residential neighborhoods, but triggered advisories for people in san ma day owe, santa clara, alameda counties. brian west spent the day in redwood city. . >> reporter: smoke filled the sky, keeping some people from getting home. >> trying to get down the street to my boat. that's where i live. >> reporter: the one alarm fire started around noon in metal management in redwood city, a recycling center that crushes cars and appliances and sends the scrap metal mostly to china. not the company's first fire. >> seems to be happening, like, once a year. smoke and flames. >> reporter: fumes at one of the largest yards in the bay area. a few years ago, the epa found toxins seeping from sims into the bay. but today it's not a water issue. the problem is in the air. >> all smoke is harmful. you don't want to breathe any smoke. it's an industrial operation here. so that's why the shelter in place was ordered. >> reporter: wind car rise the smoke to the southwest over 101 toward pal low alto, right over the roofs of this park. residents were warned to stay inside, but these kids didn't listen. >> they said it was pretty dangerous and it might cause cancer, something like that. >> reporter: what were you guys doing outside? >> reporter: brian webw, kpix. developing news. u.s. marine general said he saw bodies everywhere as he flew over the area where super typhoon hit. sue man mcguinness said it will be hard to get aid to those most in need. >> reporter: typhoon came ashore this morning as a category one storm, weaker than the potential record-breaking typhoon that crashed into the philippines friday. tens of thousands feared dead, but getting an accurate count hard, the communications systems down in many areas. jim ed is a photographer from florida who was in one of the hard-hit areas. >> it was complete chaos, a mass of people trying to get out of there for security reasons, because there's no food, no water. >> reporter: president obama said his thoughts, prayers go out to the people affected by the storm. he ordered the pentagon to deploy marines to assist in recovery efforts. the first wave of aid already arrived. >> food, water is already a basic. >> reporter: luis is a red cross relief worker headed to the philippines. >> home country. i've seen the last of -- it's emotional, but it's a part of the job. >> reporter: the devastation is so severe people are digging through the debris to find food as they wait for the much-needed help. cbs news, washington. >> almost 1,000 people are dead in the philippines. officials say the final count could be 10,000 or more it bay area has one of the largest philippine know communities in the united states. a lot of people are sending aid back to their home country. don knapp learned it could be awhile before it gets there. >> reporter: pastor bob on guitar leads his creation in song and prayer for victims of typhoon hayan. >> we also lift up the troops deployed in the philippines. >> reporter: pill pee knows in the bay area killly provide shipments of necessities to families in the philippines. now the need is beyond comprehension. >> the surrounding churches that have members from san francisco, around peninsula that have rallied so quickly. >> reporter: help comes not just from church folks and not just from fill pee knows. >> collect contributions and support, donations, nonperishable items for the victims, families. >> reporter: here in san brew know, the donations are piling up in elcamino. project pearl works year round to support the poor. >> trying to get in contact with them. kind of hard. >> son with me today. trying to teach him the importance to be helpful. definitely they need help. >> reporter: catherine herbert's son enjoys learning the lesson. >> at first i was a sign holder. now i'm helping bring out the food from people's cars. >> reporter: likely to take a month or longer for these supplies to reach the philippines; but the workers say that's okay, because the after effects and the need are likely to last much longer than that. in san brew know, don knapp kpix 5. the local chapter for national alliance for fill pee know concerns is collecting money to help. for a link just go to our web site, kpix.com. >> i remember looking at the satellite voy of that on thursday. just massive. >> an amazing storm. you see that coming on shore with sustained winds of 195 miles per hour. we were talking about that. >> yeah, i think so. >> it's just an intense storm. hard to imagine that kind of power. >> really is. we are starting out with a couple clouds around the bay area. kind of a calm beginning to the day on this veteran's day. a mix of clouds into the afternoon, some increasing clouds. not the strongest one we've seen. going to be slow to get here. probably not getting here until tomorrow morning. out over the bridge, the lights are up, the clouds rolling overhead. temperatures right now in the 40s and the 50s at this time. looks like as we look toward the afternoon, we'll see a lot of cloud cover, 72 degrees, 69 in san jose, 64 degrees in san francisco. when might we see a couple rain drops? we'll talk about that in a moment. >> thank you. let's begin. back out toward san francisco, southbound 101, the eastbound connector. in the final clearing stages. there was an earlier crash, a fluid spill. had to shut down that connector ramp. told all lanes should be back open momentarily. taking you live outside, here is a look. a crash approaching hop yard. no serious injuries. in the meantime, no big delays in the valley. check in with bart. though it is the veteran's day holiday, bart is on a regular schedule. but it is bart's parking holiday, so you won't have to pay for parking spaces. a live look outside, bay bridge toll plaza, should be a lighter than usual commute. so far that appears to be a case. coming into san francisco bay bridge. the drive time is still only about 13 minutes leaving hayward. that is your latest traffic. this, of course, is veteran's day set aside to honor the men and women who serve in our military. many ceremonies planned for later today. some ceremonies were held over the weekend. kpix 5's