nice to see zuckerberg looking like the president and not the president looking like zuckerberg, in my opinion. all right, dana, thanks. >> i thought that was a great observation. >> no hoodie. >> not so kid-like. >> growing up like a big boy.

zuckerberg . >>> welcome back. my next guest is one of the few people that had something to do with the early days of facebook yet could watch "the social network" and walk out of the theater feeling good about himself. that's because joe green's role in the movie was confined to the background. while his character is never named specifically in this scene we figure it's probably that guy. joe green -- here's the real joe green -- was mark zuckerberzuck roommate at harvard. now he's the author of causes, a facebook app which encourages people to contribute to charity. for instance on your birthday you can ask facebook frien ngs to donate a few bucks to the local food bank. causes has raised $335,000 in relief just for japan. anyone can use causes. newark mayor cory booker for instance raising money for an animal shelter in new jersey. joe green has been trying to change the world since high school when he joined the school board at 17. in his words, this is my generation's chance to prove we don't suck. let's get t

the president took questions from zuckerberg, facebook employees and prescreened online questions. zuckerberg seemed uncomfortable with our camera and wouldn't take questions. >>> it's harder and harder to stay under the radar especially if you have an iphone. there's a file that tracks your every move. you cannot delete it. >> this is me starting off in denver. >> reporter: when pete moved to san francisco he knew his iphone could let him know where he was. he didn't know the iphone was logging that information and storing it. >> then i spent a few days driving through, i stopped over in utah. is this something that should be brought to public attention. warden unveiled their finding. any apple device that runs ios4 the latest operating system reaping the data log. >> this data has been collected and kept in one place and it's building up overtime. >> reporter: at this point the researchers have seen no evidence that the location history data is sent from the phone. if the phone is stolen or out of your control they are concerned about privacy implications. >> this is a damaging a

one of those, young ceo mark zuckerberg. now for more on mark zuckerberg and his interesting voting history, we turn to scott mcgrew. >> mark zuckerberg for all of his influence on world politics, from egypt to america, doesn't vote very often. in fact reporters looking at his voting record, which is public, says he's only voted once in his life. the bay citizen says it found evidence he's registered to vote in his hometown in new york state. never voted there. then moved to california, registered in santa clara county and voted just once. now, that was in november of 2008. now, we have no way of knowing, obviously, who he voted for nor is that any of our business, but that ballot would have pitted then senator obama against john mccain. brent and laura. >> very interesting. >>> 5:34 right now. and for everything you need to know about the president's visit, become a friend of our facebook page, nbc bay area morning news. we will have a link to the president's schedule and how you can see his address. >>> two people are reco

the twins claim zuckerberg stole their idea to make facebook. the deal was settled for $65

mark zuckerberg will be the moderator of the public webcast and the questions are preselected from facebook users and we just checked this morning and so far 31,000 people, more than 31,000, have already rsvp'ed. so the president will talk about the economy, the deficit

he says he gave zuckerberg $1,000 to get facebook off the ground. facebook calls the lawsuit fraudulent. >>> soon, you will not be able to buy the most popular video camera in the u.s. cisco systems say it is killing the flip video, just two years after buying it for nearly 600 million bucks. the pocket-sized cameras are incredibly popular, with sales topping $2 million in its first two years. now, these days, smartphones have the same capabilities. >>> oprah winfrey's final show is sure to be a huge event. and for companies that want to be a part of it, they are going to have to pay up. a 30-second commercial is going for $1 million. that's a lot of cash for daytime tv. ads for the finale of "friends" in 2004, went for twice as much. a lot of people will be watching it. they might make commercials for that show. >> it's almost the same rate for the "seinfeld" finale. and "everybody loves raymond." >>> this morning, a surprising departure for "dancing with the stars." >>> and occupational hazard, the flip from a pop superstar. >> no one saw that com

one of them from facebook boss mark zuckerberg. how about the people who weren't invited. they showed up and gathered outside. kris sanchez joining us from palo alto. what was the mood outside of the venue and how many protesterser and what exact ly were they protesting. >> reporter: there were a couple hundred protesters who gathered outside in front of the facebook headquarters here in palo alto. but much to their disappointment, before the president's motorcade got to the front entrance, it made a left. before that, obama supporters mixed with protesters against war and with those who say that he ought to be in washington instead of on the campaign trail. others holding up signs saying that the president is too influenced by corporate america. now, though the president's visit draws crowds and security can make for a tricky commute, the ire had mostly to do with his politics and not his presence here in palo alto. >> kind of weird, but i enjoyed the logistics and watching the motorcades. >> i think palo alto is used to a lot of this, i mean, having stanford here. we had

