what brought you through the writing about cesar chavez? i know a lot of people know who he is but i was surprised to learn when the mexican filmmaker was having his premier on chavez in austin he took a scroll down the boulevard and asked people if they knew who cesar chavez was and most thought he was the boxer or the junior who is also a boxer. and another answered isn't he the leader of venezuela? and several others said they thought he had something to do with the chicano movement. it really surprised the i want did you decide to write a full book after writing about the unions in the los angeles times and then your recent book the union of their dreams? >> thanks for asking that. the answer ties closely to what you said about luna and the fact that there was no biography and that is why i wrote it. you all are here today because you have heard of cesar chavez and know something about him but i was in the valley with the heart of the history there and a teacher got up and said their students have no idea who cesar chavez is so it isn't

chavez he took a stroll down the boulevard if they knew who cesar chavez was. most of them said it was the boxer. they said that he was also a boxer and he was the venezuelan leader hugo chavez and several others said that he thought it had something to do with the chicano movement. it surprised the filmmaker and when i ask you why did you decide to write a full-length book after writing the long series in "the los angeles "thes times" the "los angeles times" about the union and then your reason to book the union of their trains -- dreams. >> the fact is that there was no biography and that's why i wrote it because you all are here today presumably because you have heard of cesar chavez, that he is virtually unknown these days and when you get outside of california people really have no idea who he was. i was in the valle valley recen, which people may know was one of the parts, still is the heart of the agricultural industry and an english teacher got up in an event and said that her students had no idea who cesar chavez was. so i believe that part of the reas

chÁvez para defender los derechos de los trabajadores agrÍcolas, comienza la visiÓn nocturna. ediciÓn nocturna. >> esto es su noticiero univisiÓn, edición nocturna, con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. >> buenas noches,lÍderes latinos de california pidieron la renuncia del jefe de policÍa de salinas y exigieron justicia tras la muerte de tres hispanos en esa ciudad. esto las manifestaciones que se registrarÁn despuÉs del Último incidente en el que un hombre muriÓ por 4 disparos hechos por un policÍa,varias organizaciones han convocado una marcha masiva para este domingo. >> esta noche, en este vecindario de salinas, la tensiÓn no se ve, pero se siente, los vecinos enojados desconfÍan de la policía, despuÉs de las tres Últimas muertes, ven a los oficiales mÁs como una amenaza que como protecciÓn. >> la gente estÁ enojada, traumatizada, no queremos ver que estas cosas pasen. >> el 13 de marzo la policÍa matÓ a a ruÍz, en mayo matÓ a hernÁndez, que llevaba un cuchillo para cortar lechuga, y hace apenas unos dÍas, a carlos mejÍa que llevaba unas tijeras d

cesar chavez and there you have access to 280 and 81. sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new information just moments ago involving a womaning claiming she's been a kidnapped victim for ten years. the lawyer for the suspect is now telling a much different story. >>> it is starting to worm back up. mark tamayo will be here to tell you when you can expect the warmest day for the upcoming holiday weekend. >>> and how a san francisco gay rights pioneer is being honored right here in the bay area and in washington, d.c. >>> the man accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl and holding her against her will for a decade said she made up the whole story. the attorney for garcia says the woman is garcia's wife and she fabricated the story because the couple was breaking up. last night the woman told a los angeles tv station she was allegedly taken by her mother's boyfriend at age 18. she felt afraid and alone saying "i couldn't do anything." santa ana police say it was only after the victim found her sister on facebook that her mother persuad

cÉsar chÁvez. >> empecÉ mi carrera en el movimiento sindical con cÉsar chÁvez. yo tuve la experiencia de verlo cuando Él hizo ayunos. >> chÁvez no inventÓ los ayunos, otros los hicieron antes, pero sus histÓricas huelgas de hambre peleando por los derechos de los campesinos ganaron la lealtad de sus seguidores y el respeto de sus crÍticos. >> le dio una moralidad, una espiritualidad, un sentido de compromiso verdadero de que yo estoy dispuesto a sacrificar mi vida por esto, como que cambiÓ la forma en que la gente lo veÍa, y la gente vino con un compromiso verdadero, porque se sentÍan que conectaban en otra forma con Él. >> la lucha de chÁvez puede haber comenzado en los campos de california, pero a travÉs de los aÑos su legado se ha extendido a toda la naciÓn. de california a texas, de florida a chicago, el nombre de cÉsar chÁvez es hoy una bandera para millones de hispanos. >> cÉsar era un hombre que tÚ lo mirabas y te daba inspiraciÓn. >> jesÚs lÓpez trabajÓ con chÁvez.

