. >> i'm scott budman the big area housing market change that is red hot. coming up we'll look at what is driving the prices even higher. >> good afternoon, cloudy skies here across san francisco. sunny skies per sitting throughout the east bay. we'll talk more about hotter weather and how warm temperatures will get in that full microclimate forecast. >> changing lives, working and making bay area proud. >> then at 6:00 police say they just put a south bay burglary ring out of commission. >> cameras, game consoles and the suspects are not even hold enough to vote. >>> as you know the bay area market has a boom. the prices will continue to skyrocket. scott budman joins us live in san jose where the price of a home averages around $500,000. >> prices all over the bay area continue to soar. people moving all over the world, inventory is a big problem here limited inventory means higher prices. there is more building going on and what is being built is quickly being bought up largely by people going to work for silicon valley tech companies. >> we're getting a

scott budman. nbc, bay area news. >> might be wondering how to hear leandro barbosa give directions if you didn't have it download waze-app. w-a-z-e. settings. his voice. >> the fire at quimby and east capital expressway. new information here. 20 different fire engines are on scene. we are starting to see them out there battling with the, hoses and the water you. can start to see white smoke. in parts. however still uncontained. we are watching roads which as of just a couple of minutes ago. both directions of capital expressway were shut down. >> you cannot tell from the shot. it is tight. showing flames smoke. near mobile homes. concern over there. another concern what about the wind. what are they doing? check in with anthony slaughter. get the latest on the the microclimate forecast. been watching the big screen there. >> earlier you can see this. you can see the smoke coming up. headed out toward the west. then you could see a really sharp push east. you saw all of the it has out across the to

business and tech reporter scott budman has the proof on camera. >> reporter: it's called the internet of things bringing dozens of high-tech devices into our homes. >> this is the part where i initially break into the camera. >> reporter: but many of these devices are vulnerable to hackers. >> it really is kind of the wild west of hacking right now. >> reporter: colby moore broke into a home camera in two minutes for us. he's a research engineer at redwood city security company synac, and says when you install one of these cameras, you invite hackers in as well. >> the flaws that are present in the system may allow an attacker to compromise the systems, you know watch you, kind of figure out your pattern of life watch your children. >> reporter: and that goes for thermostats and baby monitors too. >> they're exposing their children to the world. >> reporter: the problem, moore says is that security has not caught up with the demand for inhome technology and if a good guy can hack in -- >> security really is an afterthought. >> reporter: -- the bad guys will try as well. scott budman "

reporting live in santa clara, scott budman nbc bay area news. >> very nice to see. ank you, scott. >> let's turn things over to jeff. talk about the weather. boy, it does not feel like memorial day. so chilly outside still. >> it was chilly near the immediate coastline, the peninsula. we still did manage to get in on low to mid-70s for the interior valley. that's where the most warmth was. at 6:19 we're seeing the widespread fog at the immediate coastline. also beginning to push back across the bay bridge and the golden gate bridge. at this time of the night, this thick, you can expect more of the fog tomorrow morning. let's get you outside of the sky camera network and some of the most sunshine continues across the south bay. in silicon valley, you know what i'm talking about. it was a great day with the barbecue fired up and you had friends and family over. 64 degrees right now. clear skies at mt. hamilton. let's take you into the forecast. we're getting back to work or school tomorrow. you'll be able to see on the school forecast we'll have slightly warmer tempera

scott budman nbc bay area news. >>> how about the warriors? they continue to be the talk of the town. last night's big win puts the team just seven wins away from the nba championship but here is a twist, stefan curry is snow longer the most popular person in the curryo9b"ñ family. >> that's too loud, daddy. >> i know. hold on one second okay? >> be quiet. >> we're -- be quiet? >> yeah, daddy is too loud. riley curry, joined her dad at the postgame news conference and captured everyone's attention it if not hearts. nbc bay area's christie smith is live in oakland with more. riley managed to upstage her mvp dad >> reporter: yeah and that's not easy to do and she certainly looks just like him. you know fans say they really like seeing this side of steph youry as a dad and great player. in fact, a lot of them say this was their first time seeing them together, but, you know it's really a team effort. right now we're inside oracle arena and i wanted to show you what's going on. there's a team of 40 people they are about to lay out more than 19,000

