. >>> time now 4:42: escape from alcatraz, it was supposed to be impossible but three convicts did it and now it's 50 years later and scientists say they have proof those prisoners could still be alive. >> and what's cool about your school? email your nominations to us at coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thousand emails between >>> the see if of san bruno wants the public commission to release 65,000 emails between them and pg&e. it's about the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno. eight people died, 66 injured. earlier this year an email exchange between commission officials and pg&e executives about the pending cases and the selection of judges for that case. >>> well, today dutch scientists will reveal what they have discovered about how a famous escape from alcatraz five decades ago might have been possible. >> and as mark kelly tells us, they say the hollywood version got it wrong. >> no one has ever escaped from alcatraz. >>> reporter: hollywood made the story a legend, three prisoners escaped from the

you've been to alcatraz, right? way they went was tougher, because it goes, we swam from the island to the park. but they were swimming north, which would make it tougher. that's all that stuff coming out of the delta, so the current is five times as strong there. so had they gone the other way, they didn't want to go to the city and get busted, but they would have made it for sure. >> how hard was that swim? >> it wasn't too hard. you can get it done in 30 or 40 minutes. >> no, you can get it done. >> it's not as bad as you think. i knew i would get that after 20 years. >> that's awesome. >> so, you go outside right now. we have rain showers scattered throughout the bay area. the showers are going to continue through the evening hours. there's the system, it's a nice looking one. what you notice s the back edge. the back edge is like right here. so, more showers, but notice how widely scattered, not as organized and that's the thing. the rain is really right on the afternoon commute. take a look at that. boy, it's

. >> escape from alcatraz, it was supposed to be impossible, but three convicts did it. tonight 50 years later scientists say they have proof those prisoners could still be alive. ,, (vo) nourished. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. 20 year old aubrey andrews o ne months >>> time is running out to find a missing woman due to give birth any day. 20-year-old aubrey anders of sacramento is nine months pregnant. she left home nine days ago and no one has been able to reach her since. her husband says she left with nothing but the clothes on her back and she left her 3-year- old son behind. >> she had said that mommy's gone. i wouldn't want my son to grow up without his mom. just let us know you're safe somewhere. >> at this point police say they have no reason to suspect foul play. they think it's possible aubrey could be

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half a century, people have wondered whether three prisoners could have survived an escape from alcatraz. why dutch scientists claim it could have happened. >> and three storms on track for the bay area this week alone. storm number 2 heading this way right now and we'll track it together. >> and we have an off-ramp closure on northbound 880 in milpitas. it's because of an injury crash. one person may be trapped. it's still dark and the roads are slick in that area as you can sees from this live camera. we'll -- as you can see from this live camera. we'll check traffic after this break. ,,,,,,,,,, start a revolution a revolution in coffee quality with the finest nespresso coffee blends. a revolution in technology with unique centrifusion. a revolution in taste with a naturally formed crema on both coffee and espresso. nespresso vertuoline. experience the revolution of coffee. by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said, "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >>> good morning. this is it. hi-def doppler radar. things are quiet. but we are set and ready for storm

. >> what could have hatched to the few prisoners that escaped alcatraz? >> we will keep tabs on weather and traffic through the entire and traffic through the entire commercial break for >> bill maher is still expected to speak saturday at uc berkeley commencement ceremony despite a push by some groups to have it dumped. the san jose mercury news says the keynote address is still slated to go on. he drew fire for making statements linking islam to violence and intolerance. a petition on change.org has gathered 6,000 signatures objecting to his bigoted and racist antimuslim statements. >>> watch out because even if it looks dry you could hit showers. >> absolutely. where this are showers all is damp and wet and moist and slick. it is because of this huge surplus we are developing 4.5" in livermore and up to 6.5" at sfo and 5.5" in san jose. to we could get the snow pack that way we are only at 41 percent of normal. that is up from 29 percent a year ago. we will have snow showers but nothing significant until the snow is up there. we will be in the 50's thr

