that's sort of alta plaza lake where the irrigation is turned only. -- on. do you work closely to implement more efficient and maybe intelligent irrigation systems? >> yes. what we particularly done with parks and recreation is move to large landscape grants available for parks and recreation as well as other folks. we worked with the federal government and dph and others. we work with them on park basis and identified those where there is the greatest water wastage in effect. we have worked with those and jefferson park is a big success and alamo square is getting work on. in test -- terms of cost share replacement program where you can move to drop tolerant plants which doesn't need much irrigation. we have hit about six parks so far, i believe. that's great. one last question, have you ever encourage the installation of smart irrigation systems which will spray a different amount of water depending on the humidity on the ground? >> yes. >> commissioner stevenson? >> you said we are not at the 10 percent goal. where are we? >> the 10 percent goal is a curv

initially to irrigate next year. but possibly the year after for homes. drinking reclaimed waste water. it would go in the ground water and you could drink it in the regular system. >> technology is here, when you get over the yuck factor, all of our water is recycled. >> i'm hoping the drought will get rid of the yuck factor people have. >> pleasanton shares the treatment plant disposing millions of the gallons in the bay. >> to make the water safe for human consumption and irrigation. >> now to be using recycled water for my drinking water, that scares me. the state is expected to change rules in two years to allow treated sewage for drinking, if it started it last year pleasanton may not have mandatory rationing today. >> we're back live, the city says reclaimed water will be cheaper, it hopes to get a no cost project loan from the government to have an investment for a sustainable future. reporting live, john fowler. channel 2 now's. >> -- news. >>> it's a slow going strategy but it working. on average, officers confiscate a gun per day. that may not

this is the graph that commissioner moran referred to the red line on that graph shows what the irrigation districts have as their maximum entitlements and rights so part of our obligation is to help make sure they get that amount if it's there. the blue line is the actual un impaired flow down the stream at don pedro when the blue line passes above the red line that's water we get when the blue line is below the red line that's the water that the irrigation districts get so the green line down near the bottom is the actual water that we take directly through our water rights off the tuolumne river so what works for us is what we call the water bank which is where we let water go down into don pedro reservoir that the districts take in lieu of getting water off the river that allows us to store water there for them and so we'll probably draw our water bank down quite heavily this year to make sure we have the supplies we need so that's the picture of the river there and i don't know if commissioner moran would like to make any comments. >> yes thank you. it's a chart that we don't put up v

below that you see multifamily customers typically a smaller household no outdoor irrigation needs their usage is less keeping it at 3 units for the multifamily customer so the next is interruptible rates for our irrigation customers only in exchange we provide a discount for that service so the change that we're proposing is to roll in capital expense currently the rate discount is 40 percent for this customer so will result in about a 9 percent reduction and the only thing we're excludeing is the storage space. >> a question on the interruptibles have we ever interrupted anybody. >> not to my knowledge at least here in san francisco. >> is there any criteria for when we would interrupt them? are their customers that would actually get cut off. >> commissioner we're working with the water enterprise to develop the next steps and that will be part of this process as well as the application process. >> we have rules that we follow it's pretty mechanical and it should be. for an interruptible rate should be clear otherwise we're just giving money away. >> agreed. >> when will that criteria

one last question, have you ever encourage the installation of smart irrigation systems which will spray a different amount of water depending on the humidity on the ground? >> yes. >> commissioner stevenson? >> you said we are not at the 10 percent goal. where are we? >> the 10 percent goal is a curve. demand goes up. so far we've been tracking fairly close. it's a little bit below when we've had some pretty hot spells. it has gone up during those periods. so we are actually fairly close. we think with a little bit more effort and the campaign we are counting on a lot there and hope to get over the top for in city use. outside of san francisco, we are lagging behind and that's where we are working with our wholesale can ustomers to try to make sure we get their use down as well. we are reevaluating how to get that out there to make sure the message is strong and clear and that we all need to conserve. >> is it for the can ustomers and citizens and residents that have the biggest impact? >> the wholesale can ustomers we sell to the water districts. that's where we hit them and and their

