. >> reporter: good morning i'm amy hollyfield live in dublin. we are still waiting for an explanation from the show mythbusters. the crew sent a cannonball hurdling through a dublin neighborhood. >>> live look downtown san francisco and what we are seeing is not much in the way of clouds cool start also a spare the air day. >>> we are starting off with a busy morning. fatal accident in livermore eastbound 580 direction not causing a big delay. no problems at the bay bridge toll. bart reporting no delays. we'll stay on top of that this morning. >>> serving up a chilly morning 4:31 thank you for joining us i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. right now the embarcadero is packed with police cars as officers move in to justin herman plaza. this after the city repeatedly warned protesters that the camp was illegal and offered to move them to another location. katie marzullo is live near the scene. >> reporter: good morning the police presence still incredibly strong. their work is done now it is up to the department of public works to cleanup justin

live in dublin, i'm robert lyles, cbs 5. >> close your checking accounts. that's what lucky supermarkets are advising customers to do. thieves use skimmers to steal account information at the stores. and kit talked to one of the victims. >> for norena, cash is not only king, it's peace of mind. >> i really do. i bring cash with me. >> she comes to the lucky on blossom hill road in south san jose and uses the self-checkout lanes all the time. but on saturday, she noticed $500 had been withdrawn from her bank account. >> shocked? >> yeah. very. i mean, you hear it happens to people, but you don't expect it to happen to you. >> in a dramatic move, save mart warned customers who have used a credit or debit card in the self-checkout lanes as some of its bay area stores had closed their accounts. that's because crooks secretly installed skimmers inside the card readers at 23 locations. they stole account numbers until late november when a maintenance worker discovered the breech. in the case, the crooks came to this citi bank in san francisco, used a card with he

today upper 50s to near 60 east bay valleys, dublin and pleasanton at 60.lpitas 5 rest of the south bay low 60s. upper 50s to near 60 peninsula slightly cooler at the coast mid to upper 50s spilling into downtown and south san francisco north bay mid to upper 50s for you today we head down to the monterey bay carmel 58, low 60s for the rest of the bay low to mid 60s inland. high clouds around eureka, 50 win, sun central valley and upper 50s sunshine tahoe 50, 54 yosemite mid to upper 60s, los angeles san diego. tonight mid 30s to low 40s, palo alto 39 low to mid fourties bay shore out to the coast and san francisco 47. first two high pressures then three now we have four the more out there the more like lit storm tracker going to stay well north maybe next week there's a couple of lows that will glance us with a chance of a shower that's about it. it won't do anything to dent our rainfall deficits. average 100%, 46 san jose, 60 san francisco, 66 oakland, mid 50s santa rosa that is not good. here's your seven day, under a spare the air tomorrow, possibly fri

instead, it took off through the dublin neighborhood.s happened at the alameda county sheriff department's bomb disposal range. the show has tested there before, some 50 experiments through the years. investigators say the show now on hold pending an investigation. again, no word, no explanation from anyone from the "mythbusters" show, amy hollyfield, abc news. >>> 5:34. next tuesday the santa clara city council will vote on the biggest loan ever approved for a public agency on any stadium in nfl history. three banks are willing to len the 49ers and the stadium authority 850 million dollars. last night the public had a chance to weigh in on the financing package for the new stadium. the 9ers say the loan does not put any obligation contact pairs. the city holding -- on taxpayers. >>> next year east bay voters will be deciding whether to impose a soda tax in an effort to battle childhood obesity. the richmond city council has decided to begin preparing a ballot measure that would impose a 1 cent tax per ounce on sweet ended drinks like so

live in dublin, abc-7 news. >> san jose police arrested a woman they say stole jewelry from elementary school students, most of them as young as six years old, she is suspected of stealing gold necklaces from students at six elementary schools. she approached the children during school hours and talked to thernlings pretending to be a family friend. she would ask the children to take off and show here the necklace and in some cases replace that neck class with costume jewelry. investigators say she never used force or threats but gained the trust of the victims. >> new york city police are removing "occupy" wall treat protesters again. 50 were arrested in manhattan. the scaled a chain-link fence leading to a church-owned lot they wanted to use as a camp state. today marked three months since the start of the antiwall street movement. the anniversary spawned a day of action; calling "reoccupy." organizers aren't sure what their next step will be. that's something they'll decide at the general assembly on sunday. >> in los angeles, freeway lanes are open. caltrans and the california high

