these are the last remnants of the on-ramp that used to go up on the embarcadero freeway. we have video from the '70s to show you that. if we were standing here today we would be run over by cars on the freeway, the 1.2-mile embarcadero freeway was built in 1953 originally to connect the bay bridge with the golden gate bridge. of course, that northern spur was never built. and a lot of people didn't like the old freeway. they called it ugly. the man taking out these last few remnants says he remembers it. the bay bridge? >> i remember living in san francisco and using it to go to the east bay. so it was a big green spot with all the concrete under it. >> reporter: what did you think it? >> i liked it fo convenience. i didn't like it for the view. >> reporter: it was ugly? >> it was ugly. >> reporter: it's going to be a six-story 77-unit affordable housing with retail down below. a lot of people here need a place to live. they say this lot has been sitting here. they are going to develop it now. it should be finished sometime in 2015. reporting live from the embarcadero, ken

so right now anywhere from 5- to 20-minute delays in all directions out of the embarcadero station. that's traffic. here's brian with the forecast. >>> we are starting out with mostly clear skies around the bay area. the skies will be as blue as a swimmer's lips as temperatures warm up to 3 to 8 degrees warmer today nudging 80 degrees inland. toward the twin back-to-back suspension spans, built back in the early '30s, the old bay bridge there, and the numbers this morning, we'll insert those, 44 degrees at concord, 54 at oakland, 43 degrees livermore, san francisco 52, san jose 47, santa rosa 42 degrees. here's how it looks from the satellite. you can see some low clouds packed in along the shoreline overnight. those will dissipate. that will leave us with a mostly sunny and certainly warmer day for the bay area today. 77 degrees at napa. 78 at fairfield. 77 at livermore. and 77 degrees in redwood city in san francisco today. 69 in san francisco. things warm up. we'll have the seven-day forecast coming up. first let's get the latest from frank and anne. >> thank you. >>> in less than

this time we are looking out towards the bay from the embarcadero. now winds aren't too bad, but they will pick up this afternoon as we see a stronger pressure gradient between the coast and the inland areas. santa rosa 45, napa 44. and los gatos the cool spot at 42 degrees. so what you need to know for today, cooler and breezy and then blustery near the coast. 20 to 30 miles per hour winds this afternoon with gusts even higher. chance of rain later on this evening. but it's a small chance and very light rainfall is expected. if you are headed to the a's game this afternoon at 1:05, it should be a comfortable day. cooler than yesterday. some clouds and breezy. temperatures in the low 60s, climbing up to 64 degrees by the time the game ends. here's what you can expect and here's why we are seeing some blustery conditions. so we have this area of high pressure and low pressure and it's the pressure difference that creates the strong winds. with this we are also seeing a cooler air mass. we will see temperatures actually tumble a bit more into monday, as

that pile of concrete is all that's left of the old embarcadero freeway. now, let's go back in time. let's show you a little bit of film here and say it's 1975. if you were coming down broadway, you would have entered the 1.2-mile embarcadero freeway right here on this on-ramp and that would have taken you all the way around back to the bay bridge. it was actually built, the embarcadero, to connect the golden gate bridge with the bay bridge. the golden gate side never got built as we all know. they stubbed it off. it was by some accounts an ugly structure. and jim henry with cahill construction, who is doing this last bit of demolition, says, yeah, he remembers it. >> the bay bridge. >> reporter: yeah. >> reporter: yeah. >> it was a big green spot with all the green concrete. >> reporter: do think about it? >> it was ugly. >> reporter: so what's going in here in its place? they are going to build affordable housing and mixed retail. it's going to be about six stories tall. and it's going to be finished sometime in the summer of 2015. that's what's left. old

really great place. >> new jawl on the embarcadero. some changes in our forecast. >> wind has calmed down a good bit. sandy is here with live doppler 7 hd. >> winds have dialed down the temperatures will be rising as we head in the next couple days. skies are clear. do want to show you what the wind did today. this photo was sent to me by sf under score brit to my twitter account and he said this happened at my place this was san francisco. you can see the tree crashed on to his house there luckily nobody was injured. just obviously tree come down could be a scary moment there. here are the current wind speed. they have really, really dropped off except for a few locations. currently gusting 2324 miles an hour along the coast and also around fairfield. here's look at what is coming as far as the forecast so the winds will remain on the breezey side along the coast. inland area still remain light overnight tonight. it will breezy tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. along the coast but nothing leak what we saw today with 60, 75 miles an hour w

