the view. then by making it into a public park, the government-owned park. member all this was public land to begin with. part of the public domain, essentially claimed by the u.s. when they won the american mexican war in -- and california became part of the union. all that is being done is setting aside already publicly owned land, not allowing home centers to make claims in it. not allowing minors to come in and mess it up. trying to keep it nice and tidy so the tourists can come and see this grand view and feel this nationalistic pride. the original proposal for sitting aside yosemite did not come from the public at large, which is sort of how we think about parks today. they are for us and bias and all that sort of democratic language. you original proposal for yosemite was representative from one of the steam ship companies that was bringing people from the east coast, sort of around the horn and bringing them to california before the transcontinental railroad. that was the only way of getting here, other than a few people coming overland. and so it was

the library of congress contacted the national park service, and the national park service verified, s, this is one of the original trees. 100 so you may want to actually stop by. this tree is located on the second street southeast and independence avenue, and there is a teeny, teeny plaque saying "the original tree." so you won't miss it. now i would like to introduce today's speaker, mr. bob vogel. mr. vogel is the regional director of the national park services national capital region. he was named to this post in december 2014 after success as a superintendent of the national mall and memorial parks. as regional director, mr. vogel is responsible for 700 park locations in the district of columbia, maryland, virginia, and west virginia, a 140 million budget, and 1,200 employees. -- a 143 million dollar budget, and 1200 employees. more than 46 million visitors traveled to the region's national parks for recreation, education, inspiration, and relaxation each year, and the national cherry blossom festival is certainly one of the highlights. during his tenure at the national mall and

itself is an existing .85 acre park under the jurisdiction of rec and park located in the south market neighborhood. again, it's an oval park surrounded by south park street on all ovid sides and bisected by jack london park. it has a distinct curvilinear street around its perimeter. spaces include picnic seating tables at both ends of the park, a children's climbing play structure, a small central plaza with seating and various pockets of lawn expanses. currently, there's 14.0966% shadow impact, and the project would add .0053% shadow park increase. the diagram on the right is the project's full year shadow pain, depicting the project's shadow impact, with lighter blue representing lesser impact shadows and darker blue representing more impact. the average daily shadow duration is 9:06, and the average size is less than 1% of the park area. with regard to shadow location, as you can see, in the zoomed-in image in the top right, these shadows fall across the southern edge of the park in two small slivers, impacting grass and landscaping. next slide. the image at the top lef

>> yes. >> your jurisdiction generally is within the parks? >> yes. >> however you are able to back up or assist officers with the minneapolis police department, right? >> yes. that's correct. >> let me ask you a quick question about your experience, and you said you went to the minneapolis police academy, right? >> yes. >> even though you were looking to become a minneapolis park police officer? >> yes. >> and you have the same academy? >> yes, yes we do. >> do you have the same field training process? >> i believe so yes. >> do you participate in continuing education in service as a police officer? >> yes. >> is that also in conjunction with the minneapolis police department? >> yes. >> so you responded to the cup foods location? >> yes. >> and can you describe for the jury initially what you observed and what you did? >> when i got there i initially stopped in front of cup foods and observed the two officers 320 across the street so i drove my squad across the street and parked. i got out of my car for the 320 and one of the officers said th

itself is an existing .85 acre park under the jurisdiction of rec and park located in the south market neighborhood. again, it's an oval park surrounded by south park street on all ovid sides and bisected by jack london park. it has a distinct curvilinear street around its perimeter. spaces include picnic seating tables at both ends of the park, a children's climbing play structure, a small central plaza with seating and various pockets of lawn expanses. currently, there's 14.0966% shadow impact, and the project would add .0053% shadow park increase. the diagram on the right is the project's full year shadow pain, depicting the project's shadow impact, with lighter blue representing lesser impact shadows and darker blue representing more impact. the average daily shadow duration is 9:06, and the average size is less than 1% of the park area. with regard to shadow location, as you can see, in the zoomed-in image in the top right, these shadows fall across the southern edge of the park in two small slivers, impacting grass and landscaping. next slide. the image at the top lef

