pescadero is a sleepy seaside town not far from the city. the area has a mild climate and rich earth, the perfect setting to produce vibrant flowers. a rainbow of blooms are picked here on the hour, every hour, 6 days a week. >> we love it when we first work the soil with the equipment. you turn the ground over. it's got a nice, fresh smell to it. and you work in e soil, leveling it off, making rows so you can plant your seeds. and then 90 days to 120 days down the road, you see the flowers me up, and your production, and we get a tremendous satisfaction out of that. >> yelw yarrow, delphinia, larkspur, stock, and dianthus pepper the landscape, and eventually make their way to bouquets around the world. >> once in a while i have tours here. we walk them through everything from b@re ground to seed to the production growing to a the equipment that we use. and they're kind of amazed what it takes to grow all this stuff. it's a lot of countless hours and a lot of work. it's a lot of hard work. >> a day in the life of a flower arrangement means g

esto ocurriÓ en la playa estatal de pescadero.mioneta suburban blanca. al investigar se llevaron una gran sorpresa. en la barca encontraron unas 40 pacas de marihuana. el gobierno federal cree que se trata de una transacciÓn de drogas frustrada, ya que la camioneta estaba atascada en la arena. desde octubre del aÑo pasado a la fecha se han reportado mÁs de 100 casos similares en la costa de california. las autoridades reportaron que no encontraron ninguna persona en la zona ni arrestaron a nadie en relaciÓn a este caso. >> cerca de siete horas les tomÓ los bomberos de san josÉ extinguir las llamas de un incendio de tres alarmas que se produjo ayer por la noche en un vertedero de basura. >> las llamas podÍan verse desde la autopista 280. >> debido al siniestro la calidad del aire se vio afectada, ya que se registrÓ un aumento en los niveles de contaminaciÓn. >> a esta alerta se suma otra pero por ola de calor. >> quÉ tal amigos buenas tardes. comienza a formarse un sistema de alta presiÓn. esto serÁ generando estabilidad en la atmÓ

that was stuck in the sand at pescadero beach. away, a 30- foot boat was abandoned at the water's edge. officials believe the boat came from mexico. homeland security says, the marijuana is worth about one- million dollars. no arrests have been made. police are searching for a 17- year old santa rosa girl. who went missing friday night. elysa muniz. a student at analy high school in sebastopol. vanished from her home in the 17-hundred block of fenwick drive. in santa rosa. for more information on this story. including what was left behind when she disappeared. go to our website. kron4.com.s "do not attempt a u-turn!" road confusion today. at the golden gate bridge. the extreme measures some drivers took. to avoid paying the 7- dollar toll. then, on inside edition, the surveillance video everybody's talking about: a fight between jay-z and his wife, beyonce's sister. stay tuned here to kron 4. for inside edition with deborah norville. see it, after the news. ♪ ♪ thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. you

it happened at pescadero state beach. vic lee is live with the story. what a haul, vic? iet was. this is a boat with a lot of gasoline. that is the gas tank here. from mexico to san mateo then had two very powerful out board combloerts if you will, picture this weren't that smart. deputies found marijuana turning it over to the feds. >> we believe that the vessel landed here under darkness. and there is a pick up crew on to their vehicle. >> smugglers loaded their suv. roughry 1200 pounds. that is their down fall. >> the strugglers abandoned ship and ran off. leaving their cargo before the county deputies in agents arrived. investigators believe there is no mother ship. the huge gas tank indicates the boat weaved from mexico the name plate on the side said it came from mexico state of sinaloa. beach growers were surprised. . >> i don't think you can from mexico to here. that is impossible. >> the irony of what happened struck this couple. this is the 8th confirmed landing to the beaches since march of last year. they believe the pressure of interdiction is driving the strugglers

