it mobilized thousands of individuals to help save the san francisco bay from destruction, to ensure that it is protected from pollution and inappropriate shoreline development. over its history, the organization has helped to engage more than 25,000 supporters, advocates, and volunteers to protect the bay. for those of you who had a chance to see the recent pdf series narrated by robert redford, you would appreciate the history of what everyone has tried to do to protect this incredible natural resource and historic resource, and in particular, the work of saved the day. i wanted to take the opportunity to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the largest regional organization working to celebrate our san francisco bay, an organization that has been named non-profit of the year by the bay area chapter of the association for corporate growth and an organization that has been recognized repeatedly for its work on the environment. with that, david lewis, congratulations. >> supervisors, this body has been second to none in taking a leadership role in protecting the environment, and esp

, she has been a pioneer in educating youth and the general public on caribbean dance in the san francisco bay area. -- korean dance in the san francisco bay area. once again, are round of applause for our opening number. it is such a pleasure to be with you here tonight for this special celebration. please stand now for our national anthem, sung by ayumi perry. ayumi. >> ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly str eaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> and up in coming -- an up- and-coming singer-songwriter. thank you for the beautiful rendition of the national anthem. please be seated now. >> cameras, cameras. >> and if you are a sponsor and are looking for your seat, we have them all down here, all reserved for you. come on dow

a dramatic rescue in the san francisco bay. a windsurfer who was missing all night has been found alive and in good condition. she was missing for about 13 hours. the coast guard just confirmed that a few minutes ago. anser hassan is at yerba buena island with the very latest. anser, what happened? >> reporter: good morning, grace. yeah, well, what happened is a pretty remarkable story. the 62-year-old woman went missing last night at 5 p.m., search began at about 7 p.m. around 6:30 this morning the coast guard helicopter spotted her off the shores of foster city. they went in and pulled her out. now she is being transported to air station next to sfo. what will happen there is upon landing, the paramedics will check her out to see if she is okay to be released but chances are given her age, she is 62, been in the water for over 13 hours, she will probably be taken to the closest hospital to be checked out. now, we spoke with her husband earlier this morning. he was obviously very concerned. the coast guard is telling us now th

the coastline seeing the fog for the early morning hours, a little bit of patchy fog for san francisco and for our bay shores. clearing back to san francisco by eric and then back to the coast by 11:00. it's going to push back off the coast fairly quickly, as well. we'll see sunshine throughout the bay area into tomorrow afternoon. temperatures are going to look like this across the bay area, 73 in san francisco, 80 in richmond, going into the delta, 94 in concord, 95 in fairfield, so pretty toasty in those locations, 92 in livermore. our bay shores, mainly in the 80s, upper 80s in redwood city and freemont and pretty warm also down in the south bay, 89 degrees in san jose, and 94 in morgan hill. a look at your kron4 seven-day around-the-bay forecast, the hot weather sticking with us for the next couple of days. tomorrow virtually fog free but we'll see a little bit of fog return for thursday and the fog really going to return friday and saturday as the cool sea breeze winds are going to dep temperatures drop 10 degrees. much more comfortable in our inland valleys in the low 80s. and temperatures real

whereas the theme of this year's san francisco carnaval, live your fantasy, i think that's what i'm doing, celebrates the magic of life in the san francisco bay area and our city's legacy of acceptance, tolerance and equality for all people. and whereas california's largest annual multicultural celebration, the san francisco carnaval, will take place in the historic mission district for its 33rd year to showcase the very best of latin america and the caribbean cultures and traditions. now therefore be it resolved that i, ed win lee, along with the board of supervisors, in recognition of the celebration of our diversity, proclaim may 28 to 29, 2011, as carnaval weekend in san francisco! >> so, greetings. i would get to follow the mayor. well, of course let me start by saying to mayor ed lee, on behalf of san francisco cultural arts traditions, on behalf of the artists and per for mars that take part -- performers that take part in carnaval, in part of all the carnaval community, we thank you very much for this proclamation and we are deeply honored that you showed up here today personally to present it. now, mayor lee, if you'll forgive me, i

the coast guard is looking for a windsurfer in san francisco bay. last seen by her husband around 5:00 yesterday. a coast guard cutter and helicopter searched through the night. >>> last weekend's shooting by san francisco police officers is the subject of a town hall meeting that will be eld tomorrow evening. it will be in the bayview district where police say the man fired at them before they shot back. >>> a new bill in sacramento would block pay raises for administrators at public universities during tough economic times. specifically, it would prohibit raises in years when the school's allocations do not go up. >>> media mogul rupert murdock and his son james are before the british parliament right now. let's take a live look at what's going on with the proceedings. they will be answering lawmakers' questions about the phone hacking scandal which has plagued the family's news corp empire. rupert and james murdock and their former uk newspaper chief rebekah brooks, the ceo, they are all expected to be questioned. lawmakers are also holding a sepa