la lucha para eliminarlos empezÓ en la Época de césar chÁvez. vemos quÉ se logrÓ desde los dÍas del líder campensino. >> en los aÑos 70 a pocos les importaban que trabajaran expuestos a pesticidas. >> protegerlo fue una prioridad, consiguiÓ una victira contra uno ne los plaguicidas. >> fue un contrato del sindicato que fue el primer paso que saliÓ siendo la prohibiciÓn del uso en los estados unidos. >> los pesticidas son menos peligrosos, la cantidad es mayor que la Época de chÁvez. >> es poco realista pensar que van a desaparecer, son parte de la industria, hoy en dÍa toneladas de pesticidas se aplican a los campos de california, aunque su uso estÁ regulado por las autoridades del estado los riesgos son reales y difÍciles de medir. >> como a las tres de la maÑana empezamos a oler muy feo. >> trabajadores agricolas a mayor riesgo, no son los Únicos. un estudio encontrÓ que 35 mil niÑos que van estÁn expuestos por estar junto a los campos. >> deberÍan de dar una informaciÓn bien concreta para nosotros. para estar mÁs tranquil

last night, caltrans shut down southbound 280 from the king street onramp to just before cesar chavez street. it's not scheduled to reopen until 5:00 tuesday morning. northbound traffic is not affected this weekend. the southbound lane closure began right on schedule at 9:00 p.m. highway crews are now working around the clock on an important earthquake safety project near cesar chavez street. the stretch of 280 is a favorite route for giants' fans leaving at&t park and tonight the giants begin a weekend series at home against the minnesota twins. >> it will definitely impact it. i had to think about it and figure out an alternative because definitely don't want to head that streks and get -- direction and get stuck. >> caltrans is urging fans to take muni, b.a.r.t. or caltrain to the ballpark this weekend weekend. >>> oakland is investigating a former police officer who has been collecting disability payments while also working for the fbi. kuts's alex savidge is live -- ktvu's alex savidge is live with the many questions oakland leaders are trying to answer. good afternoon, alex. >>

not too long ago a kindergartner's mom walked into the principal's office at cesar chavez green oaks academy to ask if she could hold a bake sale at the school. she was told no. but the principal said she had two good reasons for doing so. one at a school where 96% of the students receive free or reduced priced lurchlaunches, bake sale aren't allowed. >> that's not going to be enough. i know bake sales only give you $100 and this mother needs more than that. >> reporter: that's because the mother was trying to raise money for pay for her son's cancer treatments. >> he's doing a little better lately, but also you'll see him running off to the bathroom and sometimes he'll come into the office, my stomach hurts, i feel very sick, can i go home. >> reporter: but while she had to tell the mom her request was denied, she told her, her timing was perfect. cesar chavez academy's motto is dream big, work hard, give back, and every march is when the giving back happens. >> we needed a plan to give back. >> reporter: and so when members of the student council and renaissance club met to choose

>> yo fui a colegio catÓlico y uno de los lÍderes fue cÉsar chÁvez. mi amiga era hija de cÉsar fernando. se casaron. y lo conocÍ en la boda de fernando que hoy es mi socio. nada. lo conocÍ en rehenes familiares. >> cuÉntanos un poco de césar chÁvez en la intimidad >> creo que era un hombre muy directo, bastante paciente y creo que verdaderamente era una persona muy autÉntica. para mÍ, fue una cosa muy importante. >> ahora bien, tÚ tuviste la oportunidad de tener este tipo de relaciÓn con Él durante este ayuno de 36 dÍas que cÉsar chÁvez librÓ durante algÚn tiempo atrÁs por los trabajadores agrÍcolas en estados unidos. >> sÍ. tuvo una huelga muy importante y famosa en los aÑos 60 que fue la combinaciÓn de la campaÑa en contra de los lÍderes en california y despuÉs, sabemos que tuvimos su Última huelga en el 88. sÍ. estuve presente en el sentido que lo estuve siguiendo y en ese momento era amigo de fernando. >> ¿quÉ dicen sus hijos y su familia sobre todos los esfuerzos que hizo cÉsar chÁvez por los demÁs? porque tambiÉn

en minutos comenzarÁ el documental de cÉsar chÁvez. res s y estar cubierto? significa que su odómetro, está para grabar, los recuerdos. durante el evento de ventas de mercedes-benz preadquiridos certificados, desde ahora hasta el 2 de junio, obtendrá el mantenimiento prepago gratuito y podriá calificar para un crédito de pago de dos meses. [ carolina ] hola, soy carolina y hace una semana me hice pro. ahora tengo más confianza. [ locutor ] hazte pro con crest pro-health. [ carolina ] siento la boca limpia, los dientes brillantes, blancos. quiero ver si mi dentista se da cuenta. [ locutor ] crest pro-health protege no solo algunas, sino todas estas áreas que los dentistas más revisan. [ carolina ] ya van a ver que me va a felicitar. [ locutor ] cuatro de cada cinco dentistas confirmaron que estos productos pro-health ayudaron a mantener la limpieza profesional. [ carolina ] estoy refeliz. tal parece que la navidad se adelanto en el area de la bahia de san >> parece que la navidad se adelantÓ porque un sujeto estÁ dejando billetes escondidos. >> como