they're giving mark zuckerberg all his traffic, but they're not recouping it back. you have to figure out how to integrate that back in. >> are you saying talk to coca-cola.com? you should have a coca-cola facebook page but drive them back to coca-cola.com? >> it's about using them in tandem. >> how do you use them in tandem other than just linked to each other? >> some companies like microsoft is aggregating the discussions from facebook or twitter right back onto the actual web pages. so you can see what people are saying right on the corporate web page. that's how you're starting to see that integrate. >> what about most people that are watching probably don't -- aren't the ceos of toyota or ford. what should the small business owner be doing? >> for them, they have a lot less resources, but there are free tools you can use such as discuss that can pull in conversations and use that on their own website. >> when that person googles discuss -- he's a small business owner. he says oh, the analyst said it's d-i-s -- >> q-u-s. silicon valley spelling. just get rid of

obama and facebook ceo mark zuckerberg. the duo talk off their jackets before getting down to business and the president discussing everything from the budget deficit to the power of social media. >> facebook employees got to hear the president speak for free but right now mr. obama is at a big-money fundraising dinner san francisco's pacific heights neighbor neighborhood at the hole of a sales force ceo. how much to dine with the president? about $36,000. 60 high-rolling donors are at the evebts as we speak and security, needless to say is extremely tight. >>> where the president goes along with his fans, the protesters surely follow. >> we're talking page mill road, a main artery through palo alto can created a snarl in the middle of the afternoon commute. >> kris sanchez is live at facebook headquarters in palo alto with how the president was received outside that town howl meeting. >> at one point it looked like the president might only hear from protesters but at one point the crowd chant eed "barack oba has to go." an

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he said he stumbled across new things, e-mails between mark zuckerberg and himself. like this one where zuckerberg allegedly complains of siglia's ownership at 80% is too much and, quote, i'd like to suggest that we officially return to the 50/50 ownership. facebook denies these magically new discovered e-mails are actually real. >>> the federal trade commission meanwhile may look into complaints from parents that games and apps like farmville or the smurfs encourage kids to spend their parents money. parents hand over the iphone or laptop to kids, not realizing that when the kids buy seeds or costumes or other virtual goods, parents are build real money through paypal or itunes. a congresswoman from massachusetts has asked for a full investigation. so, for instance, you can buy a pony for farmville using farmville money but that translates into real money for mom and dad. >> and no real pony. >> and no real pony. that's a lot of allowance. >> which is the genius of this thing. how on earth -- >> oh, it is. the game companies say we spell this out pretty clearly and

facebook is so powerful, if he can get zuckerberg and the facebook organization behind him for the upcoming election, that would be huge for him. he can use the website has a powerful campaigning tool. >> zuckerberg represents a relatively young demographic, a demographic that came out strongly for him in the last election. >> reporter: for a direct link to where you can post a question for president obama's virtual town hall and a link where you can watch it, log onto www.kron4.com and look for our news links section. >> also on his visit to the bay area tomorrow, president obama will be spending some time with a group of children from the san francisco boys and girls club. the kids will have the opportunity to meet the president during the event and they are excited. >> i'm excited. i didn't know i was going to be able to meet him, though. i was like oh, i have to go see the president speak and they said we're going to meet him and i got shocked for a minute. >> i'm excited because i get to see the first african-american president tomorrow. >> -term will be pretty exciting. >> obama, i he

now, today's town hall will be hosted by young ceo mark zuckerberg. for more on mr. zuckerberg and his peculiar voting history, we turn to scott mcgrew in our newsroom now. >> it's peculiar, marla, because for all of his influence on world politics, from egypt to america, he doesn't vote very often. in fact reporters looking at his voting record, which is public, say mark zuckerberg has only voted once in his life. the bay citizen found evidence he registered to vote in his hometown in new york state but never actually cast a ballot. then he registered in santa clara county and voted just once in november of 2008. obviously we have no way of knowing who he voted for, nor is that any of our business, but the ballot that he would have voted pitted then senator obama against john mccain. laura. >> maybe you'll have the chance to ask him. you're heading over to facebook today, i understand. >> i will be there for the president's visit. i'm be live blocking on nbc bay area as well. >> we'll look forward to that. >>> and you can also take a look at the president's schedule

