i will move next to beach park. beach park, the design of the landscape around this area has not changed in a notable way, however, the old design contemplated keeping the existing stair from this upper terrace down to the beach, and what we found is that stair is not compliant and is a challenge to rehabilitate, and so we are proposing to provide a new air, wider, and more compliant stairway. so this is a view from the beach looking up. they would be several intermediate landing points to provide an opportunity to rest and look at the views, and then a wood decking with a wood cladding on the railing here, which i think helps to blend into the hillside a bit more, it is not just a steel and concrete stairway. next, the trail system has been developed, and as you can hopefully see in yellow and blue, the trails course throughout the island, doing their best to work with the topography, and provide a multitude of routes. the trails are all going to be compacted earth, with minimal other improvements, ice so i think i

sheriff's deputies say it spilled in the suburb of beach park yesterday morning. the spill created a plume of chemical smoke. a preliminary examination showed that the leak causes unconsciousness and even death when inhaled. police say at least seven people are in critical condition. >>> the nl held its draft last night and for the 22nd time a heisman trophy winner was selected first. the arizona cardinals chose oklahoma's quarterback kyler murray with the first pick. more notable picks, the raiders took clayland farrell at number four. the new york giants made a shocking choice with the sixth pick picking duke quarterback daniel jones. >>> coming up on the "morning news," the governor of maryland calls on baltimore's mayor to resign after federal agents raid her home and city hall office. >>> and invasion of the sheep. hundreds take over a california backyard. this is the "cbs morning news." . reply all look. own your look with fewer lines. there's only one botox® cosmetic. it's the only one fda approved to temporarily make frown lines, crow's feet and forehead l

this after a form of pure ammonia leaked from a container creating a chemical cloud over parts of beach park. nbc's ron allen has the latest. >> reporr: a dangerousloud of gas filled the sky after a tractor carrying a potentially deadly chemical leaked. >> the smell was very, very strong. >> it kind of looked like a really dense fog. >> reporter: first responders arrived to people unconscious on the street. some emergency crews initially overcome by the fumes. residents ordered to shelter in place because the chemical, anhydrous ammonia, can be fatal at high concentrations, the reason c first responderscked more than 100 homes. >> we want to be sure if somebody was sleeping with the windows open last night, that they're safe because this is a speak. gas so to >> reporter: more than three dozen people,ncluding1 firefighters were hospitalized. several in critical but stable condition. >> tme s just hit me like, oh, what is that? >> reporter: the chemical is used as fertilizer. exposure causes eye, nose, and throat irritation, difficulty breathing, burns, and blisters. the emergency order lifte

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it happened in beach park. that is a suburb north of chicago. police say that a tractor was towing two to 10 contain years of ammonia when i started leaking. they say the gas has strong suffocating fumes that created a toxic cloud. >> we want to make sure that if someone was sleeping with the windows open last night, that they are safe. people can inhale this and not know and then quickly become unconscious. >> the people living near the gas leak were told to stay in side. the schools were also closed for the day. >>> a fiery crash in colorado is under investigation this morning after several people were killed. 12 cars and three big rigs were involved in the crash in lakewood, right near denver. the crash at down interstate 70 and one of the big rigs was speeding and crashed into other cars, setting off a chain reaction crash, explosion, and massive fire. >>> i saw the semi truck on the shoulder and it looks like he is going between 80 and 90 miles per hour. >> in addition to the fatalities , about half a dozen others were taken to the hospital

31 people are taken to the hospital after a chemical leak in suburban beach park.he leak happened at about 4:30 a.m., causing toxic plumes of anhydrous ammonia to be released in the air. residents within a one-mile radius of the lake were told to close their windows and remain indoors. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we will be right back. exactly, nothing. they're completely different people, that's why they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual. they'll only pay for what they need! [ gargling ] [ coins hitting the desk ] yes, and they could save a ton. you've done it again, limu. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ you wouldn't accept from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances. most pills only block one. flonase. the matters.ar... introducing the all-new 2019 ford ranger, it's the right gear. with a terrain management system for...