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did tree men who broke out and escaped alcatraz in 1962 survive? lee morris, clarence, and john they made it out of their jail cells but their bodies were never found. a team of dutch researchers say there is a chance they made it safely to shore. but only if the men left at the right time and road in the right direction in their makeshift raft made out of 50 raincoats. the researchers originally designed -- originally -- so they tweaked it and built this. each of those dots there represents a different time of departure. it shows if they left between 11:00 p.m. and midnight and paddled north, hay could have made it from alcatraz to the shore on the north side of the golden gate bridge. but if they left any time after midnight, the tide reverses and their raft would have been pushed back into the bay. which would mean almost certain death from hyperthermia. >>> later today the federal reserve wraps up its policy meeting of the year. announce any policy changes around 11:00 our time. this could be the most crucial moment of her term. >>> berkeley pr

--dry year >> grant: here is alcatraz in the middle of the bay.suggested depending on when the prisoners left in a makeshift raft near the north edge of the golden gate bridge there would be a wall allowing them to get to the marin headlands and perhaps survive what was once considered and fund global task creek--escaping from alcatraz and survived. we will be back after this. hey, jennar fuzz mike troober munny sling... awwwwww scram! i'm crust mike jubby roll bond chow gonna lean up an kiss bet. peas charty get town down. [laughter] ♪ borf a liver tute face stummy wag ♪ pow pam sha-beeps stella nerf berms. saxa-nay nay? badumps a head. temexiss gurrin. juppa left. fluppa jown! brone a brood. what? catch up on what everyone's talking about with the x1 entertainment operating system. preloaded with the latest episodes of the top 100 shows. only from xfinity. >> pam: the federal states through e-mail and other information shows that the hackers and sunnis information and technology department and lawyer believe that the security system was vulnerab

the convicts escaped from the notorious alcatraz prison and never heard from again.ne reports, scientists have new evidence showing that the men might have just floated to freedom. >> reporter: a scientific gathering like the annual meeting of the american geo physical union seems an unlikely place to discuss a legendary prison break. but three dutch scientists came here with a new theory about the escape from alcatraz made famous in the 1979 clint eastwood movie. >> i've seen the movie when i was 11 years old and i think everybody has seen the movie with clint eastwood. >> reporter: the movie tells the story of inmates frank morris and brothers john and clarence anglen. in 1962 they used spoons to dig through the prison walls, left dummies in their beds and slipped into san francisco bay in a wrap made from rain coats. >> it's a myth that grabs the attention. everything is known about how they escaped from their cells and how they moved over to rooms and how they built their raft and entered the water and, poof nothing anymore. >> reporter: there have been many theo

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they just passed alcatraz. this is the same route they took yesterday when they broke in to a full stride and ran in to highway 24. that's where they shut it down. the westbound lanes there for about 20 minutes. the first encounter of the night took place around 7:30 on the uc berkeley campus. a band of 60 protesters marched to wheel wither hall where students were listening to venture capitalist speak about start ups. that's when they forced their way in the auditorium and took over the stage. the cofounder of paypal was rushed off the stage. instead of cheers the smool band of protesters was met with a cold reception. [ chanting ] >> go home! go home! go home! >> we were listening to a good discussion and protesters came in and were saying black lives matter. why do you have to interrupt an event that has nothing to do with what we are talking about. >> reporter: at least one was arrested on the steps of wheeler hall. berkeley police aided by the chp and other law enforcement are guarding the highways. last n

just in the coming months he was organizing visits from prominent high-profile artists, a trip for alcatraz for students to play and response to the wai wai exhibits. the sudden firing of matt camille makes no sense. the students were told to go home early on friday because there was no one to teach them, but matt was their beloved, dedicated teacher. it seems that the charges against him were bureaucratic and they have nothing to do with his outstanding work with students. why was he pushed out? the administration and district must prioritize the quality of education, outstanding teachers should be supported not attacked. it is not too late to rehire matt camille for the remainder of the semester or better yet the rest of the school year. thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> so good evening president fewer. superintendent carranza and the board of education, i'm elizabeth jones and here to speak tonight on behalf of the school of the arts instrumental departments and many other departments at school of the arts that he had an impact on in a very positive way. he begin interdisc

