. >>> a strange accident on alcatraz island sent two tourists to the hospital. a day of sightseeing ruined ininvolving one of the islands newest attractions. mike. >> reporter: elizabeth, this is not a very good day to be on alcatraz any way with the waverain and things really went wrong about 2:00 p.m. today when a tram had an accident on the island. today was the first day of a replacement motorized tram for those having trouble getting around alcatraz island things did not go according to plan. >> the tram car drifted toward the wall as we were going up and it caught on a pipe that stuck out of the wall, the support and just collapsed the very front of the roof. >> joyce visiting from houston was in the tram with her 41- year-old nephew scott who was gashed if the forehead her 62- year-old sister was gashed in and around the eye we don't know how badly they were hurt both were taken to san francisco general after a ride on the ferry back to shore. >> out of precaution and standard operating proceedier, we immobilized them and put them on a back board. >>> the

i just got off the phone with a representative of alcatraz cruises. there was report of smoke and island staff investigated there wasn't a fire but were unable to silence the alarm. to be on the safe side they evacuated the 1100 people on the island. we spoke to one woman who was forced to leave. >> in fact some people had gone on the boat and gone off the boat again, because they said it was clear. they had to go back. anyway, it was very disappointing. >> reporter: and as you just heard, everyone who bought a ticket to go to the island today will be refunded their money. all of the cruises scheduled for the rest of the day are now cancelled. i am told, though, that everything should get back to normal starting tomorrow morning. live in san francisco, elise kirschner, nbc bay area news. >> quick question for you. you said that they're going to get their money back. any way for them to get extra tickets? i know it's really hard to get tickets out to alcatraz sometimes. >> reporter: it's unclear if they'll be able to get a ticket. all i was told is the

mishap on alcatraz sends 2 tourist to the hospital. 7 mishap on alcatraz sends 2 tourist to the hospital. 7 news begins in 60 seconds ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. sz. >> giants fan brian stows returns to the bay area closer to home and fanly. >> journey is far from over. good evening. he spent more than 6 weeks at los angeles hospital with severe brain injury. >> doctors release new information tonight about his condition. lillian is live at san francisco general for us. lillian? >>reporter: by all accounts brian stow is in good hands when it comes to brain trauma, sf general has an international reputation. brian stow family waited a long time for the day. they stood and watched as he arrived after having spent 6 weeks at los angeles hospital. friends family made the trip to la multiple times but they say nothing beats having him back home. >> not being able to see him on a regular basis. at least now it's an hour drive from santa cruz. a

there were two night tours head it out to alcatraz. those have been cancelled, and the people on the island are now the handful of visit yortz that remain, and the crews working to fix this alarm problem, and it's a pretty old alarm they have there at alcatraz, so probably needs alet of, who done. >> alan: thank you. a medical marijuana co-op is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to two suspects accused of firebombing the building friday night. the owners have released these photos of the aftermath of the fire at the capitola healing association. their surveillance video shows two young males breaking the glass and then throwing a molotov cocktail inside. the co-owners rushed to the scene and were able to put out most of the fire with a garden hose. the blaze caused an estimated $50,000 in damage. none of the surrounding businesses were damaged, but the co-op is closed until further notices. >>> a san jose driver went on a deadly rampage this morning, crashing into two cars before smashing into a home and killing the occu

alcatraz confirmed there was no fire.y visitors tha disappointed that their tour was cut short. >> we just got in and all of a sudden the fire alarm came on and then we had to wait. >> two night tours were cancelled and 1100 people were also evacuated. tour company says it's refunding anyone who had their trip cut short. >> they are hoping a security camera video will help them find two suspects that vandalized a medical marijuana dispensary. one threw a molotov cocktail inside. they say the discount prices may have changed the market. >> they were $65 and we brought it down, we charge $45 and no tax. and everyone pretty much had to adopt prices after us. so i think we were undercutting other people. >> they say they serve about 1200 patients. they hope to have it open by friday. >> coming up the latest on the death of osama bin laden and why the u.s. buried his body so quickly. >> and fear and anger in libya, next a deadly nato airstrike that sent mobs into the street that set fire to western embassies. >> as folks clean

