gil diaz live for us in menlo park. >>> 5:34.zabeth on vacation. >> she is hibernating over in the east bay. and gianna is doing yeoman's duty with a little bit of traffic. >> i'm going to hibernate next week when she gets back tomorrow. >> good idea. >> south bay now, along 101, northbound 280, everything is in the green. that means speeds about 40 miles per hour. this is a live look at northbound 280. traffic cruising along so no major snags in the south bay. later on the puck drops at 7:30 as the sharks take on the blue jackets at the tank. so plan for that through the area this evening. milpitas 880/237 connector so far, so good an easy seven minutes through there. airpark road at airport boulevard up in napa county, we are dealing with a broken-down big rig in lanes. a tow truck is trying to get the jackknifed truck out of lanes. hopefully not too much of a problem and they will clear it soon. here's lawrence. >>> high pressure sliding eastward, spring-like temperatures the last couple of days, it will cool down as that ridg

right now, it has about 2,000 employees but has asked the city of menlo park to remove a cap that limits the campus to 3,000. east palo alto officials are concerned that facebook's plans to expand the site could create big traffic jams in the area and also negativity affect the environment. >>> yahoo! will have a new chief executive officer. the company has hired scott tom -- thompson. he will succeed carol bartz who was fired in september. he says he was somewhat surprised since his name never emerged as a top candidate e will yahoo!'s fourth ceo in less than five years. >>> plans for a high rail system could be put on -- high- speed rail system could be put on hold. the costs are high. rail supporters say the project would generate thousands of jobs. >>> a ktvu camera was right there. you will see more after a truck burst into flames on the peninsula. mark tamayo still checking the satellite to see if there's any rain on the horizon. why a united states congressman wants to drain the lake of -- that's the primary source of the bay area adrinking water. bay area's drinking water. [ sire

gil diaz live in menlo park. thanks. >>> if you are planning on commuting along the bay bridge, brace yourself. it's getting busy. >> sure is. it's that time of the morning. gianna? >> yeah. we get a couple of hotspots out there. the altamont pass, bay bridge and this accident we have been monitoring in san jose. northbound 101 at capitol expressway is over in the center divide. we are still seeing okay speeds but chp may have to run a traffic break to clear it to the right side so that will probably slow you down a bit. the rest of the south bay a bright spot even though we are seeing some extra volume northbound 280 through downtown san jose. bay bridge you can see traffic starting to stack up quite a bit backed up to the first overpass mostly in the cash lanes. slow up the incline, as well. gets a bit better into san francisco. drive times are unching up. slow and go away from 205 on the westbound side through livers and sluggish approaching the dublin interchange. we'll check mass transit next. >> great weath

this is happening at menlo park. it's a to you co truck that's burst into flames and the fire truck has just arrived on the scene. you can see some of the crews just getting out right now. they have their equipment on their backs and they are gonna be trying to get this taco truck under control. we don't know what street this is on. we do know this is very close to the new facebook headquarters, which is in menlo park. very close to palo alto. it used to be headquarters for sun microsystems, just west of the dumbarton bridge. but it looks like traffic is moving fairly slowly but it looks like this street where the taco truck is blocked off. it looks like the smoke is still black. so it's still burning pretty -- pretty significantly and taco truck i believe it obviously has some gas -- >> grease and gas -- >> grease for cooking. >> and it potentially could be an explosive sways. >> right. exactly. so we are looking at them -- the tires have melted. we're looking at this live. this is in menlo park as fire crews try to

now the address would still be in menlo park.ast palo alto is concerned because its city limit is just about a half mile away. the mayor says she's concerned about traffic gridlock and the potential to displace epa residents. they may sue facebook if it goes ahead with expansion plans. facebook has been open about expanding by 2017. so this would all happen in the next five years. the east palo alto city council will talk about filing this potential lawsuit at its meeting tomorrow. reporting live in menlo park this morning, i'm marla tellez. jon and laura? >> we'll see how this one pans out. thank you very much. >>> the san francisco zoo has banana sam back, the monkey that went missing. they're not handing out the promised $5,000 report. the zoo was asked by police to hold off on handing out that reward. banana sam was stolen last week. he was found saturday in stern grove by a man who told police he coaxed the squirrel monkey into his backpack. now those claims are being questioned. one expert says that's not typical monkey beh

