len ramirez, cbs 5. >> you can see alex smith and the 49ers play the raiders. tomorrow, you can catch the game right here starting at 9:00 p.m. >>> all right. if you and 32 coworkers were trapped in a studio apartment for four months, how would you cope? that's kind of what's happening in a chilean mine. a psychiatrist says the 33 miners will be able to cope until christmas. >>> nearly 300 people on a plane told they were about to crash but they didn't. what caused that false alarm. >>> okay. so we have the raiders and we have the 49ers. we have football action on saturday. we have your football weather forecast. your pinpoint forecast is right up after this. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay, they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it happen. it took leadership. focus. and the ability to bring people together. meg whitman delivered. named one of america's best ceo's by harvard business review, she grew ebay 15,000 strong and made small business dreams come true. now meg has a plan to create jobs. fix sacramento. and deliver resu

len ramirez asked her that very question today. >>> reporter: senator barbara boxer signed her name to a steel girder at a topping out ceremony for a new mental health wing at the va hospital in palo alto. but while her signature went up, our exclusive eyewitness news poll found her numbers were dropping. >> let's face facts. this is a tough race. these are tougher races all over the country. >> reporter: after running neck and neck through most of the summer, republican carly fiorina has now open u a five- point lead. 47% to 42%. while fiorina's numbers are flat from the same survey a month ago, boxer's numbers dropped 3 points. the poll showed her support is slipping among men, younger voters and independents. but boxer denied her campaign is fading. >> our campaign is extremely energized. we have almost 100,000 donors. we're very excited. and people will know what the choice is. >> reporter: but you feel you have to go more on the attack? >> i just have to tell truth and it probably feels to her like an attack. >> reporter: at the same time, fiorina sounded confident while campaigni

in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> still to come, they were hoping to get married this week. even paid a deposit to san francisco. now gay couples fight the city's no refund policy. >>> this right here in my hand. this is the all-important weekend forecast and i'll pinpoint which day will be the coolest. that's coming up as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, married in california anytime soon. but, gays whose dreams have been put on hold again ... have a little >>> same-sex couples may not be getting married soon but gays whose dreams have been put on hold again do have a little something to celebrate. brian sent consumerwatch an email yesterday about a problem he is having with the san francisco clerk's office. we put julie watts on the case. >>> reporter: when thought there was a chance gay marriage might resume, brian wanted to be ready. >> i thought if i waited, it could be another six years. >> reporter: so he went online to the san francisco city clerk's office, paid the $95 fee, plus $5 processing, and booked an appointment to get a marriag

in mountainview, len ramirez, cbs5. >>> after 30 years on the air doctor laura says she is leaching, not retiring, not quitting, the real reason behind that decision. >>> fergie the princess or pop sing officer a look inside the mindset of college-bound students. [ singing ] . >>> yeah, they got creams of making it big. hear from the thousands of idol hopefuls who spent hours in line trying to make an impression. she apologized going off . >>> whether or not. weather you will have sunshine and warmer conditions tomorrow or maybe you'll have more of that. the pinpoint forecast as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, she apologized after going off . >>> turn on hbo, listen to a black comic, all you hear is this. >> well she apologized after going off on a five-minute on- air rant but now doctor laura schlesinger has another announcement t conservative talk show host says she plans to give up her show when her contract is up at the end of the year. doctor laura came under fire last week when she repeated a racial slur 10 times on air. she says she is not re

len ramirez in santa cruz, but let's start with ann notarangelo in concord and feeling the heat, are you? >> reporter: yeah, no kidding. i really would complain about being out here in the heat except it was my idea to come to the airfield in concord stand out here where there is no shade and right here on the asphalt where the sun is beating not only down but back up. i was kind of curious how hot it can get. my answer, it's so hot that it's gone around the dial once and we are back at negative 40 degrees. all right? obviously it didn't get that hot here throughout the bay area, but it was plenty hot for enough folks. >> we didn't have to look far to find people seeking shade or looking for relief from the triple digits and those who couldn't beat the heat did their best to look cool. i got some good natured ribbing. >> like you have to tell us that it's hot outside and we're all sweating running around town with our air-conditioners on. >> reporter: there were fewer people milling around concord's farmer's market. >> i feel like i'm having a heat stroke! >> reporter: but the hot we

