and so you know, a lot of times in california we hear our doolittle problems we face across the americanest. so we have some issues you mentioned population growth and agriculture. as we move forward through the 21st serchcentury we have to begin through long term planning to address population growth and climate change and what we want to do with our agricultural economy here in the southwest. it's unlikely we can continue to do it all. >> california isn't -- the bread basket to that region, it's a bread basket for the entire country. what happens there is going to have an impact to the nation, right? >> exactly. my university is right in the middle of the central valley, which produces about 25% of the nation's food. and in doing that we use, what, about 20% or 30% of the nation's grountd water to do that. we can use that as long as it's replenished in wet years. california has had -- this is the tenth drought in the last 100 years. maybe drought is the norm and there's a few wet years in between the replenish the ground water we use in the dry years. >> as we wrap up here, i want to a

the mariners are up 7 to 3 after as a single off from ando rodney that ties up he is on for doolittle and told the little gets back from injuries is a home run for nelson crews as the mariners win eight to seven they are tied for the lead in the american league west. the big story tonight jordan speaks >> vicki : in missouri, a student rowing team comes under attack by water. is st. louis county missouri, the washington university rowing team practice was interrupted by something you don't see everyday. asian carp where shooting out of a lake while the atheletes were rowing. the flying fish might have smelled a little fishy.but no students were hurt. one rower described getting hit by one of the flying fish as "slippery". >> jason :they wanted out of the cold water opening day tomorrow at at&t park looks like we're going to see some nice weather. sunshine but a little bit cooler with ratings below the '60s. winds of about 20 mi. per hour and the rest of the bay area sunshine just about everywhere except for the morning it looks like a nice day >> vicki : 11. stay connected with kron 4

john doolittle's girlfriend is thrilled because she has two moms and a dad. >> well shgs, my mom came out first, and she told me about this woman that she was in a relagtsshiptionship with for two decades. >> reporter: and some of the negatives that were put out was very negative. >> and she was afraid and i said that some of the people going were not as nervous as she was, and that they would be proud. >> reporter: and showing the support for the lgbtq community, and so she is going to take it further, and making money, and donating money for the gay pride night, and she says that she will buy tickets, and the money will go to the groups living in shelters. and from the center where they were celebrating a day of free from phobias, the director said it is heartening. >> we would like to think that we don't have the problems, but we do as many in the country. >> reporter: for many it is a call of action. >> it will be a wonderful celebration. >> reporter: and in some, they were talking about showing their trans pride at an a's game. >> so we want to show the differences, and bring on

. >> though it doesn't look like they'll need it warriors' fan shawn doolittle offered up his services as only doo can do. and it's going to be a celebratory night at at&t park as the giants receive their rings for winning their third world series championship in the last five years. full highlights of that celebration later tonight. one other note jake peavy has been placed on the disabled list. andrew has been called up to fill his spot on the roster. >> all right. we'll be watching that. kate, thanks for the details. good to see steph curry in his finest moments. >>> we want to get one final look at the forecast. it's beautiful. >> as you look at the east bay, thunderstorms are building over the sierra. tomorrow temperaturewise, very similar to today. 60s in san francisco and 70s in san jose. as we head through the beginning of next week temperatures really cool off. even san jose in the 60s approaching wednesday. >> a big change coming that's for sure. thank you all for watching nbc bay area news. coming up next, the pittsburgh penguins face off on the ice. we'll see you after the

only two of the 80 doolittle raiders are still alive today. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshourm wage workers protest for better pay. why health care reform complicates some americans' tax returns. fewer college grads apply to work in the classroom with teach for america. how the civil war shapes our country, 150 years later. an iranian citizen whose voice rises above others. and, singer rhiannon giddens spotlights diverse roots in american music. >> ifill: income inequality is emerging as an enduring issue, as activists push to hike the minimum wage and increase livable wages. the debate played out across the country today, as organizers behind the "fight for 15" as it's known, used tax day to make their case. >> living on $8.75 an hour is very hard. i have to live in a shelter because i don't make enough money to pay rent here in new york city. >> ifill: fast food workers in new york were out at sunrise shouting their message. >> whose city? our city! >> ifill: they are demanding a minimum wage of $15 an hour. what they earn now, the workers say, is not nearly enough to suppor