>>george: in menlo park we have a truck fire at the bayfront expressway three the good news is the fire department just arrived on scene. most of what you see now is seen, not smoked. this vehicle was parked so close to the shoulder that it actually started to catch some of the shrubbery on fire. the fire crews have attended to quickly. they have managed to suppress the fire. again, this is an menlo park. it is of of the freeway on willow road at the bay from expressway. costa they are allowing traffic and the opposite direction beheading in the direction of the fire, traffic is on hold. >>george: of traffic volume is of but so have the speeds exceeding release we have been without problems across the span all morning. >>darya: in it news around the bay, a manhunt forced authorities to shut down a san jose neighborhood fifth half craig skalar shows us if the search with police for an armed and dangerous suspect. >> this was the starting point for the manhunt some of santa clara county sheriff's deputies started in extensive search after a simple police stop turned into a chase. >> of th

some city officials believe the social networking giant's growth in menlo park will have an unfriendly impact on residents in east palo alto. amy hollyfield is live at facebook's headquarters with the story itch >> reporter: the mayor of east palo alto told me she met with -- met with facebook this morning to discuss her concerns she says one in a series he says it is important facebook does what it can to make sure the move is beneficial to the community and the company. city leaders recognize there are a lot of positives with having facebook here. >> we are excited that an internationally known corporation like facebook is moving into our neighborhood. >> reporter: east palo alto city officials are hoping the move to menlo park will buy jobs and other positive impact to their residents as well. the enormity of facebook concerns them. the corporation hopes to have 9400 employees by 2018. >> certainly, the traffic impact, there may be some housing impacts related to increases in housing prices, some displacement of tenants possibly. >> reporter: east palo alto's city attorney will pres

some city officials believe the social networking giant's growth in menlo park will have an unfriendly impact on residents in east palo alto. amy hollyfield is live at facebook's headquarters with the story itch >> reporter: the mayor of east palo alto told me she met with -- met with facebook this morning to discuss her concerns she says one in a series he says it is important facebook does what it can to make sure the move is beneficial to the community and the company. city leaders recognize there are a lot of positives with having facebook here. >> we are excited that an internationally known corporation like facebook is moving into our neighborhood. >> reporter: east palo alto city officials are hoping the move to menlo park will buy jobs and other positive impact to their residents as well. the enormity of facebook concerns them. the corporation hopes to have 9400 employees by 2018. >> certainly, the traffic impact, there may be some housing impacts related to increases in housing prices, some displacement of tenants possibly. >> reporter: east palo alto's city attorney will pres

it involves traffic congestion in and around facebook's new menlo park campus. they hope to have people working there by 2015. right now, facebook is limiting the amount of cars on campus per day. no decision is made today. if a lawsuit is filed it won't be for months, and it will depend on the city of menlo park's response to the impact report. nbc bay area is taking you on an exclusive tour of facebook's headquarters, that's tomorrow at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> the united states military getting a lean makeover. a bay area native reveals his plan to maintain a strong military despite major cuts. >>> when love is just not enough. try one of the most powerful women in the country. the welcome news for a san francisco couple fighting deportation from a familiar face on the national political stage. >>> opponents of the dream act will get a few extra hours in their drive to deny school funding for illegal immigrants. >>> good afternoon, we did have a decent amount of cooling today, a few spots didn't want to drop down. we still had record heat in santa rosa and livermor

in menlo park, 7 news. >> coach martinez credit do massing donors to help him out. go to our web site and see it on see it on tv. >> new york attorney who refuses to answer question about his his winning iowa lottery ticket has withdrawn his claim tonight. here the ticket to the 16 million dollar jackpot. officials were suspicious when he misspelled the name of his own company. there should be another h and turned in hours before deadline almost a year after it was purchased. >>> nasa released modern version of the iconic photograph. here's blue mary bell 2012. nasa says it's the most high definition image ever taken of the earth. it's composite piece together from photo collected by satellite on january fourth. the first blue mary bell issue taken aboard apollo 17 in 1972. >>> that's really something. >> yes it is. >> i think i saw my house. talk about the weather forecast we hit the weekend. >> sandy has that for us. >> it was so good that you could see your house dan. >> not whole lot this morning spate san francisco sen by danny to my face become. pea soup this

menlo park and east palo alto leaders are reviewing the impact of facebook's big expansion. planning documents show facebook wants to bring more than 6,000 workers in by 2015. a lawsuit is one of the options east palo alto councilmembers may consider during a closed-door meeting. >>> we all like it get what we pay for, don't we? >> sound reasonable. on the consumerwatch, julie watts has a warning about door- to-door sales pitches that fail to deliver. >> reporter: it's been 15 months since the magazine saleswoman knocked on sandy's door. >> they market themselves as recruiting and trying to help kids. >> reporter: sandy bought three-year subscription to vegetarian times and weight watchers and a two-year subscription to mac life paying $134 cash to freedom sales. she says she confirmed the order over the phone but never got a magazine. and now the houston-based company won't return her calls. >> we just feel like we have been burned, you know, by someone that we were trying to help. >> reporter: so when someone knocks on your door, how do you know if you can trust them? >> l

reporting live in menlo park, i'm march will tellez. jon and laura?ank you very much. >>> first an officer killed in the line of duty, now more trouble in the wake of that tragedy. the city of vallejo is being sued for damage they say was caused by that crime. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live in vallejo where homeowners are asking for thousands of dollars in compensation. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you. these homeowners are saying their fences were torn down, their blinds were torn out, all while officers were involved in a very intense manhunt. one of their police officers, fellow officers was killed. s.w.a.t. teams were looking for the person who shot veteran police officer jim capoot in november who died of his injuries. that person, the suspect, also a bank robbery suspect. three homeowners are asking for nearly $11,000. they say that includes emotional distress. former sheriff in sacramento tells us that the city probably should pay, but the risk outweighed the cost. first here is the homeowner. >> it was scar