. >>> a motor boat collided with a whale off the coast of pescadero today. all were evacuated safely today. the sheriff's office got a call saying a boats had scratched into a whale about 5 to 10 miles from sail. nobody was injured and the whale appears to not have been injured. >>> many officers were ready for the dui enforcement. they chose the great mall parkway to conduct their checkpoint. >> the signs were out, and dozens of officers were lined up and ready for the long night of dui enforcement. they chose the great mall parkway to conduct their checkpoint this year. >> we're looking to take drunk drivers off the roadway to make the roadway safer for the public. and we're looking for those without licenses. >> reporter: they say the majority of offenses are for not having a license, but the dui component is important too. he says he's seen the dangers of driving under the influence way too many times on the force. he says he takes dui very seriously. >> within the last nine months, a young lady was driving her child in the backseat. and she ran off the

and you know, if you like the outdoors, i mean, we're sitting in pescadero, california, in the outdoorsit would be hard to re-create. >> steyer tries to get out to his ranch a few times a week. in addition to raising grass-fed cattle, the ranch plays host to local school children who come to visit dorothy, the 300-pound pig. >> the normal rule is don't name it if you want to eat it, right? [laughter] but this really is the equivalent of a petting zoo. we could go inside the -- >> the kids come here? >> or go inside and feed them and do that stuff. here comes dorothy. >> there she is. >> let me ask you a question. do you have an apple for her? >> do we have an apple? >> no. if we were smart -- that's what she's interested in, not us. >> look at her walk. >> i know. >> tom steyer seems to have moved comfortably from ceo to his new role as environmental caretaker, but it remains to be seen if his passion and deep pockets are enough to conquer keystone. >> i think my parents had a strong sense of participating in their community, which is all i really think i'm doing. ♪

esto ocurriÓ en la playa estatal de pescadero, unas millas al sur.barca encontraron unas 40 patas de mariguana. cada una de un peso de entre 25y 30 libras. o sea unas 1200 libras en total. el gobierno federal cree que se trata de una transacciÓn de drogas. estrada. ya que la camioneta estaba atascada en la arena. desde octubre del aÑo pasado, la fecha, se han reportado mÁs de 100 casos similares en la costa de california. las autoridades reportan que no encontraron una persona en la zona. tampoco tan arrestado nadie relaciÓn a este caso. univisiÓn 14. >> mÁs tiempo de lo pensado. la compaÑÍa de gas y electricidad informÓ que no terminarÁ antes de 2015 una serie de arreglos en las tuberÍas de gas natural en nuestra zona. la demora se produce cuando aguarda recibir un castigo monetario por la explosiÓn mortal en septiembre de 2010. hasta ahora completÓ 73% de las 143 millas de gasoducto que debe reemplazar. >> esta noche cerraron un carril con direcciÓn del puente en san rafael. asÍ serÁ de lunes a viernes hasta mediados de junio para poder hacer traba

vo --la droga, fue encontrada en una camioneta chevy "suv" de color blanco en la playa de "pescadero"lf moon bay, esta maÑana. --las autoridades creen que el vehiculo pudo haber sido abandonado tras quedar atascado en la arena., y que es muy probable que lo que querian hacer, era llevar la mariahuana por barco hasta mexico. cesar ---el robo de telefonos celulares ha disminuido en los autobuses del muni en san francisco... take vo ---este tipo de robos ha diminuido en un 77 por ciento mientras que la delincuencia comun en un 30 por ciento desde mayo de 2013... ---la agencia municipal de transporte dio a conocer el estudio y asegura que esta disminucion se debe al trabajo realizado en conjunto con la policia... ---mas agentes han sido asignados a patrullar las unidades de transporte, las paradas y estaciones de trenes y autobuses. blanca ---agonizando! esta un hospital del este de la bahia, cuyo cierre podria ser inminente. cesar ---sin embargo se estan haciendo esfuerzos de ultimo minuto para salvar al "doctors medical center" de san pablo. take 2 box ---pilar niÑo desde alli nos cuent

