so you get through the night and then the decision is made to walk to albany. what do you know about that decision to walk? lifted? there's also a question of why you even wanted -- why people were even going to go to albany. >> right. and in hindsight or do you want yeah, well -- on that particular morning, when the colonel calls you to the command post and the orders of the day are we are going to move out, we know that a portion of this unit is going to be airlifted out. and some of you guys are going to walk. now, again, i overlay my attachment mentality that, obviously, they're not going to fly out the step children. so we assumed that we would probably be one of the units that walked out. because again, i think that the concept was at the time we had also established communications we parent battalion and there was some discussion of marrying up with that battalion at albany and that was an assumption on my part that we were going to go -- once we got to albany, we would be airlifted back to my battalion and marry up with my battalion. now, now after 40 y

. >> looking back at albany now, what are your thoughts? what do you see in your mind's eye actually when you think about that now? >> waste. what a waste. what a waste of young people's liv lives. i don't know if those 17 guys, what they might have been, could have been. and again, i know this sounds melodramatic. but who knows that robert hearst, my radio operator, who had often talked about what i want to do in the future, do i want to go to medical school, do i want to -- i mean, suppose this was the guy who would go to medical school, become the next great ben carson, brain surgeon, whatever? i mean, those are all things that you think about in hindsight. >> this is what you thought about over the years? >> this is what i've thought about over the years. and for a number of years, until joe wrote this book, until joe and hal wrote this book, i would not first of all be able to do this interview. nor would i have been able to sit down and talk to anybody about it. because when he first called me i said you obviously have the wrong guy b

this is right along san pablo avenue and marin in albany county. there are plans to develop this university property and other adjacent universities, build up housing and potentially shopping as well. they say they are trying to save this planned and -- land and instead create a community guardingen. yesterday, they said they were holding a day to coincide with argt day. >> they are trying -- with earth day. >> they are trying to build -- it's 5.8 acres and to use it for anything but agriculture would be a waste of the space. >> reporter: one protesters say officers have topped by here -- stopped by here at least twice, telling them they are protesting and need to leave. i put a call in the berkeley police department -- into the berkeley police department early. i was not ail to reach anyone or get a comment about what if any action may be taken by the university. live this morning in albany, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> occupy protesters may be trying to shut down all of the traffic on the golden gate bridge on 345eu 1st -- on may 1st. t

it turn out to be albany. albany. but at the time i don't remember that they gave it a name. >> mm-hmm. >> they had different letters for some of them. and i don't remember which one. but i remember distinctly, l.c. albany, i only learned that later as far as i'm concerned. from that point on we would have no artillery support. and i was scared for that. we need some artillery. >> sure. >> because i had several, at least two other books by bernard, and one of the things that they had in the french land was to take the artillery with them. halt, clear the artillery and move. >> -- out of a very small place. >> yeah. >> so, so you're on the march to this place, that we know now would turn out to be -- >> and we turn out to be albany. but we weren't told what was going to happen after. some people say some of us have claim in the book that we were going to be extracted. but, from what i remember, what they initially ordered was be prepared to continue the march. so, we might have been extracted, we were going to maybe be

it turned out to be albany. but at the time, i don't remember that they gave the name. they had different letters for some of them. and i don't remember which one. but i remember it member distin albany, i only learned that later as far as i'm concerned. from that point organization we would have no artillery support. and he was scared for that. >> sure. >> because i had read several -- at least two other books and one of the things that they had was french learned to take their artillery with them. halt, set up artillery and move. >> all in a very small place. >> yeah. >> so you're on the march to this place that we know now would turn out to be -- >> turn out to be albany, but we weren't told what was going to happen. some people say -- some of us have claimed in the book that we were going to be extracted. but from what i remember, when they is youed the order, was be prepared to continue the march. so we might have been extracted, we were going to maybe be extract extracted, maybe to continue the operation, maybe to continue the march. >> but it wasn't you were goin

