>> it happened just 30 minutes ago, facebook officially goes public. we have team coverage of this historic day in silicon valley. >> and an exciting morning certainly for facebook employees here at the headquarters. they officially go public. we'll show you what the scene looked like in headquarters as mark zucker burg rang the

opening bell. >> mornings on two starts right now. good morning to you. >> it is friday, may 18th. topping the news this morning, facebook going public, trading of its shares won't begin for at least an hour, due in part to nasdaq rules for ipos, but they're already celebrating at facebook headquarters. news chopper 2 flew over a packed facebook campus a half hour ago when mark zuckerberg is remotely rang the opening bell. it's the richest ipo in tech history. >> reporter: that's right. the first day of public trading, the company is expected to be value at more

than a hundred billion dollars. certainly an historic ipo. no one from facebook so far speaking to us folks if the media this morning, but we know there is a ton of activity here and a lot of employees. we're on hand this morning as facebook officially went public. there was the moment as ceo mark zuckerberg rang nasdaq's opening bell remote through here at facebook headquarters. many of these employees have been on hand since last night. they were here for what's called a hack-a-thon at headquarters, where employees are free to work at whatever projects they want to work on. we'll show you the scene has changed significantly from a half hour ago, where you had a huge number of people in that

courtyard area. presumably they're inside celebrating at this point. this will make instant millionaires of about a thousand facebook employees. $38 is the price per share. we'll have to see which way it moves here. we'll be here at headquarters throughout the morning. >> thank you, alex. we'll have continuing coverage of the ipo all morning 0, and let you know what happens when the stocks start trading. it's going to be trading on news -- nasdaq under the symbol fb. police in the bay releasing new information about this week's fatal hit-and-run on daugherty road late tuesday night. the cyclist was a visitor from

china. a 2012 mercedes benz is the car suspected in the event. also a new report out, blasting a small state police force for loading up on overtime on taxpayers money. the office of protect everyone services protecting state run mental health facilities including some here in the bay area. an investigation reveals the agency paid about $2 million in overtime to 80 of its officers last year alone. that includes hundreds of extra hours to patrol the formerring a new developmentle center in san jose months after that facility closed down. the city of san jose plans to start cleaning up some of the city's home'sstlessle camps. three sites will be targeted including one on communications hill at the end of the month. two others will be cleaned up

in june. san jose city leaders are agreed to take action after hearing from angry community members at meetings this week. the santa clara valley water district and the conservation corps will team up with the city for those clean yips. pg & e crews are trying to restore power to hundreds of customers in novato. strong winds may have toppled the lines. here are live pictures from the scene. a spokesman tells us 560 customers are still affected. their service should be restored around 8:30 or 9:00 this morning. at the height of the outage, 7,000 customers were affected. a two-year-old child has been hospitalized with a suspected case of a potentially deadly blood infection. the child from the willis area

may have a string that affects the bloodstream and attacks organs, and caused by the same virus that causes meningitis. about 60 people thought to have had contact with the child are being treated. the same disease coupled a three-year-old in february. parents being warned of the consequences if their children cut class. parents of students at deer valley lie school who often miss class will be subpoenaed to attend a meeting. this week administrators met with parents and students at an tee i don't care high school. the parents were told if students continue to mission class, the next school year the parents could be taken to court, fined up to $2,000, and possibly even spend a year in jail. students can also be fined, as well as lose privileges like their driver's license.

new legislation has been introduced to change the university of california's out of state student policy. u.c. already caps out of state enrealment to 10% throughout the system, but uc berkeley and ucla are over the limit. the new legislation, out of state enrollment would be limited to 10% out all u.c. campuses. however, admissions are already set by the university, not the legislature. muni wide row riders can get everything they need in just one step now. an app for android and iphones is being offered called muni plus. it will let riders know when the bus stop will arrive, and let them check the balance of their clipper cards, and locate bus stops. other apps have had some of those features, but this is the

first time uni users can get all of that information is just one app. sal is off today. tara is here. you've been busy, and two accident on the peninsula? >> yes, two injury accidents. the first at san francisco. -- san mateo, and further up in san francisco, a car crash into the guardrail. at the bridge toll plaza, the normal backup. that's the good news. those metering lights went on pretty late this morning, and not too bad of a delay into san francisco. finally a look at highway 24 through lafayette. you can see a slowdown there, but overall off to a pretty good start this friday morning. 7:08. let's check in with steve. >> mostly clear skies.

but the fog forms really fast even under less than ideal joins do think it will be back sunday for the beta breakers, and i would have a back plan for viewing of the eclipse. but it's mostly clear this morning. the big news this morning is it's clear, but also really cool. i did find a 38 up in lower lake, in lake county, so there were some cooler readings, and a lot of low 40s to mid-40s, but weir starting to warm up right now. cool numbers. 58 to 72 by noon, and then 60 to 80, and some upper 70s here. the coolest areas were around 42. the napa airport was 42. they're now 47.

temperatures slow to recover. it will not be as windy today as yesterday. boy, that was just crazy, but today still a westerly breeze. not too strong, but it's still there. a beautiful weekend, but looks like the fog will be creeping back. a few high clouds if the north bay today, but no big deal. temperatures starting to come back up, but, again, the 80s are pretty far inland. so 60s, 70s, and a little of that patchy fog, but much, much better than we we had along the coast this week where it was just cold and gray. things will be a little better today. still, breezy, but nothing like yesterday. sunday, i think the fog starts to come back, and another cool down on tap for monday. miss morning president obama meets at the white house with the new president of france, all ahead of two international summits this weekend. later today president obama will host a g-8 summit at camp

david. it will continue right into tomorrow, and then most of the leaders fly to chicago for chicago for a nato -- fly to chicago for a nato meeting. protesters now gathered in chicago ahead of the nato summit. this group staged a demonstration outside the canadian consulate against the keystone pipeline project. and, look, they covered themselves in chocolate, representing the oil. many chicago business owners are boarding up their store fronts as a precaution. it is 7:11. on the hot seat, when j.p. morgan chase's ceo could face members of congress. plus more gunfire heard at the scene of a double homicide

