and that breaking news, a public health advisory after an incident at an east bay chemical plant. >> today, we're live ineebñz pittsburgh with what people in that neighborhood need to know right now. good morning, steph. >> reporter: good morning, chris and sam. this public health advisory came from public health officials just after 3:00 this morning. it impacts part of pittsburgh and aunt yok. this plant is at 901 love ridge

road. we're talking about just west of harbor street to just shy of l street also from the new york slew south to about highway 4. it's very early. there was an incident that could impact people with respiratory sensitivities. most people will not be affected, but you may feel an eye, skin, nose or throat irritation. you're told to go inside and rinse that part of your body with water so, far, they have not responded to any medical calls related to this plant incident. back here live, you can see this is the plant here right now. we know they process agriculture products. equipment herein includes reactors, storage tanks, combustion devices. i have been in touch with people who work here at dow.

a public relations person is supposed to call me at any moment. a number posted on the website says that all operations are normal. we have a call in someone here. we'll keep you posted this morning. today in the bay. >> all right. thank you very much. check in back with her very soon. in the meantime, it is of course friday. >> we've made it. are we pushing breaking records maybe? >> actually, we broke tons of records yesterday which is why we're starting out so mild today. it's going to be about 10 degrees cooler. look at all these records just from one day. the warmest cities were down in the south bay. it was really warm out there. 85 in san johojose. we're at 57 right now to kickoff

the new day. almost 60 degrees right now in san jose. temperatures will be much cooler today. we have on shore flow. for us, that means it's going to be very comfortable. >> i did this morning, christina. warmer than i was used to. look over here toward the bridge. coming toward us, those headlights are eastbound. until about 30 seconds ago, a crew waiting to appear on camera and then took off. the construction crew clearing from eastbound. a little slowing westbound. so far, no big issues off of 92 itself. your bay looks really good. highway 4 where we're talking about the issues, there's no affect to your traffic on the freeway. back to you guys. we move now to new developments on the plane crash in the french alps.

german police made a significant discovery in the co-pilot's home. they're not saying what they found, a german tabloid is saying andreas lubitz was once treated for depression. they took what appeared to be a large computer along with several other items from that house. they're now testing something that they say might be a significant clue. the german tabloid reports he spent a year and a half in psychiatric treatment for what's described as a serious depressive episode. some of that time was during his training six years ago. he received certification as a co-pilot in september of 2013. helu  accumulated a little ove0 hours total of flying time. no criminal record or known terrorist connections. >> the search for bodies and evidence is meticulous.

nbc news learned there are 30 forensic experts at a command post near the crash site. helicopters are dropping teams of two in the area to help recover anything that might identify victims. 150 people died in that crash. it is forcing airlines around the world to rethink cockpit procedures. here, a flight attendant comes in until the pilot returns. however, some leading european budget airlines are now implementing a two-person minimum when any plane is airborne. that including norwegian air, easyjet and air canada. we'll follow the story all morning long for you. we'll have a live update at the top of the hour. also, the "today show" will have live reports from the area.

san jose will come together today to honor an officer killed in the line of duty. members of the community can come together to grieve and also to reflect. that e ent will start at noon. tonight, there will be a candle light vigil for officer michael johnson. police say the suspect who killed johnson died moments after the shooting. johnson's partner managed to return fire and kill the suspect. the officer is a 16-year veteran of the force. lawyers for a man and woman involved in that alleged kidnap for ransom case insist their clients are telling the truth. denise huskins left the police department yesterday shielded by detectives after six hours of questioning. her boyfriend called police monday saying huskins had been kidnapped for ransom by force. now police are questioning that

claim. they insist their clients are the victims of a terrible climb. >> very quickly threw under the bus. they threw it on here. in fact, there's no egg here whatsoever. this was a legitimate crime. >> he was not only bound up, he was drugged. one of the things he did voluntarily was give a blood test so that the police could confirm that the kidnappers drugged him. >> on wednesday, police called the kidnapping claim an orchestrated event. san jose police have arrested a man accused of viciously beating a teen at valley fair mall. detectives say he beat up a teen earlier this month. they say the attack might have been part of a gang initiation it left the 16-year-old unconscious and seriously hurt. he is still in the hospital. a violent confrontation

