in berkeley, don knapp, cbs 5. >> wow is righ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> highs across the bay area, 62.d the evening with thunderstorm activity in throughout the eastern portion of our bay area. we have now a fire weather warning. it's been upgraded to a warning now throughout alameda and santa clara valleys for the whole weekend. in addition to that, a red flag warning does exist for gusty winds up to 11:00 a.m. in the northern portion of the bay area. this is very interesting. look at this right here. the cloud cover with the precipitation that went from the east to the west and now offshore, this is all associated with tropical moisture that will continue to embed precipitation into the bay area. we'll keep that chance of thunderstorms all weekend. from saturday into sunday. they are unusual when you have to put into consideration that we have a deep marine layer offshore. a will the of moisture offshore, inland extremely dry conditions. with the risk of dry lightning through sunday. 83 degrees in san jose, which is typical. east bay with that chance of a thunderstorm under partly su

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don knapp on the effects of the company's demise and why there is reason for optimism. >> reporter: the collapse is moving throughout the industry. in may of last year president obama visited the fremont plant and touted the company's promising solar cells. the company had $535 million in government loan guarantees. today it said it will file for bankruptcy and laid off 1100 employees. >> this company is not the first one n have been three other bankruptcies of major solar companies. does that mean solar is not not viable. >> reporter: the company ran out of time trying to become profitable with its innovative solar panels but says a competitor solar power still has a golden future. >> its lower cost than polluting technologies like nuclear. >> reporter: the solar industry says it now employees 100,000 americans in 5500 companies. >> the reason solar is growing so fast is that the cost is lower than new nuclear and it is competitive with new gas. as a result, last year 17 gigawatts was installed. by ware of comparison that's the equivalent of 17 nuclear power plants. >> reporter: the or

don knapp picks up the story from there. >> reporter: casualties and aircraft debris littered the tarmac after the world war iifighter plane spiraled out on control slamming down on the tarmac. the plane crash killed the pilot. one woman told the associated press she saw an arm and leg and people alive with body parts missing. the announcer crowd told the crowd something appeared to be going on. >> it looked like he must have been pulling real hard to get as far away from the scene as possible. >> he started going up in front of me. i wonder how many people got hurt. >> reporter: the pilot was describe as an experienced flier whose medical records were up to date. >> there appeared to be a flight problem the with the aircraft that caused it to go out of control. we all know what the end result was members were at the races and presumely saw the crash. they call it a galloping goat. they flew very close to the ground, often as low as 50 speed with speeds up to 100 miles an hour leaving no room for error. four pilots were kill there had in 2007 to 2008. they are considering whether or not

don knapp is at membrane technology in menlo park. don? >> reporter: that's right, ann. just a day after the explosion, it still remains a mystery. the building inspectors from menlo park have red tagged the building and cal osha considers it a crime scene. there are red tags on all of the doors of this menlo park building and it will remain through the holiday weekend. an indication of the unknown extent of the damage from an explosion here friday afternoon. >> a very big boom. just one single boom. that's all i heard. >> reporter: the blast came reportedly as researcher adrian martin mixed three gases, methane, helium and nitrogen for a laboratory project here at membrane laboratory and research in menlo park and one of the tanks ruptured according to the fire department protection chief and killing martin and tossing a female scientist in an adjacent corridor. >> she was basically near the door and the pressure from the explosion, almost blown her out of the door, which is a good thing because it knocked her out of the laboratory. >> some workers were rushing in to he

in san jose, don knapp, cbc 5. >> we're following a few other bay area headlines top.p next, be a unexpected discovery in east oakland after a fire is put out. why authorities believe it wasn't an accident. >>> it seems late in the season but the west nile virus has been found in the bay area's largest city. how it will be dealt with and when you can expect to see it. >> patchy low clouds in around the bay. the thunderstorms are moving on, we'll have all the details coming up next. ,, i tell ya, i work a long day, every day. i hang my head out the window. oh man, we're delivering everything you can think of: plywood, cement. i, i enjoy the breeze on my tongue. well uh, and every weekend, seems like we're headin' down to the lake. we're pullin' a boat or somethin'. i don't know why. i just do. it's not a problem. i don't mind as long as we always stop at chevron and get that techron stuff. my ears flop around too. check it out. [ male announcer ] your car takes care of you, care for it. chevron with techron. care for your car. it's hard work; i need a nap. care for your