. >>> also ahead alcatraz evacuated. the false alarm that shut down the island for a short time. [ cheering and applause ] >>> jubilation at west point military academy overnight. one cadet says curfew is typically 11:30 p.m. but cadets stayed awake until early this morning to celebrate the news of osama bin laden's death. u.s. forces killed the al qaeda leader at a raid at a pakistan mansion. a u.s. spokesperson says bin laden's body has already been buried at sea in accordance with islamic tradition. >>> news of his death reached some people during a baseball game. [ cheering and applause ] >> the news spread quickly throughout the ballpark in philadelphia last night as the phillies took on the mets. but the players on the field didn't know right away. many were wondering what the chanting was for. someone did go and pass the news to the teams. >>> well, we went to bay area shopping malls last night just a short time after the news broke that osama bin laden was dead. >> it should be another 4th of july. we should have

that's after getting injured on alcatraz island. it happened at about 1:30 yesterday afternoon. the 64-year-old mother and 41- year-old son were on a motorized tram to the alcatraz cell house when the tram hit a pipe. that caused the roof of the tram to collapse and hit that mother and son sitting in the front. the two were taken to san francisco general hospital. park rangers say visitors should not be worried over safety despite the accident. >> the pathway is safe. and this is an operation that we do daily you know seven days a week throughout the year for hundreds of people every day. >> now park rangers do tell us though here at ktvu that an investigation into the accident is now underway. >>> a u.s. marine from modesto has been killed in afghanistan. lieutenant cool until benjamin palmer died last thursday. he was killed by small arms fire. palmer had served three tours of duty in iraq in his 20 years as a marine. he leafs behind a wife and three children. >>> san francisco police have arrested a man suspected of killing one of the victims in a double homicide over the wee

>>pam: alcatraz island injuries when something went wrong on board the tram that take people up to the main cell area from the dock. >> the was an accident involving one of our trams and it is atrium that we used to use accessible-court cockatric >> the alcatraz, trams have been operating for several years. however, this is a new work model the we're not have been using for that long. >>pam: today was the first to the park was using a new seating system for the primary tram. it is still not clear what caused the accident. the use of the tram has been suspended until an investigation is complete. (music) >>pam: a wet day. video from san francisco. the cars are wet. the streets are wet. you can see how what the streets are. jeff bush traveled around san francisco to see more of what the weather was like earlier. >> can you believe this? it feels like january instead of the month of may. gray sky you could barely see the skyline of san francisco into the distance for your family, to the north you can see the there is a big, giant clouds forming more to the rainfall for the, there is simpl

a spokesman for alcatraz said there was no fire.ed night tours were cancelled and 1100 people on boat tours were also evacuated. tour company says they are refunding anyone who had their trip cut short. >> police are hoping that security camera video will help them find two suspects that vandalized a medical marijuana dispensary. it was damaged after two suspects through a molotov cocktail inside the store. police says one suspect used a hammer to break the glass door. >> we changed the market for medical cannabis in santa cruz when when we opened at what time $65 and we charged 45, no tax. everyone had to drop their prices after us. >> the capitola healing association says they have about 1200 patients. they hope to be open again by friday. >> wall street responding to word of osama bin laden's death. >> and anger in libya. deadly nato airstrike that sent mobs into the street to set fire to western embassys. >> and cleanup debris left by deadly tornadoes, communities across the south face a new weather threat. switching to progress

the 31st escape from alcatraz triathlon is back one week from sunday june 5th, 1 mi.on top of that. but the swim, and the san francisco bay as i turned to our guest, jennifer, she writes for the inside triathlete magazine. and not just the average swim. >> no, it will be a cold wind out there for the athletes, and definitely not for the inexperienced. >> jennifer and i will bring down, mostly jennifer, she is the expert. come on back. a little preview of the triathlon in a moment. >> i and vernon glenn. now the escape from alcatraz, we will bring in jennifer purdy but we want to sing her praises. gracing the cover of scottsdale health of magazine. how about that jennifer? but here's the thing, one of less than 400 people who have run seven marathons on every continent! wow! and that would include and arctic up. >> yes. >> what was that about? >> that was really hard. that was one of the hardest ones i have ever run. >> if i understand, you have read tweet marathons'. >> into a half years i have done all seven in all continents. i did one in peru, south africa, and chi

