windows down. hayward, 56 dgegrees. a mild start there. we are going to touch on the 70s inland. we have the holiday forecast coming up in moments. let's get the holiday travel going with mike. >> we are touching on the 70s now on the map. look at that, approaching the maze. an easy drive as we might expect. 6:00, preholiday weekend for folks and it's a friday. we have a little slowing northbound 680 approaching 242. the colors changed again. it's unusual. westbound highway 4 we have some slowing. it's lighter than a typical friday. slowing down to the 40s coming through a and horizon. back to you. >> thank you very much. we are taking you out to the port of oakland this morning. they are taking a step forward with a plan that would help clean up the air. i want to check in with christie

smith with more on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are on a container ship at the port of oakland for apl. they have retro fitted five large container ships so when they are at port at the port of oakland instead of using deesz el generators, they are plugging them in and using clean energy. i wanted to show you what it is. we are on the ship. we are down here. it says danger up there. that's where all the electricity comes into the ship. next to it is a gray reel. it's a huge line, an electrical line that goes off the ship. they built a pg&e substation to power it. over here, what you see here are refrigerated containers. they have to power 5,000 containers on the ship. they require a lot of energy. this is a big breakthrough for

them. pollution hannan issue for them. here with me is ricky. good morning. can you talk with us about what this means? right now, apl is the first. what does it mean for the port? >> it's huge. we have been working on this project for four years now. the objective is to try to reduce pollutants substantially. we make the dockworkers lives better. >> reporter: right now, the people in west oakland would be here and keeping an eye on trucks coming and going. emission has been a concern. just apl now. what about other shipping lines? >> legislation is coming out in 2014. we want to get a jump on it and try to implement the technology earlier than the 2014 deadline. we wanted to try to see how this will work and be a trend setter for the rest of the industry. >> reporter: thank you very

much. i wanted to show you this. we are going to be here all morning and show the workings of the ship and how it happened. coming up, up there, there's a huge bridge that sticks out. we are going to show you what that looks like and give you a view of the bay and show you what's happening on the ship. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, today in the bay. >> sounds good. the vallejo man accused of causing a disturbance on a flight is back in court today. he will enter a not guilty plea and ask for release. he shows signs of mental health issues. the 28-year-old man was tackled by passengers and flight attendants when he rushed a cockpit door of an american airlines flight. three provisions to the patriot act are in effect until june, 2015. his signature will be put on the bill before midnight eastern

time. that was the deadline for the extension. the provisions are allowing wiretaps, authorizing terrorism suspects and collect private information of anyone suspected of having ties to terrorism. there's more fall out from the oscar grant shooting. b.a.r.t. police department currently has 60 stun guns. officers are not required to carry them. yesterday's vote authorized the purchase of 130. once officers are trained, they will be expected to carry the weapons. the decision is partially the result of the shooting death of oscar grant. the officer thought he was using his taser, not his gun. it's to make all officers more comfortable with the weapons.

los angeles police are proceeding cautiously in the bryan stow beating case. they will present their case soon. lapd remained tight lipped. when asked if he was confident he had the right man in custody, the police chief said absolutely. >> absolutely. there are standards for arrest in this state. we have met that standard. we have exceeded that standard. we have met the standard for obtaining search warrants and we have. it's not been made public. i am as sure as you need to be to make an arrest and pursue a prosecution. >> he added there's still a 250,000 reward leading to the arrest of a second attacker. the state's participation in a program aimed at illegal immigration. they approved a bill that would

allow counties to opt out of the secured communities program. under that program, the fingerprints of anyone booked into a jail are run through an immigration data base. two bay area counties, san francisco and santa clara asked them to opt out. the bill will head to the senate. search crews are looking for 230 people listed as missing in joplin, missouri. brian mooar is live with a look at the rescues there. it's going to take so long, i would imagine. >> reporter: absolutely, this is going to be the first step on a mountainous climb to recovery. everywhere around we are seeing construction crews coming to life, starting to move the first sticks of debris out of the way if you think about it. the search for the dead and the missing goes on. 126 is the latest confirmed death count. 232 people are now unaccounted