len ramirez on what could be behind the killings. >> reporter: animal control officers for the city of san jose say they have a potential felony case of animal cruelty but beyond that the potential ties to satanic worship has neighbors around here very concerned. two or three goats died. >> reporter: he led us along the spot near doral drive where the gruesome discovery was made. three goats were slaughtered, heads cut off and dumped nearby. >> i don't think they were killed here. i think somebody killed them and put them there. >> home owners in the semi rural neighborhood near alum rock park say the creek is sometimes a dumping ground for trash and even trees become targets for graffiti vandals. this was a first. >> when i got the word that it was not a normal dead animals, i responded to the scene. >> reporter: san jose animal control officers took the case over after neighbors called police sunday morning. >> right now, we are just trying to figure out if this was some sort of ritual or someone just really wanted to do harm to animals. >> reporter: goat heads can be a symbol of sat

len ramirez on why even parent volunteers can't help out. >> reporter: it's the start of a new school year at central elementary in belmont and for some, like 8-year-old steel i don't say care i can't say you, the reality of the summer budget cuts are setting in. >> even when my mom went to fourth grade there was a library and then last year there was a library but then they, this year, it just closed down. >> reporter: he is right. the library is closed because there is no money to pay a librarian or eight aids and even though it is chalk full of box the door is locked. >> it's there, not accessible for the kids. >> reporter: they had hoped to keep the doors open by putting in their own time. >> if there were volunteer positions we could do that. >> reporter: but that runs afoul of a labor agreement that says the library must be staffed by a teacher or student person. >> i know those services cannot continue after a layoff and we're going to honor that. >> reporter: the district had to cut $2 million from its budget and it came down to decisions that weighed libraries against crossin

in mountainview, len ramirez, cbs5. >>> after 30 years on the air doctor laura says she is leaching, not retiring, not quitting, the real reason behind that decision. >>> fergie the princess or pop sing officer a look inside the mindset of college-bound students. [ singing ] . >>> yeah, they got creams of making it big. hear from the thousands of idol hopefuls who spent hours in line trying to make an impression. she apologiz going off . >>> whether or not. weather you will have sunshine and warmer conditions tomorrow or maybe you'll have more of that. that. the pinpoint fo i started with a free trial membership and i was hooked! [ male announcer ] now, with netflix, you can watch tv episodes and movies instantly with the three leading video game systems or other devices. watching instantly is so easy! you just click it and bam... it's right there. [ male announcer ] netflix. unlimited streaming to your tv over the internet -- plus unlimited dvds by mail for only nine bucks a month. netflix lets me watch what i want when i want. [ male announcer ] go to netflix.com to start your netf

in east palo alto, len ramirez, cbs 5. store furlough fridays return to california today for a lot of people as an unpleasant surprise. in fact we saw a number of people show up at the dmv in san mateo for their scheduled appointments. they didn't know the office would be closed. they said they checked online even with employees yesterday and never heard or saw anything about the friday closure. >> >> the worst thing that we came yesterday to ask them, are you open tomorrow? >> reporter: they said yes? >> they said yes. >> online, they said they are going to be open at 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. >> not so. the dmv website now has the correct information about the closures. on wednesday the state supreme court said governor schwarzenegger could resume furlough fridays this month. another court hearing will happen next month. next friday is another furlough day. >>> first trees, now flowers. a search for the vandal who is ripping apart roses at a popular bay area park. >> and a rare catch. a 320-pound shark caught in the bay, wh

len ramirez has more. >> reporter: well it means a lot for the company. the hp delayed the announcement of mark hurd stepping down until after the stock market closed but it paid a price today as well as in public opinion. it is the scandal that has the silicon valley talking. the powerful man at the top of hewlett-packard, the chairman and ceo, mark hurd is out. and a part-time b-movie actress is in. 50-year-old actress fisher also worked as a reality tv star and in hp event planning and greeting. she stepped into the spotlight to say she was sorry that he lost his job over the claim that the boss sexually harassed her. but both of them say the relationship was not intimate, causing many to wonder. >> there is always two stories and the real story. >> reporter: mark hurd was found not to have violated hp's sexual harassment policy, but he was accused of other fraud. >> the stock prices took a big hit today. so billions in the capitol of the company, that could come back. in terms of the public perception, it shows a company in crisis and turmoil. >> repo