>> yes. >> your jurisdiction generally is within the parks? >> yes. >> however, you are able to back up or assist officers with the minneapolis police department. >> that is correct. >> let me ask you a question about your experience. you said you went to the minneapolis police academy, even though you were looking to become a minneapolis park police officer. >> yes. >> did the park police and eminneapolis police department use the same academy? >> yes, we do. >> do you have the same field training process? >> i believe so, yes. >> did you participate in continuing education in service as a police officer? >> inyes. >> is that inca conjunction with the minneapolis police? >> yes. >> now, after -- so, you responded to the cup foods location. >> yes. >> you can you describe initially what you observed? >> when i got there, i initially stopped at cup foods and observed the two officers across the street, so i drove my squad across the street, parked. one officer stated they were code number four, i guess got out of the car and i observed a ofpolic

park out weighs the need to find a personal parking space. >> were told any permanent change to jfk drive would go through the public process and environmental review. the board of supervisors would have the final say. >>> still ahead on kpix5 11, an intense situation in minnesota tonight where late- night protests have erupted after a deadly play shooting. >>> queen elizabeth son giving an update on how his mother is handling the loss of her husband, prince philip. >>> bay area gas prices great party carly you must of blown your budget. not exactly. you have great wine name brand snacks tons of meat, and where did you get this imported cheese? hello? grocery outlet bargain market. oh, more bubbles? more bubbles for less benjamins our amazing 20% off wine sael is going on now until april 13th at your neighborhood grocery outlet ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> developing tonight, clashes erupted between police and protesters in minnesota, hours after police fatally shot a man during a traffic stop. the shooting prompted protesters to gather at the brooklyn center police departments. officers fi

for the park that sits above the bluffs from the beach we propose that clipper cove park. this overlooks the entire cove. you can see the hanger buildings in the background. for the beach and this park clipper cove park. for the trails. two different naming systems. we propose both names for the loop which you see on the map. the segments are different portions of the trail so you can be directed to a specific part of the trail. these are different experiences. i will return to the loops in a moment. for the segments to go through these. the segment in orange we propose sunset trail and point. this is the southern and western allege edge of the island. it is where you get the gorgeous view of the tolden gate -- golden gate bridge. in yellow we propose the live oak trail on the northern side of the island which supports live oak habitat. there is existing habitat and proposed restoration of the habitat. the storehouse trail leads out to the torpedo storehouse that i mentioned at the beginning of the presentation. this is reference to jack fuller who was known as old jack. he

here's a look at some of the other theme parks opening in the coming weeks. lego land is starting off with park preview days before officially reopening april 15th. >> universal studios is scheduled to reopen the following day and disney fans will have to wait until the end of the month. disneyland and disney california adventure open back up. april 30th. that was ashley cancer reporting a reminder that right now the parts are only open to people who live in california. >> visitors was also reserve tickets online ahead of their visit. >> well, vice president kamala harris and her husband. they are back in california tonight. they are in los angeles. they arrive today. they're going to stay there through easter sunday. they have no public events planned but monday, harris will visit her hometown of oakland. she will focus. they tell small business needs and water iofrastructure. this follows the president unveiling of his 2 trillion-dollar infrastructure plan. take a look at just how dry the past to wet season sub n. >> in san francisco less than 24 inches. 2 f

think that was the most complaints that i got from constituents after it was over, the conditions of the park. as much as we want to celebrate here in san francisco, and as supportive as the city has been to continue to see the tradition occur, it has been really challenging, of course, to gather in large groups during covid. now last year, what i really appreciate about people who come here year after year, is we asked you not to, and you followed our health guidance. you followed the health orders and you stayed away from golden gate park and prevented that from being a super spreader in our city, and we thank you for that. now i know that man of you thought we -- many of you thought we would be celebrating and that we would be in a better place. we are in a better place. we've seen the case numbers go down in san francisco. we've seen the hospitalization numbers go down in san francisco, and we've vaccinated at least 50% of san franciscans with the first dose of the vaccine, but we are not there yet, we are not at a place where we can have large number events, so what does that mean? that

i think i got one. >> reporter: tofte's oldest daughter, susan vaslev, is co- manager of the park. up the past year? >> challenging. i just keep thinking it's, you know, one challenge after another challenge after another. >> reporter: the first of those challenges? the pandemic. >> we were a thriving family business before covid. we had no debt. you know, things were great. then we were forced to shut down. so we had zero income coming in, and an amusement park is very expensive to run. >> reporter: later in the summer, when government covid regulations eased up, they were allowed to reopen, but at a greatly reduced capacity. then came the wildfires. as the beachie creek fire encroached on surrounding communities in early september, family members scrambled to save important documents and memorabilia, unsure sure if the park would survive. and nearby, a family tragedy unfolded. roger tofte's 13-year-old great grandson, wyatt tofte, and his grandmother were killed by the fire outside their home. wyatt's mother survived, but was badly burned. >> horrible tragedy of trying to save wy

