aids memorial grove in golden gate park and just a local story.g supporters in local films and local film makers and the grove is very much a local story about san francisco and nonprofit to make sadifficult decision about what they wanted the grove to be. >> nice. enough said. let's take a look. >> we will see the japanese tea garden. so many different paths and it looks cool down there. and what is it called? the aids -- >> aids grove. >> it looks pretty but we were trying to find the japanese tea garden because we heard it was pretty. >> we will get there eventually. >> can you imagine what it's like to have all of your friends die? in ten short years we went from what's aids to people losing their entire address books. >> a lot of people stopped going to memorial services. simply couldn't take any more. there was a risk that these human beings would simply be forgotten. >> i'm sure enough people names in that memorial. that looks like a beautiful shot. are you worried that sometimes -- not that worried. i'm sure you have plenty of people to at

thanks to the stern grove association they renovated the concert meadow. it used to be a rolling grafsy area. put in a new stage and stage building. they put in terraces. we get from 8,000 to 12,000 people. and the meadow next to the concert meadow is full of people even though they can't see the music they hear it. i walked into the meadow several times and they don't even care. we do have literally events going on day and night. the concert association has kids days during the week. the performers come out for hundred 200 kids. now, the truckadero truck house gets rented out for weddings and retirement. the croquet clubs and horse shoes. 2 play grounds, tennis courts. we have from 25 to a hundred dogs here. it's like bisons going across the mid west. there are so many dogs they are covering the ground cht it's a get together. all the dog walkers know each other. if you go to pine lake day camp now, you will see 50 kids there. the r directors are wonder. >> the pine lake is natural. they take of the area around the lake. they plant natives that are drough

it has a lot of hills, there's a lot of dense groves.nce you get towards the center of the park you really lose your orientation. you are very much in a remote area. there are a lot of trees that shield your view from the urban setting. you would simply see different groves that gives you a sense of freedom, of being outdoors, not being burdened by the worries of city life. john mclaren had said that golden gate park was too far away. he proposed that we have a park in the south end of the city. the campaign slogan was, people need this open space. one of the things that had to open is there were a lot of people who did a homestead here, about 25 different families. their property had to be bought up. so it took from 1928 to 1957 to buy up all the parcels of land that ended up in this 317 acres. the park, as a general rule, is heavily used in the mornings and the evenings. one of the favorite places is up by the upper reservoir because dogs get to go swim. it's extremely popular. many fights in the city, as you know, about dogs in parks.

10,000 refugees now in camps inside turkey, but 10,000 more live outdoors in the forests and olive groves on the syrian side of the border. when we tried to approach the refugees in the groves... >> get in the car. >> reporter: ...we were detained by turkish soldiers. we were released after around seven hours but, scott, this shows you how tense the border region has become. the turks are under increasing pressure to take care of all of these syrians, and they simply do not want pictures made of refugees living under trees. >> pelley: wyatt, i wonder why the turks are so sensitive about that. what do they fear? >> reporter: scott, the only thing i can think of is that the turks are frightened. they're frightened that if assad does not stop all this brutality, they won't be looking at 10,000 people up in those mountains, they'll be looking at a half million syrians wanting to overrun the border. and they simply want less publicity at this point, not more publicity. >> pelley: thank you, wyatt. fathers lost in war and children searching for answers. the link between education and cancer dea

of you who are not sure if the city is in bad -- city streets are in bad shape, you can head out to grove street. we will be having a media event there. we will all be available here for questions afterwards. thank you all for coming. >> is one that probably a lot of you don't understand the intricacies of it. a good portion of that goes to police services, social services that you value the most. and what i try to do in spreading the word with our commissioners, the department heads, and with you here today, i gave three general principles to guide us. i want the city to be safe. not only safe in the public safety sense, but in the core level of social services safety net. how one of the city to be solvent that we have programs that we can afford to pay for. i want the city to be successful. that we celebrate and try to support all of the diverse things that we do to bring visitors here to keep our children here and keep families wanting to come and go up here. safe, solvent, and successful have been the principles i have shared with city staff and commissioners as we began this budget p

