while you were sleeping, from fire to hazmat. a massive overnight fire is now a possible threat to your health and your morning commutes. mountain lion in san mateo. a neighbor tried to take matters into his own hands by firing a gun. why the mountain lion is free and man is facing charges. the stench is just too unbearable. what crews plan to do today with two beached whales along our coastline. a live peek outside. beautiful bay bridge from the distance. tuesday, may 19th. this is "today in the bay." you made it past monday all

of the way to tuesday. >> one day better than that. >> 4:30. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we have breaking news. a fire over night at an industrial business in san jose wedged between 101 and 880. that fire is now under control but the health concern is far from over. >> it could be a long morning. we have team coverage. let's begin with bob redell live at the scene. firefighters might have a hazmat situation on their hands. >> reporter: they definitely do. they have confirmed san jose fire department confirmed there were hazardous materials inside this detailing plant when it caught fire just after midnight. these are the chemicals used for metal plating and evening. the chemicals did contaminate the runoff water from fighting this fire. that's why they set up a ten-block radius to keep people out of the industrial park area. we're talking about thousands of gallons of water that poured out of five fire ariel master streams to put out the fire.

the water has been tested, found to be caustic. firefighters has contained it as much as possible. it's basically a large pond in this area. trying to keep it from going into the storm drains. they're still working on a plan on how to remove it or neutralize it. hope to have a better idea once the sun comes up. >> i would say right now it's green, it's foamy, it looks nasty. we actually left a couple of our rigs unattended because we don't want to put our personnel in position if that water. >> reporter: 35 of the 100 firefighters on the scene had to be decontaminated. everyone is fine. the fire started around 12:30 this morning. it's a large two-story l-shaped concrete building. the fire was so big it was already punching through the roof when the fire defendant arrived. they went on the offensive, called for a fourth alarm. had it under control in 1:25. there are placards on the building to indicate there were

hazardous materials on inside. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. of course, crews are trying to do their work out there. >> hopefully winds are not a factor in this as well. let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> i think that's why they were able to contain this so quickly. we've got two ingredients that are helpful to firefighters. we have high humidity and the range of 75 to 80%. and really no wind to speak of at this time. so san jose, commercial building, you can see where it's located on the map here. i drove past this on my way to work this morning on 101 headed northbound. let's find out if it is impacting your drive. certainly at least a distraction, mike. >> christina, so you passed by it. did you see it from the freeway? >> oh, yeah. i saw the flashing lights and they woke me up. >> christina saw flashing lights. we didn't see any flames. that will affect the activity. a distraction. this is a light vol yuchl of traffic over the shoulder but let's look at your maps. we zoo m into the south bay.

freeways are moving smoothly. typical overnight construction. we're going to zoom the area where the fire is. i put the circle on the wrong side. it's on the south of brokaw. there's a 24-hour fitness, bay 101 is nearby. this will affect reynolds circle but it's not affecting the on or off off-ramps. all of us made it to the studio just fine which is not far from there. as far as the flow for traffic, that seems to be just fine for your major freeways lute the bay. in fact, you're at the speed limit. >> thank you very much. stay with us as we continue to follow this story all morning long. went we're not on the air you can logon to nbcbayarea.com for more information. we have new details about a refinery flare-up in the east bay. people in rodeo got a scare last night when they saw flames. it was a flare-up at the philips 66 refinery. it's a common practice to release excess pressure from the

plant. fire crews say the refinery experienced some kind of emergency but it never posed any threats to the public and is now under control. a high-end call girl accused of killing a google executive set to return to court later today. prosecutors say alex ticklessman injected him while on his yacht in santa cruz. tickleman pled not guilty. four students mourned in a week. that's what the gilroy community is coping in with parents and teachers hope this can be a teaching moment for their kids about drinking and driving. last night hundreds of people gathered for a vigil at christopher high school for the high school senior killed in a car crash last week. three other people in that car also died. the driver survived and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. >> we try to tell our kids, say no. if somebody is drinking, don't get in the car with them. if somebody has been using drug, don't get in the car with them.

