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 responded by

chanting, shame on you to the judge. assange was charged with jumping bail in connection with sexual assault allegations in sweden and holing up for six years in the ecuadorian embassy. he received a 50-week sentence. he is still expected back in court tomorrow for u.s. extradition hearing. that is tied to charges he illegally conspired to break into pentagon computer systems. in washington, u.s. attorney general william barr is expected to testify before the senate. this comes as the washington post reports special counsel mueller wrote barr a letter saying his four-page summary did not fully capture the report. tracie potts on capitol hill with what is expected to come in the next few hours. tracie? >> reporter: marcus, good morning. what's expected to happen are a lot of pointed questions by democrats because of this breaking report overnight. and here's the problem. the last time barr was on

capitol hill, he testified that he didn't know if special counsel robert mueller disagreed with his assessment of the report and obstructions of justice and not pursuing charges. the post is reporting not only did mueller write a letter about it, but they had a phone conversation about it that the department of justice confirmed overnight, yes, they did talk about that. so the post is reporting one thing. he testified something that appears to be different. and now democrats are saying because of that discrepancies, they think he committed perjury. >> if he does not resign he should be facing impeachment proceedings also. >> i want him to explain his decision of the four-page letter and talk about what are the takeaways from the report. >> reporter: so he'll get a chance to explain in two hours when he shows up for that senate judiciary committee meeting. now, there's another hearing

tomorrow. the house controlled by democrats. but barr may be a no-show for that one. the justice department has issues with how the democrats want to do the questioning. marcus? >> a lot of people are going to be watching to see what happens with this one. tracie, as always, thank you. 5:03 for you right now. new this morning, the department of homeland security will start testing a new dna pilot program next week at the u.s./mexico border. according to cnn, the department wants to identify and prosecute people posing as family members in an effort to crackdown on human smuggling. it involves a cheek swab and takes 90 minutes to complete. an i.c.e. official said the information collected won't be stored or shared. >> also new, a proposed home for teenage victims of sexual trafficking is drawing opposition in east bay. bob redell is in oakland this morning. talk about why people are so concerned here, bob. >> reporter: laura, people who live near this proposed home are

worried that people who trafficked the people will come back into the neighborhoods to look for the young women they abused and bring guns, drugs, and crime. the catholic oakland diocese wants to establish this home in a sequoia neighborhood located in the foothills of oakland. it would be called claire's house, named after the district attorney nancy o'malley's late mother. it would house 12 girls age 12 to 17. it would provide schooling and mental health services. the "chronicle" is reporting the house would not provide support for contraception or abortion, which the catholic church is deeply against. this could harm children who become pregnant as a result of their abuse. they would post signs in the house on the options.

catholic charities said it would screen victims to make sure they are far removed from their abusers and aren't just coming off the streets. claire's house won't begin operations until it receives a care license from the state of california. reporting live in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay". >> that's a tough one. folks are like not in my neighborhood. but those girls need help too. >> new details in the deadly shooting on the university of north carolina charlotte campus. overnight, authorities sent out the booking felt for a 22-year-old suspect tristan terrell. authorities say he was armed with a pistol when he shot six people in one classroom yesterday, killing two of them. shooting prompted a lockdown across campus on the last day of the spring term. police so far are not saying if they determined a motive. >> opening statements are expected to resume in just hours on the ghost ship warehouse fire. the high-profile trial began yesterday. each defendant, derrick almena

and max harris, face a 39-year sentence in convicted. on the first day of trial, prosecutors laid out their case. after that, attorney for max harris gave his opening statement. derrick almena's attorney will pick up later this morning. 5:06. in the north bay, forestville elementary school teaches voted to authorize a strike. the north bay school serves about 250 children. self steps need to happen before teachers can actually walk off the job. right now there is no date set. talks are at a stand-still. scooter wars in the bay area and across the country are taking a new turn. "today in the bay" is looking at one scooter company that is trying to use a loophole to operate. pete suratos is live with what he found. pete? >> reporter: yeah. good morning to you, marcus. that scooter company we're talking about is byrd. they will launch this monthly

