i would suggest the vacation of mason st. be clearly separated from the lumber issue, and clearly note that it requires rezoning -- from the library issue, and clearly note that it requires rezoning. we have to clearly understand the nature of the design. anyone in this audience would be upset if the neighbor built 19 feet over their property line. >> i am peter were filled, executive director of the library users association -- i am peter warfield, executive director of the lumber users association. in the renovation is going to make improvements. any renovation is going to require legally necessary access. it is not a question between a deficient library versus a new one, but a renovated one versus one that demolishes the building. this will grease the skids for a bad idea -- demolishing the north beach branch library. the new building's estimated cost is going to be more than double the original renovation plan and provides no funding for the promised improvements to the street and park once mrs. street is closed. for more

. >> item 1, resolution of intention to vacate a portion of mason st. for the library and joe dimaggio playground master plan. chairperson mar: this item is sponsored by the mayor and president chiu. >> item 2 is a resolution of intention to vacate a portion of mason street to improve the area. presidend ct chiu: i want to thank the members of the public who are here. the north beach library has historically been one of the most overused libraries -- library branches in the entire city. it is one of the three top libraries used in the city. in many dimensions, the library has not been adequate to meet the needs of the community. it has not been accessible to a lot of folks, including our disabled communities. it has simply been an inefficient branch library. for almost a decade now, there have been planning meetings and community meetings to move forward with a new design. i think the design we have in front of us, which was approved by the planning commission last week by a vote of 7-0, is a wonderful design we need to move forward with as quickly as po

>>jeff: it happened here at the corner of masonic st.. they say a 55 year-old man was walking across the street when he was sitting killed by car traveling at a high rate of speed. the victim was from about halfway down the block. if police say the driver did not stop to help finance and instead took off and turn down the street. if that was just the first report of what would turn out to be several accidents by the same suspect. hereon traders treat. police say the driver crashed into two different part cars. by this time police were investigating several crime scenes of the same time try to put the pieces together. the mystery was solved shortly after the calls, the suspect car was found in another crash site here at the hospital. 23 year-old was a of san francisco was arrested at the scene and charged with a fatal hit-and-run and is being investigated for driving drunk. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>catherine: at 510 security scare hawk kind and now admits osama is dead and one there now threatening to target americans. at 5:25 p.m. w

at the corner of masonic st..was walking across the street when he was hit and killed by a car traveling at a high rate of speed. the victim was thrown about halfway down the block. if police say the driver did not stop to help the man and instead took off and turn down the street. that was the first report in what would turn out to be several accidents by the same suspect. shortly after police got a call this time here on schrader street. police say the driver crashed into two different part cars. by this time police were investigating several different crime scenes at the same time try to put the pieces together. the mystery was solved after the shredder calls. the suspects car was found at the hospital. 23 year-old san jose was arrested at the scene and charged with a fatal hit-and-run and is being investigated for driving drunk. instead cisco kron 4 news. >>catherine: is continue cleaning up to date two days after big hotel fire destroyed the building and displaced 90 people. investigators are tran figure out

masonic between golden gate and turk. the driver that later crashed right outside of st. mary's medical center has now been arrested. >>> this morning al qaeda confirms the death of osama bin laden in an internet statement they also warned of retaliation against americans. >>> today president obama will personally thank some of the army pilots and navy seals who took part in the raid on osama bin laden's compound. the president will meet privately with the man at fort campbell, kentucky. >>> the raid on bin laden's compound is leading to valuable information including a possible terror plot. kraig debro is in oakland with what al qaeda may be planning for the upcoming ten year anniversary. >> with bin laden's death it's difficult to tell if it's still on. i got reaction from people riding the rails. we have been living with terrorism for a long time but it changed the way we traveled after 9/11. this first train left the station around 5:3035 this -- 5:35 this morning. the u.s. government says osama bin laden was planning to kill people riding on the rail systems on the t

