We are kicking off a beautiful weekend. There is a freeway closure in effect right now that could cause problems for folks getting around the east bay. We will get you up to speed. A judge takes action to increase oversight of a womans prison in the east bay in an unprecedented move for the federal prison system. A toast to the man known as the mayor and his honor. Willie brown gets ready to celebrate a milestone birthday. Good morning. Great to have you with us. Its saturday, march 16th. Im max darrow. We are heading into one of the first weekends so far this year without any rain in the forecast. This comes in time for st. Patricks day and the official start of springs next week. Its running up against a major freeway closure. Caltrans is finally starting a repaving project on interstate 680 in pleasanton pued back twice because of rain. This stretch of southbound 680 is closed from the 580 connector to koopman road. Wilson walker looks at the disruption when a lot of people will be eager to go out. You know, the city comes out in droves for this festival. We are delighted to have people come from far and wide. Reporter festivals have come and gone over the years but dublin is about to host the 408th st. Patricks day celebration. This will be the tea cottage. Reporter jackman says its all systems go despite the Big Inconvenience looming beyond the fairgrounds and they are telling everybody about it. We have publicized this so people are aware it is happening. Reporter the closure is southbound 680 from the 580 interchange to highway 84 for pavement resurfacing. That means the southern flow of traffic will be shut off all the way across pleasanton down towson knoll. Thats when everybody takes the back roads to 84. Reporter Anthony Alvarado to get slammed this weekend. That is good news for so knoll corner market. The weekend is our busiest times. I can see a lot of people traveling to get where they are going and traffic is killing them. They want to relax, take a rest or Something Like that, a breather. All entrances into dublin will be open. People should come out. Reporter festival organizers are upbeat and not expecting problems. They didnt ask us. You know, we are all in good spirits because this is such a fantastic weekend for us always. Have fun. Thank you. Reporter if you live in this area, you have seen the accumulation of equipment staged and ready to go. Its up and down the interstate here. Caltrans says this one weekend blitz will accomplish what would otherwise take 40 individual nighttime closures. You are taking your medicine at once here on the 680 corridor, all scheduled to be completed by the rush hour on monday morning. We have everything you need to know about the 680 closure. It is on the front page of kpix. Com. Highway 780 between columbus parkway and southampton road is back open after a shoot out between suspects and police officers. Police picked up an automated license hit and made a traffic stop on the vehicle. Thats when the suspects fired shots and officers fired back. Two suspects are in custody. No injuries were record. After taking the suspects into custody, officers shut down the freeway to search for a possible third suspect but since confirmed there were only two suspects. Both directions of 780 are open for travel, the on and off ramps are closed. A judge appointed a special master to oversee the scandal plagued federal womens prison in dublin. This is the first time it has been placed under that kind of oversight. The fbi raided the prison on monday. The warden was ousted the same day after allegations that his staff retaliated against an inmate that testified against the prison. This is part of an ongoing multiyear probe into allegations of sexual abuse of inmates that led to the prosecution of a former warden and several officers. Pleasant weather in store as we head through st. Patricks day weekend. Dry, mild conditions. The offshore breeze will be with us in the upper levels of the atmosphere. At ground level, the on shore breeze will return. Some marine influence around the coast and bay through the weekend. The pleasant weather pattern will stick around into the first half of next week. The next chance of rain wont arrive until the end of next week. Temperatures from the low to mid60s on the coast to the midtoupper 60s around the bay with low to mid70s farther inland. 5 to 10 above average for march. Nearly four years after the murder of an Oakland Federal Court officer, an accomplice has been sent to prison. Robert Alvin Justice drove the man. Another shot at a security boat in 2020. Officer David Underwood died in the shooting. Both attackers had ties to the boogaloo movement. The man accused of killing bob lee was back in the courtroom. The defense wanted to move the trial out of San Francisco. On friday a judge denied the request. The attorneys are trying to get access to lees cell phone records. Bob lee was found stabbed to death last april. A trial date has been set for may 20th. The november mayoral race in San Francisco is shaping up to be a highly competitive race. Multiple candidates say mayor breed let the city crumble on her watch and trying to unseat her in the bid for rehe leaks. Mark farrell, former interim march i dont remember, levi lee levi strauss founder. I believe his honor, the mayor has shown up. Reporter a crowd in north beach is seeing the guest of honor. Happy birthday to you reporter a special