san quentin state prison. our cameras spent months documenting life on the inside where gangs, drugs, and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lock up: san quentin-extended stay." >> they treat us like animals in here. >> don't let me catch you up in here. this ain't no regular penitentiary. it's the hole, man. >> basically, it's the same thing every day, you know? you sit in your cell. sleep in your cell. >> strip out right now. >> get down! >> yeah. >> as long as i keep busy, then i'll be all right. but the second i'm at a standstill, i don't know what to do and i'm looking for something to do, i'm going to get myself in a wreck. i'm going to get in trouble. >> pacing back and forth, two or three hours at a time. everyone here is like animals. back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. nothing happens. so it's like one day goes into another. and the next thing you know, weeks go by, months go by, years go by. >> a new day begins at san quentin. >> good morning, gentlemen. >> how are you doing?

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at california's san quentin state prison.ted, death row is a quiet place where inmates are much more concerned with filing appeals than causing trouble. that's not the case here. [ alarm sounding ] >> me, myself, i consider every inmate in here a potential threat. >> narrator: our producer met two officers assigned to keep watch in the adjustment center, where san quentin's most violent inmates are housed. the daily grind here is bleak for both inmates and staff. >> mentality of mows of the inmates is i'm on death row, there's nothing you can do to me. if i assault you today, there's nothing you can do to me tomorrow. you can only kill me once. >> narrator: assaults are so common here, any contact with inmates even serving meals requires officers to suit up in full riot gear. >> but that doesn't stop them from gassing which is where they throw a variety of substances, can be anything. urine, feces. >> any time you open the food court, there's an opening for the inmate to assault you. >> death row at san quentin is a really sc

just captured a lot of character of san quentin. someone might look at this as being very ugly. looking at somebody saying this isn't the most beautiful person but this person got character. and to me, if you've got character that creates a beauty of its own. i'm painting what i see, what i go through, where i pass. whatever making you feel better, you have to know how to use that as a tool, whether you're in prison or out of prison, you still got to make due with life. you've got to find something to fill up with. >> in another part of the san quentin, joe aske practices his art and this place just outside of death row is no accident. ♪ fighting back tears on the table ♪ ♪ doctors just removed his lungs ♪ ♪ she couldn't bear to have the baby being single ♪ she couldn't bear to give it up ♪ >> the spot has special significance for aske who is serving 25 years to life under california's three strikes law. >> i almost killed somebody during a burglary back in 1985. if they would have died, i may have been up there. that's pretty heavy right there. ♪ on a cold december morning ♪ a

san quentin state prison has ♪ >>> california's 150-year-old san quentin state prison has been the site much history, including the first ever prison performance by johnny cash. >> we actually found out that johnny cash had played at san quentin ten years prior to his more famous folsom concert. so our producer asked us to find inmate musicians, and i could hear eric phillips playing all the way down this noisy tier. >> here in san quentin phillips's guitar has grown to be his best friend. >> i really wanted to play the guitar, so i picked one up, like back in the late '80s, i bought one and just started getting my practice on and playing. you know? and just picked up from there. that became my main thing, my main passion. >> but pursuing that passion is complicated by the fact that overcrowding in san quentin has forced two men to live in cells originally designed for one. that means musicians don't always get to choose their accompaniment. but no distraction can keep phillips from his guitar. >> it provides for me a comfort in a sense that it takes me away from all this. and you know,

. >> we met phillip in san quentin prison in california. and he really stood out as this young kid in a very hardcore old-school prison. his life was at a pretty precarious point, but he also remained sort of optimistic. >> from the second i got in trouble to this moment in time, i know god put me in this cell for a reason. whatever it is, i don't know at this time. maybe it was just to give me time to realize what i was doing. or who knows? maybe there's something inside this time that i'm going to do that's going to put me into perspective and make he realize stuff. i don't know. but i'm in here for a reason other for than the crime that i did, that god has a plan for me. i'll be all right. i'm going to make it. >> you're moving my head that way. >> i'm not moving it, you're moving it. >> i said i want a nice little haircut and he gives me a bald head. >> kirkpatrick rejected the lessons he had learned from his biological family at a very young age. that's when all his problems began. >> my mom gave me the best advice that she could. ever

