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 zanker road

and highway 101. bob redell has been out there all morning long. any idea when they will this have this mess cleaned up and the threat out? >> now the sun is coming up they hope to get a better idea how to remove the contaminated runoff water. you can see some of the runoff behind me. that water right there they believe is safe. it's the runoff that's closer to the scene being kept away from there for obvious reasons. but at the scene they describe the runoff there to fire department does as green foamy and nasty. this was from fighting a fire at an auto detailing business early this morning. as they started spraying water on the fire some of the chemicals in the business, these are chemicals used for metal etching ande iing mixed with the runoff and now they have this caustic mix. they came back with a number that said, yes, it was hazardous. what they're trying to do right now, they've got it contained. they don't want it in our sewers or the ground for that matter. and what they're going to do is come up with a plan with how to

remove it. >> the most common choice for acids and bases is to dilute them with more water until the ph is down to normal. because this is more of a chemical soup, there are other chemicals in there, we're not comfortable doing that yet. >> reporter: there are about 100 firefighters on the scene this morning. about a third, roughly 35 of them, had to be decontaminated. everybody is okay. this fire started around 12:30 this morning. fire department had it out in about an hour and 15 minutes. they did have to call for a fourth alarm. the structure is an l-shaped concrete two-story structure that caught fire. auto detailing business. when the fire department arrived it was already shooting through the roof. they went right on the defensive. also saw placards on the side of the building which indicated there were hazardous materials inside. they knew what to do. this is obviously not the first time they had to fight a fire where they had the chemicals inside a building. everybody is okay. they're trying to figure out how

to remove that contaminated runoff. and also trying to figure out what started this. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. we will continue to follow this story all morning long. bob will bring us updates as soon as we get more information. new details this morning about a refinery flare-up in the east bay. people living in rodeo got a scare last night when they saw flames. now it turned out to be a flare-up at the phillips 66 refinery. common practice to release excess at the plant. it never posed any threat to the public and it's now under control. forget 18, parts of the south bay may snuff out cigarette sales for anyone under 21. 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 candidate. that amounts to about 25 stores.

supervisor ken yeager introduced the measure. >> even though we know that our ordinance here may not have a wide effect, it's real benefit is to have all the other cities sort of follow suit. i'm hopeful that they will. >> santa clara county isn't the only one looking to raise the minimum wage for tobacco to someone. from cigarettes to soda, berkeley's new soda tax is bringing in big bucks. the city has a good decision on its hand, how to spend that extra cash. tonight a panel is going to work on a plan on spending the soda tax money. leaders estimate the one cent per ounce tax on those sugary drinks will bring in $2 million if the first year. in march it brought in $116,000. many in that community say the money should go to schools for cooking, gardening and nutrition programs.

one of the two baggage ha handlers is back in court today. the three used security badges to get marijuana past tsa checkpoints without a search. then they hand carried on luggage filled with pot to passengers who had already cleared security. the three worked for southwest airlines. officials say the drug ring operated from 2012 until march of this year. the man accused of attacking a 13-year-old girl inside of her home in san jose expected to return to court today. you may remember this disturbing surveillance video showing his forcing his way into her house and grabbing the girl. police believe that man is mohammed khaliqi. he's yet to enter a plea and he has not been assigned an attorney yet. seven banks and counting this morning. the hunt is on for serial bank robbery in a spree in the bay area. look at the photos. the fbi says since march 30th the man seen here has hit six banks, san francisco and one in antioch. he is considered armed and

dangerous. 6:05 in the south bay. a robbery case runs cold. police are hoping you can help them find a new lead. san jose police are searching for this man and woman. investigators say back in march the pair walked into rose market on east santa clara street in east san jose. after a moment both walked out. minutes later the man returns with a gun and cleared out the cash register. he was last seen getting into a black or gray four-door sedan. a little relief after san mateo neighborhood was on lock down for several hours yesterday. you see the gups, the police officers, the reason of the standoff, not with a criminal but a mountain lion. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san mateo. the big cat now back into its natural habitat this morning. >> reporter: the cat back to normal. but one man possibly in hot water after discharging his firea firearm, firing off a warning shot to try to scare that big cat away from his home. we can understand that fear but it is illegal to fire a gun in the city limits and, thus, the direct attorney could file

