. >> reporter: with all due respect to the transamerica pyramid, there's no building on san francisco skylines as unique at clay tower. while it's remained as part of the view for 80 years, the actual doors have been closed since october. >> this is the first update we've done in about 25 years. and it's the most expensive one we've done so far. >> reporter: following years of leaky roofs and decay, the city undertook a $1.7 million restoration of the tower and its murals. for six weeks, a team of artists touched up the murals, turning back time eight decades. 91-year-old ruth was 12 years old when her father bernard immortalized her likeness on the wall. the city celebrated the reopening. ruth happy to see her younger self fully restored. >> it's so subtle, but having seen rain tapes and marks by people, it's been beautifully done. >> if you were here a couple years ago, you would see paint peeling from the ceiling. >> reporter: neighborhood groups campaigned to get the city to restore the tower. the city responded with the restoration project. >> this is one of san francisco's most

look at san francisco to make out the transamerica pyramid, but everything else shrouded in the clouds making for a cooler start to our day across the bay area. taking a peek at san jose, as well. we're going to check in with christina now. she's got a look at that forecast. >> hey, good morning to you. 6:31. beautiful day coming your way. hard to tell when you walk out your front door, you notice that overcast sky kind of murky out there. we are going to have abundant sunshine across the board today. we're looking really good as we get into your afternoon hours and those low clouds, they help us out. that's your natural coolant, my friends. that's what keeps us from having to turn on our ac and you might need it as we get into the weekend. temperatures in the 50s. if you're headed out and about this thursday, low clouds inland and areas of coastal fog really starting to settle in at this point and we're going to see clearing in our inland valleys by 9:00 a.m. and wait until about lunchtime. highs will come in at 4:00 p.m. and temperatures three to four degrees warmer and this is what

52 in half machine bay another view from the exploring camera with low clouds surrounding the transamerica. low 50's for santa rosa, napa 55 currently 60 degree ins livermore and if flying away for the weekend, on vacation or taking a business trip, just be aware that sfo might have delay tomorrow morning. foggy ago the coast and bay in the morning. cooler in the afternoon and it is a drizzly start to your weekend. not going to end that way don't worry. satellite and radar. there's trough that is deepening bring us a change in the forecast for friday. it's going to be cooler. the morning will begin with quit a bit of fog along the coast an even in over parts of the bay right now we are just seeing some patchy fog and few high clouds going through. morning commute will definitely be open the gray side and cooler for all areas for friday. today high made it up into the low 60's to upper 80's. watch what you will see on the accu-weather 7 day forecast. morning will start out cool. mid 40's to mid 50's. bundled up when you leaf home. kids need light jacket. will see the fog around visibility m

52 in half machine bay another view from the exploring camera with low clouds surrounding the transamericaamid. low 50's for santa rosa, napa 55 currently 60 degree ins livermore and if flying away for the weekend, on vacation or taking a business trip, just be aware that sfo might have delay tomorrow morning. foggy ago the coast and bay in the morning. cooler in the afternoon and it is a drizzly start to your weekend. not going to end that way don't worry. satellite and radar. there's trough that is deepening bring us a change in the forecast for friday. it's going to be cooler. the morning will begin with quit a bit of fog along the coast an even in over parts of the bay right now we are just seeing some patchy fog and few high clouds going through. morning commute will definitely be open the gray side and cooler for all areas for friday. today high made it up into the low 60's to upper 80's. watch what you will see on the accu-weather 7 day forecast. morning will start out cool. mid 40's to mid 50's. bundled up when you leaf home. kids need light jacket. will see the fog around visibili

it or at least get bored and i love flying over the golden gate bridge, i love looking at the transamericaid. i love flying around mount diablo. >> reporter: what view has changed the most in the past 25 years? >> when i bring people up, they are always amazed at how much open space there is in the bay area. >> reporter: what is the most congested areas in the bay area? >> i tell you, that changes. i would say right now, it's happened over the last year and a half or so, heading into the silicon valley. >> southbound 680 pretty good through pleasanton as you make your way towards the sunol grade but we see some heavy traffic at the top of the grade heading into the silicon valley. >> reporter: what is your favorite kind of weather to fly in? >> i love flying in sunrise. half the year i'm getting the sunrise as i'm taking often. but the best time is when it's raining. i really love my job. i said i'll only do it as long as it's fun. and i have not stopped having fun. >> reporter: it's amazing when ron cervi flies which we took a flight with him he is up there with a camera and takes the mos

