andria borba shows us it is all about the lighting and look at andria borba.she is glowing. [ laughter ] >> reporter: oh yeah, ken, i am glowing as a matter of fact, but here at the quarter of gerrero, you can see the brand new street lights being installed changes the way san francisco looks. in a city where the word gentrification is a slur, meet the latest case of out with the old, in with the new. >> we have an old deteriorated street light system and it is really important to modernize it. >> reporter: the old sodium street lights that have kept san francisco lit in a creepy 70s era glow are getting a tech era makeover to led. >> more reliable. they last longer, they are more energy efficient and it is a much higher quality light. >> reporter: supervisor scott is leading in the great foldout. >> as parts of my district get converted, you notice the difference immediately. i get immediate feedback from neighbors about how nice it is and how they didn't even realize how cruddy the old lights were. >> reporter: under the leds , the details of buildings are c

tonight, andria borba shows us what one san francisco company is doing to catch a thief.hey have not only called the cops, they have called cupid. >> reporter: people who lock onto tinder looking for a hookup this week may have seen this profile. not looking for love, but a little social media justice. >> how can we get this picture in front of a bunch of san francisco residents? >> reporter: dave peterson, the cofounder of build zoo had video of this woman breaking in. each time, the crook was hungry for apple. >> i was perturbed she had broken in three times. >> reporter: she even stole 11 laptops from the start-up above hims. he was hoping someone would swipe right and e-mail him with info about the burglar. >> this is such a petty crime and criminals have been taught we can do anything. no one is going to investigate it. >> reporter: the tinder app could lead to handcuffs of the nonkinky variety. >> i feel bad for her. she's a redhead. i'm a redhead. i don't like to see redheads get into trouble, but i would like to have my computer back with my pictures of my family

as andria borba tells us, it certainly has nothing to do with whether it is good or bad. >> your lineis right there. thank you very much. >> reporter: christmas day movie going took a slightly serious turn at the elmwood theater in berkeley that came with a side of not popcorn but security. and movie goers found themselves out in the cold. every showing was sold out. some came for the comedy, others for free speech. >> i thought it was a good movie. we went for the principle and i wasn't expecting much. >> it had social commentary and was hilarious. >> reporter: the report was that it was ... >> what? >> reporter: folks in berkeley had more glowing praise. >> maybe a little tarantinoish. >> reporter: dennis rodman's bff would not be too happy with the film. >> i would love to laugh at kim jong un's expense. >> if i had no sense of humor, i would be insulted but any publicity is good publicity for him right now so just roll with it and laugh. >> reporter: now the interview is only released to about 300 theaters nationwide. but a lot of people have been wanting to come out and see it at

. >>> we saw a different approach in san francisco, a peaceful protest today, but andria borba tells us there was a dress code for white people. >> reporter: the occupy oakland protesters requested that white protesters did not wear the i can't breathe t-shirt. >> black lives matter. >> reporter: the phrase was different, but it was a different setting. the makeup of the participants. while chanting and putting up signs that say black lives matter, there were few if any black faces in the crowd. >> we came out as organizers in a mixed race group in solidarity with black lives matter and with the movement happening across this nation. >> reporter: protesters say the message and the goals? remain the same no matter what voice it is coming from. >> i think we need to speak out and have a real conversation about race and i think it probably makes us uncomfortable, but we should go there. >> reporter: like this woman who says silence is violence. >> reporter: until black lives truly matter, we can't say that all lives matter. san francisco police did not make any arrests. in san francisco

