a live look in san jose.re's a big visitor, president obama, good morning, sir, thank you for watching, choosing nbc bay area. as you're turning, just avoid the perimeter around the fairmont for the morning, guys. >> and i thought you traveled with that security you normally have. the secret service. nice work. >>> well, a bay area landmark getting ready for a big-time birthday bash this weekend. a live look at the golden gate bridge this morning, celebrating its 75th anniversary on sunday with a full day of events capped off by a fireworks display. it'll be a good time had by all. coast guard setting up a safety zone running from the bridge east to the golden gate yacht club. boaters will not be allowed within that zone without permission after 8:30 sunday night. fireworks set to go off around 9:30. nbc bay area, your home for coverage. join us send for special live coverage for all the 75th anniversary events. >> exciting. >>> 5:40 right now. still ahead, the unibomber misses his college reunion, but sends

it is looking good so far. 52 in concord and 54 degrees in san jose prayed 68 degrees in san jose.s you get inside the bay you will kill more of those winds especially in to oakland in san francisco. there will be chances for a few showers and more on that and a few minutes. >>> mobile five is traveling along the peninsula heading toward san jose. so far we have not seen any big issues on 1 01. about a 20 minute drive out of the colts' mont past. taillights are moving eastbound on 580. expect delays are around downtown san jose. a quick look get these big, you are moving at the limit as he passed the coliseum. that is check with traffic back to you guys. >>> san francisco police is looking for a man with the orangemen. he tried to lure a teenage girl into his van. the man spoke in spanish, the woman rejected his call and he tried to govern. she was able to get away the officers lobbed two hours of overtime. the chief justified his actions by saying cell foam cups could involve several officers depending on the location and the signal. >>> we've been trying to find out what harvey m

live in san jose, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >>> san jose cracking down on payday lenders. the city council approving a cap on the number of lenders who can set up shop around the city. the vote to make san jose now the largest city to limit the number of payday lenders. the ordinance would also block lenders from opening in or near low-income neighborhoods. sponsor of this measure say lenders target low-income families and trap them in a cycle of debt. >>> sonoma county one step closer to banning plastic bags. the waste management age sly lay out a plan today to conduct an environmental impact assessment on those plastic bags. if the final report is approved, vote will be taking to ban the bags in all retail stores. the ordinance can only be adopted by a unanimous vote for the ten-member board which is made up of representatives of each of the nine cities of sonoma county. >>> by the way, right now on a wednesday morning, let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. she is in the nbc bay area weather center with a look what's happening right now. >> yeah. i'm walking

for the city of san jose it is in a deadly drunk driving crash that happened here in south san jose.t was in wen when leland high grad died in that fiery crash. he was a passenger after a night of drinking p his intoxicated friend got behind the wheel and is now serving time. this inspired councilwoman nancy pyle to push important the social host law until now homeowners could be fined for having an underaged drinking party at their home. but only if a disturbance was reported. now, a disturbance something like loud music. the new law means homeowners are liable even when the party does not cause any sort of disturbance. we discussed feedback from locals, most are happy with this new accountability. >> parents should be involved in what their children are doing. i feel like it is important they understand where their children are and what they are doing. and if they are involved in any sort of accident like that. >> underage drinking should not be allowed. yes, i am for it. >> reporter: social host law holds responsible homeowners who are not home at the time of the party or are unaw

i want to point out what's happening out there right now. 6:48, taking a live look at san jose. asing. we have mostly clear skies at the top of the show. now the clouds are thickening up just as they have been doing over the city of san francisco for the past hour or so. so we've got mostly cloudy conditions, rain on the way, showers, though, still to the north of sonoma county. here's your active radar for the morning. as you can see right now, ft. bragg, we do have shower activity. and those showers are pushing in. keep that in mind if you're heading that way today. the system will continue to slide to the south. and for santa rosa, maybe at 11:00 at the earliest. expecting more of the activity for the second half of your day. good morning to you in sunnyv e sunnyvale. headed toward a really good looking afternoon with temperatures still touching on the 70s in the warmest cities across the bay. we're not going to lose that warmth. we continue to climb as we head into the weekend. we'll see the tail end of the system sweep into the bay area. it's going to fall apart as it makes

by the afternoon of looking good as we see some sunshine. 81 in morgan hill and 77 in san jose. , not bad. 66 degrees in san francisco. how much longer will it last? we will talk about that coming up >> we will take you out live toward san jose this morning. once again we have the photographer near the trimble exit and 101. northbound and southbound are still nice and light so give it another hour or so and things will start to look different. no. down 101 is quite from san jose towards santa clara. there is an accident coming in southbound 882 southbound 101 on the connector ramp. it is not causing any delays. it may even be to the right- hand shoulder already. stage three of the race is heading from san jose towards livermore this afternoon. eastbound berryessa road is closed between morrow avenue and sable drive by the various a community center. they're traveling up the road towards downtown livermore. so far no metering lights on the bay bridge. heading on the upper deck towards the sky way, things are moving at the limit. >> stage three of the big bike race >> in a few hour