that's it from here from dublin.l hurd, nbc bay area news. >> while we have you here, so "mythbusters" is based in the bay area. do we know what myth they were busting? have you talked to the producers of the show yet? >> i haven't talked to the producers of the show yesterday. it seems as though j.d. said they have done this numerous times. i guess they were trying to stop the cannonball from going through the water and the wall, the concrete wall that they had there. i don't though exactly what it is, but whatever myth they were trying to do, it kind of failed this time. >> cheryl hurd reporting live from dublin. thank you. >> we are the 99%. we are the 99%. >> occupy protesters turned their attention to the foreclosure crisis as they marched through downtown oakland today taking their case to a chase bank. ma marianne favro shows one person who is fighting the bank trying to get her home back. we had wonderful times. >> reporter: darlene bolland is mourning the loss of her home. she lived in this house for the pas

today upper 50s to near 60 east bay valleys, dublin and pleasanton at 60.lpitas 59 rest of the south bay low 60s. upper 50s to near 60 peninsula slightly cooler at the coast mid to upper 50s spilling into downtown and south san francisco north bay mid to upper 50s for you today we head down to the monterey bay carmel 58, low 60s for the rest of the bay low to mid 60s inland. high clouds around eureka, 50 win, sun central valley and upper 50s sunshine tahoe 50, 54 yosemite mid to upper 60s, los angeles san diego. tonight mid 30s to low 40s, palo alto 39 low to mid fourties bay shore out to the coast and san francisco 47. first two high pressures then three now we have four the more out there the more like lit storm tracker going to stay well north maybe next week there's a couple of lows that will glance us with a chance of a shower that's about it. it won't do anything to dent our rainfall deficits. average 100%, 46 san jose, 60 san francisco, 66 oakland, mid 50s santa rosa that is not good. here's your seven day, under a spare the air tomorrow, possibly fr

. >> reporter: i'm amy hollyfield live in dublin. residents are still waiting for an explanation as to what happened yesterday when a cannonball went flying through their neighborhood. they would love answers or a little help cleaning up. >>> good morning i'm mike nicco. two weather stories, the frost not as widespread as yesterday and poor air quality possible not only today but tomorrow and friday ii >> -- two new crashes in the south bay one westbound 237 and one southbound 280 at the bay bridge toll minor back-up developing. >>> :01 on this chilly wednesday. thanks for joining us i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. right now san francisco crews are cleaning up what remains of the occupy san francisco encampment after hundreds of police officers moved in overnight to end the two month occupation at justin herman plaza. katie marzullo has been this all morning. you have the latest on arrest and injuries. >> reporter: not much remains of the camp. the crews are now power washing the steps of justin herman plaza. the number of

a cannon has gone highway in dublin. sheriffs say it went into this home. news chopper 2 we are live now at the home where it's ended. what happened? >> reporter: the details on this are still murky but this flat bed tow truck has a van on it and it was from the driveway. it has a blown out window where -- it ended up after being part of the test. joining me now,

abc7's alan wang is live in dublin with more on this. alan, that is the craziest thing i have ever heard. >> it really is, dan. this is where the cannonball was traveling at about a thousand feet per second shot out of the back of that wall of this home. you can see where it left a hole in tom wall. this was just the first house it struck. traveling at bullet speed, the cannonball bounced off the sidewalk, blasted through the front door of the home and wized across the bedroom of a sleeping couple. >> they didn't actually hear the cannonball come through the house. what woke them was the settling of the sheet rock that woke them up. >> it punk -- punctuation tored -- punctuation tour -- punctured the bedroom wall and went into another neighborhood where it struck his roof. >> that looks like the tile. >> reporter: he says his mother was taking care of his ten-month-old son. >> she had no idea what was going on. it was a very loud boom. she thought a tree fell and maybe a meteor. but it is not clear if -- it was a cannonball on a roof. >>

