yep, this is my third one today. the new cholula buttery jack. part of the buttery jack family. only at jack in the box. the work week. welcome to tuesday morning. we're helping you get through the workweek. look at the people up and at em getting the day going. we're trying to do the same thing around here. >> i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. >> it's going to be a great day. just slightly cooler than yesterday and it's still going to be nice and sunny, really heated up yesterday afternoon. as we take a live look outside in palo alto as you get ready to head out the door it's going to be another cool one with low to mid 50s. we'll still be at 55 degrees at 8:00 and at 2:00 today, 72 degrees. we'll take a look at all of our

m microclimate and mike is already tracking a crash on the san mateo bridge. >> we started to see trafficking backing up and see lights i'm motioning towards the high rise past that drum right there. we're looking for the traffic to back up along the flat section. there's a service lane that's designed to maintain an open access across the span and so we may see that shift over. as you get over towards the slower traffic. i'll track the updates once the bridge crew arrives. this person trying to get over there, weaving through traffic right now. encountering a lot of brakelights, flashing lights are on. there's activity going on on the san mateo bridge span. we'll see those slower chicklets kick in. the dumbarton is good access from the nimitz freeway if you're heading westbound across the san mateo bridge. that's where we're tracking traffic. the bay bridge and approach is

just fine. back to you, laura. >> thank you very much. we have breaking news just coming into our newsroom. china is now reporting its president just met with north korean leader kim jong-un during a summit in northern china and we're also working on getting video and pictures from the high level talks. kim jong-un visited china back in march for first time since taking power six years ago. president trump is expected to meet with north korea's leader in the coming weeks as well. chinese president expressed support for kim's new strategy to shift focus to stop nuclear and missile testing. we'll continue of course to follow this breaking news and any information as it comes in. decision 2018, it is going to be a big decision for you and all voters, right now the stage is set for tonight's g gubernatorial debate. >> with you and tens of thousands of others of us across the state will watch the debate live right here on nbc bay area.

cheryl hurd continues our coverage. >> reporter: over 100 people working to make this historic theater tv ready, the six candidates vying to be governor drew numbers to determine which of the podiums they'll stand behind and who will get the first question. >> the office of governor is up for grabs and for that reason alone, there will be many more people who are tuned to what's going on and interested in voting. >> reporter: it will be the second day of absentee voting in california. the first half hour of this debate will have a focus on bay area issues. the second half hour will tackle issues around the state and viewers throughout the state will have the opportunity to tune in. >> there are numerous issues here and most of them are big. people in other states will want to see how we're handling them. >> people like george zepleer, he'll be watching because he's concerned about the new federal tax law. >> a lot of people are going to flee to florida or to texas where there's no state income

tax now that california not detukt ducted. i think the biggest problem is how they'll deal with that going forward. >> chuck todd and raj mathai will ask plenty of questions tonight. that debate begins at 6:30. deputies in sonoma are trying to figure out how two people and a dog ended up dead inside a petaluma home. the deaths are suspicious this morning. investigators found the couple after doing a welfare check at the home on roblar road. the victim's sister called 911 after not hearing from her. neighbors say the couple in their 50s lived there for at least 20 years and mostly kept to themselves. >> the investigation continues in a crash last night that injured two people in the eastern contra costa county. in brent boulevard and sellers avenue. two cars collided in the intersection, this is where an area where four migrant workers

died. you may recall head-on crash. happened 14 years ago on nearby highway 4. big relief for tech start-ups. sf police say the man specifically targeted tech start-ups and say james flanagan stole nearly $100,000 worth of electronics in march and april. 4:35. controversial santa clara county judge will go in front of cameras speaking out before county voters decide to recall him during next month's primary. we haven't heard much from the judge since he sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman nearly two years ago. the ruling sparked outrage which led to the recall movement. we're keeping an eye on washington. president trump is expected to announce his long awaited decision on the iran nuclear deal. mr. trump says it's the worst deal he's ever seen and widely expected to withdraw the u.s.

from the agreement. allies like france and great britain and germany have urged the president to stay in it. bay area base rock climbing icon is talking about how he survived a terrifying fall on the elcapitan. >> now i've done it 110 times. >> rescue crewers were able save him eight hours after he fell on a climb that he's done many times. he's literally written a book on climbing el capitan and once held a speed record. a piece of equipment broke sending him down 20 feet and shattered his right foot and left ankle. >> i slipped upside down and had my back against the wall head down. in agony pain for a millisecond and then my body pumped me full of endor fins and looked this up. >> he tried to stay up and waited for rescue crews with his climbing partner.

despite what happens, he plans to climb el cap again. >> he's determined. >> absolutely. >> it seems like a lot of drivers are charged up about a particular type of car these days. we'll look at the environment friendly option people are making. a new way to pay. how microsoft is making bill payment options as easy as checking your e-mail.

