most importantly, it has been a partnership with the north beach community and north beach neighborhood. this is one of the densest projects in the -- densest urban environments in the entire country. there are 4.5 acres of open 1000 residents. that is 95% below the city average. this truly is a dense urban neighborhood. we do not have tremendous opportunities to create more open space or to add recreational amenities in this neighborhood. here is a project that will result in a 20% increase in open space, 12,000 additional square feet of park and playground. and it has been designed in such a way that it makes the park more accessible for all -- for seniors, for people with disabilities, for parents with kids. it improve sightlines from the clubhouse and pool to the playground. it reflects the need for flexibility on the blacktop. the park is being designed to accommodate a number of different sports and activities, ranging from basketball to four square to roller hockey to soccer. it is a thoughtful design. it is a collaborative design. it is what the community has expressed loudly an

it is time for a new beach. thank you. >> i would like to speak to you as an architect and a former member of the library commission. the solution has been arrived at is an exceptional resolution of all of the parameters and constraints of that site. the identity of the library is particularly resonant for its response to the necessary demands upon the library system, certainly for the acquisition of borrowing materials, but also for the programs and services the library makes available to the community. it will be the centerpiece of architecture. to that end, it is an important evidence. i had the distinct pleasure of being involved with the inception of the branch library group of programs. i can tell you important things. one is that this project has received the most consideration of all the branch library project. i think it is demonstrative, the library commitment to the worthiness of every product it develops in each of the neighborhoods. it is also important to underscore what the city librarian mentione

they waited for a woman who was on the beach who volunteered to go in and bring the man back to the beach. he has been identified as 53-year-old raymond zack. officials haven't said where he is from. they do plan to get together and talk about what happened and what to do going forward. live in alameda. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. learn to share. that age-old principle mom tried to impress upon you is going to be important today on the golden gate bridge. the long-awaited closure of one of the two sidewalks for seismic repairs gets underway. terry mcsweeney is live at the bridge to show us what is happening. terry? >> reporter: everybody, bicycle and pedestrians asked to move -- not asked. being forced to move to the east walkway on the golden gate bridge. west side is shutting down for construction work. let's see how this works out. take a look at the pictures of how they hope it works out. we have pictures of pedestrian and bicyclists sharing. just like kristen said, the way mom would want it. on weekend, that means lots of sharing. 10,000 bicyclists on a busy day getti

. >> a beach report showing the best and worst beaches in california is targeting a few local beachesins coverage in san francisco. >> every year at the nonprofit heal the bay grades 445 b-2s across california. 68 are here in the bay area. for the 2010- to the rows 11 season, 84 percent of our beaches received a or b meaning they had excellent or good water quality. aquatics part end of lake shore park in san mateo both received d as did alan needed help each. baker beach in san francisco was ranked one of the most polluted shores in california. it came in 8th. it is considered dirty because of this creek that drains on to the beach. tess- bacterial contamination. of the dirty is to beat and all of california according to heal the bay was cal beat in santa cruz. rob fladeboe drove south today to visit the shoreline. " >> run fact that cal beat is the most polluted beach in california according to the new study by hill the day comes as no surprise to officials here in santa cruz county. as we speak, here is a sign on cal beat up that says warning, ocean water may be contaminated and un

it is called " cowel beach. it is very popular when beach goers. they say that this one tends to get looted because of the business in the area. the high number of tourists, traffic, of that is not the only reason, there aren't route with very many factors going on cups--there are many factors going on here. this figure is also a lot of kelp and the water. there is a high number of wildlife in the area here. birds, sea lions, the also contribute to the bacteria count. in fact, last year of the 142 beach days when they're more warnings about high levels of bacteria in the water, their warnings posted here about this beadh. the health officials say that there is not a lot more movement, not a lot of mortar flow root of farther out into the water that you go, who0--not a lot of water flow, but the farther out you go the better it is. >> now this is in san jose, by the guadalupe parkway. traffic is moving well in both directions. tonight, while the nbc gears be a giant game, they will air nbc programming that includes two hours of minute to win it. a s

in addition to 7, which we will do all over the city, we are going to add chinatown and north beach to our city streets -- to our sunday streets. that is going to be wonderful. it is one i have been trying to oversee as city administrator, working with our liveable streets and our chinatown chamber of commerce, our chinatown merchants association -- they are all very excited, and we will be looking at the way we have been using grant avenue, all the way through north beach, from california, across broadway, so we will have more details about that, but we do not have a date announced for that. we are working out the details, and we will listen carefully to all of the needs and concerns of our merchants along the area, residents, to make sure it is successful. the nice part of sunday streets -- it is not just the physical closing of the streets. it is really the way we work with all elements of our community to make sure we bring out things that are great for kids, for families, and the merchants will have an opportunity to read prioritize the way they welcome their traditional visitors