for. the associated press is providing us with the slightest ray of hope. they are going down the list and trying to get in contact with people on it. they have found a dozen people alive and well including a woman who lost her cell phone. >> amazing. 6:07. i want to get you updated with our forecast. nice temperatures are on top. good morning, christina. >> good morning, laura. nice temperatures. we have a nice weekend ahead. yeah, i hope you are in a good mood like us. we have patchy fog out there. it's mild as we head throughout the day today. a mix of mild and sun and clouds. the memorial day looks pretty good. pretty, pretty good. we are going to talk about the events happening around town. coming up, we have a little bit of a wrench in the forecast. if you are headed to northern california, north of sacramento, watch for showers. we have a system of low pressure to the north. if you are headed into southern

california, we have windy conditions. there's a wind advisory in place all day today. high pressure firmly in control driving the santa ana winds offshore. it's going to be warm in southern california. temperatures in the 80s over the weekend. a little on the windy side. it would make for difficult driving conditions. 68 degrees in fremont. 70 in san jose. 71 in los gatos. here it is. the extended forecast. we are going to look at morgan hill. they are celebrating the mushroom. free parking, free admission saturday and sunday. temps will be phenomenal for the mushroom mardi gras. >> i'm glad we are clear on the mushroom front. fungus is not among us. we are looking north of morgan hill. if you are heading south down

into southern california, wind advisory for grapevine. keep that in mind over i-5. much clearer than before. approaching the area, speeds are up. likely at that undercrossing, there's slowing at the interchange and the off ramp itself. heading up out of san jose, 101, through the south bay, green cars indicating speeds. the shoreline, a smooth drive to oracle. a smooth drive-through that portion and san mateo. a nice drive heading to san mateo and dumbarton. we'll get you a live look outside and see how things are shaping up with the headlights. a clear view. you can make out the peninsula hills. christina says there might be fog developing. keep that in mind. we'll get a live look out there and see how things are shaping

up. this is friday light. preholiday. it's almost 6:10. very light volume. all weekend we have warnings from marla about the bay bridge as well as the b.a.r.t. system. >> we have more on that coming up. thanks, mike. still to come on today in the bay, more than two dozen felony cases could be out the window in san francisco today. we'll show you why. >> reporter: i'm bob redell with a very happy crowd. you would be smiling, too, if those were your rides. we have the diablo valley mustang association as the may around the bay tour continues. 20 cities, 20 days. this morning we are in concord. u

this morning, we are wrapping up our live may around

the bay tour in concord. it is a city with a historic past as well as revitalized downtown. bob redell is there live this morning. look at that beautiful plaza you are in. >> reporter: we are in the square. this is, i guess we can call the heart of downtown concord. this square was donated to the city in 1869 by a huge landowner back then. of course, since then, it has been revitalized. vice mayor is here. good morning to you. thanks for being here. >> thank you, bob. >> reporter: what do you think will surprise people about concord who haven't been here before? i go on 242 highway 4 and get off the exits. i don't go downtown that much. >> it's the largest town in contra costa county with 250,000 people. it feels like a small town.

family friendly. we have a lot of activities in town for the kids, pixie playland and water world. it's a nice place. we have a lot of activities coming up for the summer. for example, we have music in the park. we do that every thursday. farmer's market on tuesday. the sleep train pavilion. we have great acts coming in. it's a great place to come. >> reporter: is there an effort to revise liz downtown? i look at this area and it doesn't look like it needs it but is there? >> this was part of the redevelopment agency prior to this. there were rundown looking buildings and streets. this has been revitalized. >> reporter: concord is no different than a lot of other cities in california when it comes to the deficit. your deficit is $5 million? >> $5 million this year.

over the past couple years, we have had $18 million worth of cuts. it cut the budget 25%. >> reporter: is that 25% of the people you had to lay off? >> that's correct. >> reporter: do you see a light at the end of the tunnel? >> i think so. i think the economy is leveling off right now. it's not improving too much yet. we see that it will be doing that. the city, citizens of concord passed a half cent sales tax. it's going to make up the gap we have right now. i think it will hold us through until we revitalize things. >> reporter: thank you very much. we appreciate you getting up early with us. a very nice downtown as i was saying. very impressive. we have our mustang club out here. coming up, we are going to talk about kids fest, a big event coming up. >> a lot going on in the east bay. 6:15 now.

