day weekend for firefighters already a vegetation fire now coming dangerously close to homes in san jose. >> the fire broke out on chula vista drive. very close to the san jose country club in allum rock park. we're live at the scene with more. mary anne? >> talk about a close call terry. this fire came dangerously close to million-dollar homes up here in the east foothills, you can see here that firefighters are hosing down and mopping up on this hillside. and they're all stationed in front of various homes out here. on the hill. in case the wind shifts this started as a grass fire. but quickly spread to three alarms. flames torched a palm tree and winds fanned the flames causing the fire to burn a chunk of the hillside. the fire came close to multimillion-dollar homes and we talked to one man who started to hose down his home. >> went on top of the house, i'm like i hope this thing doesn't

catch on fire from you know, stuff coming over with the wind. but luckily everything is good. >> a california department of forestry helicopter has been making water drops. the big concern right now is the wind and the tinder-dry grass in this area. but as of now it does appear that firefighters have been able to contain this fire no one has been evacuated. but firefighters are ready to defend these homes and are parked in each one of these homes in the area in case they need to defend this home from a fire. neighbors say it was very scary to see how close the flames were coming to their house. reporting live in san jose mary anne favro, nbc bay area news. firefighters are dealing with warmer temperatures after a week of cool and cloudy conditions. >> let's bring in meteorologist anthony slaughter for the latest. >> the past week we had

temperatures only in the low 60s each day and we actually saw sunshine today, and only got close to 7o still in the 60s, we're looking at winds about 14 miles per hour and really that's been the general trend all evening long. anywhere between 15 to 20 miles per hour. now as we head through the evening, winds will relax, dying down to 5-10 miles per hour and even overnight we're expecting calm winds across the south bay. you'll notice across the coast, the tri-valley and the north bay once again for tomorrow we're going to be looking at gusts up to about 20-25 miles per hour. and a sneak peek of that memorial day does show similar conditions, winds gusting from 20-25 miles per hour. sustained between 10-20. it will be breezy the next couple of days. we also have some of these, some towering clouds over the south bay. thunderstorms across the central valley and even here in the bay area. we'll show it to you coming up. >> you can get breaking news updates on your smartphone

download the nbc bay area app. a tanker stolen from an airport and crashed into a fence. video you'll see only on nbcbayarea.com, it happened at the reed hillview airport in san jose. staff told police that someone tried to take a jet refueling truck and drive it through the airport fence. but the truck got tangled in the fence and the thief or thieves left the scene. we caught crews trying to free the tanker earlier today. so far no one has been arrested. happening now, a major link between the peninsula and the east bay closed for construction. taking a live look at the san mateo bridge from foster city. thousands travel across this span every day. nbc bay area's christy smith is on the hay wdward side of the bridge. >> caltrans is saying they're hoping this time it isn't quite as bad as last time. they're saying the work is going well.

it's ontime the weather is cooperating, this is a continuation of the resurfaceing work we saw going on two weeks ago during the closure. caltrans is saying their thought is some people may have left early for the holiday weekend. contractors are putting down a new concrete that will be durable and is expected to last for years. the first resurfacing of the high rise section since it opened in 1967. now i caught traffic on 80 headed in today. the bay bridge a live look you can see it is backed up. other options, the golden gate. richmond-san rafael, dumbarton or 237. >> their numbers are going to increase while this is closed. we staff those bridges with extra toll takers. we assign extra chp officers and extra freeway service patrol tow trucks to take care of the overload. >> now with this closure of

course cal transsigns are up all over the freeway and have been for quite some time. over at 92 that's the last stop before the bridge closure, talked with a gas station attendant. she put up her own sign with directions to sfo. it seems many drivers from out of town didn't know about the bridge work and she says she's gone through several sheets of directions. reporting live near the toll plaza, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >> that's tough, christie. thank you so much. drivers in napa dealing with detours. take a look at the video showing damage done to the oakville crossroads bridge. cracks formed after a quake hit yountville on thursday. the bridge along the river will remain closed until further notice. caltrans had planned to replace the bridge. that project scheduled to start this summer.