alcatraz island. alcatraz cruises says all cruises to the island are canceled for tomorrow. >>> crews from the department of public works plan to close the great highway between lincoln and sloat in the northbound and southbound directions. officials tell us they're worried about the winds. another potential problem? blowing sand. so far its still open. >>> pge is also preparing for broken limbs. a spokesperson says it's a good idea to secure patio furniture, christmas decorations, and any other yard items that could blow away, and potentially short circuit overhead lines. pg and e also delivered extra equipment. that way the equipment will be right there if they need to use it for repairs. at midnight, pg and e's emergency operations center in san francisco is set to open, and help coordinate the response from local crews. >>> san francisco saw a run on sandbags today, as people scrambled to prepare for the storm. tonight, many there are focused on getting people off the streets. and the city's emerg

. >> we are in the new alcatraz. >> isolated along the remote northern coastline some 300 miles north of san francisco, there is a small community besieged by violence, incinerated by racial hatred. the community is called pelican bay, one of the most notorious maximum security prisons in america. pelican bay state prison was designed as california's new alcatraz, a single facility that would isolate and contain the state's worst inmates, inmates too violent and dangerous for any other institutions. >> i was involved in several fights on the tier. >> stabbings, beatings, pretty regular occurrence around here. >> up here, they killing people. >> i seen people getting their throat cut. i've seen, you know, people get rat packed, you know, five guys on one, get their head smashed in. >> you can get stabbed anywhere. >> i'll never get out of here until i have parole, or die. >> richard kirkland has worked at pelican bay since 1992. in 2004, he became warden of the prison. >> we have approximately in any year, particularly over the last several years, somewhere between 700 and 800 reportab

did three men who escaped to alcatraz in 1962 is survive?e it out of their cells but their bodies were never found. now a team of dutch researchers now says there is a chance that they made it safely to shore but only if the men left at the right time and road in the right direction in their makeshift raft made from 50 raincoats. the researchers originally designed a computer model to study sea level rides. but one realized it could apply to the escape. each dot represents a different time of departure. it shows that if they left between 11:00 p.m. and midnight and paddled north, they could have made it from alcatraz to the shore on the golden gate bridge. if they left any time of midnight the tide reverses. >>> very interesting. well this is too. a new public light sculpture in san francisco gets the green light from city supervisors. take a look at this. every single time a muni light rail vehicle travels under ground beneath -- underground beneath market street lights will reflect the movement of the trains. >> the idea came from wanting

know why we're stuck and have those things in our backseat it is not fair peer 39 our tourist the alcatraz ferry they're taking the t nc not cabs a friend of mine said she drove off up with a rental car and so one night she decided to take her own car out and nobody even noticed that she was not in the car she was supposed to e be in we pay millions of dollars how much are they paying are they paying anything to use our cabstands and to use our bus lanes they think they

know why we're stuck and have those things in our backseat it is not fair peer 39 our tourist the alcatraz ferry they're taking the t nc not cabs a friend of mine said she drove off up with a rental car and so one night she decided to take her own car out and nobody even noticed that she was not in the car she was supposed to e be in we pay millions of dollars how much are they paying are they paying anything to use our cabstands and to use our bus lanes they think they seem to be able to use the one on geary and third it is great, thank you. >> anyone else here to address the board. >> director heinecke on this one. >> thanks to deputy director for a great presentation i'll start with the best news the one hundred percent penetration on the fly wheel which to me is the biggest step to successful competition are the pmc and commissioner maguire said the taxiing industry will not be able to complete you have a greater living of the industry but my hope we can compete and working towards competing in the business acceptance this is a big step towards it if fly whole works we'll have the bigg

did these three men who escaped ail ka vez in 1962 survive -- alcatraz in 1962 survive? now, the three men made it out of their cells but their bodies were never found. now, a team of dutch researchers now say there's a chance they made it safely to shore but only if they left at the right time and rode in the right direction in their makeshift raft made out of 50 rain coats. now, the researchers originally designed a computer model sea level rise. one of them realized that could apply to the escape. so they tweaked it. each dot represents a different time of departure. it shows if they left between 11:00 p.m. and midnight and they paddled north, they could have made it from alcatraz to the shore on the north side of the golden gate bridge. but if they left any time after midnight, the tide reverses. their raft would have been pushed back into the bay which would have meant almost a certain death from hypothermia. >> what should you do if you fall into the san francisco bay? the u.s. coast guard held a demonstration of cold water safety yesterday to gift folks an idea ho