subscription service. apparently this will work around city regulations at least for the time being. i will get to the city's response in just a moment. let's talk about the details of the service. it will be a monthly subscription. $99 a month. directly from the residence of the company. spread of being dropped off on a random street. so the customer is totally responsible for the scooter. peurd is not part of the 12-month powered scooter pilot program. that was launched, if you remember, back in october of last year. sfmta, the agency in charge of this for the city, only gave permits to the two companies. those companies are scoot and skip. they were selected after months of proposals sent to sfmta but a dozen scooter companies. this move by byrd probably comes as a surprise to city officials. we did get a chance to speak to residents about this unexpected

move to introduce a third scooter option to the market. >> i think that it could be a good option. it brings a lot more responsibility for the user in that if they ride somewhere, they also have to ride that same bike back to where they came from. what i like about the flexibility is i can ride one way and get home a different way. >> i feel like there is less access to people. if you get in on a month-to-month basis it takes away from the whole community thing of sharing it. >> we are showing you a statement from sfmta. this is that i got from them. "we learned about this new program on tuesday and are going to get more details to determine whether or not this program complies with existing regulations." so clearly they were blind-sided by the news as well. so we will see if other scooter

companies follow byrd's lead, if they are also part of the city's pilot program. pete suratos for "today in the bay". >> we're all going to have to watch out for, pete. thank you. happening today, a new push to prevent a major wildfire in sonoma county. they will be out checking properties for hazardous vegetation. crews will inspect 3,500 properties. all the land is considered high risk for fires. you should have received a notice in the mail if yours is one of the properties to be checked. severe storms roaring across the south. more than a dozen tornados in texas, oklahoma, kansas, missouri, even arkansas. brand-new drone video shows it spinning through the fields in oklahoma. good thing it is so barren out there. light debris was flinging into the air as well. north texas working to clean up after another possible tornado touched down. several buildings were damaged.

trees uprooted yesterday. at least one house had the roof ripped off. quite frightening for the people who live there. good news, no tkaebts have been repo deaths have been reported. i lived in oklahoma for a few years and experienced a couple of those tornados. they can be very dangerous and scary. >> i heard it sounds like a freight train. >> it does. >> are they expecting to get more, kari? >> this time of year, every year in that region, the cold canadian air and the gulf here. you have a clash of air masses that can produce the really violent storms. storms still moving through some of the same areas. we will be watching out for that again today along with really heavy rain. as we start out here in the pay area, we are going to have some cool temperatures to start. and sunshine and warm temperatures for this afternoon.

we are seeing a lot of people up and out the door in dublin. as you get ready, we will be in the low 50s. and mostly clear skies. at noon, it's perfect. 69 degrees. reaching into the mid-70s today. all across the bay area, it will be a touch warmer than it was yesterday afternoon. that will be the trend over the next couple of days. heading over to mike, you're updating a crash in fremont. >> i am, kari. great as far as the speed sensors read. they are green. i am tracking the truck fire in fremont. no injuries. we will update that. traffic on the nimitz moves smoothly across the area. this is a big jam for fremont. this motorcycle crash in a bad place as well. we are tracking that for the rider. we have left two lanes blocked. traveling north counter commute and making that bend. it's not in a blind curve. it is tough to see ahead of you as you head past durham.

up to mission north. we have left two lanes blocked by crews. a motorcycle reported down in the roadway. we will track that. you see all of that slowing that has popped up. that is unexpected counter commute. thanks, mike. 5:12. still ahead, santa rosa native and jussie smollett's team responding to his ouster from "empire". amazon wants to deliver packages straight to your car. i'll explain how it works. and changes coming to how you shop on instagram. making it easier for you to spend your money. how this will work coming up next for you. 5:12. you're watching "today in the bay".

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mike traffic tease a look at highway 101. looking good. it will be a warmer afternoon. we'll talk about the rebound in our temperatures and a look at the weekend in less than five minutes. flashing lights on the san mateo bridge. not needed here. we'll show you the unusual slowing coming up. and good morning to you. it's not just wednesday. it's may day or international workers day or loyalty day

depending on your politics. tesla falling to a two-year low. microsoft just crossed a trillion dollars. apple will buy back more shares, $75 billion back. when a company buys shares from investors, it takes them and tears them up. that boosts the value of the remaining shares. amazon will deliver a car. a newer ford or lincoln. you can see this expanding. allow amazon to open the door over the internet and put the box inside. last year's google walkout protesting, among other things, sexual harassment. they will be back at it today. sitting in kris sanchez out live in mountain view. she'll have a report coming up