baker beach had the distinction of labeled the 8th most polluted beach in california.n san francisco, kron 4 news. >> reporter: continuing our coverage of that list out of california's most polluted beaches. number one on the list, cowl beach here, north of the warf in santa cruz. there are signs warning beach goers of the lie level of bacteria here, mainly because of rotting kelp here and high number of birds and sea lie lions, contributing. rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. >> lakers have a new coach and the giants battle back in the 9 9th against the marlins but it's this collision that plate that everybody is talking about tonight. gary is up next. ♪ [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called my citibank small business expert. he got me a line of credit to make it happen and even improved my cash flow. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so does our cleaning crew. [ male announcer ] at citibank, we believe small business is a big

this is the dirtiest beach in southern california. doheny beach. i've surfed this twice -- i've gotten sick both times. narrator: san juan creek, a concrete flood control channel, flows directly to doheny beach. moriarty: the concrete you can almost think of as a big water slide for pollutants to go to sea level. man: if it rains more than 2/10 of an inch, the county puts out a health advisory for all beaches in the county. that totaled 75 days in 2006. so it's sort of a frightening thing that it's so polluted that every time it rains, we have to stay out of the ocean for three days. moriarty: to be sick after surfing isn't like, "oh, i have a runny nose," and tomorrow it's gone. can be a lot of different things. nelsen: they include gastroenteritis, which is an upset stomach, and sinus infections, ear infections, eye infections, and there's also virulent versions of streptococcus that can actually cause severe illness and even death. moriarty: our goal with surfrider foundation is essentially to have the city understand that the water is, in fact,

i am regina and i live in north beach myself. and i can't really add too much more than what's been said. i think the restaurant owner, excuse me, expressed it very well and all i can say is we're in a world class city and you need to have access to people who need to get in touch with you and in orderer for us not to have dropped calls or in order for high speed on the laptop, you need to have these antennas installed and it is, i think, it's krushl and extremely important -- i think it's crucial and extremely important and essential. we do need this. thank you. president olague: thank you. >> reset the clock. >> commissioners, i am a resident of the district three, although not in north beach. i publish a newsletter for the social media set, twitter, win tin, and facebook and this past week it was about microsoft buying skype which means they, one reason they want to do it to build enhanced messages into the microsoft phones for more connecttivety. i am urging you to deny the d.r. and look into the argument for this as carefull

it's going to be downtown on the beach north of the pier where you have that larger section of beach.he sand? >> yes. they're going to construct their stadium out there on the beach. >> that is unbelievable. >> they see what we do down there with beach soccer and beach lacrosse and pro volleyball when they erected their stadium a couple years ago. they know we can do it. and we know we can work with them and get it done. >> and imagine. it is televised. imagine the aerials and what it will look like some of the site lines. someone will be doing the hoof pipe and the ocean will be behind him. >> they'll erect the half pipes and the seeing the. it will be on that huge area north of the pier. >> are they giving you projections how many people will attend? >> we're not really sure. but they're looking as well over 50,000 people in that event sits environmental. and you're talking july 21st through the 24th. there will be upwards of 300,000 people in ocean city. and this will be a bonus for many of those that made their advanced reservations. this is something that everybody likes it. the

>> folly beach in south carolina and elbow beach in bermuda.a, hilton head. >> bismal beach in california is good. >> memorial day marks the start of the summer season according to aaa, 34 million people will hit the road. dr. beach has you covered, dr. beach is steven leatherman, director of the florida international university's coastal research lab. this guy has scoured the country for america's best beaches and got a list, coming in at number five, cape hatteras, north carolina, okay, number four, a main beach in east hampton, new york, number three, kahanamoku beach, hawaii, top two wait until after the break. [ woman ] welcome back jogging stroller. you've been stuck in the garage while i've been sneezing from the dust in here, and the pollen outside. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my allergy symptoms. it's the brand allergists recommend most. ♪ lilly and i are back on the road again, where we belong. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. [ male announcer ] get up to $6 in savings on zyrtec® products at zyrt