an exciting day here at pescadero state beach. reporting folkli ining live, kr. >>> drug boats are common along our coast. every year, federal agents find thousands of suspends of marijuana on vessels. this 30-foot boat washed ashore near malibu just last month. as you can see, that boat was packed with bundles of marijuana. authorities arrested three men not far from the boat. they say the panga boats often begin south of the mexican border. >>> if you've been outside today, you felt it -- it is heating up. you're looking at san jose. live picture, clear skies. warm temperatures, close to the 90-degree mark. and because of these high temperatures and low winds, a spare-the-air alert is in effect for the bay area. and another alert has been issued for tomorrow. we have live coverage this afternoon. nbc bay area's marianne favro shows us the fire concerns. we begin with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. this is only the beginning. >>> yeah, it certainly is. we already did see some temperatures in the mid 90s for today. one of the h

this is the picture of the boat abandoned near pescadero point this afternoon. five people called 911 to ask for help after they say they hit a whale and lost power. those aboard were able to get out safely. officials say they believe that the whale is okay. >>> now to this nice weather, this holiday weekend as we take a live look at the clear conditions at the bay bridge. what a beautiful shot. today receivers temperatures in the mid-60. >> to meteorologist mark tamayo. >> we have been advertising a bit of a warm-up in the holiday weekend. tomorrow we're expect something changes out there. as far as the temperatures from this afternoon, they ranged still pretty chilly to the coast with stubborn fog towards pacifica. one 90 to report at antioch. what is developing now, you can see relatively clear skies in the pacific. here is closer inspection and draw on the wind flow. northerly wind developing that typically warms us up and that will be the case as we head into sunday. what is happening high pressure is strengthening offshore and gradually building into the r

a boat loaded with half a ton of marijuana was discovered this morning in pescadero. an suv near by became bogged in the sand. the boats are called pangas and are usually seen in the waters of southern california but increased enforcement there is pushing the smugglers north. >> there's been about eight confirmed landings from monterey county to san mateo county. >> reporter: authorities are still looking for the smugglers but say this is consistent with the work of mexican drug cartels. >>> the billionaire at the center of a lawsuit over access to martin's beach in san mateo testified today. he took the witness stand. cosla testified he didn't remember much about martin's beach or a judge saying he needed approval from the coastal commission to close access. >> he cannot remember a thing. >> reporter: the gate barring access was set up in 2010 now the only way people can get there legally is from the ocean. >>> hundreds of people are fighting to stay in their homes tonight in palo alto. worried that developers are going to push them out. we first told you about this

found this beached mexican fishing boat and this suv loaded with more than 1,000 pounds of drugs at pescadero beach, drug smugglers were hard at work taking 42 bales off the boat and into the suv waiting nearby. they were undetected until that truck got stuck. >> it appears it was a little too heavy and couldn't make it out of the sand. >> reporter: the smugglers abandoned the boat and suv. with a fuel tank this big, it's likely the smugglers brought the drugs straight here from mexico. >> we believe it landed here under the cover of darkness, and there was a pickup crew waiting to take the narcotics from the vessel onto their vehicle. and transport it to some unknown location. >> reporter: this is one of eight smuggling operations found by homeland security of since march of last year. and the farthest point north. several boaters told us they wouldn't have taken these chances in a boat like that in waters like ours. >> i'm surprised to see it this far north. i mean, there's plenty of these places to unload. >> i think it's a pretty unique way of bringing that much that are cot ickes a long

a boat loaded with half a ton of marijuana was discovered this morning in pescadero. an suv near by became bogged in the sand. the boats are called pangas and are usually seen in the waters of southern california but increased enforcement there is pushing the smugglers north. >> there's been about eight confirmed landings from monterey county to san mateo county. >> reporter: authorities are still looking for the smugglers but say this is consistent with the work of mexican drug cartels. >>> the billionaire at the center of a lawsuit over access to martin's beach in san mateo testified today. he took the witness stand. cosla testified he didn't remember much about martin's beach or a judge saying he needed approval from the coastal commission to close access. >> he cannot remember a thing. >> reporter: the gate barring access was set up in 2010 now the only way people can get there legally is from the ocean. >>> hundreds of people are fighting to stay in their homes tonight in palo alto. worried that developers are going to push them out. we first told you about this

