the waters off the california coastline. how did it happen? and how bad is the damage? another beached whale, the third in recent weeks, this time in half moon bay the largest ougautomotive recall a live look outside this morning the bay bridge on wednesday, may 20th. you are watching "today in the bay." a good wednesday morning. it's 4:30. thank you for joining us.

>> let's first check that forecast, and rob mayeda, good morning. >> good morning. large clouds and misty skies around the bay area. we're talking 60s with sunny breaks. more interesting in the forecast is increasing showers across the bay area s for a look at your wednesday morning commute, here's mike. >> the toll plaza did have a couple cars. i do want to tell you upper east shore freeway, we did have a crash and car fire. minor slowing at the scene. i imagine the fire is out, because a couple chirp crews have cleared. we'll cover that and more details coming up we do have breaking news this morning, a tense standoff

in san francisco. police are at the scene of a housing complex not far from the daly city cow palace. >> stephanie, what can you tell you? >> reporter: it's a very fluid situation. for safety purpose we're not allowed to show exactly what happens here this is about a block south of visitation elementary school, around 10:00 last night there was a person under investigation who holed himself or herself up. police have been since then trying to get to that person. we've seen them in tactical gears with rifles drawn. it began at 10:00 last night. red cross is out here to help provide support for the police and s.w.a.t. officers out here. they're sending a public information out here to make sure we get the latest. she's on her way, so we'll keep

you updated. the hope is this is resolved soon and of course resolved safely. >> thank you very much, stef. crews scrambling to clean up an oil spill after a ruptured popline blackens the california coastline. it was spilled about 20 miles up the coast from santa bash ra. it created an oil slick stretching across four miles of coastline. they discovered the leaking pipeline just before noon yesterday. it took nearly four house to seal it. that spill raising questions about the safety of the oil and gas industry's infrastructure. the central coast is dotted with oil riggs and pipelines environmental groups say need replacing. >> the lifetime of most of these fa silts was about 30 years.

here we are decades past that. they're still using the same infrastructure. >> yesterday's leak is blackening the same coastline that saw a cat trophic oil spill more than 40 years. at the time, the jan wear 19679 spill was the largest ever in u.s. waters. we're updating the story, just check out nbcbayarea.com to find the latest developments or download or free nbc air app. a any -- ne cropsy is scheduled for today. scientists say it's a 40-foot-long sfroef gray whale and it's badly decomposed. eight lane back open after a deadly big rig crash durchd debris and twisted metal. it slammed into the center

divide on highway 242. it was carry a load of asphalt which spilled ought over the roadway. the driver was killed. witnesses say it looked like a tire blew out, causing the driver to lose control of its vehicle he is charged with distributing child porn. he's accused of sexually abusing a boy at walden way camp. authorities say they also found hundreds of explicit pictures on his computer and phone. san jose's downtown skyline reportingly one step closer to a major change. the "mercury news" reporting a deal was approved to sell the property near the city hall.

that land covers nine parcels on east santa clara street right in the heart of the city really. it currently houses a parking lot and car wash a reprieve for san jose pot clubs, which reportedly will receive more time to a xla with tough rules, including being a certain distance from schools or parks. the new deadlines will be in mid december instead of mid jup july. it's the largest auto recall in american history. japanese air bag maker takata is double the number of air bags it's declaring defective. a chemical in is the bags can send shrapnel flying. to find out if your car is part of the recall, you with do for safercat.gov. they have a site that you can put in your vin number.

we are in mid to late may now, and still in fairly cool conditions out there. >> that's right. let's check in with rob. >> we're seeing low clouds we've been accustomed to over the last couple weeks. you can see the visibility is not too bad. the bay bridge clearly at 56 degrees, the low clouds all the way to the alta month pass, and we've eventual break out, but the clouds on the sunny coast around lake county for today, and then around perhaps some of the coastal hill tops around the bay area could see the showers become more widespread. 50s through 7:00 and 8:00 this morning. as we approach noon, you'll see numbers, upper 60s close to 70 at livermore, but 67 cool degrees. 68 probably the high.