. >> a new beach report is out. it targets a few bay area beaches we begin our coverage in san francisco. >> every year, "heal the bay"raises money and between 2004 and 2011, 84 percent of our beaches received an a or b. but two others received a d-grade. and this was ranked one of the most polluted shores, it came in no. 8 on the beach bummer list. it is because of this creek, it frequently test high for contamination. but the dirtiest beach waswas this one in santa cruz. the fact that this is the most polluted beach and calif. according to the recent study comes as no surprise to the officials in santa cruz county. here is a sign on the beach that says ocean water may be contaminated and unsafe by order of the santa cruz health department. last year, the 142 days when similar warnings were posted along the county, 128 of the days were posted for this beach cowl beach right here, it is very popular with the surfers and the beachgoers. he'll the basis that the polluted beaches often occur near places like this becau

to clean the beach inch by inch >> thank you.tuff, no, because it could cut you. >> do not pick it up and bring it to them. just let them know where it is. >> the small things they can find. even though the big trash can be exciting and interesting, the little trash is what's most harmful to wildlife. >> reporter: the clean-up is the first of six that will take place this month up and down the california coast. the name is to teach students to own their planet and be pro- active in taking care of it. one grain of sand at a time. >> if we didn't clean up the beach, then the sea animals will eat all the plastic and stuff. >> reporter: 500 students turned out from san francisco and marin. >> the more we have, the better chances we have to clean up the beach. >> reporter: but they are doing more than taking out the trash. they are also taking home a life-long lesson. >> this is really just a catalyst for doing it on your own regularly. >> reporter: more than a mile was cleaned up for free with the help of rubber gloves and the help o

make a difference for a bay area beach.t's part of a statewide effort to protect wildlife, and our waterways. >>> more than 500 school kids took their day outside. state wide effort to protect wildlife and our waterways. here is more on the lesson organizers hope will last a lifetime. >> are you excited to be here? >> yes. >> reporter: ocean beach. >> you are not going into the water. and you are not picking up anything sharp. >> reporter: on the edge of san francisco. >> heading down to the beach shortly. had to have a snack first. >> reporter: was taken over today by a small army. the object, to clean the beach inch by inch. >> no. because it could cut you. >> do not pick it up an bring it to them. just let them know where it is. >> the smallest they can finds. even though the big ones can be exciting and kind of interesting the little ones is most harmful to wildlife. >> reporter: the first of six events that will take place this months up and down the california coast. the aim, to teach the students to own their planet

beach.you the new list, the top ten seaside hot spots in the country. >> plus, coming up a newborn that can only be described as a real miracle. take a look at this ultrasound. he developed outside his mother's uterus. incredibly risky for the baby and for mom. and the mom is here to share her remarkable story in an exclusive live interview. happy ending there. >> we have a lot to get to. let's go back inside. ann curry is at the news desk with the headlines. hi, ann. >> thanks, you guys. good morning, everybody. >>> in the news, congress and president obama barely beat the deadline and extended portions of the patriot act who were set to expire last night. president obama, who is in france for the g-8 summit, used an auto pen machine to sign the four-year extension, which gives the government broad powers to spy on terrorist suspects. while in france, president obama and leaders of other wealthy nations are expected to pledge at least $20 billion to egypt and tunisia, where uprisings have o

here are the bay area beaches that got an f. cowell beach, capitola both in santa cruz county. baker beach in san francisco, and keller beach in point richmond. >>> not exactly a perfect day to go to the beach today but sunny skies on the horizon? >> it's a little ironic that you mention that because what we are going to do is head over to the marina area where we did have people having fun in the sun actually today. it gives you a little mix. we had the rain and then we had a dog day at the beach. rrrrr! looks like fun. until somebody gets hurt. we had a few tenths of an inch of rain throughout the marina area. otherwise we had snow in the high sierra. this is our live cbs 5 weather camera over sierra tahoe currently 32 degrees. the winds are out of the south at 20 miles per hour. stronger occasional gusts. we are expecting at least a total of 4" of snow there by the time it's all said and done. meanwhile look at the stats as far as precipitation totals are concerned. beginning with sonoma, north of the golden gate bridge, over half an inch of rain. quarter to the east in oakl