abc7's alan wang is live in dublin with more on this. alan, that is the craziest thing i have ever heard. >> it really is, dan. this is where the cannonball was traveling at about a thousand feet per second shot out of the back of that wall of this home. you can see where it left a hole in the bedroom wall. this was just the first house it struck. traveling at bullet speed, the cannonball bounced off the sidewalk, blasted through the front door of the home and wized across the bedroom of a sleeping couple. >> they didn't actually hear the cannonball come through the house. what woke them was the settling of the sheet rock that woke them up. >> it punk -- punctuation tored -- punctuation tour -- punctured the bedroom wall and went into another neighborhood where it struck his roof. >> that looks like the tile. >> reporter: he says his mother was taking care of his ten-month-old son. >> she had no idea what was going on. it was a very loud boom. she thought a tree fell and maybe a meteor. but it is not clear if -- it was a cannonball on a

and we sell out the place in dublin and belfast.her. >> jimmy: your grandparents loved wrestling? >> i'll tell you -- to be honest with you, i watched the cartoons in the morning as a kid. and they'd watch their shows, whatever, "matlock" and stuff -- which is a traumatic experience, traumatic experience. but, together, we'd watch wrestling. and i'd swear there was language that came out of me grandmother and granddad i've never heard before. >> jimmy: is that right? >> i can't repeat it on this show either so -- >> jimmy: is that right? >> they got fired up. i loved it. we would watch it together. >> jimmy: my grandpa was into it, too. yeah, he used to watch all. he used to tell me all the old -- you know, gorgeous george and stuff like that and all the other wrestlers that he was really into. but, you started as a -- i mean, you were working on wrestling, but you were an i.t. guy? >> i was i.t., yeah. >> jimmy: oh, my lord. [ light laughter ] i could just imagine asking if i have a computer problem, and you bust into my office. i'

reporting live in dublin, alan .. >> thank you very much. >>> well, earlier, one of the show's hosts tweeted that they were working with heavy artillery, perhaps a sign of what was to come. the tweet was later deleted. >>> a san jose high school cheerleading coach is accused of child molestation, and police say they are concerned that the suspect may have victimized others. john alston is live in san jose with the story. >> it is one of the places where the cheerleading coach holds practice. he works for energy athletics that works out of this gym out of the 101 and 280 interchange. the cheerleading coach is 23-year-old anthony joshua was e loza who was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of child molestation. loza is also a cheerleading coach in san jose. police will not get anymore specific, but they say the alleged victim is associated with at least one of the two organizations, either energy athletics or the high school. police are not revealing the age or gender of the alleged minor, but they claim that his s

>> reporter: dublin police are investigating. they are following the same protocol as if someone fired a gun inside their home. as for the show, allen, don't expect to see this in any of their episodes. the host said that this is not entertainment. >> no. i guess that's what they were -- i was thinking about rethinking the whole use of the range i guess that's on the take, isn't it? they might not do that? >> they don't know if they will be allowed to go back and tape the show. they said even if they are allowed back they will never fire a cannon again here at the dublin range. >> there might be a petition going around that neighborhood, too, if they try it again. >> reporter: might be. >> all right, ann. thank you. >>> come on, we have all heard about regifting, but what about self gifting when you buy presents for yourself while you're out shopping for others? a lot of shoppers do it. on the consumerwatch, julie watts in emeryville to explain a growing trend. really? >> reporter: yeah. black friday week send typically a good in

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live in dublin, i'm robert lyles, cbs 5. >> close your checking accounts. that's what lucky supermarkets is telling customers who used the self-checkouts lanes to do. thieves used skimmers to steal account information and kit talked to one of the victims. >> for norena, cash is not only king, it's peace of mind. >> she comes to the lucky on blossom hill road in san jose every other day and uses the self-checkout lanes all the time. but on saturday, she noticed $500 had been withdrawn from her bank account. >> shocked in. >> yes. very. i mean, you hear it happens to people, but you don't ex% it to happen to you. >> in a dramatic move, lucky's parent company, save mart, warned customers who used a credit or debit card in the self-checkout lane at some of its bay area stores that closed their accounts. that's because crooks secretly installed skimmers inside the card readers at 23 locations. they stole account numbers and pins into late november when a maintenance worker discovered the breech. it was a sophisticated operation. the crooks came to this bank in s