charges as early as today. now, here's how it ended though. that 90-pound 2-year-old mountain lion tranquilized in the back of a fish and wildlife truck. the young male cougar was spotted around 4:30 yesterday morning not far from downtown san mateo, if you can believe that. blocks away from the busy el camino real. it was spotted several times during the dale near palm and 9th avenues moving through people's back yards. it was cornered and that's where the story is different because rangers were able to safely tranquilize it. >> it ran around a little bit. the drugs take effect. it's just like any narcotic. it puts you right to sleep. >> it's good. the way they handled it, yes. >> after the mountain lion slept off the sedatives and given the all clear by a vet it was released back into the national habitat near crystal springs reservoir and hopefully it remains there this morning. but again, today the district attorney could consider charges against that one resident who was scared enough to fire a gun.

in san mateo, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you, kris. >> you notice kris had a jath on this morning. cool start to our day. time to check the microclimate forecast. city by the bay, look at the cloud cover there. the moisture in the air. >> the sun is peeking in there somewhere. it's going to come out. >> yeah, it's going to come out across the bay today. good morning to you, everybody at home. thanks for joining us on a tuesday. a little motivation for you. just remember, got that three-day weekend now just a few more days of work to get through. temp temps in the mid 50s. if you are waking up like kris sanchez, you will need a jacket as well. plenty of cloud cover. it's going to take longer at the immediate coast than what we're expecting inland for that clearing for today. but overall, the general weather story is clouds will clear out between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. and then we'll see some afternoon sunshine as we get

into the mid to late portions of your afternoon. let me take you through your lunchtime forecast. show you that daypart. 62 on the peninsula at noon. 58 degrees meanwhile on the east bay side of town. temperatures are going to be very comfortable later on today. but you will probably need jacket all day long. san francisco, 60 grease. i think you're used to the may gray if you live or work in the city. overall though, drizzle as well. 71 for the tri-valley. 63 degrees for the east bay today. and the north bay is at 71 degrees. so let's get right to your weather headlines. they tell the story of what you can expect. more afternoon sunshine than we had yesterday. showers are actually on the way for your thursday into friday. if that peeks your interest, stick with me, i'll get to that in my next report. we have a warmer holiday weekend coming your way with temperatures ramping up. more sun coming out. and maybe you want to get away. we'll have that forecast for you as well. take you through the changes and give you the timeline in my next report.

right now though, we'll find out what mike inouye is reporting on on a traffic tuesday. good morning. >> i'll report that it's tuesday and we have traffic. the bay bridge, that's why -- i'm clever with the names. over here, the bay bridge, the bridge a close over the bay. clever name. the metering lights are on. typical schedule here. let's look at the map. we do have an unusually lighter volume of traffic as we travel over towards the maze itself. no major issues. east shore freeway a little slowing. that's it as we look toward the bay bridge. the rest of your bay, highway 4, 580, typical westbound build there. showing you south 680, a slight build 880. nice easy drive south of union city. mall lory and fremont, earlier crash. activity still on the shoulder. not a lot of distraction and not a lot of slowdown. south bay, smooth drive. build for north 101 and 87 coming into san jose. that's a light flow of traffic. it's tuesday. we should see a later build as we approach the end of may. we tend to so that shift toward a later commute. colleges and rest of your

schools, change their schedule to get off for the summer. golden gate bridge. nice smooth flow to and from the north bay. we see low clouds. may be mist and drizzle and getting into the city may be an issue. the bridge itself, the bay bridge may have more. >> you're like our entertainment director, too. >> i'm hoping someone will give me a ticket to one of the games. sounds like fun. >> maybe get you two or three tickets. work your magic. >> here we go. >> you will be in a bottle now. 6:11. big play for the raiders and their possible move out of the bay area. >> don't leave us. they have created quite a buzz. something else that's creating a buzz, more like a smell. it's the odor. what crews are doing with beached whales in pacifica. >> not too much of a smell out there but certainly toxic concerns after a big fire at a warehouse in san jose. you see that water there? could be contaminated. what they're doing about it, next.

update to breaking news. live look right now what's left of a fire at an auto detailing center in san jose. it happened on reynolds circle next to zanker road. the fire is out. because the business contains harsh chemicals they're on the scene testing the water for contamination. bob redell has been at the scene all morning long gathering more information. he will join us with another update in 15 minutes. this is a problem that will not just decompose of its own right. we now know what's going to happen with the dead whales rotting away on a pacifica beach. they're going to be buried. >> "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang live in pacifica this morning. people living nearby say the smell is unbearable. >> reporter: it is, laura and sam. i can attest to that. i've been down there.