. >> now an unusual boating accident off the coast of pescade pescadero.hey responded to a call about this ship in distress about 2:30 saturday afternoon. the boat struck something and the engine died. that something happened to be a whale. when the boat started taking on water, all five passengers jumped off and swam to the rocks nearby. nobody was hurt and it appears at this point the whale was unharmed as well. >>> in the south bay, the investigation continues after a kayaker found a body in coyote creek yesterday morning. investigators want to know if that person was killed or died in some sort of accident. firefighters say the body was found about a mile nort of the alviso marina. it is only access nl through the alviees oiso slough. >> we're just trying to see what the best access is going to be for law enforcement to secure the crime scene. so until they can make a determination of the cause of death, it will be considered a crime scene. >> officials say they don't know how long the body was on the water. they would not comment on the condition. >>>

the marijuana was found inside an abandoned s-u-v monday that was stuck in the sand at pescadero beach. not far away, a 30- foot boat was abandoned at the water's edge. officials believe the boat came from mexico. homeland security says, the marijuana is worth about one-million dollars. no arrests have been made. look at this haul from contra costa county. a sheriff's deputy stopped a driver in pleasant hill, asked to search the car, and found two large boxes of marijuana. from there, a search warrant on a home in concord uncovered more than 150 -marijuana plants-- plus weapons, ammunition and cash. the marijuana is worth several -hundred- thousand dollars. two people were arrested. health officials confirmed monday-- a second person in the u-s is now sick with the respiratory virus known as mers. 'mers' stands for middle east respiratory syndrome -- and it has made hundreds of people sick in the middle east. health officials here say, the most recent case is a man visiting florida from saudi arabia. they say, he was diagnosed last night and is doing well in an orlando hospital. earlie

we have seen some light rain around mount tam and even light rain showers around pescadero and half moon bay and scattered showers overnight tonight. how warm do we get? below average in livermore. 70. san bruno 65. oakland 64. san francisco a cloudy day, with a high of 63 degrees. lots going on this weekend. the park street spring festival in alameda weather will be sunnier then, milder too. site of on saturday and sunday. and mom gets free admission to the zoo at the san francisco zoo coming up on sunday mother's day of course. and temperatures will be around 70 even in the city. so changes are coming. the first change is that low pressure area passing by to our north which will keep much of the rainfall north of the oregon-california border but we'll see scattered showers overnight tonight so showers are possible but quickly in quickly out. any rain chance is gone by sunrise tomorrow. high temperatures tomorrow right around where they were today low 60s in san francisco, upper 60s in vallejo. 66 will be your high in fremont tomorrow. san jose 70. santa rosa 72. livermore 69 degrees. y

a boat loaded with more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana was discovered on pescadero beach.a nearby suv apparently got stuck in the sand. it was not able to take the pot inland. these types of boats are usually found in southern california but agents say increased enforcement there is pushing the smugglers north. investigators say the drugs likely came from mexico. >>> imagine being able to he edit the results if someone googles your name. that's what a court this morning in europe has ruled must happen. we'll tell you why google is not pleased. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where firefighters and police say that the new 911 system is a nightmare. but dispatchers tell a different story. hear what they had to say -- next. >>> we're looking at a commute that's heavy. not as bad as yesterday but still busy in many areas. we'll get to the bottom of the slowdowns and tell you more about the morning drive. >>> clear skies, sunshine. some locations are already bouncing off their morning lows. records are possible today. we'll take a look at those. current temperatures, 5

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it happened at pebble beach near pescadero point. the five people on board called 9-1-1 to ask for help after they said they hit a while and lost power on the boat. the boat eventually ended up on the rocks. no one was seriously injured. >>> it is 7:41. remembering a north bay teenager. in 20 minutes the special ceremony planned for today and why today's date is especially bittersweet for the girl's family. >> california's primary election right around the corner. who will likely turn out to vote, and how it skews the political landscape. >> good morning. we do have a look at the traffic on this memorial day, and it is just as you might expect, a very nice drive. but coming up i'll tell you why you probably shouldn't drive too fast out there today. >> what a beautiful start outdoors, temperatures are beginning to climbed under mostly sunny skies. the afternoon we'll see just a subtle drop in those temperatures, and then as we get into the week ahead, a bigger cooldown on the way. i'll have your numbers for today. i'll detail that coo