never waivering even after jerry garcia died. >> we were all jerry. jerry was there last night. that's where the rainbow came from. then-- and we have jerry and the band and all of us. >> reporter: he'll be at the chicago shows too. the set list includes their best known songs. their classics. although they were never known for churning out hits. >> i was given a little pill as i walked in the gates. >> reporter: dropping acid, that's nostalgia for this veteran. >> the field trip in oregon 1942 and 48 and it profoundly changed my life. it's like a religion. you either got it or don't get it. you get on the bus and you never want to get off. >> reporter: soon the bus parks for good. the core band members insists these are their last performances tomorrow. bob and phil often get on stage frequently. but on this scale it's a memory to saver no matter when you were born. >> my friend bought a greatest hits album when we were 13 and it really stuck. it was just a little different. it had a very, i know it's cliche to say but it has a relaxed sound to it. it's soothing, very easy to l

we thought what a great thing it would be to have an ampitheater named after jerry garcia. that is a name that has panache. it brings people from all over the bay area to the ampitheater. the calls that come in, we'd like to do a concert at the jerry garcia ampitheater and we do everything we can to accommodate them and help them because it gets people into the park. people like a lot of color and that's what they call a park. other people don't. you have to try to reconcile all those different points of view. what should a park look like and what should it have? should it be manicured, should it be nice little cobblestones around all of the paths and like that. the biggest objective of course is getting people into the park to appreciate open space. whatever that's going to take to make them happy, to get them there, that's the main goal. if it takes a planter with flowers and stuff like that, fine. you know, so what? people need to get away from that urban rush and noise and this is a perfect place to do it. feedback is always amazement. they don't believe that it's in sa

after jerry garcia died of ahearted attack at age 53. >> still remembering the pain of jerry garcia.oh it was horrendous when any of them passed. >> deadheads have missed the band terribly. >> he used to tour back in the late '80s and early '90s. >> a lot of people do understand. they will be here at levies stadium. security is dealing with them right now. they're so excited for this concert. you can even get tickets for as cheap as 40 bucks in the nosebleed section. a lot of people excited. we will be here tomorrow, as well. >> thank you, peggy. i have some deadheads staying in my house this weekend. it's going to be a while. what do we do this weekend, we have so much going on. >> we have the grateful dead this weekend, we have pride week. the giants are at home. >> i assume you want a forecast for all of that? >> yes, please. >> i've got you covered. let's get a little downtown san francisco. the fog is back with that fog in place. it's honestly not going to go anywhere. south bay starts off with high clouds and 65 degrees. so it's the cloud cover. that's going to be the biggest d

is going to sound weird but every single time i hear of the grateful dead and grateful dead and jerry garciaolorado rockies might be the san francisco giants achilles' heel. he had himself quite a game last night. larry biel has the highlights in this morning's sports report. >> good morning, everybody. the a's took a five game winning streak into the come seem facing the first place royals, last time they met was in april and it turned ugly. it was a bean ball war, everybody behaved in this game. fans loved themselves brett laurie. jessie hand had allowed three homers -- make a four. morales looked like it was going foul but it kept carrying and carrying, a fair ball 1-0 kc. hand gets eric house mer to ground to davis tafs throws it away, two runs score 4-0 kc. alec fword.in the sixth uh-oh high, deep and aloha. haun came in having allowed three homers in 85 innings, gave up two in six numbers. the a's a 5-2 lot to the royals. giants also home hosting the rockies on lgbt night, no more until the fifth. susac there it goes, he gets all this breaking ball, that is deep and gone. 1-0 giants hi

they stopped in 1995 after front man jerry garcia died of a heart attack at age 53.emembers the pain of losing jerry garcia. >> it was horrendous when any of them passed. >> deadheads have missed the band terribly. these two have been to so many shows they lost track. >> used to tour back in the late '80s and early '90s. >> how many have you been to? >> i have no idea. >> around 200. we all became family over a period of years. this is kind of like a family reunion. >> while a lot of the family wear tie-dye, it's not required. some fans wear suits and ties. >> taking my son, riding our bikes to menlo park with a group of friends. >> stub hub says most coming are local, just like the show themselves performed in palo alto in 1965. >> local crowd, a lot of people flying out for it. in fact, i think 14% of the people going to the chicago show are also from california. maybe they are catching both. >> reporter: for those that haven't understood the allure of grateful dead had this to say. >> like riding a harley davidson. if i have to explain, it's no use. >> my husband