it's half a mile where the two whale carcasses are. it's got this rotten, very pungent owed door that's permeating the air is the best way i can describe it to you. if you look at 23 picture taken sunday of the humpback whale. it beached two weeks ago. it is very badly decomposed. now, scientists wanted to let both that whale and the sperm whale that beached over a month ago decompose and that was the plan until the smell just got way too strong, especially after marine biologists and researchers who were studying what killed both whales began cutting into them both. people who live nearby and those who have been visiting this beach were complaining and so now the plan is to bury both whales starting today. initially there was a bit of a debate over who should be in charge of removing the carcasses. while this isn't pacific and called pacifica beach the area falls under the jurisdiction of the san francisco recreation and parks department. so just last week re krrks and parks officials agreed to work with the city of pacifica to bury both whales, according to the interim police chief here in

pacifica. that process set to begin today. both whales still large so i imagine the process will take at least a day or two. live in pacifica, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> thanks, steph. could a small earthquake here in california cause massive shaking across the world? that's what scientists in los angeles hope to find out by creating tiny manmade earthquakes. >> they've fashioned this machine calling it an earthquake machine. two plastic plates sliding against each other creating mini kef lars. they indicate all of the quake's magnitude 7.5 or higher since 1900 did not happen randomly. 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. time to check the microclimate forecast this morning as we give you a live look outside. can you make it out? yeah. bay bridge from emeryville there from a distance.

notice the mist drizzle in the air this morning? kind of clouding our view a little bit. >> a little speckles of drizzle you were saying, christina, could be a precursor of what is to come this week. >> onshore flow is going to persist as we head throughout the week. not sure if it's a precursor or not. what's happening is the jet stream is certainly low enough for any storm system to develop to transport into the bay area. temperatures mostly in the 50s. we've got a blanket of low clouds across the board. 55 degrees in livermore. 55 in san jose. and thanks for wabing up with us each and every morning. remember, if you've got questions, if you've got a graduati graduation, a wedding happening, i'm happy to answer any of those for you on facebook or twitter. just go ahead and find me on there. ask me your questions and we'll make sure you know the weather to expect. as we get into the day today this is what you can expect. more afternoon sunshine than what we experienced over the past couple of days. then we actually have an area of low pressure on the way. as we head throughout your

thursday into friday. so the good news is we're going to get a little bit more moisture. i don't think it's going to be quite enough to wash your car. do keep in mind if you're trying to get that carwashed, probably a good idea to wait until thursday and friday when that activity rolls through. and then a much warmer holiday weekend coming your way. if you wanted to hit sonoma wine country, spectacular conditions up there. mid 70s for saturday. upper 70s sunday into monday. 17-mile drive looking spectacular. low to mid 60s out there. it's going to be a little foggy in the morning at the central coast but then each afternoon that sun will break through the clouds. paso robles looking good, mid to upper 70s all weekend long. then we get late week on and off shower activity. so here's the thing. if you're doing to be staying local, good news for you. we're going to see lower pollen, good air quality. but we do have a better chance for some showers as we head throughout thursday, friday, and then we bring in a little bit of dry weather though, bring those

pollen levels up for the weekend. stick with us. i'm going to show you that pollen forecast coming up in my next report. right now, check your drive. here's mike. >> despite it being a tuesday, traffic tuesday because we expect a good volume of traffic it's pretty mild. the east shore freeway not so bad through berkeley. approaching the bay bridge toll plaza. northbound here, easy drive. we do have a fender bender highway 4 at 242. that clears quickly. we have a pretty slow drive just starting to develop now as you come in westbound on 580. outskirts for livermore. over here southbound 880 shows slowing toward hayward and union city and approaching the san mateo bridge. live look because that bridge itself looked slow for a couple of minutes westbound and i saw this van pull over to the side here. whatever was going on that flat section has moved out of the roadway and moving smoother over the peninsula. we'll track this closely and look at the maps once again. once you get over to the peninsula, smooth drive for san mateo. dumbarton bridge, to concern. northbound direction for san

