a brand new correctional officer here at san quentin. i was working graveyard in a section called donner. >> this officer is a member of san quentin's investigative services unit, an elite team of c.o.s who track gang activity and other threats to the institution. >> one night my partner and i were working graveyard. i was sitting with my back to a file cabinet just like this. there was a row of padlocks on the top handle. my partner and i were talking, all of a sudden, the locks started rattling back and forth together, clacking. he looked at it. i looked at it. see, i'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it. we both ran out of the office. we had no explanation as to what that was. we asked some other officers and they said that, you know, the unit is probably haunted. so never can tell. there was no explanation for it. there was no earthquake. the inmates weren't complaining in the unit about the ground moving. there were no wild animals in there. i didn't bump it. he didn't bump it. so no telling. >> there's been a history of oth

. >> our first ever extended stay series was shot at california's fabled san quentin state prison. inmates. it was home to more than 5,000. when we shot there, robert ayers was san quentin's warden. >> we are grossly overcrowded, which is just totally unacceptable for the inmates, and the staff. >> been here before? >> no. >> all right. come over here and stand on the fence right there. >> the incoming population at san quentin was relentless, with staff releasing 150 inmates each week, but welcoming in 350 new ones. >> let's go, gentlemen. let's go, let's go, let's go. clear the door. >> many of them wound up in the gym, which had been converted into a huge overflow housing unit. >> when i first walked into the dorm at san quentin, i was taken aback by how many people were packed into this small area. it was very loud. ♪ >> attention in the knowledge about -- attention in the building, james, report to the lieutenant's office upstairs. >> there's always people talking, people yelling. some people in there were trying to read and some people in there were trying to sleep. so you'll

. >> at california's san quentin state prison, we saw how sophisticated some inmate weaponry can be.his homemade pistol is known as a zip gun. >> this portion is filled with ground up matchheads. the two holes here, inmates insert a wick. the inmate takes a plunger, pokes shrapnel in the open end, pieces of metal, ground up zippers. when the target walks by the cell, be it an officer or an inmate, the inmate lights this, it goes down, strikes the match heads, basically acts like a firecracker and shoots the shrapnel out. >> the majority of inmate manufactured weapons or shanks are designed for slashing or stabbing. the ease with which lethal weapons are made is shocking. this san quentin inmate who goes by the name speedy agreed to show correctional staff and "lockup" cameras just how simple it can be. he starts by using a roll of toilet paper as a crude forge to melt plastic coffee cup lids. >> i'm making a weapon right now. melting this plastic down into a shape. what i'm doing is trying to get a wad of it to where i can -- i have something to work with. you know what i mean? what

one is going to the san quentin >>> today president obama recognizes some very fine bay area minds. he is handing out two national humanities medals one going san quentin prison university project, the other is going to stanford university infectious disease physician and author abraham bergesse on saturday he dedicates a museum bringing thousands of stories to the surface. the national museum of african- american culture will soon open its doors in washington, d.c. the smithsonian center features 3,000 artifacts from slavery to the present. it costs $540 million to build. and spans 400,000 square feet. the hundreds of people who volunteered to be docents are moved by much more than the numbers. they are glad to have a voice. >> you just feel invisible. you feel thatter history doesn't matter. >> as a kid growing up in dc, the family had one that would tell your story from your perspective it was exciting. >> the museum says that so many people responded to its job postings that it simply had to stop accepting applications. >>> lapd investigators hope this new video will help them f

they played against inmates at san quentin. the warriors take an annual trip to the prison for the game. kevin durant, draymond green attended as part of the outreach program. they sat among inmates to watch action, signed autographs and even played some dominoes. after visiting san quentin, they hosted their fourth annual basketball clinic. it was at the team's practice facility in oakland. clay thompson along with grant and draymond were there to meet 100 parents and children. there were skills stations, shooting competitions and a wellness station. all proceeds from the clinic benefit the warriors community foundation, which is committed to supporting youth development in the bay area. training camp, by the way, begins on tuesday. it's that time of year. >>> some teenagers suffering from serious illnesses or injuries got a second chance at what is considered a young person's right of passage, the prom. many were either hospitalized or they were just too weak to attend. so last night they got a makeup prom. abc7 news reporter

they played against inmates at san quentin. the warriors take an annual trip to the prison for the game. kevin durant, draymond green attended as part of the outreach program. they played among inmates to watch action, signed autographs and even played some dominoes. >>> after visiting san quentin, they hosted their fourth annual basketball clinicty team's practice facility in oakland. clay thompson along with grant and draymond were there to meet 100 parents and children. there were skills stations, shooting competitions and a wellness station. all proceeds from the clinic benefit the warriors community foundation, which is committed to supporting youth development in the bay area. training camp, by the way, begins on tuesday. >>> some teenagers suffer from serious illnesses or injuries got a second chance at what is considered a young person's right of passage, the prom. many were either hospitalized or they were just too weak to attend. so last night they got a makeup prom. lisa amin gulezian was at this special event in oak