-- cesar chavez. northbound 280 remains open. use 101 as an alternate or you can use third street, make a right on cesar chavez and you can get on the freeway that way. back to the desk. >>> police are looking for a man who pulled a gun on people at two different shopping centers in the south bay. it happened in the parking lot at a tasht and subway in morgan -- target and subway in morgan hill. janine de la vega is live with a description of the suspect and how his distinguished haircut could help catch him. >> reporter: the gunman was across the street at another strip mall on cochran road. now, in that case, the victim refused to give up her purse. so then the suspect came here and hit this subway in cochran plaza. surveillance cameras captured images of the suspect. he's a white man in his 20s with a slim build. he has a mohawk hairstyle and a tattoo on his left wrist. police say at 9:00 last night, he drove up to a woman walking in the target parking lot on cochran road and he pulled out a shot g

chavez the pioneer in organics. my kids didn't eat grapes. >> it's part of his visionary -- before people are talking about organic food he was doing his own compostincompostin g. he did use pesticides, the fight against pesticides both out of conviction and as a tactic and i think we are done. >> we are done. i would like to ask one more question of miriam. what is chavez' legacy? >> his legacy is not in the field that his legacy as a generation of activists who learn from him and have taken that knowledge and gone elsewhere and for the farmer or so were empowered that was also a tremendous experience. as a hero for latinos throughout the country i think all of that is an important legacy. >> thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> i brought some books that i've recently read that i thought people might really like the first one is by scott berg called wilson. it is a new biography of woodrow wilson and actually a favorable and thoughtful volume. scott herb took 13 years of meticulous scholarsh

and you join back anywhere south of cesar chavez you're okay. south bay smooth drive out of the bay and the bay bridge toll plaza shows you all lanes are fill in and good movement for all these lanes. they turn the metering lights on earlier for a friday and light volume down the east shore freeway keeps things moving and they are on and back up there. the rest of the east bay and the rest of your bay in general showing a very light volume right now. the south bay starts a little slowing for north 101 again approaching 880 and a disabled vehicle reported on the southbound side right around shoreline. prepare for that. a traffic break but sounds like it is going to ease over to the shoulder just without any problems. a smooth drive for the rest of your bay and the tri-valley just through livermore and getting out of town and folks will head towards tahoe and sacramento starting early afternoon and, in fact, judging by traffic yesterday evening. >> creating those family memories in the station wagon. can't prepare yourself. >> facing backwards. >>

extension from king street to cesar chavez street. so thousands are getting on 101 to leave the city. that is backing up traffic. there is laura anthony driving in that gridlock. we'll check back with laura live at 5:00 >> it's brutal just about every direction. >> yes. >> efforts to slow down gentrification by the mission are being celebrated today. >> 24th street has been designated calle quatrro event. in the mission now, more on this december nation. help me, leanne. >> my french isn't good, so i can't criticize anyone the board of supervisors approved that on tuesday, but community leaders here waited until today, friday to celebrate and come together. >> 24th street has long been the heart of the latino culture the homes in one alley way once were blank canvass but now, telling stories of latinos in san francisco. fearing that most of it would be replaced some day because of gentrification, the city decided it was time to talk about the mission the idea was led by supervisor david campos and the mayor. >> thing about culture, hi

en vivo desde el parque cesar chavez, katherine orozco, noticiero telemundo 48. cam 2 shot cesar ---pero hasta donde ha llegado el mercurio en algunas zonas de la bahia? roll open under blanca ---continuamos nuestra cobertura en equipo... take 2 box ...con javier castro que nos tiene mas detalles sobre esta ola de calor... adelante javier. take pkg vo-blanca ---esta tarde, se informo que el servicio de inmigracion ejecuto la orden de deportacion que habia sido girada en contra de "antonia esmeralda", madre de david aguilar, un estudiante de la universidad estatal de san jose. ---apenas el lunes, la congresista "zoe lofgren" habia presentado un proyecto de ley que pretendia revocar la orden de re- patriacion. cam 2 shot blanca ---maÑana es primero de mayo, designado por muchas organizacione s como un dia de accion... pitch - cesar ---a lo largo y ancho del rea de la baha se preparan para una vez ms salir a las calles a exigir entre otras cosas, una legalizacin. take 2 box pilar niÑo desde san francisco nos muestra los preparativos para esta jornada.. pilar... ta