really great place. >> new jawl on the embarcadero. me changes in our forecast. >> wind has calmed down a good bit. sandy is here with live doppler 7 hd. >> winds have dialed down the temperatures will be rising as we head in the next couple days. skies are clear. do want to show you what the wind did today. this photo was sent to me by sf under score brit to my twitter account and he said this happened at my place this was san francisco. you can see the tree crashed on to his house there luckily nobody was injured. just obviously tree come down could be a scary moment there. here are the current wind speed. they have really, really dropped off except for a few locations. currently gusting 2324 miles an hour along the coast and also around fairfield. here's look at what is coming as far as the forecast so the winds will remain on the breezey side along the coast. inland area still remain light overnight tonight. it will breezy tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. along the coast but nothing leak what we saw today with 60, 75 miles an hour win

as we look live right now, it's light winds over the embarcadero and the bay bridge.all going to change and i will have the details coming up. >> all right. i guess that's why they call it a windbreaker. also ahead, tiger woods needs some help. he tries to put himself back in contention after a controversial second round as he chases the green jacket. mike shumann has the masters mo let's check out sports. at 11:10 this morning tiger woods tees off, trailing by four strokes at the masters as he tries to overcome the controversial two-stroke penalty from friday's second round. the 14-time major champion has never won coming from behind going into the final round. here's mike shumann with the highlights from yesterday's third round in this morning's sports. >> good morning. well, tiger woods got a wakeup call from the masters rules committee yesterday morning and when he arrived at the course at 8:00 a.m. he was penalized two strokes for an improper drop in round two on 15. tiger began today 1-under. he it a chance at a birdie but it didn't go in. on 15, the hole he was

i try to cross at washington and the embarcadero and it's impossible. they don't stop. i try to cross that street. so we have a lot to do. community districts can help with the funding. we don't have that downtown and david perhaps can you help with that and i think i covered it all. >> thank you. >> good afternoon. i am kevin stall and a resident of district 6 and work as a tenant organizer at the sro collaborative and district 6 has some of the most dangerous intersections in the city and i have been hit almost a couple of times in those intersections which i am glad i haven't but there is dense population of children in district 6 so i would like to make sure that the neighborhood safety be prioritized for district 6 so protect the children and their families plus seniors and disabled and anyone and everyone that lives and works and visits this part of the city so no more accidents and fatalities happen in this part of the city. thank you. >> thank you mr. stall. >> chinatown reach and improvement project. first i would like to thank this committee for your leadershi

was a robust debate as to whether or not to fix the clock and we d unfortunately in the 1960s the embarcadero freeway was built. it lost a lot of it's vibrancy and stature to the city. it eventually came down and the public at that time determined that the rehabilitation and renovation of the ferry building was the port commission's highest priority and at that point in time the ferry building was the headquarters of the port offices and to make the renovation work, the port relocated it's offices. so i wanted to point out at the time the port commission made the findings that the restoration and adaptive buildings of the surrounding buildings are critical to the city's water front. in doing so they adopted 8 objectives. the first was to restore the structures on the ferry building water front both to recall the area as historic use and accommodate new uses and provide other uses and emphasize the area generating water activity and encourage san francisco and tourist alike and the major transit center by i am improving transit. in 1998 almost a hundred years after the ferry was completed, wit

really great place. >> new jawl on the embarcadero. some changes in our forecast. >> wind has calmed down a good bit. sandy is here with live doppler 7 hd. >> winds have dialed down the temperatures will be rising as we head in the next couple days. skies are clear. do want to show you what the wind did today. this photo was sent to me by sf under score brit to my twitter account and he said this happened at my place this was san francisco. you can see the tree crashed on to his house there luckily nobody was injured. just obviously tree come down could be a scary moment there. here are the current wind speed. they have really, really dropped off except for a few locations. currently gusting 2324 miles an hour along the coast and also around fairfield. here's look at what is coming as far as the forecast so the winds will remain on the breezey side along the coast. inland area still remain light overnight tonight. it will breezy tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. along the coast but nothing leak what we saw today with 60, 75 miles an hour w