san francisco prosecutors are expected to dismiss 26 felony cases this morning because of officer mission conduct. they plan to reveal new evidence against officers. he has surveillance he says illegal searches as well as excessive use of force, theft and perjury. a judge could release new information about a serial killer. it lists probable cause for the murder charges against him. the d.a. wants to keep the document sealed. he's accused of killing four women, including two from contra costa county during the '70s and '90s. >> good news. good morning to you. sunrise is coming up over the bay bridge. we have overcast conditions. could see heavy fog develop for the next hour. if that doesn't happen, forget

about it. let's talk about what you can expect for today. mild conditions. decreasing clouds. the clouds break apart inland. maybe 11:00 or noon. it's going to take longer toward the coast. by this weekend, temperatures stay in the low 70s. great weekend to make the barbecue plans. the storm track shifts to the north. high pressure stays in control of the forecast. we are going to see a few of the clouds slide to the south for the afternoon. a ridge of high pressure. take a look at what's happening. the line of clouds fizzles out. it's colliding with dry air. windy conditions throughout the mountain passes in southern california. watch for windy conditions along the grapevine. 71 in los gatos. 68 in redwood city. if you want to get outdoors and swing that club around, it should be nice. this is going to be one of the

warmest areas. the least amount of cloud cover in the area. if you want a great golf game, make those plans. nice on monday. a nice holiday. hey, we'll be here at work. if you have to go to work that day, wake up with us. >> even if you don't have to go to work that day, wake up with us. >> turn us on, why not? >> thank you. 6:18 now. concord's downtown hosts a series of events including one for the big kids this weekends. big kid himself bob redell is out there live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. we are at the coffee house in the heart of concord. think about coffee house music, i would think of rosalie. >> been doing acoustic sunrise many, many years. >> reporter: congratulations. this sundays you are going to be

at the kid fest. >> yeah. i'll be doing a couple hours of acoustic sunrise live from 10:00 to noon. the show runs 7:00 to noon. i'll be there 10:00 to noon. anna lisa is broadcasting noon to 3:00. >> reporter: what is your pitch in 20 seconds or less? >> family, community, benefiting the food banks. we have been benefiting food banks for 17 years with the life from the archive cd series. we have raised $4 million over the series. >> reporter: normally, in the years past, it's been a total of where we are at now. this year, it's at mount diablo high. >> it's grown so much and been such a success they had to move it to the high school. >> reporter: you can get family passes for free. we are going to have that

opportunity. if you go to facebook morning page, nbc bay area morning news. go on facebook. i don't know if you have heard of it. it's all the rage. have you heard of it? >> i like it. just don't poke me. thanks, bob. it's good to see rosalie. 6:20 now. next, how you can send get well wishes to giants star buster posey. movie rentals at blockbuster get cheaper. there's a catch. we'll tell you about it in tech today. >> something cheaper?f of o tow. a note for you traveling out of the sierra. of course i'm focusing on this friday's commute. come on back.

6:23 on friday morning. good friday morning to you. lots of folks headed out of town. traffic's been light this morning. >> earlier, 3:00 in the morning there were more cars in the road than expected. folks trying to get away from traffic. we are looking at westbound traffic. toward us, the yellow cars. speeds in the 50s. this is 6:23 in the morning. it's early for slowing. we'll track it and see if it sticks around. in the commute direction, a

16-minute drive toward the dublin interchange. slowing through antioch. little for highway 4. the maze looks nice as well. a couple live shots in this map. oakland, a smooth drive past the coliseum. we're looking at a light volume. no metering lights, yet. 6:40 to turn on. we'll see. back to you. >> all right. we're going to hold you to it. it's 6:24 right now. poor buster posey. he appears to have surffered a season injury. a fractured bone in the lower left leg. you can see him on crushes. they spoke to the giants trainer who says posy has torn ligaments in the ankle. the knee is fine. posy will have to have surgery. he's giving fans a chance to send him a get well message. you can send your well wishes by going to www.nbcbayarea.com.