. >> then san quentin meets silicon valley.e'll show you the first of its kind high-tech training for some of the state's most violent criminals. >>> then -- >> i asked him why did you just leave me there like that? >> plus an exclusive interview with ray and janay rice in the wake of that domestic violence scandal. >>> and good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. our storm system is offshore and beginning to move in. you can see some heavier areas of rainfall. this rainfall is 50 to 75 miles away. we'll track that and let you know what it means for that morning commute coming up. >>> today football star ray rice and his wife broke their silence in an exclusive nbc interview. they talked about the night in that elevator that changed their lives and sparked a national debate. >> i took full responsibility for everything that i did. and the only thing i can hope for and wish for is a second chance. >> this was on the "today" show. janay rice says she has never watched thael vaitor video that shows ray violently punching her

we met christopher carrillo inside a heavily graded cell at san quentin. >> you give respect, you get respect. a lot of people say these guys don't treat us right. at times they don't, but it's hard when you've got a lot of people in here. can't be happy too much in prison. it's not disneyland. >> but an inmate at another california prison had a much harsher view of the c.o.s. >> i hate cops. they're diabolical. they're petty. they present to the public that they're law and order, this and that but in here they'll stab you in the back. they write false write-ups. they got a hidden agenda. they want to keep us locked up in here so they make money. you know, this is a prison industrial complex. it's all about money. >> there is one place, however, where trust is put to the ultimate test. it's the prison kitchen. >> everything back here could be made into a potential weapon. those sheet pans are very thin and they're sharp on the edges. it only takes one of these guys to pick one of those up and they could almost cut my head off. >> we met officer epperson at the kern valley state prison

at san quentin, we met one young inmate who compared it to a once popular tv show. >> it's just likehat little show "cheers" where everybody know your name. [ bleep ]. you see all your friends, you know what i mean? you feel like, well, i'm cool here. these are my boys, you know, what i mean? this is my home. >> but most inmates hold a much different opinion. >> prisons are hate factories. they can't produce anything but hate. all you have is hate, loneliness, greed, and just misery. >> when we met gerald mccullough at the river bend national security institution near nashville, tennessee, he was halfway through a 12-year sentence on a sexual offense charge. >> there's no way out. there's just nothing to do. this is just a total waste of someone's life. >> despite his pessimism, mccullough had found a productive outlet to express his pain. ♪ they say it's raining in denver ♪ ♪ that it's really kind of cold but i'm just pulling time in nashville ♪ ♪ how am i supposed to know ♪ >> in a prison in nashville the home of country music, we decided it would be great if we could find a countr

>> among the nation's most notorious institutions, san quentin state prison. our cameras spent months documenting life on the inside, where gangs, drugs and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay." >> probably next to an inmate's release date, visits are the most important things in their lives. keeping in touch with their loved ones. >> i don't like coming here, but i have to so i can see him. >> for some, visits are rare moments of intimacy. and for others, a business transaction. >> a lot of drugs come in through the visiting room. a lot of drugs. >> you don't want to be here, man. >> and then the hustle just like the bona fide, hustler with the web and then with the two hands, like you said. >> the money. >> money in one hand, dice coming out the other. >> it's going to be hard. make sure that i do it, though, because if someone else does it, it's going to be different. >> no, i know. >> everybody hates prison. society hates prison. it's part of life. i've got to accept the things i put myself in. i can't try to be

the man they call the oracle of san quentin tells us his strategy for investing and how he is using it to help people around him. >> and we are keeping our "eye on the storm." a live look in pleasant hill. a soggy friday night football game tonight. for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. clean-up in san jose. turns many of the people evicted .. >>> an update on the homeless camp clean-up going on in san jose. it turns out many of the people evicted from that place called the jungle have simply moved into nearby neighborhoods. kpix 5's len ramirez on where they are now. lenny. >> reporter: well, ken, this is night 2 after the big clean-up of the homeless encampment known as the jungle. this is the second pop-up camping spot where the previously evicting homeless are camping for the night. last night a group of about two dozen people moved down the block from the jungle to sleep in the parking