they played against inmates at san quentin. the warriors take an annual trip to the prison for the game. kevin durant, draymond green attended as part of the outreach program. they sat among inmates to watch action, signed autographs and even played some dominoes. after visiting san quentin, they hosted their fourth annual family basketball clinic. it was at the team's practice facility in oakland. clay thompson along with grant and draymond were there to meet 100 parents and children. there were skills stations, shooting competitions and a wellness station. all proceeds from the clinic benefit the warriors community foundation, which is committed to supporting youth development in the bay area. training camp begins on tuesday. >>> some teenagers suffering from serious illnesses or injuries got a second chance at what is considered a young person's right of passage, the prom. many were either hospitalized or they were just too weak to attend. so last night they got a makeup prom. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian was at thi

at one point, traffic was backed up to san quentin, and 580 in richmond was a mess, too. eastbound traffic had to be stopped and the cars heading towards richmond that hadn't made it on the bridge were diverted to main street. this big rig was carrying 24 tons of contaminated soil, a difficult and lengthy clean up process. fortunately, no one, not even the driver was injured. chpand the fire department are on the scene and caltrans are also here and are going to eventually remove the big rig from the bridge. jackie ward, kpix 5. >> jackie, thank you. >>> back to the fire watch coverage in sonoma county. firefighters are battling the sawmill fire that began over the weekend. it has burned 1500 acres east of cloverdale. the fire is 55% contained and no reports of structures damaged. all evacuation orders and road closures lifted yesterday evening. >>> and city officials will decide whether to re-open a local park later this afternoon, alum park. julie? >>> high pressure is holding steady because of a warm, dry air mass, not great news for the firefighters. 90 and dry up nor

is diverting traffic eastbound off the bridge in san quentin and sends cars back that were on the bridge exiting off the eastbound ramp and all of it is coming together back at this point. the question is, how long will this last? c.h.p. is not saying but look at the traffic, we have the problems they had to deal with, the wreck. they have the would expect of investigating the wreck. the prospect of moving the wreck. they have to inspect the rig and the damage on the bridge, possible fire damage. this could take a while of the last time with a wreck like this on the bridge it took the better part of a day. >> thank you, wayne. >> our other top story the loma fire burning in the santa cruz mountains in sky 7 the fire is growing and so are the evacuations with coverage of this at matt keller in san jose. matt, there are a lot of horses and other animals that can find shelter? >> yes, natasha, it is hot out here. it is a factor the firefighters will be facing battle the flames and a factor for animal evacuations with pets and people are fleeing the area. >> evacuation advisories last night

. >> their executives at bob -- their executives, last year, they went over and played at san quentin. >> this year, they just sat and watched. the warriors are going to san quentin. >> you are not going to have those multimillion dollar guys expose themselves, right? i right. not while playing. >> they do everything right, the warriors. >> especially with draymond's grunge shot. >> that will make you want to play them in prison. >> expecting big things out of the warriors this evening, and maybe the giants. >> i will say again, they have look so dead the second half of the season. but if i had to bet on them, i am looking at the schedule. all of my games are at home. if they cannot win five out of six, it is on them. >> catch you on the radio, gary. >>>we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. in 1803, a man bought the territory of louisiana for 42 cents an acre. that was the greatest deal ever. until i made this one. now you can get my jumbo breakfast platter for just $2.99. take that history. scrambled eggs, eight mini pancakes, a hash brown, and your choice of bac

the problem is on her side it's jammed from 101 through san quentin and all the way to just shy of the bridge. they're routing folks off at main street and heading back toward the freeway. your alternate instead of the san rafael to richmond bridge is eastbound 37. once you get out of novato it's slow towards vallejo. that's a problem until as jodie said about 1:30 when they have the eastbound deck reopened. south to the golden gate bridge you're okay. you have to navigate through the city and then get back on the eastbound bay bridge. is the bay bridge is okay but getting through the city can add a lot of time. highway 37 may be better. to the south, the other story, the fire. where drivers have reported seeing smoke all yesterday afternoon. we saw the glow from the flames this morning, likely to see more smoke as well this afternoon. i hand it off to you for the rest of the story. >>> to our other breaking news story. firefighters racing to save homes from on out-of-control wildfire burning in the south bay. the loma fire is burning along the loma prieta ridge halfway between 17 and