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in menlo park, 7 news. >> coach martinez credit do massing donors to help him out. go to our web site and see it on see it on tv. >> new york attorney who refuses to answer question about his his winning iowa lottery ticket has withdrawn his claim tonight. here the ticket to the 16 million dollar jackpot. officials were suspicious when he misspelled the name of his own company. there should be another h and turned in hours before deadline almost a year after it was purchased. >>> nasa released modern version of the iconic photograph. here's blue mary bell 2012. nasa says it's the most high definition image ever taken of the earth. it's composite piece together from photo collected by satellite on january fourth. the first blue mary bell issue taken aboard apollo 17 in 1972. >>> that's really something. >> yes it is. >> i think i saw my house. talk about the weather forecast we hit the weekend. >> sandy has that for us. >> it was so good that you could see your house dan. >> not whole lot this morning spate book photo o. san francisco sen by danny to my face become.

the menlo park city council tackling a sensitive issue. a month after facebook employees moved into their sprawling complex, facebook wants to remodel and expand with a western campus and five-story parking structure. it would allow the campus to increase from 2,000 to more than 6,000 employees. people living in east pallo alto are complaining that it will increase traffic flow. the study session is tomorrow night at the menlo park city hall and the public is invited to join and comment. for the business side of things, this could be a monumental time. many insiders saying facebook will go public. our tech reporter scott budman joins us. this is a big impact when foos book when and if it goes public. >> the drum beat of speculation has facebook filing any day now. things went beyond welt when the chief operating officer cheryl sandberg told the audience that the company will create jobs by going public. she says the revenue general rated will create jobs around the world. facebook is still hiring. the white house turning to silicon valley

many people in menlo park are worried about possible traffic problems. they'll get to voice their concerns at tonight's meeting. >>> american smart phone owners love to download apps. those impulse buys are not always very smart ones. a survey shows most consumers only use the app for a few weeks. 2/3 of all smart phone owners opened five or fewer apps every week and approximately 90% of all apps are deleted. >>> tonight at 5:00, we're following a story that will be developing throughout the day. we'll teb court hearing for the 15-year-old teenager who is accused of killing his parents in a home in oakland. the district attorney has just revealed to us the reasons they feel the boy needs to be tried as an adult. thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. we're always here for you on ktvu.com. thank you for watching.

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the company has asked menlo park to lift restrictions so it can accommodate as many as 6,600 workerst could add another 2800 employees at another campus bay 2017. >>> if it is not the world's most famous bridge it is among them. where do you think the golden gate finishes on the list of the world's beautiful spans? nowhere. forbes magazine is out with its 11 most amazing bridges in the world. number one is rome's bridge which has been around a couple years maybe 2,000 or so. about the time christ was . why didn't golden gate make the list? forbes says it is past its prime. >>> new name at the top for yahoo. the ceo that has just been named to lead the tech giant. >>> the political first as iowa counts votes in the first contest latest on who is moving on and who may be heading hope. >>> questions being raised about the person who found a stolen san francisco monkey. >> reporter: latest on the tower heist, the coit tower heist. police say they've got a burglary suspect surrounded halfway up a cliff on tell hill. the story coming up in a live report. -- >> here's a look at major airpor

. >>> east palo alto has problems with facebook's plans to move to menlo park. today city council will decide whether to sue facebook. it would be to lessen the impact of their rapid expansion in the area. >> they spoke of expanding a campus right to east palo alto's borders so east palo alto is likely to feel the effects of that on traffic and housing and other issues that can impact the community. >> the tax base won't be helped in east palo alto that much. >> facebook has 2,000 employees at its menlo park campus and it is expected to grow to more than 6,000 over the next few years. >>> it's looking more like the republican presidential nomination is mitt romney's to lose. but the contenders still in the running are getting more determined to slow him down. drew levinson has a look at the race for the new hampshire primary looming just five days away. >>> reporter: mitt romney hopes new hampshire will give him the landslide victory he couldn't get in iowa. >> talk about a squeaker. talk about a squeaker. do you think we can do a little better here in new hamps