. >>> plus the daring prison break, >>> three inmates who escaped from alcatraz in the 1960s had a smallchance of survival. that's according to a new study. the three were bank robbers who spent months digging san escape tunnel using sharpened spoops. they left dummy heads in their beds made of soap, toilet paper and hair as they made their escape. investigators believe they made a raft out of raincoats to cross the bay. despite an intense search effort, they were never seen again. the strong currents would have pushed the inmates to the north bay. if that were the case, they would have spent so much time in the water they would have either died of hypothermia or be caught by police by the time the sun came up. if they paddled to the north, the tides would have worked in their favor and increased their chances of survival. >>> a federal appeals panel is trying to decide whether apple or amazon was the bigger bully in price wars over e-books a few years ago. three judges listened to arguments after apple appealed a fienlding. apple colewded with a book publisher to raise e-book prices. >>

the weather too dangerous for ferries to alcatraz. those iconic cable cars grounded across the city. overnight the bay area was pounded. the rain flooding streets, the wind snapping power lines. by sun up 226,000 were in the dark without power. >> a lot of damage down there. >> reporter: no lights, no heat, no school or work. >> it would have been much better if i had known i didn't need to come to work. >> reporter: smashing waves battered the pacific coast all day long. monster swells topped 20 feet. in the sierra mountains, up to three feet of snow. whiteout conditions expected tonight. near lake tahoe, hurricane-force winds, enough to surf on. they were kayaking in wine country. some vineyards are under water. flash flooding threatened to sweep drivers off the road. blame it on the pineapple express. >> the pineapple express is a nickname for an atmospheric river of moisture that develops down near the hawaiian islands and it carries heavy precipitation up to the pacific coast. >> reporter: in washington state a bridge collapse. o

this is a rainbow over alcatraz courtesy of sandra. remember, you can get weather and traffic alerts from our app. to download it, just go to our website and click on the middle window on the front page. again, that's at nbcbayarea.com. >>> new at 5:00, this is in the east bay. an elderly pedestrian was struck and killed by a driver in a rental van. police say the victim was pinned underneath the truck. when san leandro fire crews hoisted the truck, the man had already died. he was in the crosswalk on washington avenue headed west from monterey boulevard when he was hit. the driver did stop and is cooperating with police. >>> it is a fierce rivalry on the field and unfortunately it spilled over into the stands before. the raiders host the niners this sunday. the last time they faced each other was three years ago in preseason. things got ugly in a hurry. a vicious beating in a bathroom and shootings in the parking lot, fights in the stands. both teams agreed to stop the traditional battle of the bay in the preseason but now the schedul

baer is expected to sell san francisco's beautiful skyline which includes the golden gate bridge, alcatraz and coy tower. the proposal calls for the main venue opening and there's talk of a new raider stadium in oakland. you might recall s.f. pulled out of the bid after the raiders planned to build a new stadium. now, it would still be several weeks before it will announce its choice city. the international committee. >> the l.a. times reports some of the proposed venues in l.a. include the walt disney concert hall for martial arts and nokia theater, which hosts the primetime emmy awards. it could become the site of the fencing event. there was also talk about using the hollywood bowl. >> you can see there. >> and in the summertime, hey, a little bit of rain is not such a bad thing. we have a good looking day shaping up. you will be able to get outdoors and take care of business that you may have been kept indoors from because of heavy rainfall. we have steady rainfall along the east shore. your season make sure you're ready for that and give yourselves extra time. and extra caution taking

