and a good wednesday morning to you. may 1st. a live look at sfo as we get started with the day. a lot of people heading out. some people heading in. well, you're right here with us. thanks so much for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> lucky. good morning. i'm laura garcia. a nice one? >> another nice day. we can't beat this. a live look at walnut creek as you get ready to head out. we have clear conditions. we're going to get sunshine today. a little bit of a breeze to kick off this wednesday morning. we'll reach into the 60s later this morning. a look at all our microclimates

coming up. mike, you have a crash rorbted at the bay bridge. >> yeah. when you see that on the reports, we don't see as many problems we normally see with the flashing lights. so far traffic has moved smoothly. we will track the cash lanes back to the berkeley curve. there may be more details coming in. upper east shore freeway crash appian way. nothing major. i'm going to check out a truck fire possibly around the dumbarton bridge. in london, a judge sentences julian assange to nearly one year in prison for skipping bail to avoid criminal charges. >> we have the jail transport car arriving this morning at the courthouse. assange charged with jumping bail in connection with a sexual assault allegation in sweden and holding up in the ecuadorian

embassy for seven years. the judge sentenced him to 50 weeks behind bars. at this point we will assange will be back in court for a u.s. extradition hearing tied to charges he illegally conspired to break into a pentagon computer system. >> today is may 1st. activists will focus on worker rights. >> "today in the bay" kris sanchez joins us live in mountain view. a roundup really of the rest of the day's actions expected. good morning, kris. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, laura and marcus. we have seen google workers walking out en masse. all the action is expected to take place inside. this is a planned sit-in. this is what was posted on twitter under the handle google walkout. it reads we are sick of retaliation of forced sick leave and forced job changes. it calls for a sit-in at 11:00.

we cannot confirm how many workers might participate. many walked out to protest treatment of women and then last week "wired" magazines said two workers claimed retaliation. the company denies the allegation. as with every may day there are other rallies planned around the bay area. activists will rally for imgrant rights at 8:00 this morning. and san jose, labor and faith leaders at mexican heritage plaza at 4:00 this afternoon. this could be a big one. in san francisco, activists plan to speak out against workplace discrimination at justin herman plaza. they will gather at 4:00 this afternoon h. they are also going to march. we could see this action spill out onto market street. uc berkeley, labor unions will gather for their cause during the noon time hour. many other rallies happening from concord to santa rosa. we will continue our coverage of

those on our website nbcbayarea.com. in mountain view, kris sanchez, "today in the bay". that you can, kris. 4:33 for you right now. to the developments overnight in venezuela, a nation in turmoil following an apparent coup attempt. president nicolas maduro claimed the coup dead, claiming it has been defiant. juan guy guaido says more chaos will happen today. as "today in the bay" terry mcsweeney reports, some hope that the u.s. military can do what ordinary venezuelans have been unable to do so far. >> reporter: at embarcadero plaza, dozens united in opposition to nicolas maduro. they have seen the pictures of the protests. the military is loyal to maduro,

using tear gas and bullets. this national guard truck driving right back into protesters, mowing down a dozen. >> it breaks my heart to see venezuelans killing venezuelans. e end of the day, we are family. we are supposed to love and respect each other regardless of political views. >> reporter: one guaido calling for local protests. >> in the u.s. hopefully some day will intervene militarily. hopefully they will do it for a just cause. such as panama. panama now is a free country. >> reporter: nbc news is finding foot shortages and erratic medical supply and medicines nowhere to be found. terry mcsweeney, "today in the bay". opening statements are expected later in the ghost ship warehouse fire trial.

derrick almena and max harris face a possibly 39-year sense if sentenced. prosecutors laid out their case. after that, the attorney for defendant max harris gave his opening statement. derrick almena's attorney will address the jury later this morning. >> a wrongful death lawsuit shining a light on tesla's autopilot feature. a bay area father was killed when he crashed on 101 in mountain view. the family of walter wong is holding a news conference to discuss a new lawsuit. it claims tesla's autopilot feature didn't work properly. the 38-year-old's car slammed into the median. the lawsuit says the state of california is to plame for his death. it claims caltrans did not replace a damaged guard after an earlier crash there. >> and the i-80 overpass has

been given the all clear after falling chunks of concrete. it fell in the area around harriet and harrison, not far from 6th street near the hall of justice. last night engineers inspected the overpass. they found no damage or issues with the structural integrity but they also say they don't yet know exactly what sent the concrete crashing down to the ground. new ordnance in san jose targeting sideshows is getting the green light. the entire city council voted for it. so from now on it's not just people driving in sideshows who could go to jail, its also the people watching them. you could face $1,000 fine for attending. the mayor says the big reason they happen is because so many people turn out to watch. the search is on for thieves who hit a coffee shop in the east bay. the laptop theft happened yesterday arch at a peet's on mt. diablo boulevard in

lafayette, highway 24. one of the suspects told two people he was armed, although no one actually saw a weapon. the suspects got away in a four-door dark colored saturn with tinted windows. spring cleaning for facebook comes with a makeover. what the social media giant is putting more of its focus on. >> and baseball fans will have a new way to exclusively watch a few games. the home run twitter is hoping for with baseball fans.

