bob redell has been live there all morning. a little while ago, he took off on an electric bike on his way to great america. oh, you are making it. not bad. you need a little bell. cha-ching. oh, nice. >> i have to thank them for lending me this bike. nice ride. patrick is with us. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> reporter: the season opens this weekend, memorial day weekend. >> yep. full time. every day. >> seven coasters, 50 attractions. what is going to be new. >> we have two brand-new shows for you. it opened june 18th and we have don't stop the music at celebration plaza opening up june 25th. how do you stay relevant to young people. they have so many distractions now. mobile applications and all that. >> absolutely. there's nothing like coming out to a theme park. we have live shows, tons of rides. fun, great food, all that good stuff. nothing better for kids to come out and see. >> peanuts and the crew are out here. what is this show called? >> peanuts party in the plaza. it's got all the peanuts gang. new to the

let's head back to bob redell in santa rosa.s got a look at amazing natural wonders there. >> reporter: yeah. you have charlie brown's sweater there. i don't know if it's xxxl or xxxxl. this is an exhibit that starts june 25th. you said it took five weeks to put this together? it's made of what? what is this stuff? >> this is a remnant from a sequ sequin factory. a fellow of mine turned me on to this. i said this would be a great material to explore and keeps mylar out of the landfill. >> reporter: it doesn't seem like a natural material to me. >> it actually was fast, knowing that this would work. >> those are knitting needles? >> i'm using things like this. this looks like a giant knitting needle. it's pvc. it's the size i used for this piece. typically what i use for other pieces, too. >> did you lay it out over the frame? >> i worked at the center of the arts in jackson hole, washington to make this. i made the material, the fabric independently of the frame. >> imagine trying to fit that sweater. that must have been interes

bob redell is up there. it will be interesting to see what he has to say about the space shuttle launch. now, we want a check at the forecast with christina loren. good morning. >> good morning. it sounds like the winds are picking up this morning. that is going to be the case. showers we are seeing now are very, very light. spotty in nature. they will become more intense. we are going to break down the forecast in a minute. grab the umbrella if you are leaving now. it's 6:02 with mike inouye. good morning, mike. >> good morning. we'll show you the maze and the approach to the bay bridge. it's all right. i want to give you an update from the other side of the water, first. eastbound 80 at 7th street. chp says they can't find the big rig roll over. we are also following an approach to the toll plaza. we see the volume bumping up as we expect at the 6:00 hour. no headlights. back to you, laura. i'll update throughout the morning. >> thank you very much. we have an update this morning on a group of teachers tha

it's where bob redell is this morning. you taken to a doodle or two, bob? reporter: good morning. i'm good at stick figures, that's it. not as good as the man behind these famous characters here. we are live inside the charles m. schultz museum in santa rosa. we have a lot in store for you this morning as we do 20 cities in 20 days around the bay. we are going to show you original comic strip work. we'll show you what he liked for breakfast. we have a live artist drawing a picture of moi. santa rosa has the charles m. schultz museum. there are a lot of other places to visit, including a place the artist himself once visited. he was a guest at the place we are taking you to. you can see the reaction to this. this is that, right over there. old faithful geyser. it's faithful because it blows steam every five minutes, coming up in three, two, one -- >> wow. >> where is the guy with the turn valve. can you turn it up more? >> 30 to 40 feet right now. >> managing old faithful. what is happening here? >> the water heating up under ground, then shoots up, usually,

bob redell is getting a taste of the biggest claim to fame. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we are at judd hills winery. good morning to you. >> thanks for having me. >> reporter: you are a family run business. in 1992 you decided to do what? >> make a little custom wine for anybody who wants wine made. now, we do bottle blending day camps which we are going to take you through. you can make your own wine by blending together varieties and take the bottles home with you today. >> reporter: christina made the mistake of challenging me of who can make the better vintage. >> who will be the judge? >> reporter: judd is going to be the judge. he'll judge us at 6:45. you have four blends. two cabs, a mar low and a frank. is that right? >> that's right. they are from around napa valley. it will give you an idea of what gee geography does to the taste of win. this is what's fun for you, it's educational. there's going to be a couple cabernets. you can use that wine as the main component of the blend. then, we'll finesse and get scientific and

bob redell is out there this morning. only bob could connect a kids event with one of the hottest deejay's in the country. >> reporter: you must be talking nikki black. how are you? good morning to you. >> good morning. afternoon? >> i'll take a nap. >> the kids fest is moving to mount deablow high school. have you been there before? >> this is my first time. everything they love is going to be at kids fest. we are giving away a vacation to the new disney resort in hawaii. >> reporter: very cool. what would you say to kids out there to get them to come out? >> disney and hawaii. that's almost enough. >> reporter: cotton candy. sugar. that's all i would say. thank you very much. appreciate you getting up early with us. go to facebook morning page. look down there. say you like us and maybe you'll get a chance for free passes to the kids fest taking place tomorrow, sunday and monday at mount diablo high school. they moved because they have grown so big this space couldn't accommodate them. not far from us is mount diablo tha