. >>> i'm scott budman. because of the makeup of the tech industry these days you see a lot of stay-at-home dads. coming up the unusual response one local stay-at-home dad got when he tried to join a mom's group. >>> a follow-up on the issue of body cameras for san jose police officers. they are a proposal. tonight there's a plan to make them standard equipment. san jose city leaders and the police officers association have finalized the policy. the agreement ensures protocols are in place to protect the privacy of victims, witnesses, bystanders and the officers. the next step is field testing. that will happen over the next few months. three different cameras are now being considered. >>> okay starbucks is making some major changes. not to its drinks but in its ambience. the company is ditching its old playlist and coming up with a music streaming -- teaming up with spotify, which is the music streaming service. beginning this summer just a couple of months from now, the music in all starbucks stores here i

scott budman nbc bay area news. >>> newest construction concern on the bay bridge is not the big issue as engineers were worrying it might be. a live look at the eastern span. there's miranda warning 400 of them and tests show the other rods are safe and doing their job. >>> new at 6:00 the red light for high end private bus service in san francisco. the state shut down leap transit for operating illegally. the company says the buses will be off the road until the end of the week while it works to comply with public utility commission. it's gotten some criticism for not having wheelchair access bltsblt accessability on its buses. >>> the first pitch and we can see winds 10 to 20 miles an hour. could help to push some home runs out there at the ballpark. with the core of that storm so far away it's going to mitigate our chances of getting any kind of large accumulation. taking you outside the sky camera network upper 50s and low 60s wp 60s. we did manage some sunshine. let's get you into tomorrow's forecast. there's not a spot that is expecting any kind of rainfall for tomorrow. the one

our business and tech reporter scott budman has more. >>> in a city made famous for paying high-tech employees and making the valley famous, people tell the story of how their benefits were stolen by their employers or denied in the first place zblie tried to eat a sandwich, tried to take a break i was told to get back to work. >> people don't want to speak up and lose their job zblrs some are willing to speak up. concepcion said she worked many 15-hour days with no overtime, breaks or lunch. she and others are asking city and county officials to back what's being called the fair day's pay act to better enforce wage laws currently on the books. they say they're being unfairly taken advantage of. >> they're trying to pay the bills and trying to live in a very challenging place to live. last thing they want to do is risk their employment, even if they know they're not being treated well. >> as hard as it is to live on the minimum wage in silicon valley, it's much harder when workers are treated dishonestly. scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> go to our website nbcbayarea.com and look f

scott budman joins us with how the battery works and if it can help us go green here. >> yeah raj.la want wants to take the energy from the sun and store it in a battery. it's a battery you would keep in your house to take you completely off the grid. if you have solar panels on your roof you know all about energy savings when the sunshines. now a way to go green in the dark courtesy of tesla. it's not a car. it's a battery that collects energy in your house to use solar panel at night. >> now the obvious problem with solar panel is the sun does not shine at knight. >> tesla calls it the power wall. like many new tech devices, it comes in colors and can mount on your wall. >> the fact that it's wall mount sd vital. it means you don't need a battery room. okay. you don't have to have a room full of nasty batteries. it means a normal household can mount this on the garage or outside of the house. and it doesn't take up any room. >> at a starting price of $3500 is it worth it? >> that allows you to significantly take control of your bill. >> dan sugar points out having your own power

scott budman has more. >> reporter: get used to seeing the sharks because they're thot going anywhere. >> i'm told that sharks are migratory animals but these sharks are here to stay. >> reporter: a new deal will keep them here for at least ten more years, as many as 25. >> there are others around us here, building arenas or want to build arenas and they were buzzing in the left ear, the right ear. and i said we never -- i never, ever entertained any discussion with those folks as long as we had a chance to come to this agreement here. >> reporter: it's good news for the city, which depends on shark fans to wine and dine before and after going to the arena. >> we know there's a big impact every time there's a concert or the sharks here in the arena. the entire downtown feels it. it certainly helps the city out, too, as we try to find more revenues to pay for everything from cops to libraries. >> reporter: good news for die-hard bay area fans who have stayed with the team through good seasons and lean times. >> this area is so easy to get to from either side of the bay. we have fans fr