>> we have graduation just a little over three weeks away and we want all of our seniors to really be thinking about their driving behavior and their friends' driving behavior. so we're really going to step that up over the next few weeks. >> how quickly things can change. another christopher high school student died in a car crash in a week before sara. her name is natalia salcido. her memorial was on sunday, what would have been her 16th birthday. 4:36. busy streets, coffee shops, traffic, and a mountain lion in downtown san mateo yesterday. the animal creating quite a scare. this morning he's back in a more appropriate habitat. the department of fish and wildlife tranquilized the cat and loaded it on a truck last night following an intense search. after several sightings around 9th and palm avenues yesterday police zeroed in on the mountain lion. one woman even saw it jump her

fence. >> it was really pretty. it was -- it was pretty big. but, yeah, it seemed scared. >> pretty from affair pab. at one point during the search police say a man fired a shot into the ground trying to scare the animal. that's a big no-no. the da is now going to decide if he will face charges. nobody was hurt. the department of fish and wildlife released the cat near the crystal springs reservoir west of interstate 280. this morning crews will begin the tough task of bearing two whales that washed up on pacific beach. they were going to let the whales decompose on the beach where they've been for civil weeks but the problem is people started complaining about the stench. the san francisco recreation and parks department now plans to bury the whales starting today. gavin newson will speak today on marijuana policy. the goal is to discuss ways to discuss the health of kids and

teens if california were to legalize marijuana for adults. it's 4:37. tuesday morning. want to check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning, laura, sam, everybody at home. it's going to be a great day weatherwise. temperatures are looking nice and comfortable. yeah, you know it's one of those weeks where we are going to get by without having to use your ac because that natural ac will stay on for -- thank you for joining us this morning. you will likely need a jacket. we've got that persistent onshore flow moving inland. you're doing to wake up with a full deck of clouds all across the board this morning. likely having to use those windshield wipers from time to time because there is drizzle out there as well. 55 degrees to kick off the new day in san francisco. 55 in the tri-valley. 66 degrees in the south bay. on our way to comfortable conditions later on today, 71 degrees in the north bay.

cool side in san francisco. chilly at 60 degrees. mid to upper 60s coming your way for the south bay peninsula and tri-valley. we're looking good as far as the weather goes. we're going to keep you updated thoon chance for showers. talking about that in my next report. right now though let's talk to mike about your morning drive. >> there was enough mist through fremont where my automatic -- auto sensing, the windshield wipers ticked off by themselves. i didn't choose to. the sensors said it was enough to use the wipers. we'll watch for that. right now 880 past the coliseum moving smoothly. we will have warriors playing later on. best luck for them as well. as we look past their home in the east bay. wheel sh we'll show you a smooth drive. broadway around 4th or 5th, hearing about activity there. not yet affecting the off-ramp but with the activity going on it may affect the off-ramp. we're going to track that through oakland. the rest of the bay shows a

smooth drive. nice easy flow of traffic and green throughout the area. that fire in san jose just off 101 and just off of 880 but not affecting the freeways as of yet. pass it back to you guys. >> we'll take that pass, talk a little football. starting today nfl owners begin three days of meetings and the raiders are expected to present their plan to return to los angeles. nbc sports learned the raiders and chargers are enlisting former 49's president to help get their shared stadium built in los angeles. the raiders have not been able to work out a long-term coliseum deal and a source tells the chronicle it's as good as dead. >> keeping them in town. 4:40. tension between communities and local police depositions has broken more than trust. the white house has moved to cut off certain supplies to local departments rc s departments. and a new development in the clinton e-mail back and forth that could give the public a look at the former secretary's correspondents.

a very goed tuesday morning to you. kind of that live look outside, looking at the embarcadero this morning. nice start to our tuesday morning. cool start as well. we'll check the forecast in a moment. a clear message from the white house to law enforcement agencies. rethink your tactics. president obama yesterday stopped federal distribution of heavy military equipment to police and sheriff departments. that includes armored vehicles, powerful weaponry, and weaponized aircraft. some say it will put local law enforcement at a disadvantage. others call it a welcome change. >> if we show the community that we're an occupying army, it's going to engender distrust, resentment, all of those things. >> the president's executive order is effective immediately. the program has transferred more than the $4 billion in military equipment since it began in 1997. it is a victory for free speech advocates in a legal

