our business and tech reporter, scott budman, is live inside the tower with a first look. scott? >> reporter: good evening, janelle. this is the lobby of sales force's new building. i know you want to see the top. so without further ado, let's go up, 61 floors to the very top floor. it is, as you can tell, still under construction. it will be open to the public, starting in september. now sales force says this is within of the waone of the ways it's been spending its money. they' they have offered millions of dollars to help the homeless, he's urging other tech companies to do the same. >> every technology company has the ability to participate in this, from time off for employees to help or to money. >> reporter: it is san francisco's largest tech employer. as for this new tower, it is officially open as of tonight. they will light up the very top and set off fireworks. expect that to start at about 9:00. live in downtown san francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> okay, scott, thank you so much. that tower will be illuminated, 365 days a year. and this tower has been und

scott budman, nobodies bay area news. >> our conversation does continue online.n our facebook page let us know what you think about what starbucks did today. you can like our page and get updates on all kinds of stories. >>> today in washington, d.c., summit whiplash. it's on, then off and now the united states/north korea summit appears to be moving full speed ahead again. just days ago a strongly worded letter from the president who cancelled the meeting. nbc's blaine alexander picks up the latest from washington. >> reporter: first the full stop and now the full-court press. diplomats criss-crossing the globe scrambling to get the u.s./north korea summit back on track. >> the first time in 18 years a north korean official will be on american soil. >> reporter: north korea's vice chairman headed to a new york meeting with secretary of state mike pompeo according to the white house, that as one u.s. delegation is in singapore and another meeting with north korean officials in the dmz. it comes after days of increasingly optimist imtweets from president trump who

scott budman is at the conference with the inside story. scott? >> reporter: facebook today saying it envisions a future where we connect with each other not via an app or smartphone but in virtual reality. the facebook users say that's cool if the company protects our privacy. privacy was the elephant in the room. so mark zuckerberg tackled it, admitting his company did not keep user data safe. >> we will never be unprepared for this again. >> reporter: that was echoed by others who say trust is at the forefront of new features. >> the last few weeks, a lot of work on our side to make sure we put all the right precautions in place to make sure we're putting safeguards across our system. >> reporter: that will let you take the virtual world everywhere you go. >> so much fun. >> reporter: facebook says the future of social is virtual. >> it's a human experience to go out to an event and go to a concert and meet people you know but also people you don't know. we want to bring that into vr technology. >> reporter: facebook users tell us they are on b

scott budman joins us from campus there. was it some type of mishap or a prank? >> reporter: we don't know what caused it. but pepper spray, let me show you the lawn that was briefly turned into triage where a dozen students and adults started to feel six during biology class. the lawn was turned into a triage with tarps. they were taken under the tarps and decontaminated. most say they felt better soon, but two of them were taken quickly to a local hospital. >> mom, something went off in the classroom, and we are getting sick, and you need to come here. and i was hilike hello? what are we talking about? i was like, okay, i'm on my way. then the nurse calls and tells me something was let out in the classroom, eight or nine kids are sick. >> reporter: now her daughter was fine after being treated. all in all about six people were taken to local hospitals for observations. as the school and fire department said, the guess is that it's pepper spray. they're talking to some of the students and they've cleaned things up here at oak grove. scott budman, nbc bay area ne

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> at 6:00, a search for a suspect oakland. this is redwood road and skyline br boulevard. police are not saying who they're looking for or why. but there are a lot of police officers there. we have a crew out there as well. as soon as we find out anything we'll bring you that information. >>> we continue to follow a story at sfo. skyranger was overhead after a tow driver misjudged a concrete wall and the tip of an airplane's wing hit it. passengers were on board, luckily no one was injured. viewers sent pictures right after the accident happened. the plane landed after making a non-stop flight from dublin to san francisco. if you plan to fly on air lingis, you should call ahead just in case. >>> we head toward the memorial day weekend, and it looks pretty interesting, a live look at the golden get a bridg golden gate bridge, and there is a chance of rain. >> we're still going to have nice weather for memorial day weekend. it's up until that that we have the potential of rainfall in the forecast. today it was all about the fog

