and a good tuesday morning to you. taking a live look outside at the san mateo bridge. a few cars getting started to the day. hey, it's tuesday. it's one of those days where you just go, it's tuesday. >> there you go. >> correct, you are. >> i'm marcus washington. thanks so much for joining us. >> i'm laura garcia. >> another cool start. it will be a nice day. that's a live look outside at fremont. if you look at the corner of the screen, you can see the flag waving a bit. a nice breeze to start out. a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures start out within the low 50s. we'll head into the low 60s.

we will eventually reach near 70 degrees today. as we head over to mike, we have been watching for a traffic break. >> i was watching as it happened. traffic stopped completely at university avenue. it started moving the last five minutes. travel slowly past the embarcadero. speeds starting to recover. another run for traffic or a break as they clear overnight crews at willow or north of there. it only sticks around for 30 to 60 seconds. but it feels like a lot of time if you're rushing around for work. everything else is moving smoothly. one incident at main and southbound 680. for now, back to you. >> perfect. we will check back with you. the family of the man accused of multiple attacks. >> it was all part of an fbi

sting. federal prosecutors say domingo converted to islam. his family is asking for privacy in the wake of his arrest. the man accused of aittackig a san diego synagogue is due in court this morning. he killed a woman and shot three other people saturday. police say he shot synagogue's members with a semiautomatic rifle. he posted an anti-muslin letter online minutes before the attack. he was inspired by attacks in new zealand and pittsburgh. san francisco is showing its love for its sister city with a world class to honor the sister city. >> thousands of people showed up to help. ♪

>> reporter: united by music. thousands of people crowded into grace cathedral for a solidarity concert for notre dame in paris. organists was playing notre dame the day it caught fire. he played in her honor. ♪ we are so touched to see so many people sad about what happened. >> reporter: so many people showed up they had to watch outside. world-class musicians playing for the french landmark and for other houses of worship recently destroyed or devastated. >> the churches in louisiana that were burned by arson. it is important to remember the people who died in sri lanka in the church bombs and the synagogue in san diego. >> we come together in a spirit of solidarity. >> mayor london breed delivered

a message of unity. the consulate general of france expressed gratitude. >> messages of support from california came to remind us that in our love for this mother we had a sister. san francisco, the paris of the west. >> people who soaked up the music welcomed messages of hope. >> i think the message is wonderful to come here and bring together. we're a great city that brings about diversity. ♪ this morning investigators are trying to identify suspects in an alleged sexual assault on a fraternity at cal. >> the hraepled sexual assault took place at sigma pi else son channing way in berkeley early sunday morning. it is a uc berkeley student. the national organization issued a statement saying in part, members of the risk team immediately took her to the

hospital, and the chapter referred the issue to the university and the authorities for thorough investigation. a new reward to help a san francisco cold case at the time known for being lost in the shadows of a high-profile laci peterson murder. now they are offering a $100,000 award. evelyn hernandez. parts of her body were found in a suitcase in the bay. her 5-year-old son alex has never been found. leaders talk about bringing safe drinking water to all campuses. the district's problems first came to light in 2017. elevated lead levels were found in water fountains at mcclymonds high school. leaders worked on repairing the problem systems and installed

hydration stations. and they will talk about the added financial boost they will receive from a sugary drinks tax. happening today, a large job fair for students at san jose city college comes with a bit of controver controversy. they are organizing today's career fair. it includes dozens of companies and agencies. the agency was disinvited in large part over concern from student leaders. >> with everything that's gone on around the issue of immigration and with border patrol and enforcement, that's not something we can comfortable with bringing them to our campus. >> reps said there was never any attention to conduct law enforcement activities. >> coming up next on "today in the bay", twitter giving sports fans something to get excited

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here are today's top business headlines. wall street set for a mixed open.

