they are the work of 42-year-old andres amador. once you start to rake, more ideas come in?ss just starts to drive its own direction of how it will actually look. >> reporter: amador calls himself an earthscape artist. his designs often cover a space as large as a football field created on space on the benches of california and the caribbean. where do your creations come from? >> i would say my biggest inspiration comes from nature and patterns around me, but i try to translate the world as i understand it. >> reporter: it took two hours to complete this product at san francisco's ocean beach. one deep stroke? >> yeah. there you go. good. >> reporter: and then across here? how it looked wasn't clear until the end. >> from down here it's hard to get a sense of how it's actually turning out. >> reporter: it's as if you're a painter, but you're blindfolded working on a canvas. amador was educated as an environmental scientist and worked in computer programming before giving it up for his artistic passion ten years ago. >> i never thought i caught make a living raking in the san

. >> amador calls himself an earthscape artist.s large as a football field creating on spaces on the beach of california and the caribbean. >> reporter: where do your creations come from? >> i try to translate the world as i understand it. >> reporter: it took two hours to complete this product at san francisco's ocean beach. >> reporter: one deep stroke? >> yes. >> reporter: how it looked wasn't clear until the end. it's as if you're a paymenter but you're blind folded. >> he was educated as an environmental scientist and worked in computer programming before giving it up for his artistic passion ten years ago. >> i never thought i caught make a living raking in the sand. >> reporter: he uses a camera mounted on a quad camera. he sells post cards online. larger prints for $300. beachgoers seem drawn in. >> i'm a humble person. i don't think i'm doing monumental thipgss for humanity but in a small way i'm contributing the happiness of the people who get to experience and it does something for them. >> when the tide takes it away, a

la mesa directiva de los colegios al invalidar las pruebas a 400 estudiantes de la preparatoria ''amador valley... el jueves pasado los alumnos fueron notificados de este dictamen y tendrn que tomar otra vez el examen que se conoce como ''ap'' la prxima semana... la autoridades educativas dijeron que los pupitres no estaban debidamente separados en el momento de la evaluacin... lorena ---expertos predicen falta de motivacin y entusiasmo para estas elecciones del 3 de junio... take vo el registro de votantes del condado de santa clara estima que slo un 35 por ciento saldra a votar y sta sera una de las elecciones con menos participacin de sufragantes en los ltimos 20 aÑos... usualmente las elecciones primarias no atraen a muchos votantes como en las generales y este fenmeno se da en todo el rea de la baha... lorena/take vo --- un grupo que apoya el consumo de marihuana en san jos regalar esta planta medicinal a quienes voten en estas elecciones primarias... la coalicin ''cannabis de silicon valley'' anunciar la lista de los dispensarios que se han apuntado al programa ''marihuana por voto

la mesa directiva de los colegios al invalidar las pruebas a 400 estudiantes de la preparatoria ''amadorsado los alumnos fueron notificados de este dictamen y tendrn que tomar otra vez el examen que se conoce como ''ap''... las autoridades educativas dijeron que los pupitres no estaban debidamente separados en el momento de la evaluacin... lorena hoy se presenta en corte la defensa de ''pg&e'' para discutir los cargos criminales que enfrenta la compaÑia, por la explosin en san bruno en 2010... take vo el mes pasado la empresa se declar no culpable en 12 de los 20 cargos que se le ha imputado... la compaÑia de gas est acusada de violar los requisitos de la ley y aparentemente estaban al tanto de las reglas... la explosin cobro la vida de ocho personas, dejo a decenas de heridos y 38 viviendas destruidas ... lorena --- el viernes pasado ... una estudiante de tercer grado de una escuela de oakland fue atacada por una mujer con un martillo en el baÑo de la escuela juanfra --- la pequeÑa fue herida de gravedad... y hoy la polica de oakland est reforzando la seguridad en esta primaria... roll

