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theatre said he is cutting the lights to bring down the curtain on the entire business. we start with the case of mario gonzalez, the man who died in custody three years ago, charges are against three alameda police officers who have been previously cleared of wrongdoing. the body camera video caught the encounter back in 2021, officers were investigating a possible theft, they talked to gonzales for about nine minutes before attempting to restrain him. he appeared to be incoherent and resisting arrest. an officer pinned him down for five minutes before he fell unconscious, the report ruled that gonzales died from the toxic effects of methamphetamine and the fit of -- physical stress of the strain. but the family says there is more to it, we spoke to them last night as they celebrated his life and praised the new decision to press

charges. >> it has been three years since mario gonzalez died but the vigil at the location where he passed was filled with hope, that is because his family just got news from the d.a. office that they will be filing charges. april 19th will always be a sad day for the gonzalez family. back in 2021, mario gonzalez died in police custody but for the family, it goes beyond tragedy, they have always felt his death was a crime. his mother says she thinks about him every day. >> my son is not here no more, but i'm here, i'm still fighting for him, and my son right here and his son, seven years old, we are all missing him. >> reporter: the vigil was also a celebration, with flowers, food and even

traditional aztec dancers. this year, she feels lighter , that is because she recently received a call from alameda county district attorney, pamela price's office saying they will be filing involuntary manslaughter charges. >> i kept thinking, it is not going to happen, it is not going to happen. >> reporter: she says it feels like a gift on one of the days that marks the hardest day of her life. >> this is my present today, when i received that phone call. >> reporter: if convicted, the officers could face up to four years in prison, family friend amanda said it is a start. >> we all know that obviously we need more justice but it is definitely a step in the right direction to hold the police officer accountable. >> reporter: his brother jerry says he hopes these charges prevent similar situations from ever happening again.

>> it is definitely a step in the right direction but like i said, after they get out, they should be forced to find another career. >> reporter: the family says they will continue to mourn his loss and remember his legacy forever. >> the alameda vice mayor telling us he thinks they showed meticulous care in how they approached gonzales, much unlike the officers in the george floyd case. >> the police officers, clearly in the video, they are not entering the situation in a state of anger. they are just trying to understand what happened. i feel that it was a tragic case but not necessarily a case in which our police officers acted in a way that requires this level of response by the d.a. i think it might make our police officers

hesitant. >> and the alameda county sheriff said in a statement she supports the findings her office made in 2022 before she took over and says the former d.a. made an appropriate call determining that there was no criminal wrongdoing in this case. across the bay in san francisco, a woman was arrested for peddling drugs outside the main library, investigators seized about a quarter pound of heroin and methamphetamine when they arrested her on wednesday. it comes as the city's library workers have been demanding help dealing with the crime spilling into the work place. some are so frustrated that they took to the picket lines last week, one worker told us she had to do with a man walking around the library with a weapon threatening to stab people. >> he started threatening a large group of preschoolers who were sitting on the floor and he was cussing at them and threatening them with this

weapon. i felt that strong sense of duty to protect the people and stepped between the man with the weapon and the children. he was aiming it right at my chest and i said no thank you. if he had not left, i may not be standing here today. >> library workers are asking the city for more security guards saying some people don't even want to bring their children to the main library because of the conditions there. today's weather is almost going to be a copy of yesterday, 20 of fog but we will break through to sunshine this afternoon, and a warmer pattern takes over, the high pressure will set up for sunday and monday, that will suppress the influence of the marine layer and allow the temperatures to warm up. today, temperatures along the coast in the 50s and 60s, and a few low 70s around the bay. mostly mid-to-upper 70s with warmer spots around 80 degrees. today is 4/20, hippie hill

is a world-famous spot to light up but this year the city will not be holding its official festival, organizers could not hash it out because of a funding shortfall but as wilson walker shows us, business owners around the park are still bracing for some big crowds. >> 4/20 , everyone came from all around, this is such a great thing and it has changed in the last 10 years, dramatically. it's very different. >> reporter: alicia is always happy to see more foot traffic but like a lot of merchants here, 4/20 also brings uncertainty and this year's lack of an official event only means more questions like how many people might be coming. >> i really have no idea, the