scott budman joins us live in san jose. scott? >> reporter: it's a strong economy. jessica. that's why houses are being built quickly here. a red hot housing market, sill son valley tech companies hire at a break neck pace. the housing market is red hot. so hot it's creating a boom in construction jobs. >> it's definitely booming. >> so hot, it's competitive like we've never seen before. inventory being scooped up almost instantly by people moving to the bay area from all over the country. >> we're getting a lot of out of state buyers coming in just in the last month. i've probably showed about five buyers from new york chicago, and seattle. all here for work and tech jobs. >> tech jobs at silicon valley companies like chegg. online textbook rental and tutoring is a rapidly growing business. >> we're hiring all toot i am. we have 40 positions here and in santa clara. >> it's fueling the housing market. >> we're competing with facebook google. >> all hiring tech workers who all need a place to call home. according to the latest figures and these seem to change by the week, th

i'm scott budman. just ahead, we watch as someone breaks into a home security camera in minutes. >>> the security cameras and nanny cams in your house, not as secure as you might think. hackers can access your cameras and private moments in a matter of minutes. how do you stop it? our business and tech reporter scott budman is with us. pretty easy work for an experienced hacker. >> it really is raj. a local security engineer sat with us and showed us how he could break into the kinds of devices we're installing into our homes. it took him a matter of minutes. >> find the connections you need. tap into it. >> colby moore is hacking into a home camera. >> this is the part where i initially break into the camera. >> it took him all of two minutes. >> you can see that my computer is now interfaced with this device. >> cameras, thermostats, baby monitors, they're all going high tech. we call it the internet of things. but more a research engineer at redwood city security company showed us how easy it is to

scott budman nbc bay area news. >>> maybe not a bus but perhaps a regular tesla if you are interestedn one of those you can maybe buy a used model as an option. not too cheap but the company launched this new section on its website where you can buy a certified pre-owned model s. that would be an upgrade for my car. a new model runs between 70 and $105,000. the certified pre-owned teslas will cost 60 to $100,000 depending on the mileage and battery in the car. >>> should silicon valley go hollywood or put up a sign like in the hollywood hills? this is where one south bay man would like to put up the sign. the finished product would look like this. nbc bay area maryann favro has more on this proposed landmark. >> san francisco has the golden gate bridge. new york the empire state building. seattle the space needle and silicon valley's landmark is -- >> facebook thumb. >> this super bowl website posted a silhouette of the statue as the valley's symbol of silicon valley. this student says the region deserves a much more prominent landmark something similar to the hollywood sign. >> i don

reporting live in san jose scott budman nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. not just fiorina announcing a presidential run today. the republican field also added neurosurgeon ben carson. he made the announcement in his hometown of detroit. the conservative who was raised in poverty by a single mom won national acclaim as a pediatric neurosurgeon neurosurgeon. >> he talked about his love for family and faith. >> warriors star stephen curry was officially named the nba's most valuable player. his speech emotional but so humble, too. >> you have to have a passion about what you do. basketball is mine. that's what's carried me to this point. >> that passion has also made the warriors the top team in the league hoping to win the nba title. we're covering all the angles tonight. reaction from his teammates. we begin with jodi hernandez who was with curry today. boy, that was such a great speech. >> it really was. those who know steph curry say he has a sense of humanity and humility that are really unmatched. today he showed those true colors as he spoke from the h

we have scott budman who joints us now for a military memorial in santa clara. >> ceremonies held in several bay area locations today to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. >> san jose's oak hill memorial park was full of veterans and their families honoring the sacrifices made in past conflicts. unfortunately we only recognize our veterans a couple times a year and we should do it every day of the year. memorial day was also marked in santa clara where people took time to honor veterans like mac mccoy. >> i used to go in the kitchen and he had better leftovers than i had of regular food. >> i already kind of have goose bumps and chills. i'm very honored to have been able to serve my country for a great america, and san jose and the nation to recognize us so thank you, it's wonderful. >> a day to honor the generations who came before before -- ♪ >> while teaching the generations ahead. >> veterans and their families were giving free admission today. coming up tonight at 6:00 the south bay clergy honoring our nation's veterans. >> this was in fremont today. th