beach." coming in at number 2, coronado beach in san diego.beach in america -- we don't have a drum roll -- siesta beach in sarasota, florida. there you go. >>> some hotels are sewing small washable microchips into towels, sheets and bathrobes so if you accidentally, quote, unquote, walk off with one, you're charged for it. material a tech expert gave me the lowdown on these microchips as well as the 411 on gadgets you may want to travel with this summer. >> if you walk off with that luxurious bathrobe or bath towel, chances are hotels are imbedding an rfd tag right inside there. it will track that you have taken it. you might be saying, that's kind of cheap on the hotel's part, right? get this. one of those towels can cost around $8 to $9 apiece. and one hotel that's implemented this tracking technology has actually went from 4,000 towels that were taken a month down to 750, saving them $16,000. so that's a lot of money when we talk about linens that people are walking off with. so think twice because you might be being tracked. >> yeah. that

each district is different with respect to north beach. there are issues over there right now.we need to do something. this is a tourist town, and people come here from all over the world. although, i appreciate until midnight. i think this is very good legislation. commissioner yee riley: so should we get rid of this? open until midnight? >> we can change this in the future. i just feel uncomfortable introducing something right now with an open and to it. but in wants to get this program up and going, there is always an opportunity to revisit it. -- i just want to the this program up and going. i think really more from the direction is that our commission wants to see the green areas stayed green, and there are neighborhoods you want to pull themselves out, and they are welcome to do so. if the caveat to achieve that is we keep it at 10:00 p.m., we keep it at 10:00 p.m. otherwise, that is the first option, otherwise, another option is certain neighborhoods can save limited live performance can only be in their area until 10:00, where others may be until 11:00. does that make s

baker beach is ranked as the eighth most polluted beach in the state. march of this year. more details now on the state's most polluted beaches. santa cruz cowell beach is the worst coming in at number one. capitola beach was number 10. >>> there are reports tonight the federal prosecutors are completed their investigation into possible misuse of campaign funds by two-time presidential campaign john edwards. the washington post and cnn are both reporting that the justice department could hand down indictments any day now. the investigation looked at whether edwards' used campaign funds to support his affair with videographer hunter. he had a baby with her while married to his late wife elizabeth edwards. >>> goodman withdrew his nomination today to be a federal court judge. republicans last week blocked a vote on his confirmation. they object to his liberal leaning. in a letter to president obama, he said he and his family need to make plans for the future. >>> the pentagon said it is reducing the number of u.s. troops in pakistan at the request of the

baker beach is ranked as the eighth most polluted beach in the state.ting was done between april of last year and march of this year. more details now on the state's most polluted beaches. santa cruz cowell beach is the worst coming in at number one. capitola beach was number 10. >>> there are reports tonight the federal prosecutors are completed their investigation into possible misuse of campaign funds by two-time presidential campaign john edwards. the washington post and cnn are both reporting that the justice department could hand down indictments any day now. the investigation looked at whether edwards' used campaign funds to support his affair with videographer hunter. he had a baby with her while married to his late wife elizabeth edwards. >>> goodman withdrew his nomination today to be a federal court judge. republicans last week blocked a vote on his confirmation. they object to his liberal leaning. in a letter to president obama, he said he and his family need to make plans for the future. >>> the pentagon said it is reducing the number of u.

cal beach and capitola beach both in santa cruz. >> and baker beach in san francisco. but there is some good news. the nonprofit group "heal the bay" says 90% of california beaches show good water quality. >> good news. >> they are getting more water as we speak. >> they have plenty of time to clean it up because i don't see any beach weather for quite a while. >> really? it's memorial day coming up. >> i know. we have the unofficial beginning of summer and, you know, we can't find that big ridge of high pressure so we have that storm out there today and continuing to see some showers falling around the bay area. live look right now, pretty ominous looking with raindrops on the lens and some dark skies as well as late season storm system working its way through the bay area and bringing plenty of rain. some places over half inch of rain in the north bay. showers tagging further south now into hayward seeing a good cell into the oakland areas. for this scattered showers along the peninsula. further to the north, this is the cold front that's stretching through the bay a

baker beach received an f and the top 10 worst beaches includes capitola beach. >>> we showed you someifornia of a tornado. >> we have been talking about a tornado warning and central butte county. you can see all of that activity right now on live stormtracker 2. it is set to expire at 7:30 p.m. that might be extended or changed. it looks like chico is clearing out but brush creek, some thunderstorms just to the west, thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes. still some lingering rain showers to our north and heavy snow across parts of the bay area. tomorrow so morning clouds. the weekend, a sun/cloud mix. the coolest locations in the lower 40s. san francisco right around 50 degrees. pretty active weather picture today. still some more activity up to our north and west. that is an active storm track to our north. there will be some clubs that will continue to move into the region -- some clouds that will continue to move into the region. some gusty winds this saturday around 30-35 miles per hour. a winter weather advisory still in place for sierra. some clouds out there. another b