against albany. forced ot. did not let it go to waste. a huge comeback by the retrievers. 17-16 win over albany. no such drama for loyola at hobart. 17-6 win. loyal undefeated overall. 12-year. next week, they host john tompkins. -- hopkins. friday night in anaheim, the orioles gave us a glimpse of the misery we have seen the last 15 years. lousy starting pitching. one more win against the angels and their guaranteed a winning 10-day road trip, no small feat. matusz received a little help from the field. trumbo. got there. somehow did not catch the ball. 2-1 after one. o'day did not pick him up in the sixth. kendrick to the wall with the bases loaded. 3 errors. 16 on the year. if this continues at the plate, something will be forgiven. nobody else could hit one over the fence tonight -- that night. tonight, arietta on the mound. jered weaver has not lost an april start in three years. 9:05 first pitch. the presidents cup championship. 3-2. o'neil. back up the middle. gilman gets six in the frame. into center field. two batters later, pete

live look from the showers behind the front to move into el cerrito, berkeley, albany, we are not done yet. these will be the widely scattered lighter shower to the north highway 121 from sonoma moving into american canyon turner parkway and exiting san rafael and highway 101 novato. there's the front, you can see the reds and the yellows and how it moved through within the past two hours or so right now it is in the hills of the livermore valley heading towards i-5 and tracy. in the south bay, 101 still wet from morgan hill, gilroy, hollister, prunedale low 50s now, upper 40s in the north bay, and tomorrow we are going to do this again, same time, same place. we'll be looking at totals anywhere from 3/4 of an inch to an inch and a half from today's system and tomorrow's system. we have a little bit more to go, once again, it will be a quick mover, colder, better chance of thunderstorms tomorrow there's the front, headed into the central valley, the san joaquin valley behind it a little break, partly cloudy skies on tap for today and we'll look at those showers being generated behind t

in albany, lisa washington, cbs 5. >> the university has now responded, saying this track is being used for agricultural research and the site slated for development is a different piece of land. the school says it will reach out to protesters but they could take action if the occupation friends ongoing research projects. a memo suggests that pg&e was aware that a gas pipeline had prior failures before the deadly explosion in san bruno. according to the san francisco chronicle, the utility recently turned a memo over to state regulators. this refers to a prior leak in 1988. inspectors could not find the leaks but they found a likely source. >> they found a prior seemed that was so flawed and cracked and had other issues, that it was basically a warning sign of what they should have been looking for. elsewhere in the line. >> a pgd spokesperson responded to cbs 5 by e-mail reading in part " nothing about the 1988 leak or the material failure report suggested the need to hydro test any portion of line 132. millions of buyers are confused by complicated real-estate transactions. still to c

this time in albany. a group called occupy the farm broke into a track and planted seed leagues. >> the presidio neighborhood is getting ready to evacuate. it will be demolished and reconstructed. the residents who are staying will have to deal with noise, dust and rerouted traffic. >> new details in the widening secret service scandal. we now know it was a high ranking woman at the agency who got inned with of what was going on in -- who got wind of what was going on and blew the whistle. she was there when the scandal broke and has been following every development. >> we are learning that fast action by a female secret service chief is being credited with helping to uncover and contain the scandal when it first erupted. paula reid is described as a rising star who was recently promoted to the secret service boss from the miami field office and all of south america. she was in car tau hain gnaw when she heard about a prostitute complaining she wasn't made by one of the secret service agents under reid's

winds are gusting in albany and boston already to 30 miles per hour. it will be a windy day today all the way down through philadelphia. new york city now windy at about 26 miles per hour. even buffalo too. it's not going to be that beautiful day like we had yesterday. the clouds will increase. we have some rain showers out there. today carry the umbrella if you want to stay completely dry. there will be hit and miss showers, windy. we hold onto the warmth for your monday. it will get much cooler on tuesday and wednesday as some cold air begins to wrap in around this big storm up there in northern maine. the other weather story during the day today, late today if you're in areas like dallas, oklahoma city, areas of western oklahoma, you're under a moderate risk of severe weather. we could see tore natd does out here in northern oklahoma. by the time they make it to oklahoma, wichita false and dallas, the threat will be damaging winds. we will see in tornado alley the possibility of a few tornadoes. veronica, overall, i think march will end up warmer th