in 2019, the department working with the parks alliance submitted an application to the statewide park program requesting $8.5 million to fund the construction of the boatyard park project. the statewide grant program is a program that is -- it is part of the california drought, water, parks climate, coastal protection and access for all 2018 that was approved by voters june 5, 2018. this prop 68 grant program focuses on creating new parks and new recreation opportunities in communities that are underserved. the underserved -- the definition of underserved community for grant purposes are communities that have median household income equal to or less than 80% of the statewide average, or communities that have less than 3 acres of open space per 1,000 residents. the program, the grant program also prioritizes projects that serve the communities with the highest numbers of people living in poverty, as well as projects that have high levels of public outreach that involve the community in the design and planning of the parks. so we were awarded a grant in 2019 for $8.5 million from the ca

the parks police is different than the minneapolis police department. some of that video had been redacted earlier, a few days after george floyd's death. before that we heard from another person inside george floyd's suv, shawanda hill. she is also seen in some of that and she testified that george floyd was falling asleep in the vehicle right before officers approached. defense was trying to hammer home the point that he was under the influence of drugs. the first witness that the defense called this morning also played video from a 2019 arrest, a brief body camera video, a drug arrest. they also called the paramedic that treated george floyd right after he was arrested and tried to get her to say he was reluctant to go to the hospital. it is an uphill battle for the defense. the prosecution had 38 witnesses over 11 days. the defense is trying to make some sort of case to argue that case once again that it was not derek chauvin's knee that killed george floyd but drugs. >> what is your opinion about how the prosecution is handling the cross-examinatio

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you can see the parking lot behind me. the one you heard the official talking about the suspect entered the parking lot behind me and immediately started shooting. apparently did not get far inside the facility and also continued to keep shooting as well. the calls started to come in to the indianapolis metro police department at about 11:00. they quickly arrived here at the scene and described it as an active shooting situation. they said it wasn't long after they arrived here on the scene, john, that the suspect ended up taking his own life. one eyewitness who was here, a fedex employee, described what happened. he said he heard the gunshots, he was out on a break, but he wasn't sure they were gunshots at first. once he realized they were gunshots, he said he had to act very quickly. >> and he was firing in the open. and i immediately ducked down and got scared, and my friend's mother, she came in and told us to get inside the car. >> police say at this point they have eight people dead, four people transported to hospita

down on the george washington parkway park. fort hunt park pin oak is significant because of its association with the visitation of england's king george vi and queen elizabeth in june of 1939. the tree commemorates the visit to the civilian conservation corps, the ccc, facility established at fort hunt. president roosevelt and first lady eleanor roosevelt used to showcase fort hunt as a model facility for ccc. and it played host to a great array of eminent-foreign leaders, including future most prominent, the royal couple. two pin oak trees were planted in honor of the occasion. one of those trees still strives today to witness. the lady bird johnson park crabapple. along the george washington memorial parkway. lady bird johnson park is actually a manmade, 157-acre island located immediately south of theodore roosevelt island along the virginia shore of the potomac river. sort of the symbolic entrance to the nation's capital. the mcmillian commission began to develop plans for the present design of washington's monumental core

her mother nicole dead in the park. nicole's sister remembers the day she found out about the killing. >> i feel like what happened to my sister -- the next thing to do was to look for ariana. was no news. she wasn't found with her. >> reporter: on april 8th, 2016, a rec and parks worker stumbled upon nicole's body, buried in a shallow grave. she was a best buy ploy and single mom of two daughters. she was reported missing because she didn't show up for work. san francisco police is working if the fbi. this tweet including a photo of ariana. the fbi wants the public to know they are looking for the young girl and they want to reinterview witnesses. >> little details may come to mind you didn't think of five years ago, and we also have information we didn't have five years ago. so we want to talk to people again. >> reporter: sfpd is offers $5,000 that could lead to the arrest. but the rest reward is not money but the return of arianna. >> i beg and plead for everyone to be on the look out to her, and beg and plead to any

