but in cotati it seems, you can't even stand next to it. john ramos, kpix 5. >> city engineers are looking for a place in cotati where the tree could be relocated but no one knows if it's possible to move a 50-foot redwood. >>> president obama added more of california's majestic coastline to a national monument this week that ensures it will be preserved and protected. cbs reporter bill whitaker shows us the grassroots movement started with one photographer's photos. >>> reporter: bob wick's photos do more than describe this new addition to the california coastal national monument. they take you there. >> just the most spectacular peeps of coastline you can imagine. rocky headlands, about 75 or 100 feet high, just incredibly pristine tidepools down below. >> reporter: a wilderness specialist moonlights as an amateur photographer. his powerful images propelled a 2.5-year grassroots campaign to protect this rugged stretch of mendocino county coastline. >> my photos played a role in that people who weren't visually aware of how spectacular thi

. >> reporter: before there was a wall or a storage business on this corner in cotati there was a house this woman grew up. >> cotati was a small town. >> reporter: it was on this land her father planted a redwood tree. >> apparently my dad planted it and babied it. he used to protect it. >> reporter: what the family didn't know then the tree was an extremely rare albino redwood and a rare type. >> it two sets of dna. >> reporter: tom stapleton discovered this genetic wonder with its multicolored needles. there are only ten in the world and only one with cones. >> this is the first observance of female cones on this type of tree ever. and it's quite astounding. >> reporter: pat tappian planted his tree a few yards back it wouldn't have been a fuss. but it's growing in the construction path for the new smart railway. >> it is in the railroad right-of-way and it is much too close to passing trains. >> reporter: railway officials plan to remove the tree after collecting and replanting 1,000 cuttings but stapleton said the cuttings would die and science would lose. >> because if we understa

tree would stand too close to the tracks of the new sonoma- marin rail transit line in the town of cotati. one man in the commmunity says he hopes there can a compromise to save the tree. rail officials say they have no choice but to comply with safety regulators. but are taking steps to preserve the redwood. including trying to replant parts of the tree elsewhere. heading into the five o'clock hour we have some great video we wanted to show you. a suspect is now in custody after a wild police chase in colorado. a four year old child was along for the ride. it's a story we brought you live yesterday on the kron four morning news. police say ryan stone was wanted in a drug case. he stole an s-u-v with a 4 year old boy inside. ditched that vehicle with the boy still inside, he was not hurt, but he wasn't done. there were two more carjackings and a crash before stone gave up. a state trooper was also seriously injured in a failed attempt to stop stone. in washington state, cameras were rolling when a woman stole a truck with two young girls inside. you can see one of the truck's doors opens

. >>> well, a rare tree in cotati is no longer on the chopping block at least for now.ead wood tree is in the path of a commuter rail project. the redwood tree is in the path. it's unusual on two accounts, both albino and a chimerra. there are only 10 in the world. the transit district says it will postpone cutting down the tree while trying to figure out another solution. >>> salmon are on the move trying to get back to the ocean but john ramos reports some fish may have to catch a -- catch a ride because of the drought. >> reporter: the fish hatchery near redding is the single largest producer of juvenile salmon in the central valley nearly 12 million fish. >> foes fish will make a big difference in our 2016 -- those fish will make a big difference in our 2016 fishing season when they return as adults. >> reporter: normally they would swim down the sacramento to the ocean. in the past some young salmon have been trucked in from hatcheries to be released in san pablo bay. this increases survival rates up to 7 times. but if the rivers stay at dangerously low drought lev

tree would stand too close to the tracks of the new sonoma- marin rail transit line in the town of cotati. however.members of the community say they have come to an agreement with public works officials to get the tree relocated. tree advocates and officials are meeting today to decide on a new place for the tree. construction starts today on san francisco's dolores park, part of which is shut down. the northern half of the park is being renovated. you are looking at the new changes set to be made to the park. including doubling the number of restrooms. and improved off-leash dog areas. it's going to be phenomenal. the closure is expected to last 7- months. then, the southern half of the park will close. for it's turn for a facelift. however the playground area of the park will remain open the entire time. following up on a story we told you about yesterday morning: the city of oakland has broken ground on a new waterfront community development project. the one-point-five-billion- dollar project. called "brooklyn basin". is being built on the oakland estuary, just south of jack london squ

tree would stand too close to the tracks of the new sonoma- marin rail transit line in the town of cotati they have come to an agreement with public tree relocated. tree advocates and officials are meeting today to decide on a new place for the tree. ♪ i gotta have that bag. italian leather? for an amazing deal. [ shopper ] you paid how much for that? [ female announcer ] two stores. two amazing ways to score. t.j.maxx and marshalls. a skit a look at weather and traffic on this friday morning. hi there james. >>james: of the sun is beginning to break through. there's a system to our north. this was pushing through and you can see that on our satellite and radar view so we will be watching for those clouds to stick around as a little bit longer. the start to cool off. will expect temperatures to be-it's just a touch cooler the weather were yesterday. napa and 42 degrees currently. beginning to see some slight warming their. looks like the upper 40's beginning to convert to low 50s across the bay. the drive time looks pretty bad as you enter marin county. and pacifica we've mentioned that t

. >> a rare redwood tree is still standing in cotati this morning.sit officials say it could stay that way for a little while longer. it's called a partial ghost redwood. and it was set to be removed to make way for planned railway tracks. but now, a sonoma- marin area rail transit official says more experts will be consulted before a decision is made. now those experts are working on a plan to move the 52-foot-tall tree to another location. >> a lot of the bay area will be a little irish this weekend. the 163rd annual st. patrick's day parade is later today. it stars a 11:30 a.m.. there's also a shamrock street bash. there is a go green and brown plant in san jose and all sorts of events. you can find the list on our website at kron4.com >> the city of dublin named after the dublin, ireland is inviting you to come to their st. patrick's day celebration this morning. there is a pancake breakfast this morning until 10:00 a.m. at fire station 16 on down as you drive. today's parade is at 9:30 a.m. and downtown dublin. the st. patrick's day festival wil