cia director john brennan sat down for an exclusive interview with our sister network fusion and he told jorge ramos young people who believe edward snowden did something right don't understand the complications of it. >> i think i am, first of all, outraged that there are individuals who decided to take it upon themselves to reveal some of the very, very important capabilities that this country has in place to keep americans safe. so what mr. snowden or others have done to violate their oath which is to do everything possible to keep americans safe from harm, truly has undermined our ability to fulfill our responsibilities. >> brennan also discussed the benghazi attack, al qaeda and the conflict in ukraine. you can catch the interview on fusion.net. >>> the death toll of that mine accident in turkey is expected to rise as rescuers struggle to reach workers still trapped. more than 200 people have been confirmed dead and at least that many are still under ground. some of the miners are 500 yards deep inside, and rescue efforts are reaching a critical stage. >>> the west virginia coal min

ramos could face the death penalty. >>> to the crisis in the middle east, secretary of state john kerry is headed to cairo this morning to push for a cease-fire between israel and hamas after the deadliest day of fighting in gaza. more than 100 palestinians were killed sunday as well as 13 israeli soldiers, two of held dual citizenship. >>> the emotions were on display in san francisco yesterday and at rallies across the nation. pro-israel protesters clashed but no violence was reported. >> it shows that we support our country and people no matter what happens. we're going to be there 100%. moral support, financial support, whatever you can do to support our country. >> we condemn what's happening in gaza. it is against our jewish values. that it's being done in our name is just heartbreaking to us. >> arab community groups and anti-war activists gathered for huge rallies at justin herman plaza voicing opposition to military action in gaza and u.s. government support to israel. >>> a gaza teen who received a prosthetic leg in the bay area lost that leg as a result of fighting in the mid

they've been identified as officers rafael ramos and john lieu. brenzly issued a forewarning about the attack on social media citing reconvenientth for black men. he wrote they take one of ours we'll take two of theirs. >> two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning. no provocation they were quite sim play sas nated. targeted for their uniform and responsibility they embraced to keep the people of the city safe. >> he took ooh running a nearby subway station where he shot himselfch the 28-year-old man is accused of shooting his exgirlfriend in baltimore hours before the ambush in brooklyn. police in philadelphia and across the country are mourning loss of brothers in uniform tonight. these murders also put them on high alert. "action news" reporter skep live in the satellite center with more. kenneth. >> walter, we checked in with philadelphia police tonightch the department says they continuously reit grate officer safety any time an officer in killed in the line of duty in this country. philadelphia police are more on alert aft

. >> vamos "al punto", con jorge ramos. >> vamos al punto. muchos ya ven a la reforma migratoria como muerta. los republicanos y su lÍder, john boehner, la han bloqueado por casi un aÑo en el congreso y no parece haber muchas esperanzas, pero alguien que todavÍa no se da por vencido este congresista republicano de la florida mario diaz-balart, quien nos acompaÑa vÍa satÉlite desde washington.

. >> vamos "al punto", con jorge ramos. >> vamos al punto. muchos ya ven a la reforma migratoria como muerta. los republicanos y su lÍder, john boehner, la han bloqueado por casi un aÑo en el congreso y no parece haber muchas esperanzas, pero alguien que todavÍa no se da por vencido este congresista republicano de la florida mario diaz-balart, quien nos acompaÑa vÍa satÉlite desde washington. congresista mario diaz-balart, gracias por hablar con nosotros. >> gracias, jorge. >> si hay alguien que todavÍa ha mantenido la esperanza de que sÍ puede haber una reforma migratoria es usted, un republicano. ¿por quÉ? ¿en quÉ se basa para tener tanta esperanza todavÍa, tanto optimismo? >> jorge, esto muchos decÍan que estaba muerto, pero un grupo de nosotros, pequeÑo, luis gutiÉrrez, un servidor, y otros, no nos dimos por vencidos, hemos seguido trabajando y hemos seguido obteniendo mÁs y más apoyo. yo creo que lo vamos a lograr. estamos... yo sÉ que esto ha sido un proceso muy difÍcil, muy largo, cuando otros ya se habÍan dado por

