it was such a tha i couldn't be gracious enough to allow robin williams. imagine the arrogance of me, thinking robin williams can't hold my audience. >> reporter: you write about that. you tried to reach him and apologize. >> yeah. when i finally realized that a, it's okay to be a fan of someone, you know, i've been such a hard-ass on the air. i had such a desire to have all the audience for me. that i couldn't be gracious. there's no room for anybody else. so i couldn't be a fan of anyone else. and here i am a huge fan of robin williams. i've seen everything he does. his stand-up is mind-blowing, and he comes into my studio, and what do i do? i go hey, i read you're having sex with your nanny, you left your wife for your nanny or something like that. now that's clobbering somebody over the head. that doesn't lead to discussion. it was insulting to him. but all i cared about was being the man. >> reporter: so when you walked off the air that day, you said, i nailed it? got it? >> yeah, yeah. i was clueless. >> reporter: in his book, stern writes that it to

he needs the help of a genie, played by will smith, and it was robin williams in the original animations a strange sense of watching something that is new, but also a sense that you've seen it before. can you make me a prince? there's a lot of grey area in, "make me a prince." i canjust make you a prince. 0h, right. you'll be snuggled up with that dude for the rest of your life. be specific with your words. it's in the detail. i don't understand, if she likes you, why change? she has to marry a prince. ok, i can do that. kind of the same but different. better? no, definitely not. you know when you asked about guy ritchie and the magic lamp, i thought about king arthur not pulling the sword out of the stone. in terms of this he makes it work, there's no question that it's fun and enjoyable. it makes some updates, especially in the character of princess jasmine, who is much more the agent of her own destiny. she has her own song. they have reject some of it. i'm not entirely sure, actually i am sure what the artistic point of redoing these films is. i know that the financial point is that

very hard doing that role because when the animation was done, so much of it was robin williams riffingand then they built the animation around his improvised riffs. you don't have that. you have something that is efficient, a die—hard story, updated slightly, they've made some changes which are admirable. but a lot of the time you get the feeling that i know this already and it's impossible not to miss the robin williams animation. plus, i love animation. i have to say, i'm cautious about embracing the idea of taking the animated films and making it as taking the animated films and making itasa taking the animated films and making it as a live action because i'm not sure what the point is, other than ticket sales. you mentioned the song forjasmine. is it a properfeminist update? it's a good, catchy and empowering song. the fact that they've done that may be justification enough. i'm slightly cautious about this whole thing about working through the animation. i'm not sure this is a great thing. that's fine and it does the job. then you get to rocket man, which is not a biopic of eltonj

. >> yeah, and he told incredible stories about robin williams he actually met robin williams in rehab me it's a celebration of, you know, i think some of the best interviews i've done and -- every musician, every -- every actor or -- some people aren't even famous. a guy who -- a comedian who had lied about being in the world trade center during 9/11 >> jimmy: i remember that.e wh busted, and he wanted to come on the show and explain to the audience everything that happened and it was quite moving, but difficult, because i had, you know, feelings about that. >> jimmy: of course. a lot of the book also is about forgiveness, too >> yeah, it sure is. i've had regrets you know, early on in my career i was so crazy i couldn't allow anybody to shine in an interview. i felt the ratings pressure and i felt so much pressure, and i described that robin williams was actually one of my great regrets. he came in, i'm such a huge fan. but there was -- i couldn't allow him to talk. and i was so caught up in being outrageous that right away i just started hammering him with questions about his nanny

he needs the help of a genie, played by will smith, and it was robin williams in the original animations new, but also a sense that you've seen it before. can you make me a prince? there's a lot of grey area in, "make me a prince." i canjust make you a prince. 0h, right. you'll be snuggled up with that dude for the rest of your life. be specific with your words. it's in the detail. i don't understand, if she likes you, why change? she has to marry a prince. ok, i can do that. kind of the same but different. better? no, definitely not. you know when you asked about guy ritchie and the magic lamp, i thought about king arthur not pulling the sword out of the stone. in terms of this he makes it work, there's no question that it's fun and enjoyable. it makes some updates, especially in the character of princess jasmine, who is much more the agent of her own destiny. she has her own song. they have reject some of it. i'm not entirely sure, actually i am sure what the artistic point of redoing these films is. i know that the financial point is that they end up being very successful. will smith