after buying 80 pounds of long nails to use as shrapnel in the bonds he planned to plant in a long beach park on sunday officials say a confidential source who has worked with the fbi for 6 years began chatting with domingo after he started talking about ways to seek revenge for the attacks that killed 50 people and new zealand mosques last month at a news conference on monday us attorney nick hanna said domingo supported violent jihad and spoke about becoming a martyr and of pledging allegiance to the islamic state group. it established a presence in the united states officials say the fbi connected to mingle with the purported bomb maker who was actually an undercover police officer former fbi agent rick smith says this case is a great example of the work the fbi and local law enforcement agencies do on a daily basis saying was this thing was of the size of the some of the most recent. >>disasters a lot of mass they put together this these devices in a way that would inflict mass casualties so another sick person that was going kill and maim a lot of people. >>smith says san francisco polic

the spill happened in beach park about 40 miles north of downtown chicago. you can see it there >>> the public defenders representing nikolas cruz have requested to withdraw from the case they say cruz will receive nearly half a million dollars from his late mother's life insurance policy and under florida law, public defenders can only work for people who cannot afford a private attorney >>> and at least two people are dead after a tornado touched down innorthern louisiana. there was widespread damage including downed trees and power lines. the city is home to louisiana tech university which also experienced quite a bit of damage >>> and that is our cnbc news update for this hour morgan, back to you. >> thank you after the break, a record quarter for facebook why the stock is surging today it is up 6.5%. ayitus0 inow down 14pots st wh >>> welcome back record quarter for facebook surging today, now up more than 50% since just the start of the year regulatory headwinds and user data a concerns not slowing down the stock at least business insiders are joining

say a truck carrying a type of ammonia used in farming spring a leak and left a toxic cloud over beach parkh of chicago. the cdc says it's deadly any high level was. cops say they don't know what caused the league. the major of baltimore facing more calls to resign after fbi and irs agents raided their home offices and city hall this morning. the feds are investigating whether major katherine pugh use children books to disguise government kickbacks. the republican governor says the democratic mayor is clearly not fit to lead and should step down. the mayor's lawyers says she deserves the presumption of innocence. jacqui heinrich reporting live with more. jacqui? >> it's not just the governor. the entire city council and the maryland house of delegates also called for her to step down. mayor pugh has been on sick leave. she's not indicated when she's coming back and there's the rub. she doesn't have to. there's no process to impeach a mayor in the baltimore city charter and no time limit on leave. the controversy started after the maryland governor asked for an investigation of sales of pugh

it happened in beach park, a suburb of chicago.ice say a tractor was towing a pair of 2 10 containers of ammonia when the tanks began leaking. health officials say the colorless gap gas is pungent and created a toxic cloud. breathing the gas can have consequences like difficulty breathing and even death. >> we want to be sure if somebody was sweet sleeping with the windows open that they are safe. people can inhale this and not know and become quickly unconscious. >> people living near the gas leak were ordered to stay indoors. schools were closed for the day. >>> the parents of a 5-year-old illinois door boy found dead appeared in court today and they were charged with his his murder. prosecutors alleged joanne cunningham and andrew friend senior killed their son, aj by forcing him to stand in a cold shower and repeatedly beating him. his body was found yesterday wrapped in plastic and buried in a shallow grave about 7 miles from the family's home. the judge set bail at $5 million each. >>> uber drivers across the u.s. are plannin

it happened in beach park, illinois. it's about 50 miles north of chicago. nbc news correspondent ron motte joins me now. what do we know about this area? >> this happened around 4:30 local time this morning. someone driving a john deere tractor carrying two containers filled with chemical ammonia, liquid ammonia. one of them sprung a leak and sort of vaporized and put up a cloud of smoke in the area. the initial call in to authorities they thought they had a vehicle fire. two police officers were the first to respond. they were so overcome they couldn't help. the firefighter department are getting some water on that to contain the vapors. they closed off one mile radius and asked people to shelter in place for a number of hours. that was just lifted. folks are able to come and go as they please. for the next hour or two officials are going door to door to make sure there's no one inside a home or business who have been so overcome they can't call for help. more than three dozen people hospitalized. all of them in serious but stable condition. obviously if y