facebook scud be sued over traffic concerns around their new menlo park cam pulse. leaders will meet tomorrow to kid suing the social knelt working giant over plans to expand at menlo park. in addition to traffic snarls, lots of residents will be displaced. right now 2,000 employees work at former sun microsystem campus. to prevent gridlock, facebook its limiting amount of cars on campus per day. facebook wants as many as 6,600 people to work there by 2015. >> still ahead at 6:00, a california lawmaker is detained at an airport because of what he tried to bring on to his plane. >> i'm scott budman with an exclusive look inside zinga, the team puts the final touches on its latest and first post ipo game. >> plus an important warning from fire fighters, just one day after the snow first pack survey. what the next few months will reveal about the upcoming fire season. >> good evening, i'm jeff ranieri. continuing to track the dry conditions. even record setting heat today. san francisco at 66. well above average in oakland. topping out close to 70 degrees. we'll have m

so the menlo park city council will hold a special meeting tonight. now, many.s come from neighboring east palo alto where people fear more traffic congestion and higher rents there. one of the talking points, a limit to the number of employees in facebook's east campus on willow road and potential effects of building out the west campus on bay front expressway. >>> a boyfriend dumped for having cancer now he is getting revenge. the twitter contest to give away his ex-girlfriend's super bowl tickets. >> and waterproof your cell phone because this could happen to you. >> ew. >> although i hope you don't do what this guy is about to do. >> put it on your face. >> come on. >> we have a company that's making waterproof cell phones. we'll tell you what that's all about when we come back. >> sheesh. a santa ana company says it has >>> if you have been worried about dropping your cell phone in water or a toilet, there's a santa ana company that says it has a protective measure not from the germs but from the water. look how disgusting that is. liquid pell is offering a

here mid 60s campbell and san jose partly cloudy on the peninsula, redwood city 64, as well as menlo parkhazy downtown 59 in the north bay slight chance of showers santa rosa sprinkle, 64 east bay 62 for san leandro inland east bay 60s already mild and monterey bay sunny all morning long upper 60s. here's our look ahead, near 70 saturday, cooler sunday. >>> taco bell the fast food chain that -- is now making a play for the breakfast crowd. the chain is introducing a breakfast menu almost 800 restaurants. the menu includes burritos stuffed with eggs, either sausage, bacon, steak, hash browns. breakfast is the fasting growing business in the fast food industry. >>> a study finds ipad can be a pain in your neck. research found more people are experiencing head, neck and shoulder pain from using their ipads too much. they say users who put the gadgets on laps or look from low angles can put more pressure on joints. the i deal way is -- the ideal way is neither vertical or flat but in between. they say don't stay in one position too long. >>> a little moment of meditation while waiting for you

the council chambers in menlo pa park, 701 laurel street. >>> a handful of fans of the game frontiervilleg up a record amount of comments on facebook, more than 1 million. check this out. about a hundred people posted more than 1 million comments to the single facebook status update on the page for the group called ffgpioneersgwr attempt. that means each participant posted an average 9300 times. the group has submitted the post to the guinness book of world records. they're still waiting to hear back. >>> coming up, $8 million baby. we'll tell you why this head to toe red carpet look cost so much money. ch >>> welcome back. a slight chance of rain tomorrow. you said a six-hour window. >> yes, six-hour window, 3:00 to 9:00 a.m. mostly in your old neck of the woods where you grew up in the north bay. you know what i mean, sonoma county quite a bit of activity out of this little front compared to what we're expecting. south bay probably won't see much of anything. today, enjoy it. 356 in san jose. 65 fremont. sunny out there a next of sun and clouds that will continue to cloud up as we head

tonight the menlo park city council is holding a session to discuss facebook's plans to expand. s to expand the western campus and build a five story parking structure for 6600 employees. facebook and city representatives will discuss issues like the maximum number of employees allowed, traffic issues and plans to expand the campus. session begins 6:00 in the council chambers on laurel street. >>> we have a car for you. just driven on sundays by the leader of the free world. how about president obama's car up for sale, merely one million dollars is the asking price. put your blue book away. it is a 2005 grey chrysler sedan, senator obama traded it for a hybrid and the guy who bought it said he quit diving it when the president was elected -- quite diving it we the president was elected the mileage is 20 grand. as of last check no bids. 20 grand is the mileage, 20,000, the asking price is a million. >>> 6:25. >> decision day, the vote coming this afternoon that is expected to cost dozens of oakland city workers their jobs. >>> why the bay area's biggest city may not be cutting dow

