but for the first time, the project is off the freeway and on city streets in mountainview and it's managed to get around all the obstacles successfully. >> we have taught the vehicle to recognize and navigate through construction zones. it alerts the car of the lane blockage ahead. >> reporter: the self driving car project has logged 700,000 miles to this point. as you can see in this google video today, self-driving cars are take on city driving. the director of the project says in his blog today, we have improved the software so it can detect hundreds of simultaneous. >> watch in this example when the bicyclist holds up his arm. >> the project is making great strides. >> i don't think they are yet ready for primetime but this fine tuning and getting the soft wear working better is reassuring that some day they will have a safe and effective car. >> reporter: people in mountainview are ready for a self-driving car. >> i trust computers more. >> it's disconcerting but it's more predictable. >> reporter: and software will not be prone to road rage, distracted driving or drunk driving. >> yo

kimberly tere joins us from google headquarters in mountainview. what is the strategy for google and will people buy this tomorrow? >> raj, google is trying to gauge the public's interest in this product. we got mixed reviews. most people told us they will pass. >> for a limited time starting at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow any adult in the u.s. who wants google glass can have it for $1500. the big question is will there be takers? >> i think there are be people who want to be a part of it. >> google class connects to your smartphone. >> it is listening. so you can say okay google glass and then it will do whatever you ask it to do. >> the most controversial feature is the camera. >> the fact that someone can take your picture or video just by looking at you is creepy to a lot of people. >> it has been banned from some bars and restaurants. >> google doesn't know if this is going to work but they are rich enough to take a chang. >> reporter: a report last year showed 12% of u.s. online consumers would be interested in computerized eye wear like glass. >> any

> further bolstering this theory, this report from environmental study report from the city of mountainview. it's note proof beyond a reasonable doubt, but it's the best explanation. >> project manager said her team is still not sure why these hot spots have popped up outside the boundary area. we asked drektly about the idea that storm drains could be the conduit. >> we're certainly investigating the potential for the sewerlines. bhu, again, we're looking at a lot of information, evaluating that data. and, at this time, we're unable to draw any conclusions. >>. >> i think i would like to know if my son's cancer came from that. >>> the epa stresses drinking water is not a factor. >>> after the break, why some workers say they could be in danger of radiation exposure. >>> crews are on the middle of a may sdwror clean up at a former naval shipyard to make way for a massive housing and shopping development. these piles of dirt from the site are being dump ed in landfills across the bay area. >> reporter: trucks full of dirt have just begun moving tons of dirt. any contaminated dirt has been sc

we sent our business and tech reporter scott budman to nasa in mountainview to explore. >> it's the size of a small car that weighs 844 pounds and in five months, it taught us more about the moon than we've ever known before. >> the objective was to confirm the presence or actions. >> it's the talk of space fans everywhere. the lunar atmosphere and dust environment explorer, or l.a.d.e.e. spacecraft. >> we're just now gaining an understanding of the complex dynamic environment that the moon has. >> reporter: we sat down with nasa's brian day to talk about how ladee, which was designed, built and controlled at mountain view's nasa aims taught us so bch the moon, including the tantalizing ice deposits that hint at water but not at a place to live. >> but the moon itself is not and probably never was very friendly for life. it's not a place you'd expect to find life. >> ladee was a $200 million mission nasa calls a big success teaching us about our satellite. >> we can see that history. we can read that history on the moon. >> reporter: and inspiring the next generation of space scientists.

self-driving cars have been cruising through the city of mountainview, as well. the project's director said the technology is getting better and the cars can detect hundreds of distinct objects at the same time. >> we taught the vehicle to recognize and navigate through construction zones. they spot the orange signs and closures early and we can change lanes safely. >> you won't have human error and you won't have bad judgment and you should, theoretically, have a safer environment, especially if all cars -- >> they can detect a bicyclist indicating a turn. google says no firm decision on when the technology might be available to the public. >>> netflix reached a deal with verizon in hopes of getting content to users faster. we'll turn to courtney reagan live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, courtney. >> good morning, scott. stocks rallied at the open and fell middey and recovered by the close. confirmed it's making a new takeover bid for astrazenica and the nasdaq slipping one point to 4074. netflix get faster delivery of its shows and movies. the secon