this happened in beach park, a suburb near chicago.say a tractor was towing two two ton containers of ammonia when the tanks started leaking. health officials say the colorless gas has pungent and suffocating fumes that created a toxic cloud. breathing in the gas can have serious consequences like difficulty breathing and sometimes even death. >> we want to be sure if somebody was sleeping with the windows open last night that they are safe. people can inhale this and not know and can be weekly become unconscious. >> people living near the gas leak were ordered to stay inside. schools were also closed for the day. >>> the weather this week is enticing people to get outdoors but if you are like me, you it means you have to keep a box of tissues handy because spring is in full bloom and allergy season has been pretty bad so far in the bay area. dr. larry percent joins us. dr. larry? this looks super familiar to me. >> does it? what you recognize? >> so claritin, benadryl, sir tonight zyrtec, a letter to allegra, i've tried all of them .

this happened in beach park, a suburb of chicago. police say a tractor was towing two 2 ton containers of ammonia when the tanks started leaking. the colorless gas has pungent and suffocating fumes that created a toxic cloud. breathing in the gas could have very serious consequences. it can make it difficult to breathe and in some cases could even cause death. >> we want to be sure if somebody was sleeping with the windows open last night that they are safe. people can inhale this and not know and become quickly unconscious. >> people living near the gas leak were ordered to stay indoors and schools were also closed in that area for the day. >>> if we give donald trump 8 years in the white house, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation. who we are and i cannot stand by and watch that happen. >> former vice president joe biden launched his bid for the white house with a warning about the presidents rhetoric after white supremacists marched in charlottesville, virginia. he made it clear he will not hold bac

officials in beach park illinois say a tractor carrying two tons of vaporized imownia began to leak andif inhaled it could cause unconsciousness or even death. so as soon as we get more, we'll pass it along to you there. >>> meantime, a person close to actress lori loughlin tells cnn she and her husband did not do anything when they allegedly paid half a million dollars to get into the university of southern california. they are maintaining their innocence after being charged in the massive college admissions scandal and both pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and to commit money laundering and face up to 20 years in prison on each charge. cloely malas is our entertainment reporter and you've been talking to the source and they feel like they're being turned into the fall guys? >> they feel like they've become the poster children for something that is going on for years. they say, look, there are so many people out there that donate money to schools and buildings and give money to endowment with a wink-wink to get their kids into the school and they feel they di

after buying 8 pounds of long nails to used as shrapnel in the bonds he planned to plant in a long beach park on sunday officials say a confidential source who has worked with the fbi for 6 years began chatting with domingo after he started talking about ways to seek revenge for the attacks that killed 50 people and new zealand mosques last month at a news conference on monday us attorney nick hanna said domingo supported violent jihad and spoke about becoming a martyr and of pledging allegiance to the islamic state group. it established a presence in the united states officials say the fbi connected to mingle with the purported bomb maker who was actually an undercover police officer former fbi agent rick smith says this case is a great example of the work the fbi and local law enforcement agencies do on a daily basis saying was this thing was of the size of the some of the most recent. >>disasters a lot of mass they put together this these devices in a way that would inflict mass casualties so another sick person that was going kill and maim a lot of people. >>smith says san francisco polic

alex perez, abc news, beach park, illinois. >> our thanks to alex. >>> make it 16 in a row for jeopardyes. >> james holzhauer extended his winning streak on last night's broadcast. the las vegas gambler finished with nearly $91,000. that brings his total in just over three weeks of competition to more than $1.2 million. he's still less than halfway to the all-time record of $2.5 million. >> he's going to get there. he's averaging about $76,000 per episode. >> what i thought was interesting is he said that he's been practicing at home for the longest time, he used to wear dress shoes imagining these are the shoes he would wear on stage, and then practiced a little buzzer. >> he clicks really fast. does anyone else like his faces that he makes? he's like -- the stinking faces. one of our executive producers here, greg, really loves his faces. he's always like -- yeah, those faces, we like those faces, don't we, greg? >>> coming up in our next half hour, it's the most-anticipated movie in years. "avengers: end game" is finally out and we're hearing from some of the diehard fans who were fi