district, next era, florida power light -- energy power marketing and turlock irrigation district and we also identified for you the partis that we sold hetch hetchy power to. and those were some of the same i just mentioned, along with the north california power agency, seattle city light, silicon power valley, the city of santa clara's publicly-owned utility. the western area power administration, sierra-nevada region. and we also resold some of the power that we purchased to edf trading? >> who is edf. >> they were historically electricity de france. >> i'm sorry? >> they are french? >> yes. >> okay. >> originally. >> and then our power purchases, what kind of power did we buy? was it renewable? was it fossil fuel-based? ? >> so we were typically in this era making system purchases, so particular facilitis are not identified when you make a system purchase. i can tell you for some -- for most of please entities it would be a blend of fossil and non-fossil resources that they would be relying on. >> and was that a consideration by the public utilities commission or that was just don

so it's safe for irrigation and construction. it's an almost endless supply. >>> as long as people keep flushing their toy let, we'll have a supply. it's a very drought resistant supply. the city plans to send 12 trucks a day during the sulker to irrigate a golf course and city parks. anyone who puses the water will need a fill out a permit form and take a training session to make sure the water is clearly marked "not for consumption." >>> near record heat around the bay area and it will be a stronghold for not only today, maybe tomorrow and into thursday for some. giving you a live look outside our doors, we addressed the heat advisory. if you are just joining us away from the coast line starting this afternoon and lasting into wednesday evening. in addition to that, a spare- the-air day with some areas becoming a bit unhealthy. those of us that are sensitive to the pollution in the air. for the inner eastern district as well as the santa clara valley along the coastline and inside the bay, we've got some pretty good moderate ai

. >> reporter: val vista park, with purple irrigation systems. for the last few weeks, reclaimed water has come from the sewage plant next door. >> it actually helps us save water. >> reporter: these fields are just the beginning. today, water strapped pleasanton revealed plans to break drought's grip. >> we're going to have come up with new ways to use the water we have. >> initially, to irrigate businesses, and parks. but possibly the year after for homes. yes, drinking reclaimed wastewater. >> it would go in the ground water, and you could bring it out and drink it in the regular system. >> experts tell us the technology is here. and once you get over the yuck factor, you realize that all of our water is recycled. >> i'm hoping the drought will get rid of the yuck factor that people have. >> reporter: pleasanton shares san ramon's sewage treatment plant right now, disposing millions of gallons in the bay. >> to make the water safe for human consumption, and irrigation and other purposes. >> now to be using recycled water for drinking water, th

. >> reporter: val vista park, with purple irrigation systems. for the last few weeks, reclaimed water has come from the sewage plant next door. >> it actually helps us save water. >> reporter: these fields are just the beginning. today, water strapped pleasanton revealed plans to break drought's grip. >> we're going to have come up with new ways to use the water we have. >> initially, to irrigate businesses, and parks. but possibly the year after for homes. yes, drinking reclaimed wastewater. >> it would go in the ground water, and you could bring it out and drink it in the regular system. >> experts tell us the technology is here. and once you get over the yuck factor, you realize that all of our water is recycled. >> i'm hoping the drought will get rid of the yuck factor that people have. >> reporter: pleasanton shares san ramon's sewage treatment plant right now, disposing millions of gallons in the bay. >> to make the water safe for human consumption, and irrigation and other purposes. >> now to be using recycled water for drinking water, th

he irrigates with creek water using a pump. he uses four to 6,000 gallons a month with nee free. >> if you want to irrigate with city water, it would be so expensive you couldn't do it. >> reporter: ericson's use of the water is legal. the right to use water on your land. these rights came with his property. as seen online with this water atlas, tens of thousands of individuals hold different kinds of water rights. from the 49er gold rush to the huge state and federal water projects, the laws that govern them reflect more than 150 years of compromise as well as conflict. >> as mark twain once said, water is for fighting. >> tom hicks is an attorney who specialized in water law. he says even in a drought, folks like ericson get their water first, but if the dry times get drier, they may have to turn off the spigot as well. >> who knows. mother nature does its thing no mat hear we want to do. >> reporter: santa cruz county, allen martin, kpix5. >>> tomorrow for the first time in decades, federal officials release water from the f

using a small pump, ericksson irrigates with creek water. he uses four to six thousand gallons a month for free! >> if you want to irrigate with city water, it would be so expensive you couldn't afford it. >> reporter: his use is legal. he hopes riparian rights. that's the right to use water that flows past or on your land. these valuable old rights came with his property. >> i appreciate what i got. >> reporter: as seen online with this water atlas, tens of thousands of individuals and entities hold different kinds of water rights. from the 49er gold rush to the huge state and federal water project, the laws that govern them reflect more than 150 years of compromise as well as conflict. >> as mark twain once side, you know, water for fightin'. >> reporter: tom hicks specializes in water law. he says even in a drought folks get their water first. >> the riparian often trumps when times get tightest. >> reporter: but if these dry times get any tighter, some riparian rights holders may have to turn off the spigot, as well. >> who knows? mother

that is their livelihood. >> he and his colleague drip irrigation system.will be collected to help mike and sheri kennedy to determine when to adjust the how much. and what to do when plants are stressed by too little or too much water and supplement their knowledge. >> if they found plants weren't looking or looking as strong we look to make sure there wasn't an invasive pest. >> having access to data can help you make decisions right away. >> this week's heat wave will require more water because they haven't shaped the soil. >> plants are still. roots aren't deep yet. so at the same time, drive down deeper. >> stressing a plant can impact flavor of the tomatoes. >> you're saving money and have a better quality product to market. >> in gilroy, abc7 news. >> magic johnson is rerespond responding to comments by donald sterling. he didn't stop there. he went on to criticize magic saying nba legend did little for charity or inner city business ask was not a good role model for kids. >> what kind of a guy goes to every city and has sex with every girl? then cat

from an earlier slide that affected their irrigation. they had a truck and they had an atv and we have yet to locate any of those items. obviously a truck is going to be pretty large. but in some places, where searchers can walk right up to the edge of the slide, they're looking up 30 feet up. of just dirt and mud. and then questioning the stability of that. so -- >> i was going to say have there been a lot of slides in mesa county before? >> no, it's not something we typically experience here. although perhaps rock slides in the spring, when we do get some rain on these ledges and stuff. those rocks tend to slide and come down on roads and things like that. generally those are cleaned up in a day or two, the roads are opened, and little damage, typically. this was huge by scale, approximately three to four miles long but in a very remote area. the top part of the slide was united states forest service land and the bottom portion was private property. while it was a big camping weekend for mesa county, it wasn't an area specifically wher

operators have stopped irrigating over 100,000 hectares of farmland in order to save water. the government says it has begun clouds to make it rain. there's el nino weather event here that may cause more crop losses. unpredictable losses held back the agricultural sector. for years they found ways to cope, even with barely any hep from the government. now they are wondering whether they'll be able to do it on their own again. >>> and fears that the effect of el nino could bring damage to crops. for more, let's get on explanation from richard. tell us about the impact of el nino. >> the worst el nino back in the '90s, the damage to crops and fisheries was 40 billion. it can have a massive impact. to explain, this is a normal state of affairs. you have the trade winds taking cooler waters away to the west. during an el nino that pressure pattern weakens, and the trend reverses so you get warmer waters welling up off of the coast. in terms of whether that effect spreads, if you take prue as an example, you have warmer water, more evaporation, more cloud and rain. you tend to ge

part of the answer is found in an elaborate system of irrigation, canals that helped the city producea large agricultural surplus. although most remained farmers, irrigation freed some 30,000 to 40,000 people to pursue other jobs like making clay figurines. but it was not clay sculpture that transformed teotihuacan into an economic superpower. it was another material -- obsidian, a natural volcanic glass whose edge was as sharp as a razor. obsidian was the knife of the ancient world. 30 miles north of teotihuacan, archaeologists have discovered the major source of obsidian in a place called pachuca. this is alejandro pastna of the mexican institute of anthropology and history, and his colleague rafael cruz. they have come here to map the locations of ancient mines. let's go. [ glass crunching ] obsidian fragments litter the surface, the refuse of thousands of years of mining activity. the glass that formed here by nature was especially prized by the ancients because of a unique quality. interpreter: this obsidian was only formed in this deposit. most obsidian is black or gray, but the

but there won't be a lot of water left over for irrigation, outside. >> and this rationing runs through october 31st >> state water officials launched a state wide campaign on how we can save water every day the theme is this we're californians an waste. >> one thing you can do is turn off your faucet as much as you can. you know each minute you cut from the shower saves 2.5 gallons. so if you put those on your faucets it makes a difference. we have more advice and information for you on our home page abc7 news.com. check that out when you can. before we do that, sandhya patel is outside where it is l cooing down a bit. >> it feels different compared to yesterday. live doppler 7 hd rngs temperatures have started to go down. some he clouds going through the bay area, highs so far, one record so far. san rafael, 91 degrees. 84 in san francisco. steamy weather, san jose, 92. 95 livermore. and 88 degrees in santa cruz the question is when will it reach hot spots? a look at that and your weekend forecast. >> thank you. it was just a gorgeous day. check out the scene around lake merit. perfec

a rancher said it affected their irrigation and three men went to check on it and that is when the secondlide it. >>> in alaska, a fire has burned 340 square miles since last week. 1,000 homes have been evacuated. the other in northern arizona in a canyon between canyon in flagstaff. crews have it about 25% conta contained. no injuries in either fire. >>> back home, it was warm. hopefully a cool down on the way. i don't like the het weather. i'm sure lots of you. >> do your wlish be granted. two hoot this weekend. low 90s inland. today, it was a down a little cooler. 91 in walnut creek, bub lynn, 91, palo alto, 88. on this memorial day, you can see plenty of sunshine. and some of the warmest temperatures, in the north day, averaging 82. and the stunning view at this hour, 5:18 tonight. it here, the brilliant blue skies, unlimited visibility and we will see that continue tonight. if you still have dinner plans and you will be eating outside, looks like it's a-okay for that. as we have monday coming, heading back to work tuesday and the hot region of high pressure, the search in heat the pa

they've built a huge underground tank to hold reclaimed water to hold for irrigation savings hundreds of thousands of fresh water it's amazing. the equipment is just since i worked out there pits amazing they do a great job and is cooperation within t pc lead by director tom smith and kevin are just great this makes this thing click this cooperation within the two-piece two seektsdz out there is this huge improvement over what it used to be. i congratulate them and the staff for putting that together it's marvelous out there. thank you >> thank you tom. i'm going to ask we've got quite a few of the people attending rather than having people to stand staff please give up their seats for people in the back and once a couple of those items are over we'll see exodus people sit down we can't have you blocking the doorways. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment there the president's report seeing none, public comment is closed. on item 3 the general manager's report >> good afternoon, commissioners good afternoon san francisco friends how are you. >> good. >> so typically we like you

. >> given enough time and rain, after awhile that rain and landscape irrigation weakens the ground. and in a period of fairly heavy rain in the spring of 201 up with, it was time for that hill to start sliding. >> that was enough to convince the lawyers in the various lawsuits. they agreed to dismiss the city as a defendant and they have come up with a settlement. $900,000 from the neighbor's insurance policy to shore up the hillside and install a drainage system. some of the money will pay for repairs to homes damaged by the slide. the property owners are releasing any and all claims against the city. that's why joe refuses to sign. he is concerned about another slide in the future and the city ducking responsibility. >> the city manager and the city attorney is priority number one and it is avoiding responsibility. that has been the total focus. public safety, not a big deal. if this thing goes, well it goes. >> the city manager and the city attorney did not return my phone calls or e-mails. but they allowed their geologist to go on camera and explain their position. if romi doesn

big customers like schools and businesses will be allowed to use water for irrigation. >>> many peoplead fun at a neighbor carnival. kids rode the merry-go-round some very small children enjoyed a huge slide. >>> it was a nice day for it. not quite as windy as yesterday. spencer christian is here with our forecast. >> a lovely day. we had mixed sky conditions, clouds here and there, but lots of sunshine breaking through. you can see we have some high clouds pressing overhead. mainly bright afternoon on the bay area. an interesting view from mt. tam, you can see low clouds, high clouds, and lots of blue sky in the brown. 61 in san francisco. 56 -- 65, oakland. 73, gilroy. another live vue from our emeryville camera looking towards the golden gate. sunshine reflecting off the bay waters. temperatures in the mid-60s at santa rosa, nap a, mow vat to. and here's one more view. looking over san francisco from sutro tower on this lovely sunday afternoon. these are our forecast features. partly cloudy tonight. may get even mostly cloudy in a few spots overnight. cooler tomorrow. a bit of a bre

there is very heavy irrigation in the southwest of the united states. in some of the counties that are most water insecure. i mean, some of these things, aren't they just good stewardship? >> you don't need a central plan to do that. we have central planning of corn crop consumption for the purpose of turning it in to ethanol for motor value. that created a whole set of risks for live stock producers throughout the southeast all the way through texas. i agree with gary we should look at this in terms of relative risk, but my point is that there are policy risks as well as climate risks. when you're looking at the typical solutions, renewable electricity mandates for the whole country, i would say that these do more harm than good, especially if you look at it from a cost benefit perspective. i disagree with gary on this. i think we should look at cost benefit. a reduction of warming of two-tenths of a degree. is that worth spending billions? >> if we stop doing everything in the report that it says we're doing. a lot of it is already loaded in the syste

formers and large irrigation directs are expected to be hit the hardest. it also effects the city of sacramento. >>> tomorrow the navy will get an update on possible radiation contamination on treasure island. earlier this year they announced they will test all of the homes for elevated radiation levels. it came after the discovery of radioactive items buried near the homes. >>> we are hearing from a sacramento woman who survived a bear attack in alaska by playing dead. >> you learn growing up, don't fight back. >> it happened earlier this month after jessica gamboa surprised a mother bear who was with her cubs. the bear knocked her to the ground and clawed at her several times. she lay still and did not speak and she believes that saved her life. >> i don't know if i thought much but that i have a baby boy, not a baby anymore but he is mine. four-year-old son at home. that is -- he is all i wanted to live for. >> experts recommend playing dead if a bear attacks so the animal thinks you are not a threat. she covering from serious cuts and bruises and a tor

projects in the north of the country, where boko haram has been mainly based, and that involves irrigation, agriculture, redeveloping the desert, so that the local people are able to live and take part in nigerian society. he says it is not charity, it is enlightened self-interest. "if we do not give people something to live for, someone will always step in and give them something to die for." >> you've also been looking at coverage of syria. >> there is an exclusive on the front page of "the garden" paper in the u.k. --w they turned to deadly the explosion we saw at the citadel in aleppo him a massive explosion. the paper has an interview with abu -- one of the people packing in the last explosives in that bomb. he says they targeted syrian troops. 30 to 50 died. as soon as the bomb went off, it boosted morale on the revenue -- rebel side. he was a carpenter before the war. he says it took 33 days to build the tunnel and it was 107 meters long. amt is a fascinating article a worth reading. let me turn to "the daily beast." jihadistking about fighters of american origin who could be on syr

it reduces the need for irrigation. >>> hockey season may booy over, but one -- be over, but one fan is thanking somebody for saving his life. he was at the game and surrounded by people who knew what to do. cornell bernard has his remarkable story. >> what kind of tea would you like? >> any kind. >> ryan and his wife are celebrating the little things in life after a brush with death which nearly took this 57-year-old out of the game. on april 3rd he went to this sharks game at the tank and he asked his best friend, sergio, a firefighter, to come along. >> i texted him and said lisa couldn't go to the game. would you like to go? he texted me back and said i have to work. he ended up at the arena anyway. >> in the first few minutes of the game it is all he remembers. >> we stood up from the national anthem and from some friends they said i stood up and fell back into the chair. >> brian was having a massive heart attack. a paramedic from modesto and a nurse from monterey was nearby and started cpr. believe it or not the first medic through the door was sergio. >> i didn't have an idea

using a small pump, ericksson irrigates with creek water.uses four to six thousand gallons a month for free! >> if you want to irrigate with city water, it would be so expensive you couldn't afford it. >> reporter: his use is legal. he hopes riparian rights. that's the right to use water that flows past or on your land. these valuable old rights came with his property. >> i appreciate what i got. >> reporter: as seen online with this water atlas, tens of thousands of individuals and entities hold different kinds of water rights. from the 49er gold rush to the huge state and federal water project, the laws that govern them reflect more than 150 years of compromise as well as conflict. >> as mark twain once said, you know, water is for fightin'. >> reporter: tom hicks specializes in water law. he says even in a drought folks get their water first. >> the riparian often trumps when times get tightest. >> reporter: but if these dry times get any tighter, some riparian rights holders may have to turn off the spigot, as well. >> who knows? mother

the sign says in an effort to conserve water lawn irrigation is turned off. >> santa cruz is known for its serving but now, rather than cutting back on waves, residents have to cut back on water use. mandatory restrictions start today and run through october 31. many are getting creative, and this home has two garbage cans to collect rain water and they are half full from the storm last week. this home gets help from the croak trickling through the property. water officials say santa cruz has one of the lowest water usage rates in the state but because this is only one resolution very serving the area every drop counts. each home starting today with four or fewer people is alotted 249 gallons a day. if you go 10 percent other it is $25 extra on your bay. older toilets can use up to seven gallons a shot. a ten minute shower with a standard head uses 25 gallons of water and a load of laundry can use up to 57 gallons of water. >> i have do my part to reduce my bill and i was down to seven units for a family of five. i think that is pretty good. >> landscaping will take a hit in santa cruz

