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 reopened this to the public. so we're not sure if they are

not as concerned about it. they tested the runoff closer to the auto detailing business that caught here at reynolds circlend it's definitely caustic and one fire captain with san jose fire department described it as being green, foamy, and nasty. there was a placard on the building ibd indicating hazard douse teals on fire i side when they arrived around 12:30 this morning. we're not sure what but believe these are the chind of chemicals used in metal evening or metal plating. the fire department still working on a plan how to remove these caustic chemicals from the water. whether that would be a removal or they're going to neutralize that. they don't know. hope to have a better idea once the sun comes up. >> the most common choice for acids and bases is to dilute them with more water until the ph is down to normal. but because this is more of a chemical soup, other chemicals in there, we're not comfortable doing that yet. >> reporter: there were 100 firefighters offen the scene. 35 of them had to be decontaminated after they finished fighting this fire.

everyone is fine according to the fire department. fire department -- fire started in this business around 12:30 this morning. large two-story l-shaped concrete structure. the fire was so big it was already perjuring through the roof when the fire department arrived. they immediately went on the defensiv defensive. had to call for fourth alarm. had it under control in 1:15. they are the still trying to figure of it the cause. no injuries no, evacuations. they have a perimeter set up. ten blocks but within the past half hour they squeezed that perimeter to let traffic go through. obviously they're letting us stand here right next to the runoff. i don't smell anything. have to assume they're at least trying to keep everyone safe. my presumption is the runoff that's closer to the scene is the water that they're having an issue with. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. the good news is that. wind doesn't seem to be a factor this morning. let's check now with christina loren. >> good morning to you. the good news is the fire itself

is contained. i think probably part of the reason why is because the wind is so calm out there and our humidity this morning is at 80%. so that is something that always helps out when it comes to these fires. and our local heroes got out there quickly. we salute you guys for that. thank you for keeping us safe. right now humidity is at 80%. i can tell you this will likely be a distraction for you if you're coming up northbound 101. it does look like they still have quite a few units on scene. we're going to get the details with mike inouye also covering this closely this morning. good morning, mike. >> good morning, christina. as we look over to the south bay in general. the freeways are moving smoothly. typical overnight road crews atds christina pointed out. the area with the fire. christina drove through this morning and saw a lot of flashing lights. saw behind bob, not a lot of activity there now but still some flashing lights group might see that. they're allowing traffic through the area now but on the immediate premises that is a problem. reynolds circle is the focus.

brokaw, that is unafted and so is the freeway on and off-ramps. distraction for the flashing lights through the area. meanwhile, the rest of your bay moves smoothly behind me. coming out of the altamont over toward the bay bridge. no concern. i'll show you one live shot over here, the san mateo bridge. crews clearing from the high rise top of the eastbound direction. back to you. >> mike, thank you. we have new details this morning. first though stay with us for continuing coverage this morning all morning long when we're not on the air. logon to nbcbayarea.com. new details this morning about a refinery flare-up in the east bay. people living in rodeo got a bit of a scare last night when they saw flames. this turned out to be 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 threat to the public and it's now under control. a peaceful night in san mateo after a wild evening. a mountain lion back in its

natural habitat after roaming a quaint neighborhood downtown. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san mateo with why everyone is happy with how this story ended. kris? >> good morning to you as you mentioned that mountain lion is back in its natural habitat near crystal springs reservoir. everybody slept a little bit better last night. but take a look at the size of this guy. 90 pounds of mountain lion sleeping in the back of a california official wildlife truck after quite a search through people's back yards in the neighborhood. the 90-pound cougar was spotted this time yesterday morning in a neighborhood near downtown and several other times during the day until rangers and police zeroed in around 5:00 last night. here's where the story is different this time. i've been out here a number of times and often when mountain lions make it into neighborhoods rangers have to shoot and kill because it's just not safe to tranquilize it. this time they were able to corner it and hit it with two

tranquilizer darts. >> it ran around a little bit and the drugs take effect. it's just like any narcotic. it puts you right to sleep. >> good. >> reporter: after the mountain lion slept off those sedatives it was released back into the natural habitat near crystal springs reservoir. while all of this was happening though you can imagine that people were feeling very apprehensive, very nervous. one person did fire off a gun, a warning shot into the ground, so no danger to people but that is something illegal within the city limits. so that case will be forwarded to the district attorney's office. but all in all, a different story to a mountain lion sighting ends differently. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> all in all, peace nul ending to the tale. lieutenant governor gavin newson will speak today on marijuana policy. the public forum will be held in