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it peaked at alcatraz. remember, it could be worse.ood morning james (laughter) >>james: good morning. if you are to ring alcatraz it will be beautiful. here is a little edge names like. here is a look at the james lick it.. we are going to be in hot territory with temperatures approaching. their record to surpass the 90 degree mark. cooling-off tonight it will be nice and mild all week. if you're heading to the a's game it will be nice. we're in the upper 60s right now for now, 66 and nt upgrade once starred for folks out there. a little cooler in oakland. 53 in san rose eight. while claiborne. we're seeing the effects of hot weather beginning right now. temperatures will go at 3:00 p.m. 89 degrees. 89 in fairfield, 86 and vallejo. the beat degree weather in downtown san francisco, 83 and brad wood city. mid-80s across the bay. 87 and fremont. '89 and '90 degrees on the east bay. temperatures near 90 and cupertino getting up to 92 this afternoon. resource 74 cast pur milwaukee for it. today's hot weather will continue and friday it wi

only from honda. >>> two people recovering after an accident at alcatraz.:30 yesterday afternoon. the 64-year-old mother and her 41-year-old son were on a motorized tram to the alcatraz cell house when the tram hit a pipe. that caused the roof of the tram to collapse and hit the mother and son sitting in the front. park rangers tell us here at ktvu that an investigation into the accident is now underway. >>> time now 5:56. house speaker john boehner is starting his day here in the bay area this morning. our ktvu cameras caught boehner's motorcade leaving the ritz carlton in san francisco last night. that's where the ohio republican held a small fundraiser. another fundraiser is scheduled today at the men lo park home of hewlett executive michael lostton. hoping to raise $300,000 during his bay area visit. >>> a group of scientists including five professors from ucsf wants to test a full bity x-ray scanners being used at airports to check the level of radiation. the transportation security administration insists that its full body x-ray scanners are safe. th

---dos personas resultaron heridas hoy en "alcatraz" mientras recorÍan la isla en un vehiculo especialstas que tienen dificultades motrices. ---alrededor de la 1:30 de la tarde, el vehiculo en el que viajaban (que se parece a un carrito de golf) golpÓ una tuberia que saÍa de una pared.---fue entonces que el techo del veÍculo colpaÓ, golpeando a una victima en la cabeza y a la otra en la cara. ---aunque no sufrieron heridas graves, ambas victimas fueron transportadas en ferry al muelle 33, y de ahi en ambulancia al hospital general de san francisco. ---no todos los participantes de "bay to breakers", la famosa carrera celebrada ayer en san francisco, llegaron a la meta... a algunos, la ruta los llevo directito a la carcel.--la policia arresto a 25 personas por andar borrachas en la via publica. --y es que, este aÑo, en pleno centenario del popilar evento, las autoridades cumplieron con su promesa de cero tolerancia contra la embriaguez.---esta colorida carrera se ha vuelto famosa, no tanto por los deportistas que participan, sino por las fiestas y el consumo excesivo de alcohol, que sue

. >>> and also two visitors enjuried on alcatraz. tonight we're learning how it happened aboard our planes start flying when it's dark. and they don't stop flying until it's dark again. flying all day, every day. you deserve our best. that's why there's so many flight options. [ webber ] southwest airlines has seven daily nonstop flights from the bay area to chicago midway to fit your schedule. ♪ hey, we're on your schedule, not ours. there will be another one back here in a second, just watch. what did i tell you -- there's another one. [ ding ] >>> the coroner tonight released the name of a 13-year- old boy who died today after he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle in alameda. the boy was identified as michael sorenson of alameda. the boy was transported to oakland children's hospital where he was pronounced dead. alameda police are not releasing any updates to this case. the roof of the tram collapsed right on top of them. >> around 1:30 a man was riding a tram when suddenly something unexpected happened. >> it is a freaky