there's no other reports of damage from last night's quake. coming up a full report on the status of america's bridges. and a major push for you to pay at the pump to fix those spans. a toxic algae bloom putting a damper on memorial day weekend plans for families heading to quarry lakes in fremont. it can lead to a skin rash rangers think it's being caused by the drought. one family who makes an annual visit to the popular park say they found out yesterday. and they're playing it safe. >> it's a tradition to us we've been here every year. and going into the water and kids having fun. yesterday i got an email about this. so it kind of caught us by surprise. so we're just to play it safe. we're not going to go in the water. >> as you can see the rest of the park still open for memorial day weekend. and new details tonight on day five of the clean-up of the oil spill near the coast of santa barbara. take a look at the video here

shot by our nbc chopper today of the spill. lots of spots there of the oil mess. local areas still in a state of emergency. today environmental workers did announce the oil is beginning to dissipate as animal rescues continue. at least seven animals have been spotted dead including one dolphin. it is not clear if that dolphin's death was linked to the spill. the spill happened on tuesday. it's believed to be from a ruptured oil pipeline. the company behind the spill has temporarily shut down operation the, so far 10,000 gallons of oily water have been removed from the ocean. clean-up crews say the hardest part will be clearing up oil that's on the coast. and ten people and their pets are now homeless tonight after a fire broke out in a san jose duplex this morning. this broke out on jasper street near 680 and 101. firefighters brought the fire under control about an hour later. everyone was able to get out safely. no one was harmed. the red cross provided clothes and emergency kits the cause of the fire is under investigation. gay rights supporters did not need any luck to legalize

same-sex marriage in ireland. crowds burst out in cheers when the final vote tally was announced. >> today ireland made history. the first country in the world to vote for equal marriage. i welcome that. and i thank all of those who voted yesterday. >> well average voters backed gay marriage in a landslide vote more than 60% in favor. some say it shows the rapid social change taking place in that traditionally catholic nation. >> i'm so proud to be irish. you don't get many times where you're really proud to be irish. >> for once people came out and they said you people are equal to us and we love you. >> 19 other countries have legalized same-sex marriage. coming up next at 5:00 -- hitting another speed bump more on the lawsuit that could stop the ride-sharing companies uber and lyft in their tracks. and wisdom and guidance at

graduation. plus not your regular police chase, a bizarre ending to a very slow-moving chase in southern california. it certainly has the internet buzzing. >> announcer: closed captioning sponsored by mancini's sleep world.

uber and lyft is coming under fire the ride sharing companies a accused of denying service to passengers with

wheelchairs and guide dogs. lawsuits filed in california and texas allege uber and lyft are violating the americans with disabilities act. because their cars are not handicap accessible. both companies deny the accusations, uber says drivers accused of discrimination are suspended or fired. while lyft says it will transport passengers with wheelclaires that can fit in the trunk or back seat without obstructing the view of the driver. well aaa predicting this memorial day weekend will be one of the busiest for drivers in a decade due to cheaper gas prices. the federal gas tax of 18 cents on every gallon you buy goes to fix highways and bridges, many in need of serious repairs. congress now working to keep the cash flowing but only for about two months. nbc's tracie potts reports that lawmakers note they need a new way to pay for the repairs. the question is now. >> see the holes in the end of the beam? >> virginia bridge engineer shows us what happens when