>> jerry garcia. >> reporter: this is just miles from the restaurant where the dead played their first concert 50 years ago. some say they bought digits for all five -- tickets for all five concerts on this tour. >> it's a magical group. >> reporter: while fans paid the average $170 to see, others watched it streaming live on youtube for 20 bucks. some feel like they've died and gone to heaven. >> you haven't danced until you've danced out here with the dead. >> reporter: after this the dead have three final concerts in chicago next week. >> what a ride thanks. >>> well, livermore is celebrating a light bulk this weekend -- bulb this weekend that's been running at a fire house since 1901, shining for a million hours. there was a hiccup a couple of years ago when the power went out, but it hasn't stopped. it's the longest burning lightbulb in the world. the story wasn't widely known until 1972 when ray print journalist discovered it. >>> also an issue earlier in the newscast, a graphic shot was in the castro pride party, and we apologize for that. >>> and a new twist tonight in the berk

works of art created by jerry garcia and carlos san >>nan: -- santana and more have been donated and will kickoff tomorrow for the two month event if san rafael. >> family and pride is this saturday at san jose at a special panic picnic celebrating the silicon valley lgbt community with barbecue music, sports and activities for kids. for more information go to our website at abc7news.com. >> coming up, a 60-year-old dance teacher shows age is nothing but a number and she stol (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com >> a 60-year-old high school dance teacher this canada last her students with one final lesson before retiring. >> whoa, that was shirley in the middle in the red jack coat, jumping up and down, higher than kids and she went out with a bang nailing the hip hot routine of bruno mars hit "uptown funk." she even spins on her head. look at that! what a way to go. go, girl! amazing. thanks for joining us. go warriors! [cheers and applause] >> yo! oh. o

grateful dead, the first time the core members are playing as the grateful dead, i should say since jerry garcia died in 1995 and the group disbanned. according to stub hub, the tour is commanding more sales per show than any other act on tour this year. and you can thank the loyal deadheads for that. fans have been known to follow e group all over the country. spoke from fans from houston new jersey, new york. fans are celebratin an iconic american rock band and being part of this experience onc again. >> 1982 is my first show. then -- really looking forward to feeling jerry's energy here again. and really pay tribute to a band i've loved and brought me so much community over the years. >> the music has lasted so long. this is the last ow but the music will be here. >> reporter: the san francisco band is known for is uniq style, playing a combination of rock blue grass jazz, and folk. of course because you see the number of fan outde out here they said they had to be pretty patient getting here. traffic was backed up around levi's stadium. the show is sold out but a few tickets are still up for

grateful dead, the first time the core members are playing as the grateful dead, i should say since jerry garcia died in 1995 and the group disbanned. according to stub hub, the tour is commanding more sales per show than any other act on tour this year. and you can thank the loyal deadheads for that. fans have been known to follow the group all over the country. spoke from fans from houston new jersey, new york. fans are celebrating an iconic american rock band and being part of this experience once again. >> 1982 is my first show. then -- really looking forward to feeling jerry's energy here again. and really pay tribute to a band i've loved and brought me so much community over the years. >> the music has lasted so long. this is the last show but the music will be here. >> reporter: the san francisco band is known for its unique style, playing a combination of rock blue grass jazz, and folk. of course because you see the number of fan outside out here they said they had to be pretty patient getting here. traffic was backed up around levi's stadium. the show is sold out but a few tickets are s

the original band members, coincides with the 20th anniversary of the death of original member jerry garcia finals andre iguodala appeared on "good morning america" today talking about his amazing relationship with coach kerr. coach kerr, i love you. >> i knew that was coming out. you know what he did? he did an amazing job of letting us be who we are and letting us play to our strengths. he took a look at the things we can improve upon and what people thought were our weaknesses and turned them into a strength. >> iguodala talked about his incredibly close relationship and bond with his son his son made an nba trophy for him in art class back in april well before he when finals' mvp. >> thieves make off with hundreds of thousands of jewelry with an explosionive heist in a high-end store caught on camera and what made the bandits run. [ inaudible ] >> shock audio the anesthesiologist caught on video insulting a patient all while he was sedated and why today the patient is a little happier about ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> in england security cameras were rolling when bandits armed with ma chets and axes rai