>> andria borba is in san jose. from the looks of it, crews have their work cut out for them. >> reporter: with trees in san jose dropping faster than nfl head coaches, the award for understatement of the year goes to captain bob leonard of the san jose fire department. >> the city has been very busy with the wind-related problems. >> reporter: this massive tree came tumbling down in gusty winds on 11th street. >> i with saw a big explosion and a bunch of people started yelling. oh crap. >> reporter: blocking traffic to downtown and pummeling lynn's car. >> i thought i had a good parking spot but i didn't. [ laughter ] >> reporter: over on capitol avenue, it wasn't a car feeling mother nature's wrath, but an apartment building covered in extra foilage. it is shaping up to be a long night for crews in san jose. >> i'm still in shock. >> and that was andria borba reportings. meanwhile, in martinez, downed power lines put two parked cars on fire. the firefighters had to wait for pg&e to cut the power before putting out

aa borba shows us: it honors 4 who gave their lives in thee of duty. andria stand >> police are looking into who vandalized a freeway sign, as andria borba shows us it honors four officers who gave their live ins the line of duty. >> reporter: this sign has been a fixture for years until it was torn down. march 21, 2009, when a convicted phelonion patrol shot and killed officer john hege, ervin romans, dana king, and mark dunakin. the officer's funeral drew 21,000 to oracle arena. >> i say to you, i love you. we all do. >> reporter: the roadside sign now splintered at the base an tagged with a red x was torn down on i-80. the vandalism comes after weeks of police brutality protests across the bay area with officers frequently facing off in skirmish lines with protesters including on the mcarthor freeway not far from the sign. the oakland police department released this statement. this act of disrespect does not represent the majority of the community's feeling about the oakland police department. we have received overwhelming support regarding our hard work a

. >>> andria borba continues our storm coverage from sonoma county where the rain has been falling in sheets. andria? >> reporter: in the past ten minutes, the rain cut out in sonoma county, but the wind began kicking up here. let me tell you after standing out here in the rain, it is bone chilling but there are plenty of concerns besides the wind in sonoma county. as the drizzle turns to deluge in santa rosa, lines inside the home depot were long as the rush for last minute supplies and sand were on. oscar gonzalez was getting 40 bags for his neighbor. inside the sonoma county office of emergency services, it was eeriely quiet. county workers were prepping for a hyundai of work while asking everybody else to stay at home. >> we are expecting there will be problems all over the county including sonoma valley, the coast, we will have problems everywhere. >> reporter: the concern not just the pounding rain in the heart of wine country, but the river stalling out over the north bay and the access water that will come down the russian river bay season from mendocino county. we were talkin

andria borba says there is no motive.they did it for fun. >> reporter: now that detectives know robbery wasn't a motive, veterans at the san francisco police department are trying to figure out why three men beat ty lam to death as he slept. >> it was done out of boredom. >> reporter: outside the montgomery bart station, a search for answers. >> these people kicked them to death. >> reporter: this video is dark and fuzzy but it shows the murder in detail. think first kicked the sleeping homeless polio victim and in this next video, took a smoke break before returning the final blows that ended his life. >> who is next? >> reporter: san francisco detectives revealed he had over a thousand dollars on him and his attackers didn't touch it. >> so you might recognize the way somebody smokes or how they move or who knows what. >> we are looking for a homicide suspect who beat a homeless man to death. >> reporter: as officers race against time for justice for a man who didn't get any in life or death. in san francisco, andria bo

andria borba, kpix5. >> as you can imagine, the stars of the movie are thrilled. james franco tweeted one word. victory. his costar seth rogan says the people have spoken and freedom has prevailed. if you want to watch the interview, you can go to kpix.com. we have a list of theaters showing it. >>> there is still the big question. who hacked sony? the answer may not be solely north korea. a silicon valley cyber security firm says the data points to a woman who calls herself leona and a cyber security expert worked there until leaving the company this past may. >>> this woman was in precisely the right position and had the technical background she would need to locate the specific servers compromised. >> there are certainly north korean fingerprints on this. but when we run all the leads to ground, they turn out to be decoys. >> other experts in cyber security are questioning the fbi's claim that north korea is solely to blame. the fbi is continuing its investigation. in the meantime, mum's the word from the feds regarding any possible involvement in the outage in