bob redell, today in the bay. >> still has to be so difficult. he had such a big loss in his life. thank you, bob. it is 6:37 now. always safer now that osama bin laden is dead. today in the bay's marla tellez is live with the latest on the terrorism alert status across the country and the public opinion. marla. >> it's hard to believe we are any safer now especially in line with the promised retaliation you touched on earlier this morning. a statement promising we veng for the death of their leader. this is causing law enforcement agencies to react. here at home, the san francisco police department is in touch with the department of homeland security. the department doesn't anticipate problems, but warning people to be on alert. pay attention to transit areas and places or warship. if you are flying today, a spokesman says fso has not made any changes to security or flights but b.a.r.t. has. a b.a.r.t. spokesman says stations increased security and are on high risk alert today. looking long term, a political analyst says america needs to be prepared for reinvestigation. >> the arme

i'm bob redell. we are taking dwrou berkeley. we are going to speak with the mayor about the issues affecting this town. we are checking in live with artists who are finishing up one of the lgest murals here in the city of berkeley. that's coming up live. ge >>> 20 cities in 20 days. may around the bay continues this morning in berkeley. the heart beat of berkeley's unit with the world class research and outstanding athletics. that's not all berkeley is about. today in the bay's bob redell is live in berkeley. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. we are on top of the new ymca teen center across from downtown. berkeley high in the distance. this gentleman is a familiar face to people in the bay area. mayor tom bates, good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: i want to talk about education. half of the schools suffer from extreme achievement gaps. half are labeled in the program improvement. what are you doing to improve it? >> we started working closely with the school board. what happened, we found out the kid

for that reason alone, i am happy there's a back on the chaps of bob redell's. on't want a sunburn in that area. >> we all are. this is a family show. we are having fun at the rowell ranch rodeo. bob was putting me up to milk a cow. little did we know it was a wild cow. let's see what we can put him up to, big guy. >> i have my chaps, my hat. the one thing i'm missing is a nice big belt buckle. i tried yesterday to earn one. take a look. see what happened. this is a celebrity team petting event. you have teams of three horse riders. tonight, i'm with colton and jay. the idea is to have two riders who know what they are doing. a third is -- back up, back up, questionable at best. the idea is we are going to go into the arena and with our horses, we are going to try to corral a couple steer in the pen, correct? >> right. the hardest thing about doing it is taking three cattle out of a herd of 20 and separating them from the additional 17. >> it's not a hey, you, you and you? it's not that? >> not at all. >> it sounds easy. >> it sounds easier than it is. >> good lu

bob redell takes a look.ning. >> reporter: good morning, bake here in santa clara, down the street from the 49ers training facility. we have a couple electric bikes out here. doug is the owner of the dealership. you are the largest dealership in the area. >> the largest selection. >> who buys these? >> it ranges. 16 is the minimum age. we have a lot of 16-year-olds up to 80-year-oldses. people buy them to take on their rvs. >> technology has changed. they have gotten more efficient. this guy here, this is interesting, this is a collapsible bike here. >> this goes 12 miles an hour, it's got a lithium battery on it. >> one of them goes 20 miles per hour? >> both of these do 20 miles per hour. >> you don't always have to pedal. what is the range after that? >> they are hybrids. you have a motor assist. you have a throttle. if you look at the back wheel, you can see it going. this will get you up to 20 miles per hour. the nice thing is you have the option to pedal when you want to pedal. a lot of people use this

bob redell paid a visit to stanford's robot lab. what did you find out? >> reporter: technology is advancing and robots are popping up more and more, in some cases, in our homes. what are the legal consequences of that? a lawyer at stanford is pondering that question. one day in the future, when a robot goes crazy, destroys your property, comes after you, we know what you are thinking. >> where can i find a good lawyer? >> reporter: who should be held liable for a run away robot? the user or manufacturer? this lawyer believes the future of the robotics industry is based on that question. >> do you think you are going to make one if they are responsible for everything that goes wrong? >> reporter: he's urging america's legal system on how to protect consumer rights and shield robot companies. he suggests modelling it after internet law. it gives immunity from information posted. say i have a robotic bionic arm. >> exactly. say it goes haywire. sorry about that. >> no, it's fine. >> reporter: is that what you are referring to? >> absolutely. imagine that an

guess what bob redell is up to right now? good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, laura. we are at the winery in napa. it's a beautiful morning out here with the sunrise. of course, christina loren will be talking about that in a bit. speaking of christina loren, she decided to challenge me at the bottle day camp where you can come up and make your own wines. you have four wines, mix them together. judd is going to help us decide which is worthy of the may around the bay vintage. they will get this on their bottle. this is my juice. how do you bottle it on a small scale like this? >> we are going to use this filler like this. you can't run it through the line. i'm sure it's a delicious blend. >> reporter: i can smell it from here. >> ut l subtle notes of goodness, i think you said. >> reporter: when you are bottling, you don't want too much air or oxygen, is that correct? >> that's right. this is going to fill up and we are going to immediately put the cork in it right there so we don't get too much air. >> reporter: if you get air in there, it's not good for the ageing o

