. >>> new details on the famed chez panisse. the berkeley restaurant is one step closer to reopening. crews installing a new structure to the restaurant that was heavily damaged in the fire. kristi smith joins us from berkeley outside the restaurant with what it looks like today. kristi, how is the progress? >> reporter: good morning, marla. building permits have changed quite a bit since chez panisse opened, nowodes require a steel fre. frame is for seismic in an earthquake. the two-story steel frame lifted into place on shaddock avenue, hoisted over trees and bolted in place after fabrication in oakland that took two weeks. the world famous chez panisse restaurant founded by food activist with the idea that food should be fresh, sustainable and local. it was damaged by a fire that started under the porch. since then the reopen date shift add couple of times. today i'm told the looks like june 10th hopefully. getting the steel frame in place, that is a major step forward. >> we just craned in the new face of chez panisse. it's

. -- panisse me. -- panisse -- beneath me. >> handwriting could be the key to getting that job or not. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. prime minister has reportedly escaped an assassination attempt in the capital, damascus. a car bomb exploded as his convoy was driving through a government-controlled area. the attack happened as the un secretary-general ban ki-moon urged the assad government to allow an international inquiry into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the conflict. from beirut, jim muir has the latest. in a heavilyg bomb secured part of damascus controlled by government parsed -- government forces. it was not as massive as some of the recent bombs, but it was enough to wreck some vehicles and others on fire. state television said there were casualties, including civilian passersby. but it said the main target of what it called the terrorist explosions were the convoy of the prime minister, wael al- halqi. he escaped entirely unscathed. that version of the 10 -- of events seems to be borne out by footage on state tv, sh

bay panisse, is getting closer to opening. no word on exactly when it will reopen its doors after fire >>> president obama set to address the nation at the white house. a live picture right there before he steps up to the podium. supposed to do that in about 15 minutes. not clear what the main topic will be. we will carry it live on nbc bay area. the media filling in that room and putting the microphones up to catch what president obama had to tell the nations. >> jay carney tweeted out that president obama killed it with his comedy at the white house correspondents' dinner. he didn't answer any questions. he will answer questions this morning. >> whatthat's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with a live local news update. have a great day! changer. reaction pouring in from main street to the white house this morning to nba player jason collins's decision to reveal he is gay -- a first by a male athlete currently playing a major u.s. sport. >>> new twist. this morning the fbi is testing female dna found on a pi

who want to be inspired and have an idea to follow, that there are economic earpiece untrained ear panisse and models and i will be a problem for the united states in the sense that democracy will change what people want. if most people want social on social democracy, that is what we will get. social democracy. >> over here? >> thank you. thank you for your perceptive views. you mentioned the german influence in the 19th century, as well as human flourishing. do you think there is an educational program out there? and would you point to other positive economics and educational enforcement? >> sure. let me say something about the negative side of that. the negative side is -- i think it was max stein who said that three weeks before an election, there is no substitute for eight to 10 years of indoctrination and most educational systems about why business is dead, why free markets are dehumanizing and etc. you're not going to dissuade a lot of people after hearing this type of stuff year after year. when they pick up the newspaper, they see the same message. even among their peers, these me

one of the stories we're following today, famed bay area restaurant chez panisse, we'll show you theirur special series, called how to deal. and today's bodily function is an occasional bout of gas. >> what causes gas and how can you get rid of it? >> if you want to. gastroenterologist robin shupkin knows she's the founder and medical director of the digestive center for women. >> there's a center? >> wow. >> there's a center for flatulence? >> well you ladies are not giving gas its proper due, this is serious business, this is serious medical stuff. >> talk about it. >> what you're seeing here at the table, these are tell-tales, cabbage, we make the joke. >> i just can't eat cabbage. >> these are good gas, these foods are incredibly healthy. >> except for bagels. >> not the question, but the broccoli and the cauliflower are a cruciferous vegetables, because the gas is not broken down, it floats onto the colon where it gets fermented into bacteria, lots of gas. >> what to do? >> eat a little less, but there's another solution we'll talk about at the end, something to help you break dow

who want to be inspired and have an idea to follow, that there are economic earpiece untrained ear panisse and models and i will be a problem for the united states in the sense that democracy will change what people want. if most people want social on social democracy, that is what we will get. social democracy. >> over here? >> thank you. thank you for your perceptive views. you mentioned the german influence in the 19th century, as well as human flourishing. do you think there is an educational program out there? and would you point to other positive economics and educational enforcement? >> sure. let me say something about the negative side of that. the negative side is -- i think it was max stein who said that three weeks before an election, there is no substitute for eight to 10 years of indoctrination and most educational systems about why business is dead, why free markets are dehumanizing and etc. you're not going to dissuade a lot of people after hearing this type of stuff year after year. when they pick up the newspaper, they see the same message. even among their peers, these me