oakland and the goal is to discuss ways to protect the health of kids and teenagers if california were to legalize marijuana for adults. lawmakers public health experts and professors will all be weighing in in today's discussion. forget 18. parts of the south bay my snuff out cigarette sales for anyone under 21. santa clara county supervisors will meet this morning to consider an ordinance to raise the minimum age for tobacco and e-cigarette sales. it would only affect unincorporated parts of the county. that amounts to 25 stores. supervisor ken yeager introduced the measure. final vote would happen next month. >> even though we know that our ordinance here may not have a wide effect, its real benefit is to have the other cities follow suit. i'm hopeful that they will. >> santa clara county isn't the only one looking to raise the minimum age to tobacco to 21.

hills bor have already done it. already looking forward to a holiday weekend. coming up ever so close. four or five days. christina, in the meantime though, cool conditions here. >> yeah, you know, as you're getting up, getting ready to plan that wardrobe for the day you want to think it's going to be cooler than average. should be in the mid 70sthis time of year. and you might need a little bit of rain gear, especially in san francisco where that drizzle is coming in steadily. you can see from this live camera, we've got plenty of low cloud cover, fog, and patchy drizzle. you might have to use your windshield wipers this morning. look what happens went get that wide spread blanket of low clouds across the bay area. brings our temperatures nearly uniform. 66 degrees. in concord, 55 in oakland. san carlos, same for us right here in beautiful san jose. so the weather story of the day is the fact that those clouds will make way to a mild afternoon. we've got a really lovely day coming your way. at lunchtime today,temperatures just about as warm as they were yesterday. but because we will see more sunshine, i brought your actual highs up a couple degrees.

here's the deal. clouds will clear out. mostly between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. we're going to be in the low 60s as you break for lunch. you will we still sneed that jacket. we will round out the day in the mid to upper 60s. more 70s in the cities in the tri-valley and the north bay as well. your weather headlines tell the story. clearing today, like i said. mostly between 12:00 and 2:00. the peninsula, right at the immediate coast. it's going to take longer for you. we saw the sunshine out here lovely. in the south bay, bringing in rain. we will tell you when you will really need that umbrella across the bay area and then we have a warmer holiday weekend. all the things that you normally associate with the unofficial kickoff of summertime. you can do those activities outdoors. we'll get your full forecast coming up. right now, though, let's check that drive. here's mike inouye. >> christina, we're looking over. here's the bay bridge. looking at a smooth drive. no major issues right now. smooth drive you can see it on the east shore freeway right here. let's show you the map and what we're talking about.

activities on both sides of the bay is what you're going to be aware of tonight. warriors are playing. we'll talk more about that in a second. playing tonight in the oakland side. that's at 6:00. giants are playing over on the city side. that's at 7:15. activities on both sides of the bay could cause congestion as folks travel across the bay bridge. that will get congested this evening. the upper east shore freeway and north bay coming down in towards the city and oakland. moving smoothly. close to the limit there. a little slowing built for antioch, highway 4 and rest of your bay. slowing over here west 580 coming out of the altamont pass. typical pattern for your early slowing. fremont, no slowing but i drove down through fremont my wipers kicked on a bit because there was enough mist. already this morning i have had to use that in patches. a little slicker when i took it in san jose. the rest of the south bay though moves smoothly. the only thing we're worried about are construction crews and fire right here but it's between 880 and 101. it's not affecting your freeway

on or off-ramps. back to you. >> the warriors, i think you did. >> yes, sir. >> it is really getting serious for the golden state warriors. the dubs. the western conference finals begin tonight. the warriors are facing off against the houston rockets and the baird james harden in the best of seven series. also a showdown between two of the top players in the league. mvp voting steph curry obviously came out on top and the runner-up was james harden. >> they are quite the pair. not the pair here. at first they drew a crowd. now dade dead whales that washed ashore are repulsing people left and right. the problem is the stench. now there's a plan to clear the air.

