social networking facebook head into a new business venture today. one that it will hopes it will get a friendly reception. >> they are offering group discount deals in five cities including in san francisco muscle in groupons territory. >> for the first time facebook customers can click on deal cue positive pons and offers $2,000 for is,000. half on water sports and list goes on. difference between this facebook offering and what groupon, they offer via e-mail and you have to ever certain number to subscribe. facebook, you buy it and voila,

it's yours. end of story. another difference, when you click the lights button on facebook it's recommended to others and you can share it through the private messaging system but there are some questions not answered. >> the big question is how are the deals? one of the things that is interesting groupon deals are incredible. you get half off, 80% off, 90% off. facebook deals we've seen, are good good but not that good. >> i'll check it out. i think there is more room. more deals is the better. >> my daughter is doing groupon in washington, d.c. and i do it around here. facebook is getting involved makes it that much easier. >> groupon has 70 million members, facebook 500 million worldwide. today's rollout is only for san francisco, san diego, atlanta, dallas and austin and that is to

see if any adjustments need to be made. the san jose city council received an update on negotiations in an effort to avoid laying off some 600 city workers. we're told there has been no progress. they are ready to send out notices that they could lose their jobs by the end of june. contract negotiations involve ever. last year they cut 713 positions and laid off 215 employees because of a record $118 million deficit. the city wants them to take a 10% pay cut and agree to reduce benefits to balance the next budget. >> there are hundreds of jobs available right now if you know where to look. that is at the big job fair that is getting underway in emeryville. cecilia vega joins us. potential employees to dress to impressed to?

>> that is what advice and bring a resume. the jobs, the bay area is on a big hiring phase, they are ready and hire them for permanent jobs. that is good news for the folks here. if hire event is sponsored by abc7 like others that have taken place around the bay area and give job seekers get to meet employers face to face that are actually hiring. the latest state figures show there is 2.2 million unemployed californians. it dipped to 12% in march, that the lowest figure since september 2009. i've been on craigslist, i've been on career builders, i've been on all the internet sites. >> i have an mba and five or seven years experience with marketing the market is so saturated right now. >> employers are saying to come

out more than the past. we have 15 companies here today. there is a variety of levels. management to experienced to entry level. >> reporter: those unemployed the folks you heard from were here two hours before the event. that is showing you how much people need these jobs, insurance agencies to retailers to law firms. all the folks are hiring. again, this event starts at noon here at hilton hotel emeryville. it runs until 4:00 this afternoon and admission is free. >> weather is finally drying up after lots of spring rain. what are the consequences many roads need repairs? oakland kicks off it's pothole

fix. >> there are 806 miles of roadway between here and el paso texas. that is lot of street to cover. so public works officials are taking advantage of great weather to perform a four week pothole blitz. today is the kickoff for the public works agency to address their pothole agency. eight crews have the goal of filling more than 2,000 potholes during the blitz. >> we try to do as many as we can but unfortunately are the streets in the condition they are on in. it's an ongoing task. >> the streets really need repaving. there is no way in this budget with $52 million deficit we're going to be able to do that. so public works is going the best they can, doing a pothole blitz. >> stimulus funds will allow for 20 miles of streets to be paved

this spring. until additional funding is astroid, they can only do a method of taxing the most extreme cases, the holes that cause the greatest risk get the highest priority. if you would like to list your street with the public works agency or if you would like to see their five-year repavement plan, go to our website at abc7news.com. parents in san francisco may not be able to elect a personal procedure for their baby son. san francisco resident says he to put a measure on the november ballot banning circumcision for boys under 18 making it a misdemeanor with fines up to a thousand dollars and potential jail time. they are submitting signatures to the department of elections today. some critics say a ban would violate religious freedom.

football fans are waiting to see when the national football league is going to get back to the business of football in the wake of a 45-day walkout after a judge's decision. the judge made the ruling yesterday but some tried to return to work today but not here in the bay area. janelle is at the training camp. >> that is because things are still in limbo. they lifted the lockout order, the n.f.l. appealed that decision and both sides are waiting for another court ruling which is expected to come down sometime tomorrow. official training camp doesn't start until august but players can take part in organized team activities and work out at their team facility. in other cities around the country, some players did show up at the team's facilities including here in pittsburgh, new hampshire and.

>> and work out about 45 days ago after talks over the collective bargaining agreement with the players' association broke down. some of the disputes include working salary cuts, broadcast revenue and increasing the regular season from 16 to 18 games. >> i think if the owners were to continue to lock out players for a number of days or weeks, we could actually be looking at issues like contempt of court, but the n.f.l. has asked to stave the injunction based upon opinion. it looks like that is long shot for her to do that. >> the judge is expected to rule on the walkout and latest appeal tomorrow. as for the latest negotiations, they are skid to resume in any may and possibly drag on through the spring. closer we get the to august when pre-season is in full swing, more likely that games could be lost.

for the fantasy' case they hope an agreement can be reached. the draft starts this thursday which will run through the weekend. still ahead, another toyota recall, this one involves some popular trucks. >> and first ever electric cars that results from two of the most high profile dream most high profile dream vehicles.