this morning, our own character, bob redell is actually on the route this morning, and we've got an updaten -- are you close to city hall, bob? >> reporter: i am close to civic center running down market. good morning. you can see i picked up a cave man, wonderwoman, and crazy purple hair lady. don't want to get hit by a car. get back, you guys. all right, go, go. go anyways. sorry about that. boy, that could have been four very unhappy people. you guys okay? you survived? boy, it's been 1.7 miles since i last saw you, and that was about 30 minutes ago. so i'm averaging about a 16-minute mile. not bad. stephanie region with bay to breakers. nice costume. >> thank you. >> reporter: some rule changes this year. >> indeed. >> reporter: i'm actually a little winded from that long run we just had. the big one, people are talking about, no alcohol. >> exactly. >> reporter: because last year a lot of people who got sick, over 20 people had to be taken care of. ho will you monitor that rule? >> this year we're upping security. having fencing all along the racecourse, and working with the sfpd to m

bob redell is live inside. we'll have more with him coming up in a bit. i also want to check the forecast because of the change in works. good morning, christina. >> good morning, laura. we have champions to look forward to. patchy, a.m. fog. if you are on your way out the door, be careful. reduced visibility. mike inouye and myself are always watching this for you. cloud are increasing and temperatures drop for the weekend. i'll time it out for you. let's get you to work now at 6:00 a.m. how are we doing? >> a little heavier than expected. heavier through antioch. approaching the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights. further south, chopper is over 92. it's after the toll plaza. folks heading west away from us toward the peninsula. the haze is kicking in. so far, so good. we go out to marla. or laura. actually, i'm laura. i'm going to take it from here. we are live in front of the winchester mystery house. we are covering the day's news. i want to check in with christie smith at the scene of an overnight fire where people were injured. good morning.

today bob redell is live and joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. what's got michelle le's family so concerned is that they say that it would be very unlike her, very much out of character for her to up and leave like this without telling anyone. that's why they don't think that's what happened or concern that something else happened. the 26-year-old nursing student was taking part in a medical rotation at kaiser here in hayward as part of other studies. 7:00 friday night, she took off during break. surveillance footage shows her leaving in her car out of the garage. and that's the last time she was seen. once police became involved officers did find her car parked in a neighborhood not far from the hospital. >> i think it is suspicious and i think any normal individual would think it is a suspicious as well. simply her car was taken from the parking lot and parked a short distance away, secured. just left there. >> she didn't deserve to have this happen to her. i just -- i just want her home. >> that was her brother telling us that his older sister

bob redell is really there live in concord this morning. take a look at something we can all get up in the morning for. one of my favorite things, coffee. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are in the shadows of mount diablo. this is the heart of downtown conco concord. this is an area that has been in downtown concord since the mid to late 1800s. this is the coffee shop you were mentioning. steve is the owner with his cup of coffee. are you a morning guy? >> i am, actually. >> reporter: you are. you created kono. what does that mean? i'm watching your guy here. >> we offer our guests an opportunity to try coffees individually from single origin countries. some people put a bucket of coffees together and say i'll have whatever you are making today and they make it up individually for them on the rack. >> you have a former employee who is in seattle and she does what for you? >> she's living her dream, actually. when she joined me 18 years ago, one of the things she wanted to do was fly around the world and meet coffee growers all over eth

are going to have so much more this morning including the great main street they have here and bob redell has joined me across town. bob. >> reporter: just a few blocks away from you. good morning to you, laura. we are looking at old town in 1/87th scale. we'll explain in a live report. because everyone deserves a lifetime. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it. cii'm a curious seeker.step of the way. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharma

bob redell participated in the rodeo. take a look at this. >> this is a celebrity team petting event. you have teams of three horse riders. i'm with colton and jay. you have two riders and one who, back up, back up. questionable at best. the idea is we are going to go into the arena and with our horses, we are going to try to coral a couple steer. >> the toughest part is taking three cattle and separating the three from the additional 17. >> it's not a hey you, you and you? it's not like that? >> not at all. >> it sounds easy. >> good luck with that. >> so i'm clear, you want me to plug that hole, make sure that steer doesn't get past. >> correct. >> if they try you and try to get in the hole, hey, hey, hey. >> i say that? >> yeah. hey, hey, hey. don't scream and yell. there's a finess in there. like with kids? >> yeah. >> stay on on your horse. >> do we have a group hug or something? >> group hug. >> i don't think it's very cowboy. i have no idea how this is going to turn out. >> swing up. swing yourself up. good luck yo

bob redell is live with a look for us. finding what's unique out there, no doubt. >> good morning to you, laura. berkeley is a relatively small city when compared to other cities across california. it has an enormous reputation when it comes to academics, scientific research, the arts. a bigger reputation for speaking freely. berkeley sits on the bay and the mari marina. it's the university that draws people here and keeps them here from the world class research to its reputation as an athletic power house in athletic sports. the university is it. coming up in a minute, we are going to show you one example of how they foster creativity, creative thinking and evening knewty. >> creative people you meet on the streets as well. >>> the man who kidnapped and raped elizabeth smart will be kept in prison for life. he took her from her utah bedroom nine years ago when she was 14 years old. >>> a teen missing since monday committed suicide. she appears to have jumped off the golden gate bridge sometime monday morning. more than 1,

