this is cbs news bay area with reed cowan. >> new testimony in the case of the man suspected of murdering tech executive. we have the ver latest from court. and x2 no longer marks the spot. the sign removed from th former twitter building. and mobile homes potentiall removed from a park. good evening. i am elizabeth cook i for reed today. >> this might be the first time we are hearing from nima momeni's legal team in action. he is accused of stabbing and killing bob lee back in april.

the two were last seen leaving millennium tower after 2:00 in the morning following a dispute about whether or not lee had been doing drugs with his sister. today in court the defense was trying to poke hole in the police investigation and there is also debate around a homeless man whom the defense says witness to the crime and could potentially clear for many. they said they tried to interview the man but he was no credible. police have also said why the knife found near the scene was not tested for fingerprints. >> fingerprints don't always ge to why something was found in specific area. >> 14 pictures have been entere into evidence that show blood

spatter and that knife. the hearing is still going on as we speak with witnesses expected t be called. our lauren toms is i the courtroom and will have the very latest on the evening edition. no more x on top of what wa the twitter building in san francisco. out chopper was overhead just before noon and i was gone. on friday the illuminated x was so bright that neighbors started complaining. it was dimmed and now appears to be gone altogether. the city is investigating whether musk had the permits to put that huge acts on the building in the first place. in the south bay, mental health advocates are railing against the closure of beds at the hospital . the hospital announced the closure of their inpatient health program in may and says they will continue to offer behavioral health services. the unit is scheduled to close on august 20th.

>> we need to have more beds. i we do not have more beds and we have a reduction in beds, that means that a lot of people will not be served in our community and the conditions will get worse. >> the hospital is also shuttin down its pediatric intensive care unit. good sam says they will continue to, quote, maintain a smooth transition fo the patients and providers impacted by this closure. meanwhile in the north bay residents and a pair of mobile home parks are worried they wil find themselves on the streets. the park owners say that they may close them altogether. >> reporter: mobile homes are often a good bargain in the bay area, but there is a downside. if the property owner tells you you have to leave, how do you pack up and go when you own the house you are living in? that is the situation faced by residents of two mobile home parks in petaluma, youngstown mobile home park and littlewood

mobile villa. earlier this month, residents obtained a letter saying notice of closure of mobile home park. in it, owners say they are exploring the option of converting the park. richard leonard has lived in this unit at littlewoods for 33 years and he shares it with his half brother darrell pike , but neither has any idea how it could be moved. >> they said they were going to aw. we did not know where they were going to take it! >> reporter: they are called mobile homes, but net many woul not be able to be moved even if the owners had somewhere to tak them. >> i have no other place to tak my house. i don't have another place. many people do not have place to go with their houses.

>> reporter: in a letter, the park owners talk about the cost of maintaining the infrastructure, but they also add another possible reason, quote, that park owners conclud they can no longer continue to afford to operate the park base on measures taken by state and local government. that is a reference to eviction protections for mobile homeowners. most units here are covered by rent control and som believe that the threatened closure is meant to scare peopl into voluntarily agreeing to pa more. >> you have to sign this, but when you read between the lines it says by signing this you are giving up your rights to rent control. i will keep fighting it! i will keep going to city hall and still fight this until the end! >> i get tired of them

continuously coming after us. i have never bounced a check. my money is good and i don't disturb anybody. i don't keep bothering anybody, yet they kee bothering us. >> reporter: there is no timeline and the letter said it was not a formal notice of closure. the owners are just thinking about it and giving th residents something to think about as well. still ahead, with temperatures rising all around our state, see how scientists are adopting how and what we grow here. i can't stop looking at thi ! chocolate lovers, just look away! the accident that left tens of thousands of pounds of it just spilled and wasted. speaking of high temperatures, we have some coming in the forecast for next weekend. the real story will be how cool we will stay for most