. >>> we are back and we asked you to send us condolences to the officers ramos and john says deep felt condolences, men such as these cannot be replaced. dana adds, they were ordinary men who worked an extraordinary job, a calling that most could never do. thanks to all of you who sent in responses, we appreciate it. finally, this is the boston terrier, goes by santa dog, receiving a quarter million hits on youtube, such a good sport. for all of us here, have a wonderful day. >>> hello, welcome to "america's news headquarters". >> great to be along with you at home. i'm leland vittert. one of the finest killed in the line of duty about a week ago. >> he was a new yorker. he was a new york city police officer. he was -- he is a hero. >> with just ten days to go until the start of a brand-new gop controlled congress, how will president obama deal with the much changed political landscape on capitol hill? we'll have a live report. >> and we'll also have a live report about t

i want to bring forth john rodriguez. >> thank you, tony. my name is juan rodriguez. to show our respects and condolences. i'm people with people from my community that i am paying. but we are here to support the police department and family as well. we don't want the city of new york to think that everyone is against the police department. everyone here with me tonight is with nypd. the senls killing that happened with the officer happened -- not just happened to be a police officer. he's a dear friend of mineses the for over 20 years. his family is here. this is the house he was born and raised at. but basically what we want to get the message to his dad, we're here as one community and here to support our officers and work with them on all different levels. mr. mayor, you need to have a sit down and you need to get everything corrected from the mayor's office down this is wrong. we need you to work with the community and the police department. we don't need you to just go to one side. the police department needs you as well. this is what happens. all of this crazin

of rafael ramos. and you wonder, what goes through their minds when something like this happened, what happened to these two nypd officers. are they thinking that could be me? >> i think you always think that. you go on the street, and you think that could be me. you think about your family, your wife, your children. you think about serving the public out there. i think what the officers are thinking about in this service, number one is honoring the memory of these two fallen officers. they want to show their loyalty and their support for the ultimate sacrifice that these officers made. and i think they want to assist the families in any way possible, providing any type of a emotional support for these families. it's terrible during the holiday season to lose a family member, to lose an officer and to have him killed in the line of duty. these officers are really taking this seriously, and pamela, we've lost 124 officers so far this year. >> wow. that puts it into perspective. thank you so much, tom f

i got to watch he and harold ramos, and joe flaherty and john belushi ahead of me, and i was just hiding so i didn't get in trouble in my house and went to theater to watch these guys with no intention of ever doing it myself. >> rose: no intention of doing it yourself? >> no, no. >> rose: what did you think you wanted food? >> i wanted to be a doctor at one time but you had to study and that wasn't going to happen. i didn't know what i was going to go. i had trouble holding jobs because they wanted you there on time. that wasn't going to work. >> rose: they want you to play by the rules. >> this acting, working in the theater. we didn't have to get to work until 9:00 at night. >> rose: that's right. >> so i learned a lot just watching those guys. and when i finally did begin to try it myself, i'd learned so much just by observing and feeling what they were doing, i wasn't-- i didn't really peak at the second city. i was just learning it. i was sort of the new guy for a while and, you know, i was just-- i was just getting-- i was just getting kind of good. and then i got this "is the nig

. >> reporter: john, what we're learning here is perhaps new details. it is new details or new specifics from family and friends of maria ramos. what we are told is she has at the moment a pulmonary endema. a lung infection between the chest wall. the nights are worst for teresa. she fears the nights. that's when her condition deteriorates. we don't know her situation this morning. until now, the hospital describes her as critical, but stable. there is talk she has been conscious. the concern of her friends at the moment is this problem that she is having with her breathing with her lungs. the friends also tell us the very distraught situation that her husband is in right now, not just writing the letter calling for the regional health minister to resign, but in fact saying if spain put in place the protective measures, post-treating people with ebola, for health care professionals, if they were monitored after treating people with ebola, then perhaps his wife would be in a better situation right now. the husband is very critical indeed of officials her

al, what is the latest this morning. >> reporter: hi, john. the spanish government and authorities trying to contain this crisis. in terms of the nurse's assistant, they are trying to figure out when she might have touched her exposed face with the glove or some other protective gear after treating another ebola patient. a spanish missionary got it in africa and came and died here. she was on the team that treated him. they are trying to go back and step by step and figure out when that happened if that, in fact, is how she do tgot it. she was out for several days in her neighborhood and once she got to the hospital and got to the test at a different hospital, it took hours before she made it this way. the government said it did everything right, has now said publicly, they may have to change the procedures and talking with the european union colleagues who have specialists here in spain to help out on-site. john. >> al goodman, a lot of concern here about what is happening in spain as perhaps prediction and model of systems here need to be im

this was organized by local physician john baker and radio host john hurley. in response to the nypd police murders. >> i was overwhelmed by the number of people that are here to show their support for law enforcement in general. this means a lot to our men and women. >> organizers hope today's pro-police rally will spark others throughout the can't treatment a picture is worth a thousand words. up next see the moment a mother i united with the septa officers who delivered her baby on a train. >>> making those holiday gift returns may be harder than you think. we'll tell you how to navigate those tricky return policies. kate. >> you need to bundle up tonight or tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon temperatures well above average. get ready for the chill to return just in time for the new year. i'll have your full eyewitness weather forecast when we can come back. >> i want to do a shout-out to my son isaiah and all the owls at temple university. my son isaiah and all the owls at temple university. do well, have find options to fit your budget. nah, nah, insura