shortly. the developers conference continues today in san jose. founder and ceo mark zuckerberg promised to concentrate on privacy. no one believes the quote i know we don't have the stronger reputation of privacy right now, to put it lightly. you see zuckerberg. let's move on to the next video. the company unveiled its website and app. a new look for both. that's available now. you'll notice the change on the web site within the next few weeks. gone is the blue bar at the top that's been around since the harvard days. and they are adding a section to the dating section, the crush feature. >> there is a dating section? >> who knew? >> i didn't. >> get ready for this. it is going to happen to you. you can privately admit you have a crush on somebody. they will never find out unless they also indicate that they

have a crush on you. >> that's like the anonymous box they had back in the day. >> yeah. who knew? >> interesting. love. >> facebook to instagram. they are giving you the ability to buy the looks from certain influencers. users will no longer need to take the screen shot. with a single tap, creators will tag the exact brand they're wearing and make it easier for shoppers to purchase the items right on the spot. the feature will begin testing with a small group of creators with plans to increase. now an unlikely friendship at a farm in norway. it's been between a duck named bob and a dog named zeta. he had trouble walking so he was moved inside the house to keep him warm.

the 2-year-old pooch became best friends with the duck. now they have become inseparable. that's sweet. >> i love the name bob for a duck. i do. >> hey, bob. it's like having the farm inside your house. >> yeah, if you want that. >> so looking outside today, a nice day to get out waddle, walk, whatever you do. >> when you go to the park, you see a lot of ducks out there now. spring time. we are enjoying spring-like weather. it is cold in napa. get ready to step out the door. we're down to 39 degrees. but then pair that to the 51 in san francisco and in antioch. already a wide range in temperatures. and we're still going to have the breezy winds heading out the door in martinez, 51 for the next couple of hours. and then some mid-60s by 10:00. if you're making your plans for today, make plans to get outside. it will be 74 degrees at 1:00 this afternoon.

the seven-day forecast is at the bottom of the screen as we check out our high temperatures for today. santa cruz a good place to hang out. it will be 68 degrees. 73 in palo alto and san jose. and 75 in napa with san francisco reaching the mid-60s today. but it is going to be cooling down tonight in time for the giants game. maybe we will do better tonight against the dodgers. but it's going to be in the mid-50s. bundle up if you're headed to the game. it's going to be chilly. we look at what's happening here and out in the pacific. here's an area of low pressure. you can see the clouds. it's a fairly weak system that will be moving closer the next couple of days. here's what's happening. we have high pressure to our south producing clear skies. warm temperatures. but then as this approaches, it will bring in unsettled weather for the weekend, meaning more clouds. and possibly some showers, especially on sunday into early monday morning. but in the meantime, we have the

high pressure giving us the warm temperatures reaching into the upper 70s for the inland areas. over the next couple of days. then the weekend does cool off. breezy on saturday with partly cloudy skies. sunday, more clouds. slight chance of rain. and most of that clearing out by early next week. san francisco staying in the 60s. dipping into the upper 50s this weekend. mike, you're tracking a motorcycle crash in fremont. >> i am, kari. the good news is we still have heard of no major injuries. at this point we would have heard if that was the case. the rider hopefully all right and walking away from the scene. right now that is the scene. mostly green sensors. unusually slow heading north on 680. getting past auto mall in durham. that will be one light you will see. traveling up to washington, shy of the exit is where the crash has just been moved to the center divide. still an issue as you come around the bend, you'll see flashing lights on the center

divide. plan on tapping the brakes until the tow truck arrives. get the motorcycle out of the roadway. meanwhile, this truck, burnt-out truck on the right shoulder. 880 at thornton avenue, just before the u-haul return center, that's where the burnt u-haul truck is. a smooth drive toward the bay bridge. the metering lights will be on in just a few seconds. back to you. thanks, mike. looking forward to it. 5:22. coming up, what jussie smollett's team is saying about the actor getting kicked off the show that made him famous, "empire". here's what we're posting on social media. tell me i am not alone here. a lot of people watching "game of thrones" and bingers. but not me. i just haven't. am i alone here? share your thoughts with me on social media. you can see facebook, instagram as well as twitter. i'm looking forward to that