. >> the new exploratorium located on the embarcadero. amy hollyfield was in the middle of it all this morning. >> when doors of the new exexplo -- exploratorium opened the hope is that minds opened up, too. >> this is a perfect place to just do what they want to do. and explore, you can touch everything. >> it's been 15 years in the making and its new location is three times the sides of the old site. city leaders to gathered to celebrate the opening and dan ashley proudly served as mc. >> to see this is remarkable. it's really a new crown jewel for stit before doors open we got a tour and discovered how adults can act like children in here. >> we'd like adults to come and play and interwhere yacht and find that inner child to explore the natural fen nom non. >> they've figured out play to turn playing a video game into science. >> this is hard. it's about human ints yax. and human sense of behavior. >> there are 600 exhibits here including a chandelier full of algae. so much to see it might take more than one visit. >> this is bigger tha

it's across from the embarcadero. here is a live picture. and there is a great view from a great location and a spectacular facility. it's a remarkable place. >> it's fantastic. as you said, this evening it's continuing. the it doesn't close until 10:00 tonight they're hoping that by the time the evening is over, 10,000 people will have visited on this, opening day. when doors opened first of thousands poured in. >> what to you think? >> i love it this 6-year-old was allowed to skip school for the opening day. >> he'll see it's the beginning of a particular kind of learning. a learning to expose to a bigger world. >> and we wanted to find a fun place to go to. so this is what we've learned. >> the new expore tore jim three times larger than old space. enough to showcase 600 exhibit autos did they have new stuff? >> yes. >> i think they used to have like sports. >> there are 150 new exhibits. some showcase the beauty of the bay. and there is of a gallery that focuses on life sciences and biology. christina is the is the cure rateor. >> we're t

. >>> we have a live shot from our roof camera looking out towards the embarcadero and the bay bridge. some sprinkles out there. i'll let you know how long they'll last and what to expect for the weekend. >>> you heard all the problems facing the cruise industry lately. so which do you do before setting sail? hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> welcome back, everyone. coming up on 5:45 on this saturday morning. you are looking live from our hd roof scam at the ferry building along the embarcadero in san francisco. you can see the flags waving in the wind. just a light westerly breeze right now. but frances dinglasan says tomorrow afternoon's when we're going to see some real wind. she'll have more details for you coming up in her forecast in just a few

reporting live along the embarcadero, abc7 news. >> ama: thank you so much. well, a change in the weather is on the way so let's head right to our meteorologist lisa in for leigh glaser. >> lisa: tomorrow doppler could get active tomorrow. right now the primary concern is the winds, gusting to 30-miles-an-hour on the coast. they're backing off in the east bay valleys and will continue to do so bringing cool overnight lows with low 40s, maybe some isolated frost in protected valleys but that's not the entire story. we are starting out sunny tomorrow, then look what happened. increasing clouds and green on the screen, representing possibility of showers. much cooler and windier whether ahead. >> ama: a gun show in san francisco brought out a huge crowd of gun enthusiasts. most of them looking for ammo. the line inside the cow palace just to buy ammunition was two hours long. critics say ammunition is used to kill things but enthusiasts say that's not necessarily true they want the public to know they're rational, sane people, who like to be prepared. >> understa

reporting live along the embarcadero, abc7 news. >> ama: thank you so much. well, a change in the weather is on the way so let's head right to our meteorologist lisa in for leigh glaser. >> lisa: tomorrow doppler could get active tomorrow. right now the primary concern is the winds, gusting to 30-miles-an-hour on the coast. they're backing off in the east bay valleys and will continue to do so bringing cool overnight lows with low 40s, maybe some isolated frost in protected valleys but that's not the entire story. we are starting out sunny tomorrow, then look what happened. increasing clouds and green on the screen, representing possibility of showers. much cooler and windier whether ahead. >> ama: a gun show in san francisco brought out a huge crowd of gun enthusiasts. most of them looking for ammo. the line inside the cow palace just to b was ammunition was two hours long. critics say ammunition is used to kill things but enthusiasts say that's not necessarily true they want the public to know they're rational, sane people, who like to be prepared. the safet

to ball game since the giant season started knows what is happening on the embarcadero they know theroadway system are seriously over tashtioned. >>reporter: warrior president told me the transportation planner is working on it. >> mayor leasked transportation study not just focus on the warrior project and entire water front transportation system. >> opponent worry that approval for the project get ahead of the planning. today the opposition appeared to lose not every member of the committee was there to vote this afternoon but the chair indicated it looks like the votes will be there to get the bill out of committee. >> local government for the next go round and if that's where we have to take it up again we will. >> does appear to be a long process. warriors hoping to have the stadium up and running by 2017. state capitol mark matthews abc 7 news. >> chevron refinery fire coming up next. federal safety investigators issue laundry list of what should happen to prevent another disaster. >> and growing new organ. what >> and growing new organ. what could some day day. more than eight