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placer county this morning as a semi-hauling 40,000 pounds of chocolate caught fire and spilled it slowed near colfax. crews managed to keep the fire from spreading into nearby wildlands. luckily no one was hurt, but is it bad that i thin that chocolate still looks really good! now to our story on the special project project earth. scientists are adapting the landscape for a growing planet. the strategies they are using could reap benefits for all gardens, including yours. >> reporter: the garden is festooned with flowers and buzzing with bees. her plan is to learn what the planet needs and continue to learn. >> do the best you can. sometimes i have had to move

things because i thought i chos the right place and it turned out not to be true. >> reporter: however, these gardens are facing new challenges brought on by heat waves and prolonged droughts. >> we are facing unprecedented times where the weather has become more extreme. >> reporter: rachel davis is a horticulturist at the uc davis arboretum and public garden. sh is one of many stewards who car for the landscapes here that grace the campus. but instead o fretting over global warming, the uc davis team is boldly embracing the challenge. >> we want to make big steps towards impacting our future to ameliorate what is happening with climate change. >> reporter: the university is

adopting a plan to transform landscapes into a climate-ready campus. experts know that by th end of the century, the sacramento valley is expected t have a climate more into barsto or tucson. >> about 30% of our tree canopy will not be able to survive these conditions, so we have to start now. >> reporter: trees often take the longest to grow. once established, they provide shade as well as habitat. that canopy of trees cools the walkway and roads in davis and provides respite for all living creatures. it also includes one of the university's crown jules a historic oak grove , one of the largest and most diverse in the country. >> you can hear the birds and see the animals interacting wit the trees. for me it was my own kind of nature rx. >> reporter: the team is workin on ways to conserve these valuable heritage trees. they are also seeking to replace campus trees that are bound to fail with climate-ready ones. o

this stretch of land , the university is testing different varieties, from a mountain rang in texas. once the roots get established, no more irrigation the conditions are harsh. as th team waits to see which trees d best, rachel has this advice fo the rest of us. please don't wait. >> we really want to emphasize drought-tolerant gardening. >> reporter: the staff have tested many plants of the arboretum and remote locations. they came up with a list of 100 all-stars, attractive plants that thrive in a warmer climate and attract pollinators. gray -colored leaves are a plus. as for nori, she is a volunteer at the arboretum and has cultivate many new lessons. she is gradually updating her but

garden one new plant at a time. her latest edition, a blue-flowered cat mint. it is low maintenance, drought tolerant and simply perfect! >> those are beautiful! the campus is also updating how it' plants are irrigated. they are restoring riparian habitats for imperiled fish and bird populations and building a seed bank for california's most threatened native plants. to see and download the list of arboretum all-stars that thrive in warmer climates and attract pollinators, visit the project earth section on our website, kpix.com. speaking of our environment, let's take a look at the forecast with darren peck! it was a beautiful weekend, really stunning. >> next weekend will be hotter. the heat will come back then, liz. until then we actually get cooler than the weekend was. if

you like that part about the weekend, there is more of that coming. concord will be a good example of how things will play out. we start out by taking a look at our camera sitting abov mount diablo and we are taking look down over concord in the distance. if you look at the daytime highs on there, they ar showing you a good example of how the numbers go from the low 80s to the 100 degree marked by the time we get towards saturday, so a noticeable swing in temperatures is going to guide us . the best way to do that is just to look at daytime highs for today and then we get into the seven-day forecast and do the comparison on how things are going to change for all microclimates. so we will skip ahead to the forecast for tomorrow's daytime highs, which are almost exactly identical to today, maybe a degree or two cooler. numbers in the low to mid 80s with concord 72, pleasanton 75, and 78 in santa

rosa. that is tomorrow, almost exactly what we are doing today if we look at the seven-day forecast, you will see how things play out. for the middle part of the week, cooler. going down to just below average or a little bit low. for oakland you are in the mid to low 70s. so north bay valleys, you dip down to the low to mid 80s going int thursday and friday, then you spike into the mid-90s by next weekend. san jose, mid-70s through the middle of the week before you get close to 90. tha is warm but i don't think it is heat advisory warm here. but when we take a look at the warmest microclimate that inlan east bay line, then we are talking about triple digits coming back. that is going to come on sunday. i think saturda will be noticeably warm as well enjoy the low 80s through thursday and think about maybe making some plans for a noticeably hotter weakened by the time we get there, and of course the beaches. we are