band members are reuniting on stage nearly 20 years after the last grateful dead concert with jerry garcia. >> this is never going to happen again. they've given everything they have to make our hearts happy for 50 years. >> reporter: fans danced and showed love for the band and culture around the park. >> just got this tattoo. >> reporter: jacob williams came from pennsylvania with his mom to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary and his high school graduation. >> i'm very excited. i've never been to california before. >> reporter: shortly after the band first announced their reunion shows in chicago, concert ticket prices surged into the thousands on the secondary market, but when shows at he vie were -- levi added, the prices cooled. you can still get tickets. this festival continues into tomorrow. now the grateful dead say they'll play their final three shows in chicago in july. >>> lots of traffic all over the bay area this weekend. the hot spots and help getting around them, head to our website. >>> speaking of hot, it's going to be a nice weekend for some of the events. >> >. thank

the dead is reuniting nearly 20 years after the death of lead guitarist and songwriter jerry garcia ands, well, you might say they've tie-dyed and gone to heaven. >> there's nothing like a grateful dead show and we love the band and the music and what they stand for and just everything. the party. [ laughter ] >> the experience. >> reporter: that couple got married between shows in vegas in 1991. this weekend's concerts are just miles from the pizzeria where the legendary band played its first concert 50 years ago. if you couldn't get tickets, the concerts will be live streaming on youtube for $19.95 each night. after this weekend's concert, the three final shows will be in chicago. that will be next week. people say they have tickets to those, too. five nights of dead for some of those folks. >> can't get enough. got to love the loyalty of the deadheads. thank you so much, sharon. >>> hundreds of dogs were in heaven today at the norcal corgi-con at ocean beach in san francisco. 400 corgis got to play in the sand and enjoy the sun. the event included a corgi costume contest and a race.

david: janis joplin, jerry garcia, the grateful dead, the jefferson airplane, they were all going tolinic for their own needs. janis joplin would over-dose and dr. dave would be called in the middle of the night, he'd run out and save her, save her life literally, he did more than once. peter: it would be an unusual alliance from inside the neighborhood that would save dr. dave's life after he got a death threat from a drug dealer. dr. smith: there was a period of time in which our security force was the hells angels. this is what happened. they gave me the number, i called them up. "my name is dr. david smith. i'm medical director of the haight-ashbury free clinic." that's all that was needed. that was the introduction. then i explained the situation. he said, "we will take care of it." it was a weird world but that's the world." peter: over the next 40 years, smith would continue his work. the world would change how it saw him from outsider to insider. dr. smith: i got a call. it was from, like, a producer like you. and he said, "we heard you and the haight-ashbury free clinic were

time in 20 years the four surviving members of the band have played together live since front man jerry garciad of a heart attack at age 53. welcomed by a sea of tie dye, the legend carry band lures thousands, including this fan who is just 4. >> this is your first dead concert? >> yes and also it's my last. >> what did you think? >> i thought it was really cool because i've never been to a concert before. >> reporter: some came from across the world. others just across the parking lot. to pay homage to a band that launched a culture of its own. this band may be 50 years old but as you can hear behind me they are still going strong. they're going to be back out here at levi's stadium tomorrow and i checked on stub hub. you can get a ticket for only $27. hear that? pretty exciting. then they'll be heading on to chicago. reporting live in santa clara, marianne favro nbc bay area news. >> one more saturday night. >> pretty cool. the young girl gets to say the grateful dead her very first concert ever. cool. >>> coming up next, destruction and evacuations near sacramento as well as south of lake t