low to mid-60s around carmel, pacific grove and monterey.orgeous day at the coliseum. 12:35 first pitch. is upny, 65, warming to 70. a big sun factor. could get burned easily. lack of clouds. mild temperatures. 50s. cloverdale, mid-to-upper 40s. the accuweather seven-day forecast -- starting tomorrow. it will be in the 90s inland. the 80s around the bay. upper 60s at the coast. warmest weather, sunday and monday afternoon. have a great day. megan? >> thank you. good morning. no need to rush out the house if you are getting ready to leave. you should have a smooth commute awaiting you. quiet this morning. live look at walnut creek. no delays making your way southbound to the san ramon valley. earlier roadwork through 680 on alamo has been cleared. east shore freeway, 80 through the berkeley area. headlights move westbound. the drive-time from carquinez bridge to maze is 21 minutes. driving through the north bay, look in san rafael at 101. headlights move southbound. moving at the limit. the drive time from 37 to 580 is step minutes. if you ar

jerry johnson was arrested today in the city of elk grove. he sexual assaulted a child. the police department is now trying to determine if similar incidents occurred. >>> two brand new wing sailed catamarans tested the waters today, both used in the america's cup race which will take place in 2013. kron 4's reggie kumar shows us the video. >> reporter: watch closely as this boat catched too much wind, causing it to tip over. the large sail hits the water first and then the boat continues to fall on its side. a hand full of people fall into the ocean. some hold on till help arrives. a rescue boat plucked people out of the water. lines were thrown to those still on. it is pulled right side up again. the crew is doing okay. >> the team was preparing. san francisco is a windy spot. capsizing and sailing happens lot. part of the normal path in sailing. learning how to capsize appropriately and safely and s part of sailing. getting capsized is a great part of the training process. >> reporter: they will be testing the waters in the bay for the next two weeks from 1:00 to 3:00

rochelle caught on a 97 today downers grove 96, lincoln park in '96. these are highs from the pot potbelly frankfurt and palatine and that the current ratings. not still 90 in rochelle at close to that all the way into the wheeling area with 93 an hour at this hour. other temperatures they're equally want more. this is a hot air mass. the winds of blowing off shore so there is no leak cooling to be found. the heat has led to heat wave advisories or heat advisories from wisconsin and western illinois. so is going to be awfully warm through wednesday and in big changes after that. " whether bring some big rains into. summer is here of a sudden. almost 18 degrees above normal for this time of the year. . >> are hit-and-run driver blows allied air crashes and another vehicle careening into for people a mother and her three children. all four taken to hospital. there is a the condition except the young is so. wgn is sean lewis is at the hospital tonight. the here and shoulders hospital. this happened just before 5:00 this afternoon at the intersection of ja

there is no more meaning here than the crested moon holds towards a dying grove of date trees. i am for the arabic, for the transcription of the arabic, zato dates over fire-baked bread. the twin rivers have already called for us a history. our poets have already explained to us the desert. by what right have you come? who have you have seen the rustic crane in the tree, no chimes but for its delicate wide beak, ushers an intemperate reprieve? 33 beads on a string, why pretend to know beyond the presence of click. thank you. please welcome gale sher >> the first one is why did she care? why did she care, she wondered, laying aside the book. a dim light could be seen possibly from a cabin reaching in not for the word, but for the space which a time. fat drops driven violently side ways. the man's mind into which she tossed herself becomes a bird. fly away, bird. fly south where you are needed. letters moved, she could barely make them out. the sky moved, hanging bluntly. a circle swayed toppled to the sea. to you, sea, i chant and to the one with ears, hearing you into me. this

