they are all in town for sunday's giant wrestlemania event, but say more intimate visits like this one mean a lot, too. >> i am from the bay area so this is like amazing for me as well as the usos so anything to get involved in the community wherever we are, wwe, superstars, and divas, we want to come and outreach say hello, put smiles on people's faces and let them know we're in town. >> reporter: eva marie, who hails from concord along with the uso brothers spent the afternoon visiting patients at packard, some of whom say they'll be at levi's stadium for wrestlemania on sunday. coming up tonight at 6:00 we'll be back here to show you how the local economy is going to get a big boost from wrestlemania, which will fill the stadium with fans from all over the country on sunday. reporting live from levi's stadium, scott budman nbc bay area news. >> one of those fans might be janelle, because you knew who all the characters were you knew everyone from wrestlemania. >> i've just become a wrestling fan in the past year i mean, i'm still getting into it but this is a big deal wrestlemania.

. >>> tens of thousands of people who packed levi stadium for wrestlemania are expected to fill bay area airports today to head back home. >>> 76,000 fans turned out yesterday protecting the attendance record at the stadium and officials estimate that the event could pump $100 million into the local economy. leaf stadium officials say wrestlemania was the perfect dry run for super bowl 50 next february. >> we are all prepared with big events here and this could be the biggest so far but we are ready. >> wrestlemania 31 became highest grossing paid review event in history grossing 12.6 million dollars. >> we were seeing a lot of people walking around like this

wrestlemania 31 begins at 3:30. >>> and more details on wrestlemania, it's not too late to get in onhough tickets are sold out. some are still available on resale market. we checked stub hub and found that some are being offered for about $100 each. tickets right next to the action are going for more than $10,000. not to worry, though, that does come with a wrestlemania folding chair. >>> we have more on wrestlemania 31 on line. head to nbcbayarea.com. find a photo gallery of all the preparations along with the easiest ways to get to the event. >>> hundreds of people filled the south bay streets this weekend in honor of civil right activist cesar chavez. the group marched to our lady of guadalupe church in downtown san jose. his followers say chavez started a single community organization in san jose that went on to spread across the country. san jose's mayor called chavez one of our own. >> remember that this is just one day, what will be a celebration that will be key for years. as the struggle continues. we know there's a lot of work that needs to be done. but it's done as we cont

wrestlemania coming this weekend. i'm kiet do with >>> good morning, i'm juliette goodrich in for michelle. >> happy friday, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:00 on this friday. >>> contra costa county has issued a public health advisory for people in pittsburg and antioch. there was a malfunction at dow chemical plant in pittsburg that led to some kind of release from the plant. here's the affected area highlighted in pink on the map. the release could affect people with respiratory problems and irritate eyes, skin, nose and throat. anne makovec is working to get more information about what was released into the air. >> let's talk to roberta about the air and allergens and the wind flow in something i like to. >> let's check the wind speeds around our microclimates. it's important if there's pollution or combustion in the air. across the bay at sfo west- northwest winds at 13. when you look east around the san ramon area, also in concord, the winds are relatively calm. right now in concord, calm winds. that's j

wrestlemania nation. >> i'm excited for the triple h on sting match. >> wrestlemania! >> wrestle many! >> before the show started fans were pumped up, getting into character. >> hogan hogan, hogan. >> my my man stone sold with he. >> bus stone cold said so. >> that's the bottom line. >> that's not the real pair but no one cared. fans say it's amazing. >> this is about my lifetime dream since i was little always wanted to come to wrestlemania. this is one of the biggest events. this is our super bowl. >> going survive? >> i'm absolutely going to survive. no doubt. i may come out battled and bruceed and bloody but i'll walk out here. >> just like amazing, and just to see them just to say i was there. >> this will be the ultimate test for lee vives stadium. the most people ever this side of the super bowl. a capacity crowd of more than 70,000. the show alone could pump 100 million bucks into the local economy. levi's official says when it comes to crowd control and security is it the perfect dry run for next year's super bowl. >> i think we're well prepared. we have had s

wrestlemania nation. >> i'm excited for the triple h on sting match. >> wrestlemania! >> wrestle many! >> before the show started fans were pumped up, getting into character. >> hogan hogan, hogan. >> my my man stone sold with he. >> bus stone cold said so. >> that's the bottom line. >> that's not the real pair but no one cared. fans say it's amazing. >> this is about my lifetime dream since i was little always wanted to come to wrestlemania. this is one of the biggest events. this is our super bowl. >> going survive? >> i'm absolutely going to survive. no doubt. i may come out battled and bruceed and bloody but i'll walk out here. >> just like amazing, and just to see them just to say i was there. >> this will be the ultimate test for lee vives stadium. the most people ever this side of the super bowl. a capacity crowd of more than 70,000. the show alone could pump 100 million bucks into the local economy. levi's official says when it comes to crowd control and security is it the perfect dry run for next year's super bowl. >> i think we're well prepared. we have had s