staying around 60 with plenty o clouds. that's the forecast for now. liz, back to you! darren, thanks! we are counting down to the 49ers preseason airing right here on kpix. san francisco's pass rush should be one of the best in the nfl. as matt lively tells us, it is a group led by a fier d-line coach! >> this is the volkswagen red and gold report! >> when will joey bosa be back in camp? he is awaiting a new long-term contract but he is no the only star of the offensive line. >> i think the real question is how we play. i don't think guys want to mess with us. >> the former eagle was a 49ers signing and free agency. this i a group that feeds off the energy from defensive line coach, but olmstead feels like

it has actually mellowed out since having a daughter. >> alex barrett was there with him in detroit as well, too, so they tell the stories of a younger chris. he was not as mellow. >> i think that he has mellowed a little bit, maybe because it is hotter out there. but we mes with him enough that players know how he is. he is always going. >> with the red and gold report i am matt lively. >> the first game is against th raiders and the niners then pla the denver broncos on the 19th and then the chargers on august 25th. still ahead, a line down th block to get one last pour. how the community came together before anchor brewing closed up there san francisco taproom.

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weekend the community came together to toast anchor brewin one more time at their taproom in san francisco. they close their taps after being in business for more than a centur and our betty yu was there. >> reporter: the line to get into anchor taproom stretched down the hill at potrero hill. >> tell me what you got here! >> i got some memorabilia and some beers to go. i typically don't drink during the summer time but i felt like i had to d it. >> reporter: anchor brewing 's heritage goes back to the gold rush. sapporo usa announced tha it would be closing because of huge loss in sales largely due to the pandemic. employees were given 60 days notice and promised a severance package.

>> why is important for you to be here as a boston resident? >> nostalgia. >> reporter: bill stopped by before catching a flight on sunday. >> it is a shame that something like this is going away. we are just hoping that somebody is going to rally. >> reporter: anchor brewing's future is uncertain. the brewer has said there are about two dozen investors including forme employees who are interested in buying it during the liquidatio process. patrick markel is a union representative who says that the union is working to present a competitive bid. the union wants to run it as a worker-owned cooperative. >> we know how to run the plan for the most part. you are goin to have a hard time training everybody. >> reporter: anchor brewing 's spokesperson said there should be a decision in the next month or so as to who the owner or owners could be.

>> i think the outpouring of support for anchor brewing company from employees, the public, and san francisco is an indication of how strong the company is, and hopefully somebody will see that and keep things moving forward. >> reporter: on sunday, customers share beloved memorie of the icon. >> i feel like it is good community and the vibes are good. it is sad but it is a nic sendoff. >> reporter: there is hope that someone could swoop in and save the day. dozens of parties have come forward with proposals to save the company, so we will keep you posted. coming up, a lot of green i the sea of pink! new numbers on the barbie movie as it breaks records. i am anna warner in alameda california. this might look lik a pharmaceutical facility, but

what they are making there migh be turned into cultivated chicken that you can eat.

coming up at 5:00, we are looking into a big drop in families getting food from summer lunch programs in the north bay and how post-pandemic rules could be playing a big role. that story and more comin up tonight at 5:00. a loss in the entertainment world today. paul rubens, the actor behind the famous -wee herman character , has died. hi publicist said the comedian had died following a six-year struggle with cancer that he di not make public. he started in the 1985 filmwee's big adventur and -wee's playhouse , which ran until 1990. he was 70 years old. other entertainment news, the latest box office numbers show that barbie is still breaking records. deadline reports that it reached the

second-highest grossing film in july ever! guardians of the galaxy and oppenheimer also helped to rake in $774 million worldwide. a lot of pink in tha movie! >> i am thinking you are waitin for it to come out on streaming >> i am trying to go for the ♪ ♪ >> tonight the doomsday mama will spend life in prison for murdering her children and conspiring to kill her husband's first wife, her bazaar statement before a judge as she gets the maximum sentence. here are tonight's headlines. ♪ ♪ >> i don't think to this day you have any remorse. >> norah: laurie val o'day bell is a