right now a little bit of slowing south 101, marin, robin williams tunnel, approaching the golden gate bridge. there was a disabled vehicle reported. it looks like it just cleared. wehould see the slower sensors clear as well. bay bridge toll plaza, no backup. is that clear? >> you tkpwoeut it. >> ring a ding, ding. >> ready for nice weather and sunshine. that only happens for part of your weekend. check out saturday's forecast. it will be cooler, reaching the upper 50s in the coast. upper 60s for the inland areas. and then by sunday, we'll be watching out for scattered showers that will be moving through. not only inland but also could reach the coast. let's talk about what's going on this weekend. we have the bay area kidfest saturday in concord. it includes sunday as well. i think saturday is the best day to get out without any worries of rain. we'll see the high temperatures reaching the low 70s. on sunday, we have stone soul in concord as well. that's where you will have to watch out for spotty showers. highs reach the upper 60s. bring a poncho. you can't take umbrellas inside. mu

>> i've seen five-hour shows, i've seen robin williams do a set in there. if there wasn't a punchline comedy club, we wouldn't be talking right now. >> if you let an institution like that go, you're going to kill part of san francisco's heart. at least for me. >> this is how san francisco defines itself and what san francisco wants to be defined as. >> we just have to save this place. >> it's been here for 40 years while the whole rest of the city has grown up around it. you can't even see it from the street. all the way up this dark staircase, across a courtyard, and around the corner sits the little spot so many famous comedians call home. >> back when i lived in san francisco, there wasn't as many billionair billionaires. >> reporter: there is no escaping it. outside these walls, san francisco is changing. if you ask will and debbie dirth, change is part of city living. >> my parents complained about the trans-america building. oh, how can they put that up? that's crazy. >> reporter: but one thing hasn't changed. >> when i finally made it to that stage.

. >> jimmy: yeah, there's no topping robin williams. >> he didn't leave a lot of room to like take itu did a great job. you really did. and people will see that. >> thank you. [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: do you also worry about like how it's going to look? because this is not something you have any control over, but it looks so great. it's so magical. >> you know, i was, it's my first time being blue. i've never been blue. >> jimmy: mm-hm. >> blue becomes me. i enjoyed being blue, but it's so interesting that i don't think people realize when i'm blue genie, there's no part of that character that is actually me. it's a 100% cgi character. >> jimmy: oh. >> it's totally created. >> jimmy: i thought it was your head. >> no, it's not my head. >> jimmy: so you didn't do anything for this movie. do you care? >> ah, that's good, that looks good. hey, make my cheeks a little more blue. you know. >> jimmy: i don't want to give anything away, but eventually, you become more you. >> i become more me. but it was such a beautiful experience, singin', dancin', rappin', action and romance and dr

. >> which is why you were tough on robin williams, gilda radner, rosy odaunl. because in a weird way you were a fan of those people and that i never understood. you're a fan of them but you had to bring them down. >> there was a whole bunch of things. first of all i was on the radio, terest real radio. satellite radio freed me of a lot of things. i got to keep pulling you around, make sure you're suck under to my world and there's no room to be gragses to a guest, at least in my mind. i had to keep those ratings going. so when robin williams would come in, i would have jackhammered you with ridiculous questions and the audience would be cheering me on and going that's great and anderson came in and howard said when where you going to color your hair? and it would be silly. when i came over to satellite and i was in psycho therapy and i describe in the book how i really eenjoyed in psycho therapy being heard, especially by a man and this relationship with this man listening to me kind of opened me up to wait a second why am i goofing on rosie o'donnell? i apprec

. >> that was the last place i saw robin williams alive.e place i was at when i found out i was having my first kid. every important milestone of my life went through that club. >> google says it leases the space next to the club and looks forward to being punch line's neighbor. >>> let's focus on the weather and when we might get a break. >> sandhya patel has the forecast. >> you may be enjoying sunshine tomorr. there. i'm going to get you into street level radar. we're seeing wet weather around south san francisco, across 82. fleetwood drive, you'll notice. it's slippery out there. on the peninsula, from serious ranch road, heading into 84, also wet. just when you thought, okay, we're almost done. here comes another storm doesn't look like spring or late may. here's what the east bay hills camera. brought us shower activity. light to moderate. we saw the clouds. rainfall totals a couple hund d hundredsth of an inch. to 66 all roads leading control to too tahoe chain controls. if i were you, if you're heading up there, obviously,it past :0