. >> reporter: we're about right now to head into san quentin. this is a high profile prison. be our third time. sam keeps this prison running, right, sam? >> i'm here hanging out. >> he's not hanging out. he keeps everyone in line. i have become familiar with this prison. not because it housed notorious murders like manson. >> if i can conquer eight years of incarceration, i think i can become a enpre(newer. >> they pitch behind bars. >> my company for real combulers is looking for that right next sports store. >> reporter: now they're learn agnew language. code 3730. you are learning to code behind bars? >> reporter: yes. a six month course that teaches prison technology and entrepreneurship. >> i see this program is giving me the skills, so when i get out, i have a marketable skill, where i can go out directly from prison into the work force. >> reporter: when you are behind bars for decades, are you not on the forefront of cutting edge technologies. >> i have been there 19 years, since 1995. >> reporter: have you touched a computer before this? >> never. >> reporter: here'

. >> this is california's san quentin state prison, one of the first prisons ever profiled on "lockup." >> for a photographer, san quentin was a really interesting place to shoot because it's the old-style tiers and the big exercise yard and there's a lot of corners and shadows and things to attract your lens. so it was just as a photographer, it was really an interesting place to shoot. it can be a very dangerous place because it's got incredibly dangerous or infamous history as a dangerous place. >> on our first day of shooting here, we got a stark introduction to the constant security threats posed by gang warfare. >> we're basically getting ready to feed the level four, which are the maximum security inmates. tonight we're expecting some type of problems possibly. so we have extra coverage tonight to provide security. >> let's go. >> the correctional staff received a tip that a gang-related attack might occur at dinner. >> hispanic inmates, the gang members specifically, are doing what is called cleaning house. anyone that does not want to participate in their gang activity, if th

tonight at san quentin. >> i got rid of everything, i cleaned the cell, i'm getting ready of everything. the weapon is already gone, we knew at that time there was no fingerprints and the time they came in, all of the inmates from the fifth tier to first tier start throwing everything out of their cell. that's what happened, they would fine 20, 30 weapons and never know which one was actual murder weapon. the squad came through, security quad, or goon squad, they came through and cordoned off everything and they took the pictures and collected evidence and things like that. so they collected the evidence and find all these weapons. now, that night i'm up and i'm worried. about what's happening. but they don't know what happened. >> but a break in the case came from the confession of an inmate involved in the murder. >> saw an opportunity for himself, serving a life sentence. turned everybody in. because of my lack of knowledge and planning of the crime, and my age, the judge overturned my death penalty and sentenced me to life in prison without the chance of parole, i don't go to board,

see toward greenfield avenue, moderate-to-heavy rain, sir francis drake boulevard, all way out to san quentinhave the heaviest rain moving through. you could have localized ponding on the road from mill valley to san rafael over the next 15 or on minutes. in the north, hercules is coming from a good cell moving along tennessee street to american canyon and napa to sonoma across napa road and highway 12 down to highway 121 with a big picture showing the waves of moderate-to-heavy rain moving through the north bay. now i show you what is line up to the west of that. here is the cold front. here are the stronger with possibility of thunderstorms developing. we have not seen lightning from the storms but this is different right here. it is developing. you can tell it is not so widespread as the shield and this is all marching toward san francisco, pacifica, down to half moon bay in the next 20 to 30 minutes you will see waves of moderate to half rain. we had one moved through most of san francisco headed to emeryville to richmond. at the golden gate bridge winds are gusting from the southwest at