. >>> could mark zuckerberg have to give up most of his fortune.cott mcgrew says new e-mails have come to light casting doubt once again on who owns facebook. >> just a day after facebook got a controversy behind it, a different person from zuckerberg's past, a convicted fron named paul siglia pops back in. he has been in and out of court claiming he owns 80% of the business. siglia says he didn't remember that until just recently when he accidentally game across a contract proving it. he now says he's stumbled across old e-mails between then harvard student mark zuckerberg and himself, like this one, where zuckerberg complains siglia's 80% ownership is too much and says i'd like to suggest we officially return to a 50/50 ownership. facebook denies any of the e-mails are actually real. >>> the federal trade commission may look into complaints from parents that games and apps like farmville or the smurfs encourage kids to spend their parents' money. what happens is parents hand over the phone or the laptop to kids, not realizing when kids buy seeds

he was joined on stage by facebook's notoriously casual ceo mark zuckerberg. >> my name is barack obama and i am the guy who got mark to wear a jacket and tie. >> the president and zuckerberg eventually took off their jackets. the town hall meeting was streamed live where the president has 19 million followers. questions came from employees and those who submitted them on the white house facebook page. it was very clear that the president was focusing on a specific facebook audience, younger voters. >> be involved, especially the young people here. it is your generation. if you don't give us a shove and if you don't give the system a push, it is not going to change. and you will be the ones who end up suffering the consequences. >> according to the white house, 30% of president obama's facebook friends are under 25. 29% are 45 or older. as for the schedule, the president will spend the night in san francisco tomorrow morning. he will attend a private fundraiser brrrr breakfast in san francisco -- break -- breakfast and then he will go to a town hall event in reno. >>> to the south bay w

a new york man is seeking 50% of facebook's value from mark zuckerberg. the man says he and zuckerberg signed a contract back in 2003 that gave him half the business. the lawsuit also says the man gave the facebook founder $1,000 to get facebook off the ground. attorneys for facebook say the man is a scam artist and that he did indeed work with zuckerberg but not on facebook. >>> a high-tech battle is getting bigger. first, microsoft called the area-based google a liar. now the senate is getting involved. the dispute stems from a certification called fizma, which is required for some government contracts. google says it's google apps for government certified. but they say it's not. today the senate started proceedings looking into the matter. >>> another problem surfacing in the foreclosure market for condo owners. condo associations are foreclosing when owners lag more than a year behind in their monthly dues. they don't get their money, but it can prompt the bank to act faster. condo prices are falling just like with single-family homes now. last year t

something billionaire mike zuckerberg said he is cool with. mr. obama went on to praise silicon valley companies saying america needs more start-ups and better education. >> i want people to feel the same way about the next big energy breakthrough, or the next big internet breakthrough. i want people to feel the same way they felt about the moon launch. that that is how we're going to stay competitive for the future. well, i don't know how we -- >> the president answer in the total only eight questions. he gave lengthy in-depth answers. the town hall started with the joke about clothing. you can't see it because people are standing but zuckerberg gave the president a hoodie. a trademark facebook hoodie. president obama will wake up in california tomorrow. he has a very busy schedule. he will be hosting a fund-raiser breakfast. after breakfast if commander-in-chief will board air force one where he will hold a second town hall meeting and then head to los angeles to host four additional fundraising events before heading back to washington friday mo

he addressed his event moderator mark zuckerberg when he talked about reducing the deficit in part by raising taxes on the wealthy. >> and then what we said is let's take another trillion of that, that allows people like me and, frankly, you, mark, for paying a little more in taxes. [ nervous chuckles ] >> i know you're okay with that. >> in case you didn't catch that, the billionaire ceo tells the president that very cool with paying more in taxes. the president taking questions from zuckerberg, facebook employees and pre-screened online submissions. >>> 4: 35. right now oakland police are questioning a man in connection with a string of sex assaults near lake merritt. police say the man matches the physical description of the suspect on several assaults in the area over the past several months. the most recent case two days ago when a man followed a woman into her home and forced her to undress. police haven't arrested anyone just yet. >>> caltrain is dodging cuts but the board is expected to approve a new fare hike and parking fee increase at a special session this morning. it's pa

your dad said don't get involved with that mark zuckerberg. >> do you still talk to your dad? just kidding. >> i do. >> is that true? >> it is. yeah. my father's a professor at ucla, and the previous zuckerberg project had gotten us in a little bit of trouble with harvard. >> but greene went on to do all kinds of amazing things, we'll talk with him about how he's changing the world for the better. that's at 9:00 a.m. right after "meet the press" on nbc bay area. >>> we have more ahead still coming up on "today in the bay." one online populity contest behind a 2012 presidential election. >>> and political analyst, larry gereson weighs in on the political power of social media sites. >>> good morning, i'm mike inouye, there's lots to do today in the bay. just as fleeting as the weekend seems, so is the cherry blossoms time. today marks the final day of the northern california cherry blossom festival in san francisco. and for the fifth year in a row, my family and i will enjoy being in today's parade. it starts at civic san francisco and ends in san francisco's japan town. you ca