. >>> we're back with a violent confrontation at a miami beach parking garage. the man with the arrows on his clothes is a rising star in boxing, shakur stevenson. police say the fighting started after stevenson and another boxer made comments about that group of people. a man and woman were injured, both fighters were arrested. >>> now to los angeles and a violent multi-vehicle crash. watch the intersection as the stolen pickup slams into several cars, wow. >> yeah, that driver of the truck was fleeing police, who say 10 vehicles, passengers, and pedestrians were hurt. one person was cut out of their car with the jaws of life. the suspect driver was -- the suspected driver was taken into custody at a nearby mcdonald's. there was a gun in the stolen truck which went off when an officer tried to retrieve it. no one was struck by that round. >> look at that damage. >> a lot of damage there. >>> we're following new developments in that stunning hit-and-run accident near atlanta in which a 9-year-old girl was struck in her front yard. >> the suspect, now in custody,

abc's alex perez is in beach park, illinois and the ntsb is now heading to the scene?reporter: hey, good morning, cecilia. that's right. that team will investigate what exactly triggered all of this. now, it made for some tense moments of panic here. take a look. this was the scene after a tractor transporting trailers filled with anhydrous ammonia somehow started leaking. that leak quickly created a cloud of toxic fumes that blanketed the area. those powerful fumes sending 37 people, including several first responders, to the hospital. authorities issued a shelter in place for residents. it took officials about six hours to finally give the all clear. now, investigators were also examining if that chemical was being legally transported. cecelia? >> okay, alex perez, thank you. >>> we turn to new developments in that terror attack in sri lanka. authorities now say the leader of the attack, an extremist preacher, died in one of the hotel bombings on easter and the death toll has now been revised. at least 250 people were killed in those attacks. the targeted six hotels

he decided to plant a bomb in long beach at bluff park at a rally this weekend. >> they walked around the area of the planned rally to find places to plant the bombs where crowds would likely gather. in order to inflict the maximum number of deaths. he was arrested shortly thereafter. >> officials say domingo thought he was working with someone who was building a bomb for him. but as it turned out, that person was an undercover operative for the fbi. they say domingo bought nails to be used as shrapnel in these pressure cooker type devices. luckily they found domingo on different chat rooms making violent statements and that caught their attention. >> the radicalization to mobilization to violence. this was -- sometimes we get asked what keeps you up at night. this is case that keeps us up at night. >> domingo was in court this afternoon, and he faces charges of providing support to terrorists. if convicted, he could get up to 15 years in federal prison. reporting from los angeles, i'm carlos granda, abc7 news. >>> a state lawmaker wants california school kids to be better prepared fo

the neighborhood is right behind hethepeake beach water park and when residents saw the t flamesy began banging on doors. thomas grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried to help but the fire was too far gone. >> it was traveling underneath the house from the first one and was literally movingdnderneath hen it engulfed the second one and there was another -- it kept on spreading uer the houses. and then they all just turned into match teicks. >> rep investigators don't know the cause yet but preliminarily they say it appear to be accidental. the quick spread helped along by the wind. >>w i k that being close to the bay here you have some serious wind that comes through. yesterday washink an extremely windy day so that probably helped to spread this fire. >> reporter: and the families at -- who lived in these townhomes now looking for somewhere else to live and as you could see, with this kind ot damagey're not going to be able to salvage much of anything. the red cross is helping them out. back to you. >> thanks, megan. >>> a virginia man is facingge ch after police say he secretly recorded