the really cool aerially is only from about albany to buffalo up to northern new england. everyone else should have a sunny morning with clouds during the afternoon. the southeast, you're also going to see a wall. you have a couple cool days in atlanta. now you're going up to 78. beautiful from new orleans to orlando. enjoy the warm humidity while it lasts. there's showers and storms today, minneapolis to chicago. this will be a low system. tonight some thunderstorms over illinois. that will head to the east coast. looks like a rainy thursday from areas from new york city, philadelphia, boston. another little shot of rain which is good for the drought. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up, apple shines, housing prices improve, and the pizza that is way, way, way over the top. your "first look" at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, a birthday bash for chipper jones. the nba suspends world peace and the devils need overtime to force game seven. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. durn'it, this thing's runnin' slow. bet you think you're p

but you don't get legislation passed in albany, seriously, just by that. what else did you have to do? did you have to threaten legislators with protests, withholding your support for them in an election, that sort of thing? >> it takes good old-fashioned organizing. it takes bringing people together around common goals, with a plan. when everyday people take action from a place of love and a place of dignity and courage, it's incredibly powerful. so whether that looks like marches or whether that looks like going to the polls and voting. or that looks like telling your story in legislative offices, year after year after year. it's power. because people are driving it. and they're committed to it. and they, you know, that's the formula, is really people coming together. >> it helps to have some publicity, too. i know that you were involved in some of these women being in hollywood, at the time of the oscars. because "the help," which was about domestic workers in the south was nominated for an oscar. there was a lot of excitement about it. you had some wom

. >>> a very unusual bay area protest in albany. alex savidge is out there. he's joining us now to tell us why a group has taken over farmland and they are planting their own garden. >> reporter: good morning, dave. occupy protestors have created an urban farm out here. they have taken over this piece of land and started planting crops on the land. they are planting everything here from carrots to broccoli and corn. this land is called gill track. it was being used for agricultural research. but yesterday afternoon about if t hundred protestors -- about 200 protestors broke in and set up shop. there is talk of more housing and grocery stores as well. occupy protestors are telling me they are trying to keep this piece of land pristine. >> they are only about making money. and it has been profitable for them to sell off land they don't want in order to you know give et to construction or whatever with high price and make a lot of profit. and we just are sick of the deprivization of our unit and construction of the -- >> reporter: i did put in a call trying to g

ever hit 90 degrees in a year in syracuse and in albany. today, it's going to be cooler, still warm by april standards, we'll be in the 70s today. a very mild morning in most locations, this afternoon, a beautiful spring day. low humidity, fire levels are going to be high of course with our drought conditions out there. and there's not a lot of rain in sight. philadelphia, it looks like just like everyone else on the east coast, it looks like the best chance of rain will coming this weekend on sunday. a little wet weather in southern louisiana and mississippi, overall, willie, it looks like a nice april day. we're seeing temperatures in the 70s in the middle of the country and the west coast, not many issues, either. >> that's more like it, 86, a little hot. >> a little too much, a little too soon. >> 76 is the sweet spot. bill, thanks. turning to sports, it was less than two years ago, that fans around the d.c. area paid ticket brokers big bucks and packed nationals park to watch the debut of one of the most anticipated pitching prospects

and it looks like late in the day, probably around dinner time around new york city, up to albany, boston i think you're going to get away with it just fine saturday. saturday's not a washout on the mid-atlantic, up into new england. but by the time we get into sunday, the storm system begins to form and strengthen. it should become a full-fledged nor'easter, we haven't even had any of those through the winter season. no snow with this. looks like it will be all rain. but it will be a heavy rain event come sunday in the mid-atlantic and eventually that heavy rain during the day will move northward. and then come monday morning when people are trying to go to work it could be very ugly up here in new england. it's going to be windy, rainy, coastal flooding and that will be a very interesting monday morning commute, lynn. so been awhile since we had a big east coast rainstorm, and it looks like it's going to ruin some people's sunday and monday. not so much saturday. >> but like you said, we need it. >> desperately need it. >> coming up, iphone sales slip. microsoft drives. and starbucks de

we have live pictures of where they have taken over vacant land in albany. the group calls itself " occupy the floor ". the university of california owns the land, the protesters say the university plans to sell its four retail developments. >> time now is six 07 a.m., the fallout from the secret service scandal. one investigation is expanding to the president's hotel. >> george zoom in out of jail. a live report from the neighborhood watch men accused of shooting an unarmed teenager. >> and a house cat gets a taste, ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. he really wants to hear those three little words: chevron with techron. care for your car.

