and a hardy welcome to tuesday. live look outside right now. san francisco, the transamerica pyramid standing there. it's been awfully windy in recent days. no siebs that the gusts are going away just yet. today in the bay starts right now. and a very good tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> on this hearty morning. >> like a bowl of soup. >> sound like a pirate. >> tuesday? we'll think of something better. >> let's get to the forecast. it's cool out there. >> going to be cool for pretty much the whole day, as we're going to see pretty good cloud cover and also a chance of some spotty light rain with some breezy winds. let's get a look at some of those temperatures as you head out the door, 44 degrees in

santa rosa. yeah, it's cool. it's 54 in oakland. 52 degrees in san francisco. so feeling a little milder there. our high temperatures will be in the 60s today. some mid 50s along the immediate coast and upper 60s inland. in spots like concord. we'll take a look ahead to the chance of rain. a look at the radar in a few minutes. mike is tracking a crash in castro valley. >> not one of those pleasant reports. there was a clash and it sounds like a deer was involved on 580. look at your speed sensors. no real disturbances but off the castro valley y as you're heading westbound on the freeway north, we have reports of that possibly affecting one lane on westbound 580. meanwhile, the rest of the brooch to the bay bridge moving just fine. i have a note for transit riders affecting the ferry this morning. >> we begin with breaking news

in the east bay. another early morning van fire in contra costa county. it happened some time after 1:00 a.m. on railroad avenue in ro o rodeo. the scene has now been cleared. according toó# fraring there, no fire investigators were called this time around. you'll recall authorities over the weekend arrested a man they believe is behind a recent string of car arsons in contra costa county. bob redell is looking into this morning's fire. >> happening today, the future of pot in an east bay city, there's a special meeting set today in walnut creek to decide how the city wants to handle legalization of marijuana. >> pete suratos is live there with what city officials could decide. good morning, pete. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and sam. yes,sém later today, city offis with walnut creek deciding how best to move forward as far as implementing prop 64, which the city overwhelmingly voted in favor of this past november. this follows a month-long

outreach to residents. it included an online survey. about 1600 people that took part in this, and the numbers that stood out from the survey are that skit% favor outdoor and indoor cultivation. and 60% oppose banning stores that exclusively sell marijuanm. i did have a chance to speak to the interim city manager as well as a local medical marijuana doctor about the results from the survey. >> 61% of the population did approve prop 64. we're picking up from that survey we have the same support for retail and commercial sale. >> there's definitely a population that's looking to use marijuana medically, but do they want the dispensaries in their communities? do they want the plants grown in their communities?

that's sort of a different story. >> you can see still a lot of issues to discuss. they're resolving around prop 64. city council will vote to extend the moratorium on the commercial sale of marijuana as well as adding it to the city's current smoking ban ordinance, something residents overwhelmingly support, but the special session will happen during a meeting later today behind me at 4:00 p.m. live in walnut creek, pete suratos for today in the bay. >> a lot of rules to figure out there, pete. thank you very much. 4:34 on your tuesday. more trouble for a mom in the east bay. last year, you'll remember, the woman was arrested on a dui crash that killed a 3-year-old boy. now she's been arrested again. she, who is from pleasanton, was arrested last friday for public intoxication. she's also the wife of an alameda sheriff's deputy. the district attorney has not filed charges and it's not clear

whether or not they're coming. >> friends and family say east bay high school senior was filled with grace and beauty. she was killed in a crash on mother's day in fremont. dozens of friends and family came out to honor her short life. the event was held at st. ann's catholic parish. she was in an early morning crash on sunday hours after she attended her senior prom. her mother was driving the car and suffered major injuries. >> coming home from prom. a night that was supposed to be fun. and to enjoy mother's day with her mom and to have that change in an instant is something that is heartbreaking. >> i try to talk it out with friends, but everybody has their own way of grieving. >> she attended logan high school in union city and was expected to graduate with honors next month. happening today. 4:35 right now.

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good morning. i'm landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. wall street looks to add to yesterday's gains today. futures are higher this morning. the dow snapping a four-day losing streak with its best day in three weeks while the nasdaq closed at another record high. look for data on housing and industrial production and earnings from home depot. the dow raising 85 points to 20,981. the nasdaq up 28 to 6149. disney's ceo told abc employees at a town hall meeting yesterday that hackers claim to have stolen an upcoming movie. they're demanding a ransom and are threatening to release parts of the film online if they don't get it. they didn't name the film, but

there's reports it's the new pirates of the caribbean film. it comes amid increasing concerns about digital piracy. hackers recently uploaded the entire new season of "orange is the new black" before netflix released the show. and ford is planning to cut 10% of its work force as it works to boost profits and its sliding stock prices. most of the cuts target salaried employees in north america and in asia but it's unclear if it also includes hourly workers. ford says it's not commenting on the reports. back over to you. >> good to see you. thank you. all right, back at it. live look at oracle arena this morning. it's bound to be packed with pumped up fans tonight. maybe landon is one of them. the warriors will be facing off with the spurs for game two of the western conference finals. right now, we don't know if steve kerr will be in the building, but he was back at practice yesterday. here's some video of that. very encouraging sight there.