. >> here we are at the embarcadero. we are standing at one of locations for the street artists. can you tell me about this particular location, the program? >> this location is very significant. this was the very first and only location granted by the board of supervisors for the street artist when the program began in 1972. how does a person become a street artist? there are two major tenants. you must make the work yourself and you must sell the work yourself. a street artist, the license, then submitting the work to a committee of artists. this committee actually watches them make the work in front of them so that we can verify that it is all their own work. >> what happened during the holiday to make this an exciting location? >> this would be a magic time of year. you would probably see this place is jammed with street artists. as the no, there is a lottery held at 6 in the morning. that is how sought after the spaces are. you might get as many as 150 street artists to show up for 50 spaces. >> what other areas can a licensed street artist go to? >> they can go to the fishe

giant red ball popped up on the embarcadero in san francisco. powerball boasts some of the biggest jackpots and wednesday night's drawing is to be a mere $60 million. since the game moved to the golden state. drawing will be here. >> i think we have to get more than one. >> cheryl: just ahead, big rush for rolling stones tickets. >> eric: we have to win that jackpot to get some of those tickets. they gear up to play in the bay area. >>> coming up at 3:00, the cast of the mary tyler moore show. they want to monitor every person after an increase in crime but is it at the expense of people's privacy rights. at 5:00, you know not to use your cellphone while driving but what about gps, asking for directions may be the way to go from now on. >> eric: today is the day that many rolling stones' fans have been waiting for. >> tickets to see the stones were on sale for the general public about 90 minutes ago. they are probably already sold out. >> they will perform at oracle arena in may. the stones is part of the 50th anniversary tour. tickets are still

sudden-death playoff and we had the a first-time winner and a >> ama: the new exploratorium on the embarcadero opens to the public on wednesday and it's chock-full of gadgets. abc7 news is a partner of the new exploratorium it's three times its previous home. there are exhibits to enjoy and old classics. >> an opportunity to try things on a larger scale. >> you were cramped in the old mace? >> we outgrew it about ten years ago. >> science is everywhere. in our mind, in our own backyard. >> the move cost $300 million. but city officials say it is worth it to bring such a jewel to the public. >> coming up at 6:30, we have "more to explore," the making of the exploratorium. dan asher will be hosting the half hour special. >>> a volcano is spewing ash into the sky over central mexico. mexico's -- okay. i have been practicing this -- the volcano -- is getting active again and it is making nearby residents very nervous. the volcano is in the state of puebla, which is east of mexico city. >> a startling new discovery. sea ice in the arctic is disappearing faster than scientists predicted and could be

and they partnered with us on the policy and part of the embarcadero historic district. and they partner in port 1828 through 2010, we have that book receiving a lot of attention. michael brewer also serves on the port's advisory group. and on sunday, maritime day, michael corbett, author, will be giving a presentation at port 1. they are wonderful partners and we hope to support them in their fund-raiser and soiree. next on the report is something incredible and unique, one port leader, bruce lanham has made a unique gift with the port in honor of its 150 anniversary. bruce you have been with the port 20 years -- 21, i have august of '89. >> there was a break. >> i was thinking august of '89. and i want to say for the public, a pile worker provides a variety of work of pier supports and related substructures. and laying and boring holes and laying timbers and decking and stringers, caps and pilings. and the pile worker is responsible for assisting and moving and rigging the pile driver and truck claim and making minor repairs to the machinery itself. and if you are reall

days ago was 54 degrees and today we are going 72 degrees and we will have 66 at noon, 70s along the embarcadero a mild morning for most, not for everybody, although there is a slight component westerly and warmer weather is on the way not only for the rest of the week but even early next week and there are hints next monday could be really warm. we'll see. spring snow in the rockies and there is all sorts of activity going on, things are calming down except for the breeze and look at the line of severe weather which came out of cincinnati, west virginia and there is a big plume of it headed towards the great lakes. that breeze is out of the north or northwest and it's a northerly wind but temperatures are mild and warm to almost 50 degrees and there are a lot of 50s in oakland, and 57 degrees, 22 in lake tahoe, 33 in our reek, eureka no breeze but for some they are starting off mild to warm, sunny for everybody for a while. temperatures in the 60s and 70s and it plays into the forecasted high, a broad brush will be close here, i do play a lot of emphasis, it will be warm and take us all the way