don't know if he's conscious, i don't know if he knows what's going on at this point. >> orlando amadorins conscious, but he and the plane are still in grave danger. orlando's own camera is still recording. >> there was a lot of tension from the canopy pull. i didn't realize it was open. i just felt the tension. i was trying to hold on with my hands until the pull was so strong that i just couldn't hold. it wasn't until i looked up and saw the plane was still there that i realized, this ain't normal, this ain't good. we have to do something about this. >> all skydivers carry a second chute called a reserve and that reserve is orlando's only hope. he has to cut away his primary and pray the backup works. just as he releases, his tangle primary canopy shreds from the wind rushing over the tail. orlando still clenches the rip cords in his hand, free falling from 12,000 feet. at 4,500 feet, he pulls his reserve. it works. orlando is now able to drift safely to the ground. keeping his cool under pressure turns a very bad day into a great story. >> there's no actually training for hanging fro

amador ortiz y alicia cortÉs enfrentan cargos por el homicidio y el secuestro de tres hijos de la parejaado con la muerte de sheila en san bruno, en el aÑo 1989. un tiroteo, que dejÓ a los hombres heridos. las autoridades tratan de determinar de quÉ manera participÓ en la balacera ocurrida estÁ bajo la lupa debido a la muerte del niÑo, tras esperar 13 minutos para que llevÓ en ambulancia. un analista encontrÓ que el departamento no ha usado los fondos destinados desde el aÑo 2012 para comprar 16 ambulancias. una empresa automotriz anuncia que cientos de miles de dueÑos de autos recibirÁn un jugoso cheque por correo. dos sacerdotes son las mÁs recientes vÍctimas de la ola de violencia. aÑos sacerdote muerto y otro gravemente herido. ademÁs piden que se abren investigaciÓn inmediata de los agentes de la patrulla fronteriza que, presuntamente, realizaron esto. estamos permitiendo en vivo desde en otros estudios en san francisco. hoy a las 11 con 12 minutos, el termÓmetro marca hace 26 minutos pareja. cinco de nobleza posee. y cinco de siete en auckland y santa rosa. ya volvemos. ♪ ♪ >> dete

amador valley softball beat granada today 2-1 to win the divisional one softball crown at 27-0.he pleasanton school is ranked number one in the nation by maxprep.com.>>> all right. high school now. tamalpais in white, sectional division three championship against alhambra. ball gets away. it allowed jeffrey to score. three-run 1st inning. and they got a complete game from mac gamboa 7 strikeouts, rafael hit it looking and he got tossed. tamalpais from marin won 3-1 their first sectional title in 85 years. 1992! >>> how about phil mickelson being questioned for an insider trading scandal? third round nice approach shot set up for birdie. he is nine back. the leader is masters champ bubba watson, three-under today six birdies. needed all of them. he leads the field by a single shot. >>> here's a local golfer trying to catch a break for herself after having the door of opportunity slammed in her facetime and again. she is not giving up. we last saw kasey chew two years ago the san leandro product on her way to cal state east bay on a golf scholarship with a dream of turning pro in

some 400 students at amador valley high will have to retake their ap biology test. when parents found out that the california college board found seating irregularities. the problem, the desks were not far enough apart. after months of studying and preparing, senior morgan fisk is worried and her parents are just a little bit frustrated. >> finals are coming up in like the next two weeks. so i'm supposed to be preparing for finals, but instead i have to worry about this a.p. test. >> i'm definitely going to address the vice president or principal of the school and let them know my frustration. my issue is the kids did nothing wrong. >> the superintendent of schools told us teachers and staff will do everything they can to help support students and lighten the school load. students will also be given the option to receive a refund if they don't want to retake the test. >> all they have to say is i don't want to take it? >> then you don't get credit for taking the whole class. >> their parents might have something to say as well? >> you think. we'll be back. gridlock.

an dry amador using a rake to create his worldly art. he calls himself an earth scape artists, he takes high resolution pictures of his art from the helicopter and then sells them than line. that is beautiful. when tides comes in, washes it all away he starts all over. >> wow. >> bought full a lot of work. >> yes. we will be right b back. that low, no-haggle prices... high quality cars ...and it all starts here, at carmax. log on to carmax.com and start your search today... ...and choose from over 35 thousand carmax quality certified used vehicles. from cars and trucks to suvs and minivans. browse the store nearest you... ...or shop from our nationwide inventory and have the car of your dreams, transferred to your local carmax store. finding the perfect car is easy when you start your search at carmax. carmax. start here. swat team has that home surrounded, weapons drawn, police are not saying what led to the standoff, only that the man is refusing to leave. so far no injuries reported but what appears to be a standoff situation in kensi

