thus, thus they will occupy pittsburg landing. and take advantage of close proximity to their targeted railroads. next map. the railroads are important because they feed the valley. direct line of communication. memphis and charleston in particular are the only east-west all weather rail link. junk tured with mobile and ohio of corinth, mississippi they constituted what the initial secretary of war of the confederacy called the vertebrae of the confederacy. extremely important trunk railroad lines for national security of the young confederate states of america, who is in the throes of war. thus they had to defend them. they defended them, though, because of the valley. the valley was key. the valley was the focal point of the entire campaign. confederacy had it by the sheer act of secession and retain it for it divided their nation in half much communication west of the valley was difficult at best. few railroads, mainly rivers feeding old man river from the west was the way of transportation and communication west of the river.

grant at pittsburg landing its front encompassing shiloh church. while western confederate forces led by general albert sidney johnston concentrated by rail around corinth to rendezvous for the offensive johnston plan to lead against grant. the military issues confronting these combatants proved not to be the mere possession of the field or even the vital cross-roads, but involved the defeat of their respective major armies and the ultimate possession of the mississippi valley. grant's mission, sever the western railroads linking the mississippi with the eastern confederacy to facilitate the union's main objective, to recover the valley. johnston's mission, hold the mississippi by defeating all union armies such as grant's, for there were four threatening his responsibility in the western confederacy. threatening the valley. today, as one gazes upon the historic corinth railroad crossing, or traverses the once bloodied battlefield christianed by song as shiloh healed. you need simply to ponder the presence and strategic value of old man river, roug

pittsburg landing in the tennessee river, hardin county. the area was being used as a base of operations by the united states army. the army that disembarked here was under the command of ulysses s. grant. the reason the army was in the area was western confederate railroads, princically the memphis charleston line that linked chattanooga eastward, extremely important railroad to the confederate states of america. it intersectioned with the north/south route known as the mobile-ohio, ran from kentucky, the ohio river basin to the gulf of mexico at mobile. secretary of war, leroy pope walker of the confederate states, called these two railroads the vertebrae of the confederacy. and they intersected, they junctioned just 22 landward miles to the west of pittsburg landing. hence, the revival's military targets for the u.s. forces now attempting to put together a rebellion and we were less than a year into the war when union forces recovered the tennessee valley, the lower tennessee valley by seizing forts henry and donelson in the northern por

we know that corinth was tries as far north to south from pittsburg landing than it was from east to west. that little terrain perspective, confederates are marching from the west, slightly north, but generally eastward, led the confederate high command into assuming the army faced west. retreat to the river. you would not, you would not logically, if you knew the federal army faced south, deploy with your army facing east, if your primary mission was to turn the union left first. that misunderstanding has a great deal to do with our understanding of why it's fought the way it is. and why troops maneuver the way they do. and why johnston brought so much of the weight of his army to bear against this point, is because he believes in the initial contact that he has struck the union left. he believes in the initial maneuver that he has turned that left. and by 9:00 when his troops are entering this union camp, that mass having driven prentiss's 5,400 men out of it, that he has indeed cut grant's retreat to the tennessee river. because, having brought half the army to bear here, he still

they're actually able to maneuver out and take advance deployed position far inland from pittsburg landing. and they don't have to fight for it. and day two fighting in a short time is quickly turned on this union numerical advantage. the confederates will have to safely redeploy. they're actually reinforced and attacking back. beauregard will be alerted to the need to rattle the army, and it will be a better part of two hours of getting the troops out and maneuvered into position in which they can engage this union force coming down upon them. things fall apart rapidly on the confederate left. one, grant is able to bring to bear the elements, the surviving elements of his army. when sherman and mcclarnon joined the field, within the matter of an hour, they were able to turn the confederate left and turn it back southward toward shiloh's church. by noon the confederates are knocking on the door of the shiloh church. they'll be joined there by the extreme right element under alexander mccook, and the fighting at that point in time will cease all north of shiloh church as beauregard is colle