it or at least get bored and i love flying over the golden gate bridge, i love looking at the transamerica pyramid. i love flying around mount diablo. >> reporter: what view has changed the most in the past 25 years? >> when i bring people up, they are always amazed at how much open space there is in the bay area. >> reporter: what is the most congested areas in the bay area? >> i tell you, that changes. i would say right now, it's happened over the last year and a half or so, heading into the silicon valley. >> southbound 680 pretty good through pleasanton as you make your way towards the sunol grade but we see some heavy traffic at the top of the grade heading into the silicon valley. >> reporter: what is your favorite kind of weather to fly in? >> i love flying in sunrise. half the year i'm getting the sunrise as i'm taking often. but the best time is when it's raining. i really love my job. i start this 25 years ago and i said i'll only do it as long as it's fun. and i have not stopped having fun. >> reporter: while ron cervi is reporting on traffic, he also is snapping the most amazin

it's showing up nicely looking out towards the transamerica pyramid.rning clouds tomorrow will warm things up a few degrees and that will went through monday. we're tracking this weather system moving out to the south and east. as that moves out, high pressure returns. that will be the source of warming. with that, that will be the trend into the weekend. sunday/monday, the two warmest days of the weekend. that will approach the lower 90s. here's the forecast models showing you patchy coastal fog this afternoon and then starting out the day with lower clouds for thursday morning, gradually clearing back for the coastline. warm of the locations in the lower 80s out towards santa rosa, antioch and brentwood. coast side coolest locations, half moon bay, pacifica, lower 60s. a look ahead to your five-day forecast. you can see i'm talking about that warming trend. a little bit of the bump in the numbers for thursday/friday. by the weekend, the weather looks great. temperatures inland by sunday and monday could be touching the lower 90s. possibly too warm fo

looking out toward the bay, here's the transamerica pyramid and that shallow cloud deck out there.orecast for tonight, fog redeveloping coast side and right around the bay. tomorrow warm temperatures inland. everybody warmer and that warming trend will continue into the holiday weekend. area of low pressure moving into south everybody california. we talk about the the warm up for tomorrow, that trend will continue into saturday. looks like sunday will be the warmest day of the weekend, will shave off a few degrees by memorial day. here's or r our forecast model. showing you dense fog first thing tomorrow morning. and the clouds pull back near the shoreline into the afternoon showers. still some patchy fog. inland neighbors back up, though into into the mid 80s. santa rosa 86, concord 86 trees. oakland a forecast high of 73. a forecast high of 71 in san jose and san francisco, 70 degrees toward the downtown area. here's look ahead, five-day forecast holiday weekend in view terms warm up through sunday,. >>> mark, thank you. if you're up late tonight, you could catch a great new show

i have produced 3,000 small eventeds in san francisco plaza including transamerica park, u.n. plaza. i live across from street the from proposed plaza that will open this summer. this plaza is in mitigation and this amenity- and a couple of others will really turnaround our neighborhood. i have been work on this for ten years. this program is needed to run and manage new and old open spaces. it cut down the permit process for community groups and other activators including 501(c)(3)s, non-profits, and because of this, more groups will engage with the community, if the process can be simplified. >> good afternoon planning commissioners i'm karen flood the executive director of the union square business improvement district and represent over 500 property owners in and around a 27-block area of union square and sneak favor of this legislation. my understanding of this legislation it's really an enabling legislation, allowing different non-profit and community groups and individuals to step up and submit proposals to be stewards of certain plazas. and very similar to a friends of

52 in half machine bay another view from the exploring camera with low clouds surrounding the transamericaamid. low 50's for santa rosa, napa 55 currently 60 degree ins livermore and if flying away for the weekend, on vacation or taking a business trip, just be aware that sfo might have delay tomorrow morning. foggy ago the coast and bay in the morning. cooler in the afternoon and it is a drizzly start to your weekend. not going to end that way don't worry. satellite and radar. there's trough that is deepening bring us a change in the forecast for friday. it's going to be cooler. the morning will begin with quit a bit of fog along the coast an even in over parts of the bay right now we are just seeing some patchy fog and few high clouds going through. morning commute will definitely be open the gray side and cooler for all areas for friday. today high made it up into the low 60's to upper 80's. watch what you will see on the accu-weather 7 day forecast. morning will start out cool. mid 40's to mid 50's. bundled up when you leaf home. kids need light jacket. will see the fog around visibili