we start in the south bay mid to upper 70s. 76 san jose and cupertino. mid 70s -- 66 millbrae upper 50s to low 60s along the coast today mid 60s downtown and south san francisco north bay valleys mid 70s 80s up around ukiah. near 60 at your beaches, 66 richmond, berkeley 67. oakland low to mid 70s free none 73 mid 70s to near 80 east bay valleys. mid to upper 60s monterey bay inland mid 70s to 81 in gilroy. heading to the game tonight at&t park 7:15 first pitch we won last night. tonight mostly cloudy low to 50s tomorrow a few degrees warmer inland then we'll drop two to eight degrees thursday hold steady friday partly sunny, warmer with more sunshine saturday and sunday. >>> couple things at the bay bridge toll, accident on the shoulder, i do see a possible tow truck heading to the scene. nearing lights have been turned on. -- metering lights have been turned on. backed up to the 880 overcrossing. no problems out of marin, great on the south bay northbound 280 out of san jose to cupertino delay-free, 17 out of the santa cruz mountains. hot spot is still

we're expecting 52 degrees to start you out in san jose. 51 in san francisco. holding on to the 40s up in santa rosa. good-looking day shaping up. really nice day for the first part because the showers we are expecting, they're going to hold off until this evening for the greater bay area. winds will be a factor. and stability, and that means we're going to see the winds start to increase as we head through the next couple of hours. winds will probably gust at their highest between noon and 3:00 p.m. then once that front comes through, we'll get a little bit more stable in our atmosphere. area of low pressure's going to ride to our north, but we'll see the tail end sweep through the bay area. as a result, if you live to the north of the golden gate bridge, you have the best chance of seeing that rain today. cloudy start tomorrow makes way to a lot of sunshine and a gorgeous weekend. take a look at where we're headed. 77 degrees on saturday, on sunday, warmest day, 85 degrees inland. yeah, that means 78 degrees at the bay. and we're talking about maybe 75 degree

then they'll march toward san jose city hall. all begins this afternoon at 2:00. >>> and we'll, of course, have live, continuing coverage throughout the entire day on air and online at nbc bay area.com. stay with us through the morning for the live traffic updates and any disruptions to your morning commute. >>> 6:07 right now. i want to check that forecast with christina loren. overcast start, little cool, but it'll get nice, right? >> yes, it's going to be such a nice day. today, tomorrow looking good, then we've got rain in the forecast thursday into friday. not a whole lot and we'll time that out coming up. mother nature turning on the natural coolant. you can see the marine layer vividly from the live picture from san francisco looking pretty good today. it's going to be a little bit cool, right? at the coast with that coolant situated right over the city. 50 degrees now, struggling to break out of the 50s before noon. but you're still slated to hit the mid-60s in the city. we're talking about the upper 70s yet again in the

san jose is host to the amgen tour for all seven years of its existence. rday was a jew in san fransisco. it started at the marina. the riders will raise for 115 mi. from the community center in san jose torres the east bay it back country including, for the first time, climbing mount diablo. if they will end the race and never more this afternoon. each stage does it bring a new challenge and excitement for those that just want to watch. >> it is monumental, it is a big deal. we do not events like this, with this international plan to fame. it is critical. >> there is also going to be another reason san jose. this is the king of the mountain. featuring 300 amateur cyclist including some local elected officials, ceos from silicon valley companies reason for just 3.5 mi. on the cdcr road. after that it will go to the county parks of that they can watch the amgen to or writers make their way to livermore. live in san jose, lisa washington, cbs 5. >> thanks. facebook is pulling out yet another surprise that of its big ipo launch on friday. we'll fill you in. >>

again, waiting to speak with san jose fire. once again, the fire is out, one woman pronounced dead on scene. in all, four units damaged. one we are told is a total loss. the cause is under investigation. live in san jose this morning, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> thank you, marla. >>> new this morning, a day of action. labor groups across the bay area will be taking to the picket lines this may day. >> nurses, janitors, and transportation workers all staging strikes. christie smith live in oakland where nurses are planning to walk out in a couple of hours from right now. but first, we go to bob redell live in the san francisco ferry terminal. and seems like it could affect people's commute this morning. >> reporter: absolutely. if you live in marin and commute to the city and commute by ferry, you will want a plan "b." perhaps testing out the new doyle drive would be an option because the golden gate bridge district has shut down all ferry service for this morning not to reopen until this afternoon because ferry workers

in san jose man was located in one week after he crashed his drop in south san jose. an autopsy plan today in n.y. state on the body of mary kennedy, the estranged wife of robert kennedy jr.. she was found dead yesterday in her new york home. closing arguments are set to begin this morning in the federal corruption trial of john edwards who was accused of using campaign money to cover up his affair. >> let's look at the traffic with elisabeth >> we had an earlier accident on the bay bridge toll plaza but that is now completely gone. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. overnight roadwork is causing some delays to the drive times. the road work is going on from sir francis drake boulevard all the way down to sausalito. they're scheduled to wrap it up by about 6:00 this morning but it is a little bit slow in the southbound lanes. 880 is not looking too bad as you pass the coliseum. a little further south york a meeting through milpitas, no brake lights all across that stretch. everything is moving fine toward san jose. the whole south bay, we see some overnigh