check out this live shot from the embarcadero looking out toward the bay bridge. some passing clouds out there, but we have warm temperatures in store for us. all the details coming up. >> thanks, francis. and the bay area company now getting a second look from the government for their medical robots. >>> and a south bay teening is hailed >> this morning a bay area company that makes a robot that doctors use to perform surgeries is under investigation. there are reports of problems, even deaths. abc news reporter ron claiborne has more. >> reporter: robo surgery has been hailed as a major medical breakthrough with claims that highly precise robots are steadier than the human hand. here the tiny forceps peel the skin off a grape. and more important, better outcomes for patients. denver doctor warren has performed hundreds of operations using robots. >> the tip only moves one millimeter. >> this week the colorado medical board cited him for complications in several surgeries. in one the aorta for a kidney was torn. they are looking into the increasing numbers of ser

again, this is the scene looking out towards the embarcadero. the temperatures in the 50s and the 60s but it feels cooler than that due to the brisk wind. see these blue highlighted areas? this is where we have a wind advisory in effect. it is the coastal areas of the north bay and mountain areas. the san francisco coastline and the peninsula. up to 50 mile-an-hour wind gusts expected for your monday. here we go with the wind gusts. 34 mile-an-hour wind gusts in pacifica for the morning commute. lesser winds of the east of the bay. 16 to 17 miles an hour, winds, increasing to 20 by the evening commute. 41 to 43 along the coast and into the peninsula. again, for the evening drive on monday. the wind, where is it coming from? area of low pressure, well to the north of the bay area. button up against the ridge of high pressure. providing us with most he clear skies. together, causing pressure. if that happens we are going to see the winds increasing. the area of low pressure going on the inside track. seeing any kind of precipitation t it will be is

what a better look to give you than the embarcadero. we have had lovely mornings making way for great days. i want to check the forecast. >>> good morning. happy friday eve. we have a good-looking weekend. one day will be better than the other. right now, low clouds hovering at 1,000 to 500 feet. we are expecting them to lower throughout the next couple of hours. watch out for reduced adviceable. looking pretty good everywhere except over your open water bridges. san mateo bridge is a little bit foggy. most of your winds coming off of the west, pacific. 10 to 15-degree cooldown. san jose, 89. major cooling as we get into the end of the week. friday, fog and drizzle. more changes headed our way. saturday looks better for outdoor plans. i'll show you why. highs today work like this, 76 at 4:00 p.m. inland. 72, bayside at the coast. 69 degrees. >>> good morning, good morning. this is the typical build. north 101 with these taillights coming around the bend. heading up toward mckie, i will show you that same area on the map. back and forth,

reported at the embarcadero station. the muni underground not reporting delay. market near third, between kearney and grant, a closure for the one block area because of a suspicious package. that ceremony has been moved. the surface streets through the area, they are okay as you are heading through the area. east shore, no major delays. a light flow of traffic there across san mateo and dumbarton. no delays here. we will end with a fremont shot for southbound 880, nice, smooth flow. no delays for 880 along the stretch. >>> thank you very much. >>> at 5:19. new this morning, the death toll continues to rise near the pakistan, iranian border following a powerful earthquake earlier this week. at least 35 are dead. 150 others hurt. pakistan's army is helping rescue crews dig through the rubble looking for survivors. the magnitude 7.8 struck on tuesday. two powerful aftershocks rocked that area yesterday. >> now, to an investigative unit exclusive. >>> there could be surprises for people that don't have insurance under the new federal tax care act. this comes at tax

here's a live look from the embarcadero where temperatures are fairly similar. cooler in the north bay by as much as six degrees with the fog. san francisco right at 50 right now. 53 oakland, as well as san jose, half moon bay. 54. kind of mild on the coast. this vantage point, the bay bridge looking at gray skies. mid-40s in santa rosa with 50 in fap paw. low 50s livermore, union city and 51 los gatos. we are talking about the marine layer being further pulled back. we aren't going to see that onshore flow as strong. the burn off quicker odd. the low fog to start this morning and sunny this afternoon. we managed a few 80s in the east bay valleys yesterday. still 60s at the coast but the 90-degree heat is on the way. we got close to that yesterday along the delta. look at the cooling trend this morning but elsewhere a couple degrees warmer. really what's going to offset the cooling and the sea breeze is a stronger northerly gradient as our high pressure ridge begins to build into the coast. as that does and it strengthens throughout the week, notice in oakland up