will notice highway 4 the wet weather willow pass road east of concord if you are heading to the pittsburg area, west 4th street will be a little wet there. offshore along the north coast reports of thunderstorms these will continue to rotate slowly to the south and east. certainly not out of the question later today to see showers or a thunderstorm by the afternoon. within that three hour time period i've added on yesterday's totals almost 8/10 in santa rosa, half inch in san francisco, over a third in san jose, more to come. >>> the storm caused a sewage overflow san francisco. amy hollyfield with that story. >> reporter: we are inside a leather warehouse. the owner estimates that he has filled up that call cleaner, about 50 times, trying to pump the water out of here this morning. the city has sent a cleanup company to help. there's a lot to do. water invaded several buildings here. standing water in a restaurant kitchen is not only damaging, in this case disgutting. >> it is rainwater mixed with sewage. my restaurant smells like a toilet. that's exactly how it smelled three years ago i

a second game against pittsburg in three weeks. peyton manning comes to town with the broncos on december 16. a week later, his brother eli comes to town with the giants. the regular season ends on the road for the second year in a row, in cincinnati. no. 59 was re-signed today. ellerbee agreed to a one-year deal where just under $2 million. the ravens have depth and a strong future in the middle of the linebacking crew. last night and come back, the orioles squeeze out a 3-2 win of the white sox. a chilly night in chicago. the fourth home run of the young season, the orioles had a 2-0 lead. bottom of the six, k.j. with a double down the right-field line. drives in a pair of runs, cutting in the orioles' lead to 3-2. two out, bases loaded. turns the play, the first big league win with the orioles as they take on chicago, 3-2 tonight on the road. in march, the kentucky wildcats captured their eighth basketball national championship with the starting lineup of three freshmen and two sophomores. the wildcats will not get to see their

highway 4, headed westbound towards pittsburg into concord traffic flowing smoothly at the limit, a littlestbound that is no problem as far as your commute. >>> this morning nobel peace prize winner says she hopes her victory in myanmar's parliamentary election marks the start for a new beginning. her party says she has won a seat in the parliament. she spent almost 15 years under house arrest for her political activities. her elect opens wait for a possible presidential run in 2015. >>> we are learning details about a deadly plane crash in russia that has killed 32 people. the plane went down shortly after taking off from an airport in siberia, 32 of the 43 onboard were killed, 11 have been hospital lighted in serious condition. the cause of the crash -- hospitalized in serious condition. the cause of the crash is unclear. >>> passengers on a luxury cruise ship that caught fire say the crew was amazing. the ship drifted off the southern philippines with 1,000 onboard after flames engulfed one of the engine rooms. the ship was able to dock in malaysia yesterday. 200 americans were among th

will notice highway 4 the wet weather willow pass road east of concord if you are heading to the pittsburg area, west 4th street will be a little wet there. offshore along the north coast reports of thunderstorms these will continue to rotate slowly to the south and east. certainly not out of the question later today to see showers or a thunderstorm by the afternoon. within that three hour time period i've added on yesterday's totals almost 8/10 in santa rosa, half inch in san francisco, over a third in san jose, more to come. >>> the storm caused a sewage overflow san francisco. amy hollyfield with that story. >> reporter: we are inside a leather warehouse. the owner estimates that he has filled up that call cleaner, about 50 times, trying to pump the water out of here this morning. the city has sent a cleanup company to help. there's a lot to do. water invaded several buildings here. standing water in a restaurant kitchen is not only damaging, in this case disgutting. >> it is rainwater mixed with sewage. my restaurant smells like a toilet. that's exactly how it smelled three years ago i

first the pittsburg-antioch area westbound highway 4 somersville off ram 7 accident not blocking the lane nice drive towards concord. we have a situation in san rafael southbound 101 past san pedro road north, an accident blocking the left and right lane and chp on scene with that. no significant slowing because it is early. we will follow that as the commute gets kicked in. southbound golden gate bridge moving well, no problems off the waldo grade into san francisco to pay your tolls this is the san mateo bridge taillights westbound up the highrise over to foster city no problems. toll plaza, metering lights off, traffic is light. >>> 4:41. >>> grand opening delayed. new jobs at a san jose casino are not in the cards this morning for hundreds of people way is causing the hold up, next. >>> 49ers set a date for groundbreaking on their new stadium.3q get irresistibly clean and fresh carpets in your home with resolve deep clean powder. the moist powder removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone while neutralizing odors for a clean you can see, smell and really enjoy. don't just