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and the choppy waters are expected to be much too much for alcatraz. people thursday -- people with tickets will be refunded. >> it doesn't stop here. we will show you why some super markets will have to grin and bear it. >> as we prepare for this epic storm, how to keep your devices dry and charged when your power goes out. there are new gadgets for that. >> kaepernick smiles. a bay area native coming from philly to play for the dodgers later in the broad daft. broadcast. >> reporter: as we prepare for this storm we have tips to keep your tablet and phone dry and keeping your device charged when you lose power. you can pick it up at any major retailer. i like the water proof bags that come in different shape and sizes. no water gets through this. to keep your device charges there are back up power battery packs. i have seen them as low as $15 and up to $200 depending on how much battery you want. when your device is out of juice, you get your cable from the wall, plug it in the power pack and the other end in your phone and you are charging. if you wa

the golden gate bridge, alcatraz in the foreground, just really nice sunset colors capping off a really quiet week around here. patchy frost overnight, the call from the forecast. seasonably cool days this weekend and that storm door that really opened up for the first half of december is going to stay shut the next week, really dry conditions on the way. right now, temperature wise, down to 57 in san francisco. 50 in novato. 53 san ramon. 52 livermore. 53 san jose. right now, half moon bay along the coast checking in at 50 degrees. satellite and radar, here's the setup. we are tracking a lot of high pressure around us. when you get high pressure, you get dry quiet conditions but also cooler winds out of the north. it will be cool and dry over the weekend. you see the storm just to the left of your screen. that's well north of the region. it's a quiet pattern into the weekend. the forecast animation will take you into saturday morning. tons of sunshine to start off the day. cool temperatures. as we go into the afternoon, some high clouds will stream in, in and out. call it a veil of clo

started in berkeley it appears they may be headed to oakland ride out there on telegraph avenue near alcatraz avenue 1050 blocks from highway 24 officers are trying to keep them off of any highways bart station in downtown berkeley is not opened but there are some amtracs close to them remain in effect as you look like here police are in the areas phasing in making sure the process to deny get on the freeway will continue to track the story. first >> here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly! >>stanley: says ac transit bus driver as he drives his 2000 town bus into a stop sign next to the bay if your workstation and to my surprise and not many were stopping so i found finding that became a trend of the aphasic divers then unless someone may be watching them to now i said then that is that same intersection receive the training bill had paid off into my surprise a loss to the bazaar come to a complete stop then something dawn on me give the drivers on to me and what was there so i came up with the brilliant idea a chance to see of it as a result and being well some divers ro

. >>> a famous escape from alcatraz five decades ago might have been possible.dying the tides and where the three convicts left from, scientists say they could have made it across the bay alive. >>> stay with us. traffic and weather in just a moment. ,, (vo) nourished. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> good morning. we have new problems to tell you about between san leandro, hayward on the freeway. stall at "a" street on northbound 880. then crash south of davis northbound 880 big backups because of two fender-bender. bay bridge earlier crash still has traffic really slow behind the pay gates all lanes open but the metering lights are definitely on. that is "kcbs traffic." here's roberta. >> hi-def doppler picking up a little bit of activity off the coast. you can see that cell right now containing some mo

baer expected to sell san francisco's beautiful skyline, which of course includes the golden gate, alcatrazcoy tower. the proposal calls for them to be. >>> now, it is quite possible the usoc might decide not to present a candidate city to the international olympic committee, in part because of the billions of dollars needed to put on this competition. they're expected to address that during a news conference at 4:00 this afternoon. it would still be several weeks before they would announce their u.s. candidate city and then the ioc, the international olympic committee would make the decision on which city to host the 2024 olympics. they would be making that decision in 2017. the head of the usoc is also the head of electronic arts, which happens to be located in redwood city. >> we'll see how it goes. >> a lot of things located right here. thank you, bob. >> 6:55. many nbc shows will soon be screened online. >> the wall street journal reports nbc will live stream shows as they happen. mobile will come a little later. a laptop and ipad have different licensing issues. s so that's strange. y

