. . out of control, a growing wild fire cuts memorial vacation short near santa barbara causing hundreds to evacuate. robbing peter to pay paul. the controversial plan that has firefighters up today. up in smoke. one bay area city's plan to put a stop to smoke shops a live look at san francisco. the transamerica building standing tall. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you.

thanks for being with us. it is 4:30. i'm marla tallez in for jon kelley. i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's first check the forecast with meteorologist, christina loren. good morning to you, laura and marla. good morning to you at home. this might be kicking off an abbreviated workweek. as you are making your way out the front door, count on slick conditions. we had shower activity roll through over the past three to four hours. right now, it is all clearing out of here. a little bit of aftermath this morning. a little bit of slick conditions. we are going to check the roads with mike. he is back. what i can tell you now is that we are in the 60s, headed toward the mid-70s. coming up, the triple digits on the way. here is mike. >> good morning. we are looking over here. i want to show you what christina is talking about. there is moisture in the air. here, through the oakland area and getting into the city, the midst ought to be enough to keep the roadways wet. through fremont, slick on the

roads, san jose, things are okay. this is the glow past 880 and the coliseum. you see the glowing lights and the sheen off of the roadway. be careful. the on and off ramps will be slick. it may take a little sunshine. just not out yet. back to you. it is 4:32. happening now, a wild fire is forcing thousands of people from their homes and campgrounds. the fire has grown to more than 1200 acres threatening 50 homes. u.s. forest service, garage and two cars have burned. 20-mile-per-hour winds are fanning the flames. crews only have it 10% contained this morning. the red cross has set up an evacuation center at santa barbara city college. as of right now, no local crews from the bay area headed to help out in the fire fight. they are read did i just in case. 4:32. a vallejo teenager who

disappeared has been found. a dive team was searching for 17-year-old kevin knight when they discovered his body. knight and another boy were playing in the water yesterday morning when he suddenly went under water. he yelled for help. the other boy thought he was joking and told him to quit playing around. signs are posted at the beach warning people not to swim because of a sudden dropoff and strong currents in the water. we are also learning new details about a hit and run crash that killed three young people from daly city. speed and alcohol may have played a role. the driver of a green mustang rear-ended a honda on hillside boulevard around 7:30 yesterday morning. the honda hit a retaining wall. the driver is expected to be okay. police think the mustang hit a different retaining wall breaking that car into two. three passengers were thrown from the car.

they all died atd t the scene. the victims were 22-year-old ruben vasquez and 21-year-old john voil la. >> he went to school and got all the credentials to become part of society. all he did was help people. he fixed everybody's car. >> police say the driver of the mustang, 26-year-old paul diaz, ran away from his scene, went into house before turning himself in. rusafala's family lives there and she drove a green mustang. he was booked on vehicular manslaughter charges investigators are looking for a teenage boy that burglarized an elementary school in fremont. the burglary happened in the principle's office. the school's principle reported friday's incident after she caught the teenage suspect burglarizing her office.

she told police he ran off before getting into a getaway car, which may be a cold buick la sabre. it is 4:34. this morning, two separate shootings in san jose killing three. two of the victims were teenage boys. dozens of friends gathered at a tree on reinhardt drive in east san jose late last night close to the spot where the teenage boys were shot on sunday. both boys were students at independence high school. just hours later on sunday night, someone shot and killed a man in south san jose. chuck reed says the police department continues to work hard even though they are stretched thin. we have one of the smallest per capita of officers of any big city. they are putting in overtime and working hard to keep the community safe. sunday's shootings now make it 19 homicides this year so far in san jose. that's compared to 16 at this time last year. san jose firefighters are speaking out against a

controversial idea from a city councilman. he wants to hire more police officers by reorganizing the fire department. councilman pier luigi aloe var yo repitched the idea after the 20 homicides. it stems from a fire report recommended fire crews respond only to fires and not to medical emergencies. 70% of fire emergency calls are not fire related. >> it is a matter of what residents want. we could raise city or reorganize and provide 110 more police officers tomorrow. last night, a spokesperson for the fire department told us the agency disagrees with the councilman's idea and believes it would put public safety at risk there could soon be new reforms at santa clara county board of supervisors. today, they will discuss publishing the calendars for review.

it would improve transparency and oversight of elected officials. a full vote could come as early as next month. the move comes after former supervisor, george, shirakawa resigned after saying he used public money for his gambling decisions. he is expected to be sentenced next montd. a major decision on prop 8 could come as early as today. it is more likely to be issued in late june. the high court could strike down prop 8, uphold it or dismiss the case all together, meaning larger constitutional issues would not be settled. justices are also expected to issue a ruling on the federal defensive marriage act. that case seeks to strike down a portion of the act which denies certain benefits to legally married same-sex couples tobacco retailers who want to set up shop in one bay city

area may have to wait a bit. a temporary ban on new shops. 12 shops currently doing business in the city. seven of them are located within blocks of schools and the studies show minors who try to buy tobacco products in contra costa county are successful about a quarter of the time. the city has received several complaints about loitering and crime outside of smoke shops. welcome to use. it is bright and early, 4:38. is it humid outside? my hair is a little fuzzy. >> it is moisture in the atmosphere, courtesy of low pressure. temperatures are in the 60s as well. it does feel a little bit tropical out there in the south bay this morning. thanks for joining us. back to work tuesday for many people. a lot of kids heading back to school for finals as we head into this week. make sure you give yourself ample time. good morning.