good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street is expect to start the month of may on a high note thanks to apple. they beat estimates even as sales of iphones fell. marketsoverall coming off a positive month. the best start to its year since 1999. s&p 500 since 1997. facebook rolling out a major redesign of its website and mobile app. less on the news feed. but there is one major casualty of all the changes. the iconic blue banner that's been on top since facebook debuted in 2004. the changes went live last night. youtube will live stream 13 major league baseball games after the all-star break in july. you can watch them on mlb

youtube page. they will also include a preand postgame show and content from popular youtube creators. marcus and laura, back over to you. kind of a bay area theme to cnbc business report. >> we love it, frank. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> jinx. >> coming up here on "today in the bay" on this wednesday, k i kari, united with us. >> we are all united and loving this weather we have around the bay area. we will see some cool temperatures to start. mostly clear skies. a lot of sunshine warming up the temperatures. a look at all our microclimates coming up next. cars uniting on the freeway, which causes slowing. i don't know if that's good. 580 moving well. all of the folks looking with the headlights. how things shape up for the rest of your commute coming up. >> tired of seeing "sold out" when you go to buy event tick s

tickets? cheaters are cutting the liven to kit you out. nbc bay area responds, next.

and a good wednesday morning to you. a live look now at palo alto. see cars on the roads there. mike will have a look at the commute time coming up in in just a bit. >> but first for the forecast with kari. another nice start this morning? >> yeah. the winds really picked up yesterday afternoon. a few breezes lingering this

morning as you get ready to head out the door. overall, expecting another nice day. a live look at san francisco, taking a look at the bay bridge. a nice start to this wednesday morning. it's cooler as you get ready to step out. you will need a jacket as you step out the door. especially santa rosa. 47 degrees in livermore. lower 50s for parts of the south bay. san francisco now at 50 depress. the seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. taking a look at our morning commute forecast. brentwood, low 50s. you might want to crank up the heater in the car on your commute on the way into work. it's going to be in the low 50s for the next several hours. and then starting to warm up. we'll get a lot of sunshine. a nice little warmup. expect our high temperature to reach up to 75 in morgan hill. tri-valley reaching up to 75 in

livermore. 75 also in walnut creek. oakland today 69. 69 today in san mateo. we're reaching into the mid-60s in san francisco. embarcadero reaching 64 degrees. 76 today in novato. nice, quiet weather. but i'm also tracking our next storm system that is out there developing in the pacific. we can see the center of the low pressure and the swirl of the clouds around that. so as we go into the next couple of days, that will start to approach. but overall we're going to see some dry weather because of this high pressure. but as that moves out of the way, that will allow for this area of low pressure to move in in time for the weekend. it will bring in more clouds and possibly some showers going into sunday as well as monday. but right now our rain chances still very slight. doesn't look like a strong storm system but may bring in cooler weather as well as gusty winds. high temperatures mid to upper

70s. but that is going to start to come down a few more degrees in time for saturday and sunday. the clouds and the area of low pressure approaching the bay area. i will be watching that for you. you are watching a fire in fremont. >> it is right here as you approximates the dumbarton bridge exit. reports of a truck fire there on the shoulder. the cab was ungulfed in flames. the slowing will be blocked by the fire truck by what the sensors here are visible. you don't see any slowing. a minor crash but it's on the shoulder in trenton. no slowing for that portion of the nimitz. earlier crash, has left. i'm scanning for any other reports for the berkeley curve. but traffic flowing smoothly to

the bay bridge toll plaza. the toll plaza here showing a light drive. a couple of trucks heading in the north bay. here we go right here down from sfo in towards the south bay. we have no problems. kwrao you at speed. a quick look at transit. no delays for the four trains that already started on the bart line. back to you. >> start in the morning. thanks, mike. >> billboard music awards are here on nbc bay area. >> seeing your favorite artist perform might motivate you to go to a concert. consumer investigator chris chmura is looking into how people are buying up all the tickets. >> good morning. imagine you're waiting in line to get tickets for your favorite performer or band and suddenly someone shoves everyone out of the way and buys up all the seats. it happens all the timement scalpers are using an army of bots to scoop up as many seats as they can and resell at a much