today, our tech guru joins bob redell and laura garcia-cannon out on the road as they meet their maker in san mateo for may around the bay. a preview of the latest inventions at the maker fair. we will not stop there. bob redell will take us to a galaxy far, far away here in our own backyard. >> i just realized, i don't have a microphone for you. r-2, can you help me out? thank you. >> bob shows us the r2d2 workshop in the bay area. >>> it has been a rough stretch for as pitchers. the as will most likely have to go without ross as well. just seven pitches into yesterday's game against the twins, ross left the game with an oblique injury. it all went downhill from there. the as got bombed by the twins, 11-1. tonight, they take on the giants at 7:15 here on nbc bay area. former as slugger jason giambi has a good night. a career high, seven runs batted in against the phillies. at 40 years old, he is the second oldest player to hit three home runs in one game. 40 years old? really, that old? >>> a former football star is back in oakland this week. he's spreading the word against bullying.

today bob redell is live in hayward this morning and joins with us the latest.bob. >> reporter: good morning. michelle le's family says it would be very unlike her, out of character, for her to just up and leave without telling anyone. the 26-year-old nursing student was taking part in her medical rotations as part of her studies. here in hayward she left around 7:00 provide night during a break. surveillance footage does show her leaving in her car. and that's the last time she is seen. once police became involved officers found that car and her car and parked in a neighborhood and not far from the hospital. >> i think it is suspicious. i think any -- normal individual who think it is a suspicious as well. simply that her car was taken from the parking lot and parked a short distance away, secured. just left there. >> she didn't deserve to have this happen to her. just -- i just want her home. >> reporter: michelle le's brother tells us his older sister is responsible, calls him on a regular basis, and they believe she does have her cell phone because it wasn't

bob redell will take us in there in just a little bit but i always thought it would be really cool to be in a silent film. what do i do to get my foot in the door. >> reporter: generally they have got to overexaggerate their facial expressions. you want to blink your eyes really fast a lot, a stupid hat helps and slapstick that's completely random and out of the blue. >> i can't believe the things that bob redell gets me to do. he is live also in fremont this morning at the historic silent movie museum. what were you going to say? ir >> reporter: i think you missed your calling there, laura. quite impressed, quite impressed. we are at the niles silent film museum. behind me we've got charlie chaplain showing in the theater. he used to frequent this during the time he was in town making movies and that movie was a classic. you can see parts of the museum. parts of it have caught up to the 21st century but if you go back here, you get a sense of what the theater was like in 1913 when it was first built. we're in the projection room. dave keene is the film historian. dave, when i walk in

hey, we also want to check in with our very own bob redell. he is in walnut creek as well to show us this really unique living museum. explain it, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. we're at the lindsay wildlife museum. there are a lot of creatures living. that guy has been frozen in time, otherwise he looks like he'd be coming down from his perch to maybe get a little meat from a nice little reporter here. but we're here to talk about these. it is rattler season. it's starting up on mt. diablo which is one of the main features of walnut creek because as the heat -- as things get warmer, snakes do come out. we've got devon with the lindsay wildlife museum. that might look olympic a rattler, right, if you were just to glance at it. but if you look at its tail, it clearly isn't, but this is a snake that is commonly mistaken to a rattler, is that correct? >> absolutely. this is a pacific gopher snake which are commonly mistaken as rattlesnakes. for somebody just walking by, all they'll see is a brown snake and assume that's a rattlesna

you've got bob redell, a regular livermore party. what's going on out there? having a lot of fun. and what's better than wine, food and cowboys? you're getting it all this morning in livermore. in fact we're going to highlight kind of a big event that's coming up, bob. >> reporter: the chili shooter stampe stampede. we'll have that coming up in just a little bit. >> yeah. in fact i think we're going to talk to them right now, right? rochelle. >> reporter: livermore downtown association. you guys tried this for the first time last year. you had all the different restaurants come up with their own chili shooters so you get their own take on chili? >> yeah. we have such a great collection of restaurants. i call them globally inspired and locally enhanced. so they really put their own ethnic flavors into the chili. so it's not traditional. >> i love it, though. you mix it up. we've got some great examples. >> reporter: what did you do to put your own spin on it. >> did they say we can dig in? >> reporter: i am. >> i use chipotle seasonings to it. it has a little k

bob redell joins me live out here.o some makers and the force is with them. >> the force is very strong with them. good morning to you, laura. it's a group of makers. it's a club in the bay area. their purpose is to recreate the most famous robot in the galaxy. hold on. we're not that far away. we are up the road in american canyon inside the home of chris james and his r2d2 workshop. i just realized. i don't have a microphone for you. r2, can you help me out? thank you. thank you. good throw. how you doing? >> good, thanks. >> this is -- >> this is my r2d2 i have been working on. >> he's kind of from scratch. >> want me to pull the wires out? >> yeah. this is a drawer slide. >> okay. >> a motor. hoists himself up. this is a lazy susan. big fancy restaurants, at the tablings, it's the exact same thing. one of the things people ask a lot is does he have a projector. >> you're my only hope. >> i came up with this. >> help me, you are my only hope. >> that was creepy. where does this fascination come from? >> i have alway