. >>> menlo park-based facebook is expected to file for an initial public offering sometime this weekthe social networking company is expected to raise up to $10 billion. facebook's ipo could play it among -- place it among the largest public companies in the world. >>> we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up. >>> a serious injury crash is on doolittle drive in oakland just west of 880 near the coliseum and near oakland airport. doolittle drive is closed between hegenberger and swan way. a car versus pedestrian. if you are traveling on the nimitz, the main lines of the freeway are not impacted but do little is a popular route this time of the morning and it's shut down in both directions due to a serious injury crash involving a pedestrian. that is traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> we have some broken skies over the bay right now. sun trying to come out. a weak cold front sliding through. by the latter part of the day, though, those clouds are going to be moving out. we are going to see a little more sunshine. temperatures will be cooler today. p

reporter: i'm katie marzullo live in the newsroom with the story of a very patient war hero from menlo parkng world war ii the country would not honor carl clark because he's black. today, his time has come. c ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >>> 6:14. u.s. border patrol is about to halt a policy of sending migrants back to mexico without punishment. the new national strategy will be announced in weeks. it relies on programs already in effect in some areas. such as prosecution or transfer to a border city. hundreds of miles before being sent back to mexico. a key portion is a new color-coded system that categorizes detained migrants based on number of crossing attempts or criminal history. critics c

sacramento up to 61. 64 big is your and 65 in campbell and warming up to around 2-4 degrees menlo parkdegrees. in the north bay, numbers here, dramatic change from the freezing numbers this morning to the mid-60s in santa rosa. 63 in oakland today. so pretty good visibility. air quality not bad. 64 in antioch. down by the monterey bay, kind of like another beach day with 65 there. breezy winds will keep us nice and mild tomorrow. upper 60s north bay and cool where some clouds. more dry weather next week. >> terry: it is so like spring. did we skip winter or going to have it later? thanks a lot. >>> in sports the n.f.l. playoff kick off and tonight 49ers might find out who they will be playing. here is lear beale. >>> warriors my enough curry played the lakers. they hope that nate robinson could provide a spark. monta ellis picking up the slack. ten assists. kobe bryant, on fire, tied it up at 10. little man off the bench taking over. nate robinson signed this week looking good in the lane. he had nine points in the first half and shutout in the second. golden state up by 4 at the break

according to the website "all things digital" the menlo-park company will hold its long-rumored i-p-o for the third week in may. if this true, documents would have to be filed with the s-e-c in the next few weeks. it's in the name... so why is william sonoma having a tough time opening a store in sonoma. plus the golden globe goes to... the biggest winners last night, and the favorites to win an oscar. ============b r e a k ============== a welcom shot at emigrant gap in placer county this morning. you can see a light dusting covering much of the road. toss to liz thanks, elizabeth. we always talk about about the potential possibilities when a front comes through. but we have a storm door that we always talk about, that is fully opening by wednesday. through the end of the week. so we will talk about that in just a second. in the meantime, pinpoint forecast, for later on today, again lostly in the low 50s. it will -- mostly in the low 50s. definitely jacket weather. 2 in vallejo. 50 in san rafael. and 52 in oakland. so big changes are in our forecast for the next several days. so for

mid-to-low 60s. 63, menlo park. mountain view, 64. san francisco, you'll warm to 62. north bay, mid-60s for some locations. santa rosa, 6 5. oakland tomorrow, 55. interior east bay, look for mid-to-low 60s with 63 for concord, brentwood, 62. and smiled temperatures -- check it out. watsonville, 9 degrees. accuweather seven-day forecast. a slight chance of maybe a sprinkle north of the golden gate on monday. otherwise, mild the first part of 2012, and then bringing in some clouds next weekend. >> and hopefully rain after that. thank you, leigh. colin, what's happening in sports. >> i like to start with the pac-12. both teams with 11, wins, both going for a sweep of the l.a. schools. bears and ucla. david wear knocking down the three. a 13-10 bruin lead. the last lead. hit in the knee. go to the treadmill and come back. cal dominated the second half. cobb, sweet reverse her. 57-45 bears. alan crabbe hat 24-70 beyond the arc. 85-69 the final. first sweep of the socal school. bears now 12-3. this is the beauty shot. stanford hosting usc. trojans with the lead. josh off th

lisa washington is at facebook headquarters in menlo park with more on what could be the biggest ipo ever by a tech company. >> reporter: good morning. did you know that more than 800 million people use facebook to connect with their friends, family, even strangers over the internet? but facebook's 3,000 employees and shareholders and investors hope the thumbs up on the sign outside the headquarters will mean a big bottom line when the company goes public. facebook was founded in 2004 and eight years later the company could go public raising as much as $10 billion in its initial public offering. the sec filing could come wednesday. so what does an ipo of $10 billion mean? it would be the largest of any u.s. internet company putting it in the league of companies like mcdonald's, visa and amazon.com with an ipo that large facebook would be valued at $75 billion to $100 billion. a lot of people compare the popularity of facebook to its main rival google. both make their money from advertising. facebook's initial offering may be more than google's, though google's ad revenue last year ar