reporting live in san francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> and of course we'll be watching. thank you. the new construction of that salesforce tower has taken years. you can check it out on nbcbayarea.com. >>> still to come here at 6:00, what will happen to the children. the new details we're learning about the ten kids allegedly tortured inside of their home. >>> in san francisco right now, more details on what this means for tomorrow's temperatures and our rain chance ahead in about seven minutes. >>> oh, that doesn't look right. that seems off. >> why it's supposed to look like the hall of famer but no one does. the fallout from a plaque meant to resemble the soccer star brandi chastain. as the fairfield couple accused of child abuse & torture sit in jail, the future of their ten >>> some exclusive details as the fairfield couple accused of child abuse and torture sits in jail. the future of the ten children is up in the air. six of the kids have been placed with their grandmother while the other four are with their aunt. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez has learned that ma

scott budman has the story, one you'll only see on nbc bay area. >> reporter: the california school for the deaf had a couple of high-tech guests today. one a well-known actor and model, the other a pretty well-known local ceo. tim cook is used to being at the center of excitement. but his guest today, actor nyle dimarco had this crowd extra fired up. the apple ceo and america's next top model winner visited the california school for the deaf to get a look at the drones. and dancing robots these students are creating with code. >> it's sort of an intersection of two things we believe deeply. one is the importance of learning to code. whether you're going to be a computer scientist or not. and making our products accessible. >> reporter: and finding out dimarco is a techie, for these students, priceless. >> from my perspective as a deaf person, i encourage people to really get deaf people involved with coding. they're going to know english, asl and coding. >> it motivates us. it makes us feel we can do anything. >> reporter: someone who can use an ipad and draw a crowd. >> i know you're

scott budman wedged himself into one of them on give us a first look. >> reporter: hi guys and welcome to maker fair where we celebrate both the roots and the future of technology. and as for this guy, it is the future of sports and entertainment. we'll show you how it works in a minute. but first, what is a maker fair without some fire. and this combination called rapid transit. >> it seems like we all gather around fires since the beginning of time. fire is something that brings us together. and my mom always told me i couldn't play with matches, so -- ♪ >> reporter: maker fair is full of stuff like this. the techies and others can spend their time and money on. >> this is the origin story of this kind of creative culture, a culture that appreciates interdisciplinary work across technology, craft, science. >> reporter: like this human controlled robotic racer with no specific purpose yet. >> but they are 100% human controlled and electric powered. they will compete in an arena that we have yet to determine. >> reporter: a great place to be inspired if you are looking for the next big

. >> our business and tech reporter scott budman joins us live at facebook headquarters tonight. scott, facebook weighing in late this afternoon. >> reporter: yeah, jessica, as those ads became public today, facebook told us it would fight back using its technology and money to make changes. these are some of the ads bought by russian groups to run on facebook. you may have seen them in your feed. this one is about police violence. this one is against immigration. they and thousands of others were bought, paying facebook in rubles to try to sway voters. >> the release of these ads really gives ordinary americans a chance to kind of see more examples of what this actually looked like. >> reporter: the ads were released by the house intelligence committee, and while not all political in nature, they collectively cover all sides of the political spectrum, guessing your political leanings by the way you post. >> what we're really looking at is targeted advertising. we've been doing targeted advertising since the sears cat league. >> reporter: he's ads don't say where they're from. rus

and energy commission votes wednesday on requiring all new homes be built with solar panels. >> scott budman is here to break down the pros and the cons. a lot of people are worried about putting out all the money to get them. >> you probably know someone with you with solar panels. they lower the power bills. but they don't come cheap. whether you buy or lease, you're looking at $30,000. the california energy commission concedes that initial price tag. but it says long-term, a couple of decades, you'll likely save double that in energy costs if you stay in the home. this plan would mandate that new homes, apartments and condos up to three stories high would come with solar panels starting in 2020. >> i think it will add up-front costs but the projections in terms of long-term savings that are expected to exceed those costs make it something that could make causing more affordable for some of these homeowners and renters. >> we're told there will be some exceptions, like new structures built in a lot of shade. about one fifth of new homes come with solar built-in. san francisco has a similar