comedians like robin williams, ellen degeneres and wanda sykes all took the stage before they becamethat's the legacy many comedians want to preserve. >> comedians are trying to save a club owned by big corporation from displacement by an even bigger corporation. >> reporter: displacement is why the comedy club is saying they'll have to move. according to san francisco supervisor aaron peskin, google wants to lease the space. >> we're not fighting about money. this is just that a big tech company wants that space. >> reporter: the second option is to begin talks with google. >> oh, man, i don't want to start slinging arrows. all i know is they should save the club. >> reporter: in a statement, live nation, which owns the club, said while we search for a home for the punch line whether in the present location or somewhere else, the club will continue to support local comedy. we contacted google about leasing this property and they still haven't gotten back to us. also the board of supervisors is scheduled to vote about this proposal on june 3rd. luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> welcome home

he is playing this role that the late robin williams made famous back in 1992. >>> we're only halfway through 2019 but it has been a blockbuster year for disney. they have the two highest grossing movies of the year, avengers, endgame and almost $4 worldwide combined. >> they have a national treasure. the epicenter. back to the san francisco zoo after a 15 year absolute sense. the popular species can be found at the zoo. a 16-year-old female and 9-year- old male was transferred from other zoos. the pair are getting to know one another slowly. they will eventually live together. for now guests may only view them individually or together for a limited and selected time. >>> give them sometime. >> yes. >> 4:48. let's check your weather. here is steve. >> we do have temperatures that will rebound a little bit and still bebelow yesterday's reading. san francisco 57. oakland 8 below. san jose, 63. normal is 76. liver moore, 62 when they should be 81e gross. there was some thunderstorm activity around gilroy. force oy. force the powerhouse low has taken the turn and moved into southern nevad

robin williams had early stages of it. mohammed ali was battling it four years.aseballs and actors are fighting it and the best way to attack it is to keep moving. >> cecelia, a ballet instructor is an advocate. >> i learned about a disease i knew nothing about. i met people i would never have the opportunity to meet and i get to work with those people. >> one of many involved in the may 5 moving day in san francisco. a sunday at 9 am held at the plaza. it stresses exercise and encourages constant movement. patrick is the director of the san francisco ballet school. a therapeutic dance program. >> my mother got the disease and she was a ballet teacher. she was successful and active. when they offered me the directorship of the school i realized that it was something i really needed to do. we need to create that class. >> in the meantime, the wednesday, saturday class go on and there is several boxing programs in the bay area and with the idea to keep moving. >>> all right, at 9 am tomorrow. show up and get your t-shirt. we will have raffles, we will have a walk,

. >> it was the last place i saw robin williams alive. it was the place i found out i was having my first kid. every important milestone in my life went through this city, through that club. >> this comedy club announced it will be closing after the lease is up in three months. >> they want to lease the property. >> we're not fighting about money. this is a big tech company wants that pace. it has a million and a half square feet of office space downtown. >> so the supervisor came up with a plan to save the club. >> a zoning moratorium which would not allow for the conversion of entertainment to any other useful. >> the second option is to get in talks, it wouldn't c c c c cc much. then they're searching for a new location in case they have to leaf but they're committed to supporting supporting them. >> thank you. >>> homelessness is one of many issues that abc7 news is focused on as part of the efforts to build a better bay area. only one saw the number actually go down and that's marin. contra costa,al need, a san francisco, all saw dou

southbound 101 as you get to the robin williams tunnel. i'll let you know if there are any problems. across the venetia and contra costa county, great drive both headed to 580. no problems reported. southbound we had an earlier car fire on the ramp. a wind advisory for the problems to report. thank you, mike. 4:50 right now. a new type of cyber theme. they've stolen tense of millions from victims using their own cell phones against them. >> when i heard this in the newsroom, senior investigators introduced sin swapping\. >> it's called sin swapping\because hackers take control of your phone by convincing your phone carrier to electronically swap your phone sim card with one they control. often you don't know it. these hackers are young, usually between 15 and 24 years old, prosecutors say many got their start by hacking instagram or twitter accounts of celebrities and stealing their photos. they soon realized they could make big money by stealing cryptocurrency and began targeting wealthy silicon valley tech executives. >> it is young kids