we have scott budman with us with a side project, but let's start with girard will riley curry be in the line up. >> i don't think so. whether or not steph curry will be in the line up whether or not is a bigger question. they outscored the questions by the 18 points and the 16 minutes they were on the floor together. as for howard our cameras caught up with him earlier today. whether he will play or not will be a game time decision. the warriors are expecting game time decisions from the rockies. >> from the get go you know playing from behind to start the day. and i'm sure they went back and looked and see areas they can improve. we'll see it tonight. >> and a big announcement today as expecting, steph curry named all nba team lebron james was a first time all teamer on all 129 ballots. clay thompson named to the all nba third team. tonight game two, warriors and rockets, well have the highlights, nbc bay area. >> okay it should be an exciting night of basketball. the warriors will soon -- and you're telling us that the warriors players talk to us directly. >> yeah you can watch th

also -- >> i'm scott budman they're super high tech but driverless cars are in the spotlight tonight after a consumer group called them accident prone. >> good afternoon, the hills across the east bay are turning this brown around with winds gusting 25 miles per hour. >>> then at 6:00 ripped off by thieves, but they're not counting on police. the extraordinary way a husband and wife are taking matters into their own hands. >> the truck will not come back on it's own. grass fed? mhmm. i'm super into health. bottled tap water? well all bottled water is the same right? you need crystal geyser alpine spring water. made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser alpine spring water. bottled at the mountain source. ♪ da da da da ♪ ♪ da da da da ♪ ♪ da da da da ♪ ♪ da...♪ sorry brenda. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source. da da da. >>> we told you about the south bay fires today. the same concern in the east bay, but one county is closing stations. so who is to blame here? two stations closed today, one in brentwood. the move has thousands of people worried who live in this area. jodi

scott budman nbc bay area news. >> that might have been a learning moment. we did get a response finally from the burlingame mothers' group. quote, unfortunately he was given wrong information due to a membership error. we sincerely apologize for our mistakes and look forward to welcoming him and his whole family. >> all i know is being a good parent is all that really matters, and i know a very good parent of two -- two small ones. anthony. >> thank you guys. and i'm still upright. i get her on time every day. >> and clean! >> almost! you can smell all the baby throwup. i'll stop there. >>> let's show you a live picture from the san francisco cam. low clouds all week long guys. you know what? they're staying put for another day. the great news we're actually tracking some showers. so yes! you have to make sure the kiddos are prepared for this. you don't want to track mud in the house. heading towards memorial day weekend, the sun comes back and temperatures will be back in the 70s by the upcoming weekend. something to look forward to. right now very cloudy.

live in san jose, scott budman nbc bay area news. >> they long in san jose for a good long time. >> let's turning things over to weather, we saw rain yesterday, but today seems clear. >> plenty of opportunity, and blue sky through the santa clara valley. right now the surrounding south bay has an average of 68 degrees. also upper 60s for the peninsula. it is colder westerly winds. dropping temperatures down to 61 degrees. that fog quickly advancing at least near the golden gate bridge. let's take you to tomorrow morning's forecast and the fog is rolling back in for the morning hours. the usual suspects san francisco, and the south by 51 the north bay, 46 to start, light jacket for saturday. as we go through the first part of your weekend, just a smidge warmer in morgan hill with 75. across the coastline, a 10 degree spread to the coast with palo alto and at san francisco, a strong westerly brisk wind with us and in soma only warming up to 64. a good day at the cafe there. also for the tri-valley. napa going to 73. a nice day up there. a chill with 65 but pass through the tunnel and out th

scott budman is in downtown san jose, and this is a growing problem. >> they're trying to fight back but they say the basic wages and benefits are being denied. >> the silicon valley tech industry is known for high wages and benefits. within that valley dozens of people say they have been cheated out of their money. >> people don't want to speak up. >> people are willing to speak up -- >> they said give us a number we think is reasonable and we'll let you know if that is okay. >> they're asking city and county officials to back the fair day pay act to better enforce wage laws currently on the books. they say they're being unfairly taken advantage of. >> they're trying to pay the bills and the last thing they want to do is risk their employment even if they know they're not being treated well. >> it is hard to live on the minimum wage in an area full of wealth. even harder they say when they're being treated dishonestly. >> they say that the money is being rewarded in court. live in san jose, bay area news. >> a lot of money left on the stable. budget priorities have been laid out tod

