return to my home in humboldt county. about a year ago i started working as a consultant to various clients around the state none of whom are in san francisco. i would like to bring the efficacy of the humboldt county situation to your attention. we found the best policy there was well everyone to come into the light and that those who are operating and perhaps gray areas should impact in fact be given incentives to come into the light. i think your deadline is somewhat arbitrary and i think that 18 month per not think you're smart i would strongly support the amendment to quicken this up. 1996 we passed medical marijuana strongly in the city and across the state and i submit to you that justice delayed is justice denied. 20 years the city is finally grappling with regulations for the manufacturer cultivation, etc. of cannabis. so i still urge you to look at this as a rights issue. san francisco has been the tip of the spear on allowing those folks to not be treated as second-class citizens and i don't think cannabis user

jenna santos and natalie griffin had enjoyed a quick trip up in the humboldt area tuesday to visit humboldt state where santos attended. griffin's parents had urged the friends to wait until thursday to come back, because of the storm that rolled through wednesday. she assumed they *did stay an extra night up there, until she got an early morning phone call from her daughter's boyfriend. "he had basically said, 'i'm worried about natalie. is she home?' i went to her room and she wasn't in her bed. so everything started rolling after that." >> reporter:it wasn't until about three hours later that midge griffin was able to talk to her daughter on the phoneand hear what happened. "then she slowly told me that there was an accident, and she didn't think jenna had made it." the women had been driving back wednesday and hydroplaned on highway 101, spinning out and landing in outlet creek. when the incoming water was up to their necks, griffin saw the moonlight through the busted back window and told santos to follow her through. "thank god she did it right when she did it." santos never made it,

return to my home in humboldt county. about a year ago i started working as a consultant to various clients around the state none of whom are in san francisco. i would like to bring the efficacy of the humboldt county situation to your attention. we found the best policy there was well everyone to come into the light and that those who are operating and perhaps gray areas should impact in fact be given incentives to come into the light. i think your deadline is somewhat arbitrary and i think that 18 month per not think you're smart i would strongly support the amendment to quicken this up. 1996 we passed medical marijuana strongly in the city and across the state and i submit to you that justice delayed is justice denied. 20 years the city is finally grappling with regulations for the manufacturer cultivation, etc. of cannabis. so i still urge you to look at this as a rights issue. san francisco has been the tip of the spear on allowing those folks to not be treated as second-class citizens and i don't think cannabis user

return to my home in humboldt county.bout a year ago i started working as a consultant to various clients around the state none of whom are in san francisco. i would like to bring the efficacy of the humboldt county situation to your attention. we found the best policy there was well everyone to come into the light and that those who are operating and perhaps gray areas should impact in fact be given incentives to come into the light. i think your deadline is somewhat arbitrary and i think that 18 month per not think you're smart i would strongly support the amendment to quicken this up. 1996 we passed medical marijuana strongly in the city and across the state and i submit to you that justice delayed is justice denied. 20 years the city is finally grappling with regulations for the manufacturer cultivation, etc. of cannabis. so i still urge you to look at this as a rights issue. san francisco has been the tip of the spear on allowing those folks to not be treated as second-class citizens and i don't think cannabis users

they were traveling from humboldt county. santos died griffin survived. >> reporter: this is one of the last videos taken of jenna santos when they took a scenic detour. wednesday's storm they didn't make it beyond mile marker 57 in highway 101 when they ended up in a creek. >> the terror they went through, i can't stop thinking about it. >> natalie's father said she saw the full moon through a broken back window and started to climb out. she didn't see santos escape after her. she was there all night, soaked, freezing and in shock. >> she had her angels and jenna. >> the water level lowered. natalie was tangled in vines. >> she made a heroic choice to swim down to get underneath and release herself. >> she hit a dam in the water to get to the bank. with one shoe she went through thorn bushes. hours later she was able to talk to her mom on the phone. >> i was thankful to hear her voice. she couldn't talk. she was shaking or crying. >> the santos family didn't get a reunion with jenna. there was a go fund me account set up. th

of despair he fell into drunk drinking and the temperature was did his commanding officer at fort humboldt in california threaten him with a court-martial? that may be true. it's hard to know. others deny the was not true. the the letter he received from the secretary of war jefferson davis, he was promoted to captain, jefferson davis received a letter back from grant offering his resignation so he return to julie and stenyears in st. louis louse and then -- st. louis and illinois. i to think -- his he's not an alcoholic or a drunkard but this was something he dealt with in his life. >> i'd like to ask the question about the grant in the white house itself. can you tell us about the special memorable experience that had that being significant. some anecdote about the years as president and first lady? >> i think biographyy is filed with irony. grant -- i would have now call him didn't an introvert not a good public speaker. public gearings -- gatherings like this drain him. he relied on julia to be his voice but they often kept vacant chair at the table that they did welcome guests in into

