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the mainland to hawaii. all those stories coming up tonight on a second look. good evening i m julie haener and this is a second look. when you think of the ku klux klan you think of a rural area in the deep south. but there was a time when the kukluxklan was here in the bay area. reporter: the date was may 5, 1962, mask men gathered to participate in a ritual like this one. the knights of the ku klux klan were spreading. a reporter under the strict rules of the klan was allowed to attend. he described the scene as quote an almost terrifying human aisle of white. who were these masked men swearing allegiance to hate. chris rombers says the list of kkk members in the 20s might surprise you. members that we ve been able to identify in oakland included people like professionals, managers, small businessmen, sales men, skilled craft workers, members of the oakland fire departments. even the son of a congressman. reporter: cross burnings were common. albany hill ....