it travelled 700 yards before hitting the driveway of this dublin home smashing through the front door and slammed through this wall near the stairway. it went through the master bedroom wall where a woman and child were asleep at the time. the cannonball then exited through the back of the house and travelled across the road, continuing on a path of destruction. it hit the roof of this home on bellevue circle before stopping after crashing through the window of this van. sergeant j. d. nelson says he's glad no one was hurt. >> they had some safety measures in place. there were barrels of water that this ball was supposed to pas through to slow its trajectory. the cannon failed to hit that mark. it had a misfire. this is a homemade cannon that a television show has made. they've used it on many episodes. it fired and fired correctly on numerous occasions. >> reporter: nelson says the sheriff closed the bomb range where the cannon was fired until the safety measures that are in place can be reviewed. it's not known if myth busters will be allowed to perform future experiments there. in

the show's host toured the damaged homes in dublin yesterday. they reassured residents that their houses will be fixed. they fired off the steel cannonball on tuesday. somehow, it bypassed the safety precautions. it went through a house, hit other rooftops, and crashed into a minivan. >> the worst thing that's happened on our watch and we're going to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> the "mythbusters" are smart guys but i can't imagine that in residential areas we're actually allowing them to shoot off canyons. >> well, the show's host think a muzzle lifted before firing and overshot the target. they also say this week's misfire will be cut out of their show. >> did you see this? it went through homes -- >> it's amazing that no one was hurt. >> a perfect hole coming and going through like three or four walls. >> incredible. >> that's crazy. >>> 5:13 now. from a beach boy to a man on the moon. the special honor today for some california legends. coming up. >> and handcuffed at his home and taken to jail. more young men come forward against a

the drive into the dublin interchange is much improved. a six-eight minute increase in an otherwise lighter than usual drive time westbound. the green means that seeds are up to or in excess of 50 mi. per hour. here is a quick bridge check. the end of the backup is right here at the end of the east parking lot. this is a pretty good ride to the bay bridge. your ride on the san mateo bridge is also a good one. it is a problem free with a 13 minute drive time. we have no problems to solve your ride on 101 through marin county. let's get a check on whether. >>erica: we are seeing plenty of sunshine but it does not feel warm by any stretch of the imagination. we have a couple of locations in the upper 20s. widespread thirties around most of our north bay locations. as we advance towards the afternoon, temperatures will be very similar to what they were yesterday hovering around 60 degrees. as we head into the weekend, we have the potential for widespread rain. the current temperatures, 26 in fairfield. it has been that way for the past hour or

this is right in that area right before the dublin interchange.t always tends to get backed up so it is extra slow this morning. it sounds like traffic is only. >> squeezing by in the left lane. they issued a traffic alert and it's already stacking up over the altamont pass. if you look at the drive time it is already pretty hefty for this time of the morning. 45 minutes from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. and again, traffic is only getting by in one lane. we understand that a person was thrown from the vehicle, is in the roadway so again likely very serious, serious injuries in that crash. westbound 580 before santa rita road. be extra careful on the roads this morning. we have wind advisories in effect for all our bridges including at the bay bridge. metering lights are on. that's why you see this good sized backup. it extends beyond the first overcrossing. it looks like it's inching closer towards the 880 overcrossing now. 10 at least 15 minutes to get on the bridge. all of our bridges have these advisories in effect including acr

we are reporting live in dublin back to you. >> it sure us. somebody he's hi could have been hurt or killed by. that strange strange mishap. thanks a lot. >> we also have some developing news we are following in south san francisco where police have blocked off a street because of hazardous material situation. second lane between magazine noel yo and spruce avenue closed as precaution. fire department wept to the area about 3:00 o'clock this afternoon. they are not revealing what they are looking that or if any spilled or leak but they are not evacuating any other measures but situation going on in south san francisco. >> san jose city council decided today to put pension rae form before the voters next june. vote 6 to 5 after contentious debate. corina was there. >> hundreds of city workers rallied outside city hall toda today. they say new lower projected pension cost city leaders out of line and pushing for major pension reform and say the fear of fiscal crisis is like chicken little declaring the sky is falling. >> the sky is not falling i