don knapp shows us, this is her chance to reha bill date not just hp's image, but her own reputation as well. >> it is time now for californians to unit. >> not quite a year ago, megawhitman educated her supporters. today, she's the new ceo of hewlett-packard. >> the great thing about this country, you can be down and up pretty quickly. >> doesn't surprise those who have been paying attention. >> some of the things that we know about her, she is very aggressive and reportedly has been shopping around for a ceo job for a while. it is possible that she, perse, lobbied the board. that she amounted a campaign. >> she has been on the board of directors since january. >> i think that hp is looking for the kind of name that might inspire some confidence. they are hoping that she is a big enough name that it will be positive attention instead of the negative attention they had recently. >> she stops being a candidate, she has been making the rounds. >> democratic political consultant doubts that the emergence is ready to make a run for anything. >> if she's successful at hp, she may be very

don knapp, cbs 5. >>> he watched a life and death situation. his own. >> it is unreal to see yourself like that. >> more from the motorcyclist who watched video of strangers lifting a burning car to rescue him. >>> and they are calling it a sponge ball on the streets of hollywood. what happened to the man in the costume after he got beat up? >>> and a puppy swallowed by the earth and then rescued. why the ground is cracking in one state. >>> and it could feel like the dawg days of summer by the end of the weekend. we'll let you know which day will be the warmest as we continue here on the cw. ,,,, lifting a burning car and >>> yeah, it's hard to miss this amazing video from utah. strangers lifting a burning car and then pulling a trapped motorcyclist from underneath it. today, that man explained what it was like to watch his own life being saved. here's candace gibson. >> it's incredible video to watch, especially for motorcyclist, brendan wright. >> i see my body and i look dead. it's unreal to see yourself like that. >> the 21-year-old colleg

don knapp, cbs 5. >> well, it's up to the governor now. chinese delicacy one step closer to extinction. >> and the new sayings naked people would have to do when in public, if a lawmaker gets his way. >> and the popular pain relievers this could double the risk of a miscarriage. ,,,,,,,,, ,,,, >>> while many of us reach for them every time we have a headache, but if you are pregnant or trying to conceive, you might want to pass on certain brand-name pain relievers. french and canadian researchers compared more than 4,000 women who had miscarriages to those who didn't. nearly 8% of women who lost their babies had at least one prescription of nonaspirin antiinflammatory drugs. 2.5% of women who did not use a pain reliever had a miscarriage. although the reason for the link is unknown, researchers urge pregnant women to be cautious when taking medications. >>> the state of california one step ease closer to banning a traditional chinese delicacy. the state senate voted 25-9 to ban the sale, trade, or possession of sharks fin. the key ingredie

don knapp on why tonight will be a long one for some growers. >> we're going to be starting at 2:00 in the morning and pulling off about 40-tons of these chardonnay grapes here. >> after a growing season delayed by cooler weather, napa valley vineyards are making sure they don't lose any of their wine grapes to cool, wet weather headed this way. >> we're looking at a quarter inch of rain coming in on tuesday, wednesday, thursday. the forecast has shown a few showers. most of the suit should fruit should be able to weather that storm. >> the vineyard's manager says the troll trelaces will help. >> if we get moisture, the grapes will dry out quickly. >> talk of rain, even a little, has some grape growers worried. >> we had a few calls from other growers, asking what we were seeing in terms of weather and winery owners asking if we could pick some of the fruit that is ready to pick. >> the harvest is already underway throughout the valley. to see much of it, you'll have to cruise through here overnight. more growers are picking in the dark to keep the sun from drying out the grapes. by 2:

don knapp has a preview. >> amelia earhart failed in our attempt to fly around the world. in the nearly 75 years since she disappeared in the south pacific, her appeal continues to grow. which means just about everything to do with earhart also grows in value. in a storage locker full of stuff dianne brown inherited was an envelope of photos given to her mother by her flight instructor, amelia earhart. they could bring $40,000 to $60,000. this is oakland airport's old north field off earhart drive. in 1937, amelia earhart took off from here on her second attempt to fly around the world. earhart's plane most likely went down in the south pacific. brown was given the photos before the record attempt. estimated value, $6 to $800 each. >> i believe this to be at the oakland tribune building because this particular barber, i believe to be tribune bob. being fueled in 1937 for the navigation flight. the first attempt. >> this handout press photo should bring $1,000 to $2,000 because earhart signed it. the prize is this pair of goggles worn by earhart and cracked in an accident.