i want to show you a look at the fog over san francisco bay with partly to mostly cloudy skies. that cloud deck that marine layer has kept the bay area cool for the next 24 to 48 hours. today's highs from the upper 50s in pacifica, warmest locations in the upper 70s to right around 80 degrees in morgan hill. livermore topped out 75. and our weather story is this. for tonight, partly cloudy skies, fog will continue to be on the increase, once again for tomorrow some morning overcast. we are going to keep things chilly coastside. and then the extended forecast there is a bit of a bump in the numbers. first thing tomorrow morning, count on low clouds and drizzle. most areas in the 50s starting the day. fremont 57, livermore 54. this area of low pressure keeping a good portion of the west coast including the bay area on the cool side. this remains in place for tomorrow. some morning fog, skies becoming partly sunny but still patchy overcast for the shoreline tomorrow afternoon. this is what will warm us up into next week. probably wednesday, thursday and friday high pressure strength

i am the president and ceo of the san francisco bay organizing committee. we are so honored to be part of this 40th anniversary celebration of ping-pong diplomacy, and we are honored to welcome the delegation from china. welcome. the promotion of peace and good sports is one of our missions. ping-pong diplomacy is what i love about the will of the games because it brings the world together through sport. ping-pong diplomacy is probably the best demonstration of the power of sport in diplomacy over the past 50 years, so i congratulate all of you. i should say it is important for all of us to remember the past. we had a wonderful party last night watching the fireworks, and i got a fortune cookie, and my fortune said this -- "good fortune will come to those who treasure items from the past." that is what we are doing here today with the celebration of ping-pong diplomacy. i would like to introduce some of the guests who are in the audience who will not speak but be introduced. the president of united states table tennis association. the ceo of usa table tenni

san francisco 101 looks good. on the lower deck of the bay bridge still a couple lanes closed eastbound right when you get on to the bridge. the far left lanes are closed just about ready to pick up the closure. watch for workers when you get on that lower deck. let's go back to the desk. >>> new this morning arson investigators are trying to determine what caused eight u- haul trucks to catch fire. tara moriarty joins us live from the scene where concern over what could have happened had firefighters evacuating nearby homes. tara. >> reporter: neighbors tell us 24 people had to be evacuated because of propane tanks that are stored in this lot where the u-haul trucks are stored. you can see the foam here on the ground where the firefighters were and the damaged truck seem to be over in that general direction. as far as the propane tanks the one that firefighters had the most concern was the big tall white one. flames broke out around midnight between trucks which are parked in a lot in the middle of a hotel. people in the hotel and a row of h

. >>> a story of survival in san francisco bay. a windsurfer is alive and well after spending all night in the water. the 62-year-old winter left from coyote point yesterday and was in the water for the next 13 hours. as anser hassan reports the coast guard found her under the san mateo bridge. >> it was spectacular. i saw them go down -- drop the guy down and lift her out. >> reporter: what were your thoughts? >> good. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with cbs 5 the first since being reunited with his wife, who went missing in the waters of san francisco bay, steven hammond says her fighting spirit kept her alive. >> she's strong. she's a strong person, you know? just has a lot of you know -- done a lot of pretty extreme things. >> reporter: the 62-year-old was rescued just after 6 a.m. near the san mateo bridge. her sail broke off her board shortly after set out to go wind surfing off the shores of foster city. she tried to signal for help but was too far out. her emergency light wouldn't work. her radio batteries went dead

the police chief here in san francisco is going to hold a townhall meeting tomorrow night in the bay rui district at 6:00. that is tomorrow night. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> a san leandro cop accused of giving more than a pound of marijuana to a 'confidential of the confident. he remains free on bail. he served on the san leandro force for nine years. he was most recently serving as a narcotics squad detective and a member of the s.w.a.t. team. >> we are hearing more about a shooting in richmond that may have been caused by a turf battle between north and central ri richmond. two people were killed including her son. her son was shot to death outside a richmond apartment complex. this is the second time she has lost a son to violence. one of eldest of the five sons, or oldest was shot and killed the ten years ago blocks away where her son was shot sunday night. >> there is nothing you can do. this doesn't solve nothing, more trouble, more bodies. >> gracie said that he had graduated from a school in oakland and was supposed to at a job interview the follo