during wrestlemania the stadium opened up seating for the first time. because it went smoothly the stadium will likely rely on the extra seating again for super bowl 50. >> the crowd leaving the stadium last night, vta put up a lot of digital signs and it worked well and they plan to put up more digital signs during the super bowl. >> marianne thank you. >>> five years later the supreme court said it will not hear this case. the cinco de mayo protest at morgan hill high school that prompted a national debate is now back in the headlines. in 2010 you might recall four students wearing american flag shirts on cinco de mayo were ordered to turn them inside out and go home. administrators feared the clothing to inflame other students which is did. the following day a couple hundred kids walked out and marched through town saying latinos had been disrespected. an appellate court said school officials reacted appropriately and safety outweighed free speech rights. . >> photographing at least nine different mountain lions in the beast bay hills, we will show y

we'll deal with wrestlemania. thank you for joining us. peggy bunker is off. >> the super bowl of wrestling held tomorrow in the south bay. millions pay to watch at home. levi stadium will host pro wrestle's biggest event. maryann favro live. there is a buzz in the air. coach not a wrelser head erwrestler heading your way. >> reporter: me too. gates open tomorrow at lev stadium. wrestle mania, considered the super bowl of wrestling. this is going to be a sold out crowd. they're expecting fans from all over the world most of the fans we talked to said they're not too worried about getting here. it's getting home they fear will be a challenge. today, thousands of fans poured into the san jose convention center to wait for hours to take a photo with their favorite wrestling stars and snap up official merchandise. >> lot of traffic. but, no it was worth it once you get inside. there is probably a couple thousand fans in line. it's crazy. but fun. worth it. >> reporter: daniel nolan hoping it will be worth it tomorrow as the he joins 71 f,000 f

. >> yeah baby wrestlemania. 31. santa clara california. >> oh, sounds like a lot of fun in santa clara right there. of course wrestlemania. it attracted the biggest crowds

>>> wrestlemania is underway in santa claire a. the biggest event yet for new levi's stadium. good evening. wrestlemania 31 could bring record crowds and for local officials it may be a dry run for next year's super bowl. cornell bernard is live with the details. >> reporter: can you hear it? wrestlemania is on, and you better believe it. fans are loving it. the show began a short time ago. just look at all of those people in the stands here at levi's stadium. could be the biggest crowd yet. next stop, the super bowl. >> wrestlemania fans unleashed their passion in the levi's stadium parking lot and did some tailgating. look who showed up. >> hogan hogan. >> got my man stone cold with me. >> because stone cold said so. >> not in the rile pair but no one cared. fans say bringing wrestlemania to the bay area, life-long dream. >> if you're big on entertain; this is the entertainment event of the year the century whatever you want to call it. >> reporter: the characters phenomenon the wwe have sold out leave size -- levi's stadium. the show could pump 100 million bucks into the lo

are you participating in wrestlemania?e been asked to make a cameo appearance in one of the cage matches. >> i would like to see video. >> he does have a mat. >> we'll have to see how that turns out. right now 64 degrees. the sea breeze going pretty strong. still warm inland with 70s towards the north bay and around san jose right now. like a typical summer day. again, we're not in the summer yet. we've got winds coming in after the in id day warming we saw around the tri-valley and areas south of san jose. winds coming in off the ocean right now which will bring in low clouds this after we tied or broke a coup records around the area today. san rafael napa and livermore tying records. oakland breaking a record and gilroy up to 87 degrees. the warm temperatures we're seeing here in california and over towards denver kind of the epcdption to the rule. east of the rockies, highs today in the 30s and 40s. s in all due to a jet stream which has been way to the north of the bay area and driving south into the southeastern u.s.

as you know wrestlemania is the biggest is taken in all of wrestling.t now inside sap center some of the biggest legends in wrestling are being inducted into the hall of fame. just before this event, we talked to several wrestling stars on the red carpet who have ties to the bay area. including roman reins who will be wrestling in the wwe world heavyweight championship tomorrow against brock lessner. he says he has lots of families in the bay area. >> anytime i come back here it feels like home. i have so much family scattered across all the way from southern california up to of sacramento. it's a great feeling to be able to reunite with so much family and do my thing and represent my family. >> so eva marie from the show total divas is from concord, a graduate of north gate high. she's thrilled wrestlemania will take place in the new levi's stadium. 71,000 people are expected to attend the event tomorrow. but tonight it's all about honoring the legends here at sap center for the induction into the hall of fame. even if you aren't a big wrestling fan, i

wrestlemania. 31. santa clara california. >> oh, sounds like a lot of fun in santa clara right there. of course wrestlemania. it attracted the biggest crowds so far in the short history of levi's stadium. and kiet do is there live this morning to let us know how things went for thousands of those wrestling fans, hey. >> reporter: hey good morning. yeah you know this was a huge test for levi's stadium. and a look at what is in store when super bowl 50 kims to -- comes to town next year. we're talking about 77,000 people cramming into levi's stadium. also happened to be the opening weekend for great america. now getting to the stadium seemed okay fans arriving over the course of a couple of hours. traffic and public transit seemed to be holding up rather well. some face paint and some alcohol and you know fans are going to find a way to have a good time. >> you are not ready wrestlemania! >> reporter: and it was a lot rougher after the event as all the fans left at once. vta had expected record ridership

