trouble in hartford county where a fallen tree in pilesville has shut down claremont mill road there at bridge road. you do want to use rocks road as your alternate route. in northwest baltimore we are dealing with an accident, it's going to be right on liberty heights avenue at hillsdale road. if you are headed out to that west side of 695, here exactly is what it looks like at liberty road, cars moving along just fine. no delays to talk about. you are looking at a 13-minute ride on that outer loop from 795 down towards 95. as for the northeast corridor of 95, here's a look in white marsh, no delays to talk about. it will be an easy ride from route 43 all the way into the city. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> today a man arrested in connection with the disappearance and the death of a 6-year-old boy, etan patz will be in court for his first appearance. >> this comes 33 years to the day the boy disappeared which sparked a nationwide movement, putting pictures of children on milk cartons and this morning abc 2 news' linda stow is he

. >>> still to come, the for sale sign is up at the claremont hotel. he made a million dollars, why things have not gone well for the father of bristol palin's baby. . >>> look at your numbers. the dow is down 103 points. people still not feeling great about what is happening in europe. >>> land mark in the oakland hills is up for sale. the 200 room claremont hotel. they bought the hotel as part of a foreclosure auction. the asking price is $80 million. >>> levi johnson is living with his mother and hasn't paid child support in a long time. levi johnson's girlfriend is pregnant. >>> today on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, the biggest birthday party going this weekend. we will have more on the plans to celebrate the golden gate bridge turning 75. and we will show you some of the special tributes already taking place. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news, we will see you the next time news breaks and we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and mobile www.ktvu.com. have a great friday. thank you for joining us.

the 279-room claremont hotel.rent owners bought the property last year as part of a foreclosure auction. bloomberg news says the asking price for the claremont $8 -- claremont, $80 million. >>> we're in store for a big change in the weather. up next, steve paulson is gonna tell us about the showers and even possible hail headed our way. to have created an icon and quite another to have done it generation after generation. to the long line of legendary mercedes-benz sl roadsters... ♪ the 2013 sl. >>> now -- now, oakland mayor jean quan is saying the new city budget is pretty good. there is an extra $10 million in tax revenues. that means no layoffs or program cuts are planned. the budget calls for a new police academy. extra crews to fix potholes and marking -- parking meters and there will be expanded hours at senior center. >>> 7:23. hopefully, it will be an easy commute. sal is watching a couple things going on around the roads. hey, sal. hello there. we have more on the sailboat rescue. on the san francisco may

and when we went up to claremont, san diego, claremont, little blue-collar community, i saw these green lawns. and i thought, oh, my god, americans are rich! americans are -- i had never seen anything that beautiful in my life. as the stupid little lawns. because they were so green. because we could throw water away. so, you know, you could come to a place where your children can be healthy, where you can have access 24 hours a day to stuff that you can't have elsewhere, where you can, you know, lead the good life. yeah, that is expressed in physical stuff. better underpants. better hygiene products. whatever. tv. all that stuff. yes. but also, a clean street, you know. a pretty garden. a culture where there's not a potential death squad coming after you. if people had called this propaganda war about illegal aliens something different, what if the people had been called refugees? what if the people had been called pilgrims? that might have been a completely different mindset. >> conquistadores. >> i always tell people, you know, my family, the original illegal aliens. they were conquis

>> it was the campus which would be there between clarendon, christopher drive, claremont, all of the way to parnassus. >> thank you. >> can i just ask them? >> yes, mr. pilpel? >> to john stone, what is the other corner there? the southeast corner of the highlighted area, clarendon and johnstone? the northwest corner is judah? south of there, , is that correct? can you just walk me through getting from their along the south? what are those named streets, or how do you describe that, is what i'm trying to figure out. >> and then christopher. >> uh-huh. >> that is on the other side. >> that is crest mont. that is the cabinet. >> ok. and i guess my problem with this is not in describing it, crestmont and some point there, and it is to a point north, at fourth, it becomes very difficult to describe. >> difficult for whom? >> to the consultants, the lawyers, you know? rather than speak for them, consultants, would this be difficult to describe? >> it looks straightforward with the id tool. >> it certainly is a census block, no question, but the streets do not connect, so in terms of descr