it's of massive importance to the people what comes in and out of san francisco bay. they can't see it where they are. they get the idea to build a giant wooden structure. the years that it was up here, it gave the name telegraph hill. it survived although the structure is long gone. come to the 1870's and the city has growed up remarkably. it's fueled with money from the nevada silver mines and the gold rush. it's trying to be the paris of the west. now the beach is the suburbs, the we will their people lived on the bottom and the poorest people lived on the top because it was very hard getting to the top of telegraph hill. it was mostly lean-to sharks and bits of pieces of houses up here in the beginning. and a group of 20 businessmen decided that it would be better if the top of the hill remained for the public. so they put their money down and they bought four lots at the top of the hill and they gave them to the city. lily hitchcock coit died without leaving a specific use for her bequest. she left a third of her estate for the beautify indication of the city. ar

there you have it around the entire coastline of the san francisco bay. this will gradually begin to push onshore. air temperatures in the mid-50s with the beaches with the cloud cover. otherwise low 60s in san francisco but sunshine inland. numbers in the low 90s. at 79 degrees in san jose. out and about this evening for the next 60 minutes, 50s, 60s to 90 degrees with sunshine away from the beaches. if you are heading out the giants baseball action game four against the padres, there is a breeze in the air. the winds are blowing from 18 to 24 so bundle up out to the park. go giants. here's your pinpoint forecast. notice the intrusion of the low clouds and fog. the marine layer overnight trying to march all the way a good 40 miles inland towards the dublin grade before retreating at lunch hour. the coast is going to be murky all day because of this area of low pressure north of the bay area it's going to hang out. we'll gradually see the cooling here in throughout the san francisco bay area. tonight with the blanket of the clouds at the coast and the bays

survey build this strange-looking contraption to measure the tides coming in to and going out of san francisco bayld rotate, the clock would record the time, the pencil would record the actual, you know, tied height. >> and so began the official san francisco tied station located, where else. >> this is the tide's house. >> the tide house. >> the tide house. >> a little shack closed to the public just off kristi field that just happens to be the oldest con continuously operating tied station in the western hemisphere. the wonderful strange-looking devices that recorded and documented an ocean level rise of more than 8" over the past century are all gone now replaced by modern technology. >> so these basically are the brains of the operation. this is where the data comes in and is processed. >> mary jane slam with nova, the national oceanan gravic. >> the golden gate is notorious for being a challenging body of water to navigate through because there are very severe strong currents and, you know, very high and low tides and it can be quite windy. >> and that hasn't changed since the gold rush. ,,,,

new push to rein in the raising. >>> plus a massive search for a missing wind surfer in the san francisco baythis coast guard is expected to -- the coast guard is expected to give us an update shortly. while they are still holding out hope that she is alive. >> and a growing sense of anger in the san francisco bayview district after a weekend officer-involved shooting. why police are now holding a town hall meeting and some new questions about the gun used in the shootout. it's all coming up in a live report. >>> and one of the world's biggest media moguls faces a grilling today. the strange new twist to britain's phone hacking scandal. that's coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, save them. presenting woolite complete. it cleans your jeans, and won't torture your tanks. so your clothes stay looking and fitting like new. woolite. long live your wardrobe. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> an all-night search continues for a missing wind surfer on the san francisco bay. why the coast guard is still hopeful she could be alive. >> it's insane. now? the police think that we're -- you know,

san francisco, and as i became a candidate for supervisor and had been supervisor, i got to realize and learn more about the contributions of the arab- american community here in san francisco and the bay area. it is profound. i also got to really understand the link between the bay area and the middle east and how the conflict there affects us here locally as well, and we all live with this and strive for a world with peace, and part of that is a real understanding about the cultures of this world. we need to have a greater understanding and appreciation of the arab-american culture, the arab culture in the united states and in san francisco as well. this celebration is an important part of that work we have ahead of us together. i want to always say that my office is always open to hear from members of the community and to be invited to events in the community as well. i look forward to a partnership that lasts many years, and that we will all live together in a peaceful world. thank you. [applause] >> we as a community have had really an amazing year, from the hearings about the flotilla at the board of supervisors to the hearings at the human rights commission about racial profilin

san francisco. the 375-foot esmeralda is docked in the bay. >>> it's the first for the san francisco mayor race. he first candidate of many. >>> and one family is praising this mail carrier. what he did that saved their lives. >>> back here in less than 10 minutes with your bay area week end. w eekend. we have a lot of fog headed your way. >>> four middle schoolboys are heading to trial after being accused of sexually assaulting two girls. they are accused of taking two 12-year-old girls to a secluded area of a park and assaulting them back in march. the boys are being prosecuted as minors. >>> a public memorial service will be held next week for a marin county sheriff's deputy who was killed trying to help some friends. the service for 49-year-old jim matheson is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. next friday at the marin veterans memorial auditorium. matheson was off duty when she was shot in petaluma. he was trying to diffuse a situation between a friend and that friend's boyfriend. >>> today the san francisco police department added eight new officers to the force. the new graduates are from the latera