robin williams had early stages of the. muhammed ali battled it for years. baseball's kurt ibson and actor michael jay fox fighting it and the best way to attack it is to keep moving cecelia being a balance structure is an advocate . >> i knew nothing about and it people i would never have the opportunity to meet and make it to work with those people. >> reporter: one of many involved in the may 5th moving day in san francisco. a sunday 9:00 a.m. event held at justin herman plaza that encourages constant movement, stresses exercise. the director of the san francisco ballet school saw a therapeutic need for a parkinson's dance program. >> my mother was a valley teacher, extremely successful woman very, very active. wednesday they offered me the directorship i realized that something he really wanted to do we need to do that to create that. >> reporter: in the meantime the wednesday saturday parkinson's ballet classics will long. and there are several rocksteady parkinson programs in the bay area with the idea to keep moving. >> and will see everybody sunday m

. >> which is why you -- you were very tough on robin williams, which i know you regret, gilda radner, rosie o'donnell because in a weird way you were a fan of those people and that i never understood, like you were a fan of them, but you had to bring them down. >> there was a whole bunch of things. first of all, i was on the radio, terrestrial radio. satellite radio freed me in a lot of ways. >> no ratings and terrestrial radio you got quarters and half hours. >> i've got to keep pulling you around, make sure you're sucked into my world and there was really no room to be gracious to a guest. at least in my mind. i had to keep those ratings going. so when robin williams would come in or if you would have come in those days i would have jackhammered you with ridiculous questions and the audience would have been cheering me on, hey man, that's great. anderson cooper walked in and howard asked him why don't you color your hair and you'd be saying, what am i doing here? it's just silly. when i came over to satellite and i was in psychotherapy and i describe in the book how i really enjoye

once you get to the robin williams tunnel, it's moving pretty nicely. guys? >>> thank you, sue. more than 200,000 people in san francisco have the chance to enjoy the best culture the city has to offer. >> and it won't cost a thing. 17 museums and cultural institutions will be free this summer for residents who receive public benefits including medical and cal fresh, part of the for all program, offering free admission the academy of sciences and sfmoma. people have to show their ebt or proof they live in the city. you can check out the places for free. >>> take a look at this, metallica drummer lars ulrich. he and dozens of fans packed oranges at the food bank yesterday as part of their foundation called all within my hands. this is the second year metallica has encouraged their fans for a day of service. ulrich also presented a $5,000 check to the food bank. >> this is another way for us to share what we seeit the world and just feeling super proud that we can encourage the metallica fans to step up and show the world that they'll roll up their sleeves, too. >> as you probably

hollywood which helped launch the careers of many countless talents including jim carrey and robin williams. >> this is where they start up. they start up here and then you see them on hbo or comedy central. you see them on showtime. spent his career in comedy spans 70 years. he died in his las vegas home surrounded by family. he was 92. >>> in san francisco, one of the biggest and most unique restaurant projects had just launched. it is called 165. is located in union square. the restaurant takes up six floors and offers a range of ranch dining options for all budgets. the first to open is this boutique on the ground floor and features pastries, bind chocolates and macaroons. >> i have never seen this type of project under one roof. you could come here in the morning and by a croissant and finish your day buying a nice dinner if you want. >> 165 is the first restaurant of its kind in san francisco. a variety of french cuisine options will open over the next couple of weeks including the bistro and grill call lounge and bar, and a fine dining restaurant. >>> storm watch in the midwest this

>>very nervous about the step and then to the gigantic jean issues robin williams left and the friend like me song really showed me that in of how i could blow up and all my age 2 robin van also be able to put a new signature on the pieces. you think you can take. john wick takes on himself. the hollywood reporter says john wick chapter 3 parabellum is now the franchise's top grossing film. >>the movie has passed the million mark at the global box office after 10 days in theaters for comparison, the original john wick made over $88 million in 13 weeks in theaters while john wick chapter 2 may just over 171 million in 11 can use like an open to york. the music documentary echo in the canyon is echoing at the box office the movie opened this weekend on just 2 screens but made over $103,000. the wrap reports that gives echo in the canyon, the distinction of the second highest per screen average of any movie so far in 2019 with only avengers endgame ahead of it in hollywood just south of the canyon, i'm rick damage >>we are back john talking about your memorial day forecast and if people