our own bob redell is on the route. spotters are looking.nish line. let's check in. >> wow, laura. it's the 12k foot race. i left you around 5:15 at justin herman. caught up with these guys. purple hair girl. wonderwoman, gaveman pup guys good? a good run. you guys aren't winded. amazing. we're actually not far from the finish line. jfk drive and channel lakes drive here in golden gate park. mike and stephanie, the sponsor of bay to breakers of the race itself. what do you glot? >> the original trophy from the very first bay to breakers race, when it was still called the "cross city race." >> reporter: not to be confused with the 100th anniversary. 1912 was the first race. you guys stepped in a few weeks ago. why? >> sazal was presented with the opportunity to sponsor the bay to breakers race and we are the world's most creative wep side and thought what a great fit to have that opportunity to fonser t sponsor the world's most creative foot race. >> reporter: some changes? no alcohol. >> there are. >> reporter: how do you control that with a

bob redell is up in the window. hello, bob on this friday the 13th. he's inside a room that has a strange but fascinating background to it. tell us about it, bob. >> good morning to you, laura. there are 160 rooms in the mystery house. how do you pick one to tour? we picked this one, it's the daisy room. they call it that because of the daisy's in the room. this is the room sarah winchester was stuck in during the great wake of san francisco. the room has nod been fixed since. you can see thedamage. if you look around, over here, a you can see plaster that's been knocked off -- >> looks like we are having interference there. >> is it the ghost of sarah winchester that's messing with our television signal. who knows. can you hear me now? >> yes, i can, bob. strange. >> well, it was over here -- it was over here that the door became pinched. you probably didn't notice, the winchester house is seven stories tall. it came crashing down. you are probably thinking where did she sleep after this? there's 160 rooms in this house. 40 of them are bedrooms. she

bob redell is on the ship roaming around.arlier, he got a look at history in alameda and got to play around. take a look. >> most museum's don't let you touch a thing. this one on webster and alameda, you can touch the items and bang against them. this is the pacific pinball museum. for 15 bucks, you can come in and play as much pinball as you would like. mike runs the place. when a stranger like myself comes in and whoops you, do you cry? >> you know that's foolish. not in front of you. >> i brought a box of kleenex. ready? >> yeah. >> go. >> we are neck-in-neck. >> we have 90 games to choose from. >> right. >> as you are looking around, you can see is evolution. >> right. >> from the times of kahn? >> this is from the depression. this is back from before they themed stuff. >> this is back when hot chicks played marbles. >> did this artist ever meet a girl? >> no, no, no, no. this can't be happening. >> you swing around here to the 1960s, we started seeing the rail to keep people from drilling in to cheat. >> i'm at 11,000.

bob redell is going to tell us more. >> reporter: good morning, laura. a few blocks down from you, getting ready to celebrate cinco de mayo with a couple hot, spicy dishes. first, the east bay's largest antique mall, coming up. inspiring people. t wonde, when you accomplish those 60 miles, it's truly life-changing. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> may around the bay continues and this morning, we made a stop in pleasanton. it's a beautiful place to visit, if you have never been here. if not, i'm sure you know what a great place it is. it's ranked as one of the best hometown areas, best shopping district. there's so much to offer. it's like main street, usa. if you stroll down the streets, a beautiful historic building. great shopping. great meals here, i know. it's a place where people who live here love to call home. it's a nice family environment. the schools are good. the community is good. we live half a mile up the street here. farmers market on saturday. >> there's good reason to love it. if you haven't been

i want to check in with bob redell. he's got more on that for us. good morning, bob. you are in hayward. >> reporter: yeah, if you don't know where you are stepping, you could step on the fault line. we are on mission between a and b streets. you can see the crack in the asphalt. it looks like wear and tear on asphalt. we have dr. david schwartz here. thanks for getting up early. how do you know this is a fault line? >> if you were looking at aerial photographs, you see a knife edge line going from san pablo bay to there. you can see a series of cracks. >> they run parallel, right? >> and they step to the left and continue like this. this is very, very characteristic where one side moves past the other. this fault is creeping. it affects parking lots, wushs, buildings. >> reporter: there's a bit of a step from where you are at to here. >> you can actually feel the fault moving up over time. five years ago, the pavement is smooth. now, it's breaking through. >> reporter: over here is that curve you were talking about. when you see that kind of shifting, is that like th

this morning we want to check in with bob redell.'re not talking pablo sandoval, we are talking po. >> reporter: yeah, if you're thinking about coming to work here at pdi dreamworks studio location in redwood city, get in line. there's a lot of competition to get a job as an animator or any other kind of artists that are necessary to pull off a feature animated film like "kung fu panda 2" which opens tomorrow. dreamworks tries to foster that competition by inviting art students to its studio, talking to them about what they do, how they do it. they run seminars, they have critiquing sessions, they even send some animators out to do teaching themselves. they had aviez many local schools like san jose state, stanford, the academy of arts to help them stay relevant and up to date on the latest techniques and technology so they can produce students ready to work in the industry. dreamworks even starts scouting potential future employees according to the head of outreach as early as their freshmen or sophomore years of college. how much m

so tomorrow, i want to check in with bob redell.here are we headed tomorrow. >> reporter: well, we're going to find out from the niles s & a silent film museum. you can see we've got our may around the bay on the floor of the historic edison theater here. i've got a charlie chaplin cane. we're going to drop this and see where it lands. 3, 2, 1. and where did it go? old on. is that -- i've got to get down there and take a look. it looks like somewhere on the peninsula. can you read it from there? it is -- we are going to san francisco! san francisco. a place with natural beauty and a forward-thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today, we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen.

good morning, i'm bob redell -- no, you're not. okay. sir, are you a regular here at donut wheel? >> yeah. >> reporter: what brings you in here day after day. >> good doughnuts. >> reporter: when you they're good doughnuts, you could make the argument for other places, what makes these stand out. >> they're the best-tasting doughnuts. i come from tracy all the time to get doughnuts from here. >> reporter: and you're driving to where. >> to work. >> reporter: you work in livermore but come early just to get some doughnuts. that's pretty impressive. michelle, good morning to you. thanks for being up early. i know you're up early for the race coverage. when you think of downtown livermore, you think -- a lot of people first thing is the donut wheel because it's been here so long. what does this mean for downtown. >> any downtown that's successful has a real ethic about keeping businesses alive and going. the donut wheel since 1964 has been feeding livermore some of the best doughnuts ever because they're done in the old style. it's an icon, it's a treasure here. people love donut whe

bob redell is live in san rafael with one of the stories. od morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. we are outside the home of jack randall. his wife, three months pregnant at the time was killed on united flight 93 when it crashed in the if i would in shanksville, pennsylvania on the way home from san francisco. he received the news yesterday like we all did. tells us he was shocked to hear this. didn't think it would be something that would happen in his lifetime. coming up, we are speaking with him live. this will be around 6:00. he'll tell us why what happened yesterday as far as receiving the news of the death of osama bin laden was earily similar to how he received the news of his son's death. >> it's 5:46 now. let's switch gears and talk about the forecast for today. enjoy it, it's going to start creeping up. >> it will creep up before you know it. some cities, 90 degree weather in the forecast especially inland locations. livermore, likely will see 90. let's saver the moment. clear start as we head throughout the after

my own bob redell is roaming around as well. what do you have for us, bob? >> we got a birds eye view from up here. good morning to you, laura. we are six decks above you. you are at the hangar deck. we are three flights babove the ship. this is the nerve center of "uss hornet." good morning to you. >> good morning. you were the officer in charge of the ship. you couldn't sit in the captain's chair. >> that's right. the only person that could sit there is the captain. he could sit anywhere he wanted to but this was his chair and his chair alone. this is the bridge, if you wouldn't mind walking with us. >> the command of the ship was done from the bridge of the ship. the officer of the deck was the person who was actually in charge on behalf of the captain, working the ship from up here. giving orders to the people where we are about to go in the pilot house here. >> i think of the responsibility, the awesome responsibility to be in charge of such a large piece of machinery, if you will. so many people on board. what was the pressure like for you when you wer

i'm sure bob redell is going to have fun with that. stay tuned. >> let's check in with mike. good morning. >> good morning, scott. we talked about the rain that started yesterday going overnight. the construction wasn't dispatched. there's no closure there. there's typically closure from 12:30 to 5:30 in the morning through mid june because of delays there. that will be the pattern overnight. weeknights monday through friday. no major slowing on highway 4. earlier accident working off to the shoulder, westbound 24 on fish ranch road. no major slowing in that portion of your commute. a live look at 880 through oakland. we zoomed in a bit. you can't see the rain, the lights are glowing a bit. the wind advisory. use caution it will be slick and windy this morning. back to you. >> thank you much. if you plan to travel this summer, you have plenty of company. higher fares will not keep people home. they are expecting 206 million passengers to fly between june and august. it's a gain of 1.5% over the year. the number of travels below prerecession levels topped at 217 million. >>> g

we are shocking bob redell and an award performance from a high school marching band. >> i forget today was the fifth of may. >>> if you don't already, it's time to believe in this sharks team. another remarkable finish for the men in teal. the star of the night put himself in the right place at the right time. not once, not twice, three times. three goals. in overtime, he gets the game winner. this is huge. a 4-3 win. the sharks lead the series, 3-zip. the as were out to rebound at the coliseum. david took matters into his own hands. two solo home runs. it helped oakland as pick up the win. he's now 5-0. oakland graps the 3-1 victory over cleveland. let's say hi to mike. good morning. >> children's day in japan today. i'm sure you knew that. we are looking at construction. full closure for eastbound highway 4 as it hanovs been ove the last few nights. it will slow down at 5:30 in the westbound direction. 580 moving smoothly. not a problem in livermore. passing through pleasanton. a nice drive for 580. highway 84 through livermore as well. that will be a little more crowded later on. th

a russian company on the nasdaq. >>> all right, let's check in with bob redell. i want to know, i had fun in redwood city but i want to go where we're going tomorrow. i hope you have a map. >> reporter: we do have our may around the bay map. we're back here at pdi dreamworks. don't forget "kung fu panda 2" opening tomorrow in time for memorial day weekend. i usually throw something at the map but i thought in favor of po i'd use my kung fu skills. wait a minute, i'm left-fooded. where did we hit? ah, nice, can you read that? >> berkeley i see an indentation. >> reporter: you should see me with a real person. then the police show up. we're going to berkeley tomorrow. >> you are a ninja! >> reporter: look out! he's scared. we've got cal berkeley there, you know, so i found this guy. he has made the remote control beetle. we're going to show you how it's done. we've got a bunch of other stuff. >> we've got to say goodbye. i am so sorry... let's just think of warm things...my new- -steak grilled sandwich...piping hot with tender steak, grilled onions, and bourbon bar

bob redell has more on that. >> reporter: good morning, you can't miss it.can miss inside because there's so much to see. >> anything you can imagine and is or have never seen it before, you will find in here. >> reporter: we are at the old town antique mall in pleasanton. it's the largest antique mall in san jose. i want to fine something that is going to turn heads. >> have you seen this? an old ashtray. >> reporter: why is that unusual?.t ;%l glass. >> reporter: they put stress on yeah. hard to find stuff. >> reporter: it's in good condition. getfantastic. $400. >>caoorter: you're it]íon?ú7tthn get the probes out. >> is it on? >> i'm not feeling a thing? you know why? it's not plugged in. oh. >> holy moe li. that did it. >> reporter: turn it hav asus, stuff. people walk in and say wow, i haven't seen this since i have 5 years old. >> reporter: oh, my gosh. i used to have this as a kid. that brings back memories of when i used to have money. >> it's something antiques are good for. it brings back memories. >> reporter: what are they goodg wo bringing back

i'm with bob redell out here. he's starting early. you will get to catch up with him momentarily.et's get right to the forecast this morning. we have a great looking day on tap. it's going to get better as we head into tomorrow, near 90 degree weather. the weather headlines, you can see what we are setting up for today. patchy fog. after that, the deck of clouds breaks apart. mostly sunny skies by the second half of the day. the highs up into the upper 70s across the bay area. a gorgeous day. tap on an extra ten degrees and we'll talk about what we were expecting for tomorrow. above 90 in isolated cities. i believe napa will hit 91 degrees. for the east bay cities, as you know, this is the time of the year you leave liver more for work in the morning then head back home and it's toasting outside. i'm toasting to that. back to you, scott mcgrew. >> fair enough. we'll check back with you. it's 4:48 now. >>> after a month in a southern california hospital. brian stow could be headed back to the bay area. they are discussing moving him to a local hospital. officials said stow has not

bob redell is going to try to use research from stanford and fruit. we are going to show off mark zuckerberg's new crib. and we are going to run with the bulls. it's all coming up. >> thank you much. >>> let's turn to mike. mike, one of the great things about getting up this early is you get to go home early. >> yes. if folks are heading out through the maze, no problems. getting up this early provides some benefits, if you can have your eyes open enough to reap the benefits. there are things like this, an accident on highway 4. reports this is blocking one lane. it's coming off 242, off pittsburgh and antioch. not a big issue as far as slowing goes. the closure from loveridge to somersville. it will continue for the next few weeks. we'll get a live look at oakland with a light volume of traffic. like you say, no problem with the flow of traffic. it's good news. the bigger traffic might be midday. back to you. >> thank you. apparently, a lot of "twilight" fans are having babies. the top names are from the movie. jacob and isabella are the most popular

bob redell takes a ride on unusual electric bikes and flies in great america. it's all ahead. lots of fun. >> oakland will break ground on seven acres of new homes with access to b.a.r.t. crews will demolish homes to make room for other homes. speaking of b.a.r.t., let's check in with mike. good morning. >> good morning, scott. no delays on the tran sis system. a nice look throughout the maze and the area. we have a nice flow on the roadways as well including the area i told you. we were down to one lane because of construction. the construction is cleared heading through downtown oakland. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the lights are moving smoothly through the area. from time to time, i have seen the camera shaking quite a bit. gusty winds at times. bay bridge, san mateo bridge looking nice. back to you. >>> stan lee is going to make comics available through an app. it will be offered through apple itunes. if you are looking for classic comics, you are out of luck. only the series soldier zero and the traveler will be available. >>> plenty of teenage girls go all

bob redell is there this morning with hot cars, hot deejays, hot coffee and smurfs. yeah, smurfs. >> stay tuned for just that. >> i have been to san jose. look at livermore where we have a nice drive. no delays eastbound. get away traffic starting mid afternoon. reminder, highway 50 reopened. at's great news at echo summit. a reminder there's work going on this weekend. saturday morning, for a couple hours then sunday and monday until 2:30 in the afternoon, you will have 20 to 30 or 40 minute delays. only one train goes at a time. check the schedule. >> thank you much. >> amy poehler has many lines but last night her best lines were at the commencement speech at harvard. she gave them practical advice. >> would it kill you to be nicer to your parents? [ applause ] >> they have sacrificed so much for you and all they want you to do is smile and take a picture with your weird cousins. do that for them. and with less eye rolling, please. >> good advice. we'll be back a minute. ac you can do something extraordinary. join your neighbors and the american red cross and help