morning during a preliminary hearing. >>> in a trial of a man accused of beating an elderly south san joset. pre-trial motions will be heard in the case of william lynch, the san francisco man accused of beating father gerald linder in 2010. he says the attack was justified because the priest molested him in a camping trip more than 30 years ago. father linder denies those charges. and if lynch is convicted in the attack, he faces four years in jail. >>> this morning, a deadly bacteria strain may be responsible for the death of a young lab research assistant at the san francisco veteran affairs medical center. state and federal investigators say the 25-year-old died of an infection after handling a strain of bacteria that can cause meningitis. the researcher began feeling ill friday at his treasure island home. he died saturday morning at the v.a. hospital. >>> a north bay teenager charged with being a motorcycle hitman and a lamborghini thief had prior run-ins with police going back months. facing charges of breaking into a vacant mansion in tiburon. according to the marin independent jou

today, great for outdoor plans. 75 degrees in san jose, 74 in livermore and about 71 degrees in san rafaele head throughout friday, saturday, sunday, things start to warm back up. we're going to bring that sun back out. nice conditions as we head through your sunday. and then monday, we warm you right back up. next week overall, looking at your long range models, looking stellar for outdoor activities. the spring-like pattern that we crave so much during the winter months has finally arrived. and it's going to be with us for a while. switching gears now, let's get to the unpleasantries of the morning. highway 4 westbound just past summerville road, a multivehicle accident, we do know that police are on the scene. give yourself five to ten extra minutes. we'll keep watching it for you. meanwhile, live at the golden gate bridge. no real problems, we'll let you know when that changes, as well. still looking good, guys, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> the state will be taking a final look at snow pack levels, but we can tell you the recent numbers not looking very good. snow survey do

many happen right here in downtown san jose. if you've been here, you certainly know it's essentially a row of bars and restaurants along east santa clara street. and behind us in san pedro square. we can show you what it looked like last year. the crowds packing the streets. it turns into a night of drinking and that leads to violence. last year police say at least one person was stabbed, several others beaten. also many businesses were vandalized. almost ten people were arrested. so this year, police are bracing iffer the crowds by increasing staffing in the downtown area. this is pretty typical, but they say they are hopeful for a last rowdy turnout this year. you can also expect for the drivers, you can expect more dui check points spread throughout the south bay. so if you are going to be out this weekend including tonight, do not be surprised if you run into a dui check point. i don't need to tell you this, but it's always a better idea to get a designated driver or just call a cab. live in downtown san jose. "today in the

full deck of clouds over san jose for now. go ahead and show you san francisco where we're actually getting some clearing so far this morning. and the reason why, you can see this camera bumping around a little bit. we have winds picking up. also ripples out on the bay indicative of the winds picking up. they will do so throughout this afternoon. 52 degrees in oakland, for now 52 to start in sunnyvale and 52 comfortable in san jose. we'll continuously clear out throughout the day today. by about noon, mostly sunny conditions over the entire bay area. 70s inland as a result and then we keep you warming up all the way through monday. temperatures getting close to that 90-degree mark coming this weekend. i'll talk about where and when in my next report. seven-day ready to go. first, let's get you out that front door. >> let's give folks the update. reports of a stalled vehicle at the high-rise, gotten it off the bridge, over on to the palo alto, east palo alto side. we do see a little slow down coming up over on the dumbarton brid

san jose is starting to take action. they're finding a balance between state and federal law. >> one of the difficulties is trying to figure out what the rules are when the state says one thing and the federal government says another. >> under federal law marijuana is illegal but california passed a law for medical physicians to cultivate marijuana. by august of last year, san jose housed more than 140 of these dispensers. however, there was a problem. >> they're all illegal. >> in the eyes of the city, the dispensers have always been illegal. the only reason clinics still operate is because of the city's lack of police power. they passed an ordnance to allow ten clinics to operate under strict regulations. >> city voters submitted nearly 50,000 signatures to try to put the idea on the ballot. >> so we'll start with ten. if more than ten seems appropriate we'll deal with that later. >> the future of marijuana in san jose was in limbo until this valentines day. the counsel approved the ordnance. the city council has debat

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, marianne. >>> still to comewe will continue to follow the may day protests in oakland and in san francisco. another live picture from our nbc chopper where you can see demonstrators gathering right now in the oakland area. so far, so good. very peaceful. we will keep an eye on the situation. >>> plus -- >> they are teaching him to read and write. to count. they have taught him to play football. and that's really kind of neat. >> from africa to the bay area, in our bay area proud series, we follow one teenager's journey from revenue joy? loc -- refugee to local high schooler and how he found his way. >>> i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center a few mid to high-level clouds across bay area and temperatures dropping with a small craft advisory on our coast light. stay in the 60s for our wednesday for a lot of us. talk about a larger change, including showers, in a few minutes. >>> and a look at wall street. the month of may got off to a roaring start. the dow closed at its highest level in more than fo

