angie crouch has more. >> reporter: researchers say the discovery they made in this lab at ucla could one day potentially lead to a cure for aids, cancer and other deadly viruses. they figured out how to take stem cells and turn them into immune cell that say attack and kill the hiv virus. the breakthrough even surprised them. >> we knew that the results were coming down the pike. and when they finally came out, we looked at it and went that's pretty good. >> reporter: so far the technique has been successful in attacking hiv and hundreds of lab mice. >> we haven't fully developed the technology to clear them of hiv, but they are significantly suppressed in the amount of virus that is replicating. >> reporter: researchers say human clinical trials are the next step. if those prove successful, the technique could be available to patients in about ten years. jim has been living with hiv for 35 years. he takes more than 20 pills a day, just to stay alive. he says the breakthrough is a ray of hope he's long been dreaming of. >> i think it's great. i think that, you know, if i had a chance

it should give anybody newly infected a lot of hope. >> that was angie crouch reporting.hey showed it was possible to create cells to destroy hiv, but this is the first time they have shown this can be done in a living organism. >>> man's best friend will get to set foot in the south bay park for the first time. san jose's lake cunningham regional park is allowing leashed dogs on the grounds starting today. city leaders and local pet owners are attending a ceremony to mark the occasion. the park had a no-dog rule since the mid-1990s. people living nearby had been lobbying the city to change the ordinance. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, an overnight police shooting in the east bay. we'll have the latest details. >>> plus, she was enjoying a da everything off. ♪ so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we don't care anymore? we just eat whatever tastes good? excuse me? [ man ] like these sweet honey clusters, they're awesome so no way they're good for you. but i guess that's okay right? actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber i