there's a caesar chavez memorial golf tournament.ou can sign up now, the chav chavezfamilyvision.org is the web address. we can't forget the march on march 26th at 10:00 a.m. at the mexican heritage plaza in san jose. we'll talk more about the legacy of caesar chavez when we continue, stay with us. [ alarm blares ] [ female announcer ] important events can sneak up on you. oh, i am not ready. [ female announcer ] but in two weeks, you could feel ready. introducing yoplait light's two week tune up diet plan. you could lose 5 pounds in 2 weeks when you replace breakfast and lunch with a fruit, grain, and yoplait light. betsy bets. you haven't changed a bit. oh...neither have you... sean. well, yeah. [ female announcer ] go to yoplait.com to start your two week tune up. >>> we're back with the scesase cesar chavez family. tell us briefly about the golf tournament. >> the golf tournament is really to establish -- help establish our scholarship fund. and we have established two programs this year. one is a tutoring and mentoring program.

. >>> today would have been the 84th birthday of the late activist caesar chavez.tara moriarty explains why students are youing this day to hold a rally. tara? >> reporter: well, we're here off international boulevard near the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station and students took off on their march. you can a barely make out their posters as they move on international. normally when you do a march you need your mega phone and tennis shoes but at least one student brought his saxophone. ♪ >> reporter: that's because this group is trying to send the message that music and arts programs are on the chopping block at oakland schools and need to be saved. activists said it's caesar chavez day or day of dignity as it's called, the it's the perfect opportunity to highlight every person's right to education. >> it builds up your confidence, ability to think, everyone think and the community will be robbed of brilliant young people's strength if the programs don't continue. >> reporter: now, students are also demanding that the oakland unified school district rescind more than 500 la

representing the 150 workers in the program, but also representing all day laborers that stand out on caesar chavez looking for work. >> [speaking spanish] gracias. [applause] >> i come here to petition you today. we're talking about kids and education and children and youth activities. also think about the parents of those youth to make sure they also have services provided for them. thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. >> i am bob weisblat. i represent myself. i have a question about process. i have been listening to all of these people with a need for lots of services for the social safety net. this city is spending $50 million on bicycle paths. there is $30 million for changing cesar chavez. i am wondering if the money comes from a place where we can move that to a later date and spend the money so that older people can get meals. kids can stay off the streets. maybe when things get better economically, we can change the way cesar chavez works. [applause] supervisor campos: i do not know if anyone wants to respond to that. >> the project the speaker was referring to is the streets

new crash in san francisco northbound 101 approaching caesar chavez, right lane is blocked. heavy flooding at 101 in the two right lanes caltrans heading to the scene there to try and clear the roadway. injury crash in daly city, northbound 280, two right lanes blocked there. bay bridge toll plaza, we have ponding you make your way approaching the tolls. wind advisory for the bay bridge san mateo and richmond-san rafael bridge. >> it's the only large american city, it has san jose in a tap water fight. >> can you hear me now? the plan one state lawmaker is >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> new law would take gd credit for possessing a phone. department of corrections is trying new technology to prevent cell phones from working in prisons. in one day in one prison yard. system detected 3500 devices and blocked more than 4,000 attempts to text or get on the internet. >> kristen: residents in san jose are arguing whether to put fluoride in the water. san jose is the largest city in america that does not flouridate all their water. they say fluoride

the hill slopes steeply down toward caesar job as -- cesar chavez. it drops down to have the lower floor. the parking is a concern. we may have to have a continuance or some more considerations to see if we can figure out a way that you can get whatever the appropriate amount of parking is, be it five cars or four cars. i do not think you are going to get eight cars, which would be the code -- 7. i do not know if there is enough space. whatever you do, you have to get the parking in there and you have to come to a place maybe with a ramparts to the parking garage, so that when they are approaching the street it is more level with the street. then you would have a chance to be able to move your car around and be able to drive directly out onto the street. peralta does have that retaining wall. you have to come out and make would be a right turn out of there. it is going to be really tough if you are trying to back up the hill at peralta. that needs to be worked out. i am sympathetic to the situation that to make the project work you probably need two

san francisco southbound through caesar chavez, no major issues.nd shows us what you are talk about. the rain and the wind, there the camera shake. back to you >> we will keep you posted on the storm with another local news update in a half hour. the "today" show is back in less than two minutes. >>> 7:30 now on this friday morning, march 18, 2011. it is raining here in london. you couldn't ask for nicer weather in new york city. all of the folks in rockefeller plaza smiling just a little bit more. i'm meredith vieira outside buckingham palace. matt lauer in studio 1a. hi, matt. >> i was trying to catch a peak at westminster abbey. have they started preparations yet? do you see scaffolding or anything like that? >> i haven't seen that, matt, but they are starting to sassoon as they say. they are putting up the union jacks in preparation for the wedding about a month away. just ahead the latest on prince william's trip to new zealand. he spoke at a memorial paying tribute to the earthquake in christchurch's victims. we'll speak to a man who's gotten