>> i'm looking for irrigation that is rolling into the streets. i can look at staining. >> the average water bill is $40 a month and using ten percent more carrys a fine of $25 and next increment $50 and up from there. >> this was all grass and we have changed that out to hard scape. >> she expects to stay within the limits. >> we are adjusting. all the plants are in the pots. i don't have a garden right now. >> santa cruz is one of the most vulnerable cities in california for a draught requiring a hundred percent of the rainfall for the water. two creeks and the reservoir are the only sours for 93,000 people. and so most residents conserve without being told. >> cutting back on showers is like the biggest thing that i know i can do. >> we have probably one of the lowest per capita use rates in the whole state. >> the water department will offer water school, like a traffic school, to get out of paying the fine on the first offense. they learn how to conserve. >> this is recycled water? >> it is. there is a well under neath. it is recycled. >> mic

. >> given enough time and rain, after awhile that rain and landscape irrigation weakens the ground. in a period of fairly heavy rain in the spring of 201 up with, it was time for that hill to start sliding. >> that was enough to convince the lawyers in the various lawsuits. they agreed to dismiss the city as a defendant and they have come up with a settlement. $900,000 from the neighbor's insurance policy to shore up the hillside and install a drainage system. some of the money will pay for repairs to homes damaged by the slide. the property owners are releasing any and all claims against the city. that's why joe refuses to sign. he is concerned about another slide in the future and the city ducking responsibility. >> the city manager and the city attorney is priority number one and it is avoiding responsibility. that has been the total focus. public safety, not a big deal. if this thing goes, well it goes. >> the city manager and the city attorney did not return my phone calls or e-mails. but they allowed their geologist to go on camera and explain their position. if romi doesn't a

the study shows that the excess of groundwater pumping for irrigation can stress the andrea's fall.ss of groundwater pumping for irrigation and all california's agriculture bill to stress. >> pam: de nationwide surge in stock as the city of oakland has been the chief of police today oakland mayor jean quan swore in shot went as the city's fourth permanent police chief since 2009 and took over last may following the of the and chief howard jordan president of the oakland police officer believe there has been much turnover in the job of police chief in the recent years. >> and it is the highest in the state and top four in nations in the nation. the political turmoil and the city is extremely challenging. finally we really haven't had a police of and chief of police that haven't affected the officers on the ground they're still out there protecting. >> pam: the chief one on to say under his leadership in the past year the city experienced its second largest decline in crime so far in 2014 the city has seen declines of more that 30 percent in shootings robberies and burglaries. >> pam:

we use that is to irrigate. >> reporter: out of the lake. okay, it's a big concern because i have never, ever heard lake del valle closing before thanksgiving ever before. but obviously, because of the drought, it is. if you want to know if your lake or reservoir will remain open, all you have to do is visit us online at kpix.com. reporting from a chilly shadow cliffs this morning, frank and michelle, roberta gonzales, kpix 5. >>> thank you, 5:21. animal activists outraged about how an east bay post office dealt with a bird problem next half hour. the controversy that now has the federal government's attention. >> and i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, the a's try to avoid being swept in a doubleheader and mark jackson sounds off. >> before i come out, it's been tweeted that i'm being fired. >> there are two sides to every story. hear jackson's next. ,, ♪ ♪ ,, get 5% cash back at lowe's this quarter so you can score more cash. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom. chase. so you can. dog: oh, boy! mattress discounters oh, boy! mattre

it reduces the need for irrigation. >>> hockey season may booy over, but one -- be over, but one fan is thanking somebody for saving his life. he was at the game and surrounded by people who knew what to do. cornell bernard has his remarkable story. >> what kind of tea would you like? >> any kind. >> ryan and his wife are celebrating the little things in life after a brush with death which nearly took this 57-year-old out of the game. on april 3rd he went to this sharks game at the tank and he asked his best friend, sergio, a firefighter, to come along. >> i texted him and said lisa couldn't go to the game. would you like to go? he texted me back and said i have to work. he ended up at the arena anyway. >> in the first few minutes of the game it is all he remembers. >> we stood up from the national anthem and from some friends they said i stood up and fell back into the chair. >> brian was having a massive heart attack. a paramedic from modesto and a nurse from monterey was nearby and started cpr. believe it or not the first medic through the door was sergio. >> i didn't have an idea