es muy triste que la mayorÍa de los estudiantes sepa quien es cÉsar chÁvez el boxeador y no el luchador de los derechos humanos. > > >> ellos creen contenidos en textos acerca de nuestra cultura, jamÁs he visto esto en textos. >> el novelista auto nombrado el libro traficante fue uno de los impulsores de la idea en texas. ganÓ fama por contrabando de libros. >> en texas nosotros logramos que nos apoye el estado. en arizona prohibieron nuestros estudios. >> la inclusiÓn de los estudios mÉxico americanos fue junto a la inclusiÓn de otros mÉtodos Étnicos. >> es una forma de validar a la poblaciÓn mÁs importante del futuro de los estados unidos. >> y contrario a lo que muchos piensan estos estudios no son excluyentes ni del interÉs exclusivo de una comunidad. >> cualquiera que va a interrelacionarse con otra etnia necesita saber sus gustos y preferencias, su historia y tendencias, tu perfil demogrÁfico, eso es lo que se enseÑa en los estudios chicanos. >> mÁs de la mitad de los estudiantes son origen mexicoamericano pero solamente 84% de ellos se gradÚa de secundaria para ir a

diego luna hablÓ del tema de los inmigrantes en su pelÍcula sobre cÉsar chÁvez, demiÁn bichir lo hizo tambiÉn en forma de ficciÓn, tÚ lo haces como documental, ¿por quÉ? >> pues el tema de la migraciÓn siempre ha sido uno que me ha encantado, quizÁs la mejor explicaciÓn que puedo dar al respecto es porque yo soy un migrante, ¿no? he estado viajando desde que... pues, desde muy joven, desde muy niÑo, siempre la curiosidad me ha llevado a estar en otros lados, a viajar, a encontrarme a mÍ mismo, a encontrar otras personas o tener esos encuentros, entonces creo que... digo, dada la condiciÓn ya innata de esta, no sÉ, sensaciÓn migratoria que siempre me "atrayÓ", junto con el fenÓmeno actual, no solo exclusivo de la frontera entre mÉxico y estados unidos, sino de todas las fronteras, el fenÓmeno actual de la migraciÓn, cÓmo se estÁ manifestando y con las consecuencias que estÁ teniendo, es algo que me llamÓ mucho la atenciÓn, y esto fue tambiÉn a raÍz de que amnistía internacional me invitÓ hace como cuatro aÑos aproximadamente a hacer unos cortitos documental

we're getting ready to get off on cesar chavez, not a bad commute at all. we're live in san francisco. back to you. >> thank you, tara. >>> 8:06. we're still following developing news from san jose. we first told you about this 90 minutes ago. police out there searching for the people responsible for a drive by shooting that injured a 15-year-old girl. it happened at 4:45 in the 1900 mock of stow street -- block of stow street. carla rodriquez and her cousin were awakened by the car alarm going on off. they went outside, they found a man standing in their driveway. right after that, a car drove up and someone started shooting from the car. rodriquez was not hit by a bullet but police say she was probably hit by a piece of flying depre -- debris. >> it's something that you don't expect to go through at 4:00 this morning. >> now, the car involved in that drive-by shooting drove off. we still don't know if the man who was the intended target was hit by the gunfire. alex savidge is following this still developing story. we'll bring you an update from the teen's

chavez. it crept along as the drivers had no other option other than to squeeze on to the packed 101 south. >> traffic is horrible right now. i am trying to deliver my client to where she needs to go and she is not doing well jie. how is traffic? >> very bad. i work on second and harrison and been in the car for 45 minutes. >> you can see construction on a section of 280 south as cal trans performs seismic retrofits. at sunset, a rare view of the 280 freeway with only one direction of traffic flowing. that will continue through the extended weekend through 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning. abc7 news. >> take a look at ourraffictimer you. the traffic on interstate 80 is green. inis green fact, it is green pry much all over the bay area except the area around the ballpark. this is a complete turn around from what it was like most of the day. it was a nightmare for most travelers. from you heading to a giants game here is a good alternative route. take third street to harrison and get on harrison and f

construction will take place on southbound 280 near cesar chavez street. caltrans is replacing one major hinge holding two pieces of concrete. three other hinges will be replaced during the summer on northbound 280. >> there are only four that got damaged >> caltrans says earthquakes and other events may have put too much stress on hinges. that section built in 190s. workers will demolish enough of it to be able to get to hinges in order to complete the southbound projects, caltrans must close several onramps and king street onamp keep in mind giants under town this weekend. but caltrans says it's best to do during memorial day weekend. >> if traffic counts on holiday weekends and impact is less on those weekends than during a normal commute time. >> patsy kelly owns a restaurant close to one of the onramps. >> friday that market day. major chaos >> he says it will impact his business. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> and just over half an hour a big vote in southern california. a city council will consider making bullying a crime. carson wants to be one of

