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

. >>> 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.

. >>> the menlo park city council will hold a special meeting this evening because of concerns aboutook's plans to expand its new headquarters in the. many. concerns come from neighboring east palo alto where people fear more traffic congestion as well as higher rents. among the issues to be discussed a limit to the number of employees at facebook's east campus on willow road and potential of building out the campus on bay front expressway. >>> over in mountain view google is about a month away from launching a new system to profile users. the internet giant says more detailed profiles will help it give users more relevant search results and, of course, advertising that better pertains to their lives. >> everything you do now in all these different services is collected in one big database. they know now a lot more about what you're doing. the more money they can charge for advertising. >> changes to google's set having set to begin march 1 and users will not be able to opt out. >>> new smartphone app will have you breathing easier. the epa is helping people determine their city's ai

. >>> the menlo park city counsel will discuss facebook's plans to expand.they will make presentations to the counsel on issues such as the maximum allowable number of employees at the campus. the public will also have a chance to speak. facebook wants 6600 workers that 22-acre facility. >>> pg&e has a tool that is supposed to give families more peace of mind. >>> this is considered by many revolutionary at detecting natural gas leaks. cruise will be able to roam neighborhoods looking for leaks. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> effects our resources. >> police say the occupy movement took a toll on their department. the protests over the weekend effected the police response to hundreds of 911 calls and ktvu's paul chambers is live where police say this movement could be putting the city at risk. >> reporter: things are quit here right now but this weekend was tough for oakland police officers. who had to deal with that massive demonstrations while other crimes took a back seat. >> reporter: they have bee

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

. -- -- >> >>> tonight the menlo park city council holding a session to discuss facebook's plans to expandfacebook wants to expand and build a five story parking structure for 6600 employees. facebook and city representatives will discuss issues like the maximum number of employees, traffic issues and plans to expand the western side of the campus. the session begins 6:00 in the city council chambers on laurel street. >>> the state assembly has approved a bill giving legislature control of california's three billion dollar court budget. the bill takes spending decisions away interest a bureaucracy operated by the 58 trial courts and allows local judges and law makers to set the budget priorities itch >> priority -- system was call into question because and rightfully so, because they recommended courts be closed so they could take money and put it into a system that is a black hole. >> critics warn it would give -- >>> president obama is expected to visit the washington awe -- washington auto show today. he has call his decision to rescue the automakers a tough choice that saved jobs in an

the meeting will be held at 7:00 on menlo park city all. >> i want to check win christina loren withook 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 so staying warm for today. a little on the freezy side. comfortable conditions later on. 4 sun in hayward. up to 62 degrees in places like gilroy and san jose. as you break for lunch. a comfortable day ahead. 68 in san jose, 66 in concord, about 68 later on today in santa low is a. not just the warm day today to talk about. we've got showers in the

. >>> menlo park city council will hold a special meeting tonight because of concerns about facebook'sns to expand its new headquarters into the city. many of the concerns come from neighboring east palo alto where people fear a lot more traffic congestion and higher rents. among the issues to be discussed, a limit to the number of employees at facebook's east campus on willow road and potential effects of building out the west campus on bay front expressway. >>> google is about a month away from launching a new system to profile its users. >> i think i've hard of google. >> big. >> the internet giant says that more detailed profiles will help it give users more relevant search results and, of course, advertising that better pertains to their lives. >> everything you do now on all these different services is collected in one big database. they know now a lot more about what you're doing. >> the more money they can charge for advertising. >> always about money. changes to google's settings are set to begin march 1 and users will not be able to opt out. >>> 5:49. the airlines fight back

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

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city is reliable. >>> facebook recently moved from palo alto to the old sun microsystems campus, just north of highway 101 in menlo park. 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 t

. >>> 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 hampshire? yeah.

