to you. let's start things off this morning by taking a look outside. we could see temperatures in the 90s. let's check in with christina. good morning. >> we are going to see the hottest day of the year so far. part of the reason why is because of where we are starting out this morning. temperatures all over this morning. hopefully you got to enjoy it

outside. the temperatures will crash. big cooling on the way. stick with us. if you got to get out the front door. mike will help you out. >> feel better. looking over here 580 this will get blurry because the waves of heat will start hitting the cameras. west 580, this looks like a lot of traffic but this is pretty normal there. as you come out of livermoore, we are looking at the south bay, where the freeways are clear. i want to show you the rest of the commute. 60 miles per hour. i will double check on the construction there. that fire there is breaking news

out of the south bay this morning where crews had to break through the roof of a home to put out that fire there. is that fire out just yet, bob? >> it is. san jose firefighters are putting away their gear and will be packing up soon. that is where the fire did take place. the firefighters having to cut into the roof of that house because there was something burning in the attic. the firefighters were mentally preparing themselves for a bigger battle. this fire started in the basement. they had the potential to work their way up fast and firefighters found easy access to the basement to the stairs. they made quick entry an

extinguished it keeping damage to a minimum, saving the house. the homeowner and his roommates were out of the house at the time. his napes saw the soak and called 911. they say it was accidental, started in the basement, which the homeowner uses for storage. they did not have gas hooked up to the house just electrical and thecross is going to be out here as well. reporting live here. >> we have new details on a light name chemical explosion. investigators looking into the cause this morning. two people were taken into the

hospital with critical burns. hazmat crews were called to the area but it is unclear what they found. it happened at spring lake drive near 238 and the 880 interchange. they have since reopened. friends and family members left flowers and candled overnight where near a mother of three was left near 680. investigators have spent the majority of the night specificing through the clues. they were called to the scene at 3:00 yesterday in the afternoon and say she had young twin girls. >> high sons were at school and

they aren't thinking about something happening to mom. i was worried. >> this is the 13th murder of the year. that is the same number of killings as there were this time last year. >> a livermoore golf instructor is though accused of trying to hire somebody to kill his victims. he is accused of sexually abusing boys he used to coach. he is now accused of trying to have those boys killed. it is unclear how they met. the officer said he promised to pay up front for hits on the boys and suggested the officer steal the boy's cell phones. now he is being charged with solicitation of murder. >> the man accused of setting

fires in san so say will be back in court today. he has not entered a plea for his ten counts or arson. brennan is already a registered arsonist and sex offender. >> the teen that stowed away in the wheel well of a plane has been reuned with his father. the teen hid in a wheel well of a plane bound for hawaii. investigators say the teen was trying to go to africa to reunite with his biological mother but picked the wrong plane to go into. >> at least one person died after the same storm that spawned the tornados in the

south bumped more than 14 inches of rain in hours. in mobile, alabama, a man was rescued from a flooded creek. he did that for more than a half an hour before crews arrived. >> a firefighter swam to the man, and put a life jacket on him before they were able to pull him to safety. >> 35 people died from the same storm system. among them a 21 year old university of alabama student who died saving his girlfriend. the tornado hit the house they were in. he held up a concrete slab long enough for her to get out from under hit before it fell on him. although forecasters say the

storm has weakened substantially, only four were reported late last night in north carolina. no reports of injuries. >> much different story here at home. the bay area is bracing for record setting heat today. the heat wave is going to feel like summer. >> i call it spring sizzle. temperatures this morning are nice and mild. we are going to get an update from him. he is watching a couple of things for you. it is so mild out there. i think a lot of people had sleepless nights. we are in the 60s to start the day. that coast completely clear and you can see our air quality is not suffering that much. they aare getting the pick up

from this. getting a little bit of a light show on the water this morning. that will give you inspiration this morning. that is unusual for us to see the colors on the bay. as you know, we have a lot of fog and cloud cover as a result the hot sunshine on the day. the after rain 73 degrees, we are going to hit 94 today. for the peninsula that is going to impact a lot of people out there. if you suffer from heat exhaustion, drink a lot of water. people were complaining about p temperatures yesterday. 88 degrees in oakland for today. 92 degrees for north bay. that is my word of caution don't over do it.

a lot of people are expecting the temperatures to come on so soon. christina said wear shorts to school. looking here toward the north bay where southbound 101 was move i moving slowly. we are looking at the maps. on this map farther north there is power lines draped over. far north we are looking at the east bay and the same for highway 24 and the like. as you would expect as you saw through highway 101 clearing, must have been a slow moving vehicle. not a lot going on, i see slowing coming into and out to the pass. all the way over to 580. there was construction

westbound. we'll track that watch the trend back to you. >> still ahead today in the bay a shocking new report about the air we breathe. we'll tell you which bay area counties are the worst. plus a popular children's lamp recalled. what you need to know coming up. got a story for the investigative unit? call the tip line. or e-mail us at the unit.

