friends say wilkes bashford died yesterday after battling cancer. he was known for dressing many of san francisco's big names including former mayor willie brown. today mayor ed lee called bashford a true friend of the city. a clothing store bearing his name opened in 1966 and his shop on sutter street remains open today. wilkes bashford was 83 years old. >>> in less than an hour oakland's only walmart will close its doors for good. as mark kelly shows us, shop owners surrounding the anchor store now worry about their own livelihoods. >> when did you find out it's closing? >> last night. >> oh, you just found out? >> just found out, that's why i came up here. >> reporter: she can't believe her walmart near the oakland airport is one of 269 stores worldwide turning off its lights. >> if you don't have this, what are you going to do >> i guess i'm going to have to travel to the next one. >> reporter: she's worried a food desert will take root in the community. >> a lot of people don't have grocery stores to shop for food. >> reporter: oaklanders have

wilkes bashford opened a store in downtown san francisco. he was among the first to carry brands like ralph lauren. he was 82 years of age. >>> >>> rescue crews are up against the clock in the search for a missing ski instructor near lake tahoe, carson may has been missing for more than 48 hours now. more than four feet of snow has fallen in the area. he was last seen on thursday at sugar bowl ski area where he works. search crews are now having to battle the elements. >> the area where the search is happening is extremely dangerous, we have been checking out that area and setting off a few small sides. >> this is a perfect storm, we have a lot of snow that fell, we now have rain that's falling. >> research crews did continue their search into this evening. >>> and armed with knives, a popular restaurant robbed in the east bay. the people seen here robbed a wing stop in martinez. the men demandeded the safe be opened and then they fled with the money. they are still on the loose, no one was injured in that robbery. >>> a sign ruined, and ton

wilkes bashford started a clothing chain that baird his name back in 1966. he was known for being loyal and for giving back to the community. he sold his stores in 2009, but he stayed on as president. the store on sutter street near union square and one in palo alto are the ones remaining in the bay area. bashford was best friends with former mayor willie brown. he had been battling prostate cancer for nearly a year. wilkes bashford was 82 years old. >>> highway 4 in martinez is now open after a fatal crash last night. one person was died, two others are in the hospital this morning. they are expected to recover. the crash happened around 8:30. at least three cars were involved in that crash. >>> in san francisco wet roads and an abrupt stop by a cabdriver are to blame for an accident involving a streetcar. police were at market and tenth streets at police responded around 5:40 last night. officers say the taxi came to a sudden stop causing a city dpt vehicle to rear end our cab. then the streetcar tried to stop on wet tracks crashing into the dpt vehicle. n

wilkes bashford died at his home. he started a clothing chain in 1966. he was a local fixture in the city, known for charitable work, in the performing arts and with the war memorial veterans building. he had been battling cancer, former mayor willie brown says he was a friend and we lost a piece of the city. >> he cared very much about all kinds of things that seem to make the city really work. >> in a statement mayor ed lee said we were fortunate to have called him a true friend of our city. san francisco will not be the same without him. hex bashford was 82 years old. >>> in less than an hour, the only walmart store in oakland will close for good. it's one of two stores in the bay area being closed by the retail giant. walmart recently revealed plans to shut down about 150 stores across america, and 260 worldwide. the retail giant says the doomed stores haven't performed as expected. one shopper fears for the hundreds of walmart workers soon to be unemployed. >> all of a sudden have families to take care of, and probably don't know what they're going

wilkes bashford died at his home. he started a clothing chain in 1966.was a local fixture in the city, known for charitable work, in the performing arts and with the war memorial veterans building. he had been battling cancer, former mayor willie brown says he was a friend and we lost a piece of the city. >> he cared very much about all kinds of things that seem to make the city really work. >> in a statement mayor ed lee said we were fortunate to have called him a true friend of our city. san francisco will not be the same without him. hex bashford was 82 years old. >>> in less than an hour, the only walmart store in oakland will close for good. it's one of two stores in the bay area being closed by the retail giant. walmart recently revealed plans to shut down about 150 stores across america, and 260 worldwide. the retail giant says the doomed stores haven't performed as expected. one shopper fears for the hundreds of walmart workers soon to be unemployed. >> all of a sudden have families to take care of, and probably don't know what they're going to d

wilkes bashford died last night after a battle with cancer. he was 82 years old. in 1966, bashford opened his first clothing store on sutter street, the luxury clothing store bearing his name. he and hiss flashy clothing became fixtures. >> great looking stuff, right? san francisco mayor willie brown recalls the moment he first met him. >> i was in a couple of days of his opening, i was in that store. and he thought i was either a shoplifter or a competitive shopping guy. and we started our friendship from that point on. >> now bashford was also very active in fundraisers throughout the city. his bay area stores remain open. >>> coming up, we're following a microclimate weather alert. an update with meteorologist rob mayeda is next. >>> also, an investigation into chevy cobalts. the problem that keeps reappearing, even after a massive recall. a flood warning in effect. here's a live look at our d >>> a microclimate weather alert. a flood warning in effect. take a live look at our radar. the rain steadily coming down across a big swath of the bay area. >> you can he