if robin williams goes on about something, my audience will tune out. left your wife for your nanny or something like that. that's clobbering someone over the head. it doesn't lead to discussion. it was insulting to him. but all i cared about was being the man. >> so when you walked off the air that day you said, i nailed it, i got it? >> yeah. yeah. i had -- i was clueless. >> reporter: the one he likes best, conan o'brien in 2015. >> do you suffer from depression? i mean do you -- are you medica medicated? >> i'm medicated. i used to think i needed to be incredibly unhappy to be funny. >> when i was interviewing conan because i was able to listen and not be trying to insert myself i picked up on something he said and then all of a sudden he started talking about that he suffered from depression and we got into this heavy thing and it was -- it was like the cameras disappeared. the microphones disappeared and the two of us were just locked in conversation. >> the best interview you ever did. >> best interview i ever did but people always ask me what is

they can do 70 be saving literally what i consider historical landmark in addition to chappelle robin williamsame comedians have played the small club. >>which is closing because they've been unable to renew their lease. >>supervisor aaron peskin says the board of supervisors has nominated the punchline as a legacy business. he plans to hold talks with the landlord morgan stanley and the company planning to move in which he says is likely google i want to say to google really really do no evil has been is also introducing a zoning moratorium legislation that would keep non nightlife entertainment businesses. >>from moving into that space. >>that set to go before the full board for a vote on june 4. maureen kelly for news. >>rays now streaming live local news 24 hours a day with no commercials. the new service is called kron on get caught up with the latest breaking news and weather any time of day visit kron on dot t v to start watching now. next at 5.30 a police shooting is under investigation in fairfield hear why officers say they opened fire on a burglary suspect. >>students in paradise ar

. >> and here is robin williams. >> reporter: he says an interview with robin williams is one of hisad a great conversation, but i'm playing to the audien he says. they want to hear outrageousness d that's my arrogance thinking that robin williams can't entertain my audience. how stupidm a i? today stern says he takes a less aggressive dinner party approach with his guests. >> who broke it up? >> john did. >> reporter: the result? must-stop io is now a destination for a-list stars. sometimes spending an hour or more with ster >> i was scared. you know, i was scared. >> sure. >> one thing that it does is it just stops everything in your life when you get a cancer diagnosis. >> reporter: while he's been happily married to his wife beth stern for more than ten years, howardkslso talbout his first marriage and life as a young father obsesd with radio ratings. he says, i thought i was like ward cleaver living the leave it to beaver life. i didn't realize everything was crumbling around me. adding, i didn't even know whae it m to be a grown man with a family. i didn't know anything. i was

he tells our george stephanopoulos the biggest regret of his career is how he treated robin williamsuring an interview in the 1990s. he says he tried to apologize just before williams' death. >> stern also suggests hillary clinton could have beaten donald trump in the election if she had appeared on the show. trump was a regular guest on stern's show during the election, but stern says his relationship with trump changed after he supported clinton. >> the turning point in my relationship with donald was he did ask me to speak at the convention, and i had to say no. >> were you tempted at all? >> well, since i was a hillary supporter for a minute i thought well, i'll go up and endorse hillary, which would have been a great moment. >> you wish you would have done that now? >> no, i wouldn't do that to donald. you know, it's a weird relationship. donald was at my wedding. i remember having very warm feelings for donald and i do. i mean, he was always very nice to me. i've had dinner at mar-a-lago many times, and that's why i couldn't even believe that donald really even wanted this all

>>in addition to chappelle robin williams and other big name comedians have played the small club which is closing because they've been unable to renew their lease. supervisor aaron peskin says the board of supervisors has nominated the punchline as a legacy business. he plans to hold talks with the landlord morgan stanley and the company planning to move in which he says is likely google i want to say to google really. >>really do no evil has been is also introducing a zoning moratorium legislation that would keep none nightlife entertainment businesses from moving into that space. >>that set to go before the full board for a vote on june 4th. maureen kelly for news. >>now one step closer to allowing the creatinn of special banks for handling money from legal marijuana retailers a state senate passed a bill to create cannabis limited charter banks and credit unions, the banks could accept cash deposits as well as issues special checks. the cannabis retailers could use to pay taxes rent or vendors. a little marijuana is legal in california, it is still illegal under federal law which me

