ben davis is the founder of the 211 crew, the white supremacist gang, and he and evan ebel were at theling, colorado, the sterling correctional facility, while they were there a threat was made to evan ebel that somebody for whatever reason reason, thed to get him and filed threats against him. davis stepped in for him and protected him. after he did so, though, he made it clear to evan ebel that he would need to do something for him. there was -- in prison it's always this for that. nothing is free. and when ben davis, the leader of the 21 1 crew steps in for you, he's going to expect you to stand up for him as well. >> is there any reason to believe that the 211 crew as an entity, or mr. davis, who is sort of the head of that prison gang would have, for his own reasons or for the gang's own reasons drawn up the hit list that you said in the denver post with more than 20 officials on it, some of whom it seems aren't connected specifically top evan ebel. >> this prison gang has, through various means transferred hit lists for as long as ben davis has been operating. and he's actually s

this has been an incredible 2-and-a-half years from the initial idea when ben davis asked me to consider the bridge and how it can be turned into a canvas and having thought about it and created an assimilation on the computer, animation that so many people saw and were inspired to get behind and enabled to happen. so many people to thank, but certainly folks at cal trans and mayor's office, governors office. there were so many hoops we had to jump through. getting the permit was one of the miracles. i thank you for believing in public art and helping us get this done. amy has been amazing, our executive art director. [ applause ] amy was able to shepherd this impossible project through all the intricacies, i'm in incredibly grateful for her help, grateful for his efforts in another monumental task. he's raised $6 million of our $8 million. this project is an incredible gift by our pat patrons through the city. this is an incredible piece. you don't have to buy a ticket. it's there and available. a very universal quality, it has some response to it. it's operating on a very primal level.

. >> reporter: neither can ben davis.e and set about finding an artist and funding to make it happen. >> it's the most sublime work of public art in the world right now. what i'd like to do is come down here and be with it. but turn the other direction and watch others be with it. it creates community like nothing i've ever seen. >> reporter: a community he hopes will rally around the bay lights to keep them shining for years to come. in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> the earth had a close encounter today with an asteroid. the 94-foot space rock labeled 2014-dx 110 threw between the earth and the moon. there's video of it. the tiny dot in the center of your screen zipping along. it came within 216,000 miles of us. that's a close shave by astronomical standards. another space rock will pass even closer tomorrow. it's only 13 to 45 feet wide. but it will fly within 44,000 miles of earth. rendezvous time about 5:00 p.m. >>> the rainy weather has arrived. but the drought is on the minds of many, especially in

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ben niche icia bridge fo concord hit with rain. >> time 6:22. ahead on "today in the bay," stock and trade on vernon davis. how and why the 49er's going public. >>> tailgates without tossing a football around. new reality at levi's stadium that could take fun out of the 49ers' tradition. >>> mike showed you a lot of the different roadways around the bay area. live picture in fremont. interstate 880. moving slowly. rainfall on the way in many parts. take it easy. glad you're with us. >>> warning to the 49 faithful that new state -of-the-art bill dollar stadium that comes with a new set of very strict rules. >> don't think about breaking them. fun-filled tailgates from the candlestick era -- >> over. >> yeah, a thing of the past. bring on the meat and the grill but tailgating allowed in designated lots. loud music, banned forget about tossing a football around before the game. throwing objects of any kind inside or outside the stadium, not allowed. proposal, which bans all animals except guide dogs. pan handling and selling anything in parking lots without a permit, not being allowed either. >>> forget about