len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> for san francisco muni workers no more free parking. starting in december, drivers who park in muni yards will be hit with an $80 a month parking fee. until now, they have been allowed to park for free. these are the same workers who refused to forego their hefty raises. so is this payback? muni management says no such thing. workers see it differently. >> saw it a lot more earlier than my schedule starts. >> you guys drive buses. why you can't ride on them? >> true. true. but just give us a break and let us park as we have been doing and let it be. >> the end of free parking will help muni's budget shortfall by about $3.5 million. roberta has the forecast. >> dana king is just -- she has my name in vain because we had highs only in the 50s and 60s on saturday, feeling like football weather and now we are going to be soaring up to the triple digits. this is our live cbs 5 weather camera towards the transamerica building where we have some low and mid-level clouds. that's that marine deck that's trying to organize off the coast pouring i

in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> they saved the date for this week only to have the legal system put things on hold. so what about that no refund policy on marriage licenses? >>> neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night -- well, maybe there is an exception. what this mess out of a bay area mail truck. >>> san jose has a nice airport. how come people say it stinks? i'm mike sugerman. stay tuned, you'll find out. [ male announcer ] when meg whitman arrived at ebay, they had 30 people and an idea. meg's job was to make it happen. it took leadership. focus. and the ability to bring people together. meg whitman delivered. named one of america's best ceo's by harvard business review, she grew ebay 15,000 strong and made small business dreams come true. now meg has a plan to create jobs. fix sacramento. and deliver results. meg whitman. for a new california. ere it's >>> there is a foul stench at san jose's airport. nobody knows where it's coming from. so we sent mike rowe to sniff around to find out what's going on. nice duty, mike. >> reporter: thanks. it is called an airport but some

len ramirez on what one county lawmaker wants required for every pit bull. >>> reporter: owning a pit bull in incorporated santa clara county could soon be against the law if the animal is not spayed or neutered. >> i'm not sure what type of ordinance we might end up with. >> reporter: supervisor ken yeager is proposing an ordinance to make it mandatory for pit bull owners to fix their dogs or face a citation from animal control officers, fines or even lose their dogs. yeager says it was the mauling death of 2-year-old jacob dillon bisbee in concord last month by three unaltered family pit bulls that caused him to act. >> all of us were horrified by the mauling and death of that young child. as soon as i heard that, i said whatever i can do in santa clara don't make sure that such a tragedy doesn't happen again, i want to do. >> reporter: yeager says most significant dog bite episodes involve multiple dogs living together that have not been fixed. the new measure would specifically target pit bulls which is a mistake according to dog breeders and handlers who spoke out against the ame

len ramirez asked her that today. >>> reporter: senator barbara boxer signed her name to a steel girder at a topping out ceremony for a new mental health wing at the va hospital in palo alto. but while her signature went up, our exclusive eyewitness news poll found her numbers were dropping. >> let's face facts. this is a tough race. these are tougher races all over the country. >> reporter: after running neck and neck through most of the summer, republican carly fiorina has now open u a five- point lead. 47% to 42%. while fiorina's numbers are flat from the same survey a month ago, boxer's numbers dropped 3 points. the poll showed her support is slipping among men, younger voters and independents. but boxer denied her campaign is fading. >> our campaign is extremely energized. we have almost 100,000 donors. we're very excited. and people will know what the choice is. >> reporter: but you feel you have to go more on the attack? >> i just have to tell truth and it probably feels to her like an attack. >> reporter: at the same time, fiorina sounded confident while campaigning at a hispani

len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> it's the story that has dominated newscasts and headlines for week, the city of oakland struggling with violent crime while slashing its police force. every indication is that the problem may get more complicated. >>> and this is the man who has the task of managing it all. police chief anthony batts standing by to talk about layoffs and public safety. >>> and in san jose, it's firefighters out of a job. the latest offer that could put some of them back to work. to work with ,,,,,, with high-speed internet from at&t, you can connect to the internet at blazing fast speeds. wow, look at that! so you can go online and check out the news, or you can just catch up with old friends -- hey buddy. you can download videos and -- wow, that was fast. you can do it all from the comfort of home. so, as you can see, it's a -- whoa. i'm gonna just go grab a sandwich. [ male announcer ] introducing our fastest internet with speeds up to twenty four megabits per second. switch to high speed internet from at&t and get one-hundred dollars back via promotion card. "meg whitman sa