. >>> and also two visitors enjuried on alcatraz. tonight we're learning how it happened aboard a tram on service for just one week. >>> and ktvu looks into a program that allows some to buy their way into the united states. >>> the coroner tonight released the name of a 13-year- old boy who died today after he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle in alameda. the boy was identified as michael sorenson of alameda. the boy was transported to oakland children's hospital where he was pronounced dead. alameda police are not releasing any updates to this case. the roof of the tram collapsed right on top of them. >> around 1:30 a man was riding a tram when suddenly something unexpected happened. >> it is a freaky accident. >> joy sees says her sister was injured. she says the tram hit a pipe. that caused the support of the roof to collapse. hitting the two passengers who were sitting on the truck. >> the left side fell and hit my nephew and he gashed his head. >>> the injured passengers are 64-year-old kitengal who's visiting from the

. >>> a tram accident at alcatraz. two people were injured this afternoon. it is our top story at 7:00. amberly is lied in san francisco -- amber lee is live in san francisco. >> reporter: we are at pier 33. there were a lot of people on the island this afternoon when the accident happened. a family of floor boarded a tram and was writing it up to the dock when something unexpected happened. >> it was a freaky accident. >> reporter: she says that her sister and nephew were injured. the tram struck a pipe that cost the support of the roof of a tram to collapse. >> the left-side fell and hit my nephew in gaseous head. the right-side fell and hit mice -- and gashed his head. the right side fell and hit my sister in the eye. >> reporter: park rangers told us they motorized tram is new and has only been in service a few weeks. it's too early to tell if the driver was at fault. >> this is an unusual thing. this is the first accident that we can find any record of in the last 10 years. >> reporter: as a precaution the two victims were strapped to a backboard. and a

police were able to stop thempt and 25 tourist off of alcatraz. all visitors were evacuated as a precaution . after further investigation alkatraz confirmed there was no fire. >> we should have gotten our money back . all of the sud the fire alarm came on . exit out of the building . we had to wait. >> two scheduled night tours were cancelled and the tour company said they would refund anyone who had their trip cut short. >> we'll talk to lee with a slight cool down. >> beautiful day on the bay. temperatures in the 70s and 80s we'll cool thengs off. there is a weak system moving to the north of us. it doesn't look like rain but will bring a cooler air mass. we have clear skies and high clouds out there. in is a shot down in san francisco. it is 56 in fairfield and 51 in napa . check out half moon bay. 48 degrees and san francisco at 56 degrees . 66 right now with clear skies in antioch. the system passing to the north of us will bring us passing clouds tomorrow. you will notice the temperatures dropping, 5-8 degrees in some neighborhoods x. beyond

. >> two were injured in an accident on alcatraz. they were riding in a tram when it hit a wall. both were hit when the canopy dented and one person had cuts to the head and another had an eye injury. no word yet on why the tram side swiped the wall. it is wider and longer. and according to abc news. britany campbell was removed from her child's custody. >>> and others began to investigate the case. when britany, her mother appeared on good morning america . officials in the city concluded their investigation and implied that they do not live in san francisco and we talked to a close relative that told us they live in the bay area. officials outside of san francisco took britany. and dramatic changes in the weather this weekend. this video shows the hail that fell in the mountain view back yard. hail in the middle of may. these snow pictures were sent to us from karen green in livermore. snow fell in the elevation of 4000 feet in the el dorado national forest. 16 hours later they enjoyed a walk under partly sunny skies. >> after sunday's stage one race around lake tahoe was stopp

at the marina towards alcatraz that fog kept it cooler. we are going to see fog again tomorrow.t is not going to be quite as bad as tomorrow which means warmer conditions tomorrow. just a few clouds but it will clear out, quicker tomorrow. the wind will be coming out from the land instead of the ocean which will be warmer into the afternoon. temperatures will be warmer but he specially as we go towards inland it will really get more. of the fog tracker is showing exactly where it will be overnight. the bay shores, and along the coast. until 6:00 a.m.:not much of and in the end pushed and will clear out quickly. 9:00 a.m., we are seeing the wind increasing. there out that fog. and also the sea breezes will kick in with the land breezes meaning warmer temperatures. 65 in san francisco, and the delta, the inland valleys are about the same. closer to the coast and along the bay shore, upper 70's, low 80s. take a look at this warming trend. when temperatures are barely warming up! and 90 degrees. '70s along the coast. also staying warm into thursday. a cool down by the end of this we

this was also interesting in that you can see alcatraz and angel island at beyond, which of course are the natural peaks of the underground mountains in the bay. so this slide wraps up a lot of conditions. >> is this back on the docks? >> no, these walls were designed as gravity walls. they had the 1 inch steel rod at the top, and a 1 inch rod that went from the wall to the middle of the street. they had a big blob of concrete that went from the wall, the rod, and then the block of concrete. if the wall tried to move, it woulga