skoal down to the cove and you can find the card on the front page. scott mcgrew changes at blockbuster. good or bad? >> depends on if you view the dvd as half started or half over. people that rent dvds, they are getting them cheaper. blockbuster will lower prices to 99 cents a day for most movies. $2.99 for some new releases. the bad news is, remember the never late dvd? that's over. the rental period is just one day. instead of the current five. blockbuster was sold out of bankruptcy to dish network. the clerks say they are having trouble getting new releases from studios on the days they are released. let's talk about this. this fellow in the google t-shirt. a super nice guy.

yesterday, he was showing the papal killer to google wallet. papal said hold on a second. until a few days ago or a few months ago, he was an executive at our company. papal is suing google. coming up sunday on "press: here," we are going to talk religion and skepticism. ever sat in church or temple and said i have questions. does that make you a bad church goer. we are going to talk religion and skepticism. we have global warming, autism and vaccines. it happens before "meet the press" sunday morning at 7:30. >> perfect. it is 6:26. >> thank you. >> you can see the clock a lit. what a team out here. a judge is speeding up the legal process. gelting ifrancisco,n francisco, going to be a little

tougher. there are changes you need to know about. we have more on that coming up.

our may around the bay tour wraps nup concord this morning. beautiful fountain to start your day. out there at the square. 20 cities in 20 days. i's been a great tour. this is the historic square in downtown concord. a gorgeous way to start the day. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. 6:29 now. let's look at the forecast. i think it's time to fire up the barbecue. >> throw an extra shrimp on there for me, laura. >> you got it. >> we are looking good this morning. we are in the mid-50s inland. a good deck of clouds overhead. the clouds break apart by 4:00 p.m. the temps in the 70s. the big question is, will the good weather hold for your

holiday weekend? i have the answer coming up. let's get you to work with mike. >> waiting with bated breath. looking at folks slowing opposite the main commute. the travel time is 16 minutes. very light at 6:30. eastbound shows speeds in the 50s as you leave livermore. it's the start of folks getting away toward tahoe where highway 50 reopened. very light slowing for antioch. a little slowing off hill crest toward g street. it's mild for that portion of your commute. a live look shows the toll plaza with no back up. off the lower deck, we have an accident that just happened. i'm going to leave that for you to handle with marla. it's more complicated this weekend. >> we are going to check in with her right now. if you are headed in and out of san francisco this weekend, there are changes you need to know about.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. if you want to look on the bright side of things, it's nothing compared to what drivers faced a couple years ago. you probably remember when the full bay bridge closure happened in 2009. this weekend, the westbound drivers over here, they are stuck in a little stop and go as they make their way to san francisco this morning, they will not feel the impact. it's the guys on the other side, the drivers headed eastbound in oakland. expect lane closures heading into oakland from san francisco. it's part of the new eastern span seismic safety project. after the work is done this weekend, lower deck drivers will experience a slightly different approach into oakland. the 1,000 foot long stretch of the bay bridge is called the oakland touchdown. switching gears to b.a.r.t., if

you are a b.a.r.t. rider, expect -- >> sounds like somebody pulled the plug on our audio there. there are b.a.r.t. delays to know about. check ahead. go online to find out about delays and of course we'll try to keep you posted there as well. it's 6:31 now. the man accused of gunning down an east palo alto community leader may not be comp tant enough to stands trial. he's accused of following childhood friend david lewis to a shopping center last june and shooting him in the parking lot. the slaying went unsolve first-degree six months until he called police and turned himself in. a competency hearing is set for