merchant association, we all talked about it and it looks like it's going to be sort of the same. >> i think it'll be good for the merchant corridor here. >> reporter: michael xavier knows a little something about crowds, and he says the 4/20 scene tends to evolve year-to-year. >> a lot of people definitely do not like the fencing of the whole thing, like it disrupted the natural spontaneous gathering that it was. >> reporter: and it all added up to be a little bit too much for this neighborhood. >> i think that became a problem, the alcohol and whatnot, it just becomes pretty crazy. >> reporter: if you have been following this saga, you know it is not just haight street that this event tends to descend upon, it also includes fashionable haight adjacent

areas. >> how long have you been sitting in this? >> about 30 minutes. every year this happens. >> reporter: there are still plans for parking and traffic enforcement as well as portable bathrooms and she says she is optimistic for the crowds and calm. >> i think i'm going to position myself here and sell our blankets. >> reporter: but as far as how many people show up for an unofficial party, that remains anyone's guess. >> so, i really, i'm not sure how it is going to be. >> if you are thinking of using the golden gate ferry today as your designated driver to san francisco, you might want to have a backup plan, service in and out of sausalito is

suspended until further notice after a routine inspection of structural problems with the pier. no announcement yet on whether they will do the same this weekend if they still are not running. it sounds contradictory but a familiar east bay theater is turning the lights off to keep the heat on. >> we haven't been turning on our beautiful marquee. >> the shock that is prompting the owner to dim the lights. and a volcano keeps erupting in indonesia causing thousands of evacuations and raising the possibility of a tsunami if part of the mountain collapses. and as we go to the break, a look outside. we will be

- lift the clouds off of... - virtual weather, only on kpix and pix+. here is a look at oakland on this saturday morning, the time is 6:13. welcome back. a well-known movie theater in the east bay is going dark two nights per week so they can keep the lights on, some of the lights anyway. the owner of the orinda theatre tells andrea nakano that he is hoping more customers come his way to help offset the skyrocketing power costs, even though the place is now a bit harder to spot. >> reporter: normally this place would be lit up with neon lights but not anymore, as pg&e bills go up, this place is turning off the lights to save money. >> derek's love for movies

blossomed at a young age, he tried a little acting, directing and producing, but now he is the owner of the orinda theatre. >> one day i said i'm going to own a movie theater. >> reporter: but it has been tough to keep the big screen turned on, first it was the pandemic, now it is pg&e bills. >> there was actually around 42 to 4800, then it jumped up last month to $6200 plus, he had one word to describe the shock seeing the latest pg&e bill. >> wow! >> reporter: so, he is trying several things to help keep the business open. one of the expenses is to close the theaters on mondays and tuesdays, days where they see less than 30 customers per day.

>> a lot of people don't know it, but the studios take anywhere from 60% to 67% of ticket sales, so to cover $240, that would be at least 47 moviegoers to cover the bill. >> reporter: just like many of us are doing at home, he is turning off the lights to see where he can save a few bucks. >> we haven't been turning on our beautiful marquee because we want to really see what we can do in terms of reducing electricity costs, to see what our bill is paid so it'll be another month before we actually realize what works and what doesn't. >> reporter: the dark marquee is something residents are having a hard time getting used to. >> it's kind of sad. >> reporter: derek has also

added a very popular tiki bar that is connected to the theater to generate more revenue, he's trying everything he can to keep the doors open and says he has been overwhelmed by the support. but, whether the theaters stay open ultimately depends on the moviegoers. >> you want it to stay alive and keep the doors open, you have to go to the movies, you have to help at the concession stand or whatever you can do if you want this art to stay. >> warmer weather may help him out, he says that heating is his biggest expense for the 750 heat -- seat theater. starting off with quite a bit of fog and cloud cover this morning but that will dissipate and retrieve to the coast, sunshine this afternoon, slightly above average today and a warmer trend will kick in for tomorrow and monday. cooler weather returns by wednesday and even a chance of showers by thursday night into friday. for the giants game today, temperatures at game time are going to be in the low 60s

coming up into the mid-60s this afternoon, not bad for the middle of april. temperatures are going to be even warmer tomorrow, if you are heading out to the sunday afternoon game. for the high temperatures for the rest of the bay area, we will reach where we were yesterday, mid-to-upper 70s and the santa clara valley, similar temperatures in the east bay, some of the warmer spots close to 80 degrees. low 70s for fremont down to peninsula and redwood city, upper 50s along the coast and half moon bay. with mid-to-upper 60s in san francisco and oakland, about three degrees above average close to where we are supposed to be. low 70s in the north bay, but the fog in the north bay valley is a little more persistent, slowing down how fast temperatures are going to warm up. we are going to be farther above average for high temperatures tomorrow and again on monday, for san jose, you can see the spike in