welcome back. 5:14 right now on your tuesday morning. that is a live look at the golden gate bridge. a little bit of patchy drizzle in the city. christina talking about that. touchdo we will check in with her. consumer groups are urging them to investigate the youtube kids app for inappropriate content. google launched the app back in february saying that the videos were made for ages 5 and under. but child advocates say they found videos with explicit

language and jokes about violence and drug use. google says the app uses automatic filters, user feedback, and manual reviews to select its content. >> you got to watch what your kids are watching. >> you're shaking your head. >> it's horrible. what if you're the next deejay. this could be fun the next time you grab your latte at starbucks. >> for that and the rest of your news -- >> i thought you were going to say green day. >> that, too. we turn to landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> i throw that in my playing list. the markets will try to add to monday's gains today. futures are pointing to a higher open. dow and s&p 500 closing at new record highs although on light volume. we look at data today on new home destructiconstruction and t and walmart. the dow rising 26 points to 18298. the nasdaq up 30 to 5078. starbucks is teaming up with spotify on a new online music

service baristas and customers will be able to influence the music play list in each store and users can listen to that music at home or elsewhere through the starbucks or spotify app. spotify users will be able to earn points from starbucks' customer loyalty program. the service will be rolled out starting this fall. new survey by upromise, unit of sally may finds more than half of college grads expect to be supported by their parents for up to two years after graduation. it also be willing to pay rent if they move back home. only 5% of parents said they wouldn't let their kids move back in. upromise says students and parents are a bit more accepting of the new normal. sam and laura, i think my parents would pay to keep me out. >> not you. >> impossible. that basement has a certain allure to it, doesn't it? hey, do you want to go hang out? i stay in my parents' basement. thank you very much, landon. >> empty nestors only for a short time. >> unusual site to pacifica

beach. starting to stink. >> you may recall we told you about two dead whales washed up on the beach within weeks of each other really. they have had plenty of on lookers. people are complaining about the stench in the air. "today in the bay's" live in pacifica, what wildlife officials plan to do today. steph? >> from where i'm standing half a pile in the whales it's not bad. quite the odor. decomposed. the humpback whale is beached on may 5th. just three weeks after a sperm whale beechl close by. they did become a pretty big attraction from people coming to visit. while marine biologists and researchers took to studying what killed both, that meant cutting into the whales which made the stench even stronger. the scientist recommended allowing the whales to sit there and decompose.

but the odor got so bad and stuck around this people who live nearby and those visiting the beach have begun to complain. they've been complaining. the peach is beach is under then francisco parks and recreation. last week they agreed to work together with the city of pacifica to bury both whales. the big message is they've decided to bury both of the whales. the process is set to begin today although the exact timeline remains to be seen. live at pacifica beach, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." a stench in the air there. we're probably more concerned right now as well about pollen levels in the air. >> the good news is because of all the moisture we've had in the bay area, lady, it's also very nice for our skin, helping to keep the pollen levels down. also we haven't had a lot of wind and i can show you right now what it looks like in san francisco. you can actually visibly see that moisture this morning. we have not had temperatures

above average this time of year since the second of this. month. and now we're getting into the end of the month. we're going to keep that trend of cooler than average weather going which means your pollen levels will stay down for now. but higher levels are lurking in the forecast as we head throughout this upcoming holiday weekend. dry weather returns. we'll get more into that as we head throughout the morning together. as you're waking up this morning trying to plan that wardrobe, getting the kids ready, getting yourself ready for the day ahead. temps in the 50s. pretty mild out there. feels comfortable as you walk out the front door. you will still need your jacket. 60 degrees in san francisco. little sunshine. 9 in tri-valley. a touch warmer for today. and 68 degrees in the south bay. general story for today. those clouds will clear out between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. light activity when it comes to showers at about 10:00 a.m. over our local mountains. keep that in mind. we have this really unusual pattern.

the jet stream is far enough to the south for us to receive any sort of disturbance that comes through. the jet stream is like a conveyer belt. it carries storm systems east to west across the united states. if anything develops it's going to come bull's-eye. we stop that clock thursday and friday. better chance for showers at that point. yeah, looking good for shower activity on saturday morning as well before that sun comes back out and we get warmer temperatures. still below. a all the way throughout your holiday weekend. temperatures mostly in the 70s for the south bay. upper 60s to low 70s on the peninsula saturday, sunday, monday. and then in the north bay that's where we're expecting the warmest conditions mid to upper 70s. sunday is going to be your best bet for sunshine and warm temperatures if you want to hit wine country. maybe you're heading out of town, we'll have your getaway forecast coming up next. next is your drive and welcome in mike inouye. we want to get away but we have to work for it. >> christina, you were talking

about mist and drizzle out there. as i drove through this area past the truck scales, if parkway sign, this morning i did have to use the windshield wipers in patches through fremont and slick erodes and slippery conditions for some of those on and off rachs. be careful out there. we don't see anything dramatic. this hazard marks where bob are dell continues to report this that industrial fire at sainker and reynoldsreynolds. not affecting the freeway or the local roads except for at the industrial park. we're tracking that and the affect fss of the runoff and th hazardous waste. live look show yos thank you bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. researchers say that many patients go to the emergency room for chest pain don't actually need to be hospitalized. about half of the people who go to the er for chest pain are admitted for further testing but