caught on camera is leading to questions about the downtown berkeley ambassador program. we have to warn you that the video may be disturbing to some viewers. it shows an ambassador repeatedly punching a pan during a heated exchange. they're supposed to ask them to just move along. they say this kind of violence is out of line. >> clearly unacceptable and egregious behavior that cannot be tolerated. >> the downtown association fired the man and suspended his female partner. they plan to increase training for those ambassadors. one of two men accused of sexually assaulting a drunk taxi cab passenger is going to court today. investigators say the woman woke up, sekhon was allegedly on top of her. now the cab's driver is also accused of sexually assaulting

the woman. he appeared in court earlier this week, but did not enter a plea. people who live in one north bay community may learn today if a convicted sex offender will be allowed to move into their neighborhood. it was heated as you might imagine. that's where the sex offender frazier smith is petitioning to be released into a home in their neighborhood. he's been out of prison for four decades. the family of the late robin williams is now locked up in a court battle. the dispute is between williams' three children and his wife susan. their arguing over who should get williams' home and the belongings inside of it. that case is set for monday. you mentioned that we maybe even had to use the air conditioner on the way to work. that's what mike was saying. >> definitely. i don't know.

here's the thing, chris and sam, we've got a return of on shore flow. as a result of that, your temperatures are going to drop dramatically this afternoon. i want to show you a live look here of sfraenan francisco. almost a 20-degree cooldown. so happy friday. you made it to the end of the week and it is going to be nice out there. yesterday, kind of hard even making your way home with temperatures so warm. 59 degrees right now. the peninsula's at 59 degrees. this afternoon, you're still going to be in the mid-60s in san francisco where we got close to 80 degrees yesterday. then we'll round out the day at 67 in san francisco. here's mike and your drive. >> we're going to look out here. live look. we have the bay bridge right there. that is going across the span. i'm just watching this, you guys.

look at that. they're starting to appear. there's low clouds drifting across. traffic flow not a problem. let's get out there and show you the maps. smooth drive around the bay. this is your overall big view traffic flowing nicely. no major concerns. we have overnight road crews of course. showing you the area into san francisco and across from oakland, a smooth drive again. let's zoom out and show you the entire approach. today, no slowing. we have 580 just a tiny bit. speeds down just below 60 miles per hour. speaking of traffic, if you can avoid driving by levy stadium on sunday, you might want to. fans are expected to attend wrestle mania 31. many of those fans are from out of town which means public transit will be put to the test.

they're trying to avoid another incident like last month's sharks game. vta promises it will be better this time around, if you go, you should be prepared to be patient and prepay and preplan. the stars of the main event are already in town. people have seen them out and about. >> everywhere. today, super star john sena will be meeting with young fans. he's going to host a pizza party for make a wish families. yesterday, they hosted an anti-bullying event at a san jose school. the goal there to create a positive environment for everyone, whether it's online or face to face. so they might seem menacing in the ring. out of the ring, trying to spread the good will. >> what the white house plans to do to battle super bugs next. >> and the secret service changing some of its policies

after this incident outside of the white house. >> plus, we're learning new details about a explosion and building collapse in new york. reports that one person is still missing. details next.

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4:45 now. new details this morning on the

building explosion and fire in new york city's east village. our nbc station in new york is reporting that one person is missing. but the fire and police departments are not confirming that. 19 people are confirmed injured. four of them are critically injured. people in the building called it terrifying. it happened about 3:00 yesterday afternoon. and the smoke poured out from the initial blast, people ran for their lives. flames jumped to two more wi buildings. >> preliminary evidence suggests a gas-related explosion. that investigation is ongoing. >> work crews were installing a new gas meter moments before that explosion. the secret service is tightening its rules for employees and alcohol use. it comes as this video released showing two agents hitting a

barricade outside the white house. the agents allegedly had been drinking at a nearby bar. this week, they announced staff members are not allowed to drive government cars within ten hours of consuming alcohol. this is the first plan ever by the federal government to tackle super bugs. tens of thousands of people die every year because they contract bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics. the government wants to reduce the number of super bug infections through diagnostic tools and improving the way we use antibiotics. some new comments by massachusetts senator elizabeth warren have some political donors upset this morning. we're live from cnbc world headquarters with all the details. >> hey, sam, that's right. wall street banks are so upset with the calls to break them up

that they're considering withholding campaign donations to democrats in protest. they have discussed the matter, but the banks aren't coordinating the action. any move here would be symbolic as they can only donate a maximum of $16,000 each. the markets will look to break a four-day losing streak today. oil prices are lower today, around $50 a barrel after notching their biggest one-day gain in a month on worry saudi air strikes in yemen could disrupt supplies in the middle east. the country sits on a crucial waterway that handles about 4 million barrels of crude per day. the nasdaq down 13 to 4863. sam, over to you. >> all over the world this morning. thank you very much. have a great weekend. >> i was wondering --