. >>> coming up on news at 7:00, continuing coverage at the mishap at alcatraz island. we have an update on the injured tourist. the story in 30 minutes. >> and ktvu channel 2 news is on 24 hours day online, follow us on twitter for breaking news updates. we have been following brian stow arrival in san francisco today. have a good evening everyone. >>> good night. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters.

. >>> two twruringts injured in an accident this afternoon on alcatraz. rideing in a tram carrying visitors from the dock to the prison when the tram hit a wall and then the canopy collapsed. one victim had cut to the head. the other has an eye injury. both went to the hospital. no word yet on why the tram side swiped a wall fwhu was the first day alcatraz used new carts wider and longer than the old ones. >>> we learn today 2 hikers died friday at yosemite national park. in the first incident james dunbar from berkeley tripped fell and hit his head while running down the trail at upper yosemite falls. then a texas man died after the slipped on ice patch while hiking the missed trail. park season average 12 to 15 fatalities every year. >>> all right. have you check to see if you are the victim of identity theft lately? you might want to do that. very sophisticated operation was just broken up in the east bay but not before stealing the personal information of thousands of people. david lou has the story. >>reporter: from the outside nothing about this hay

. >>> two tourists are in the hospital today after a freak accident in alcatraz. mike sugarman is on the san francisco waterfront to show us what happened. >> reporter: well, dana, you can tell that the tours continued to despite the fact that there was an accident on the island today. a tram that just started today got into an accident. today was the first day of a replacement motorized tram for those having trouble getting around alcatraz island. things did not go according to problem. >> the tram car drifted towards the wall as we were going up. and it caught on a pipe that stuck out of the wall. the support for the roof. and it just collapsed the very front of the roof. >> reporter: joyce visiting from houston was in the tram with scott. he was gashed in the forehead. the 62-year-old sister peggy was gashed in and around the eye. we don't know how badly they are hurt, but both were taken to san francisco general after a ride on the ferry back to shore. >> out of precaution, and standard operating procedure, we immobilized them and put them on a back board. >>

this was also interesting in that you can see alcatraz and angel island at beyond, which of course are the natural peaks of the underground mountains in the bay. so this slide wraps up a lot of conditions. >> hi

we will be tailing between golden gate bridge and alcatraz will be a main section there. >> so, what do you do between the counties and the cities. will this stop for a couple of days? >> this is all part of the people plan. the transportation plan of how people can get in and get out. we are in the process of expecting comments through the office of economic and workforce developments through may 31st. on the water and off the water we are work with all the partner, whether it is the ferry captains or bar pilots association and off the water golden gate national reaction area to make sure the plan really meets the needs of everyone. >> and you mentioned something like 8,000 jobs and god only knows we need them. where do people go to get leads on the jobs so they can jump on that? >> the management teams from america cup are putting the events on, but there will be other jobs such as services jobs. >> will this be on your website? >> also. but also in the city. they need to be serviced with hotel, food and all different types ofs. >> we will thank you, stephanie martin. >> the prelim

what about the views of alcatraz? that would be blocked. i also work in the hotel business. granted, people are here for only five days or a week, but that iconic view will be lost forever. it looked like tennis courts for going to cover part of the baseball diamond named after the great joe dimaggio. my concern is that this project seems to be more steamrolled and thought through, as far as i have been able to observe. i encourage this project to be put on hold, at least so it can be reviewed more thoroughly, to the point where the a original building can be kept instead of being knocked down. i think it is a waste of taxpayer money. i want to make sure that you understand that i believe this library does need to be redesigned. the removal of it just to build something else is, i think, not thought through very carefully. thank you very much. >> good afternoon, supervisors. chairperson mar: could readjust the microphone so that everyone can hear you? >> howard fabner. i am in favor of the project. initially, i got interested in this project because i tore the physical acces