today upper 50s to near 60 east bay valleys, dublin and pleasanton at 60. milpitas 5 rest of the south bay low 60s. upper 50s to near 60 peninsula slightly cooler at the coast mid to upper 50s spilling into downtown and south san francisco north bay mid to upper 50s for you today we

they toured two damaged hold in dublin yesterday. they promised homeowners their houses will be repaired. they fired a steel cannonball yesterday, went through a house, hit two rooftops and crashed into a minivan. the host says a muzzle lifted and they overshot the target. >> this is the worst thing that's happened on our watch and we'll make sure it doesn't happen again. >> the "mythbusterss" are smart guys but i can't imagine that in residential we are allowing them to shoot off cannon. >> alameda county sheriff's department has worked with the "mythbusters" show for the past 7 years and allowing them to shoot episodes at that dublin range. the host says this week's misfire will be cut out of the show. >>> richmond is allowing several medical marijuana dispensaries to operate despite a federal crackdown. the city council has approved permits for three pot clubs. earlier this year, top federal prosecutors in california said they would move to close down most state dispensaries. >> muni officials will answer questions from san franci

place my family lived is 75 miles from dublin. it is 2007 and i'm sitting in the tibrare studies department in the library in require land looking for books and reading the microfilm of every county tibrare daily nurl from january first 1847 through december 31st 1849. i'm looking for family history and in particular one ancestor who disapeered between 1848 and 1849. james lacy. from what i read in these local newspapers is looks like the people's history of require land during the great hunger, my people's history, was never record indeed books. nor barely mentioned in any newspapers. you will only find mention of the local people if something unusual happened. the librarian tells me. i read the newspaper so i know that unusual is the polite word for murdered or murderer. why else would a poor person's name apeer in the news? why do i think the newspapers then report differently from today's news? i'm here in ireland reading every paper just in case. i will move ahead. the lacies lived in cottage and palace. in 1848 dozens of fam

. >>> i'm ann notarangelo in dublin. a misfired cannon hits three homes and one vehicle and tonight, neighbors are look for answers. >>> and "occupy" standoff right now in san francisco. the arrests and what protestors are planning next. >>> they are rich and famous. so why are they collecting welfare and unemployment? the millionaire bailout that you're paying for. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, take back justin herman pl >>> breaking news out of san francisco where "occupy" protestors have been attempting to take back justin herman plaza. they were ousted from the area in a raid early this morning. police are moving in. phil matier is live. phil, what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah, they are back. they have taken back over the plaza. they did it 20 or 30 minutes ago. the masked police have now begun moving in and they have surrounded the protestors just about a minute and a half ago. squads of police started moving in. they are all the way around the protestors who are holding their general assembly in the center. it looks like

it happened in dublin. it can't be confirmed just yet but it appears the accident happened during the taping of an episode of "mythbusters." we have a report on the way and will bring you more as soon as we get it. >>> the holiday season can be bittersweet for military families separated from their loved ones. a south bay tree farm is helping bring holiday clear to troops. the battaglia farm is teaming up with the troops to give the donated trees, they're sent directly to military families abroad and to the states. this year it's shipping abroad its 1,000th tree. how about that? >> i'm still trying to get over the cannonball going through. whoops. luckily, no one was hurt, as far as we know. >> we'll update you on that store. brian williams takes over with more on "nightly news." see you at 6:00. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it.

this is westbound 580 traffic approaching the dublin interchange. usually we can see in a little bit better but it is raining out there, it is still slick all over the bay area this morning. so give yourself some extra time. your drive time right now coming out of the altamont pass is about 20 minutes in the westbound lanes of 580 towards pleasanton. so thanks for that live camera. elsewhere as frank just mentioned, yeah, we have some snow up in the sierra and just within the last half hour, they have issued some chain requirements just for highway 50. you can see some snow there on the ground. so those chain requirements are in effect let's see between twin bridges and meyers. so that's if you are heading out of town today. highway 50 an chain requirements for highway 88, they are not in effect for interstate 80 yet. but, of course, be prepared that could change at any time. back to you. >>> it is 5:39. school board members fighting for their jobs. the controversial decision now sparking a big recall. >>> and battle of the sexes. why a new study sa