reporter: this is the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead with several fans playing tribute to jerry garcia who died 20 years ago. the fare thee well concert will be set tomorrow tickets are available for both shows and they're not as expensive as you may expect. i just checked and you can get a ticket for tonight's show for about $56, and tomorrow you can find a ticket for just $26 and 70 cents. now one of the cool things about this concert is that we've seen fans here from age eight to 88. so a lot of mass appeal with the dead. and terry, i have a little grateful dead trivia for you. you know that the band -- started in san francisco. but what were they first called? >> oh was it the -- the gollywogs? >> no, it was the war locks when they started in may 1965. their first gig was in a little pizzeria then later when they moved to the height ashbury era, they changed their name to the grateful dead. >> that is cool to hear that. so many fans spent so many years following the dead. this is a big moment only five shows that they're going to do. >>> coming up next wildfire season off to a roar

bob weir and three other original band concerts were joined by replacements for the jerry garcia role. >>> an event that takes months to plan, more than 1000 volunteers to ordinate, and a lot of competitive spirit. 650 athletes to part in special olympics competition in davis today.'s allie rasmus shares the story of a mother and dad competing together.>> reporter: athletes take the field. they have practiced every week, and this is the moment they have been waiting for.>> i can do it. >> reporter: dough hargis from napa has been competing for 20 years. >> i do bocci, bowling, i do something all the time. i love to have fun. >> reporter: in the stands for number one fan, a fellow athlete and competitor who also happens to be her daughter. two generations making the games a family tradition. kelly hargis walked away with a gold medal in the hundred yard dash. from bocce ball to shotput, even if the athletes don't go home with a metal, they all walk away with a lot of confidence. >> a lot of these people if it weren't for specially fix -- special olympics wouldn't have a reason to leave

considering it is the first time the group is playing as the grateful dead since jerry garcia died in5. 1982, my first show. and really looking for ward to feeling jerry's energy here again. >> just a whole lifestyle. a laf styleifestyle. never goes away. been doing it for years. probably over 60 shows. i've seen since i was a kid. >> the grateful dead rose to fame during counter culture era. the sea uh tie die shirts. the music garnered fans of all generations. there were eight original members. all most all of them were ridge nalgridge -- original deadheads. they couldn't thing of a better place to celebrate their anniversary. listening to the music that has brought them together. fans say long after the grateful dead plays its last show. the music will live on. >> the music lasted so long. the music is going to last. >> in santa clara, abc 7 news. >> a bay area family vacationing in yellowstone return home with a story they'll never forget. there is a bear on my car. >> the family from san jose was parked behind the car you see here. that is a grizzly bear climbing all over it. ins

. >> fans who attended both weekend shows say they could feel the spirit of the late jerry garcia during saturday's concert because that when a rainbow appeared over the stadium midway through the concert. the band heads to chicago for the for >>> he is being called a hometown hero. coming up at 5:30 the special send off for jeff gordan at sonoma raceway. >> but first all eyes remain on greece this morning. all banks are closed today. possibly for the next week there. we'll have the latest on the financial crisis in that country. >> cool down over the weekend. we still have some of that cloud cover but all signs point toward the warmup. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. all banks in greece are closed. protestors spray painted the greek word for no on buildings in athens. many opposed the financial reform. the international monetary funds says it will not make the next bail out for banks unless greece pays the $1.8 billion due tomorrow. critics worry the demand by creditors will only lead to more protests. >> they want our freedom, they want our rights, they want our properties. they wan

special night considering ettle the first time the group is playing as the grateful dead since jerry garcia 1995. >> 1982 is my first show. and really looking forward to feeling jerry's energy here again. >> it's a whole lifestyle. it's a lifestyle. it never goes away. been doing it for years. probably over 60 shows i've seen since i was a kid. >> the grateful dead rows to game during the counter culture era in the '60s. but the music spans all generations. >> this tribe, there's 7 of us. there are 8 original gilliland members and almost all were original dead heads. >> lou ann and jimmy said they couldn't think of a better place to celebrate their 34th anniversary, listening to the music that brought them together. long after they play their last show, the music will live on. >> the music has lasted so long and it will last. >> in santa clara, janet o. abc7 news. >> a former owe anchor once took me to a grateful dead concert. it was wonderful. >> had your tie-dye on and everything? >> a little bit. >> good morning, everyone. you may have noticed it is muggy out there and a good reason for