. >>> first the twins and now someone else is after mark zuckerberg's facebook fortune. and a horrible case of animal cruelty here in the bay area. tough video here. how a family's cat survived an arrow to his head when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, drmoutis uomfe s [ le aounc ] neact tal re d mou islcoh-frong tee d drmoutreli. flrideo stngth tee. >>> here's a live look at 101 in san jose. this is northbound traffic passing the alum rock exit. so far, so good. no big accidents out there. we do have some roadwork on the dumbarton bridge. could slow up your morning commute. we'll tell you about that coming up in just a few minutes. >>> a santa cruz county cat is recovering after coming home with an arrow in its head. max's owners tell the sentinel the arrow drove through two to three inches into the cat's head but it did not crack the skull. vets were able to pull it out. it's not clear if it was an accident. if it's determined to be intentional, authorities may seek animal cruelty charges. >>> san francisco wants to keep track of people who do abuse animals. supporters

. >> reporter: he is referring to mark zuckerberg. the president was focused on the economy and his plan to reduce to deficit. >> allows people like me and frankly, you mark, for paying more in taxes. >> i am cool with that. >> reporter: as the president discussed the budget, energy and immigration, protesters rallied outside of facebook headquarters. this was part of a fund raising tour through the bay area and a glimpse to the reelection strategy. >> you got to be involved. especially the young people here. if you don't give the system a push, it's not going to change. >>> there is question if the energized youth that helped put him into office is still energized. >> it died down with the recession. i was energized after watching the whole thing. >> reporter: we will show you more of the town hall plus the presidents answer to a question of what he would have done differently. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> president obama is in san francisco till tomorrow morning. he is set to attend a breakfast fundraiser. tickets started

it will happen at facebook headquarters in palo alto hosted by facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg. president will answer preselected questions culled from thousands of facebook users. and later mr. obama will attend several fundraisers in san francisco. >>> people in the east bay might have to pay more for water. today the east bay municipal utility district will discuss a proposal to raise water rates by 12% over the next two years. if the board goes forward with that plan, a public hearing and a vote will be held in june. >>> well, we have so much water already and well we have more water to come. we have some more showers showing up around the bay area. we have substantial showers in the north bay pockets of moderate rain here. we'll see this on and off throughout the day today so be prepared. we have a lot of clouds and a chance of more scattered showers throughout the day today. with that in mind, going to keep things unsettled outside. clouds and yup some sprinkles this morning. temperatures mainly into the 50s as we head into afternoon bringing temperatures up into the 50s,

i enjoyed that he said i went he said i was the guy who pwas able to get mark zuckerberg into a sportnecktie law. >> isabel: i believe that mark zuckerberg gave president obama hoodie gave him. >> kimberlee: baytobreakers.com go to the faebook fan page and some pictuerswould love to see you prepare for your costume. your pictures and videos to be featured in the kron 4 newscast. we need to solve the problem. the state budget crisis threatens our economy... and our schools. loans to small businesses on hold. job creation at a standstill. 30,000 teachers already laid off. can we really afford billions more in cuts? $13 billion more devastates our schools, our safety, and the california we know. it's time for lawmakers to finally get the problem solved now. our kids and economy can't afford to wait. >> marty: a bio diesel fuel is offered in 49 in oakland. yesterday it was began. it is 255 per gallon less compared to a regular diesel. this is made from used cooking oil without modification and it can be used in by a diesel engines. henry will be talking to the ceo of a spiral diesel fuel

mark zuckerberg hosted the president, the theme shared responsibility and shared prosperity. >> what we are trying to do it put together a plan that doesn't slash spending so drastically we can't still make investments in education and infrastructure. when it comes to energy, immigration, when it comes to getting the deficit undercontrol in a smart way, improving math and science education, reinvesting in our infrastructure, we got more work to do. i know some of you who might have been involved in the campaign, you think, you are frustrated, gosh, it didn't get done fast enough. but if you are behind it, if you put the same energy and imagination that you put into facebook, the plateicate process, there is nothing we can't solve. all right. >> reporter: facebook employees made up most of the audience. president obama answered eight questions. reporting, grant lotus kron 4 news. >> rob fladeboe shows you the protesters. >> reporter: 100 protesters lined the road outside facebook headquarters. most carrying signs critical of president obama's foreign and economic policy. >> i made the

