the late bill foster filled his rio vista dining hall and saloon with a jaw dropping collection of big game trophies that he himself shot while on safaris around the world. but locals didn't like thinking about the elephant in the room. how gas fields would eventually give out. >> this is just where the gas comes in. >> reporter: carla graham lease equipment to the gas field operators. she says business has been sliding for 20 years. >> it's probably maybe a tenth of what it was. it's been that much of a decline. >> reporter: this year a company called vintage production owned by occidental petroleum took over the rio vista field. vintage won't say whether it plans to increase production. but richard amy on whose land the very first gas well was drilled offered his advice. >> the best place to drill for gas is in a gas field. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the rio vista city hall was built when the gas royalty checks had more zeros on them. the mayor says those days may never come back. >> it would be wonderful if they decided to drill and we got more royalties but i think the city's learne

i--now you've really opened up my eyes to something." >> in rio vista, charlotte fadipe, "californiacountry tv." >> so today on "food 101", we're going to be talking about mushrooms. here to help us out is greg corrigan, senior director of produce and floral here at raley's. greg, good to see you again. >> hey there. >> so when i wk up to this display, i have idea what makes a good mushroom or a bad mushroom. so how do i pick a good one? >> well, the mushroom guys would argue that they're all good. but there are some differences, and you do want to look for mushros that are nice and white, and fresh, and not a lot of decay. >> ok. >> so you definitely want to stay away from the ones that are turning brown and looking dehydrated. they actuay have some of these new cool packages that are easy anconvenient for the consumer to close. so easy to put in the fridge, store--always want tore them nice and cold in the fridge right away, don't keep them out. um, but se great varietieto choose from. >> so these guys--so i walk up to this--and they do all look good, i will give you credit. they a

bel air, rio vista and shore acres school in pay point. the federal government requires the added instruction time for the district to get $9 million in education reform grants. the next two years. some california cities like san francisco banned plastic grocery bags but many students around the state learn from textbooks that praise their use. california watch reports the american chemistry association lobbied the state education officials to rewrite textbooks to include positive messages. one addition reads "plastic shopping bags are very convenient to use. they take less energy to manufacturer than paper bag, cost less to transport and can be reuse." the american chemistry association recommend the plastic bag makers. environmental group long argue that plastic bags kill wildfire, release harmful chemicals and take up to 1,000 years tody compose in land fills. we'll have a detailed look at the california watch investigation tonight on abc7 news at 6:00. >>> this afternoon, a richmond man will make his first court appearance after being

bel air, rio vista and shore acres school in pay point. the federal government requires the added instruction time for the district to get $9 million in education reform grants. the next two years. some california cities like san francisco banned plastic grocery bags but many students around the state learn from textbooks that praise their use. california watch reports the american chemistry association lobbied the state education officials to rewrite textbooks to include positive messages. one addition reads "plastic shopping bags are very convenient to use. they take less energy to manufacturer than paper bag, cost less to transport and can be reuse." the american chemistry association recommend the plastic bag makers. environmental group long argue that plastic bags kill wildfire, release harmful chemicals and take up to 1,000 years tody compose in land fills. we'll have a detailed look at the california watch investigation tonight on abc7 news at 6:00. >>> this afternoon, a richmond man will make his first court appearance after being

teachers union will vote on a deal with the district to lengthen the school day by one hour at bel air, rio vista and shore acres school in bay point. the federal government requires the added instruction time for the district to get $9 million in education reform grants the next two years. >> starting today, visit to the oakland zoo will mean more money for conservation efforts and visitors will help choose recipients. under the program, every visitor will be given a token, voting token representing a 25-cent donation to conservation. the token can be taken to the flamingo plaza and used to vote for specific projects including one in uganda to help protect chimpanzees. >>> 5:07 now. let's talk about the weather. which animals do you think will be happier today, penguin or flamingos? >> tigers. athletics. how about that? >> sure. whatever works for you guys. we'll have weather for everybody in the forecast as we have a little bit of a roller coaster from much cooler weather, kind of damp. even drizzle the next couple of mornings. from sunshine. possibly warmer than average weather heading to next