lots to talk about in your full forecast. >>> and a few issues for san jose. d an accident blocking a lane now for 680. we'll give you all the updates coming up. >>> and a live look outside over san francisco this morning. beautiful morning for thursday, may 24th. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you, and thanks so much for joining us, 6:30 right now, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. right now the man suspected of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar sitting in the santa clara county jail just hours away from his very first court appearance. the d.a. will lay out his case. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with the challenges facing prosecutors this morning. christie, good morning. >> good morning to you, jon. antolin garcia-torres has been held without bail since his arrest late monday. we're told he's in protective custody, that is away from the general population inside the jail. what will happen is he'll head to court and a judge will read the formal charges against him. prosecutors believe that they do have enough ev

san jose, below 50% of average. as we head into the morning hours, 44 in santa rosa. 48 in oakland. 49 in fremont. and 49 in the alameda valley. let's look at your highs for wednesday. 70 in san jose. 71 in morgan hill. 70 in los gatos. a round of 60s for most of the east bay, including pleasanton, dublin and the castro valley. and for san francisco, 62. pacifi pacifica, 61. we'll stay in the 70s, wednesday, thursday and friday. by this weekend, we talked about it heating up. saturday and sunday. mid to upper 70s. monday and tuesday, low 80s to start off the week. showers here and there. get the umbrella ready. then, toss it. i'm driving everybody at home nuts. >> thanks for the heads up. >> no problem. >>> coming seupuphe s ttrr taek sequel being filmed in the bay area. ek >>> trouble for one of the biggest and most profit nl men in entertainment. a massive fire hit the production studios of tyler perry. the fire is under control after 100 firefighters and 13 engines responded to a 200,000 square-foot studio. the c

in san jose jessica savage update news." a local mother and daughter are using their arts and crafts creations to raise awareness about their fight against cancer. vanessa and cecilia jauregui (how-re-ghee) crafted ribbon lei's, hair bows and head bands to sell at a watsonville arts and crafts fair last week . half of the proceeds collected will be donated to the relay for life foundation. the jauregui's are no strangers to the fight against cancer they've participated in many events to raise money toward the fight. last year they raised over six thousand dollars during an overnight event held at watsonville high school where they were among the top donors. ">>>sound byte: we're just trying to promote that cancer never sleeps and anyone can get it so why not push for the cause." anyone can join the fight against cancer simply go to relay for life dot-org and find an event near you. a san jose state fraternity -- sponsored a fundraiser ... that was a smashing success sigma lambda beta held a car smash to raise money for their

still 60 in san jose. ures as marine air surges inland probably not going to get too chilly. wind direction here west at 60 through san francisco, punching inland toward fairfield, reaching the alta mont pass. cooler marine air inland leads to cooler temperatures. let me show you san francisco. it's disappearing right now. it got more low clouds spilling in. a weather system drop until later tomorrow morning into the afternoon. there may be enough lift to low clouds to get us mist or drizzle in a few spots come tomorrow morning. as we look at the satellite view, you can see low clouds in san francisco. we have high cloud here dropping in across the north bay. this system probably for the most part is not going to bring us anything in the way of rain other than mist and drizzle for the coast. what it's going to do is keep onshore winds going through the day tomorrow so you can see the clouds breaking up a little bit for the afternoon, then filling in again. this time tomorrow night we'll see the low clouds a

temperatures to start off with and daytime highs with the seasonal averages and 68 in morgan hill. 70 in san josenyvalley. cooler for the east bay and still the shred of onshore flow. 65 in blackhawk and 69 in livermore and 67 in concord. for san francisco, 61 out toward the coast and with wind-whipped waves anywhere from 5 to 7 feet with the small craft advisory in effect and one of the coldest numbers on the board today and into tomorrow will be the bay in the mid-50s. we clear out for the showers on friday and look at that trend. how warm will it go? let's get a look here. sunday and monday, temperatures in the low to mid-80s. monday, tuesday and wednesday. that sun is back on out and remember to wear the spf, folks. each if you're headed to a tanning bed, you still need spf. monday, tuesday and wednesday, we'll be staying dry and a sweet stride coming our way next week. >> thank you, jeff. >> still ahead, the death sounding the alarm for state health leaders. >> she was bigger than life and now a massive marilyn monroe statue is making its wad >> a raren fekz leads to the death of a 25-year-o

san jose has had sunshine the past four hours. look at the difference in temperatures at the coast versus inland. 67 in concord. mean whiem, san francisco, 57 degrees. now that the sun is coming out, temperatures climb into the 70s and 80s. five to ten degree jump from yesterday's highs. then we swing temperatures lower. then right back up for the weekend. that shows on the seven-day forecast. >> roller coasters all day. >> good time, right? >> jump on the ride every day. love it. thanks a lot, christina. >>> the only case where getting struck by lightning paid off. >>> economists come out with a memorial day travel forecast. a look at what factors are changing some summer vacations. >>> good morning, i'm bob redell. we're taking you live to san jose, we're at the start line, minutes away from the start of the stage three of the amgen tour of california. we will have it for you coming up. >>> shares haven't started trading, already facebook prices are higher. we'll take a look coming up in business news. >>> and here is a live look

san jose. he was in san jose in 2008 campaigning but this will be the first time he has an event as president in san jose. so an exciting time for people attending that event. a lot of big ticket items. so we're going to take a short break right now and come back to the president as he gets off air force one. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> there you are looking at a live picture of president obama arriving at moffett field for a whirlwind visit to the bay area where he'll attend three fund-raisers this evening. the president first in atherton and then redwood city and th