a previous zuckerberg project got us in trouble. mark and i are still very, very close. check out "press: here" sunday. >>> coming up on today in the bay, san jose police want your help to catch a murder suspect. >> reporter: you may notice construction off the bay bridge. see the tall tower? it's going to grow another 15 feet. i'm live on treasure island. i'll have more coming up in a live report. >> reporter: this is bob redell. you think you're due for a haircut? you haven't seen anything yet. this story coming up in a live repofrt. >>> across the bay bridge, the sun begins to come up on a friday, april 15th on today in the bay. >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. 6:31 now. i'm brent cannon. laura is off this morning. scott mcgrew will join me in a few minutes. in the meantime, christina loren is here with the friday forecast. >> good morning to you. fantastic friday forecast shaping up for us. we are going to see gorgeous conditions this weekend. it's nice out there. we are significantly warmer than this time yesterday. a few showers are possible, why

these twins took zuckerberg to court and got between $60 million and $160 million depending on how you measure it. this winter, they say they were tricked into taking the settlement. that's right. they were fooled, again. monday, a panel of judges in san francisco said forget it. at some point, litigation must come to an end said one of the judges. that point with them has now been reached. >>> san francisco people were on the colbert report. they are pushing people to live tweet. adam says he lost 40 followers during the experience on twitter because he tweeted too much. >>> this video reminds me of myth busters. the u.s. navy fired a powerful laser at this test target setting the engine on fire. the laser was tested on land but never from a moving ship. they did it off the coast of los angeles. this would be a nonlethal way of stopping another boat. if you dial down the laser, you can temporarily blind people on a boat. might be useful against pirates. >>> los angeles fans chipping in to help the family of a fan attacked. >>> the dodgers versus the world champion giants.

the twins claimed that zuckerberg stole it . misled about facebook when they were settling the claim. they are dropping the price by 25. >>> and it is in the bottom of the home page. and it is a kin ship. and some in the bay area are advertising their need for a job. and that is money to put up a sign. a bill board and real estate attorneys. little url and i thought wow, we should do a bill board and out there looking for jobs. >> the bill boards direct employers to the website . they list the professional background association of the candidate. >> countdown for completing the taxes. we have a hot line, michael? >> you know, guys 40 percent of us still haven't filed our tax. that's how come the hot line is so popular today. check out all of the hard work being done. the university is full of taxation and california society of the cpas and enrolled agents and i.r.s. and one of our good longg-term buddies from the i.r.s. . thank you for calling in . they don't have the money, what do they do? >> it happens especially with the eco

among those making the list, congresswoman gabrielle giffords, facebook's mark zuckerberg and teen heart throb justin bieber. >>> and happy birthday to actress carol burnett who today turns 78. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. find out where mother nature will strike next as deadly weather lashes the nation's mid section. >>> and "today" takes you live to london where fears are setting in about the weather at england's royal wedding, now just three days away. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

. >> facebook employees, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg was moderator. >> i am nervous. we have the president of the united states here. >> president obama took questions from the audience and people who submitted questions online. the president took the opportunity to talk about his accomplishments in office. >> we saved the u.s. auto industry. >> reporter: he called for young voters to remain involved and he answered a question on what he would have changed in his first two years. says he wished he could have better explained healthcare reform. >> i am not sure i could have. >> reporter: it's unclear how many peach watched this but it was webcast live on facebook to hundreds of millions of users. in palo alto, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a few anti-war profesters were outside facebook headquarters today. theycode pink protesters urged the president to close the prison at guantanamo bay. >> another demonstration outside palo alto city hall drew dozens of people. they hope the president will oppose cuts that help low income families. speakers say they fear cut

facebook quarterbacks in palo alto and was joined on stage wi the facebook notoriously casual ceo mark zuckerberg. >> my name is barack obama. i'm the guy who got mark to wear a jacket and tie. the president defended the budget plan including a proposal to raise taxes on wealthy americans and criticized the deep cuts many republicans are pushing for. he made a pitch to younger voters. according to the white house, 30% of president obama 19 million facebook friends are under 25. one more note about the president's visit, we mentioned he attended a $35,000 a plate fundraiser in the presidio heights neighborhood last night. will i am of the black eyed peas tweeted this photo showing mr. obama with singer stevie wonder. >>> san jose butcher dog park will reopen now that authorities determined poison did not kill a dog that died after playing there on saturday. the park shut down as a precaution. necropsy showed no sign of the toxic substances in the dog's body. >>> today, san francisco is expected to do something to make it easier for you to park but it means sometime soon it could cost you more to d

