kpix 5's john ramos explains what it was all about. >> reporter: recently the library of congress asked the public for help identifying a mysterious unlabeled photo of a woman being attacked by an alien in an underground train station. it was a mystery until michael jean sullivan looked more closely at the alien. >> i recognize that mask because i packed that mask away years ago. >> reporter: here it is now, part of a costume from a 1974 play called "the great air robbery." michael is a long time member of the san francisco mime troupe, that far from remaining silent, actually performs political satire musicals usually in city parks. the picture was part of a promotional photo shoot that somehow found itself in the library's archives. >> somehow the tag fell off the back. i heard stuff of oh, is it the paris metro? is it shot in moscow? >> reporter: in other photos, you can clearly see a b.a.r.t. train in the background.

john ramos, kpix 5. >>> another nationwide protest called the march for our lives is planned for next saturday, march 24. >>> in sacramento county 300 rabbits are rescued from a home. animal control says they were living in unsanitary conditions. they have a new home tonight. >> lethargy, looking for behavior that is non-rabbit like. aggression. we are concerned some are pregnant. >> going forward animal control officer will be working to see why they had that many rabbits on hand. see if there is anything criminal in nature. >> no word if the homeowner will face a fine. the rabbits cannot be adopted till the police and animal control investigation is complete. >>> an out of control car creates a new drive through at this taco bell crashing into the building and taking out the front of the restaurant. the business hadn't opened yet so only the staff was inside setting up. no one was hurt but there is major damage to the building and the interior. no word on whether it was human or mechanical error. >>> well, one thing that is not clear, with the skies today, high clouds in advance of

john ramos introduces us to a bay area woman that is benefiting from the craze being called the chicken whisperer. >> at leslie's home it is az family.com to see who rules the roost. she clasp her hands and her girls come running. leslie raised chickens ten years ago and a hobby is now a legitimate business. >> i do not call myself a chicken lady but a chicken broker. >> the washington post calls her the chicken whisperer because her expertise is in high demand by affluent silicon tech workers that have taken it to a competitive level. >> i know people are speechless when they hear what people down there are feeding their chickens with the organic watermelon or the salmon but i think that's a reflection that they probably treat their dogs the same way too. >> leslie builds custom coops. some costing tens of thousands of dollars. and she says exotic breeds are favored like amy, a hybrid called an easter egger because of the blue eggs. leslie's son louca that operating mill valley chicken besides collecting cool eggs there is a desire to eat healthier and more ethically produced food. >>

some told kpix 5's john ramos, it was a tragedy waiting to happen. people often come to church to ponder why life unfolds the way it does. but this morning, in the small churches surrounding the veterans home, no one seems to have much doubt about why the shooter did what he did. >> they used to call it battle fatigue, you know. the duty over in afghanistan and iraq, it must be terrible. >> reporter: at st. joan of arc catholic church was chris smith. he served in germany during the korean war, but says he never had to experience the trauma and fear that is leaving many current veterans so emotionally scared. >> i think he was a prime example of that. he didn't wrong in there, he needed more help in a hospital. >> reporter: at st. stevens, the father has spent years giving psychological counseling to troubled veterans, and says programs like pathways often contain at-risk people, capable of the most erratic behavior. >> while you're trying to give them the best care, you have to be very watchful about what they're going through, and what their behavi

john ramos reports she has been selected to bake the cake for the upcoming royal wedding. >> reporter: growing up in western marin county, claire learned how to bake from her mother. >> so the kids got into it and they would come home and bake after school. >> reporter: then one day as a teen she walked into the bovine bakery in point reyes. >> she just walked into the bakery as a high school student and asked whether she might be able to start baking. and i think that's where it all began. >> reporter: she learned to make delicious pastries using local fruits, berries, and especially flowers. after graduating college, claire got an internship at berkeley's famous chez panisse. there her interests became passion. and after three years, she moved to england and opened her beloved violet bakery, where the food world would learn her name. >> it is something that is really, really good for the soul and it's her outlook on life. >> reporter: now claire has been given the greatest honor any baker in england could receive. today's announcement that she has been selected to create the officia