a live look at alcatraz where the sun is shining, as well. temperatures were just hovering over 32. it should be a little bit warmer than that today but not by much. >>> some say it might be mission impossible, but don't tell that to spacex ceo elon musk. in two weeks spacex will launch a rocket. musk is trying to salvage that most expensive part of the rocket and make it reusable. the platform for the landing is 300 feet long by 170 feet wide. the launch is scheduled for january 6th. musk says his team has a 50% chance of sticking that landing. >>> ski resorts in the sire's are expecting huge business this weekend. north star shared this video with us. according to the resort, new snow and cold temperatures allowed them to open more trails. several sierra businesses are trying to make up for several dry seasons. mike carroll shows us a family-run ski area thrilled with the holiday snow conditions. >> reporter: christmas and the sierras hasn't looked this good at donner's ski ranch in a couple of years. >> oh, boy, we are all so happy. >> reporter: christmas here is 100% better than

clint eastwood did it in 1979, is it possible that the three inmates that broke out of alcatraz survivede? what the experts have to say. >>> and one year is not enough for the mummers and their fans, a big announcement today. >> hi monica, after north mild day i'm tracking windchills in the 20s in time for your morning commute i'll let you know how long the chill sticks around in the accuweather forecast. >> and jaime apody joins us with eagles news as the birds get ready to battle the red skins this weekend. first, a holiday greeting from a local troop serving overseas. >> hi i'm christine. >> and i'm william. >> what is your name? >> melissa. we want to wish everyone in new hope, pennsylvania, a warm, happy holiday from italy. happy holidays. >>> it's called an elaborate escape in history. signists came up with a theory, after using software to study is the 1962 escape. they discovered that the three men could have survived and made to the land near the golden gate bridge, they insisted that the inmates died. after pulling off the escape with spoons and dummy heads and a rain coat raft

this is a fire they started at telegraph and alcatraz. they lit some debris and did the same with some dumpsters. around 9:00 last night, you had about 200 protesters who went up on highway 24 in oakland, blocking several lanes of traffic for some time until chp was able to get those people to disburse. at one point there were roughly 500 people out here. earlier in the evening, this did start as a peaceful march. many of these protesters, at least according to one report were chanting "peaceful protest, peaceful protest" but obviously many of those people refused to listen. it was here at this radio shack that one protester stood up telling the other protesters, please do not do this. that's when that person was prn. >> thanks, bob. and bob redell will update us throughout the morning. any time we are not on the air, go to our web site, nbcbayarea.com. that is updated around the clock. >> hundreds of firefighters in los angeles are dousing hot spots this morning, trying to make sure a massive fire does not flair back up. this was on 110

how the escape from alcatraz may have been a success. i'll have the story on night beat at 10:00. and our sister station, kb cw, 44 table 12. >>> brian hackney in for paul deanno. it has been raining every night. he has been empty on the rain bucket. we've got a little more rain on the way tonight. marin county picked up the most from the system that moved through, three or four inches of rain in the last few hours, there will be another distinct system in the afternoon, first, let's show you the golden gate bridge, it is slick, but the rain ease up there. further to the north, along highway 37 there is rain coming down near the sonoma county line. it is 53 at san jose, 53 in oakland. doppler shows you the action, down the santa cruz mountains and still, where it has been raining nonstop since 9:00 last night, over much of marin, we'll have showers tonight before we get a break in the wee small hours because of this culprit, which is spreading rain south from the santa cruz numbers. there are two systems, more rain on the way for tuesday, midday. then we get a break on wednesday.

of the various data via alcatraz island for the most part despite this warning below people cities giveve to deal with this morning >> : have the strength in coming down so far this morning with little the business flaw the crop is becoming down a has picked up in the has been raining steadily all might want all of a sudden the morning commute it is just really pouring down. it see there in this coming through the gutter and just pouring down in the parking lot. our streets again super what out there at this rain at really kicks in on friday. take a look at this paradise called shopping center and you conceive of the sandbags have in place here at this shopping center in this is all because of a couple weeks ago there has been massive flooding in this parking lot or the pumping station just got overwhelmed and a patch book and the entire shopping center apple businesses so impact to but my dog ups or is now what should down. but inside and all the damage that the take when she would not keep the cars up. this from clea a complete mess. sudden from some residents out here and abroad. the