across the valley 70s to the east and these temperatures again cooler than yesterday with additional doolittle down on tuesday. bump the temperatures up on wednesday and thursday. otherwise a daily chance of a light shower with mostly cloudy skies. that's the early look at your weather forecast. here's liz. >> thank you roberta. we've been watching the flashing lights near the coliseum and crews heading farther north with the road work happening overnight. southbound 880 between 23rd and 29th you may hit road work in the northbound lanes as well. also more road work that could slow you down in the eastbound lanes through lafayette. likely it won't because we are not seeing much of a delay but expect crews to be out there for awhile longer approaching the exit. here's a live look where we are seeing slow downs in the area on 205 extending to north flynn. once you get past there everything is fine for the valley and dublin interchange and southbound 680 still looks great into the pleasanton. there's a live look. see how crowded it is for a monday. right there near the dublin interchange headligh

doolittle, and what he told me that calf get that camera out of my face. >> with that voice. >> yes.s "abc world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades. >>> making news in america this morning, it's official hillary clinton's second presidential campaign begins with a road trip. where is she heading first? the van she's driving in and what republican is expected to announce his bid today? >>> happening now, severe weather racing across the south and the heartland. ght. >>> turbulent takeoff. a pilot's still on full display as high winds push it sideways shortly after leaving the runway. >>> primate smackdown. a chimp uses ingenuity to take out an annoying drone.

. >> and sean doolittle couldn't contain his excitement today. tiffany wilson is live outside the o.co coliseum. >> the fans started tailgating at 7:00 this morning and they are very excited. back when bleacher seats cost $1 jerry rodgers sat in the stands. >> when they were wood bleachers, before all this was built. >> reporter: it's the first time he's seeing a season opener in person. how do you feel? >> good. >> reporter: what are your hopes for the season? >> make the playoffs hopefully win the world series. >> this family has been waiting all year. they're decked out in green and gold. further down the parking lot the focus is food. >> hamburgers, hot dogs, bring it all down traditional style. >> reporter: he says it's all about the food, until the first pitch. >> hopefully we get to the playoffs again. >> reporter: although the a's have struggled in recent opening day games, they know it's a new year, new ball game and hopefully a new team. >> the world series ring that's all that matters. >> reporter: he knows anything is possible, especi

oakland a's pitcher sean doolittle and his girlfriend erin dolan are stepping in for what she describes as a negative response to the lgbt pride night. he is offering to buy tickets. she says several season ticketholders were trying to sell their tickets because they were uncomfortable with the event. some were even posting homophobic remarks online. for her, the mission is personal. >> when i saw these negative comments, i thought i hope these people who are going are not as nervous as she was, but they would be accepted for who they are. >> dolan is not only buying unwanted tickets, she's raising money and donating money to buy ticks to the pride night game. those seats will go to lgbt youth living in shelters. so far, her go fund me page has raised more than $11,000. >>> starting today, sales tax rates are going to rise to double digits in some cities across the bay area. shoppers in hayward, union city, san leandro, el cerito. more cities could follow as well. the measure would raise the limit on local sales taxes to 3% above the statewide rate, which is currently 7.5%. several othe

a's reliever sean doolittle and his girlfriend have offered to buy the angry fan seats for that night. then dolan reached out to stephanie out of the blue. she heard about stephanie's hayward nonprofit our space through a friend and offered them any tickets the pair bought back. >> is that okay with you? and i said, absolutely. and i had no idea that it was going to get -- it was such a gift to wake up to this. >> reporter: the group held lgbtq youth many of whom are homeless in foster care or have mental illness. >> most of them would never get the opportunity to go to a game like this. >> reporter: now they are the center of attention. dolittle and dolan sent up a "go fund me" account that raised more than $25,000. most goes to our space and another nonprofit. that will definitely help. stephanie says the uplifting message is even more valuable. >> the community saying we want to celebrate you and we want to show love to you, is such a powerful message that really negates a lot of the hateful things that they hear every day about themselves. >> reporter: that nonprofit feels like it

doolittle is okay over toward 98. that is north of all the activity. major reroute will be 580 coming off the castro valley y. they allowed the big rigs to take westbound 580 as an alternate. folks hauling that call them up and let them know that will be their reroute. now, all that activity going on through san leandro, we hope that will be clear in the next hour but watching for any other developments because chp conducts that dhainvestigation. the bay bridge, very light as you would expect right now. we'll zoom out your map and show you the entire bay and north bay and south bay, peninsula, no delays. san leandro is the hot spot. back to you. >>> coming up next, we are just hours away from a supreme court hearing that could change the lives of millions of americans. details on that historic case, still ahead. >>> students at a string of colleges that abruptly shut down yesterday could get the help they need today. we'll tell you how, next. >>> new this morning, a prison riot in venezuela with inmates taking a prison guard hostage. the inmates climbe