the all important holiday forecast coming up as we look live from the top of transamerica down the peninsula. we'll have the forecast after a break. ,, heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. are those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you in brussels, belgium today.e got out of the car, walked >>> a man drove to the jewish museum in brussells, belgium today. he got out of his car, walked inside, and started shooting. three people were killed and police have detained one man who drove off in the car. they're looking for a second suspect. security has been stepped up at other jewish sites. >>> that attack in belgium happened while pope francis is in the middle east preaching peace. adriana diaz reports. ♪ >> reporter: thousands joyfully greeted pope francis before he ce

as we look towards san francisco on the transamerica building we'll see clouds move in along the coastnd fog overnight but it will be pretty clear inland. the warmest day is tomorrow and cooler for memorial day but with plenty of sunshine. the radar satellite image over the last 12 hours shows an area of high pressure that is continuing to build. it will stay with us tomorrow and monday but the warmest temperatures will be sunday. and low pressure will start to sneak in towards the middle part of the workweek and temperatures will come down a bit to next weekend. for tomorrow as you wake up we'll have fog and low clouds at the coast. but today was stubborn. sunny and warmer temperatures overall. the overnight lows in the 50s. 55 in san francisco, 56 in oakland. 55 in san jose. and check out the numbers in the south bay. 83 in san jose, 90 in gilroy. it will be warm. a nice beach day in santa cruz at 78. upper 70s in the lower parts of the expenpeninsula. upper 60s, sunset district. 71 for carnival. and for giants game, low 80s. and pretty warm in napa at 90. 86 in vallejo. mild and com

still a bit of a breeze as we showed you, but still looking great-looking towards the transamerica pyramidith mostly clear skies. warming up for mom's day, for the sunday forecast. mostly clear skies. by 12:00, 60-72, warmest locations on sunday will be approaching the 80s. overnight lows first thing tomorrow morning we'll be starting the day on the cool side, around 40 degrees in napa, san francisco 49 and we have a frost advisory posted towards parts of mendocino county for sunday morning. one weather system moving into the state was the source of a few showers in the bay area, the gusty winds. this is moving out of towns. high pressure returns, warm mothers' day and it sets the stage for a big warming trend. we're thinking 80s and 90s and the warmest locations could approach 100 degrees by wednesday. santa rosa 94. look at san francisco? 89 degrees. even the beaches back into the 80s. livermore, 94 and possibly approaching 98 degrees. and san josi 96. warming with up for san francisco and right near the immediate coastline, mid to upper 90s well-inland. patchy cloud covwell offshore. 60

let's take a live look outside from our transamerica tower camera. you can see there's some fog around the city into the golden gate bridge. we're going to see the slow clouds sticking around today. temperatures in the 50s. 49 only in santa rosa right now. again, a cloudy start to the day. some of those will end up moving out of the way. we will see some sunshine this afternoon. we're in the middle of the cooling trend you probably have been noticing. you're 7 day forecast coming up. >>> neighbors race to save a 7-year-old girl shot while playing outside her house in oakland. andrea borbos spoke to the neighbors. >> all we heard was bullets. >> they went through this fence hitting a 7-year-old girl. >> you could hear a cry but that's too much, man. >> the girl was hit by at least two rounds. one in the chest, the other near her neck. >> it went pop, pop, pop. >> oakland officers say more than 10 rounds were fired. neighbors tell us it was 16. detectives say two men got out and started firing. a man in his 450 40s or 50s was also hit. they say it's cr

you can see the transamerica pyramid there. a mix of high and low clouds this morning. what we can expect as we go throughout the day, clouds are going to stick around, breezy as well, cooler temperatures, and the temps are going to drop again tomorrow. here are our highs for today. you can see 60s along the coastline and the bay. only low 70s inland. so a significant change from what we saw just a couple of days ago. here's your seven-day forecast. no rain in sight, those clouds are going to stick around through monday. then some sunshine to end off the week. and, you know, mother's day is coming up next sunday already. time flies. >> it's going to be good for us. >>> a certain truck has been making headlines around the world and it's not just any truck. it is called the hookup truck. >> oh, boy. it hit the streets of oakland and san francisco, but not always with a warm welcome. joe vazquez was there. >> it looks like a truck with some boxes. that's what we're setting up. >>reporter: spy emerson gave kpix5 the first look at the hookup truck. behind all these boxes is