. >> let's take you live from san francisco, a look at the embarcadero getting very close to the weekendursday, april 25th. this is "today in the bay." >>> it is right now, 4:30. >> on laura garcia cannon. want to check that morning commute. it is early. let's check in with

giant red ball popped up on the embarcadero in san francisco. werball boasts some of the biggest jackpots and wednesday night's drawing is to be a mere $60 million. since the game moved to the golden state. drawing will be here. >> i think we have to get more than one. >> cheryl: just ahead, big rush for rolling stones tickets. >> eric: we have to win that jackpot to get some of those tickets. they gear up to play in the bay area. >>> coming up at 3:00, the cast of the mary tyler moore show. they want to monitor every person after an increase in crime but is it at the expense of people's privacy rights. at 5:00, you know not to use your cellphone while driving but what about gps, asking for directions may be the way to go from now on. >> eric: today is the day that many rolling stones' fans have been waiting for. >> tickets to see the stones were on sale for the general public about 90 minutes ago. they are probably already sold out. >> they will perform at oracle arena in may. the stones is part of the 50th anniversary tour. tickets are still av

that is the embarcadero, keeping the lights on there. it is wednesday, april 17th.his is "today in the bay." >>> 5:00. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. one of the three victims who died in the explosions in boston was a grad student at boston university from china. her family did not want to release photos that a state-run chinese newspaper identified her as lindsay. fellow chinese students said they were shocked to hear the news. another victim is 29-year-old krystal campbell of medford, massachusetts. she worked as an assistant manager at a restaurant and an infectious smile. 8-year-old martin richard was also killed. neighbors said he loved to run, climb and play sports. we're also learning more about the bombs that were used. fbi investigators found pieces of a pressure cooker near the blast site, believing that the attacker filled it with ball bearings, nails and shards of metal. a backpack was also found that the bombs may have been hidden inside. >>> one of the young victims in the boston attack i

one is on the embarcadero and tip off is 5:00. sports reporter fred will have updates on today's game, you can get the latest information on our website www.ktvu.com. >>> a big involvement for the military how it could mean more jobs for veterans and their spouses. >> he should work hard and for basketball that is what he should be judged for and known for i am. >>> jason collins, he is getting a lot of attention and we will have more on that stay tuned. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. . >>> time now this morning, president barack obama is scheduled to make a signific

the area will be developed starting next year along the embarcadero. a developer's plan to build on 65 a. of land. it will be called the brooklyn basin development. 3100 to zero residential units are going in as well as many new restaurants, shops, and open space. the project will create an estimated 10,000 jobs. governor jerry brown announced that jack london square transformation yesterday about traveling in china. a chinese investment group is funding a $1.5 billion project. >> going live to washington, d.c. where volunteers and members of the clergy from new town, conn are placing more than 3300 grave markers in a mock cemetery on the national mall. there's one right for every single victim killed as a result of gun violence is the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. >> there is gun control debate we will see where the debate go if there's any change in the gun policies. >> it is 4:07. a live look at the san mateo bridge. it looked a little foggy of that span. we will get an update on weather and traffic coming up in just a bit. watch kron 4 n

. >> dan: big bash on the embarcadero tonight to celebrate san francisco's newest waterfront gem. ey turned out to the exploratorium's gala before the public gets its own look. we are the official tv partner. i was honored to attend with my co-anchor kerr cheryl jennings. the guests have a chance to experience the new exploratorium which opens on wednesday. there is a lot more cool stuff happening. this sunday, get a preview when we present more to explore, the making of the new exploratorium. i will host this half-hour special with an inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening opening day is april 17th and it's really, really cool. >> ama: let's get a check on weather as we head into saturday. >> dan: sandhya patel is here. >> the weekend is looking fabulous. as we look at live doppler, we have a few clouds passing through. higher clouds and patchy low clouds near the coast line, but other than that, nothing to complain about as i look from high definition roof cam. a gentle breeze out to the bay bridge, temperatures right now, 49 in santa rosa. it is 51 in livermore.