live in san jose scott budman nbc bay area news. >> also ben carson formally announced that he is running for president. he announced in his hometown of detroit, ohio today. he was raised in poverty by a single mother and earned national acclaim by a pediatric neurosurgeon. >> the family of freddie gray sits down with lester hold. it was his death that led to the riots in baltimore. they say the charges of the sixth police officers is helping them heal but it is a long road to peace. >> i need a little more confidence in the state's attorney's office and people in that area. but as far as the law enforcement itself i just feel the same way that the felt when i first found out what had happened. >> the family alongside their lawyer, you can watch the full segment coming up on nightly news along with how baltimore is dealing with their second night without a curfew. that will be at 5:30. >>> they come to america seeking safety and justice. instead thousands of immigrants are locked in legal limbo. we sat down for a rare one on one interview with an immigration judge about what she calls a b

. >>> i'm scott budman with the story you'll only see here. our exclusive one-on-one interview with sis cocisco ceo chairman looking back and looking ahead. >>> and i'm mark matthews. come along on a stroll under san francisco as we walk through the tunnels of the central subway. that's next. >>> and good evening, i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. cloudy and cool across the bay area today. eventually the north bay, you got the most sunshine here throughout the forecast but we'll talk more about this cloudy pattern and when we may actually have a few showers in just a few minutes. jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. >>> on time and on budget that praise from san francisco's mayor as h

. >>> i'm scott budman. a hack that could be embarrassing for millions of users. the social network that people tonight probably wish wasn't so social. >>> an increase for the ipad. new buzz that apple is ready to supersize one of its best-selling products. >>> wall street closed on a down note heading into memorial day weekend. the dow jones average fell 54 points. the nasdaq dropped about a point and a half. that followed a speech by janet yellin recommending the central bank remain on track to raise interest rates this year. yellin added they'll raise rates gradual gradually. >>> microsoft was willing to offer about $55 billion for sales force, the biggest maker of online sales software. but the offer wasn't big enough. word of the failed deal raised sales for the stock today by about 3%. >>> bigger is better. rumors swirl that apple may come out with a 12-inch ipad. they are working on other upgrades like having two apps viewed at the same time and multiple logins. they could arrive later this year. right now the ipad air has a 9-inch screen. >> always coming

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> meteorologist anthony slaughter is here and wearing green. we're seeing green on the radar. >> i'm dressing for the weather. i'm excited about this rain. we actually don't get rain like this in may. but the gray skies we're seeing is indicative of showers headed our way tomorrow through tuesday and thursday as well. we're right in the middle of a winter pattern here across the bay area. you'll notice the green on the radar. yes, those are light showers falling through the santa cruz mountains. a lot of this activity is very light and it's pre-frontal precipitati precipitation. if you know anything about that, it means basically right before the front and it's not very heavy. what we're going to be finding as we move through the day today, most of what falls to the ground will evaporate, but if you live in the coastal mountains, you'll see some light rain today. for us in the valley, we'll see showers late tomorrow morning. we're supposed to get showers from the north bay to the south bay. that's the general trend today. not a whole lot of sun

i'm scott budman two things you will need to know before your next trip to starbucks. >>> a frighteningaught on camera. you see it here. tonight, the victims are hoping someone can help to identify these men. now even more terrifying the family was at home during the break-in. they literally hid from the suspects. >> reporter: such a scary situation, obviously, they are rattled today and will lock their doors tonight. they say they are very worried about it happening again. this is a very quiet neighborhood, a beautiful spot. so quiet in fact they didn't even think anybody was home. >> they grabbed the knife. >> reporter: bonnie carr doesn't feel safe in her own home tonight. on friday night she received a call from her sister and mother-in-law, who were home with her 15 month-old daughter. >> she was crying and very nervous. >> reporter: those calls were made from behind this broken door where two men with knives tried to force their way in after figuring out somebody was home. >> we are still in shock. a terrible experience. >> reporter: the surveillance video shows the men looking in