worst beach is called beach and her visit the shoreline >> call beach here in santa cruz is the worsthill the day there is as a signed agreement on palm beach warning that the water is unsafe for body contact. last year no one under and 42 days i hundred and 28 of those days where were posted on polity which one health official here said there are a lot of hidden factors. there are high number of guards and sea lions that contribute to the bacteria and can tell it's in the water. there isn't not a lot of water movement in this cold area. >> hill the day is updating its our beach reports throw out the memorial day weekend. here is a look at what the reporting swear found it go to our website a crime for duck pond and click on the web site for further reports. we live right back after this message >> i look at the president during a bank which with the clean. the queen wasn't toasting during the national anthem. when the antenna and did the test was consummated by the queen. who made the mistake was that the president or the musicians. with into rural will recall hansen said someone in

this is the dirtiest beach in southern california. doheny beach. i've surfed this twice -- i've gotten sick both times. narrator: san juan creek, a concrete flood control channel, flows directly to doheny beach. moriarty: the concrete you can almost think of as a big water slide for pollutants to go to sea level. man: if it rains more than 2/10 of an inch, the county puts out a health advisory

at the beaches, mid-to-upper 50s.ble rain is monterey bay and inland. low to mid-60s in monterey bay and upper 60s inland. heading to the game tonight, stray somehower is possible. but mostly dry and mostly cloudy. yankees and a's. 53 degrees. chilly ward the end. tonight the temperatures are cooler. clouds will open up every once in a while. also, i should say break apart every once in a while. then open up for scattered shower. mid-you were toer 40s north bay and upper 40s for the rest of us. cold front working toward the bay area. it will scatter best chance of showers in the morning bay area wide. in the afternoon, north bay. overnight, a little lull with a stray light shower for the morning commute. bulk of the wet weather will fall again in the north bay tomorrow. few stray showers in east bay. the accuweather seven-day forecast -- it's going to be cool tomorrow with the thunderstorms. possibility of small hail. not much of a warming trend thursday and friday. though it's dry. the coolest weather with the record

allen is live in crown beach in alameda. people having a tough time with this. >> yes. it really is shocking when you think about it. rescue workers who are paid to save others in danger watched the man die out here today. that man told his mother that he wanted to kill himself so he marched himself out into the ocean. now this is the part where rules and regulations defy logic. >> i thought it was kind of weird not going out to bring the guy in. he was out there. head above wachlts he was looking at even. i felt like there was plenty of time for them to react. >>reporter: for more than an hour the suicidal man stood up to the neck in the frigid surf off crown beach in alameda. >> what we expected to see at some point there would be a concern and somebody would go out there and pull him in. >>reporter: about 75 beach goers couldn't understand why alameda police officers and firefighters stood idle by and watched the man slowly succumb to the 60 degree water and go under. >> we are not trained to go into the water. obviously type of gear we have on. we don't have the typ

definitely a day to get outside to the beach if you can. i know it's only wednesday if you can sneak away at lunchtime, it will be gorgeous, 15 degrees above average so look at the numbers here. we are almost breaking into the 90s in concord, 86 for san jose. beautiful in san francisco, 80. even at the beaches we'll see 70-degree temperatures. will it last? we'll see in a little bit. first let's check on traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you, kristy. right now, all the eastbound lanes of highway 4 are closed in pittsburg from loveridge to somersville road. this started on monday. so again, eastbound lanes closed until 5:30 a.m. use detours. they just wrapped up construction on the dumbarton bridge on the westbound side of the span. eastbound there are still some lanes blocked approaching the high-rise. we'll have more traffic coming up including a check of the bay bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> pressure is growing on the white house to release proof of osama bin laden's death. as joel brown reports it is likely the government will ma

hey, that's beach weather. you go down to miami beach, the water temperature, 82 degrees. i mean, of course you're jumping in the water down there. then you push out to gold beach, oregon, 56 degrees. it's a little touch and go, right? but up in camden, maine, you're swimming if you're a seal. 49 degrees in the water. the big picture is going to show you we are watching some storms develop in the midsection of the country. that's the sort of thing we expect this time of the year. and yes, there's a chance they could be severe especially around the nebraska area. >> all right, everybody, have a very happy memorial day weekend. rebecca over to you. >> thank you. up next, it is a mistake that could literally cost you your home. how to make sure you've got the right insurance to protect you in the event of any disaster. this is "the early show" on cbs. ♪ [ beep ] [ beep ] [ beep ] ♪ [ beep ] [ male announcer ] find an italian masterpiece in your grocer's freezer. buitoni shrimp and lobster ravioli with garlic butter sauce. simple ingredients, artfully prepared. winner of 2011