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>> it's not conducive to real life. what i see is not responsible living. >> police held a news conference just a short time ago, and they now believe the two shootings are connected. a memorial service will be held later this morning for a hayward police officer killed in a motorcycle accident. 46-year-old rodney pierce was ejected from his bike after hitting a deer on may 7th. he day died from his injuries four days later. this morning's service starts at 11:00 a.m. he was active in the community, including teaching youth baseball. the is survived by his wife and four children. world leaders will sleep tonight in rustic cabins at camp david, as president obama hosts the g-8 summit this weekend, but first he is get something bad news from the new

president of france at the white house this morning. allison? >> reporter: let's get to a live look at dulles international airport. this is the arrival of the french group. the new president of france is expected to say he and s expecting to pull 3300 french troops out of afghanistan at the end of this year, two years earlier than planned. it is not the best start as the leaders of the world's 8 largest economies meet at camp david. they are also focusing on the growing fear that greece could leave the euro zone block, threatening the future of europe's currency. the advisor to the president said he is wanting to make sure there is good guy dye log at the summit. >> we want it to be an intimate

setting, and the president holds it at camp david for this reason. >> reporter: we'll take a closer look at the impact of france's withdrawal plans in about an hour in my next report. nato now reporting that rockets crashed into an american base, and also into a house in northeast afghanistan today, killing two nato service members and three civilians. right now we don't know the nationallalties of the troops who were killed. we don't even have any other details. so far this year 154 nato service members have been killed in that war, at least 100 of them were americans. well, california's two u.s. senators now demanding answers after last week's scathing report on oakland's veteran affairs office. they called the current situation unacceptable. the oakland va office handles

claims for all of 0 northern california's returning soldiers. the report found that it took almost a year to process their disability claims. jamie dimon has grade to testify before congress over the recent $2 billion trading loss for jp morgan chase. the chairman of that committee said that it will be a set of hearings to implement wall street reforms. a teenager in michigan got a big surprise when he stopped off at ashy's for a quick meal. he found part of a finger inside his roast beef sandwich. arby's said a female working did cut her finger on a meat slicer and somehow it got into the teenagers male.

arby's has apologized and promised a full investigation. >> it's one of the things that we've got to do some more research and is investigation on exactly how that happened. >> the michigan health department has few allowed the restaurant to reopen after talking to workers and conducting an inspection. you might remember a similar story here the bay area several years ago. this woman claimed she found a finger in her chile at a wendy's restaurant in san jose. she later went to prison after police learned her story was a hoax. bart police trying to track down the family of a home's man who is at the center ore of tragic mystery. samwide was found un-- sam wide was found unconscious and bleeding at a bart station. he died due to complications from critical head and brain injuries. we still still don't know if he fell or was the victim of a

violent crime. he was six feet tall, about 200 pounds, had brown hair, hazel eyes. family members or witnesses who have any information should call bart police right away. a local beautification group is suing san francisco over the lawsuit the city settled with an outdoor advertising company. now, the settlement required metro fuel to remove 84 illegal panel signs. but it all allowed them to remove bigger legal billboards and replace them with more panel signs on walls across the city. san francisco beautiful is claiming that that settlement violates proposition g, which bans new billboards in the city. however, city officials say the settlement was a smart move, because metro fuel was trying to overturn proposition g. >> it is 7:20. are we in for more cool tells?

up next, steve will tell us if it's expected to warm up for the weekend. >> also, the race to protect an historic california town against wildfires. what those firefighters are up against today. traffic is looking good. we do have some accidents in the rebound -- east bay to tell you about.

a growing wildfire near fort collins, colorado. the evacuees have been allowed back home, but are being told to be ready to leave again at a moment's notice. fire officials believe a human started this fire, but they're still investigating. meantime, the entire community of crown king, arizona, has also been evacuated because of wildfire threats. this fire has already destroyed three homes and a trail in his

historic mining town. firefighters are focusing their efforts on protect something of the other structures, but it's very windy out there, and that's what they're up against. the forest service is battling two other wildfires burning in arizona right now. >> i just read a report out there predicting it will be a warmer than normal summer for most of the bay area, and that's not good news for firefighters. all right. let's check in on traffic. >> we have an accident and a traffic hazard. we start in hayward, 880 southbound at whipple road. a three-car crash here, minor injuries. that is the good news, but also have an accident at castro county east boulevard. chp is en route. and near the oakland coliseum at 880. you can see it's a lot busier

out there on the roadways, but no delays to speak of. there are some other issues in the subaru -- south pay, we'll get to those in our next hit. here is steve. >> a little fog, but overall much better conditions than we've had for much of this week. sunshine, but really cool this morning. a lot of 40s. we're starting to warm up now. doesn't take long once you get to this time of year. a few high clouds might filter in. no big deal. that won't stop us. 40s and 50s. a cool start across the board. coast bay inland today. there's still a component of a westerly breeze for most. temperatures today will warm up. not a lot, though, this is a weak high pressure system building in, and it's going to

get replaced rapidly on monday by another system coming in. fog forms really fast. you look for little trends here in may, and i've noticed that, temperatures really cool. i would plan on some fog being in the vinty, so go inland, if you must, for the eclipse viewing. 60s and 70s today, or very low 80s. temperatures will continue to settlele in on saturday, and i think they'll level off on sunday. cooldown starts for everyone on monday. >> all right, steve. time now 7:26. we're covering our team coverage of this big day for facebook. and our own pam cook used to work on the trading floor in san francisco. when we come back, she'll give us insight on how an ipo works. >> and a kidly crash in berkeley. we'll have an update. and a surprising discovery under a bay area hospital.

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>> i worked on the trading floor of montgomery securities during a very busy ipo market, and let me tell you, it is very exciting, and it certainly was exciting this morning. we watched mark zuckerberg ring that opening bell live remote through from the menlo park headquarters. quite a crowd out there. it does take a while for the stock to start trading on the nasdaq and the new york stock exchange as well, but particular lip the nasdaq. -- particularly the nasdaq. part of it, also, giving some undivided attention to the end when it starts trading. it's quite a coup for the nasdaq to get facebook. zinga and groupon, and angie's list have also recently been traded on nasdaq. >> it will be up from $38.

where it closes, probably somewhere in the middle there, and then all bets are off, because the excitement will die down. >> reporter: or will it? the excitement may not die down right away. a lot of people comparing facebook to google's ipo. google priced at $85 when it went public. it went straight up to $100 a share. now we know google more than $600 a share. at facebook headquarter this morning. it's certainly a beautiful day for ut's bono -- u2's bono. he is now the richest man in music. his total shares are now worth $1.5 billion. he beats out sir paul mccartney, the richest musician, who is worth about a billion dollars. so will the hype die down? right now retail demand for facebook, the highest every for

any ipo. people want to be a part of it. certainly people are addicted to using zuckerberg. mark zuckerberg now has to figure out a way for the site to continue to make money. facebook also owns instagram, also wildly popular. back to david and tory. we invite you to check out the facebook tab at ktvu.com. we have posted many items there. there are new reports that hewlett-packard is planning to eliminate tens of thousands of jobs. they are trying to cope with declining demand for its computers and services. the cuts could mean as many as 30,000 hp workers around the world would be out of work. that's 10% of the company's global work force. ceo meg whitman is not meaning now, but is expected to say something next week.