. >> we have seating, two or four. 6 once you order via the ball park app. it will be different than normal. it's a great time to share an experience with your family members, watch the game. really celebrate hopefully victory. if you can't get in for opening day. the plan have a full season this year. 162 games compared to that shortened 60 game season last year. because there is a mass vaccination site still active in the northern parking lot for fans driving to the event, they recommend coming to the south parking lot and of course you can always ride. reporting live this morning, abc 7 news. >> thank you, matt. >>> remember when the a's say they're taking the bit coin for payment for a suite at the coliseum? the team says there's a buyer. crypto currency broker voyager digital paid for the suite for the 2021 home games this year. the company paid 1 bit coin roughly $59,000. the voyager ceo plans to share the suite with customers. they become the first team in major league baseball to receive bit coin as a payment. >>> giants open against the mariners. the

the park is asking anyone that comes across a coyote to leave the area, not run but leave. not just easter today but golden gate park's birthday. it is now 151 years old. last year's 150th celebration dampened by the start of the parnd. -- pandemic. the park has more than 1,000 acres for the public to enjoy. the park has become home to five new bison. right there in golden gate park. the entire herd is female. bison are there in partnership with the san francisco zoo. up next, might be one of the cutest easter celebrations you have ever seen. we will take you to the san francisco zoo for a look at how animals celebrated. want to save hundreds on your wireless bill? with xfinity mobile, you can. how about saving hundreds on the new samsung galaxy s21 ultra 5g? you can do that too. all on the most reliable network? sure thing! and with fast, nationwide 5g included - at no extra cost? we've got you covered. so join the carrier rated #1 in customer satisfaction... ...and learn how much you can save at xfinitymobile.com/mysavings. >> would you take a look at this. animals at the

the academy. they believe losing any free parking will hurt them even more. they lost so much during the pandemic. about 80% of its customers come from outside of san francisco. >> we are not against permanently closing jfk but we believe there should be a process rather than trying to push this through. >> reporter: fighting parking is tough and the underground park not run by the academy charges five dollars to six dollars an hour depending on the day and some say there are thousands of free spots. >> the enjoyment level of building a park outweighs your need to find a personal parking space. >> reporter: a community working group led by the transportation authority is working on what is next for jfk. in san francisco, kpix 5. >>> recreation and parks tells us that any permanent change to jfk drive would go to the public process and environmental review. the board of supervisors would have the final say. >>> the growing call for the windsor mayor dominic foppoli to resign comes from his brother and he met with demonstrators who rallied outside the families w

s role as the parking authority. we are working on that and various on development of our parking infrastructure and we will be ready for an update in august and then, the board, in total, access to look at our funding needs and those opportunities and to match those real needs to possible revenue measures. we are getting a lot of data right now in the next two months and we'll have some very exciting stuff to share with the board on where san francisco is on those things and what those rights are. rights are. we're doing robust outreach to get thoughts in that area and in august we'll report back on that. so, as usual, that was a lot. and we are happy to take any questions you have. >> thank you for that very thorough report and bringing back all the items that directors had brought up overtime. directors, why don't i first take public comment and see if there are any commenters on the line. again, for those people, calling in for the public comment, please note the number is not the number that was printed on the ag

the gunman arrived at the parking lot. to witnesses, just indiscriminately just opened fire. just started firing at people as he walked towards the building is a big honor matic rifle house all they say right now then entered the building and continued to shoot injuring and killing more people inside. didn't get very far into the building, though, when apparently he was confronted by security personnel at that point turned the gun on himself. indianapolis. police say when they arrived on scene he had apparently already taken his opown life only lasted a minute a half, maybe 2 minutes at most according to witness, got off all those shots with 8 dead. >> and we know that at least 4 are still in the hospital right now. there are more than half a dozen people injured. critically. yeah. one is in critical and grave condition. so we don't know if the death toll is going to rise. but we don't know. there are a lot of families right now about a mile away from the video you're seeing here the facility. there's a holiday inn. express

the park also welcomed 5 new female bison to the land. the park tweeted today that this past year. the park and braced san franciscans offering a place of refuge amidst a global pandemic. >> and tracking temperatures at or slightly below normal for your easter sunday bay bay area homeowners, learn how you can eliminate monthly mortgage payments and improve your cashflow. look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's helped over a million americans. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like any other. big difference is how you pay it back. bay area homeowners, learn how your neighbors are accessing hundreds of thousands of dollars with a reverse mortgage loan from the bay area's number one reverse mortgage lender other mortgages are paid each month, but with a reverse mortgage, you can pay whatever you can, when it works for you,

