month there were hundreds of people on the shore near the high street pier at san francisco's aquatic park. the people represent native tribes from california all the way to british columbia marking 50 years. celebrating sovereignty and spoke to participants taking park in the alcatraz. people came down from washington and wanted to respect from their elders and had been part of that 50 years ago in alcatraz. >> we practice in tempe and we train year round and we do -- we take it very seriously. we have a high respect for the water. we know anything that can happen at any time. and so we have a good time we train seriously. >> i am sure it will be this emotional powerful lifetime experience. >> back out here. some of the groups that went out first at 7:15 this morning are on their way back and that's what you are seeing is one of the groups or one of the tribes that came back from paddling around alcatraz island as part of this event here this morning. now once all of the groups come back to the shore here aquatic park they will have representatives talking to anyone that wanted to find ou

the alcatraz setup from aquatic park. we live at the park.ll have an update coming up. >>> police in san francisco are searching for whoever red paint in the christopher columbus statute near coit tower. it looks like this. early this morning. the vandalism happened yesterday the italian heritage parade was going on in north eat and just before the columbus day holiday. vandals also road, kill all colonizers at the base of the statue. investigator checking video from security cameras in the area for flu. >>> the family of a tech ceo report of it missing while visiting the bay area says he was found dead in her onto her car and san jose. the body was discovered saturday night in san jose. the 33-year-old she was the ceo of tinker renters and was in palo alto on business and do that day to return her rental car and catch a flight home to sell lake city. someone who's on the facebook page seeking information about the rental car with her body inside her family and friends say she now had to history of mental health or drug problems.>> it is inco

. >> his spot is on the aquatic park lawn. and a penthouse in the city. >> you can see about 180 degrees of the city. the tower. beautiful water view. you have treasure island. and at night the bay bridge. >> this view is not free. unless you're his friend. and someone in the neighborhood was looking to rent a rooftop. something that has become pu we rent this. >> they asked 500. which surprised me for a couple hours. for 250 i would have rented it. >> now let's go back to the free options. you see them empty. tomorrow the park will be packed. of course check out the view. the boats. all the people planned ahead. and the stairs. the green lawn. are all good options. >> get here early. probably about 9 or 10:00. and before you know it's 12:00 the air show starts. >> you heard it. if you want to enjoy the festivities tomorrow get here early. 9:00 a.m. and of course if you can, take public transportation. >> thank you so much. go to our web site for a complete look at the festtivities. for tiheeaero be for e activities? >> fabulo

now, some of the first canoes are back here at aquatic park. they represent tribes and organizations from california to british columbia. it is a way to commemorate 50 years since he native american protests and occupations on alcatraz island. it was a demonstration of awareness about native american civil rights and sovereignty. organizers of this event say the occupation of alcatraz was a pivotal moment in civil rights and native american history. >> before the occupation, native communities were targeted for assimilation, termination, and relocation. after the occupation, a new era of native american self- determination was inaugurated, and the occupation had a huge role in sort of jumpstarting that ship. >> being a part of our canoe family and being out there and representing our people, people in our family. like my father-in-law was on alcatraz. that he is not well right now to be able to come. so, carrying this people in our hearts that fought for our rights. >> back at her live, now that these first canoes the center earlier this mornin

. >>> bacteria levels are rising in the aquatic park. water samples have been sent to a lab in livermore. it was closed in early august after tests showed a spike in bacteria. >>> get ready to look up. the blue angels are in town. one thing is happening. fleet week. it kkd off with an emergency drill. the goal is to figure out how to clean up after a major earthquake all the debris that would be left around the city. >> we're expecting 10 million tons of debris. how do you visualize it? 280 football fields eight stories high or 54 sales force towers. >> what they're referring to is how much debris there would be if we had a 7.0 earthquake in san francisco. on the schedule for tomorrow, a veterans arts show, concerts featuring bands made up of veterans. >>> up next, fire danger and possible blackouts. tv just keeps getting better. how you watch it does too. this is xfinity x1. featuring the emmy award-winning voice remote. streaming services without changing passwords and input. live sports - with real-time stats and scores. access and sh

from aquatic park in tampa cisco. >>> police in san francisco searching for whoever covers the christopher columbus statue withpaint. it happened yesterday. the same day as the italian heritage parade in north beach into the day before the columbus day holiday. the person also wrote kill all colonizers at the base of the statue. investigators are checking video from security cameras in the area. >>> now that pg&e has restored power to two main people the utility is facing criticism over how to handle the massive public safety power shut off. the last group of customers had sent heather power restored by 6:00 on saturday. the ceo says the safety of worked as intended to prevent airlines from striking wildfires during high wind. he also apologize for the lack of communication with customers. saying the company was most adequately prepared. the website repeatedly crashed in the call center was overloaded. >>> we talked with the energy reporter from december cisco chronicle about what pg&e could have done differently. >> the communication was a mess. the worst part about that was probably the