. >>> 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 on the increase. north bay starting to get cloudy

redwood city, atherton, menlo park. if you're headed to the city, oakland city. tri-valley, san ramon to pleasant don't, dublin, 64. 62 santa rosa. 63 lake port. morning time at nbcbayarea.com, don't forget, it's our watch, win, give-away tonight. >> heard about that. >> it's a kindle, head to our website for that. dry this weekend, no raindrops right now in that seven-day forecast. running about 5 to 6 inches below for the rainfall season. right now, really the best thing we can do is keep our fingers crossed. it's not cooperating. >> almost 70 tomorrow, or wednesday. >> yeah, yeah. >>> twitter sensation banana sam is back home at the san francisco zoo tonight. someone kidnapped the two-pound squirrel monkey from his exhibit thursday night or friday morning. then on saturday night, police received a call that a monkey in stern grove about a mile from the zoo. a man says he found the monkey and was able to coax him into his backpack. banana sam appeared to be cold and hngry but okay. the $5,000 reward in this case has yet to be paid. banana sam's latest twitter u

the city is concerned about traffic near facebook's new menlo park campus. alto city leaders will meet tomorrow to consider suing facebook. they say in addition to traffic snarls, many neighbors will also be displaced. right now about 2,000 employees work at the new campus, which is the former campus of sun microsystems. to prevent gridlock, facebook is limiting the amount of cars on campus per day. facebook wants as many as 6,000 people to work on the new campus by the year 2015. so what's it like inside? coming up on friday, nbc bay area's scott budman will give us an exclusive look inside facebook's new headquarters, friday at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> first san francisco, sen san jose, now cities in san mateo county appear to be next in the move to ban plastic bags. several cities have joined a working group formed by san mateo county to study a plastic bag ban. the county wants to get as many cities as possible to join the group. it plans to draft a law in two weeks that will likely resemble the ban that took effect in san jose january 1st. the group will talk

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 livermore, both topping out about 70 degrees. plenty of cool and clear skies down in the south bay, we'll foes mend strecaorinom. cupg yo weekend forecast coming up. is [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pa

city counsel will discuss the expansion of facebook's new campus. facebook moved to the new campus on willow road last month. 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

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

leaders will meet tomorrow in a closeed session to discuss whether to sue facebook over the menlo park expansion plan. cityworry the company's plan could displace some east palo alto residents and create new traffic problems. facebook moved its employees from palo alto to a campus at eastern corner of the bay front expressway willow road intersection in menlo park last month. the company has asked menlo park to lift restrictions so it can accommodate as many as 6,600 workers by 2015. it 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 con

overall sunny 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

menlo park. but east palo alto is concerned because its city limit is just about a half mile away.ayor 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 behavior, not monkey business. police are still investigating. >> the case continues. it i

train 313 has to make additional stops in menlo park, redwood city and south san francisco due to a train and 210 are also behind schedule. if you are hitting the roads this morning, this is what it looks like on a lot of bay area freeways. fogged in, including here at the bay bridge toll plaza, where chp still has that fog advisory in effect here and just about every bridges across the bay area. by the way, it is stacked up well into the macarthur maze, still a good 20-minute wait or so to get on the span. that's traffic. for your forecast, here's lawrence. >> low clouds and fog beginning to break up around the bay area over russian hill right now. looking back toward the golden gate bridge, you can see how low the clouds are. fog breaking up this afternoon, looking great, mostly sunny skies. how about the valleys, though? plenty of sunshine there already. and by the afternoon, that's where you're going to find som of the warmer temperatures. 67 in santa rosa with some down slope winds, 65 degrees in livermore, and 67 degrees in san jose. those offshore winds already gusting over the mou

peninsula mid to upper 60s, 66 redwood city, menlo park. 6 mountain view and los altos. 63 pacifica,lf moon bay downtown san francisco high of 65 tomorrow, 63 sunset district. north bay calistoga, 66 there tomorrow, 66 also in sonoma and napa 68 santa rosa, 69 cloverdale. east bay highs 69 oakland as close as you can get to 70 without hitting 70. 67 fremont inland east bay upper 60s to 70 at pleasanton monterey bay numerous 70 plus readings highs of 73 watsonville, 72 salinas. cloudier and cooler starting sunday. that continues to through next week. with we still see no signs of actual rain in sight until next thursday there's a possibility of light rain mainly north bay. you know how those things tend to fizzle. >> thanks spencer. >>> still the electricity we all waste with the chargers we have. with >> new rules to make them >>> the california energy commission approved new efficiency standards for battery charges the average california household has 11 for cell phones, cameras, computers, power tools and more. most of us leave them on far lodger than we need to. nearly 2/3 of the