jose. there's 87. there's 101. a pretty typical pattern for these folks. right here we marked that area where we talked about that fire and clean-up that continues at reynolds circle. 101 the live look shows you in san jose we do have traffic just starting with that build for the volume once again traveling from 680 up toward allen rock where you will see some congestion. back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. starting today nfl owners are going to be begin three days of meetings on san francisco. on the docket the raiders are going to present their plan to return to los angeles. >> nbc sports learned raiders and chargers are enlisting former 49 president to help get their shared stadium idea 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. >> that's a bit of a downer. but staying in the same area, hey, how about those warriors. a live look at or rackal arena this morning. all is quiet right now. in a matter of hours that place

is going to be rocking. nearly 20,000 fans which may include mike inouye. we'll try to make roar-acle a very unpleasant place for the rockets. it tips off tonight at 6:00. game two is going on the on thursday. the gdubs head to houston for game three and four on saturday and sunday. we are hoping they come out with bang. keep the momentum from the west series going into the western conference. >> it's been fun to watch. are you get regular difficult to go workout? when it comes to fitness the south bay actually lags behind oakland and san francisco. nobody they say is beating d.c. >> okay. that from the -- it's the word from the american college of sports and medicine. it just released annual fittest cities in america rankings and the bay area accustomed to being on top of things. experts judge the nation's top 50 metropolitan areas based on personal health and access to parks and fitness.

>> washington, d.c. came in on top. metropolitan san francisco which includes oakland finished 4th. san jose and the south bay landed in tenth place. and least fit is set to be indianapolis. >> we're in good shape. we're just not the most fit. but that's beauty in the eye of the beholder. videos with explicit language, violence, and drug use all at your child's fingertips. up next, the growing concern of a popular google app designed for kids.

brewing up batches of more 19 as easily as brew beer. that could soon be the reality after a team of uc berkeley researchers figured out how to turn sugar fed east into pharmaceuticals. the stats needed to turn it to a precursor of morphine were published yesterday. researchers haven't put the steps into action just yet but they say it won't be hard to do. synthetic process can be used to create antibiotics and cancer therapies as well as painkillers. exciting news, regulators are very concerned. >> parents might want something to take the edge off of this news. survey showing more man half of college grads expect financial help from mom and dad up to two years after graduation. the survey by upromise, unit of sallie mae found those graduates would be willing to pay rent to parents if they moved back home. only 5% of parents said they would not let their kids move back in. upromise says that students and parents are a bit more speaccepg

of the new norm. >> consumer groups trade condition to investigate the youtube kids app for inappropriate content. google launched that app in february saying 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 content. but some of that content can be disguised so you need to watch what your kids are watching. >> concerns over that, i'm sure. you also have engaged in this. moms and dads talking to their babies in different ways. >> it's very interesting. there's a new study that finds both voices of the moms and dad very beneficial. we do it a little differently. researchers found mothers use higher pitch and more varied voice patterns. 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 dads helps babies learn unfamiliar speech. >> you steam to have mastered the full range. >> i would think with multiple, i would know. >> plenty of practice. up next, new push to make it harder for teens to buy cigarettes in the south bay. ready for major disaster? statistics uncovered by our investigative unit.

good tuesday morning. it is going to be cool and cloudy for today. good news is we're going to warm you up just in time for the long holiday weekend. in between, some showers. more on that in moments. the markets are going to heat up later today. this as we give you a live look at the new york stock exchange. that bell about to ring. there is the nasdaq as well. new housing data is out. the markets how react. it's tuesday, may 19th. you are watching "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we do have an update to breaking news. hazmat crews are on the scene of an overnight fire at an auto detail shop in san jose. while the flames are out there are still chemical concerns. >> sulfuric acid concerns to be specific. "today in the bay's" bob redell has been at the scene all morning long and near that con a nalted water. bob, what's the latest? >> sam and laura, you can imagine near fighting this fire.

they had four ariel ladders dumping water on this business and inside this business, this auto detailing business, the type of chemicals they would use in metal etch ing and plating. live look from chopper shows you the fire department is trying to clean up now. they have a porg tion of that runoff that is collected like a pond that they intentionally collected like a pond around the fire on reynolds circle so they could figure out what to do with that mixture, that soupy mess, a foamy soupy chemical, soup, if you will. they have test i'd it. it is considered to be caustic. right now they need to figure out whether they can haul it off or if they can dilute it with more water. now the sun is up they are formulating that plan. there was a third of firefighters, 100 firefighters out here about 35 of them did have to be decontaminated. they fought this in the early morning hours. all firefighters are fine. no problems.