health experts in berkeley still haven't nailed down what's behind elevated bacteria levels in the aquatic parkclosed since early august when they first noticed the spike. water samples are being tested at a private lab in livermore and the city is still warning everyone to avoid contact with the water. >>> 4:56 right now. you might say things have gone hog wild in parts of the east bay. >> park leaders are blaming wild pigs for tearing up soccer y ds. some of the damage was caught on camera. it's costing the city thousands of dollars. dublin also has the same problem, about a dozen homes near bay laurel street have been hit by feral pigs. residents say their lawns are ruined. >> everybody's going to getany blame everybody but there's 20 pigs coming every night, they're dangerous. we got to solve the problem. i'm a little bit worried at some point someone is going to be, cross paths with a wild or a feral pig. maybe something bad will happen. >> we hope nothing bad will happen but experts say if you encounter a wild pig, stay away. they can be aggressive and you should stop watering your lawn a

aquatic park and other good places to watch the airshow but if you are near the embarcadero today you are likely to get a taste of the blue angels. they're supposed to fly around 3:00 this afternoon. >>> a former envoy to the ukraine is testifying before house lawmakers this morning. an update on that just ahead. >>> plus the latest on the growing campaign finance scandal. >>> also ahead, a bay area company is leading the way in rolling out a new breathalyzer that tests for cannabis. nbc got an exclusive first look at the lab and that device that could change law enforcement. deal talk! my new $4.99 blt cheeseburger combo, comes with... 100% beef and hickory smoked bacon, plus fries and a drink all for just the change in your couch. i found the remote! try my new $4.99 blt cheeseburger combo. doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. my new $4.99 blt cheeseburger combo, deal talk! comes with fries and a drink. all for just the change in your couc

native communities from as far as canada and hawaii gathered at aquatic park at dawn. in 1969, native activists and students occupied that island for almost two years, sparking the indigenous rights movement. >> really felt the presence of the people who went before us, the people who fought for nativ are fighting for native issues today. and just being here on the water and the land, seeing the sun come up, it was a very emotion experience. >> the international indian treaty council also marked the day with an arts and music festival at yerba buena gardens. >>> all this week we're marking the 30th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake. i was october 17th, 1989. >> all eyes were on the world series game between the giants and the a's when at 5:06, it struck. >> abc play-by-play announcer al michaels was calling the game when suddenly, his years of living in the bay area gave him a unique perspective on this unfolding disaster. >> the sense i got for a split second is that we were going backwards. and in fact where we would sit in the mezzanine, an overhanging booth

lived pretty close to polk street, and so we would -- in the summer, we'd all all the way down to aquatic parkalk down to the library, to the kids' center. in those days, the city was safe and nobody worried about us running around. i went to high school in spring valley. it was over the hill from chinatown. it was kind of fun to experience being in a minority, which most white people don't get to experience that often. everything was just really within walking distance, so it make it really fun. when i was a teenager, we didn't have a lot of money. we could go to sam wong's and get super -- soup for $1. my parents came here and were drawn to the beatnik culture. they wanted to meet all of the writers who were so famous at the time, but my mother had some serious mental illness issues, and i don't think my father were really aware of that, and those didn't really become evident until i was about five, i guess, and my marriage blew up, and my mother took me all over the world. most of those ad ventures ended up bad because they would end up hospitalized. when i was about six i guess, my mother

alcatraz new journey six out at 6:00 from aquatic park in san francisco. >>> take a look at. this happened yesterday. the very same day as the italian heritage parade in north beach. and one day before the club is a holiday. also, the vandal wrote kill all colonizers. at the base of the statue. security camera videos the area is being checked to find out who did it. >>> now that pg&e has restored power to an estimated 2 million people , the utility is facing criticism over how it handled the massive public safety shut off. the last group of customers heather part restored by 6 a.m. saturday. the ceo said the same safety shut off work as intended to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires during high winds. but he also apologized for the lack of communication with customers saying that the customer was not adequately prepared. the website repeatedly crashed in the call center was overloaded. >>> we also talked to the energy reporter from the san francisco chronicle about what pg&e m have done differently. >> the communication was a mess. and the worst part about this it wa

you don't have to be along the aquatic park to feel the rush of the angels if you're anywhere in san francisco you probably want to keep your eyes peeled to the skies around 3:00. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay" the messages pg&e's ceo got as new details emerge about what executives were doing before the planned power outage started. >>> brand new updates on the wildfires burning out of control in southern california. kris sanchez has the story of a dog found safe. we'll be right back. announcer: time magazine reports: "the new american addiction. how juul hooked kids and ignited a public health crisis." other news outlets report- juul took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. markets e-cigarettes with kid friendly flavors and uses nicotine to addict them. 5 million kids use e-cigarettes. juul is "following big tobacco's playbook." and now, juul is pushing prop c to overturn e-cigarette protections. vote no on juul. no on big tobacco. no on prop c. >>> we could see the flames in the house, a total loss. >> right now at 6:30, raging wildfires are burning in southern california's s