beyond fast. >>> the marine mammal center is asking people heading to aquatic park in san francisco to stay away from a beachedphant seal. it was attracting a crowd today at the park near fisherman's whatever. n's whatever. marine experts are asking people to keep their distance for its safety. >>> three renowned mountain climbers are presumed dead in an avalanche in alberta, can damp the north face sponsored the climbers and released these pictures of the thee men. one is from america, two from australia. they were reported overdue from a climb yesterday. avalanche hit on tuesday. recovery efforts are on hold because of the continued risk of avalanches. >>> facebook said today, millions of instagram may have had their passwords accidentally exposed. facebook owns instagram. last mont said the lapse affected thousands of users. now it says millions were exposed. they were exposed in to thousands of users and facebook employees. employees. >>> ng car. the changes are being mady in the wake of the death of a college student in south carolina last month. she was kidnapped and killed after she her uber ride. uber

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. >>> a marine mammal center is asking people heading to san francisco's aquatic park to stay away from a beached elephant seal. it is attracting crowds at the park near the fisherman's wharf. the center says the seal is healthy but losing its coat. the marine experts are asking people to keep their distance from the seal for its safety. >>> the time is 4:38, with the measles outbreaks being reported around the country several states are putting in place new measures requiring people to be vaccinated. washington state has been struggling to contain a measles outbreak going on for months. now the state senate approved a bill banning vaccination exemptions because of philosophical objections. in new york city hundreds of measles cases have been confirmed and mostly orthodox jewish neighborhoods. the mayor bill de blasio extended a continuing public health emergency declaration ordering people in tern areas to get themselves vaccinated. >> we cannot allow this dangerous disease to make a comeback in new york city. we have to stop it now. >> people against the vaccination order filed a lawsuit and ch

a native son of san francisco and raised in north beach but i spent the last 30 years out in the outer sunset in a neighborhood we know as la playa park village. the beach village of san francisco. we've been working over the last 15 years to improve our community. i'd like to say outside land is giving us a benefit of their involvement. we need their support to do beautification and improve the quality of life for all of our residents and commercial corridor. so we're parked there at the corner with the golden gate park being the northern border. ocean beach being our western border and following up the judea street corridor up to sunset. that's about where our neighborhood is generally located. i hope you will extend the least to another planet. and i know how important it is to have that extension to know what you'll be doing to be able to plan. i think we can have a compromise. i know they're working on the noise problem and an empathize with the neighbors having the problem. i think all this could be worked out in the future and i hope you will. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> troy brownfield. we need to keep

park. investigators say twmiddle schog t th the leg. it happened in north beach yesterday afternoon. the dog and the owner left the park after the attack. witnesses tell police the dog was large and white with black and gray spots. the owner is a white woman in her 30s wearing a black shirt and a purple vest. >>> new tonight, a chp officer who water paralyzed at a trampoline park is looking for justice. he is pushing forward with a lawsuit against the park's insurance company. kpix 5's christin ayers reports his case highlights the potential hidden danger at trampoline parks. >> reporter: the only give away as he walks his daughters is a hitch in his step. >> the feeling of not being able to feel is scary. >> reporter: a reminder of the terrible accident 5-1/2 years ago that tamp lean park in fairfield. he and his family went there on a church activity trip. surveillance video from the day shows the first time he jumped into the pit with his daughter watching. he climbs out and then -- >> jumped in on my second attempt and that is when -- next thing i know, i heard a pop, immediately

