a horrific crash overnight in the south bay. what went wrong in the single-car crash. bob redell is live at the scene and sorting through the scene. investigators at the site of a deadly am track train derailment thousands of vaccines compromised. why parents should be concerned this morning a live look outside right now. the golden gate bridge. it's thursday, may speak, and you're watching "today in the bay." a very good wednesday morning to you. halfway through our workweek. i'm laura garcia-cannon.

>> i like that attitude let's check in with kristin aa rain on the way. temps this morning mostly in the 50s to start the new day, beautiful conditions temperaturewise. that wind has finally dropped off, which is great news. we're going to give you the timeline and tell you how much we're expecting showers where you live. just moments, say happy wednesday to mike inouye. >> we'll take you out towards fremont, an easy drive. it's still breezy out there, but we're looking at your maps, and we don't see any slowing southbound through fremont in towards the south bay. little blips here and there. we have construction, road crews typical for 580, you see over there on the hayward side of the san mateo bridge, the chp is going out there to give us more information. so far traffic is flowing

smoothly. mangled metal is all that's left of a car that went 20 feet down a ditch in the south bay. four people died while the driver is still in the hospital this morning with critical injuries. >> in bob redell is joining us from gilroy. investigators believe that speed likely played a role in this crash, but what else are they telling you? >> that's what they think, the driver of this black ford must tang, finally being pulled out of the ditch, they think the driver was speeding just before 11:00 last night with four passenger on board inside the car before they went off the road. this is as he hit the curve in the road here. this is not too far from new avenue. you can see his black ford mustang left the road, overturned and landed in this ditch off the road down about 20 feet into what was a dried-out creek according on to chp.

the driver is the only survivor. he's been taken to the hospital can with what the chp described as major injuries. they say the last they heard, he was still unconscious. it's not clear if he, the driver, tried to brake his car before going off the road. >> there are tire friction marks to show the vehicle was going through a curve in the road, left the curve in the road and exited the roadway before overturns. >> of the five people inside, chp say four were wearing seat belts. the officer did not indicate the person who was belted in. chp is still out here. they have already processed the scene. it's just a matter of processing -- they hope to have this section of the road open within the next hour. bob redell, "today in the bay."

>> such a tragic scene there now to a developing story. federal investigators combing through the wreckage of an am track train amtrak train. >> there was an update just about a half hour ago. the doctor in charge says several other people are not out of the woods yet. >> in critical conditions still. >> three went to the operating room last night immediately. >> meantime we are getting our first daytime look at the scene. the amtrak train was headed from washington, d.c. to new york when it went off the tracks at philadelphia. all seven cars flew off the rail, some passengers sea they felt something go wrong as that train entered a curve.

>> we just rolled and rolled. there were people screaming and bleeding. >> it is an absolute disastrous mess, never have seen anything like this in my life. >> in this passenger video, you can see others trying to help each other as others try to crawl out. investigators quickly flooded the crash scene, but it was dash. they were looking for more victims and clues. they don't believe terrorism was a factor, but there will be no train service between new york and philadelphia this week as investigators do their work. the ntsb team is scheduled to arrive a bit later this morning. we'll update you in the next half hour. >> sounds good. thank you very much. the coverage of this story continues across all our digital platforms. right now we are following another developing story this morning.

right now two u.s. helicopters are scouring the hillsides in nepal looking for a california-based marine helicopter that's been missing since yesterday. aboard there hell comment are six marines and two nepalese members n the marines have several pieces of emergency equipment like a satellite phone and gps device, but rugged terrain could make it difficult to use those devices. the helicopter is based in camp pendleton in san diego and one of the marines is stationed there as well. rescue crews are searching for survivors of the earthquake itself. many people spent the night outside. as soon as the sun came up, crews went to work digging in the rubble. 65 people were killed in yesterday's quake, at least that's the total so far.