. >> it is not the first time the president and zuckerberg have been together. the difference this time the president kicked off the reelection campaign and his visit to facebook is a clear sign he is after young voters. >> facebook allows us to make sure it is not a one-way. not only am i speaking to you, but you are speaking back. >> town hall meeting was stream lined on facebook where the president has 19 million friends and people who follow him. it was a hour long meeting . didn't require a republican response. questions came from employees and many wanted to hear the budget plan. >> if we don't have a serious plan to tackle the deficit, that could end up being a bigger drag on the economy. >> with the reelection campaign underway, he has a trat edgy - strategy for young women like this one. >> it is a new way. >> after facebook also reaches older voters as well >> the majority of people on book wook are 50 and above. you get both parts of the demographics. it is a great way to communicate. >> looking into the figures carefully. according to a white house s

. >>> if you saw "social network" you are aware of the twins suing mark zuckerberg. he's won the latest round in court. the twins are not done yet. >>> the cast of stomp will perform here at 6:15 this morning. if you can't handle it, get your ear plugs. >> it's one of the best parts of doing the news. you get interesting guests. stomp. good morning mike. >> good morning, scott. stomp is one of my favorite live shows. we tried to recreate it. we didn't do well. that's why we are not on tour. the giants game. second in the three-game series tonight. similar traffic report as yesterday. 3:00 is when they close the local streets. we hope it's a different result from yesterday. the carquinez bridge across the north bay to the east bay is moving smoothly. we expect heavier volume. no big deal. there's spring breaks floating around. san mateo bridge, traveling from the east bay to the peninsula. very few taillights, cameras are steady. no wind advisory. past the bridge, you might find flashing lights. there's construction that's picked up. no closures. back to you. >> thank

special panel of judges to review their claim that they didn't get a fair deal while settle, mark zuckerberg. >> the bruins battle away from bean town and controversy in the world's oldest race. plus, lebron leads the team to a bout against philly. >>> a severe weather outbreak is in the forecast. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, last night in the nba playoffs, the high powered heat took a demanding two-game lead over a philadelphia 76ers team that hasn't been able to beat miami all season. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. after a weekend of close finishes and upsets, the miami heat made sure there was no doubt about last night's game against the 6ers. to south beach, dwyane wade who battled migraines giving the 6ers headaches all night, living up to his nickname the flash. joel anthony sparks the ply. heat win going away 94-73. >>> bulls and pacers, derek rose score 36. the ashton kutcher look alike knocks down the three. chicago

facebook ceo mark zuckerberg was among the guests at a community party in pineville, oregon, to mark the opening of his company's new data center there. that's near bend, oregon. zuckerberg told a crowd of about 300 people that the custom-built data center will be a green operation using 38% less energy to do the same work as the company's existing facilities. until now, facebook's data centers have been operating out of a leased space at other locations. still ahead, security video shows them grinning as they make their getaway. we'll tell you about the unusual loot taken by some east bay burglars who so far have only been caught on camera. also, a south bay family to find the driver who put a 15-year-old girl in a coma. and we are going to update you on that severe weather that's been ravaging southern and midwestern states in the u.s. dry mouth is uncomfortable. it can also lead to serious dental problems. [ male announcer ] new act total care dry mouth is alcohol-free and has fluoride to strengthen teeth. stronger teeth and dry mouth relief. you're unpacking already? yeah. help m

the two former classmates of mark zuckerberg say the stock was worth less than claimed at time of the settlement. >>> president obama will be in the bay area on wednesday. in this video, the president invites citizens to participate virtually in a town hall at facebook that will be streamed live. the president is expected at a fund-raiser at the masonic auder to where tickets range from $25 to $2500. guests will spend $5,000 a -- will spend $35,000 a plate another night. >>> the picture captured by davenport about president, davenport is being recalled to resign. davenport said she will not resign. >>> it is spring and looking outside, april showers bring may flowers. this is how it looked in oakland today. light rain fell on and off all morning in oakland. as you can see by these pictures. it was the same story in san francisco. a light rain fell and then skies never really cleared up all day long. kind that gray haze marin layer. kind of gloomy. will it continue, let's go to bill in the weather center. >> yeahing we got more showers in the forecast this week. keep umbrellas handy. i