nobody had to be transported. as you can see from chopper. that fire is out. even though they're dousing some water on it, that's the smoldering part. the fire itself is out. they're still trying to figure out the exact cause. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. you can see the extent of the damage there. meantime other big stories we're following this morning, two rotting whale carcasses and foul smells accompanying them will soon be removed from the pacifica coastline. crews are start burying the remains of the whales. 90-pound mountain lion is back in the wild wandered into a san mateo neighborhood yesterday. rangers tranquilized then released the big cat. >> a peaceful ending. santa clara county supervisors this morning will discuss raising the age to buy tobacco to 21 years old. a final vote won't happen until next month. investigative unit exclusive. we remember the asian that flight 214 crashed while trying to land at sfo two years ago.

now we look as to whether they are prepared to handal similar disaster. they compared sjc to ten other airports of similar size and passenger traffic. what we found san jose had the fewest number of firefighters on duty at any time at 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 airborsiana , they had 15 on duty. >> i'm the operations chief. i will tell you the more resources the better i can mitigate emergencies much faster, complete a lot more tasks with more rescorources an more personnel on scene, absolute absolutely. >> why they are not breaking any rules. and why san jose airport director says she believes they're prepared for a major

disaster. if you have a tip for our investigative unit call us at 1-888-996-tips or send us an e-mail. it's 6:33 right now. time to check that microclimate forecast this morning. let's take a peek outside golden gate bridge. you can make out at least the span there. but what a drizzle in the air this morning. >> yes, waiting for that sunshine. also waiting for that three-day weekend, christina. that is the light at the end of the tunnel. >> hard, hard to wait on that three-day weekend. but we will get there. good morning to you, bay area. temperatures right now are nice and mild. mostly in the 50s. i wanted to start with a live look of pacifica from our friends at weather underground. you probably already know this but in case you're just joining us here on "today in the bay," we have cameras strategically set up across the bay area. this is one of them. as we head throughout the next couple hours these clouds are going to stay right where they are. then we will see that gradual clearing as we head throughout 10:00 a.m. here in your inland

valley spots to noon and then 12:00 to 2:00 in pacifica and at the immediate coast. so what can you expect for today? it's going to be cooler than average. let me take you through your daypart forecast. upper 50 tos to low 60s through lunch time. this afternoon, a touch warmer. more sunshine. 60 degrees in san francisco. 62 degrees for the east bay. 71 degrees in the north bay. 2 main weather story i'm going to tell in i my next report is when we get showers as we head throughout the next couple of days. we're going to keep a very slight chance going but we've got a good chance on the way. we're actually expect that activity as we head throughout the end of the week and the first part of your weekend. so stick around. that's coming up in my next report. we'll tell you how much as well. right now though i want to check on your drive. usually starts to get busy. how is that hurry up and wait this morning, mike? >> we have some of that hurry up and wait but you know it's a little bit lighter. a lot lighter in some spots. typical tuesday. show you the san mateo bridge. this is not one of those spots.

westbound, in the middle of the screen, the van pulled over to the center divide as a tow truck which is now there arrive. folks slam on their brakes. they were just worried that someone was going to pull out into traffic. they did not. still a slower drive now from the toll what sa over to midway. look at the map and see a smooth drive on the rest of the high rise and approach to san mateo. no major concern. still that's a slowing over just off the hayward side heading over towards the edge of alameda county. just to the south. dumbarton bridge is smoothly for highway 84. at speed there. silicon valley, san jose shows a little slowing northbound. the build 101. 87 and 85 now stretches from basically 101 all of the way up in towards lawrence expressway for the build for the commute volume. live look. show you what traffic is like. there we go. see that slowing that starts here and move up towards sjca as well. move up toward the bay bridge and the approach. light volume through oakland and

24 coming out of orinda. look at that over san rafael on the left side. no slowing south of novato. >> a lot of green. >> you're a popular man these days. >> i hope so. i'm just the messenger though if something bad happens. up next, new developments in the controversy surrounding hillary clinton and her personal e-mails. plus, legalization of pot takes center stage right here in the bay area. right here is the big board. we have our pulse on the markets this morning. seeing how things are going thus far. the dow is down just a little bit but optimistic it will come back later in the day. also we have a reminder for you right now. >> that's right. you can take it any time. download our nbc bay area app for the latest news, weather,