. >> reporter: we're across from albany city hall. the 10 acres are covered in this. i want to point you over to the middle of the plop there is some dirt with and the group is called occupy the farm, and what they did kg>whis afternoon they started farming in that area over there. i want to move over to the right so you can see where the protesters are right now. they've set up tents and they told me they are planning on camping here overnight and they will continue farming in the morning. this is video of the group at work this afternoon. they started tilling the soil. they started planting seedlings. uc berkeley owns land. the university has plans to sell it to developers, but protesters tell me they're here to protect it. >> rnçpas you see here, we have 10,000 stalks odt=7Ñthat we're putting in the ground. we're also doing an education program, a school program, having a green house, that promotes people's healthy relationship to food and farming. >> reporter: the group is having a meeting right now as you can see. they are expecting to leave at 10 p.m. i did ca

if the wind was bad it could take you a couple -- ten days to get from new york city to albany. and now on a train it's like, what, few hours. so, yes, there are restrictions that come from not being able to get around. but the flip >> it is about finding a your place in the world and growing up. dick and jane smith met shortly after they moved to the cities. sparks flew. declarations of love or had. rings were exchanged, and vows to follow. and then they begin to search for a home of their own. though he didn't have a college degree, he had recently found work in a high-tech industry. it promised a new age of technology for everyone. the initial public offering a few years back had been the most successful in american history. dick and jane, like the rest of the country, or caught up in petty optimism of this moment, which was called a new era. they have a lot of love, he didn't have so much cash. and so the smiths went to their local bank to see if they could get a mortgage. after a few calculations, the mortgage officer informed them that what they earn -- they couldn't get e

live this morning in albany alex savidge. >>> time is 5:34. the first hearing that determine the future of suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi starts this afternoon. they will try to decide how witnesses will be heard and testimony will be viewed. once the panel is finished, it will make a recommendation to the boar of supervisors. san francisco mayor e lee -- the alameda county boar of ss is expected to vote tomorrow on whether to accept nadia lockyer's resignation. she stepped down friday in the middle of a scandal involving truck -- if the boar does not act within 60 days, governor jerry brown can then name a successor. >>> the criminal trial of former presidential candidate john edwards begins today. he's accused of using more than $900,000 in illegal campaign contributions to cover up an affair with a mistress that got pregnant during his 2008 campaign. jurors will hear opening statements this morning in a federal courthouse in greensboro, north carolina. that trial is expected to last about six weeks. >>> we are learning new d

they have taken over some land in albany owned by cal berkeley. you're taking a live look here at the lancet. there are about three dozen tents on that property as you can see. the protesters collet occupy the farm. they want to use the land to grow food and it not want them to sell the property for retail development. a collection of labor groups that work on the golden gate bridge might try to take over the bridge during the commute. they plan to picket near the toll plaza to show their unhappiness with contract negotiations. the occupying movement has said that if they opt to strike, it will shut down all modes of transportation over the bridge >> the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing an unarmed florida teenager is out of jail this morning. he posted bail last night. his destination is being kept secret for his safety. he will be fitted with an electronic tracker and will not be able to have any guns and must observe a curfew. he must also surrender his passport. >> we have not had any active threats recently and everything that

it's chilly in albany. this afternoon, another gorgeous day. sunny to partly cloudy skies. d.c. north wards, everyone is in the 60s and 50s. laten the day, pitburgh cld seeom swe a or. ttur gs t 78 eylet to rmir tt sgi tou e ai ladanpeis right through the middle of the country. we're dealing with slow moving thunderstorms from oklahoma city to tulsa. st. louis. a lot of heavy rain through central illinois. here's how we're looking as we go through the day. rain in south florida. pretty dry through almost all of the east coast north of florida. we are watching the storm from kansas city to st. louis. chicago, showers are possible. the next storm system is back here in the northwest bringing rain to seattle. that will mo in thecentral pintomorrwith addion sherand storm 'r kdfin a wth pate rhtowwhe wre gogo he ners vg t . newi each other out? regardless, once again this weekend's blockbuster news will come from overseas. your "first look" at entertainment is coming up. over a million people have discovered how easy it is to use legalzoom for important legal documents. so start your