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. >> obama fue presentado por el creador de facebook mark zuckerberg aprovechó la oportunidad para promovere sigan paso a paso la celebración de la semana santa, permitirá a muchos estar en misa sin salir de su casa. >> (♪). >> ceremonia que podrán llegar en directo hasta su casa, un computador un simple click a través de la conferencia episcopal colombiana le ofrecerá todo acerca de la semana santa, contada a viva voz con sus protagonista. >> y esa es la razón por qué hemos abierto una página, una web donde nosotros estamos colocando toda una información relativa con la semana mayor, pero también vamos a transmitir todos los eventos que en roma se van a llevar a cabo. >> comenzó a funcionar el pasado viernes y durante toda la semana mayor día y noche permitirá a creyentes y no creyentes pero sobre todo a los más jóvenes, conocer a profundidad esta celebración religiosa, una de las más importantes del catolicismo en el mundo. >> y por ello la iglesia quiere ofrecer estas alternativas para salir de un evangelio clásico, montóno de. >> el canal católico en colombia llevará en directo las tran

. >>> a federal appeals court ruled that mark zuckerberg's former harvard classmates can not undo their settlement. the twins agreed to a settlement of $20 million and partial ownership of facebook back in 2008. they claimed later that the deal underestimated the value. the court ruled that the twins were savvy enough to understand their agreement at the time. the dispute was the basis for the film the social network. >>> on wall street stocked traded in a narrow range and finished flat. the dow gained one point and the nasdaq lost eight after the international monetary fund lowered its estimate for u.s. economic growth. >>> earnings season is off to a discouraging start as alcoa posted results that did not meet forecasts. sales fell short of $6 billion. analysts predicted more than $6 billion. the shares are off 3.5% in after hour tradings. >>> the gas prices continue to climb with bay area averages at or near $4.20 a gallon. san francisco is now averaging $4.21 a gallon, the highest in the nation. that is also $0.22 higher than one month ago and about a dollar higher than this time la

they say they were misled about the company's value accusing of zuckerberg of stealing their idea. but they were start muff to understand the deal $20 million in cash plus facebook shares now valued at $160 million. >>> let's talk about some numbers suited for weather. >> not that many zeros. we see temperature temperatures a little bit warmer. you have to wait for the weekend and couple chances of showers. let's take a look outside. all is clear at sfo. no clouds meaning no flight arrival delays. there could be other reasons for flight arrival delays. if those develop i'll let you know and also flight tracker at abc7news.com first page. we're still running in the mid to upper 30s in santa rosa and napa. low 40s around los gatos redwood city. everybody else in the mid to upper 40s. monterey bay mid to upper 40s for santa cruz and monterey. 50s and watsonville and inland to gilroy 41. more sunshine today. because we're starting off cooler temperatures will be pretty close than they were yesterday. it's possible for morning's commute and couple weak system on friday and monday that c

facebook ceo mark zuckerberg will be the moderator of the public webcast and the questions are preselected from facebook users, from you. so far 31,000 people have already rsvp'ed. the president will be talking about the economy, the deficit and tax plan. of course, there is the 2012 election coming up so he is also here to fundraise. this is some video of his last visit to the bay area. it was back in february. after the facebook town hall meeting, obama is scheduled to head up to san francisco for three fundraisers and we have a breakdown of what his plans are in san francisco. so tonight he will attend the private dinner at the presidio heights home of the ceo of salesforce.com and 60 supporters are paying more than $35,000 a seat so there are no cheap seats at that dinner. later mr. obama will speak to supporters at the masonic auditorium and tomorrow he will leave but first he will have breakfast at the saint regis hotel so if you can't afford tens of thousands to attend one of these private dinners, breakfastes, you can hear his message over facebook broadcast at 1:45 this afternoon.