temperatures the next couple of days, more of a drop by thursday and friday and that is associated with the next rain chance which is not going to be a significant rain chance at this time of year that is what we expect. thursday night into friday is the most likely scenario at this point. let's take a look at the seven day forecast, we have a few warm days inland and that will drop, sending us back to near normal temperatures tuesday and wednesday and slightly below by thursday and friday. we are not phrasing it as anything more than a chance of showers, probably more miss than hit which is more typical. but everybody settles into that below average temperature pattern by the middle of next week and continuing through the end of the last full week of april, the ups and downs much more subtle along the coast but it is going to be cool and the coastal drizzle is going to be possible even before that chance of showers arrive.

another 2000 people have been evacuated in indonesia because of an erupting volcano on the island, hot volcanic clouds, the spreading of ash and the possibility of a tsunami is putting people at risk. earlier, more than 11,000 people were told to leave their homes, the local authorities gathered residence and took them to safety by boat. they are worried that the volcano may collapse into the sea potentially triggering a tsunami which happened before back in 1871. an impressive night for an atlanta braves catcher as he hit three home runs in a single game and one of them was a grand slam. the giants try to win three games in a row for the first time this season, the diamondbacks have other plans tonight. plus, the kings knocked the warriors out of the playing tournament that could sacramento make the posies

if you are eager for friday nights giants game as they chase down a third straight win, well, you are not going to like these highlights, it was a rough night, the giants have yet to hit a home run in seven games at oracle park this season until jorge launched a solo shot in the fourth, he got arizona's lead to 2-1, and blake snell gives up a two run double to randall, blake snell gave up five runs, he is allowed 15 runs this season. top of the eighth, it is 11-1, and it gets worse, alexander, grand slam onto the arcade, the diamondbacks won, 17-1. and the a's in cleveland, facing the

guardians, great start for oakland, third pitch of the game, abraham tauro last one into the right field seats, that gave the a's the quick lead. bottom of the fifth, 2-1 cleveland, a double into the right field corner to score two runs, that would start a five run guardians inning. three days after knocking the warriors out of the playing tournament, the kings needed one more win to reach the playoffs in back to back years, it is something sacramento has not done in 18 years, the kings are facing the pelicans without zion williamson. in the first half, keegan murray who made eight threes slips, leading to a breakaway dunk for marshall, new orleans lead at the half. jumping into the fourth, the pelicans swinging around, they

push the lead to 20. new orleans wins, they eliminate sacramento, the pelicans will face number one seed oklahoma city in the first round. in the east, the heat without their star jimmy butler, they hosted the chicago bulls, miami is up in the third, tyler herro behind the back, and miami is going to take on boston, i'm sure the celtics don't love that matchup. that is going to do it for sports, have a great day. catcher travis of the atlanta braves, gets his first three home runs of the season all in the same game, the braves beat the texas rangers 8-3, including a grand slam in the sixth inning. he entered the game with a six rbi for the

season before driving it another six last night. he said after the game, it is better to be lucky than good. jury selection now finished and the trump hush money trial, what is next in the proceedings and what we know so far about a deadly incident outside the courthouse in new york. employees at a volkswagen plant in tennessee has voted to join the united auto workers, it's the first unionization at a southern auto plant in about eight decades. and another look outside, this time in san jose on this saturday morning, and now a look at your cbs deals. this is for rescue, traditionally with our grills we are using brushes with metal bristles, they fall off, they can get in your hamburgers and in your food when you are cooking, and you can ingest it, 100 people end up in the e.r.

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from cbs news bay area, this is the morning edition. >> welcome back, the time is 6:30, thank you for joining us, i'm kenny choi. jury selection has been finalized and opening arguments could begin on monday , but outside the new york courthouse, the tension was also focused on a disturbing incident on friday in which a man set himself on fire and later died. a large number of police officers were nearby when it happened and authorities say they are now reviewing security protocols. bradley blackburn has more. >> reporter: as former president trump left the courtroom friday, he again railed against the case and the judge overseeing it.