. >> humboldt county. >> how you getting there? family picking you up?yes. >> step there. >> i'm hoping this is the last time i'll ever be behind bars. hopefully this the last cage i get locked in. i'm ready to get out and start over. >> so, what are your chances you coming back and seeing us again? >> no, i'm done. >> you're done? you got -- >> i got a job. >> hooked up, everything? >> i got a lot of family support. >> they tell me that but i see them back in a few months. they'll be with to you process you out. >> okay. >> this is the information on three strikes laws. make sure you read that before you go out. what i need you to do is sign your name here and print your name right underneath there for me. >> okay. >> i got $200 on you. i give you this money for the train station, all right? do you have any children? >> yes, i got a son. >> how old is he? >> 18 months old. >> that's your best bet you don't come back. be a good role model for your son. okay? >> i will. >> all right. you ready to roll? >> yes. >> i have responsibilities, i got a son now,

and the story which has been going back and forth was did his commanding officer in fort be humboldt in california threaten him with a court-martial. that may be true. it's hard to know. others denied that it was true. at that moment -- the moment literally that grant had received from the secretary of war, ironically jefferson davis, that he had been promoted to captain, he received -- jefferson davis received a letter back from ulysses s. grant offering his resignation. and so he returned to julia, and seven years in st. louis and then georgia lee that, illinois. there seems to be no evidence whatsoever of his drinking while president of the united states, but i this was an issue. he's not an alcoholic, he's not a drunkard, but i think this was something that he dealt with in his life. >> thank you. >> yeah. >> hyde like to ask a question about the grants in the white house as well. can you tell us manager about a special, memorable experience they would have had or someone they hosted that was significant, some an 'em dotes -- anecdote about their years. >> what's interesting is t

light rain if you're watching up to humboldt county. maybe fort bragg and ukiah north.ll quieter conditions until about february 1st. 50s on the highs today. all right, sal. what would you like to start with. >> i want to mention a 10- minute bart delay. there is a train having difficulty leaving in the trans- bay tube. they're trying to fix that train. and get that train moving again. so there is a delay for trains leaving san francisco for the east bay right now beginning to stack up. if it lasts for longer, it will affect the trains into the city as well because the trains eventually have to turn around. let's go to the east shore freeway 80 westbound to the macarthur maze. 36-minute delay which is about normal. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, you will see that traffic is backed up. a normal looking delay getting into the area. the east bay has been very busy. earlier problems on 880 northbound and traffic is going to be slow. a lot of people on 580. 580 coming out of castro valley and driving into san leandro has been very slow. people avoiding 280 which

crabbers in humboldt county went on strike saying they could not accept that number. crabbers elsewhere joins us. earlier today they announced a deal. they agreed on a price of $2.87 a pound. today's weather did prevent them from going out to fish. >> we are monitoring the the merced river. the sheriff's office has issued a mandatory evacuation notice. they have closed all roads in the valley. other areas of the yosemite national park are still open. the valley is closed. the river reached its banks during '96 and '97 and a major storm. >> where does this storm factor in? >> it is a major storm. >> merced river and likely the san lorenzo river during the day tomorrow. as you can see, it is a live view of storm ranger. look closely and you can see the water running off the top of our doppler radar dome. some of the advantages, you can see it is on wheels. you can see between the north bay and the south bay gives us high resolution detail. and improved storm accuracy picks up all sorts of things. once we get to wildfire season. so standard doppler radar. now storm range

it happened just before 2:00 this morning on south second at east humboldt, the car was traveling at least 100 miles per hour. no word yet on the conditon of the three patients. >>> investigators are confident one of three people arrested in the south bay is the criminal who had been evading them since thursday morning. officials believe one of the suspects robbed the bank of america in scotts valley leading to a massive manhunt. here are the details. >> reporter: san jose police swarm the area of mission and 7th after spotting a stolen car linked to a bank robbery. a silver chevy taken from a home in santa cruz mountains that happens to be an unmarked law enforcement vehicle. police followed the car from downtown to an apartment complex. michael bonel heard a loud noise and went outside and encountered police. >> they hailed me to come out past the gate and told me to put my hands up. of course i did. >> reporter: police told him to evacuate the area. people in nearby homes had to shelter in place. police say there were three people in the silver car, they took into custody without