crowd was dispersed after moving into oakland and lighting several trash fires near telegraph and alcatraz. police say they are bracing for more demonstrations. >> we are looking to see if there are any protest marchs planned. we welcome anybody that wants to peacefly express themselves here in berkeley, that's kind of our history, we're the birthplace of a free speech movement. we're more than happy to accept them here but we ask that it does maintain a peaceful presence. >> berkeley police say they arrested a total of 5 people last night, there were other arrests made when a group of protesters moved onto highway 24 for a period of time. the freeway had to be shut down for about a half hour but it is back open. as we come out here live, this is the clean up underway in downtown berkeley. many other stores have to be boarded up as well. we understand a group of students will be pitching in later this morning. alex savage, channel 2 news. >>> all right alex, thank you. >>> san jose police are investigating a shooting that apparently stemmed from yesterday's battle of the bay between the 49

baer mentioned the beautiful skyline, golden gate, alcatraz, but the games wouldn't just take place within the city limits. the main venue where the opening and closing ceremonies would be and the track and field events to be on the peninsula south in bris bane in a pop-up stadium. hunters point would host the olympic village, new raiders stadium could also host events, but that talk is very, very preliminary. the total cost for hosting at sf, estimated $4.5 billion. it's quite possible that the usoc might decide not to present a candidate city to the international committee because of the high cost of hosting such a competition. the usoc is expected to address that issue during a news conference later this afternoon at 4:00. it would still be a few months before they would decide on a candidate city, which would be presented to the ioc, international olympic committee would decide in september of 2017 which city would be hosting the 2024 games. by the way, if you're wondering why is this happening in redwood city of all places, larry probst, head of the soc, head of electronic arts, in th

. >> 3 inmates who famously escaped from alcatraz in the 60's had a small chance of survival.a study by scientis scientist, they were bank robbers who spent months digging escape tunnel using sharpen spoons n.june of 1962 they left dumpy head in the bed made of soap toilet paper and hair as they made their escape. investigators believe they made a raft out of rain coats to cross the bay. despite intense search effort they were never seen again. researchers say the strong currents would have pushed the inmates to thehy they paddled if that were the case they would have spent so much time in the water they would have either dade of hypothermia why or caught by police by the time the sun came up. researchers say if they paddled to the north bay tide would have worked in the favor and increase the chances of survival. >> well just in time to ring in the new year this restaurant in los gatos taking reservation once again after fire devastated it early this year. popular restaurant had significant smoke water damage during early morning fire back in july. restaurant has 2 michigan s

it has been called the czech alcatraz. >> translator: that's just because of the type of convicts thate have here in this prison. that means convicts in maximum security and those serving life sentences. as of today, we counted 163 convicts are here for murder. 87 are for assault and robbery. 20 for rape. 37 for theft. they are housed in cells holding between 8 and 18 convicts. the ones sentenced to life are housed individually. >> in the u.s. there are currently more than 140,000 inmates serving life sentences. in the czech republic, where the death penalty was banned in 1990, there are only 35 lifers. otto bitterman is one of the most infamous. >> translator: i was sentenced to life in prison for committing five murders. >> he was a notorious criminal. his case was very notorious. but to me, he was actually a very pleasant person to deal with. he was very polite. very calm, mild mannered. he was actually just a very affable guy. >> bitterman led a small gang that robbed and killed at least four men and one woman over a three-year span. >> translator: it actually started when i got in

. >>> today dutch scientists will reveal what they found about how a famous escape from alcatraz mighthave worked years back. they say three prisoners absolutely could have made the swim across the bay alive. in 1962, an attempt later depicked in a feature film, using tidal records, researchers discovered timing was everything. >> it's really sensitive to that timing at which time they entered the water. >> paddling northward between 11 and midnight the prisoners would have had a good chance of reaching land but they couldn't have made it to angel island as depicted in the hollywood film. instead, they could have ended up on the north shore of the golden gate bridge near horse somehow bay. they didn't have wet suits on. but all the men were in their early 30s so they would be 82, 83, 84. now that would be a movie. where these guys ended up and then how their lives finished after that. >> and how they are taken back to prison. >> right. >> after they're found. >> back to the rock. >> right. >> too funny. >>> 5:19 now. recent rains a welcome sight for california farmers but why one bay a