live in novato, andria borba, kpix5. >> yeah, people all over the bay area lost power as well.at one point today, 150,000 pg&e customers were in the dark. winds were the big problem. these arcing power lines in petaluma. here are the latest numbers as we know it. the majority of people without power are in san francisco, but there are scattered outages all over the bay area. sharon chin has been talking to the powerless. sharon? >> reporter: this evening darkness covered union scare and portions of grant, gary. mark and stephanie lowrie came from southern california. >> we brought flashlights so we are ready. >> reporter: pg&e crews worked to tremendous store power at stockton and post streets with this morning's storm knocking down underground equipment. 85,000 customers lost power in san francisco from downtown to lake bruset. the utility has hired repair crews from oregon, washington, and southern california. more than 100 businesses on pier 39 intent the morning without electricity. the fog harbor fish house scrambled to open for dinner. >> it is challenging to bring people

. >> now andria borba, these are the most aggressive protests we have seen this week. >> reporter: liz, that's right. up until ten minutes ago, the protests extended into the west oakland bart station. all over the bay area and country tonight, people expecting holiday scenes were met with a different view. the tree lighting in jack london square came with a different christmas carol tonight. with protesters again showing up in force to voice their displeasure with the recent grand jury decisions in new york and missouri. as the group faced off with opd in the skirmish line. before briefly taking over i- 880 leading to a few arrests. in san francisco, protesters headed to powell and market street. marching into a bart station chanting. capped off with another symbolic die-in. now the 880 shutdown happened around 8:00 p.m., but the officers were able to clear the freeway in a few minutes. in the news room, andria borba, kpix5. >> more protests are planned over the weekend. >>> don't put the umbrellas away just let. it was pouring in pleasant hill earlier tonight. paul, there is more hea

but i hope it doesn't happen anymore to anybody. >> reporter: in san francisco, andria borba, kpix5. >> investigators have surveillance video of the first series of fires. >>> well tonight, many people are still trying to digest today's stunner. president obama announcing the united states will establish diplomatic relations with cuba. cate caugurian on the secret deal 18 months in the making. >> i am convinced that through a policy of engagement, we can more effectively stand up for our values and help the cuban people help themselves as they move into the 21st century. >> reporter: it started this march with a meeting between president obama and pope francis at the vatican. the president authorized direct talks with cuba about the release of u.s. aid worker allen gross and the potential of diplomatics with the regime. in a phone call yesterday, president obama finalized gross' release and a prisoner swap. it was the first phone call between a u.s. president and a cuban leader since 1959. the u.s. will review cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. u.s. credit and debit

andria borba, kpix 5. >> in addition to the elmwood and camera 3, the interview will be seen in a couple of other bay area theaters. for more information go to kpix.com. see a linger in the top of the main page. >>> as for the cyberattack on sony pictures entertainment, the north korean government may have had some inside help. a silicon valley cyber security firm says evidence points to a woman who calls herself lena. san mateo-based norris believes she worked at sony in culver city for 10 years before leaving the company this past may. >> this woman was in precisely the right position, um, and had the deep technical background she would need to locate the specific servers that were compromised. >> there are certainly north korean fingerprints on this. but when we run all the leads to ground, they turn out to be decoys or red herrings. >> reporter: other experts in sign ever security are also questioning the fbi's claim that north korea is solely responsible. >>> part of the popular foot and bicycle path in san francisco is closed because of a landslide the lands end. park rangers putti

at cal, andria borba, kpix5. >>> also tonight, former cia officers have started a new website.it is called ciasaveedlives.com. it is their answer to the senate report on cia torture. a six year intelligence committee investigation found this agency conspired to mislead the president and the u.s. congress. and better intelligence could have been obtained using a more humane method. here is nancy cortes. >> reporter: in a one hour speech, senator diane feinstein laid out her case that the interrogation program after 9/11 was far more brutal than the agency claimed. >> they used rough take downs in which a detainee was grabbed from his cell, clothes cut off, hooded, and dragged up and down a dirt hallway slapped an punched. >> reporter: her report says a top al-qaeda associate spent a total of 266 hours in a large coffin sized confinement box. at one point, water boarding left him completely unresponsive with bubbles rising through his open full mouth. in all, the report says at least 39 prisoners were subjected to harsh interrogation between 2002 and 2009. sometimes, before conve