. >>> alameda county officials are planning to meet with people from the dublin neighborhood hit by the the misfired cannonball last year. myth busters fired the cannonball at a nearby gun range. this is some of the damage. nobody was hurt. the public meeting is this saturday at the emergency services office in dublin. >>> a high -rise project is causing controversy. we'll tell you whether the architect realized his plan resembled the fate of the twin towers. >>> housing preferences are changing in the bay area. details on where the future is headed and why you should invest. >>> later in this broadcast, 49ers catch a break, it appears. one of the steelers' best defense players, james harrison, is going to sit on monday night. [ female announcer ] what's so great about...jcpcash? no exclusions. with jcpcash get 10...15 or... $20 off. storewide. unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save! get up to $20 off with no exclusions. we make christmas affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. or creates another laptop bag, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business.

in dublin, cbs side. >> tonight like he's supermarkets say about 500 of its customers may be brought victims. last month teams installed devices called skimmers on the self checkout lanes in bay area stores. they are designed to steal credit and debit card information. they also added the ambrose store to the list. >> san jose's police union has been that we agreed to continue at present take out for another year and half. just to prevent more officer layoffs. police officers and other city workers took to take out earlier this year to help close the $115 budget cut. even with the pay cuts, 66 officers have hundreds of other workers were laid off. >>> caltrans admits it made mistake when it repay the portion of interstate 80. it painted and extradited in the carpool lane about 100 lines beyond the point where it was supposed to become the standard leg. drivers say is causing the backup. they say the range integration should not have been changed and crews will make that mistake. >> the morning after pill cannot be so sold to young teenagers without prescription. the decision by the s

. >> the community meeting was held today in dublin where residents could ask questions about the waywardnonball incident. >> last month a cannonball misfired, damaging two homes and a minivan. no one was hurt and today we are seeing the all homemade cannon that did all the damage. here's more. >> reporter: there's still a hole in the wall of the house behind me where the cannonball went through last week. we learned there was an alameda county deputy supervising the setup of the event, but he was not there when the cannon was actually fired. we also learned that there is video of the misfire, but the show's priors will not release that video during the investigation. >> we will never, ever shoot a cannon at this facility again. [laughter] >> the executive producer of the tv show, myth busters, facing residents, promising no more experiments like the one that backfired last week. >> there's a lot of reliance and talk about safety, but still something for seal happened, and i just am not assured be statements it will never happen again. >> thrts put on display the homemade cannon that was

bbc news, dublin. >> thank you for watching "bbc world news." i am david eades. these are the headlines. north korea marks the death of its leader, kim jong il, as his son and successor, kim jong un, lead the ceremony in pyongyang. hundreds line to the snow- covered streets. an official chinese government report into the bullet train crash that killed 40 people in july has blamed bad management and poor design. to a letter of other people were injured when two trains collided -- 200 other people were injured when two trains collided. our correspondent in beijing reported on the crash when it happened. he joins us now. that is a lot of people, martin. >> you are right. what this report said was that it was caused by design flaws and poor management. the report back up earlier statements made by officials that one of the trains had stalled and there was a lightning strike, and a second train struck it from behind. you are right in pointing out that more than 15 people are taking the blame. they may faceorities. this is just a report, an investigation. it is likely

authorities and residents of dublin gathered at the county of office of emergency management discussedhe canonball flying into a neighborhood. it was shot for the show "mist mythbusters" it damaged two homes and a parked car. no one was hurt, but residents were upset because children normally play in the area where the canonball landed. >>> the u.s. declared the war in iraq officially over this past thursday and last troops are heading home to their families, time for the holidays. some troops found out they would be coming home early a few days ago and one family in alabama took advantage of the surprise. frank morales explains. >> reporter: tina howard says days ago she found out her husband, a black hawk helicopter phi lot, would be coming home from iraq. >> it was supposed to be april 12th. so this is great that he even is home this soon. glad to have him home for a few days. >> reporter: last night, tina says, her daughter grace asked if dad would be home for christmas. >> she has no idea he is coming in. >> reporter: neither did her two older daughters headed to boston. >> our tw