>>justine: the claremont hotel and spa is up for sale for $80 million. according to bloomberg news the company is selling the claremont along with another hotel in an effort to turn the properties out of bankruptcy. the hotel opened in 1915. >>james: in the screenings that happen here might be fun or dramatic, but it's not real life. there's another screening that is real life, and it could save your life. it's a screening test for colorectal cancer, the second-leading cancer killer of men and women. screening finds precancerous polyps, so they can be removed before they turn into cancer. i got screened. now, it's your turn. so you can stick around and enjoy the show. if you're 50 or older, get screened for colorectal cancer. >>justine: bought their shares of texas, they are about to did demolition of the plaza hotel in college station, texas. >>justine: at the plaza hotel has been empty for years. this is the plaza hotel in college station, texas. the community is excited, they have been talking about knocking it down for years. it takes a lot of planni

glenn view and claremont. stit is going to acknowledge residents that made repairs to the house and those rebuilt their house from scratch. you can see there is a lot of rebuilding and a lot of construction. it's taken a long time for the pellegrinis to rebuild their home. >> and this fire burned down their home. >> this is the family room. >> bill and his family settled down in their new house. the city says two of the 38 who lost homes are also about to return. 23 are still rebuilding. the status of the lots of 13 others is unclear. tony yearly, the new head of pg&e says resolving lawsuits is one of the top priority autos we're not going to contest liability. we want to get resolving these issues. >> here in the ads it's taking time. because negotiations are complicated since there are many lawyers representing victims. assemblyman jerry hill represents san bruino he chose the day to introduce legislation that would pun top executives if companies violate regulations. among the penalties... >> top management

. >> the claremont hotel is up for sale for $80 million. the claremont hotel opened in 1915.>mark: em let's take a live look outside. we will be back with traffic and world according to gary when we come back. >>mark: good morning 743. >>james: were taking a look at san francisco and it is clear. the weather is going to develop like this by 9:00 a.m. blue skies and mild temperatures. the upper 40's the we had earlier gone never in the 56 seats. it's 54 its emphasis of. 56 in concord. we're in the mid to upper 50s. this after an inning expect mostly sunny skies. it will be windy. we'll be at the teens as far as the winds these this afternoon. then it will go up to cast of 205 higher -- and gusts of wind 20s and higher by 5:00. here are today's highs. the south bay's bid across the north bay is well of the east will be in the '70s then the rest of the area will be in the '60s. tamara it will get cooler and cloudier. there is a chance of sparkles. are memorial holiday weekend is looking pretty good with the temperatures steadily rising. let's go to erica. >>erica: i see an impro

that was destroyed 38 homes were lost and now the bay area news group reports that starts at 630 on claremont drive. >> the standoff in albany over a patch of land owned by uc- berkeley continues. protesters say they will continue to maintain community access to and coexist with university scientists. protesters say barricades and a police presence are what are hindering scientists and we will have a live report coming up at 5 man. >> the major shift today for women in combat. >> a troubling new study about young adults with optimism. >> what is cooler than being named prom queen? the dream come true,,,, ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ...in my arms... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ...and all your charms... ♪ whenever i want you, all i have to do is... ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing xfinity streampix. stream your favorite movies and full seasons of shows instantly on any screen. find out more online. >> starting today the pentagon will open more than 14,000 combat related roles to women serving in the army.

president then is expected to go to san jose where we are told maybe he could be staying at the claremont hotel, that is where his fundraiser is tomorrow. he tomorrow. >> anytime the president goes anywhere, security is very, very tight. can we -- eric, are you still there? >> reporter: yes. >> what was the security like for you to get into the field and what is it like right now? >> reporter: i covered a number of presidential visits over the years and the security has to be very tight. there is a very long process. you are seeing the president's arrival but for the folks in the media, it starts early in the day. we show up hours ahead of time and they take care of searching every last inch of what should be a secure area here, so yes, the security is very tight. we showed you earlier in the broadcast a crowd of people that have come here to see the president, everyone had to be thoroughly checked as we did. so security very tight here. there are people all over the area keeping a close eye on the president's arrival. it is a matter of practice when the president is in town. you see air