june 23rd. lawsuits against pg&e are stacking up since the september gas line explosion killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. the complaints accuse them of negligence. yesterday marked the first meeting to resolve the suits. they promise the cases will be given first priority to the courts. the next date is june 30th. the port of oakland is going green thanks to nearly $5 million in grant money. christie smith is live at the port of oakland with more on the story. even looking good in a vest. >> reporter: good morning to you. you can see the container ships out in the water. it's hard to picture how large they are. standing on them, we are told they are about three football fields long. they take a lot of power. these are refrigeration units here that carry fruits and vegetables. there are hundreds of them on

this ship. what they are doing differently, we are at apl, what they are doing differently is using electric power. these two high voltage line that is you see there go off the ship and run across there behind the containers. there's a pg&e substation that helps power this. apl paid about $11 million to retro fit the ships to use clean energy. rickie is with me this morning. he's with the port of oakland. good morning. >> morning. >> reporter: you have seven fhv ma go with this technology. we are what the air quality district trying to do a pilot program to make sure the technology works. >> reporter: getting back to the ship, i want you to look at the video. we went to the bridge area and navigation room where you can

see the view from the ship. it's stunning. can you talk about what is next for this? right now, it's apl. what about other places? >> going down and looking into the future, all seven terminals would have to have a code iron capability to make sure the pollutants go down substantially. >> reporter: this has been a big concern for people who live in west oakland. they have been concerned about the emissions. what can they expect to see? is the air quality management keeping an eye on this to see what it really does? >> yeah, they will be monitoring this especially up to 2014 to see what the technology does to reduce the pollutants. we are looking at 50,000 a year. >> reporter: there you have it. they are using clean energy. quite a change. i'm sure good news for people who live around here.

reporting live in oakland, christie smith. >> good news for the environment. thank you very much. what about the temperatures? let's check the forecast with christina loren. >> let's keep the good news coming on a get away friday on a holiday weekend. we have great news for you. if you want to get outdoors and have family coming into town for the weekend, fantastic weather. fantastic weather. the inlaws, laura says. 70 degrees in concord. 71 in los gatos for today. the warm trend is going to kick into high gear and keep us warm and dry throughout next week. the stretch of spring-like weather has arrived. before you know it, summertime is going to move into the bay. we are two el eoec fhe eoecedc. so perfect you can roll down the windows. if you are headed that way, i

know who had a heads up for you. >> we do. it's right. if you have the window open, close it heading over the grapevine. we have been talking about the wind advisories to l.a. meanwhile, if you are heading northbound through the south bay, there's that 36. the big slowing. it's been slow all morning around the teleinterchange. it's gotten no worse at that spot. the rest is really nice. this is a preholiday weekend an easy drive. stanford university and a smooth drive to redwood city. we are looking at a smooth drive up the peninsula, 101 and 280. a view of the san mateo bridge. we'll see what it's like at the bay bridge. very light. no metering lights so far. we have been talking act the changes for the weekend. the bridge remains open. there's construction on the open side. we'll keep that in mind.

>> all right. good to know. pretty light now. 6:37 now. coming up on today in the bay, the first lady is coming to the bay area for a visit. we'll tell you when she's getting> road trip around the y area. unfortunately eoecedcnd anpr eoo we are wrapping it up in the town of concord. very well qualified less can get a low mileage lease on a chevy cruze eco for around $159 a month. or qualified buyers can get no monthly payments for 3 months. fuel economy based on epa estimates. deferred payments offer ends may 31st.

on may around the bay tour finale is in concord this morning. concord may be one of the only cities with a lot of room to grow. bob redell is live there with a massive redevelopment project taking place. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning. you must be talking the naval station built in the '40s during the war. the u.s. navy declared it a surplus. we are here with concord mayor. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> reporter: the grand plan for this piece of property is what? 5,000 acres. >> 5,000 acres. 60% is going to be open space and recreational uses. the other 40% is going to be developed. north concord b.a.r.t. station. great opportunity to use public

transit and develop it with mixed use and three clustered villages with commercial activities. >> reporter: it hapt happened yet. what is the hold up? i assume the economy. >> the economy and a process the department of defense has to go through to finish review procedures. >> reporter: you mean there's red tape? >> there's red tape. >> reporter: i had no idea. >> we are finishing up the review process and expect to have hearings on that this fall. that's the last step at this point and time. we have community consensus on what the plan should look like, what activities should be there. environment lists are going to look. a of concerns in the community about how the new development will address issues and how it impacts the current community. >> reporter: what is the downside and the upside? >> there's no downside. we are planning in the vision