the show mythbusters at a community meeting about the wayward cannon ball that shot through this dublin neighborhood on december 6. >> it was an accident. >> reporter: explain that to these people. >> we could have been talking about something very different. we could have been talking about the death of my kids or somebody else's kids. >> reporter: this was some of the damage left from the 30-pound softball-size softball, doing an experiment at the alameda county bomb range, intending to shoot it through water, walls and into the hillside. >> it skipped off the hill, which they did not anticipate. it skipped twice, and that caused it to project into the air. >> reporter: and into this neighborhood, passing through this home, hitting another home and finally landing in this mini van a few hundred yards away. >> the reality is, this is not a freak accident. this is a foreseeable event that a cannon ball can go amok in a neighborhood. records mythbusters has been using the county's bomb range for years and have shot several cannons. but the cannon that shot this ball was home made, which

irish economist david mcwilliams says in the aftermath of the crisis dublin's entrepreneurs are seeingortunities. >> as rents come down it gives people the opportunity to set up ventures they never did in the city. i think it's fantastic for the city that rents are falling. >> reporter: the much maligned property market is also seeing signs of gradual recovery. take the suburb of valmain. it was constructed at the height of the boom. it was a goes estate. half the houses were vacant. since then belmayne has become a success story, 99% occupied because the original plan to sell the homes is dead. most people here rent. the property market is adapting to circumstances and it's paying off. david mcwilliams is convinced the rest of the city will follow suit. >> what happens after big disasters, people dust themselves down and they reinvent themselves and i have no doubt that dublin will do exactly this. >> reporter: it is beginning to shake off its hangover from the party that went too far. the next boon may be far off but when it comes they want to be ready. jim boulden, cnn dublin. >> ah

more on that cannonball that went through a house in dublin. details coming up after the break.>mark: more on the reality show taping in dublin what cannonball misfired into a nearby neighborhood. the crew from ms. busters was still the head a cannonball shot through a house with three people inside. the continued down the street before crashing into a parked minivan. ms. busters promised the home would be put back together and reiterated their commitment to safety. >> we take safety incredibly seriously. over eight years the most we have had is a couple of broken figures, thousands of experiments, we are proud of their record. we have had close calls that they have been seriously gone over as a way to make sure they do not have it again. we're boy to make sure that this does not happen again. >>darya: fred thompson has died. he was from richmond. the 19 year old if was playing basketball on campus saturday when he suddenly collapsed. he was 6 ft. 4 in., 3 to 17 lbs.. the university says that mike riley was off-campus recruiting at time. here is a live look at the san mateo brid

the show "mythbusters" at a community meeting about the wayward cannonball that shot through this dublin neighborhood on december 6. >> it was a accident. >> reporter: explain that to these people. >> we could have been talking about something very different, the death of children. >> reporter: this was some of the damage left from the 30- pound softball-sized cannonball. the "mythbusters" team was doing an experiment at the alameda county bomb range intending to shoot it through water and a wall and then into a hillside. >>> it skipped off the hill which they didn't anticipate and not only once, it skipped twice and that caused it to project into the air. >> reporter: and into the neighborhood passing through this home and landed in a minivan. >> this was not a freak accident. this is a foreseeable event that a cannonball can go amok in a neighborhood. >> reporter: "mythbusters" has been using the bomb range for years and they have shot several cannons but the cannon that shot this ball was homemade i was with part of the stunt. >> concerned about the judgment that was used to conduct t

department has worked the myth busters show for the past eight years allows them to shoot at the dublinge. the sergeant even sometimes appears on the show but said nobody is paid. the wayward science test provoked a stream of on lookers and it's share of critics. >> they are smart but i can't imagine in residential areas we are allowing them to shoot cannons that could hear a hill a half mile, do through two walls and probably three or four internal walls, across the street, through two more rooms and into a van. that's probably not right. >> reporter: and as investigators look at the scene that's being considered. >> should it have happened, how did it happen and how to stop it or just not allow it? >> reporter: police are investigating the incident. they are treating it with the same protocol they would if somebody fired a gun in the hole. don't expect to see this on any episode. this is not entertainment they say. cbs5. >> other bay area headlines, san jose's police union has agreed to continue a 10% pay cut for another year and a half. that is to stop more layoffs. officers and othe