. >>> city leaders in menlo park will hold a special meeting tonight to discuss facebook's ambitious expansion plans. last year the social networking giant moved more than 2,000 workers from palo alto to its new home in men low bark. it's the former sun microsystems campus on willow road. facebook hopes to triple its work force by the end of this year. 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

menlo park. right up to the beautiful city of san francisco, 64. down in jack london square, looking at mid 60s as well. unusually sunny skies for this time of the year. 66 in isn't a rose why. and 66 in sonoma. more at nbc bayarea.com. >>> tuesday, a chance of isolated showers possible by wednesday. so we could get in on measurable rain fall here across the bay area. >>> all right, you guys, time for like watch and win give away. tonight's winner is enya shea. congratulations. you are now the proud owner of a a 14 mega pixel camera. you want to win, go to our facebook page and good to facebo facebook.com. tomorrow night's prize a kendall fire. way to go, kenya. >> you were on fire. >> oh, yeah. >> a diverse group. in san francisco, lots of people from the east. >> i would love to give all of our viewers this stuff, but you know -- >> oh, so you're not giving it away. >> i wouldn't have added that. i would have taken the credit. >> thanks, a lot, jeff. >> up is gerard butler next, is the day that changed his life forever. [ male announcer ] for som

the east palo alto city council will talk about filing this potential lawsuit at a closed door meeting tomorrow. reporting live in menlo parkmarch will tellez. jon and laura? >> thank 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. firs

overall sunny 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

pin anyone slarks also, sunny skies and mild with generally low to mid-60s. 64 redwood city and menlo parkountain view. mild on the coast. 59 will be the high in pacifica. 61 half moon bay. and there is 62 degrees downtown tomorrow. 60 into sunset district. and there san rafael 55 in napa, sonoma and petaluma. 67 in santa rosa. 66 cloverdale. near east bay, low to mid 60s will be the range. there is is 64 in oakland and castro valley. and concord, dublin, 55 and near monterey bay. mild again, highs of 68 in watsonville. and 68 in hollister. >> hard to believe it's january. thank you. >> and officials have recovered a stolen meteorite. police believe someone took the space rock from a case at the meteorite museum then walked out of the door. officials say alarms weren't working correctly at the time. they managed to locate the missing meteorite. a man bought it for $1700. it's worth $40,000. >> and this has historical value. >> he might have throwing it in bushes or bottom of a river. >> investigators have a suspect but no one has been arrested. waits once part of the asteroid belt between

at issue is the impact on their city from facebook's new headquarters. that's next door in menlo park> we are going to head to the south bay now. we have a photographer standing by along 101 in the san jose area near mckee. starting to see a few more cars on the road but still accident- free as you head through san jose. no major accidents or problems to report. over to our maps. we'll get a live look at conditions on northbound 280 and things are cruising right along through there. no delays in that area. now, later on, though, you might see some delays heading to the tank. the sharks have a game tonight looks like around 7:30 today. that's right sharks versus the blue jackets at 7:30. you might see delays later toward hp pavilion. the rest of the bay area not too bad. we have roadwork on the eastbound side of highway 4 between loveridge and somersville. that should be wrapped up by 5:30 but right now all lanes are blocked there for that roadwork. there are detours in place and you are able to use the on- and off-ramps there to get through the freeway if you are trying to get off at

traffic, housing and some other issues relate to facebook's expanding headquarters across the city line into menlo park will meet in private this afternoon. >>> we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up. >>> good morning from the traffic center. let's head straight to the peninsula. northbound 101 we had an earlier accident around third cleared to the right shoulder. but you can see the damage is done, traffic pretty slow well before the 92 northbound through san mateo bridge. almost likes like burlingame at this point southbound 101 also sluggish. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge, 17 minutes now to go westbound if you are heading from 880 to 101. no delays though into hayward and looks like the golden gate bridge is checking in problem- free. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> sunshine around the bay area today, looks like cooler temperatures on the way, still running well above the average for this time of year. let's take you outside right now from our mount vaca cam. a few high clouds there this is distance. we have had a couple of reports of patchy fog especially

employees work in the former sun microsystems campus on highway 84 across the east palo alto city line in menlo park. but facebook's plans call for as many as 6,000 employees by the year 2015. 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: facebo

the city of east palo alto is not happy with the social networking site's recent move to menlo park. they want to face the impact of the expansion. they are concerned about the effects of growth traffic and housing. the city council will decide on whether to file a lawsuit at a meeting at city hall tomorrow. >>> demolition on san francisco county jail number 3 in san bruno started today. that jail was built around the same time as alcatraz. it was considered an earthquake risk and closed 6 years ago after a federal lawsuit. a new jail was built next-door. >>> santa clara counties courtroom tomorrow opening arguments will begin in what's turned into a bitter bake feud. specials one of the largest makers of bicycle is going after two former employees and their growing business. specialize says it owns their ideas. robert choi and barley force man are the founders of very age he a start up bike maker. they are locked in a david and goliath court battle in a case that could redefine silicon valley invasion. >> to own a bike company is my dream and that would be very difficult to give up.