the plans for this farm right next to one of the busiest streets in albany and how it's owner has responded. >> california will get the opportunity to vote this november on whether to keep the death penalty. the secretary of state stayed a measure to end it call food qualified for the ballot . there are 725 inmates awaiting execution. california has executed 13 inmates since the death penalty was reinstated in 1978. the last was in 2006. >>> state officials revealed a master plan to over hall the prison sentence. they think they can eliminate four billion dollars since they lowered the prison population by sending low level offenders to county jails. it would allow the return of inmates sent to private prisons. >> oikos reopened today three weeks after a gunman killed seven people there but not all of the students have returned. jade hernandez says why the suspected gunman is now in the hospital at santa rita jail. >> musicians continue their month long memorial for the university students on the first day back to class. its been nearly three week after a gunman killed seven. despite two of

the plans for this farm right next to one of the busiest streets in albany and how it's owner has responded. >> california will get the opportunity to vote this november on whether to keep the death penalty. the secretary of state stayed a measure to end it call food qualified for the ballot . there are 725 inmates awaiting execution. california has executed 13 inmates since the death penalty was reinstated in 1978. the last was in 2006. >>> state officials revealed a master plan to over hall the prison sentence. they think they can eliminate four billion dollars since they lowered the prison population by sending low level offenders to county jails. it would allow the return of inmates sent to private prisons. >> oikos reopened today three weeks after a gunman killed seven people there but not all of the students have returned. jade hernandez says why the suspected gunman is now in the hospital at santa rita jail. >> musicians continue their month long memorial for the university students on the first day back to class. its been nearly three week after a gunman killed seven. despite two of

umbc clinches a spot in the american east tournament with a victory over albany. >>> towson at home, getting the game against drexel. the good shot. drexel with the lead. the tigers fell behind, 5-one, starting to come back, nice move. 5-2. moments later, from behind the net. plays hide the ball. it goes well, unassisted goal. 5-3. but drexel gets the road win, 13-5. >>> top ranked loyola, 17-6 over hobart. next week a host at johns hopkins. programs trending in different directions. >>> the capitals are wearing a new high, doing the hunting, going up against boston. game 5, the capitals goaltender was very good. the capitals win, 4-3. we have game 6. they could win this series tomorrow in washington. >>> showers overnight, upper 40's. tomorrow, 50 to high. the highest rain chances in the afternoon, early evening. out west, some snow, several inches possible. monday in the 50's. then we straighten out the rest of the week. >>> thank you for joining us. "saturday night live" is next. have a great night. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national

500 bicyclists will gather at el cerrito bart station from there, traveling up san pablo avenue from albany to richmond. they said they want to bush for safer and better conditions for bicyclists. i'm live in richmond abc 7 news. >> thank you and sarn fran police investigating a roll over that may involve a hit and run driver. we first showed you the scene live on the abc 7 morning news today. police now say shortly before the accident the driver was seen hitting several vehicles in the area. and right now, he's at san francisco general hospital being treated for injuries. no one else was hurt. >> a developing news at this hour, neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman has been charged in the murder of trayvon martin. >> today we filed an information charging george zoomerman with murder in the second degree. >> he is in custody in an unknown location expected to appear in court within 24 hours, his new lawyer says his client will plead not guilty. trayvon's mother says she's satisfied with events. >> we wanted to arrest and wanted nothing more, nothing less just an arrest z we got it.