special night considering it's the first time the group is playing as the grateful dead since jerry garcia 1995. >> 1982 is my first show. and really looking forward to feeling jerry's energy here again. >> it's a whole lifestyle. it's a lifestyle. it never goes away. been doing it for years. probably over 60 shows i've seen since i was a kid. >> the grateful dead rose to era in the '60s. but the music spans all generations. >> this tribe, there's 7 of us. there are 8 original gilliland members and almost all were original dead heads. >> lou ann and jimmy said they couldn't think of a better place to celebrate their 34th anniversary, listening to the music that brought them together. fans say that long after they play their last show, the music will live on. >> the music has lasted so long and it will last. >> in santa clara, janet o., abc7 news. >> that person was right, he said it is a lifestyle. >> sure is. good morning everyone. we are waking up to some drops of moisture. you may feel the change this morning but that's going to change again throughout the afternoon. notice the deep rin

celebrate 1969 retro night we have cher, rat pack, cat with man, beach boys, mickey we have don money jerry garcia have tennessee jedi playing at the dance party. they will be here, and in fact this guy and plays from 69 we're all good, and a will owe is is 11, laying it on in 1969. and then it is not you because i know you are bob hendricks right new but we have a great guy greg silver who is a local artist who is doing jimmy hendricks national anthem jimmy hendricks. >> so thinks all down at the ballpark tonight. >> yes, scott graham will be talking about what they will be wearing. >> they will be wearing these jerseys. they will get involved. they have retro team in mlb wore that patch in 1969. no names on the back. little bit of the off white uniform. we have logos on the bases celebrating both teams. they both are wearing receipt tremendous uniforms. and then in the event inning right here mickey dolens of the monkey's. >> good to see you. >> we have the boys here, we will have a lot of fun. >> now before the game what time should fans get down there. >> 5:30, we will start singing at first b

the grateful dead will perform together for the first time since jerry garcia passed away in 1995.ive a farewell tour. the manager said while these may be last shows they perform their spirit will live forever. >> it will live forever, and the fact that these shows will happen is only going to be, you know, sort of one stop in the path. it's not over. >> "the dead" will also play levi's stadium tomorrow, followed by three shows next week in chicago. >> a much anticipated competition for lifeguards is cancelled this morning after 15 great while sharks appeared just feet away from the beach. this video showing sharks swimming off sea cliff bay park yesterday. it was post today facebook. children and teens belonging to the organization traveled to the beach for physical tests such as swimming out to the buoys. they were pulled out of the water after spotting the sharks. no injuries were reported. what a bumper for the kids that worked so hard for the competition? >> how is the weather down in santa cruz for people headed out there some. >> it should be nice. ocean water in the 50s. fu

the four surviving members of the grateful dead will perform since jerry garcia passed away.cert begins a five-day mini farewell tour dub edbed fair thee well. these may be the last shows the dead play the spirit they created will live forever. >> dead heads love each other and the fact that these shows will happen is only going to be sort of one stop in the past. it's not over. >> the grateful dead will play on sunday followed by three shows next week in chicago. >>> developing news on that new york prison break. up next, we'll have details on the shoot-out in the woods that left one of the escaped inmates dead. >> more on the supreme court ruling one expert call as love letter to the institution of marriage. >> and the united nations celebrates the anniversary of its beginning in san francisco female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. find the tempur-pedic that's right for you and see why they're the most highly recommended bed in america. plus, get t

it'll be 20 years in summer when jerry garcia died in marin county.otlight back on the remaining members of the dead. bob, phil, mickey and bill said to turn it up together once again. two shows saturday and sunday night. tickets still available: >> san anselmo has its wine and food festival. and why not head to the surf- city classic. over 100 woodies restored. the a's and giants are at home. fireworks after the giant's game saturday night. and the earthquakes also home saturday night against the galaxy. i'm mike mibach and that's your weekend watch. >> and at ktvu.com you will find more information on this weekend's events. look for the entertainment button right at the top of the front page. >>> police say a suspect in a deadly hit-and-run in san leandro last week surrendered to officers this week. madeline moore was struck and killed as she was crossing the street last thursday morning. the driver of the truck took off. police released a surveillance pickture of the truck and -- surveillance picture o -- picture of the truck and released it this w