los gatos close to 70. pleasanton and livermore will see highs close to 70. the interesting change will be the weather system that will bring more moisture our way, there's a chance of sees more showers, but here's the good news, the three-day weekend ahead, you can see that's when the warmer weather comes back. starting on saturday and low 70s, as we start next week. another check of your wednesday commute here's mike. the top of rob's screen did say three-day weekend, in case you were blurring it out. as we talk this full screen, look at the bottom left, flashing lights as the crew is still clears from the east direction. look at the foster city side. we'll see the eastbound toward the high rise. we also have the flashing lights

up towards the flat section. they're starting to -- just your left lay lane. it's smythe despite slowing. this weekend it is closed. and we're looking also southbound 10 is at woodside. a crash has moved to the shoulder. we're still tracking a crash on the upper east side. back to you. all right no bubbly just yet. the celebration, hey, we have three more games to win. warriors did win game 1 of the western conference final series. the rockets were up by as many as 16 points in the first half, but the warriors, as they so often do, power back. final score 110-106. game 2 is tomorrow night right

back at roar-acle. >> that's too -- daddy. >> hold on a second. >> be quiet. >> who won the hearts and stole the show. that's stef curry's 2-year-old daughter riley curry. she by the way will soon be a big sister as well. they're expecting their second daughter this summer. what a cutie. >> adorable. she told him to be quiet and then walked right off stage. a big game for the giants, too, right here on nbc bay area. the dodgers are in town, cover an begins at 7:00. by the way, in case you're keeping track, the giants beat the dodgers 2-0 last night where's the beef? it's a question that meat producers have to answer right now. that could change with an act of congress. >> why one man trying to show

off the power of stuarty boots has started a national recall.

a live look this morning at the bay bridge. another cool one, we start to warm up later in the week a local moms' group is telling stay-at-home dads. he runs a start-up at home to stay with his daughter. he recently applied to the moms club, and was quickly rejected. >> they said me, unfortunately we have to reject your request. the group is for mothers. if your wife wants to join, she's welcome, unless you are in a same-sex relationship

we reached out to the mothers group, but they declined to respond gluten-free substances may often contain ingredients you're trying to avoid. people suffering from cele yak disease are often advised to tail probiotics, however researchers found gluting in today the house agriculture committee will consider a bill to -- many large plate producers want the law repealed, while smaller ranchers seeing labeling as a way to separate their meat from imports curious where the next steak comes from. the next time you try to

book a flight, your favorite travel website may not have what what you're looking for let's check in with landon dowdy. where are we headed? sixth record close of the year. thb afternoon we get the minutes from last monday's fed meeting, which may provide clues. also look for earnings from lows -- the nasdaq falling eight to 5070. mcdonald's buworkers will hold what they say is the largest protest ever, calling again for a higher minimum wage of $15. the new ceo has announced plans to raise minimum wages to just

over $10 an hour the "wall street journal" reports the group, which includes trip adviser and -- saying it never authorized them to use it. they say it's a broader bush by airlines to move where they can use add-ones. the sites which help compare airfares are concerned it would make it easier for airlines to raise price. we're just trying to empower the consumer. thank you very much, landon. 4:47. a contractor put on the pair of rocky brand boots, unfortunately the snake bit through the boot, sending him to the hospital for treatment. the company is now offering a free replacement with a pair that has not failed the bite

test farmers in central california say they're willing to give up water to avoid harsher restrictions in the future. they're expected to present a deal to state officials today, either taking less river water for irrigation or leave a quarter of their crops unplanted. if the state accepts the deal it could become a model throughout california. you've been through central california, it's like a dust bowl, really. >> it is talking about models. what do they do? maybe some rainfall later in the week. rob is? more low clouds, mist and drizzle, and into san francisco this morning, winds still on shore that's keeping the air conditioning, as we've been accustomed to the last few days, pushing far inland, and right around midday, we break out for the sunshine, with the sunny