reporter: one of those pretty for the park is 23-year-old who worked at the park for five seasons and met her now husband there. >> if it were ever to go away, it would be a loss to be my family, it would be a loss the whole community. it's been part of our community for so long. >> there are so many similar institutions are facing the same pressures. reporter: she has been tracking wasn't happening at enchanted forest and other cultural institutions across the state. she says that of some don't make it, the impact could be wide ranging. >> it is important to our denny as -- our identity to have institutions like this. it's great to have places like this even if we disagree about other issues. there is an important functio of acer. -- they serve. >> until we are past the point of social distancing and wear a mask, we cannot get to marble -- normal. >> i'm pretty sure it will survive. reporter: he and his family hope to reopen in april. judy: that is the hour for tonight. thank you and please stay safe. we will see you soon. major funding has been provided by consumer cellular. johnson

we've been working with rec and park and build for many years on the larger park development project. but most importantly, we have been directly working with community to amplify voices of bayview. and for the first time in bayview, we have an opportunity to not only build a park for the existing community, but build one through a lens of equity being top priority in every aspect of the project. allowing us to really address some of the historic legacy of disenfranchisement in bayview. i am here in full support of the certificate of appropriateness for the shipwright cottage. we do feel that this historic space will provide a welcoming center that attracts park-goers, but also educates about the rich history you're hearing about around the boat-building industry. there is intent for the project to make sure that is included on site. because we've heard from many community members how valuable that is. so as we continue to develop an equitiable development plan for the park space, we encourage you to continue your support and approval of this location. and interest in the entire proje

and the double parking. and the staffing in the evening hours, and the parking control officers is virtually nil. there's hardly any out there and on weekends as well. so that needs to be included. to look at the numbers at the transit levels and the number of citations issued for violations that impede transit service. thank you very much. >> chair borden: thank you, mr. toronto. next speaker, please. >> you have two questions remaining. >> chair borden: next speaker. >> caller: hello, my name is raul monoto and i currently live in district 7, kind of 7 or 11 for the past four years. i appreciate the work that y'all have been doing in the past year, 2020, and contributing to making, like, muni forward and trying to make muni -- especially the transportation as fast and frequent and reliable. and coming from a lower income background and my own past i relied on transportation getting where i needed to go in modesto, california. modesto is kind of more expensive and whatnot business,t like then. and within the

police say the victim saw the thieves break into the parked car and grabbed their belongings. one victim chased after the suspect then fell trying to get her things back. another person managed to grab hold of the suspect's car but let go one a suspect pulled out a gun. according to san francisco police crime data, burglaries have jumped 50% compared to this time last year. >>> police in petaluma are trying to find a burglar who broke into someone's home. we have new surveillance pictures of the suspect. please say he broke into a home on d street last month is unclear what exactly he stole, no one was home at the time. >>> new unemployment claims in california are back above the 100,000 mark. 105,600 claims to be exact were filed last week, that's up 9600 from the week before. the numbers were also up nationwide. there is 719,000 new claims and that is at 61,000. >>> this is a live look at san francisco airport were starting to look like pre-pandemic traveling. number people passing through the airport is up. pilots are in demand for united airlines. the company plans to hire

a couple things you want to pay attention to if you're headed out to the park today. let's talk about capacity. today there will be 22% capacity, that means approximately 9,000 fans inside of those stands. and before you can get inside the gates, you need to show that you are fully vaccinated and at least 14 days out from that final dose. that's a crucial bit of information, 14 days out from that final dose. if you have not been fully vaccinated you can also provide a negative covid test no more than 72 hours old. so once inside, things will look a little different. fans will be seated and socially distanced pods within the park and that comes with specific entrances, concession stands as well as restrooms and in terms of food, everyone loves some stadium dogs and a beer. the organization is urging fans to order concessions using an app and then picking it up from their designated zone. i'm assuming that ensures that they can keep track of where folks are in case there is a situation, so with this being the first game, we're not sure how long it's going to take you to

they're taking the parking spaces. o if people have deliveries and if they have to go to the doctor, and if they have to have things delivered to their house, you have delivery people who cannot deliver because there ar, especially on the streets with the transit bulbs, so this has to be thought through a lot more and a lot more substantive input by the people who live and work on the corridor that did not happen. and it's going to affect us greatly. the other thing are the fines. what if you're an uber driver who has to pick somebody up at a bus stop? >> 30 seconds. >> caller: and you're a single person. you can get ticketed. $490 to $1,000 fine. plus goes on your insurance. so you have not asked us, we have not had input. let's go back to the drawing board on the lombard corridor. thank you. >> chair borden: thank you. next speaker, please. >> you have six questions remaining. >> chair borden: next speaker. >> caller: hi, good evening, again, directors, kat carter with the san francisco transit riders. thank you for y

