Opportunity to educate people around this issue like we did with same sex marriage. This gets people right where they live in their schools and their kids locker room in their kids sports team. What about the argument okay boyce will be playing on the Girls Basketball team. Crowd know, that, in fact, could 457. That what happens all over the country presently in civilization doesnt end. Reporter this bill sailed through with the soup r. Majority back of the democrats and it was signed by the governor. But this is one of those classic cases as we have seen with other things. What is said in the halls of sacramento is not necessarily what is in the state. Going back to prop 8, the voters said no to it but the court said yes. Is there a chance the same could happen with this case . Yes, thats what we could wind up with. Where the voters say one thing and the courts turn around and say another. It is an example of the initiative process. Between nine then, you can bet were going to have one heck of a debate. Maybe it is not fair to ask you, but is this going on anywhere else in the country . Is it law anywhere else . I havent seen anybody in the legislature that i know of. We havent had this debate else where. But california who will be front and center again. Thank you for that phil. The clouds rolling into the bay area as we speak. But dont get too excited. Dont expect them to bring too much rain. Were still on track to see one of the driest years on record. Chief meteorologist paul deanno shows us when and where we could see sprinkles this week. Paul. Reporter first name a long time were talking about kpix 5 high def doppler with rain on it right now. Here is the deal its all sitting offshore. Most of that rainfall, as ewe can see, is up to north about due west of eureka. The rain comes from northwest. It will move down here. We will be soggy tomorrow. Not so easy because in this particular case, even though that big ridge of High Pressure has moved out, it still has an influence on it. Big storm with lots of rainfall, but weve got the wrong direction. The rain shifting to the north. It is not moving to the east. So most of us will stay rain free even though the rain is literally knocking on the door just to the west. Coming up in weather we will talk about how much rain some of you may receive tomorrow morning. And, we will talk about the 7 day forecast where that ridge comes back in. Thats coming up in a few minutes. Very gooding paul. Thank you. See you then. Until the rain arrives, water agencies are turning to science and technology to insure a padded snow pack this winter, scientist will be using a process called cloud feeding. Silver iodine particles are sprayed onto a cloud system causing it to squeeze out ice crystals and snow flakes onto the right conditions. Cloud seeding projects create an additional 400,000acres go to our annual water supply. The source of this thick plume of smoke is finally out. Tonight, there are some serious questions about air quality here in the bay area. The fire started just after 1 00 yesterday afternoon at Simms Metal Management in redwood city. Kpix 5s brian webb is there tonight to give thus very latest. Brew the january. Reporter it is back to normal, just like operations back here. Just because the fire suit doesnt mean there arent still some lingering issues behind. Thick, gray smoke shot into the sunday sky smothering south bay cities and filling noses with a nasty chemical smell. Its really obvious that it was still very smoky and i was glad i had my inhaler with me. The fire started with a small spark under a big pile of scrap metal. The cause is still unclear, but it burned for some 17 hours. It was a very strong scent. Smelled like burning plastic. The areas air quality was almost off the charts for parts of sunday. An air particle reading of 35 is the beginning of bad air for an hour at 6 00 oclock the level reached 114. Considered unhealthy to just about everyone. Simms issued a statement that in part said they promptly notified the Fire Department that they have added more hydrants and are using smaller scrap piles and they are still looking for a cause. Endangered species. At the nonprofit bay area, they know what comes up must come. Do all those toxins from the fire potentially falling into the bay right next door. These chemicals are known carcinogens and can cause harm to any of the species in the water. They have fined and sued simms for past problems like toxins leeching into the water and another big fire back in 2007. But you dont need to ban air quality expert to know when something doesnt smell right. I think its important not to have these things happen. There is no excuse for it in my opinion. Simms went onto say they fill these designs to catch rainwater before it dumps into the bay yesterday tonight the fire. Brian webb kpix 5. A lot of smoke there. No injuries reported from the smoke or the fire. Flames were limit about the a 900 square feet debris pile standing about 30 feet tall the. S. W. A. T. Teams took up position this afternoon in a santa clara neighborhood. They chased a burglary suspect through backyards. He eventually hid inside a home for several hours before surrendering to police. It had all the makings of an illegal side show. Police moved in last night to break up about 100 cars that had gathered near the port of oakland. Witnesses say they saw as many as 200 cars blocking middlefield road and 7th street before police finally got there. Some drivers sped app way. Others, though, were caught and cited. On this veterans day, parades and observe answers were held observe answers were held all over the bay area. One county community has always had a special love for the military. I had never seen anything like this in this San Francisco. When you get into small communities, it is like everybodys family. They come out and support us. They had quite a Family Reunion on the streets of petaluma as a small town under the out in a big way to say thank you to those who have served. It was far different from what richard experienced in 69 when he returned from vietnam. People were throwing rocks, spitting in our faces. We felt like