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police in waco, texas, are on alert. the threat remains high following a shootout between rival gangs. nine people died in a violence at a restaurant there. that brawl involved five. different motorcycle gangs and hundredses of people. it's too early to determine who will face murder charges but they do have 170 gang members in custody. a victory for free speech advocates in a legal battle over a censored antimuslim youtube video. a judge in san francisco ruled youtube should not have been ordered to take down the film. this even though it's sparked violence in the middle east and death threats against the actors. those performers claim they did not know they were taking part in an antimuslim film. no word on whether youtube will repost the film. there was wide spread speculation the film sparked the

2012 september 11th attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi. we now have some idea when thousands of e-mails of hillary clinton's private server will be made public. some are believed to be about the benghazi attack. they will release portions of the ergs mails by january. the department made that proposal in a federal court filing yesterday. 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. happening today, lieutenant governor gavin newson will speak on marijuana policy. the public forum will be held in oakland. the goal is to discuss ways to protect the health of kids and teens if california were to legalize marijuana for adults. lawmakers, public health experts and procefessors will take partn the discussion. >> the time is 6:41. coming up, the smell from these two dead whales, according to

residents they're becoming unbearable. now there's a new plan to clear the air. breaking news. water from an overnight fire in san jose now contaminated with toxic chemicals. live report when we come back with is a minutes of nonstop news, traffic, and weather after the break.

at 6:44 we do have an update to breaking news. flames are out but now a new concern as a huge puddle of toxic water sits right in the middle of the busy industrial area of san jose. >> all of this happening at an auto detailing shop on reynolds circle next to zanker road and highway 101. bob redell is on the scene. fire crews say the water they

used to put out an overnight fire is contaminated with chemicals. >> it is, sam and laura. that's why they're keeping people away from location. you can see in the newsroom from chopper gives you a pretty good sense of this situation they're dealing with. they had a four alarm fire inside this auto detailing shop. inside the shop are the kind of chemicals used for processes like metal etching, metal plating as they are dumping water on the fire trying to put it out this morning. the water ran off and so they have this soupy mixture, chemical mixture they test they had determined to be caustic, hazardous. they want to obviously keep it contained and try to figure out how to remove it. do you actually take it off-site or do you dilute it with more water so that the mixture becomes less caustic. that is something the fire department is trying to figure out right now. >> i would say that right now it's green, it's foamy, it looks

nas nasty. we actually left a couple of our rigs unattended because we don't want to put ore personnel in position in that water. >> reporter: about 35 of the 100 firefighters out here had to be decontaminated. they're all doing fine. the call came in around 12:30 this morning when the fire department arrived the fire was so big it was already pushing through the roof of this building. it's a two-story l-shaped concrete structure. again, home to auto detailing business. took the fire department about an hour and 15 minutes to finally get it under control. they had to go on the defense right off the top. and ended up calling for a four alarm because of the size of the fire. they are still trying to figure out the cause and figure out how to remove that very soupy chemical mess that they've gotten now in that runoff near the fire scene. not far from where we're standing here. reynolds circle and san jose. reporting live in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks a lot, bob. christina joins us now. krs christina, winds were not a

major factor? >> no, it could have been much worse. i'm going to show you a picture. let's start with that wind. good morning to you, bay area. calm conditions. and that's part of the reason why they were able to knock it down so quickly. also our local heroes got to the scene very quickly out there this morning. so of course we tip our hat to sj fire. 84% humidity. a contributing factor. take a look at this plblaze. this is bob redell. what he shot for us. you can get more pictures from bob. follow him bobnbc for more updates like this. he's always tweeting from live locations. haeldsburg, lots of cloud cover overhead. good morning to you. it's going to be chilly for the first part of the day. mid 50s to start just about everywhere, the mid 50s. with the exclusion of the north bay. low 50s though. everybody getting that cloud cover only reaching into the low to mid 60s later on today just

about everywhere. with on and off light activity as we head throughout the day today. remember, your seven-day forecast is scrolling right here at the bottom of your screen. if you want to check out the weather trend in your specific microclimate we've made it easy for you. we stopped the clock on your future cast. next best bet for rain and that arrives as we head throughout 5:00 a.m. thursday. that will continue into thursday afternoon. then as we head throughout friday into early saturday we get an even better chance. very unusual for this activity. this time of year and for where the jet stream is positioned. but we are benefiting from this activity in more ways than just one. for instance, your pollen levels this week will looking good. we're in the low to moderate range for today. it looks like as we head throughout the next couple of days this is where we will stay. as we get that dryer, warmer weekend, our pollen levels are slated to creep right back up. however, it's going to be nice and calm for theable out there for your plans.