movement and grass roots activist from the 70s and 80s that came together when he was on death row in san quentin. it took a 9-year struggle to successfully win his release and freedom. the defense committee was the first pan coalition for churches but also militant community groups. mr. chul sue leaves in 1981 after the grass roots campaign led by a social movement after being released from prison for being wrongly convicted of a gang murder. he brings asian americans like myself in an

movement and grass roots activist from the 70s and 80s that came together when he was on death row in san quentin. it took a 9-year struggle to successfully win his release and freedom. the defense committee was the first pan coalition for churches but also militant community groups. mr. chul sue leaves in 1981 after the grass roots campaign led by a social movement after being released from prison for being wrongly convicted of a gang murder. he brings asian americans like myself in an unprecedent pan asian coalition and the movement which i call it represents the pan asian movement in american history. chiu sui lee came to the u.s. in 64 with limited english ability and he was brought up by his aunt and uncle. chul sue lee was also part of a small korean community and attended many schools in san francisco. he was wrongfully convicted in 1973 of killing a chinese gang leader and he was very young at the time. i wanted to acknowledge activist yamenta. and i want to mention dr. ruth and kim from social equality and many others who worked on the campaign to free him. there will be a number of memo

rain in the north bay is moving through mill valley, sausalito, pulling away from san rafael and san quentincross the richmond and san rafael bridge, with an uptick in the wet weather right here but you slide down the heaviest wet weather is moving through east palo alto headed to 101 and pulling away from university avenue in palo alto. it will go into the mountains. you can see the heavy rain moving through los altos hills and headed to los altos mountains and sunnyvale. the whole system is moving down on to the south bay but, notice, it is losing the steam. as far as the wind, the tree that came down today did not come down because of the wind but because of the rain. the rain weighted the top of the tree. it lost its footing because of the soft ground. it went over. that is a possibility of seeing more of that occurring the next couple of hours. >> the rainfall surplus, everyone is great for this rain year that began july 1, from 3.25 in livermore to 5.5" at moffett field and san jose is 5" of plus, and 3.25" at oakland at the airport and 4.5" at san francisco, and santa rosa is up near

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near san rafael and san quentin, light-to-moderate rain moving in, gusts to fly miles per hour and the good news is 37 is light-to-moderate and you can see the yellows on the left side of the screen headed to this area and we will get another wave of heavy rain moving into the north bay and it is along 101 climbing over the mountains into the napa valley. we are in the low-to-mid 60's. it is very mile. heavy rain in the north by much the rest of us have scattered showers before the strong storm line moves into the rest of the bay in three hours. >> traffic is affected. c.h.p. has high wind advisory for all bay bridges and flooding in the north bay. we have a new accident. northbound highway 101, to the north of santa rosa you will find one lane blocked. to the south we have flooding reported at rohnert park expressway, so be kill. we have plenty of standing water. make sure you drive safely and carefully, slowly headed into the mar areas. you never know how deep the water is. you can get stuck and hydroplane. it is risky. this is the tree i have been telling you about, eastbound 80 at

sonoma and napa and as we look to the southwest moving through mill valley right now, headed to san quentin and fairfax, another batch and southwest which happens to be upstream you can see the heavy rain right off the peninsula coast that will head through the peninsula and into the north bay. here is what i expect, waves of light-to-moderate showers through the evening and steady and moderate heavy rain tomorrow afternoon from another storm and a few left overshoulders and extended dry days until next week. that is in the seven-day forecast. >>> the wet weather makes for a tough day on roads. look out here at the: san rafael and 101 with a lot of traffic coming with the headlights on. a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is hard to say through the rain. cars are slowly creeping through to get on the bridge. a different scene in san jose where traffic is moving nicely on 101 and 880. you can seat roads are more dry here. our traffic reporter is tracking it all for us now. >> yes, we have reports of flooding in certain parts of the bay area. first, it is flooding that is blocking two lan