thomas ruskin and john rafferty join me now. good evening, gentlemen. i'll start with you. what is -- what's your response the this? >> it's horrific and i think it's something that we unfortunately should have seen coming. when you is the mayor and other officials that are not drawing the line in the sand where the cops can protect themselves and enforce laws this was inevitable. >> do you believe it was inevitable? >> it was in the works. when you have the president, the attorney general and the mayor turning against cops, cops are apprehensive to do their job and now the pba coming out tonight and making their statements, cops are now going to protect themselves. >> and their statement is diblasio has blood on his hands. and that, al sharpt season star this justice for all rally. and this was in brooklyn and the shooting is in brooklyn. so where does new york city pd go from here? >> you is to look at what the police department really going to do? they're out there every day sacrificing their lives trying to patrol the streets and make the communities safe. they do it ev

." >> you are looking at a vigil held tonight in boston from rafael ramos and one john lieu. despite this moment of peace racial tensions continue to escalate after the execution style murders of two new york police officers. sheriff david clark joins me now. >> good evening? >> how are you? >> i don't know. i am probably the same as you. how do you feel? oo saddened and outraged at the violent killing of two of new york's finest. i tell you what, i saw this coming the last three months we have heard nothing but hate speeches and anti cop rhetoric fueled by some people occupying the heist offices in this land. we have had this garbage shoved down our throat this irresponsible rhetoric about our nation's heros our sweet cops. when i heard this last night and i hear there was another shooting with the police officer today in florida, i hear this nonsense from the left about open season on young black males it is open season on cops right now. i am sick of it. >> we are all sick of it s especially those who worked in this business for so many years. the amazing part of all of th

he's the john the baptist to me, reminding me of jesus. and i see that all the time, peter, when i visit prisoners. when i go to the pediatric ward. even of the kids with cancer. i'm thinking issues how am i going to explain this to the folks? i don't have to. they're the ones who just have this almost this built-in sense of trust this is going to work out, this hope for the miraculous. >> what an inspiring message on christmas. >> one question. you said you spend a lot of time with peter. >> yeah. >> is there any hope for him on this christmas? >> we have a saint jude shrine. >> you do. >> if you want to come by. >> our patron saint of lost causes. >> anna, thank you. >> merry christmas. >> i was thrilled to see the girls. >> they love you. >> thank you. >> what a wonderful message. >>> coming up, some breaking news. brand-new jobless numbers were just released. what they are, what they mean and the president's new plan to fix the economy. >>> and maria bartiromo is on that coming up next. ♪ huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen p

jorge ramos from our sister network, fusion, sitting down with cia director john brennan. take a look. >> you have said also that al al qaeda has been tough to find. can you rule out another 9/11? are you worried about that? in other words, what keeps you awake at night? >> if you asked americans on 9/11 could we keep this from happening again in the next ten years? they would have said no. this agency has done remarkable work since 9/11 to stop al qaeda in its tracks, from being able to repeat what happened on 9/11. we worked with the fbi, the department of defense, others, state and local officials. to prevent that from happening. >> it has been tested you say? >> it has. al qaeda is still a threat. terrorist organizations that are associated with al qaeda and some that are not are still trying to do harm to americans overseas as well as here. >> you can see jorge's full interview with the cia director this tuesday night at 10:00 on "america" with jorge ramos on our sister network, fusion. >> we rarely see the cia director speaking so candidly. >>> meanwhile, to ron with

this is where the two officers, officer rafael ramos and win john lou were executed as they sat in their patrol car on saturday afternoon. now the scene here transformed into a make shift emmoral. -- make shift memorial. throughout the day there has been steady flow of police officers and people who live in this neighborhood and. all times of religions, backgrounds, blacks and whites, who come here to pay their respects, including one man, who says he was a member of officer ramos's church. >> nice guy. nice family man. great kids. great wife. i mean you couldn't ask for anything better than this gentleman. he is, he is will be sorely missed. he is missed. i miss him. >> reporter: the deaths of the two officers have further inflamed tension in new york city. some are blaming new york mayor de blasio for contributing to the environment that led to the shooting. at the hospital where the two officers were taken, many officers literally turned their back on the mayor to express their anger and their frustration. the police commissioner, bill bratton on nbc's "today" show acknowledged that s

former nypd detective tom russ kinn and former nypd john rafferty join me now. good evening, gentlemen. i'll start with you. what is -- what's your response to this? what is going on? >> hoar risk and something that unfortunately we should have seen coming. when you have the mayor and other officials that are not drawing the line in the sand, where the cops can protect themselves, you know, enforce the laws, i think this was something inevitable. >> do you believe this was inevitable? >> i believe it was something in the works. a perfect storm. the stars were starting to line up and at a certain time where you have the president, the attorney general, the mayor, all turning against cops. cops are a little bit apprehensive to do their job, and now the pba coming out tonight making their statements. cops are now going to protect themselves al all costs. >> saying de blasio has blood on his hands. >> sharpton has blood on his hands. >> yes, and al sharpton, the one who started this justice for all rally where they shouted what do we want, dead cops. when do we want