later sunday night, i think you went, commissioner lazarus, to the event at alcatraz followed by the party at pier 39. there were a number of events that continue tonight out in golden gate park at the california academy of sciences and, of course, the closing festivities tomorrow night at city hall, and as i'm sure mike martin can attest, city hall is looking very -- i don't know. what would you call that? again, hopefully, the weather will improve. it is looking very tropical over there at city hall. an oxymoron, but nonetheless, it looks very cool. the pow wow is expected to generate more than $250 million in tourism. it is considered the biggest tourist event possible. i know it has brought in a lot of work for a lot of people, and we were honored and privileged to participate, so we are really happy about that. lastly, i just had a request. if we could adjourn today in memory of aurora, a port employees who recently passed at the very young age of 61. she retired after 26 years, the last 10 of which she was here at the port, and unfortunately, we lost her rather soon, so if we c

let's take you outside now, a live look in san francisco and alcatraz, 60 degrees, winds west at 24. even though we're seeing this strong flow, not too much fog developing at this point. with he are tracking some isolated showers and even a bit of lightning activity extreme south bay near morgan hill and higher elevations. nothing big, but this certainly will be isolated to these areas as we continue throughout the next hour or so. so possibly still moderate rainfall for you down there in gilroy. otherwise right now, still kind of warm out there for you in livermore, 67. 71 concord, still cool by the coastline with that westerly wind, upper 50s and low 60s from san francisco right down the peninsu peninsula. tonight, breezy and cool, and then throughout tuesday the thing to watch is that wind. 15 to 30 miles per hour through the entire viewing area, and we will see warming coming our way. and then a late season storm possibly in our seven-day forecast. we're going to watch the weak system with cooler air, that's going to be staying up in the northwest. for us tomorrow, it's mainly th

this was also interesting in that you can see alcatraz and angel island at beyond, which of course are the natural peaks of the underground mountains in the bay. so this slide wraps up a lot of conditions. >> is this back on the docks? >> no, these walls were designed as gravity walls. they had the 1 inch steel rod at the top, and a 1 inch rod that went from the wall to the middle of the street. they had a big blob of concrete that went from the wall, the rod, and then the block of concrete. if the wall tried to move, it would engage the rod, which would engage the block of concrete. these were built as gravity walls. they're very, very wide at the base. gosh, some of them are six, eight, 10 feet wide, and they are like dams. they are faced with basalt blocks that came from the quarries in marin county. they have performed very well. the classic gravity wall. there is enough friction along the base, and there is a slope on the backside, so there is enough weight pushing down on the wall that keeps it from moving. >> this is on broadway, along rage and russian hill. >> that is a complet

. >> other bay area headlines, an accident on alcatraz hurt a couple tourists.were on a tram that hit a pipe out of a wall. that caused the roof to collapse cutting a woman's eye and gashing a man's forehead. both were taken back to the waterfront and taken to the hospital. >> robbers stole a one ton brass ring that this been in the lake side park for the last 90 years. it was once used to port torpedo es for the maine. the parts department said they probably wanted to sell it to reokaylers. >>> a man who was once a pariah is trying to change his image. people were not happy when he moved in to the area, we show you what he is doing now to prove that even as porn king he can be a good neighbor. >> reporter: before it exploded it exploded in this room. this is the drill court of the san francisco armory. >> reporter: soldiers the first world war trained for battle here in the middle of the mission. >> it was used for drill practice by the national guard . >> reporter: by the 70's it was a relic until peter --. >> on the other side of two sets of walls is another

. >>> accident on alcatraz, the roof of a tram while riding in crashed on top of tourists. >> reporter: the tram we're talking about is the one they use to help people get from the water up to the prison cell tower. that is typically reserved for those who can't walk up the 13 stories but today a witness says somehow that tram hit an old pipe that was sticking out of a wall and that's what caused the roof of the tram to collapse. this is video just in from our chopper. the roof of the tram caved in when it hit the wall. four people were inside, two were hurt. a 64-year-old woman suffered a cut to her eye area and a 41-year-old man had a gash in his head from the wreckage. the crash happened about 1:30 this afternoon. relatives of the two victims say it was just a complete freak accident. the victims were taken by ferry to the mainland where a ambulance was waiting to bring them to a nearby hospital. both victims are expected to be okay. it's unclear just what caused that tram to slide and crash into the wall. investigators are looking into that right now. >> thank you, vicki. we turn o