the nasdaq could be drown dragged down by alphabet after a disappointing earnings last night. stocks posting marginal gains yesterday. the s&p 500 closed at another record high. reports on consumer confidence. earnings from mcdonald's, gm, and apple kicks off a two-day meeting by the federal reserve. twitter is expanding live and on-demand premium video of sports, gaming, entertainment and news. they will come from partners such as the nfl. twitter will add a 30-minute show that will air five days a week during the football season. and viacom adding a stamm cam. fans can watch which reaction cams they want to watch. americans plan to spend a record

amount on mom this year. mother's day spending will hit 25 billion up from 23 billion, working out to roughly $196 per person. jewelry, special outings, gift cards, flowers, and electronics. marcus and lawyer, back to you. don't forget about mom. >> or call and say, i love you, mom. >> you should do that all the time. coming up here on "today in the bay", a cool start to our morning. the question is, kari, how will the day end up? it's going to be another nice day. low 70s in the south bay. a live look at san jose. starting out cool with 50s. low 60s by 11:00. so a slow warmup today. a look at our microclimates coming up next. >> here the golden gate bridge. you can see 101. a little glow from the lights. but the lights all the way across the span. a good drive from the north bay. we'll show you how things are

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4:44 right now. bay area sports expanse should keep the remote handy tonight. here's a live look at playoff

activity. the warriors and the rockets. and sharks play game three in colorado. that series is tied one game apiece. and the team plans to host a free watch party tonight. or hunker down on the couch, switch back and forth. they start about the same time >> that's not all. happening today, the giants and l.a. continues their series at oracle park. our own raj mathai throwing out the first pitch. tonight's first pitch ayers during the nbc bay area news at 6:00. the game ayers itself on nbc sports bay area. knowing raj, he's probably

been practicing. we will act like he hasn't. >> i just warmed up a little bit this morning. >> right. i can say that because i know he's not watching. >> we'll have beautiful weather. a little cool, though, at oracle park. this is a live look outside at san francisco starting out the day mostly clear skies. fog rolling by closer to sun rise. temperatures in the mid-50s. we will step out the door to temperatures in oakland, antioch at 57 degrees. now at 54 in napa and fairfield. 53 in palo alto. the seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. we check out our temperature trend in martinez, mid-50s to start out. 58 at 9:00. and then reaching into the mid-60s by noon time. so perfect temperatures to get outside. the south bay, we will see the high in east san jose, 72 degrees. 69 in morgan hill. upper 60s and low 70s for much

of the east bay. pittsburg reaching 70 degrees. 65 in san mateo. in san francisco, some upper 50s and lower 60s there. nice and cool and brisk westerly winds picking up at 15 miles per hour. for the north bay, expect highs up to 69 in napa, as well as sonoma. as we get dressed this morning, you see the high temperatures that will be nice and mild today. still a cool start. grab a sweater to start. maybe a t-shirt under that to keep you comfortable the rest of the day. there's a weak disturbance that continues to move into the northern sierra. we call this an inside slider. an area of low pressure that's not moving from the pacific but staying kind of inland. this will miss the bay area but bring in some rain and also some sierra snow as we go into today and early tomorrow morning. we start to see that activity starting to taper off. but we are going to see, yes, additional snowfall in the

sierra today. we will keep it nice and quiet, nice and breezy. temperatures reaching the low 70s. it will be warming up as we head toward the end of the week. near 80 by friday. cooling down in time for the weekend as we watch another disturbance pass by into sunday. mike, you were checking up on a couple of issues. >> did you say a chance of snow today? >> yes. >> i had to check the date. holy smokes. a great drive. no snow on these roadways. just green for the most part. palo alto, i've been watching the live camera we have there as crews slowly travel north and south. they are clearing now from our view and clearing completely over the next few. seeing a little bit of slowing. quickly recovering south 6830 past south main. an earlier crash and reports of a full tire rolling through the lanes. may have been a quick tractor break. the slow we saw has cleared from

southbound 680 approaching 24. there's the maze. great flow of traffic. here down toward 24. a lot of folks heading toward the bay bridge. right now 4:49, and things are clear right now at the bay bridge toll plaza. great flow of traffic. we expect more than we saw last week. no unusual patterns. a nice easy ride on all these transit agencies. no problems. bart doesn't start until 5:00. three trains are on time. that's good. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. 4:49 right now. nbc bay area responds to a half moon bay family's flight trouble. >> consumer investigator chris chmura found problems for other airline passengers. good morning. we have a virtual secret in time for summer. pam ott encountered a very long