. >> and robert, i want to move to the confrontation between jorge ramos and john boehner, and did that change the conversation from what you have had seen, and the entire interaction was about, that jorge said that, hey, latino americans are not going to forget in 2014 as they look at 2016, so, republicans should move now on that particular voting group. >> well, i think that we need to address the political reality. speaker boehner has been realistic in terms of where the house conference is now, and in terms of the appetite for the immigration reform. let's be very clear so that no one misunderstands, everybody knows that the immigration system is broken and everybody knows that there are a lot of individuals living in the shadows and everybody knows that we have to shore up the border, a and this is common knowledge, and what speaker boehner has said repeatedly is that perhaps in the political standpoint from in terms of where the conference is, the immigration reform should be passed in pieces and starting with the border security first and then moving on the the documentation of t

former nypd detective tom russ kinn and former nypd john rafferty join me now. good evening, gentlemen. i'll start with you. what is -- what's your response to this? what is going on? >> hoar risk and something that unfortunately we should have seen coming. when you have the mayor and other officials that are not drawing the line in the sand, where the cops can protect themselves, you know, enforce the laws, i this was something inevitable. >> do you believe this was inevitable? >> i believe it was something in the works. a perfect storm. the stars were starting to line up and at a certain time where you have the president, the attorney general, the mayor, all turning against cops. cops are a little bit apprehensive to do their job, and now the pba coming out tonight making their statements. cops are now going to protect themselves al all costs. >> saying de blasio has blood on his hands. >> sharpton has blood on his hands. >> yes, and al sharpton, the one who started this justice for all rally where they shouted what do we want, dead cops. when do we want it? n

thomas ruskin and john rafferty join me now. good evening, gentlemen. i'll start with you. what is -- what's your response the this? >> it's horrific and i think it's something that we unfortunately should have seen coming. when you is the mayor and other officials that are not drawing the line in the sand where the cops can protect themselves and enforce laws this was inevitable. >> do you believe it was inevitable? >> it was in the works. when you have the president, the attorney general and the mayor turning against cops, cops are apprehensive to do their job and now the pba coming out tonight and making their statements, cops are now going to protect themselves. >> and their statement is diblasio has blood on his hands. and that, al sharpt season star this justice for all rally. and this was in brooklyn and the shooting is in brooklyn. so where does new york city pd go from here? >> you is to look at what the police department really going to do? they're out there every day sacrificing their lives trying to patrol the streets and make the communities safe. they do it ev

and john liu, officer ramos was married with a 13-year-old son, liu got married just two months ago. good rich has new information juliette? >> reporter: the gunman announced online what he was going to do and why. this is the police car two new york city officers were sitting in when a man walked up and shot them execution style. >> they were quite simply executed. >> reporter: ismaaiyl brinsley fired from the side of the car, striking both officers in the head. >> officer liu and officer ramos never had the opportunity to draw their weapons, they may never have actually even seen their assailant. their murderer. >> reporter: the suspect ran to a nearby subway station where he shot and killed himself. ismaaiyl brinsley was on the run after shooting and injuring his ex girlfriend in baltimore, he posted from her instagram account just three hours before killing the officers, the caption reads i'm putting wings on pigs today. they took one of ours, let's take two of theirs. #shootthepolice #riper #ripericgarner#michaelbrownthis mightbemyfinalpost. >> this happened after they got a rep

john ramos and myself were at mount diablo reporting. we had 5:00 lightning strikes within 10 minutes so we -- -- -- we had five lightning strikes, cloud-to-ground, within 10 minutes so we had to take shelter in our news van. all that is gone. it's gone. we have a little bit of light rain showers that's about it. look at it just off the santa cruz coast. i was looking at anne makovec when she was reporting in the sunnydale area and she has a little bit of low-level moisture over that particular neighborhood so it's good to keep the umbrella handy. to the south of monterey bay this is the last round of activity for you there this morning, as well. taking a look out this morning, this is the scene in san jose where we do have a few break in the cloud cover at 44 degrees. livermore in the 40s. concord 46 degrees. a lingering shower early this morning and even a dusting of light snow down at 3,000 feet. otherwise, the drying out does begin. this afternoon, all the way through about thursday night, the clouds will remain with us through frida