these are organized crime syndicates but the challenge is his people you don't find them in the park you don't find them with wire arms you don't find them with their rhino on your front someone is sitting in vietnam or in china what are the chances that you can link that person to a to a rhino that has been killed in kruger national park the chances are very slim. while the carcass rots under an african sun the horns are destined for asia caught up the jewelry ground into medicine or kept whole as a sign of status and wealth. and so illusion because it seems as if a u. turn you trained you knew it couldn't have anything you know sniffed. on the edge of the crew that is a city of nose print our investigation is concentrating on the key mid level deal is to facilitate the trade between africa and asia. might go wrong john huang a chinese businessman who lives here to he runs a massage parlor and employs some illegal workers but he gets around the moves easily. that it was you know. my get are going to need to move with ok they had to be about me michael todd i'm tom barrett am i but wh

>> can you advise the fire department if they're still with you, they need to go to 36 -- park for an arrest. >> i got position. i've got to get in the car. >> officer chang you would agree that now the fire truck appears to be leaving. correct? >> yes. >> time stamp on your video is 1:35:06 z. correct? >> yes. subject to the court's ruling. now, a few follow-up questions here, officer chang, for you, it seems to me that you are walking around quite a bit. can you explain why is this. >> i was pacing back and forth just to make sure -- i was concerned for the officer' safety because of the crowd. i wanted to make sure that the officers were okay. >> did you observe other people at other locations besides where mr. floyd and the officers were? >> you could say at least one every corner of the intersection. >> did you observe people standing in the speedway parking lot? >> yes. >> and there were one or two people on the corner where you guys were? >> yes. >> and at least one person across the street to the west, right? >> yes. >> southwest corner. now, in terms of the general area, woul

people will be able to buy alcohol at a second location in the park. the blue by restaurant will now serve beer wine and hurricanes. disney says the decision is coming after thousands of requests over the years from park visitors. and also we do have some very exciting news to share with you kron four's expanding our weekend news coverage with a new at 06:00pm newscast. join me and rub reese and jonathan mccall for the latest news weather and sports coverage. it starts this saturday and sunday at 6 o'clock. we are very much looking forward to it is that recently had a a whole election more time on kron 4. we get an extra bonus half hour every weekend. in addition to our 3 hour primetime news so their residents. >> your cover. let's take final check at your forecast. live look outside from our north be to ron cam crystal clear skies and temperatures looking and feeling like summer out there even though we should be in the low to mid 60's this time of year said tracking 70's 80's as you head out the door. stay cool. stay hydrated overnight lows tonight. a

abigail was the first one in the park and hoping to be the first to ride the cobra, but she patiently delayed her ride to speak to us. today and tomorrow are for park members and season pass holders. the general public returns on saturday. >>> every day more students are returning to campus. >> we meet a teacher who has seen firsthand who it has been like and how he wanted to thank his students. here's garvin thomas. >> hi, friends welcome. >> the person who came up with the term distance learning. >> we have our cameras on. >> had no idea how sadly perfect those words would turn out to be. >> welcome in the chat you will find the link. >> jerry's students aren't just far from him physically, it feels that way emotionally a lot of the time. >> it's been really hard not being -- like not getting to have the kinds of interactions or interventions that you're normally able to. what is the distance, johnny, between that first point? >> jerry's ap calculus students at leadership's public school are among the most motivated you will find anywhere. but even they aren't immune to all this vir

kyle is one of those things around the parking lot of fans say hey, i got vaccinated. you know, you kind. it's like the first thing you say to people right. yeah. >> all right. kyle and thank you. and you get people tend to be very verbose at those a's games been my but with the masks perhaps it will be somewhat muted but i we shall all right, thanks. kyle. the giants. they play their first game of the season tonight as well. they're up against the seattle mariners. but their first home game. not until april 9th. but for as maureen kelly, she reports the city's public health officers requiring those fans. we're showing up to bring more than just their tickets to get in. >> one week from friday will be the first time in 18 months that fans will be able to go inside oracle park and watch a ballgame and the giants say they've been missed while covid-19 kept them out of the stands last opening day. the 2021 season home opener. it's going to look a lot different than 2019. first off, they're opening up to 22% capacity here at the ballpark which translates to roughly 8900 fan

