maryann wright died two years ago tomorrow. in her memory, people gathered at the maryann wright foundation in oakland today to celebrate her legacy. people brought flowers, enjoyed dessert. >> lives on through her family, and they take very good care of her and we love her. >> we really miss her and praise god for her and the help she's helped everybody. >> the maryann wright foundation continues to provide food and clothing to those in need in the bay area and around the world. >>> a happy reunion, after three years apart, a lost poodle back with its owner. how they found each other after all that time. >>> cooler area >>> question, how do you get people from a foreign country, in this case, afghanistan, to possibly see america in a different light? ktvu's mike meeback shows us how it's being done one picture at a time with something called wilderness diplomacy. >> reporter: arches national park, utah, a coyote in yellowstone. >> captures america quite well. >> reporter: they are breath taking images of american landscape and

maryann wright died two years ago tomorrow. in her memory, people gathered at the maryann wright foundation in oakland today to celebrate her legacy. people brought flowers, enjoyed dessert. >> lives on through her family, and they take very good care of her and we love her. >> we really miss her and praise god for her and the help she's helped everybody. >> the maryann wright foundation continues to provide food and clothing to those in need in the bay area and around the world. >>> a happy reunion, after three years apart, a lost poodle back with its owner. how they found each other after all that time. >>> cooler area blows into the bay area, will it last through the weekend? complete bay area forecast in about four minutes. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. >>> question, how do you get people from a foreign country, in

nbc bay area's maryann favreau takes us to their touching tribute as they reflected on surviving worldar ii. ♪ oh, beautiful >> reporter: on this memorial day, this classic song was a reminder of those who fought for america, "the beautiful." a ceremony at the channing house paid tribute to those who lost their lives fighting for their country. >> it gives us an opportunity to honor the veterans that have died and the veterans that are still alive and give us a little more to be proud of as far as being americans. >> reporter: 88-year-old herbert hammerslau organized the event. the world war ii veteran wanted to make sure we didn't forget the fallen soldiers, his friends. >> i'm the last of my gang that went overseas. a bunch of us, last name started with "h" and i'm the only one around. >> reporter: a second lieutenant in the marines, marly survived battle in okinawa in 1945. >> we started up and about three step, the next thing i know i'm flat on my back, blown ten feet down the hill. >> reporter: a japanese mortar shell hit him in the legs. he's been paralyzed on one side ever since

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reporting live from palo alto, maryann favreau, nbc bay area news. >>> the family of the san francisco giants fan brutally beaten at dodger stadium is suing the l.a. team and its owner. the lawsuit filed today in l.a. superior court alleges cutbacks in security and outdated facilities at dodger stadium contributed to that attack. bryan stow's family say the dodgers should have provided more security, especially for opening day. stow was beaten in the parking lot and then flown to san francisco general hospital last week after more than a month of treatment in los angeles. l.a. police just made an arrest in the case over the weekend. 31-year-old giovanni ramirez is being held on $1 million bail. >>> happening right now, another deadly tornado strikes. we're tracking the storm from close up. this is video from our oklahoma city station where at least one tornado touched down this afternoon, killing two people. trees and power lines as you can see, no match for the strong winds. that storm system is now on its way toward joplin, missouri, that's where cleanup from sunday's storm has just

where's maryann? just two of you? ok, thank you. [reads names] come on up. state your name. >> my name is kelly, i'm a representative of the robert louis stevenson school. president mendoza: again, we will need to keep your voice is down. if you will have a conversation, step outside and be respectful to the speakers. >> as i was saying, i am representing all of the parents for the students that go to the robert louis stevenson school. we have a problem in the school because one of the teachers is absent 70% of the year. imagine what you would do if you have a problem teacher like that attending school. all of the parents are worried right now because she is coming back this year. all of the students, parents, they are scared that the students might be assigned to her class. students and parents deal with different substitutes [unintelligible] they deserve to be taught by teachers that are good role models. we're not sure if she is physically ill or mentally ill because we are not doctors. for a person to be absent 70% of the year, it is not really inconsist

reporting live in san jose, maryann favreau, nbc bay area news. >>> we go now to the big day in court for one of the most notable trials in recent oakland history, closing arguments are underway in the trial of youssef bay iv, former leader of your black muslim bakery. they're charged with the death of chauncey bailey and two other men in the summer of 2007. jodi hernandez just got out of the courtroom. some bold comments by the prosecution today describing youssef bay as a self-proclaimed prince of oakland who terrorized the city. what else was said? >> reporter: that he walked around like he was the king of oakland who thought he was above the law. the prosecutor says there is no question that the killing of chauncey bailey was willful, deliberate, and premeditated murder. she says chauncey bailey was ambushed by men who waited to pounce on him and kill him. the prosecutor says youssef bay the iv, former head of your black muslim bakery is responsible for terrorizing the city of oakland for years. she says his reign of terror began with the vandalism of two oakland liquor stores bac