south bay saturday, sunday, monday, low 70s. mid to upper 70s out in wine country. we will have more for you on that upcoming chance for rain when we meet back here tomorrow on "today in the bay." if you're leaving right now, here's mike nine i and your morning drive. >> we have the lanes cleared now. the center divider cleared. better news. the van and tow truck merged, we've seen slowing from the hayward toll plaza across the flat section. look at the map and we do see a slower drive developing for west 92. that is just a note for you right now to mist and drizzle around the bay as well. that will be a concern for some folks. san mateo starts to see some slowing as more folks do make their way over from the east bay to the peninsula and dumbarton bridge shows slowing as well for west 84. south 680 in pleapleasanton. we had a slower drive developing. it went from red to orange. speeds coming back up through that area. vasco road, that distraction and lighter traffic shows the jam

out of the altamont pass. in the south bay as we zoom the map out you see typical slowing for the pattern north 85 toward 17 and north 101 and 87. no big surprises for the traffic to flow through that area and north of here slowing down the east shore freeway and north bay. live look san rafael. southbound 101. picking up the volume. we do have someone that tapped on the breaks. no big surprises, guys. new details about a refinery flare-up in the east bay. people living in rodeo got a bit of a scare last night when they saw these flames. turned out to be a flare-up at the phillips 66 rerhinery. it's a common practice to release excess pressure from the plant. refinery experienced some kind of emergency. it never posed any threat though to the public and it's now under control. forget 18. parts of the south bay may soon 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 about 25 stores. supervisors ken yeager introduced that measure. a final vote would happen next month. >> even though we know that our ordinance here may not have a wide effect, its real benefit so to have all the other cities sort of follow suit. and i'm hopeful that they will. >> santa clara county isn't the only one looking to raise the minimum age for tobacco to 21. the north bay hey of haeldsburg has already done it. >> find plenty of taxes on the cigarettes. so, too, with berkeley and soda which brings in big box. the city must decide what to do with the extra cash. tonight a panel will work on a plan for spending all that soda tax money. city leaders estimate the one cent per ounce tax on most sugary drinks is going to bring in 2 million bucks this year. in the first month alone, which was march, the tax brought in

$116,000. many in the community say the money should go to schools for cooking, gardening, and nutrition programs. one of three bay area baggage handlers accuse of helping to smuggle truck drugsn court today. 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 past security. the drug ring operated from 2012 until march of this year. man accuse of attacking a 13-year-old inside her home in san jose is expected to return to court later today. you may remember this disturbing surveillance video showing a man forcing his way through the front door and grabbing the girl. police believe that man is mohammed khaliqi. now he's yet to enter a plea in court and he has not been assigned an attorney yet. seven banks and counting.

the hubts is on for a bank robber, the fbi says since march p 30th the man seen here hit six banks in san francisco and one in apartment ontioch. it is the unthinkable. souft bay, robbery case running cold. now police are hoping you can help them find a new lead. san jose police are searching for this man and woman. investigators say that back in march that pair walked into rose market on east santa clara street in east san jose. they both walked out. minutes later the man returned with a gun and cleaned out the cash register. last seen getting into a black or gray four-door sedan. 16-year-old girl says she was attacked in a popular east bay trail. now walnut creek are warning emp to be an alert. the man attacked the girl along iron horse trail sunday morning right behind the high school. she managed to fight him off. but news of the attack stunned neighbors who say the area is

normally very safe. anyone using the trail is edad e advised to play close use to the surrounding and walk or hike in groups whenever possible. a story we reported sunday night. this morning animal care and control in san francisco released a picture of a pit bull puppy beat and burned after stolen from his owner last week. the story was amust read story on nbcbayarea.com and that popularity helped to raise $10,000 to help catch the person who did this to him. max was stolen last monday. he was found thursday. his owner was by his side sunday when sadly he had to be put down. a search however continues for the suspect. happening today, crews will begin the difficult task of burying two dead whales that washed ashore in pacifica weeks ago. an excavator is on the beach. "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang is live in pacifica. people leaving nearby say the