in san jose, andria borba, kpix5. >> we are seeing some of the highest high tides of the year in the bay area. the so called king tides will peak over the next three days. the surface especially rough at ocean beach. it will get rougher and high tore next couple of days. tides have caused flooding in marin county. they closed the ramps at the stinson beach exit. it happens all the time. monday is when it is supposed to peak. we could see flooding on the embarcadero in san francisco. there is a flood warning posted tonight. it will cover all of this in detail. along with a forecast in a few minutes. >>> many bay area police officers will be wearing black bands over their badges in a sign of respect for the two new york police officers shot and killed today. wendy gillette reports from brooklyn. >> reporter: this is the police car two new york city police officers were siting in when a man walked up and shot them execution style saturday afternoon. >> they were quite simply assassinated. >> reporter: police commissioner william bratten says the suspect identified as 28-year-old ismaaiy

kpix 5's andria borba talked to one of the victims. >>> reporter: a metal frame where a seat should be, splintered windows, just the result of five more vehicle fires in san francisco. this person knows all about it. his toyota was torched in his driveway. >> ring the bell, your car is on fire. so when i go out there everything was melted inside. >> reporter: the burned cars have been clustered around nelly and church streets and the m.o. of all the early-morning fires is nearly identical. one car gets lit, then 30 minutes later another, not far away. and so on and so forth. >> we believe someone broke the window that fire inside then when they arrive, everything was gone. >> reporter: once the flames are put out, the job of piecing together what charred evidence remains is up to fire investigators. >> four fires within an hour or so, um, is definitely suspicious. >> reporter: the victim says his car was easily replaced. he worries about the firebug getting bolder and causing greater harm. >> the fire the gas tank could be much, much worse. so we can replace the car but i hope it doesn

andria borba is at union square. >> reporter: well, juliette, that dress coat was listed on the "occupy oakland" website and it told white people not to wear the i can't breathe t- shirt signifying the death of eric garner. the post-christmas rhythm of union square typically filled with shoppers and ice skaters took on a different beat today. in the mix of exchanges an "occupy oakland" led protest about police brutality. >> eric garner! >> eric garner! >> "black lives matter"! >> "black lives matter"! >> reporter: take tobacco the protest out of the -- taking the protest out of the darkness to a new audience. >> if i can bring the reality of the war on black people in this nation into the heart and lives and daily interactions of people out for a day of shopping, we want to break through the veil. >> reporter: organizers called the gathering super low key and it was possible too low key for tourists confused by cops around union square. >> when you see a protest i think i'd like to see more people out. >> good for them. kind of like i mean if [ indiscernible ] we just [ indiscernible ]

as andria borba reports, the men may have killed the victim for fun. >> reporter: now that detectives know that robbery wasn't a motive, veterans of the san francisco police department are struggling to understand why three men beat tai lam to death as he slept. >> i'm looking for a homicide suspect. these guys killed a homeless guy. >> it was done out of boredom. >> we don't know where they are from. >> for the thrill of it. >> reporter: outside the montgomery bart station, a search for answers. these people kicked him to death. the video is dark and fuzzy. but it shows the murder of tai lam in all too real detail. detectives say the trio of men first kicked the sleeping homeless polio victim and then in the next video took a smoke break before returning to deliver the final fatal blows that ended lam's life. >> poor innocent victim, who is next? >> reporter: san francisco detectives revealed lam had over $1,000 on him and that his attackers didn't touch it. >> got to get some help identifying a suspect in a homicide. thank you very much. >> reporter: at rush hour, flyers were handed