in menlo park, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> i don't care how much money you got. you still can't change the weather, can you? >> oh, boy, no, or we works right? at least somebody in the silicon valley would. obviously. you know, today felt much cooler than it has been. it certainly was but it was seasonal ranging from 58 degrees in hayward to 65 degrees in salinas. this is our live cbs 5 camera look out to san francisco. it was spot on for this time of the year at 59. official sundown at 5:32. we're able to see a little hint of it as the clouds now begin part. overall mostly cloudy skies tonight temperatures in the 50s across the board. 44 mountain view. 36 santa rosa. onshore winds from the west 10 to 20 miles per hour. first off, some pockets of fog tonight. tomorrow will remain mostly cloudy. it will cool down. and it will pick up as far as the breeze is concerned out of the south at 15. and then our extended forecast calls for a warmup by the end of the workweek. we'll feature that seven-day forecast. but first of all, there you have it. did you see it? a very

and environmental impact study by menlo park shows that will significantly increase traffic on marsh, willow, middlefield, highways 84 and 101. east palo alto residents are concerned about what that will do to already busy traffic on university avenue. >> the traffic and more people and the more, you know, employees and housing, those kind of things, we already are struggling in this area already with housing. so wow. it's going to be an impact, that's for sure. >> they should consider other people's situations and the traffic and what have you before they decide to make this change. >> reporter: folks are also concerned that east palo alto will bear the impact but not share in the wealth of having facebook in town. >> so to them, the taxpayers won't be helping east palo alto that much so i feel for east palo alto. i think they definitely have some concerns that are viable, that's for sure. >> reporter: facebook didn't return phone calls or e-mails seeking comment on this story but in a published report, a facebook spokesman says he hopes the east palo alto community will see the enor

there are 2,000 people working in menlo park. they want 6600 employees. also, another city counsel meeting right now on whether to pull funding for the transit station. it was slated to be built east of the technology park. fillets say it would save the city $1 million if they decide to pull the funding. despite the rain, california snow pack is still below average. officials said the sierra is 38% of average. that is an improvement since the beginning of the month. another survey is set for wednesday. officials say levels are fine because of last year's wet winter. >>> surprised they are 38% because we have had little snow and rain around here. rainfall in the bay area below 50%, some below 40% and 30s. 37 tomorrow morning. that is the temperature in napa. 40 vallejo. tomorrow morning, moisture in the air. ground fog forms in the valleys. coastal fog. we got it this afternoon. and the potential tomorrow for a comp buination, coastal fog, valley fog -- combination, coastal fog, valley fog. when they link up, that is bad for the bridges, visibility is tough

they are worried that facebook's new home in nearby menlo park will lead to huge traffic jams & others. last month facebook completed its move and now it wantons crease both the space and the number of workers at its new headquarters there in menlo park. >>> sal, is it getting busy at the toll plaza? >> they are. we do have a crowd at the toll plaza. you can see traffic is getting a little slower. for some reason it hasn't reached full strength. we are not complaining. we are not hoping for more delays. it's about a ten minute wait right now. this morning in san francisco we have crowded conditions on 101 north and southbound approaching the 80 split. no major problems. we are hear of -- we are hear of a major problem in tracy. just west of highway 5. not one but two trucks involved in an accident. there is a report that both of them are overturned. one is carrying a large load and it's blocking all the lanes. hearing the second big rig is a furniture truck that needs off loading prior to riding. this sounds like a minor injury accident. all lanes of highway 205 in tracy are blocked.

he lives in menlo park. he will get a naval and marine commendation medal. it was back in 1945 he was aboard the uss aaron ward when it was hit by six kamikaze planes. he grabbed a fire hose, doused flames threatening an ammo locker on board and carried injured sailors to safety despite having a broken collarbone. >>> new this morning, president obama has some rather tough competition for the white house apparently. a poll shows mitt romney in a close tie with the president 1% separating them. 48% would vote for romney today, if he were the gop nominee, of course, 47% say they would support president obama. >>> another debate for the republican hopefuls. most candidates targeting romney but people in south carolina the audience there had their own target, ron paul's important policy. >> maybe we ought to consider a golden rule in foreign policy. don't do to other nations what we don't want to have them do to us. we endlessly bomb these countries and then we wonder why they get upset with us?! >> there was a pattern in some companies a handful of them of leav

. >>> east palo alto officials will look into the possibility of filing a lawsuit against menlo park-basedok over the company's expansion plans. facebook took over the building in menlo park hand has plans to accommodate 10,000 employees on two campuses. city officials are worried that facebook employees will move in and displace the city's current residents. also concerned about increased traffic and reduced air quality. the council will be briefed on the potential lawsuit during a closed door meeting at 12:30. >>> this evening maverick surf contest organizers are holding a meeting to outline rules for spectators. for the first time spectators won't be allowed on the beach or bluffs during the competition. public viewing will be available at a nearby hotel and on live closed circuit tv. two years ago huge waves knocked over spectators on the beach. tomorrow an opening ceremony will be held with two dozen of world's best surfers. the contest will only occur if swell and weather conditions are right it can happen any time through the end of march. >>> mike has a look at the forecast. any gu

