when they go in, i hope they say who is that lieutenant kenneth ballard. >> ballard was a native of mountainew and awarded three bronze stars and a purple heart during his nine years of service. >>> and habitat for humanity opened their complex today. it features a sustainable urban design and 36 units. all the families moving in are low income and each spent about 500 hours helping to build the complex. >> today is the most exciting day in habitat for humanity's history, we are dedicating 30 homes for and with working families in our community. >> 12,000 volunteers also joined the families in building the new development on mission street. >>> it took 160 years to do it, but as of today there is a monument dedicated to dozens killed in a steam boat explosion off the waters of santa clara county. a ceremony today to mark the explosion of jenny lind. it headed out and a boiler pipe exploded, killing the people on board. one person responsible for the dedication talked about the emotions today. >> overwhelmed. i'm a little excited, and tearful, as well. it has been really exciting seeing it co

kenneth ballard was killed while serving in iraq. this afternoon a post office in his hometown of mountain view will be dedicated in his honor. congresswoman authored the legislation to designate the hope street facility as the lieutenant kenneth ballard memorial post office. >> new this morning, a series of earth events. both events start at 9:00 this morning. pg&e hosts the earth day restoration and cleanup at candlestick recreation area. there is an earth day work party at the presidio where volunteers can help with habitat restoration projects. they will meet with the natural resources building. frances dinglasan joins us now with a look at a day that would be beautiful to get outside and do some volunteering. >> we have great weather all weekend as long as you don't mind the breezy conditions. bring an extra layer. live doppler 7-hd picking up these clear skies as it sweeps around the bay area from mount st. helena. that does mean some cooler numbers. as we look from mount tam, it's breezy out there and camera shaking a bit. haz

kenneth ballard was killed in 2004 after serving in iraq.gresswoman anna ashu offers legislation to designate the home street facility as the kenneth ballard memorial post office. >>> new this morning a series of activities continue today with two events planned in san francisco. both events start at 9:00 this morning. pg&e hosts the annual earth day restoration and cleanup at candlestick point and restoration area on karel avenue and a workday party at presidio where volunteers can help with restoration processes. they will meet on rolston avenue. and we are joined now by frances to look at a day that's perfect for going outside and volunteering. >> it will be great outdoors, lots of sunshine. but bring your jacket because it will be breezy. we will take you to live doppler to show you what's going on now around the ba -- bay area. it looks dry for the next seven days, but we have some changes with the seven-day forecast coming up, as well. a live view from emeryville shows you the bay bridge in the distance. you can see it's pretty clear o

kenneth ballard was killed in may, 2004 while serving in iraq. congresswoman anna ashu offers legislation to designate the home street facility as the ltd. kenneth ballard memorial post office. >>> new this morning a series of activities continue today with two events planned in san francisco. both events start at 9:00 this morning. pg&e hosts the annual earth day restoration and cleanup at candlestick point and recreation area on karel avenue and a workday party at presidio where volunteers can help with restoration processes. they will meet on rolston avenue. those start at 9:00 a.m. it will be a also bit of a cool morning. frances dinglasan joins us with a beautiful sunshine-filled forecast for the day. >> yes. it is going to be a gorgeous day. just starting off cool. with live doppler 7hd you see mainly clear conditions around the bay area. just some high clouds over parts of the bay, but pretty quiet right now for live doppler 7hd. check out another beautiful shot i have for you from mt. tam looking toward the east again. some hazy condition

lnt kenneth ballard died in iraq in 2004. he was a fourth generation army officer. congresswoman anna eschew present ball hard reside mother with the bill president obama signed to rename the post office in her son's honor. >> ken would have loved this. he would be humbled. a little shy about it. but so >> he was a hero of mountain view. a great hero of our nation. and a son of mountain view. >> ama: lieutenant ballard was the only mountain view resident to die in the iraqi war. >>> 36 families celebrated moving into new homes they helped build in daly city. congresswoman jacky spear and other local leaders joined the ribbon cuttg. habitat for humanity oversaw the building of the units. 11,000 people volunteered to help erect the new homes. the residents had to meet several requirements in order to be eligible to live in one of the homes. >> the application process is pretty grueling, and so many people need help with housing these days, just don't think you're going to be selected. it's kind of a random drawing and then even after that you have just a lot of people