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smollett is not coming back to the next season of "empire". 5:25. santa rosa actor jussie smollett is not coming back for the next season of "empire". fox is extending his contract to keep his character open to returning in the future. this comes after charges were dropped after an alleged fake hate crime against him. this is a story we have been following on "today in the bay" since january. the city of chicago is also suing smollett to recover expenses related to that investigation. and happening today, a new street performance series kicks off in oakland, and it's free. >> today's performance features two-time grammy award winner and oakland's own fantastic negrito. the series will run to october.

organized by oakland central. it will be held tuesdays, wednesdays, and thursdays. if you can't make it to oakland this afternoon, enjoy great music from your couch. >> the billboard music awards show is happening here on nbc. you see kelly clarkson hosting the three-hour show honoring the year's most popular artists and songs. who is up for the awards this year? how about it. cardi b. nominated for 21 awards. drake up for 17. the same number asthma loan. and dan and shea are also in the hunt for seven of those awards. of course taylor swift will open the show with her new hit "me." we talked about that here on "today in the bay". she is part of a powerhouse lineup including madonna, south korea boy band bts. you can watch tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc bay area. >> quite the lineup there. >> 5:26 for you now.

top stories we're following on this wednesday morning, including may day protests taking one of the biggest tech companies in the world. right here in the backyard of the bay area. we are live with protests planned at google headquarters in mountain view today. plus, crisis in caracas. people in the bay area sounding off who they are supporting, next. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on for you this morning. look at the backup. a lot of people making friends, you think? mike will have a look at that for you. kari will have a look at the weather. it's 5:27. you're watching "today in the bay".

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francisco from our camera in welcome to the month of may. may 1st, wednesday morning. taking a live look outside. beautiful bay bridge there in the distance. this is from your cameras in emeryville. i'm laura garcia. >> five months into the year already. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the weather for us. is it looking good for us today? >> it looks like another beautiful day. cupertino, temperatures in the mid-50s as you head out the door. by 9:00, 58 degrees. our warmup happens pretty fast as we go throughout the day. reaching into the mid-70s by early afternoon. here's a look at all our microclimates. you may notice it will be a few degrees warmer than yesterday. going up a few more degrees into friday. so we'll talk more about that. mike, you're focusing on the bay bridge. >> as marcus said, the metering

lights turned on just after our last report. filled in a pretty typical pattern. for those who traveled later, some folks we heard about taking three hours from orinda all the way to the city because of the issue that was over at fremont yesterday. so today a big treat for all of our viewers. no problems getting into the city right now. a smooth drive. just the metering lights there in oakland. over here in fremont, a crash at 680 and the truck fire at thornton north 880. both still on the blotter. we will continue to track them so far. the rest of your commute shows a nice easy build. send it right back to you guys. >> thanks so much, mike. from sit-ins, rallies and roads shut down. one of the big ones could be a sit-in at google in mountain view. >> chrkris sanchez joins us. she's rounding up the rest of the day's actions today. always a busy one, kris.

>> reporter: always a busy may day. good morning, laura and marcus. they are highly visible. we see them from sky ranger up above. we see road closures on the ground. but because the protests here at google this afternoon is going to be a sit-in, we're not really sure what to expect. in fact, a security guard told us it will happen at a building that is far away from public access. so likely we will not be able to see this on campus. this was posted on twitter under the google walkout handle. if you can't see it on your tv screen it says, we're sick of retaliation and lists 11:00 for sit-in. the november walkout was to protest mistreatment of women. two organizers claimed retaliation for their part in organizing it. they did not return my request for comment. we expect a much more visible protest in san francisco. in years past, protesters

planned to gather at embarcadero plaza in city hall. that will happen from 4:00 to 6:30 this afternoon. the traffic tieups could start earlier and end later than that. also, oakland plaza, a rally for immigrants' rights at 8:30. san jose, community and faith leaders will gather at mexican heritage plaza at 4:00 this afternoon. uc berkeley, labor unions will gather during the noontime hour. other rallies all around the bay area from concord, santa rosa. we are covering all of those on our website, nbcbayarea.com. i have posted this information on twitter and instagram. you can find me there. @krisnbc. thanks so much, chris. 5:33. now to developments overnight in venezuela. a nation in turmoil following an

apparent coup attempt. >> minutes ago, mike pompeo told fox news the u.s. is prepared to take military's action against the country's president. both russia and china are supporting nicolas maduro. last night maduro claimed a coup attempt dead, claiming it has been defeated. juan guaido promises new chaos in the streets today. people in san francisco gathered last night for a show of solidarity with guaido supporters. they rallied the embarcadero plaza. many were angered by the images of chaos, including a national guard truck mowing down protesters. >> it breaks my heart to see venezuelans killing venezuelans. at the end of the day, we are family. as a venezuela we are supposed to respect and love each other regardless of our political views. >> some of those at last night's rally say they hope the u.s.