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today's gathering will celebrate the progress toward rebuilding and it will all start at 6:30 on claremont drive between glenn view and fairmont drive. >>> looks like jean quan will not face a deadline. petitions needed to gather about 20,000 signatures, but, they say, they came up short. the effort was sparked by the city's crime rate. and the mayor's handling of the occupy oakland encampments. >>> an occupy camp in berkeley, meantime, isn't budging. the protesters have been camped out on a 10-acre plot of land owned by u.c. berkeley. campus researchers are set to start planting crops for agricultural research this week. they'll "do what needs to be done to use the land." protesters have been camped out there since earth day three weeks ago. >>> 6:06 right now. let's check in with christina loren who is following weather outside and she's going to tell us what it's feeling like right now. >> feels kind of cool out there. good morning, jon, good morning to you at home. a live look over san jose. mostly cloudy conditions here. and as we head throughout the day today, it will be full-on sunn

sweep by the tulsa with a couple of sprinkles that is what has enhanced the marine layer and that claremont's for thursday will be going down just about all never had self fifties for the most part at the beach is a few low 60s otherwise '60s and '70s and the peninsula mid-70s and the santa clara valley in the east of the day and have decided as have the jurors are actually seasonal we've just been a little spoiled with the numbers into the '80s. otherwise 73 reason sandras and mid-70s and some, breezy lake the wind at the west 10 to 20 m.p.h. and occasional stronger bass slight recovery on friday and in the temperatures do trend upward over the weekend only to tumble slightly by monday. and that indeed it is to pinpoint forecasts. proved and no one should ever doubt the power of the human mind. a paralyzed woman is a joyful moment five years in the making. >>> and paralyzed woman cannot lifted cup and serve yourself a drink using the power of her mind. kathy hutchinson is paralyzed from the neck down she is unable to speak of her spring is completely aware. researchers place the sensor with

on claremont drive. >> police in riot gear moved in and be evicted and occupy the four protesters in albany. at least nine people were detained. officials at uc-berkeley authorize the raid after negotiations broke down. >> a moment of emotion. >> these are the people i have grown very close to in the past two weeks. >> taken down by force ... >> to see them do this, without much warning, with 10 minutes warning, is shocking to me and somewhat deeply frustrating. >> this is an unlawful assembly, you need to disperse. >> a 10 minute morning after three weeks of in canada, at least 100 officers on the scene to move protesters out. anyone that stood in their way it was arrested. nine arrests were made for trespassing and for unlawful assembly. but occupy protester lesley had access it is the right to be there. >> we're not here to disrupt research or to make this about a camp. we're here to farm. >> ec leaders say that occupy the farm left them no other choice .. >> on friday said it would disband the gamut of the continued to sleep here saturday and sunday night. whatever credibility th

roof fell >>darya: the claremont resort and spa is up for still for $80 million.the hotels are being sold in an effort to get the companies out of poughkeepsie. >>mark: a lot of sunshine in a beautiful start today and differences go. we will be fierce. ♪ pop goes the world ♪ it goes something like this ♪ everybody here is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ everybody, tell me, have you heard? ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ pop goes the world [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods... a powerful three-in-one detergent that cleans, brightens, and fights stains. pop in. stand out. the keepers of the loafs. the people who will never lower the bar. our world started in deep green grass and rain and the hills and the waves and the big, tall trees of tillamook, oregon. we make cheese of an exquisite standard and we live in a special place... where pure and good were invented. >>mark: the pacific hurricane season is heating up. a hurricane has formed an expected to hit the mexican coast this weekend. here are the latest projections from the national hurricane

the ceremony starts at 630 on claremont drive. >> warrants is looking pretty good with his new hair cut>> we took it down very low. what you think? around the bay area we have some clouds out there making for a beautiful sight if you're just getting up. it looks like as we had throughout the day we will see temperatures warm up although they will be below average for this time of year. we do have low pressure spinning off the coast line bringing more clouds across the skies. 74 degrees in morgan hill, 72 in san jose. maybe the mid-70s on a warm and in the east bay and that is all we will get too. a couple of clouds in a mixture of sunshine. there is a warm up on the way and we will talk more about that in a moment >> we can see the gorgeous sunrises are talking about. what is not so beautiful is the traffic. metering lights are on and it is stacking up towards 880. we're just hearing about bart delays. apparently they're having switching issues on the tracks between san bruno and millbrae. only 5-10 minute delays and we will let you know if there's any impact in your commute towards sfo

this evening's ceremony start at 630 and will be held at claremont drive >> the standoff in albany over of land owned by uc- berkeley continues. protesters say they will continue to farm, maintain and access. the ec warrants that it will do what it has to do so faculty can use the land for research. >> if once was playing baseball he would be batting 1000. >> it has actually been looking very nice and we may do it again but let's not get ahead of ourselves. >> we do have an area of low pressure spinning off the coastline that will put some clouds in the skies. temperature's fairly mild in most spots. 49 and cool in santa rosa. by this afternoon we will see a couple of clouds in a mixture of sunshine. 72 in santa clara. maybe some mid-70s but temperatures are still staying down. 62 in san francisco and 61 in sausalito. right now let's check on the roads with elizabeth. >> we will go back outside live towards the bay bridge toll plaza and so far everything is looking pretty good this morning. slight delays to one of those cash plans. we're getting word of a new accident along the peninsul