kerr, of course, has been battling back issues and has not coached a game in more than three weeks. >> a cool start to our thursday morning. the cool down before the weekend heat-up? >> it is. we start out with clear skies and going to see clouds rolling in. temperatures much cooler than average. our average high is 74. we'll talk about that heat-up for the rest of the week coming up next. and this beautiful live look at fremont. 880 and the sparkling flag waving in the wind, and no problems right now. we'll show you what just happened in san francisco. and rolling through san jose. the thrilling finish for bike racing fans in the south bay. a treat for bay area cycling

fans. they saw a thrilling finish yesterday .. to the second leg bay area cycling fans. they saw a thrilling finish to the second leg of the amgen tour of california. the race ended in san jose's motorcycle county park after starting out in sacramento then winding through mt. hamilton. today's stage three covers the central coast. that's going to begin in pismo beach and ends in morrow bay. you guys are not done just yet. we want to get down and see the sights and sounds of the beaches. it may change. >> i saw it just in time for cleanup. >> exactly. >> lucky you.

>> not beach weather quite yet. >> not yet, but this weekend indeed. we start out with cool weather. then as we go into the next several days, it will really heat up. as we take a look at what you're feeling heading out the door, partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the low 50s. that's for the south bay, peninsula, and tri-valley. as we look at the east bay, san francisco, north bay, that's where we have cooler temperatures. right now, starting in the mid 40s in the north bay and in the mid 50s for the east bay. looking live at that camera in fremaunlt. as we go into the day, going to see the temperatures only reaching into the mid 60s for the peninsula and 65 degrees for the tri-valley. and in the north bay, 67 degrees. and san francisco at a cool 60 degrees with some breezy winds. as you're looking outside, getting ready for the day, and we bring it into the closet, it will be a day for nice warm jacket and also jeans to stay comfortable. we will have gusty winds. and this is the kind of weather that we'll see throughout the afternoon because of this low pressure system dropping in,

bringing you some scattered light showers and even some snow to the sierra for that area, we're looking at about 1 to 3 inches of snow. for the bay area, going to be very light. let me show you how it looks on the hour-by-hour outlook. this is what the radar could look like. an increase in cloud cover by 9:30 in the morning and then we don't see a lot of green here. that's because the rain will be very hit or miss and also very light. even as we go into tonight, a very slight chance of seeing that moving in with some breezy winds and it clears out tomorrow with a big warmup ahead. looking at how the temperatures warm up over the next few days, it will be breezy tomorrow, and san francisco reaching the low 60s, and then we'll be in the mid 70s in time for the weekend. and for the inland areas, mid 60s today. upper 80s by friday and 90s by saturday and sunday, that should be 94 degrees. i'll have another look at the forecast, but mike is telling us what's happening in san francisco. >> got word of a new crash. overall, the bay area looks

great. the crash over in castro valley has cleared off 580, all lanes clear off the castro valley y. 101 northbound, as you start to head to van ness, there's a report of a crash at the tail end of the freeway. and there may be partúf$ of the slow lane blocked. watch for activity. this is an issue getting into san francisco, oakland alameda ferry today will not be serviced at pier 41. they're doing some hydraulic repair so you have to get off at the ferry building. that may be for the next couple days. keep checking the website. t]19ñ if you can't take the ferry, you can take it over to the ferry building, but if you want to drive, right now, we map out this course, the purple line, 25 minutes. but then waze gives you the not so obvious backup plan as getting all the way over across -- there you go, the san rafael bridge. a long commute, taking longer,

but they want to give you a bunch of choices and you can have your choice by joining on your phone, join our team called the nbc bay area wazers. we would uv to have you on the team to share all of that community information. >> thank you very much, mike. it is 4:48 right now. pivotal meeting this morning. the top american military officer in the pacific meets with japan's foreign minister in tokyo. the meeting comes just days after north korea launched a missile. man1cexperts say it was a significant technological jump for the country. the rocket apparently flew higher and longer than any previous attempt. the u.s. admiral harry harris jr. says something has to be done before the situation escalates any further. >> the actions of north korea are unacceptable to the world really, and it underscores not only the importance of the >ok u.s./japan alliance, but also the u.s./japan and south korea

cooperation. >> some analysts believe the missile could possibly reach alaska and hawaii. the international olympic council is continuing its trip in paris this morning, and today, the members meeting with french president emanuel macron as they inch closer to choosing who's going to host the 2024 olympic games. paris' only rival to host the olympics in that year is l.a. whose bid was evaluated last week. we'll find out the results officially in september as to which city wins the hosting duties. of course, you'll be able to watch all the action right here on nbc bay area. >> getting the celebrity treatment. stars who are tired of damaging paparazzi at l.a.x. find a new way to get privacy. an exclusive suite open offering a private entrance, screening facility, and lounge. drivers will even drive you out to your plane. what's the cost? up to $3,500 for each domestic flight. >> so my frequent flier miles