the data shows that if the patient's er test results are normal, there's less than a 1% risk for a heart attack. experts say that most would benefit from outpatient evaluation instead. have you ever heard parents to talk to their babies mostly in different ways? moms and dads have different voices they use. a new study finds that both are beneficial. researchers observe mothers use a higher pitch and more very voice patterns when interacting with their cute babies. fathers, on the other hand, spoke to their children more like adults. experts say the exaggerated talk of mothers can help with bonding while the less animated voice of good old dad helps babies learn unfamiliar speech. when it comes to fitness south bay lags behind oakland in san francisco. but nobody beats d.c. that's the word from the american college of sports medicine. it just released the annual fittest cities in america rankings. they judged the top 50 met to patrol tan areas based on personal health and access to

parks and fitness. washington, d.c. came out on top. metropolitan san francisco, oakland, finished fourth. san jose and the south bay landed in tenth. least fit, 50 out of 50 is indianapolis. >> at least we have the coolest places to exercise. definitely bonus points for that. wild ride in southern california as a car races through narrow streets, even slams into a parked car. but what police did not know at the time there was precious cargo in the backseat.

welcome back. a very good tuesday morning to you. looks like traffic is picking up out there. that is near fremont this morning. mike is keeping tab on that morning commute. cool start to our morning. it's 5:25. >> he's blocked in. he's got a car in front of him. let's double in there and see that. he just forces his way through that car sitting there. >> get a little play by play

action. this was the scene in southern california as authorities chased down three burglary suspects with a 9-year-old child in the backseat. the chase started at hacienda heights and ended in l.a. they jumped out at car and climbed on the rooftop to escape. the child in the backseat is fine. it's not clear why he was in the car. >> not clear why that jail kind of looming there you wouldn't consider the fact that you have a young kid in the vehicle. dozens are dead after a avalanche of mud swept through homes in colombia. heavy rains triggering the slide in the town of salgar, 60 miles from the capital. 58 people died and mud was sweeping away houses as people were sleeping inside of them. the search right now is on for survivors. shoddy construction is believed to have contributed to that disaster. we have some amazing video of a massive hailstorm pummeling west texas. look at this.

the hail came down hard and heavy and the size of those hail stones, they were as big as tennis balls. look at the spray from their landing. the storm led to a tornado warning and made driving very difficult. update to breaking news now. overnight fire burning hazardous materials at an auto detailing shop in san jose. the fire is under control but the risk to your health is far from over. "today in the bay's" bob redell has been at the scene all morning.

ing while you were sleeping, from fire to hazmat. massive overnight fire now a possible threat to your health and your morning commute. a mountain lion in san mateo and a neighbor trying to take matters into his own hands by firing a gun. why the mountain lion is free and the man is facing charges. and cool and cloudy weather will persist for today. you will need your jacket although we are going to kick off the unofficial start of

summertime in just days. we're actually banking on showers as well. all the details in your microclimate weather forecast. we're officially going to start off with some metering lights in a few minutes. the backup at the bay bridge and we'll talk about the south bay. >> live look outside san jose this morning. ah, the glow of the sun's arrival coming. ke creeping up on this tuesday morning, may 19th. this is "today in the bay." "today in the bay" begins with breaking news. >> we start with that update to breaking news in san jose. fire at a san jose auto dealer now under control but there's a new worry for firefighters. >> we have team coverage on this story. let's begin with bob redell live in san jose at the site of the fire. bob, caustic chemicals, a big concern. >> laura and sam, some of the water runoff from fighting that fire is contaminated. not this right here that we're

standing next to as the fire department pointed out they wouldn't have us next to it. but the runoff closer to the scene where the auto detailing scene on reynolds circle is contaminated. the fire department tested it, found it to be caustic. the fire department believes the chemle as that are in this water, the kind that are used in metal evening and metal plating. they are still working on a plan how to remove or neutralize that contaminated water. they hope to have a better idea once the sun comes up. >> i would say that right now it's -- it's green, it's foamy, it looks nasty. absolutely. we've actually left a couple of our rigs unattended because we don't want to put our personnel in position in that water. >> reporter: there are about 100 firefighters who fought at this scene. about a third of them had to be decontaminated. the fire department tells us that all of them are fine. there are no complaints about their medical history or

