reporting live in san francisco, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, marianne. >>> he won't be back. at least not on the movie screens anytime soon. former california governor arnold schwarzenegger made that announcement today about his hollywood career. in a statement released by schwarzenegger's office, his talent agency is putting all of his upcoming film projects on hold until further notice. the announcement comes just days after the former governor admitted to fathering a secret love child with his housekeeper 13 years ago. >>> now to the remarkable recovery of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she underwent surgery yesterday to repair her skull. the goal of the surgery was to replace a piece of her skull shattered by a bullet when she was shot in the head back in january. at the same time doctors placed a shunt inside the brain cavity to help relieve pressure. doctors said they are pleased with their progress and remain optimistic about a recovery. >> the rate of recovery, though, is variable over time, and we can't predict exactly how much more progress she's going t

nbc bay area's marianne favro is live at an agency in san jose that, marianne, helps women safely get out of volatile relationships. >> reporter: which is certainly tough to do, jessica. i'm here at next door solutions to domestic violence, which helps victims of domestic violence. now, earlier today i spoke with the sister of cindy caliguiran. she lives in the philippines, and i talked to her by phone. she said that her sister had confided to her that her husband had hit her in the past. that is why tonight at next door solutions the director of programs is gearing up for a surge of calls from bay area women worried they may be the next victim. experts say women leaving the relationship should ask some key questions to assess the potential danger their partner poses. >> do they have guns? do they have access to weapons? do they drink and use drugs? have they had a recent traumatic incident such as a loss of a job? those things tell us who may be likely to commit homicide when their partner leaves. >> reporter: she warns women considering leaving should not tell their partner directly

i'm marianne favro. coming up, what you need to know to protect your family from west nile virus. >>> also, big news in silicon valley. the most anticipated ipo since google has the valley buzzing tonight. how much will it cost you to buy in? >>> and good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. a lot of sunshine today in san francisco. clear skies right towards the bay bridge. and temperatures, well, still a little bit mild out there compared to what we've.. we'll tell how how long this great weather will last. >>> let's check your tishgs. we're on the verge of a silicon valley dotcom ipo. scott budman is here. lots of excitement. >> there is. we love our ipos, the stock market has been strong and social networking companies are hot. add that all together, and you have a spotlight on linked in, pricing its ipo just hours ago at the top of its range, $45 a share. it's expected to trade tomorrow morning, and will be watched closely by investors in and employees of other social networking and dotcom-

marianne favro joins us now to show us how the magic happens. marianne? >> reporter: consider it a wearable robot, a device that allows spinal cord patients to take a giant step forward. >> i was texting and driving and i wasn't wearing my seat belt. i was ejected out of the car, out of the passenger door, and i broke my back. >> reporter: that was january 7th. stephanie hasn't walked since until she slipped on these bionic legs. >> i definitely had to hold the tears back but standing up and taking my first steps filled that void that has been taken away from me. >> reporter: the 24-year-old is part of a study looking at the safety of e-legs developed by berkeley buy onyx. >> control the legs to take a natural step and as the patient balances and moves forward. >> reporter: this device weighs about 45 pounds and it can be used on many different patients of different sizes because it can be adjusted to fit someone much taller than stephanie. studies prove e-legs is safe to use, the hope is one day paralyzed patients can use it on their own at home. >> even

marianne favro joins us to tell us about the new project. >> reporter: this overhang is not a luxury to keep students' cars cool. if you take a look on top, you will see solar panels. it's part of the largest solar power program at a school in a nation. this solar panels are generating energy and money for the eastside union high school district in san jose. >> you're doing something good for the environment. second win is you're doing something good for the budget, which is actually something good for the students because you're saving millions of dollars over time that can go into classroom instruction. >> reporter: chevron partnered with the district to install more than 30,000 solar panels here at piedmont hills high and 12 other schools. in the first year alone, the solar project is expected to save the district $3 million in energy costs. enough to save the jobs s abou0 teachers. the district expects to save $43 million in energy cost during the life of the project, about 25 years. >> the money will be used for other things as well. it could be for classified jobs, projects at

reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> marianne, thank you. >>> let's turn our attention now to the weather. it's got everyone buzzing. not just in one part of the bay area but all across the bay area. a live look outside now. downtown san jose, those fountains, when the fountains and kids are out, you know it is warm. let's check in with our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i guess it's a nice way to welcome in cinco de mayo. >> yes, it is. that shot never gets old, those kids playing out in the fountain at cesar chavez park in sacramento. oakland, looking at some haze from a very warm bay area. we started to see some cooling however our inland spots especiorlyalga mnill and wall pe nuk cek topped out with our highest levels, 92. danvillek at 90. where you canee the cooling the yellow along coastline that's where some 60s and 70s currently are. still warm inland, though. it is a hot region of high pressure. however, we are looking at a change in the winds. we'll let you know who will have some 60 degree weather coming our way as early as tomorrow coming up

reporting live at san francisco general hospital, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> bryan stow's family has been updating the public about his condition since the attack on march 31st. the latest entry reads as follows, the day has finally come. bryan is now stable enough to bring home up north. this time is so bittersweet, we are happy to get to bring bryan home. they go on to thank all the people in los angeles who helped them in this journey, especially his doctors and nurses at the usc medical center. from the recovery to the investigation, los angeles police still looking for the suspects in this attack. about 200 billboards have now been posted around l.a. which show sketches of the potential suspects and also show the reward being offered, $100,000. stay with us here at nbc bay area and nbcbayarea.com for our continuing coverage of bryan stow's recovery. >>> accident on alcatraz, the roof of a tram while riding in crashed on top of tourists. >> reporter: the tram we're talking about is the one they use to help people get from the water up to the prison cell tower. that is

nbc bay area's marianne favro with the big surprise. >> reporter: that surprise was her son, a specialist in the army wounded by a roadside bomb in iraq in 2009. johnny winn holocaust his llost attack and has been recovering at a military hospital in texas. he surprised his mom at a luncheon for moms who can't be with their sons and daurtdaught daughters because -- sons and daughters because they're serving in the military. johnny winn walked in surprising his unsuspecting mom. she was stunned. he went on to praise his lifelong support. >> when i got injured in 2009, the roadside bomb hit, and i was knocked out. lost a lot of blood. pale white. but i was still conscious most of the time. the first thing that came to my thought was mom. what is my mom going to think? [ laughter ] >> oh, man. >> reporter: johnny credits his mom with his unbelievable recovery. he says she was the first person he saw every morning when he woke up in the hospital and the last person he saw at night. she never left his side. he also said his mom made home-cooked meals for him while he was recovering, and he's s

reporting live in san francisco, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> plenty of champagne celebrations in the bay area tonight. a local ipo has the tech world buzzing. a lot of new manage millionaires. a company stirring up memories of the dot-com boom. linked in. business and tech reporter scott budman joins us from linked in headquarters in mountain view. scott, pretty close in mountain view to google literally speaking, correct? take it away. >> reporter: you know, it really is, raj. what a day. this is a company we've been following for weeks. it priced its ipo at 45, went out this morning at 83 and topped out at the close of $94 a share, a pop of more than 100%. yes, there are comparisons to google and also another mountain view dot-com pioneer, netscape. all of this put smiles on the face of other beay area social networking companies. as linked in wowed investors, another social networker, gild of san francisco, was taking notes and liking what it saw. >> i think this is going to be that moment where it really starts to emerge. >> reporter: this is gild's ceo. while linked in wa

nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us live in front of the health department with a look at challenges facing people still working front lines. >> reporter: well, jessica, here in santa clara county, 2,127 people are living with aids, and public health officials here tell us that, african-americans and hispanics are disproportionately affected. robert smart remembers his reaction when he learned he had aids. >> i broke down and cried. i broke down and cried. >> reporter: that and 11 years ago. today he feels great, and is giving back working with aids patients in sane ta clara count >> two groups of people disproportion naturely affected by hiv aids, the rates are highest among african-americans and hispanics. >> reporter: claudia rodriguez trains service providers working and aid clients. they need to be aware of cultural barriers. >> latinos in latin america and this country are practicing catholics so a lot of times what that does is that for some people it might inhibit or prohibit our aability to openly have conversations around sex or even safer sex. >> reporter: today, eight spe

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