>> a live look from -- at the transamerica tower, partly cloudy skies right now.ou can see some fog there low in the background but a pretty nice morning. mostly sunny today after the morning clouds move out of the way. it's going to be cool at the coast though. mild temperatures inland. highs today 60 along the coast. low to mid-70s as you make your way inland. again, sunny skies this afternoon. here's your 7-day forecast. temperatures are going to bottom out tomorrow. this cooling trend we've been seeing and gradual warming trend after monday and after a couple of cloudy skies too we should see sun in the sky toward the end of next week. >>> filmore street in san francisco catapulted from the everyday neighborhood mom and pop stores to blocks and blocks of high end chain boutiques. >> locally owned businesses blame the rise in chain stores on one exploited loophole. >> reporter: shopping feels lying a day in paris here, flashing mannequins and high end boutiques on almost every corner. >> we used to say they ranged from cheap to chic. now we're mostly chic. >> r

taking you live outside one of our many vistas, this of the transamerica pyramid. san francisco. should be a nice weekend on tap. we'll check in with christina coming up. >>> a developing story in bangladesh after a ferry capsized during a storm. rescuers have found at least 22 bodies inside the ferry which sank in a river in central bang dudesh overnight. they ignored passengers' calls to stay close to shore as a storm started brewing. hard to tell how many people were on that boat because the ferry operators do not keep a passenger list. >>> take a look at this torrential rain causing major flooding in parts of europe over the last few days. thousands were evacuated from their homes. authorities say at least tlooef people have died. the rain is expected to last through the weekend. >>> right now rescue crews are working fast to reach more minors who are still trapped in that underground coal mine in turkey. as many as 18 people could still be inside. he expects the final death toll to reach around 300. authorities say most of those deaths were caused by carbon monoxide. 787 peo

transamerica pyramid. clear skies this morning which is making way for a nice day. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> today is really nice and today noticeably warmer. i don't think we're going to reach the 90s for today but temperatures will be warmer. upper 80s out in the tri-valley and those look like the warmest regions. your microclimate showing the separation. we are getting into the time of year where we have a 20 it grde difference. for today, going to be warm and then onshore flow increases and going to keep our temperatures at bay for tomorrow. taking a live look here. now, this is from the east bay. i want to show you this shot. mike helped me set it up this morning. you can see all the way to san francisco this morning. just a little bit of haze out there to start the day, but no low clouds to point out. mostly in the 50s. 56 in san jose and 55 for oakland and all the uniform numbers out there even with that clear sky and a storm system just to our north and for today mostly sunny condition means rapid warming all the way thr

. >>> taking you to the transamerica bidding now.ust a beautiful shot to wake you up here on this friday morning. this is "today in the bay."

quite the contrary, you can see all the way to the tippy top here of the transamerica pyramid in the background. you can see here from emeryville able to make out the entire city of san francisco. temperatures this morning are pretty mild out there. i want to show you live, though, what the golden gate bridge looks like. that fog is just swallowing it up entirely at this point and the next couple hours we will not be able to make out the tippy top of it here and this is our friend, this is our cooling agent for today. return of those cooling clouds, at the coast this morning and also our onshore winds are picking up. that westerly flow will carry that cool ocean breeze all the way inland for today and that means we will see a ten degree dropoff in your afternoon temperatures. as we get into this evening, sun will set at 7:56. a beautiful sunset expected for tonight. the reds, the oranges, photographers heads up and we'll see a mix of sun and clouds as we head throughout the evening today. no fog really impacting your morning drive. half moon bay still have five miles of visibility at

here's a live picture of the transamerica building right there. we got a clear start in san francisco, some patchy clouds out there, but it's going to be low- to mid-50s if you're heading out the door early this morning. later on we got a clear patchy morning, clouds, a mild afternoon. it is going to get windy, though, in the bay and along the coast, less wind, warmer come mother's day. so looking forward to that as we head into a warming trend. highs today 71 redwood city, 72 santa rosa, 70 in oakland, 72 down in san jose. and over the next seven days it's shaping up to be a beautiful mother's day tomorrow, and then it's going to get warmer. we could be seeing 90s inland as we get into the middle of the week. >>> young people on the peninsula who can't afford to go to the doctor now have some new options. >> kpix 5's sharon chen tells us it's all thanks to this week's jefferson award winner. >>reporter: when the big blue coat rolls in, setup takes about 45 minutes, then the teen health van is open, the doctor comes to you. >> i'm just going to li