belle air, rio vista. if the teachers union approves this deal, the district will continue to get $9 million in funding over the next two years. >>> students in three bay area cities are completing high school at a higher rate than others across the country. last week an alarming report found that 18% of california high school students drop out. but antioch deer valley high has a drop out rate of 9%. antioch high drop out rate is 14%. 3% of oakley's freedom high dropped out. that is the same as brentwood liberty high. brentwood's heritage high only lost 1% of their students. >>> time now 5:08. let's go to sal. i know this is your favorite day of the week. i know you will give us a good commute. at least try to. >> you are right about that. we will try to give you something good. as a matter of fact it's a very good commute out there. let's take a look atth start of the east shore freeway commute. it looks very nice. westbound on 80 coming out to the mccarthur maze. no major problem there is. the morning co

pleasanton into danzville, tracey, antioch and rio vista, otherwise sechts close to the bay of water.arming will be san jose, up from 77 degrees today when the average high temperature is 84, forecasting 84 degrees, and 60s and 70s with clearing of the skies along the beaches. 80s around the peninsula. also in the north bay, we're talking about up to 92 degrees in sonoma and glenn allen. otherwise, 60s to 70 degrees. counting on low 70s in san jose. these temperatures are about 4 to 6 degrees warmer than what we experienced monday. the marine layer will be pushing on showing overnight tonight. not as widespread for your tuesday. a shallow deck and retreating towards the waters allows for clearing. the extended forecast does call for sharply cooler temperatures, more seasonal by wednesday. hold onto that weather pattern through thursday, and then we'll begin to see high pressure rebound and warm us back up on friday and saturday as we slide towards the week into sunday and monday, we're talking about temperatures from the mid-50s at the beaches with a little bit of drizzle to the mid-8

agreement with the district that would allow for longer school days at three campuses, bel-air, rio vista and shore acres elementary schools in bay point won special grants from the federal government. the agreement allows the district to continue to receive $9 million in funding over the next two years. the students at those schools will receive an extra hour of instruction every day, a requirement to receive the grant. >>> new tonight at 6:00, students at san jose state head back to school on wednesday. they've already paid tuition. that's 12% higher than last year. and now they're getting hit again. the university is asking for another 300 bucks due in one month. nbc bay area's marion fabro joins us live at san jose state with the very latest tonight. mary ann? >> reporter: most students are on a really tough budget. when they learned they had to shell out $300 more for tuition, they were stunned. now they're worried if they don't come up with the money, they'll lose the classes they need to graduate. when chris martinez logged on to her san jose state account to check on financial aid

the whale travelled from the delta to rio vista and they called on the marine mammal center to get humphrey to turn around. it took a while and chased humphrey back in the bay and on out in the ocean. i'm getting off the point here. i'm talking about the great things that the marine mammal center has done in the many years. today, zodiac girl 10,001 and the milestone himself, milestone, will be released at point reyes national park at chimney rock up by the light house. a heck of a celebration. a milestone for the center. live at the marine -- marin headlands. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> police in brisbane are investigating an accident that killed a fishermen when two boats collided in the bay. a father and 30-year-old son aboard a dinghy hit by a 46-foot power boat yesterday afternoon. the 19-foot fishing boat capsized and threw both men in the bay. the son had to be pulled from the water by rescuers. he did not survive. >> the guy trying to do cpr a few minutes later another boat came in. they had another person. he was alive and moving around. he looked banged up. >> officials say th

