middlebrook has until june 10th to appeal. abc7 news. >> thank you very much.nt to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. >>> new developments. dublin might fly the pride flag after all. they will reconsider displaying it for the rest of june which is lgbt pride month. they questioned what other flags might be cloudy. >> it tells the story of the changing san francisco. crowds turned out for the premier of the last black man in san francisco at the castro theater. >> kate has the first reaction from moviegoers. >> reporter: we're here with the castro theater where the last black man in san francisco just premiered. everyone is about to get out of the movie. >> it was phfantastic. >> reporter: earlier the film director and his childhood best friend who started in the movie showed up to a packed red carpet. >> my first job was at the castro. it is a little hard to put into words all the feelings. i never thought we could do this. his real life inspired the story about a fictional jimmy who dr

. >> let's bring in kevin middlebrook, kevin is a professor of latin american politics at universitycollege london joining us this hour in london. good to have you with us. >> good morning. >> i just wanted to get your thoughts on that piece we just played from michael holmes, discussing, explaining the situation for those who are more vulnerable in that country, given the economic situation. >> look, it's a terribly difficult economic and social situation. the economy is in complete meltdown. the annual rate of inflation will be in the low millions now. they're talking about a further drop of about 25% in gross domestic product this year which is a 50% drop over about three years. 3 million people are immigrated especially for economic hardship reasons. so it is a terrible situation for millions of people. there's a great demand for humanitarian assistance which the red cross and other countries are trying to meet but it's an extremely dire situation. >> for those people, you describe a dire situation. juan guaido is counting on seeing many people, many of his supporters to fill the

middlebrook gardens is what is in jeopardy this evening. dawn ford in san jose with more on the fight to keep it an urban garden. this local community garden has seen winters, summer and now faces its most dire threat yet. surrounded, landlocked on an urban lot in an oasis away from cell phones and screen, she runs her longer landscaping business here but the problem is she doesn't on the property. what's going on. >> and landlord wants to make a buck. >> reporter: apparently a big rock. the landowner has plans for a mixed-use development in the planning phase. 5900 square-foot building which means unless something changes, the garden has to go. >> reporter: what you going to do if this falls apart? >> i don't see it can fall apart. i think they need is too great. >> reporter: it wasn't always a beautiful, natural park. 19 years ago it looked like this. the transformation slowly happened over time. flowers, sculptures, art and even a small pond. students from around the area learn about sustainability and reconnecting nature. >> nature is v

northbound 270 before middlebrook lane, two left lanes getting by the work zone. northbound at randall circle, a crash blocking the right side. h that's beennging around for a while. northeast, southbound 270 at benning, right lane is blocked. a big pothole and a couple of cars have been damaged this morning. a warning for you. aaron? >> all right. thank you. >>> it is 4:32. breaking news in prince george's county. firefighters responded to a fire at a church. >> our cory smith is at the live desk. >> we're getting pictures from the volunteer fire department showing the fe in the church's steeple. there you see all the way at the top. this happened just before midnight. prince george's county fire telling us it'sappening at the new life baptist church on central avenue in capitol heights. no juries have been reported. -- no injuries have been reported. the new life baptist church may sound familiar. molette green was there a few weeks ago for the "in the community" segment. the church worked to put on a frefood market for needy families. the church wanted to make

middlebrook gardens is located at ray street and alameda.on ford is there. >> reporter: this local community garden has seen storms, droughts, winters, summers, and faces its most dire threat yet, they run the landscaping business from here, the problem is, she does not own the property. the landowner has plans for a mixed-use development that is in the planning phase. this is a 5900 square foot building, which means, unless something changes, the garden has to go. >> what will you do if this thing falls apart? >> i don't see that it can fall apart. i think the need is too great. >> reporter: students come to learn about sustainability and to reconnect to nature. >> nature is very healing, especially for people in silicon valley, when we focus on technology a lot.>> reporter: so far, this is just a proposal. they say the plan still has to go through the planning department and possibly city council. in san jose, don ford, kpix 5. >>> san jose resident one a years long fight to get a new grocery store. the grocery outlet is being built in the

the middlebrook garden has been a part of san joarkwn is asking build a 5600-square-foot retail complex on the site. it's located just about a mile from where google is working to make a massive downtown campus a reality. >>> the warriors along with injured star kevin durant are north of the border this morning. >> and here is the team yesterday. you can see right there planning for the long trip. their to-go boxes right there. look at steph. he had four. >> he's hungry. >> the game one now abo31ours a. durant will not play in game one. it's still not clear how soon he'll actually return from his calf strain. this is video of toronto raptors practicing. the warriors will hold their first practice later today. here's the schedule of the first four games. games three and four happen next wednesday and friday at oracle. >>> as they say, all good things must come to an end. we didn't want this. last night the a's ten-game winning street ended with a thut. the angels scored a two-run sing well, they've helped the a's move into second place. >> that was really nice they had going. >> great we