masonic. the driver hit four other vehicles before crashing the car into some planter boxes outside st. mary's medical center. the chronicle reports he has been a security guard with the sheriff's department at san francisco's 911 emergency call center since september of 2008. investigators are holding him on manslaughter charges and driving under the influence. >>> the obama administration is now pressing pakistan to gain access to interview osama bin laden's wives. meantime, the white house wants the world to see the videos of bin laden. they are part of a major intelligence find from his compound. president obama tonight stopped just short of accusing pakistan's leaders of knowing bin laden's location. >> we don't know whether there might have been some people inside of government, people outside of government. and that's something that we have to investigate. and more importantly, the pakistani government has to investigate. >> it is extraordinarily hard to believe that he could have survived there for five years or more in a major population center without some kind of support syst

masonic between golden gate and turk. that driver that later crashed outside of st.y's medical center has been arrested. >>> a san leandro police officer is recovering from minor juice. the police officer tried to pull over a speeding driver last night when the driver made a u-turn and headed straight for the police officer. despite the collision the officer was able to make the arrest. >>> today president obama will personally thank some of the army pilots and navy seals who took par on that raid of osama bin laden's compound. the president will meet privately with the men. >>> some southern states are dealing with massive flooding again and parts of the region are racing for more of an impact. reporter megan explains it's all because of the controversial move to blow up levies on the mississippi river. >> reporter: it's a slow moving disaster. that's a good way to put it. you see the images this is just one of them. it looks like a ranch house. this was a roof that was constructed to keep the rain away from this area of the house. there san entire other story down

st. mary's hospital, crashed in the flower pots over there. the driver was dazed and injured as a result of the crash that high impact crash that happened out on masonic. he was arrested on the scene and taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries. according to witnesses, he seemed dazed and he may be facing driving under the influence and certainly a fatal hit-and-run. he was a black male, 55 years of age and he was crossing masonic at turk. he was hit by the vehicle at a high rate of speed. the body was thrown more than a hundred feet. >>> san jose police are gearing up to patrol more cinco de mayo celebrations this weekend. but at one celebration last night, things turned rowdy resulting in broken windows and at least one stabbing. amy hollyfield has details for us. >> they seemed to have the most problems on alum rock in the 1500 block. check out businesses behind me that had to board up last night. there was shattered glass on the sidewalk at alum rock right at highway 101. it started turj violent around 11:00. there were several fights. police say one person was stabbed last night. that person walked into the hospital and asked for treatm

masonic avenue. police say the driver took off and hit several parked cars and then crashed into st.rges of vehicular manslaughter. he has also been hospitalized. >>> puc is giving pg&e the go- ahead to charge customers more now to recoup some of the lost profits due to the dumping of old analog meters that were still working and replacing them with those smartmeters. puc will allow pg&e to raise revenue it collects from customers by nearly $2 billion over the next three years. >>> and vandals disrupted cinco de mayo celebrations in san jose again this year. there were a number of broken windows and some other damage in parts of the town there. at least one person was stabbed, should be okay. others were beaten up, as well. >>> traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. westbound 237 is one of our slowest spots across the bay area right now because of an earlier accident approaching zanker road. so that's the backup right now leaving milpitas. westbound 237 about a 10-minute ride from 880 towards 101. nimitz not too bad. it's a

masonic avenue. he also hit four other vehicles before crashing his car into some planters right outside of st. mary's medical center. investigators say jimenez will be charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence. >>> a controversial anti-crime strategy in oakland will get a yea or nay vote from city leaders next week. today in an oakland courtroom closing arguments were heard for the city's second gang injunction against 40 alleged gang members in the city's fruitvale district. injunction opponents filled the halls of the courthouse to protest this afternoon. they say suppression tactics from community relations -- sours community relations and they don't have the same impact on gang activity as jobs, education, and mentoring programs. one of the defense attorneys for one of the gang members of the for thenn nortenos gang says it doesn't go far. >> there's insufficient evidence to put each of these defendants under the gang injunction. of course there's very general and unspecific evidence about gang behavior but this case is supposed to be about individuals. >> reporter: the pro