scott budman is up next with the details. on our twitter feed - you who gonna vote for? meet the candidates in our >>> happening now on our twitter feed, who will you vote for. meet the candidates in the -- gubernatorial debate and watch it live here next tuesday. and on the website, the man convicted of stalking sand are you bullock killed himself after an hour's long standoff with s.w.a.t. in los angeles. we have the story behind the story. "cambridge analytica", the british data-gathering firm tied to the "facebook scanl" >>> shutting down, the bottom line, cambridge analytica, the british data gathering firm tied to the facebook scandal closed today. cambridge analytica was not a house hold name when it burst into the world headlines a couple of months ago. reports claim the company launched by conservative steve bannon had deep ties to the trump campaign targeting online political ads in the 2016 presidential election and that led to an admission by facebook that data from 90 million facebook users may have been improperly mined by cambridge analytica. the company s

scott budman is here with how a major medical company is defending itself. for most of the day she was the number two trend go topic on twitter. the number two topic, ambien. >> reporter: rosanne jumped back on with this. a tweet claiming previous tweets were fueled by the drug ambien. ? let it go. >> it seems endemmic to twitter. it lets you fire off the first thing on your mind. >> they tweeted back saying people of all races work at the company and while all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any medication. while others had fun with her claim, doctors say while you may sleep walk and shouldn't drive while use go ambien, social media is on you. >> and she is still tweeting back and forth about it. >>> work work is ramp go up. a north korean official is on us soil. innocence news has a cia report which shows northern california does -- north korea does not intend to give up its nukes. as for president trump last night, he renewed his claim that the fbi spied on him. ? i am even more convinced that they did it

with an interview you )ll see only on nbc bay area, our business and tech reporter scott budman has her story .. and amazon )s response. a racist rant on bay area streets goes viral. the man behind the video wants police to press charges. while the woman on the other end says there )s more to the story. plus: a big step forward in the recovery process. the first, new home goes up in the neighborhood destroyed in the north bay wildfires. a viral video sparking outrage. and now a debate, over when someone has crossed a legal line into hate speech. that video shows a driver making racist gestures. the other driver says it )s a hate crime. but fremont police say it )s two drivers behaving badly.and no laws were broken. nbc bay area )s anoushah rasta joins us live from fremont with how a bay area congressman is wading into the controversy. anoushah. a shooting near a shopping center in the east bay today. you )re looking at video of the scene from our nbc bay area skyranger. it happened in pleasant hill on santa monica drive. that )s across from the sunvally shopping center. concord police s

scott budman was at a san jose starbucks when those doors closed. she joins us for more on the training now. >> reporter: good evening. more than 8,000 star buck stores across the country including this one here shut down at about 2:00 this afternoon. community activists call it a good first step. more than 8,000 stores shut down for the afternoon. this incident in april where two black men were arrested in a philadelphia starbucks while waiting to meet a friend. >> ooichl glad to see they are doing it. i think more corporations should do this. >> managers agree it's not acceptable here at starbucks. >> if it stop today, it's a failure for sure. >> reporter: for local coffee lovers it meant to starbucks for a few hours. a small price to pay. >> i'll go with plan b. >> what's that? >> pete's. >> reporter: the woman who called the police is no longer with the company. >>> a teenager is in and out of a coma after being beaten with a hammer. it happened at a house right off highway 1. sheriffs deputies say it began when a group of men walked into a gara

reporting live in south san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> pepper spray can be very irritating. another look from skyranger. you can see this triage area in this grassy area in front of the school, but now firefighters are clearing the scene, but our reporters are going to remain there as we monitor the situation and the investigation. we'll continue to follow this story online on nbcbayarea.com. >>> some serious allegations for a local politician. santa clara city councilman dominick caredia is facing sexual harassment charges from years ago. >> this story was broken on twitter this morning. we are joined live with the emotional response from the candidate. >> reporter: he did have a lot to say about the allegations, and if all of this sounds strangely familiar, it's because as we reported, this is a similar scenario happening to another candidate in the same race. pierre luigi al var yoe. now this name is being dragged through the political mud, following a number of past allegation of sexual misconduct involving students and city staffer, key law enforcement groups including