. >> hello, from the campus of san jose state university. and welcome to this edition of equal time. i'm your host, graffiti's impact on a surface can be fleeting, but at a modern movement that can be traced back to the 1960s and '70s, or later. as we report, graffiti has widespread appeal in today's culture. >> adrian first considered himself an artist when he was 7. at the age of 9, he got involved with graffiti. >> i'm working 12 hour days, being the only child, no one at home, summers were a great freedom for me, and you know, walls under bridges, creeks, limited canvass that i didn't have to pay for, you know, nobody would bother me. i started off with letters, and experimenting with color, things like that, but you know, i wasn't really pushing it. it was kind of more just trying to get out there and trying to get my name out. >> today, he gets his name out. not with. >>> feet tags, but designed -- not with graffiti tags, but designs. the business is housed in silicon, a media and community group. >> he uses this as his canvas. the gar

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is if -- san francisco and san jose among america's fittest cities. an francisco which includes oakland and fremont the nation's fourth fittest city top three minneapolis, washington, d.c. and boston. the ranking is based on exercise, health insurance, biking, walking, transit use, rates of obesity and smoking and the availability of parks. san jose was looked at separately and came in 12th >>> three cities in the running to host the olympic summer games announce. they all made the international olympic committee's short list the ioc eliminated doha. they will make a final decision september 7th in 1. -- in buenos aires. >>> arrest in a three decade old cold case. man in custody for the disappearance of the boy who first was on a milk carton. >>> poll just released shows californians are unhappy with the job the governor is doing itch >> reporter: -- president obama is staying here at the fairmont getting ready for that breakfast that will bring in 700 thousand -- [ inaudible ] >>> here's a look at temperatures across the bay area from upper 50s along

in south san jose. the chp had found the truck empty, when mrs.driver had walked away so officers search for an hour and then give up. he was reported missing thursday and detectives returned to the scene and found him in the brush tuesday more than one week later. detectives hoping to speak with him today. a lot of criticism this morning about how he could have been there so long without being found. live in san jose, ann mackovic, cbs 5. >> it does not look like we need sunglasses yet. >> but you will, we're also want to be windbreaker this afternoon. right now cloudy skies everywhere you go. temperatures mainly in the '50s. this afternoon we will squeeze in nice temperatures but the wind is really whipping along the coastline. sustained at 30 mi. per hour. stroger wind gusts along the beaches. still, as we head into the next couple of days, returned to sunshine and warmer weather as early as tomorrow. the weekend looks great. mid 80s in the warm spot in mind, cooler along the coastline. temperatures in the '50s and '60s. >> west on highway 4, a

i'm not concerned. >> reporter: san jose police think she is right. they say just for cinco de mayo there's extra staffing and planning. "police have a motor vehicle and pedestrian diversion plan in place. that plan will own be implemented if the situation warrants such as vehicular gridlock for pedestrians creating an unsafe situation or disturbance." police base tear approach on previous celebrations like this one in 2006 where 56 people were arrested. there were more problems in 2008. the city cancelled the parade and festival in 2010. it is not just the past, there have been five gang-related killings in san jose this year most recently last friday when 14-year-old heriberto reyes was beaten by gang members he died from those injuries monday. the mercury news reports the mayor's gang pro tension task force is -- gang prevention task force is working behind the scenes to calm tensions. >> probably not because i'm pregnant this year. >> reporter: next year? >> maybe. [ laughing ] >> reporter: downtown san jose and towards the eastside represented by

i'm not concerned. >> reporter: san jose police think she is right. they say just for cinco de mayo there's extra staffing and planning. "police have a motor vehicle and pedestrian diversion plan in place. that plan will own be implemented if the situation warrants such as vehicular gridlock for pedestrians creating an unsafe situation or disturbance." police base tear approach on previous celebrations like this one in 2006 where 56 people were arrested. there were more problems in 2008. the city cancelled the parade and festival in 2010. it is not just the past, there have been five gang-related killings in san jose this year most recently last friday when 14-year-old heriberto reyes was beaten by gang members he died from those injuries monday. the mercury news reports the mayor's gang pro tension task force is -- gang prevention task force is working behind the scenes to calm tensions. >> probably not because i'm pregnant this year. >> reporter: next year? >> maybe. [ laughing ] >> reporter: downtown san jose and towards the eastside represented by