. >> at hulk and grove, that sound the the automatic -- it helps people cross the street safely. >> now we have a successful pedestrian signal. >> i push the button, i get an audible message letting me know that i need to wait. when it is safe to cross, not only am i going to get an audible indicator, this button is going to vibrate. so it tells me it is safe. there is the driller sound and this trigger is vibrating. i am not relying on anything but the actual light change, the light cycle built into it. >> it brings san francisco from one of the major cities in the u.s. to what is going to be the lead city in the country. >> city working on all sorts of things. we are trying to be new and innovative and go beyond the ada says and make life more successful for people. >> disability rights movement, the city has the overall legal obligation to manage and maintain the accessibility and right of way. with regards to the curb ramps, bounded by a groove border, 12-inch wide border. for people with low vision to get the same information. the shape of the domes, flush transition between the bo

to show you here -- >>> we have video of jerry johnson in vallejo shortly after his arrest in elk grove last night. police back in february say he raped a developmentally challenged during school hours at loma vista el elementary. authorities say -- ktvu talked about a conversation just yesterday. [ no audio ] >> i told him he was on administrative leave. >> did he say anything to you about the administrative leave? >> no. >> he denied it. >> johnson has worked out the -- at the school for two years. vallejo police are trying to determine in there are any other victims. >>> the state allege -- legislature has until 11:59 p.m. tomorrow to meet the requirement to come up with the budget they are trying to agree on a way to eliminate a nearly $10 million deficit. one plan would extend some temporary taxes that are set to expire. they include taxes on income, sales tax and vehicle licensing fees. governor brown thinks that lawmakers are close to an agreement. however, republicans think the voters should decide. >> the only person against this are a small number of influential republican act

clouds around pacific grove to keep you at 60.nner league play again for giants taking on the ind yaps. 7:15 is the first pitch. cool. breezy and dropping to 57. tonight cloud cover in low to mid-50s. 60s? n fairfield and antioch. 47 in santa rosa. we're watching the lower part of the atmosphere. the air flows from the high to the low pressure. coming over the ocean to our neighborhood. if the steady breeze is around, cooler than average. if you head to infineon, mid-80s. upper 70s for saturday and sunday. sierra, sunshine everywhere. mid-70s in tahoe. upper 70s to low 80 at yosemite where they are flooding because of the snow melt. temperatures you can see in the next four days are the same. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, area of low pressure to drop down from alaska. that will bring us the cooler weather and chance of showers tuesday and wednesday. >> okay. not this weekend. >> not this weekend. >> okay. >> thank you, mike. >> thank you. >> mike is going to be back. >> i've been put in my place. >> this week's perfect pet. stay w

see that fog coming up the coast along pacific grove and monterey bay. it's very shallow and it won't matter. temperatures will continue to been the warm side and very warm to hot inland. the first day of summer could be tomorrow when we cool off or continue this warmer weather. more in the weather segment. >>> a fire put people out of their homes this morning. ktvu's kraig debro says it started shortly before 23:00 p.m. >> reporter: the fire swept through four apartments but water and smoke damage made four others unliveable. the early hour confused some residents. >> they are sleeping and i hear so many noises. >> next thing you know, it -- it went up fast. >> reporter: fire crews say they got the cool around 1:50. when they arrived, the county chief said he immediately called for a third alarm and muteual aid. >> the roof was causing us problems and the power lines on both sipeds of the com-- sides of the complex. >> reporter: too late for some residents ares, especially those without renter's insurance. one man says his grandma died yesterday and the

the jazz mafia orchestra will have you enthralled at stern grove on sunday.ual pride parade on sunday is the highlight of pride weekend. the biggest lgbt event of the year. ethnic dance festival keeps traditions alive through music and dance. explore rich cultural heritages in the yerba buena center for the arts. ♪ ♪ >> the le jep dare joan baez is back -- legendary joan baez is back, in tiatroa tinzani. electric land celebrates a tribute to michael jackson on saturday >>> reliving another era. thanks if for memories is a concert for uso saturday in palo alto. >> making you please stand up for this at this time. >> the absurd, met the morphosis is about a transformation from man to insect. ♪ ♪ >> grazing in the grass and playing music to make us smile. yoshi in oakland. it'm don sanchez. >> a lot to do. from all of us here at abc7 news thank you for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is@