back at home, is the bay area ready for the next big quake? pg & e will be simulating a -- it's a two-bay drill that gets under way at 10:45 this morning at pg & e's emergency operation center in san francisco. stay with us for all the latest develops from nepal. when we're nothing on air, you can ecwhich out nbcbayarea.com. happening today, east bay parents are protesting the highly controversial mandatory vaccination bill. they're rallies outside the oakland officer of the senator who voted in support of the bill last month. parents can choose to exempt their students from vaccines for religious or personal reasons. this bill would change that forcing parents to vaccinate their child or remove them from public schools. the rally gets under way at 10:30 this morning. a big concern for persons,

vaccines that are children received may not be protecting them from the disease. the problem is a bad refrigerator. a refrigerator at a los gatos pediatric office has been keeping vaccines a couple degrees too cold, possibly making them not as effective. statistic found says it's been putting an action plan together for the children affected. >> are you concerned? >> this is big, like another -- >> there's nothing unsafe about a slightly cooler vaccine. the only question is whether it's as effective as we would have wanted. >> here are the vaccines possibly compromised. v-tap, d-tap. hepatitis, hpv, typhoid flu and tb. the organization is providing

options for the parents people are tracking that rain let's check in with christina. >> i'm glad you asked. right now you can see that spring storm starting to press into central california. it's got a very abnormal track associated with it, but it's packing quite a bit of moisture and instability as well. we could see thunderstorms as we head throughout tonight. sew let's show you what to expect for today. it looks like we're going to be quite a bit of activity. we take it to your futurecast. what you'll notice here, showers starting to develop and press towards the coastline. when we meet back here for the midday broadcast, we'll be

tracking some -- otherwise thb going to stay north of the bay area, and that's when -- for today, though, temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. go ahead and grab that umbrella. keep it by your soo side, at least get it ready to go tomorrow. 63 on the peninsula, and 68 degrees in the tri-valley. we need this rain, could be measuring a half of an inch to 3/4 of an inch in the places that get the most. we'll talk about that and what is on the way to tahoe when it comes to snow. happy wednesday, mike. >> happy wednesday, christina. that is why you listen to her, right? we're looking at eastbound 92, as you're traveling out of -- the crews are still clearing the roadway we talk about chp giving

a little wind advisory, you it was and south bay, very nicely. taking a wide look at the bay area, not even -- just the beginnings of your morning's commute, and the north bay on the map. the bay bridge will give you a nice beautiful shot, back to you guys all right. just a light breeze there. it's essential to your everyday life. you take it everywhere you go. now you'll be required to take the knowledge of dangers of cell phones in one bay area city. plus looking for work? you're in the right climate. how silicon valley employment is heating up.

a very good wednesday morning to you. taking a nice live look outside. this is from the south bay this morning. things are changing when it comes to the forecast. it's had:44. more of us are sp spendsed more cash, more than half a million paid at least that much in drugs last year. 139,000 people fell into the category of super-high spenders

meaning they spent more than a hundred grand. one caveat, insurers covered all by 2% of super spenders costs. the city of berkeley is not taking any chances. the city council voted yet to, it passed right to know legislation, requiring retailers to warn passengers about possible radioactivity exposure supporters say consumers need to know. the cell phone industry says it's an unnecessary warning. >> if they do hold them toed body, they're competing the federal exposure limit. >> this proposal is to warn consumers and questioning the safety of cell phones. >> the wireless association is expected to challenge that

ordinance. meantime a heart regard law professor who attended last night, is promising to represent berkeley free of charge if there's a challenge. the next time you are craving pizza, pick up a phone from a distance, but don't dial. instead log on to twitter. >> for the rest of your news, we turn to landon dowdy at cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> stocks look to lift back daismt there is mod zest declines on tuesday, investors reacting to a spike in treasury bond yields, stocks moving inseriously to bonds. 37 points to 18068, the nasdaq down to 4976 facebook is launching a new feature called instant articles, partnering with several publishers to let them post articles directly to facebook's

mobile app instead of having to connect via a link. publishers can embed and keep the revenue or let facebook ads go separately. the aim is to keep users on the site as ordering a pizza may soon be as easy as sending a tweet. starting next week domino's will allow -- some will be able to order a twitter emeteorologyi. emoji. i see a lot of pizzas in my future. >> it's a happy emoji. >> there you go. thanks a lot, landon. silicon valley is hiring, that's the conclusion from the business climb survey. it finds 64% of silicon valley companies are intending to hire more people this year.

that's us, from 59% in 2014. furthermore, only 2% of the companies survey -- good news for people looking for work, but one painful byproduct of the boom, soaring rents. you know it all too well. people will rally for more protections for tenants. the mayor is meeting with four council members to take about ways to expand rent control, provide more affordable housing and cut down on eviction rates. average rents in san jose have catapulted about $500 in just three years. ahead of that meeting, a renters' rights rally is being organi outside of city hall get ready for game 5. in oracle arena you can probably hear a pin drop tonight. tonight will be the opposite. it's the warriors' playoff series against the grizzlies. league mvp stef curry led the way with 33 points.