that's downtown san jose. sparkle thing wednesday morning. we are going to check the roads with mike in just a minute. your time is 4:53. >> good news for the giants power hitter back at the plate for batting practice. the hand is not completely healthy at this point but good enough for the panda to step up and take about 30 swings at the bat left-handed. the giants general manager says he hopes to have pablo back in the lineup in about two weeks. >>> meantime, his teammates feeling the magic on the field. diamondbacks taking on the giants. 3-1. melky cabrera logging his 50th hit for the month of may. man is on fire. that's a new record for the giants. go ahead and celebrate. feel good about it. previous record was set by willie mays. melky, yeah, take a little piece of pie in the face. congratulations, big boy. >> looks good. >> shaving cream. not that great. they use shaving cream. >> do they really? >> yes. not tasty. >> i guess that wouldn't be. learn something new every day. lou the roads looking? >> menthol. let me show you construction

get more. >>> we are talking about minimum wage increase from $8 to $10 an hour in san jose.t should be on the ballot upcoming here. let me play devil's advocate. a colleague of mine said that's great, this initiative was put forth by the social sciences students. what about the economics students, see what they think? economically, are you going to have business saying this is going to cripple expansion of business? >> so the highest minimum wage in the country is in oregon. and they haven't seen diminishment of business. as a matter of fact, they have seen more money put back into the local economy. and elisha is a great example. here is the reason. she is not putting the money in a savings account or 401(k), she's using it to pay for bus, gas, restaurants, groceries, new clothes, things that her child needs. that money gets spent immediately and spent in the community. so the debate about who gets more harmed, let's think about this. that we would be having this debate about $8 an hour, when in this valley we have some of the richest people in the world. for most people, t

we're live in san jose tonight. george katayama, nbc bay area news. >>> like facebook, break open that piggy bank. facebook is scheduled to go public in two weeks and new paperwork out today shows the price per share will be can s $ $35. that will put the company's value at nearly $80 billion. if that holds true it would be valued at more than ebay and hp and more than half of google. each of facebook's 800 million users is worth $97. 50. >>> well, a school leader accused of a sex crime. the vice principal at a south bay school is in jail tonight charged with molesting a student. police arrested a 32-year-old at leland high school campus that is just getting over a cheating scandal too. damian trujillo was first to report the sex assault allegations on twitter and then nbc bay area.com this morning. he joins us live from the school. >> reporter: well, jessica, joseph regito ran the assemblies here at the high school. tonight he is behind bars. a principal and another vice principal are on leave. leland high school i

comfortable in san jose and 60 in pacifica, '70s inland, inside the belly of fillmore went 62 in san francisco, 74 center rosa, next couple of days we cool down the temperatures, chance of rain in the north and east bay hills. warm weather throughout the weekend, were looking good and more sunshine on the way. >>> an unruly passenger other reason police approached a united flight in lax, the passenger got into a fight with the crew and a flight from new jersey to lax. lines will move faster at sfo the clear program reopened yesterday now under new ownership. travelers can bypass the document checkpoint on by scanning eyes and fingerprints. the mess still pass through the physical screening and cost 107 $5 a year to take part. >>> passengers with kids will have to wait and offline united the end of the policy led the family's board first in that it can make more money by charging for people willing to pay for the perk. >>> and new hierarchy greeted by the airlines people who pay more get more. >>> sun airlines about to charge for aisle and window seats. >>> world's first private space

we have kimberly in san jose. she'll bring a live report in a moment. meantime, mexican president attended a cinco de mayo celebration in mexico today. they re-enacted the battle of pueblo. the battle took place in 1862. >>> it's been a difficult day for the victims of 9/11. a hearing was filled with disruptions. khalid mohamed declined to answer questions. the others knelt in prayer. they are charged with 2,976 counts of murder. they took off their earphone that is provided translations. a judge ordered translators into the courtroom. they did not respond when the judge asked if they understood their rights to counsel. >>> the 2012 presidential election is here in the u.s. it's just about six months ago. president obama officially started his campaign with rallies in key battleground states. brian moore has a look at that. >> reporter: in his first official campaign events, president obama hit the battleground states of ohio and virginia. >> i still believe in you. i'm asking you to keep believing in me. >> reporter: he reached out to the younger voter

about 90 degrees in morgan hill and 86 in san jose. 82 in san mateo. and 80s and 90s in many east bay locations. as you get inside of the bay plenty of sunshine and warm weather. 80 degrees in oakland and 76 in san fransisco and 86 degrees in santa rosa. the next couple of days, that ridge of high pressure will still stay hot but the senators will begin to cool and less like the coastline and just inside of the day. maybe some fog making a return as we head towards wednesday. much cooler temperatures. many eighties in land right through next saturday and sunday. looking good elizabeth. >> we're going to so it all end. thank you. and right now we're starting to get very busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. we got word of a stall before the pay gates. we're left with the meter and lights be turned on before 6:30 a.m. suit your jim puffer least a 50 minute wait to get you onto the bridge. elsewhere cameras all over the bay area. this is 101 and you can see this is definitely slowing a little bit in those northbound lanes. southbound 101 looks ok this mornin

morning forecast goes, somewhat uniform when it comes to those temperatures, 47 in livermore, 49 in san jose, 49 in los gatos and 46 in redwood city with 50 in san francisco. overall daytime highs will be topping out in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees, back into the east bay. and down in the south bay we could reach 80 in the almaden valley, 73 in redwood city, 75 in los gatos. on your wine country festival graphic, what we'll also see are the temperatures are expected to top out in the mid to upper 70s with plenty of clear skies. our seven-day forecast, when we get to it, swreel the trend continuing the go up, sunday, monday and tuesday. close to 80 degrees, as we head winterly next week. for this weekend it's going to be perfect to maybe come and get a view of a wine bottle like this and a little taste of vino. also joining us we have from hawaii frr ka ana poly beach hotel. you'll be cooking up some food. you can find it at the nbc bay area pavilion this weekend and win a trip to ha wwaii. >> you're going to be too hot. come to hawaii, it's going to be perfect. >> we'll talk more at 6:00

