smoke over the peninsula. here's why. firefighters are battling a fire at a scrap metal yard in redwood city. nbc bay area sky

ranger is overhead right now. this is at sims metal 12 acre recycling center on seaport boulevard. that fire broke out about 90 minutes ago. i want to go ahead and show you now a live look at crews battling the fire. so as you can see here, they are making some progress. but a considerable amount of smoke is still coming out from that area. air quality officials are urging people to stay indoors with your windows closed, to avoid any exposure to all that smoke. we do have crews headed to redwood city right now. our assignment desk is also making phone calls to firefighters. as soon as we get more information. we, of course, will bring it to you on air and on all of our digital platforms. also, at 430. a stabbing on campus. it's been a chaotic day at a high school in gilroy. good afternoon. i'm audrey asistio welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. we've been very busy this afternoon

talking to police, school leaders and students about what exactly went down at christopher high school. we're going to tell you what we've just learned in just a bit. also we're tracking other stories on this wednesday, including take a look at this, this ship sinking in the delta. it's got a huge hole and it's taking on water. the big environmental concern it's now causing also the surveillance video is haunting. a passenger hijacks a bay area bus. you see right there with a machete. investigative reporter candice nguyen will join us with a closer look at complaints with the panic button for bus drivers , and oakland's former police chief is looking for a new job. how he could soon be working hand in hand with the mayor who fired him. but let's go ahead and begin this afternoon with that stabbing, a student was stabbed during a fight at a south bay high school. gilroy police say it happened just before noon inside a locker room at christopher high school. investigators say a boy stabbed another boy during that

altercation. the victim was taken to a hospital. with what are being described as non-life threatening injuries. we did speak with a student who was inside that locker room during that fight. and so you just hear a, like, commotion. he's like, oh, he's got a knife, he's got a knife, and everybody's just freaking out. everyone's like, just freaked out. the coaches, they're they're like like they just saw a ghost. like police say no one else was hurt in that fight. but the school was placed on lockdown for about an hour while officers investigated the student accused in that stabbing was arrested and taken to juvenile hall. okay, now to new details in the david biggar case. jury selection is taking place right now for the state case against the man accused of attacking nancy pelosi's husband. now, this comes days after depape received a 30 year federal sentence. our sergio quintana was at san francisco's hall of justice all day. sergio, what's the latest? well, so, audrey, right now they are actually starting to wrap up the

first day of jury selection in this trial, there are 120 people that make up the potential jury pool. they're going to whittle that down to 12 members of the jury, and then six alternates in the state trial, as opposed to the federal trial. david depape is facing eight felony charges, and that includes two new ones that were added to the charge that were added just recently. those two new charges are kidnaping and intimidating a witness or threatening a witness. of course, he's also facing charges that include attempted murder. again, this is the beginning of jury selection. it will continue through tomorrow. so yeah, it sure is a process. sergio, you mentioned the federal trial. it wrapped up last week or so we thought. so what exactly happened there? yeah. in fact, there were the two people who we didn't expect to see in the state court today were his two public defenders

from the federal courts. that's because last week, when the judge was issued, was conducting the sentencing hearing. david depape was not given an opportunity to speak at that hearing. and so now the judge has acknowledged that that was a mistake. he has reset another hearing, but the public defenders on the for that federal case have filed a new motion. they're basically saying, yeah, they'll go ahead and go with another sentencing hearing. but they are asking that the sitting judge, jacqueline, us district judge jacqueline scott corley, be replaced with a different judge. and so it's not exactly clear how that's going to all. schedule out what we understand is that on tuesday, there is going to be a pause here for this state trial so that they can have that hearing in federal trial. but at this point, that's kind of up in the air. sure a lot going on on the state and federal level. sergio, thank you for that update. appreciate it. looking forward to your full story later on this evening. we

are following developing news out of san joaquin county as well. so right now that ship you're looking at is sinking in the san joaquin river delta. this is about 15 miles north of stockton sheriff's office says that that ship called aurora has a hole and it's causing the vessel to take on water. it's also leaking diesel and oil into the delta. so right now it's not clear what caused that hole. state agencies, along with the coast guard, are now on scene. ousted oakland police chief laurent armstrong now has his sights set on another leadership role in the city. today, armstrong filed to run for the city's at large council seat. the oakland native and former chief says that his goals are to address public safety, clean up street conditions and work to balance the city's finances. right now, oakland is facing an extreme budget crisis. so you may remember armstrong was fired by mayor shengtao last year but was later cleared of any wrongdoing. he says he feels his job is still not done in oakland