andria borba tonight on why it may be nearly impossible to stop them. begin their retail plunder.of >> organized retail crime is a good description for this. >> reporter: in an instant four rainbow girls entered this store, scatter and begin their retail plunder. two girls passed a rack of shoes, grabbed high end handbags and high tail it to the exit brushing off security and sales clerks. >> they're not the only ones involved. >> reporter: on another camera two more rainbow girls stuffing more handbags in their own. at the door there's an attempt to stop them, but it's too late. by the struggle they're outside with the merchandise. according to former fbi agent rick smith, the girls aren't stealing the bags for their own use. a puppet master is fencing the designer wares. >> probably within two or three minutes of when they steal the goods. >> reporter: two years ago these rainbow girls were cuffed. the key to shutting down the operation according to smith is finding the mastermind putting the teens to work. >> there's more people involved in this. >> reporter: sources tell kpix5

at cal, andria borba, kpix 5. >> and in l.a. the lakers players joined in the protests their shirts say i can't breathe. a message of solidarity after the choking death of eric garner in new york. the lakers also tweeted this photo of kobe bryant before the team took on the kings. >>> the bay area is bracing for a powerful storm that's just hours away. workers in san francisco rappelled down telegraph hill yesterday clearing out loose rocks trying to prevent slides during the downpour. people in marin stocked up on sandbags free to anyone who wants to fill them up at sandbagging stations across the county. >>> work crews are busy clearing storm drains. cities are asking everyone to help out. if you see one covered with leaves clean it up to keep the water flowing. >> we're asking and soliciting the help of citizens of san francisco to help participate in trying to clean the catch basins because that's the number one cause of localized flooding. >> if you need help with clearing a storm drain, contact 311 to report the problem. >

. >> andria borba is outside the lucky river restaurant in san francisco. >> reporter: the video was shot outside the restaurant here on monterey boulevard. it made its way to the web and then the health department. ng to say about that the department of heal street food is all the rage these days but not quite like this. b cracking cook has been fire highly unsani >> that's horrible what i'm just seeing right now. >> reporter: a youtube video titled san francisco's sidewalk steak shows a cook using the concrete as a meat tenderizer. >> sidewalks have never been cleaned. >> reporter: the meat was cracked against this sidewalk covered in blackened go up, cigarette butts and foot tracked bacteria of all varieties. the san francisco department of health did chime in after the video shot november 23rd was forwarded to them. the owner claimed over the phone it was an isolated incident, the meat was discarded and the cook has been fired. >> it's highly unsanitary. i don't know how they're going to clean the meat off after that. they're going to wash it. it certainly doesn't look very appea

in novato, andria borba, kpix 5. >>> pg&e crews have made progress in tens of thousands of people -- when tens of thousands of people lost power when the storm came through yesterday. there are still scattered outages all over but the total number is under 4,000 for the bay area. >>> san francisco was hard hit by power outages yesterday. 85,000 customers lost power during the storm including more than 100 businesses on pier 39. when the lights did come on, the fog harbor fish house scrambled to open for dinner. >> it's challenging, hard to bring people into the restaurant if you can't cook or do anything. so just the waiting game. >> bart's montgomery street station was closed for hours because the power was out and pg&e said it hired repair crews from oregon, washington and southern california to help restore power. >>> and speaking of southern california, it's their turn now. parts of l.a. county already seeing high winds and a lot of rain just like the bay area. folks in southern california stocked up on sandbags yesterday. l.a. could get one to two inches of rain. mountainous are