. >> in a few hours, a peninsula city will decide if it will sue facebook over the company's expanding presence in menlo park. area says it's concerned about increased traffic as facebook adds thousands more employees and potentially expands the campus to the west side of the bayshore expressway. the city also concerned that facebook could push low income residents out of the area. local consulting group says only about 3 to 5% of facebook's employees would decide to live in east pal totality toe. >> we just saw proof why we need rain. it is not white in tahoe right now. >> not at all. now, we are looking towards a major pattern change towards the midsection of this month. maybe nine, ten days out from now right around the 15th or 16th, it looks like we are going to get more moisture consistent storms passing through the bay area. but it's been bone dry and warm. we're seeing the exact opposite, record heat yet again today in the forecast. 55 degrees right now in san francisco. you are already at 60 des in san jose. temperatures are going to climb all the way through 3:00 p.m. today. so we're talking about n

>> christina, southbound 101 she out out of menlo park through redwood city.ne lane blocked closer to the high-rise. light volume. should be okay as you head across the water. >> coming up, another weekend of bar brawls in walnut creek. a lack at what the city's doing to crackdown on violence there. that's coming up in 30 minutes. jon kelley and i will see you then. >>> "today's woman" is brought to you by roc skin care -- we keep our promises. >> we are back on this fun day monday with "today's woman." the lovely jordin sparks is filling in for kathie lee gifford. we are talking about feminine power. you know we often put to use. >> sometimes that power gets out of whack and needs to, well, be tamed. >> it sure does. rebecca grotto and christie whitman are authors of a new book, "taming your alpha bitch." how to be fierce and feminine and get everything you want. well, ladies, hello. experience from one of you two. describe this. what's the alpha concept? what does that even mean? >> you think of a woman who's very forceful, controlling, just a little bit com

. >> reporter: and for cities near the facebook campus in menlo park a mini real estate boom is expected. >> real estate people are excited over any good news because we have been hammered the last five years. >> reporter: this house in nearby redwood city just came on the market for $1.2 m. >> if you're a seller, don't be greedy. price your house right because these people are going to have choices. >> reporter: although facebook is expected to apply for the initial public offering this week, the actual ipo wouldn't happen for a month or longer. plenty of time to shop for those newly minted millionaires. 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 5:3

city officials are talking today about selling facebook. a social meeting company is planning to expand on this is an menlo park. residents are concerned about the impact. their current campus houses 2000 employees. the company plans to increase that number by 1000 a year for the next six years. city officials said they are not satisfied with the environmental report. >>mark: >>james: here is a live look from the roof camera this morning. a clear start around the bay the latest on weather and traffic when we come back. sphere costs far bond behalf >>james: 6:42 a.m., we have a story out of the east. residents are still dealing with a fairly nasty odor in the air. it is something they have small before. jackie sissel is here to explain. >>jackie: good morning. this problem has been going on for two months. i am at the corner of myrtle drive and concord. residents out here said they have been dealing with this for two months. this actually happened back in november when a 16 in. water main owned by chronicle for looks, the pipeline burst spilling crude oil. but these it seems like the odor has gotten worse. the haz

city leaders are concerned that the social media giant's new headquarters in neighboring menlo park could cause traffic congestion and housing issues. while no action was taken today the city attorney says councilmembers were instructed to further explore their options. >>> we have no record of an incident like this in over 100 years they have been in the park. >> reporter: a bizarre accident in a bay area park. the uninvited guest who may have scared a baby bison to death. >>> a swell time, the special surfers riding the waves at mavericks and the new rules this year for spectators. >>> and weighed down by extra cargo. the changes bay area ferries are making to deal with heavier passengers. ,,,,,,,, 's close. this >>> you know the insurance commercial where the car is up the pole? yeah. this isn't it but it's close. this car wound up on top of a home after the driver lost control and went airborne. his speeding might have had something to do with the fact that he had stolen the car. he broke the leg jumping off the roof. no one in the home was injured. they needed a crane to get the car