breaks. you can see the low clouds hanging on. lake county and probably east of mt. hamilton. later today, there's a slight chance of showers, and increasing showers as we get into tomorrow afternoon. today's highs staying cool again, close to 68 degrees, 70 in los gatos, upper 50s, mid to uper 60s for the north bay. pleasanton briefly, and 60s around dublin and livermore tonight the first pitch is at 7:15. catch and you have cover here at 7:00 tonight. so here's the reason why tomorrow we'll see a slightly increasing chance of showers, more moisture coming up, and you can see heavy showers off to the east highest risk for showers, that will be for tomorrow, then a different pattern shaping up, and high pressure building back,

which will allow these valley temperatures to make a run they 70s finally. memorial day weekend plans for a change look good. still cool though. the average high should be in the mid 70s. looking warmer as we go into the weekend. for the north bay and tri-valley, saving the warmest weather for the weekend ahead. back to you. >> which is perfect, because a lot of people do have an extended weekend. whole foods set off a fiery debate when it announced it would begin selling rabbit meat last summer. our investigative unit reviewed the inspection reports for the source of the rabbit. tonight we show you what inspectors found and whether the farm is meeting the standards whole foods promises the customers. whole food says it's offering

rabbits because customers wanted it, but what are believed to be internal sales figures shared with nbc bay area suggests that's not the case. >> whole foods is a trend-setting grocery store. if they create a demand that will happen across the board. >> well, whole foods declined our interview request. in a statement, iowa says wes proudly produce rabbit, which we are confident that are among the best in the nation. join us tonight tonight we gait at 11:00. if you have a tip for auer investigative unit, give us a call. okay. laura, a lot of people do their shopping online. if you use paypal to make those transactions, you can't be getting more than what you're buying. >> why the company may be refunding money to hundreds of thousands of consumers and a live look at the

golden gate bridge. you can barely see the flashing lights. and what i'm tracking east of here.

a live look outside at francis, kind of black and white, as we await the yellow, the sunshine, later to come. some paypal customer constitutions may get a refund. paypal is accused of illegally signing up customers for credit without their permission and making them use paypal credit instead of their preferred payment. paypal neither admits nor denies the allegations in the proposed settlement. it must still be approved by a federal judge it is 4:55. we want to get a check of that morning community. >> laura and sam, even though the volume of cars seems typically, i see a lot of activity on the chp reports. something weird is in the air. traffic does move smoothly, but the north bay, we saw the folks

get ready for travel with the zipr truck moving there that earlier crash does look like all lanes are clear. we'll let you know when that completely clears. the rest of the bay look smooth, but i just got records of southbound 101 and millbrae avenue, and it sounds like the two left lanes are blocked southbound 101. we'll track that on the peninsula as well. back to you. >> thank you, mike. to be or not to be, shakespeare, that's the question. historian claims this is the only surviving image of william shakespeare created during his lifetime. it was found in england between the pages of a book about plants.

>> the moustache is a little predicts. almost a handlebar going on there. a nightmare scene on the california coastline after a pipelines ruptures dumping tens of thousands of gallons of oil into the ocean and another whale washes ashore. this time in half moon bay. what is happening to these massive mammals on the coast activity is picking up. much more on the community and weather, right after this.

breaking news. a s.w.a.t. standoff shuts down streets. we're live at the scene a ruptured popline blackens miles of california's coast

waking up to some areas of low clouds, and temperatures staying in the 60s plus shower chances increasing. and then the east bay may be waking up with high spirits near oracle arena, but we have a crash i'm tracking on the pell peninsula. a blackened bay bridge. you're watching "today in the bay." a good wednesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. police are at the scene of a housing complex not far from the cow palace. >> stephanie joins us. we're here on the