45,000 cars a day drive over a bridge for 30 years. water and salt water pass through that joint on a regular basis. and that causes the corrosion of the steel beams. >> the federal highway administration considers one out of every nine bridges in the u.s. structurally distinguisheficient meaning it needs repairs, maintenance or replacement. and like the i-35 bridge in minneapolis that collapsed if 2007. congress is considering another short-term fix. former transportation secretary ray lahood calls that a joke. >> you raise $1 billion a year. >> some think it doesn't make sense with more fuel-efficient cars. >> you have a million car as year going to alternative fuels or some fuels that are paying nothing. >> one group is proposing a short-term, half-cent increase in the gas tax. >> it amounts to $3 a year per

person. the average driver. and it gives us until 2016 to come up with a long-term solution. >> but engineers say that solution will cost $76 billion. and that's just to fix the bridges that need to be repaired or replaced now. the goal is to come up with a spending plan that will last four to six years, tracie potts, nbc news washington. now our investigative unit did go in-depth on the state of bridges in the bay area head to our website, nbcbayarea.com, the story is in the spotlight on the top left. in the spotlight as far as anthony slaughter is concerned, is some serious weather. hitting the midwest yet? >> yeah this massive storm system is affecting us here in the bay area. we had some thunderstorms pop up earlier this afternoon. it's a huge storm system it's got widespread showers and storms with it and lots of hail. in fact a tornado watch in effect for the denver area. you may be wondering why are you

telling me this? well the giants are actually playing the denver rockies. so yes, it is a very important that they take shelter if anything does pop up and we're watching the radar. it doesn't look like it's going to be anything in the denver area. but it does look like they could see another rain delay, possibly another few showers. it's not going to be a huge storm system. for us the same storm system producing showers and thunderstorms across the sierra and even one rogue thunderstorms that moved through the north bay earlier. moved through clear lake parallel to interstate 5, fizzled out as it went towards santa rosa. all we're left with is a good mix of sun and clouds. a little breezy as we were reporting, winds up to 20-25 miles per hour. but temperatures very comfortable. you'll notice tomorrow start of the day. a little morning fog, afternoon temperatures are going up just a little bit by about two to five degrees. 74 for the south bay tomorrow 71 for the peninsula. 77 for the east bay. san francisco, meanwhile, will be at 63. with the onshore wind. you can see it here denoted by the flag.

really flapping in the wind. it will be the same case as we head through the day tomorrow. san francisco, carnivale happening for tomorrow. parade at 9:30 a little cloudy and fog. but by the afternoon temperatures back to 67 degrees and a good time out there. on the surface map we have so much happening, we have two storm systems across the northern part of the branch of the jet stream. we have another one to the south and meanwhile we're in between every single storm system high pressure right in control. that's going to be the case through the next week or so each day, high pressure nudges a little closer to us. by monday we'll see temperatures close to 80 degrees. how is that for a summer kickoff? that will remain in place toward the rest of the upcoming week. microclimates for tomorrow low 70s for the south bay peninsula, a stark contrast. 64 for pacifica. san francisco, low 60s for tomorrow. north bay, mid 70s. oakland still cool and breezy 69 and in the tri-valley. a pair of upper 70s.

not a bad forecast coming our way and memorial day looks good as well. sneak peek shows temperatures similar. the thing to note on memorial day, not going to be as breezy. so the fire danger does go down just a little bit. hopefully if you're a firefighter, you have the day off. back to you guys. >> we always hope for that. anthony, thank you so much. still to come -- runners start off clean, but end up colorful. >> more on the yearly tradition that leaves participants with an extra load of laundry or ten.

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thousands of san jose state students are earned degrees today and listened to advice and praise from congresswoman nancy pelosi. the house democratic leader served as the university's commencement speaker, about half of the graduates were the first in their families to earn a degree. >> this is your day. your success, your achievement. the degrees you receive today have been written in the tools of hard work late nights and juggled responsibilities. your dip mass i are not simply a recognition of completed coursework. they're a fruit of your faith in yourselves. >> very cool of her. very good words there. coach bob latisor accepted an honorary degree and the high school football team went through a 12-season, 151-game winning streak that was depicted

in the film "when the game stands tall." >> what is going on here? it's fun. that's the color run. today san jose racers hit the payment and hit each other with colorful dust along the 5-k course the race is not time and along each kilometer people are coated with color, it's for fun. the race has spread worldwide. it ends with the festivities post workout. i like that you got the colors and you forget while you're running. >> you know who likes fun? >> shalon smith. >> love fun and the warriors. >> who doesn't right now? >> well after a six-hour flight delay, the warriors finally made it to houston. the nba's best road team. to make it three straight against the rockets in the western conference finals. we preview the game next in sports.