now we're live here in pittsburg. once again, they say they will continue to work on a story.looking for the three men that are armed and dangerous. and they will stay on top of this. we'll stay on top of it ourselves and bring you the latest as it develops. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> south suspect police are investigating after a teenaged girl was beaten up by four adults. she was at a bus stop. the suspects, three women and one man, punched the woman to the ground and stole her phone. two of the four are said to be classmates. anyone with information is asked to call south san francisco police. >>> the parents of a sequoia high school sophomore in redwood city are getting hate messages. that's after the boy's father says he's suing the school district for kicking his son out of an english honers program for cheating. the family addmiesing -- admits the boy did copy home work but his right to appeal was denied and added deeping -- keeping him out of the honers program jeopardizes his chance of getting into an elite college. >>> pg&e says surveillance video from a

it is lightning up there will be a break out there, right now from pittsburg to vine hill, livermore, pleasanton, walnut creek you still have rain as well as dublin further south into san jose, east of the hills, rain/snow mix mount hamilton, cold air is in place some of the higher elevations highway 17, be careful we've got the possibility of a little wet snow and look what is offshore, break up in the north counties, we are still looking at that area of low pressure that is going to rotate throughout the afternoon today that means more scattered showers, cool temperatures today, a chance of a thunderstorm and at the ballgame, the winds are going to pick up. we'll see northwesterly winds increase from 10 to 20 miles an hour, starting out in the low 50s to mid 50s. there will be sunny breaks. is like deja vu we are doing it all over again. by the evening tonight things calming down and we have a nice weekend in store. >>> traffic is light right now at the tolls. look out for windy conditions across some of the bridges still slippery and wet that's why we are seeing a lot of accidents

basically ten acres of land right there at pittsburg landing are preserved as a federal national cemetery. in my mind it's probably the most beautiful national cemetery in existence. i like arlington, i like a lot of others but right there on the bank of the river is absolutely beautiful. the federal government of course comes in, disinters the union soldiers that they could find, there are probably others out there still today but all they could find disinterred, took home to the national cemetery and created basically what we see there today. what's significant about this and other national cemeteries, you go to fort donaldson or vicksburg or chattanooga or gettysburg or antietam. any of those cemetery, logically the soldiers are buried in close proximity to where they were originally buried. so it's on the battlefield itself. so in kind of a roundabout way, although they were not doing it in terms of preservation, they were actually preserving part of the battlefield when they reburied those dead at shiloh national cemetery. and you see that all around even though this national cemeter

here's what police are looking for crown vic yellow cab it says antioch pittsburg on the side door theicense plate is 8 z 27362. police say try to remember the 8 z 2 if you can't remember the whole plate yellow cab with antioch pittsburg on the side. officers say they don't know why the guys decided to let him go and not to hurt him and just drop him here in the oakland hills. relief for the cab driver who police gave a ride back to his hometown in antioch where here's recovering from a terrifying night. amy hollyfield, abc7 news >>> certainly could have had a different ending there. >>> firefighters in oakland trying to determine what lead to a spectacular early morning car fire. this fire started 4 a.m. on the 800 block of 36th street, the blaze spread to a nearby utility pole. investigators say they are unsure how that fire starts found nobody at the scene when they got there the battle provided a square look as the air bag explodes while firefighters are battling to put that fire out another hazard those folks face everyday. they knocked the flames down, nobody was injured. >>> in

best buy announced it will close stores in east palo alto and pittsburg.ut their doors on may 12th. today, the stores officially started their closing sale. >> i got the e-mail that said they were closing and 20% off everything. i came out from brentwood, california and got a good deal. 400 bucks off a 60-inch l.c.d. tv. >> best buy is working on finding the employees other positions in the company. in march the company announced it would shut down 50 stores across the country. >>> with every organ transplant there is party breaking loss for one family and hope for another. a 62-year-old man from san jose met the family of the donor who gave him a heart and a second chance at life. kimberly tere is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: a year ago terrence shaw said his doctors had little hope he would survive. they were expecting the worst until a hayward man's death saved his life. for terrence shaw the decision to put his name on the donor transplant list for a heart wasn't easy. >> you go through all these emotional things and say i've lived a full li