very good wednesday morning to you. soaring temperatures for this last day of april. we'll check in with christina. it is 4:44. half of all americans breathing unhealthy air. that is according to the new report. the county got a d when it comes to air quality. san francisco got an a while san

mateo got a b. they found pollution is down and smog is worse. the lung association blames the warmer weather. >> they take the climate change seriously. polluted air can lead to as ma, heart attacks and strokes. 147 million people are living in unhealthy air. >>. a mother's diet days before conception can affect a baby's g eemt nes. researchers found it is what a mother eats that may also play a role in that child's life long health. doctors say a study will be expandeded in the coming years. >> two bill p bills cleared the

senate would require that all state and government building put diaper changing tables in bathrooms for mother's and dads. >> lamps are being recalled because children can stangrangln the cords. if you purchased a lamp you should remove it until you goat get a repair kit on the ikea page. we are live at cnbc world headquarters good morning. >> reporter: we are going to watching shares of twitter today. we saw it 10% in after hours

trading last night. twitter reported better rates but the problem is that the company is still struggling to add new users fast enough. they don't appear to be checking their pages as of ten as they used to. back in positive territory for the month. trying to avoid it's worst month. we want to look for davis today and the first plants could show the economy slowed. the dow rising 86 points the nasdaq up 29 to, 441.03. shoppers can compare gadgets and showcase the various features. google is working on software and apple is said to be devel

developing an iwatch. >> i would go out for a walk early this morning. it is warmer than people would like to be waking up with. i can tell you now, just about everywhere across the area we are expecting 100 degrees today. the record is 103 degrees. it is definitely coming on strong and fast. i'm happy to report we did that story on air quality. we are in the good to moderate range across the board today. we are getting enough wind it is not the case. right around sunrise, 6:16 am, temperatures are still going to be in the 60s at that point. the hottest temperatures of the year, widespread 90s. a couple of triple digits out

there. very warm especially when you compare things to yesterday. and it was toasty out there. 7:57 is when that sun will set and temperatures will start to drop off quickly. count on another round of 60s overnight. it could be sleepless out there in san francisco. you can see completely clear here to start the day. gi gillroy 100 degrees. peninsula, the hottest. and 99 for santa rosa. we have a cooling trend coming our way. this is going to kick in as we get into the weekend. temperatures drop in quickly. down to 72 degrees by sunday.

if you can make it you will be all right. it is going to be hot out there. the debate over capitol punishment expected to ramp up. new drug combination left clayton rocket rising before executioners called off or stopped the procedure and the prisoner died of a heart attack. a second execution was called off last night. states have been left searching for new untested drugs. >> la clipper's owner sterling could soon be forced to sell the team. silver banned sterling from the league for life. he was banned $2.5 million. sterling will have to sell the clippers. the punishment stands from

racist comments he admits to making to a former girlfriend. >> according to the news 25 of the owners already are backing him and he only needs three fourths of the vote. >> what he has done is taken away from the game itself. >> the potential bidders are already lining up. boxing super star mayweather junior is interested in owning the clippers. potential buyers include others he bought the club for $13 million back in 1981 i should

pay. the warriors and clippers planned to boycott last night's playoff game. it appears they were and he planned to beat them. the warriors need to beat them to keep their season alive. >> still ahead. in the kitchen keeps giant's star matt cane off the mound. >> this traffic on 880 moves slowly. we'll show you what 580 looks like coming up now.

and at 4:55 welcome back to you. notice how clear the skies are. it is going to pay us back later with the heat. it comes down to tonight with the san jose sharks. they won the first three games they are cruising to a first round piece of cake. the giant arrow came in. tonight's winner moves on loser goes home. in case you were wondering blowing a three game series lead has happened three times in history. i feel like debbie downer this

morning. >> he cut his finger making a sandwich in the clubhouse. he tried to catch it slicing a half inch cut in his fingertip. tmi when he tried to throw before the game. it started in play and the giants got into a run and he went onto pitch six shut out innings. i think the only logical sandwich you could make in the clubhouse is a club sandwich. i was thinking that. good result as far as the final score.

reminder around the park that is cleared but westbound that is predictable slowing a tiny bit. the south bay no big deal but there is a chair or couch part around that area. and that represents the peninsula and that is clear. back to you. thanks mike. >> still ahead. update to breaking news crews still on the scene in an overnight fire. >> plus and east bay golf coach already in jail on sexual assault charges now accused in a murder for hire plot.

a b bay area golf pro now

facing new charges. how prosecutors say he tried to kill his accusers from his jail cell. we'll have the details next. >> our local weather anything but after rage. hottest day of 2014 tomorrow cooling into the weekend xtd we' we'll show you your forecast. >> the high-rise moving across the bridge. let's look live outside. those clear skies making the way in for the heat. it is april 30th. this is today in the bay. >> from nbc bay area. this is today in the bay. >> and a very good morning to you. thank you for joining us. live look at san jose this morning. go dress light temperatures are