john ray most was at yesterday's parade right here san francisco. >> san francisco's veteran's day parade always has an impromptu feel about it. stop traffic on market street until the first motor vehicles begin pulling out. and there's a reason why so many veterans are drawn to this particular form of transportation. >> veterans want to be free after we've done our tour serving our country. and the motor-vehicle is it. that's it. >> reporter: san francisco hasn't always been the most welcoming place for those who have served, especially during the vietnam war. but most here say that's changed. >> really nice. it would have been nice 40 years ago, but you know what? i'll take it any way i can get it. >> the reason i think we're doing a good job is because the vietnam vets it's not happening to these guys. we're going to make sure they get welcomed home. >> reporter: this parade had all the usual stuff, politicians, marching bands, lot of flags. there weren't a whole lot of spectators. no one was here representing the current branches of the military. but david was here, marching in his first parade since that day he landed on utah beach in norm andy when he was only 18 years old. >> a lot of people would say you're a hero. >> i say i'm just doing my job. i think that's all -- we have to do our part somewhere. >> reporter: on this day, the city did its part, expressing gratitude to those who answered the call duty. the feeling here is that the country's duty to help them shouldn't end when the parades are over. in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. most government offices will be closed for veteran's day. there will be no regular postal service. the libraries, schools, banks closed as well. most agencies running on different schedules today. operating on their sunday schedule. bart is on a holiday schedule. the bay area's veteran's day parade is today in downtown san jose. there's a chance it could be the last. san jose has held veteran's day parades every year since 1919; but the united veteran's council says it's losing grab money, private funding needed to keep the parade going. a fund raising drive is underway. opening ceremonies begin at 11 this morning at plaza see czar chavez. the parade starts at noon yesterday downtown san jose was the site of the third annual san jose national veteran's day run. there was a half marathon, an 11k, 5k and 1-mile walk. the proceeds go toward scholarships to support education for military families. a lot of businesses offering free services to veterans today. the doctors express urgent care center providing checkups, prescriptions at no cost to veterans. >> i have a lot of family members that have been in the military, a strong connection. my son fought in both wars we're currently involved in as a u.s. marine. we thought, let's do something a little special. this is our business. so we thought let's use the business, give back a little bit. >> military members need to show some proof of past, current service to get those free services. the time 4:41. the battle continues over a law dealing with trance gendered students. the big victory for opponents of the bill. . racial slurs aimed at a teammate. explain his behavior coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, bridge project. the bridge's new eastern sps still getting its bolts repaired... more than two ms after it opened. and the project cost billions of dos more than expected. wednesday... a committee wi hear about the lessons that be learned. "so wednesday we have exper from europe from the east c from the big dig in boston d from california to talk abo why most of these projects in so over budget but this of was the poster child for that." state senator mark desaulni (dee-sahl-nee-ay) of concor one wednesday we have experts to talk about why most of these projects come in so over budget. this sort of was the poster child for that. >> state senator one of the biggest critics of the project. he's also the chair of the committee holding the hearing. there's a growing battle over a new california law that deals with transgendered kids in public school. the law allows those students to choose whether to use a boys, girls restroom. opponents say they've collected enough signatures now for a ballot measure to allow voters to decide whether to repeal the law. a coalition says the law violates the prove of of nontransgendered students. a check of our weather on this veteran's day. >> storm clouds headed to the bay area. the question will it bring any rain. not today. quite a few clouds beginning in the morning, temperatures running in the 40s and the 50s early on. by afternoon we will see more clouds filtering in from a weak cold front headed toward the bay area. temperatures cold side, partly cloudy skies 50s. low 70s inland. here we go. high pressure starting a little further eastward. system finally encroaching on the bay area. most energy. the trailing. a slight chance of showers for tomorrow mainly north of the golden gate bridge. a couple clouds this morning. throughout the day, a mix of high clouds move on shore. the clouds swing in our direction again. mainly just clouds, a chance of light showers mainly north of the golden gate. temperatures 60s, low 70s, 60s. 60s, 70s east bay. 67 in oakland, 64 degrees in san francisco. next couple days, a slight chance of showers in the forecast, at least tomorrow morning. then back to dry, warm weather toward wednesday, thursday, friday. maybe a little cooler, but dry over the weekend. time for your kcbs traffic with elizabeth. >> decided to start you off with a mass transit check. a lot of mass transit is running on a regular weekday schedule, except ace. not running this morning. bart systemwide on time. it is a parking holiday. you can park for free. varies on a regular monday schedule. at least everything is reporting no delay. a live look at our sensors on highway 4. not a whole lot of road work out there this morning. it is holiday. eastbound and westbound, some reported between bailey. they have a couple lanes blocked to about 1:00 this afternoon. here is a live look at a very quiet