good morning, i'm leslie

picker. here are today's top business headlines. wall street could be in wait and see mode as markets around the world await president trump's decision on the iran nuclear deal later today. stocks closed well off the highs yesterday after the president tweeted he would make an announcement this afternoon. oil prices are pulling back from 3.5 year highs, traders say if the u.s. withdraws, that could hurt iran's oil exports further tightening global supplies. the dow rose 94 points yesterday to 24,357, nasdaq closing up. americans are getting charged up about electric cars. a new survey from triple a finds 20% of people say the next vehicle will be electric. that's up from 15% last year. this could bode well for tesla, which is ramping up production of the first mass market electric car, the model 3, as well as gm's chevy bolt and nissan leaf. one reason for americans' growing enthusiasm, they are not as concerned any more about not

having enough juice in the battery to get from point a to point b. microsoft announced a new feature to let you pay your bills from inside outlook. the company is interest teg greating the new payment service with the e-mail app that will allow you to make payments through messages without having to switch to other apps or sites. it will be rolled out to outlook users in the coming months. back over to you, marcus and laura. >> quick and easy. i guess we'll like it even if it's hard at first. >> thanks, leslie. >> comcast may be looking to crash disney's party. sources say comcast the parent of nbc universal planning to make a $60 billion cash offer for most of fox's assets including its new entities. that would top disney's $52 billion bid. it's contingent on whether the u.s. government approves the at&t purchase of time warner. that deal is being challenged because of antitrust concerns.

we should of course mention comcast owns this tv station. 4:41 right now, coming up -- a look at another nice day. >> it's going to be a great day across the bay area. let's go to fremont as we take a live look outside. we will have temperatures mostly in the 50s as you head out the door. we'll be at 58 degrees at 8:00 today then it's going to warm up into the mid-70s once again, a lot more sunshine and a few changes in that forecast. we'll talk about it coming up after the break. i'll show you this shot again, two more sets of flashing lights westbound across that san mateo bridge. this is an early problem crossing the bay. we have progress and update from the scene. i'll let you know what's going on and your alternate coming up.

morning. live pictures of the home of the golden st just waking up on this tuesday morning. maybe the warriors will get you going. live pictures of the home of our golden state warriors, oracle arena, game five against the pelicans is at that arena, 7:30 tonight. who's lucky enough to go? who needs a date? we're all available. >> i'm available. >> the warriors leading 3-1 to lead to the next round with a win. >> let's do it. >> let's go. >> all right, check this out. this is actually a cute little stories, ducklings quauked up the crowd over the weekend. this happened in norfolk,

virginia. little ducklings acted like they owned the field. the grounds crew came on and you see safely rounding up those little ducklings before heading into fowl territory. pardon that pun. >> not part of the job description. >> saw a biker over the weekend trying to protect a little duckling in the road and so it was right over there in berke y berkeley. the family of ducks down the street and then the biker was like, hey, everybody. >> hey. >> fonzi. >> and seeing a lot of that around the bay area because it's warming up and it's spring. as we look outside in san jose, you start out with our temperatures in the 50s. let's go to santa teresa, mid 50s at 8:00 today and reaching in the mid-70s for the afternoon as you check out the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen. we will have the little bit of a cooldown over the next couple of

days before it heats up. as you're getting dressed this morning, it's a day for a jacket of course, to start out and why not wear your warriors colors and short sleeves as it heats up and cools down once again. as we look outside, we're getting ready for game five and we'll be definitely enjoying some beautiful weather for today as we reach into the mid to upper 60s there as you're heading into oracle, about 63 degrees and then all clear skies tonight heading out of the stadium, it will be in the upper 50s with our highs today just a little bit cooler than yesterday, up to 81 in gilroy and that area yesterday, we were hitting the upper 80s and 77 in downtown san jose. and for walnut creek, expect a high of 79, 70 in hayward and 69 in san mateo today. a little bit cooler in half moon bay at 59 degrees. mid-60s in san francisco and upper 70s for much of the north bay. and then tonight we have a gubernatorial debate at

california theater and it's going to be very nice for the evening hours around san jose and it will be at 70 degrees as we go into the 6:00 to 7:00 hour. as we look what's happening in the pacific, an area of low pressure, you can see swirls of clouds moving closer to the bay area. should be here tomorrow with an increase in cloud cover and also some breezy winds but not much of a change until we get towards the end of the week. and then if you're already making plans for mother's day, mom's day brunch in san francisco will be nice. but we will start out with clouds, cool temperatures upper 50 aegs and low 60s as we go through the day. as we check out the 7-day forecast, temperatures lr going down and back up very quickly by the end of the week we'll be in the upper 80s and peaking temperatures on friday and then gradually cooling off. we're still in this roller coaster and it's spring, we go from low 60s in san francisco to 70 on friday. mike, you have that one bridge to avoid right now.