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thousands of people gathered in ukrainian capital to mark the anniversary of chernobyl accident the worst nuclear disaster in history. a ceremony took place in front of a memorial to the victims. 1986 power plant explosion sent a radiation cloud over much of europe and forced thousands from their homes. hundreds of thousands of people died from cancer and other radiation related illnesses. russia's president called for tougher guidelines to prevent similar accidents. chernobyl melddown has come into new focus since the tsunami in japan. they continue to struck with the f die dpei nuclear plant to get it under control. locally demonstrators are planning to gather at the federal building to call for an end to government support for nuclear power. more trouble today in flood ravaged missouri. part the of the le via cracked.

at this point had they are not going to do more evacuations but they are concerned about a second break. it follows 15 inches of rain in the last four days. six inches yesterday alone. the storms are being blamed for at least eight deaths in arkansas including four last night when a tornado tore through a small town north of little rock. a handful of people are still missing but officials say stunned that the death toll is not much higher. they are crediting early tornado warnings. in all there were 38 reports of tornados in five days. >> toyota is calling 58,000 trucks. it needs to inspect the rear drive shaft. it involves from 2011 model year. there are no reports of accidents or injuries related to the corrosion. inspections and replacements

will be free of charge for customers. and some very good news for two popular electric victims, leaf and volt got top safety ratings in some of the first ever tests of electric cars. both cars earned top scores for front, side and rear impact crashes and for rollover crash protection. >> this is good news for consumer who has are concerned about gas prices who worry about the environment. they know that they can buy a vehicle like this and know they are getting a high level have safety. >> the vehicles may be small but officials say they are heavy battery packs push it close to a large family car and extra weight protects peangts. >> great weather here, mike. >> but there are things developing in other places. st. paul, chicago, boston and

cincinnati, delays there. check out flight tracker at abc7news.com. we'll talk about a warming trend in your forecast in just a few minutes. and three days and counting. first royal fans are camping out to get the best view of kate and william. >> and what they haven't ever

all right. first royal fans are beginning to reserve their spots outside westminster abbey. 56-year-old john lowery set up camp yesterday. there he is. with only a sleeping bag. he says he will be until friday to beat the tens of thousands of speculators expected to line the streets. another one says a woman has been planning if th for months. >> when they announced the wedding, within half an hour, they put the sign up. >> let me get this straight. are you going staying here at night as well? >> one of three of us will be here at night at all times. >> that is a commitment. we'll bring you the royal

wedding live during a special edition this friday 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. abc will have a special edition royal wedding, 20/20 from 9:00 to 11:00 on friday night. you're not going to miss a thing. >> no. bring a hot thermos and lots of tea and go. >> it will be back in 50s with no rain on friday. >> what is causing all the storms in the midwest. we are dealing with high pressure and sunshine. beautiful picturesque shot from mount sutro. we look southbound from south beach, you can see with at&t park. look at the satellite and watch the high pressure erase the clouds from our sky.

taking away any moisture and any updraft that would create any clouds. there you go. it's been a long time since we've seen this. notice on the right side of screen, sierra a lot of snow left. temperatures in the 50s, fairfield, concord and antioch and los gatos, mid to upper as soon as for the rest of us. mid to upper as soon as around monterey bay. and rest of us dry and sunny. it will be wind did i for all of us but not quite as warm thursday and to a lesser extent on friday. today, see some warm weather around highway 4, concord, pittsburg and brentwood, 70 to 71. upper 60s for the rest of the north bay valley. 70 degrees in los gatos. mid to upper 60s along the

peninsula. head over to the beach, ten degrees cool earned a the breeze is going to feel cooler than that. 56 with a breeze in daly city today. mid to upper 60s in most of north bay valleys. santa rosa and napa should touch 70. mid to upper 60 test for salinas. around the state today, breezy at big sur, 57 about sunshine. warmest weather, los angeles and palm springs, mid to upper 80s there. and about 49, lake level in tahoe. dry air and clear skies. relatively calm expense. and mid to upper 40s on the cool temperatures. >> high already taking over. look how far north is push the storm track.

this trough could bring us in on thursday and bring the slightly cooler weather. the snow and sleet, everything stays up across the pacific northwest. tomorrow, here we are thursday morning, thursday afternoon going into friday, friday afternoon, you see the whole picture there, and then the high pressure gets stronger over the eastern pacific why we have the warmest weather saturday and sunday and we could touch 80 in some neighborhoods. >> new census figures show women outnumber men when it comes to finishing college and holding advance degrees. 10.6 million u.s. women have earned a master's degree higher. when attempts finishing college more women earned a bachelor's degree. women still lag behind men when it comes to getting jobs in several key industries,

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a live picture of sky 7 on its way to santa rosa. flying there for breaking, there was an explosion of some sort at a technologies lab there and they have evacuated the compound. it happened shortly after 10:00 on fountain grove parkway.

two people were injured. we don't know how badly they were hurt, but we'll have more information at 5:00 later today updates at abc7news.com. later today on oprah at 4:00 michael douglas and go inside nike stop secret headquarters. are you looking for the best services for the tv, internet and phone connections, which company earns the best consumer report ratings. finally, step closer for their first ever stanley cup. >> it prompted fans to line up early to grab a limited number of tickets for the western conference semifinals. >> we beat the l.a. kings in the opening round. tickets are available at sharks' office. >> and they still have tickets left. >> the rush is on. >> thanks for joining us. >> bye-bye.