kron dan rubin is there. describe the scene for us. >> reporter: well, pam it's quite a scene. in fact it's attracting quite a bit of attention. give us an idea how big this tree is. he's standing about five feet in front of it and now this tree absolutely dwarfs him so it's pretty large. we have large number of roots coming out of the side and really it just goes on and on. i'll admit i'm not the best at estimating how big these types of trees are but as you could see, it is well over 100 feet tall, and i'm told this tree is well over 100 feet old as well. now i haven't heard any indication as to when this tree might be cleared, but for right now it's quite a specatacle. we've seen children out here playing on the tree and so it looks like they will have a little more fun for the time being until this tree is cleared near the corner of 14th and lakeside, so reporting live in oakland, dan rubin, kron4 news. the storm had a major impact on businesses and schools in the city of concord. we have wind damage team coverage. >> reporter: so power out age? >> yeah, big power out age.

reporting in san leandro, dan rubin, kron four news. >> some good news. one elderly patient reported missing from the assisted- living facility has been found in san jose. 65-year-old edmund bascom was the last patient unaccounted for. according to officials, bascom was last seen at the san leandro bart station last week. a santa clara county sheriff's deputy found bacsom and took him to a local hospital. >> second-hand smoking is now illegal in walnut creek. and, breaking the law could cost violators fines ranging from 100 to 500-dollars. but as kron four's philippe djegal explains. one city councilman is fighting to have the ban repealed. >> i was the only one to vote no. >> reporter: the councilman says that he is not giving up. on giving up on second- hand smoke the ordinance went into effect on friday going into affect downtown, parks and multi you that resident properties like condominiums, apartment and duplexes. that makes up two- thirds of the walnut creek housing. they want to appeal the ordinance and make up another one that establishes private

dan rubin kron 4. some good news.ient reported missing from the assisted-living facility has been found in san jose. 65-year-old edmund bascom was the last patient unaccounted for. according to officials, bascom was last seen at the san leandro bart station last week. a santa clara county sheriff's deputy found bacsom and took him to a local hospital. >> san jose police are searching for a mentally- ill man who went missing. hiloito canseco was last seen around 3:30 friday afternoon. 54-year-old canseco has had a previous head injury that left with with diminished mental capacity. canseco is described as a hispanic man.standing five feet eight inches tall.and weighing around 140 - pounds. he has black hair and a beard.and walks with a cane. canesco was last seen wearing a black jacket, white t- shirt.with black flops. a man visiting san francisco's mission district has gone missing. 22 year-old paul netto called his family in brazil on monday, telling them that he was being followed. netto hasn't been heard from since

. >> reporter: dan rubin, kron4news mpleghts. >> two of the biggest unions could be back to the table. scott shows us what is happening with the strike. >> reporter: one thing that is for sure is just when passengers thought this was behind them, it turns out it is not. >> the public is suffering. >> reporter: at the walnut creek station passengers are not happy. >> i think they need to settle and come to an agreement. >> reporter: here is the latest dispute involving the family medical leave act. they would get 6 weeks of paid leave if their spouse, partner, or child is sick. several times during negotiations it came up. >> you can't go back and read a contract and say wait, something is wrong. >> reporter: bart says they don't like how much it would cost the district. the provision would cost less than officials claim. >> claim. they are wondering what is next. >> they are losing faith. >> reporter: i checked with a representative. she tells me right now they are very disappointed in bart management and hoping this can be rectified. bart management will vote on the contract on thurs

kron four's dan rubin says the nearby residents are outraged and calling for justice following a street fight with police. >> i said excuse may, what is going on? they never said anything to me. >> pretty soon it was his body on the side of the road. and >> you can see him getting dragged down and get and beaten. >> after her brother started crying for help. >> he cannot breathe. i kept telling them that he could not breathe and to back up. >> the police called for their own back up. >> he was thrown in jail and now he is back at home killing his wounds. christina stated better brothers also at home. >> the police are stating their reasonable force was used for an arrest. they stated that the crowd was tossed out. two suspects-- >> he has never been charged with anything and is live, and neither of my children have. >> the community is showing their outrage. the family behind these doors are getting answers and they're demanding justice. >> i want my son home, i want this to be over. now this and did happen at all. >> thousands of people in the philippines are still suffering and left h

>>anny: kron4's dan rubin says concern about traffic and running a parker already becoming a reality.: commonly known as wilford avenue is now called the golf course track west. >>: they've widened it. it's now about to land in each direction. >>: officer robert power says while the city is preparing for an increase in traffic chp has been drawn a contingency plans if all those new lanes stop moving. >>: we will have officers to shut down the city streets to allow for traffic off the freeway. if it does become basically steady traffic on the freeway. >>: it appeared as though caltrans already fixed the traffic. credit last year but the plans were dropped without any new consideration to the casino. every slot machine brings an extra 13 car trips every day. the great and casino has a 3000 slot machines that would equal over 40,000 additional cars through runner park every single day. >>james: at 435 but find out about our monday morning forecast. chile and spots out there. the morning erica. >>erica: the morning. here's a live look from sfo. we are looking to clear skies but as always

live in the traffic center with a dan r. rubin. is it getting any better out there.>: it is however it is going to take quite awhile to clear. we have lanes blocked. they are and the clearing status. we just saw a live picture. the backup is big. they're still try to clear up all lanes. are all lanes open. but they're getting really close to that so any minute now they should be backed up. if you're coming from castro valley perhaps in one of a significant slowdown making your way on west 580. >>darya: with a pat our live reporter yoli aceves out there showing us the headlights of that are out there battling the traffic this morning. >>: absolutely. so they continue. we seem long delays at the bridges this morning. in fact we can take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza which is not good at all. at this point we are back up well beyond. >>james: less talk a little weather here as we make way to head out the door. well it's going to be cooler this afternoon what we saw over the past couple of days so a cooling trend kicking in. tomorrow the clouds will continue to bui

. >>: reporting in san francisco dan r. rubin kron 4 news. >>darya: good morning. time now is 930. and whether testers and traffic was conducted with george. >>: on interstate 580 and the ride out of livermore. actually of the alta mont pass into livermore and from livermore continuing on to the dublin interchange for it but it was a minor accident 680 southbound just before burn al that occurred and the 6:00 hour and we have still not recovered. for a time backed up the traffic in the san ramon 680 in the southbound direction and an accident on the golden gate bridge. typical i guess our shot isn't available. but instead look at the san mateo bridge ride which has also been an hot spots. out near the high rise. that has cleared out and now bridge so things are getting back to normal. we have the golden gate bridge shot available. the traffic is still sluggish and that the southbound direction and the wake of the earlier occuring problems. update solano county coming up in the next report. >>erica: am looking at today as a transition day. as we head into tomorrow. rain definitely o

rubin and michael stern. thank you for joining us. dan, let me start with you.f the big things that we are reading about right now in real estate is the discount brokers. they just announced that they raised $50 million. it is all about this discount broker or brokers cut in their commission. how do you battle back against that? >> i think the way we battled back is that we offer a higher level of service, and i think for the discount brokers there is room in the market for everybody, but it is harder to get the real talent to work for a discount. when it comes down to it, it is all about the agent that is representing you, either as a buyer or seller. melissa: how do you drive that point? it is about how much money at stake, after i saw my place. maybe if i get somebody else there will sell it for a lower price, but if the commission is lower and that more money. >> really? melissa: i don't believe that. and to sing the for argument. >> that is our job, to sell a value proposition. the best agents out there, believe they had something to that transaction. the d