menlo park-based facebook 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. cityals 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 guesses as to when they would be able to surf? >> the swells will be big enough, high surf advisory from 6:00 this evening through noon tomorrow northwest swells

the westbound traffic coming from the bayfront expressway will be able to get onto city streets in menlo park. is there is a school not far from here. i imagine some of this traffic may very well be parents dropping their kids off. here is what we're talking about. willow road runs in the middle, in- betweens university avenue and the bayfront expressway. the location of the problem is just west of highway 84. a quick check on the golden gate bridge shows a beautiful conditions and a beautiful day for drive in from marin county. >>erica: this morning, it is all about the numbers. pretty chilly temperatures out the door. as we head into the afternoon the focus will be on the warm temperatures in some locations getting near 70 degrees. santa rosa is coming in at 35, same for fairfield. warmer in places like downtown san francisco. pretty much everywhere else we are seeing low forties around the bay area. 43 for a work. into the afternoon we are seeing plenty of 60s the area wide. fame makes of sun and clouds. mountain view could be one of the warmer areas coming in at 67. check out the afternoo

menlo park. downtown san francisco, low 60s common all throughout the city. in the north bay, we could see a 70 here. it could be a record day around the bay. 66 in oakland. nonetheless, everyone is warming up. down by the monterey bay, upper 60s out there with poor air quality did he respiratory the upper level winds. then tonight more fog. few clouds tomorrow. that chance will bring a few sprinkles into the north bay. by the end of the week, next system was going to bring us rain on thursday, just clouds and cooler. here we go again. >> thank you, lisa. >>> the late start for the n.b.a. season is taking its toll on the warriors. they looked pretty flat last night. >> good morning. minus monta ellis they looked like a fish out of the water last night. curry was good. scooped off the glass, are your question with 21. second quarter, game time, dominic mcgwire, all downhill after that. curry misses the 3. ahead to drew halliday and off of wright. and he lays it in. warriors blown out and they fall to 2-2. >> both cal and stanford going for a sweep of the l.a.

city. we just came over because we thought we would see what it's like. >> palo alto is surrounded by highly educated residents. los altos is second cupertino fourth and menlo park tenth. just because blt has the most educated people doesn't mean residents with less education are marginized. homeless people address city council express opinions and members of the downtown street team says good things about residents. >> how have you been treated in palo alto? >> i think i have bone treated pretty well. >> people appreciate what you do? >> yes. >> one wonders why palo alto was it by design? you would think in a community this smart someone would have an answer. what makes all these people so smart? >> you are sure it's not something in the water? >> no we're on hetch-hetchy water like everybody else. >> still ahead, the bay area's most dangerous intersections for bike riders. >> i take the risk in my own hands. >> the number one dangerous spot is only getting worse. an i-team investigation, next. i'm right here and keeps ca >>> anyone who lives or works in san francisco knows there are more bikes on city streets. good news for the environment but there can be som

. >>> city leaders in menlo park will hold a special meeting to discuss facebook's ambitious expansionlast year, facebook moved 2,000 workers from pam -- from -- workers from palo alto. many are worried about traffic problems and will get a chance to it's voice their concern at tonight's meeting. >>> a los angeles writer that used to write reviews for the s.f. weekly has been kidnapped by pirates in somalia. he was kidnapped a week and a half ago. he was on his way to the airport. officials say 15 men in two suvs kidnapped him and threatened to kill him unless a figure was paid. that exact figure has not been told to us yet. >>> back here at home a recent tweet by a richmond police officer has outraged the hacker group "anonymous." last week that police officer went online to express his anger for those responsibility for a recent -- responsible for a recent hacker group. >>> 7:34. a sunnyvale man is free on bail this morning after being arrested for a deadly hit and run collision. the sunnyvale department of public safety announced yesterday, they took gordon lee into custody earlier

menlo park campus. the campus has room for 3600 employees. facebook wants permission to boost the number to 6600. neighbors are concerned about traffic and overcrowding near bay front expressways. the city will hold a special session to talk about concerns and hear from the public. that meeting is at 6:00 toechbt. the council chambers in menlo pa park, 701 laurel street. >>> a handful of fans of the game frontierville, racking 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