i. >>> wrestlemania is here. certainly in a big way. and as predingted it's tied up traffic in the south bay and packed bta trains all the way to capacity. we will have a live report from levi's stadium. >>> plus indiana's governor defends the state's new law in the face of growing opposition. >>> he left a party without his money or identification. he has not been seen since. we'll have the latest on the uc berkeley student who is missing in southern california. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm peggy bunker. >> we are also following breaking news out of the south bay. a neighborhood shut down when a man with a machete went on a rampage. this is happening at mocho court on highway 101. neighbors tell us at 10:0030 this morning the suspect went walking around the neighborhood with a machete. sometime later, he banged up a car with the weapon and went into his garage and start lighting things on fire. police have surrounded the s. he was taken into custody. the man's sister says he may have wanted police to take his life. >> he

wrestlemania, tomorrow is the big show at levi's stadium. torch several legends of the mat are being honored in san jose. lisa amin gulezian is live with more. >> reporter: you know, the hall of fame induction ceremony started a little while ago and ten big names of wrestling are being honored as we speak. including the late macho man randy savage and local san franciscan rakishi. he went to balboa high school and has family in the bay area, and even former governor and body builder, arnold schwarzenegger is going 0 into the wwes hall of fame celebrity wing. spoke with several super stars and legends on he red carpet. they're even a little amazed how much the wwe has grown over the years and how big wrestlemania has gotten. several wrestlers have ties to the bay area. >> this where is we celebrate our history. this is the foundation of this business and i'm looking forward to it. i'm looking forward to celebrating the induction of my cousin. such a hard worker, a great talent inning this business. >> seriously nothing better just to have tha

wrestlemania is coming to town. of us is the superstar wrestler jack swagger and the other is going to tell you about wrestlemania coming to town this weekend. >>> welcome back. taking a live look outside in san jose. it's a nice morning. some bay area communities are seeing patchy fog. temperatures in the 70s across the bay area and even warmer tomorrow. it's a legal loss for one woman but will it be a help to other women working in the venture capital industry? the gender bias trial ended yesterday. jurors sided with perkins that the firm did not discriminate against powell but not before revealing many secrets. we have more. >> reporter: a lawsuit that's received international attention. ellen powell sued her former employer saying she was discriminated against because she's a woman. was passed over for a promotion and fired when she complained about it. her attorneys argued the firm was run like a boys' club where men were judged by one standard and women by another. after a five week trial the jury disagreed. >

>> wrestlemania fans were pumped before getting into character. >> hogan. hogan. hogan. >> fans say bringing wrestlemania to the bay area is amazing. >> this is about my lifetime dream since being little, i have always wanted to come to wrestlemania. >> it is amazing to see them and to say i was there. >> this 19 ultimate test for levi stadium the most people ever this side of the super bowl. >> capacity crowd of more than 70,000 and the show alone could pump $100 million and the local economy. the official say when it comes to crowd control and security this be the perfect dry run for next year's super bowl. staff say, bring it on. >> we are well prepared with big over veterans and this could be the biggest. we are ready. >> we are here because we love wrestling. >> let the matches begin. in santa clara, for abc7 news. >> i imagine probably some heat issues over the weekend with all the people in there. >> and not having anything to do with the weather too, when they are hot at the wrestling matches... >> they rip-off their shirts like hulk. >> are we cool

wrestlemania is a sellout crowd on sunday afternoon. >> that guy looked like a tom cruise wrestlemania. >> showdown, ro! >> it's a beatdown. >> oh, beatdown, that's right. showdown. >> 75 degrees at levi's stadium on sunday for that big event. >>> hey, yesterday, we had 8 record-breaking temperatures including 89 degrees in santa cruz, 90 in gilroy, 85 in san jose. 83 in oakland. much cooler today with the return of the fog. let's see who is checking in at this hour. let's look right there. we have frank keenan propertying 69 in novato at this hour. let's see if we have any photos as of late. oh, i want to see this one. it looks like a few blossoms. thank you to linda who sent that in. thank you very much. speaking of your pollen report it's medium t high. it will be extremely high on sunday. here's the scene right now looking toward the golden gate bridge. dramatic view. temperatures in 60s and 70s where there is no fog. this is sausalito very dramatic looking towards san francisco. another view this one from the lawrence hall of science and you can see we are trying to scrub out the

and wrestlemania 31 begins at 3:30. >>> and we have more on wrestlemania 31 on line.bayarea.com. you'll find a photo gallery of the preparations along with the easiest way to get to the event. >>> he's wanted by police and now a neighborhood and officers are on high alert. this man could be connected with as many as three different kidnapping attempt of teenage girls as they were walking to school. it's shaken families in an east bay neighborhood and two high schools. detectives hope someone recognizes the suspect before he strikes again. here's another look at the man. he's described as 5'7", mid 20s with a thin build and short beard and goatee. police say a 16-year-old girl tells them she was walking home from hay award high school friday around 4:00 in the afternoon near wallford street and fletcher lane when she was grabbed by the man and pulled to the back of a white four-door car. she was eventually able to fight him off. >>> we'll have more on that plus all your top stories coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay." new back to the "today" show. >>> don't fit in.