lunar eclipse known as the blood moon could cause a nasa satellite built in mountainview to just stop working. the eclipse could block warmth making it too cold for the satellite to operate. it has been orbiting the moon last september providing new insights into the composition of the moon's atmosphere. if you want to watch san jose astronomical association free viewing party from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. oakland chabot space and science center will have an observation, as well. >> astronomers are excited about this. >>> still ahead, the 49ers on damage control, yet again this morning, after one of the team's star players is arrested for the fourth time. >>> plus, the old kntv studio. our studio, where we worked for so many years just gutted by flames. what investigators say may have started that fire, coming up. >>> take a look at this massive fire. san jose building burns to the ground. the former kntv studios. firefighters now going through all that rubble to make sure no one was inside at the time and hot spots don't flare up. a live update from the scene. >>> aldon smith facing n

more than 20 michaels stores throughout the bay area, including stores in cupertino, fremont, mountainview, san mateo and five stores alone in san jose. as for aaron brothers locations. stores that were hit include campbell, redwood city, santa rosa and fairfield. our own christie smith gathering more information about the breach and how it could affect customers. >>> also in the headlines san francisco based uber says it's upping its price in the name of safety by adding a $1 safe ride fee. uber says the fee will cover the cost of driver background checks and insurance. >>> and bad news for chocolate lovers due to a mix of high demand and bad weather, cocoa prices are expected to jump. chocolate could become more of a luxury item like champagne or caviar. the price hike could push chocolatemakers to search for cheaper ingredients and that would sort of change the taste of the tweereats, as well. >> thatser a terrifying thought. horrifying. >>> turning now to our microclimate forecast. live look outside here and next to at&t park this morning. you can see mccovey cove right there in the di

alameda joined in march, and mountainview city council called for a voluntary 10% reduction.year, you can expect to find a lot more names on that list. sam brock, nbc bay area news. back to you, jeff. >> sam just showed us, this drought is a statewide issue, and someone has to decide where the limited amount of water goes and who gets help. that makes the water wars a political fight. dr. larry gerston is our political analyst. larry, great to have you here. when people automatically think about water, they may not go towards politics, but it's been a contentious battle for decades. >> absolutely. they talk about gold in the state being the thing people worry about. no, it is water. you can't get enough of it. the more people we have, the more crops we grow, the more concerns there are in the environmental questions. the more the questions are about how the limited amount of water ought to be used. >> we know there's that huge battle between how much water gets shipped from the north down towards the south. that's a big issue. but also, really in large part, how much does the

only 68 for mountainview. 70 in san raphael.rrow but much warmer for your easter sunday. we have a storm approaching with gusty winds and rain to come with cooler temps >> pam:new tonight at 8-- >> pam:a local start-up has invented a new high-tech motorcycle helmet. that is generating a lot of buzz. our tech reporter gabe slate got his hands on it and shows us how it could save lives. gabe slate tech report >> reporter:ths skully helmet is a first of it's kind it let's riders see what is happening behind them in real time that could prevent an accident. that could save a life >> reporter:this is the rear view camera built into the helmet you can barely see it and it's tucked back inside the helmet. i like that. you don't even know it's there. the translucent display screen is made possible with the built in heads up display optics module >> reporter:the helmet also has blutooth built in so it can connect to a phone allowing a rider to take calls while on the road listen to music or get turn by turn navigation mapping right befor

what does it have to do with the satellite designed in mountainview?ell, experts say the eclipse could block warmth making it too cold for the satellite to operate. the satellite has been orbiting the moon and collecting information since last september and it's providing new insights into the composition of the noon's atmosphere. it's not that big deal because the probe was scheduled to run out of fuel and crash into the dark side of the moon. it just may take it out of commission a couple of days early. >> interesting. >> yes, it is interesting. and you have all the answers for us of when we need to stay up? >> yes, tomorrow night right around this time, it's peek totality for the lunar eclipse. tomorrow, temperatures 70s# to near 80s inland. hopefully, the low clouds are patchy. >> that would not be nice of them. yes, no. thanks for watching. up next, bay area proud with garvin thomas. have a good night. >> in their darkest hour, one family has the strength to think of others. >> if i could stop another

google has been testing the cars around their hometown of mountainview, to improve their ability of driving in urban areas, but they say there are more problems to solve before the car starts driving in other cities. microsoft will begin rolling out its first original xbox tv shows in june, including a reality series called "every street united" which will cover local soccer teams, as well as coverage of the binary music festival. to our lead story. after the disclosure of the heartbleed glitch, there is another glitch affecting the internet explorer browser. this affects about 25% of browsers out there, looking at versions 6 through 11, although the most recent ones are mainly being hurt. the way it works, it gives the hacker the same level of access as the official user. people that still have microsoft xp, windows xp, are particularly troubled in this case. cory johnson, microsoft stopped providing security patches for xp, so those 3 million machines have nothing to do. >> we know the mitigation it takes to take the system to the new operating system. for an individual, it may take a few