kpix 5's andria borba reports he's retiring as holiday display after delighting families for decades. >> reporter: bruce mertz mr. christmas is pulling the plug on a holiday tradition that has brightened a concord neighborhood for 36 years. ♪ after stringing miles of lights for wide eyed and oohs and aahs. >> my mom took me here when i was really little. >> reporter: the twinkle is leaving olive drive. it's been a tough year for the guy in the lightup jacket. back surgery, a heart attack and a pacemaker have taken their toll. >> this is what kept me alive -- kept me going for long time. >> reporter: when bruce said he was handing in his elf hat. neighbors knew they had to throw him a christmas party worthy of the show in his front yard. ♪ >> the idea of him unplugging the lights one last time and not having anybody here to support him and to show him how much the 36 years have meant, is a really sad one. >> reporter: concord came out to bask in the flow of the lights and -- glow of the lights and bruce one last time. >> god -- i guess. it was amazing. i didn't think there would ever b

kpix 5's andria borba explains why it may be nearly impossible to stop them. >> organized retail crimes is a good description for this. >> reporter: in an instant four of the girls entered this store. scatter and begin their retail plunder. two of the girls head past a rack of shoes. grab high end handbags and high tail it to the exit. brushing off security and sales clerks. >> they're not the only ones involved. >> reporter: on another camera, two more rainbow girls stuffing more handbags in their own. at the door, there's an attempt to stop the girls. but it's too late. despite a struggle, they're outside with the pilfered merchandise. according to former fbi agent rick smith, the girls aren't stealing the bags for their own use. a puppet master is fencing the designer wares. >> probably within two, three minutes of when they steal the good. >> reporter: the girls have been busted before. two years ago the rainbow girls were cupped. the key to shut down the operation is finding the mastermind putting the teens to work. >> and not just arresting these rainbow girls. there's more people

andria borba, kpix5. >>> dr. lost 30 pounds and has ongoing medical issues including memory problems as well as some strange scars on his retina. >>> have you heard of macca? it is part of the latest superfood craze. and you can buy nit the bay area. but prices are skyrocketing. that story on bay area night beat on kbcw, 44 cable 12. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell, is help on the way for the 49ers? and an nfl quarterback is injured in a car crash today. another starting pitch sore gone from the oakland as . ♪ i want to be kissed by you ♪ >> what in the world does marlin monroe have to do with this sports cast? ,,,,,, ♪ ♪ my baby drove up in a brand new cadillac. ♪ ♪ my baby drove up in a brand new cadillac. ♪ ♪ look here, daddy, i'm never coming back... ♪ discover the new spirit of cadillac and the best offers of the season. lease this 2015 standard collection ats for around $329 a month. southwest flight this mornia woman gives birth in mid-fl. >> pretty big surprise for some passengers on a southwest flight this morn

be andria borba, kpix 5. >>> a fundraiser is under way in berkeley for the family of michael brown. the unarmed man who was shot and killed in august during a confrontation with a police officer in ferguson, missouri. the musical fundraiser started at 6:00 at berkeley hall. >>> since it's the day after christmas, people were back in the malls and many of them had their gift cards in hand. kiet do was right there with them. >> reporter: americans spent $32 billion on gift cards this holiday season. john is taking care of a good chunk of that himself. fact is, gift card spending is up about 5%. shoppers spent on average $173 on gift cards this year. john said there was no use in waiting to spend it. got himself a new receiver. you didn't waste anytime spending that gift card. >> no, not at all of i knew what i wanted. it was all prearranged i guess. >> reporter: at target on hillsdale avenue in san jose the doors opened up at 7:00. returns began in earnest and retail experts say those who hit the stores for returns and exchanges will trade or give back an average of 4 items. >> you kn

ear we are we're going to steal something. >> reporter: andria borba, kpix 5. >> the quick hits can beo. in one case the rainbow girls stole $29,000 worth of merchandise from neiman marcus and one single swoop. >>> the duke and duchess of cambridge wrap up their visit to the united states today. >> the british couple sat courtside in new york last night for the nets and cavalier game. they were there to celebrate their new partnership with the nba to highlight wildlife conservation. plenty of fans were pretty happy to see them too. >> we just love the whole family. and we just -- they're great kids. we want to support them. >> just wanted to see them in person. it's sort of like a once in a lifetime thing. >> royal couple mingled at the game with beyonce and jay z. that's pretty fun. today prince william and wife kate will visit the national september 11th memorial and museum in new york. and i think this is their first visit ever to new york. >> ever? >> pretty incredible. >> it is amazing. >> i just happen to have a -- laying around and hoping to convince them to come here. >> sold t