about 400 students at amador valley high school will have to retake their advanced placement tests evenhough they took the exam earlier this month. the school admits it made a mistake in the placement of the students' tesk desks. after a student complained about the seating arrangement, an investigation found that the desks used during the exam were four inches too close and facing different directions. the whole ordeal has left parents and their students with unanswered questions. >> this is a nationwide test and how many schools are eighting? why are we auditing and what percentage are out of you compliance? >> the desks were supposed to be five feet apart and all facing same direction. students can either retake the tests or get a refund. >>> the state department of health has released the latest numbers on pertussis or whopping cough. officials report the cases statewide, 83% of those infected were infants or children. sonoma county had the highest number of cases in the entire state with 410. health officials say they expect to see more people get sick, because in part, many people

amador ortiz was charged with using a firearm u autotheft and possession of meth for sale. this say visits with their mother were always supervised by the order of the court. police issued an amber alert. when they couldn't locate the kids. >> within the past hour, a new warning about a sexual assault. the victim is a 13-year-old girl. they say it happened last friday on coral road. the girl was out for a walk in the middle of the day when three men pulled up in a burgundy sedan. according to police, they forced her into the car. >> vocal protest on the stanford campus today. a student accused of sexually assaulting another student will eventually be allowed to return to campus. nbc bay area is at stanford this emping.x3[9 >> reporter: the student who was found responsible for sexual assault will eventually be able to return here to campus. he has been accepted to grad school. he'll be denied his degree for now. he'll get that in two years. all of it not silting too well with students and even some faculty. >> reporter: chants for change. stanford students, once again, sett

swan was not amador my neighbor and scheming fire.ried sprang up the dress and make sure that in we stayed outside who will sit tight. >> : and that officials think of a bank cause biological problem. electrical problem >> : to an accounting court costs. some identified as a former t.s. an employee ban offered an assault rifle the explosives drove up to a building nsc beak will happen next was caught on police scanners and amateur video >> : gunfire >> : and one deputy wounded and on 92nd shootout began and killed cleese a broader and ties united been planning to take hostages and section, and later delayed because of fears it might been booby trapped. behind seattle man accused of killing and to others at pacific university ordered held without bail yesterday 26 year-old aaron told them he wanted to murder as many people as possible before killing himself public defender says he bart a history of mental problems apologize for his actions. one student killed in isle of this around age george trend honor and a moral and the chinese chu

. >>> today students at amador school will be retaking their advanced placement tests after the original ones had to be thrown out because of seating irregularities. the desks were four inch escloser than regulation. it's also finals -- finals week. some students have decided not to take them again because of the seating situation. 48 schools from california made the following list -- >>> 7:11. happening tonight, fogging for moems in sunnyvale. it's -- mosquitoes in sunnyvale. it comes after a significant increase in west nile virus activity in sunnyvale and southwest san jose in recent weeks. since the arrival of west nile virus in california in 2003, more than 4,000 people across the state have contracted the disease. 145 people have died. >>> we're learning more about a hidden fee that's bury under oakland's new garbage contract. according to the chronicle, it would be a franchise fee because the company that wins the contract has to pay $30 million to the city every year. but the 30 million will come out of customer pockets as part of their garbage bill. right now the city is decidin

at amador. 400 students had a week to cram for makeup tests. their scores because of what they called seating irregularities. makeup testing takes place throughout the week. >>> let's check our weather with christina this morning. >> hey, scott, good morning to you at home. temperatures are looking good right now. still in the 50s. want to show you the sky is clearing over the south bay, but overcast just about everywhere else and that june gloom will linger at least until about lunchtime over the peninsula and inner east bay. 55 degrees there for now. low 60s in san francisco today, it will be cool and you'll need your jacket here and otherwise really comfortable temperatures for you inland and 76 in the south bay and 73 along the peninsula and then warm you up as we get into the end of the week. let's check your drive, here's mike. >> something good for the hybrids, i guess. a lot of stop and go. the arrow shows you 280 and 85 and also slowing down and the rest of your commute smoothing out. we have a smooth drive, typical slowing through pal