. >>> a group called occupy the farm has taken up a plot of land in albany. the protesters moved on to the tract yesterday. it's an area used for agricultural research. the protesters set up tents and planted crops. they object to selling the land for private development. the university says it does not have any plans to develop the gill tract and that the protesters are actually impeding research there. >> we feel this is such a unique plate. it's 5.8 acres in an urban area and to use it for anything but agricultural is wasted space. >> the police have come by and toll them they are protesting but have not made any attempts to remove them. >>> while we're enjoying nice weather, folks back east are dealing with a nor'easter. it snowed m parts of pennsylvania -- in parts of pennsylvania for up to 12 hours. parts of bhoerk state could see up to 12 inches of snow. in massachusetts, people are being warned of wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour off cape cod. >>> well, we've gone from one extreme to the other last friday and into the weekend. it was sunny, warm, and

albany mid-40s. coolest spot 30s, napa, santa rosa. here is the weather system, it is departed off to the east. lot of thunderstorms in the central valley today. not as much action here. a lot of cool air spilling down from the gulf of alaska. right here into the bay area, and that will keep things cooler tomorrow. we will see things warm up a few degrees but it is still below average. partly cloudy skies tonight. sunny tomorrow. but windy, 25-35 miles per hour. future cast looking at winds here at midnight tonight, winds not too bad, 10-15 miles per hour on the gusts and stays that way through tomorrow morning. as we go through had day, here is 8:00 a.m. after 8:00 a.m., through the noon hour the winds begin to pick up. by 4:00, 5:00, gusty winds, topping 30 miles per hour. with temperatures in the morning in the upper 30s to low 40s around the bay. for the afternoon, highs upper 50s for san francisco. mid-50s coast side. low 60s by the bay. san jose 63. warmest spots in the mid-60s. seven day around the bay forecast sunday better. cl

. >>> group calling itself occupy the form took over land in albany. that land is located at the corner of marin. they are protesting the plans to sell the land for private development. the university says it is used for agricultural research and the protesters are tress passing. >>> the mayer and police chief said officers will be retrained in crowd control. ktvu's rita williams is live with how people are reacting to that idea. >> reporter: it didn't take long after the oakland police department announced the reforms today before the effort was criticized by some occupy protesters. >> i think it is clear they are protecting the rich and not the people and i think the law enforcement needs to think what they are doing. >>> the police chief says the new training of all officers and the new tactics are there to protect everyone's rights. >> it is our duty to protect public safety and balance free speech, the rights of individual protesters and nonprotesting residents. >> reporter: the department's clearing of a encampment last year brought criticism. >>

commemorating the reup, the 40th anniversary reunion of the battles in the idrang valley, x rarks alb ray,albany, and falcon. columbus. tell me about those days in novemb november. before you all get in, tell me about tony nadal and the guys around you, your buddies, before you all arrive on sunday. >> all right. well, we all trained at fort bening, georgia. advanced infantry division is what i was doing down there. we went overseas. we were best buddies back in the states. we were close knit in on-kay. we were in country about two months before the ballot of the idrang valley. so we worked together, we played together, we shared things together. we were close. and we were good friends. our sergeants were good friends, good buddies. our officers we respected. our lieutenants, our captains, right up to colonel moore himself. we all knew each other. so we were pretty much a close-knit family. >> was that unusual, do you think, for a battalion to be that close? >> i didn't know it pet, but in hindsight, when you look back on things, i think we were a lot closer than other veterans i talked to. >> t

. >> ama: in albany, on earth day a group of activists is taking back the land. 6 members of occupy the farm want to turn the land into an urban farm and are planting 15,000 seedlings, the group says it's public land administered by uc berkeley who wants to pave the land and turn into it commercial space. the police told at the occupiers they're subject to arrest for trespassing. >> alan: hundreds of people came out today to help the san bruno neighborhood devastate by the gasline explosion. >> reporter: it was on september evening in 2010 that a tower of fire started shooting into the sky from a ruptured pg&e line. this sunday 200 people turned out to participate in a replanting project put together bay 13-year-old. amongst the caution tape, the houses being rebuilt, and the flowers on the chain-link fence marking where a gas-fed fire tore through this neighborhood, on this sunday, there are hem common -- lemon trees and wrapped blubz waiting to be planted. >> we're connecting the neighborhood and replacing the trees lost. >> for those who lived through the terrible fire that burned th