reporting live in menlo park, scott budman. >>> a big welcome home. president trump shared a victorious moment with lthree newly-freed detainees. his summit with kim jong un will happen june 12th in singapore. in the early morning hours, the president and first lady welcomed the former hostages back into the u.s. he praised the dictator who had held the men captive. >> i want to thank kim jong un who really was excellent to these three incredible people. >> can't be fooled into giving the north korean regime credit for returning americans that never hud hashould have been de in the first place. >> all three men are believed to be in good condition but are being checked out further here in the united states. this is all happening as the conflict between israel and iran is heating up. they're going to look into the latest strike in syria. >>> a middle schoolteacher was arrested at a san bruno home accused of having inappropriate contact with students. christie smith joins us in south san francisco where the teacher works. >> reporter: we had a chance to

. >> nbc bay area's scott budman joins us from the registrar where they are admitting they made a mistake. >> reporter: yeah, like raj and jessica said, this may turn out to be a small number of people, but if you at home have not received your voting packet yet, you may want to check with your local registrar of voters to make sure you're still registered to vote. as bay area voters get ready to cast ballots on propositions and candidates, some, like nancy cox of san jose are suddenly and surprisingly, finding that they're no longer registered to vote. >> so i called myself and learned that i had been

our business reporter, scott budman is in san jose with this story and this really pushes the envelope here. >> reporter: when you shop for a hope, it home, it's natural to discuss what you're seeing, but due to the rise of security cameras, your comments aren't always private. in fact, real estate agents now tell their clients, be aware. you're likely on camera. >> absolutely. anytime an agent's in a home, a buyer, a seller, be mindful of what you're saying. >> reporter: this not only raises trust issues but legal issues as well. >> the key here is what is the expectation of privacy and are you disclosing to these people that you are going to be recording them? >> reporter: because while video is usually okay. recording someone's voice without their permission is typically against the law. legal april malaysnalyst steven it's best to let everyone know a camera is on. >> in order toa

reporting live, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. >>> developing at thishour, three lanes of i-80 in solano county, closed because of a crash with a police officer. it happened right before red top road in fairfield around 3:30 this afternoon. investigators say a car crashed into the chp vehicle that was pulled over on the right-hand side shoulder. the mitsubishi driver was taken to the hospital with injuries of the chp officer is expected to be okay. you see lots of redheading east toward sacramento. >>> car jacks ajacking and purs snatching, but this is a new kind of gang. tami damian trujillo joins us with new details. >> reporter: tellier road has seen its share of robberies over the last month alone. these are occurring through the area between 101 and capital expressway here in san jose. these arrests have remained today, and they included several juveniles. police are visible along tully road, especially since the area has seen nine armed robberies in the last month alone. >> there's a lot. remember been a lot of robberies? >> yeah. around this area. >> report

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> gets me thinking about all how we came to be here on planet earth. >> i was okay. i knew bruce willis would save us. >> just a small part of something so much bigger. we do have changes coming our way for tomorrow. event possibility of even the possibility of a little shower activity. a live look at the golden gate bridge. there's something more than fog rolling in right now. it's mid-level cloud cover associated with a system offshore. and it that could eventually help out your allergies. check this off. it is off the charts right now. oak, walnut, olive, grasses all in the high category. what we usually need to help with allergies this time of year is a hot event. we have a chance of hit and miss activity tomorrow. we could get a little relief for your allergies the at 7:00 in the morning, spotty showers near the coast. san francisco peninsula, maybe a little drizzle making it back to the east bay. that's at 7:00. in the afternoon, sun, clouds and maybe a spotty shower for the santa cruz mountains. as you can see across the bay, just about everyon