wrestlemania, tomorrow is the big show at levi's stadium. torch several legends of the mat are being honored in san jose. lisa amin gulezian is live with more. >> reporter: you know, the hall of fame induction ceremony started a little while ago and ten big names of wrestling are being honored as we speak. including the late macho man randy savage and local san franciscan rakishi. he went to balboa high school and has family in the bay area, and even former governor and body builder, arnold schwarzenegger is going 0 into the wwes hall of fame celebrity wing. spoke with several super stars and legends on he red carpet. they're even a little amazed how much the wwe has grown over the years and how big wrestlemania has gotten. several wrestlers have ties to the bay area. >> this where is we celebrate our history. this is the foundation of this business and i'm looking forward to it. i'm looking forward to celebrating the induction of my cousin. such a hard worker, a great talent inning this business. >> seriously nothing better just to have tha

the w-w-e's wrestlemania is here in the bay area. the professional wrestling craze landed in san jose today.with the four day wrestlemania axxess festival. ticketholders can meet and greet current and former w-w-e stars. kron-4's mike pelton sat down with one of the greatest.hulk hogan!. who says the bay area has a long history with professional wrestling. >> it goes way back to the pat patterson, ray stevens days, back in the 60s and 70s. there's a huge legacy here in the bay area where a lot of great wrestlers came from; peter maivia, the samoans, all kind of really great wrestlers. so to be here and to know how intense the fans are, it's crazy because the more the fans gets dialed up, the more energy there is in levi's stadium, the better these wrestlers perform and it's going to be sports entertainment at the highest level. >> pam: levi's stadium will host wrestlemania 31 on sunday. officials say extra trains and buses will be offered to take people to levi's. the event starts at 3-30. you can check out more interviews with w-w-e

wrestlemania in san francisco, california being held here. we're happy, we're blessed, we're hon ordinary and it's a big night for us. -- honored and it's a big night for us. >> i love the hall of fame because we get to play tribute to people who paved the way for super stars like myself to be able to be in the ring tomorrow for wrestlemania 31. we are taking over the bay area. >>>. >>> we have some warm weather for tailgating as temperatures again are expected to go up into the 80s around the bay area. that's all we had for today. record highs in places such as oakland and gilroy as well. we were up to 78 degrees in san jose. lows to mid 80s for antioch and livermore. san francisco a warm day. these temperatures about den to 15 degrees above average and they are going to continue for tom and -- tomorrow and into the beginning of next week. clear skies and temperatures enright now in the 60s and 70s for tomorrow. look for a few low clouds in the morning otherwise lots of sunshine and possibly even warmer than we had today. all of the details

wrestlemania 31 was under way in santa clara and ended about an hour ago. could be a record crowd for the new stadium, and a preview of what to expect at next year's super bowl. cornell bernard spent the day with fans getting ready for wrestling's main event. [ crowd booing ] >> reporter: it's not just a show, it's an event with a giant cult following. >> i'm excited for the hhh and sting match, i'm excited for the undertaker match. >> wrestlemania! >> reporter: fans were pumped up, getting into character. >> hogan! hogan! >> i have my man stone cold with me. >> reporter: not the real pair, but no one cared. fans say wringing wrestlemania to the bay area is amazing. >> this is about my life long dream since i was little. this is one of the biggest events. to me this is our super bowl. >> reporter: are you going to survive? >> absolutely. i may come out a little bloodied, but i'll walk out here. >> this is amazing just to see them and say i was there. >> reporter: this will be the ultimate test for the stadium the most people ever this side of the super bowl

wrestlemania is on, and you better believe it. fans are loving

we are talking about wrestlemania. we have a preview coming up after the break. >> from the kpix 5 weather center good morning everybody. we have fog, it's making a big impact on today's forecast. we'll show you where and by how many temperature degrees going down. >> and it looks like this crash in san jose was just cleared to the right-hand shoulder. it's all causing delays on northbound 101. we'll have the latest details after the break. but first, we want to know what drives you crazy during your commute. ask a question or share a gripe by emailing crazy@kpix.com. or tweet me at #ewengerkpix and watch to see if your question gets answered on air. ♪turn around!♪ ♪every now and then i get a little bit hungry♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around♪ ♪turn around!♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired of living off the taste of the air.♪ ♪turn around barry!♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack!♪ now try fiber one protein bars with the great new taste of cookies and crème. >>> got to make a correction. i said l