a little rain up towards humboldt county. the system is on its way. we will get three systems.hankfully not a fourth or fifth. these will be strong enough. over the next seven days, there will be decent rainfall, especially santa rosa, san jose. look up towards ukiah. we will have to monitor napa, russian river area in marin counsel fee and down towards the santa cruz mountains. if san jose get 4.40, double that for the santa cruz mountains. today is the last dry day. then rain kicks in on wednesday. and then another system on friday and another one on sunday. >> thank you, steve. >>> crews are trying to fix the massive sink hole that we have been reporting about before the nexus step moves in. at this point it is 40 feet wide, 15 feet deep. neighbors say it started out as a small hole last year and crews filled it with concrete. it grew after the recent rains. workers shored up the ground. they told janine de la vega this morning at the scene that the hole shouldn't be getting any bigger even with another batch of rain coming. crews estimate it could take six weeks or longer t

crabbers in humboldt county went on strike and crabbers throughout california joined them.terday, the group announced a new deal. they agreed on a price of $2.87 a pound. >>> and we have a programming note for you. due to the golden globe awards tonight, you can catch a special edition of nbc bay area news this afternoon at 2:00. that will be followed by nightly news, then two hours of red carpet coverage leading up to the golden globes. >> a good day to stay inside anyway. >> much more ahead on today in the bay. new developments in the shooting rampage at a florida airport. why an fbi warning was not enough to with the xfinity tv app, anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels. plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. you can even download from your x1 dvr and watch it offline. only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. download the xfinity tv app today. intercourse that's painful due to menopausal changes. it's not likely to go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help. it provides estrogens t

the strike started on december 28th after pacific choice seafood in humboldt county offered to pay $2.75 a pound of crab. crabbers whose seasons had already opened had negotiated a price of $3 per pound. >> britteny: 3 will continue for the rest of tonight and then more moderate downpour right now moderate ran right over san leandro. we have another that will push on shore everything is tracking to the east and then right now 0.65 in. per hour that as a moderate downpour and then when of the rainfall rates closer to a nation mansion half that is really heavy rain coming down. over the next hour so the milpitas and close to 6:00 p.m. heavier downpours in fremont. and we see a lot of this upcoming down still in the lake tahoe region. and on the changeover is out so the grass valley around 2,400 ft.. snell's have come up since last night were air coming into the system. and right now you see yesterday elevation snow not seeing that the rest of the day temperatures are just too warm. by 930 still heavy rain coming down for most ever no. i zounds that and to mount view this is continuing afte

light rain in humboldt county. that is a sign of things to come for us tomorrow.tomorrow morning up north. tomorrow afternoon's commute could be dicey. be advised. i think you will be all right tomorrow morning. the next seven days looks wet here from santa rosa north. five and a half tonight-plus inches of -- five and a half to eight-plus inches of rain. we are looking at a lot of rain here. fog will play into a mostly included eday today. highs in the 50s. cold for some north and east. tomorrow, rain returns on friday. the system that is the strongest appears to be on sunday. >> another wet weekend. thank you, steve. >> you're ome. >>> we're learning that an american was killed in the deadly nightclub shooting in mexico. what we know about the g woman who died and what happened to one of her friends she was with. >>> the raid that led to the arrest of a suspect in a deadly new year's eve nightclub shooting in turkey. >> the man accused of a deadly shooting ram package at the ft. lauderdale airport earlier this month is back in court today for a bail hearing. leg

return to my home in humboldt county. about a year ago i started working as a consultant to various clients around the state none of whom are in san francisco. i would like to bring the efficacy of the humboldt county situation to your attention. we found the best policy there was well everyone to come into the light and that those who are operating and perhaps gray areas should impact in fact be given incentives to come into the light. i think your deadline is somewhat arbitrary and i think that 18 month per not think you're smart i would strongly support the amendment to quicken this up. 1996 we passed medical marijuana strongly in the city and across the state and i submit to you that justice delayed is justice denied. 20 years the city is finally grappling with regulations for the manufacturer cultivation, etc. of cannabis. so i still urge you to look at this as a rights issue. san francisco has been the tip of the spear on allowing those folks to not be treated as second-class citizens and i don't think cannabis user