hp's stock is down about 1% right now, i just checked. new information about an overnight crash in berkeley. investigators are say a driver slammed into a tree on california stream a couple of hours ago, and one person was killed. lorraine has been out there since 4:30, and just talked to the authorities about two people who survived this. lorraine? >> reporter: yes, dave. police just told us that both the child and the male drivers are suffering from potential life-threatening injuries this morning. the car is registered in don'ten, california. there was so much damage to that car that firefighters worked hard to cut into it and get the people inside out of the crushed car. a female passenger in our 20s died at the scene. the male driver was transported to the hospital in oakland, and a small child it was transported to children's

hospital. >> we're not certain, you know, exactly where these three were from, whether they were from out of town or from the city, but we hope to be able to nail that down quickly, because we do want to share with them that their loved ones are in the hospital. >> reporter: investigators are looking into whether alcohol or drugs may be a factor in this deadly crash. no other cars were involved. again, we're near california and alston, and the streets here are still close off with police tape. it could take another 30 minutes to an hour for police to finish their investigation and reopen these streets nearby. right now in oakland, investigators want to know if an arsonist is responsible for an overnight carport fire. this started shortly after midnight on 90th avenue. the flames destroyed one car. firefighters managed to keep it from spreading across the carport to an apartment

building nearby. several people ran out of their homes after hearing a loud bang. >> i heard a big boom, and i ran outside, the place was so high, it's scary. >> luckily no one was hurt, but those flames caused a lot of damage to that carport, as you can see, still no definite word is on how the fire started, but arson investigators are safe the fire may well have been intentionally set. oakland police are investigating a double shooting. police say they responded to 65th avenue around 9:00 last night after a woman reported that her son had been shot. officers also found a female wounded about a block away. both were taken to the hospital, and their injuries are said to be nonlife- threatening. neighbors say they heard about 20 shots. no evidence in the trayvon man shooting case in -- martin shoot case in florida. it involves more information

about trayvon's', and more information on george zimmerman. we'll have more on that story later in the newscast. older asian women are being warned about a scam targeted directly at them. investigators say there have been more than 20 victims so far. one of them is a woman who didn't want us to identify her, only as mrs. chan. she told police she was approached as she walked out of a doctor of course office. the investigator said that's the tactic that's been used in every case. >> in each of these incidents, an older chinese woman was approached on foot while alone by three suspects. >> police say those suspects tell the victim they can help rid her of evil spirits if she'll give them valuable items and cash. they arrange for a pick up, and then they take jewelry, family heirlooms, and money.

a court hearing scheduled today to consider a request to remove 100 coffins out of 0 an old graveyard found at valley medical center in san jose. officials announced this week that construction crews unearthth the coffins back in february. >> are said to date back to 1875. that's when they site used to be a cemetery for families that couldn't afford burial cost. if santa clara county gets permission to remove the coachens, an archaeologist will be hired and sent in, and they'll be trying to track down family members. new information on a story we first brought to you yesterday about a man who was rescued by firefighters after he fell 30 feet down an embankment along highway 92 in san mateo. he called 911 about 2:00 yesterday morning saying he needed help. the man initial through said he had fallen down the embankment

while trying to escape from an armed car jacker, but later admitted that wasn't true. the man ran out of gas, but it's not clear how he fell down the embankment. he could face criminal charges for the false report. the reno air races are closer to getting a green light for this year's event. the future of the races have been in question since the fatal accident that killed 10 spectators and the pilot of a race plane last september. now race organizers say they have a one-year permit that would allow them to conduct this year's races and air show. they still need to get insurance, but organizers say that should not be a problem. europe time is 7:-- your time is 7:38. later today, uni is expected to change whether it's buss are on time. they are considered on time if they arrive no more than 4 minutes late. however, the bay citizen is

reporting that in muni's calculations, a minute can last as long as one minute and 59 seconds. under that system, they reported on time personal of 71%, but according to the report, using a 60-second minted, it was a 61% on time rate. san francisco muni is gearing up 0 for the big crowd for this weekend's bay to breakers race. they will be running special shuttles before and after the race. riders, you can board with a special i'ves pass. it will range from -- special events pass. it will range from $8 to $12. >> is there a sig alert, tara? >> we have three lanes blocked

to san overturned car at 880s is at the washington avenue -- 880 subaru, washington avenue that is causing delays. a lot going on out there in the east bay right now. let's check in with steve. >> traffic on the golden gate running smoothly there. so that's good. mostly clear skies. now, we do have a teeny bit of fog, but nothing like the rest of this week has been on the coast, the san mateo santa cruz coastline, it was really cool this morning. a couple of upper 30s, 40s, now starting to warm up. but a very cool mid-may morning.

today will be a nice day. it looks good. but by this evening, if you're heading out, it does cool down pretty fast, so is a light jacket, just keep that in mind. temperatures warming up a little bit. not a whole bunch, but i think they're warmer than 46, 47, 49. these are about 35 minutes old, some of these temperatures, but a lot of low 50s, upper 40s. it will not be like yesterday when was very windy, but temperatures will warm up today with some sunshine. high pressure will move in a couple of days. the only thing i'm worried about, is the fog forms like that. so i think it will be back sunday for the breakers, and the eclipse viewing, so just be ready for that. a few high clouds today towards the north pay, but a lot of 70s and 80s, and lot of 60s and 70 nhl between. fog will start to work it's way back sunday, and then a big cool down on monday and

tuesday. many investigators are -- investors are waiting for facebook to start trading. we'll tell you about other stocks that are trading, and about the tech stock of

facebook stock still not trading on the nasdaq, but excitement is giving the u.s. stocks a lift in morning trading. the dow needs it, it is down 6%

so far this month. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is currently up 22, the nasdaq is up 5. still waiting for that facebook stock to start trading under the symbol fb, and s&p is up 2. apple is riding the tech wave. apple stock is up nearly 2% right now, but it's no longer a member of the $500 billion club. the company stock has been on a steady decline. it has lost nearly 18% of its value since it set an all-time high of $644 just last month. right now it's trading at $539. new evidence has been revealed in the trayvon martin shooting case. we have a live report from miami about what we're learning. phil? >> reporter: good morning. it's a massive document dump. this is basically the state's

case in its second-degree murder charge case against george zimmerman. much of the information is redacted, blacked out, but what is still public now is that 7- eleven surveillance shape showing trayvon martin, the 17- year-old teenager who would be dead within about 15 or 20 minutes, at the 7-eleven buy it will the skittles, and that fruit juice flavored in water melon. also the injuries of george zimmerman are no longer clearly in dispute. he clearly took a beating. there are cuts all over the back of his head, the front of his head, his nose clearly had been broken. and here is how one witness describes what he saw out his door. he says clearly the guy with the hoody was the guy on top. >> there was a black man with a black hoody on top of either a