self-driving cars have been cruising through city streets in mountainview as well. the project's director said the technology is getting better and cars can detect hundreds of distinct objects at the same time. >> we taught the vehicle to recognize and navigate through construction zones. our sensors spot the signs and cones early. and they can change lanes safely. >> you won't have human irerror, you won't have bad judgment. you would theoretically have a safer environment. >> as of right now, google said there's no firm decision when this might be available to the public. it's getting to the subtle things. google said it can detect, you make a right turn. you put your hand up. the car can see that now. and knows it will make a right. >> if it allows me more time to sleep in and drive to work. sign me up. >> sleep in the back seat. >> take a look at forecast. live look at san jose and san francisco. sun coming up over the bay area. going to feel like a touch of summer, too. >> let me get this straight. it's the end of april. we're in northern california. so far, i'

today 78 in san rafael. 75 in pacifica, 77 in liver more, 75 in mountainview. over the next seven days, today is going to be definitely warmer than yesterday. 10 degrees warmer in most of the bay area. monday and tuesday, that's really going to be the beach weather, though. as we coast into the weekend it is going to get cooler. >>> in san francisco pilot program charging a small fee to ride shuttles. >> the board of supervisors denied an appeal claiming the city approved it without proper environmental review. >> before the vote prot made their voices heard dressed in clown suits. starting in the summer san francisco charges $1 every time a shuttle bus uses a muni shop. it transports bus workers to silicon valley is a sign of economic divide. >> it is actually from muin and something that helps the displacement issue we're seeing. >> this is not over. opponents of the $1 a stop pilot program are still weighing a lawsuit. i know you covered this and i covered a couple of these. this is the first time it got heated. the bus driver came out when the people were t

thousands of situations they couldn't deal with and have gotten good at driving the streets of mountainview. they can handle construction crews or a bike in the lane ahead of you or a group of bikes passing through afternoon intersection and people blowing through stop signs and things that would make humans nervous and not know what to do. driving is not a universal language. there are all kind of complications the software will have to handle they vint dealt with yet. if you look at this on a global scale, there are all kind of things that don't make sense. in italy, people say this to say come here. go ahead. >> looks a little bit like the wave of apology here in the united states or in the midwest >> if somebody flashes brights at you from the driver's seat, they are saying you can merge in front of me whereas people flash their their lights in place of a horn. there is a lot to work out. google claims, john, there are only -- they are only 5 to 10 years away from putting it on the road for all of us. >> thank you very much. our in-depth special: russian: follow the money. the country's

. >>> mountainview allowing people to walk with their dogs off leash at some city parks.he one-year program would apply to six parks on your screen there. happen only during very specific morning and evening hours and each park has different hours. the city also considering to plan to dispatch an animal control officer to patrol those parks to make sure people are following the rules. >>> it's 5:22. a new delay in the opening of quoit tower coming up next. >>> well, plans to reopen coit tower pushed back to mid-may. it is undergoing a makeover and taking longer than expected. the $1.7 million renovation started last fall. >> good things come to those that wait. >>> 5:25 right now. live look outside at&t park this morning. giants are back home in san francisco, but no game today. next game at the park tomorrow night against the cleveland indians. g-men just returned from a tough road trip. they lost four of six away from home, but did manage to get the bats going in colorado yesterday. hector sanchez homered in the eighth to tie the game up and then in extra innings he hit

i'll takeout one. 68 for the afternoon today. 69 for mountainview.they are quite nice, mostly sunny at 76 in livermore. we'll go warmer for your easter sunday. i'll bring you the temperatures in the extended forecast, with a bit of the rain coming your way. more on that in just a bit. >>> back to developing news we've been following this past hour with a busy street reopening following the high- speed police chase and crash. the officer and two suspects were taken to the hospital as they are there at the crash with new details about that suspect's car. katie? >> reporter: mike, officers tell me that it would appear that the suspect's vehicle, it was stolen. and the high-speed chase, they came to the screeching halt here at 20th and lincoln. now, let me correct myself. it was a chase. the suspect may have tried to ram the officers twice i'm told. the officer and two suspects that were transported from the collision scene as the chase started at 28th avenue when the officers, they spotted the suspect vehicle from the robbery earlier. >> and there was a