all right, len ramirez, thank you. we got other e-mails from soccer fans. one said this is ridiculous. it was almost a riot there in the park last night. >> and pete says, it was very upsetting to be pressed in a mob of thousands and then watching the opening kickoff on a tv monitor. >> easily the most disorganized entertainment event i have ever been part of and i'm 117 years old. >>> getting on the bus will be a challenge for thousands of students in the east bay. a.c. transit is switching from paper to plastic. sherry hu found out for bus riders it won't be a quick nor easy transition. >> reporter: hey, check out sydnie washington's ride. this is it. >> my car. i got to use it to get where i got to go. >> reporter: it's not just washington. thousands of students throughout alameda and contra costa counties rely on a.c. transit to get to and from school. but when classes start later this month, some kids may get stuck at the bus stop. >> our greatest fear is that kids and their families wouldn't learn of the transition. >> reporter: from this paper youth

. >>> i'm len ramirez at candlestick park where there is a big football game on tonight, but it's not the 49ers. just ahead, find out who these fans have been waiting in line for hours to see. 'cause they're gonna have a good time, and they've got extra money in their pocket. those are happy passengers. how much does it cost for those snacks again? nothing. at southwest airlines, when we have a sale, it's a sale. [ male announcer ] southwest airlines has flights starting at $49 one-way. book now only at southwest.com. [ rand ] how can you not want to get on the plane? come on and get on the plane. we're saving you money. now that's a plane full of happy. [ employees ] grab your bag. it's on. [ ding ] stimulus funds were a windfall for social programs that w >>> all over the country, federal stimulus funds were a windfall for social programs that were struggling. now the federal funds are about to run out. and as ann notarangelo reports, an east bay food bank that feeds hundreds every week could shut down. >>> reporter: there is a line and a wait for food but child care provider rachel

len ramirez reports as we have seen so many times before, hurd could leave with lots of money. >> reporter: hp's internal investigation found that chairman and ceo mark hurd did not violate the company's sexual harassment policy, but he did go against company standards of business conduct. hurd was found to have filed a series of false expense reports to cover up a close personal relationship with an outside female marketing consultant who filed sexual harassment charges in june. hp's general counsel said hurd showed a profound lack of judgment. he also said there were numerous instances where the contractor received hp's compensation for no legitimate business. hurd stepped down. he said this is a painful decision for me to make after five years at hp but i believe it would be difficult for me to continue as an effective leader at hp and i believe this is the only decision the board and i could make at this time. hurd is married. since he took over at hp the company's stock prices nearly doubled and its the world's largest maker of personal computers now. >> shocking. mark hurd had been a

len ramirez shows us why some say it is a battle over first amendment rights. ♪ hands off the internet it must be free ♪ >> reporter: singing songs of protest and hope free speech advocates consumer groups and internet user came to google to plead with the tech giant to keep the internet open and free. >> i'm a scholar and i want equal access to information. >> reporter: the issue is over a plan that some say could change the internet itself breaking away from the long held practice known as net neutrality. remember when the internet used to be known as information superhighway? in a similar way, net neutrality means there should be one set of roads on the internet for everyone to use. but what google is proposing with its partner verizon is essentially a toll road system, a separate internet for wireless devices only. >> net neutrality is under attack. >> let's fight back. >> reporter: people worry that could lead to tightly controlled premium content internet for the haves and a lesser one for the have nots. >> they are talking about a two tiered system for the internet system wher

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len ramirez in san jose where it looks like it might be the end of this institution. len. >> reporter: might be the end of of the institution, the end of this particular store. in fact, we know it will. as of 9:00 tonight, this particular store at foxworthy and meridien will close its doors for good. as you mentioned there are questions whether or not the entire chain can survive. >> good luck, sweetie. >> you, too. >> reporter: hugs and tears for long-time supermarket coworkers who are parting ways. >> saturday is my last day. >> reporter: this one in san jose. >> and it was hard to walk away not only with the coworkers that i have learned to appreciate and respect since november, uhm, but the customers. >> reporter: customers like lavonne doll who told me she has been shopping at pw since 1949. >> i am sick. as long as i've been coming here, this has been my store, my neighborhood, and there are so many of us that feel the same way. it's not just age for us. it's the idea that we have our own place. >> reporter: pw was once a san jose institution. >> ee franco work