veteran, brought by family members to sunset beach.t's the flag that once draped the coffin of felice uzalino, dora to her friends, who served in the army during world war ii. >> my mother would be honored and very proud of this day. she's like up there. she's just flowing with the wind. you know. standing tall like my mom would. >> reporter: the flags were the idea of sunset beach owner marvin hume, himself a world war ii veteran, who lost a childhood friend when the japanese attacked pearl harbor. his friend's body was never recovered, but hume wanted to find a way to salute his sacrifice. >> i thought, here's the last flag in the southern part of our state. what a place to honor my friend. >> reporter: and then in 1973, to honor others who'd perished in service to their country, he ran a single newspaper ad asking for veterans' coffin flags to fly. >> all filled up. >> yeah. every other page we're all filled for the season. >> we are now booking for 2012. and i have just gone through the 2012 calendar and i'm absolutely amazed. >> r

>> i got out of the car business to take this job on the beach.hospitable and take a picture of a family enjoying waikiki. >> you get everyone together and instead of saying say cheese, you had them say something else? >> briefly in conversation i recognized his accent. he said something like that would be wicked cool. and then we exchanged information about the town. >> because you grew up there. >> right. and then we had said something about where are you from? he said boston. i said but what part? i said, wow, i'm from the next town over. when his fiancee got back in the shot, i said, hey, salem on -- his fiancee was like, wow, why did you say that? >> how does this random guy now my small town? >> i was surprised and then he started dropping a couple of names. >> and one of the names was? >> dick. >> your father. >> and that's when my knees buckled and i was really taken back like how would he know my father. >> had you ever tried to look up joe? you found out you had a half-brother. had you ever tried to look him up? >> no, not really. we had

olver beach elementary school. and applause ] >> and the principle principal is in the house this morning, maryanne ma gonna list. >> morning don, marty robinson. >> tell me about olver beach elementary school. >> we're located in the southeast area of baltimore county in chase very close to hammer man and gunpowder state park. >> how many students you have there? >> about 285. >> and how many teachers do i have there? >> i have approximately 20 2/5 teachers and a total of 51 people on my staff. >> reporter: well you do a great job and you are ready for the faculty meeting this afternoon. >> interview: yes i am. one more thing, it's teacher appreciation week and i would like to thank all my teachers for gently prodding and challenging all my boys and girls to be the best they can be and to reach for the stars. >> reporter: thank you. give yourselves a big hand [ cheering ] >> olver beach elementary school. i want to say a quick hello to our friends slot harry, we're thinking about you get well. also mcdonald's on f

several thousand people at ocean beach. we found some playing hooky. >> my wife actually, she called in sick today. we -- we woke up this morning, it was really nice so we decided to come to the beach. >> reporter: others did have the day off. >> too beautiful to stay inside. >> reporter: you're not working? >> no, i am a union painter, look out for me. >> actually i was trying to get away from the heat of marin county. and it is cooler here, the nice ocean breeze is nice. >> reporter: downtown san francisco hit 90 in the mission district. people came from far and wide. >> this is our nice back yard area, found water, hanging out here. >> reporter: east bay folks came west. >> it is nice compared to where i live. it is nice and cool over here. >> reporter: east coast folks as well. some wonder where the fog went. >> and it probably changed the character of the city somehow. >> reporter: at ocean beach, despite the chilly 51-degree water and rip currents, many people still went in. life guards here at minimum staff, were wat

here at waikiki beach, the focus of hawaii's mass tourism, tourism has become big business.ing in hawaiian] [man] aloha. [speaking hawaiian] welcome to our land of aloha, to our islands of paradise, to our home hawaii-- hawaii, the gathering place, the melting pot of the south pacific. tonight, through our songs and dances, we share with you the beautiful mixture of people, the cultures and hawaii of yesterday and the hawaii of today. since the discovery of hawaii by this first group of explorers, many more people throughout polynesia, along with the diverse customs and traditions, have been drawn to these lovely and friendly shores and now gratefully and proudly call hawaii home. we present to you now an evening of polynesian entertainment, a te hati production, the royal hawaiian hotel luau extravaganza! [man singing in hawaiian] but not all native hawaiians are happy with the image of hawaii that is presented to tourists at these cultural extravaganzas. pua baptista is one of a growing number who are speaking out about the adverse impact of tourism on hawaii. [baptista] i