for their farewell performances july 4th in chicago which is the last place they played before jerry garcia years ago. >>> we have an update now on the large grass fire burning in antioch. more than 200 acres are charred dozens of homes have been evacuated, evacuees are being told to go to mira vista park where the red cross is on standby to assist. alan now has the latest. alan? [ no audio ] >> we can see alan -- there we go. >> reporter: i'm in the back yard of a home here. i'm going to my forward facing camera right there where you could see a home that just escaped getting burned. this fire looked like it was under control and you could see that smoke there. it was just -- the winds just soaked it up on the other side of the hill. these firefighters pulled their lines to the back yard. they waited here for it until it got right up to the house. as soon as it got in there, they started hitting it with their hoses. me and photog andrew shepherd were back there. as we heard them fighting the fire, we heard the sounds of a jet coming over the top of our head. that was cal fire. a tanker ful

special night considering it's the first time the group is playing as the grateful dead since jerry garcia995 >> 1982 was my first show and really looking forward to feeling jerry's energy here again. >> it's just a whole lifestyle. it's a lifestyle, it never goes away, you know. been doing it for years. it's probably over 6 to shows. >> the grateful dead came on to the scene during the counter culture era of the '60s. the gilliland tribe, there are seven of us. there were 8 original members and almost all were dead heads. >> they said they couldn't think of a better place to celebrate their 31st anniversary listening to the music that has brought them together long after the grateful dead played their last show, the music will live on. >> in santa clara, abc7 news. >> hot band, hot weather lisa. >> yeah about 80 today in the south bay. it's been sunny throughout much of the morning. temperatures have been filed. 70 right now. look at the marine layer. it still has to clear. plenty of sunshine today around the bay. and today is the coolest day of the week. i'll have your seven-day outlook

fans who attended both of the weekend shows at levi say they could feel the spirit of the late jerry garciaing saturday's concert because that's when a rainbow appeared right over the stadium midway through the concert. you may have been able to make it out there. the band now heads to chicago for its final three concerts during the fourth of july weekend. >> cool the rainbow appeared there. >> very fitting, and neat. >>> 4:12 is the time. he's being called the hometown hero. >> it's a very memorable weekend. >> coming up at 4:30 -- special sendoff for jeff gordon. >> first an up close and personal encounter with a great white shark in southern california. growing concern for sharks on both west and east coasts. >> a cooldown on the weekend but all signs point towards a warm-up. not so much today but looks like mid-week. >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2". 4:15. federal investigators are heading to massachusetts after a plane crashed into a home southwest of boston yesterday. all people on the plane died. the four in the home were able to escape safely. neighbors say they heard strange noi

the four surviving members of the grateful dead wil perform since jerry garcia passed away. the concert begins a fivday mini farewell tour dub edbed fair thee well. these may be the last shows the dead play the spirit they created will live forever. >> dead heads love each other d the fact that these shows will happen is only goi to be sort of one stop in t past. it's not over. >> therateful dead will play on sunday followed by three shows next week in chicago. >>> developing news on that new york prison break. up next, we'll have details on the shoot-out in the woods that left one of the eaped inmates dead. >> more on the supremeourt ruling one expert call as love letter to the institution of marriage. and the united nations celebrates the anniversary of its beginning in san francisco my name is ronda derosa and i'm a gas superintendent for pg&e. as a gas superintendent, i'm responsible for the safety of the public and our employees. pg&e is using a lot of new technology to improve the safety and reliability of our pipelines. my wife and i live in the bay area with our two