anything like that. the fire started in this business around 12:30 this morning. large two-story l-shaped concrete building. the fire was so big it was already punching through the roof when the fire department arrived. they immediately went on offensive, called it a fourth alarm. they tell us they have it under control in an hour and 15 minutes. right now it's just a smoldering. there were placards on the building that indicated to the fire department there were chemicals inside. they knew what to do with that as far as that's concerned. so again, they have this runoff away from where we're at right now. they got it contained. they're just trying to figure out what to do with it. this is industrial area, not near school, not near homes, so they have that area back there behind me shut down. as they are also trying to figure out what caused this fire. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right. it's also right down the street from us. bob mentioned a four alarm fire. could have been very dangerous. but calm conditions you were saying, christina, helping in getting it out. >> you check on social media. you look at that blaze just a

few ors ago and that fire was really going. now, at this point it's conta contained, calm winds probably helped the situation out there. in addition to that we have a lot of humidity. we are in a year-round fire season though and we're going to lose this humidity and those calm winds as we head throughout the next few weeks. and especially as we get into your summertime months. yeah, we really got lucky here with the weather conditions for today. i can tell you though i drove right past the scene. it was a big distraction for me. lights definitely going on and off in the area. let's find out if it is impacting your morning drive with our own mike inouye. >> good morning. that's a great update that you had when you passed by there much earlier this morning. we get here a lot earlier, folks. the freeway is not moving so badly. christina passed by it on 101 and would have had a lot of flashing lights and activity. bob talks about smoldering conditions but not quite so obvious because the sun is starting to come up. no on or off-ramps are effected

by it is the industrial park at reynolds circle. there's the airport over here and 880 or 101 is move just fine. the rest of you're bay looks smooth. we will give you the rest of your traffic flow in a couple of minutes. back to you. >> mike, thank you. stay with us as we continue to follow this story all morning long. hazmat situation, bob was describing, when we're not on the air you can logon to nbcbayarea.com. we do have new details this morning at 5:3478 about a refinery flare y-up in the east bay. rodeo got a bit of a scare when they saw flames. turned out to be a flare-up at the phillips 66 refinery. the refinery experienced some kind of emergency but never posed any threat to the public and it's now under control. >> okay. which of these does not belong, busy streets, traffic, buses, cars, and a mountain lion in san mateo yesterday? that animal creating quite a scare downtown. this morning he's back in a more appropriate habitat.

>> one of these things is not like the other. "today in the bay's" kris san choez is live in san mateo with the more on the big cat adventure and why one man might be facing charges for what he did during the search for the animal. good morning, kris. >> reporter: this is a very residential neighborhood. it's very quaint. i can understand why the mountain lion came here in search of food and water. but one neighbor saw that mountain lion and was frightened tough to fire the warning shot to get the mountain lion away. the problem is discharging a firearm in the city limits is illegal so that person may face charges. still, this was a pretty picture perfect ending to about a 15-hour game of cat and mouse. now, the 90-pound mountain lion is sleeping in this picture after it was tranquilized. the young male cougar was spotted around this time yesterday morning not far from downtown san mateo blocks from the very busy el camino real. it was spotted several times during the day near palm and 9th

avenues moving through people's back yards. eventually rangers were able to corner it and that's where the story is a little different. more often than not when mountain lions make it into neighborhoods rangers have to shoot and kill was be it's not safe to tranquilize it. i've covered that story a number of times. this time they were able to corner it and hit it with two darts and it went to sleep around 7:45. >> it ran around a little bit and then the drugs take effect. it's, you know, just like any narcotic, it puts you right to sleep. >> it has been good. the way we handled it, yeah. >> now, after that 90-pound mountain lion slept off the sedatives it was checked out by a vet and it was found to be healthy and okay so it was released back into the natural habitat near crystal springs reservoir. and hopefully that's where it is this morning. hopefully it didn't get a taste of the good life here in san mateo and it won't come back. in san mateo, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> could be others. >> a taste of something unusual.

see all of those people peering out of their windows. what the heck is going on here? grab a jacket before you head out the door. cool start to our morning. >> yeah. cool start. good morning for a hike. if you're going to be hiking the quicksilver they have a sign posted right at the head of the trail that says another mountain lion was spotted not too long ago so you do want to be careful out there. especially dusk and dawn. that's when they like to come out to eat. they're in the endangered here in california. there's actual lly quite a few them. take it easy. there's a lot of snakes on that trail as well right now. 56 degrees in concord. temperatures look fantastic for you're out door plans for today. the clouds will clear mid to late afternoon. so it's going to be another cooler than average day. yesterday was a great day to nestle up on the couch with a blanket and bowl of soup. more of that for today but we will see more sunshine getting into this afternoon. 62 degrees on the peninsula. 58 degrees for the east shore.