just north east of frederick and moving south just over claremont. they're strong with strong wind gust and heavy downpours and that particular cell is moving through the north east. we'll be watching that one. right now the baltimore region, nothing going on currently but that is about to change probably in the next few hours as you see. we're clear for the time being. the closest activity just south of charlestown, west virginia. there are advisories in effect for late tonight. pretty much west and lots of the portions of virginia, west virginia are under a severe thunderstorm. just issued also for portions of washington county storms for at least the next 45 minutes. also much of southern part of the county as you can see. we have a look at some of the temperatures. >> that's right. one of the big factors with the thunderstorms is the heat. let's take a look at the temperatures here. we are in the # 0s east of -- 90s east of the city. the thunderstorms are coming in and down the 81 in cumberland. when you factor that together you get 92 for your h

the owners of berkeley's claremont hotel have decided to sell the property.mburg news reports paulson is selling the claremon along with another hotel in phoenix. the asking price is reportedly $80 million. >>> the u.s.s. iowa is now set to leave for its new home this saturday. it's departure from richmond was delayed last weekend because of bad weather. the battleship has been undergoing restoration. >>> the bay area is getting ready to celebrate the golden gate bridge's 75th anniversary the this weekend. david stevenson shows us what's planned and how lessons learned from the last big bash led to changes this time around. >> reporter: tonight preparations are as visible as the span itself on a sunny day. >> we've been waiting for this for 75 years. >> reporter: crews today set up a sky box exhibit aimed at giving visitors the experience of painting the bridge from up high. >> here's the graphic above the sky boxes that look like you're looking up at the bridge as if you're in a sky box and there's a graphic on the floor that looks like you're looking down a

the owners of berkeley's claremont hotel have decided to sell the property.g news reports paulson is selling the claremon along with another hotel in phoenix. the asking price is reportedly $80 million. >>> the u.s.s. iowa is now set to leave for its new home this saturday. it's departure from richmond was delayed last weekend because of bad weather. the battleship has been undergoing restoration. >>> the bay area is getting ready to celebrate the golden gate bridge's 75th anniversary the this weekend. david stevenson shows us what's planned and how lessons learned from the last big bash led to changes this time around. >> reporter: tonight preparations are as visible as the span itself on a sunny day. >> we've been waiting for this for 75 years. >> reporter: crews today set up a sky box exhibit aimed at giving visitors the experience of painting the bridge from up high. >> here's the graphic above the sky boxes that look like you're looking up at the bridge as if you're in a sky box and there's a graphic on the floor that looks like you're looking down at th

downed tree at claremont mill road and ridge road.ollowing a lot better now, but behind this, a lot of traffic. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> radar is showing nothing around our area. but it does not show very well is that there are a couple of patches of drizzle and a few sprinkles this morning. this is not enough to stop activity. 70 is the temperature at the airport. humidity is way up. high temperatures are expected to be in the 80's. ♪ >>> 7:30 now on a friday morning. the 25th of may, 2012. we've got an overflow crowd on rockefeller plaza. on memorial day weekend. >> i know. >> we've got pitbull on our plaza, and we've got a bunch of sailors, too. >> fleet week continues here in new york city. we have an extra big crowd out there. and the weather seems to be cooperating at the moment. which is nice. >> might be light rain. hopefully it doesn't rain. but if it does rain we're going to be dancing you and i both of us outside we'll just get sopping wet. >> also ahead, on thursday we told you about the man, he's suing h

a welcome home ceremony was held last night on claremont drive.that is wary pg&e pipeline blew up back in september 2010, killing eight people and destroying 38 homes. 26 of the homes are in the process of being rebuilt. two other homes are already done and those families have moved back in. today's stage three of the amgen tour of california and its starts in san jose in just a few hours. then 120 riders will cross three bay area counties. >> i hope there will arrested because they have a big day. lisa washington is here with the challenging climb the riders will face today. >> good morning, yes it will be a challenging day indeed. normally when the race starts in san jose it starts downtown but they have switched things up a little bit this year. it is starting at the community center. as a result we should let viewers know that part of the road is closed because of the amgen race. san jose has hosted the tour before, i have done it for all seven years that the race has been in existence. take a look out at some video from yesterday. this was st