and i love wrestlemania. who knows if it will come back so we had to do it.and i've been saving for months, too. >> several legends of the matt are already in town. hulk hogan and the diva twins were in san francisco yesterday to promote wrestlemania 31. >>> you might say time flies when you are having fun. san jose's great america will kick off their 40th season of operation today. they will have 40 employees who worked at the park in 1976 take part in today's opening ceremonies. forma santa clara mayor gary gilmore will be on hand. he helped santa clara land the park. the marriott hotels first opened great america park outside chicago in 1976 to celebrate america's by centennial. it should be a really fun time. so many families expected to attend. south bay is going to be busy. >> certainly. we will see plenty of sunshine. warmer today. it was only 70 yesterday in san jose. today climbing through the upper 70s due to less of an on shore push. here's a live look at the radar. reduced visibility in the north bay. this is due to a weak frontal ban that's pushi

wrestlemania has taken over the sotheby this week. sky 7hd was over levi's stadium as the stage was being set for tomorrow's main event. lisa amin gulezian is live in san jose for a hall of fame induction ceremony. >> reporter: you know, the excitement is everywhere. i just got off the red carpet which is taking place. it's not out here so i can't show you how cool it is inside. but tonight's big event is the hall of fame induction ceremony. ten people will be honored tonight, including the late macho man, randy savage, almost san franciscan, and arnold schwarzenegger is going into the wwe's hall of fame celebrity wing. this is day three of the fourth day of -- of the four-day wrestlemania event. tomorrow is wrestlemania xxxi. wwe super stars are gearing up. >> it's really starting to set in. it's been incredible week. i've been so fortunate to do so many cool things and meet so many great people. the clock is ticking and i'm tired of talking. it's time to walk. >> reporter: and fans are loving all of this. many started lining up at 3

>> wrestlemania 31 has arrived in the south bay. we already saw people stopping by behind me. yes, you know, the big event isn't even set -- is set for this sunday over at levi stadium. but earlier today students at a local middle school were treated to a different kind of show. >> the school yard can be a rough place for some. inside the lunchroom at joseph george middle school a valuable lesson was being learned. >> i'm going to be a wwe superstar, people were like, yeah, that's not going to happen. absolutely not. >> but it did happen. today he spent some time speaking to students about the battle against bullying. >> i still get bullied to this day, twitter all the time. >> a personal connection to an issue many of us have faced. >> kids keep it to themselves and they grow into a depression and they grow scared and they shouldn't have to do that. >> the program representative from facebook, glaad and the 49ers were there. >> it doesn't cost any money to be nice, to put a smile on somebody's face. anybody can do that. >> kids like jose ruiz were inspired by the talks. >> pe

wrestlemania invades the bay area. we are live with details on highway you can enjoy this weekend's festivities. >> and more people are drinking pepsi. why a new survey says so the da lovers are ditching the diet drinks. >> from the kpix 5 weather center, good morning, everybody! a slight cooldown today. but the weekend forecast, we have a little change for you coming up. >> and we are looking at the ride ahead. if you are traveling in oakland southbound 880 just through downtown, just south of the broadway exit there is word of arrests. we'll show you a look plus show you how it's affecting traffic after this break. but first we want to know what drives you crazy during your commute. ask a question or share a gripe by emailing crazy@kpix.com. or tweet me at #ewengerkpix and watch to see if your question gets answered on air. >>> good morning, everyone. rise and shine on march 27. looks what's back to greet you on your friday? yes! karl the fog. i didn't name it. that's just what they call it on twitter. it is karl the

levi stadium is host of this weekend's wrestlemania. >> reporter: they're helping veterans find jobs. and giving young patients a chance to meet their heros. >> it is a lot of fun. >> reporter: wwe superstars made their presence felt here in the bay area. all leading up to sunday's wrestlemania throw down bringing 75,000 people to levi stadium. >> transfer to generations and i'm very excited, being a huge 49er fan, going out in levi stadium. i'll have my red and gold on for sure. >> as we already know that many fans, coupled with great mer can's opening weekend, means a great crush in santa clara. so vta, gearing up for a similar levi's crowd at super bowl 50 says it is throwing everything they have at wrestlemania. >> we've been told that over 70% of the attendees for this event are coming from a hundred miles radius out of town out of this area. so we are looking at quite a few out of towners that won't be used to the system. >> so bring your patience as you get ready to meet the wrestlers. nbc, bay area news. >> good afternoon, i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. we have a huge fog ban