and 64 degrees at lunchtime in the north bay. we have a little platform there. temperatures are looking nice and steady. unlike my walking this morning. as we head throughout the rest of the week, we have some really interesting changes coming your way. i'm going to get into that in my next report but first, motivation for you this morning. let's take you through your getaway forecast. saturday, sunday, monday, spectacular conditions in wine country. 17-mile drive looking good. low 60s on the way there. yeah, paso robles, another great taste if you want to taste some wine, beautiful weather. temperatures in the mid 70s all weekend long. you know what, mike, no one was really impressed when that happened but i bet you were. >> i was very impressed also because u2 performed recently and edge went off the stage while he was playing guitar. you report your weather and you stayed on the stage. good stuff. looking over here toward the south bay. smooth drive. we talked about that fire, 101880. perimeter there but not

affecting your traffic. the rest of your bay, look that beautiful green view. looking at our sensors for a little slowing over toward the altamont pass. west 580 coming into the shot. li livermore, a little slowing. same thing for antioch. north bay, despite debris report for san rafael, which is clearing. george bu golden gate bridge, heading to the span, all lanes are cleared on that approach. you can make out the span across. visibility is fine. bay bridge, we do have reports of a backup and we so the metering lights turned on any second nous. chp drove across 5:20 this morning and said, hey, we got caught with a gust of wind. just a note for folks and watch a little mist out there. back to you. >> a gust of wind could spread some smells, mike. they were going to let nature take its course on the coastline when it came to two beached whales in pacifica but nature stinks. crews have a plan. that story and 15 minutes of

nonstop news, traffic, and weather after the break.

the defense department says it does not plan on scaling back use of osprey helicopters after a marine was killed and 21 others hurt in a training accident. sunday's crash revived concerns over the safety of that aircraft which has troubled development. at least 30 people have died during testing accidents. some officials have called for osprey flights to be suspended until the cause of sunday's crash has been determined. yesterday a pentagon spokesperson says it's too soon to raise concerns about the safety. the helicopter that crashed in nepal killing six marines and

two nepalese service members were not an osprey. the cause of that crash is still under investigation. body cameras not the only change as a result of recent police tensions. clear message from the white house to law enforcement agencies rethink your tactics. >> "today in the bay's" edward law raens is live in washington, d.c. this morning. edward, a big change in the way federal government gives surplus military equipment to police. >> laura and sam, exactly. the president is very concerned about the militarization of police. right now some equipment will be banned for use by local police departments. other military equipment p will be not given to the police departments. >> get out of the way! >> reporter: baltimore, maryland, ferguson, missouri, by executive order the federal government will stop giving leftover military equipment to local displepts. critics argue some equipment is too extensive for police. president obama is concerned about how the equipment is used

adding it sends the wrong message. >> we've seen how militerized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there's an occupying force as opposed a force that's part of the community that's protecting them and serving them. >> reporter: tracked armored vehicle, weaponized aircraft and grenade launchers will no longer be given out. police chief says he's okay with some military gear staying with the military, not the police. >> if we show the community that we're an occupying army, it's going to engender distrust, resentme resentment, all of those things. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. >> law enforcement has to match force with force. >> reporter: but president obama is challenging police departments to rethink their tacti tactics. the president says reducing tension between people and police will keep officers safe. reporting live in washington, edward lawrence, laura and sam, back to you. >> thank you. a victory meantime for free

speech advocates in a legal battle over a censored antimuslim youtube video. they ruled that youtube should not rb have been ordered to take down the film even though it sparked violence in the mideast and death threats against the actors. performers xlamd they didn't know they were taking part in an antimuslim film. in 2012 a three-judge panel agreed order that film to be pulled. yesterday an l11-judge panel overturned the decision. there was wide spread speculation the film sparked e 2011 september 11th attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi. we now have some idea when thousands of e-mails from hillary clinton's private server will be made public. some of those e-mails are believed to be about the ben gaz s benghazi attack. the department made that prop e proposal in a federal court filing late yesterday. their review of 55,000 e-mails is expected to last through tend