>> quite a spectrum. 4:48 right now. let's get a look at that forecast. >> what a difference a day makes, right? we have that fog returning all across the board. that natural ac is really going to cool us down today. it was so hot yesterday. very unusual to get that warm this time of year. i mean, we're only about a week into spring as of today. and temperatures were running 20 degrees above average. thanks for waking up with us on a friday morning. hopefully getting your mind set on that weekend. a little bit easier. it's mild out there to start the day on the peninsula. same for the south bay. 54 degrees in the tri-valley. heading towards a comfortable afternoon. we'll hit 78 degrees. what a drop off there. and the biggest change will be noticeable at the coast where we are getting the fog this

morning. weekend temps still above average but nice and comfortable. 77 degrees in the south bay. 73 in san francisco. and then into your sunday, a little bit of a change on the way. some showers in the forecast and monday into tuesday, temperatures stay nice and steady. so the good news is we'll be done with that impressive heat at least for a little while. we do have a couple opportunities for showers like i hinted out. so i'm going to show your future cast in the 5:00 hour. san francisco's sheriff is asking the justice department to step in to look at allegations that his department forced inmates into gladiator style fights. >> i can only describe this as an outrageous lisa dis ik scenario that sounds like it's out of the "game of thrones." he says he learned about the alleged fights from an inmate's

father. inmates claim four deputies forced them to fight and even placed bets on the outcome. one inmate says he was offered a cheese burger if he won the fight. the sheriff believes the allegations are true. >> actually, i do believe that. i think that the thin blue line sometimes extends into prisons and jails. >> a law firm claiming to represent the deputies calls the fights just playful wrestling and says there were never bets placed. another california county is banning plastic bags. as of this morning you'll need to bring your own bag to businesses in unincorporated monterrey county. restaurants are exempt from the ban. a chinese restaurant is going the extra mile to prove a bad yelp review is wrong. they did some investigating after a customer gave them a

one-star review last week. in the posting, the customer complained about not being helped and even described what he was wearing at the time that it happened. so, the restaurant's owner's son scoured surveillance tapes and found the man was only there 22 seconds before he walked out. >> none of what he said was true. that's why i decided to post a video. >> the video was posted on the restaurant's website along with a rebuttal to that review. the customer deleted his account. >> trying to restore reputations there. we have an update on edmonds and the attempt to win gold. >> that's exciting. far from home, we'll tell you where in the bay area this sea lion pup was just found. we're looking over here. very smoothly for 880. i'll show you what i'm staring at right now.

4:55 now. a sea lion pup is being nursed back to health today after somehow it made it all the way to mountain view. the pup was found on the stevens creek trail on wednesday. he is now being cared for at the marine mammal center. no word on how she got there. right now, san jose teen

edmonds did very well. >> the high school student is now in the top ten. she is leading the american contingent in shanghai. ashley wagner is 11th. the free skate is tomorrow. let's stick with sports right now. a aaa baseball team in fresno is backing off from one of its promotional nights after it received a phone call from the big club. they decided to look toward the future predicting that the astros would win the world series in 2017. it planned to hand out 2017 world series wings in august. that is, until the astros got wind of the plan and made the call to bench that promotion. got to win the games first. 4rks 56 right now. >> your commute's going to be great. see, i prognosticated. >> what are you worried about,

folks? our camera shows low clouds hovering right above the deck. so note that there as well as the golden gate bridge. the map will show you despite the low clouds, not really seeing any problems on the deck. the roadway speeds are reporting at the limit all around the bay. back to you. all right. we continue to follow developing news. investigators releasing new details about the co-pilot accused of crashing a plane into the french alps. what they found in a search of his home, next. plus, the state changes its rules on where convicted sex offenders can live. we'll tell you what's going to be different this time.

right now at 5:00, breaking news, a public health warning after a chemical plant incident in the east bay. >> and overnight, crews find a major piece of evidence in the

investigation into the plane crash in france. and your thursday, record breaking heat for your friday. the fog returns. a dramatic temperature drop. i'm going to focus in on a very slight chance for showers coming up in the weather forecast. and a great chance for low clouds. look at that coming down toward the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll show you that morning commute. let's see what we can see outside right now. the bay bridge, no problems with visibility in that shot. it's friday, march the 27th and you are watching today in the bay. good friday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm chris sanchez. we begin with breaking news and a public health alert in the east bay following an incident at a chemical plant. take a look at the affected area. we're talking about pittsh