. >> mientras que en las calles de san josé ya andan autos con la bandera. >> me emoción o porque veoa partir de las 12 sddel día en san josé haa las 6 de la tarde está invitado y es mi reporte de regreso a nuestro estudios fabiola. >> (♪) >> y la policía de san francisco investiga el hallazgo de un paquete, y este lo encontraron en una cuadra de la avenida san josé, cerraron parte de la avenida donde se hayan las rampas y a los conductores se en haywardue no pasen por aquí y os, imos hablando del desarrollo e esto. he de lacendio que fue provocado ro un s que desatara el fuego r hastrsona lanzó algo y 2 alacÓn s de la casa resultaron razada fue veterano tuvo que esta hospital por inhalación de humo. >> una mujer salía de un espacio y casi golpeo y esta le causó lesión en los brazos y pechos, hospital y la atacante logró >> una fuga de hi de otro origen en la calle 45 provocando un incendio y no hubieron heridos y es desalojaron a las personas por medidas de preocupación. l primero de dólares costará la espepero lo que pasó y flavio estuvo con ellos. >> fabiola la ciudad de san franci

amy hollyfield is live at san jose regional medical center. that's one of many questions. >> reporter: his sister tells us she has a lot of questions. she says this has been a nightmare. she says he is not doing well but he's on life support. 25-year-old michael sanchez, jr. crashed his truck last week. his family did not know that. he was found two days ago in a wooded area near the crash scene off highway 101 near hellyer avenue. there was a delay because a witness told the chp she saw a man walk away from the crash site, so officers looked for him for 45 minutes. when they didn't find anyone, they gave up. >> we had a witness there, they witnessed the collision and also witnessed a person exiting the vehicle and walking away from the scene. so, we're operating under the assumptions this person is mobile. >> what really happened? if according to what is told he rolled from his truck and there's a witness, why didn't the witness inform the police then? why didn't the witness go down and help him? >> reporter: sanchez's family didn't realize h

in san jose, sal castaneda, ktvu news. >>> and ktvu.com's traffic section includes live traffic maps, advisories about delays and detours and live cameras showing the conditions out on the road. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee announced a big boost. the major spent the morning in little saigon to announce grants for commercial corridors throughout the city. it's all part of the invest in neighborhoods initiative. >> we wanted to make appropriate investments in our neighborhoods and that's not been forgotten. it's certainly going to be reflected in this budget. >> the mayor also announced a new data base to track vacancies throughout the city and help businesses expand. >>> after 11 county elections offices including contra costa, san francisco and san mateo all failed to send vote by mail ballots to uniformed and overseas voters by the government's deadline. the agreement lets those voters return their june 5th ballots by fax or e-mail or express delivery free of cost. >>> happening right now many city hall. a hearing on san francisco's suspended sheriff. we're live in the room as they

and 48 for those of you in the san jose area. tuesday's numbers will top out very comfortable, down into san jose with 74. gilroy, 76. this will be one of our warmest locations in the south bay. we even have a few 60s by the bay as we head into tuesday. 68 in hayward, 67 in alameda. and a round of low 70s from downville down to livermore. and 70 in san rafael. get at the coastline with the fog, 59 there. and 60 at half moon bay. in your three-day forecast, the trend is downward through thursday. low 70s inland, 60s at the bay and a chance for afternoon showers being introduced for thursday's forecast. not a storm, but enough that we could need those umbrellas into early friday morning. as we head into saturday, sunday, and also monday, that weather pattern looks much drier. i was looking at what's called arctic oscillation this weekend, yes -- >> that's a big term. >> it is. but it's trending into more of a negative phase and it looks like that could actually bring us maybe some late-season spring showers as we head into the next

. >> fue golpeado brutalemnte según la policía de san josé. >> fue golpeado por un grupo de individuosún motivo alguno, se cree que los responsables son miembros e una pandilla, la muerte a a golpes de este muchacho a causado la preocupación entre las familias cercanas. "ha sucedido una tragedia en nuestra comunidad" >> el inspector dice que el parque es un lugar seguro. >> de acuerdo a las autoridades se trata de 5 incidente del mismo tiempo, como pueden ver la cantidad de jóvenes que se juntan a parcticar la patineta. >> se busca la colaboracion de la ciudadania para dar fin a este caso >> en san josé se detuvo a un sujeto por la coneccion con un abusador. >> a pacheco lo detuvieron en san josÉ, los detuvieron en el tren. >> un cientifico murió tras estar en contacto con una peligrosa bacteria. >> un sujeto fue arrestado por el presunto abuso de un niño de 10 años, en su historial tendre cientos de casos de la misma indole. >> según las autoridades los sospechosos de pegarle a una mujer escaparon. >> los accidentes laborales ocurren todos los días y en cualquier lugar, pero se compro