their focus is primarily along the northern waterfront as well as locations in the north bay, alcatraz. this is also focused on the fact that a lot of the port facilities, should they be approved, would still be under construction. aside from pier i-80, which would be a team activity, it is really on the spectator areas that would not require those construction time mind. moving on to 2013 on this slide, saying spectator locations as well as pork locations that have now sprung forward, constructive hopefully by 2013. mr. bentsen discussed a number of these in conjunction with prior items. the team based at 30 and 32, being the centerpiece. with that being our canvas, we focused primarily on how do we rightsize our strategy to move people to these locations? part of the basis of all this focus on using existing lines that people are familiar with, but figuring out ways to augment service, established limited stop service, other methods to move people quickly along these corridors. so that while they are on the corridor, they are enjoying better service, but we are also allowing more cap

great to see peter jennings >> alan: alcatraz evacuated.service ordered everyone off the island after an alarm sound. the island was packed with tourists when someone said they smelled something burning. we're at at the pier. >> a lot of them are here trying to get refunds. someone smelled odor, turned out to be a false alarm, and 1100 people who were on this island had to be evacuated today. all of the tours to the island were cancelled after the alarm went off. there were two night toward scheduled. those were also cancelled. the company that dolt the boat tours to the eye island was at

. >>> hundreds of people visiting alcatraz island are left disapparented. false aparm that -- disappointed. the false alarm. >>> look at these pictures, what the cadets ignored to celebrate the death of osama bin laden. [ cheers ] >> boy, look at this. these are cadets just going crazy after after hearing the news about -- after hearing the news about osama bin laden's death. their kur pew typically -- curfew typically is over by now but it continue. osama bin laden's body has already been buried at sea. that's in accord ans with tra -- accordance with islamic tradition. well, death comes a few month before the 9/11 attacks. we talked with the mother of one of those firefighters that was killed last night. her name is rosemary cane. she expressed both shock and joy that the man who killed her son finally had the same fate. >> i just kept thinking, thank god, thank god, thank god. i'm glad he's dead. i'm eternally grateful to our military and i'm so glad there's one less evil person walking the earth tonight. >> i think it sends a message to the world that w

. >> and alcatraz started to use longer and wider trams when an accident injured two tourist. they were riding on a tram carrying visitors from the dock to the prison when one of the car hit a pipe out of the wall and dented the canopy that collapsed on the tourist. >> the tram was traveling slowly and not moving quickly at all. it hit a wall on the straight away part of the trip. >> the national parks service said were testing the new carts without problems. both tourist had cuts to the head and the another with an eye injury. >> governor brown released his budget plan. he's pushing for the extension of temporary taxes. abc's capitol correspondant reports from sacramento. >> they tell me california is looking good. >> even though the revised budget proposal reflects the economy. he will try to get the tax extension through and turning to voters to ratify them after the fact. >> this is a program that is honest and all laid out there and i think it makes sense for california. >> brown's plan includes more than six and half in extra revenue over the next 14 months . the deficit

. >>> a trip to alcatraz ended with a twin to the hospital for two. what happened and how those two people are doing right now. >> reporter: we are at pier 33 for passengers board the fairy. a tram accident caused some disruption. the incident happened around 1:30 and injured two passengers. a relative who was also on board identified one victim as her nephew of san francisco and the other as his mother who was visiting from houston. the family was riding the tranto the cell house when the accident occurred. the tram drifted towards a wall. >> it caught on a pipe that stuck out of the wall. the support for the roof, and it collapsed the front of the roof, the left side fell and hit my nephew and gashed his head and the right side fell and hit my sister in the eye. >> reporter: as a precaution the two victims were strathed to a backboard and a fairy brought them back to shore and then an ambulance transported them to san francisco hospital and the injuries are not life threatening. an investigation is underway to determine exactly what went wrong. repo