andria borba is at the grand finale. 03.17.20.13 nats santa baby ...hurry down the >> reporter: bruce mertz, mr. christmas, is pulling the plug on a holiday tradition that has brightened the concord neighborhood for 30 sick years. me alive. it's what kept me gog for a long time. when bruced he was handing in his elf hat...neighbors knew they ho throw him a christmas party his front [ singing ] s one last time and not having anybodye to show him how much those years have meant, wa ord came out to bask >> reporter: after stringing miles of nights for wide eyes and ohs and ahs -- >> my mom took me here when i was really little. >> reporter: the twinkle is leaving olive drive. bruce and his display have their own documentary, but back surgery, a heart attack and pacemaker have taken their toll. >> this is what kept me going for a long time. >> reporter: when bruce said he was handing in his elf hat, neighbors knew they had to throw him a christmas party worthy of the show in his front yard. [ singing ] >> the idea of him unplugging the lights one last time and not having anybody here to s

. >>> andria borba is in san jose tonight where today's bad weather caused some heavy duty damage. se to see where the wrath of mother nu ck nats rain a c >> reporter: the pca crews have been at it out here for 12 hours and about 30 minutes ago they successfully restrung power lines on two poems that collapsed overnight still causing massive problems. work is still happening now. ived within minutes...but the da was done... 13.15.13 they h live wires on that last hou and this house and it went andria >> very, very loud like a bomb. >> reporter: you don't have to look hard around the villa theresa mobile home park in south san jose to see where the wrath of mother nature struck, a crushed carport here, discarded high voltage equipment there and repair work continuing well into the night in another driving rainstorm. two electrical goals, cables and a transformer came crashing down -- poles, cables and a trammer came crashing down around 8 -- transformer came crashing down around 8:30 this morning. >> very scared. >> reporter: homeowners came running outside with rain falling, water

back in the bay area fed up fans are doing a lot of finger pointing right now, but as andria borba tells us, it's not harbaugh they're blamed at. >> most fans toss the blame on the 49ers ceo and general manager. just when jed york thought things couldn't get any more uncomfortable than with his hug with the former coach jim harbaugh, he had to face the music with the mutual decision to part ways. >> i guarantee you i know one thing we're not going to win today's press conference. that's not going to happen. >> reporter: while questions were pointed. >> even your parents had three swing and misses on hiring coaches before you hit with jim who got you as close to a super bowl as anyone in this organization has had. so how can you say to the fan base that you think you're going to get a better hire? >> reporter: the internet was much more fierce in its support of harbaugh and criticism for the ceo and gm was one person editing york's wikipedia page to say on december 28th, 2014, jed york killed the san francisco 49ers. without the protection of a keyboard fans said -- >> it's cut throat. it

we sent andria borba to test the difference.and more on bay area nightbeat at 10:00 on our sister station, kbcw, 44/cable 12. we'll see you then. >>> well, it seemed like they were going the way of the dodo bird the vinyl record, aol address. apparently flip phones are back in a world where everyone seems to be racing to keep up with the latest smartphone technology. the lower tech gadgets are enjoying a surprising renaissance. so what is with all the nostalgia? >> people are going back to the flip phone because it works. it's functional. you just flip it open, also you don't have to get internet on it. you can actually go out and enjoy whatever you're experiencing instead of taking pictures of it for instagram and looking at it later. >> ah! a trend that we hope continues. celebrities meanwhile like the privacy because unless they're internet enabled they are impossible to hack impossible! to hack. >> now what's possible? more rain around here. >>> chances are you checked out the radar and it's still raining. you checked later