whole beach to yourself.here is one person there. and satellite view, northeasterly winds clearing the bay and the coast with the clouds as we would this mor i said between noon and 1:00 and they are clear before we get to noon. upper 50s to low 60s just about everywhere and mid 60s and upper 50s in santa rosa and los gatos. so the warming at the coast after you cool down yesterday so you've had a rollercoaster back up today and even up higher tomorrow. rest of us will join you in the surge toward record high temperatures significant cooling over mother's day weekend. warmer than average, redwood city 1 degree. oakland and san jose 5 and napa 8 degrees warmer. east bay valleys, most of us in the valleys in the mid to upper 70s as you head out highway 4, low 80s there. 69 in richmond and rest of the east bay shore and low to mid-70s. heading down to the south bay, 80 in los gatos. 59 in millbrae. low to mid-70s for the peninsula. everybody else in the low to mid 60s along the coast. san francisco, mid to upper

an annual ranking puts sarasota, florida's fiesta beach as the best in the nation. the wide slice of brilliant white sand and cool emerald water was runner-up the past two years and placed third in 2008. one caveat, the rankings were done by florida international university, so there might be a bit of a bias there, terrell, i'm not sure. but still it looked good to me and it's called fiesta beach. >> so what could go wrong. i'm writing down right now, i need to put in for my vacation this summer right now. >> fiesta beach, right on. >> ashley morrison here in new york. ashley, good to see you this morning. have a great weekend. >> you, too. >>> coming up on this friday morning, we'll do weather. and then in sports the big heat. miami battled the bulls in chicago. they are on their way to the nba finals. we'll be right back. ♪ you've got one of a kind eyes, so individualize with exact eyelights eye brightening mascara, liner, and shadow collections from covergirl. find your custom colors with light-reflecting metallics and say hello to brighter eyes! ♪ green eyes --

whole beach to yourself. there is one person there. and satellite view, northeasterly winds clearing the bay and the coast with the clouds as we would this morning. i said between noon and 1:00 and they are clear before we get to noon. upper 50s to low 60s just about everywhere and mid 60s and upper 50s in santa rosa and los gatos. so the warming at the coast after you cool down yesterday so you've had a rollercoaster back up today and even up higher tomorrow. rest of us will join you in the surge toward record high temperatures significant cooling over mother's day weekend. warmer than average, redwood city 1 degree. oakland and san jose 5 and napa 8 degrees warmer. east bay valleys, most of us in the valleys in the mid to upper 70s as you head out highway 4, low 80s there. 69 in richmond and rest of the east bay shore and low to mid-70s. heading down to the south bay, 80 in los gatos. 59 in millbrae. low to mid-70s for the peninsula. everybody else in the low to mid 60s along the coast. san francisco, mid t

this shows you how folks are doing just that in the beach and boardwalk. they set records today. >> santa cruz was one of them. 87 degrees. sfo was 84 degrees . oakland, downtown getting up to 85 . that was a new record from the day. santa rosa to napa and antioch and the east bay to concorde and liverr more and morgan hill. all in the upper 80s. 80 degrees in san joses. san francisco at 82 and it was a warm day in half moon bay. 75 degrees. it is going to get cooler beginning tomorrow in the coast and then everywhere as we head into the weekend. we'll have a full look at the forecast in a minute. >>> and faulty breathalyzers may mean hundreds of dui cases could be thrown out of the court in the south bay. they have used a new model of breathalyzer as a field sobriarity device. they told the two departments friday that some of the devices were giveying -- giving incorrect readings. prosecutor note that others are begin a more reliable test after their arrest. >> the blood sample or the breath sample that is a main piece of evidence in most cases. >> becaus