we had some showers roll through over the past 15, 20 minutes. your doppler radar already drying out. as we head throughout the next couple hours, temperatures are going to stay nice and comfortable. like i said before, we are starting out in the 60s in many of your cities. san jose, sunnyvale, close to 60. in oakland, san francisco, 57. 58 to start the day, to start the day in livermore. that means by about 1:00 p.m., we will see plenty of mid-60s. today, warmer by about 10 degrees on average. comfortable conditions. the showers created beautiful air quality. the pollen levels have dropped off as well. 75, livermore. 78, fairfield. 75 degrees today in concord. mike is back. good morning to you. >> i want to give you this beautiful look at the decline coming off of the high-rise at the san mateo bridge. you can see in the background those twinkling lights on the east bay. that's great.

we can see that clearly even thou there is moisture in the air. we don't have any delays i was driving through fremont, slick conditions. south of the area on 880 itself, fremont cleared up getting into milpitas and san jose. a smooth drive past tesla and the auto mall parkway and the truck scales. farther toward the bay bridge toll plaza, you notice there is a little sheen on the roadway, still slick in spots around there. no problems at the maze and as low clouds whoever around, visibility is okay so far. 4:40. still ahead, president obama heads back to the jurscy shore meeting with governor chris christie. why some are pointing to the political impact of this trip. another fee tacked on to your plane tickets. this one isn't coming from airlines. who is proposing that increase next. another big night for the bay area boy injured in the

boston marathon bombings, where he is going to be the guest of honor coming up.

good tuesday morning. giving a beautiful live look outside. nice night shot before the sun arrives this morning overlooking

san francisco. we will have a look at the changing forecast coming up. 4:43. today, president obama will visit the newly renovated jersey shore months after it was devastated by superstorm sandy last fall. "today in the bay's" tracie potts calculates how many of your tax dollars lawmakers in washington poured into this project. the jersey shore once again bustling with activity. 130 miles devastated last fall by superstorm sandy is bouncing back. today, president obama visits the boardwalk with new jersey governor, chris christie, recreating one of the most memb memorable pictures last fall. today, the focus is recovery. there is still much to do. the federal government has pr

promised $50 billion, most for housing and transportation, a lot to help small businesses. >> we are going to apply for the grants governor christie has helped secure. new jersey is promising a timely comeback. >> the government is here for moments like this when one person helping another isn't enough. the state is spending $25 million to push tourism just in time for summer. the white house says the president will use this as an example of putting middle class families back to work. >> tracie potts, nbc news, washington. the red cross is taking heat for unspent funds donated for superstorm sandy relief efforts. month are than one-third of the $300 million donated to help storm victims is sitting in the bank seven months after the storm hit. the red cross says it is holding on to the money to help address needs that weren't immediately apparent after the storm. critics are calling on the red cross to give the remaining $110 million to local relief

organizations. the florida man accused in the shooting death of trayvon is back in court today. george zimmerman is in what may be his pre-trial hearing. zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the death of the 17-year-old last year. he his trial is set for june 10th. crews remove cars and debris from a bridge collapse in washington state. huge crane sitting on a barge in the river removed an orange suv from the fallen 160-foot section of interstate 5 bridge. washington state department of transportation says the operation will be done carefully given the instability of that wreckage. a temporary bridge will be constructed and could be done as soon as the middle of next month. the cost of flying is going up. this time, it is not the airline's fault for that and the rest of your news before the bell. we turn things over to bertha

cooms. the airlines say, don't blame us. we are not behind us. we do have futures point willing higher after the markets snapped their winning streak. we expect to see a higher open. last week, folks got a little skiddish after ben bernanke said the fed might start pulling back on its economic stimulus program sooner rather than later. the airlines meantime say if flight prices go up this summer, blame it on the obama administration. the white house is proposing an increase on taxes on air travel by about $14 a flight. the government says higher taxes are needed to help cut the deficit paid for airport improvements and add thousands of customs and immigration officers to reduce weight times for foreign flights. the airlines opposed that price saying it is going to backfire and that it is actually going to

hurt the economy. marla, it is really interesting. when they raise fares, they never raise those issues. >> good point. bertha, thanks so much. we need to raise the issue of the forecast. we are going to check things out with christina loren. >> you might be looking for someone to blame for that slow drive. blame it on the rain. showers coming in. happy tuesday slam. thanks for waking up with us. maybe, just maybe, you have an abbreviated workweek. maybe you were here with us yesterday. either way, these showers are something that you want to consider as you start to make your way out that front door this morning. probably, give yourself a little extra time. doppler shows you real time. we are nice and dry. as we head throughout the morning hours, it is so mild. you might not need a coat. san francisco, 57 degrees. we are in the 60s in san jose. 61 degrees to start the day at 4:48. 58 in livermore, 57 degrees in