. i balanced the opd budget for the first time in 40 years. the first chief to do that to have a balanced budget. so i understand how to spend money and how to make sure the department actually takes care of the funding that it receives. but i also come with the experience of solving problems in the city, addressing crime in the city, addressing homelessness issues, and working collaboratively with organizations throughout the city. armstrong joins eight other candidates vying for that same council seat. he says he hopes his 24 years at opd and his leadership experience will help him stand out from the crowd. his candidacy comes as he's pursuing a lawsuit against the city for wrongful termination. just a heads up, gilroy's dmv office is closing down for a few months to get a makeover. office on auto mall parkway is getting new flooring, furniture, and other improvements. it's going to be closed for some time june 5th through september 3rd for those renovations, the hollister

office on sally street is the closest alternative, which is about 15 miles away. you could also access most dmv services online, or you can visit the santa teresa salinas and san jose offices. antioch is set to lose an amtrak station this year, and protesters are calling on transportation authorities to reverse their decision on the san joaquin county joint powers authority voted last year to move the pittsburg antioch amtrak stop to oakley because of safety and crime concerns. the new oakley stop is set to open this year. while the antioch is set to close. so community groups, as you see here, against that closure, held a rally today urging leaders to reconsider. they say that the station is vital to the community. seniors, veterans and youth who rely on it to get around. they listed. one of the problems is that people are rambunctious around here. like, this is some type of problem area that there's suspicious activity going on. all live. that can't be further from the truth. this this train

station, is for our community and our community is saying we want to keep it. you guys find something else to do. in a statement, contra costa county supervisor dianne burgess called that decision to close the station final while she said the county is working with bart tri-delta transit and other agencies to make that transition smooth. all right, now to a story from our investigative unit. video of a vta bus being is highlighting the agency's fragmented emergency response, and the driver is speaking publicly for the first time, saying that when help is delayed, everyone on board and on the road is impacted. investigative reporter candice wynn joins us now with this story. and, candice, you've been digging into this story for quite some time now. yeah, for more than six months now. audrey, when bus operator carlos durante was suddenly threatened by a passenger with a 17 inch blade machete, he tells me he needed help right away. turn around. bro. i can't make the

friend. he told me, make this u-turn or else you're going to start bleeding. that surveillance video is from 2022, but nbc bay area obtained it late last year while investigating bus driver attacks, now taking a closer look at this incident, we found when zarate pressed his silent panic button on the bus, the alert did not go straight to law enforcement. it went first to vta transit dispatch, essentially for review and then to the sheriff's office. now, for years, bus drivers have told us they need a direct line to law enforcement in these emergencies. and this fragmented response can waste valuable time when drivers and the public are at risk. if the person had told me to hit a car and i told them i couldn't, that i wasn't going to do it, and he told you to hit a car? yeah. on the 80 overpass. now vta is head of security and safety tells me these issues are not specific to vta. he said, whether it's the driver using the radio or a passenger using a

cell phone to call 911 vta's principle is for first responders. audrey, to get on scene as fast as possible. and that's what you said, right? as fast as possible every second counts. candice. so i'm wondering how long did it take then for help to show up for that bus driver? it took 11 minutes for the first sheriff's unit to finally arrive on scene, but trying to figure out that time, i found out that no one is really tracking how long that bus driver is actually waiting for help when they press that panic button. and let me give you an example here. the transit agency is handling their own response call for service. sure. the sheriff's office is looking at their own call for service. no one's really adding up those times to get the full picture and report it to the higher ups. so lots more on that in our full report tonight at 11. all right. looking forward to that candace. thank you. we'll see you at 11. an alarming amount of dead sea lion pups are being found off the california coast. steps. wildlife experts are now taking to try to figure out exactly

what is going on here. also, during the largest fires on record, smoke covered nearly 75% of california. and all that wildfire smoke has had a huge impact on our lives. of course, and it's also been damaging the lakes as well. in our state, dna is going to be joining us with what researchers are learning. but before we head to break, we want to know what trending story would you like to see today? later in this newscast? have a poll up right now on my instagram. you only have a few more minutes left, so make sure to vote for one of these stories you see right here. you're not the only one hanging on to your car. amazon upgrades alexa wants you to pay more or smoke or drink which one americans do more

francisco, but in other parts of the state, it's a different, very sad situation on an island of t coast north of santa