it helped launch the careers of top entertainers including robin williams, ellen degeneres, and dana carvey. the club's lease expires in august, and the punch line owners are hoping to find a new home. however, many performers are worried it just won't be the same. >>> a live look at oracle arena. expect some long lines there today. at 4:00 today, 4:00 p.m. that is, the warriors start selling tickets for the first of two home games in the nba finals. tickets will also be sold online. the team will host game 3 on june 5th and then game 4 on june 7th against either milwaukee or toronto. this is video from about ten hours ago. and it is the team arriving at oakland airport early this morning. that's kevon looney. he's holding up the western conference trophy. you saw him doing that there. game 1 will be on thursday may 30th. >>> the sharks need a big boost to make it to the stanley cup finals. abby fernandez talks about the sharks straight ahead. >> what's going on, guys? i'm abby and here are today's stories. sharks fans were disappointed to say the least after that game 5 shattering l

robin williams, another big name comedians have also played at that small club it's popular and historic. the 47 year-old club a lease expires this summer. >>if we like burning down the loo or selling the move to somebody and it is it's beautiful art is going up in the city. you can't just put it in another room that rooms special. i don't feel like it will be much to save it. it's not a matter of money, but i don't know what i don't know what the city can do what if they can do something to be saving literally what i consider historical landmark. >>it's indeed historical this city supervisor aaron peskin says that the board of supervisors has nominated the punch line as a legacy business so he is also introducing a zoning moratorium that would keep non night live entertainment. from moving into that building and that's scheduled for a vote on june 4th, so we will keep you posted. well on to national news now the trump administration says it's moving forward with plans to evict undocumented immigrants from public housing. now it's a move administration said those will open a much needed

will smith stars as a jeanne, a role voice by the late robin williams in the early vision. >> reporter the early '80s people did not talk about sexuality. >> an upcoming documentary ask dr. ruth chronicles the life of dr. ruth westheimer, a holocaust survivor who became america's most famous sex therapist. it premiers on hulu june 1st. that's your eye on entertainment. nichelle medina, cbs news, los angeles. >>> good morning, everybody. you're not going to say martin trek, jr. win -- but you will see the indy 500 winner. i promise you that. you're also going to see the hottest team in the bigs and guess what? they play in the bay. >>> you will see this live look in san jose, this shot coming to us from san jose. 51 degrees to start there. it's 4:53. >>> good morning, everybody. i got sports to give you. it won't be much but get you going. at this hour, this guy's actual name is sky bolte. a big day for josh phegley, back away and gone. he drove in three runs. he's got 31 for the season. as beat the mariners 7-1 for their ninth straight win. john anderson got roughed up on the mound by

launching pad for actors and comedians such as chapelle, amy schumer, l and a generous and the late robin williams. now there's a major push to keep the club from becoming history itself. the moratorium that would limit how the space is used goes before the board of supervisors two weeks from today. >>> the governor goes to the city today to face the number one issue facing our state, homelessness. as we reported a 43% spike in the number of people living on the streets in just the past three years.>> you find yourself backpedaling. >> reporter: years on the streets before getting to oakland, the rapid rehousing program serving 300 people every year with an 88% success rate of placing them in permanent housing. gov. newsom highlighting that success and announcing plans to use address homelessness with the state health force. >> we have work to this is a happening on our lots.>> reporter: the governor allocating $1 billion to combat the issue of homelessness. with the task force run by the mayor and cochaired by the los angeles county supervisor.>> the governor has tasked us and charged us, norther

. >> the last place i saw robin williams alive. >> he told the city hall crowd that club is a landmark. >> is like burning down the louvre or selling the louvre to somebody. it is beautiful art going up in the city. you can't just put it in another room. >> they have a vibe and spirit. and comics and nato green say that spirit is baked into the punch line. >> we need to have a place in san francisco that is not al he could rhythm. it's a punch line. the club's lease is up in july. tlenlt the building. they're in the district and this afternoon, they were zoning moratorium that would prevent it from being used for anything other than a club. it is a legacy business which would give financial incentive to keep it as is. >> it is comedy. people come from all over the country. >> he is joking about that. tickets for his three nights are all sold out. they own maritime plaza. neither one of them wanted to comment. mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> part of our fabric and dna. >> that's a huge loss. no, they can't. >> dave shapell is performing twice. >> all right. now you're performing. >