not going to cover that one, right? >> with a big rock concert taking place tomorrow night at levi's stadium, there are big concerns about your transportation options. u2 is performing in a show tonight. it may finish late as well. vta is warning people that there are no plans for expanded special event service before or after the show. at this point, things could still change. tonight, santa clara council members are debating whether or not to pick up the cost to cover last-minute vta service. >> a mother warning about her son's death. >> ever since he passed away, my whole goal was i want to take this bad thing and make something good. from it. >> up next, we investigate the rise of a deadly new drug in the bay area. but first, happening right now, just in to our newsroom, the syrian government is denying recent accusations that a

crematorium had been built in one of its prisons. u.s. officials believe it could be used to dispose thousands of bodies from mass hangings during that country's now six-year-old civil war. >> a dallas uber driver was shot this morning. the driver should be fine, and we'll have nor information to come.

a very good tuesday morning to you. we got the monday blues out of the way. picking up a little haze out there on the golden gate bridge. it's a cooler start to our day. a little bit of rain could be in the forecast as well. we'll check in with kari in moments. 4:53. >> blues are out of here. i'm happy you did it.

a new warning about a powerful and lethal drug often disguised as a pain killer. it's called fentanyl. dealers are mixing it with fake pain pills and street drugs with deadly results. >> vicky nguyen joins us to talk about how the drug is flooding the bay area. >> good morning. the astronomical profit made from fentanyl is fueling its rise. drug enforcement agents say for $3500, dealers can buy just one kilogram of fenltinal over the internet, get it delivered by u.s. mail to their doorstep and turn that into $10 million worth of pills. it's quickly spurred a new drug crisis in northern california. san jose parents bob and shelly say they have never heard of fentanyl until it showed up at the cause of death for their 21-year-old son shaun. drug agents say dealers are cutting fentanyl into fake prescription pills that look real, along with street drugs like heroin. we have learned since 2015, at

least 130 deaths in the bay area were linked to fentanyl. a rising trend in several counties here. see the effects of this crisis in our full report tonight at 6:00 or right now on our website at nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. >> thank you, vicky. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, give us a call. 888-996-tips or send an e-mail. >> medical news now. and new research shows that more than half of u.s. travelers who are eligible for the measles vaccine don't actually get it before they leave the country. most people refuse the vaccine said they weren't concerned about the disease and in many cases the doctor decided it just wasn't necessary. it is concerning, according to medical experts, because just one case of imported measles can cause an outbreak. >> sonoma county health leaders are taking aim at children's tooth decay. they report the health department will roll out a new plan to cut cavities in half for

kindergarten students covered by medacal. the county is getting a $3.5 million grant to fund that program. >> if it seems like you see a lot of yoga pants around here and everyone seems -- >> not here, but there. >> in general. in the bay area. san francisco, san jose are among the fittest cities in america. >> that's right. you wear that yoga pants, bay area. the list is compiled by the college of sports medicine. san francisco grabbed the third spot. san jose grabbed fifth. the top spot grabbed minneapolis and st. paul. washington, d.c. down from the top spot which had held for three years in orow. >> washington, d.c. didn't pay as much attention to its parks, not enough of an investment there. >> the annual report looks at heart disease, diabetes rates, smoking, and the availability of farmer's markets and whether cities are investing in natural

areas where people can actually exercise. san diego, sacramento, and l.a. were also in the top 20. so good california. >> yeah, you can't turn your headzv around and find people running around outside. >> all right, kari hall joining us now. you know what i'm talking about. you left us speechless. >> okay, let's change the subject. let's take a live look outside att( san francisco. and at&t park. we're starting out with cloudy skies and it's going to be cold at the giants game. make sure you're prepared for this. we'll look at warmer temperatures coming up next. and a nicefá look here. this is interstate 80. the headlights under university at berkeley. looking at a smooth drive here. we'll give you the update on the crash in san francisco. >> and what did he or didn't say? the investigation into president trump's meeting with the russians and claims of leaking classified information. who are these people?

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response. >> and demanding action. claims about what caused the deadly ghost ship fire. today in the bay starts now. thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. a busy news day to start here. although i guess every day seems to be a busy news day these days. >> a cold start to the morning. >> it is cool, and it's also because it's very humid. we have an approaching weather system and it will bring us a slight chance of rain today. it's the only chance of rain we have for who knows how long because we are going to see those clouds and that rain that we're seeing across northern california move in. as it moves into the bay area later on this morning, early afternoon, only a very slight chance of rain. looking at the temperature trend for cupertino, a lot of clouds. well below average temperatures. only reaching 64 by 3:00 this afternoon. and about 10 degrees cooler than average. we'll take a look ahead to that cooler air for now. quick warmup in the forecast, and now