here mid 60s campbell and san jose partly cloudy on the peninsula, redwood city 64, as well as menlo parkzy downtown 59 in the north bay slight chance of showers santa rosa sprinkle, 64 east bay 62 for san leandro inland east bay 60s already mild and monterey bay sunny all morning long upper 60s. here's our look ahead, near 70 saturday, cooler sunday. >>> taco bell the fast food chain that -- is now making a play for the breakfast crowd. the chain is introducing a breakfast menu almost 800 restaurants. the menu includes burritos stuffed with eggs, either sausage, bacon, steak, hash browns. breakfast is the fasting growing business in the fast food industry. >>> a study finds ipad can be a pain in your neck. research found more people are experiencing head, neck and shoulder pain from using their ipads too much. they say users who put the gadgets on laps or look from low angles can put more pressure on joints. the i deal way is -- the ideal way is neither vertical or flat but in between. they say don't stay in one position too long. >>> a little moment of meditation while waiting for your

. >> menlo park leaders hoping to hear from you over facebook's expansion plans.eeting will be held about the impact of having thousands of new new employees at the campus. if it's allowed to expand across the highway 9400 will eventually work there. the city is concerned about the number of cars from freeway to the campus. the meeting will be held at 7:00 on menlo park city all. >> i want to check win christina loren with a look at our forecast. pretty nice weekend we're wrapping up. >> yeah. last chance to get a look that the beautiful full moon. the january full moon known as the wolf moon, clear stafrmt you can see that. this is coming at you from sunol. it's very clear. you can you get a shot of the moon about anywhere in the bay area with no fog. that will be the case with all of the sunshine coming in early we're going to get another day of near recordth. just wait till the highs for today. high pressure is the reason that's going to drive that cloud cover back out to sea as we continue. the winds are pumping warming along the way pushing the marine layer s

lisa washington is at the facebook headquarters in menlo park and this could be one of biggest ipos ever. lisa. >> reporter: with its initial public offering, facebook could take in more than $10 billion. this would be the largest ever ipo for a u.s. internet company. this would put facebook in the lead of companies like mcdonald's and amazon.com. there are more than 800 million users of the social networking site. and facebook has some 3,000 employees. the sec filing could come as early as wednesday and the company as we said could raise as much as $10 billion. that would put the value of facebook at between $75 billion and $100 billion though some analysts wonder if the company is really worth that much. because facebook is a private company, very little is known about its actual revenue and profits. filing with the sec could change that. >> i think they are going to learn about salaries how much people maybe how much is mark zuckerberg and the chief operating officer, what are their salaries? how are the relationships between the companies that do business with facebook? who do you pe

menlo park city leaders hope to hear from you over facebook's expansion plans in menlo park a.night to talk about the impact of having thousands of new employees at the old sun micro systems campus. if facebook is allowed to expand across the highway 9400 people will eventually be working there. the city of east palo alto is concerned about the number of cars. the planning commission meeting will be at 7:00 at the menlo park city hall on laurel street. let's check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning, laura. good morning to you at home. a gorgeous day shaping up, clear skies already from the coast all the way through your inland cities. gorgeous conditions later on. it's cold out there. you want to dress in layers because by noon today we'll be at 62 degrees in san jose, 61 in sunnyvale and 61 at noon in santa rosa. rounding out the day with plenty of upper 60s and 70s in cities across the bay. 70 in gilroy and 70 in fairfield. the upper 60s down through the south bay. even san francisco rounding out the day above average for this time of year, 6

. >> it took more than six decades, but a menlo park war hero is getting the recognition he deserves.e helped save an entire ship of sailors, he's veer chewablely no one. >> in the naval battles of the second world war, there were many acts of heroism. but what he did wasn't recognized until today. clark is now 95 years old. he lived the first half of his life in a nation where racism was written into the rules. at and in the u.s. navy. >> in 1936, a black man could be nothing but a servant for white officers. >> in may 1945, he was on the destroyer when it came under attack by jap meze pilots. he was on fire fighting duty with seven others. >> first plane hit and wiped out all of these guys. all of the seven men. >> injured and alone, he put out every fire, keeping the ship afloat as it was hit by six. >> what gave you the courage to stay on the deck? i don't think it was courage. toy nonet know what it was. the the day after battle, dlark, i want to thank you for saving my ship. but they didn't put my name in the battle report. >> why couldn't they put that in the report? >> because

. >>> the daily news reports dozens of people went before the menlo park city council last night to express their support for the social networking giant's expansion plans in the city. a show of support last night comes despite the lawsuit east bay may file against expan -- expansion plans. >>> that will do it for us. we'll tell you the next time news breaks.