plan that's been put together is that the revenues from taxes that are generated out there is sufficient enough to support the infrastructure and maintenance of streets, parks and roads. >> reporter: the upside is -- >> the upside is we get additional parkland. we get thousands of acres of open space land in our community for residents in concord and throughout the bay area. beautiful trail ridge lines having pathway trails for public access for hiking. >> reporter: mayor, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> reporter: lovely downtown. >> thank you very much. we are proud of this. arp as you should be. got the mustangs firing up. must be something is happening. >> we'll let you hop in one of those. we'll check back with you. >> first lady michelle obama coming to the area. the first lady will be in the east bay and san francisco for fund-raisers on june 14th.

she'll also attend at least one event in california that is not a fund-raiser. happy birthday to the golden gate bridge. it turns 74 years old today. the bridge opened to pedestrians on may 27th, 1937. cars were allowed to cross it the next day. when the bridge opened, the toll, you have any guess how much the toll was in each direction? five cents. a shiny nickel. >> 50 cents. inflation. the only thing we like to see going up are the temperatures. >> yeah. especially this time of year. not too much. we'll hold you back at 70. good morning to you. we are looking good this weekend. looking fantastic. we have patchy fog out there. it's not going to hamper your visibility on the drive. the fog is starting to lift. we have overcast conditions out there. mild today. the clouds decrease throughout

the afternoon. especially toward 11:00 a.m. it's going to take longer toward the coast today. by the weekend, lold holding on to the 70s and sunshine. more clouds tomorrow. more of the same tomorrow and sunday into monday. showers to the north if you are headed up to northern california. maybe you are driving up to oregon or washington. watch for showerry conditions. high pressure is keeping us nice and dry. it's driving the winds offshore. we have a strong santa ana wind set up out there. it's keeping the clouds from making their way into the bay area. the clouds fizzle out as they collide with the ridge of high pressure. cool imagery for you this morning. if you are headed out catching a flight, leaving on a jet plane, watch for delays. places like ft. lauderdale, george bush and houston, delays this morning.

watch for the ripple effect. i's early to have delays. 56 degrees in hayward. 52 in hayward. it's cloudy in the city. take a look at what happens at 4:00 p.m. nice and breezy. elsewhere, we hit the 70s. east bay and the south bay are the two warmest areas with the least about of cloud cover. 71 in gilroy. you can plan the next three days without having to worry about rain. >> i love it. beautiful bay area. thank you very much. this morning, we are concluding our today around the bay tour this morning in concord. bob redell is out there this morning. only bob could connect a kids event with one of the hottest deejay's in the country. >> reporter: you must be talking nikki black. how are you? good morning to you. >> good morning.

afternoon? >> i'll take a nap. >> the kids fest is moving to mount deablow high school. have you been there before? >> this is my first time. everything they love is going to be at kids fest. we are giving away a vacation to the new disney resort in hawaii. >> reporter: very cool. what would you say to kids out there to get them to come out? >> disney and hawaii. that's almost enough. >> reporter: cotton candy. sugar. that's all i would say. thank you very much. appreciate you getting up early with us. go to facebook morning page. look down there. say you like us and maybe you'll get a chance for free passes to the kids fest taking place tomorrow, sunday and monday at mount diablo high school.