>>in ocean beach noel bellow kron 4 news. >>wonder park where a car driven by a suspected drunk driver slammed into a 7.11 store right across from sonoma state university this morning. police say when they arrived a 19 year-old sonoma state university student was out of the car and standing outside of the store on koh tao te avenue fortunately, nobody inside the store was injured after a field sobriety test determined that he was under the influence of alcohol. the driver was arrested on suspicion of dui and taken to jail. officials are investigating a small plane crash and davis county sheriff's office says a plane crash this morning and one person inside was taken to the hospital reports say the plane took off from the yolo county airport and landed upside down. in a field farm. no other details about this crash are available right now. >>southwest airlines says it completed reviewing 12 engines on its boeing 7.37 max airplanes. the reviews are recommended by the cfm the manufacturer of the engines southwest handed the results of its ins

park at the foot of lesion fields. bring in sand to the gold coast and create a man-made beach with an amusement park. the city went crazy for the idea and that's how it was born. muhlenberg, that was it.>> what's interesting to me is that she is in uptown raised woman. your grandmother. i was perfectly fine to go someplace totally new. create something new. there were both attracted to new architecture. they traveled the world looking at new suburbs, new cities. i find that interesting because a lot of women want to be next to their sisters. they were trailblazers. >> there was nothing there. cal - - cow pastures. >> you grew up on the lakefront. >> i went to school uptown and it was a long track. all of my friends really, the lakefront? really? 20 to visa to get there? [laughter] and then you say we could go to punch a train beach. it was a litmus test to see how my real friends were. >> what was it like growing up other than the inconvenience? >> it was wonderful. the lake vista area, the way it was laid out. it was so beautiful there are lines that connect to the back of the houses or the front of

. >>> now a follow-up to that baby elephant seal beached at aquatic park in san francisco. that seal is still hanging out there in the sand continuing to get a lot of attention. there's currently a naming contest going on. you know that had to happen. the current contenders are sandy, which i kind of get, crusty or ernesto. the seal is molting which is a process of shedding its skin. it's common for this type of seal to molt once a year. usually they do it further down the coast. >> this one's a social seal. >> this one wanted to be on social media. >> the video you're looking at may have killers in the footage. a journalist was murdered. tonight police are pouring over this video. >>> and more cuts at tesla. this time it's the higher ups. the decision tesla says it's making in order to welcobecome e efficient company. >>> a chilly start to your easter sunday. 70s make a comeback for the afternoon. coming up, we're talking about 80s, maybe even 90 in the seven-day forecast as we come right back. in the wake of the mr report )s explosive findings, a sharp divide is emerging

operative walked through the park in long beach ahead of the rally looking for a place to plant a bombhe was arrested when he took possession of what he thought was an i.e.d. it was a dummy device. while the f.b.i. believes domingo was working alone, they do worry about how quickly he went from talking about violence to trying to kill people. jeff, it's what's known as the flash to bang effect, the f.b.i. this evening calling on anyone who sees any violent chatter online to report it. >> glor: jonathan vigliotti in long beach. jonathan, thank you very much. also in southern california we're following several developments after a deadly shooting at a synagogue. the 19-year-old suspect was charged today with one count of murder and three of attempted murder. a funeral was held today for the woman killed. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: the mourners packed the chabad of poway synagogue, somber, grief stricken. the wounded included rabbi yisroel goldstein. they came to honor the memory of lori kaye. >> lori was cut down because of who she is. >> reporter: today, the f.b.i. acknowledge

we have our south beach camera showing off oracle park.e i've seen it with the sign lit up like this between our heads. it's nice to see. >> they have been backing off on the rain bit by bit since yesterday, so that's good news. looks maybe like a delay, not a washout. amounts really are scaling back from the north bay to the south bay. still a 1 calling for scattered showers to the mid-afternn. breezy to gusty at times. as we look at live doppler 7 you can see the front to the northn san carlos. we'll talk about that giants forecast in detail in a few minimum. friday ligh sig alert. it's in vallejo. i guess the only shining light on this one it is in the reverse commute direction. it is eastbound 80 after tennessee. two lanes are blocked here. it does not look like by our sensors that it's slowing things too much because it's quite early. we will be following it. >>> new overnight a fire gutted at least one business in downtown. police reported seeing it from as far away as epartments raced the scene from across solano county to battle th