. >> thank you, len ramirez in palo alto. >>> well, it's an extra ordinary move. governor schwarzenegger asking for gay marriages to resume here in california following this week's ruling that prop 8 is unconstitutional. the governor filed a brief with the federal judge who made that decision. he says, restoring the right of same-sex couples to marry is consistent with california's long history of treating all people and their relationships with equal dignity and respect. judge vaughn walker must now decide on whether to place a stay on his ruling while the appeals process moves forward. legal briefs were due today from both sides. attorney general jerry brown is also asking the judge to resume same-sex marriages. the case is now heading to the ninth circuit court of appeals. >> we have all of our documents that we need and we are running down to the county clerk and hopefully this time they will give us an application for a marriage license. >> wendy hill and her partner are among the many couples who are living in limbo right now. many legal experts predict the

. >> thank you, len ramirez. >>> it is now one year since 6- year-old fremont boy went missing. there is still no sign of hasanni campbell and still no arrests. but there is a prime suspect police still have their sights on. don knapp is in oakland, where people are trying to raise more awareness about the hasanni campbell case. don. >> reporter: that's right, allen. one year ago as you recall, police suggested they had the case wrapped up but a year later they don't have the body or anyone in custody. >>> reporter: these are some of the folks who over the past year held vigils, did searches and fundraisers. they have come to meet with the chief deputy district attorney to see if they can get things moving again. >> we would like to know if there is anything we can do to help with the search for hasanni. >> reporter: he was reported missing a year ago today by foster father louis ross and an aunt who is also his foster mother, jennifer campbell. it's still classified as a missing person's case. louis ross is our primary suspects. campbell and ross met with reporters after he was

len ramirez was there as a meltdown hit. it was probably the worst possible time. probably the worst possible time to have that audio cut out on us but we'll try to get that or you later. the state fire marshal says about a third of the gas pump nozzles in california are a public hazard. she has ordered them replaced. she is referring to a hold-open latch on nozzles made by vacation vapor systems technologies. some of them have been sticking open. about 3,000, they point out the latches were tested and approved by the state. >> always excited to talk about the weather. roberta. what do you have? >> today we had near record heat day and 69 degrees in half moon bay to 99 degrees in concord and also in sonoma, night fall here in the bay area and we have crystal clear skies, but you can bank on heading on out the door tomorrow morning is a very mild start to your day. coast will be clear, we'll have some clarity all the way from the coast through the bay into our inland areas. temperature-wise in the 50s and the 60s, now what to expect during the day? triple digit heat

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thank you, len ramirez. >>> i got six players on today. >> three more weeks of this. >> that's what we wanted to hear. six layers but is this really august? it's not just people in the usually cold san francisco that bundling up. people all over the bay area want to know just what exactly happened to summer? don't expect to warm up anytime soon. in a minute, roberta is going to show us a record low high temperatures. but first mike sugerman in his ow backyard. is this how diehards fix dinner in san francisco? >> reporter: it's summer barbecue. look, it's 59 degrees. i'm sort of used to that. i have been living out here 28 degrees. we have hot dogs, burgers and beer can chicken going. kind of small burgers. i didn't have a lot of money for that burger. i'm used to this after 28 years. my friends in the east bay, you're not ready for this. >> unfortunately, thick fog is making its way into the bay area, very dense. >> 59 in san francisco! another cool day around the bay. >> but wait! here it comes! the return of the marine layer marching a good 70 miles inland. >> reporter: everybody tal

len ramirez in san jose, thank you. >>> now, if you want to look at the complete list of bay area creeks with chronic trash problems, log on to our website, cbs5.com. then click on "green beat." >>> now, in the east bay, investigators think one man may be behind three attacks on women at the very same apartment complex. they all happened at the park regency apartments just outside walnut creek. the latest attack yesterday, this is a sketch of the man. a man found his way into a woman's locked apartment and threat end her. she got away. investigators say that women all over that area should be careful. >> people in the neighborhood should be concerned about this activity where an individual has targeted a specific area and specifically women. they should be very concerned and be aware of who is around them. >> investigators think the same man raped a woman at the complex last month and then tried to assault another there back in june. >>> and a sex offender is in san jose police custody accused of trying to assault a janitor at a regional medical center. police say steven cooley exposed h