as with every april 20, a throng of revelers is expected to descend upon us in robin williams meadown gate park to celebrate all things green. as we have seen in years past, this previously not permitted event does create a host of challenges including traffic and health and safety issues. over the last few years we have been grateful to the leadership of supervisor london breed now supervisor vallie brown and local merchants and alex in particular who have stepped off to offer infrastructure around this event including 185 portable toilets in the event area and neighborhood. 4900 feet of fencing, 90 security guards, 33% increase from last year. dedicated cleanup crews inside the event and in surrounding neighborhoods. this is our third year working together, and this partnership has created a safer and cleaner and less impactful event. the merchant contribution along with a significant amount of support from sfpd, m.t.a., public works, public health, juvenile probation, department of emergency management and, of course, our own staff who works around the clock to manage this event h

an annoyance and people who get in the way -- >> you say that one of your biggest regrets is robin williamshere's a lot of regrets. i wanted to call him and say, listen, i'm a huge fan of yours, and when you came in my studio i was insane. i was not in the right mind to do an interview with you and you came in so open and ready to perform. and that should have been celebrated. and oddly enough, i said to my wife that morning, i'm going to get on this and then i believe it was either that day or the next day, whatever, but he killed himself, and i never got the chance to apologize. and i feel -- i just wish i could have, you know? >> how are you? >> reporter: today stern does extensive research so by the time a guest hits the couch he knows just what to ask. >> do you feel like you're a therapist in a way? >> some people have said to me, oh, i didn't know we were going to do a therapy session. >> do you suffer from depression? are you medicated? >> i'm medicated. yeah. >> you are? >> yeah. >> i think there is an impression i'm after some gotcha moment. i'm not. i'm after really having a grea

launching pad for actors and comedians such as chapelle, amy schumer, atlanta generous and the late robin williamse. >> a moratorium would limit how it is occupied it is set to go before vote in front of the board of supervisors two weeks from today. >>> children need to start looking at their career path. >> according to the study the ages 5 1/2 years old, that is the age most parents say they should start looking ahead to a future topic 75% of parents want their children to land a job in one of the stem fields. this while more than half of the parents surveyed say they already had a career path in mind for their little one. >> how do you even know? >> you don't. >> also keep in mind that maybe that will change. >> maybe you will have a new career when you are 10. >> i am okay thinking about it. >> encouraging every step of the way. toward the end of college, but the middle of college figure out what i want to do. >>> coming up, the newest offering from ben & jerry's that's missing a key ingredient. ♪ i have heart disease, watch what i eat, take statins, but still struggle to lower my ldl bad cho

he didn't want to touch robin williams role and legacy but he picked up a hip-hop direction to the character. i can't wait to see it. allie, you have a couple of kids in your family. are you going to see aladdin? >> we will. i think ems since some of the old animated films by disney have been turned into newer live films. definitely. >>> let's talk about traffic. there is stuff to talk about unfortunately. we are approaching the 7:00 hour and things are getting busy. as we mentioned in our last pitch the problem at southbound 680 at marina vista, there is a new crash on westbound highway 4 at lovebridge and both vehicles are in the center divide. that is backing up through pittsburg on highway 4. the east shore freeway and the macarthur maze still recovering from earlier crash there is as you approach the bay bridge toll plaza. they have moved out of the way but you can still see the red there on the bay bridge toll plaza. 880 in oakland is getting slow in the northbound direction past the oakland coliseum. an issue to tell you about far south of here in the union city/fremont area southboun

from robin williams to margaret chow.hey are hoping to find a new location. >> a notable gathering at the commonwealth club today. the bay areas top thought leaders in the asian american and pacific islander community address the pressing issues facing the community. among the challenges for the asian community, immigrant, healthcare for seniors and mental health. it was organized by the asian pacific fund. this is asian heritage month. we're happy to focus on all the issues in our community. >> nicely done. let's bring in jeff and talk about the next couple days and a warm up. >> warming up through the weekend. a chance here of a few showers through the next few days. we'll go over that in a few minutes. a live check in concord. 69 degrees. >> it's something else. we have a name. the royal couple introducing their two day old baby boy. ther cleaning shop in lafayette. problem is -- it snto meant tobe >>> how about this. there's a drive through dry cleaning business. problem is it's notnt drive thr. until a brand new tesl