. >> reporter: friday night he and the fbi operative walked through the park in long beach ahead of the rally looking for a place to plant a bomb. he was arrested when he took possession of what he thought was an ied. it was a dummy device. well, the fbi believes domingo was working alone. they do worry about how quickly he went from talk about violence to trying to kill people. it's what's known as the flash to bang effect. the fbi this evening calling on everyone who sees any violent chatter online to report it. >>> southern california was already on edge after the weekend shooting at a synagogue that left one person dead and three others hurt. police say they were tipped off to the attack but didn't have time to respond. david begnaud has the very latest. >> reporter: the mourners packed the chabad of poway synagogue, somber, grief-stricken and defiant. the wounded, including rabbi yisroel goldstein and those who live through the terror, came to honor the memory of lori kaye. >> lori was cut down because of who she is. >> reporter: today the fbi acknowledged that at least one tip cam

mud and slush has plagued the popular 1.5 acre park in the middle of north beach. the new irrigation system will be able to sense how much moisture is o t grass and adjust water flow accordingly. it will also reduce the park's annual water use by more than 2.2 million gallons saving the city thousands of dollars. the work is the last phase of a 6.5 million renovation to the park. >>> the culture, flavors and sounds of japan came to life in san francisco this weekend. abc 7 news informs gentlemwas i during the cherry blossom festival. this marks the 52nd year for the springtime tradition. the festival features food and artworktuf japase culture n. case you missed it this weekend, the cherry blossom festival continues next saturday and sunday. lisa, i saw the tail end of this because i went out to diner in japan town and it was beautiful. >> oh, yeah, definitely was. it was a great weekend for that. we're looking at another nice weekend next weekend if you can wait that long. in fact, we're going to get some sunshine in here as soon as tomorrow. we're looking at the a

. >>> the marine mammal center is asking people head to san francisco's aquatic park to stay away from the beached elephant seal. the seals attracting crowds at the park right near fisherman's wharf. cena says the seal is healthy but losing its codes. marine experts are asking people to keep their distance from the seal for its safety. >>> two people are reported dead following the severe storms. we have details on the damage and where it is headed next.>> reporter: relentless thunderstorms pounding the country for several days. it affects millions across the southeast and midwest thursday. knocking out power to more than 100,000 and four states. >> it was so intense it was like a roaring escalating sound. it was intense. >> southern states filling the brunt of thursday's storm. tornadoes, heavy rain and high wind to blame for damage across several counties in texas, louisiana, mississippi and alabama. >> the rain, you cannot see. you cannot see where you were going. >> in leon county texas, winds reaching up to 200 miles per hour causing extensive damage to roadways knocking down trees and power

there are 73 parks spread out across alameda and contra costa county including crown beach, del vallehe biggest park district in the country. the fee free fridays are in honor of the district's 85th anniversary this year. >>> also happening today, the giants home opener. >> that's right. in the rain, the first game at what is now called oracle park. but the ballpark has been the giants home for 20 seasons and today the celebration focused on an old favorite. >> mindsy joins us live. >> yes, this is bruce bochy's final home opener. after 13 seasons as a skipper, the 63-year-old is retiring at the end of the season and the san francisco fans took this opportunity today to let him know just how much he would be missed. he gave a tip of his cap to the sellout crowd as he received a standing ovation during the pregame ceremony. he also threw out the ceremonial first pitch. pablo sandoval was in the crouch to receive it and bochy admitted this entire experience was overwhelming. >> it's overwhelming what happened there and something i'll never forget. so, i thank them and it was, you know,

beach. this is happening at the lincoln parking lot and we are told the victim is on the cliffside. chopper five is on the way as soon as we get more details the live pictures we will get them to you. >>> other top stories at 5:30, a hit-and-run captured on home surveillance video in san jose. police say in air force veteran was crossing the street when he was hit by a car which then sped away. please are searching for the driver and fortunately, the victim walked away with minor cuts and bruises. >>> orinda city leaders are working at a pilot permit program to help ease the city's parking crunch. some of the trouble is people parking on city streets and catching b.a.r.t. trains. now under the plan, the b.a.r.t. commuter program permits will cost in a range of $300 for six months. >>> is a new effort to combat illegal dumping in east oakland. the goal is to find new ways to address the widespread problem. and alameda county supervisor is launching a pilot program that targets illegal dumpers. he says it is a problem that is too big for local jurisdictions to handle on their own. >>