. >>> they made a lot of basses for the grateful dead jerry garcia's guitars are made by the same designerit's a bass,u it's eight strings, most basses have only four, and all cut tom hardware which gave a unique sound. >> a lot of these artifacts, they're original and want to keep them preserved. beonthat's the outfit she wore in "single lady." over here the allman brothers you want though guitar is valuable? >> sure gold top les nfl guitar. that's coveted. >> i recognize that -- there's the oregon -- i have never seen this before. what is this right here. >> this is probably one of the most looked at artifacts. it's michael jackson's glove, one of the gloves. he had many made. it was originally designed for him by bill witten. this one he wore on the "dangerous" tour. people go nuts. >> have you tried it on? >> no, they won't let me try it on. it looks like it would fit. >> it would be a good look for me. >> san francisco bay area produced a lot of music. how do you recognize it here? >> we have a whole exhibit on the san francisco bay area. it's so important. green day, just indetected

warm-up for their farewell performances july 4th in chico which is the last place they played before jerry garcia years ago. >>> we have an update now on the large grass fire burning in antioch. more than 200 acres are charred dozens of homes have been evacuated, evacuees are being told to go to mira vista park where the red cross is on standby to assist. an now has the latest. alan? [ no audio ] >> we can see alan -- there we go. >> reporter: i'm in the back yard of a home re. i'm going to my forward facing camera right there where you could see a home that just escaped getting burned. this fire looked li it was under control and you could see that smoke there. it was just- the winds just soaked it up on the other side of the hill. these firefighters pulled their lines tohe back yard. they waited here for it untilt got right up to the house. as soon as it got in there, they arted hitting it with their hoses. me and photog andrew shepherd were back there. as we heard them fighting the fire, we heard the sounds of a jet coming or the top of our head. that was cal re. a tanker full of retardant. i

members of the grateful dead will perform together live as "the dead" for the first time since jerry garciafrom august of 1995. concert begins a five way mini farewell tour, celebrating 50 years of grateful dead. their long time manager said while she's may be the last shows "the dead" ever perform their spirit will live forever. >> it will live forever, and the fact that these shows will happen is only going to be you know sort of one stop in the path. it's not over. >> "the dead" will also play levi's tomorrow followed by three shows next week in chicago. >> a much anticipatedner competition for lifeguards is cancelled this morning after 15 great while sharks appeared just feet away from the beach. this video showing sharks swimming off sea cliff bay park yesterday. children and teens traveled to the beach for physical tests such as swimming out to the buoys. they were pulled out of the water after spotting the sharks. no injuries were reported. what a bumper for the kids that worked so hard for the competition? but, of course it's for their safety. >> and everyone has to be careful with

bay area band jerry garcia and company requested by will the thrill. that is right. that is his twitter name. he did it right he just hash tagged ktvu. tvu on twitter, facebook, or instagram. >>> time is 5:25. new york police think those two convicted murders who broke out of prison they are still somewhere these that maximum security prison where they escaped now reportedly a female prison employee agreed to be their getaway driver but then changed her mind. the man hunt is now focused on the woods only a couple of miles from that prison. that is where dogs picked up a scent at a gas station. the people who live in that area they are told to lock their doors and windows and report anything suspicious. >> these are bad guys. they will do whatever it takes to try and maintain their freedom and if that means harming you, that won't bother them much. >> now both men were in prison for murder. they escaped last weekend. police say they used power tools to get out of their cells and get into a steam pipe. there are reports it was the prison employee who provided those men

. ♪[ music ]♪ >> it was suggested to me that jerry garcia was still alive the 50th anniversary of the probably have been celebrated by a free concert in golden gate park. that's a nice thought. it might be true. >> like the list of the intricacies of how things have gone down is pretty frustrating. >> reporter: some fans threatened to sue over the ticketing process while others just called it greed which might be the worst violation of the deadhead code. >> a peaceful planet. the more people turn on the better world it's going to be. >> it is pretty amazing how much money has gone into this and how reflective it is of maybe the change in the entertainment industry the change of culture. >> it's done now. tickets are sold. everybody has tickets going to the show ♪[ music ]♪ >> the focus now shifts to the real important business and that's the music. >> it's going to be massive. >> reporter: this weekend more than 100,000 people will stream into levi's stadium and a band called the grateful dead will open up one of the most cherished songbooks in american history. >> if that's what they