battle over a censored anti-muslim youtube video. they ruled that youtube should not been ordered to take down the film. this even though it spark i'd violence in the mid east and death threats against the actors. performers claim they didn't know they were taking part in an anti-muslim film. in 2012 three-judge panel agreed and ordered that film be pulled. bud yesterday an 11-judge panel overturned that decision. no word on whether youtube will be reposting the film. it is 4:45. and new this morning we now have some idea when thousands of e-mails from hillary clinton's private server will be made public. state department is proposing releasing portions of the e-mails by january. the department made that proposal in a federal court filing late yesterday. their review of 55,000 e-mails is expected to last through the end of the year. right now they setting a rough date for january 15th. parents listen up. consumer groups want the government to invest gate the youtube kids app for inappropriate content. >> for more on that and the rest

of your news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning to you. the markets will try to add to monday's gains today. futures are pointing to a higher open. dow and s&p 500 closing on a new record high. data today on new home construction and earnings and retailer, home depot and walmart. rising 26 points to 18298. nasdaq up 30 to 5078. the federal trade commission is urged to investigate youtube's kids app for inappropriate content. google owns youtube launched the app in february saying videos were made for ages 5 and under but they found videos with explicit language and jokes about violence and drug use. the content is picked up by using automatic filters, user feedback, and manual reviews. and billionaire investor carl icahn sent a letter to apple ceo tim cook on monday saying he expects the company to

launch an ultra high deaf tv set next year but after nearly a decade of research apple shelved those plans more than a year ago. it's focused on developing an online tv service and redesigned am tv box, both are expected to be unveiled next month. back over to you. >> landon dowdy live from world headquarters. thank you very much. dozens are dead after an avalanche of mud swept through homes in colombia. heavy rains triggered the slide in the town of salgar, 60 miles from the capital. at least 58 people died. mud swept away housing as people were sleeping. the search right now is on for survivors. shoddy construction there is believed to have contributed to the disaster. we do have some amazing video to show you this morning of a massive hailstorm pummeling west texas. take a look. the hail came down hard and heavy. some of the hail stones were as large as tennis balls. the storm led to a tornado

warning, made driving very difficult. not a lot of people out there on the roads. have a lot of dents in your cars. >> dangerous to avoid being pelted. >> with a tennis ball. >> that sounds more painful than we would like. let's get your day started out right. christina loren. >> certainly heavier than a tennis ball. temperatures are mild. we're in the mid 50s. good morning to you. 55 degrees in oakland. 56 degrees down in san jose. and 54 degrees will greet you at your front door on a tuesday morning in half-moon bay. here's the weather story of the day. clouds are going to clear earlier. we're going to see more sunshine throughout for today. basically a repeat performance temperaturewise of what we had out there yesterday morning. so let me take you through your weather headlines. more afternoon sunshine on the way to your backyard and your office building for today. showers expected thursday and friday. then we get a warm-up as we get into your three-day weekend which is just around the corner now. let me show you when we have our best bet for shower activity.

a little bit expected over the mountains for today. high elevations in the north bay. east bay hills. the santa cruz mountains. as we take your into your thursday at 4:00 p.m., more wide spread action coming your way especially down in the south bay. the system has an interesting tract. it looks like the heaviest totals are down south as a result of that. that will continue into friday morning. also 20% chance for the first part of your saturday for a little bit of shower activity. if you're trying to make those outdoor plans for this holiday weekend, looking a little bit sunnier and warmer on sunday and monday than what we are expecting for you on saturday. temperatures work like this. low to mid 70s for the south bay. the peninsula will be in the upper 60s to low 70s. mid 60s in san francisco. especially sunday and monday. if you ant to get out there do a little water sporting bep have nice conditions expected in the east bay and the north bay as well. mid to upper 70s in wine country, which is always pretty popular place memorial day weekend. we'll talk more about the shower, how much we're expecting

where you live coming up. right now, back to you, laura and sam. >> almost every weekend out there, too. thanks a lot. most parents talk to their children a certain way, especially babies in different ways. a new study finds both very beneficial. researchers observe mothers use a higher pitch and more very voice patterns when interacting with their babies. fathers on the other hand spoke to their children a little bit more like adults. come, junior, let me change your diaper. experts say the xanlg rayed talk of mothers help with bonding while the less animated voice of dad helps babies learn unfamiliar speech. >> all right. just be careful with all that cheek pinching. that can hurt after a while. when it comes to fitness the south bay lags behind oakland and san francisco but nobody beats the nation's capital. that the word from the american college of sports medicine which just released annual fittest cities in america rankings. experts judge the nation's top 50 metropolitan areas based on