the warriors -- game 6 back in memphis on friday. possibly game 7 would be back at oracle a sunday tonight's game is crucial. nothing can rain on their parade, because they play indoors. >> except maybe a little rain. >> but we'll keep it on the outside. >> the real stuff. >> we have significant shower activity. we'll hold off on that until tomorrow. tonight some light -- 52 degrees in sans, 52 to start the day at san carlos we're halfway through our week week, as we head throughout the next few hours, still rather strong in san francisco, but we basically slice these wind speeds in half. you're at 16 miles per hour sustained, that wind coming straight off the pacific ocean, part of the reason is because

that storm system is moving onshower, nonetheless, with an area of low pressure slated to bring us significant rainfall and a free cash wash by tomorrow morning, the temperatures will still be comfortable for today, even on the peninsula, 68 degrees for you, 67 in the south bay, and we're looking towards 68 in the tri-valley. we want to get you up and moving this morning, get you and the kids ready for school, as we head throughout the day today, probably a bit of rain gear with you, maybe at least a hoodie, may even want to pull out that umbrella. between about 12:00 and 3:00 p.m. the bulk of the moisture comes through as we immediate back here tomorrow morning, we'll be tracking showers, and that could make a rough drive tomorrow morning, we are expecting some thunderstorms out there as well, so keep that in mind. if you're trying to get to tahoe this weekend, unusual to have snow this late in the season, we are counting on potentially 1 to 2 feet of snowfall, especially

south of the area. it looks like the tracks will go a bit south of the bay area to an intertrack. i can't way to show that to you. if you're interested in the science, we'll get to that. but temperaturewise, this is what you need know, temps in the mid to upper 60s. there are a lot of graduation taking place this weekend. we'll give you a good look at the showers on the way for saturday, coming up today at 5:00. back to you, sam and laura. thank you so much, christina. it's had:51. now to hunters point is one of the biggest development, with condos being sold for up to $700,000. there are questions about the cleanup of radiation at the former navy ship-year-old. is it safe? vic vicky nguyen has the story.

>> and to perform radiation experiments on animals. we have uncovered new e-mails from state regulators in an unprecedented move, the state health department reversed its decision to release 22 old buildings at hunters point. at first the state thought it had been tested and decline up, but new data says -- the state can't be sure that land is safe. we told you about tetratech with the $300 million contract to clean up radiation, whistle-blowers told us the company cut corners on safety in favor of profits. we also exposed an internal report where tetratech admitted it turned in fake soil samples as clean. the company had no comment. the navy says there's no rad logical contamination in the buildings that pose an unacceptable risk. our entire report is online right now at nbcbayarea.com until the "investigations" tab.

post a comment, let us know -- do you trust the cleanup at hunters point? back to you if you have a tip for the investigative unit, give us a call or send us an e-mail at nbcbayarea.com 4:53, a family dog thrown from a pickup truck in the height of a tornado that whipped through east texas earlier this week, we'll show you the emotional reunion.

the family found their dog named tater waiting where their home used to be in east texas. they were in their truck when the twister touched down last weekend. the truck flipped over, the family was thrown and the dog ran away. the reunion so emotional. >> he's a part of the family. i don't really know what else to say. i just want my dog back. >> no more words needed. that family says the newborn baby made it out of the smashed truck without a scratch. >> look at that car the way it flipped. and they got their tater back. >> tater tots perhaps. mike, good morning. there is no traffic right now

toward the bay bridge. a wind advisory for the bay bridge and san mateo bridge. top of the screen, north of the there's the rest of your bay, guys, all green. they were there to help, but now they need help themselves. still ahead, the latest on the surge for a military hell cooperator missing in nepal. and how will a mistake compromise thousands of vaccines?

breaking news. four people killed in a vitant car crash in the south bay. >> it's an absolute mess. >> trying to make sense of a deadly passenger train crash and good wednesday morning. mostly light areas of drizzle as we go through your wednesday. then the widespread activities

and storms tomorrow, details in your mike roar climate? just moments right now a live look at the work and where the wind might be a factor, following both of those right now and a live look from inside the arena. man, it looks just like a totally different picture, except for that guy walking through this morning. other than that, no fans, but we know it will be a big game tonight. it is wednesday, may 13th, you are watching "today in the bay." a good wednesday morning, i'm sam brock, and i'm laura garcia-cann garcia-cannon. a horrific trash in the south bay overnight. this is what's left of a car that flipped several times down a creek. >> bob redell joins us live. investigators think speed likely played a role in this crash. what else are you learning this