the two entry bedroom units with stoops hide the parking garage behind. if you live in one of these units you can enter your apartment from the outside entry stoop on innes court or you can enter from the corridor inside the building. if you're coming from the garage, you can access the corridor directly from the garage. if you coming down from the podium level open space you can come down the elevatortor stairs. in it garage we have 46 parking spaces including van space, car share and ev parking as well as 47 motorcycle spots. there's bicycle storage room with 73 parking spaces and also on this level are the utility spaces, mechanical, electrical, maintenance, storage and trash. on the podium level, which is the second floor, as you approach the nain entrance on coleman street, you see landscape planters and wide stairs leading up to the entry gate. you have the choice of taking the ramp to the entry gate. the entry is framed by large opening in the bay beyond. there will be a card reader for secure entry. next to the main industry is a feature staircase.

according to the national park services in 1998 to we elk management plan. part of our jobs. park service. >> his to maintain that historic district in that house worldview and historic buildings and the best way to do that is through active and have a tense of of the buildings, the 99 page management plan calls the elk population decline. a natural process during droughts as of 2021 marin county is in a moderate drought. >> with conditions expected to get worse in the summer. these activists say they will keep a close eye on the elk in marin county. gayle ong kron 4 news. >> well, we've got some much needed rain coming our way now bearing down on the bay area looks like a pretty decent storm system. we're going to bring a lot of rain in the bay. i think especially on sunday morning, maybe even as early as late saturday night temperatures tomorrow. it's going to be cool on the coastline. clouds of 50's there. you'll find some 70's and sunshine in the valleys. but drizzle out toward the coastline and 60's around much of the bay as we head throughout the weekend. those clouds g

the theme park launched its online calendar system this week. and here's how ticket sales are going to work starting on monday. the reservation system will open for california residents who purchased tickets prior to the pandemic which shut everything down there last year. then on thursday, tickets will go on sale for any other california residents. part of the key, though, with the reopening to go to any of these theme parks. you have to be from the state. just so you know, just so you know, f y, i you heard it here its news. you need to saturday night that's what we do. >> on was the news we've been wondering when you woke this whole time. i think of this morning. but, you know, we're going to do now. >> she she opened that door wide open for this softball you you've been hit red carpet in all, i'm sorry. it's okay. it's saturday night. your mind is i got a whole other hour to go. oh, there you go. ok catching up. >> let's take a look at your 4 zone forecast have you having a great saturday night out there bay area. here's a live look outside.

the santa cruz beach boardwalk, popular park gets back in business after. >> being all but shut down more than a first, fladeboe lucky enough to be there when the gates open. he joins us now live the boardwalk. a-rod. did did you make it on the famous. a giant dipper. >> no, i vicki, but i had a bird's eye view and i can tell you that that just to drop dead gorgeous day for the occasion here today in aside from the masks here that everybody inside and out or wearing today, it had the feel of a kind of business as usual as the boardwalk fired up some rides today. but under new fees mask, you know that people are smiling. let's take a look. >> there's nothing quite like a ride in the world. renowned giant roller coaster. ball. the quarantine cobwebs from our collective pandemic-weary psyche. the santa cruz beach boardwalk is back and it's obvious there is a pent-up demand to get out there and feel safe doing it. just as ever was. and i got it all documented on my camera. open to foot traffic and some retail up until now. >> the boardwalk launched a soft opening thursday mid less restric

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you can tune in to the park's bison cam. it is always up. they are not always on but they are on sometimes. bison are there in partnership with the san francisco zoo. looking at the video fromtoday, the sung. filterpark. >> there was. it was so nice to see. it is a beautiful easter sunday and the weather cooperated with us. no record highs today. record heat has made it here. now we are seeing the on shore flow. that is what brings the early morning clouds to the coast line. now let's take a live look at san francisco to see how things are shaping out. we will notice the return of the marine layer heading in to tonight. san jose, beautiful view. very calm weather over the entire region. walnut creek, great shot there and temperatures out the door. maybe just a light sweater. i don't think you need a sweater. it will feel a little chillier into the interior valleys. no huge 24-hour temperature change. similar to what we had yesterday when it comes to the daytime highs. what is the hour-by-hour looking like into the overnight hours? by 8:00 we