the a's faced parker and doolittle along with coco crisp on the 15-day dl. striking out one.hen in the sixth, 36-year-old barry zito made his return to the coliseum in an a's uniform. after the game he was reassigned to the minors. tim lincecum. >> i was going to take a year off. i was going to come back. i've been having a lot of fun this spring. i just want to keep doing that. i didn't stay in shape for a year to come back here and, you know, go all in and sit at home. go to a ballpark in nashville, you know. see the wife and kid. >> i can't complain about the results. five shutout innings. confidence builder into the season. >>> we'll have complete coverage of the a's opener on monday. we'll be live at the coliseum against the texas rangers. >>> with the masters set for next week, and tiger woods feeling all the thunder with his announcement he will play at augusta, time to fine-tune your game for the year. playing 178 yards. does he have enough club? i think he do. hole in one. 5 for 10. rationed his caddie who is also his brother-in-law. chip in for biddy on 7. a double

but doolittle on there. >> and the name hustle got me here, too, you know, so sometimes it ain't goodo hustle. >> while nicknames are common in prison, we've discovered something else is as well, but it's not as harmless. >> what is that? >> prison-made whiskey. it's got prunes in it. they just wait until it ferments good. >> what does it smell like? >> it's got a strong whiskey aroma. >> inmate-manufactured alcohol goes by many names, prison julep, pruno, hooch, white lightning. whatever it is, our crews have seen it, heard about it, and smelled it. it exists in every prison we filmed in. >> alcohol is used daily. alcohol inside our correctional institutions are a very big problem because it only takes a small amount of time to make the alcohol, and just about everyone does it. so it's a constant cat-and-mouse game. >> this is a bag of pruno that we discovered in an inmate cell a couple of days ago. a regular garbage bag and inside, you can smell the sweet smell of the prune oil itself and the apples. >> how much could that serve? that's a keg. >> actually it will -- i would say it w

sean doolittle's girlfriend is thrilled. >> my mom came out when i was a teenager and high parents divorced and my mom came out to me first, actually and she told me she was in a relationship, and they have been together ever since. >> some fans made homophobic comments on social media. for dolan, the hate is personal. >> when i saw the negative comments, i thought of how nervous she was to tell me and i hope the people are not as nervous. >> she and other fans counter the negative comments showing their support for the lgtb community online. dolan is taking it a step further. she's raising money and donating money to buy tickets for the pride night games. she'll even buy them from fans who say they don't want to go. the tickets will go to lgtbq youth living in a shelter. >> i hope to see every seat filled. >> at the lgbt center in san francisco where they were celebrating transgender day of visibility, the executive director says homophobia in the bay area is disheartening and not surprising. >> we sometimes believe here in

. >> sean doolittle let the warriors know any offchance they might need help he's available. great follow on twitter, what would do due if interested? kansas city today, game two of a three-game set. josh reddick takes donovan deep and 5-0, a's. next batter revenge for his hard slide the night before. the benches clear and ventura told by the ump, hit the showers. in the sixth, christian cologne grounds out to hahn. o's post their fifth shutout. for 12 game of the season. giants looking to have an eight-game slide. the team received their ring for the 2014 world series. and the celebration carried over into the first as he knots in aoki. giants up 1-0. in the fourth crawford off to a good start as far as the long ball's concerned. crawford's third homer of the season makes it 4-1, giants that's where this one would end. so giants finally snap na eight-game slide. a's win, warriors off to a great start in the postseason up 1-0 on the pelicans. game two from the oracle comes your way monday night. >> off we go everybody looking ahead to see if they can do it. sounds great. than

ask aaron dolan who was look for a place with sean doolittle little of the oakland a's and of course,he padded it with references to stella's degree from depaul university and how she completed grades k through 9. >> i assume they wanted some creativity. it was a bad assumption. we didn't get the apartment. >> so have a little sympathy maybe. it's not easy to be young and upwardly mobile with a pet. not for any renter. >> what is your reaction? >> begrudging. >> and if you are still worried about stella, put a muzzle on her. >> she's on e harmony and christian mingle. there are other places for stella out there. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> a sign of the times. lisa here now talking about rain heading our way. >> justs some light showers today. but still enough to dampen the egg hunts for sure, and definitely a cooling trend on the way the next couple of days. sunrise 6:49. sets at 7:46. 12 hours and 46 minutes of day slight doppler 7hd showing most of the shower activity offshore, up in the north bay. a few showers around blue canyon and some snowflakes all the way up toward cl