don knapp tonight on why some neighbors want to pull the plug on that idea. >> reporter: this is just about the busiest spot in fairfax, the traffic light downtown at sir francis drake and claws drive. it's near here that phil esche, former grateful dead guitarist, wants to build a concert hall and offer up to 100 concerts a year. >> the character of the town will change. >> reporter: for some here, it's a love/hate thing. especially those who live here. >> it's part of the town, music, having a venue like this would be great, the size and the scope is way too big for this little town. >> reporter: the issues are the small ones, and what they tend to associate with dead heads. >> all the scene who follow him, the musicians who are friends, want to park right here. >> reporter: but bruce better man says they are working to reduce the impacts, especially parking. >> we're working with a couple of businesses, st. redisis one, to accommodate all of our parking needs and greatly exceed all of the parking requirements in town. >> reporter: they are paying st. rita's church for their parking

. >> and don knapp has been talking to nasa much of this evening and has more about the space junk's projectory. >> an image captured on video has the falling satellite passing over southern california. nasa tells cbs 5 the bright spot of light was above l.a. at 7:45 this evening. a dead research satellite spins as it begins a fall from orbit that was started on a fiery plunge to earth. >> we have main engines start. >> the rocket science precision could not accurately predict where it would come down. >> it's going to burn up and drop some debris some place on the planet. >> most of its 6-tons will burn up in reentry, but 1200 pounds of debris is expected to make it down. >> since we have been putting things into space, we've had one person brushed on the shoulder and that's the only one we know of that has been touched by a piece of reentering debris. >> considering how much stuff is up there, that's a good record. >> well, there's 22,000 objects that nasa tracks alone. things bigger than a softball. things that they can track. smaller objects, you know, there may be millions. >> a

no one will fess up. >> reporter: don knapp, cbs5. >>> a planet with two suns?rge lucas thought of it tech aids ago, but nasa scientists announced a planet like that does exist. nasa's kepler space telescope discovered the planet 200 light years away from us. it's called kepler 16b and orbits around two suns very similar to the alien world in star wars where luke skywalker pondered his future, but unlike the movie kepler 16b is old cold and inhospitable, kind of like its name. "."...it's unreal to see yourself like that".." he d by str >>> you saw the dramatic rescue pulled to safety from a burning wreck. >> it's unreal to see yourself like that. >> now you'll hear it from the man saved by total strangers. >>> it has been two decades since his amazing feat. we're checking in with a paraplegic park ranger who climbed half dome. d. >>> a surprise came from the cracked earth, the natural phenomenon that swallowed up a phenomenon that swallowed up a baby puppy. ,,,,,, cracking. a four week old puppy somehow slipped almost >>> texas is so bad the ground is cracking.

in the napa valley, don knapp, cbs5. >>> well he was the only person in the room when michael jackson died. what michael jackson's doctor asked his body guard to do moments after finding the king of pop dead. >>> and the new invention designed to protect kids on the pitcher's mound. >>> and not just another fish in the sea, the incredible thing this one can do, and the bay area scientists who discovered it. ,,,, [ female announcer ] at jcpenney uncover mystery savings this friday & saturday. everytime you use your jcpenney rewards credit card reveal savings worth 15...20... or 30% extra off all apparel, shoes and accessories. no exclusions! plus with 4-hr steals save big on $14.99 sweaters for her. 60% off sportshirts and sweaters for him. $12.99 jeans for kids. and 50% off shoes and handbags. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call the bay area home. from funding that helped a local entrepreneur start a business... to providing grants to a non

in the napa valley, don knapp, cbs5. >>> well he was the only person in the room when michael jacksond. what michael jackson's doctor asked his body guard to do moments after finding the king of pop dead. >>> and the new invention designed to protect kids on the pitcher's mound. >>> and not just another fish in the sea, the incredible thing this one can do, and the bay area scientists who discov,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, jackson's bodyguard testfied that when conrad murray gave the singer c- p-r, he did it with just one hand. "he said this is the first time i do mouth to mo i have to he's my friend." >>> michael jackson's body guard testified in court today that when conrad murray, michael jackson's doctor, gave the singer cpr he did it with just one hand. >> he said this is the first time i do mouth-to-mouth, but i have to, he is my friend. >> alberto alvarez says when jackson stopped breathing murray wanted to clean up before calling 911. alvarez said he handed him vials from the night stand and told him to put them in a bag. prosecutors say that doctor conrad never told the emergency room