and giants taking on the pittsburg pirates. . and take a look. this is two generation. and during the home opener. send photose. and send the e-mail to kgov.com. >> and it is a look at the forecast as they start to play ball around 6:00 this evening. partly cloudy to clear. temperatures in san francisco are pen degrees - 57 degrees. temperatures will drop to 54 . by the 9th inning temperatures will drop down to 50 degrees . cool and breezy day in the ball park evening that is. be prepared for that. it is a breezy day and lots of sunshine, winds are up with gusts out of the west . southwest at 12 in napa. and it was gusting to 21 and 16 and oakland and liverr more trying to calm down . northwest at 12. these breezes will start to die down in the overnight hours. temperaturewise, nice warm up for santa rosa. scen degrees. 57 in san francisco, oakland 59. and 66 in antioch and 63 in livermore and mountain view, 64 degrees. here's a look at highlights. we'll go to cooler conditions overnight. look at the clouds. and look at radiational cooling to take place. breezy overnigh

best buy is closing its locations in both east palo alto and pittsburg, but they both will be open forhe final time today. the retailers sell it will try to find positions at different stores for the employees. best buy says it loss mo than $1.5 billion in the latest earnings report. >>> the super bowl could soon return to the bay area. the 49ers plan to break ground on tuesday, and sources say the team hopes to snag the 2016 super bowl. the formal bid process is expected to start this summer. the taken says it hopes to have the stadium completed for the kickedoff in 2016. the last time the bay area hosted the super bowl was in january 1985 in stanford. >>> more than 1,000 people bdi, but hundreds survived. we'll hear from descendants. >>> plus are giants fans nervous? disappointed? they react to news that brian out for the season. some of the comments may surprise you. when i get terrible congestion from my allergies, i power through with the power of claritin-d. when my sinus pressure is at its worst, i've got the best decongestant... claritin-d. when it all hits, nasal congestion an

once you get past somersville it looks better, 34 miles into pittsburg.have this information when you want it, when you are commuting, abc7news.com/waze is the place to go. >>> this just in, latest unemployment numbers, the labor department says last week the number of applicants for jobless benefits remained the same as the week before near a three month high. analysts say it is a sign that employers have stepped up lay-offs and added fewer jobs. >> here's jane king. >>> the senate has delivered the postal service a lifeline voting to give access to billions more in cash to keep things going a few months longer the issue heads to the house which has to act by mid may to keep thousands of post offices and processing facilities open. critics call the move a spending binge. good news for people struggling to put food on the take, milk price i may be about to drop citing warmer than usual weather and record milk production. seaworld getting greener vowing to eliminate plastic shopping bags with the year. more than a million tons of trash makes its way into t

the orange shaded area from pittsburg to columbus ohio, over toward cincinnati, upper 7's and low 80's. once this front gets passed us, the shower threat will end in the morning. the trailing cold front will come by around lunchtime and that will show our cup -- that will trigger couple of showers and storms. another system to the north and west arrives later in the week. this approach it will keep the temperatures up. an early shower, and partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. wednesday the shower threat is mostly in the mountains. we'll have some clouds here, live a cooler. 79-84 degrees tomorrow. the breeze on the bay about 10 knots with waves around 1 foot. forecast, low 80's tomorrow, a couple of degrees cooler on wednesday, then back into the 80's for thursday, friday, and saturday. maybe a couple thunderstorms saturday evening. >> from the susquehanna banks sports center, this is 11 sports. >> a couple of days for the terps basketball team. maryland had suspended the carroll stoagland. he was suspended for violating the student athlete code of conduct. officials would not give d

pittsburg, concord, highland road, north basco, hillcrest and marsh creek, pretty good rain. it has cleared oakland and berkeley and benicia, orinda and moraga lighter pattern. dublin, 580 and 680 wet weather. here's san jose from 280 to 101 new hall south -- all the wet weather here into the santa cruz mountains. take a look at how quickly this cold front is pushed through. with that red that's the heaviest rain. winds gusting to over 35 miles an hour. scattered showers with us throughout the day. we will see sunshine. between now and the next 45 minutes or so, it will be rainy out there, so be careful. >>> good morning. bay bridge toll plaza, you might encounter ponding, wind advisory for the bay bridge and also for the golden gate bridge this morning. cameras not bouncing around that much with when the heavy rain moves through and you are driving in that you can turn your wipers on as fast as they will go and it still doesn't seem like it is enough. bay bridge, golden gate and richmond san rafael bridge in addition, flooding reported in the usual spots. reported in oakland

