pelican bay state prison was designed as california's new alcatraz, a single facility that would isolate and contain the state's worst inmates, inmates too violent and dangerous for any other institutions. >> i was involved in several fights on the tier. >> stabbings, beatings, pretty regular occurrence around here. >> up here, they killing people. >> i seen people getting their throat cut. i have seen, you know, people get rat packed, you know, five guys on one, get their head smashed in. >> you can get stabbed anywhere. >> i'll never get out of here until i have parole, or die. >> richard kirkland has worked at pelican bay since 1992. in 2004, he became warden of the prison. >> we have approximately in any year, particularly over the last several years, somewhere between 700 and 800 reportable incidents. we end up using force of some sort, whether that's pepper spray, physical holds or otherwise in probably some 400 of those. >> inmates are assigned points based on the severity of their crimes and propensity to inflict violence on other inmates and staff. pelican bay houses level four

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alcatraz over to the federal bureau of prisons. it would become the toughest prison in the federal system gaining instant notoriety when its new tenants included the most known and powerful gangsters in the country. >> machine gun kelly just sentenced. alcatraz is right. >> reporter: the prohibition era of the 1920s produced a collection of gangsters that were as renowned and colorful as they were dangerous. their imprisonment on alcatraz enhanced its reputation. the toughest play on earth for the toughest criminals in the nation orr so was the rock presumed. cameras not even movie cameras were ever allowed on alcatraz. the list of criminals criminals sent to alcatraz was impressive but the life they were to lead on this island reflected the fact that they were just common criminals with just a measure of fame. >> this is d block the isolation wing here in alcatraz. this was home to some of the most infamous criminals. they included al capone. the first prisoners arrived by train under the greatest secrecy. railcars carried the prisoners then they were marched silent hi in silence to what must have been the most forbidden sight they h

within the past hour say a mother whale and her calf are now between fort mason and alcatraz island in san francisco bay. news chopper 2 caught sight of the gray whales yesterday. authorities remind boaters and swimmers to stay away from the whales because the marine mammal act protects them and you can be cited for getting within 300 feet of the whales. >>> the u.s. coast guard is set to hold its first public meeting on the america's cup. the big yatch race is still more than a month away but the coast guard wants everybody to note safety rules. the meeting begins at 6:00 at jack london square. >>> parents want a principal removed from a hercules elementary school where a student was sexually assaulted. a union representative says that 15 of the schools' 22 teachers voted no confidence in principal cynthia taylor. others spoke in support of taylor. the board did not take any action. >>> the oakland school board unanimously approved charter status for two fruitvale area schools after reaching a compromise with the school. the deal calls for the school to buy janitorial and food services from the districts and

news, firefighters continue to bat the battle. >>> in the right place at the right time, how the crew of the show alcatraz came to the rescue of aoman who suffered a medical emergency. . >>> we have breaking news we have been following. sal? >>> at one point firefighters were inside this building but they decided to take a defensive stance and it started off on the 3rd floor with just smoke coming out. you can see flames coming through the roof of this building here near telegraph and dwight way. first reported 45 minutes ago, on the second building it threatened them on the scene. from the south campus community, i'm sure the students have been woken up by the flames. berkeley residents have been there and no doubt people have woken up, a lot of the ac transit buses run right through there, we will have a live report coming up soon. >>> traffic does move well as you come into the pay gates and on the san mateo we have a nice looking drive heading out to the high-rise. >>> calm clear skies, temperature are cold, 33 up in santa rosa the city is sitting at 45, good today, good tomorrow that system will start a cooling trends and t

new species? they were discovered when researchers using black light were doing a rat census on al -- alcatraz. >>atson commuter -- computer turning attention to -- [ unintelligible ] >>> scientists believe they may know what cause men to lose their hair. according to a new study, bald men tend to have an abnormal amount of a protein on their scalps. the protein appears to block hair growth. researchers at the university of pennsylvania found mice given a high level of the protein went completely bald. researchers say the discovery could lead to new treatmentses. -- treatmeants. >>> >>> i'm glad you read think time. 5:57. just ahead, he wanted a little help why his request ended up getting one driver arrested overnight in oakland? >> reporter: how does a free dental exam sound? so glad to some people they camped out overnight for the chance at it. you don't have to do that. we will tell you how to take advantage of this opportunity, next.

