nbc bay area's monte francis with a look. hello, monte. >> reporter: good evening. signs are up all over town warning traffic will be heavy and parking will be scarce on wednesday. when the presidentle rolls into town. now the last time the president came to california, was two weeks ago when he was automobile to raise a record $15 million a. that was a star-studded event which followed the president's announcement he supports game marriage. the bay area has been very generous to the campaign, giving millions of dollars each time he comes to town. people here in redwood city tell us they're excited about the president's visit. >> i thin fwhekd somethik we ne like this. we're a small place getting bigger and we're getting more beautiful if is exciting for the people that own the fox. to have him come. it is a wonderful idea. >> the president's visit wednesday includes a high-priced dinner, and a business roundtable in palo alto. tickets for beth events cost $35,800 per person. then the president finishes his evening with a reception here at the fox theater where tick

monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> okay. thank you. >>> now to the other top story, facebook is now trading on the open market. that's it. history in the making. hundreds spending the night there in the parking lot at facebook. they cheered as mark zuckerberg rang the bell. it is one of the biggest ipos to hit wall street. our business and tech reporter scott mcgrew has been watching the facebook shares all morning. scott, opening bell was pretty smooth. first hours of trading, not so much. >> not so much. good morning to you. it was kind of a rough start for facebook this morning, darn close to a mess. not only did we cross 7:00 a.m. without promised trade. 8:00 a.m., no trade. 8:30 we got the first trade to go across. not a proud moment for the nasdaq obviously. the stock then went nearly nowhere. current prices for facebook are doing pretty well, up 2.7 to 40.70. from a banker's point of view, it is good news. it means they priced facebook just right, squeezed every dollar out of investors. from the investor's view, not s

nbc bay area's monte francis has more on the event. some big-time wedding guests, as well. hello, monty. >> good evening. that's right. tonight mark zuckerberg changed his facebook status to married and tonight here at his home just down the street, the wedding reception is still under way. >> fewer than 100 guests came to mark zuckerberg's house in palo alto saturday afternoon for what they thought was a party to the celebrate priscilla chan's graduation from medical school. instead it was a wedding in his backyard. these photos show the happy couple after the ceremony. a person authorized to speak on their baffle says chan's ring featured a simple ruby. at about 8:30, the lead singer of green day billy joe armstrong was seen leak his house. he had his guitar in hand so we assume he was there to perform. as it grew later, guests danced the night away to '80s pop songs and neighbors didn't seem to mind. >> no, it's cool. everybody likes to party. why shouldn't zuckerberg party? >> the marriage announcement came where else but on facebook where zuckerberg changed had i statu

and monte francis is outside the fox theater with more on that. hello, monte. >> reporter: good evening, the fox theater will play host to a reception for the president. tickets will be $250 a piece. here in redwood city, signs are already up in the downtown area, warning that traffic will be heavy and parking will be scarce on wednesday when the president rolls into town. now, the president's visit on wednesday includes a high-priced dinner in allerton and a roundtable in palo alto. tickets for both of those events cost $35,800 per person. some folks here in redwood city told us they couldn't afford to attend any of the events, but they're still excited about the president's visit. >> i think it's going to be good, a lot of people come over, so we can share our thoughts, what the community needs, and then a lot of things the president can do if he got re-elected. >> just bringing attention to the town. i mean, it's starting to pick up and you know, as you can see, there's a lot of things going on, so it's cool. >> reporter: the last time the presi

nbc bay area's monte francis in san jose with the new details for us. monte?> reporter: jessica, this is an emotional process for family members because they feel as if their loved ones were forgotten for so many years. relatives now hope that those who are buried here can be afforded some dignity. in 1915 anna died and her family has long believed she was buried somewhere on the grounds of valley medical center. >> my grandmother always knew her mother was buried there. always knew. she died at the old santa clara valley hospital. that's where the pauper's grave was. >> reporter: in this photo wearing a black dress is believed to be among the 1,400 people buried in a 19th century pauper's field unearthed by construction crews on the vmc property, found in pine boxes are farmworkers and others who at the time could not afford a proper burial. >> all rise. >> reporter: today a superior court judge says the county can begin identifying and removing 100 of the 1,400 bodies which stand in the way of completing construction of a hospital support building. >> the ne