wilkes bashford died after a battle of cancer. he was 82 years old. in 1986 he opened his first clothing store bearing his name. he and his flashy clothing quickly became fixtures in the city. willy brown recalls the first time he met the business owner. >> within a couple days of his opening i was in that store and he thought i was either a shoplifter or a competitive shopping guy. and we started our friendship from that point on. >> bashford was also very active in fund-raisers throughout the city. his bay area stores are still open. >>> coming up next, what goes up apparently must come down. that's what physics says. but in the case of the space-x rocket it didn't come down quite as intended. the cheeky response elan musk had to say about this landing. >>> no drought of storm systems the last couple of weeks. seem to be rolling into each other. >> that's why we're in a microclimate weather alert. you have been watching that radar and it's been green for a long time. >> we have this very slow-moving storm system moving on through, but it is winding

. >>> tonight we're getting word that long time san francisco clothier wilks bashford has died. close friends tell us he was battling cancer. bashford founded a clothing store chain had in his own name. he was 83 years old. >>> still ahead he was caught on-camera hitting his uber driver. why this passenger is now suing saying he should be the one getting paid. >>> plus federal help for a town facing a drinking water crisis. why some say it is not nearly enough to fix the damage? ,,,,,, more than three decades ago. prosecutors dropped the case against "john joseph scott" because of insufficient evidence. he walked out of a san mateo county prison thursday. he was accused in the 1983 death of sharon ra drop the case against john soaves scott because of insufficient evidence and worked out of san mateo prison thursday. he was accused in the 1983 death of shriner ray. >>> a california man caught on- camera attacking an uber driver is in a second battle with the driver, this i'm off-camera. this is video of benjamin golden hitting the uber driver in southern california this video qui

in san francisco, people are mourning the death of wilkes bashford, a popular figure in the fashion world. he died at his home in san francisco saturday night after a battle with prostate cancer. very popular with the well known power players and he was a power player himself. willie brown and herb cain were his friends. he was 82 years old. >>> as the saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them. that may be the strategy behind microsoft's next move. what they are releasing for iphones that could improve the way you text. >>> and this is super cool. >> how about this? the young actor who stole the show at last night's critic's choice awards including where he plans to show off his trophy. our cosmetics line was a hit. the orders were rushing in. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding fast. building 18 homes in 4 ½ months? that was a leap. but i knew i could rely on american express to help me buy those building materials. amex helped me buy the inventory i needed. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. another step

i'm talking about wilkes bashford. he died after a battle with cancer. in 1966 and was a power player in san francisco. a well known philanthropist and counted people like willie brown and herb cain has his friends. he was 82 years old. >>> time is 5:55. >>> david bowie's last album is hitting it big on the billboard charts. ♪ look up here. i'm in heaven. ♪ >> the song black star debuted at number one on the top 200 album chart. 181,000 copies were sold in the first week it was released. it earned him his first number one album ever in the u.s. and news of his death boosted sales of his previous albums as well. >>> the seattle seahawks lost to the carolina panthers yesterday. the panthers were ahead 31-0 going into the half. and the seahawks came back. russell wilson threw three touchdown passes in the second half and it was not enough. final score, 31-24. and the panthers are face the cardinals on sunday. it will be manning versus brady for the 17th time. they'll meet for the afc title game. a trip to the super bowl is on the line. and brady will be lea

luxury cloth, wilx bashford -- wilkes bashford. he was one of the city's power players and countered the former mayor and columnist as friends. ed lee said in a statement that san francisco will not be the same without bashford. our thoughts and prayers remain with his family and friend during this time of mourning and sadness. he was 83. >>> sparks fly during the democratic debate as hillary clinton and bernie sanders square off on hot-button issues. >>> crews searches into the night to try to find a ski instructor missing in the sierra and those searching are remaining optimistic. >> an officer gunned down during a traffic stop. one of the suspects shot. the search is on tonight for the other shooter. >>> the law enforcement community in utah is mourning the death of a veteran officer shot and killed while responding to a car crash. 44-year-old officer douglas barney was searching for two people who fled the scene of an accident. he found the male suspect who the police say pulled out a gun and opened fire. additional officers res

wilkes bashford died saturday night after a battle with cancer. he was 82 years old. in 1996 he opened his first clothing store bearing his name. he and his flashy clothing quickly became fixtures in the city of san francisco. former mayor willie brown recalls the moment he first met the business owner. >> within a couple of days of his opening, i was in that store and he thought i was either a shoplifter or a competitive shopping guy. and we started our friendship from that point on. >> just a man who appreciates a good suit. well bashford was also very active in fund-raisers throughout the city. his bay area stores are still open. >> you know, i'm sure that he made dark regular suits, but i do love the -- >>> coming up, vicious waves. and flooding concerns elevating this morning as massive waves pound the coast and erode the sidewalks. >>> kris, also more storms heading our way. just a wave of storms, as well. we're tracking all the wet weather hitting the bay area this week coming up next with kari. >>> got a tip for nbc bay area investigative unit? call 1-888-996-