. >> i never went to wrestlemania before, and so i wanted to go the wrestlemania. >> and seenacena hased more than 450 wishes through the organization. >> the yard is open for business and quite busy already, and there is beer and food through mccovey cove but tonight, customers say it is urban chic. >> it is family-friendly, and when the game starts, it is outdoor, and the future. >> it is so nice to mingle. >> are you kidding me? i am so excited for baseball especially after last season. >> and they say that hanging out has them so redady to hear the crack of the bat in san francisco, and it is expected to be popular spot on game days and i wish that we were urban chic tonight. sports is next. >>> good evening, geraud moncure here in the comcast studios, and while it is spring ball, the giants have been struggling in the cactus league play. the giants are 6-19 and coming into the meeting with the dodgers, the surprise ta they put together with the best offensive night in the desert the second meeting of the rivals and picking it up in the top of the fourth, zack greinke on the hill a

they said they used that during wrestlemania. it worked very well and they plan to do more of that during the super bowl. marianne favro nbc bay area news. >> quite an event. thank you, marianne. >>> be warned. prices are going up on just about everything. sales tax rates are rising in several bay area cities. shoppers in hayward, union city san leandro, el cerrito and albany will pay 10% sales tax beginning wednesday. and if a bill currently in the state legislature passes, more could follow. the measure would raise to 3% above the statewide rate which is 7.5%. several other bay area cities will seek hikes starting april 1, including pinole richmond and sausalito. >>> a popular bay area web company has spent fours repelling a cyber attack from china. give hub says it's working to fend off attacks. they let companies work together to develop software. >>> a lot of skin and a lot of controversies. scantily clad women. you see them just about every tech conference. but now one conference is taking a stand, and banning the so-called

we are ready. >> wrestlemania was the highest grossing paid for view event in history grossing $12.6 million. >> still ahead a source to find home services. the new feature amazon is rolling out to help you find plumbers and painters and more. >> the first lincoln continental in 13 years rolls off the assembly line. >> a look for our sutro tower with the haze and fog that mike was telling us about. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> happening today amazon has a new feature letting you hire people to complete with an psychiatry's list or craigslist. the market place checks but a contractor or third party that you need everything from housecleaning to plumbers and painters and even car mechanics. amazon said it will hand pick each service professional after running a background check and will match prices if customers can find a lower price for the same service somewhere else. >> an old favorite is running to ford 13 years after production of the high end vehicle stopped. ford is day butting the lincoln continental at the new york auto show. the company stopped producing continentals back in 2002 when the sales

happening, santa clara tomorrow afternoon -- >> wrestlemania!urning to sports now the golden state warriors taking care of business last night cruising to victory in memphis. here is abc 7 news sports director larry beil with the highlights. >>> good morning. one team the warriors had not beaten this season was memphis. they took care of that last night. actually the warriors made it look easy hammering the second best team in the west. the grizzlies were grounded to submission. eight turnovers in the first half. shaun livingston. however leandro barbosa swats him at the rim. this was smash brothers versus splash brothers. klay thompson, that would be your splash. he had 28. steph curry to david lee with authority. warriors up five at the half. some chatter about westbrook or harden getting the mvp. it's crazey talk, i'll tell you. look at steph. curry finishing with a sweet reverse. had 38 points. ten assists. 59 wins. 107-84. ncaa action sweet 16. gone za fwa facing ucla, and they had no answer for 7'1" who had 18 points and look at the big ma

leaf stadium officials say wrestlemania was the perfect dry run for super bowl 50 next february. >> we>> wrestlemania 31 became highest grossing paid review event in history grossing 12.6 million dollars. >> we were seeing a lot of people walking around like this all weekend pause of the yard work. >> you were reasonable sweating doing yard work. >> absolutely. it was hot. record highs in livermore being one of those areas and 86 degrees. mountain view was another at five miles visibility at napa is an improvement and four at half moon bay and no fog this morning and from sutro tower silt hazy but clear as we come from san francisco to emeryville. cooler with breezes today through wednesday and the breezes will taper so a remaining what trend on thursday, and friday and saturday and i do not believe we will take it to record levels but a chance of wet weather and cooler conditions on sunday. that is easter sunday just a chance, and it is monday. upper 70's in places like lake port to cloverdale and 78 in fairfield and antioch at 79 and livermore is 78 and san jose and morgan hill 77 an

that's the sight of nearly 77,000 screaming fans at wrestlemania 31. levi's stadium filled to capacity setting a new attendance record and those tickets were not cheap either. some went for as much as $10,000. >> that helped make it the highest grossing event ever for wwe. raked in more than $12.5 million. fans say it was well worth it. >> great, the camaraderie, everyone around us like one big happy family. you got to see some old characters, new characters, rising, a departure, everything was great. >> this is a dream come true coming across america for the first time and watching my dream, wrestlemania. >> organizers say wrestlemania 31 brought in more than $100 million into the local economy. >> for $10,000 i wonder if you get a wig, custom outfit in there as well. east bay native dwayne johnson aka "the rock" to wrestling fans, former governor arnold schwarzenegger posed with the rocks as well as mma fighter rhonda rowsy. >> a lot of rowdy crowds out there. 4:41 right now. >>> a spoonful of medicine goes down, right? we'll tell you why doctors wan

it is wrestlemania round two the action shifts from levi stadium to the s.a.t. center and we will take you ringside. >> the warriors are back in action after a two day break with a matchup giving the plans a taste of a blockbuster. stay tuned. >> covering los altos, antioch pet launch and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> new details in the crash of the germanwings over the french alps. the airline's parent company said the insurers are setting aside $300 million to deal with possible costs associated with last week's crash. 150 people died when the co-pilot 27-year-old andreas lubitz deliberately crashed the jet last tuesday. officials have offered immediate aid up to $54,000 a passenger to relatives of the victims. >>> the santa rosa city council will consider new regulations making it against the law to smoke tobacco or e-cigarettes or marijuana in attached housing units expanding the boundary beyond restaurants and bars and workplaces and add smoking devices and any other combustible substance including marijuana to the definition of "smoking." the new