folks in pleasanton and dublin. >> an nbc exclusive.n update on bryan stow. he's unable to walk, barely able to talk. and a third of his brain is destroyed. doctors say he will be permanently disabled. his friends gave an interview for the first time on "rock center" with brian williams. >> that's when bryan got punched in the side of the head. he was punched with a hay maker in the side of the head. >> when you say a haymaker? >> it was a running, huge, sweeping pumpl. >> so a sucker punch from behind? >> yeah. the first thing to hit the ground was the back of his head. >> the two suspects have pleaded not guilty to assault, battery and mayhem. their preliminary hearing is set for next month. >> it is 6:19. the plan to bring the america's cup yacht race to san francisco is getting choppy. this morning four environmental groups say they're filing appeals. they say the environmental impact report is incomplete. the city cannot move forward on planning of the race until the board of supervisors hears the appeal. that won't happen until ja

. >>> sorry for the cannonball. [ unintelligible ] a face-to-face apology to day dublin neighborhoode step coming today that could be key to bringing hundreds of new jobs and bart to san jose. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney live at justin herman plaza in san francisco, san francisco police this morning have given two examples of their zero tent policy. reas in none, not one. the story -- zero as in none, not one. the story coming up. >>> unnos of power outages in new york, laguardia reporting delays ♪ it's easy to see what subaru owners care about. that's why we created the share the love event. get a great deal on a new subaru and $250 goes to your choice of 5 charities. with your help, we can reach $20 million dollars by the end of this, our fourth year. when you spend more days than not separated from your own life... when the only thing you can be sure of is migraines with 15 or more headache days a month, you're living a maybe life. and you may be living with chronic migraine. but knowing that this thing you're going through has a name, means knowing you can find treatments th

. >> that's the executive producer about the wayward ball that shot through this dublin neighborhood on december 6. >> it was an accident. >> explain that to these people. >> we could have been talking about something very different. we could have been talking about the death of my kids or somebody else's. >> this is some of the damage left from the softball sized cannon ball. the team was doing an experiment at the alameda county bomb range. intending to shoot it through water and a wall and then into a hillside. >> it skipped off the hill, which they did not anticipate and not only skipped once, it skipped twice and that caused it to project into the air. and in this neighborhood, hitting another home and finally landing in this minivan a few hundred yards away. >> the reality is, this was not a freak accident. this is a forseeable event that a cannon ball can go amuck in a neighborhood. >> myth busters has been using the bomb range for years and they shot several cannons, but the cannon that shot this ball was homemade, which was part of the stunt. >> concerned about the judge jud

dublin 63. los gatos 59. and across the peninsula, we'll find upper 50s and low 60s. 59 san mateo. 60 richmond. san ramon through dublin, low 60s. throughout most of the tri-valley, 64 santa rosa. 60 lake port. morning time nbcbayarea.com, showers in my seven-day forecast, not at this time. we remain storm-free over the next seven days. winter officially begins 9:30 pacific time on wednesday. we're going to stay cool and frosty as we start the mornings and right now for christmas eve into christmas, no white christmas, unfortunately. not even up in the white mountains. >> that's a shame. >> i know. temperatures are going to be in the low 60s. it will be nice to get out there and hop on that new bike. >> is that a hint we're getting you a bike? >> i would like one. isn't that a popular gift? >> mountain? ten-speed? i'll see what we can do, thanks. >>> earning money without leaving your house. next at 5:00, pawn shops getting an online makeover. >>> also, it's a different kind of memorabilia. a look at the bigg

in the meantime westbound 580 as you get closer to the dublin interchange, this is towards tassajara. both directions look great. your drive time out of the altamont pass still only about 15 minutes. so quick trip all the way through livermore. in the south bay we are not seeing much roadwork out there so coming out of downtown san jose a couple of headlights. you can see them there approaching the 880 interchange. so not too bad of a drive time there. westbound 237 for silicon valley commuters if you are leaving 880 milpitas around the bend, it actually looks nice towards san jose approaching zanker road. there is a little bit of roadwork in the east bay through danville the usual stretch. should be wrapping up by 5:00 but we are seeing slowing on our sensors just through danville northbound and southbound 680. and a quick check of the ride along the peninsula, 101 and 280 both fine this morning. there is some roadwork by the way on the dumbarton bridge. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a jury has cleared johannes mehserle and four other bart police officers of using excessive force ag