in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> cool stuff. the san francisco mime troupe opens its new season in july with a musical comedy about the history of socialism in america. for more information, head over to cbssf.com and click on links and numbers. >>> some families are welcoming new members. >> that's all thanks to a giant show of generosity. giants announcer duane kuiper picked up all of the adoption fees today at the animal rescue foundation. anyone wanting to take home a dog or cat in need of a forever home needed to show up and fill out the paperwork. all the costs covered. >> hour hope is that the animals obviously get adopted. they're happy. people that might not be able to afford diagnose the adoptions, they get to do it today. they're happy. and then it's a win-win. >> this cause is personal. he says he's taken home a few kittens over the years, even when he had no plans to adopt. >> duane kuiper, reminds me of hank greenwold when he used to play the giants game when duane kuiper was a player. anyway, why are we showing yo

kpix5's john ramos was there as the dubs teamed up with special olympics. >> reporter: it used to be students with developmental disabilities were kept quietly off by themselves, but that's not how they do it here at oakley. welcome to freedom high school's annual unified basketball clinic put on by the golden state warriors and special olympics of northern california. the dubs youth basketball crew put participants of all abilities through high energy drills including passing, driving for layups and sharpening that shooting touch. the guy with the big grin is girls basketball coach jeff jonas who founded the event so every kid has a chance at a typical high school experience. >> a lot of our high school memories are ones we carry with us through our whole lives and why should any group be excluded from that? >> reporter: after all, these are all high school students and former warrior center adono foyle said he remembers those days. >> i had a very early idea that being different is not always easily accepted and that it comes with the understanding that people are people and love i

now as john ramos explains, relief is on the way. >> reporter: many tourists who come to the north end of the golden gate bridge from gsrpñ sausalito are on bicycles and when they leave to go back, the signs direct them onto alexander avenue. it's not for the faint of heart. >> i did once. i would never do it again. >> reporter: why? what's the problem? >> too many bikes. the smolder is really narrow and weekends lots of cars. >> it can be really windy. you can get a cross-wind that can move you over a couple feet all of a sudden if you aren't prepared for it. >> reporter: however, on the other side of the highway is a safer route called councilman road winding down under the bridge through ft. baker and bypasses most of alexander avenue altogether, but most people never use it because it's not well marked and you have to negotiate two steep staircases and cross under the bridge to pick up the trail. >> you don't think about stop, carrying a bike, walking it underneath the bridge and walking up the other side. that's not a normal thing people would do, especially people from out of to

kpix 5's john ramos spoke with residents of the veterans home was a the deadly shooting by a troubleshooter was a tragedy waiting to happen. >> reporter: people often come to church to ponder why life unfolds the way it does. but this morning in the small churches surrounding the veterans home, no one emto have much doubt about why the shooter did what he did. >> they used to call it battle fatigue, you know? the duty over in afghanistan and iraq -- it must be terrible. >> reporter: that was chris smith, he lives at the veterans home and served in germany during the korean war but says he never had to experience the trauma and fear that is leaving many current veterans so emotionally scarred. >> i think it was the prime example of that. he didn't belong in there, he needed more help. in a hospital. >> reporter: at saint stephen's, anglican church, father charles dillon has spent years giving counseling to troubled veterans and says programs like pathways often contain at risk people are capable of the most erratic behavior. >> trying to give them the best care, you have to be watchful about

in mill valley, john ramos, kpix 5. >> and leslie says the chickens she brokers are rarely intended to be eaten. in fact, one client paid $1500 in surgery bill to save one injured chick. >> which, with all the silly money they make in silicon valley, is just chicken feed. >> true. >>> as we have a look at ocean beach, clear skies over the bay area tonight and tomorrow with mostly sunny skies on the way, things are going to be warming up. in fact, today the numbers eked up over their weekend lows to 54 in oakland. 56, livermore. isn't that pretty? look at that. concord right now, 53 degrees. 53 at oakland. 49 degrees at livermore. san francisco at 53. hi-def doppler says we've got rain unwinding over the diablo range. other than that, not a drop fell today. pressure gets kicked down to the east. a gentle ridge of high pressure will keep skies clear tonight. numbers collapse to 32 degrees in santa rosa. san jose, 36. livermore, 33 degrees. it will be a chilly night. we've got all this rain as the big story for wednesday, thursday, friday. how much did it help? not a lot. the percentage a

hayward is the largest bay area city to part ways with pg&e. the city of ha kpix5's john ramos on how the city is going carbon free. >> reporter: if you want to see the city of hayward's commitment to nonpolluting energy, you should come out to its wastewater treatment plant. it used to be the single largest user of electricity in the city, but eight years ago they created this 1 megawatt solar farm on the property which not only produces enough power to run the plant -- >> it is now the single largest producer and exporter of clean, green, renewable power. >> reporter: now the city has upped the ante. at tuesday's meeting the council voted to require all commercial and residential properties in the city to switch away from pg&e and begin buying power from a nonprofit provider called east bay community energy. they will be doing it at the highest possible level, 100% renewable, making hayward the largest city in the bay area to move customers to strictly carbon free energy. >> it's going to be making them part of the solution for combating climate change in a very significant way. >>