maryann has more. >> these solar panels are generating energy and money for the eastside union high school district in san jose. >> you're doing something good for the environment. second wind is you're doing something good for the budget which is actually something good for the students because you're saving millions of dollars over time that can go into classroom instruction. >> reporter: chevron partnered with the district to install more than 30,000 solar panels here at piedmont hills high and 12 other schools. in the first year alone, the solar project is expected to save the district $3 million in energy costs. enough to save the jobs of about 30 teachers. the district expects to save $43 million in energy costs during the life of the project, about 25 years. >> the money will be used for other things as well. jobs were projects at the schools. it's going into the general fund. >> reporter: teachers will also use the solar panels as a teachable moment, beefing up state-mandated science curriculum to learn more about green technology. >> knowing we're creating energy at our own school

nbc bay area's maryann favreau talked to his new primary doctor and injos joins us from sf gene. is there added pressure for the san francisco medical team now? >> reporter: well, i this i they want to do the best for all patients and certainly they are rooting for him. the fact that stow was able to make this move speaks volumes about his recovery. and now he will be closer not only to his family, but some of the best brain trauma specialists in the nation. bryan stow will begin the next phase of his recovery in an intensive care room here at san francisco general hospital. >> once he gets here, we'll tuck him in, as we say, we'll probably sooner rather than later do eeg monitoring to make sure he's not having ongoing seizure activity. >> an icu nurse will be by his side 24/7. stowe will also benefit from the latest high-tech monitoring. >> what this does is helps us to monitor cerebral blood flow. >> reporter: the move allows stowe, who lives in santa cruz, to be closer to his family, including his two children. he'll also benefit from a level one trauma unit with a national re

couldn't find anybody who would talk to me so i went home and made up this new girl in town named maryannhe editors of "the pacific sun" said why don't you follow them. >> reporter: in 1976 the "san francisco chronicle" picked up maupin's column and "tales of the city" was born. from russian hill soeshits to castro drag quinn the column captured the zit geist of the san francisco dating scene. >> what i liked most of all i was treating homosexuality as normally as any other subject matter. they thought they'd get letters from people horrified and they got quite the opposite. everybody got involved. i was covering everybody, gay and straight, young and old. a variety of humanity that i was hoping reflected the glory of the city itself. >> within two years, armistead published his first novel based on the columns and in 1994, a pbs mini series starring laura linney and olympia dukakis braus "tales of the city" to the nation. >> yes some furniture is included. are you? >> it would prove inspirational for a whole new generation of fans. >> yes. >> i first became familiar with the books watchi

elementary school. [ cheering and applause ] >> and the principle principal is in the house this morning, maryanneist. >> morning don, marty robinson. >> tell me about olver beach elementary school. >> we're located in the southeast area of baltimore county in chase very close to hammer man and gunpowder state park. >> how many students you have there? >> about 285. >> and how many teachers do i have there? >> i have approximately 20 2/5 teachers and a total of 51 people on my staff. >> reporter: well you do a great job and you are ready for the faculty meeting this afternoon. >> interview: yes i am. one more thing, it's teacher appreciation week and i would like to thank all my teachers for gently prodding and challenging all my boys and girls to be the best they can be and to reach for the stars. >> reporter: thank you. give yourselves a big hand [ cheering ] >> olver beach elementary school. i want to say a quick hello to our friends slot harry, we're thinking about you get well. also mcdonald's on false road and the wyman park restaurant. a couple of my hangs. and all of -- >> i want to say hi

. >>> let's turn our attention to maryann. she joins us. she was able to tour that intensive care unit where brian stowe is recovering tonight. what's the time line here? how long might he be in this unit before being transferred yet again? >> when i spoke with doctors, they had not yet seen seen brian stowe, so they said it was too early to speculate. once they do a full assessment, they will have a better idea where they will move next. they don't have a rehabilitation facility. once he needs rehab, he will be transferred to a different facility. here he will be surrounded by doctors and nurses specializes in brain trauma. brian stowe will benefit from the latest technology. brian stowe has kurn aturned a in his long recovery. he reportedly can move his eye slightly and has movement in his legs and arms. the next chapter begins in an intensive care unit room here at san francisco general hospital. >> i will be his primary physician. >> reporter: doctor jeffrey manly says the first step is to do a full assess am of stowe. >> he's moving in

you talk about your best friend maryanne who had an affair with your husband. write something i think a lot of women will relate to. if i can read this to you. my friend was now a back-stabber. my husband was her new love interest. they were talking about my intolerance of grief. but like any death it would take time. >> you know, when that story hit the tabloids it was already out. so that was embarrassing for me. i thought, wow. i have been thrown into the public eye with something i'm very uncomfortable with. but i think it's time that i maybe just face things that are uncomfortable head on and get them over with. that makes it easier to move on on many levels. since it was already wide open i thought, you know, i think it's time to address things, get it over with and sort of come clean in certain ways. >> how did you pick up the pieces? you described it as a death. it really was in many ways. >> very slowly. i started writing the autobiography. first of all, i started writing and obsessing about the break-up of my marriage. i couldn't get past it. when gri