personal health and access to parks and fitness. washington, d.c. cape out on top. metropolitan san francisco which includes oakland finished fourth on the list. san jose and the south bay a respectab ablable tenth. least fit is indianapolis. >> that's predity good though. a couple in the top ten. >> we're a very fit area. >> speaking of fit, we sure know the warriors are as they head into tonight's western conference finals game one against the houston rockets is tonight. tipoff is at 6:00 at oracle arena. >> fit as a fiddle, ready to riddle those rockets with three-pointers. >> look at you. >> doing a little rhyming. >> it's early in the morning. what's cooking in the kitchen? they discover a way to make homemade morphine. why it could be a plus for the medical community but very concerning to regulators. i cover both sides of the bridge. looking at the san mateo bridge, flashing lights. high rise. beall talk about how that's

affecting your drive, coming up.

all right. rise and shine. no sunshine yet but certainly a well lit bay bridge at 4:54. coming up here on your tuesday. batches of morphine as easily as brewing beer. that can soon be the reality after a team of uc berkeley

researchers fug ured out how to turn sugar fed yeast into morphine. researchers have not put the steps into action yet but they say woint be too hard to accomplish. the synthetic process can be used to create antibiotics and cancer therapies as well as painkillers. while it's exciting news for the medical community regulators say they are very concerned. i just make banana bread. >> which is delicious, by the way. too much brabing bad viewing going on right now, home cooked antibiotics of sorts. we're going to leave it at that. send it over to you. good morning. >> no, send over that banana bread as well. >> i brought some in the newsroom. >> i'll be over there and you will be working. san mateo bridge. some folks still working as well. i tried to catch them on the foster city side. they left the eastbound high rise. thought i might catch them over here, can't see the flashing lights. they are clearing from the prin bridge right now, a couple more lanes.

westbound, tail lights going over toward the peninsula without any real delay. on the peninsula, look at this, northbound 280 suddenly shows a lot of slowing as you head up toward san mateo or southbound shows slowing as well. no incidents reported for the area. my guess is just some sensor update but we'll track that just to be sure. as we move the map around we'll show you the north bay, smooth drive. same thing for the east bay. debris reporting central lafayette off-ramp. sounds like someone left a cone there or dropped a cone off the truck. meanwhile, the rest of your bay moves smoothly. tiny build out of the altamont on the right. in san jose that fire where bob is, that caustic runoff has a perimeter but it's only the location right around the fire itself. no roadways i'm told are affecting the freeways are moving smoothly. this is a first. sitting president with a very own twitter account. up until now president obama would use the white house account or his campaign account, but as of yesterday he's tweeting with the hndle potus. not first tweet, hello, twitter,

it's barack. really, six years in, they're finally giving me my own account. bill clinton tweeted back. welcome to twitter. one question, does that user name stay with the office? #askingfora friend. >> coming up, update to breaking news. flames erupting in of south bay commercial didding overnight. fire officials are worried about chemicals found in that burning building. a wild animal rooming the streets of a peninsula city stopping to mount a local homeowner's fence. how this mountainous tale had a peaceful endsing.

breaking news. crews douse a dangerous fire at a car detailing shop. officials say there are still cause for concern. >> the stench is too unbearable. what crews plan to do today with beached whales along the coastline. good tuesday morning to you. we're going to see some drizzle

out there this morning. our unusual pattern continues. much cooler than average than we bring on more may rain. details in just a few minutes. >> we'll see how that weather is affecting your drive. also the crews are on the move. show you the slowing though on the peninsula. tuesday morning. live look outside right now. downtown san jose. may 19th. you are watching "today in the bay." >> "today in the bay" begins with breaking news. >> we do have an update to that breaking news we're following in san jose. a fire at a san jose auto detailer now under control but there's a new worry for firefighters. >> this morning we have team coverage of the story we're going to begin right now with bob redell live in san jose. toxic chemicals inside the business might have contaminated water used to douse the flames. >> the san jose dire r fire department corn firmed the runoff water is contaminated. we're not sure if this part was contaminated because they op