animal park in northern california. >> reporter: the oakland zoo sits on acres overlooking the san francisco bay in the east bay hill. the city council has now approved a plan to more than double its size to 100 acres. >> it will allow us to really have two parts to the zoo. one will be the zoo as you know it, but the other is more of a wild animal park. >> the expansion will take place on the open space above the current zoo and the focus will be on native area and plants on the area called the california trail. >> we want to show that the grizzly bear is a california native. the wolf is a california native. the jaguar is a california native that most people don't realize. >> animals who used to call this space home but were pushed out by humans, because of the grisly bay. >> because of the proximity to the bay, marine animals that washed up, the river here, animals that washed up, it was one of the prime areas for grisly bears in the state of california. >> these new animal exhibits will only take up 20 acres of the new space. 30 additional acres will be dedicated to natural habitats for both

bay 58. san francisco 62. mid to upper 50s for oakland and upper 70s in the north bay and upper 70s to low 80s in the east bay valleys. monterey bay 52 at monterey to watsonville 67 to about 80 in gilroy. accu-weather seven-day forecast coolest afternoons wednesday. look for more clouds and drizzle in the morning all the way through thursday. >>> in oakland we have police activity shootout at the lucky store on macarthur boulevard road closures between patterson and 39th for another few minutes and construction on the richmond parkway. this is going on and off all week long until 5:00 on friday between girrard and mcdonald. i thought was wrapping up today but it is all week long. mass transit everything checking in no delays so far this morning no reports of any problems. bay bridge toll plaza is light. we do have a high wind advisory on bay bridge. >>> it's now 5:10. still ahead why you may find the beaches at lake tahoe a little more crowded this summer. also searching for a sunny solution. >> and saying no t

east bay, 85 in antioch. 72 oakland, and 67 this san francisco. st a bit to the south near monterey bay, mid-70s around the bay. mid-80s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll warm up to low 90s inland. temperatures dropping off on thursday and friday. by sunday, mob, highs into low to mid-90s and around the bay low to mid-80s. >> thank you. >> and there will be a lot of orange and black at white house next week, president obama invited san francisco giants to washington to honor them for winning the world series last year. the team scheduled right after sunday's game against milwaukee. >> so the president gets a chance to fear the beard, right? >> exactly. >> we're back with a preview of the giants series with the dodger autos and a local speed demon and obstacles he's had >>> blue is for boys and pink, girls, right? join me tonight as dads weigh in on whether it's time to throw out a rule book. >> then at 11:00 the doll that teaches young girls how to be new moms. it's a toy some feel goes too far too soon. >> and now, we'll turn our at

san jose to near 90 in los gatos. low to mid-80s for the peninsula. half moon bay, 70 degrees there. daly city, upper 60s. mid-70s downtown san francisco and sausalito. upper 80s to low 90s through the north bay valleys. beaches will be sunny with mid to upper 60s. mid to upper 70s, richmond down to san leandro and hayward and low to mid-80s through castro valley and fremont. low to mid 90s danville and dublin. 72 in monterey. 79 in watsonville. traveling the state today, low to mid 90s in the central valley sunshine and 76 at big sur and 78 at tahoe. mid to upper 80s around l.a. and yosemite and 111 in palm springs. guess who won again last night? it wasn't the dodgers. 5-3, temperature 63 degrees dropping down to 59. 7:15 first pitch. here is what is going on. tomorrow will be almost as warm, 10-15 degrees cooler by sunday and monday. >> good morning. unfortunately not so if you are traveling to sunnyvale, traffic is a little jammed up. sig alert. there is a car fire northbound 101 at ellis. two right lanes there blocked. we have a bart delay, 10-15 delay, dublin and pleasanton and at carlson the on-ramp is blocked with an accident t

there was a happy ending to an all-night search in san francisco bay. old windsurfer was apparently all right after being in the bay stranded for about 13 hours. she was rescued near the san mateo bridge an hour and a half ago. the search began around 7:00 last night when her husband reported her missing near foster city. >>> a town hall meeting planned in san francisco's bayview tomorrow. the subject, last weekend's deadly shooting of a man police say fired at them first. investigators are still trying to determine whether a gun that was found nearby was involved. >>> cisco systems confirms it is laying off 6500 workers. san jose's largest private employer announced last week that it planned $1 billion in budget cuts. the layoffs include 2100 employees who will take early retirement. the employees will find out who will be laid off next month. >>> and traffic and weather right after this. ,,,,,,,,,, ,, >>> good morning from the traffic center. let's start off on the bay bridge where the metering lights are on and we are seeing a backup at the toll plaza