but as don knapp tells us -- not everyone was excited to see him. don. obama in bay area knapp/moonan 9-25- 2011 don's lead: (air oakland police opened fire on amman during the cap by microsoft. why they say they were compelled to shoot. >> speechless. >> versus react after patient dies during an employee strike and lockout. what's being classified by police as the medical mistake. the nurses believe it happened. >> president obama is spending the night in san jose after two fund-raising events in silicon valley with high-tech executives. but, tom tells us that not everyone is excited to see him. >> the president hasn't returned to the hotel yet and we still assume he's out one of the two fundraisers he was attending earlier this evening. wind west at the home of sheryl sandberg, ceo of facebook, and she has the special guest. >>> we understand she paid her own way because she wanted to meet the president and his best bowling. but the president has been talking about his jobs bill. today we found out that not everyone meeting and has been friendly. >> air

don knapp, cb s 5. >> a bay area wants more parking spaces and how businesses say that could hurt them. >> a supervisor is calling order. how he wants to regulate nude population but one at a time. >> temperatures overnight into the 50s and 60s. hottest day of the workweek. we'll pinpoint those neighborhoods as eyewitness news continues. parking battle. the san ramon valley islamic center wants to expand its ance by hundreds. an . >> east bay mosk is caught in the middle of a battle. they say there is plenty of room but neighbors want to put the brakes on that plan. >>reporter: here at the planning commission meeting, it was standing room only to talk about the topic of parking. >> does this push back surprise you? >> totally. shocker. we've never had this here . >> the they want to increase capacity from 325 to 541 people every friday afternoon. which means they'll need more parking. there is 714 spots total and a study found even if they hit new capacity the lot will be less than two thirds full. why not put all those empty spaces to good use? >> the study shows there's enough parkin

don knapp on how the man's family plans to carry on. >> there are red tags on all the doors of this building and remain through the holiday weekend. an indication of the damage friday afternoon. >> a very big boom. one single boom. >> the blast came reportedly as researcher mixed three gases, methane, helium, and nitrogen for a project here in menlo park. one of the tanks ruptured, according to menlo park chief, killing martin and tossing a female scientist. >> she was apparently near the door. almost blown out the door, which is a good thing because it knocked her out of the laboratory. >> fellow workers came in to help. >> they drug that individual from the laboratory and addressed the're individual. that was a very brave thing for them to do and obviously they do care about each other enough to do that. >> kelly ferguson came by to pay her respects and show appreciation for the technology industry. >> i would say that these companies. these startups bring jobs to the local area and are an important economic engine that hire our engineers and scientists. >> unidentified female scientist su

don knapp on why some neighbors want to pull the plug on the idea. >> reporter: this is just about theusiest spot in fairfax, the traffic light downtown at sir francis drake and it's near here that phil lesh former grateful dead guitarist wants to build a music concert hall 16,000 square feet and offer up to 100 concerts a year. >> the character of the town will change completely forever. >> reporter: for some here it's a love-hate thing especially those who live next door. >> it's part of the town of music, and having a venue like this would be great. but it's the size and the scope of it that is just way too big for this quaint little town. >> reporter: the issues are traffic, parking noise and the deadheads. >> all the musicians who are just friends and the people who follow him they want to park right here. >> reporter: the project manager says they are working to reduce impacts especially the parking. >> we are working with a couple of local businesses, saint rita's is one, to accommodate all of our parking needs and greatly exceed outline of the parking requirements in town. >> r

don knapp with more on the accident witnesses are describing as horrific. >> reporter: casualties and air draft debris littered the tarmac after a plane spiraled out of control and came down on the tarmac. >> uh-oh. uh-oh. >> reporter: the plane appeared to disintegrate on impact, claiming the spectator lives for the first time in the history of the races. one woman said she saw an arm and leg and people alive with body parts missing. an announcer said something appeared to be wrong. >> it was going up at a completely impossible angle. >> it looked like he must have been pulling hard on the stick to get away as far from the stands as possible. >> i'm just wondering how many people got hurt. >> reporter: the pilot was 74- year-old jimmy leewood of florida, described as a talented and experienced flyer with medical records up to date. >> that appeared to be a problem with the aircraft that caused it to go out of control. i don't know what the end result was on that. >> reporter: members of leewood's family were at the races and presumably saw the crash. it's a modified p51 fighter. at r