. >>> less than ten minutes fighting the power of mother nature at the wedge of newport beach. was enough for stuart hines, the orange resident comes ashore to catch his breath and regain his strength. >> it is like a washing machine out there really. get stuck in some places and there is nothing you can do. just got to go with the flow of the water. >> reporter: this show the result of the first south swell of the season, creating at times 15-foot waves. the conditions too dangerous for boards. only a handful brave the pounding waves. most choose to watch from the beach. >> these guys are crazy. >> reporter: and why aren't you in there? >> i think i value my life a little bit too much right now. >> reporter: in huntington beach, exciting conditions for hundreds of surfers competing in the national scholastic surfing championship. >> there was a couple of kids that got sucked in and they were like really closed to getting sucked through it and almost hit it. >> reporter: with the high surf advisory, life guards closely watch any one in the water and warn the inexperienced to re

on siesta beach. >> not everyone is headed to the beach.ge about 40% higher than nonholiday weekends in may. this year could be different. very different. dealers are scrambling to cope with a new car shortage some call unprecedented. >> reporter: two car dealerships and one problem. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> i've never experienced this before. >> reporter: the devastating earthquake struck japan more than two months ago but some of the effects are just now hitting american soil. automakers aren't operating at full speed and that means we could see a car shortage this summer. >> we're probably going to get about in round numbers 70 cars a month. about 30% down for the normal numbers that we normally get for this time of year. it's not great. >> typical month you could earn anywhere between 140 to 200 vehicles per month, right? now we're in a situation where we are seeing that we are earning anywhere between 40 vehicles a month. that's a drastic reduction. >> reporter: the auto industry has been through tough times before but

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at ocean beach in san francisco, kron 4 news. >>rob: over the last 100 years bay to breakers is gone from a modest sized race to a spectacle featuring tens of thousands of participants many well into their cups if and when it crossed the finish line on the eve of the 100 bay to breakers race. organizers are hoping and zero tolerance policy will usher in a more responsible era. >> there a lot of knuckleheads like charlie sheen in san francisco and we think they're not going to be very successful because of 55,000 people here today to registered. that's because they want to participate in creative fund. everybody has the right to on and on themselves, urinate on themselves and defecate in the streets but that tends to lead to a rest and that's with wide-ope happen tomorrow. >>rob: 14 nicole shows us how some are encouraging participants to party on. >>nicole: an effort to keep this bay to breakers, there is now a detailed racecourse close enough on-line. out website crated by citizens for the preservation of bay to breakers. the ma

so great day to get to the beach if you can.ellite is showing us why we're seeing that warm weather. this area of high pressure is holding strong and we are also seeing offshore breezes which is bringing us warm air, building in. we'll see a little bit of cooling as this low drops in late tomorrow and into friday. that will cause a drop-off in temperatures. but for today, gorgeous temperatures in store all of this yellow and orange on your screen showing those widespread 80s. 87 in sunnyvale and santa clara. 84 in union city. 73 out in pacifica. over in the east bay a few 89- degree readings in walnut creek, danville and antioch. 87 for dublin, livermore and 82 in alameda. up into the north bay we go, 28 for san rafael, 82 san anselmo, 74 stinson beach, 87 fairfield. your extended forecast is looking good. similar conditions tomorrow. friday we actually do see that onshore flow back in the forecast. so bringing us breezy conditions dropping down in temperature and continuing to cool down for saturday and sunday with a little bit

>> i am mark leach and i live in long beach and i am here and have a cell phone. anybody who doesn't have a cell phone raise your hand? >> are you hear to speak for the d.r. requester? it was a d.r. request and we're hearing from the d.r. requester at this time. >> that is the person who is opposed to the project. >> no, i am on -- president olague: i wasn't of that impression. is there any additional public comment for speaker who is support the discretionary review requester? seeing none, project sponsor. >> good afternoon, commissioners. here to speak on behalf of t-mobile and i wanted to show you a quick photograph if we could. this is taken from above grant avenue a little bit and the mock-up of the antenna is here and i don't know if you can see it among the existing rooftop and it blends pretty well, i think. and it is only one antenna and only 5 feet tall and a 10-inch full vent structure that is designed specifically to blend with this kind of environment and we think it does that pretty well. it is really a minimalistic design that is the smallest design

this is what used to be along the beach, play land on the beach and the camera camera obscura wt of and replaced with much needed housing and this is one of the wind mills and we will get to those. this is a petting zoo, barn, nothing special and has a coupe laand there are barns all over san francisco. this little barn is in somebody's backyard, 25th street. >> there is a barn and farm house on the corner of noi and 25th and off the top of the beam out rigger and hall the hey into the roof for the horses and we are working on a house in pacific heights and in the back is a carriage house and had a hay loft. >> let's see. james lick purchased this and left two green houses and subsequently purchased by mr. crocker and donated to dol golden gate bride and erected in 1879 and by the hammer works in dublin ireland. >> there is an exception to the rule. >> you're right and the stones from the abbey and now dispersed and line the path. >> right. there is an older building there but never got put back together. >> this building had 33 tons of glass in it. it was recently rebuilt and one of th