>> everything you heard is a witch-hunt by numerous judges. >> reporter: the appeals court friday denied the request to hold the trial as they seek to move the trial outside of new york city, the jury includes a teacher, investment banker and corporate lawyer, six alternates are also on the panel in case the jurors are dismissed. >> what kind of pressure are these jurors under? >> they are under much more pressure than a typical case, they understand they are weighing in on not just the facts presented to them but historic decision. >> reporter: outside the courthouse at a park where media from around the world is gathered, a 37-year-old man from florida set himself on fire, he threw pamphlets into the air before dousing himself with accelerant. >> it was almost like a conspiracy theory type of

pamphlet. >> reporter: the man was rushed to the hospital where he later died, the incident did not appear to have anything to do with the trial that has prompted them to reconsider the security. >> if you look at what is going on around here, we are assessing the trial and our partners. >> former president trump says he intends to take the stand, the prosecution and defense wrangled over what topics he could be asked about. the judge has yet to make a decision on that issue. today's weather is almost going to be a copy of yesterday, we have plenty of fog out there this morning but we will break out this afternoon with temperatures slightly above average, the high pressure is going to suppress the influence of the marine layer and allow the temperatures to warm up but today is not going to be bad at all, temperatures topping out in the mid 60s. a few low 70s around the bay, mostly upper 70s with the warmer spots topping out around 80 degrees.

a breakthrough for the united auto workers at the plant at chattanooga, tennessee, the first southern auto factory to vote in unionization since the 1940s, the national labor board announced that out of the 72% of workers that cast ballots, there was an 84% yes vote, this comes as the workers have been demanding better healthcare and retirement benefits. >> honestly, i think what changed the most is everybody started seeing what we could get when the big three went on strike. and they said wait, hold on, they can get all of this, we should, too. i think that really helped us big-time. >> the union hopes to increase workers leverage at the plant and feature contract negotiations. to the university of

southern california, the school announced they will not be welcoming outside speakers at the 2024 commencement ceremony, they decided to not allow their valedictorian to deliver a speech due to security concerns. in a post, they added that given the high level of publicity around the commencement program it was best to release our outside speakers and honorees from attending the ceremony. as of now, the university has declined to say what those concerns are. >> the decision was already bad enough, i don't understand why they are doing this as well. if it is to make it seem like it is for safety concerns because frankly it is not. >> the local chapter of the aclu is looking to represent that student in a lawsuit against the university. pro-palestinian students are making their voices heard at columbia university in new york .113 students were arrested on thursday for setting up an encampment on school grounds. the school

president told police that the protesters ignored all warnings to leave and they were trespassing and damaging campus property. those students who were arrested reportedly remained peaceful and did not resist. taking a look at capitol hill, where today the house will be discussing the approval of foreign aid bills to provide billions of dollars in security funding for ukraine, israel and taiwan. speaker mike johnson scheduled in the next couple hours, scott mcfarland has more on why the speaker might be putting his own job on the line in the process. >> reporter: the long wait for help in ukraine appears nearly over. >> the world is watching, it is time for congress to act. >> reporter: in the u.s. house is poised to approve nearly $61 billion to ukraine tomorrow, along with the help to israel but the political cost is difficult to calculate. >> i'm concerned that the speaker is cutting a deal with

the democrats to fight the foreign wars. >> reporter: a plan could oust mike johnson as u.s. house speaker, the group is criticizing johnson for pushing a major proposal largely supported by democrats. other republicans told cbs news they are dissatisfied, too. do you think this is a tipping point for speaker johnson? >> i definitely sense that there is a souring to the republican leadership. >> reporter: they still won't say when they will force a vote against johnson. >> this is the best possible product we can get under the circumstances. >> reporter: democrats supported it overwhelmingly. >> this was needed yesterday, i cannot emphasize enough, if we didn't step in soon, we could be getting the whole show to vladimir putin. if he works with us, they would be willing

to vote no on a motion to vacate. >> reporter: the house is expected to vote on this foreign aid package including money for ukraine and israel midday tomorrow, the senate has indicated its support, president biden has, too. scott mcfarland, cbs news the capital. >> the senate passed the reauthorization of the foreign surveillance act, the final tally was 62-30, this is also known as fisa act 702 , enabling the government to collect large amounts of cell phone and internet data on foreign targets. supporters say it can be a critical tool to safeguard national security. the bill goes to president biden for his signature. as we gear up for earth day, we are taking a look at the environmental disaster in california that touched off a global movement. how one local woman is helping to curb a disturbing