don knapp is in oakland with what they are doing to save the children. >> reporter: >> ann-marie: , as you know we have covered many of these vigils in oakland for people lost to street violence, and like others this offers prayers too. but it also offers a commitment to the living to turn troubled lives around and save them. growing up in this west oakland neighborhood gloria jones and la titia has seen it all. this is a picture of her son born and raised on the street and gunned down here a year ago. >> we're a product of this environment and it's going to take us to change it. >> reporter: with more than 00 homocide so far this year, they are fighting a war, trying to rescue their youth. >>> i go and get them, i don't care if it's 5:00 in the morning, they have my phone number, they can always call me. >> they setup a table on athens street off san pablo, offering dozens of backpacks to kids who lost children to street violence. >> i never knew how it felt to be on the other side until i was locked up, got out, locked up again, got out, locked up again, more money, and it's just tea

don knapp has been talking to nasa about the space junk's projectly. >> this image is in fact the falling satellite passing over southern california. nasa tells cbs 5 the bright spot of light was above l.a. at 7:45 this evening. a dead research satellite spins helplessly as it begins a fall from orbit that will start on a fiery plunge to earth, 20 years after it was sent to space. >> the rocket science precision that put the satellite up could not accurately predict where it would come down. >> it's coming into the atmosphere and it will drop debris some place on the planet. >> most will burn up in reentry, but some 2600 pieces about 1200 pounds of debris expect to come down. >> brushed on the shoulder and that's the only one we know of that has ever been touched by a piece of raining debris. >> considering how much stuff is up there, that's a good record. >> well, there's 22,000 objects that nasa tracks alone. there are things bigger than a softball. things that they can track. smaller objects, you know, may be millions. >> all of it eventually will fall back to earth. nasa plans for the

. >> in san francisco, don knapp. >> bay area headlines, people in alejo, people who call 911 and hang up working out fine. thousands of people call 911 accidentally of the year and failed to stay on the line to explain their error. because as the host of problems for law enforcement and failure two simply say it was an accident will cost you $200. >>> for the first time since getting beaten into coma, brain so have spoken. his family said when the speech therapist showed them pictures of his kids, he said, i would like to see them. he is aided by speaking about, but his injuries remain serious. and it's up to san francisco firefighters killed in the line of duty have been memorialized. city leaders unveil the wall to start with the names. the two firefighters died in that clash over exclusion in our house fire in diamond heights back in june. >> college-educated and unemployed. >> i never thought i'd be 27 years old, living back home with my parents. >> the total obstacle facing what some are calling the lost generation. >> it was the last request of the condemned texas man. but he as

in menlo park, don knapp cbs 5. >> days before the anniversary of san bruno explosion a crater left by the blast is nearly filled in. the explosion left a massive hold, 00-feet wide and it has been plugged with concrete, so it can't be used again and the road will be repaved and the street should re-open smile this month. >>> heading to the beach this labor day weekend could be dangerous. beach-goers are warned not to turn their back on the ocean of the large waves and rip currents are forecasted for south-facing beaches like point reyes. >> if you are caught in the funnel, you can be pulled out to sea. i don't want to say it's a common phenomenon in california. >> let's check in with meteorologist jim bernard with the latest on coast yam currents. >> ann, thankfully the coastline will be mostly foggy tomorrow, so that should help keep the crowds down, but large storms in the southern hemisphere has generated large periods of southerly swells across the california coast. waves 4-6-feet. by tomorrow creating the risk of high rip conditions like we just talked about. large breaks near th

>> all right, don knapp in alameda county. thank you. >>> investigators have found key pieces of evidence that could shed light into what caused the deadly plane crash at the reno air race on friday. nine people were killed including the pilot. several remain in critical condition. ntsb investigators say the plane had a camera on board and they found memory cards at the scene. >> clearly we can't tell at this point whether or not any of the memory cards are from the accident aircraft. and so those memory cards all that have been found will be sent to the ntsb research and engineering laboratory in washington, d.c. for analysis. >> investigators have also recovered a memory card from a recording system used to transfer data such as speed and altitude to the racing team crew. meanwhile we're hearing some of the first emergency calls made during the chaotic moments after the crash. >> there was a plane down at the air races into the stands. numerous patients unknown how many at this time. reports of up to at least 50 possibly inj