of the year. right now they're setting a rough date for january 15th. update now to breaking news. hazmat crews are on the scene of a fire at an auto detailing shop in san jose. it's happening on reynolds circle right next to highway 101. the fire is out. because the business contains harsh chemicals like sur sul fo sulfuric acid they're going to "today" show the runoff water fon contamination. live look now at that scene. you can see things have calmed down significantly. that was a four alarm fire at one point. no more smoke and flames. bob redell has been out there monitoring the information, gathering more information. he's going to bring us another live update. >> good news is the wind could have made it much worse but hardly any winds at all? simple very calm conditions to start the day. temperaturewise, nice and mild because of the blanket of low clouds. the time is 5:46. really the ingredients for low

clouds and fog, calm wind and clear skies above that cloud deck. as we head throughout the day, we are going to see that beautiful sunshine slowly reveal itself as we head throughout. probably about 11:00 to 2:00 depending on where we live. we're in the 50s. on our way to the 60s and 70s. sunshine for today in san francisco limited. but more than we had out there yesterday. had about 69 degrees in the tri-valley. comfortable conditions for today in the north bay. kind of cool on the peninsula but not too bad. especially because we cube using our ac. you can pocket that money be given over to pg&e and save it for memorial day fun. temperatures even this memorial day holiday will stay below average but they will be warmer and we will see more sunshine. so the clouds are going to clear between 12:00 and 2:00. let me show you your future cast. help you plan the rest of the week. i know here in the bay area how smart you are. you want to know what's coming down the pike. here we go. stop that clock for you at 7:00 a.m. as we head throughout the morning hour, drizzle certainly

a factor. but watch what happens as i take you into thursday and friday. we get wide spread shower activity. expecting the highest totals down here in the south bay where we could potentially measure a tenth of an inch, maybe even .15 of an inch which is a great story to tell for this time of year. i stopped that clock for you again friday at 5:00 p.m. keep the showers going. that will extend into the first part of saturday. and then we'll clear you out. the best bet for showers right now looks like thursday. so the microclimate weather trend for the south bay, talking about 60s across the board until we get into your weekend at 70 degrees there. low 60s meanwhile in san francisco for the next stretch of seven days. east bay valleys meanwhile, mid to upper 60s. showers on the way thursday into friday. maybe some thunderstorms. we'll dive into that report coming up. looking at the bay bridge. we have the metering lights registered on and there's your backup. no drama out of the maze or off the east shore freeway. let's show you that map and we

show you slowing on the berkeley curve. more slowing off of 580 and 24. after work we have the warriors playing in oakland. yes, the warriors continuing with their playoff run there. over in the city we have the giants playing at at&t park. both will be issue as the folks cross back and forth after work hours. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. build for 880 south. south bay moves smoothly. slowing north 101. there's the incident, the fire off of reynolds circle. not affecting your freeway traffic but we'll continue to track the fire scene. san joesz, live look. no major issues as we get the first burst. this will sort itself out in the next few minutes. proved monday tana knewment and smell where. bushrying two whales. >> stephanie chuang is live on pacifica beach. people are complaining about the smell out there. >> they are. thankfully where we are we can't

smell it but half a mile down is where the two whales beached three wee another. the process to bury both is set to begin today. scientists wanted to let the sperm whale and the humpback whale pictured here decompose and that was the plan until the smell got too pungent for the people around here. the humpback beached may 5th three weeks after the sperm whale beached close by. they became a big attraction for people and for marine biologists and researchers who began studying what killed both. that involved cutting into these whales which made, of course, the stench stronger. people who live nearby and those visiting the beach have been complaining. the plan is to bury both whales. the beach is pacifica beach but it's under the jurisdiction of the san francisco recreation and parks department. it was just last week that rec and parks officials agreed to work together with the city of pacifica to bury both whales. that is according to the interim police chief here. again, it starts today. both whales though, decomposed,

still pretty big. imagine it will be at least a day or two for this entire process. live in pacifica, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." could a small earthquake here in california cause massive shaking across the world? that's what scientists in l.a. hope to find out by creating tiny manmade earthquakes. the created what they call an earthquake machine, cl. two plastic plates slide against each other creating mini temblers. they believe they were caused by other smaller earthquakes. the team admits their sample size is small and they hope that further research will help them figure out how to predict the next big one. you know, sam, lawmakers always trying to shake things up. today in washington they're going to talk about how to prepare for the next big one. congressional committee will hold a hearing this morning. uc berkeley seismologist is among those set to testify.