they moved because they have grown so big this space couldn't accommodate them. not far from us is mount diablo that towers above cocoa county. we know what it looks from the outside. do you know from the inside? we found out recently. ♪ really feel like you are in a different world. it's so if you would know this sands stone is indicative of certain areas in the world. >> reporter: it's so pure they made glass with it. >> why not go to the beach? >> this is high quality. >> reporter: it's in antioch inside what used to be the silica mine. i'm trying to remember the date? >> 1930s and 1940s. >> reporter: this mine was 1920? >> 1930. >> reporter: let's go inside. >> behind this gate, eight and a

you miles of tunnels. honeyco surface and peel the ground bacc you would see. this honeycomb of open mine. >> reporter: as we walk down the shaft, we're not going down. >> you used a good word. shaft. you caught yourself. >> reporter: i have no idea what i'm talking about. >> this is a flat tunnel. the floor is called the -- >> reporter: floor? >> exactly. it's called the floor. >> reporter: when i got through fifth grade, they let me go on to sixth. amazing. >> mount diablo rose up. it lifted the old layers of sand stone toward the top. we are walking into mount diablo now. this is the old seabed floor. you are looking at the bottom up. a beach. imagine the waves come in and the waves go out. they leave ripples on the sand.

>> reporter: do you have the key to this? >> i do. this area is not open to the public. a deck above us here. there's a lot of work being done. >> reporter: the door. the door -- it's not going to lock is it? >> it's not going to lock. come on for crying out loud. there's a blue-green piston. there aren't a lot of places scientists can get underground for research here is a slide. one of our chutes. >> reporter: can you open this up? >> no. >> reporter: shoot. >> right here, we have a shot if the why? because right here we have an earthquake fault. it's why we have great landscapes, hills, valleys, rivers. because the earth moves a lot. a lot lo

that's it. it's a real who'd of thunk kind of place. who would imagine we are looking at this and above us, walking on wild flowers. look at the place. there's no way of knowing you can go underground. >> reporter: the regional parks district offers tours of the has el atlas silica mine. the only caveat is they are going to shut it down this summer for maintenance and construction. it will reopen. it's a wonderful tour. you want to let them know in advance you are coming up there, otherwise it's first come first serve. go to ebparks.org. it's quite a trip to go under ground and be above grounds here. >> hey, bob -- >> reporter: yes. >> were you frightened being in there seeing the fault line?

>>reporter: i kicked the fault line. i was trying to get a 3.0. it did not happen. the question of clauster phobia, there's plenty of space. people worked in the mines. they had to have space. it's quite a fascinating kind of place to visit. >> wow. >> looks like we have smurfette and papa smurf out here. >> what's going on there? >> reporter: i don't know. it dha tfor aha tease. >> you need red pants like papa smurf. >> reporter: no, i don't. >> we'll check back with you. we'll be back to wrap up may ei but does bringing a floor back to life really make us heroes?

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drive now. now, we have the typical commute to worry about. there's nothing to worry about. look at the smooth drive from sunol to fremont. then to the south bay with no major delays. speeds close to the limit there. we'll get a look at the maze. we have a smooth drive toward the bay bridge toll plaza and into the city. tonight, critical mass is going on when all the bikes take to the road at 6:00 p.m. scott, over to you on a related topic. >> kind of, sort of. we have a really unique gadget on this friday, don't we? >> we do and we have a guest from big bend interactive. what country do you suppose he's from? >> france? >> how did you guess france? >> yes. clearly a frenchman. you have got a wii bicycle here, an exercise bike. heather is riding this for us.

explain what is going to here. she's playing the wii game. >> it's a product we are shipping at the end of june. it's on toys "r" us for pree d preorder. it's a full on bicycle. it comes with all the tuning of an exercise bicycle. you also play a game which would ship with the bike when we launch it. you ride through the game. the faster you pedal -- >> it makes it fun. is there resistance? am i going to get a work out? >> yeah. there's magnetic resistance and gives you more power. >> she's steering as well. she's pretending to power the game the faster she pedals it faster the game goes. she's steering as well. >> this is a full game cube. it's a wii controller and the pedals imlate the controllers. as you go through the game, you

pedal faster and go faster in the game. >> okay. this will work with other nintendo games as well. mario cart it will work with. >> we have played it with mario cart. it's extremely fun and athletic. >> exactly. that's the key, too. it gets kids active. fun! >> thank you for showing it to us early. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> your exercise gadget friday. it will come out late june. >> sounds good. you won't just hang your coat on that one. we are wrapping up may around the bay tour. bob, you have been speck tack lor out there. amy has been the producer. it takes a big team to put this on. smurfette.

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