we have a blocking issue in the san quentin area and have a look at that at 5:07. we are trafficking developing news in santa clara county. the sheriff is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in saratoga this morning, and it happened at titus and prospect. officers are still at the scene nine hours after it happened. right now the department is releasing little information but said the deputy was not injured. we are gathering information and we go back to tiffany at 5:30. >> from oakland, firefighters tackling a large fire at a home. we will get to jessica castro at the live desk. >> yes, the fire department is still out there at last check. this is new video to the live desk six people without a home this morning. the folks are dealing with the aftermath upset about what has happened. the fire started at a three story victorian home. in oakland. on 20th street between 23rd and 24th. here is a better look at that home. it did not spread to the neighboring homes. look at the flames, the fire started at 3:00 in the morning. there is still no word on exactly how t

one is going to the san quentin prison university project. is going to stanford university's infectious disease physician and author abraham verg ese. >>> and in chicago, this 89- year-old won't be selling any more polenta because he just got a check for $384,000. his fortune changed when somebody snapped a picture of him struggling to push his ice cream cart. well, soon the image graced a "go fund me" page with the story that his daughter, who supported him, died in june. 17,000 people were so moved, they chipped in and now he is finally a retiree. >>> a tourist felt so restless that she ran away or at least waddled but big bertha wasn't as fast as animal control. they had little experience tracking down tortoises yet bay area rescuers still caught up with the 134-pound explorer in los altos hills. and they managed to bring her back to a truck and once they parked at her house they did need help from firefighters to get it on the ground. >> that's a big tortoise. >> and they are fast. they really are. they can be fast. captions by: caption c

suffered child abuse and acted out with assaultive behavior, leading to time in juvenile hall and san quentin for attempted murder, robbery, battery, assault, and other charge. in may of 2015 he overdosed on the prescription drug abilify telling his brother he wanted to kill himself. his brother called 911. >> he wanted to harm his brother for calling 911, he wanted to die. >> he said he wanted to kill him, didn't he? yes. >> demetrius didn't want to go to john george. he had been there before on a 5150 hold meaning he was a threat to himself or others. patient asking for skiing resources but does not want to go to john george. needs more out patient support than inpatient admission and becomessage stated. -- becomes agitated. >> his mother says john george shouldn't have ignored these facts. >> medical logs show when he arrived at highland hospital at 3:00 a.m., he was restrained for unpredictable and aggressive behavior. by 4:00 a.m., he was calm. by 7:00 a.m., it was noted there was no need for restraints. 45 minutes later, he was cleared for release. he spent less than nine hours in treat

he is handing out two national humanities medals one going to the san quentin prison university projecthe other to stanford university infectious and disease author. >>> an age-old battle on wall street man versus market. can investors really do better than the stock market indices themselves? cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is here to tell us it's time to stop searching for answers. we hear some fund managers beat their indexes but we should be suspects. why? >> reporter: 50 years ago diligent analysts who crunched numbers and investigated publicly traded companies they do routinely out perform the stock market index but as the industry evolved, information became ubiquitous and now it's nearly impossible to beat the market! most recent evidence from s&p shows over 10 years investment time horizon, about 90% of the actively managing u.s. funds, they fail to beat their benchmarks and i think the reason is pretty clear. their fees are eating into their returns. now, here's another problem. i know you're thinking i'll find that 10%. the funds that do best in the index, they cha

contra costa law enforcement tried to arrest jennifer for crimes committed by the other person in san quentin fer's name. jennifer avoided jail because she had an airtight alibi. she was giving birth in a hospital in new york when the crimes were committed here in california. the u.s. secret service says this type of crime cost americans $1.2 billion every year and we discovered that in cases like jennifer's, even when you report your identity stolen to police and the bank and the credit companies, sometimes the system is so broken that it cannot fix this. it's so fragmented it's often not enough to fix the problem and save you from a lot of hassle, decades of hassle. you can watch the entire story on our website just go to nbcbayarea.com. guys, back to you. >> very important notes there. thank you. if you have a tape for us, call us at 888-996-tips. or send us an e-mail theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> triple threat in stocking three powerful storm systems with major impacts for million os people ahead of this long holiday weekend. >>> a band of armed burglars hitting homes while people are at ho