crossing when a car south on masonic going more than 50 miles per hour knocking him hundred feet, killing him instantly. where the driver ended up according to police, over by stry's hospital crashing into a plantar box. he was injured, facial injuries, he has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter. she described as a 23-year-old male. we don't have any more of description on him. between this accident and that accident, he sideswiped cars and two other locations and he is in custody right now. no identity on the 55-year-old black man that was killed out here at 2:30 in the morning. amy hollyfield is down in san jose. good morning. >> good morning. cinco de mayo celebration got out of control. check out the buildings that had to board up windows last night after they were bashed in by vandals. now, the cleanup is under way. we met alex weaver, he owns the strip mall on alum rock avenue. he says this happens every cinco de mayo. these is upset -- he is upset. the crowds are getting out of control around suggesting last night. there was a lot of fights. one man was able to walk into the hospital but he is expected to be okay. several others were hurt. police s

masonic and turks last friday. he fled the scene and police say struck at least for part cars before crashing into concrete planters in front of st. mary's hospital. in antioch, one man is under arrest. police are searching for his cousin in connection with a drive-by shooting. authorities did it to man got into an argument with the third man at a nightclub, a short time later the two cousins allegedly shot at the victim while he was parking his car. if the victim was not injured. in oakland, the pothole blintzes continuing, so far more than 1500 pot holes have been filled with 2000 ago. crews will fill potholes in east oakland this week. >>catherine: san jose police say they're still looking for a suspect in a fatal shooting last month. they say that suspect is mario hernandez. this is a mug shot. he is accused of killing a man who had been visiting with mario's girlfriend at the time. part of the reasons are showing the fog on the right they say he has a distinctive cap to on his chest. police say the man has a twin brother named gilbert and he might actually be using his brother's id. mario hernandez considered armed and dange

masonic avenue and church street. the car kept going. it crashed a short time later n outside st.r suffered facial injuries and was taken to the hospital where he was treated and detained. >> right now, let's see how traffic is moving. >> "h" train delay, number 3, major delays up to 45 minutes. number 5 is five-minute delay. southbound 880, dakota on-ramp is reopen. stalled truck blocking lanes at delaware blocking lane number two. >> check in with mike and get how do i deal with joint pain? i use the power of nature. [ male announcer ] introducing icy hot naturals with natural menthol. it gets icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away fast. new icy hot naturals. >>> welcome back. 58 in antioch. 52 in los gatos. most of us in the 50s on our way to a cooler afternoon. cold air from the sea is spreading through our neighborhoods. you can see the warmest weather and east bay valleys, with mid to upper 70s there. clouds will remain around half moon bay. we'll cool another four to ten degrees by mother's day and then a warming trend next week. >> the ♪ momma mia, here i go again my, my,

st. mary's medical center and he was arrested and taken to the hospital. he will obviously be facing some very serious charges. now, back out here live at masonic, golden gate and turk, this is where the investigation will continue for hours. masonic has had several problems with pedestrians. it's a 25-mile-per-hour zone but there are some incidents where people have been hit even crossing in crosswalks. back to you. >> thank you. >>> violence and vandalism part of a cinco de mayo celebration down in the south bay. at least one person was stabbed, several arrested overnight. kiet do has the damage in an east san jose neighborhood and joins us with more. kiet, good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. we are live here along alum rock avenue just eastbound of 101 here. this is the beginning of a strip of small businesses that got hit pretty good last night. take a look. a lot of glass and plywood out here. we have counted about four location where the windows are smashed out and boarded one all this plywood. among the location hit, a restaurant, a clothing boutique, an accounting office, a vacant building used for storage, and i guess there might

st. marys medical center. good morning. jade. >> reporter: you're going to here from her in just a second. the san francisco police department spokesman is on the scene. you can see that masonic is open to through traffic. a man was struck and killed as he crossed the street in the crosswalk. the body landed a half a block down on sonic. the suspected drunk driver never slowed down. >> he was very drunk. he asked the cops what happened. they said a do you mean what happened? >> reporter: this is the hyundai involved. it appears the 23-year-old suspected driver was speeding, driving as fast as 60 miles an hour or over. the victim is a 55-year-old african-american man. a cab driver noticed the body and called the police. what you're looking at here, paramedics taking the suspect, believed to be a san francisco resident to the hospital. he suffered wounds to his face and hands from the shattered windshield. police spotted the suspect close to the scene. his car hood had flown open. the vehicle had no grill or headlights. moments later the suspect nearly hit an er nurse at st. mary's medical center. >> i saw a car coming in, hitting the corner very hard. there were no headlights,