kenneth ballard was killing while serving in iraq.omorrow a post office in mountain view will be dedicated in his honor. congresswoman authored legislation to designate the facility as his memorial post office. >> dan: this is wild. all that spare change being left behind at airport security checkpoints, it's adding up to more than half a million dollars. j.f.k. and o'hare and miami international airports have each collected $70,000 from rushing travelers who forgot to pick up their change or left it behind. that is this year behind. sfo collected $60,000. travelers have 60 days to claim any lost change. tsa gets to keep anything that is left over. >> ama:, south bay teen is being hailed as a hero for saving a boy after being swept that yosemite's river. alex smith sprung into action when he spotted the boy being swept toward the falls. he vaulted over the railing and grabbed the boy. three people died last year after being swept away by the rapids and going over. 317-foot drop. >> dan: big bash on the embarcadero tonight to celebrate

kenneth ballard was killing while serving in iraq. tomorrow a post office in mountain view will be dedicated in his honor. congresswoman authored legislation to designate the facility as his memorial post office. >> dan: this is wild. all that spare change being left behind at airport security checkpoints, it's adding up to more than half a million dollars. j.f.k. and o'hare and miami international airports have each collected $70,000 from rushing travelers who forgot to pick up their change or left it behind. that is this year behind. sfo collected $60,000. travelers have 60 days to claim any lost change. tsa gets to keep anything that is left over. >> ama:, south bay teen is being hailed as a hero for saving a boy after being swept that yosemite's river. alex smith sprung into action when he spotted the boy being swept toward the falls. he vaulted over the railing and grabbed the boy. three people died last year after being swept away by the rapids and going over. 317-foot drop. >> dan: big bash on the embarcadero tonight to celebra

kenneth ballard was killing while serving in iraq.orrow a post office in mountain view will be dedicated in his honor. congresswoman authored legislation to designate the facility as his memorial post office. >> dan: this is wild. all that spare change being left behind at airport security checkpoints, it's adding up to more than half a million dollars. j.f.k. and o'hare and miami international airports have each collected $70,000 from rushing travelers who forgot to pick up their change or left it behind. that is this year behind. sfo collected $60,000. travelers have 60 days to claim any lost change. tsa gets to keep anything that is left over. >> ama:, south bay teen is being hailed as a hero for saving a boy after being swept that yosemite's river. alex smith sprung into action when he spotted boy being swept toward the falls. he vaulted over the railing and grabbed the boy. three people died last year after being swept away by the rapids and going over. 317-foot drop. >> dan: big bash on the embarcadero tonight to celebrate san f

army lieutenant kenneth ballard was killed in iraq in 2004.e's the only mountain view resident to die in that conflict. >>> the san francisco symphony strike is officially over. the board of governors and musicians ratified a new 26 month contract. a spokesman says musicians will get a 4.5% pay hike and the deal also includes higher out of pocket costs for medical coverage. >>> well, it is enough to creep out just about anyone. a man peeping in on a young girl caught on a home surveillance camera. >> and cheers for three dozen families finally able to live the american dream. the blood, sweat and tears that got them into their first home. ,,,,,,,,,,,, wants to see outside their . a man lurking -- >>> well, he's something no one wants to see outside their home. a man lurking and peeping in windows. stockton police are looking for him. a home surveillance camera captures him peering into a young girl's room. early yesterday morning. neighbors called this video upsetting to say the least. police say the homeowner heard annoys and saw the man -- a

army lieutenant kenneth ballard. he was killed while serving in iraq in 2004. and is the only mountain view resident to die in that conflict. ballard's mother says her son would have appreciated it. >> he was a little boy from mountain view who grew up to be an american hero. and i think this dedication was befitting of him today. >> congress unanimously passed legislation to dedicate the post office earlier this year. ballard ultimately received three bronze stars and the purple heart for his service. >>> well, the cost of bay area real estate makes it impossible for many families to own a home. kpix 5's patrick sedillo introduces us to a group of hard working volunteers who is making the dream of home ownership come true. >> reporter: this is the moment 36 families have been waiting for for a long time. owning their own homes in daly city. they helped to build with help from habitat for humanity. >> today is the culmination of 160 hours of bay area volunteer time. >> reporter: the peninsula is infamous for expensive houses. the median price? $600,000. keeps h

lieutenant kenneth ballard was killed in afghanistan in 2004. he ultimately received three bronze stars and the purple heart for his service. >>> the popeside fishing club will begin to sell baby salmon. their goal is to release them back into the ocean. by 2015 they hope the adult salmon will swim back to half- moon bay to be catch by local anglers, eventually meeting their demise, anyway. >>> the cherry blossom festival continues today in san francisco. food booths offer things like sushi. it will be back for two more days next weekend. >> now that will depend on the weather and how the temperatures go. >> i think it will be pretty nice today, for much of the day, and then boy, it is going to be windy enough to fly an iron kite. >> like last week. >> yeah. right now, it's going to change. we have strong winds out of the bay area later today and especially tomorrow. wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. that could be happening by a -- bay area wide. there's plenty of sun today. if you plan to go out and take a hike, be aware that by this afternoon