at 1:40 this morning the driver ran a red light as cesar chavez and folsom streets and ran into another vehicle. its driver later died at the hospital. police say the suspects took off running however one passenger remained behind to talk to police. the describer of a third car damped in the crash suffered minor injuries. >>> new details about that santa clara teen stowaway who survived a flight to hawaii in the wheelwell of a jet. he's back in custody atocial services. the contra costa times, according to their report. the 15-year-old is no longer in hawaii after spending about two weeks there recovering. his father flew to hawaii opening to reunite with his son. hawaiian officials reportedly denied the father's request to see his son and bring him back home. >>> there were tense moments at great america today after riders became stuck. it wasn't on any of the big rides. it was the delta flier eagles flight around 2:00 the air gondola stopped running. sky 7 hd shows them working again 20 minutes later and a great america spokesperson says 2 was a problem onboard the ride. riders were n

chavez. it crept along as the drivers had no other option other than to squeeze on to the packed 101 south. >> traffic is horrible right now. i am trying to deliver my client to where she needs to go and she is not doing well jie. how is traffic? >> very bad. i work on second and harrison and been in the car for 45 minutes. >> you can see construction on a section of 280 south as cal trans performs seismic retrofits. at sunset, a rare view of the 280 freeway with only one direction of traffic flowing. that will continue through the extended weekend through 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning. abc7 news. >> take a look at our drive time traffic map live for you. the traffic on interstate 80 is green. in fact, it is green pretty much all over the bay area except the area around the ballpark. this is a complete turn around from what it was like most of the day. it was a nightmare for most travelers. from you heading to a giants game here is a good alternative route. take third street to harrison and get o

take vo ---los niÑos de las escuelas cesar chavez, daniel webster, bryant, marshall y fairmount, tuvieron que comenzar los cursos de idioma ingles hace cinco aÑos y hoy gracias a "mission graduate" lograron su meta... ---el apoyo de los padres de familia es vital para los estudiantes bilingues y la meta final es que cada uno de los menores pueda llegar a completar una carrera universitaria. blanca ---un proyecto de ley de senadores demcratas propone dar alivio a miles de personas ahogadas por sus deudas estudiantiles. roll open under ---randy serrano nos informa desde washington d.c... take pkg 0:23 0:44 1:15 1:33 ---pkg---- dos de cada tres estudiantes universitarios terminan su carrera endeudados hasta el cuello. son ellos los que se veran beneficiados, segn estos senadores demcratas, de un nuevo proyecto de ley presentado hoy. la medida permitira que personas que tengan prstamos estudiantiles federales de alto inters pudieran refinanciarlos pagando un inters de 3.86 por ciento. s/sen. richard blumenthal el senador richard blumenthal explic que la medida tiene el fin de darle la oportu

. >> a nivel nacional, destituciÓn fue fundada por cesar chÁvez en california, en 1978 con el propÓsito de fomentar la prosperidad social econÓmica de los campesinos a travÉs de la educaciÓn. >> la misiÓn de nosotros es de promover la prosperidad mutua, de los trabajadores del campo. mÁs que nada, queremos que la gente empiece a ser dueÑa de su propias empresas. >> generalmente, las personas que trabajan en el campo, que no son profesionales. existe una degeneraciÓn casi inconsciente en el trato. no se les ofrece los servicios que ellos merecen. de la calidad de servicio. escucho constantemente la persona quejarse. que fui a tal parte, me trataron mal. >> es por eso que armando, quien emigrÓ a los estados unidos en los 80, es ahora todo un profesional. encargado de la universidad de harvard. decidido regresar a nuestro valle, alberto su propio sojo, la necesidad en educaciÓn harÁ la comunidad campesina. >> estuve viendo las estadÍsticas de nuestra comunidad. bajo el nÚmero de personas que se gradÚan. todavÍa encuentro personas que recibieron y hablan inglÉs, y siguen trab

patch and cesar chavez which has plenty of vacancies. you have to have the appropriate uses in the appropriate places and this is not an appropriate use for core pdr and maybe for some blended pdr. so i will make a motion to continue. i don't know what kind of date staff feels would be appropriate to get through the kind of things that we want to hear. because we want to get an idea of understanding the fees? and also whether or not we should maintain some pdr zoning for part of the building or not? so if i could get an idea of what kind of time it would take for staff to work out the questions that seem to have been raised today? >> might i present four weeks out, june 5th, maybe. >> that would be fine to me and so i move continuance to june 5th. >> second. >> commissioner hillis? >> i am supportive of a continuance, but i think what i would like to see, too, when it comes back, we seem to have made this leap from this is -- i think well first of all we're working with the current sli zoning. this is it zoned sli. but there is an exempt