commute across the golden gate bridge. i did see a crew just drive past headed toward knorr end. a live look out on the east bay. the nimitz almost paralyzed. that is north carolina traffic. almost 16 minutes between 238 and the maze. westbound 580 looks good. with it one earlier accident. i just checked reports. cleared right-hand shoulder. everything moving at the speed limit. coming up a fuller check of the south bay. meantime back to you, guys. >> thank you. tonight the miami dolphins will try to concentrate on football when they play the buccaneers in tampa bay. but they will take the field without two players at the center of a bullying scandal. as reporter marly hall tells us, a suspended player now admits sending offensive text messages. reggie incognito said he's embarrassed by the language he used with his teammate. the offensive lineman admits to using the n word. >> i'm not a racist. to judge me by that one word is wrong. >> said his actions came from a place of love. >> no matter how bad it sounds, that's how we communicate. that's how our friendship was. those are the facts. >> reporter: martin left the team two weeks ago after accusing incognito and others of ha. one of them sent by martin three days after he left the team said "i don't blame you guys at all. just the culture around football, locker room got to me a little." . >> taken stuff too far. i didn't know it was hurting him. >> reporter: both players are expected to discuss the case with the nfl special investigator. marly hall for cbs news. teammates said incognito is not a racist. your refrigerator might have a salad or a sandwich that could make you sick inside. a company recalling more than 90 tons of prepackaged salads, sandwiches. officials say it's because of a possible outbreak. twenty-six people say they got sick after eating the products. >> basically salads are easy. you can take them for lunch, and. >> some of the recalled brands include trader joe's and delish. records setting records twice last week. wendy bay let checked issues that will drive the market this week. >> investors will be paying close attention to comments on who could be the next head of the fresh. during confirmation hearings, i'll listen to any indication whether the fed will -- the dow closed friday at an all-time high up 160 points. wall street will mark veteran's day 5 minutes before the opening bell. the floor here of the new york stock exchange will pause for 2 minutes of silence. in china the 11th day of the 11th month about online shopping, called singles day. . target will be opening an hour earlier this year on thanksgiving. shoppers can get a jump on special sales starting at 8 p.m. the retailor will stay open all night long closing at 11:00 p.m. on black friday. starting this week, amazon will partner with the postal service to offer sunday delivery for customers who qualify for free tuesday shipping. that's your money watch. for more log on to cbsmoneywatch.com. i'm wendy georgia let coming up, the typhoon that battered the philippines, making landfall in vietnam. why it's proving so difficult to get aid to those who need it. a satellite reenters the atmosphere after running out of fuel. where experts say it like lie made its crash landing. partly cloudy for today, morning sprinkles, a few clouds for tomorrow. checking brings. hopefully lighter traffic conditions. . so far things are looking good across the golden gate bridge. your latest traffic in just a few minutes. >> now you come to visit me, brother. why? . >> kind of got into that a little bit. look at the weekend box office. who was your big winner? the answer to that question an easy one. ''thor." took in more than $80 million in receipts, 8 times what the second movie earned. ''ender's game," top 5. i saw it. don't recommend it. the sleeper torch back home on earth. landed yesterday in kazakhstan on board a russian soyuz capsule. three astronauts brought the torch back. the torch was on board the international space station where two crew members took it on a space walk. russia is hosting the upcoming games in sochi. part of the run that leads up to the games. where it landed nobody knows. the european space agency said satellites ran out of fuel last month. gravity pulled it back to earth. reentered the atmosphere last night somewhere over ant ark caw. experts say most incinerated. the rest likely landed in the ocean. chances of someone getting hit by the debris very slim. >> they estimate the odds of getting hit by a piece of space debris are about 1 in a trillion. >> the satellite mission was a success, though, sent into or bit in 2009 to map the earth's gravitational field. 4:56. coming up, developing news overseas, the death toll expected to mount following typhoon hayan as bay area charities mobilize to send help. >> i'm mark kelly. a massive fire shut down this road for hours. coming up, how crews are doing battling this blaze. a fire at a metal recycling facility sends thick smoke into the sky. an air quality advisory is in effect this morning. >> chaos. just a mass of people trying to get out of there. for security reasons. >> typhoon hayan hit the philippines, left a path of destruction. like nothing officials have ever seen before. >> collect contributions, nonperishable items. >> a desperate situation for many people as food and water supplies run low. now communities are coming together to help. and the u.s. honor its veterans today with parades, even special home comings. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on kpix 5 news this morning. how about your holiday forecast? find out what's going on. got some high clouds moving in. a system sitting off the coastline. going to keep things dry. going to bring a chance of showers in the bay area for tomorrow. dry. cloudy skies to start out. the temperatures running in the 40s and the 50s. by the afternoon a mixture of sun and a few clouds, temperatures as high as 72 in livermore, 68 in santa rosa, 64 degrees in san francisco. time now for your kcbs traffic. >> getting our first reports of what could be a bad accident in fairfield. westbound 80 by that north