the fillmore and see these great band, the doors, and jimi hendrix, cream, and then go down to the groveo see other music. you could go to the mission district to hear mexican. everywhere i went there was this multi dimensional color and i felt like it was on necessary for me to do just one. like baskin-robbins, i want all the flavors. you cannot just be a mexican play music. there is a lot of beauty in that, but it was not for me. i was born without arms around my heart that wants to embrace everything. palestine's, israelis. japanese, apaches. i am more concentrated with life and love than flags, nationality, religion. that stuff gets in the way. one gets in the way is me, myself, my story. for me, that is why music is liberating. when you hear "imagine" anywhere in the world, people sang the lyrics. as soon as you hear the melody -- same thing with a bob marley song. i grew up taking everything from bob dylan, curtis mayfield, the beatles, smokey robinson. mike alma mater was the streets of san francisco. i would dare to go to school. where i really hung out was at the fillmore. that

collision that killed the conductor of the train and threw the assistant conductor, richard of elk grove, from the train. >> his right arm was messed p up really bad. he almost lost his finger. they were able to sew it back on. >> reporter: michelle childs is the man's niece. she was just talking about why being a conductor was a good job, with him. >> he said, yeah, there are bonuses and perks to working there, but he's had to deal with people dying before wheth. when there's a train wreck, someone dies. >> the local connection has surprised neighbors. >> reporter: the assistant conductor on that train lives next door. >> oh, really? >> it's shocking. i had no idea. >> boy, that's terrible. >> when i first heard the news, we're kind of train buffs, it's, like, oh, this is really awful. but it's impersonal. when you hear it's a guy across the street, it's, like, oh, it's not so impersonal. >> reporter: the neighbors said he was quiet and easy-going. everyone is hoping he'll make a full recovery. >> he's okay. hopefully he'll be out of the hospital in a couple of days. >> again, that was

the jazz mafia orchestra will have you enthralled at stern grove on sunday.pride parade on sunday is the highlight of pride weekend. the biggest lgbt event of the year. ethnic dance festival keeps traditions alive through music and dance. explore rich cultural heritages in the yerba buena center for the arts. ♪ ♪ >> the le jep dare joan baez is back -- legendary joan baez is back, in tiatroa tinzani. electric land celebrates a tribute to michael jackson on saturday >>> reliving another era. thanks if for memories is a concert for uso saturday in palo alto. >> making you please stand up for this at this time. >> the absurd, met the morphosis is about a transformation from man to insect. ♪ ♪ >> grazing in the grass and playing music to make us smile. yoshi in oakland. it'm don sanchez. >> a lot to do. from all of us here at abc7 news thank you for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is up next. ha you called to switch us to anthem yet? honey, how can i call now, i can barely hear a thing with amber's band practicing. ♪ you're right, we've had enough. b

. >> we took the route the smugglers used, winding through the olive groves and down the hillside to avoid the border patrols. after an hour's hike, we were inside syria. this is how some 10,000 now live here stranded along the border, too scared of their own army to return home. in one tent sat fatmak kabichi, frail. i came here because of the violence, she said, because of the army. we're frightened of them. everyone here has a tale of horror. few will tell theirs on camera, too afraid of repry sals. but their stories are similar. >> we were watching from a place in the city so that we could tell our family what is was happening. the soldiers went in with tanks and army vehicles. they brought bulldozers and they started to attack the buildings. they stole whatever they wanted and then tay set fire to them. >> the people of syria have been all but sealed off for three months now as the president has tried to crush a rebellion he blames on religious extremists. >> what many people tell us that the syrian army and police are getting closer to this edge. we believe they're two or three