the only accident is southbound 101 cesar chavez that right lane still partially blocked. we're no longer seeing any delays on our sensors. tow crews were called out about 4:40. it may be cleared to the shoulder. the altamont pass and the livermore valley, the drive time is still only 17 minutes but we are starting to see delays up and over the altamont pass to just about vasco. and then things clear out to pleasanton. there's your latest "kcbs traffic." more on your forecast, are we finally cooling down? here's lawrence. >>> just a little bit in spots. still going to be hot inland but that cool marine air will move in along the coastline dropping down the temperatures just a bit. out the door we go. we can see some patchy fog just off the coastline. so we are going to see some of that possibly as early as this afternoon toward the beaches. a few high clouds in the skies. but these temperatures will be coming down from yesterday's highs where we are seeing records into san francisco. 88 degrees there. 93 oakland, 94 san jose, 94 santa rosa dropping this afternoon so 70s in

chavez. it crept along as the drivers had no other option other than to squeeze on to the packed 101 south. >> traffic is horrible right now. i am trying to deliver my client to where she needs to go and she is not doing well jie. how is traffic? >> very bad. i work on second and harrison and been in the car for 45 minutes. >> you can see construction on a section of 280 south as cal trans performs seismic retrofits. at sunset, a rare view of the 280 freeway with only one direction of traffic flowing. that will continue through the extended weekend through 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning. abc7 news. >> take a look at our drive time traffic map live for you. the traffic on interstate 80 is green. in fact, it is green pretty much all over the bay area except the area around the ballpark. this is a complete turn around from what it was like most of the day. it was a nightmare for most travelers. from you heading to a giants game here is a good alternative route. take third street to harrison and get o

cal trans shut down southbound 280 to just before cesar chavez street. it's not scheduled to reopen until 5:00. the closure began right on schedule. highway crews are working around the clock. the stretch of 280 is a favorite route for giants fans. and tonight the giants begin a weekend-series at home against the minnesota twins. >> it will definitely impact it. i had to think about it and figure out an alternative. definitely don't want to head that direction and get stuck on king street. >> they -- northbound traffic on 280 is not effected. stay with us here on ktvu all morning long to see how the freeway closure is effecting san francisco traffic. >>> salinas police are getting ready for a deadly weekend. surveillance video of the latest deadly police shooting shows police confronting a man holding garden sheers. 44-year-old carlos ma highway yeah appears to be walking away when the officers opened fire. police are promising a full investigation. >>> they are upset about plans far mixed youth development in the area. opponents say there is already too

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you can get back on 280 using the cesar chavez on-ramp or again that alternate. they are detouring traffic on 101. use third or sixth to cut over to westbound 80 and then hop on southbound 101 from there. the bay bridge toll plaza, they turned the metering lights on earlier at 5:55. we are not sure why because volume of traffic was so light heading into san francisco. it was so good for an hour. now you're backed up to the overcrossing but the approaches look good especially the eastshore freeway. drive time there at the bottom of your screen. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." with the forecast, here's lawrence. >>> boy, had to have on my windshield wipers coming to work today with drizzle, low clouds and fog surging well onshore and a good breeze. but by the afternoon looking at lots of sunshine coming our way as high pressure builds overhead and strengthens. out over the bay a gray start to the day. we have some drizzle out there, as well. temperatures running generally in the 50s outside. now, by the afternoon, becoming mostly sunny and some of these temperat

chavez monument. where he kept running into integrity issues. >> thank you. >> [inaudible] san francisco and actually, i know brooklyn heights really well. i lived there for many years. i know brook loon. lyn very well. i have to wonder when i look at the last one they showed using is why when there's no historic building demolished, why is it progress to build a new building that looks like it was there from the 1890s and that in terms if the standard says no false historicism other elements that make a building appropriate in an historic district, which are really about scale and materials. it doesn't have to look like it's 130 years old. >> any other member of the public wish to speak at this point? yes, sir. >> hello, i'm skeeter jones and i agree with that. we're talking about preservation and all of us probably have an image of a fantastic building in a great neighborhood and sure, we should keep it. but what's happened in san francisco and what i've seen over about 35, 40 years here, is the bui

accident happened at cesar chavez and fulsome street early this morning. a driver sped through a red light, broadsided a car then slammed into another vehicle. the driver who caused the crash ditched his car and ran away from the scene. police haven't found him yet but one passenger in the suspect's car stayed around after the accident and is helping with the investigation. >>> berkeley police may be one step closer to getting tasers. berkeley city council is asking for a study on giving tasers to police officers. looking at other police departments who use them now, see how they're doing. the union has long favored the use of tasers. the issue goes before the city council on tuesday. >>> if you head to downtown san jose this weekend you're going to see a lot cinco day mrnayo decorations. the santa clara county sheriffs department gang task force will be on patrol. sources tell nbc bay area certain deputies will be looking for parole or probation violators targeted as possible troublemakers. this is all in response to previous cinco de my you celebrations