southbound after middlebrook road coming out of germantown, left lane blocked by a work zone that hasd up. it's adding to the pain there. chopper 4ver 66 at nutley street, the in bound lanes. eastbound not looking bad. very typical. nothing in your way there. southbound 95 after 175, crash on the left side right now. travel times inla mary, 270, 29 miles per hour southbound. top of the beltway, 34 miles per hour. 66 and 95 not bad. remember to listen to wtop when yourop into you car. eun? >> thank you, melissa. still ahead, we're showing you how to improve the value of your property. >> he is the 10-year-old annapolis boy quickly becoming one of ellen's favorite guests. ais afternoon he's getting a bit of surprise. >> we have somebody here to share some newsyo with u. please welcome keenan thompson. >> i call that that's a surprised look for sure. the surprise does notnd for dylan either. to see what else ellen has ♪ you know reliable support when you have it, and that dependability is what we want to give our customers. at comcast, it's my job to constantly monitor our network. preve

middlebrook says this represents future city living. >> we have to make changes and make them now. this place, silicon valley, should lead the world in this movement. >> movement is on the horizon, just not the kind she believes is in anyone's best interest. wednesday, san jose's deputy director of planning approved the landowner's request to demolish the garden, replacbuil the new building would be a stones throw from the planned google hub and the garden sits on land valued at $4 million. >> while the community has very compelling testimony and was very emotional, of course, about the gardens, which are much loved in the community, the applicant is within his rights to pursue constructing a retail, a small retail complex, on this site. >> reporter: legal rights conflict with the will of the community, with some members stopping by the garden to show support. >> as time goes on, more and more places like this are becoming built up. >> reporter: pieces of land are also becoming more expensive. rent at this site started at $1500 a month. it is now $8000 a month. she says she is behi

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. >> reporter: movement is on the horizon, but not the kind middlebrook believes is and is and anyone'srest. they are demolishing the garden, replacing it with a 5600 square foot retail building. the new building would be a stones throw from the planned google hub and the garden sits on land valued at $4 million. >> the community has very compelling testimony and was very emotional, of course, about the gardens, which are much loved in the community. the applicant is within his rights to pursue constructing a small retail complex on the site. >> reporter: legal rights conflict with the will of the community, with some members stopping by to show support. >> as time goes on, more and more places like this are becoming built up. >> reporter: pieces of land are also becoming more expensive. rented this site started at 1500 per month. it is now $8000. she says she is behind by about $3000 per month, still she says this is bigger than half an acre and will have a bigger impact. >> it is teaching how it works, getting kids connected to the local ecology and anyone who lives on this planet and

earlier problem outer loop at river has edclear 270-middle i 270-midd 270-middlebrook looking good. problems on bw parkway. both are southbound, one near had 10, disabled victim on the right, then greenbelt road, ve disabled cle on the left this morning. stafford, northbound 95, a crash has cleared out of the way. 66 looking okay, as well.an you c see going 42 miles per hour, inbound on 66. 48 miles per hour northbound on 95, quantico to the ltway. 270 southbound, 28 miles per hour. top of the beltway outer loop, 31 miles per hour. >> and what a thrill for me to speak at nasa headquarters yesterday for asian american and pacific islander heritage month. thanks to cryst, daphne, and eve for inviting me -- such a great event. the east rising lion dance troupe also performed. ere they are. also amazing. there are a lot of early risers at nasa. look everything they, do top-notch event. of course my thanks to teresa halliwell who is a lawyer viewer. she initial reached out. >> we talk a lot abo o facebook. >> that's right. salute e continuing our to teachers. we're in prince george's cou

this is middlebrook gardens, which is a nursery and teaching garden for children. it's been part of the san jose park neighborhood for years. this is the rose garden near downtown jose. the owner filed development plans to turn it into a 5600 square foot retail complex. the property was valued at $630,000 back in 2007. fast forward to 2019. this is a mile from where google is working to make a massive downtown campus a reality. it is about the same distance from diridon, the shark station and downtown san jose as well. the public will have a chance to tell the director how they feel about this proposed development. but this site is zoned for that kind of development ahead of commercial development, retail space, and the staff recommendation is that the project be approved. community members held a rally in support of the garden. >>> 6:36. new details in the ongoing battle over stanford's massive expansion plans. they want assurance that the city will not build into the foothills behind campus. even though stanford has no such plans, they want the restriction noted.