headquarters in palo alto and had some fun with attendees there saying he was proud to get founder mark zuckerberg into a shirt and tie and also touting his 19 million facebook fans which is half that of spongebob squarepants, the preps pointed out. now, his -- the president pointed out. now, his goal right now to raise an unprecedented $1 billion for his campaign. last night in presidio heights 60 supporters paid more than $35,000 each for dinner with the president. but mr. obama also had to take some criticism. some protestors standing outside several of his events last night. a lot of folks that are far on the left concerned that he is moving too far to the center. so very busy day here after the president wakes up in san francisco. breakfast at the saint regis then heading to sfo flying to reno and then back to california before the end of the day sleeping tonight down in los angeles. [ sirens ] >> thank you, anne makovec in san francisco. awaiting the president's arrival at the saint regis. >>> oakland police questioning someone in connection with a spring of sex crimes near lake merritt. pol

the lawsuit says ceglia gave zuckerberg $1,000 way back when to help him get facebook off the ground. facebook's attorney says ceglia is a scam artist. >>> coming up, 6:23, a state lawmaker out to change california's cell phone law. >> the stiffer penalties and fines drivers could soon be facing. >>> and we are just hours away from huge protests at all csu across california. i'm kiet do with a live report coming up. >>> a garden hose was no match for a house fire that ripped through this home here behind me. we'll tell you what other challenges firefighters had to deal with this morning coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ i'm frank mallicoat. time is 6-- let's get a quick look at traf ather. here's >>> good morning. it's wednesday, april 13. i'm sydnie kohara. >> hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. time now 6:27. we're pushing 6:30 on this wednesday. let's kick it off with weather and i guess a little bit of rain today, huh, kristy? >> we are going t

why mark zuckerberg's legal woes >>> topping your business and tech headlines tonight, a very rough day on wall street as the markets slammed with bad news on credit and oil as well. >> let's bring in our business and tech reporter, scott mcgrew, who has more. >>> the broader markets fell big on news that standard & poor's, the credit rating agency, had what it called serious concerns on the credit rating of the united states. now, it didn't downgrade america's credit rating from a perfect aaa, but even the discussion of a downgrade was enough to make the marks take a breath. add to that oil prices, $108 a barrel and higher. general motors says it's going to tack on another $123 to the price of its cars to account for those higher oil prices and other commodities, particularly aluminum and steel. speaking of cars, take a look at the new volkswagen bug. it's flatter, less rounded than its predecessor. they got rid of the flower vase, too. and finally, you don't think a video from c-span is going viral, but congressman jesse jackson jr.'s rant against the apple ipad certainly has. represe

>> reporter: before mark zuckerberg launched facebook, he created something called facemash. >> the first thing we're going to need is a lot of pictures. >> reporter: it used photos of harvard girls, then asked users to choose the hotter person. now yale is under fire for creating its own version. on the 40th anniversary of women entering yale, a notorious e-mail greeted the freshmen class. it's called the preseason scouting report. it was circulated among fraternities and included names of freshmen finales who men rated on a beer scale from, i would have sex with you sober to i would only have sex with you blackout drunk. >> i think it was briefly available on a website, which means that many of these girls walking around campus today, most people first saw them in terms of how many beers you'd have to drink to sleep with them. >> reporter: the e-mail included personal information and details like basketball player, so she could be tall but who doesn't appreciate some long legs. and was seen partying at high school toga party. she did look excellent. reference photo 9 of 319. at the end

facebook ceo mark zuckerberg was among the guests at a community party in oregon to mark the opening of his company's new data center there. zuckerberg told the crowd of about 300 people that the custom built data center will be a green operation using 38% less energy to do the same work as the company's existing facilities. until now, facebook's data centers have been operating out of leased space at other locations. google executive credited with sparking the revolution in egypt says the country is transitioning towards democracy and called on countries and businesses to invest in egypt. he says once egypt's economy is stablized, everything else will stablize. he also emphasized that people there are still fighting for freedom. >> some people mistake because we are not anymore working, we're actually working on setting up you know something that protects the revolution. we want to make sure there's no one single voice that will control the country again. >> he oversees google's marketing in the middle east and africa. he launched a facebook page that helped organize some of the fir

. >> in case you didn't catch that, billionaire ceo mark zuckerberg telling the president, yeah, he'sl with that plan. >> but are you ready for this? $6 a gallon for gas? one economist says it could happen this summer. you can blame the weakening dollar pushing up commodity prices including oil. and aid busy hurricane season, instability in the middle east and $6 or higher gas prices would not be out of question. >>> right now caltrain officials are at a special session hoping to stage service for customers. -- hoping to save service for customers. they hope to keep trains running for a year. they considered closing three stations and cutting 10 trains due to a $30 million budget deficit. it has not released any official details of the new plan but it's expected to approve higher fares and parking fees. >>> want to know where to find a parking place in san francisco? well, there is an app for that. starting today drivers can get realtime information in several neighborhoods. this is how it works. sensors detect where a space opens. drivers can check availability and meter rates by log