reporter john ramos says new smart signs are designed to make driver choices easier. >> we're not adding more lanes on i-80. >> reporter: 80 in the east bay is one of the most congested highways in the state and whenever there's an accidents things get stupid. >> sometimes rampant lane changing and that can cause secondary accidents. >> reporter: so caltrans is working to make the highway smarter. today they showed off the high- tech signs that will hang over the freeway next year. using road sensors, some signs will advise a safe speed to travel. others, which lanes to use. and there are message boards that can warn drives about what's the holdup. >> motorists are not armed with information. they know that something has happened ahead of them but they don't know what to do about it. >> reporter: but just because you know about a traffic jam ahead doesn't mean you can escape it. the only real way this project is going to ease congestion is if it can convince people to get off the freeway and for most i-880 commuters that means getting on to san pablo avenue which of course causes a traff

in napa, john ramos, kpix 5. >>> 4:56 now. a south bay burglary turns into something far worse. the family loses more than just possessions. got the details coming straight ahead. >> reporter: and another security breach at a pg&e substation is under investigation this morning. coming up, how thieves gained access and what pg&e says is to blame. ,, what the? foster farms chicken gets to the store in 48 hours or less. but it's 4 days to california. there's got to be another way. that could be any number of items, quite frankly. you know if this flight is less than 48 hours? i sure hope so. what? foster farms. celebrating 75 years. always natural. always fresh. join the celebration at take75.com diverted to minneapolis... i think my giblets are frozen. and i'm frank mallicoat let's get a look at weatherd traffic. here's meteorologist lawrence. >>> good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:00 on your thursday. >>> looking good around the bay area today. if you liked yesterday, you will love today. a lot of sunshine is in the works, although w

in richmond, john ramos, kpix 5. >>> it is 4:51 now. flight delays cancellations, the bay area airports packed with a lot of people. coming up the strike happening at sfo making the situation even worse. >> and time now is 4:51. this is a live look from our roof camera. check out this beautiful shot of the transamerica pyramid. some people didn't make it to work yesterday due to the storm. and today the rain won't be as bad. but there's a lot of clean-up happening this morning. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is friday, december 12 and today across the bay area temperatures are coming down. the potential for rain is still up. scattered showers throughout menlo park today at 60 degrees. you will need that umbrella in downtown san jose during the day today with a few sunny breaks a few scattered showers and a chance of an isolated thunderstorm. meanwhile, in the east bay, this time yesterday morning it was 67 degrees in livermore but today's high 59 degrees. good morning, pleasant hill. in the mid-50s later today. and in the northern portion of t

in antioch, john ramos, kpix 5. >> there's a lot of negative stories out there. this is a good one. >> it makes me smile. i love that kid. >> of my life! >> no kidding. it comes with a trunkful of presents. >> the kids got some new wheels, too. >> they did. firefighters donated new bikes as their parents or grandparents got the car keys. >> awesome story. >> there you go. >>> time now 4:51. a drunk bay area man looking for his ex-girlfriend makes a huge mistake. why a complete stranger shot him. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. welcome back to "kpix 5 morning news." it is thursday and we have temperatures today in the highway 50s and low 60s, mostly cloudy skies. random scattered showers early in the morning. otherwise mostly cloudy. the winds will pick up out of the southwest in the eastern bay looks like 58 degrees in livermore today. also in union city. 10 to 15-mile-per-hour breeze late day in walnut creek. meanwhile, as we wrap around to the northern portion of the bay area, high temperatures pretty seasonal from the 50s to it the low 60s. oh, clearlake yo

john ramos shows us priceless reactions and the moment they stepped into their new rides. >>> reporter: you got to hand it to the guys at mike's auto body in antioch. when they throw a christmas party the door priceses are amazing. for 14 years, mike rose has been giving away cars to deserving families in the east bay. the cars start out as total losses, donated by insurance companies. but workers refurbish them to like-new condition. >> it feels like a brand-new car. it is a brand-new car. it's my car. >> reporter: five families were selected this year each with a different story. >> we want somebody that is trying to help themselves, help their families and help to better their lives and they just need that extra little push to him them out, and that happens to be transportation. >> reporter: tito ramos is a former marine going to college to become a police officer. he says the feeling about today's gift runs deep. >> not only did i get a car, they chose me based on my character and my merit and my conduct and that's something -- this isn't just for me, it's for my family. >> reporte

at the golden gate, john ramos, kpix 5. >>> it is 5:51. up next, a big split in santa clara. 49er officials explain what happened with the big announcement about jim harbaugh expected in just a few hours. >> and the presidential round of golf bumps a wedding. how mr. obama made it up to the bride when he found out. be at a news conference in ann arbor. that's where the university of >>> in about 3 hours former 49ers coach jim harbaugh will be in a news conference in ann arbor where the university of michigan will announce his hiring as their new head football coach. the 9er brass facing questions yesterday about why they let harbaugh go. ceo jed york cited philosophical differences and talked about what called he would like to see in the new coach. >> i want a teacher. bill walsh was a great teacher. >> york said the ultimate measure of success is not a division or conference championship, but both achieved by mr. harbaugh, by the way, but rather, whether the 4ers can win the super bowl. the general manager trent baalke said a small group