cruz, a dead sea lion pups are washing ashore. they appear to have been born too soon in these drone shots were taken over ano nuevo island. each red arrow that you saw there points to a dead pup. there are nearly 300 for reference in an average year. scientists count about 700 pups born and just 1 or 2 miscarried. researchers at uc santa cruz are trying to determine what's causing all of this, but it could be that there's just not enough food. scientists have been tracking the sea lions via satellite and say some are going as far south as baja california to get food. my best guess, and it's a guess, is that food availability is down. california sea lion populations are at a historic high, so that there's they're already at a point where they're pretty much maxed out. and since early may, there's been a spike in sea lions at pier 39. and biologists told us that they're

here for all the anchovies we have up here. there were more than a thousand, which is the most we've seen in 15 years. turn out to our climate in crisis. we know wildfire smoke is damaging in so many ways. and in a new study published today, scientists focused on how it's impacted our lakes ecosystems. scientists at uc davis say that during the largest fires on record, smoke covered nearly 75% of california. and here to give us more insight is meteorologist vianey arana varney. so how damaging has all of this smoke been to our lakes? you know, when we look at smoke, we look at the air quality impacts to us humans, but it's also impacting things like our lakes. and what scientists did is they looked at responses to wild smoke folk in those lakes. and between 2018, 2020 and 2021, what they found during those years is that was the three largest fire seasons on record in the state, and during that time, the lakes were exposed to an average of 33 high

density smoke days with august and september having the highest smoky days, researchers believe that smoke and ash can hurt photosynthesis, kris and oxygen levels and damage the lakes actual ecosystem. so what's the data researchers are looking at? yeah, well, the study's lead author from uc davis is research scientist adrian schmitz, and they basically measured things like temperature, light and oxygen in the water. all of the components that play a key role in the overall health plant and aquatic life of the lake itself. they looked at impacts from ash, for example, during the 2021 caldor fire in the tahoe basin, thick layers of black ash could be seen on the shores of lake tahoe. scientists are still studying the influence this had on the water's clarity and species itself. they say they'll need to take more measurements over diverse bodies of water throughout the state of california to further track the actual smoke impacts, but i did reach out to researcher schmitz,

and i'm actually hoping to connect with her to get more insight not only on this study, but other studies that they have also done, you know, regarding smoke and lakes and other ecosystems throughout the entire world. really, there's a lot to look into for sure. absolutely. all right. thank you. okay. so the weather is great. memorial day weekend is almost here. and more people are already heading to pools and beaches. so with all of that in mind, a reminder for water safety data shows 90% of drownings happen in front of an adult, and a child can drown in less than 30s. we spoke with three time olympic gold medalist and former competitive swimmer rowdy gaines about how parents can make sure that their kids are staying safe while in or around the water. the number one cause of death in children ages 1 to 4 is drowning. number two. in that 5 to 14 age group. but the good news is we found the cure. and the cure literally is taking swimming lessons. if a

child takes those formal swimming lessons, it reduces that risk of drowning by 88. so a lot of my messaging this summer as we head into this busy summer is put your child in swimming lessons. other tips he mentions avoid buying your child a blue swimsuit. don't swim without a lifeguard. never dive in. head first and watch your kids in the water. even if a lifeguard is already present. okay, it's finally here. class of 2024 is graduating, so here's a look at the hustle and bustle on san jose state university's campus. thousands of students will have their crowning moment over the next three days. there are ten commencement ceremonies in total, and this morning the engineering school graduated, followed by the lurie college of education in the afternoon. and this evening at 630, the professional and global education graduates will walk across the stage, including those with master's degrees. we did talk to one graduate about what this day means to him. it's greater than walking across the

stage because it's something that symbolizes opportunity and breaking the glass ceiling for the younger generations in my family, so it's awesome. guillermo luna, by the way, earned his degree in computer engineering. congratulations to him and of course, to all of the graduates they've worked so hard for this moment. finally happening. happy graduation day. we've got a lot going on in the 5:00 news. we're going to talk about taxes. we don't like paying them. no, no, never. and a new measure is going to make it harder actually to raise taxes. it's on the november ballot. it gives voters a stronger say in whether or not new taxes are approved. but opponents call the proposal dishonest and even illegal. our business and tech reporter scott budman gives us both sides, and three us allies make a major announcement about the middle east. they will formally recognize a palestinian state that is a diplomatic blow to israel. we have america's response and what this could mean for the future of that region. all that and more coming

up at five. all right. sounds good. janelle. thank you. we'll see you in a little bit. still to come top trending story as voted by you on my instagram poll. also it is the world's largest digital camera. and it was created in silicon valley. we're going to tell you about it when we come back in two minutes.