"today in the bay's" monte francis talks with one woman whose information may have been compromised. >> reporter: michelle rosey was shocked to learn her personal information including her social security number may have been compromised by a security breach. >> you know. is my social security number out there too? is all my information about my medical condition it there, too, and if that's the karks you know, shame on the state. >> reporter: she's bound to a wheelchair and depends on in-home support to live independently. she's also worried that those who care for her along with others statewide may also be at risk for identity theft. >> it scares me because my workers' information is possibly out there. >> reporter: the breach happened earlier this month when hue lew packard sent some documents. they say, quote, while we continue to investigate, at this time we can't confirm whether the information was damaged, lost, or stolen. she questions why such sensitive information was sent through the mail in the first place. >> the state losing that information is not good. >> reporter: w

live in oakland, monte francis, nbc bay area. >>> speaking of tight budgets. fed-up teachers in san francisco sent their school district a strong message. an overwhelming 97% said yes to a strike. the 6,000-member union took the first of two strike authorization votes last night. the district wants to cut $30 million from teacher's salaries over the next two years. the union wants a 2% raise. a second vote is required before teachers can actually walk the picket line. >> they totally undermine going forward and working together on the important concerns that we need to work together on. we are not looking forward. >> contract talks between the school district reached an impasse. a state mediator will join in on those talks. >>> a south bay student has been suspended from school after he admitted to bringing a pellet gun. >> a concerned citizen called police on wednesday after seeing a boy tuck what looked like a handgun into his clothing and then walking into independence high school. while in lockdown, police rounded up about 20 students who matched the descr

live in oakland, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> volunteers cleaning a south bay river made a gruesome discovery this morning. san jose police say volunteers found the body of a man in his 50s along the guadalupe river in san jose. they say no foul play is suspected in his death. authorities are not releasing his name until they notify family members. >>> a difficult milestone today in the search for missing teenager sierra lamar. the 15-year-old girl disappeared from her home two months ago today. his dad said he's grateful volunteers are still turning up to find his daughter. >> it's not a milestone that we wanted to be marking, but, we're here and we're doing everything we can to find sierra and bring her back home to us. >> the search for sierra is attracting interest around the world. today, reporters from the bbc were on site to do a story about the use of qr codes on posters in the search. the quick response codes seen on the poster can be scanned with cell phones to bring up more information about sierra and the search. police say they are still receiving

live in oakland tonight, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >>> fed-up teachers in san francisco have their school district a strong message. 97% have said yes to authorize a strike. they've announced the results this afternoon. they took the first of two strike authorization votes last night. the district wants to cut $30 million from teacher salaries and benefits. the union wants a 2% raise a. second vote is required before teachers can walk the picket line. >> they've undermined working together on. we are not looking forward to a strike. >> contract talks reached an impasse earlier this week. a state mediator will join the talks. >>> still to come at 6:00, keeping families in their homes. details of a new plan on foreclosure and to protect homeowners. >> this is not justice. are you kidding snee this is not justice. >> demand for justice. family and friends of oscar grant come together for a push for change. the one thing they're asking for. >> you may not be able to get a r reservation but we will take you behind the scenes of chef gary danko. >>> and good evening. i'm jeff ranie

>> reporter: monte francis, today in the bay. >> no word where the couple is headed for their honeymoon. an interesting note on mark zuckerberg's facebook page, he posted announcement of the marriage and had 700 times more likes than the announcement of the facebook ipo. that's an indication how many are reacting to this big news. >>> police try to find the owners of a burned out warehouse in downtown oakland where firefighters battling that blaze discovered a sizable illegal marijuana operation. the fire reported about 4:00 yesterday morning at a warehouse on broadway near 30th. flames shot 20 feet into the air, took fire crews several hours to get flames under control. once they did at the back of the warehouse, found 200 pot plants, large filtering system and electrical system altered to support that grow operation. >> blew my mind. i just had no idea. quiet tenants, nice people, older couple people that used it as a restaurant warehouse. that's the only thing i had seen. >> police are waiting to execute search warrants to remove plants and other evidence. fire officials say the fire