two wins down two to go as the warriors look to take a commanding three-game lead over the rockets. the houston has not lost three in a row all season. here's a thing. the best road team in the nba, the road warriors in 28-13 away from home during the regular season and are 4-1 in the first two rounds of the postseason. but after a rough travel day on friday. will the a ya warriors be rested and ready to go for game three of the western conference finals. we're joined from the toyota center with more. >> the media seems to be making a bigger deal of this than the

warriors are but the routine was disrupted, they did have a six-hour delay getting from the bay to houston. their plane had mechanical difficulties. so they got in at 10:00 p.m. and they were not able to practice. but the warriors insist that they're ready to go. >> the good thing is we weren't sitting on the runway for four hours. we knew the flight was going to be delayed quite a bit. everybody either went home or back to the facility. got something to eat so it wasn't as bad as it could have been. >> we got in got some sleep. got our normal game day activity. i'm sure people would say they were more comfortable with that as long as we got here and got some rest ready to have our normal routine today. >> it's shocking how well we're playing. it might have been me being tired from the week. so -- it felt good to catch up and feel great today. i'm excited to go tonight. >> the warriors insist they're

ready to go and you hope that draymond green is ready. in game two he had a near-triple-double and steve kerr was not surprised. before the series steve kerr told draymond green to expect to be a play-maker. with stephen curry getting double blitzed and trapped, the ball is going to end up in his hands with the advantage. >> thanks well giants in colorado taking on the rockies, rain coming down hard the start of this one delayed two hours. top four giants down 1-0. two on for brendan crawford. he deliver as single to left center. brandon belt comes home to score and we are tied. next batter matt duffy rips one down the right field line. hunter pence scores and the giants take the lead. the giants lead how about this 7-2. the a's in tampa bay, game three of the series bottom five two on two out.

kendall draymond in a jam. he gets rivera swinging after being recalled from the minors struck out six, top six, no score bases jammed. and will clear the bases because of that. kevin keermire is like where did the ball go and rene can't make the catch at home. mark scores and 3-0 a's, a big and busy day for bay area sports, highlights and reaction from game three of the western conference finals later tonight in sports. so terry and peggy, go dovs right? >> there you go. we're looking forward to it. thanks so much. coming up usually we have a high-speed chase, this is what would you call the opposite. >> it's a walk-along. >> police say they have a police chase but not like this this could be the slowest speed chase they've ever seen. about 10 miles per hour. by the way this is through the san fernando valley. you can see the guy in the

convertible. he's smiling, waving. and look at this behind him he's got dozens of police cars. >> he could have done damage. but he didn't do it. >> it makes you wonder if he was going so slowly i'm not a police officer. but -- >> thank you, peggy for asking the obvious question. >> they can tell he was a nice guy. >> they will shoot you, they will face you. but if you're driving a slow car -- >> it ended when a buystander jumped out and stopped the car. changes to our rundown. >> stanley cup hockey playoffs match-up between the anaheim ducks. after the game we havable special newscast and at 9:00 "access hollywood," "dateline" at 10:00 and we're back at 11:00. let's go with hockey next. thank you so much for joining us tonight. have a great one.

chicago. a bluesky, blue lake michigan day. and now, toward evening, the color shifts to red and black at united center. the chicago blackhawks and anaheim ducks. down to the ice, pierre mcguire with jonathan davis. >> pierre: thanks very much doc. game one, they blocked 22 shots. game two, 27. what can you do to get pucks to the