are keeping their cars longer than ever before. you may be one of them. s&p global mobility reports that the average age of a car in the u.s. is two months older than the previous record, set just last year. new data comes at a time when the median price of vehicles hover around $45,000. s&p expects that the record will be broken again pretty soon here, as 70% of all cars on the road are at least six years old. as always, i will be posting links to the other stories you voted for on my instagram in just a few minutes.

okay, take a look at this picture. perfect delivery. one of the biggest packages from the peninsula just arrived in chile. today took over a month, but the world's largest digital camera camera is finally at its new home. the ruben observer brie. it's called the legacy survey of space and time. the camera. you might remember we showed this to you last month when scientists announced it was finally complete after two decades was created at the slovak national accelerator laboratory in menlo park. now it will be used to capture images, study cosmic mysteries to eventually create the world's largest astronomical movie. this is in your realm? yeah, i was going to say i'm excited to see what it captures. i bet it's amazing. so what we're capturing right now is just glorious weather. i've been loving it. it really has been pleasant. i mean, yesterday we were a little bit warmer. today we're still comfortable just a few degrees cooler, but even so it's about 63 degrees right now in san francisco. let's get right to your microclimate

forecast so i can give you a closer look at how the temperatures are doing throughout the bay area. now, we've got 70s right now in san jose, 76 degrees, danville 77. still got a couple of 80s through concord, fairfield and livermore. but if you notice around the coastline, those cool 50s, we've got 24 hour temperature change right now running about nine degrees cooler in areas like palo alto, san francisco and morgan hill. just as we forecasted. tuesday was probably our warmest day of the week so far, but at least the skies have been clear with that pleasant sunshine you can see here on satellite radar. we do have clear conditions overall across the state, and in the next couple of hours in san francisco, one thing you likely notice is the breeze from the west. at about 20mph right now. but you'll notice even overnight conditions are going to stay pretty clear. we're going to dip down into the 50s for san francisco. meanwhile, inland areas like san jose right now we are sitting at about 76 degrees light breeze northwest at about 16mph. and if you look at the icons, we go from sunshine to clear conditions. and i've been mentioning how it's been kind of

mild, even warm overnight. we're going to see that once again heading into tonight. but as you inch closer into your forecast for your thursday morning commute, we're going to wake up to 50s on the map. your lunch hour by tomorrow will be in the 70s, and then daytime highs are going to max out in the upper 70s once again in the low 80s. for most of the bay area so that beautiful quiet pattern will continue into your thursday, but make sure to join us once again at 5:00. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is going to have a closer look at your extended forecast as we inch closer in towards the weekend. audrey. all right, vianey, thank you. and by the way, you can now watch nbc bay area news whenever you want on roku and other streaming platforms. there you can watch live newscasts, breaking updates and much more of our content. thank you so much for joining us. at 430, jess and janelle are working on the 5:00 newscast next, and we are back in just two minutes.

another what we've learned, and we have a live report from the high school. also, former oakland police chief laurent armstrong wants to be the city's newest council member. why? the ousted chief believes he's the best man for that job. and santa clara based nvidia making major headlines late this afternoon. the extremely strong earnings report that shows the power of the ai boom. the news at five starts right now. thanks for joining us on this wednesday. i'm janelle wang and i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to start with that breaking news that you're looking at right now. this is out of redwood city. firefighters working to contain a fire at a scrap metal yard. look at all that smoke. sky ranger overhead. this is the sims metal company. it's a 12 acre recycling center on seaport boulevard. that fire broke out about 3 p.m. you can see all

that scrap metal there. let's give you a live look again. they're making some progress. there's a little bit less snow, less smoke than we saw earlier, but still a significant amount pouring out air quality officials are urging anyone near that area. keep your windows closed. stay indoors so you can avoid this type of smoke. we do have crews headed to redwood city right now. as soon as we get more info, we will bring it to you on all of our digital platforms. all right. our other top story tonight, some students at a south bay high school say that they are shaken after one of their classmates stabbed another right in front of them. yes, this happened at christopher high school in gilroy. and that's where nbc bay area's marianne favro joins us live in. marianne, what can you tell us about what happened today? well, police tell me this all happened around noon in the boys locker room here at christopher high. and the school was placed on lockdown. it's really scary to have this