celebration for former San Francisco mayor willie brown. As of next wednesday, the 20th of march, i will be exactly 90 years old. After serving two terms as the mayor, willie brown gained a celebrity status in the city. People wanted to take pictures and share old stories with willi. How does it feel to be 90 years young. Old. Reporter the night was filled with laughs as mayor brown mingled with the crowd. People go, wow, you look great for your age. What is your secret. Vodka. Vitamin b. I shouldnt call it vodka. Reporter the pub was packed with notable guests. Michael smith the attended. He is a guy who has conducted himself with dignity and grace and fierceness and put it out there in a good way. If you are okay, you can help a friend or two that is not asking you for anything. So, i thank all of you. Reporter this is one of the many celebrations leading up to his actual birthday next wednesday. At 90 years old, his birthday wish is fairly simple. Is there something that you definitely want to do this year . I want to be able to answer your questions next year. Happy birthday to you coming up, the Webb Telescope sends back stunning images from space that scientists hope will increase our understanding of how life began in the universe. Those are good images but so are these. This is a live look outside at San Francisco on this saturday morning. Not quite a look from outer space but good nonetheless. Welcome back. The time is 6 13 on this saturday morning. This is a live look at san jose. It is shaping up to be a Beautiful Day across the bay area. Today thousands of people are expected to turn out for San Franciscos st. Patricks day parade. Here is a look at some of the festivities in 2018. Todays parade begins at 11 30 in the morning at second and market streets. It will head down market to Civic Center Plaza followed by live music in the plaza at 2 00. It will be food and booths and a lot of fun nearby. This is the popular parades 173rd year. As luck would have it, its shaping up to be a Beautiful Day for a parade. Beautiful weather in store throughout the weekend. Nice to have a dry weekend, something that we havent seen often in 2024. Dry and mild. Not only for the weekend but into the middle of next week. Some marine influence will gradually return. First on the coast today then spreading into around the bay as we head through the bay on sunday. Afternoon cloud cover to sunshine. The rain chances return late next week. Friday is the next chance of showers across the bay area. Clear skies overhead right now. The impact on temperatures, and we will be back to foot in a second. Mid70s in san jose. That is the warm spot across the bay area. Most of our temperatures inland top out in the low 70s. Not quite as warm as yesterday but not bad at all for the middle of march. The big change will be on the coast. Half moon bay in the low 60s today. Low 70s yesterday. The marine influence is starting to return but not a full fledge marine effect. Temperatures reach up to the neighborhood or slightly in excess of for the north bay as we head into this afternoon. Similar temperatures for most of the bay area tomorrow. Futurecast shows that marine influence creeping in on the coast today then a little bit creeping inside the bay for fog to begin on sunday. That will spread slightly farther in the inland valleys monday. It backs up to the coast as we head through late morning. Each day this will be the trend that repeats itself everyday as we head through the middle of next week. The pollen count is sky high. That is one impact of the lack of rain chances in the forecast. So, we will see that in the medium high category today and tomorrow. Flat out high monday and tuesday. Mulberry, ashe and oak pollen as the primary offenders. Rain chances return. The six to 10day outlook takes us through next weekend. Above average rainfall returning to the Bay Area Associated with a below average temperature pattern. Enjoy the mild, dry weather that we get to experience this weekend while it lasts. Lets take a look at the sevenday forecast. Inland it will be warmest for the longest. A chance of showers return to the forecast by friday. We will see light to moderate rain showers in all likelihood. We will evaluate it as we enjoy the pleasant weather pattern. Around the bay, the cooler wind makes its way in a little earlier. Not bad at all for the middle of march. The temperatures will return to the upper 50s for highs for the coastal bay area until the end of next week. The James Webb Space Telescope made a discovery that could help researchers learn more about the makings of life in the universe. Astronomers discovered two young stars found by common ingredients like vinegar, ant stains and margarita. The team found sulfur dioxide around the stars. Scientists believe sulfur rouse compounds might have played a role into how life came into formation on earth. Its possible the molecules could be the creigh ingredients for words. Fascinating stunning images there. A salmon species are there arriving today. It could help restore the dwindling population at home. In the last decade, they have been hit by the onetwo punch of Climate Change. Dryness through drought. Ahead in sports, the dubs expected to get the best player back in the lineup saturday. [alarm rings] [alarm rings] get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. Contact your volvo retailer to learn more. Warriors in crunch time. They