alcatraz. the raiders may be parting ways from last night's team. the minute is next. bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. so the giants will hold him out of saturday's cactus league >>> buster posey's ankle is still stiff. start the clock please. i had all the ligaments ripped out of my leg and broke my fibula. i'm less than a year out. i will feel stuff for a while. >> raiders played, meaning he will be pay paid the average as the five highest paid players. that's $6.2 million. the move comes that this guy, michael busch, is an unrestricted free agent, probably not coming back. cnnblow it open against portland and green led with 19 points a piece. usf wins. take on lmu tomorrow night. he had 34 puts to get through his opening round. 71 at honda classic. he is seven shots behind the leader. and buffalo scores the game's only goal.

alcatraz. you can see the tower standing tall. san francisco, an overcast day. stay with us. >>> we are following breaking newsn mexico where the usgs is reporting a 7.9 quake between acapulco and oh hack a. it struck about 15 minutes ago. we're working to get more information. the bbc is reporting so far two people are dead. again, this is a 7.9 quake, reported to have happened near acapulco in mexico. we will stay on this breaking news to bring you the very latest as soon as we get new information. >>> it is one of those mysteries that captivated people worldwide for generations. what ever became of amelia earhart who disappeared over the pacific 75 years ago. this morning, secretary of state hillary clinton weighing into that mystery, meeting with historians and scientists from an aircraft recovery group, launching a new search for her lockheed electroplane. she and her navigator fred noonan disappeared july 2nd, 1937. some believe she made it to the island, and a recent photo is being examined showing what appears to be a plane strut and wheel protruding from waters offshore. >>> the home of some of the mo

a new hotel in london is like spending the night behind bars. hotel alcatraz is now open.deled after the now-defunct prison in san francisco. rooms are five feet by nine feet, just like the cells in the real alcatraz prison. guests are given prison europe forms and have their mug shots taken. wardens keep a watchful eye on what's going on. can you explain the appeal this to me? >> to see if you can escape. >> goodness. >> here's tom. >>> that's how our director spends his evenings at home. and this morning we are starting off with a clear sky. we've got a half moon in the southern sky. off to a cool start. generally in the 50s around the region. right now, 56 at reagan national. in fairfax, arlington, montgomery, prince george's counties, also generally in the mid 50s. here's the day plannerment sunrise at 7:20. a sunny and mild morning. 60s mid morning, 70s by noon. we will likely hit the low to mid 80s by mid-afternoon. lots of sun, a clear night. a mild evening, mid 60s by midnight. a look at the warm pattern and the highs for today in ten minutes. danella? >>> good mor

alcatraz island is about to go up. the national park service says it is raising the price of tickets to $2 -- $2 starting april 18th. the new adult fare, $28. prices for children, senior and special night tours are also going up. officials say the increase was due to the rising cost of ferry service to the island which is provided by an outside company. >>> outside your doors on this tuesday, it is wet and in some cases, it is windy. it's going to be with us all day long. giving you a view outside where we have great sky, visibility down in some cases, at the top of the hour, we talked about delays at sfo, if you are gonna be flying out and know somebody somebody flying be aware of that. and we're all getting wet. the breeze out at sfo, 24 miles an hour and the gusts near 30 in some its cases. areas around livermore, san jose here to the southeast, it looks like perhaps a little bit of drizzle, maybe a few breaks in the rain. it's not going to last. this system has moved over us and it's just going to sit with us for the next 24 hours or so. the winds picking up at 24 miles and hour. napa reporting gusts at 20 and 22 miles