chavez and all the activity from the earlier crash is on the shoulder. chp has not given me any reports in the last few minutes. you guys talking about the big rig into the funeral home and that fire, still got market closed. that's just one block, but still, it's a big roadway. the rest of the bay moves very smoothly across the bay for the bridges. looking at the south bay with no issues and just a tiny bit of start way over on the right coming out of the altamont. send it back to you guys. >> thank you, mike. >>> the world's largest blue diamond has been sold for $24 million. the diamond auctioned off in geneva yesterday purchased by the u.s. jeweler harry winston. the pear-shaped stone over 13 carats been described as the world's most flawless and fancy blue diamond. >> i'll take it. i like it. >> that's beautiful. >>> right now, 4:56 on your thursday. a bay area police officer arrested accused of possessing child pornography. what the police chief is now saying. >>> we'll continue to follow developing news. more than a half dozen wildfires burning ou

cesar chavez is one of the ones and some of the things that it is pec has done we have not enough to say enough about and i think that the storm guidelines and the tool kit that he produced is just a wonderful document and i believe that it is on-line and i would encourage the people to take a look at it and we mentioned the rain barrels in the context of water conservation and all of these things overlap and again, putting your roof water in the rain barrels instead of the combined system is a really good thing to do and so these are some of the things that i think that later on we will talk about how we can work on and especially with regard to out reach and education, and community involvement. and but i also wanted to mention a little bit before sue talks more about toxics is to talk about the tok i cans tox toxic and that is the sources of the stuff that gets into our streets and awful the gunk that drips out of your cars and the brake linings and also what we have to do with in terms of the pollution and has to do with the automobile among other things and the dog poop and the

caltrans will be replacing a hinge on a bridge near cesar chavez street. highway 101 will be of course the best alternate. >>> fremont police recovered dozens of stolen bikes and now trying to reunite them with their owners. bikes were left behind when a tenant vacated a home. so far, no hits on the data base. they posted the photos of the bikes on the facebook page. if you're missing yours, check and see if they have it. >>> still ahead, heart broken and anxiously awaiting for news about their daughters' kidnapped in nigeria. the worldwide pressure now for the nigerian government to find the girls. >> still no sign of the hot air balloon that caught fire during takeoff. the desperate measure the pilot took to keep the balloon from rising higher and going out of control. ,,,,,,,,,, so what we're looking for is a way to "plus" our accounting firm's mobile plan. and "minus" our expenses. we're offering our best-ever pricing on mobile plans for business. run the numbers on that. well, unlimited talk and text, with ten gigabytes of data for the five of you wou

now, anywhere south of cesar chavez, if you get on south of there, you're just fine for southbound 280. let's look at your best bet, though. to avoid the area altogether, but if you have to go that way, here's some suggestions for you. caltrans says southbound traffic, you can detour 101 we just showed you, but surface street traffic, mariposa and 18th street, very tough getting there. same thing for southbound pennsylvania avenue, which runs alongside 280 southbound. important note, the northbound side of 280 will remain open the entire holiday weekend, getting you to at&t park is okay. we have extensive information on the 280 closure and how to get around on surface streets for you. that's on our website, nbcbayarea.com. all you have to do is search for 280 closure, scott. this will, indeed, affect folks getting to and from at&t park, even if you head out there, scott, you are not immune. keep that in mind. >> i'm not immune. mike inouye, thank you much. >>> community organizers today will hold a news conference to talk about rising racial tension in the city of salinas. groups from

chavez closed for that freeway. jump on there south of that point or use 101 where the arrow is and that is an easy alternate because the city is not quite so crowded and get over there without much of an issue. we're talking bout the slow down out of the altamont pass. the rail through the area, as well, the rest of the bay are moving nicely and no delays reported for transit, guys. send it back to you. >> all right, sounds good. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay" a landmark up for sale this morning. >>> no b.a.r.t., no problem. the late-night transportation plan hoping to bridge the gap between san francisco and oakland. >>> this healthy baby boy is being called a miracle. his mother gave birth while in a coma. we hear from the baby's father, coming up. >>> nbc bay area honored with three national awards for excellence in breaking news coverage. feature reporting and public service and television journalism. all from the society of professional journalists. nbc bay area. we investigate. here's a little secret,

