. >> we are in the new alcatraz. >> isolated along the remote northern coastline some 300 miles north of san francisco, there is a small community besieged by violence, incinerated by racial hatred. the community is called pelican bay, one of the most notorious maximum security prisons in america. 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've 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 reportab

news. >> reporter: welcome to this week's edition of where's roberta. i am here on alcatraz. let's stop talking ability this race and get to it. >> this is a san francisco triathlon, a bucket list triathlon to athletes around the world. >> reporter: bay area athletes will take place in the 34th annual escape from alcatraz event. >> frigid waters, tough currents, interesting marine life in the san francisco bay. >> reporter: so, if there is anything great about the draw this year, the lack of snow melt has made this water not as cold at 66 degrees. >> is iconic hills of san francisco. 18-miles on the bike, very hilly. only a few flat portions of the bike. the run four miles out and four miles back including the 400 stairs of the baker beach sand ladder. >> reporter: so, take it on the sand ladder, use the cables, take it one step at a time and know at this point in the race it will burn, so just accept that. >> in half a mile we climb 300 feet. >> there is a point on the run where you come toward the golden gate bridge and get this gorgeous view offing a can a razz island and

new koy tower, how does it look? >> first off, i want to show you these amazing views. >> reporter: this is insane. we have alcatrazat gate bridge and it is to so amazing where you have incredible breathtaking views at the tip top of that tower and we will give you an exclusive look and she will be here unlocking the tower for machine mop and it is for the 800-year-old project -- 80-year- old project and they have been waterproofing the air and the roof which causing water salts to form on the murals. now the other work included water contexts and they will be responsible for putting many back for the structure and coming up we will show you what has been done inside of this iconic tower where and a bit of trivia, we will let you know who she is and what her tie it is or to the san francisco police department. >> i know, you are you. >>> side shows disrupting an oakland neighborhood. >>> we don't know what to do or who do talk to -- who to talk to. >>> plus he is a duesing the poop starve trying to rob her. >>> and it is not going to stay that way and we are here with drive times and monitoring to make sure you kno

alcatraz. we'll check in with bob redell, next. >>> super mario being used in a new car ad. which company enlisted the help of the video game star. >>> nbc bay area honored with three national awards for excellence in breaking news coverage, feature reporting and public service and television journalism. all from the society of professional journalists. nbc bay area, we investigate. >>> welcome back, everyone. it's 5:12. hundreds of people across the country will make a break for it at the annual escape from alcatraz tiathlon. >> bob redell is live where preparations are under way for the big eevent. good morning. >> the 34th running of this triathlon. considered to be one of the hardest triathlons out there and there is one guy here who has been competing. not only the competitor, but the race announcer. to your right, 1 1/2 mile swim from alcatraz to marina green. >> yes. >> 18-mile bike ride and then 8-mile run. >> absolutely. >> what is the most grueling section of that? >> currently at the little marina green just west of the st. francis yacht club where our swim exit i

new are headed out the door. temperatures generally in the 50s right now. nice and clear out over the bay looking toward alcatraz. high pressure sliding to the east now and that area of low pressure in toward the coastline will crank up the winds again. red flag warnings into the delta, the carquinez strait. temperatures slightly warmer 80s inland, 70s inside the bay, 60s and breezy toward the coastline. much cooler with fog over the weekend. >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by panera bread. it's salad season. stop by your local bakery cafe for your favorite. >>> republicans face a fight with the first lady. >>> ahead. michelle obama takes a stand >>> republicans face a fight with the first lady. >> michelle obama takes on a battle over school lunches. >> state tuned for your local news. his morning" sponsored by hershey's milk chocolate. life is delicious. hershey's s'mores, the unmistakable taste that reminds us that life is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] love your kitchen even more. get real wood-look porcelain tile for only $1.99 per piece at lowe's. get real wood-look porcelain tile for

we'll keep you posted as we start the new water year for july and better weather as we head toward the upcoming winter. >> 54 degrees for the alcatraz swim. cold enough the water temperature. don't even want to know. of more coming up, california, passed a historic fracking law, but is it being enforced? we investigate. first, mike honda stubbornly refused all debates. now honda's slinging mud, launching false attacks. isn't it time to put the old politics aside? the chronicle endorses ro khanna, saying he "offers an upgrade in congress for silicon valley." and the mercury news says, "ro khanna is ready for the congress of tomorrow... ...while honda is a politician of the past." for our future: ro khanna. khanna: i'm ro khanna and i approve this message. >> you are watching "today in the bay." >> it's a national debate playing out here in california. for the first time in state history, we have a law that tracks and regulates the practice of fracking. a law that follows a series of our investigations but six months after that law took effect we ask, is it being enforced? investigative reporter steven stock looked at the numbers. >>

news. >> this does a good job of showing us this fog. it's hard to make out. this is a bay bridge leading off to san francisco, alcatraz barely there. the marine layer there, it's covering up the shot for us. it's back, it's making its way to the inland valleys. we'll experience the benefits of that later on this afternoon. temperatures are on the cool side. 54 in san francisco, a couple of degrees warmer in oakland. we're seeing mid-50s out in the east bay with san jose coming in at 57 degrees. we'll expect widespread 60s, you'll see it on the map, a nice pleasant 60, 70-degree mix. there are cooler conditions on the coast, widespread 70s everywhere else. 3 this afternoon 80s will fill in. let's look at the numbers specifically. 86 to 88 degrees potentially. it's on out into the delta, we'll look for 84 degrees in san jose. cooler today, low 70s expected in downtown san francisco, and in the north bay look for a low, and it's really medical owing out. bay areawide, it's because of the high pressure we've been enjoying for the last 3 or 4 days breaking down and as a result we've got more cloud cover coming in and we've got the ocean

news for you. asked if you're not a fan of all that heat. our mount tam cam not looking over of the bay. and the there's a bank of salt swarmed are rolling over alcatraz tied three. an hopefully once the sun comes up you see that from some of our other cameras. is that l.a. gear's shows the cloud cover put an end. a lot fresher kind of easing its way in. there will do with that it. a little better and out the door. temperatures on the close eye. 64 to 7 in santa rosa 48 in nevada upper end of those and some of the places were that will turn to '80s, later this afternoon and south bay. san jose 85 degrees 387 for campbell. no 90s on the map for the south bay at all. this one to be that much cooler today. . we're talking about a 10 degree cool down offers of art and went east bay and its use. up 78 downtown's san francisco 72. if not the upper 80s. or look at up for '70s low 80s across as well. here's your 3 day outlook. i want to put this out here and point up a dramatic decline in temperatures as we get out of the next three days. today to increase clear that was said today that looks at it. are inland highs only returned is '70s and a weaker out belo