reporter: and focusing on dr. king's life and the sanitation strike. >> it's hard to distinguish what

was '68 and what was today. >> reporter: the message today, the fight is not over. >> we have not in 50 years dealt with as daddy challenged us to deal with the last vest ji of racism. >> reporter: a dream that did not die on the balcony outside room 306. >> and that room is exactly the way it was the day dr. king was shot, when he was staying in that room. we will see speakers from the balcony today and at the end of the services, a bell will ring at 6:01 p.m., the exact moment when dr. king was shot. kris and marcus? >> that clock behind me marking that exact time. and coming up, vianey is tracking the wednesday forecast. vianey? >> yes.

mild start, but today is going to be our last dry day. i'll talk about the incoming rain coming up. and across the golden gate to san jose. same freeway, different cars i guess but moving smoothly. we'll show you how things are looking farther north and farther east. plus, new developments overnight on that shooting at the ub tooyoutube headquarters. more information on that woman shooter and what motivated that attack. that's coming up in five minutes. right now at 5-

we are live at youtube )s headquarters in san bruno where right now at 5:00, we are live at youtube's headquarters in san bruno where the city's police chief just spoke moments ago after a woman opened fire on the campus. this morning we continue our live coverage right now on "today in the bay." good morning. and thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. we'll get to the latest developments on youtube in a moment but also want to get to the forecast that's impacting your commute. maybe node today but tomorrow and your weekend as well. >> definitely will. today is the last dry day in the bay area, and as we head into tomorrow, a portion of our day, but it's definitely going to come in the form of pretty widespread rainfall. right now your temperature for san francisco is starting in the 50s. fairly mild. if you notice, we're going to see an increase in cloud cover and temperaturega