don knapp on the largest of its kind marijuana street fair. >> it is just not out of the closet. marijuana is about to be out on the plaza in front of oakland city hall. the international cannabis expo of 2011 promises to break new ground. >> it will be the first outdoor cannabis event that we know of that where we are closing down city streets to host a cannabis expo in a major city. >> last year and the year before, the cannabis expo was held. but oakland stepped up. advocates say promoting marijuana with a street fair is good for the city. >> we are bringing in 10 to 20,000 visitors who will spend money and lots of people being employed to put this on. >> oakland has three medical marijuana facilities, pot possession the lowest police priority and a city tax on marijuana. >> i think it is a sign of how far we have come politically that we can have a smoking area right here in the plaza in front of oakland city hall. >> but is oaklanded ready for that? it's been advertised that medical marijuana patients would have a place right here in front of city hall where they could smoke

don knapp on how these families want to stop these killings. >> reporter: to the check cashing store where jose esparza was shot and killed a week ago. he had stopped to cash a check. his son was waiting and watched this gunman kill him. now, his widow, struggles with the aftermath. >> i keep thinking this is a nightmare that i have not woken up from. she just can't believe it. >> reporter: during a service on the sidewalk, parishioners prayed for an end to the violence. >> we pray and we pray for jesus, we pray to jesus for peace. >> reporter: remarkably those here asked not only those responsible to be brought to justice, but that they be forgiven. earlier on in the day, four mothers held a vigil to remember oakland homicide victims and their families. growing up in this neighborhood, they have seen it all. the kids, the drugs, and too many killings. that's a picture of jones' god son, born and raised on the streets and gunned down here a year ago. >> this has to stop. if we are the people who, you know, the product of this environment, it's going to take us to change it. that's wh

. >> in oakland, don knapp, cbs5. >>> other news making headlines around the bay area.ay federal prosecutors dropped three remaining perjury charges against former giants slugger barry bonds, the jury deadlocked during his trial earlier this year, but he was found guilty of obstruction of justice and bond is scheduled to be sentenced for that september 16th. >>> more than 50 cars had their tires slashed in berkeley overnight. this was all in the area of california and king streets. investigators say it appears the cars were picked at random and the damage was done with a sharp knife or some other type of blade. no arrests have been made. investigators say this is the largest tire-slashing incident in berkeley that they can remember. >>> well some neighbors in the south bay are trying to find whoever is responsible for a case of animal cruelty. someone has cell phone bettered at least 5 live ducks in santa clara. kiet do shows us what residents are doing to try to keep it from happening again. >> reporter: at the marina play yeah apartments in santa clara this young male

as don knapp reports, the city is offering a reward to help find him. >> the city of san jose put up a $10,000 reward for the information leading to the arrest and conviction of mr. castillo, or whoever is responsible. >> the reward is offered to get an extremely violent murder suspect off the streets. what police are calling a one- man crime spree left the body of an adult asian woman in a san jose home. a home with ties to the man police say is responsible. police suspect 33-year-old paul ray castillo is the gunman. >> we didn't just pull his name out of the air. we believe to be a violent criminal. somebody that we need to get off the streets immediately. >> the search led to a possible sighting around 6:00 last evening in the area of king. >> officers attempt to stop the vehicle, the suspect accelerates toward our special operations officers and one of the officers fires in self- defense several times at the vehicle. the suspect flees on foot into the townhouse complex at king and mayberry. >> an overnight search failed to find castillo. police found the body of cindy nguyen. pol

don knapp on how oakland benefits by hosting the international marijuana street fair. >> it is just notf the closet, but marijuana is about to be out on the plaza in front of oakland city hall. the international cannabis expo of 2011 promises to break new ground. >> it will be the first outdoor cannabis event that we know of that where we are closing down city streets to host a cannabis expo in a major city. >> last year and the year before the cannabis and hemp expo was held at the palace. after the state blocked drug use on state properties, oakland stepped up. promoting marijuana with a street fair here is good for the city. >> we are bringing in 10 to 20,000 visitors who will spend money and lots of people being employed to put this on. >> oakland has three medical marijuana facilities. lots of underground pot clubs. a voter approved policy that makes pot possession a low police priority. >> it is a sign on how far we have come politically that we can have a smoking area right here in the plaza in front of o.k. oakland city hall. >> a significant change for the program tomorrow. med