time in 20 years the four surviving members of the band have played together live since front man jerry garcia died of a heart attack at age 53. welcomed by a sea of tie dye, the legendary band lured in thousands, including this deadhead who was just born. >> is this your first dead concert? >>er and also it's my last. >> reporter: what do you think? >> i thought it was really cool because i've never been to a concert before. >> reporter: some came from across the world. others just across the parking lot to pay homage to a band that launched a culture of its own. marianne favro, "nbc bay area news." >> so one down one to go. the grateful dead will perform in front of 65,000 deadheads at levi's again tonight before heading to chicago for shows at soldier field next weekend. the group says it doesn't plan on any more shows after that wrapping up 50 years of live music. and anthony slaughter joins us now with a look at forecast. but anthony, i was reading about the grateful dead the concert last night went on for 3 1/2 hours, and the youngest member of that band is 67. so they are still jamming

boy, do they have a following even after jerry garcia died what couple decades ago.heads down in levi's stadium. >> i was just telling maria we have a consumerwatch complaint of a woman who bought her tickets on a phishing website, fake tickets for $4,000. >> they are cheaper after the concert starts. >> after the first set. >> there we go. >>> all right. keeping our eye on the concert this weekend, you know, caltrain will be offering extra service towards levi's stadium. caltrain is going to be busy this weekend. they are offering extra service into san francisco as well because of all the pride parade festivities this weekend culminating with the parade this sunday at 10:30 in the morning. so expect lots of traffic getting into san francisco. if you plan on heading anywhere near the city, take local transit. we have the giants playing all weekend. they are in fact playing tonight so that's going to jam up a lot of the traffic along the 280 extension. also going on this weekend, we have nascar, vallejo's own jeff gordon should be out there. we have heavy traffic alr

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. >> that's the guitarist talking with charlie rose about the laterry jerry garcia.cert series together. as dead heads every where celebrate the band's 50th year and prepare to bid farewell we dug into the cbs archives and here's what we found. ♪ >> tell me how this improveation thing starts? >> it's a secret. >> that's what i want to know. >> other things in the band we're all so different from each other. i can never predict what anybody will play ever. like really a jump. ♪ ♪ just got to poke around ♪ >> the appeal is that it's real and we too make mistakes up there right in front of everybody. ♪ >> i call them train wrecks. we had some good derailments. ♪ >> it wasn't just about, you know, music. it was about what the music did and how you participated in the music and the fans and our connection with them and the magic. ♪ >> still there's nothing i would rather do. ♪ shake it ♪ ♪ shake it ♪ >> i would love to be doing this for another 10 20 30 years. i hope it lasts for a long time. >> final concert is next weekend in chicago. >> are you going to try to go? >> n

the fans who attended both shows say they could feel the spirit of the late jerry garcia because of thatow that appeared over the stadium midway true the concert. the band now cheadz to chicago through the -- now heads to chicago through the fourth of july weekend. >>> we would like to a moment to send out prayers and strength to people of south carolina who have endured horrific terrorism. >> besides honoring the victims of the shooting, stars spoke out about the supreme court ruling on same-sex marriage. the award celebrated and paid tribute to african-american artists. janet jackson and smoky robinson took home the top hoppers. >>> how police were able to their many hunt to an end. >> reporter: and why some people say id this year's pride celebration was different from years past. >>> i'm the guy keeping an eye on your morning commute. 7:30. this is what things look like at the bay bridge toll plaza, not fun there. major backup. we'll tell you about another backup in the east bay that you probably want to be aware of -- coming up. >>> well, low clouds will be backing up a little later

thatjure that's jerry garcia's hand right there. >> well done. >> i'll give my number right here.ow why. i'll go the high end. >> here's mine. i always have to come up. that's mine. and if it's 309, i'm going to use 309. if it's under 100,000, i'll use 86. >> you'd be the highest, right? >> would you have known what that was? >> no. not until you played it. >> i didn't want to play it. i wanted to wait until someone actually read -- >> are we going to be doing a song every month now. >> a music thing. he's done music. next month something a little bit different. >> the thing is he probably spends more time working on this than i do. i mean i got a model and this and that and i try to tweak it but you, you really put time into it. >> the official numbers we should point out what is it 225 is the official number. 5.4% is unemployment. >>> we'll have the number of the morning and see if it is and find out how many jobs were added to the economy last month. the numbers, the analysis. market reaction. as we head to break, take a look at u.s. equities. >> did we really? >>> here we go f