. >> we took the routes the smugglers use, winding down at the olive groves to avoid a the patrols. after an hour's hike, we were inside of syria. this is how some 10,000 now live here, stranded along the border in a no-man's land. in one tent, a frail and elderly woman. i came here because of the violence. because of the army, i am frightened of them. everyone here has a story of horror. many are afraid to talk on camera because they are afraid of reprisals, but their stories are similar. >> we were watching said that we could tell our families what was happening. the soldiers went in with tanks and army vehicles. they brought bulldozers and they started to attack the buildings. they entered offices and they stole whatever they wanted and they set fire to them. >> the president has tried to crushed their rebellion that he blames on religious extremists. >> people have told us that the syrian army and secret police are getting to this point every day. we believe they are just two or 3 miles in that direction. on the other side of the country, we know that army units are getting clos

on a foot patrol probing through the dense grove -- scrubland, we came upon a rebel vehicle destroyed by a tank shell in a major gaddafi counteroffensive on friday. omar was one of those injured. he said prisoners they took have been told they have to retake this hill and if they went back, they would be shot. it is not surprising that some defect to the other side. what is it like being in gaddafi's army? how does he get people to fight if you do not fight, it will call you a traitor and kill you. -- of the lookouthe fighting go. >> the president will go on trial next monday. he fled to saudi arabia after being toppled by mass protests. the prime minister said the added president bush -- the ousted president face charges relating to the alleged discovery of millions of dollars of cash and weapons. there is still problems with trouble in the southern hemisphere. >> the situation has not improved from yesterday and we have air passengers across south america facing huge disruption because of this ongoing eruption from tochile. flights have been canceled and the impact is felt as far aw

clouds around pacific grove to keep you at 60. inner league play again for giants taking on the ind yaps. 7:15 is the first pitch. cool. breezy and dropping to 57. tonight cloud cover in low to mid-50s. 60s? n fairfield and antioch. 47 in santa rosa. we're watching the lower part of the atmosphere. the air flows from the high to the low pressure. coming over the ocean to our neighborhood. if the steady breeze is around, cooler than average. if you head to infineon, mid-80s. upper 70s for saturday and sunday. sierra, sunshine everywhere. mid-70s in tahoe. upper 70s to low 80 at yosemite where they are flooding because of the snow melt. temperatures you can see in the next four days are the same. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, area of low pressure to drop down from alaska. that will bring us the cooler weather and chance of showers tuesday and wednesday. >> okay. not this weekend. >> not this weekend. >> okay. >> thank you, mike. >> thank you. >> mike is going to be back. >> i've been put in my place. >> this week's perfect pet. stay

passenger's niece said he's in the hospital but will be released and allowed to return to his home in elk grove. >> i guess he was thrown from the train. his right arm was messed up really bad. he almost lost his finger. they were able to sew it back on. >> reporter: as we mentioned, federal investigators out at the scene of the deadly crash. 28 people still unaccounted for. authorities say some passengers may have gotten off before the crash or left without checking in with officials. this is a developing story and we'll continue to monitor developments as federal investigators look into what happened before and during this crash. live in concourt, kimberly terry, nbc bay area news. >> thank you for the update. for more information on the crash and more information on the press conference has wrapped up a few moments ago go to our website at nbcbayarea.com for the latest. we'll continue to update throughout the night. >>> in san jose, authorities announce thad a second person has died after that car accident in a nursing home this weekend. the accident happened yesterday morning when a 90-year

>> good evening, my name is barbara grove, resident of san francisco with a friendly reminder that this city has been established in the early 1800's. police department officially when california was admitted into the union back in 1850, i think we were jumping for the 49ers back in 1849. that means the police department knows what they're doing. and i don't think that they are supposed to have to worry about a lot of the smaller outside agencies coming in to advise this department how to do things. i think they're very well established. and i don't think we need to hear from smaller cities coming in with other ideas. just like the police executive research forum needs to go poof, because i don't think anybody bothered to check them out and it cost this fine city a lot of extra money. in case you haven't been reading the papers lately, it seems there's a bunch of problems all over this fine city. when you have a lot of extra brass that we never had before, it seems poof was off base and needs to go poof and that means also with the mental situation around here. they have been handling p