white guy or now that i found out, think it was an hispanic guy with a red sweatshirt on, on the ground yelling out help. i tried to tell him get out of here, stop, or whatever, and then the one guy on top in the black hoody was pretty much just throwing down blows on the guy, kind of mma style, on the concrete at this point. so at this point, i told him i was calling 91. i locked my door, went inside. herd a pop, had never heard a gunshot before, so didn't know if it was a rock or something like that. i looked down below from upstairs and saw the guy in the black hoody just pretty much laid out any the ground. >> also in the rodio recordings that have been made public is the audio statement made by the 16-year-old girlfriend of trayvon martin who was on the cellphone with trayvon as is he was walking back to his father's fiancee house that sunday in february. she told the state investigator

that trayvon martin described a white man was following her and that he sounded pretty scared, and she said that she overhears zimmerman off of trayvon martin's phone saying what are you doing here? no witnesses say exactly what happened next, other than george zimmerman and traves martin, and, of course george zimmerman is the only one who is still alive to talk about it. he is charged with second- degree murder, and the state's case against him basically boils down to it does not matter that he was being beaten up by trayvon martin, what matters is that he instigated the entire episode, and, according to the lead investigator, his conclusion was that the entire incident could have been avoided had george zimmerman simply remained in his vehicle and waited for law enforcement. back to you. >> thank you for that report from florida. time now 7:48. back here at home, oakland

raiders linebacker mcclain has been sentenced to 180 days in jail after a fight last year in his alabama home town. the 22-year-old sealedly threatened to kill a man, and fired a gunshot next to that man's head. the judge found mcclain guilty on all charges. mcclain's lawyer said his client will appeal and have s for a jury trial. the nfl is going to review the case to see if more punishment is needed. >> the jury in the john edwards trial started their deliberations about 45 minutes ago. coming up at 8:45, we'll bring you will a live report from the court thousand in north carolina. we'll tell you what's on the line for john edwards in convicted. the post office is moving forward with a multi-billion

dollar plan. they say they can no longer wait on gridlocked congress. they will be close something recent plants. a vallejo family wants a dog to apologize for fatally shooting one of their dogs. he came to the house unannounced to take a report on identity theft. the couple had reported the crime on-line three days earlier. two of the families dogs, including 81-year-old -- allegedly same to the officer while snarling. police say the officer feared for his safety and shot and killed belle. the family said there is only win thing they want. >> the guy would come here and apologize and play with the kids, we would be done. >> the family says no one, none of their dogs, has ever bitten

anyone. our time is 7:50. a multimillion dollar campaign ad has been scrapped. this one was supposed to target president obama, and the reason mitt romney did not like it. >> and it's down to two on american idol, who the finale will not include.

a republican super pac has withdrawn a commercial that involves president obama's former pastor, jeremiah wright. that's after mitt romney came against that effort. >> i repudiate that effort. i think it's the wrong course for a pac or campaign. i hope our campaigns condition respectfully be about the future and the issues.

the daughter of cuban president raul castro has been granted a u.s. visa to attend an academic conference in san francisco next week. it has drawn criticism from some anti-castro, who call her an agent of the communityist government. time now is 7:54. now there are just two singers left in the bid to become the next american idol. >> the person going head-to- head against jessica is phillip phillips. >> what do you think? joshua ledet was sent home last night. that leaves 16-year-old jessica

sanchez and 21-year-old phillip phillips as the final two. now, next wednesday each contestant will perform three songs, and then on thursday, the next american idol will be crowned. and you'll be able to see it all happen right here on ktvu channel 2. >> 7:54. brought it to you live. facebook's initial public offering this morning. this is a live look right now from the nasdaq, and it started at $38. it looks like it's heading up to $44 right now. it did take a while within even though, of course, the markets opened at 6:30 our time, it takes a while for initial public offering for all of the orders to get sorted out. obviously with all of the attention it's getting, it has take an little while. it looks like facebook stock right now trading at about $44. we will, of course, be keeping a close eye on this. we have team coverage. pam cook is following this from our newsroom. we'll bring you more information as we get it.

>> history as it happens. >> absolutely. time now 7:55. tara is watching bad traffic as it happens in the east bay. this is pretty bad. >> that's right, a cig alert issued. a car overturned that is causing major headaches for commuters. 880 southbound at washington avenue, that's where we have this overturned car in the fast lane that is causing the sig alert. all three lanes are blocked. we'll have pictures coming up in the next half hour from our chopper. here we go. here is a look from our chopper. you can see that traffic is very slow going. looks like they have opened up this the lanes there now, however. you can see the law enforcement there on the shoulder. looks like traffic is just starting to get back to normal. they're starting to let folks through, but you can see that the backup does extend for quite some time. look at that, all the -- for at least, it looks like, a half a

mile, or actually maybe even more, maybe a mile or two. so this accident, this overturned car, really did create some damage this morning, as far as your morning commute goes. so 880 southbound, looking at some massive delays. all right. let's head down to the south bay right now, a slow down on 280 northbound towards santa clara at the bottom portion of your clean. and san francisco, this is a look at 101. you can see traffic a little slow there as you make your way toward the bay bridge and downtown, but overall not too bad. let's head back to the desk. paying respects to a fallen soldier. the very sad, somber ceremony at the oakland airport this morning. and an historic day here at facebook headquarters in menlo park, as the social speedia giant finally hit this public

market. what the scene was like inside company headquarters as cry mark zuckerberg rang that opening -- as ceo mark zuckerberg rang that opening bell.

good morning. welcome back. >> it is friday. it's may 18th. well, shares of facebook are scheduled to start trading right now. now, the initial public offering price is $38. we're looking at its price now at $43, but the stock is really expected to really have a bang today. alex savage has been at the company's headquarters, at facebook, as it's going public. you've been out there since early this morning. what is it like out there now, alex? >> reporter: if you think there's a big celebration going on inside facebook headquarters here behind me this morning, well, you night want to think again. a representative from facebook just told me a couple of minutes ago off camera, she says it is really and truly business as usual inside, even on the day of the company's historic ipo. by the end of the trading day today, facebook is expected to be worth more than $100

billion. and this was the scene, 6:30 this morning, as facebook officially went public, a major celebration on the facebook campus here in menlo park. ceo mark zuckerberg rang nasdaq's opening bell remote through from the headquarters. they sold $421 million shares, $38 a pop, making mark zuckerberg the 29th richest portion in the world. but most of it will go off to pay off tax debt associated with exercising the stock option. it will also turn about a thousand facebook employees into instant millionaires. many have been here since last night. but even on this historic day from facebook, no one from the company talking publicly as of yesterday. i talked to a social media analyst who explained the strategy. >> anytime you have a company