. >> dan: big bash on the embarcadero tonight to celebrate san francisco's newest waterfront gem. they turned out to the exploratorium's gala before the public gets its own look. we are the official tv partner. i was honored to attend with my co-anchor kerr cheryl jennings. the guests have a chance to experience the new exploratorium which opens on wednesday. there is a lot more cool stuff happening. this sunday, get a preview when we present more to explore, the making of the new exploratorium. i will host this half-hour special with an inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening opening day is april 17th and it's really, really cool. >> ama: let's get a check on weather as we head into saturday. >> dan: sandhya patel is here. >> the weekend is looking fabulous. as we look at live doppler, we have a few clouds passing through. higher clouds and patchy low clouds near the coast line, but other than that, nothing to complain about as i look from high definition roof cam. a gentle breeze out to the bay bridge, temperatures right now, 49 in santa rosa. it is 51 in livermor

. >> dan: big bash on the embarcadero tonight to celebrate san francisco's newest waterfront gem. turned out to the exploratorium's gala before the public gets its own look. we are the official tv partner. i was honored to attend with my co-anchor kerr cheryl jennings. the guests have a chance to experience the new exploratorium which opens on wednesday. there is a lot more cool stuff happening. tha get a preview when we present more to explore, the making of the new exploratorium. i will host this half-hour special with an inside look at san francisco's newest treasure. opening opening day is april 17th and it's really, really cool. >> ama: let's get a check on weather as we head into saturday. >> dan: sandhya patel is here. >> the weekend is looking fabulous. as we look at live doppler, we have a few clouds through. higher clouds and patchy low clouds near the coast line, but other than that, nothing to complain about as i look from high definition roof cam. a gentle breeze out to the bay bridge, temperatures right now, 49 in santa rosa. it is 51 in livermore. 53 degrees in los

today the lottery signature red ball made a stop on the embarcadero. you'll be able to purchase a ticket monday, jackpot, $40 million. good luck if you are going to play. >> big pay oh day. >> that is it for abc news at 9:00. i'm ama daetz and for everyone here thank you so much

another beautiful shot of the embarcadero in san francisco. folks still out and about. n francisco right now, 59. a little cooler as the westerly winds move in mountain view, 70. 72 in san jose. santa cruz. 74 degrees. high atop mt. tam al pies, the high definition cam looks toward richardson bay, current readings, santa rosa, 75. 79 in fairfield. los gatos, 78. so we'll keep it clear overnight tonight. the higher elevations had a slight north to northeast wind component so'll still be breezy in spots, expect more warming for your sunday. near record highs expected as we head into monday and tuesday. here's a look at the lows, clear skies. the wind, as i mentioned, still contained in the higher elevations. 47 expected low for santa rosa, san francisco, down to 50 degrees 51 in oakland overnight. 51 in antioch and 47 in morgan hill. here is the outlook. high pressure continuing to build in. check out the storm track well to the north of us. that's where all the rain is. don't expect any rain here in the bay area for the next five to seven, maybe even as much as ten days o

there is property on the embarcadero for that. >> somebody told me there were 11 different agencies, probably more that regulate the use of the space. >> it is the city and town of santa cisco, the port, -- of san francisco, the port, the army corps of engineers, fish and game, boating and wildlife. >> every time somebody wants to do something, and has to go through all of these review agencies. >> it makes it very interesting. >> the port is really a separate administrative jurisdiction. the ferry boat we are not on the -- a theory but we are on is not regulated by them. at the port has its own authority granted by state law, state charter which says they have their own building department, they issue their own permit, planning department. it is a separate government organization. >> the primary mission as described by state land, number one, to provide for maritime commerce, navigation. no. 2, it is to protect natural resources. third, it provides facilities that attract people to the waterfront. that is what the state land commission is. the port does not share a budget with the ci

francisco. 47 in san jose. 46 degrees in half machine bay as we lack at different vantage point along the embarcadero mess of the bay area winds have really started to drop-off and although we still have a breeze lacking out to the bay bridge. santa rosa 46 right now. livermore 48 degrees in and here are the highlights. we look at chilly start in the morning. sunny breezy in the afternoon. warming up by the middle of the week. temperatures really going to start to rise as we head that the weekend. this is the cold front that came through brought a few showers overnight last night. behind the front high pressure started nudging in and we had the cold windy pattern that developed today so you probably noticed it was really kind of a cool afternoon. we are expecting changes tomorrow. tonight continue to see the strongest wind along the coast as i mention the wind have really started dialing back. dropping off some more by morning. we lack at the wind in the 25 to 35 miles an hour wind gust range but fairfield at 5:00 a.m. start to peculiar up again and we are looking at gust to 40, 45 miles an hour poss