the coast guard was able to arrest one of the boys and a rio vista firefighter rescued the other.am recovered the body of that other man later that night. >>> two suspects, 18 years old, from east palo atoll are expected to breaking into gunn high school two weeks ago and stealing two mac books. both of those laptops have been recovered. three other schools were brotherrized in palo alto in recent -- burglarized in palo alto in recent weeks -- weeks. those are being investigated. >>> ka she na haridore worked at investigate's extreme team program -- katrina harid:re worked at the extreme team -- worked as the extreme dream coordinator. >> she did give us a statement as to what it occurred. >> and was it -- add meeting the incidents ecures. >> yes -- incidents occurring? >> yes. >>> well, they were bumped out of their dorm rooms but now some san jose state students finally know where they will be living for the fall semester. jade hernandez joins us live to show us where any will be staying when the classes start. >> reporter: that's right. we've approached a couple of people 24 mo

rio vista, california, josh, go ahead. what your thoughts on all the economic news?aller: i am much like the first caller, diane. i'm on disability and if i were to fill all of my prescriptions, it would be more than the money i get in. the cost $2,000 a month. i cannot afford them all. they ask you how much you've made the year before, and if you make so much, you do not qualify. so i can i get the medicine i am supposed to get. -- i cannot get the medicine i'm supposed to get. host: richard in north carolina, from the mid range. caller: i am retired. thank god i am, i do not have to fight this battle. host: what about your pension or 401(k)? caller: i am worried about that but i went out four or five years ago and bought gold. host: what you paid in? caller: $11 for silver and 1300 for gold. you can see where it is today. caller: over $1,700 an ounce for silver, and the other was $40 an ounce. host: to you plan to hold onto it? caller: yes because i'm worried about the dollar losing value every day. this government and president obama's policies which have been poi

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vistas. that's quite a view. >> eike batista: yes, incredible. >> kroft: not brazilian tycoons like eike batista, who has the best view in rio, not to mention a net7 billion. how do most americans see brazil? >> batista: they think buenos aires is the capital of brazil, so they mix us with other countries around south america. >> kroft: the most powerful country in south america? >> batista: g.d.p.-wise, we are bigger than all the other countries together. and you know, in the last 16 years, brazil has put its act together. this is it-- hello, time for americans to wake up. >> kroft: with most of the world's economies stagnant, brazil's grew 7%, three times faster than america. it is a huge country, slightly larger than the continental u.s., with vast expanses of arable farmland, an abundance of natural resources, and 14% of the world's fresh water. 80% of its electricity comes from hydropower. it has the most sophisticated bio-fuels industry in the world, and for its size, the world's greenest economy. brazil is already the largest producer of iron ore in the world, and the world's leading exporter of beef, chicken, orange juice, sugar, coffee a

rÍo que cuenta con los personajes favoritos de la pelÍcula. quue es un guacamayo domesticado que vive a miles de kilÓmetros de su lugar natal en brasil. >> pero no serÁ amor a primera vistao este tipo de pelÍculas. los colores, y aman a los animales. >> vamos a una pausa y mÚsica damas y caballeros. niÑos y niÑas, la magia de la gran carpa del circo se posa en nuestros estudios y vamos a ver un espectÁculo que lo va a dejar totalmente sorprendido, ya regresamos! ♪ ♪ ?@?@ ooyk1zpÑw >> quÉ hermosa ciudad. esa ciudad la conozco, serÁ de los Ángeles, california! [risas] peligroso [ aplausos ] >> ¡muy buenos dÍas! a todos ustedes que estÁn con nosotros en todo el paÍs. 4 meses para navidad! >> me permito estos diez minutos. gracias a toda la gente de los Ángeles que durante muchos aÑos se han venido despertando con nosotros y gracias de corazÓn porque cada vez que tenemos la oportunidad de pisar los Ángeles sentimos su respaldo. >> la semana pasada yo tuve la oportunidad de ir por 24 horas a los Ángeles y no se saben el cariÑo que nos dan la gente de los Ángeles. quÉ es lo sale cuando se mezcla amor, venganza... >> una novela! [risas] >> sÍ. >> gabriel soto, juan ferrara... >