that is about to go public, the sensitivity around what people can say is always steve jobs is also somebody that mark zuckerberg has been friendly with and gotten advice from, so it seems a bit of a cue from apple, right? >> reporter: and this it was the scene from news chopper 2. we were flying up above as zuckerberg and company rang the opening bell this morning. everyone out in the plaza area, the patio area of the facebook campus this morning. the stock priced originally at $38 a share, and of course this morning many people wondering exactly how high it will go. the facebook ipo also will provide a financial boost for us here in california, bringing in -- expected to bring in about $2 billion in tax revenue to the state of california, obviously money that's badly needed. we're out here live in front of facebook headquarters this morning in menlo park. >> all right, alex. we'll of course have continuing coverage of the facebook ipo all throughout the morning for you. you can also get more

information by going to ktvu.com. look for the facebook tab. time now is 8:02. happening now, pg&e crews trying to get the power back on for hundreds of customers in novado. two distribution lines and a power poll crashed down last night. strong wind mace have toppled them -- winds may have toppled them. these are live pictures from the scene. a pg&e spokesperson said 560 customers are still affected. the service should be back on about 8:30 or 9:00 this morning. at the height of the power outage, 7,000 customers were affected. >> it is 8:03 this morning. police in the east bay are expected to release new information about this week's fatal hit-and-run accident in dublin. investigators have already revealed the bicyclist who was hit andle killed on daugherty road late tuesday night was a visitor from china who has been

identified at 57-year-old bo hu. the vehicle was a 2012 mercedes benz, likely black in color, and either a cls550, or a cls63. a new report is blasting a small state police force for loading up on overtime on the taxpayers dime. the office of protective services. an investigation by the california watch reveals that the agency paid about $2 million in overtime to 80 of its officers last year alone. s that includes hundreds of extra hours to patrol the former agnes development center in san jose, months after the facility closed. time is now 8:04. the city of san jose plans to start clean up some of the city's homeless camps.

three sights will be targeted at the end of the month, including one on communications hill. two others on coyote creek and guadalupe river will be cleaned up in june. this came after hearing from angry community members at meetings this week. the water district and the conservation corps will be teaming up with the city for those cleanup jobs. police on the peninsula have launched a new crackdown on violent street gang. ktvu news road along with members of san mateo's gang task force during the first night of this summertime sweep. our da has were there -- our cameras were there when one police officer recognize add known gang member going inside. he was wanted for burglary. >> it's just a happenstance that he happened to be there at the same time that we were there. he has a fairly violent past. >> turns out that man has

already been arrested, and had just been released from jail. the gang task force ended up making two other arrests during this first night of a 16-week operation. a soldier frommal la mead da who was killed in afghanistan will arrive in the east bay today. thomas forecasterty died earlier this month after his unit was attacked with an ied. fogherty's body will be transported from the airport to a local cemetery. parents are being warned of the corn sequences if their children cut class in antii don't care. next week, parent offerings students at deer valley high school who frequently mission class will be sound attend the meeting. this week administrators met with parents and students at antioch high school. they were told if the students continue to miss class next

school year, are the parents could be taken to court, fined up to $2,000, and spend a year in jail. students can also be fined and lose privileges, such as driver's licenses. new legislation has been introduced to change the university of california's out of state student policy. u.c. already caps out of state enrollment to 10% systemwide, but the report says that uc berkeley and ucla are already over the limit. time now 8:07. we're waiting for a long time at muni could soon be a thing of the past. san francisco's muni transportation agency has an app called muni-plus. app users can find out when buses will arrive at each stop. it will also allow muni users

to check the balance left on their clipper cards and locate bus stops. this is the first time muni users can get all of that information in one place. we want to check in with tara. sig alert has still been lifted, but still problems for commuters? >> that's right. all of the lanes are now open on 880 southbound, but see something major congestion. this is a live look at washington avenue, where we have an overturned car. it was initially in the fast lane, and all three lanes were blocked. i think they're getting ready to take it away any minute now. chp letting cars through, but this backup is extending for quite a while. definitely give yourself some extra time. 23 you need to get say round the san leandro union city area. they are pulling that car away as we speak. traffic again definitely

impacted southbound. if you need to get around the east bay this morning, maybe think of a different route that you could take, because again you're going to be sitting in some traffic. all right. let's take a look at 237 down in the south pay, some congestion as you drive towards sunny available, and finally at the toll bridge plaza, traffic hasn't been too bad this morning until now. looks like a parking lot pretty much. you're looking at least at a 10- minute delay as you make your way into san francisco this morning. here is steve. >> a very happy friday morning. a little chill in the morning air, but at least it's clear. except for a few high clouds in the north pay, we're good to go for sunshine. high pressure is building in. just the tail end of a system moving into the north. a lot of 40s, low 40s and mid- 40s this morning. didn't last long, but they were

there. now we see 50s, temperatures trying to warm up, still a little breeze. by the way, not to rain on anybody's parade or anything, but both of our forecast models, the heavy hitters, have rain odds for next weekend, both of them. so we'll see. it looks as in this cool pattern will continue. another system will move in late sunday into monday, and i think with the beta breakers and the eclipse, i think there will be some fog. once you get a little heat in the valley, that's all it takes, really, lately. breezy at times today, nothing like yesterday, though. warmer. a lot of 60s and 70s, and very low 80s. there will be some today. and temperatures starting to recover from what has beening a rather cool week, and, boy, there was a lot of fog this week on the coast, but today

looks good. some of that fog creeps back on sunday, and really enhance on monday and really cool down up land areas. a three-game series starts tonight between the san francisco giants and oakland a's, and the giants are planning a special pregame ceremony celebrating the 75th anniversary of the golden gate bridge. mayor ed lee will be attendance, and the giants will also wear their orange uniforms to pay respect to the bridge. bicyclists will once again have their own path along the golden gate bridge. the south sidewalk reopens today after several months of construction on a nearby walking trail. the west sidewalk is normally reserved gist for cyclists, but they've been having to share the east walk with beds, and of course the big sell -- with pedestrians. mending fences, what berkeley police department mass just done after an officer was sent to a reporters house in the middle of the night.