. >> let's take you live from san francisco, a look at the embarcadero getting very close to the weekend, thursday, april 25th. this is "today in the bay." >>> it is right now, 4:30. >> on laura garcia cannon. want to check that morning commute. it is early. let's check in with mike. >>> the folks that are mostly up and about are those that have been working all night. that's our overnight road crews. the a's getting to work later on past the coliseum and the warriors tomorrow. we have work in the median where they are improving the lanes. one of the cash lanes off to the right next to the hov lanes looks like it is closed. that should change in the next half hour. right now, stay to the right of the fast-track lanes and you will be okay. no problems on the span. >>> four people in the hospital including a 40-year-old mother after an out of control car crashes right through a san jose home and goes into the living room. this happened yesterday afternoon near leigh high school. a silver car spun out of control, a red bmw spun around and crashed into a nearby street sign. a nurse and a for

francisco. 47 in san jose. 46 degrees in half machine bay as we lack at different vantage point along the embarcadero mess of the bay area winds have really started to drop-off and although we still have a breeze lacking out to the bay bridge. santa rosa 46 right now. livermore and and here are the highlights. we look at chilly start in the morning. sunny breezy in the afternoonng warming up by the middle of the week. temperatures really going to start to rise as we head that the weekend. this is the cold front that came through brought a few showers overnight last night. behind the front high pressure started nudging in and we had the cold windy pattern that developed today so you probably noticed it was really kind of a cool afternoon. we are expecting changes tomorrow. tonight continue to see the strongest wind along the coast as i mention the wind have really started dialing back. dropping off some more by morning. we lack at the wind in the 25 to 35 miles an hour wind gust range but fairfield at 5:00 a.m. start to peculiar up again and we are looking at gust to 40, 45 miles an hour possible. tha

francisco. 47 in san jose. 46 degrees in half machine bay as we lack at different vantage point along the embarcaderoess of the bay area winds have really started to drop-off and although we still have a breeze lacking out to the bay bridge. santa rosa 46 right now. livermore 48 degrees in and here are the highlights. we look at chilly start in the morning. sunny breezy in the afternoon. warming up by the middle of the week. temperatures really going to start to rise as we head that the weekend. this is the cold front that came through brought a few showers overnight last night. behind the front high pressure started nudging in and we had the cold windy pattern that developed today so you probably noticed it was really kind of a cool afternoon. we are expecting changes tomorrow. tonight continue to see the strongest wind along the coast as i mention the wind have really started dialing back. dropping off some more by morning. we lack at the wind in the 25 to 35 miles an hour wind gust range but fairfield at 5:00 a.m. start to peculiar up again and we are looking at gust to 40, 45 miles an hour possib

planning department wanted to push the mission street corridor which went from daily city to the embarcadero. when i drove it, it was 20.2 miles. basically what avalos wants to do is the same thing. it pushed these either side to london street would go to those places that had illegal units and made them legal and restrict parking and make it a solely transit corridor. we opposed this very hard and of course the planning commission voted against it. it went no where. so i see that this as a same thing in the outer mission. secondly, i do have to comment about the enc. i just got back from boston and my issue is that we wanted more than a 500 feet. we wanted a thousand feet. i think it's a fear of this piece of legislation. but one of the mcd's that you approved last year that is the one that is open is mission organics have been called by police two times and there were two meetings because the neighbors behind which runs parallel to mission have been called. they are being watched very closely because this is something we feared when these were passed. so i want to thank you for your consid

. >> the new explore for yum is directly across from the embarcadero from our building. and so the master control for the light show is actually mounted on our roof. the show uses 11 super high powered projectors. they are coordinated to create a continuous image. the company says it will look woven into the skin of the building. >> how cool is that? >> fascinating. >> that's neat what they have done. the light show will go on from 8:30 to 11:00 tomorrow and thursday night and it is free. >> we have a link and information about that and other explore for yum opening events at abc7news.com. the grand opening tomorrow morning, you will be there for that. >> i am emceeing that. it is such a neat place. >> it was finally open after all of the planning. >>> let's get another check on the forecast right now. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here. live doppler 7hd is in action tonight, sandhya. >> yes, indeed. and the light show the next couple nights will be clear. you can get a great view and a beautiful view of the exploratorum. right now there #r* clear conditions, and it i