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and that's where len ramirez is tonight. len. >> reporter: dana, usually when you come over from san jose as i did today, it's like going from hot to cold in santa cruz but today it was like going from hot to hot. it was very warm all day today. very hard to cross the beach in your bare feet. but a lot of people did anyway. they came from out of the clear blue to play in the last best days of summer. surfers traded wet suits for sunblock. >> it's like the hottest sunniest brightest day. year. >> reporter: would you like to surf in these conditions? >> it's wonderful because all summer long it's been foggy and cold. this is the first week we have had summer weather. >> reporter: at the beach boardwalk a blazing finale on a strong summer. numbers were already up from last year. this is just making it better. the high temperatures put people in a buying mood. especially if it's cold and refreshing. >> it's certainly been foggier and colder than most summers but business has been strong and we have been really pleased with the w

len ramirez on local creeks that researchers and scientists are worried about. len. >> reporter: >> reporter: allen, we are above guadalupe creek here in the middle of downtown san jose. and as i step away from the camera and we look in here, it looks pretty good. this is a beautiful setting right now from your picture but under the water there, it's pretty dirty. in fact, this is one of the creeks that's on a list of many dirty creeks throughout the bay area. unfortunately it's not the only one around here. >>> reporter: at first glance, the waters of coyote creek in san jose look inviting, refreshing and even pure. but that's only at first glance following a report that this is one of the dirtiest creeks in the bay area, i decided to wade into the waters to see for myself. some of it didn't look too bad, but then there were places thick with old tires and trash. it's a bit difficult to tell exactly what is below the surface here because the water is so murky but just on the surface around where i'm sitting right now is an old mossy tennis ball, a drink cup, ge

len ramirez reports that they were left out in the open for everyone to see. len. >> reporter: that's right, dana. it caused quite a stir here in the neighborhood when people came across these goats on a popular walking path. and now animal control officers are investigating this case as a potential felony case of animal cruelty but beyond that, they are also concerned about the possible satanic ties. >> they found two, three goats died. >> reporter: he led us to the spot along the creek road near doral drive where the gruesome discovery was made. three goats had been slaughtered and stuffed into boxes nair heads cut off dumped into -- their heads cut off and dumped nearby >> >> i don't think they were killed here. >> reporter: home owners in the semi rural neighborhood near alum rock park say the creek is sometimes a dumping ground for trash and even trees become targets for graffiti vandals but this was a first. >> when i got the word that it was not a normal dead animal, i responded to the scene. >> reporter: san jose animal control officers took the case o

but as len ramirez shows us, some say that realism crosses a line when players can kill u.s. soldiers. >> i can help to you talk to your son. one, shoot yourself in the head over and over. two, die. three, question mark, question mark, question mark. four, profit exclamation. >> reporter: karen meredith is getting a lot of hate mail and it's all because she is taking a stand against this. electronic arts' newest come bat shooter game has all the blood and gore you would expect. but what's upset meredith is how the game lets players take on the role of the taliban in contemporary afghanistan with the object of killing american troops. >> but it's just so cavalier to say it's just a game. >> reporter: for meredith that scenario is all too familiar. she lost her son, lieutenant ken ballard in real cam bat in iraq in 2004. >> my son didn't get to start over and see if he had a different outcome when he was killed. and neither did any of the people in fallujah. so for people to think that this is a good idea, i'm just so days pointed in electronic arts. >> reporter: electronic art

in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> marijuana delivered to your doorstep. that's what new dispensary says it's afghanistan but as an notarangelo reports the city want to stop it before it gets rolling so so to speak. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. this is the business called herb essence. people who don't want it say there is a high school and a daycare nearby. you wouldn't note it, there is no sign indicating what they sell. but word has gotten out they do sell marijuana here. >> i don't want to be labeled any more than the woman with the silly walk or funny walks, i want to get well, i want to he'll in my own community. >> devlin sea well is a nine- year stroke survivor, she is grateful she did can go to herb essence in concord to pick up her precipitation. >> i don't want to drive to berkeley, uncomfortable, puts me at my personal safety risk to go out of my comfort zone. >> honey burns says she smokes pot to curb anxiety. she doesn't have a medical card and wasn't picking up any marijuana today. are you high right now. >> yeah, i am. i can't beli