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we've got a live shot, cesar chavez park. the fountains, never gets old. it's a great place to cool off. 86 downtown. cooler weather coming on friday. and then by this weekend, a lot colder, let's just say. more at 6:00. >> take your dinner, enjoy it outside tonight if you can. >> good night. on our broadcast tonight, deep impact. a huge part of our country gets rocked by over a month of rain in a day. swallowing cars, leaving water deeper than after some hurricanes. >>> critical moments, a stunning new report reveals how much time was lost before anyone realized flight 370 was missing. >>> and tonight for the first time publicly we hear the final transmissions from the pilots. >>> hidden cost, the side effect of breast cancer treatment that few women talk about. >> an army of real life super heroes hitting the streets. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this

this is a connection worked on near cesar chavez street. three hinges will be removed on northbound 280. >> the seat has broken off. we've done repairs to hold it together. >> caltrans says earthquakes and other events may have put too much stress on hinges. that is a section built in the 1980s. hifrngz will be replaced by new ones. in order to complete the southbound project, caltrans must close serl several southbound onramps, sixth street and brannon and close to at and t park caltrans says it's best to do it during memorial day weekend. >> we did that because it's better to interfere with a few people on the way to the game. then 70,000 or 80,000 people trying to get to work. >> patsy kenzie owns a restaurant close to one of the onramp that's will close. >> this is a main thoroughfare. and our restaurant. it's go to being a hardship for us >> he says this will impact his business. caltrans telling drivers to take public transportation. >> thank you very much. let me give you a better idea so it's clear. this is where it begins. pennsylv

this is a connection worked on near cesar chavez street. three hinges will be removed on northbound 280. >> the seat has broken off. we've done repairs to hold it together. >> caltrans says earthquakes and other events may have put too much stress on hinges. that is a section built in 1980s. hifrngz will be replaced by new ones. in order to complete the southbound project, caltrans must close serl several southbound onramps, sixth street and brannon and close to at and t park caltrans says it's best to do it during memorial day weekend. >> we did that because it's better to interfere with a few people on the way to the game. then 70,000 or 80,000 people trying to get to work. >> patsy kenzie owns a restaurant close to one of the onramp that's will close. >> this is a main thoroughfare. and our restaurant. it's go to being a hardship for us >> he says this will impact his business. caltrans telling drivers to take public transportation. >> thank you very much. let me give you a better idea so it's clear. this is where it begins. pennsylvania

southbound lanes are still shut down from downtown san francisco to cesar chavez. workers did another concrete pour this morning replacing large hinges located beneath the roadway that allow overpass to move safely during an earthquake the freeway set to reopen by 5:00 tomorrow morning. >> we're still waiting. no one has come forward yet to claim a $70 million super lotto prize from a ticket here in the bay area the jackpot has been rolling over for months now. but ticket have sold the safeway in san francisco. the store will receive a bonus of $350,000 for selling it in saturday's drawing. so take a look now. here are the winning numbers. >> speaking of big cash, a mysterious millionaire and the big discovery. it's video only on abc7 news >> and special significance of this bottle. to one war veteran. the bittersweet reason it's still on the shelves. [♪] >>> the cash hunt in san francisco continues as a millionaire plans to keep hiding money throughout the city indefinitely. one of the latest people to find the cash is this guy in san francisco's dog patch neigh

chavez st in san francisco. drivers will not be able to used to haul to 80 on ramp at merrill oppose such at 18th street brandon and six street and the king street on ramp the closure began at 9:00 p.m. thursday night and last until 5:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning may 27th in addition to memorial day weekend closures bill also be shutdowns on fourth of july and labor day weekend. >> catherine: i had a 30 and only of four on the move after being kicked out of their east bay encampment where former al denys bulk residents are now calling home + new worries about the spread of the dangers byers knowns as ers mers ithe part of us that a littwants to play,on. wants to be mischievous, wants to run free, all you have to do is let it out. find your inner minion only at the despicable me minion mayhem ride at universal studios hollywood. >> catherine: tonight a megamerger which could affect how tens of millions of people watch tv and use the internet. and prices may be on the rise. grant lotus is here but the deta

if you need to hop on 280 you can get on at the cesar chavez on-ramp or you can use 101. it's still pretty busy on city streets around south of market. you can see a live look at chopper right now. i guess that's some of the backup on the bay bridge. so if you can avoid the bay bridge, i would. and 280 and 101 which are extra busy, as well. so again this is worse than your normal getaway friday. back to you guys. >> brutal. all right, elizabeth, thank you. >>> take a look at this mess. drivers are clogging up san francisco city streets trying to get to southbound 101. that's because a stretch of 280 is closed this weekend. the closure affects three on- ramps, the southbound 280, the freeway itself closed all the way past mariposa street. kpix 5's da lin is in san francisco where he found plenty of frustrated drivers. da. >> reporter: liz, this is one of the main sources to the problems the traffic problems you see in san francisco. take a look down at those barricades. that's the entrance to southbound 280. as you can see, it is closed and that's forcing cars to go throug