smell is unbearable. are you downwind from it? >> reporter: luckily, no. as the sun comes up it will probably get worse around here. someone joked saying i hope you brought your gas masks. half miami down from here where the two carcasses are and where the pundit odor hits you. we have the composing humpback whale on the beach which beached two weeks ago. scientists wanted that whale and the sperm whale that beached over a month ago both decompose. that was the plan until the smell got too strong. they started to complain. we just spoke with a man who moved to pacifica who said officials waited way too long to take care of these carcasses. >> i would think that immediately afterwards only cutting out a few pieces of flesh and bringing them to a lab for testing, i would think they should have done it earlier, saying a month for one and a couple of weeks for the other. that's much too long. >> reporter: you can see the medium size excavator that's near the whales brought out here yesterday. this is a pacifica beach but the

area falls under the jurisdiction of the san francisco recreation and parks department. last week it agreed to work together with the city of pacifica to bury both whales. the process begins today. the hope for people who live here is that with the machinery already out here that hopefully it will all be taken care of today. live in pacifica, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." 6:56. busy streets, coffee shops, traffic, and a mountain lion in san mateo yesterday. the animal created quite a scare downtown. this morning he's back in a more appropriate habitat. >> one that he's native to. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live in san mateo with more on the big catch, adventure and why one man might be facing charges for what he did during the search for the animal. >> you can imagine wanting to scare a mountain lion away from your home, away from your yard. that's what this man was doing when he fired a shot in the ground, warning shot. problem is illegal to fire a gun in the city limits.

so the district attorney could file charges. it was just the beginning of a 15-hour game of cat and cop, we'll call it. here's how it ended. 90-pound mountain lion fra tranquilized. it was spotted not far from san mateo, a day just like this. spotted several other times during the day near palm and ninth avenues moving thousand people's back yards. it was cornered and that's where the story is different this morning because rangers were able to safely tranquilize it which is not always the case. after the mountain lion slept off the sedatives it was released near crystal springs reservoir where hopefully it will remain. today again the district attorney could consider charges against that man who fired that warning shot but certainly this is a story this neighborhood is going to be talking about all day. in san mateo, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> probably standing outside their decks looking for more mountain lions, just in case. starting today nfl owners will begin three days of

meetings in san francisco. the raiders are expected to present their plan to return to los angeles. >> nbc sports has learned the raiders and chargers are listing former 49er 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 source tells the chronicle it's as good as dead. from the raiders to the warriors. live look at the oracle arena this morning. all is quiet right now. in a matter of hours the place will certainly be rocking nearly 20,000 fans will try to make roar-acle a very unpleasant place for james hardin and houston rockets. >> game one of the finals tips off tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the last series the warriors seem to figure something out. game two is thursday when the dubs will head to houston for games three and four on saturday and on monday. we will be guiding you every step of the way. >> should be a really fun playoff. don't you think? >> yes. we are very optimistic about the fact they will be able to get to the western conference final

tlus that. nba finals and beyond. >> and win that championship. >> you got it. >> yeah, we've got a good looking day if you're going to be headed out and about. up 880 passing by, that iconic stadium. they sure gave it a great name this season. 55 degrees in the tri-valley for today. 55 in san francisco. the north bay later on will be the warmest area. up to 71. otherwise highs are going to range from the low to mid 60s as we get into this afternoon. not too bad. cooler, cloudy, not afternovera. >> hopefully your drive is plea aboutish. >> a little bit of a warning because as christina said, unusual. emeryville camera blurred up. i did use the wiper on. it had so much mist it was blurred on the screen. you might have to use your windshield wiper. look at your map. we have a smooth flow of traffic. no big surprise of the earlier crash. pleasant on the has cleared. southbound, but again, the mist is the concern. we're not expecting it that much. >> don't detail the car just

yet. >> there you go. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're going to be back at 7:25 with a live local break. >> banana bread, time to try that out. we'll see you tm. good morning. good morning. good morning. looking for revenge? disturbing reports that gang leaders have summoned armed reinforcements to waco, texas to confront police and carry on their showdown with rival biker gangs on the heels of that huge brawl to led to nine deaths and 170 arrests. are things about to get even worse? why so long? the state department now says it will take until early next year to release those e-mails. then secretary of state clinton kept on a private server. will it affect her campaign? chilling twist. sources telling nbc news the washington, d.c. family murdered inside their home was held