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mostly sunny finally, coast, pay, and inland. temperatures warming up today. we'll have a lot of 60s and 70s. a little breezy at times, but overall a nice-looking day compared to the last couple. it is 8:14. right now hat the white house, the new president of france is

meeting with president obama, and the french president is expected to deliver some news about french troops in afghanistan. allison? >> reporter: cameras are supposed to be allowed in at the end of the meeting. here is a look at the arrival of president france hollande outside d. c. about an hour ayou go. france's new socialist president is expected to tell president obama that he wants to pull all 3300 french troops out of afghanistan by the end of this year, two years ahead of schedule. that is not likely to sit well, and president obama is expected to try to talk him out of it. europe's debt crisis will also be top of mind at the g-8 summit at camp david tomorrow and at the nato summit in chicago on sunday. time is now 8:15. a disturbing report from

scientists about the tsunami debris from last year's earthquake and sue now any japan. 1.5 million tons of debris have just started reaching the west coast. however, there are not the money or plans to clean it up. lawmakers were frustrated about that. >> have you made a cost analysis of what this would be, and the answer from your administrator was no, which made no sense to us after a year knowing, i don't know, the tsunami did happen. >> scientists say the debris is not radioactive, but does pose a danger to marine life. a wake will be held in new york today for mary kennedy. authorities say she hanged herself at her new york home on wednesday, her husband, robert kennedy, told the new york times she battled depression.

mary kennedy will bid in massachusetts where the -- will be buried in massachusetts where the kennedy family has a compound. the police department is being reviewed for the berkeley police department's media relations. the chief wanted changes made to an on-line story, and sent an officer to a reporters house at 12:45 in the morning. the families of some of the 9-11 victims are frustrated with delays for a planned museum at ground zero. it's being built alongside the memorial, which opened on the 10th anniversary of the nine listen attacks in my opinion delay is due to a final dispute between the agency that own this site and a foundation that controls the memorial and the museum. planners say they are make something progress, but this

museum will definitely not be ready for its planned opening up a september 11th this year. another communications company cracking down on people who use a lot of data. comcast will start charging account holders extra money when they use more than 300 gigabytes a month on basic internet plans. researchers are say only 1% of all internet users need that much data, so the change probably won't affect too many people. internet service providers are say they need to have a cap to prevent what they call data hogs from slowing down service for everybody else. a bill that affects renters who also own pets is now headed for the state assembly. the state senate already approved the bill which keeps landlords from requiring pet owners to have their claws

trimmed. nearly 870,000 child safety devices are being recalled. officials say the safety first cabinet and toilet locks candice engage easily. there are more than 400 reports of lock failures. consumers should immediately remove the recalled locks and call the company for free replacements. with the love that a texas middle schooler has for his favorite nba player got him suspended. he had the back of his head shaved to resemble the face of matt bonner, san antonio spurs forward. but his teacher was not impressed. >> my first period teacher, i guess, called the principal. she said it was a distraction. >> patrick then shaved his head just so he can get back in

school, but the story got the attention of matt bonner. he said it was the nicest thing a fan had ever done for him, and he gave patrick free tickets to last night's play- off game against the l.a. clippers. and then there was this, a very unusual delay at yesterday's game between the diamondbacks and colorado rockies. a swarm of bees took over this camera bay in the top of the 5th inning. it was a short delay, but the game eventually resumed. an inning later, they brought in a professional bee keeper, and he just vacuumed up all of those bees. all right. that's a good way to handle it. it is 8:20. it's part of 20th century u.s. military history. what's next for the world war ii battle ship that's leaving the bay area? >> also a look outside our window. here is your weather. big events will be happening in the bay area this weekend. steve will be back with our weekend weather forecast. here is a look at 101 through san francisco.

coming up, we'll take a look at traffic in the east bay where we had that earlierizing -- sig alert. 3q

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the battleship spent the last decade in sasoon bay will be moving this weekend. the u.s.s. iowa will now head to los angeles to become a floating museum. it would have stayed in the bay area, but the san francisco

board of supervisors rejected a resolution to move the iowa to the city as a floating museum. >> it's another sad chapter in the very long history of a great battle ship. you know, we worked tirelessly for 15 years on the effort. >> the bay area will get its last look at the u.s.s. iowa as it passes under the golden gate bridge around 3:30 sunday is afternoon. >> all right. just about 8:24 now. let's check your traffic. tara, how is the east bay doing? i know we have that sig alert. >> that's right, the sig alert was canceled about 40 minutes ago, but traffic still feeling the ripple effect. let's look at 880 southbound near washington avenue. all lanes are now opened, but earlier there was an overturned car in the fast lane. ought but one lane has blocked. the scene has cleared, but your commute still sluggish, so give yourself enter some extra time.

80 near the oakland -- 880 near the oakland coliseum, traffic impacted there as well. cars there bumper to bumper. finally at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have quite the backup. many folks getting off to a late start this morning. those metering lights are on, ask you're looking at at least a 15-minute delay right now. let's check in with steve. clear skies, just a wisp or two of some high clouds to the north, but overall a lot more sunshine that we saw the last couple of days. that's for sure. especially the coast, which had to deal with a ton of fog. some of that fog moving down the coast, but i think it will be back on sunday. it doesn't take much to guest it going this time of year. we had really cool lowing the morning, a lot of low 40s and mid-40s. now we're in the 50s. still a westerly breeze for most. fairfield west-southwest 13.

no north or northeast wind, so that tells us it will warm up. this is not a really high pressure system, but it will give us warmer weather and sunshine today. a little haze around the edge, but overall looks good. temperatures 60s and 70s for many, upper 70s, a few very low 80s. tomorrow and sunday looks good. beta breakers, i would plan for some fog, and for the eclipse, travel inland. i think the fog will be back, dave. coming up, how high will it go? that's the question about facebook stock this morning. now on sale to the general public for the first time. >> investigators are still on the scene out here in berkeley at a deadly car crash into a tree. it happened overnight. hear why a witness tells us he is still shaken up this morning. >> also, hundreds of people still with no electricity in parts of martin county. the problem that causes the lights to go out.

the wall street journal is reporting that traders are having problems changes and canceling orders ahead of facebook's historic offering. we have live coverage for you. alex is standing by at facebook's headquarters. we'll let you hear from alex in just about 15 minutes. but first, reporter maribel is at the nasdaq in new york city with the dollars and the cents and the break down of everything. maribel good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. let's break this down for you. mark zuckerberg is planning to sell 30.2 million shares in

that ipo offering. that nets zuckerberg about $1.1 billion, but he's not going to be hanging on to that cash. facebook said he he will use the substantial majority of those funds to cover the taxes. he will hold 503.6 million shares, that's more than 30% of the company. to shoot stake is worth 19.1 billion dollars. it's a huge deal. we're very excited over here at the nasdaq. you can see behind me that the facebook stock is not trading yet. it is still showing unchanged, still at $38. so we are waiting with baited breath to see where it will go, as -- yeah -- it and looks like we are starting trading right now, dave, breaking news here. we have facebook up 13.1%. it is now trading at $42.99. you can see behind me here.