police believe a couple is responsible for as many as 90 bomb threats made at the university of pittsburg. they are former students there. detectives believe that make the threats because they hold a grudge against the university -- detectives believe they made the threats. >> of total appeared in some newspapers today -- a photo appeared in some newspapers today. they say but harper's tried to chase them down after one of pippa's friends pointed a gun at them. >> a popular game show host is here in washington. >> the question, who is alex trebek? he stopped by our studios today to talk about the popularity of "jeopardy." >> americans are very competitive. we all want to know how right we are, how fast we are. >> a celebrity power players edition of that show will feature anderson cooper, kareem abdul-jabbar, and many more. it will be this friday and saturday at constitution hall. >> he is sticking around, he did the cherry blossom parade. >> he will be here all week. >> it was so warm today, it was like summer. >> it certainly was. we did not get rid of the pollen, either. get out the sh

they were driving in pittsburg when a power line fell on their motor home. a big rig pulled the line down. she said she staid in because of someone she saw on ktvu. >> i heard on channel 2 about a man and he got out of his vehicle and he moved the cable. >> she was referring to a man who was electrocuted friday night after he tried to move a fallen power line. today pg&e removed the wire and no one was hurt. >>> officials say a man in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a train today at 11:30 a.m. this morning. reports suggest the man fell on to the tracks. he was then struck by a train suffering severe leg injuries. he died at a hospital. muni service was shut down for 2 hours. >>> we told you about the san francisco firefighters being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year. now ktvu's john fowler is live in san francisco with the group of doctors who are taking action after seeing our report. >> reporter: we are at station 8 in san francisco. to date, nobody has any idea the effects of the contamination on firefighters. two months ago we told you

towards the caldecott tunnel, 80 east shore freeway nice drive highway 4 starting to slow out of pittsburgh. all mass transit on time. one problem to report on the peninsula northbound 280 farm hill road accident blocking the left lane there. >>> 5:57. >> right back after these

happened about 3:30 this afternoon in a mobile home park in pittsburg. they were home with their father with armed men stormed into. they robbed the family and pistol whipped the father. >> there is six guys with guns and my dad is on the porch banging on the door and i hear my brother shoveling around, where is the money. >> the robbers took their cell phones and ran off. the family has no idea why they were targeted. the father was taken to the hospital. the deadly yacht accident near the farallon island prompted the coast guard to cancel all races. an investigation by police found no negligence on the crew of the low speed chase. the coast guard is prohibiting anymore races till another investigation is completed. it will effect some races for this weekend and our coverage of the tragedy continues on www.ktvu.com. you will find the latest headlines under north bay news. he is a familiar face riding around on his tricycle but tonight he is in the hospital after a brutal attack. ktvu's rob roth is live where the town is asking who could have done someth

pittsburg 79.mthat's the first i do believe since october. 77 walnut creek, hayward 70. 75 fremont to 79 gilroy, 77 saratoga. santa cruz at 74. but half moon bay 62. pacifica 59. 60s in the city. 50s and 60s. 70s mid to peninsula. warmer friday, saturday the warmest day. not too bad sunday and cooler on monday. >>> thank you, steve. lawmakers on capitol hill held four hearings this week looking into the spending scandal at the general services administration. there was bipartisan outrage at each new revelation from 44- dollar breakfasts to a 17-day trip for the south pacific. jamie dupree joins us now from washington, d.c., so what was accomplished by the hearings besides grandstanding, jamie? >> reporter: tori, you're learning about the congress very quickly, i see. yes, grandstand something something we do very well her in washington, d.c., and both parties did it. look, this is the test for the congress. i've been around long enough to watch these people in and three do outrage very well. will t