in walnut creek, john ramos, kpix 5 >> as a result of the squeeze, all staff positions have been frozen. about 500 volunteers donate their time each week. >>> time now is 4:52. it's the end of the road for the most expensive show in broadway's history. where spiedy is headed next. >>> and get ready for award season. when and where you can catch the people's choice awards after the break. stay with us. announcer: every day across america, excess food is gathered by a network of good people at local food banks, giving hope to millions of children who struggle with hunger. they've earned their wings. and you can, too. together we can solve child hunger. support feeding america and your local food bank at feedingamerica.org. >>> we just checked. traffic report coming up. >> thou. >>> curtains were drown for good on the most expensive show in broadway's history. >> [ music ] >>> spiderman, turn off the dark eventually grossed more than $200 million. it played nearly 1300 performances over 0 years. as it ended its run in new york over the weekend, spiderman opens next in los angeles. >>> let

kpix 5's john ramos explains how it happened. >> reporter: usually you don't want the gifts you give to be returned. but bill mallard couldn't be happier about it. >> i been on dialysis for 3.5 years. >> reporter: bill has kidney failure from years of diabetes. but his friend janice mckinnon is a match and has offered one of hers as a transplant. but how they know each other is what's really amazing. almost 10 years ago, bill's son ka lem was killed in an accident and his donated pancreas saved the life of janice' son jake. >> it's hard for me to wrap my head around it because 10 years ago, we donated my son's organ and they matched. and now they are saving my life now. >> reporter: it almost didn't happen. most donor families stay anonymous. but these two families met and became good friends and each year light a christmas tree to remember calem. it was at last year's ceremony that janice announced her gift. >> i think this is an extraordinary way to give back and a gift that you have received. but i never heard of this before. i never heard of this before. >> the fact that janice w

in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> well, the city council in berkeley just voted to give medical pot to the low income for free. and it's not just any weed. it has to be the good stuff. a city councilman told us he realizes how expensive it can be so he felt it was the responsible thing to do to make it available free of charge. one pot club in the city already does this. >> found over the years that one of the cruel realities of when you do get sick and you have a serious illness is that it's often hard to keep a job. it can be hard to keep your income up. so those people really need the help the most. >> the final vote is next week. >>> it is 4:56. the suspect in the benghazi, libya attack appears in court on u.s. soil. the decision on where he will state while awaiting trial coming up. >> reporter: and while you slept, crews were hard at work on highway 280. coming up, we'll check in on the progress and the closure. alabama ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> very unnerving when you consider our house is just on the other side of the hill. it is very frightening. >> a huge wildfire in napa cou

kpix 5's john ramos reports on a new push to get the federal government to change that. >> reporter: they call donating blood the gift of life. it's something ryan would love to do. but he can't. because the federal government says gay people's blood is unsafe. >> and it really makes you feel like something of another species. and you're -- you're inclined to do something to change it. >> reporter: when the aids crisis took off in the 1980s, the fda placed a lifetime prohibition on any man who has ever had gay sex. and potential donors are asked about it in the screening questionnaire. >> about a change in policy is now overdue. >> reporter: a group of lawmakers and activists met in san jose to urge the fda to drop the lifetime deferral. >> the current ban turns away many willing and worthy donors and helps perpetuate decades old stereotypes about gay and bisexual men. >> it's a policy that's still based on what our knowledge was of hiv three decades ago. >> reporter: dr. marty says advances in broad testing -- blood testing and hiv detection means the chance of infected blood gettin

in san jose, john ramos, kpix 5. >>> we reached out to the fda but the agency declined to comment about the 30 year policy. >>> well, 5:55. the sonoma county da not filing charges against a deputy for the shooting death of a santa rosa teen. in the next half hour the fallout from that decision. >> and the city of milpitas pushes back against the vta and the b.a.r.t. extension project and guess who won? i'm kiet do we've got a live report coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, for over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school, new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. >>> more protests are scheduled today in the wake of sonoma county cease decision not to file charges in the test of andy i -- death of

. >> john ramos shows us how a boot camp buddy made sure he got a hero's homecoming. >>> reporter: when master sergeant jack bernardo retired from the marines this week after 21 years, his old friend from boot camp, jeremy epperson, welcomed him home not just to his new life but to a new home. >> wanted to make something really special for him and his family when they came back. >> reporter: this beautiful house in suisun city looks nothing like it did when jack bought it back in january. it was pretty shabby then, with see-through paint and an ugly backyard. >> the inside was the same way. there was a pretty foul odor coming from most of the carpets. >> reporter: so jeremy began calling friends and business contacts and they staged a 10-day home makeover. >> wow. >> reporter: there is new landscaping, front and back. new paint, a renovated kitchen and master bath. and even the smelly carpet has been replaced. the contractors and workers who helped say this was a labor of love. >> it was a lot of fun. it was a great honor to give back to those who have given so much back to us >> you kn