he lives in elk grove but is a special education teacher where johnson who has worked the district since 2009 is said to have assaulted his 18-year-old class room aid. >> the family became aware that the 18-year-old daughter who's severely disabled had been sexually assaulted any teacher. >> police say because the young woman has the mentality of a seven-year-old she's not capable of giverring consent. that's why he's facing the rape charges. investigators say the alleged acts happened back in february but it wasn't brought to their attention until last week. >> it was after hours or before hours. there were no children when these acts were alleged to have occurred. >> school is not in session but officials here say they will be notifying parents about the incident. johnson made his first appearance in court today. however our cameras were not aloud in side. he did no t enter a formal play but denied all charges against him. >> we are taking this extremely serious. we have been working many collaboration with the police department within the last week. >> as of right now, police do not b

. >> marijuana groves, those are things that already occur sometimes in the park. you know, without a present here, that could become more prevalent. >> reporter: he's also concerned about fire danger from illegal campers and is worried without park staff someone may vandalize a museum collection in the visitors center. with a park more than double the size of san francisco, rangers predict without staff overseeing operations, keeping people out will be next to impossible. the coe preservation fund must come one $1 million by august 1 in order to save this park from closure. reporting live from henry coe state park, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> now to that heat advisory raj mentioned. if you were outside at all, you know what we're talking about. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joins us now with a look at that. and it was a spare the air day, as well. >>> yeah, poor air quality. it felt good until about 10:00, 11:00, then this afternoon the heat turned up. you see haze from the oakland camera. of course, you cannot see the fog as we are under this very hot

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11 grove street. right across from the main library. >> the main library. >> i want to mention that the pacific energy center on howard? >> 851 howard street. >> they have classes and displaces and lots of terrific information that pg and e puts out for the public dp design professionals they have a website that talks about their many, many classes. >> it's paid for by your utility dollars it's part of your gas and electric bill you have paid for it go down and use it. >> we are going to talk about green building stuff over the next year or 2 in our brown bag lunches. in the building department we have lectures and trainings if you need information you can call us 558-5605. thank you for coming and i will see you next month. thank you. within our population there are people who simply do not have access to the internet, who do not have the means to access information the way that others have, and i think that it's really imperative for government to make sure that we play a role in closing that techno

of you who are not sure if the city is in bad -- city streets are in bad shape, you can head out to grove street. we will be having a media event there. we will all be available here for questions afterwards. thank you all for coming. mayor lee: i am honored to be here at the board chambers to present my proposed budget for fiscal year 2011-2012, and i want to just start by saying that it is a pretty happy time for me because we have got a budget that is on time, that is balanced, and maybe on like our -- unlike our cities to the east or to the south, it is one that i think reflects a very solid cooperation with our board of supervisors, with our neighborhoods, with our community-based agencies, and with all our departments. at the beginning of this year -- actually as late as last year, we projected a $380 million deficit. former mayor gavin newsom had set us on a course that we have to be very focused on this, challenging us. we did that. we followed his advice and work with our departments to make sure that they came forth with what they believed would be a balanced budget. closing thi

boredom you write to me of the school in grove for me. and another darby of the day. one male sending offs and this one to defended beach getting his marching orders for a clumsy challenge that although for all right missed the resulting penalty for combat and prove costly because up at the other end during church and to set the ball and with time on his hands picked at the bottom corner which turned out to be cross of dollars. so after all that this is how the top of the table looks to be a scar riding high in the big guns of senate and local might see lurking behind them along with angie you played a great start to the season themselves and at the bottom it is spot on as we said who are two points off prettier than the second bottom terry is today. at least that led. to tennis and soon of his won his first a.t.p. singles title in exactly two years after the feat in khorat even boric in the final of the open in the netherlands. the russian world number seven prevailing with the six three six two despite the match being stopped at one stage due to raids to soon or wil

of you who are not sure if the city is in bad -- city streets are in bad shape, you can head out to grove street. we will be having a media event there. we will all be available here for questions afterwards. thank you all for coming. >> as you all know, the mayor is here to hear a little bit from the climate action panel that have been meeting. five of them will be presenting their findings today and then we will hear brief remarks from the mayor. so i did first want to welcome mayor lee and explain a little bit about the panels and how we'll be presenting the findings. [applause] >> welcome, mayor lee. today we are pleased to present you with the recommendations of five community panels that have been working with me and the department of environment on the city's climate action plan. and these panels consist of businesses, community organizations, advocates and nonprofits. so they're going to come up and each one of them is going to introduce themselves, read you their short recommendations and hand it to you so that you can keep it in perpetuity. or keep it for reference the next time