the palmettoor palo alto and pittsburg stores. >> reporter: employees at this palo alto store learned of the closing. the manage decided to close the store on saturday so the workers could digest the news. customer after customer were turned away saturday at this palo alto best buy. many of them were saddened to learn this is one of the 50 best buy stores across the country, closing for good. >> i love walking through the stores, talking to the people, seeing and playing with the toys. so that is my kind of thing so i'm disappointed. >> reporter: disappoints, but many aren't surprised. >> on-line people like amazon and even wal-mart probably got better prices them then. so i guess they needed to adjust to the timesment experts say on-line retailers like amazon and ebay where r-simpi too much competition for the bricks and martor stores. many customers admit they find better deals on line. >> i probably used to come every other week and now i'm like maybe once a month and i don't always end up buying stuff when i leave here. >> reporter: these stores will shut down may 12 and that mean

still some 80s for the east bay, with low-to-mid 80s for antioch and pittsburg, upper 60s, low 70s for the east shore, for the north bay, san francisco down from 79-68. looking ahead, monday, cooler, still about another 10 degrees cooler in similar spots. a similar day for tuesday, late wednesday, storm coming in, a chance of rain thursday. >> those people waited hours today to receive free dental care in san ramon, 50 patients took advantage of the small dental practice's offer. on a normal day the office usually sees a third of the number, those waiting included the homeless and uninsured. there were three denver dentists and one oral surgeon who donated their time. >> i don't know how much longer i could handle it. so -- thank god for -- this program they're doing today. >> well, i feel like we're donating our time and efforts to help people who need help. i think with the economy and the recession the way things are right now, it is just something we can do for one day, to help people out. >> in total, about $10,000 worth of dental care was provided. >>> san jose sharks fighting to

detroit, cleveland, pittsburg and all those areas to the north and west are dealing with some wintry conditions throughout the afternoon, much colder on the other side of the mountains. down to even 70's southeast virginia but only 30's and 40's on the west side of the mountains. we benefit from the northwest wind coming across the mountains and blowing down the eastern slopes of the mound. that compresses the air and warms it, so it is dramatically more on this side of amounts compared to the west side. we were above normal temperatures today. looks like it will be a little cooler tomorrow. the normal 63 degrees and we beat that at bwi marshall with a high of 66. back in 1894 there were 3 inches of snow on april 10. the pollen count checking and with the high range. trees, grass, and we'd pollen are all factored in. we are in the heart of the spring allergy season. all the way back to allegheny county in western maryland experiencing dry conditions, low humidity, and not much rain in the past few weeks. the fire threat is high for the early evening hours. getting cold out west, 0 gu

westbound highway for travelling towards pittsburg, that is moving fine. more roadwork between fruit belt and 30 fifth avenue should wrap up by 6:00 this morning. >> from a parking lot to a giant project >> and plan for a brand new neighborhood your at&t park. >> i do believe there should be punishment. >> punishment could be on the way, the bench clearing brawl between two california baseball teams >> seeing the world thr,,,,,,,,, >> former penn state assistant football coach gerry sandusky will be in court today. the judge will hear arguments from his defense including a motion to dismiss the child sex abuse charges. he has pleaded not guilty and is currently under house arrest. his trial is scheduled to start in june. the oakland police the apartment facing eighth special deadline to follow up on complaints about last month's move to replace occupy protesters. oakland only has 180 days because of an agreement reached in 2003. the tribune reports that the department will not meet an april 28th deadline and that could lead to a federal takeover of the apa

enmascarados con camisetas blancas y pistola en mano, entraron violentamente a una casa en la comunidad de pittsburgres se llevaron fueron los celulares. anchor --la ciudad de oakland tuvo una de las redadas ms importantes en su historia... take vo --las autoridades confiscaron miles de plantas de marihuana y varias libras de la hierba procesada con un valor de venta en la calle de mas de un millon de dolares. take half slab ....tambien encontraron en el almacen 40 mil dolares en efectivo y 4 armas de fuego cargadas, incluyendo 2 rifles, cajas de municiones, mscaras, cascos y hasta un traje anti-balas. --11 sospechosos fueron arrestados en conexin con esta masiva operacin --la redada efectuada involucr al departamento de policia y tambien equipos especializados del "swat". cu --- la compaÑia encargada de velar por la seguridad de la secundaria "milpitas", esta siendo acusada de crear un ambiente peligroso para los alumnos. --- gabriela dellan en vivo en el estudio nos tiene los detalles. gaby intro -- asi es.. el director de la escuela comento que los oficiales de seguridad estan ignorando ciertas p