scott budman has been tracking their trial. we've been looking at this for years and we may be close to an end. >> we may, jessica, but history tells us we may not be. this lawsuit started back in 2011, and we did have an original decision. that decision awarded apple $1 billion in damages from samsung after it was found that samsung did infringe on some apple designs. but the two companies were brought back to court without a final tally. as of today, closing arguments as to how much money should change hands are done and a jury is left to decide, does apple keep its billion dollar judgment. >> they're saying we invested more than $1 billion. we put our top people on this. this was a risk to the company. it paid off hugely for them, obviously, but they're still saying that risk needs to be honored here. that's why we pursued this so long. >> samsung is arguing it should pay $28 million, saying they didn't copy the entire iphone, just certain parts that would justify a $28 million payment. both companies agree apple patents wer

scott budman spent the day at the races in morgan hill. you have the assignment of the day. take it away. >> reporter: yeah, very cool day, raj, and a beautiful day in morgan hill, downtown starting to get back to normal after cyclists tore through for stage four, giving local businesses a boost and using technology developed down the street. >> two, one! >> reporter: the amgen tour of california brought some of the best cyclists to the bay area. >> the tour of california is always a really hard race. >> reporter: among them, gavin mannion who says it is a fitting place for a sport that prides itself on riding the cutting edge. >> technology plays a huge role. everyone who's competing in the wind has spent time in a wind tunnel. >> reporter: that wind tunnel is a few blocks away at morgan hill-based specialized bikes. for them, this tour is a homecoming. >> the cycling stoke is a buzz right now. to have it in our back yard is incredible. >> reporter: as the cyclists raced, downtown morgan hill shut down, which turned out to be good for local business. >> it's the first time

scott budman is life outside one of the casino that's would love to start taking bets. >> reporter: i'll tell you, this could be a while. casinos say it would take a lot of lobbying and a lot of time before they could open a sports book. but the sports fans we spoke to say they're ready to lay their money down. the chance to bet on your favorite team may soon get a lot easier and a lot closer. >> this a major ruling. >> reporter: the supreme court just opened up sports gambling to states other than nevada. including if it so chooses, california. >> what the court said today, the federal government can't force states to make sports gambling illegal. that states now have the choice to enact laws if they want that might facilitate sports gambling. >> reporter: in other words, the sports book becomes an issue of states rights. a law many sports fans are ready to take advantage of. >> i think it will be convenient. it could be very successful. >> it would be like localized betting with whatever types of betting locally do you know for sports teams. that would be cool. >> reporter: don't line

in san francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> should have majored in engineering. >>> it's going to be a spectacle, the royal wedding is one week away. are you going to be watching? do you care? windsor, where prince harry and meg han ma meghan markle are getting married is bustling. roads were repaved. storefronts are decked out with cutouts of harry and meghan. tens of thousands of visitors are expected for the big day. >> it's really exciting. i'm here with my parents. they have never been to england. it's really exciting to see where the wetdidding is going t happen. >> we will air the wetdi iweddi saturday. i will watch a little bit. i will not watch the whole day. >> i will watch and record the rest of it and then go back and watch it again. >> maybe will watch it on twitter. >> i have been seeing the reports. they have a projected estimate of $40 million they are spending. for that reason alone, i might tune in. how do you spend that much money. >> my parents felt like they spent that much money but we didn't. >>> if you want to splurge on mom, this is a great weekend do t

that's like a combination of mad max and transformers with scott budman in the middle. >> and there atateo all weekend. that's cool. >> i was out there like -- >> a couple of years ago. >> yeah, like eight years ago and they were talking about 3d printers and we were like, what is this thing. now it is everywhere. >> we will be riding in one of those to work. >> like a 3d yoed ah or something like that. >> something like that. how about this weekend. >> it will be nice if you are heading to the maker fair or across the bay area. we will have plenty of 60s and also 70s. going to be super, super nice for may. we will take you outside to our live high definition camera at at&t park. yes, the giants are playing tonight. no tickets, don't worry. it is right here on nbc bay area at 7:00. 56 degrees right now and we'll hold on to the 50s as we head through the next several hours. so you know the drill, take your jacket if you are headed out to the ballpark. let's take you into tomorrow morning's forecast. we have another round here of low clouds returning across the north bay, peninsula, sout