i love this country. [ crying ] >> reporter: in suisun city, john ramos, kpix 5. >> doesn't get better. >> i know. essays he doesn't. >> good for him. great home. >>> 5:55 right now. in the next half hour, the man accused of leading the attack on the consulate in benghazi is on board an american naval ship. what interrogators hope to learn before he reaches u.s. soil. >> prepare to pay more for a gallon of gasoline. lawmakers are sending out a warning we'll tell you why coming up next. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i'll have my usual ultimate cheeseburger. you can have that. or-two new versions of the ultimate cheeseburger. one has sliced jalapeños and creamy ranch sauce, the other has sweet and tangy barbecue sauce and grilled onions, plus double meat and cheese like the original. new versions...? two new versions! now, this was just a training video, but these twists on my ultimate cheeseburger will blow people's minds. is that guy ok? take the nestea plunge. nothing refreshes like nestea. >>> above the clouds, i could see through the little hole. >> you could see the hole, you could see the oc

it started in san francisco on sunday and our john ramos reports. >> reporter: like the disease itself, the fight against aids begins in darkness. but then the lights come on and you realize you are not alone. >> welcome to aims life cycle 2014! >> reporter: the endurance ride from san francisco to los angeles is the single largest fundraiser in the fight against aids and this year they didn't it is point, raising a record $15 million. riders now harness the power of social media to raise donationness ways almost never imagined. >> so many people raised tons of money on facebook. we even had riders who raised $25,000 on $5 pledgees on facebook. >> reporter: david perry last rode 18 years ago. back then the gay community was still struggling to make people care about aids. but now technology has connected us all, making it harder for the world to cast a blind eye toward it. >> 18 years ago when i did it, we were in the depths of the aids crisis and a lot of people were dying around us. the fact that 18 years later we still have to bike means we got more work to do. [ cheering ]. >> repo

kpix 5's john ramos reports on the new idea to get the tree out of the way of a new rail line. >> reporter: back in march the sonoma-marin rail authority, or smart, said thread wood tree was too -- this redwood tree was too close to the tracks and had to be cut down. at the time few people cared but they do now. >> i think most of rohnert park cotati knows about the tree and we have an interest of being a part of saving it. >> reporter: botanists say it's a chimera perhaps only one of a few in the world. it is two trees in one. >> if there are only a very few in existence it's probably worth trying to save it. >> reporter: the community rallied setting up a facebook page and city hall offered a relocation site at this ranch property across the street. so smart wised up and decided maybe they didn't have to cut it down after all. >> smart then determined that we should move that tree. >> reporter: but last time i was here, smart was saying we can't move this tree, it needs to be cut down. >> uhm, well, i think there's been, you know, uhm, uhm, i dare say community pressure, you know? >> rep

in brentwood, john ramos, kpix 5. >> the county estimates that since january farmers have lost more than $10 million. >>> air passengers will have to pay more this summer to fly in and out of u.s. airports. starting july 21, the passenger security fee will be $5.60 each direction regardless of the number of connecting flights. the new flat fee will replace the current more complicated system which costs passengers a little bit less. >>> retail giant walmart is cutting prices for apple iphones with a two-year contract, a 16-gigabyte iphone 5s will cost $99. that's down from $149. the iphone 5c will also drop in price. and the deal is only for purchases made at walmart stores not online. >>> the world's second biggest tobacco company has a new way to meet the demand for alternatives to traditional cigarettes. philip morris plans to release the heat stick which heats tobacco instead of burning it. short cigarette like sticks are heated up in a hollow pen like device to create a vapor. unlike ecigarettes that use liquid nicotine the heat stick contains real tobacco. it goes on sale in japan

in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >>> today san francisco muni drivers will vote on a new contract, which expires at midnight but union leaders express confidence that a new 3 year contract will be ratified ahead of the deadline. the union and management have been haggling over pension contributions. details of the tentative deal have not been disclosed. >>> california's minimum wage workers will take home bigger paychecks starting this week. tomorrow the state's base rate will go from $8 to $9 one of several new laws taking effect come july 1. >>> and another expands paid family leave benefits to include time taken off to care for extended family members and public agencies won't be able to ask about criminal convictions on job application anymore. employers will have to decide if a person is qualified before digging into their background. >>> an emergency forced a flight to land in kansas. an emergency slide deployed inside a jet. it was not caused by anyone trying to open a door on the plane. they still don't know what happened on the flight. they land in wichita where passenger