we didnt belong. It really haunted me years later. A lot of vietnam vets were haunt bid that treatment. Taco bell but times have changed and veterans day has once again become an opportunity to thank those who can gear this nation. Pearl harbor survivor remembers the heros welcome he got after world war ii. I love my country. I would serve again except at 96 years of age im not going to serve anymore i think. There were representatives from all of the wars. Every branch of the military, but the loudest applause was a reserve for this Current National guard unit. After serving 19 nerveracking months in afghanistan, for many, the return home was a jarring experience. Is it is real shock that first day when you start Walking Around . It felt weird. I kept looking for nice weather. It is a reminder that it is not always easy to move from war to peace. It takes the time and support and maybe an occasional thank you. I did the parade because people need to remember what these guys have done. Its a great feeling knowing that the city loves its soldiers. Do you feel appreciated and respected. Oh, yeah. Very much so. In petaluma, John Ramos Kpix 5. Know Sonoma County is mostly world bit host more than 40,000 veterans and the city of petaluma was one of the first cities in the country to erect memorial honoring Fallen Soldiers of the vietnam war. Ed to, of course, we honor our veterans in this country, but what happens tomorrow for the veterans and tomorrow . Many are in dire need of medical and mental services, job, shelterings you name it. Ann notarangelo with the career round effort to help those veterans. Delay wait patiently. Many have done this countless times waiting to see if someone can help with housing, medical care, maybe a job. I go to the va clinic. Thats basically all all i have. That i am using that i know am really aware of. If there are any other benefits, im not aware of. There are many, Many Services out there. Its getting them plugged in. Those in the know say Veterans Services are not well coordinated and arent accessible to everyone. And veterans dont always trust a helping hand. America is like a newborn baby now with war veterans because they made such a mistake with vietnam, they are trying to recoup rate from that experience. Today they let veterans know about what is available and offer help with things like filing medical claims. If of those offering assistance are veterans themselves. It has been a rough road to get here. Definitely was because i was sleeping under the bridge for awhile. Those who have figured out life post military pay it forward. Their commitment to verse never ends. I would especially like to help those that are just coming out so they dont get stuck in that rut like i did. Rut caused by the torment of ptsd. But for every star who showed upped to, there are many more fighting personal ballets on the street. One estimate is one in four homeless is a veteran. No help. They dont see our gratituded to or any day. But after serving our country, we must answer the call to serve them. In richmond, ann notarangelo, kpix 5. Ann tells us about 100 veterans sought help at the seminar today. The organization say they will follow up to offer their assistance. Coming up, why the new tunnel will still firefighters and emergency lights today. Why the worlds most famous hippy ship just brought its environmental crews safe to the bay area. And, how a throat tattoo created by google could be used as a lie detector i want you to know stuff i want you to be kind. I want you to be smart. Super smart. I want one thing in a doctor. I want you to be handsome. I want you to be awesome. I dont want you to look at the chart before you say hi. David. I want you to return my emails. I want you to keep me doing this for another sixty years. At kaiser permanente, we want you to choose the doctor thats right for you. Find your Perfect Match at kp. Org and thrive. The upcoming opening of the caldecott tunnel. It was tot safety p an emergency drill today before the upcoming opening of the new tunnel. It was to test the safety procedures. Our own don ford shows us steps being taken to protect drivers in case of emergency. Firefighters from two counties rushed into the new fourth floor. But this is a test. It is only a test. To say the first day of the multiagency drill, we are learning a lot as we go through our process. Well be drilling all week training learning the new tunnel. The tunnel connects two different counties, alameda and contra costa. So this exercise involves a lot of agencies. Oakland fire, marin fire, Contra Costa County fire, chp and of course, cal tran. Firefighters say the new jet fans, there are 19 of them each 200horsepower and will clear all the smoke in the tunnel in minutes. This is a big improvement safetywise allowing clean, fresh air allowing people to get to a cross tunnel. Last week there was serious car fire in one of the old fords. Some people gout of their fire and quickly ran into smoke. Many were treated for smoke inhalation. Putting the new fans to the test, smoke bombs were set off inside. Wildfire crews assisted a mock car crash. But it didnt take long to clear the tunnel. This is the last stage of the testing. Officials say todays fire drill went well and if drill and testing continue to be good the next few days, this tunnel could be opened to the public early next week. Don ford, kpix 5. The day it actually open depends on the p weather. If it rains, it will delay rain stripe and that will be done just prior to the grand opening. Google is taking hands Free Technology to the next level. No blue tooth, no cords. Our Mike Sugerman shows us all you need is your neck and a tattoo. Hello. I am talking to you hands free. Look at this. You can hear me. I got my hands on nothing. L. On television, maybe that is not such a big indictment but on a phone, that is a big deal. The blogasphere is buzzing. Ghoul allow you to talk hands free, ear free, too. It is called the google tattoo. The idea actually is for you to be able to communicate as if it was head set. Its called a tattoo, but its really a bunch of numbers on a sticky substance to put on your neck and your