military will go into venezuela to help remove maduro from power. happening today, two bay area parents will hear in court. >> they are scheduled to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in boston federal court. the couple is accused of paying more than $600,000 in bribes to get their kids accepted into ucla and usc. dozens more are included in the scheme, including actress felicity huffman and lori loughlin. a bay area father was killed when his tesla model x crashed on highway 101 in mountain view last year. today 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 also says the state of california is to blame for

his death for not making the appropriate safety repairs to the road. >> 5:35 right now. heads-up if you drive anywhere near i-80 overpass connecting the bay bridge of san francisco. so drivers once again have the all clear after surrounding roadways closed yesterday due to falling chunks of concrete. that concrete fell to the sidewalk 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 why that concrete fell to the ground. a follow-up for you now. a new ordnance in san jose targeting sideshows getting the green light is a story we first told you about on "today in the bay" yesterday. entire city council voted for it. from now on it's not just people driving in sideshows who could go to jail but also the people just watching them. you could face $1,000 fine for attending.

the big reason they happen is so many people turn out to watch. well, move over, mike. a seagull wants your job. one bird finally got its shot to be a london traffic reporter yesterday. talk about a lucky duck there. london traffic authorities shared this video of the photo bombing on a local traffic camera. look, mike. it quickly went viral. many wondered if the seagull would give a bird's eye view of all the backups. i don't think he has anything on you. but he is nice to look at. >> see, already better. >> he was just waiting for the baby. everybody is on baby watch. over here, free of seagulls. they are still dark. we will watch for any birds. everybody is flying through the air.

fly at max of 65, the posted speed limit. conditions may need to change like when we had a crash on north 680. just cleared the shoulder. north 680, washington, earlier motorcycle crash over in the center divide. the rest of the freeway looking good. i have circled a crash 680 at 24. we'll check on it. sounds like the walnut creek interchange is moving just fine. >> okay. that's good news. moving on through the week, looking forward to the weekend already, kari. >> yeah. it's going to be a great weekend. a little bit cooler after a few days of some hotter weather. let's go straight to saturday's forecast as we reach into the upper 60s for the coast. the bay will be in the upper 60s. and some mid-70s inland. it will be stphaoeutly cooler on sunday with highs reaching the upper 60s. even a chance of showers, epilate sunday evening.

a new storm system approaching the bay areament a lot of celebrations going on, including cinco demaya. cool to start with low 50s. our temperatures reaching the upper 50s there. all of us at nbc and comcast and all the xfinity employees will be working on saturday. comcast cares day is where we all volunteer and give a helping hand to schools around the bay area. san jose, a nice start to the morning. upper 50s. and looking at low 70s in san jose. perfect weather for the afternoon. and then as you make plans, maybe you're going to the sierra. kirkwood will have some unsettled weather. the potential of rain even mixed with snow flurries sunday night. and i think friday is the best day to get out and enjoy nice weather. mid-50s. showers moving in lake shasta by

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good wednesday morning. santa teresa, sunshine. another beautiful day. what's ahead in the rest of the forecast in less than five minutes. and a smooth drive across the san mateo bring. we can see the lights across the high rise. the update and more information about that earlier truck fire in fremont. 5:43 right now. san diego police are investigating claims made by a lift passenger groped her after she got in the car. she got in the front seat midnight saturday and dozed off. she woke up to find the driver with his hands on her breasts as

the car parked outside her home. the driver took off the second she exited the car. lyft is looking into the accusations. that driver has been banned from operating on its platform. >> we are learning a protected fur seal was killed in a malling by an off-leash dog. it happened at the point reyes national sea shore last night. the young female seal died of bite wounds. it happened at north beach where several signs prohibit dogs from the area. they are allowed on the leash in others. the first seal was only about 10 months old. currently there are only 30,000 of fur seals alive. millennials are on the move in a popular destination across the country is bakersfield. it lists off the top 10 stays based on population trends and employment gains. many are moving to bakersfield because of the city's affordability.