bay at 10:00. numbers this afternoon, warmest locations fairfield, antioch, brentwood. oakland 74. san francisco downtown in the upper 60s and san jose around 86. half moon bay 62. here is a look ahead, your 5 day forecast, temperatures up a few degrees inland. tomorrow inland the warmest locations will approach low 90s. high clouds on saturday and cool things off for sunday and into monday. two different words across the bay area. inland 90s and dense fog keeping it cool for the beach this afternoon. that's what you would expect. >> and that's how we like it. >> always nice to have a choice. >> thank you. >> two men are behind bars after leading police on a car chase across the east bay. >> our cameras caught the chase as it happened last night. officers arrested the two men south of stockton after a 100 miles per hour chase. at first authorities thought they were fugitives wanted for homicide, but they learned the car they were in is registered to one of the suspects. >>> three stolen artifacts have been returned to a pet store with a confession letter. the two women were seen in this surveill

animal park in northern california. >> reporter: the oakland zoo sits on acres overlooking the san francisco bayeast bay hill. the city council has now approved a plan to more than double its size to 100 acres. >> it will allow us to really have two parts to the zoo. one will be the zoo as you know it, but the other is more of a wild animal park. >> the expansion will take place on the open space above the current zoo and the focus will be on native area and plants on the area called the california trail. >> we want to show that the grizzly bear is a california native. the wolf is a california native. the jaguar is a california native that most people don't realize. >> animals who used to call this space home but were pushed out by humans, because of the grisly bay. >> because of the proximity to the bay, animals that washed up. it was one of the prime areas for grisly bears in the state of california. >> these new animal exhibits will only take up 20 acres of the new space. 30 additional acres will be dedicated to natural habitats for both plants and animals and teaching visitors about preserva

san jose. i'm bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you, bob. a san francisco telling us how drastic court cuts will be. the state cut $350 million from courts and the system has tapped out its emergency fund. as a result more than 40% of the staff at san francisco's superior court will lose their jobs in september. 25 of the 63 county court rooms will close. it will take hours just to pay a simple traffic ticket and is possible only criminal cases will go to trial. >> good morning, it's now 6:10. we'll check win christina loren with a look at your pleasant forecast. >> good morning. yes, it is so pleasant. we're talking about how our weather has been the envy of the nation. over the past few weeks, well, that's going to continue. tomorrow as we warm up about 10 degrees it's not going to be oppressively hot. only about 95 in the hottest spots across the bay. we have a foggy start. take it easy. we have reduced visibilities. also starting to notice a drop-off in napa. san francisco, not really impacting you at the surface. we have low clouds hanging out over the

my -- i've been fortunate enough with my experiences, which have all been in the san francisco bay area, to have the ability to go and to listen to a lot of different music and to perform, to go and listen, and i can't say enough what events like this do for young folks for myself who have to negotiate through the pressure of a dual identity. i can remember way back going to the irish arts festival that used to be at ft. mason and in the same day being able to hear kila and angela mcnamera. it was a sonic history lesson in a day. the best thing was, you could talk to any of the people who were there and you could have that history lesson expanded for you. being able to interact with folks like photographer karen rich, who is sitting in the audience right now, being able to interact with kong on his album, bridge across the blue, these events i really don't think that can be taken lightly. for urban american indians we have powwow which are intertribal events that revolve around a shared repertoire of songs and dances like some of the singing you have heard me do here today. it's a time

one of the things we wanted to do was to make sure that our community really truly -- our san francisco bay area community understood that this theater was for them. we invited 31 bay area companies to do a day-long performance marathon, so we really launched with a feeling of this is for everyone in this community. it was a tremendous thing to bring everyone together around the opening of this building. >> you are part of our creative troika, including the founder, brenda wey and k.t. nelson. talk about what it is like to keep this campus going. >> it is a wonderful thing to be working with someone who is certainly your co-worker and also largely your mentor. i inherited the theater at a funny time in its life. it needed to make some decisions as an institution about what it wanted to be. whether it wanted to be exclusively a rental facility, it is needed to be a rehearsal space with a really high ceilings -- whatever it was, having that level of leadership that my founding director is also my boss really made that possible. i really felt like i had great stewardship and we were able to ma