so the slowing in both directions between menlo park and redwood city.e coliseum. nice drive in both directions. very little backup. >> and for the latest traffic and news updates check out nbc bay area on facebook. >>> 8:00 now on a friday morning, it's the 6th day of january, 2012. as we come out to say hi to our friends out here on the plaza. 39 degrees, lots of blue skies. out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and al roker. lots to get to you. we're going to have new information in the story of george smith, a man who disappears on a cruise during his honeymoon. we'll talk about new information with his mom and his sister in our studio. >> also we're going to bring you up to date on the story we had, a grandmother who was falsely accused of stealing her own identity after her appearance on the "today" show, actually another suspect was arrested. we'll hear from her coming up. >> and we've got a milestone to mark with this young man here. yes. absolutely. >> very young. >> we're excited. >> lots to get to. natalie is standing by with a

. >>> about a half hour the east palo alto city council could put a legal hold on facebook's new headquarters. the council is considering suing the menlo park-based company over congestion and some housing issues. facebook staff is expected to triple to nearly 6,000 people in the coming years. >>> and that man that was hiding from police on the side of telegraph hill for more than 24 hours apparently slid away in the night. around 10:00 last night, a neighbor said he saw a man, a male, sliding down the hill towards an open fence and then he just simply walked out. san francisco police responded to the area to search for him but were unable to locate the suspect. >>> a sudden spike in crime in south san francisco has police frustrated. determined thieves are after one very specific item. gil diaz tells us about that hot commodity that car owners are having a tough time holding onto. >> reporter: that's right. good afternoon. between december 18 and the 30th, 19 catalytic converters have been stolen in south san francisco. yeah, all of them toyotas, leaving many toyota owners having to spend thousands of dollars just to replace them. if you e

one bay area city may fi -- may file a giant lawsuit against facebook. kraig debro is in menlo park right now. he has all of the details. we did confirm that these -- that the east palo alto council meeting has a closed session. we checked the city's facebook page for further information. didn't find any there. just wanted to check to see if there was any on this pain. there -- there was not. here's what we know -- this is the new headquarters for facebook. they just opened it last month. down the road to the east, that's east palo alto there. they are concerned that traffic will be a problem, that some people might lose their homes because of facebook's expansion, not necessarily of because of what they have now. they have about 2200 plans now. accord to the growth plan, by 2015, they could have as many as 6600 working at the facility and east palo alto says that could affect what's down the street. we've been trying to get a -- we've been trying to get ahold of -- lost signal] >> we have lost kraig debro. he's telling us about the move to facebook into the sun microsystems buildin

we're talking about 64 in menlo park and san francisco along the coast, a little cool. 58 pacifica. 59 in daly cityming in 5-7 degrees warmer today in parts of our north bay valleys. 63 in oakland. you'll be warming up significantly by 2:00, 3:00 and over the hills, beautiful day, 64, but if you are out for a bike ride it will be breezy out there. most definitely heading up towards mount diablo with 68 in watsonville. here is a look ahead. we're talking more mild weather, mildest we'll see out of next seven. cooler and staying dry, bone dry. we're at about 28% of normal sfor for santa rosa and san jose. only about an inch of rain since the season begin which is july 1st. so it's not good. >> terry: thanks a lot. >>> microsoft has patented a gps feature and it's been dubbed avoid the ghetto. it takes into account unsafe neighborhoods and dangerous terrain. it's been created especially for mobile phones with gps but there are fears it could penalize poor neighborhoods. >> people don't want to get shot or carjacked. it doesn't have anything to do with dissing poor people but what is going into cars is

city. officers have injuries ranging from serious to critical. the shooter is being treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> this afternoon, east palo alto officials will consider the possibility of filing a lawsuit against menlo park based facebook over the company's expansion plans. facebook took over the buildings and has plans to accommodate 10,000 employees on two campuses. east palo alto city officials are worried that facebook employees will move in and displace the current people who live there. they are also concerned about increased traffic and reduced air quality. the council will be briefed on the potential lawsuit in a closed door meeting at 12:30 today. >>> it is easy to like the record temperatures we've been getting. we really need the rain. >> mike i'm willing to hold a sign that says will rain for food or anything like that, if it will help. >> how about you dance for rain. >> sorry, there are places we cannot go. >> too bad one place you might not want to go 6:00 tonight through noon tomorrow, the coast. 13 to 16 foot waves strong rip currents, northwest facing beach cost see a little erosion. most of our waves -- around 10, 12, 11 feet. please be careful there. let's talk about what is going to