. >> we talked to a man they call the oracle of san quentin about his strategy for investing and howis using it to help people around him. >> and we'll of course continue to track the rain that's spreading over the bay area tonight at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you. >>> see you in 30 minutes. paul is out there live checking that forecast for us, too. he will be with us at 6:00. thanks for watching us at 5:00. we have the "cbs evening news" with maurice dubois this evening. >> and remember the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. have a great weekend. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com onight, the demonstrations go national, coast-to-coast protests over policing and excessive force. the nypd begins testing body cameras. and a grand jury is convened in the fatal shooting of another unarmed black man in new york. reports from michelle miller and pem axelrod. an alleged gang rape at a fraternity sent shock waves across the nation. now the magazine that broke the news apologizes saying it has doubts about the accuser's story. nancy cordes h

. >> darryl "big d" wright is serving hard time at california's aging san quentin state prison.n a no frills shop. >> we have three barbers in here. we're pretty steady. you know, they come in. one of us try to be here at all times. so we all have to know how to cut all kind of hair. >> as with any barber, it's important to keep the customers satisfied. that's especially true when your clients are inmates. >> you know, occasionally guys, they drop by and want to give you a little something if you give a good haircut, you know? want to give you a soup or something like that or a canned good or something like that. it's not a mandatory thing but they won't let you refuse them. you know what i'm saying? they won't let you refuse them. >> barber shops have been a favorite stop for "lockup" crews at prisons nationwide. >> any man that walks through the door can get a haircut and he'll get a good haircut. he might not get a whole lot of layers and feathers and all that, but he'll get a good haircut. >> we met willard lucas at indiana state prison. he had been working the same chair fo

the richmond san rafael bridge from rip monday to san quentin moderate to half rain with a cell off the coast in ten minutes. and it will head up to novato and san rafael and in the less developed areas of eastern condition con and am -- alameda county you can see stronger rains. redwood city in 20 minutes will have the rain. and you can see the moisture coming up from the south and because of that we are going to have heavy showers. that is why we see this. this is 29th if san francisco, you can see the ponding. urban flooding. hud and -- mud and rock you can see the winds picking up this morning. from now through noon, we will have our best chance for losing power. >>> hopefully you have good working windshield wipers, with the tread on the tires is good because it will be a slippery ride. we have had so many reports up to 70 incidents right now. mostly having accidents and stalls. there is flooding cross the bay area freeways. in san jose at 280 northbound side away from highway 17 is loading up. the drainage is in check. same here at 101. this is the drive in the southbound directio

the approaching san quentin.w is the traffic barely getting by >> : good news is that bay bridge toll plaza starting to see the end of the backup drive time for 16 minutes from the days in san francisco >> : and clear up continues now said francisco and the mission district from all the damage from the storms and trying to deal with everything a recurrence and how to play catch-up and lime video sent to us from the folks in st. a on wednesday morning. time lapse sped up so you conceive the goes into the street all the water and eventually goes into homes and sidewalks >> : into them their workers hired to clean up the mess now. and i say the city has a massive infrastructure redesign larger more permanent ways to fix the problems but said billions of dollars >> : out like transporting water from the area entirely satisfied francisco there would be a lot of work to avoid this kind of work which continued after the airline business owners and the north bay and flaw of water in the co complex of to run. another abou

the coding program at san quentin prison tonight at 11:00 after "state of affairs." >>> animal liverscross northern california are opening their wallets to save a litter sof-called dumpster puppies. they were 2 days old when found a couple of weeks ago. tonight they're in foster homes in north lake tahoe. how cute with their little matching sweaters. seven hungry puppies are costly. they have their own fund-raising web page. the goal is $7,000. so far the north lake tahoe pet network has about $1,400. there's a lesson here. humane workers say if you don't want a litter of puppies, donate to them, with their mom, who will care for them for free. >>> the north lake tahoe network, $1,400 right now, we'll see where we go in the next 24 hours. >> i want them all. >> jeff, looking at tonight, here it comes again. >> the storm system you'll see on satellite radar is lining up offshore. that is going to bring us a few concerns. the top concern will be tuesday morning as rain begins to arrive. it's going to be a slick commute. wednesday morning another round of wet weather. we may have isolate