so we have some positive, some green activity. lots of excitement here. if you are watching it -- you are watching it live first, facebook just crossing trading on the nasdaq. >> wow, this is history, maribel, you took us right there. another question, we know this is an exciting day for facebook. how is this affecting other high-tech stocks and the market in general? >> reporter: well, in general, i mean when facebook goes -- you know, we'll see this exuberance in what's happening. it may affect the tech sector, it may not. we haven't seen that much activity so far today. it will be interesting to see how this does, though, on monday, and if we've seen any major movers, because we've been concentrating on what's been going noneurope and greece, so absent facebook friday frenzy, it might have been another sad day in the market. so everything is kind of about facebook today, though, dave. >> yeah, very exciting that

we're watching this as it an happens. thank you for your live report from new york, and we'll continue to watch. >> it's up 11% right now. and we'll have an update, of course, before the end of mornings on 2. time is 8:31. also following overnight news from berkeley. one american was killed two others seriously injured in an early morning car crash. a child is among the victims. we have been talking to police this morning. lorraine? >> reporter: yes, we've been talking to police, and we've also been talking to neighbors. in fact, we just talked with a man who said the crash was so intense that he thought it was an earthquake. you can see the cadillac still there behind me. it's registered in don'ten, down in southern -- contin, down if southern california. police are still trying to locate the relatives to find out more about these victims. firefighters worked hard to cut into that car and get the

people inside out of the crushed car. the male driver was transported to high land hospital in oakland, and a small child was transported to children's hospital, but suffering potentially life threatening injuries. a neighbor who ran out of his home said 7 hours later, he's still shaken up. >> the guy was in so much pain and agony, and by me not being able to get into the back door to rescue the little kid, that was very disturbing to me. i couldn't help render any help, so, you know, it was very -- i'm very upset. >> reporter: investigators are looking into whether alcohol or drugs may be a factor in this deadly crash. no other cars were involved. we're near california and austin, and the streets near here are still closed off with police tape. no update on when they will be opened. police tell us they really need help with more witnesses, so if you have any information, call berkeley police. ktvu channel 2 news.

investigators are trying to find out if an arsonist is responsible for an early morning carport fire. it started shortly after midnight on 90th avenue. the fire destroyed one car, but firefighters managed to keep the flames from spreading across the carport to an apartment building near buy. a mother of three small children came running out of her home after hearing a scary sound. >> i heard a big boom and ran outside. the blaze was so high, it's scary. >> no one was hurt, but the flames caused major damage to the carport. there's still to definitive word on the cause, but arson investigators say the fire may have been intentionally set. time now 8:34. we just got new information about that power outage in novato. our photographer, these are live pictures, folks, our photograph they are at the scene just talked to a resident who says according to the resident, they received a text message from pg&e. the power won't be back on

until 2:00 this afternoon. pg&e was hoping to fix everything by 9:00 this morning. again, you're looking at live pictures from that scene. fright now, about 560 people have no electricity in that part of novato. last night about 7,000 people lost their power after two distribution lines and a power pole crashed down on sequoia glen lane. pg&e is investigating whether strong winds are to blame. a two-year-old child is in the hospital now with a suspected case of a potentially deadly blood infection. the child illits area, and they have a bloodstream problem. that attacks the organs. it's caused by the same group of bacteria that causes meningitis. now, the infection can be spread by kissing, coughing, or 0 even sneezing. about 60 people thought to have had some contact with this

child are being treated. this same disease killed a three-year-old back in february. it is 8:35. a 57-year-old bicyclist was killed in a crash in napa county along the silverado trail about 6:30 yesterday even thing highway patrol said the manner was riding southbound when the member of a ford focus drifted into the bike lane hitting the cyclist. the 20-year-old woman behind the wheel is not suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and the cause is still under investigation. san francisco police are searching for three men they believe are responsible for several bank robberies. police say the man in the center of your screen walked into a bank at weigh and front streets on april 30th and demanded money from the teller. he is also a suspect in other bank robberies in san francisco, as well as one in green bray earlier this week. police say the man on the left of the screen is an accomplice

to one of the robberies. he is missing three fingers troop his right hand, and two from his left. the man on the right is wanted for several other bank robberies throughout the financial district. the so-called brian toe bill is closer to becoming state how -- brian stow bill is closer to becoming state law. brian stow was attacked outside dodgers stadium last year. other high-profile events involve fights during a preseason game between the 49ers and the raiders. the state assembly unanimously approved the measure. now it goes to the state institute. it requires professional sports stadiums and arenas to post a phone number for security in the parking lots, and also in the stands. well, the oakland a's will play the giants at at&t park tonight. it's the start of a three-game series. however, baseball commissioner bud selig is raising the possibility the a's may leave the bay area.

he says it's up to the a's owner, lou wolf, to consider whether to move the team. with territorial rights, the giants have been blocking the a's efforts to build a stadium in san jose. bud selig did not give a timetable, but major league baseball still has to approve any bid to relocate. >> been waiting three years for that. >> a long time. we want to check in with tara in for sal. some congestion in the south bay. >> yeah, a lot of little accidents scat erred all over the south pay, and a lot of 0 folks got a late start to their morning, so wearing quite a bit of backup. you can see traffic is at a standstill at the 280 interchange. definitely give yourself some extra time. up next, a look at 101 in san jose. this also on the right-hand side of your screen here, this is northbound, as you make your way toward the airport. this has been stop and go as well right now.

looks okay, but that could change again in the next five minutes. this is a look at 880, near the oakland coliseum. you can see traffic is crawling through here. definitely subtlebound traffic impacted by that earlier sig alert. you can be feeling the after effects for that for quite some time. let's check if with steve. blunder sunny skies, mostly sunny, a little bit of high clouds and patchy fog, but much better than what we've seen lately. we start off clear this morning and really, really cool. lots of 40s. we're now into the 50s. some of that fog will continue to hang around. i think it will be back early sunday into late sunday and definitely into monday, as some is high pressure kicks in. little breezy today, but nothing like yesterday, that's for sure, and temperatures will rebound due to the fact we have more sunshine, but not really warm or hot. it will get back into the upper 70s, maybe a few low 80s, but

bring it right back down next week. next week looking cool. wind out of the west today, southwest, a little southerly or westerly breeze, so no north or northeast wind, but high pressure is our fair weather friend. it will kick in today and most of the weekend as well, but the fog seems to form very fast, so for bay breakers, or the eclipse, keep an eye on things, and start to move inland in that fog starts to roar back in. really nice temperatures coming up. 60s and 70s. a few 80 nhl the orange will. -- 80 nhl the orange, right there, right there. but a nice day after the last couple of days. a lot of low clouds and some high some mid-level clouds. weekend looks much better here. cool mornings, warmer days, and fog makes it's way back sunday, and then nowhere monday, the cooldown kicks in for everybody. there's a report according to some weather experts this

coming summer would be a lot warmer than usual for most of the country. above average temperatures are expected between june and august according to one report. but steve paulson doesn't think it will be that bad. there are other opinions. but according to the report, it will be a problem for the western part of the country because of wildfire threats, and also some concerns about water shortages. i'm listening to steve. >> the water is so cold here on the coast that we have been cooler the last couple of summers where the rest of the country has been warmer, so we'll have to see. well, it's happening now in north carolina. we'll go live to the federal courthouse where a jury is discussing john edwards case. and one company in silicon valley may be considering cutting thousands of jobs. >> reporter: and facebook stock officially being traded

this morning. what the scene was like inside headquarters, and why the mayor of menlo park is celebrating this morning, when mornings on 2 continue.