. >>> a pedestrian was struck in menlo park last night. this morning, the coroner's office told ktvu it could not release the woman's name because her family had not been most varied. a caltrain spokesperson says it appears to have been a suicide. this was the first this year. last year, there were 16. >>> paramedics from the oakland fire department tended to a woman at the corner of 35th and international shortly before midnight. they then took her to highland hospital. this morning police told told us the -- told us the woman in her 20s survived. police say a white honda accord struck her and drove off. they did not release a description. driver -- of the driver. >>> the 49ers have a long break before their next game but fans are already getting psyched you foreign the game on january 14th. ktvu's kraig debro is live from a store. kraig? >> reporter: this is just one place in the area to get 49er swag. it's the most popular place according to the manager here and a very popular place at that. there's a lot of demand that has everything t

it's $250, comes from menlo park. you can do picture in picture so you can -- go back. you can view picture in picture. if you wanted to talk to grandma or check the forecast you could see the person and watch television at the same time. they don't even need to know that. so 250 bucks out of menlo park. >> you know what's fun, all of the pictures, seeing that. >> well done. multitalented. i'm more impressed every day. still to come on "today in the bay," president obama talking about shrinking the federal government. we'll tell you how. >> plus, a brush fire sparked across the street from microsoft's office in mountain view. details in a live report. >> we are going to transition from spring-like winter to winter-like winter. i meant to say weather. i'm caught off guard by all of that price is right action. things change big time next week. i'll tell you when the rain arrives. >> the weather is right, traffic we'll let you know. i've got my eyes on the big rig. a popular freeway overp.essi, c look! here she comes! ♪ she'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes..

%c1 fiber one. >>> menlo park seems to like having facebook in the backyard. dozens of people went before the menlo park city council last night to express their support for the social networking giant moving into their room. facebook just moved in near the bay front poi. the show of support comes despite the possible lawsuit east palo alto may soon file against football's expansion plans. they are keved about traffic and environmental -- concerned about traffic and environment issues. >>> hey, sal, are you giving a thumbs up to the toll plaza? >> well, we were and now you have a slow down as you come up to toll plaza. it's backed up for about an eight to ten-minute delay. nothing major. once you make it on the bridge, it looks good. the morning commute looks good on interstate 8 0 -- 80. if you are driving -- 880. if you are driving the peninsula, 88 -- 880 still has problems. that's on the shoulder causing slow traffic. in the south bay, the slowest traffic is on 85 so far from 87 up to highway 17 and then it clears up. let's go to steve. >>> clouds already

many people in east palo at owe are worried facebook's new corporate home in menlo park will lead to huge traffic jams and other problems. last month facebook completed its move from palo alto to the former campus of sun microsystems. facebook wants to increase the space and number of workers at its new headquarters. >>> fewer tickets are being handed out in san francisco neighborhoods that are taking part in a pilot parking program according to the chronicle. parking citations were down 35% compared to a 21% decrease at the old meters. the new meters accept credit and debit cards. drivers can also pay by phone. >>> there are reports today that general motors will ask about 8,000 chevy volt owners to bring in their cars for repairs. that's after three batteries caught fire after side impact crash tests performed by federal safety regulators. the fears occurred days after the tests. repairs will include strengthening the encasing around batteries in the electric cars. >>> despite our dry winter so far, san francisco water managers say they're not worried about water levels at the rese

. >>> it took more than six decades, but tonight, a menlo park war hero is getting the recognition he deserves. he helped single hardedly save an entire ship of sailors in world war ii, but his acts of heroism are virtually unknown because of his race. john blackstone tells us his amazing story of bravery. >> in the naval battles of the second world war, there were many acts of heroism, but what carl clark did wasn't recognized until today by the secretary of the navy. clark is now 95 years old. he lived the first half of his life in a nation where racism was written into the rules. at home and in the u.s. navy. >> 1936, a black man could be nothing but a servant for white officers. >> in may of 1945, he was on the destroyer when it came under attack by japanese pilots. he was on fire fighting duty with seven others. >> first plane hit and wiped out all of these guys. all of the seven men. >> injured and alone, he put out every fire keeping the ruin ship afloat as it was hit by six. >> what gave you the courage to stay on the deck? >> i don't think it was courage. i don't know what it

in menlo park, while the residents that live in this neighborhood near the sharon heights golden country club had the highest incomes in the bay area. the richest made it 1.8 million annually. >>pam: coming up next, gary wreckage and sports. >>stanley: if and when if traffic signals of gold dark, of course drivers should treat the intersection like a four way stop. this is driver training 101, we learn if one we're getting a learner support that, or so i thought stereophonic i am at 30th and the jury in san francisco where the san francisco fire department responded to a possible transformer fire. it turns out it was a bad power connector but the traffic signal was locked--the traffic signal was knocked out at this signal. most drivers blucher the intersection without a care. the sad part, the people who should know better like muni bus drivers, were the biggest offenders. i saw three separate 30,000 t minibuses run this for with stock during the time i was here. this tour bus driver as well. it was so bad that the san francisco fire department had to fill in as crossing guards so that p