voice is transmitted from your throat to your phone. It could help the lloyd cloud. What do you think this is. Oh, the google. Is that the barge . No. I tried to explain it to jane of rock strings wyoming. You dont have to use your hands on the phone. But youre using it right now. No. It is a piece of scotch tape. Oh my god. It is not going to have a number like that one . It will. Oh, no. Too much like concentration camp numbers. If they filed for it, seems they have already gotten the technology. With luck, their audio will be better than our skype phone call. But just because something is patented, doesnt mean you will ever see it. We went back to dip other products that havent been patented. Here is the 12 gauge golf club used as an explosive charge. The insomniac helmet strokes your head while you try to fall asleep. How about inscape . Probably sounded like a good ideat. And now the google tattoo. Will it end up in the dust heap of patents or will years from now you cant imagine the World Without it . Well have to get back to you on that. Mike sugerman kpix 5. Inscape. Wow. Ghoul tattoo could also be used as a lie detector measuring the sound waves coming out of your throat. Google is not commenting. Scotch tape. Thats it. Are you using it now. Cant you hear me . Wait. Thats my mouth. Well see what happens. Reporter we have rain coming. We do . Good. Reporter there is rain on the radar. Lo and behold. First time in, g seven and a half weeks. We will show you whats going tonight outside. No rain over land yet. Sfo mostly cloudy. Has been cloudy all day lodge were waiting for a few drops of rain. And san jose, youre rainfree now, but you may get a sprinkle or two tomorrow morning. Highs today, low 70s. Upper 60s in concord and san jose. 65, the high today in san jose. A cloudy 64 in oakland. Kpix 5 high def doppler radar. Showing a lot of rainfall sitting offshore. None of it is here yet. Well be watching that overnight and tomorrow. Lets fast forward to wednesday. If you have any weather questions i would love to answer those for you. Its going to be a twitter weather chat 7 00 tomorrow evening. You send the questions. We will send the answer. The question you probably have right now, is it going to rain in my backyard. The answer is if your backyard is north of vallejo or north of San Francisco, the answer is yes, you will get some showers tomorrow. The reason were talking north, north, north is because the storm track is still being shoved to the north by that ridge of High Pressure even though it is gone temporarily. It is syping most of that rainfall north of golden gate. It could be a sprinkle or two inland tomorrow. Most of the energy from the jet stream and thus most of the rainfall will be to north. Were talking about that rain chance tomorrow because after tomorrow that ridge moves right back to where it has been sitting for like the past month. The storm track has shove back up into teachers northwest. And that means sunshine, sunshine more sunshine. It will be a lot of sunshine. Very little rainfall after tomorrow. So tomorrow afternoon well be in the 70degree range but tomorrow morning may see a few sprinkles out there, perhaps for oakland. 69. San francisco 64. Will be raining tomorrow in santa rosa. Likely san rafael and napa. Here comes the sun wednesday. Sunny on thursday, stuny on friday. Sunny over. The very pleasant outside away from the wear. 70 near the bay. Really crossing my fingers because i have beened aing this. The first graphic i make is adding a day to our rain deficit. 51 days now. Reporter time for that tend. Lets get a couple sprinkles tomorrow morning. At least it is a start. Still ahead, why a so called hippy ship brought its Environmental Mission back to the bay area. Won a game of pingpong and he thinks hes a wimbledon champion. Far from game over for the warriors waterfront arena. What makings it a failed washington project . The wireless receiver. I got that when i switched to uverse. But why . Because its so much better than cable. Its got more hd channels, more dvr space. Yeah, but i mean, how did you know . I researched. No, ii told you. No. Yeah no. The important part is that youre happy now. And i got you this visor. You made a visor yes that ill never wear. Ohh. [ male announcer ] get uverse tv for just 19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. Rethink possible. Proving to be quite the celebrity. But theres a serious side th e she sailed into the bay area scene proofing to p quite the celebrity. But there is serious eye to the visit, saving the planet. And 30 people now being held in a russian jail. One by one, family by family, thousands of people are flocking to pier 15. It is really awesome that he people are here and people want to know. Waiting in line for their chance to meet a floating celebrity. This ship particularly, the Rainbow Warrior has a really long history. This is actually the third Rainbow Warrior. The first was bomb bids french spies in 1985. The second one retired after years of being ran by government ships and raided by police. It is known for actions and for standing out a little bit from other organizations. We go where others cant go. 54 days aago, that approach ran afoul of the russian coast guard. 30 people on board the arctic sun rise are now awaiting trial on piracy charges. And this is just for attempting to put a banner up on the side of the oil platform. But its exactly that kind of action that draw crowds and fans. Among them, veterans for peace. Here by special invitation, celebrating the day. Vietnam in 69, 70. As time has evolved it is clear we have a war on the environment. It is a natural partnership. There are also a lot of parents passing on lessons to their kids. They save people. That is what we need. A ground swelling of people asking for a change. Every 15 minutes a group stands at the ready. Global warming, things that can sometimes be hard to feel and touch. You know, the ship is very tangible. It is very real. Warriors dock at pier 15. Thats right behind the new exploratory up. It will be there through november 19th. The relief efforts in the philippines following that monster typhoon. How