launching pad for actors and comedians such as dave chapelle, ellen the generous and the late robin williamss a major push to make the club become a part of history itself. the moratorium is used in a vote in front of the board of supervisors into it from today.>>> the san jose city council has voted to freshen up the menu at the international airport and and the contract with some restaurants. almost a dozen restaurants will have to close. the owner of original joe's told us he is disappointed by the decision and feels he was treated unfairly. restaurants will be replaced by 14 new ones including two local vendors, farmers union and another. >>> the last call for alcohol might soon be extended until 4 am and 10 california cities. in a 28-60 today the state senate passed legislation to allow alcohol to be sold two hours after the current cut off. the 10 cities are oakland, san francisco, la, sacramento, long beach, west hollywood, palm springs, cathedral city, coachella and fresno. the next stop is for the state assembly where it was defeated back in 2017, cities would not be required to par

. >> it was the last place i saw robin williams arrive. it was the place i found out i was having my first kid. every milestone went through that club. >> many comedians all took stage at punch line before they became famous. >>> the celebrity chef jammy oliver is closing shop on his british empire. he said it is being put into bankruptcy protection. rising rent, wages, food costs, along with changing shopping habits and brexit all combined to force the bankruptcy. only 3 of his 25 around will remain open. his international restaurants will continue to operate. >> coca-cola is bringing back new coke. the third season of the show takes place in 1985. the same year the new coke debuted. it flomd. it was pulled off store shelves within months. new coke came back as coke 2 and sold as some other places but consumers did not like the new taste of the enk basketball. coca-cola said reprising the drink helps them not take themselves too seriously. >> i don't remember coke 2. do you remember that? >> no. but i remember the new coke bombing. >>> mo

he is playing the role that robin williams made famous in the animated version of aladdin in 1992.ay through 2019 but it has been a block buster gear for disney. it has the two highest grossing movies of the year. avengers endgame and captain marvel and they have combined to earn over $4 billion worldwide. >>> just one day at the president and vice president of the san francisco police commissioners are demanding bill scott resigned and now they are standing behind him. we will explain their change of heart. >>> we are live in san bruno with how the community is celebrating those serving in the military. >>> good morning, it is memorial day. let's talk about your weather for the holidays. we have all the details. >> it was very cool and windy yesterday . >> we will go to the live camera. there you go. you can see the breeze out there they will be in the upper 60s for some and near 74 others. that breeze will still be with us but not as bad as yesterday.

he is playing the role that robin williams made may nus and animated version in 1992. >> we're only halfway through 2019 but already a blockbuster year for disney with two highest grossing movies of the year so far. "avengers: endgame" and captain mar val. they have combined to earn almost $4 billion worldwide. >> the street corner has been declared a national treasure. the national trust for historic press vervation is recognizing it as the epicenter of the 1960s counterculture and home to the first hippie boutique and the grateful dead, janice joplin and jimi hendrix all lived in the area. >>> a 15 year absence. they can be found at the new section of the zoo's great 8 passage they were transferred from other zoos. the zoo said the pair getting to know each other slowly. they will eventually live together. for now, you can view them only during limited times. >> give them some space. >>> 5 lon 48. steve has his forecast. >> a little better today. not as cool as yesterday, but still below average. by the end of the weakway would be near that or above. sierra snow keeps adding up and there

. >> the last place i saw robin williams alive, a place when i found out i was having my first kid, likery important milestone in my life went through that club. >> google says it leased the space next to the club and looks forward to being punch line's neighbor. >>> getting a reservation to camp at yosemite just got more challenging especially if you're looking for a prime spot. >>> a new pilot program will until now it was first come, first served. people lined up to get one of the coveted spots. the old system doesn't work with the high demand. you'll have to pay $10 to get into the lottery. >>> this weekend there's no lottery. there's no space at all. it's a holiday weekend. it will be cool up there. >> yes. >> and here. >> there's still some snow up there, absolutely. it looks like we're going to have about three days of spring warmth, back to average, and cooler for saturday and sunday. i'll go through that in the next 1:20. here we're looking at winchester boulevard, 17 and 85 comes together, where 85 heads towards 101. some light showers that stretch all the way down to morgan hi