a yellow cab driver picked up three men from the pittsburg b.a.r.t. station and took them to an and. complex in antioch when he was robbed. >> one of the suspects was armed. he was forced into the trunk at gunpoint, driven out to oakland. >> reporter: the gunman stole the cab driver's jewelry, cell phone and money and dumbed him off along joaquin mill road. the driver was not injured but was able to get help from police when he flagged down a passerby. antioch police say this is not an ordinary crime in the area but cab drivers do get robbed here a few times a year. we spoke to a friend of the carjacked cab driver who says he, too, was robbed two years ago when he picked up a man at the b.a.r.t. sub station. >> he had a gun, said, give it to me, one, two, three, four, five, give it to me. >> reporter: dealing with this latest case, investigators say that a few nights ago, a similar incident happened locally where a cab driver was put in the back that have trunk but that cab which was later ditched was found also in this general area. as of right there

. >>> a couple in pittsburg has a tale to tell after their camper snagged low-lying powerlines that landedon the camper. pg&e credits the couple with doing the right thing by staying in the camper until help arrived. >> all of a study got hit, the wire, i didn't see it. hit the top part and came down the windshield and i stopped. >> neither was injured. they spent 25 minutes trapped in the vehicle until crews could shut off the power. >>> next, the vote today that could move california a big step forward toward protecting your online privacy. >>> a dream house and secret payments. the testimony expected today in the corruption trial of john edwards. >>> plus, power of aspirin. the role it may play in protecting women from a deadly form of cancer. >>> big boom and blazing streak of light. nasa figures out what happened in the skies above northern california and nevada. on average 5,000 people a day switch from cascade to finish - over two million so far. with finish quantum you get incredibly clean, sparkling dishes without rinsing first. h revolution. the more dirt can spread around the ki

they are currently or they were in a lincoln crown vic, a yellow cab and it says antioch pittsburg on the door. the cab driver is physically okay. he talked to police and they gave him a ride back out to antioch. at this point officers say they don't know why the men decided to let him go and drop him right here. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> we are following breaking news in san francisco. one person injured and a large apartment building had to be evacuated after an early morning fire. this started around 2:45 in an apartment complex that houses the elderly on woodside avenue. firefighters managed to knock down the fire quickly. they say it could take a while to mop up all the water. investigators are trying to determine if the fire was intentionally set by one of the residents. one person was injured, no word on how serious the injuries are. we'll continue to follow this story. >>> in west oakland this morning police investigating shooting death of a teenager. it happened after 8:00 last night on the 1100 block of 34th street no word on suspects or motive. police have not made any

best buy announced it will close stores in east palo alto and pi pits pittsburg. today the stores officially started their closing sales. >> i got the e-mail that said they were closing. everything 20% off. i came out from brentwood, california, other side of the bay there and got a pretty good deal. 400 bucks off of a 60-inch l.e.d. tv. i'm sad a best buy store is closing anywhere. >> best buy is working on finding the employees of the two bay area locations other positions within the company. back in march, the company announced it would shut down 50 stores across the country by the end of the summer. >>> and coming up next at 5:00, a new lease on life. we'll introduce you to a south bay man who was near death. and what he has to say about meeting the family who gave him his new heart. >>> also on the 100th anniversary of the "titanic's" fateful voyage, people from around the world gather to pay tribute. >>> giants' pitcher brian wilson talks about his season-ending surgery. >>> around the bay area for your sunday, our valley temperatures warming up close to 70

he told police he picked up three men at the bar area in pittsbu pittsburg. passengers pulled a gun and robbed the driver and locked him in the trunk of his own cab. later they dropped him in oakland and took off in that car. police found the cab after getting a tip that it was parked in another apartment complex on 83rd avenue. the three suspects are still on the loose. >>> the calm after the storm. a san jose neighborhood is back to normal following a 10-hour standoff. just before 2:00 this morning, a caller reported a man was stabbed inside the home of the rose garden neighborhood. that 51-year-old man died at a medical center. they tried to talk to the people in the home when it happened, but the person who answered the door refused to cooperate. they called in the swat team, forcing neighbors to evacuate before the man finally gave up. >> i think it was a little both, a combination of the officers continuing to try to have contact with this individual, and at some point, he actually came out, to my understanding. there was no confrontation, he actually c