higher price. the bots are tough to identify because they mimic human behavior. >> they may even solve captions, those annoying letters that everyone hates seeing. that is a technique being used. >> it is also illegal. tonight at 11:00, we'll take you inside the scalpers web. we will show you how they easily cut in line and ask law enforcement what it is doing to shut down ticket hoarders. if you run into trouble, let us know at 1-888-996-tips or nbcbayarea.com/responds. i'll see you tonight at 11:00. thanks, chris. house speaker nancy pelosi is likely dusting off her cap and gown. >> she is often asked to speak at college graduations. this year she won't have to travel very far. she will be key note speaker at

sfsu. the ceremony is so big it is being held at oracle park. it's been held there for the past five years. officers can now show off their ink. pittsburg police officers are allowed to show off their tattoos. >> the department says not only was the old policy outdated but not ideal for the city's hot weather. officers say showing their ink can help them connect with a lot of people in the community. 4:51. this is something you don't expect to see during your morning commute. a young sea lion was found strolling along highway 101 in south san francisco. chp officer rounded it up, put it in the back of its patrol car yesterday morning. it was eventually taken to the marine mammal center in sausalito where it is your quarantined. he will have to undergo a full

medical exam. >> when they're that small you want to pick them up and play with them. >> nice effort by the people who tried to pull over and help. coming up on "today in the bay", more of your top headlines. we're tracking not only across the country but here in the bay area. >> happening now, we can finally tell you how to get to sesame street. new york city renaming west 63rd and broadway sesame street. it's been a huge part of history in people's child hoods. we can expect big bird, bert, ernie even oscar the grouch and probably the cookie monster will be all in attendance. you won't see snuffleugagus.

now to what's making news across the bay area and the country, here's a look at the headlines. seattle times, an ironworker killed in a devastating crane collapse. andrew yoder was a family man who took pride in his job. >> the "new york times" reports the highest court in international sports is barring women with high testosterone from some track races. it is a defeat from two-time champion from south africa who appealed the regulations. the sacrament bee. don't say back in my day to a california millennial in debt. working hard and living at home can only go so far when it comes to paying off debt for today's students. 4:55. bay area sports fans may be a little sleepy, sleep deprived

today, especially if they stayed up late to watch some of the intense moments in the playoff action. >> there was so much to watch. the warriors taking the commanding two games to none lead over houston in the conference semifinals. steph curry dislocated a finger but was only out briefly. he helped to lead the warriors 115-109 win. things got tight last night in colorado where the sharks took on avalanche in game three of the playoff seasons. couture notched a hat trick. and break a 2-2 tie in the third better. then his empty net goal gave the sharks a 4-2 victory. they lead two games to one. >> worth being a little tired today. weather, is it going to cooperate? let's check in with kari hall. >> we're going to have a nice day today.

looking at sunshine going into the afternoon. that's a look out live in fremont as our temperatures will be cool to start. but a nice warmup today. we'll get a look at all our microclimates and the weekend forecast coming up next. >> and i'm tracking a couple of instances for fremont. we'll show you the san mateo bridge drive is just fine and how the sensors play up. dale's little girl is heading to college.

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general william barr getting ready to testify in front of lawmakers. it comes after special counsel robert mueller complaining about barr's summary. new demands from democrats. >> all new for you, an east bay church under fire for providing a home for victims of sex trafficly. why victims say it's not a good deal. caught on camera. tornados ripping through the midwest and the south. the damage left behind. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good wednesday 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. first out the door, what you need to wear. maybe a light jacket. >> later today you'll be taking off that jacket. here's a look at our temperatures as you get ready to head out the door to the fruitvale bart station. warming up into the low 60s by noon. we'll talk about what's ahead in

the forecast. you're following a crash and truck fire. >> i am. i'm following typical construction crews moving through palo alto. you see a little slowing on that side of the bay. nothing unusual there. in fremont we have an updated location. truck fire northbound 880. a u-haul box truck. no injuries reported. that is just before you get to the thornton avenue off-ramp. that is where they have the u-haul return. so someone has to pay a little fee probably. fremont around washington, i will track that. more details coming up. pack to you. >> 5:00 right now. breaking news out of london this morning and the sentencing of wikileaks founder julian assange to nearly one year in prison, that for skipping bail to avoid criminal charges. we have video showing his transport car arriving at the courthouse. the judge sentenced assange a short time ago. angry supporters