we're irrigating using power from coal and natural gas, and we're transported by diesel. i'm speaking into a microphone and a cram that need electricity. in the united states, in the year 2014, we either dig up or pipe up 5/6 of our entire energy. i couldn't do my job and visit montanans without fossil fuels, and i understand that. and many of them wouldn't have jobs either. montana is one of about a dozen states that is a net exporter of energy. the oil and gas industry directly employ over 4,000 workers. our unemployment rate in montana is currently at 4.8%, in part because of the good jobs in the bakken. we have over 2,000 workers involved directly in the coal industry, from mining it to burning it to maintaining the boilers that burn it. coal alone is responsible for over $100 million of revenue each year to the state and local economies. i don't agree with some people who want to just pull the plug on coal. the u.s. porns only 11 -- burns only 11% of the coal consumed globally each year. the less we invest in cleaning up coal, the less likely we are to make a dent in

it reduces the need for irrigation. >>> hockey season may booy over, but one -- be over, but one fan is thanking somebody for saving his life. he was at the game and surrounded by people who knew what to do. cornell bernard has his remarkable story. >> what kind of tea would you like? >> any kind. >> ryan and his wife are celebrating the little things in life after a brush with death which nearly took this 57-year-old out of the game. on april 3rd he went to this sharks game at the tank and he asked his best friend, sergio, a firefighter, to come along. >> i texted him and said lisa couldn't go to the game. would you like to go? he texted me back and said i have to work. he ended up at the arena anyway. >> in the first few minutes of the game it is all he remembers. >> we stood up from the national anthem and from some friends they said i stood up and fell back into the chair. >> brian was having a massive heart attack. a paramedic from modesto and a nurse from monterey was nearby and started cpr. believe it or not the first medic through the door was sergio. >> i didn't have an idea

the biggest problems comes from over irrigations and leaks. >> looking forlooking for water in the streets. >> reporter: that is exactly what we found. >> i could hear what sounds like a leak. >> notification to the renter leads to the promise of a resolution -- promise of a resolution. >> fix it right away before we get fined. >> reporter: most people have been cooperating. >> reporter: they are already noticing a difference. >> we are done. people are doing their part. >> reporter: ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> back after the break, we will talk about this warm up into the weekend and into next week. >> b.a.r.t. says this project is on time and on budget and they are hope -- budget and hoping to have it ready to go by the fall. >> claudine wong takes you to oaklands international airport, the time -- oakland international airport, the time it could save you and how much it could cost. >> a smash and grab, thieves drove a car into a apple store, we will tell you if they got away with anything. everywhere i look, i see a country ready to move forward... and a congress standing in the

. >> given enough time and rain, after awhile that rain and landscape irrigation weakens the ground. and in a period of fairly heavy rain in the spring of 201 up with, it was time for that hill to start sliding. >> that was enough to convince the lawyers in the various lawsuits. they agreed to dismiss the city as a defendant and they have come up with a settlement. $900,000 from the neighbor's insurance policy to shore up the hillside and install a drainage system. some of the money will pay for repairs to homes damaged by the slide. the property owners are releasing any and all claims against the city. that's why joe refuses to sign. he is concerned about another slide in the future and the city ducking responsibility. >> the city manager and the city attorney is priority number one and it is avoiding responsibility. that has been the total focus. public safety, not a big deal. if this thing goes, well it goes. >> the city manager and the city attorney did not return my phone calls or e-mails. but they allowed their geologist to go on camera and explain their position. if romi doesn

. >> reporter: he was found near an irrigation ditch.more than 100-miles from the golden gate. >> long ways. >> yeah. >> so he is -- either really dumb or really smart. >> reporter: dehydrated malnourished. skin infected with lice. now nursed back to health, he's being released with two more sea lions. billy lions and his family came to watch. he's a farmer and he's the one who found hobly and histor -- hobby in his orchard. >> just kind of hanging out and chilling and didn't seem to -- too scared or too nervous. >> reporter: now doctors say he's good to go. >> come on hobby. wow. >> reporter: hobby's the one in the middle and was baby elephant seals watching they scrambled to freedom. and just like that, he's gone. the marine mammal center has a record number of malnourished sea lion pups this year. >> it's been crazy. we have so many animals on site like almost 200. i've been there for 14 years and i've never seen it so crowded. >> doesn't look like it's a disease issue. it looks like it's a food resource. for some reason, the sea lion