wrestlemania is in san francisco. and it's the sec-most expensive ever fans.who in order, and arnold schwarzenegger was there as well. >> i love the hall of fame we're taking over the bay area. >> this will be a big party for much of the day. >>> war gluers milwaukee taking on the bucks. this team is red hot. early won it was curry. i can watch him all night long. and then down 3 defenders. warriors go ton win this one. 108-95. this is their 60th win of the season. they now have just 9 games left there's just 1 game left on their road trip. >>> we have march madness, wayne kentucky in case you are concerned, glued to your tv earlier, not so much. >> that's basketball, right? >> i don't think a lot of people were lie gleud to their tv because we had hot weather outside. >> it was a gorgeous day. and a dry wenter in the sierra. let's just enjoy a beautiful day with sunshine tomorrow. already around 70 on the bayside at noon. look for low 80s in the north abai. >> records all over the place too. taste it for kron 4 news at 11 tonight. get the latest news at kron4

. >>> the sound of nearly 77,000 screaming fans at wrestlemania 31 for the restling fans out there.i stadium filled to capacity, setting a new attendance record and tickets not exactly cheap either, some of them went for as much as $10,000 a pop. that helped make it the highest ever grossing event for wwe, it raked in more than $12.5 million. fans who shelled out say it was well worth it. >> the camaraderie, everybody around us, like one big happy family and you got to see some old characters, new characters, rising, a departure, everything was great. >> this is a dream come true, coming across america for the first time, and actually watching my dream wrestlemania. >> oh, wow. >> and blondie. organizers say the wrestlemania 31 brought in more than $100 million total for the local economy, so a huge boost there. >> yes. lot of enthusiasm there. >>> sometimes you'll find wwe fans in unexpected places and i have a feeling that could be the case right now, do you, christina loren, have a favorite wwe wrestler or do you follow the sport? >> i don't think so. >> i guess that's a no. that

wrestlemania is coming up.g that goes on. >> is while p wrestlemania is coming to san francisco and it is so cool we have had different wrestlers, whether jake the snake or razor moan, all use indiegogo to get over their careers to get themselves back on the right track. jim mcmahon and wwe saw what was going on. they have actually partnered with us to raise money for charities. with special olympics, they raised over 200 grand. if you the audience want their own specially designed belt come out to indiegogo and get that funded. it is great and for a good cause. cory: people put money up and they think they will get a piece of a company and in the get ripped off. the stock fraud is long and strong. every year, someone is lying about something. in terms of letting people participate even in small ways, we have heard some horror stories. >> since 2008, we are proud to be this industry. there is no financial products. it is not a financial return. there is not a loan to no equity you will get in return. that might

last in a series of wrestlemania vents.t on a you will thatter scale. >>> check out mount tamalpais the gusts are up to 40 miles per hour and that is with we. have later this afternoon and cooler conditions. i will show you how much we will drop and how long the winds will hang around in the seven-day forecast. >>> a look from 9 macarthur maze, the emeryville camera is bouncing sever so slightly committee with have a c.h.p. issued high wind advisory for the bay bridge with a up cough accidents and a brand new one in san jose and all the days are straight ahead. >>> 5:24. huge crowd last night in los angeles for a free van halen concert performing during a taping of "jimmy kimmel," and hollywood boulevard was shut down as hundreds took to the street to see the original front man. if you pissed it part two airs tonight right here on abc7 after the news at 11. >> a mother's apology on facebook for her children's bad behavior. >> she dropped off her three kids on friday night and after, her teen son said his sister and stepsist

wrestlemania will be taking over wrestlemania a little later today. it will be a gorgeous one.than friday. temperatures in the 50s. 53 in san francisco right now. 57 in concord. upper 50s in napa. santa rosa in the low 50s. we have partly cloudy skies over parts of the east bay. you can see livermore stretching in through and along 580 as you are approaching areas like tracy this morning down to san jose along the coastline. a little patchy fog. no where near what we had yesterday. it has to do with the system rolling through areas stretching into idaho as well as montana. we caught the tail end here. it was just enough to mix up the low cloud cover. many of us waking up with blue skies and sunshine where yesterday we had plenty of fog. the on shore breeze has died. the north wind will be with us today. we will be breezy for some, especially along the coastline. temperatures ranging at mid 60s at the coast to 80 in in-lying communities. mid 70s in richmond. at the east bay widespread 70s. 80 for brentwood. 79 in morgan hill for the second half of your day. upper 70s in saratoga

and if you are interested wrestlemania is going on this weekend. >>> and there was a spotted seal pupo creek and the animal has been named glicker, and if you want to check him out, you can see him on the website. >> i am glad that he has a name. all right. that is going to do it for us and we will see you tomorrow. >> have a great night, folks. good night. >> bye-bye. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests alan cumming carey mulligan musical guest, ludacris and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 233 coming! >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: oh! oh, hey! [ cheers and applause ] welcome thank you very much. thank you for being here everybody. thank you. here's what everyone's talking about. republican candidate ted cruz said recently that in the 36 hours after he announced that he's running for president, he raised over