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welcome back, as we take a look at san francisco on the bay bridge on this saturday morning, as we see the sun

rise. earth day events are being held this weekend, april 22nd is an annual celebration to honor the beginnings of the modern environmental movement. elizabeth cook looks at how it all started with a california catastrophe. >> reporter: mother earth, it is your day, earth day. it began in 1969, that is when the u.s. senator of wisconsin said the damage caused by a massive oil spill off the coast of santa barbara, the following year he called for a nationwide peaceful demonstration, an environmental teach in and that is how earth day took root. on april 22nd, 1970, from coast-to-coast, more than 2 million americans showed up to participate, including a diane at logan airport in boston massachusetts. a rally in manhattan with school kids attending their very first protest, a call in in chicago

to eliminate all fossil fuel burning cars and at stanford university, a determined plea. >> it is important for us to begin to evolve ourselves in politics so we can turn this system around. >> reporter: earth day changed the nation, it secured the political will and action that led to the creation of the u.s. epa as well as the clean water and clean air acts. now, 54 years later, in 2024, earth day will focus on plastics. plastic production has grown to more than 380 million tons per year. that includes hundreds of billions of plastic bags and plastic beverage containers sold every year in the u.s. more than 95% of plastics in the nation won't be recycled at all. >> earth day, the most important day in the world. >> reporter: this weekend in

the bay area, a three-time grammy award winner will host an earth day jam session and open air sustainable market at the right city, it will be one of dozens of vents that plan to honor mother earth. >> celebrate your existence, get in harmony with the earth, the place that you live. >> reporter: the first earth day made it clear, there was enough public support, energy and commitment to change the environment. the hope that every day is earth day. >> and you can find plenty of events on our website, kpix .com. on monday, cbs news also presents earth day, a special look at how everyday people are working together to protect the planet. our streaming special airs on kpix .com, the free cbs news app and on pluto tv. also tonight we are bringing you back to back specials, first at

7:00 p.m., we take a look at this past winter, another year of wild weather that will leave a lasting impact around the bay area. and at 7:30 , a cbs news climate watch special, we take a look at the species threatened by a changing planet, and how scientists are protecting life on earth. starting off with fog and low cloud cover this morning, but we will see plenty of sunshine this afternoon. then a warmer trend will kick in for tomorrow and monday, enjoy that while it will last, because cooler weather will return by wednesday night and thursday. if you are going to the giants game today, game three , temperatures are going to be in the low 60s and warming up to the mid-60s this afternoon, not bad for the middle of april. temperatures are going to be even warmer tomorrow if you are

heading out to the sunday afternoon game. let's check out the high temperatures for the rest of the bay area this afternoon, we will reach basically where we were yesterday, temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70s in the santa clara valley, some of the warmer spots especially around antioch getting close to 80 degrees. low 70s in fremont and down to peninsula and redwood city. 50s along the coast and half moon bay, with mid-to-upper 60s in san francisco and oakland, about three degrees above average. mostly low 70s in the north bay, some of the spots are little bit higher, but the fog is a little bit more persistent, slowing down how fast temperatures are going to warm up. these temperatures are about three to seven degrees above average, but we look at the 10 day temperature outlook for san jose, a spike in the next several days, but more of a drop by wednesday and thursday, that is associated with the next rain chance which is not going to be significant but this time of year that is what we expect. thursday night

into friday is the most likely scenario at this point, but it is a long way down the line. let's start with the inland parts of the bay area, we have a few warm days and then we are near normal tuesday and wednesday and slightly below normal by thursday and friday as the next rain chance moves in. but we are not freezing it as anything other than a chance of showers. around the bay, temperatures go up and down, just not as much as inland parts but everybody settles into that below average temperature pattern by the middle of next week and continuing through the end of the last full week of april, the ups and downs much more subtle along the coast but it is going to be cool and coastal drizzle is possible before the chance of showers arrives thursday night into friday. a san francisco-based nonprofit helping low income and unsheltered people stay healthy and feel good about themselves, the founder said the items she gives away our

small but they can still make a big difference. we are introduced to this week's bay area jefferson award winner. >> reporter: 3 million hygiene products have gone out to people in need. megan and her volunteers got inspired to pack toiletries to give away after she encountered a troubling trend several years ago while heading up san francisco's suicide prevention. >> what was so telling to me was how many people calling in a crisis were not able to meet their very basic needs. >> reporter: so she launched simply the basics in 2016, a nationwide nonprofit that gives hygiene products to people for free, the so-called hygiene bank shows that children needs diapers and people with special

needs need toothpaste. >> i thought well, we have this incredible food distribution system in the country, but we did not have that for hygiene. >> reporter: they sent the items to more than 200 community partners to distribute. the san francisco-based nonprofit offers this to public markets. and individuals can reach out like one woman who called herself beja, she came in and got what she wanted. >> everybody needs the basic things to take care of themselves, so it is definitely a big need. >> reporter: people tell her that taking care of themselves means they can focus on other goals like sobriety, housing and relationships. >> tooth decay has reduced,