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as we look at a live feed there was a major accident on eastbound 580 near may street in san quentine off ramp. also, accident on south now 880 near oakland and 66 street creek impacting traffic you do see yellows and reds. all red light beer. all read it right there. >> grant:don't forget to download our kron four app. you can get weather alerts, forecasts, and see how the weather is affecting traffic -- anytime. >> grant:the app is free to download. >> catherine: still ahead. >> catherine: what a few months the difference will make. the evacuation orders now in place for southern california. >> jacqueline: you are looking at our storm trackers as our ♪ with kaiser permanente, you'll connect with your doctor any time, anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ and the doctor saw a i weblemish on my cheek.ter, he told me it was skin cancer. i was in shock. i wasn't covered with any health insurance. but once i got covered through covered california, i was able to go get the surgery that i

. >> reporter: lori siegel, cnn money in san quentin prison. >> getting ready for the next chapter in life. thanks so much for foin johnijo all day. cnn newsroom continues with poppy harlow in new york. >> hi, everyone, thanks so much for joining me. you are here in the cnn newsroom. we begin this hour with two stories out of the middle east. both on the war on terror and two deadly group of terrorists, al qaeda and the taliban. first the pentagon planning to leave an extra 1,000 troops in afghanistan. outgoing secretary of defense chuck hagel talked about that today in kabul. >> we will maintain a limited counterterrorism mission against al qaeda and its remnants, because as we draw down the combat mission, we have not forgotten, not forgotten what brought america to afghanistan over a decade ago. >> meantime, in yemen, a desperate attempt to rescue a hostage from al qaeda and failure. al qaeda terrorists killed luke somers and another western hostage during the raid yesterday. president obama ordered the rescue mission after u.s. intelligence learns that somers could soon be execute

the drive trying from richmond in to san quentin is about seven minutes. >> reporter: typhoon how thee and the philippines and hundreds of thousands of people are afraid of a repeat of what happened before. the philippines are heavily damaged by wins the red cross says that nearly a thousand homes were destroyed. more than 27 people have been killed so far. back in 2013 this up the. >> reporter: the wives of these thoughts african the wife of the hostage was killed. a firefight broke out in the terrorist shot the hostages she was freed and january and he was supposed to be released sunday. >> reporter: at a press conference today she said " we're here to choose to forget those who caused mullins was deaf what will it help to accuse would bring him back which is used to let go. >> reporter: a teenage boy is accused of killing of 14 year-old boy. this proves is korea did not step williams was killed outside a market on folsom st. the teenager then is accused of killing him and circled and blow. the boy and then read the was circled was one of what actually killed williams. >>: why are y

san francisco 28-7 at the half. the game went to overtime. the 49ers got the ball firstment he appeared to be on the move. a possible field goal. but quentin patton fumbles the football. one of three turnovers by san francisco. san diego marched right down on the field and set up novak to win it. the chargers and the 49ers, their fourth straight loss. >> i thought it was over. san diego kept fighting. and they go our way. they made plays when they have to make plays. >> not much to say other than keep fighting. get our last regular season win. that will be the goal. but it's a tough one. everybody feels it. >> so jim harbaugh could have just one game left. a poll on kpix.com show 67% wants jim harbaugh to stay. a decision on his future will not come until after the season which is next week. >> that had a range of emotion. >> never seen the 49ers play a game like that. it was a microcosm of their entire season. >> when you sea decision at the end of the season, do you mean within 24 hours after the end of the season or a few weeks or what? >> the speculation is they want to work out a trade. jim harbaugh want has a another year on the cont