>>> finally, the department of the interior has spoken and marijuana krocrops are not allo to be irrigatedederal water. >>> all right. so joining me now from our d.c. bureau, "washington post" reporter ed o'keefe. always good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, betty. >> let's talk about today's crucial procedural vote on david baron's nomination'u.s. circuit court after pales. you know, it comes a day after the obama administration released a memo arguing that targeting an american in counter-terrorism operations is constitutional. now as you know, baron has drawn a lot of criticism for authoring documents justifying the use of drones to kill americans overseas. how will this affect the vote? >> well, it looks like that he's going to survive. he'll get through this procedural vote at confirmation. theish sue whether or not the obama administration whatever publicly release the memo that's he helped write justifying such drone strikes. both a band of liberal democratic senators and a few conservative senators that said first of all they want to be able to see it. they were able to s

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several tornadoes sliced in nebraska blowing down buildings and trees damaging power poles and irrigation systems. >> look out there. you see it? there it is. >> i just got my truck. >> reporter: the town of sutton in southeastern nebraska suffered the heaviest damage, at least two homes were destroyed. twisters accompanied by large hail and strong winds. the colorado rockies hit with up to a foot of snow on mother's day, the wet, heavy snow forcing many road closures along interstate 70 west of denver. icy conditions being blamed on many car accidents, the snow extending all the way into utah. people are without power in cedar city, utah. across the southwest, powerful wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour are toppling trees from texas to southern california, even crushing this car. >> the angry then the crying and now it's just we're blessed, though, because we have good homeowner's insurance. we have good car insurance. >> reporter: and there's no end in sight. the national weather service says this kind of severe spring weather could end until the last of june. larry jacobs, abc news, new

right now any recycled water that is not used for irrigation is dumped into the bay. >>> run over andned under a car. what a witness told us within the past hour about this morning's horrible scene at a gas station parking lot in san francisco. >>> and next, sounds like a good deal. paying as little as $20 for work on your car. but it's not exactly legal. the makeshift auto shop set up in oakland that's sparking controversy. >> right now traffic is busy in san jose. and i want to point out that it's very slow getting up to cupertino and there is an accident on an expressway nearby that sounds serious. we will tell you about that as well. >> clear skies this morning. temperatures starting to warm up. there were some cool readings. it's 51 at stanford, palo alto, but it dipped to 48. we will talk about the warmest temperatures today and why it will cool down later if the week. firsrefused all debates.rnly now honda's slinging mud, launching false attacks. isn't it time to put the old politics aside? the chronicle endorses ro khanna, saying he "offers an upgrade in congress for silicon v

now they are volunteer firefighters and they were all checking on an irrigation ditch.rchers looked for them at the end of the mudslide and the upper part was considered too unstable and may slide again. it happened after heavy rain in the area. >>> a man who launched a social media treasure hunt calls himself hidden cash. he explains why he has been leaving clues and hidden cash. >> use it to enjoy your life and bring happiness to others. >> he made his money in sap fran real estate and left $5,000. in san jose, he will and eventually he plans on taking his idea worldwide. >>> people in seattle, they are finding a surprise of their own. >> it reads take this weed and keep your spirits high. she first started giving it out free in new york and now it is legal in new york and she is not too worried about getting arrested. >> they probably have worst things to worry about. >> well, this lady said she tried to put the flyers up in areas where the majority are 18 years and older and does not want the marijuana to fall into the wrong hands. >>> san francisco drivers are head

including this irrigation equipment. >> you guys okay? >> reporter: sunday evening this tornado took aim at sutton, nebraska. it's downtown went from small town postcard to disaster area. this is your main street. it looks like a bomb went off. how did no one die here? >> i attribute that to the early warning systems we have. >> reporter: in fact, the police chief is one of the few here with even minor injuries. those scratches on his face from the windows of his patrol car shattered by debris. here in america's windy open plains some people lost more than their homes they lost their livelihood. it will be weeks to repair all of this equipment. essential for the family farm. to the west, up to three feet of snow in the colorado rockies. denver's field, downright frosty. in texas and california just the opposite. a wildfire in the panhandle burn nearly 100 homes. later this week californians will deal with high winds and higher temperatures. look at triple digits for los angeles for thursday. a week of weather whiplash. ryan owens, abc new