. >>> a live look outside and lots of fog as we look at the transamerica building. it is friday, may 23rd and this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us, very happy friday to you. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker in for laura garcia-cannon today. warning people in the south bay to be aware of their surroundings after a man with a shotgun killed people at two shopping centers. it happened at the target

. >>> taking you to the transamerica bidding now. just a beautiful shot to wake you up here on this friday morning. this is "today in the bay." >>> i'm peggy bunker in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. one person dead and 70 others hurt after an earthquake in pakistan. the original quake was a magnitude 4.3 a magnitude 4.6 aftershock has hit the area since then. pakistani officials say it caused 25 mud brick homes to collapse. >>> this morning president obama's bay area visit does continue with a high-profile speech that will take place at a mountain view walmart. this is in downtown san jose where the president is waking up this morning. security, as you might imagine in this area, very tight. the president will be at the hotel for most of the morning and then take off for the walmart in mountain view some time between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. if you have to be out there on highway 101 or 237, you might want to reroute that drive. >> nannette miranda is live at that walmart. labor groups say walmart is a surprising c

live look over san francisco, transamerica pyramid and sun coming up in the bay area and warming thingsp considerably. we'll check in with christina coming up. 6:23. >>> well, just one month until the start of the world cup in brazil and the cost to get that country ready is growing. a new report out this morning shows the cost to build the soccer stadium in brazil has tripled to $900 million, most of that due to fraudulent billing. and the city doesn't even have a professional team. anger over possible corruption and the cost of the world cup has already fueled massive protests in brazil. >>> speaking of the world cup, today we find out who makes the initial roster for team usa. 30 players will be announced and they could include a pair of players from the san jose earthquakes, forward and defender clarence goodson. u.s. coach has until june 2nd to finalize his 23-man roster. the team will train sat stanford university starting on wednesday though all practices will be closed to the public. >>> the 49ers threatened to stop joe montana from building a massive hotel and entertainment cen

. >>> a live look outside and lots of fog as we look at the transamerica building. it is friday, may 23rd and this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us, very happy friday to you. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm peggy bunker in for laura garcia-cannon today. warning people in the south bay to be aware of their surroundings after a man with a shotgun killed people at two shopping centers. it happened at the target parking lot and subway in morgan hill. opposite sides of highway 101 near cochran road. bob redell is live this morning in morgan hill and, bob, they have a pretty good description of this suspect. >> they have a great image of him taken from a surveillance camera here at this target on cochran road. good morning, peggy. you can take a look at it, the most distinguishing characteristic of this young man is the fact that he has a mohawk. according to morgan hill police they consider him to be very armed and dangerous. last night around 9:00 in the parking lot of this target shopping center this man drove up to a woman, a customer

let's take a live look outside from our transamerica tower camera.

giving you a live look here from san francisco, transamerica pyramid there, up close and personal.partly cloudy, mostly cloudy along the coastline for today. as we get into the afternoon, i think temperatures will be slightly warmer. i'll give you a still shot of the satellite view and i'll show you the low clouds and the fog hugging the coastline. you can see right here in the monterey area, actually stretching all the way down to point conception near santa barbara county. we are going to see that cloud deck burn away for our inland cities, around the bay, where it's going to hold tough for today along the coast. cool, cloudy, breezy once again for areas like ba civic came and half moon bay. rest of us, slightly warmer and mostly sunny as we get into the second half of your day. i'm already beginning to see some of that burn-off over parts of the south bay, as well as inland cities. north bay, mostly cloudy. oakland, mostly cloudy as well. pluck and warmer for the second half of your weekend. temperatures today going up anywhere from 3 to 6 degrees. then we'll see an additional b

upper 60s to low 70s in the forecast there for carnivale and giving you a close-up view of the transamericaid, you can see a little bit of haze out there across the bay. that's sort of that patchy fog, humidity in the air. air quality is good to moderate for today. so you don't have to worry about that either. we are going to continue with the mostly sunny skies, even the coastline getting in on it for today. mostly sunny skies as we start the day in areas like half moon bay and pacifica. we will continue with our warmup. today is going to be the warmest day. temperatures nearing the 90s for some of our inland cities, going into the low 90s for areas like antioch, brentwood and we are looking at a cooling trend as early as tomorrow. it will be a subtle one but as we get into tuesday, a more notable one. so we start out here, sort of warm, even a bit hot for our inland communities, tomorrow we shave off a few degrees and then we drop back to about the seasonal average by tuesday. we have a system that will be dropping in and that will bring us a cooldown, going to break down that ridge of hi