she was sentenced to 1 - 14 years in san quentin penitentiary. it was her appeal to the supreme court that led to brandeis is wonderful opinion asserting a need to force free-speech in a democratic society. and that had never been spelled out by supreme court justice in that way before. as indicated, that language gradually becomes incorporated into the language of the rest of the supreme court decision on speech and makes american speech, today, the most permissive in the world. >> i wonder if you could just note that -- what it says in this book, i'm not a quote from the book but it is amazing what anita whitney was defending. she's quitting the declaration of independence species basically imprisoned forcing rac defending the constitution. >> what makes whitney important is when we first begin to get new speech cases, new version of speech, holmes comes holmes comes up with the clear and present danger test in abrams. the only problem is it's a very subjective test and conservative judges always found radical speech clearly and presently dange

center fell eastbound this is ride at a mid span the laser block blocking traffic all went out to san quentin incident is bound minute span always blocked a special track the collar in place >>reporter: tonight in mexican pact for san francisco all across the bay into a part of oakland and the east bay shoreline in the north bay a little bit the very first sign of onshore flow starting to develop a little bed 92 on for san jose said it will give you a little peek of what you're talking about 97 expected inland today >>: we try to act that way it really does not work >>reporter: start with a handshake with the first debate between hillary clinton and donald trump quickly became as heated as it might have expected that all some time to the clinton as a politician who would not bring change to the country's needs the candidates face challenges when it comes to trust and transparency and donald trump was pressed on when he released his tax return they also tackling some very current events like race relations the role of police and the charlotte protest at home and security. >>robin winston: a bi

richard doesn't understand that my father was in san quentin prison and it doesn't compare.re you go. if you want to talk about who is growing up in a situation. i'm much older than you and i have seen a lot more life experience and you have not experienced a fraction of anything that you're talking about. all you want to do is overtalk to me. i'm not going to let you. [inaudible] martha: kevin, you made your point. you feel that richard has not experienced what you experienced. >> of course, he hasn't. he hasn't been pulled over by police. >> i have. i just said that. >> really? how did you survive it? >> my brother was pulled over by the police, i have been pulled over by the police. but, kevin, let me finish, but kevin, your father's story is part of the problem. we have a prison industrial complex where we saw in the late 70's under richard nixon and the failed war on drugs, we put more black brothers and more black sons, more black fathers in jail than any other group of individuals. >> and democrats did this -- >> for nothing. for nothing. martha: kevin. >> let me say

center barrier but only one vehicle involved in the collision but on the eastbound side backed into san quentinlosed but heavy traffic and i think we'll have lanes down if not a full closure very shortly. this is a sig-alert. avoid that if you can. >> alla lot of it's a hoax.bal warminit's a hoax. it'll get cooler. it'll get warmer. it's called weather. we need some global warming! we need leaders who get it. so that we can move away from coal and oil to clean energy. i'm tom steyer. if you want to do something about climate change, you can. please. register and vote. nextgen california action committee is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> good morning. thanks for sticking around. let's take a look at your day planner. because it gets up to 70 at the coast, 80 by the bay and 90 by noon. and the coast cools as the rest of us stay warm to hot. not as hot as yesterday. it is a spare the air day. probably the last one. because temperatures will be up to 30 degrees cooler by sunday and monday. >> sounds good. we'll have another update in 40 ♪e'll have another update in 40 [ cheers

i came out of mazes restaurant and a group of parolees from san quentin greeted me and they had been left around the corner and dropped off between united liquors and the walgreens parking lot. subsequent, there were some more that were dropped off at the stony recreation center from, it looks like marin county. since then, we've had an incident at a bar where a person came in around midnight, totally suckered in they would not let him and so they decided to break and after they closed it he proceeded to bite the bouncers finger off. the next thing was the 1700 range block of green. we also had another one of the homeless that was kicked out of and made a big stage at the ramada inn and he was kicked out of the back of it to my and he looked up and saw a neighbor. he proceeded to threaten her life to try to break in and the front and back of her husband the police were called. he proceeded to try to break into another home. he chased a couple down the street with a dog and then after that, he decided to come down with his knife and slice all the tires on the streets. we have others t

two towering achievements that started here in san francisco with a chronicles series by mike harris back in the early 1950s. so i strongly endorse quentin kopp for this job. thank you >> think you much good any other members of the public was to speak on item 1? please come forward. seeing none, public comment is closed. >>[gavel] >> the decision is now in the hands of this committee could supervisor mar >> thank you everyone for making the great comments and thank you for sender kopp as well. i move that we appoint quintin l kopp to see number one on the ethics commission in this business need to be a committee report? >> it was not noticed as a committee report so it will not be. i will join supervisor mar in support for the positive recommendation to the full board. it's nice to see that you still want to continue in public service today after all that you've done already. so, we will do that without objection. >>[gavel] >> congratulations. item 2, please >> item number two, >>[reading code] >>thank you. the applicant is jesse sandoval. welcome. thank you. you can begin. with the presentation >> thank you for considering me today for