which we know it leads to heart disease, so we are presenting things like that, all the way to somebody finding employment because they felt confident to go into a job for the first time and some of my favorite stories truly are people who say i visited my grandchildren for the first time in months. and i felt comfortable letting my grandkids climb on me and hug me. >> reporter: the hygiene products have reached 200 cities, a volunteer and board member, jillian credits this to her compassion for others. >> she is a superwoman, doing amazing things, and she puts her heart in it and you can just tell. it is really insurmountable, what a person is able to do when they are able to feel clean and healthy. >> reporter: for creating a national hygiene bank for better health, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to megan free back. >> they also sent hygiene to disaster zones from california

wildfires, to emergencies in honduras and ukraine. you can nominate your local hero for jefferson award online, kpix .com/hero. still ahead, she started taking community college classes in middle school, now this southbay scholar is heading abroad to cambridge, her homecoming place that started it all. >> i think it is one of those incredible organizations that really changes so many people's lives so i'm really glad to say my journey started here. san francisco is about to become the next u.s. city to receive giant pandas from china, what it might signify about relations from the two countries.

a southbay student bound for england's prestigious cambridge university has not forgotten her humble higher education routes in san jose. the student takes off for england in three days but made a quick homecoming to her old community college. >> this has not changed, this is exactly how it was. >> reporter: for jenny this was a quiet homecoming, the library at evergreen valley college in san jose. >> i really liked the public policy section, i loved looking at books about history and the world, experiencing that from inside a library. >> reporter: she was a high achieving student from a very young age and she enrolled in

college when she was still in middle school. >> i remember being super young and super intimidated by all of the cool college students around me. i was really interested in learning spanish and it wasn't available to me academically and at the level that i wanted to learn. >> reporter: she also wrote for the student newspaper including this editorial on why the college should save a service learning program from budget cuts, she went on to get a ba in political science and a masters in international policy from stanford, this week she leaves for the university of cambridge in england where she will work on her phd focusing on nuclear policy and human rights. but she wanted to give back and meet with the current interim president, dr. denise and her staff. >> it is such an honor to know that evergreen valley college played a part in preparing her

to go on to do the things she is doing now. she is an outstanding role model for us and staying in touch with us and letting other students know what is possible when you take advantage of the opportunities that are here. >> reporter: she said going to community college for free gave her the credit to end the academic freedom to pursue bigger ideas when she would transfer to the top universities later. >> i think the community college in california is one of those incredible organizations and systems that really changes so many people's lives, so i'm really glad to be able to say my journey started here. >> reporter: a love of learning and helping hands along the way, for many more. >> 2 million students are enrolled at california community colleges. and guess what, i have some really exciting news, we have some cute, cuddly black and white beauty is coming to our

city. >> mayor london breed announcing during her trip to china on friday that giant pandas are coming to the san francisco zoo. this is the first time these have been chosen to receive the bears from china, which has long used them as a form of diplomacy. visitors say they cannot wait to get a chance to see them up close. >> is super exciting honestly. it is exciting, it will bring more people out here, i haven't seen a panda ever, so it'll be fun. >> pandas have served as something of an unofficial barometer of china and u.s. relations, when beijing initially gifted a pair of bears to the smithsonian zoo in washington, d.c. following president nixon's icebreaking chip -- trip to china. pandas remain a vulnerable species.

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quite a bit of fog across the bay area this morning but that is going to retreat to the coast and even away from the coast by mid day and temperatures are going to warm up, 40s and 50s early this morning, we will climb into mostly the 60s for the warmer spots. still in the upper 50s along the coast. along the coast, about 50 degrees, that is as high as you are going to go, further inland, mostly 70s for the highs, some spots topping out around 80 degrees. coming up at the top of the hour, the family of mario gonzalez marking three years since his death in police

custody and praising a new decision to charge several police officers but others eak out in did my legs shrink? i can move them. i mean, i knew alaska airlines' premium class had extra legroom but this... this feels different. okay. crazy idea. on the count of 3... i'm going to try and cross my... ohhhhhhhhhhh boyy that's nice. woooooo!

( ♪♪ ) the family of an east bay man praises a new decision to press charges in his police custody death, while others defend the actions the officers took during the confrontation back