flight delay. it cost the otts hundreds of dollars. pam filed for reimbursement. >> i waited a couple weeks. they responded by saying, no, sorry, we don't owe you anything. >> pam did not think that was right, so she called us. we agreed. because of something we know that most airline passengers do not know. some air carriers must pay passengers for certain flight cancellations that occur every day. tonight at 11:00. how we got pam close to $2,000 and what you need to know to make sure you get paid. if you encounter travel trouble and can't land compensation yourself, let us know 1-888-996-tips or nbcbayarea.com/responds. please join us again tonight at 11:00. thanks so much, chris. it is 4:50. a rash of vandalism in burlingame leads to an arrest. police took a teenager into custody yesterday. investigators believe the

teenager is connected to at least five acts of vandalism including spraying graffiti on a store downtown. >> i don't know why people feel they have to do that to these beautiful old buildings. we have such a nice town here. and everybody is welcome. >> we have learned someone broke into phil's coffee shop stealing electronics. no one has been arrested in that case. under a proposed bill, school districts will be required to conduct active shooter lockdown drills. many administrators and staff are not adequately prepared. >> despite our strong laws, lockdown drills have been conducted by california skills the past 20 years. they are carried out at the discretion of each school and not mandated for frequently like fire and earthquake drills. >> the bill cleared the senate

education committee last week and is now heading to another vote. >> well, this morning a by area theater group is taking a bough. one of the highest honors given to a theater not on broadway. >> silicon valley is celebrating a tony award. the fourth time a bay area theater group has won that award. we caught up with robert kelly who started theaterworks in 1970. >> this is certainly a major national recognition, and we're very thrilled. we're also pretty humbled. it has taken thousands and thousands of people to get this theater as far as along as it's come. >> it comes with a $25,000 cash prize. theaterworks silicon valley mentors 25,000 young people every year. >> congratulations to them. yeah, cool. coming up next on "today in the bay", more top headlines we're tracking across the

country and here at home. >> happening now, developing in venezuela, juan guaido is calling for a military uprising. he said troops who took to the streets to be act to go protect venezuela's constitution. venezuela is putting down a small coup attempt of military traders tied to that opposition. he has been acting as president since the disputed election back in january. a lot more news ahead on this tuesday morning. 4:53. stick around.

now to what's making news across the bay area and the country.

l.a. times reporting on japan as the country's emperor steps down. he spent 30 years on the throne. marks the first time in 200 years a japanese emperor has advocated the throne. measles cases in the u.s. surpass 700. california dealing with that big issue. and san jose sharks preparing for game three in the playoffs tonight against the colorado avalanche. the denver post reads brent burns is burning the avalanche in the series. right now the series is tied 1-1. i'm glad denver realizes that. >> santa rosa shoppers on high alert after spotting a mountain lion hanging out at macy's. >> it was first seen before dawn. they had to shut down the road in front. the mountain lion biologist

tells us the year-old cat had likely just left his mother and looking for a little territory of its own. >> they are moving and moving until they get to a place that get in the landscape to settle down. >> fish and wildlife says the animal likely followed a creek into town. a department spokesperson added its rare to see one of the cats in such an urban area, let alone a mall. he was released to the land area just north of town. coming up on "today in the bay". a look at what you can expect with the weather today. we will see our nice weather continuing. a look at palo alto driving on highway 101. temperatures will have you turning on the heater. the rest of the day, just roll the windows down and enjoy the comfortable air. we will talk about what's going on in the rest of our forecast coming up next. >> looking at the san mateo bridge westbound, tail lights toward palo alto where kari was

showing you. things moving slowly in the commute direction. i'm looking for something going on in san jose. plus, house speaker nancy pelosi heading to the white house. what she will be discussing with president trump. you're watching "today in the bay".

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what to expect today. plus - more than two years later - the trial gets underway for the two men ch live on capitol hill with with what to expect today. more than two years later, the trial gets under way for the two men charged in the "ghost ship" fire in oakland. both sides will lay out opening statements this morning. a preview in a live report. >> a popular bay area cafe closing its doors, but it is not because of declining sales. the reason the owner said he just can't operate any more. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike will have a look at the commute in just a bit. the weather is nice and cool. >> yeah. it was beautiful yesterday. really enjoyed getting outside. the allergies, that's another herb. take a look at these temperatures. we're going to be back up to about where we should be for this time in april. reaching 70 degrees in downtown san jose.