the san mateo bridge, the lights are steady and packed in all the way up the high rise over past the peak and just as you get down towards the foster city side, that's where the crash is. all of the activity, only your right lane is open right now. they have moved everything over to the two left lanes. we saw three chp vehicles travel across, it doesn't sound like major injuries but this is a major problem for west 92. the sign behind me is lit up to talk about that crash mid-span. you'll use the dumbarton bridge and nimitz is just fine. stay clear of this crash right there towards foster city from hayward across west 92. we're hoping that clears soon because they've made progress and all of those crews are on scene but they've got to give me an update. 24 coming over here past saint

stevens is on the shoulder. no slowing out of concord and walnut creek. another disabled vehicle just before highway 4 gets towards hercules and i-80, that's already. south bay looks great on the freeways, market street behind the california theater talks about the gubernatorial debate and keith, one of our important producer says our trucks are tieing things up a little bit. watch the area. >> thank you very much. 4:50, developing news this tuesday morning surrounding the new york attorney general. eric sneiderman is resigning after allegations surfaced he physically abused several women he was in relationships with. they first appeared on the new yorker's website. women tell the paper schneider man repeatedly hit them and strongly denies the allegation saying in part i have no assaulted anyone. sneiderman says he's resigning because the allegations prevent him from effectively doing his job. we should mention he is an

outspoken supporter of the me too movement. new details in the golden state killer case. now that that mystery appears to be solved. some wonder if the suspect had help. sacramento sheriff's department is convinced the east area rapist acted alone but sacramento bee spoke with a former investigator who crack the case. several victims heard the attacker speak to someone. that may as well have been a confused things for those victims and it's also possible the attacker was talking to himself. investigators in sacramento maintain joe see deang low is the one and only suspect. what will it take to end a backlog in rape kit testing? investigators will explain what resources are needed. the goal is to test 200 sexual assault kits by the end of next summer and put the process in place to make sure new kits get tested within a month. more details now.

we've told you many times about the problem. a group that tracks this says california still has more than 13,000 untested rape kits. the group and the backlog says america has over 225,000 untested kids. >> 4:52. you'll notice more police officers on streets in san francisco today. sfpd is holding safety enforcement operations, focusing on bicycle and pedestrian safety. they have seen a concerning amount of accidents and officers plan on doing more of these patrols in future. the steps state leaders are taking to make sure the drug doesn't come into the wrong hands. victim is usually something you won't soon forget. >> chris chmura says you should remember it about tax time. >> theft can be a federal tax deducti deduction, if someone breaks in, you might be able to deduct your

losses on your income tax form. there are rules and restrictions so ask a tax pro. look it up in the tax software or check with the irs. if you have a consumer problem, you can call us, 888-996-tips or log on to nbcbayarea.com/responds. but first happening now, oliver north set to become the nra's next president. north, you'll remember from the iran-contra scandal is already drawing comparison to former nra president charlton heston. ready, set, action on the french rivier riviera, hollywood stars flocking to the 71st annual cannes film festival that runs for the next ten days. more news after the break.

welcome back, we're getting breaking news early on this tuesday morning. a reported earthquake near palm springs. this map really kind of shows you -- it widens out in the area but it was a 4.6, what we know so far. we're checking the fault lines to see if there's reports of damage in that area. we're being told right now it's near cathedral city. so out in the desert this morning. 4:56 right now. also new this morning, a state bill to limit how much opioid medication doctors can prescribe to children. it's all moving forward in sacramento. yesterday the assembly voted 53-0 to advance the bill. it stops doctors from prescribing more than five days worth of opioid drugs to minors.

there are some exemptions for emergencies. california medical association opposes the bill saying it doesn't give doctors enough leeway to make their own recommendations. >> happening now, rocket builders are on strike in california, florida and alabama. it started yesterday after workers rejected a three-year contract over travel requirements and a lack of job security. about 600 workers are on strike, including dozens of vandenberg air force base. they launched the lander on friday. it starts out cool but it will be a beautiful afternoon as we look at our high temperatures today, low 60s for san francisco. upper 70s for san jose. we'll talk about what's ahead as we go through the week still on that roller coaster ride. i'll talk about it coming up next. still watching that high rise over here westbound 92, trying to get to the peninsula is a problem. you see palo alto looks just fine. we'll show you the alternate if

that's where you're headed for the east bay. >> plus, decision 2018, the california governor's race in the spotlight here in the bay area. a preview of the big debate just about 12 hours away.

good tuesday morning to you. we are live at the california sierra ahead of the pivotal night for california politics, we're going to break down everything you need to know ahead of tonight's gubernatorial debate. good morning and thanks for

beginning your morning with us. >> let's get to the forecast. you can already see the temperature creeping up. how are we looking today? >> a warm day still, warmer than normal and we're going to keep the sunshine so it's going to be great. we start out a few clouds drifting by and as we go to martinez it's going to heat up. look at the temperatures going from 64 at 8:00 to 81 at 1:00 this afternoon. and then also as we check out our school day forecast, heading to the south bay mid-50s at 7:00 and then mid-70s for this afternoon. we'll talk about what's ahead and mike, now you have two crashes? >> yeah, kari, on your temperature readings i like the green and yellow. don't like the red either on brake lights. all the way across the san mateo bridge. still have a crash blocking the two left lanes, only the right lane gets by, jammed from the flat section over to the foster city side of the high wise. as we look at the map, that's one section which is a