the hearing will focus specifically on the pacific northwest and what role the federal government should have in planning and preparing for ate quakes. >> preparation across the coast there. 5:51. here's a look at the stories we're working on for 6:00. flare-up raises big concerns for people near a refinery in contra costa refinery. order restored on the peninsula after a mountain lion most sis into one neighborhood. it's now been released following some serious slumber. what experting say went right into the story to keep it from being a lot worse. and forget being 18 in order to buy tobacco. the new south bay push to up the age limit to 21 and how soon that might become a reality. the man accused of attacking a 13 girl inside her home in san jose is expected to return to court today. you may recall this disturbing surveillance video showing a man grabbing the girl. police believe that man is mohammed khaliqi. he has yet to enter a plea and

has not been assigned an attorney. one of the three bay area baggage handlers to help smuggle drugs out of oakland international airport is back in court today. prosecutors say the three used their security badges to get marijuana past tsa checkpoints without a search. then they handed carry-on luggage filled with pot to passengers who had already cleared security. the three works for southwest airlines. officials say the drug ring operated from 2012 until march of this year. now to an investigative unit exclusive. we all recall when asiana flight 218 crashed while trying to land at sfo two years ago. now we look into whether san jose international airport is prepared to handle a similar disaster. our investigative unit compareded sjc to ten other airports of similar size and passenger traffic. we found san jose had the fewest number of firefighters on duty at any time of the airport with only three firefighters and a captain. compare that to sacramento and

santa ana with five, plus a captain. or pittsburgh with 15 firefighters per shift. at the time of the asiana crash sfo had 23 firefighters on duty. >> shouldn't there be more people available here? >> well, i'm the operations chief. i'll tell you that the more resources the better. i can mitigate emergencies much faster, complete a lot more tasks with more resources and more personnel on scene. absolutely. >> tonight at 11:00, we investigate why san jose isn't breaking any rules when it comes to staffing levels. plus, why san jose's airport director says she mooefs they're prepared for a major disaster. if you are a tip for our investigative unit give us a call or send us an e-mail. berkeley's new soda tax is bringing in quite the haul of cash. now the city needs to decide what to do with it all. the tax brought in $116,000 in march.

its first month of operation. city leaders estimate the tax of one cent per ounce of those sugary drinks will bring in $2 million a year. if that money is properly spent this tax could end up saving lives. >> almost 50% of our latino and african-american kids in berkeley will have diabetes in their lifetime. >> you're not going to deter american people from buying soda by imposing a surcharge. >> as you can see it's still controversial. tonight a panel will start working on a plan for spending the soda tax money. many in the community say that money should go to schools for cooking, gardening, and nutrition programs. nfl owners begin three days of meetings in san francisco and the raiders are expected to present their plan to return to los angeles. nbc sports learned the raiders and chargers are enlisting former 49ers 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 the deal is as good as dead. >> all i know is the glossy photos look a lot nicer than coliseum stadium. but you know what? we are still going to love our raiders through thick and through thin. >> it's a nation you've got to respect, sam. >> it's a powerful nation. including christina loren. >> we definitely love our raiders and want them to thick stick around here. we've been with you guy all of the way through. on our way to the 60s. as you get into your afternoon, keep your coat by your side, maybe even an umbrella later on today we're going to see a few showers for the immediate coast and the higher elevation. yeah, we're not going to give up on your raiders, are we, mike? >> no. we won't give up on the commute past the raiders, either. this is a misty area past the coliseum where the warriors will cause congestion this evening. smooth drive. might need to use the windshield wipers p the area moves smoothly. police activity on the jack lennon side of broadway and 4th.

activity but still waiting to confirm the details. meanwhile, getting toward the bay bridge, metering lights are on. typical backup coming off the berkeley curve. a little bit lighter commute considering this is a tuesday. no major issues. highway 580 slowing in toward the bay area. and the south bay moves smoothly just your slowing now building for hayward and union city for the nimitz freeway. back to you. update to breaking news. flames throughout the concern is far from over. why the water used to put this fire out in a south bay auto detailing shop is becoming a health risk.

breaking news at 6:00. the flames are out but the real problem is just beginning as crews now deal with a toxic water shutting down a san jose street. >> just the smell from these two dead whales, unbearable to local resident h pacifica. now there's a plan to clear the air. on the prowl no longer. mountain lion back in the wild

while bringing one neighborhood to a halt. good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. weather story of the day. clouds will stick around for much of the day. it's going to be cooler than average and then we bring in some showers. we'll tell you how much longer this unusual weather pattern will persist. >> traffic is sorting itself back out. what to expect over on the east bay. from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. update out of breaking news. a massive fire in san jose. what was once massive still smoldering right now. but the health concern is really what's grabbing your attention right now. fire crews say the water they used to douse the flames is now contaminated with harmful chemicals. all this happening at an auto detailing shop in reynolds circle against to