beach. the problem is it all goes wrong. captain james park, the armor commander who commanded the battalion whotank is wondering should we launch the swimming tanks or not? he decides let's go. it is a bad call because most of the tanks are swamped by the surf. 27 out of 32 of those tanks sank with the average of one crewman lost per tank. five tanks got ashore, three aboard landing craft. two swam in. in did that swam tremendous damage to the german wn 62 and 61 and knocked out the only 88 millimeter gun they had at that section of omaha beach. damage, and then more tanks came in. only about 16 out of 56 tanks. for you as a tanker that they can you are presented -- that day, you are presented with a difficult situation. you want to be stationary to provide fire support. you have so many soldiers around you you don't want to run them over. if you are stationary, german antitank gunners can pick you off. it was a devastating battle for them. assault troops land haphazardly injected groups. were messed up. the smoke and dust and fear, seasickne

solidarity with the residents of soma in lebron -- t only fair the park will be granted the same tolerance? the city as a policy for north beach and chinatown? first of all, soma residents spent decades struggling to get the land dedicated to this park. now with a strong population growth in the community, a sunny park space becomes more urgent both for the body and the soul. this is another insult added to the seven-story market rate housing project, luxury housing that is in itself a shadow of an even darker kind. i'm speaking about the testimony given today regarding the ceqa report of a few years ago that has vanish, disappeared or is ignored. that is really unacceptable. this appeal should be granted. thank you. >> i lived in soma for final 15. i'm aware of the unique challenges soma possesses when combined with a nationwide housing crises, i understand choices have to be made. even with these pressures, however, we need to keep the long-term livability of our neighborhood as a primary concern of our end goal. i'm excited that golden property inc. maintained dedication to bring new housing to soma. it is tempting to ignor

so the mission, the tenderloin, glen park, downtown, north beach, the marina, et cetera have been experiencing a frenzy of development remodeling, reconstruction and revitalization and development should not be circumstance circumstance scribed. >> president yee: any other public comments? seeing none, public comment is now closed. madame clerk, please call for adoption of committee agenda, items 33-35. out of order. >> item 33-35. introduced for adoption without reference to committee, unanimous vote is required for resolutions on first reading today. alternatively, any supervisor may require a resolution on first reading to go to committee. >> president yee: colleagues, sever any times? -- items? seeing none, colleagues, can we take these items same house, same call? objection? wait a minute. >> mr. president, can we take the role call. >> on times 33-35, supervisor yee? aye. haney aye. mandelman aye. mar aye. -- mar is absent. peskin aye. ronen aye. safai aye. stefani aye. walton aye. there are 10 ayes. >> president yee: these resolutions and motions are adopted. madame clerk, let's go back

beach trip. >> good plan. >>> the start of national park week. admission is free to all national parks tomorrow. the free entry does include activities. this is one of four free national park days scheduled in 2019. the next one takes place in september and november. november. >>> a big scare tonight in pittsburgh. mark has the devastating conclusion, or collision, rather, between two players. >> first the young bobcat captured. collared and released today. biologists recently found the bobcat's den in dense vegetation in a large residential backyard. while their mother was away, the biologists weighed, measured and tagged one male and three female kittens. >> cute at that age. >>> mark ibanez is back. and the a's had so much to celebrate early on today. but didn't get it done. >> you always celebrate when you lock up a talent like davis. that they did. made it official. the whole team was out there. locked him up. a good strategy for the a's. then they had to go out and play the game and that didn't turn out so well with the toronto blue jays in town. early on, matt chapman, another one of thos