i'm don knapp,cbs5. >>> nine people were killed in the reno air race. several remain in critical condition. three days later drivers are starting to share their horrific stories. how one man barely escaped with his life. >> reporter: they may have found critical evidence into what caused the crash in reno, nevada. the world war ii era plane was equipped with a camera and pieces of it had been located in the wreckage. the plane smashed into a v.i.p. section where ed larson was standing 20 feet over the crash site. >> it was coming right at us. >> he took off running. flying debris woke him up, waking up in a helicopter that had moments before been on display at the air race. >> evidently i was hit on the back of the head by something. >> reporter: and rescue crews rushed more than 60 victims to local hospitals. doctors are still treating patients with critical injuries like head wounds and amputated limbs. he was working security the day of the crash, and went back on saturday to help the national transportation safety board map the debris field. >> you

don knapp covering the arrival for us and, joe, we'll talk to you more at 6:30. >> okay. >>> an east bay hospital patient is dead and it could be because of the nurse's lock out. a medical mistake caused the woman's death. as police asked people to come forward with information, anne mackovic explains what we know now. >> i'm speechless. i can't think of what words to say. >> reporter: that's the reaction from nurses at alta bates summit medical center after a cancer patient who had been at the hospital since july died saturday morning. police say it was a medical error as fill-in nurses cover for nurses that went on strike on thursday. nurses from summit wanted to strike one day only but since the hospital hired replacements for five days summit won't allow them back to work until tuesday. >> it could have been prevented. i was there at 7:00 that day ready to work and they wouldn't let me in. i felt like i could have prevented this from ow curing. >> reporter: police arrived soon after saturday's death. they say a patient had died after being administered a non- prescribed dosage of

don knapp, cbc 5. >>> people in half moon bay say their quiet beach town is becoming a gang war zone. mostly sent leah group of teenagers shot a rival gang member. children were playing nearby. fortunately none were hurt. they say the gang problem steams to get worse every day. >> there has been an unbelievable outpouring of frustration and fear. not so much fear but just like shock. >> you can't really walk in the neighborhood curing the day because of the gangs, you know, fighting for stupid things. >> the sheriff's department has made arrests in the case. parents say gangs are recruiting kids as young as 11 years old. other news around the bay area, san francisco police are investigating a gang related murder in the mission district, the third in a week. it happened at around 2:00 this morning on guerrero street. the victim was shot in the head and the chest. witnesses say they heard an argument before the gun fire. >>> and the menlo park company where a worker was killed friday remains closed. adrian martin was mixing methane, helium and nitrogen in a lab at membrane technology an

don knapp reports it's a criminal matter. don. >> reporter: well, at the council meeting tonight, councilwoman carolyn ford will not be sitting next to councilman mike kelly. that's a logical move designed to keep peace in the -- that's a little move designed to keep peace in the family while they investigate the slap in the hand. >> reporter: a tempest is brewing in the bayside community of sausalito over the lack of civility at city council meetings. today the police chief turned over evidence to the district attorney. witness testimony and this videotape of the september 13 meeting when a councilmember got her hand slapped. what the tape shows is carolyn ford putting up a hand in an attempt to "shush" vice mayor mike kelly so she could hear. >> i put my hand back down and all of a sudden, vice mayor kelly reached over and smacked me a good one, hit me hard. it hurt. it stung. >> reporter: ford said she thought about it for a week and when kelly did not apologize, she decided to press charges. >> this crossed a personal boun

in oakland, don knapp, cbs 5. >>> a boat rental shop that has been at stowe lake in san francisco for is now going out of business. the owner's grandfather started it back in the 1940s, but right after labor day, he plans to finally shut down. the city has been urging him to do so to make way for more commerce. a new vendor will pay the city more money and renovate the boathouse there. there are plan force cafe and new fleet of row boats and paddle boats. >>> it is a pretty little area to go boating, and -- if you don't mind a little fog today. could you go out and do so. >> exactly. it should mixingu mix out pretty early on this morning and reveal some sunshine. and you would see if you're headed to the park today, it will be beautiful. particularly in inland spots. the bay will see sun, too. already seeing a glimmer of hope in our shop from mount vaca. we will look at our forecast coming up. >>> and still to come, as freshmen juggle new classes and a new campus, smart spending tips for them to stay in the black. >>> but first, where you can play around in an adult-sized sand box. we