gilroy. mostly cloudy out there. that's why it is so mild to start. creating a blanket over the bay area. today's highs because of the nice, mild start, in addition to high pressure starting to build in, it is going to nice out there. 75 degrees on the way to livermore. 62, san francisco. 70 for oakland. guess who is back at it tonight? giants a's. you can catch that game, 7:00 p.m., comcast sports net bay area. a's took the game last night. hopefully, the giants can get back in there tonight. a little bit cool out there. you don't have to worry about any drizzle like we saw yesterday. we are going to see that take part in the game. they could carry that ball out to center field. high pressure builds in strong as we hid towards the end of the week. that's going to boost your temperatures up towards the century mark, specially in the east bay and south bay region. cooling you off at the coast a touch for sunday. by monday, we will be in the

upper 80s but this stretch of warm weather, ladies, lasts well into next week. enjoy the 70s while they last. 4:49. win or go home. the san jose sharks play a decisive game seven against the l.a. kings to determine who advances to the next round in the stanley cup playoffs. the road team has yet to win. something the sharks will have to overcome if they want to move on to the western conference finals. the team snuck in a quick practice before heading down to l.a. the puck drops at 6:00 p.m. at the staples center. a special honor for 12-year-old aaron hearn. he is going to throw out the first pitch at tonight's giants game. the players and coaches visited him back in april when the team was in town to play the red sox. hern and his family were special guests at a recent warriors

game. brush up on your vocab. this year's competition is more challenging than before. a smooth look out here. this is the north bay. no major problems. you will notice the glowing light it's and a little bit of puddling over there at the truck stop on the right. we will talk about the flow of your traffic and how that affects your drive into san francisco coming up.

good morning to you. giving you a live look out at the south bay. hard to tell what that is just because it is so dark. it is so early. we are checking that forecast. christina says it feels a little tropical outside today on this tuesday. it is 4:54. two bay area students will soon hit the stage in this year's scripps national spelling bee. they will take part today. 13-year-old audrey bancok and 13-year-old niha copakala are competing against 13 other students. it includes vocabulary. students must not only spell the words correctly, they must know what they mean as well. this is the first time in the bee's 86-year history that now vocabulary will be part of the scoring. 4:54. the world's tallest peak is

getting ready to celebrate 60 years of climbers. they are putting on the final touches for mt. everest's big climb tomorrow. an estimated 4,000 people have made it to the top. just last week, an 80-year-old japanese climber became the oldest man to reach the summit. we brought that to you on our 11:00 a.m. show. >> we did in the morning too. just so inspirational. >> an 81-year-old is supposed to be doing it, showing him up. >> no excuses. >> i am not yet 82. so i will wait until then and then set the record. we will look over here. another noelt fte for the city. we learned that muni line 13 and 14 is rerouting between 16th and 17th. you will see the police activity. we are tracking that. we are looking over toward the traffic getting into the city. low clouds hovering at the deck

of the golden gate bridge. slick roadways. be careful. getting into and out of san francisco, a nice, easy drive aside from the muni reroute. south 280 at 380, reports of a stalled-out vehicle in one of your lanes. it sounds slow. very light traffic right now. the yellow here only down to 60. that's just because of light flow of traffic. a couple of cars going slower. easy drive across the bay. dumbarton bridge for 84 respectively, smooth drive. in the south bay, a live look shows you san jose. this is the bulk of the commute right here. easy drive so far. back to you. >> we like to call you the big cheese. so is this guy. an american army veteran. he has claimed victory in an century's old cheese-rolling race in england. competitors climb to the top of the hill and they release cheese wheels chasing it down and

rolling. the annual event became an unofficial tradition in 2010 after health concerns led local occasions to discourage it. the winner, a colorado man, finished the race unscathed, says he plans to represent the u.s. at next year's competition. 4:57. still to come, a san jose city councilman's plan to increase police presence but it is not sitting well with firefighters. an 11-year-old boy stabbed to death in l.a. police say he knew his attacker very well. we will have the latest on the investigation.

should san jose's fire department be reorganized to put more cops out on the street. i'm marian far breaux. i will take a look at the controversial plan coming up. we're kicking off this

workweek headed to the 70s. the triple digits are just around the corner. we will give you the timeline for our next heat wave. we are still watching for slick conditions, the effects of that. something that might get in your way if you are traveling down the east bay. we will give you that update for 880 coming up. tuesday morning, may 28th. sharks not here tonight. they are going to be doing it up in l.a. we will be watching tuesday, may 28th, "today in the bay." good morning. it's 5:00. i'm marla tallez in for jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. with the heard rate quickly climbing in san jose, one city leader is pushing for a way to get more cops on the street. his plan isn't very popular.