other top cities including denver, colorado, durham, grand rapids, michigan, madison, wisconsin. bakersfield. good morning, bakersfield. 5:44. >> house speaker nancy pelosi dusting off her cap and gown. she's often asked to speak at college graduations. this year she won't have to travel very far. pelosi will be the key note speaker at san francisco state university's commencement next month. she will address more than 8,000 students and some 30,000 guests. the ceremony is so big it's being held at oracle park. this has been held there the past five years. quarter to 6:00 right now. the president's attorney general faces tough questions today. >> scott mcgrew, accusations bill barr lied to congress? >> i have that clip, marcus. i will show it in a minute. barr is scheduled to testify hours after a bombshell. we learned special counsel robert mueller had huge issues

with the way barr described his report. he described it to americans twice before any of us had a chance to see it. both times claiming the report exonerated the president. the report did not exonerate the president. in fact, the report itself said it did not exonerate the president. well, we learned last night that mueller was so disturbed by barr's incorrect description of the report he sent a letter to barr saying thanks to barr's statement there is now public fusion over the critical aspects of the results of our investigation. this threatens to underline a central purpose for which the department appointed the special counsel to assure full public confidence in the outcome of the investigation. these are incredibly strong words coming from a prosecutor. barr got this letter shortly after he published the four-page summary for americans to read. and before he said this in a senate hearing. >> i understand, though, i have

read the letters. >> i will discuss that decision -- >> did bob mueller support your conclusion? >> i don't know whether bob mueller supported my conclusion. >> but we know barr did know what mueller thought because we have that letter now. barr is set to testify at 7:00. scheduled to talk to the house tomorrow. but has indicated he might not do it. other news, it would appear 39 extremely upset about the international firefighters unit support of joe biden. union members holding up signs in pennsylvania. the pretty has been retweeting people claiming to be firefighters who support him over and over. never see the president retweet so often. he retweeted 59 times. we're monitoring the situation in venezuela as well. two men claim to be president. secretary of state mike pompeo says the u.s. ready to intervene militarily. lots going on today. barr testimony going to be huge this morning. it starts at 7:00 a.m. our time. we will be tweeting it.

thanks, scott. 5:47. it is called a catwalk for a reason. take a look at this. zoom in on the cat. furry and unlikely model makes an appearance on a krurun way o christian dior in morocco. the gray and white cat went against the grain, strutted alongside as eager spectators snapped photos from the sidelines there. the cat being a little defiant walked opposition direction, cutting across the line there. really taking the show as it give its final bow to the audience. >> wow. >> that's interesting. >> funny. protester. no fur. >> i think they planned that. they definitely trained the cat, put food at the end of the run way. >> just walk. >> no fooling kari hall. >> we were talking about this christian dior show in morocco

in the bay area today as a result. so we start out this morning with low clouds over the bay. this is a look from sutro tower camera looking down at the golden gate bridge. you can see the headlights across the bridge. a few clouds in the distance. starting out cooler yesterday at this time. low 50s in san francisco as you head out the door. we got down to 37 -- or 39 in napa. now we are at 43 degrees. so it's a cool start. and upper 40s in livermore this morning as you get ready to head out, it's going to be a morning you want to grab a jacket in martinez. low 50s. a nice warmup. by 11:00, 67 degrees. low 70s back to pick the kids up later today. it's going to be a nice one. highs 75 in livermore.

oakland reaching 69 degrees. 74 in santo rosa. half moon bay reaching 62. it's all nice and quiet now. but look at what's happening in the pacific. an area of low pressure. the center of the storm there. all the clouds swirling around that. this is a fairly weak storm system. but something that will bring us cooler air, more clouds. and even a chance of rain by the end of the weekend. this is what's going on. we have the high pressure that usually blocks any storm systems from coming in. but that's going to slide to the east. that storm system starting to approach by saturday, sunday, cooler air, more clouds. and there could be a few of those showers. but not looking at anything really widespread or significant here. we will still have high pressure bringing us warm weather today through friday. more clouds as it gets closer. slightly cooler air. the cooldown continues on sunday. a chance of showers. but overall not expecting a lot out of this.