news. >>> it would have been a nice day to visit the rock today. i'm talking alcatraz. a lot of sunshine around the bay area temperatures soaring into the 60s even some mid-70s for highs today. it was something else. but it's all going to change now as high pressure begins to weaken somewhat and slide eastward so tonight a return to a couple of clouds making their way onshore and looks like cooler temperatures ahead over the weekend even a chance of rain towards sunday. so low clouds and fog making a return tonight. cooler temperatures, temperatures coming down 10 degrees in the bay area. cold front dives in towards sunday afternoon bringing chances of rain. still clear out there now. the temperatures not too bad. you can see the places that are starting to feel the influence of that sea breeze into san francisco 54 degrees. nice warm weather inland 65 in concord and 66 in livermore and 60 degrees right now in santa rosa. starting to see some clouds off the coastline creeping a little bit closer here as it looks like that ridge of high pressure finally beginning to weak

new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months. >>> good morning to you. looking live at alcatraz way across the bay because it is nice and clear. offshore winds mean warmer temperatures. later on "today," look at me, acting like a weather person. >> that's awesome. >> i used up my one line. >> offshore winds, and notice the radar, it's a little lonely this morning. not much out there in terms of any raindrops. as you look up and down the west coast, high pressure is keeping from basically san diego almost to seattle dry today, and we'll see pretty nice temperatures as we head towards lunch time. chilly for the next couple of hours or so. as early as 1:00, starting to break out. warmest places today, probably pleasanton with mid-70s. late in the day we'll see the sea breeze pick up which believe it or not hints at cooler changes. towards the workweek, big-time cooling towards tuesday with a chance of seeing showers. talk more about that in your seven-day forecast with kris cavern sanchez in a few minutes. >> very glad you're here because i run out of lines, very quickly. thanks, r

new blt cheeseburger. a 100% beef patty loaded with hickory-smokedd bacon plus fries and a drink for just $4.99 you may now eat the bride. >>> wow the producers of the fox show alcatraz from the upcoming season finale shot today in san francisco. this was the first and final day crews tried to recreate the car chase sequence from bullet. >>> fred is here, the sharks were 3-0 against the dallas stars they had their number until tonight. >> they had outscored them but the sharks just can't get a break. watch tori mitchell, all the way through there beats goalie. and you have to like that. 2-2 now in the third when povelski gives them the lead again. stars tie it with just 75 second left in regulation. talk about a game of inches. somehow, some way, thomas vensour is able to creep this puck through niemi. so we go to the shoot out. thomas vensure beats niemi for the only goal of the shoot out. at least sharks get a point tonight. stanford men beat cal and tonight in the conference tournament looked like the cardinals would do it again. sanford in the red jersey, but cal starts the second half with a 16-3 run. alan pulls up for the three pointer and it's 38-33. watch zim

a live look at the partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies over alcatraz and the golden gate, a mild day in store. >>> newending his administration from republicans who continue to demand the u.s. allow more oil drilling to help lower the price of gas. he made the comments in his weekly online video address. >> under my administration, oil production in america is at an eight-year high. we've quadrupled the number of operating oil rigs and opened up millions of acres for drilling. but you and i both know that with only 2% of the world's oil reserves, we can't just drill our way to lower gas prices. >> the president taped his address yesterday at a rolls-royce engine plant in virginia, the same day the february jobs report showed the economy at a 233,000 jobs. the bay area job market shows signs of improvement. the tribune reports the region added nearly 14,000 jobs in january. the majority coming from the east and south bays. growth sectors included administration, retail, and construction. the bay area unemployment rate dropped about a percent and a half in january when compared to 2011 in january of las

alcatraz filming. just look for the links on the front page. >> we brought it to you live yesterday, some some. scenes and good news, a woman rescued. >>> check in with sal, keeping a close eye on the commute. >> the bay bridge and, it's a little slow this morning getting into the city. no major problems on the bridge itself. but you'll be waiting there for a bit as you make it on to the span. also this morning, we're looking at the 98.7 bridge westbound 92 traffic heavy, say stall on the bridge but since they installed the shoulders years ago, stalls don't mean a lot to the san mateo bridge because people have a place to pull over. and by the way, the very new eastern span of the bay bridge when completed will have the same type of shoulders so stalls will have a place to pull over. moving along to the maps, i wanted to show you the dumbarton bridge, traffic good according to the road centers. 880, though, between a ward and fremont little slow. steve, we just mentioned steve mcqueen, went to my dad's house and watched tower inferno, remember that movie? >> i watched the great escape the other day. that was on too