of protecting the integrity of the political system in san francisco and we are really blessed by having him as an asset as a membership. quentin, i couldn't be more delighted. >> i'm grateful. >> i have one call to order and roll call. commissioner hayon has been excused. vice-chair commissioner keane? >> here. commissioner chiu, here. commissioner kopp, here. all present and accounted for. for purposes of the public being aware. the item 11 has been continued to october 21, 2016. >> mr. chairman, >> excuse me, commissioners, please put the microphone in front of your mouth when you are speaking. thank you. >> i am going to be in new york city october 24th. and i would like to be present for consideration of the matter comprising item no. 11, and i therefore ask the chair to give consideration for the next meeting to perhaps continuing that a week. i will be back october 30th. >> that's fine. i will ask to pull the commissioners for their availability in the latter half of october. >> yeah. >> and we will send out a notice of the rescheduling the regular meeting which is scheduled for the 24th to a date that is agreeable to al

of protecting the integrity of the political system in san francisco and we are really blessed by having him as an asset as a membership. quentin, i couldn't be more delighted. >> i'm grateful. >> i have one call to order and roll call. commissioner hayon has been excused. vice-chair commissioner keane? >> here. commissioner chiu, here. commissioner kopp, here. all present and accounted for. for purposes of the public being aware. the item 11 has been continued to october 21, 2016. >> mr. chairman, >> excuse me, commissioners, please put the microphone in front of your mouth when you are speaking. thank you. >> i am going to be in new york city october 24th. and i would like to be present for consideration of the matter comprising item no. 11, and i therefore ask the chair to give consideration for the next meeting to perhaps continuing that a week. i will be back october 30th. >> that's fine. i will ask to pull the commissioners for their availability in the latter half of october. >> yeah. >> and we will send out a notice of the rescheduling the regular meeting which is scheduled for the 24th to a date that is agreeable to al

of protecting the integrity of the political system in san francisco and we are really blessed by having him as an asset as a membership. quentin, i couldn't be more delighted. >> i'm grateful. >> i have one call to order and roll call. commissioner hayon has been excused. vice-chair commissioner keane? >> here. commissioner chiu, here. commissioner kopp, here. all present and accounted for. for purposes of the public being aware. the item 11 has been continued to october 21, 2016. >> mr. chairman, >> excuse me, commissioners, please put the microphone in front of your mouth when you are speaking. thank you. >> i am going to be in new york city october 24th. and i would like to be present for consideration of the matter comprising item no. 11, and i therefore ask the chair to give consideration for the next meeting to perhaps continuing that a week. i will be back october 30th. >> that's fine. i will ask to pull the commissioners for their availability in the latter half of october. >> yeah. >> and we will send out a notice of the rescheduling the regular meeting which is scheduled for the 24th to a date that is agreeable to al

of protecting the integrity of the political system in san francisco and we are really blessed by having him as an asset as a membership. quentin, i couldn't be more delighted. >> i'm grateful. >> i have one call to order and roll call. commissioner hayon has been excused. vice-chair commissioner keane? >> here. commissioner chiu, here. commissioner kopp, here. all present and accounted for. for purposes of the public being aware. the item 11 has been continued to october 21, 2016. >> mr. chairman, >> excuse me, commissioners, please put the microphone in front of your mouth when you are speaking. thank you. >> i am going to be in new york city october 24th. and i would like to be present for consideration of the matter comprising item no. 11, and i therefore ask the chair to give consideration for the next meeting to perhaps continuing that a week. i will be back october 30th. >> that's fine. i will ask to pull the commissioners for their availability in the latter half of october. >> yeah. >> and we will send out a notice of the rescheduling the regular meeting which is scheduled for the 24th to a date that is agreeable to al

two towering achievements that started here in san francisco with a chronicles series by mike harris back in the early 1950s. so i strongly endorse quentin kopp for this job. thank you >> think you much good any other members of the public was to speak on item 1? please come forward. seeing none, public comment is closed. >>[gavel] >> the decision is now in the hands of this committee could supervisor mar >> thank you everyone for making the great comments and thank you for sender kopp as well. i move that we appoint quintin l kopp to see number one on the ethics commission in this business need to be a committee report? >> it was not noticed as a committee report so it will not be. i will join supervisor mar in support for the positive recommendation to the full board. it's nice to see that you still want to continue in public service today after all that you've done already. so, we will do that without objection. >>[gavel] >> congratulations. item 2, please >> item number two, >>[reading code] >>thank you. the applicant is jesse sandoval. welcome. thank you. you can begin. with the presentation >> thank you for considering me today for