and next week we clear out once again with highs inland low to mid-70s. mike, you have a note for drivers? >> i do. related to annan earlier truck fire. that was a u-haul box truck. it was on the shoulder. 880 before you get to thornton. let's look at the map. speed sensors look great. the truck is on the shoulder. no injuries. they couldn't find the driver. so that person might have left to get help. well, help came. fire is out. once the tow truck gets there they may have to block the slow lane, northbound 880 approaching thornton. so far no slowing and no warning. i'll let you know if i find out what's going on, if there is any lane blocked there. southbound build for 680 in sunol. hayward, union city, the typical build past the san mateo bridge. both moving westbound very smooth through the toll plaza. same thing at the richmond-san

rafael bridge. building the volume just a bit. metering lights are on. we'll back up and show you the rest of contra costa. highway 4 slows a slight build. no problems brentwood to 580. it has been smooth. richmond-san rafael bridge with volume with the fastrak lanes. back to you. thanks, mike. happening now, we can finally tell you how to get to sesame street. new york city is renaming west 63rd and broadway sesame street. the show has been on air since 1969, a huge part of new york and many people's child hoods. it will happen at 7:00 today with the guest being big bird, elmo, bert and ernie, oscar the grouch and, my favorite, cookie monster. >> to lie or not to lie? people turning to instagram for

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and a live report for us on those issues being protests ahead coming up at 6:30. right now, 5:55. instagram may make new changes to make the site healthier. >> you may not know how many people like your posts. >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. right now if you look on your instagram feed or someone else's profile page you can see how many people liked someone else's photo. kiley jenner, 1.2 multiple people liked it. soon that number might be hidden. instagram is playing around with a new idea to make it so you could not see how many people liked someone else's photo. you would only be able to figure out how many people liked your photos. the theory is to get people to focus more on the actual content and less on how people are reacting to it, especially with young people. studies find social media can

have an impact on self-esteem and anxiety levels. maybe this would help improve that. instagram will test this with a small number of users in canada later this week to see if it works out. there are plenty of critics, including some instagram influencers, folks who make big money based on how many likes a picture gets. we'll bring you the latest coming up this morning on "today". marcus laura? sounds good. thank you, joe. >> youtube will exclusively live stream 13 major league baseball games after the all-star break in july. >> you'll be able to watch on mlb's youtube page and a new channel being added to youtube tv. they will be produced by mlb network but will also include a preand postgame show and contributions by popular youtube creators. an alert, a new more serious warning about some of the most commonly used medication toss treat insomnia. they are referred to as z drugs

and are among the most widely used, unesta and ambien. z drugs carry serious risks. we're talking about sleep walking, sleep driving, even sleep cooking. now, the fda says it will require its most serious box warning on the drug label. >> it is 5:58. and happening today, a southern california man will talk to ellen with a pretty interesting story. marcus bocanegra is from east l.a., a self-taught pea tpheuia. he practices on display pianos. >> so whenever you have a break you walk over to the piano department and just play. >> yeah. they are not always there. around christmastime, they'll bring them in. that's where i'm at. that's where you will find me. >> do you put a tip jar there so you can get tips? >> i should now.

>> yeah. >> hopefully we'll see that clip of his performance that actually went viral. ellen starts at 4:00 p.m. on nbc bay area, followed by "nightly news" at 5:30. right now at 6:00, safe house backlash. a new proposal is pitting the catholic church against people in the oakland hills. the concern some neighbors about an effort to help traffic teens. wildfire worries. the plan today to stop another catastrophe in the bay area. whose homes are getting checked. >> and scooter wars take a new turn. the move to scoot past regulations and bring business to you. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good wednesday morning to you. thank you for starting with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. kari has a look at the forecast.

>> it's a beautiful sunrise too. we've got about 12 minutes before sunrise. so we are going to start out with all clear conditions and a beautiful wednesday morning. here's a look live right now in walnut creek as we start to see some of the light coating over the hills and lighting up the sky. our temperatures will be in the lower 50s as you get ready to head out the door but nice warmup today. mid-70s by 1:00. we'll get a look at all our microclimates coming up. mike, you're getting a look out on the roads. it's been pretty good. >> kari, i want to start with this view as the sun comes up on the bay bridge. this wide shot, smooth moving tail lights west towards treasure island where things bunch up just a little bit as you get to san francisco. very clear drive. yesterday morning just after 7:30, we had a huge issue jamming up the span. so folks are concerned getting from oakland to san francisco. no major delays. just the