san jose, 73. 74 in los gatos. 60s in palo alto. bay, dublin, walnut creek may pop up to 75 and 60s near the bay from alameda to fremont. and for san francisco down the peninsula, it's all about the layers as we have had the past couple of days may also still have some airport delays near sfo as we head into the morning hours, even for oakland. if you have an early morning flight, something to plan ahead for at least right now. and for the weekend here we go again. sunshine coming back. i think this might be six -- no, eight weekends in a row with awesome weather. temperatures in the low to mid-80s as we head into sunday. it stays cool by the coastline but still remember that spf if you're heading out that way. by monday, tuesday and wednesday temperatures will be trending into the 70s. very seasonal for this time of the year. as you mentioned earlier, el nino may be making a comeback as we head into august, september and also october, which could mean a wetter winter for us next ye year. yeah, next winter. so we're going to keep an

." >>> a san jose home. just a smoldering ruin this morning. the raging flames of the three-alarm fire consuming the house on topaz avenue about 8:00 last night. fortunately everybody was able to get okay. though one person was treated for smoke inhalation. an aggressive response prevented the situation from being much worse. >> what we try to do is contain the fire to the house of origin and not let it spread. and that's what we did. and we were aggressive by calling this a third alarm quickly and getting a lot of resources here so the fire won't extend and didn't extend to the houses next to it. >> there was some damage to the home next door, but not as severe as the home that actually burned. so far, the cause of this fire unknown. >>> well, some new details about another tragic fire in san jose. we've learned the 6-year-old boy rescued from the burning town home on tuesday has died. the boy's mother was killed in the two-alarm blaze that started in the garage below the unit. five other family members, including the boy's father survived. fi

san jose place out in force on cinco de mayo.oncerned about violence after serious problems in the last couple years. so far the streets have been relatively quiet. in downtown san jose with the latest, kimberly. >> reporter: diane, police are definitely making their presence known tonight. seems like it is working so far. there have been no major incidents of violence tonight as they deploy tactics they used in the past for crowd control. for many in san jose, it is a chance to celebrate. >> people should know about cinco demayo it was a battle with the french. puebla won that day, the battle. >> reporter: it is a celebration. >> a celebration. >> my family every year we come down to the street and kick it and hang out with families. >> reporter: in year's past violence overshadowed the holiday. this year, police did not want to take their chances. backup patrols. >> we are not here to impede people. >> reporter: police reacted quickly to problems. officers stepped in to break up small fights in which glass bottles were thrown.

it's happening right now in san jose. authorities are at a pond in south san jose. that's where a man's body has been found. robert handa following this developing story for us. he joins us live with what he just learned from police. robert? >> reporter: well, heather, san jose police homicide detectives are now on the scene here where a body was recovered a little more than an hour ago near almadan lake in san jose. here's the dive team. they pulled out a male body at 10:44 a.m., about a half-hour after they discovered the body, off blossom road, near where many people live. >> it's scary because we don't have this around in our neighborhood as far as bodies found. but the waterways here are just kind of -- it's beautiful, but, of course, people that are up to no good are gonna use the waterways, you would think. >> reporter: police say the search began yesterday evening when some people called to report their friend missing in this area. this is property of the santa clara water district. and drivers -- divers are still in the water. san jose police say investigat

one killed a 20-year-old woman from san jose. that deadly crash happened near the ritz-carlton hotel on highway 1. the 44-year-old woman driving the other car was rushed to the hospital with major injuries. the chp is looking into whether alcohol or drugs were involved. then a few hours earlier about six miles south of that location there was another head-on accident. we're told it involveded an irish tourist who apparently got on the wrong side of highway 1 after stopping to take pictures in ireland peoplur drive on the opposite side of the road from the u.s. the accident left five people including two children injured. >>> there's a bizarre story coming out of the kentucky derby today. one day after the famous race, authorities are investigating a homicide at churchill downs. a security guard found a body early this morning in a barn just about 12 hours after the race. >> still interviewing people who were there at the stables and also at the barn. people who work out here. again, trying to discover his identity as well as what

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highs this afternoon into san jose up to 86 degrees. seventies in oakland and also into san fransisco and some eighties into the north bay as well. looking very good this weekend of course. not only do we have the run this weekend in san jose. but we also have mother's day. do not forget about that one. lots of roses to choose from, a free walk, the largest rose garden in the western hemisphere. 3600 roses, that would make mom happy. >> all the ladies in the studio would like some roses. let's go outside to show you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. there are no metering lights and no delay. you can see right now all those cars passing through the pay gates. even the cash plans are not backing up at all. a nice smooth ride into san fransisco. mobile 5 just cruised across the upper deck and i believe there they are heading down 101 right now. everything is looking good along the peninsula. we will allow john to continue his morning commute. we are still seen delays along the capitol corridor. so it sounds like a train, a union pac