took nuclear testing into a virtual space and as our investigation unfolded be found that the livermore lab has built an impressive greenwashing p.r. campaign that cloaks a much more sinister reality and to give you some context all the nuclear weapons stockpile management nuclear weapons technology come from two locations in the united states los alamos laboratory new mexico which is surrounded by a giant lot of empty land and the lawrence livermore laboratory which is a square mile facility located right next to a city of ninety thousand people a large scale disaster or nuclear accident happening here it would affect the entire bay area comprise of san francisco oakland with over seven million people living in it. the u.s. used to blow up a full scale nuclear weapons and open air to the one nine hundred sixty three limited test ban treaty which permitted the continuation of nuclear testing underground and one hundred ninety two congress passed the nuclear test in moratorium act which banned all nuclear testing how to compensate for the loss of full scale underground nuclear test in the de

the same agency that removed all nuclear materials from lawrence livermore to save money and increase safety. "time" magazine reported the lab security failed a 2008 simulated terror attack which highlighted a number of serious security shortcomings at livermore. the statement reads in part, nsa has no plans to return security category i/ii material such as pits to lawrence livermore national laboratory. should it become necessary to revisit the decision nnsa would only do so after carefully evaluating the policy and program implications of such a change. but according to documents from the government accountability office there are no plans to move the testing facilities out of livermore and there are no testing facilities in new mexico. kelly says that means the possibility of plutonium bomb cores coming to livermore is very real. >> you can't wait until they have a final decision to bring the pits here and they're loading the bomb cores on the truck, and then say, wait. change of plan. now is the time to change the plan. >> reporter: if you want to be part of that discussion, tri-valley cares will host a community forum s

. >>> scientists at lawrence livermore lab are designing a high-tech suit that protects the wearer against chemical or biological attacks. the scientists are calling it the second skin. it's a fabric featuring microscopic tubes that can transform from a breathable state to a shield that blocks tiny molecules. >>> could be another couple of hours before power is restored to some 20 customers in palo alto after an underground vault fire. it happened around 4:30 this morning on dana avenue. neighbors say they heard a big boom and saw flames shooting out of a manhole. no one was hurt but power was knocked out to 600 customers at the height of the outage. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> the highway patrol is investigating the cause of a solo car crash in foster city that called three people including two young brothers from redwood city. the chp says five people were riding in the car when it lost control on eastbound highway 92 last night around 9:45. the car slammed into a guardrail, then a utility pole. three brothers, ages 12, 16 and 18 were riding in the car. the younger

in livermore, nbc bay area news. >> that answered one of our questions. the national food lab in livermore, get ready. they need some help. they're looking for volunteers to take part in the taste test. >> you barely eat. >> i'm a picky eater. >> i'll go for the test. we'll go together. >> we'll car pool. >> i'm afraid i'd eat everything and not too much of a say. >>> let's look. santa rosa, 43. it's cold outside. 42 in novato. and 41 in san jose. not as cool as it was last night. but numbers will continue to go down. that will keep the fog continuing to develop here. visibility, a quarter-mile or less. in santa rosa, three miles or less. it's likely the north bay back to the east bay, where you find your toughest commute as we head throughout your tuesday morning commute. let's take you outside right now on this monday evening. you see in san jose, most you're viewing is haze in the center of your screen across the silicon valley. high pressure aloft. that's going to produce poor air quality tomorrow. spare the air alert. and in san francisco, we're looking at clear skies. bu

he's on the homeland security and tech committee and he's going to get the money for lawrence livermore labch is in this district, politics 101, welcome to it congressman. >> thank you. >> congratulations. thanks for being here. we will be right back. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] >>> a little more about governor brown's budget plan which he says he will leave california with a -- which will leave california with a budget surplus. >> in this case there could be a tug-of-war evolving over those dollars and that's why we sat down with former state assembly leader willie brown and melissa griffin from the san francisco examiner and to see our political insiders about education. i started asking melissa if california is completely out of hot water yet as far as education goes. >> absolutely not. there's still a lot of fighting to be done

livermore and napa, vallejo 32. and oakland 35 degrees. behind me is an amazing vehicle. it's the cbs 5 mobile weather lab. i'm going to take you inside the lab and show you how it will change how we do weather here at cbs 5, coming up in 10 minutes. back to you >> thank you. >>> the cold snap isn't just threatening our crops. it's threatening to put a big dent in your pocketbook. len ramirez is in monterey county where farmers are trying to protect crops from damage. len. >>> reporter: that's right, elizabeth. if you're a farmer in california, just about anywhere in the state you are not getting sleep these past few nights. you're up worrying about the frost or literally working around the clock to try and protect your plants from the frost. >>> reporter: salinas valley farm crews spent the day working to protect crops from another night of frost in a strawberry field that seem to stretch the horizon, workers laying down plastic sheets to protect young and tender plants. these kinds of emergency actions are hang on farms throughout california as this damaging arctic blast continues. >> for the whole state

livermore, and 32 for vallejo. coming up in about 10 minutes take you on a tour of the cbs 5 mobile weather lab and why this is the key to everything working as well as it does. that's in 10 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> looks like mr. fusion. >> yeah. >> like it. >>> checking bay area headlines tonight a shooting victim is expected to survive after being targeted in broad daylight in hayward this afternoon. police say the gunman fired at the victim several times at pompano and cortez. that suspect is still on the loose. >>> fire torched an apartment complex in berkeley this morning on acton street near bancroft avenue sending one person to the hospital with minor injuries. the cause of the blaze is under investigation. >>> after years of multi- billion-dollar deficits, california's fiscal house is basically in order. state legislature's nonpartisan budget analyst issued the first review of governor jerry brown's budget today. the findings, the budget is balanced thanks to increased tax revenues. the analyst also praised governor brown for emphasizing fiscal restraint. >> a high-profile autopsy report re