so the first shooting occurred in the parking lot and then he went inside. he did not get very far into the facility at all, so i think that it probably only lasted one to two minutes, from what we're hearing. >> let's bring in cnn senior law enforcement analyst former fbi director andy mccabe. andy, i'm not sure if you caught the whole interview john did about an hour ago, but we did learn a lot. he talked about victims running everywhere. he talked about how quickly people were killed in a matter of one to two minutes total, both outside the parking lot and then inside right by the metal detectors at the front of the facility. what does that tell you this morning? >> well, poppy, we have a lot to learn about this incident. we still don't know exactly what sort of weapons the shooter was using. we don't have really a clear understanding of the sequence of events just yet, understandably, with the chaos that's going on there on the ground. but i will say one of the reasons in many of these mass shootings, again, possibly not this one, but in many mass shootin

the park has installed plexiglass barriers around the park, and if you go, you'll have to use an app to pay for things in order to prevent the spread of germs. our los angeles affiliate spoke with the couple who made the drive all the way from sacramento just so they could be one of the first to go inside the park opening day. >> well, we are very excited. we haven't been here since what, march or january of last year? >> so we cannot wait to actually get back into the parks. >> and feel the magic again. we're really excited. >> there's nothing like this place. >> for now the park is only allowing in-state visitors and operating at limited capacity. if you get to go, have fun. >>> coming up, cruises are set to sail in july. >>> and this is one of the most deadliest civilian disasters. dozens killed in a stampede and we'll talk about the religious festival where it happened. >>> former governor arnold schwarzenegger made a stop at "the kelly clarkson show" and gets a request for a lot of movie lines and see kelly's reaction to that. that's coming up for you on "the kelly clarkson show

the boys are back at oracle park. this season opener for the giants will be the first game of the park since the start of the pandemic, and like just about every other aspect of our lives, things are going to look a little different. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson at willie mays plaza live this morning with the changes that fans can expect. one thing that probably remains the same, cierra, is that excitement that literally you can feel in the air when you're out there. >> reporter: yes, good morning. it is still really early but we can feel the excitement we've seen staff members coming in on their bikes and scooters, everyone just really with a smile because today is the day the boys are back, excitement is going to fill the air in just a matter of hours, but we are still in the middle of a global pandemic, so with all of that excitement will come some changes just to keep everyone safe. so to start with, how many folks will be inside? right now it's 22% capacity, which akin to about 9,000 people. before you get

>> reporter: well, look, the fans are coming into the park. see people wearing their masks and mouse ears, and disneyland's reopening marks the end of a period of massive pandemic-related losses at disney's parks division, about $7 billion in operating profits lost through the end of 2020 we don't have the number for the first quarter, of course, but now disneyland paris is the only park that is still closed. so visitors returning today after temperature checks will find new social distancing measures as well as online food ordering to help reduce lines, plus improvements to rides made during the park's closure. i spoke to disney's parks chief, josh de morrow, about the division's work over the past year. >> we looked at how can technology help the guest experience, and you have seen some already we have a reservation system in place. it helps us with capacity right now, it helps with guest flow. disney genie is something coming soon i think it will revolutionize the park industry, specifically for disney it is a tool you tell genie what you w

i'd also like to thank director ginsburg in the rec and park department for inviting me to be here for this important event. i'm here today to applaud the people of san francisco for the sacrifices that you have made and for following our health guidelines throughout this pandemic. your hard work and commitment has helped us beat back three surges, including our winter surge, and we continue to move forward with reopening. but i'm also here with words of caution. i am, we are watching with concern about what's happening in the -- in the mid western part of the country, including and especially in michigan, as well as in other parts of the world, including europe, and just yesterday, the director of the c.d.c., recommended that michigan go into another lockdown to bring its surge under control. i think we can all agree that's certainly the last thing that we want to see here in the state and in san francisco. i think we need to take the possibility of a fourth surge seriously, and gatherings like the 4-20 events we've seen in previous years could set us back. i applaud the efforts that

the rides. today and tomorrow is for park members and season pass holders. ral public is allowed to return on saturday. >> that would be hard, not to scream. but you have a mask on, at least. >>> a duck and cover maneuver today in downtown san jose as the iconic rubber ducky atop san jose children's discovery museum was covered with soap to make him squeaky clean. the duck's got his mask on ready for friday's opening. white the museum's backyard has been open, the main building has been closed for a year. advance tickets are available for two play sessions on friday, saturday, and sunday with a cleaning break in between sessions. >> we're getting there. amusement parks, children's discovery museum, baseball season. things are starting to get back to normal. jeff ranieri as we head into the weekend, how are we looking? >> hey, we're good. i was even in the studio one day this week, right? so yes, things are definitely looking up. we do have some cooler weather coming our way as we roll through tomorrow. we're going to get more on that here in just a bit. i wan