say they plan to keep farming on land owned by the university of california that they took over in albany. the land is used by uc researchers to grow experimental crops. protesters claim the land will be developed and destroy one of the last tracts of farm land in the area. after moving in sunday they planted their own crops. they say the university responded by shutting off the water. uc says it will work toward a peaceful resolution. >>> we are also covering breaking news in hayward where police are investigating a reported bank robbery. it happened just about 15 minutes ago at a wells fargo on the corner of second and a streets. police and fire have responded to the scene. we're hearing the robber may be in custody. he may have held a person in the bank hostage with a knife. these are live pictures from our chopper over the scene of an attempted bank robbery in hayward at second and a streets. it does not look like anything urgent is going on, no guns drawn. an taped robbery has taken place and the suspected robber may be in custody. >>> gunfire erupted at two different locations in ea

we got this from albany. see this woman standing here in the striped shirt? this woman's name is pat eubanks and she is about to pay for her meal. you notice this little fox box right here. inside that box is a diamond necklace given to her 50 years ago by her now late husband. she had it with her at the mall, because she was taking it to get the clasp fixed. >> and when i went to pay, i just forgot to put the thing back in my pocket. >> as you can imagine, she was devastated. the necklace is worth, according to her, about $2,000, but it's priceless, because it was a gift from her husband. >> does the video capture what happened to the necklace afterwards? >> you see this woman back here at the back of your screen. she walks up to the counter, just as pat eubanks leaves. she picks it up, looks inside the box, she looks around, see if anyone is watching, and she puts it in her purse. >> unbelievable. >> when i saw -- >> this all happened on april 6th. walb ran this story on their news station. and the next day, last week, someone called pat, wouldn't leave his

in albany, new york, the earliest you ever hit 90 degrees. you were 91. we were 92 in hartford. so, it was as advertised, exceptionally warm with record warmth even in areas like rochester and buffalo. now, as far as what we're dealing with droughtwise out there, this is where we're starting to see some of the issues, especially areas like southern new england. that's where we're seeing probably some of the driest weather out there. we didn't see too many cases with fires yesterday, but we did have some problems out there. and further to the south, we are also still watching very dry conditions, now maryland and delaware are getting severe drought conditions, too. it doesn't look like any rain really this week, but as we go through the upcoming weekend, this region of the country may get a soaking rain, which is exactly what we need. so, i know you don't want it on your weekend, but the southeast is in drought conditions, too, and they also could get a lot of rain. there's not a lot of other weather going on out there. it's a nice, quiet day. that's your national forecast. now h

. >>> right now a group calling itself occupy the farm is camped out in albany yesterday for earth day they took over a 10 acre plot of land that uc berkeley owns and plans to develop. the land was previously used by uc for agricultural research project. occupiers say they want it transformed into an urban farm. so far university police have declared it a crime scene. they say occupiers are subject to address. so far no confrontations with police. >>> the florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second degree murder in the death of an under articled teenager is now at a secret location after being released from jail overnight. george zimmerman posted $150,000 bail and left the florida lock-up facility in the middle of the night. news crews grabbed pictures of him leaving with an unidentified man. they got into a white bmw and left for a secret location. he was granted bail by a judge but must wear a tracking anklet. >> we are worried that some emotions are still negative and that may play out against george. >> i didn't think he would be able to get out until there was some ki

berkeley police may decide today what to do with protesters who have taken over a piece of uc land in albany. officers have told the protesters they are subject to arrest and declared that tract a crime scene. protesters say they want to stop uc from selling the lot and are planting crops on the land to make their point. >>> in north carolina witness testimony in t criminal trial of john edwards is expected to begin within half an hour. his former aide andrew young is expected to testify first star prosecution witness. this is video of edwards arriving in court this morning. prosecutors claimed he used donations from his 2008 campaign to cover-up an affair with his mistress who became pregnant with his now 4-year-old daughter. if convicted he could face up to 30 years in prison. >>> another high profile trial underway now in chicago. within the last few minutes oscar winner jennifer hudson took the stand in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in october 2008. prosecutors claim he became angry when hudson's sister, hises strapblged wife started da

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