are four games back of the six seed. They are three games ahead of the 11th placed rockets. Any slip up and golden state would miss the postseason. The good news, they are expected to get the best player back saturday in steph curry. He missed the last three games after injuring his ankle. Warriors 12 in the two games without him. Both of the losses double digit. He is listed officially as questionable on saturday. Needless to say, he is the most important player on the roster. He is hope to get back on the floor. Working hard all week to get back as soon as possible. We need him. Its a big game tomorrow obviously. They are all big but particularly the ones against teams, you know, ahead of us and teams that we are on the heels of. In baseball, former giants third baseman davey davis. He signed a deal with the as. San francisco released him earlier this week but he loses out on nearly 6 million that he was awarded in salary arbitration. Former 49er Jimmy Garoppolo headed to the rams on a one year deal to be the backup to matthew stafford. He was released by the raiders on wednesday. During his time at San Francisco he was 1 against l. A. The one loss by the way, the nfc championship game with aaron donald pressured him into an interception. Friday donald announced he is retiring after 10 seasons. He won three defensive players of the year and future hall of famer. That ends his rivalry with samuel. How do you repair for a guy like deebo samuel. Who . Deebo samuel. He dont know who i am but he should. I dont know. I dont walk up to people like hey, how you doing, im deebo. I think he knows who he is now. Samuel scored six touchdown in seven games against the rams. Deebo will be deebo. He is number one now. No longer number 19. Thats it for sports. Have a great day. Lets talk more basketball. The jazz put on a somehow against the hawks. Early in the game, the jazz showed off teamwork on this fast break. Check this out. Defense turned into offense. He tossed up a nasty alley rope. The former Hawk John Collins a collins to collins masterpiece. That was a sweet connection. Jazz got the win at the final buzzer. That snapped a threegame losing streak for utah. More than 100 years ago, chinook salmon from the shasta dam ended up in the Cold Mountain waters of new zealand. They continue to thrive there. Now a new quest to bring the species back home thanks to a grant. Anne makovec has more on the project in project earth report. Reporter its a 300mile journey that traces the winter run chinook salmon from the Mccloud River to the pacific ocean. The annual pilgrimage is led by a tribe and the chief. The drive never waved from a core belief. Whatever happens to the salmon happens to the people. Reporter Climate Change plays a role. In the last decade they have been hit by the onetwo punch of Climate Change. Disruntive heat waves and dryness through drought. Reporter he heads up the fish and wildlife department. He said the summer of 2021 was a grim one for the salmon. We were in the peak of the most recent severe drought. These fish are trapped on the valley floors. The valley floors are hotter. Water that is too hot is lethal for salmon. Reporter californias fish and wildlife awarded 50 million in grants for 15 projects. One involves the tribes attempts to restore wild salmon to the river. Its the right thing to do and help us figure out how to save salmon in california. They are in a dire position now and may go extinct if this project that we are involved with isnt successful. Reporter the problem first began with the shasta dam. The dam provides flood control, hydroelectric power it is a weapon of mass destruction to me. Reporter built during world war ii, shasta dam flooded the trip off the ancestral land and blocked the salmon from returning to spawn. In 1994 the fish were federally listed as endangered. The tribe held protests. Then the chief got an email. Do you want your salmon back . We have them. Reporter it was from people from new zealand. In the 19th century, millions of salmon eggs from the Mccloud River were exported to 30 states and 14 Different Countries to create new salmon runs. The only one that thrived is the one in new zealand. Tribal members traveled to see the fish and became determined to bring some back home to mccloud. We want to welcome them home. What better way to try to heal past injuries and show the world its possible to do things together and make it better. Reporter in a historic agreement, the tribe is working with fish and wildlife and noah fisheries to support a return effort to the mccloud. They believe the wild salmon eggs will fair better than those near the dam. If the salmon survive, people can survive. If we can get a passage from the Sacramento River past the dam so that the fish can swim in and out on their own, then we have wild fish again. Reporter the hope to get them home safely as soon as possible. The tribe will use the grant money to get a new passage for the salmon to return to the Mccloud River and bypassing shasta dam. For more information on all of our project earth stories and how to protect the planet, go to kpix. Com. 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Its why were here. Thats a promise. Not a promo. Welcome back. Its 6 31. Thanks for joining us. Im max darrow. New decisions by judges are affecting two cases against former president donald trump. In the georgia case, a special prosecutor resigned