in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> congresswoman nancy pelosi and the mayor ed lee and assorted state and local politicians all part of yesterday's parade, as well. >> there were also a number of gay san francisco police officers holding hands with their significant others. >>> well, traders are hoping to end the first half of 2014 on a positive note today. >> let's do it on a monday. jill wagner of cbsmoneywatch.com joins us live in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank and michelle. it is a short trading week on wall street ahead of the july 4 holiday. investors watching a lot of economic data. the labor department will release its all-important monthly jobs report one day early on thursday because of the holiday. now, on wall street last week, the dow added nearly 5 points on friday the nasdaq was up 18. >>> general motors will announce plans today to compensate the victims of accidents connected to its bad ignition switches. ceo mary barra says there will not be a cap on payments. eligible victims can take the money instead of suing the company. gm says th

in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. star oscar pistorius resumed today after a long break -- new evidence could b >>> time now is 6:09. the murder trial of former olympic star oscar pistorius resumed today after a long bay area every break and new evidence could badly damage his defense. >> and is facebook messing with your mind? details of the hidden experiment that has many users furious coming your way. >> if you thought yesterday was hot, today is going to be even hotter! we'll take a closer look at your temperatures when we come back. >> and 880 in oakland is flowing nicely. "kcbs traffic" just drove past the scene and everything is moving at the speed limit. we have a couple of new accidents coming in plus major slowdowns through the livermore valley. we'll have a look at the commute after the break. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, captured on surveillance vi it happened last week on ba >>> insurance investigators have named a person of interest in a liquor store robbery captured on surveillance video on bascomb avenue

it's in sonoma county where kpix 5's john ramos reports progress may spell the demise of this scientific treasure. >>> reporter: in the north bay up to of cotati right near this railroad crossing is a redwood tree that the new rail authority says is too close to the tracks. >> and we're now faced with the task of complying with federal safety clearances which require that tree -- that that tree can no longer remain in the right of way. >> reporter: but it turns out this isn't just any redwood. an arborist who studied albino redwood trees says this tree is actually incredibly rare, perhaps one of only 10 in the world. the yellowed branches are actually an albino trait coming from a second set of genes. now the tree that everybody thought was sick has suddenly become precious. >> so if we have to say good- bye to the tree today, we'll say good-bye, hug the tree. [ laughter ] >> now i know how special it is, i really don't want it to go away. >> reporter: the train authority says it has to go to make room for tracks to the new station being built across the street. they have offered to plan

kpix 5 john ramos tells us their first challenge is unifying their party. >> [ applause ] >>> listening to republicans at their spring convention can at times be because ling. they seem to be at war with themselves. >> we shoot at one another. the contracts stand back, they wait until we're done firing, and then they steam roll always. >> reporter: the parties' candidates for governor took turns speaking this morning. but the warmest reception was given to family man tim donnelly. he has some advice for his party. >> i think if you do it the way republicans have tried in the past, you will do nothing but fail. i think the important thing you have to have a message that unifind people. >> reporter: many see donnelly as a day vice i-figure, a cofounder of the california minutemen he is the conservative favorite of the tea party and an opponent of much of the party leadership. santa clara tea party smith said tensions are running high. >> i do. i feel across et cetera sized sometimes. i wonder when i'm going to lose my membership. >> reporter: the party is clearingly struggling to find its

. >> our kpix reporter john ramos shows us it never did run smoothly. >> reporter: this was it the year the bay to breakers was going to straighten up and go according to plan. which is why the race started 25 minutes late. >> there's a few delays in equipment we wanted to make sure was in place prior to the race starting. for the safety of the race. >> reporter: okaynizers were all -- organizers were all about safety this year so runners were herded to side streets in what they called corrals. and when the race finally did start, if you missed it, that is ok. because they started it again. and again. every time a new chorale was opened up. but honestly that didn't seem to dampen the mood much. >> in england it's like maybe 1,000, 2,000 people and we're like, whoa! all these people. it's crazy. i mean, just look at this. you can't ignore all this. >> reporter: this year there were bans on alcohol and nudity which met with limited compliance and no wheel devices were allowed, that left parents shoulderrers a lot of responsibility. >> we usually do the doggie stroller but they changed the

bay to breakers is a cultural institution, we love it. >> reporter: in san francisco, john ramos, exp 5 >>> police made a total of 28 arrests mostly for public intoxication. at least three runers were taken to the hospital for injuries and work crews picked up 10 1/2 tons of trash. >>> visitors to the happiest place on earth were not very happy over the weekend. >> without warning disneyland raised the price of a single-day ticket for visitors ages 10 and up to $96, that is up from $912. if it goes up by 4% again neck year it will hit the $100 mark. the cost of season passes and parking also went up. >>> 5:25 now. she has not even confirmed she's running but hillary clinton is already a major target when it comes to the 2016 presidential race. just ahead, why her age and health are suddenly an issue. >> here's an unpleasant thought. coffee and fungus on a monday. turning out to be a real problem too. what is being done to prevent coffee rush from costing consumers a lot of money. >> one of the hottest congressional races in the country, is about to get a bit more interesting. live rep