scott budman is working on this for 5:00 and 6:00 we'll know. >> thank you very much. >>> right now we want to take a live look out at the golden gate bridge as could you see in just a moment, not too bad out there. well things are starting to warm up here in the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that change for us. kari, going to be a nice day. >> looks gorgeous out -- as we take a live look in san jose. mostly clear skies and sunshine and warming temperatures thef t. as we go to sunnyvale up, to 69 and still below our normal temperat with just 75. so we're still cooler than normal. live look outside in dublin. shows theuwh our temperatures t starting to feel a little bit better and as you go out for an afternoon drive in the tri-valley or other parts of the east bay, we'll reach into the low 70s there. reaching that high temperature at about 2:00 this afternoon. as we head through the rest of the week, a little bit of a cool down. so i'll detail that and we'll talk about what is ahead for the weekend coming up in the full microclimate forecast. >> sounds good. thank you,

scott budman is following this visit.o look for a story tonight at nbc bay area at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> good news for college grads looking for a job. well, a new career builder survey found that the hiring outlook is the strongest in more than a decade. 80% of employers planning to hire recent grads this year and 47% to offer higher pay than the last year and nearly three quarters of employers say they're willing to negotiate salary offers. >>> if you're in the market for a new truck, tomorrow ford will start building the f-150 pickup trucks again. a fire created a parts shortage. it was first thought the production would be down for several weeks. f-150 is best selling vehicle in america. >>> and hope for san jose homeowners who want to add a granny unit, if you have ever tried you know that the city doesn't make this easy. the planning commission unanimously recommending an up dating process and will tell the council for more affordable housing and look at the changes. expanding zones where units are allowed, make it mor

if you want to see that, you can find scott on twitter, scott budman and has a pretty cool picture of him touring something historic. you'll have to check that out. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> it was funny to see how mark zuckerberg handed them out too, it was like an oprah moment. >> 5:05. new this morning, a san francisco couple facing millions in fines accused of kicking out tenants from buildings they own and renting those units on air bnb. they are facing a $5.5 million penalty. the city attorney there says they used the elis act to kick out tenants from buildings in pac heights and turned into short term rentals. the couple was fined for the same thing four years ago but it appears they never stopped. >>> a new push for soil testing at land fills related to the scandal surrounding cleanup at san francisco's hunter's point naval ship yard. the navy now says a private company may have faked years of data in its collection of radioactive soil. east bay times reports, supervisors fear some of the soil ended up in its keller canyon land fill. yesterday they demanded addition

our scott budman will be there for the opening. and he'll have plor for you coming up tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> a live look at oracle arena. dub nation, the warriors look to take a commanding lead in the western conference finals. right now the warrior lead houston 2-1 and gym five back in houston the warriors need this one. but there is a good chance they'll have to do without and ray iguodala. >>> after the cup, the earthquakes are all in and said for one month the ava stadium will be soccer central and will host viewing parties on the big screen tv. with food trucks on hand for some games as well. also free coffee for those extra early 3:00 a.m. starts. don't forget, our sister station telemundo will be your home for coverage through the final. >> a lot of fun. >>> and coming up, paradise -- say health danger for people living on hawaii big island. as the lava continues to flow. >>> and plus you might not get one thing the next time you visit mcdonald's, the change that will help the environment. >>> and check out on social

scott budman will monitor any major decisions made during the conference. >>> take a look at this, nearly a dozen portland police cars vandalized. this video just into our newsroom. protesters dumped paint on them. police say it's the first disrupted disruption for the may day event. there are several events and rallies planned across the bay area today. concord activists will gather in support of tenants' rights. other events include a longshoreman's rally at the port of oakland. there's also a march in downtown oakland and a similar event in san francisco. >>> if you're tired of paying extra for data on your smartphone, good news for you. san jose city council could vote today to speed up public wi-fi. it's a $5 million deal with at&t to install small cell technology on light poles. 95,000 people will get access to high-speed internet. >>> san francisco can't scoot past the scooter conversation today. as we look live in the city, we're actually in the third stage of the regulation process. you may have seen these dockless electric scooters all over the city. people leave them just in th