live power lines dropped on to a camper in pittsburg today. the wife knew they needed to stay put inside the car. >> when this happened to us, i said don't go out. stay inside. just the other day, i heard of some man m i forget where it was. and he moved the cable, which he shouldn't. got electrocuted, by the time hi got to the hospital, he was dead. >> reporter: pg&e deenergized the line. that pole continues to be repaired. >>> will it stay open? it will close? that's the question thousands of people in one east bay community are wondering about their e.r. sutter health got the approval to close the emergency room. the state supreme court decided not to intervene with the ownership dispute. san leandro hospital seeing 500,000 patients a year. >> where are these people going to go? it's criminal. to lose san leandro hospital would be a devastating situation. >> no one from sutter hospital was available to answer questions tonight. it may turn into a rehab facility. >>> don't put away the umbrella. rain is on its way. >> in the next 72 hours, w

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best buy announced it will close its doors in east palo alto and in pittsburg. they could close as early as may 12th. the company did not say how many employees work at each store. today the stores officially started their closing sales. >> i got the e-mail that said they were closing, everything 20% off. i cape out from the other side of the bay there and got a pretty good deal. 400 bucks off a 60 inch l.e.d. tv. >> i'm sad a best buy store is closing anywhere. i like best buy. >> best buy says it's working on finding the employees of the two bay area locations other positions within the company. back in march, the company announced it would shut down 50 stores across the country by the end of the summer. >>> we have some disturbing health news tonight for anyone working the night shift. beyond the inconvenience, there's new evidence the graveyard shift can make you sick. nbc's chief science correspondent robert bazell explains. >> reporter: just when most americans are getting their normal sleep, 21 million others are working nights. >> i average maybe four ho

we've found shrapnel as far as three miles inland from pittsburg landing. the drum, don't know a great deal about the story behind the drum. it's one of the early things donated to the park, but cited as being recovered from the battlefield or near the battlefield, perhaps abandoned by retreating forces and then preserved all these years here at shiloh to be utilized as part of the exhibits. the drummers played a special role in the military organization. the drum was communication. think of it as 19th century walkie-talkie. beats on that drum told the men in the regiment certain things to do. it called them to breakfast. it woke them up in the morning. it put them to sleep at night. it -- various beats of the drum told them to do different things in formation. they could even fire by the beat of the drum. load and fire by the beat of the drum. there's all kinds of things the drums were used for, and they were used for communication. music was an important part of their life, but a drummer assigned to an infantry regiment served a communication role. hence,

this is annie clark and she's 7 years old and goes to school in the pittsburg area. she was named one of two weaponners of -- winners of the special award for special penmanship. the $1,000 prize goes to students with disabilities and annie only entered that after winning top honors at her school. >> how cute is she? son congratulatelations annie -- congratulations annie. >>> automated external defibrillator, you've heard about them right? they're meant to save your life in an emergency. >> but one metro passenger died this week after he had a heart attack in part because the aed wasn't charged. >>> howard says warm and sunny this friday. highs in the 70s, learn what the weekend is going to be looking like, possibly a washout maybe on sunday. more on that coming up. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news now. it's 4:46. it's friday. it's always a good day when it's friday. but we've got a good forecast and we're happy even about rain in your weekend forecast. >> we still have drought conditions especially on the eastern shore and the heaviest rains will be along

pittsburg n-and san ramon, mid- 80s and milpitas, 82 degrees, but it gets cooler the closer we get to the ocean and the cooling has already begun in ocean beach at 57 degrees. here is fog tracker and here is what is going to change for tonight. for today, we have had offshore winds. the seabreezes have been relatively weak, but tonight, the seabreeze is going to crank up and that is going to take this big bank of fog parked at coast and push it into the bay. as we go into overnight hours and approach tomorrow morning 7:00 a.m. look for fog into the bay, perhaps as far east as livermore, north to santa rosa. i think we have some fog as well into the south bay the at least to start things out for tomorrow morning. it should be gone in most places by 10:00 a.m.. still a little bit hanging out for san francisco and all of this pushes back to the coast as we go into the afternoon. because we've going to have the cloudy start and the seabreeze picking up, it's going to bring temperatures down significantly for tomorrow. warmest places tomorrow, instead of the 90s we had today, for tomorrow