. >>> yeah, baby, wrestlemania!> it was the biggest crowd is far in the short history of the 49ers santa clara stadium. nearly 77,000 people gathered yesterday for wrestlemania. it's considered the biggest test yet for traffic traffic coordinators next year. everyone was having fun out there. >> they take the wrestling seriously. >>> three number one seeds, number seven michigan state, they are lacing up their shoes for the final four in indianapolis. saturday's showdown features a match-up between michigan state and the duke blue devils. the undefeated kentucky takes on wisconsin. they will meet for the national championship game right here on kpix 5 a week from tonight. >>> and roberta, he owes me lunch if i beat him in the brackets. i am way ahead right now. >> did you just make that up? >> he has to buy me lunch, too. >> i am with you. >> i think i would be buying you lunch no matter what. >> what a gentlemen. and what a day to have a lunch outside unless you are on the immediate seashore where we are picking up

they plan to put on extra buses and light rain ready to carry people to wrestlemania. the system has learned from the past wonders when overcrowded trains bypassed stranded riders and the wrestlers visited a middle school sharing a memorial with 6th graders that bullying is not tool. u would be bullied and i was scared to go to school and skids not have to feel like that. >> wrestlemania begins at 4:00 p.m. and many fans come from out of town and they just provide a boost for local hotels and restaurants. >> the generosity of the late university of north carolina basketball coach dean smith is touching players a month after his death. 200 of his beloved former players are getting this incredible gift in mail a letter and a check for $200 from smith who died last month at the age of 83. he was known for his love of players and his will he made provisions to give the players the money telling the players to "enjoy a dinner out compliments of coach smith." >> the players genuinely loved for him. >> a puppy is getting a second chance and is a social media sensation for the

. >>> finally tonight at 5:00, wwe's biggest stars are in town ahead of wrestlemania's biggest moment at levi stadium. they are hosting an anti-bullying event in san jose. their message was simple battles in the ring are for pure entertainment but interactions in schools can have real-life consequences. >> it is a television show but what kids go through in everyday life is real. 1 out of 10 students drop out of school. you know what if one kid is not bullied any more then it is all worth it. >> wwe's biggest stars are expected to attract 75,000 fans to levi stadium. wrestlemania iii 1. >> that is guess what they said. >> so cool. >> all right, warm outside. >> i know. >> 80s in san francisco today. 90s in the south bay. look off back in the distance. that's a little bit of fog moving through the coastline. dropping temperatures tomorrow instead of 80s in san francisco down to 71. dropping 10 degrees in san jose to 80. all the way through the extended. so enjoy it. >> we will. thanks so much for joining us. nightly news is next. you will see us back here at 6:00. night, mass murder in

i remember wrestlemania 1.ight. [ laughter ] >> high pressure is building in like windex to the atmosphere. all the clouds are wiped away. mainly sunny skies today. mainly sunny skies tomorrow as well because the ridge is here, it's strong. when will it be closest? the answer is tomorrow. then the ridge moves and this time of year when you're talking about things getting into the 80s and 90s over land but the water sitting in the 50s and 60s, we need to know what the wind direction is. is the wind coming from the water or not? tomorrow it's not. so we're going to be warm. friday it will be coming from the ocean. that will kick in a sea breeze. if you live near the water it will be cooler on friday and everybody cools down over the weekend. cooler is 60s and 70s for us but it's cooler than tomorrow. look at the 80s! redwood city 82. san jose tying a record high tomorrow 84. vallejo 80. concord 82 degrees. couple of degrees cooler on friday. more significant cooling and low cloud cover coming in o saturday, no ra

some other stories we're following wrestlemania 31 in full force sunday. >> john cena is here at wrestlemaniarock. some of the biggest with the ladies over the end, steph rollins new heavyweight champion under a flurry of fireworks. that was cool. >>> revelers at amusement park got more than they bargained for. riders on coney island -- >> scary to be on it. >> they had to walk down 85 feet. >> you feel like you're on a 100-year-old roller coaster. >> some left emotional. >> i don't know whether to laugh or cry. >> the roller coaster first opened in 1927. >>> a jaguar cub is the newest edition to the san diego zoo. the cuddly cat born earlier. it spent its first day exploring surroundings hanging out with mom. >>> across the globe, these guys are the world's only surviving panda. triplets at eight-month-old starting to eat solid food getting a taste for bamboo. looks like they have grown attached to their caretakers as well. triplets born in july and said to be in good health. look how cute. >> it's difficult for them to survive in the beginning. now that they made it to eight months, i think