. >> bob redell is okay. wicked plants is based on a best-seller.o to conservatoryofflowers.org for more information. >>> still to come, blowing the whistle on the alleged scam that is costing you the taxpayer hundreds of millions of dollars. >> i consider it abuse of power, abuse of taxpayer funds, abuse of the trust that families put on>>haey msut' ts >> m elpthat's suos hppo die edthblsaed. we'll show you where it may be going instead. >>> disabled children and adults are among our state's most vulnerable citizens. but a bay area woman accuses a huge nonprofit agency of wasting taxpayer dollars that are supposed to help and protect them. the agency denies that whistle-blower's allegations. jessica aguirre follows the money. >> reporter: a nondescript building in campbell is home to a little known nonprofit called the san andreas regional center. it may not be a household name but it helps to provide services to 14,000 disabled adults and children in four counties, including santa clara. one of the thousands of people who receives help from san an

when bob redell joins me live here this morning, you have a good gig with the fire department. >> reporter you like my ride? it's not a yat. it's going a lot of things a yacht can do. they have the back area where they can keep their equipment. good morning gentlemen. thanks for having us on board. it serves as the cabin for the pilot, good morning to you, they can use this as an ambulance. they have a floor, heat detection camera and up front, we have the two grande's from the fire department. good morning to you. we were talking earlier, i'm surprised at how much use this boat gets. the sleepy town of tiburon. you are out here how often? >> usually every day. upwards of six to eight times a month we have a fire boat response. there's so much traffic. there's always something happening. >> reporter: how much is medical and how much fire boat capsizing? >> it's about the same as on land. 80% medical and 20% people under stress. >> reporter: a few years ago when the island was on fire, you did what with this boat? >> we used to boat to put out and extinguish a portion of the island that was

we want to turn to bob redell for more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. i'm just across the way from you at buffalo bills. until a couple years ago, this wall was covered in graffiti until the city of hayward came up with a great idea called the miral program. what was the genesis behind this? >> out of the clean, green and safe, we had some challenges with graffiti. using mural art is a way to combat it. it's been successful. >> reporter: you said hey, why don't we put art on there? >> right. they had a great vision and took a risk and put art on the boxes. it's been beautify indication and successful in deterring graffiti. >> reporter: even though they are breaking the law, they have -- >> a respect for art, yeah. it's been great cost savings to the city. we have been able to hire local artists. it's been greatly successful and opened the community. you are a local artist. tell me the story about the bashbash basher barber pole. >> barber joe is one of the oldest businesses. we had a young man watch

bob redell you went to the robot lab, i understand. >> yeah, a little while back. good morning.logy advances we can expect to see more and more robots become more of our daily routine and lives. the big question is, what are the legal consequences of that? that's the question that one lawyer at stanford university is pondering. one day in the future, when a robot goes berzerk and goes after you, you are going to be thinking, where can i find a good lawyer? who should be held liable? the user or manufacturer? he believes the future of the industry hinges on that question. >> are you going to build a robot that's multifunctional if you are going to be held accountable? >> it's why he is urging america's legal system to get a handle on how to protect consumer rights and still shield robot companies from a flood of lawsuits. he suggests modelling it after internet law. >> let's say in the future, i have a robotic bionic arm. >> okay. >> let's say it goes haywire. >> yeah. >> sorry about that. >> it's fine. >> is that type of legal thing you are referring to where someone might have

bob redell is there. good morning. >> good morning, we are on top of the oakland hills. the beauty of the place is once the sun goes down on a friday or saturday night, you come out for free and gaze into the stars. they have three telescopes here. this is 35 feet long. it's a 25 inch refracting telescope. this thing is 96 years old. yet, after all this time, it's amazing the technology still works. >> the telescope is simple. it's a lens, a piece of glass with a hollow tube inside. >> what do you say to people who never looked through a telescope. they have only seen stars in textbooks. >> you'll be hooked after the first one. it's not like looking at a picture of something. a beautiful picture the hubble space telescope makes, completely different. >> say we are looking at saturn, can you give us an idea what it would look like? >> if you imagine something the size of a silver dollar in front of you. it's the size you experience saturn at, but it looks like it's right in front of you, like you can reach out and touch it. >> i want to show some of the images that have b

you do not want to miss bob r redell and his piece on that. and we have brand new pictures of test runs done in new zealand just a few days ago. all this and more coming up in a few minutes. see you then. >> thank you vuch. over to mike and bike to work day. >> an issue for folks driving on surface streets. watch, two-wheeled bikes, tougher to see than cars. take extra patience through the roadways today. we'll watch as far as visibility goes. fog for the drivers as well as riders, coming across the bay from the north bay into the east bay. the carquinez bridge moving smoothly. 55 on the carquinez bridge. moving nigsly through that area. crossing the water, the j-mac ferry is out of service. an issue driving through the antioch bridge, smooth. over sow summersville goes to 5:30. more construction at bailey. tell you about that later. and a live look at the san mateo bridge crossing the water there, moving smoothly for 92 and eastbound not an issue. bikers, not taking the bridges. back to you. >> thank you much. >>> this might make your skin cr