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we're here at the aids memorial grove in golden gate park.he names displayed here represent some of the 30 million people worldwide who have died from aids during the last 30 years. this photo from 1981 shows one of the first patients diagnosed with aids at san francisco general hospital. an article that same year in the bay area reporter referred to what many were calling the gay cancer. the city's gay community was devastated by the epidemic as the disease claimed the lives of more than 18,000 gay men in san francisco. while originally thought to be limited to the gay population, the disease was also spread heterosexually, widely in africa and throughout the world. >> i will have to retire from the lakers. >> reporter: celebrities, including magic johnson announced they too were hiv positive. hoping to remove the stigma, and to raise money for research. three decades later, and fundraisers such as the aids life cycle ride, a week-long bike ride from san francisco to los angeles, continue to raise money for a cure. >> in san francisco alone,

in fact, several of the environmental clubs on campus, both at oak grove and evergreen high school and lick came forward and were great advocates for this project. so, i think it's something that's really quite in line with the 21st generation of students. >> well, we talked about the carb footprint, we talked about saving teachers' jobs in the long run. what type of a teaching mechanism, if you will, is this for our students, for the district to say this is what we're doing, this is how we're going to do it, to make sure that we're environmentally sound in this district? >> well, we have a monitor on each campus which shows daily what is happening with the amount of electricity that's produced. that's a teaching aide that can be used. and in addition, chevron provided us with a series of solar energy kits that have a number of projects that can be incorporated into classroom discussions and science classes. we're very excited about this. but there's also discussion that occurs in our social science classes as we address the great issues of the 21st century, which i think is essentiall

clouds around monterey, carmel, pacific grove. near 60 for you.id-to-upper 60s for the rest of the bay. upper 70 to low 80s inland. if you are travelling the state, a lot of sunshine. upper 80s around chico, sacramento. 74 in tahoe. 64 in yosemite. flooding continues. hot in palm springs and 107. bring it home tonight. you can see the cloud cover again. widespread. 47 at santa rosa. low 60s fairfield and antioch. low to mid-50s for the rest of us. as long as we have the low pressure to the east and high pressure to the west. the air flows from the high to low pressure to keep us steady sea breeze. the cooler than average afternoon temperatures. next week, watching a storm that could bring us rain and cooler weather for tuesday and wednesday. have a great weekend. frances? >> mike, the traffic is light right now. you do not want to drive in san francisco this afternoon. or this evening. it will be a mess out there. we have several things going on. first, we have the critical mass bike ride. that leads from justin hermann plaza at around 6:00, 6:15.

a tree missed this home in pen grove but brought down a power line. another power line came down when this tree fell on her met in santa rosa. this porta-potty became airborne after winds lifted it from a pickup truck on 101 in santa rosa. the county fair was also a go in antioch, not that the pigs minded a mud, nor did mike redding in this barbecue competition. >> it doesn't affect it too much for the amateur barbecuer, rain or shine anyway. >> reporter: more rain than shine today, but the bad weather does seem to be bringing out the best in people as they try to adapt. in oakland, don knapp, cbs5. >> the rain may have stopped in some places for now, but we're sitting in the pocket between two things right now. we've got our cold front that passed over and that low that's starting to work its way east into the region. right now it looks dry, but that is deceiving. we certainly have all that moisture making its way in. as we look here, we can see the santa cruz mountains seeing some precipitation right now, very scatter expected that is because the bu