. >> alcatraz had to be evacuated after a fire alarm went off.ugh it apparently was a false one the nation park service didn't want to take chances and canceled the rest of the afternoon tours on the island. we will have more tonight. you'll around the island it was a perfect afternoon to open the sailing sea about 100 boats participated in the opening day parade gliding along the bay. this year's theme honored giants of the bay, especially the san francisco giants. the parade included historic fire boats and work boats the city's colorful maritime past. >> lots of sailboats out there today. let's check in with mark and mark this warm weather is going to stick around. >> especially by midweek. temperatures could be the warmest 6 the year close to the 90-degree mark. right now i can show you this on live storm tracker two, just a few high clouds moving in to parts of the high encloseds -- some of that cooler air will filter in just for the one day. once it moves through temperatures spring back up and you will notice that change by midweek. here i

. >>> alcatraz island evacuated forcing 1100 people to leave immediately. it happened yesterday. park rangers were unable to turn off a blaring fire alarm. they had to ask people to leave. the alarm went off at 1:30. park rangers arrived and found no sign of a fire. the island should be back open this morning. a big tourist attraction there. >>> the world first learned osama bin laden was dead through twitter. the tweets started with the first gunshots. >> the fellow in pakistan could not have known he was tweeting history. he is an i.t. worker. helicopter hovering above is a rare event. a huge window shaking bang. he didn't know, but u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s were attacking osama bin laden not in a cave in afghanistan but in a mansion in one of the largest cities in the middle of pakistan. meanwhile, the first semiofficial word was leaked by secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld. keith urban wrote i am told by a reputable person they have killed osama bin laden. hot damn. good triumphed over evil. >> nothing is happening outside. >> several reporters called it twitter, cnn moment. it

>>pam: visitors to alcatraz retaken to the hospital when this cannot be on the tram collapsed and hit them the canopy--pg&e and yet another lawsuit. james borrego, he died from injuries suffered in the september explosion. they are also facing other lawsuits from the san bruno gas line explosion. >> a brief reprieve the valley oak estimated to be 300 years old of being rushed to cut down for a pipe. that moves water into the bay area from this reservoir. and >>pam: in look outside through san francisco at the embarcadero. everybody with their umbrella. pretty steady rainfall. >> jacqueline: pam, that rain is picking up with the 4:04 p.m. and taking a look at the stormtracker 4 radar. some areas are more moderate. the yellow. to see how heavy it is at this time. richmond is getting pretty decent. one-quarter of an inch. one-third of an inch. san rafael, heavy. you can see that through the embarcadero almost one- quarter of 1 in. pushing out in the next 30 minutes. the whita wider view with snowfall in lake tahoe! amazing for this time of year. as this system is pushing out, will track

hazy sunshine as we attempt to look there at the alcatraz. partly cloudy skies, a cooler day on top. >>> 27 people on a plane in eyewitness news are believed dead after it crashed this morning. the plane was trying to land when had hit the water instead. the plane exploded into pieces on impact. officials say at least 15 bodies were found immediately but the others are believed to be trapped in that wreckage. bad weather and limited visibility are being blamed for the crash. >>> a japanese power plant has been requested to shut down. the three reactors are at a power plant in central japan, similar to those damaged at the fukashima daiichi plant. the japanese government is afraid the three reactors could be damaged if another major earthquake or tsunami hits. the government wants the electric company to build a seawall to help protect the reactors. >>> this morning, we are awaiting the release of new video of osama bin laden at his pakistan compound and the u.s. percent to be focusing on going after other senior al-qaeda leaders. uc berkeley

two tourists are recovering after the roof of a tram collapsed on alcatraz. they were riding from the dock when it hit a pipe sticking out of the wall. a woman was cut in the face and a 41-year-old man has a gash in his head. they are expected to be okay. oakland police are expected to make an arrest in the biggest counterfeiting case in the history. they arrested a woman. investigators say they found boxes of social security numbers, fake licenses and phoney credit cards inside the apartment last week. williams stole the identities of thousands of people. >>> rough weather as you know, has made the start of the amgen tour of the california bike race very challenging. brian is in auburn with an update on the race that will head to the bay area tomorrow. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning to you. the race ended in modesto but starting in auburn. the 122 mile test of endurance as they get ready to head on soggy roads. that's the good news after the race had its weather challenges. you can see behind us at the start line, this is where it is set up h