nbc bay area's kris sanchez is live in sunnyvale with the story. good morning, kris. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. the blue cube, as most people know it, as helped to guide the space shuttle program through our nation's program, but today a ceremony to formally close the doors forever. the closure is five years in the making. the base was slated for closure in 2005, as part of the military's base realignment effort. the operations of the 50-year-old station will be transferred to vandenberg air force base in santa barbara, so there is still work to be done. however, only 25 people who work here will be transferred there. the other 145 people or so will be out of a job. though the closing ceremony is scheduled for later this morning, a few folks will stay on to wrap things up because a complete shutdown of the station which is named for one of the astronauts on the space shuttle "challenger" disaster, who died in that disaster, it was named after that astronaut, ownzooka, the formal closing, everything won't be wrapped up and closed comple

in san jose, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much, kris. >>> a new york city police officer charges in connection with a hit-and-run with a bicyclist. we've been following this story for you. take a look at this video. it appears to show the officer hit a bicyclist with his car in brooklyn last month. police say that the bicyclist had minor injuries, cuts to his face. the officer turned himself in yesterday and is now charged with assault, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident. he pleaded not guilty and claims that the cyclist fell off his bicycle after he was startled by the siren on the police car. >>> now an nbc bay area exclusive. there's optimistic new information about the bay area real estate market. sales are picking up so fast we're now home to some of america's hottest housing spots. we're talking about homes selling over the asking price. 94703 in berkeley is the place where you'll pay most over asking price out of any zip code in america, according to zip realty. other bay area zip codes in the top ten include 496210 and 94610 in oakland. and 952

nbc bay area's kris sanchez live now with the good-bye to the blue cube. kris? >> reporter: good morning, brent. this has been a very long good-bye, five years in the making. but this morning, a formal ceremony, and the setup is already under way behind me to say good-bye to the blue cube. now, onizuka air force station, as it is formally known, has quietly helped to guide the nation's space program. it was also a major player in the air force satellite control network, and there was a lot of spy talk around this area among locals during the cold war. now, the base was slated for closure in 2005 as part of the military's base realignment effort. the operations of the 50-year-old station will be transferred to vandenberg air force base in santa barbara. 25 people will be able to move along with their jobs there, but almost 150 others will be out of a job here in sunnyvale. the complete shutdown of the station named for one of the astronaut who is died in the space shuttle "challenger" disaster will come in september of next year, but the closing ceremony is comin

in san jose, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> all right. thank you very much, kris. >>> meantime, the man accused of shooting at chp officers on 580 should be in court today to enter a plea and we have a better idea of who he may have targeted had police not stopped him. byron williams faces numerous charges, including four counts of attempted murder of a peace officer stemming from that shoot-out with the chp along 580 early sunday morning. police say williams planned to go to the tides organization, a group that promotes equality and environmental issues and then on to the aclu in downtown san francisco. police say he planned to stay in the parking lot overnight sunday and open fire on people as they arrived for work on monday. williams told investigators he wanted to start a revolution. police say he has deep-rooted anti-government sentiments and anger towards left-wing politicians. >>> a city cross in the crosshairs. supporters of the open carry policy carried their empty holsters to a meeting last night. the responsible citizens of cali

nbc bay area's kris sanchez is live this morning at pg&e headquarters in san jose with what's behind the protest set for today. >> reporter: good morning, brent. unless you live off the grid so to speak then you probably know the controversy over the pg&e smart meters largely centers on the accuracy of the meters. well, there is one group today that is going to draw attention to the fact that they can also be bad for your health. we're talking about a group that goes by the name of teens turning green. they're calling for a moratorium on the pg&e smart meters because they say the meters put out constant radio frequency radiation the effect of which is unknown on human health. they say there are no long-term standards on what it can do to people exposed to it and no way for people to opt out if they are concerned. so far pg&e has installed more than 6 million meters in the state. this is the latest wrinkle for those meters which are intended to better track consumption and encourage more efficient use of energy. the teens turning green rally is planned for the steps of the california

>>> good morning, i'm kris sanchez. this morning, a community will gather to remember a teenaged girl killed by a driver who took chp officers on a high-speed chase on crowded city streets. >>> and just days after a boy is mauled to death by pit bulls, another is attacked, this time a 7-year-old girl. >>> and a little girl died after flames ripped through an apartment complex. >>> and here's a live look at the golden gate bridge as the folks are participating in the san francisco marathon, making their way across one of the prettiest spots around the bay. thanks so much for joining us this morning, i'm kris sanchez, along with meteorologist craig herrera, and nice weather for them, i would assume. >> i'm excited for them, absolutely. you start off with layers, you lose them. it's easier to lose layers than put them on. but, yeah, they look good. and fog in place and 50s, and it will take longer to burn the fog back today. 53, livermore, 51, napa, and 58 in san jose. look at the sierra, thunderstorms, kris. anybody heade

nbc bay area's kris sanchez is live in san jose with why now and why the governor is going to sign that kris? >> reporter: good morning, brent. for about 70 years now dairy farmers and ranchers and growers have been exempt from paying overtime to workers unless they work more than ten hours. that is something that could change today. senators and farm worker advocates will try to hand deliver a bill to the governor as you mentioned. right now farm workers only get overtime after ten hours of work in a day or 60 hours in a week. the bill which passed the assembly and senate would entitle them to overtime like the rest of us after eight hours or a 40-hour work week. the united farm workers union says it is time to treat farm workers the same as we treat other workers in our state. farmers, though, say they can't afford this and some have said they will get around it by hiring additional workers at regular pay, thereby hurting the very people that the bill is meant to help. many growers say they will put the pressure on the governor to veto this bill although the governor has not made his