ask aaron dolan who was look for a place with sean doolittle little of the oakland a's and, of coursent to her food choices. it seemed very silly. >> so she padded it with references to stella's degree from depaul university and how she completed grades k through 9. >> i assume they wanted some creativity. it was a bad assumption. we didn't get the apartment. >> so have a little sympathy maybe. it's not easy to be young and upwardly mobile with a pet. not for any renter. >> what is your reaction? >> exceptions. begrudging exceptions. >> and if you are still worried about stella, put a muzzle on it. she is doing fine. >> she's on e harmony and christian mingle. there are other places for stella out there. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> cutie pie. >> i thought you were talking about me. >> you too. [laughter] >> a little bit of wet weather out there. more to come. and much more to come as we get into the first part of the work week. we will break it all down for you. the sun coming up just about now across the bay. we've had some showers in santa rosa. also down toward davenport. so

last surviving members of doolittle's raiders were in dayton ohio, where they presented the museum of the u.s. air force with group's congressional gold medal. medal which was bestowed on them last week honors their daring bombing attack on japan 73 years ago. ♪ at the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland last night the group green day joan jett, bill withers, lou reed and stevie ray vaughan were inducted. and severe storms forecast for the southeast, will be rainy in the midwest. folks in the northeast and across the west will see sunny skies. the week ahead it will be nicer in the southeast, warming up most everywhere else. coming up, the greatest show on earth. >> the scariest part was that i would be dishonest in any way. >> osgood: down to earth chat with actress kate mulgrew. caring for you... ... and your eyes... ... just got a little easier. right now, buy one pair of eyeglasses or prescription sunglasses and get another one free. this is genuine eye care right in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. >> osgood: sunday morning church not in the cards those who say they

. >>> oakland a's pitcher sean doolittle and his girlfriend eireann dolan are stepping in to head off what she describes as a negative response to the team's first lgbt pride night this coming season. dolan is offering to buy tickets for the a's june 17th game against san diego and the padres. she says several season ticketholders were trying to sell their tickets because they felt uncomfortable by the event. some were even posting homophobic remarks online. she has two same-sex parents, so for her, this mission is very personal. >> when i saw these negative comments, i thought of how nervous she was to tell me. i thought i hope these people who are going there are not as nervous as she was that they would be accepted for who they are. >> she is not only buying unwanted tickets, she's also raising money and donating money to buy tickets to the pride night game. those seats will go to lgbt youth living in a shelter. so far, her go fund me page has raised more than $11,000. >>> it's 6:07. wednesday, first day of april. april fool's day. no fooling, as we take a live look outside. christ

. >>> sean doolittle and his girlfriend are stepping out to head off what. is offering the buy tickets for the game against san diego. she says several season ticketholders are trying to sell their tickets specifically because they're uncomfortable with the nature of the event. some were even posting homophobic remarks online. for dolan, the mission has become personal. >> when i saw these negative comments, i thought how nervous she was to tell me. >> dolan is not only buying unwanted tickets, she's also raising money and donating money to buy tickets to the pride night game. those seats will go to lgbt youth living in a shelter. so far, her go fund me page has raised more than $11,000. >> it's 5:37. i want to check the forecast with christina loren. she's saying keep your jacket kind of handy today. >> that's what i'm saying. 50 degrees in san francisco. same for san carlos to start the day. we have widespread 40s on the way over the course of the next few hours. even in san francisco. where we typically average about 52 degrees in the morning hours. make

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even as the columbia army airfield where the doolittle raiders were formed. many examples in our community where this is done by agreement. >> i appreciate that clarification. obviously i'm co-chair of the historic preservation caucus. i was actually one of the authors of the reauthorization of the national preservation act last time it came up so i appreciate you noting its limitation. pill i'll look forward to see if any additional changes will be made. >> very >> the ranking member of the subcommittee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in opposition to the amendment to amend the national historic preservation act offered by my good friend, mr. wilson. i oppose this amendment because it is unnecessary. the department of defense objects to this amendment and believes it is not necessary to ensuring access to the lands it needs for military testing and training. based on experience, the dod does not believe that compliance with the nhpa including the national register nomination process is in any way threatening dod's ability to fulfill its requirement. when

now sean doolittle and his girlfriend are stepping up.g in a shelter. they have raised more than $11,000. >> i want to check the morning commute with mike. >> we're looking over from the oakland side to the san francisco side. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. things starting to thin out, but we have a slower drive. not so bad. a lighter volume of traffic, but getting out of the city an earlier crash around harrison has caused things to slow down on the approach for 101 and 280. again, the spring break weeks, a lighter flow of traffic. nothing dramatic across the bay's bridges, but 101, continuing the recovery from the early morning crash. still just a little extra slow. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local news update in half an hour. have a great day. >> 8:30 on a wednesday morning on the 1st of april. happy april fools, everybody. the month is starting chilly out here on the plaza. >> it has been like that for a couple of weeks now. hopefully it will warm up soon. we have a spring expired fling steals and doles tha