in san francisco, john ramos, kpix5. >> the appeal will be heard sometime in april and the puc said it will ask the public works department to serve as an independent arbiter in that hearing. for news throughout the evening, the late e always www.cbssf.com. >> join us for -- latest always www.cbssf.com. >> join us for nightbeat at 10:00 on kbcw 44 cable 12. announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] [cheering and applause] steve: thank you very much. i appreciate it. well, welcome to "family feud," everybody. i'm your man, steve harvey. [cheering and applause] and as usual, we got another good one for you today. returning for their second day, from san francisco, cali, it's the champs, it's the kelly family. [cheering and applause] and from dallas, texas, it's the smith family. [cheering and applause] everybody here trying to win theirself a lot of cash, and somebody might drive out of here in a brand-new car. [cheering and applause] let's get it on. give me dano. give me kathryn. ["family feud" theme plays] al

in richmond, john ramos, kpix5. >> we owe an awful lot to them, their generation. >>> this was a once in a lifetime meeting today. a 7-year-old boy with special needs. >> you know how to drive? >> who is playing that video game? that is steph curry you see there playing with jonathan page. the 7-year-old has a rare disorder that causes a loss of his motor skills. jonathan's family flew in from north carolina for today's special meeting. see, jonathan loves basketball and he loves steph curry. he tells his teachers to call him steph at school. he and his family will get to watch friday night's warriors game at oracle before heading home. everything was set up by the organization called dream on 3 that grants sports dreams for special needs kids. >> that's pretty spectacular. >> dennis said steph curry is coming back tomorrow night. >> maybe for that young gentleman right there. >>> got to show you this thunderstorm. why am i showing you something north of sacramento, east of yuba city? there's a tornado warning in effect right now. we don't get those that often. there is a tornado warn

john ramos r >>> a bay area pastry chef is about to secure herself a bit of history. >> john ramose reports that she has been selected to bake the cake for the royal wedding. >> reporter: growing up in western marin county she learned how to bake from her mother. >> they would come home and bake after school. >> one day as a teenager, she walked into the bovine bakery. >> she came in as a high school student and asked if she may be able to start working there. that's where it began. >> she learned to make delicious pastries using local fruits, berries, and especially flowers. after graduating college, she received an internship at the famous bakery. after three years, she moved to england and opened a beloved violet bakery. where the food world would learn her name. >> it something that's really- really part of her soul i would say. it's her outlook on life. her perspective.>> reporter: she has been given the greatest honor in england, today's announcement that she's been selected to create the official cake for the wedding of the prince and megan markel. the couple has asked her to make th

. >> john ramos shows us the welcome they got was a lot different from the one they received in 1968. >> reporter: every day, thousands of people come and go from san francisco international, but not many get this kind of reception. [ cheering ] >> san francisco, welcome. >> reporter: these men and women the 101st airborne division, the famous screaming eagles, have traveled from their base in fort campbell, kentucky. special guests of the city of san mateo. some admitted they were a little surprised at the warm welcome from this bastion of the left. >> it's cool. i see people who actually like the army and support america. that's awesome. >> was there a doubt about that? >> i've never been to california. you only hear from what you see in the news. >> just to celebrate our young men and women who are coming and going up to serve us and appreciate everything they do. >> reporter: that's a far cry from 1968 at the height of the vietnam protests. feelings against the war were strong and soldiers were spat upon at airports. that's when linda patterson convinced her city to adopt the unit

abc's stephanie ramos has more. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning. this latest swap at the white house was expected but john bolton wasn't. the former bush administration official now has a big say on foreign policy issues. >> the motion to concur is agreed to. >> reporter: overnight congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill funding the government till the fall and bumping of funding for the military. but at the other end of pennsylvania avenue, more top level trump administration officials are exiting the white house just a week after the firing of secretary of state rex tillerson. the president tweeting that his national security adviser h.r. mcmaster is out and former u.n. ambassador john bolton is in. >> i didn't really expect that announcement this afternoon. >> reporter: it's trump's third national security adviser in 14 months. bolton has been a controversial figure in washington, a staunch supporter of the 2003 iraq war which the president himself calls a big mistake. b