this is a live shot from nasdaq. facebook is trading at $40. there was speculation saying it could be trading as high as $44, but right now it's still up. obviously there is a huge amount if of attention based on facebook right now after the largest ipo in history. we showed you the opening bell that was run from the menlo park campus this morning by founder mark zuckerberg. again live, you can see the nasdaq showing facebook. the symbol is fb, trading for the first time this morning, started just about 10 minutes ago. we were will live when it started trading. okay. we understand it has halted trading right now. zinga has halted trading right now. obviously that was a big ipo a while back, and facebook -- it

is down 13%? all right. zinga's took has plunged 13% right now, and that is traded -- the trading of zing is a has halted, but facebook is up 5%, holding steady at just under $40. we'll continue to follow this obviously throughout the the morning and on our website, ktvu.com. lots this morning that hp is planning to eliminate tens of thousands of jobs. they are try to be koch with declining demand for its computers and serves. the cuts could mean as many as 30,000 hp workers around the world are out of a job. that's about 10% of the company's global work force. ceo meg whit nan is not commenting out in -- with theman is not commenting now, but is expected to say something next week.

right now a jury in north carolina is deliberating john edwards fate. we have a live report from outside the courthouse. good morning, jonathan. >> reporter: good morning. a lot sat stake, because at least in theory, if convicted on all six counts of various campaign finance violations, john edwards could face up to $1.5 million in fines, and 30 years in prison. now, what the jury must consider is whether john edwards was, first of all, aware of the secret money that went into is hiding his pregnant mistress during his 2008 bid for president, and then whether the more than was

simply private gifts to protect him from his wife finding out about his affair, or whether the money was intended as something more, to keep his campaign on track, therefore being campaign finance violations. during that election cycle, there was a $2300 individual donor cap, so if you divide the nearly million dollars in question from these two wealthy donors, that's well in excess of that cap. so prosecutors are arguing that these are campaign donations. the defense arguing that these are simply private funds with no limit. now, in addition to looking at the alleged campaign finance violations, the jury has also been asked to consider whether this, the middle district of north carolina federal court district, is the appropriate venue for this trial. with federal courts, the trials have to be held within the district where the alleged crimes occurred. throughout this trial, the defense has been arguing that

many of these crimes and the key players were outside the district, even outside of state, and so the jury is being asked to consider whether the trial should have even been held here. so a lot for this jury to consider. this has been a very attentive panel, and we anticipate that they are going to continue looking over all of the evidence with a fine-tooth comb. soup don't know if we're going to be able to announce that there's a verdict today, or if we'll be talking same time on monday. >> thank you for that live report. time now 8:49. here are some of the top stories right now. police in the east bay expected to tell us new information today about this week's fatal hit-and-run accident in dublin. investigators have already told us the bicyclist who was hit and killed on daugherty road late tuesday night was a visitor from china. also right now president obama is meeting with france's new president at the white

house. you're looking at video of french president france francois hollande. many computer wizards at fake just became instant millionaires. facebook held this all night work party leading up to this morning's historic stock offering. alex has been there at the headquarters at menlo park. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, dave. speak with a facebook representative a short time ago, i am told at the most facebook employees have either gone back to work or they've gone home. they spent a really long night last night, on this hack-a-thon event, something they do quite often developing new projects. let's look at what many of those facebook employees are

probably keeping an eye on this morning. the nasdaq composite. fb, the symbol for facebook. it opened up at $38 a share, and at this point, it is not really much higher than that right now, only -- right now moving to about $38 a share, but it did have a significant pop right out of the gate. earlier on this morning, everyone here at facebook, all of the employees, got together, and they watched their ceo ring the opening bell. and this was facebook officially going public this morning at 6:30. ceo mark zuckerberg rang nasdaq's opening bell remotely from facebook headquarters here in menlo park. me social media giant sold the shares at $38 a stock. this will turn about a thousand facebook employees into instant millionaires, but impawn this historic day from facebook, no one on the company this morning

is talking publicly. the one person who is talking, the mayor of menlo park. she told us a short time ago, she's thrilled that the home town company is being traded publicly. >> it just is wonderful to have facebook in menlo park. every time you hear the word facebook, you hear menlo park now, and i think it helps build this area, more people will want to have businesses here, and i think there will be spin- offs from this as well that will be exciting to watch over the years. >> reporter: the mayor also said she has a busy day today. she'll be coming back here to facebook headquarters and meeting with other county leaders and requires from facebook as well. this ipo will make mark zuckerberg potentially the 29th richest person in the world, but the known he get from selling off his shares will mostly go to pail off the tax bill associated with exercising those stock options. nasdaq trading is underway here. facebook stock is being traded publicly, and sat last check, it's pretty much where it started, at about $38 a share

on nasdaq. a lake tahoe hotel is celebrating facebook's ipo. they have a deal of their own. it's the luxury property called constellation residents. now, new facebook investors and employees can pay $549 a night for minimum two-night stay. they'll be receiving champagne as they arrive, as well as a $200 credit at the ritz-carlton space next door. if you can't get the stock, or you don't work at facebook, the hotel says they'll give you the same deal just for liking it on facebook. we'll have continuing coverage of the ipo throughout the morning. you can also get the latest information on our website at ktvu.com. bart is trying to track down the family of a man with a tragedy. the man was found unconscious

and bleeding on march 9th. he died 6 weeks later due to complications from critical head and brain injuries. it's still not clear if he fell or was the victim of a violent crime. white it was six feet tall, 200 pounds, brown hair and hazel eyes. relativors witnesses should call bart police right away. a local beautification group is suing san francisco over the lawsuit the city settled with an outdoor advertising company. the settlement required metro fuel to remove 84 illegal panel signs, bit it also allowed them to remove bigger legal billboards and then replace them with more panel signs on walls across the city. san francisco beautiful claims that settlement violates proposition g which began news billboards in the city, but constitute officials say the settlement was a smart move, because the group was trying to

overturn proposition g. a lot happening today. we'll have much more on developing news about the tech company zinga. their trading has been halted. stay tuned for the details.

we're following developing news connect go ahead with the ipo of facebook this morning. the stock of zynga, based in san francisco, has been halted for trading after it plunged minutes after facebook started trading. zynga makes offline games, such

as the popular farmville any facebook. 90% of zynga's revenue is tied to facebook. zynga's stock is down 13%, halted trading at $7. facebook up 6%, trading at $42. it will be sunny today, nice, a little warmer on saturday. some fog works it's way back to the coast sunday. cooler monday and tuesday. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everyone. have a great weekend. >> bye, now.