we just don't want our children to be forgotten. >> reporter: this will become the kenneth and ballard memorial post office. >> it will be obvious and present that people will be able to see it. it wouldn't be in the back room. >> reporter: meredith says she hopes people who see her son's name on the building will take a moment to ask the simple question. >> who is this, who was he? hopefully they will be proud he was a citizen of mountain view. and know that there were some people that stood up for our country when they were asked. >> reporter: the palo alto representative asked for the bill to be signed. >> it was a profound moment, because i'm a mother and i can only imagine how his own mother and his family felt. >> reporter: 26-year-old ballard was awarded three bronze stars and a purple heart during his nine years of service. meredith says her son died doing what he loved. serving his country. and she knows there are many other families who have made the same sacrifice. she says the dedication is not just for her son, but for every military family. >> he loved life. and -- i have

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soldier, palo alto representative anna eschew and family were on hand to rename it the lieutenant kenneth m. ballardost office. the 26-year-old army lieutenant was killed after an accidental discharge of a weapon mounted on his tank in 2004. he was awarded three bronze stars and a purple heart during his nine years of service. ballard's mother says the dedication is not just for her son but for every military family. >>> there is new information tonight about the south bay lawmaker who's accused of stealing public funds to pay for his gambling habit. newly released documents show former santa clara county supervisor george hirakawa was back gambling within three days of resigning. he apparently went to thunder valley casino and had a meal at the casino that he billed to the county. he's pleaded guilty to charges including five felonies we'll have mother nature on the documents and his upcoming sentencing at 6:00. >>> a plane carrying more than 100 passengers and crew missed a runway during a landing attempt on bali today. dozens were rushed to hospitals on the indonesian resort island. nbc has more

military honors the hope street us post office in mountain view officially became the lieutentant kenneth m. ballard memorial post office. ballard's mother says she did not want him to be forgotten.m meredith" "there were seventy-two post offices named after fallen soldiers in the country so not a lot but enough of a precedents and i thought ken should have one in his hometown." congresswomen ann eshoo authored the bill ann eshoo" "future generations will see this name and understand and keep understanding that there are those that actually give their lives at very young ages so we can walk in and out of a post office and live with our freedoms and liberties." on may 30, 2004 lt. ballard was killed in iraq, the victim of freindly fire a machine gun malfunction. every member of the house and senate voted for the renaming. congresswomen eshoo presented meredith with a signed copy of the bill and the pen president obama used to sign the bill into law.b ballard's friend shared his memories trevor floth" "his explosive energy would come out of no where which would turn any dull day into a day to remember

it is now the lieutenant kenneth m. ballard post office. the army lieutenant was killed in iraq in 2004. ballard's mother says the dedication is not just for her only son, but for all military families. >> well, i just hope that they remember that there are people serving on behalf of the country. that they stand up while we stay home. when they go in i hope they'll say who is that lieutenant ken ballard and that they maybe go look for him and find out a little bit about the kind of people that serve in our military. >> ballard was a mountain view native who was awarded three bronze stars ands a purple heart during his nine years of service. >>> dozens of families have new homes this morning thanks to habitat for humanity and a project unlike any other. the organization welcomed 36 bay area families into a new condo development in daly city this weekend. this development is the largest for the non-profit on the whole west coast and featureses a sustainable urban design. all of the families are low income and each had to spend at least 500 h

army lieutenant kenneth ballard was killed in iraq in 2004.ing his service he received three bronze stars and a purple heart. congresswoman anna eshu authored legislation to name the post office on hope street after him. ballard is the only solder from mountain view to die in combat in iraq. >>> facebook's new home app is raising privacy concerns. the service launched for android on google play yesterday. it works by turning your phone into a facebook news feed even if you're not signed in to facebook, photo expups dates from your news feed automatically pop up. people worry the app could make it easier for facebook to track and collect information from users. >>> tiger woods will not be disqualified from the master's. this morning officials were reviewing his penalty drop on the 15th hole yesterdays. a drop came after his shot from the fair way hit the green, and rolled back into the water. woods chose to play his next shot from the same area. and he said he dropped the ball two yards back from the original shot. but the rule book says a play