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cans by newer san francis cans. and it also had a powerful draw because it was his homeland. >> is that what drew him to the hot potato? >> no. what drew him to the hot potato was that warren simmons who wanted to build the hot poe pot, and these are a lot of permits and not a lot of help at city hall, and dan white was the supervisor. so he got the best stand on pier 39. right when you came in the door, it was the first stand in there you could get yourself some poe today toys. >> there wasn't a lot of discussion about dan white's time at sole dad. what was his prison years like? was he accepted in the population? >> he was kept in isolation. he was considered to be at risk and a danger. someone who was kept in isolation with him in a nearby isolation cell, and they were released for an hour a day to run on the track was sir hand sir hand. so it was like a festival of assassins. >> were you a fan of the true crime genre before you wrote "double play." >> no. >> no? >> no. [laughter] no, i like to read novels. >> an

monty francis is in san francisco with that part of the story for us. monty? >> reporter: we talked to a professor of international relations at san francisco state who said that these eight year sentences should not be viewed as the final word in this case. political experts say that it's possible shane bauer and josh fattal could be pardoned in the next ten days during the holy month of ramadan because that is sometimes done as a humanitarian gesture. eight years seems to be a relatively light sentence for trespassing and espionage giving past knowledge of cases in the iranian court system. these sentences could stand or there could be an appeal in the next 20 years. >> there's a humanitarian option that only the supreme leader of iran can exercise. it's hoped that maybe the possibility will look into seriously. >> so far there's been no reaction from the families of the two uc berkeley grads to these reports. a spokesman for the families of shane bauer and josh fattal said the families are aware of the reports and they're asking for privacy during this diff

live in san francisco, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >>> till to come at 5:00 -- >> and one. >> say three. >> and two. >> say three. >> a bay area teenager playing a major role on broadway behind the scenes of rounadway smash bh "billy elliot" in san francisco coming up next. >>> boxing or ballet? it's not a choice most boys have to make. hollywood told the story of billy elliot, a young man wanting to be a dancer in a rough and rugged mining town. billy elliot the musical is now at the orpheum theatre and a teenager who learned his dance moves right here in the bay area has the lead role. jessica aguirre sat down with the young man who is finding out that art imitates real life. >> reporter: billy elliot, the musical, tells the story of one boy's life-changing journey from boxer to dancer. for bay area native j.p., who spent the last year and a half in toronto and chicago with the national tour, pirouetting his way into audience's hearts, the role is reaffirming. >> like in the show billy fights really, really hard to do ballet. it's kind of like me. i just do what i love to do. >>

live in san francisco, monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> all right, thank you, monte. >>> tropical storm irene is headed into canada tonight, but it left plenty of flooding and other damage along the eastern seaboard. flights were canceled by the thousands. hundreds of thousands of people are still without power tonight. flooding is widespread. and new york city's entire subway system is still shut down. meteorologist nick o'kelly will have an update on the storm later on in the newscast. but first, nbc's steve handelsman has a look at all the damage. >> reporter: the danger that remains tonight from irene comes from the hurricane's huge rainfall. rivers like this in vermont are raging there is overflow from north carolina to new england. this was pennsylvania near philadelphia. >> this storm is transitioning into a flooding event. we're going to experience major flooding. >> reporter: in bayhead, new jersey, rising seawater filled the streets near nancy walton. >> we knew at 11:30, 12:00 we made a mistake by staying, but we couldn't go anywhere. we were stuck. >> reporter: new yor

francis hotel, which was actually a representation of the evolution of elevators. can you tell us more about san francisco history here at the st. francis? >> sure. st. francis demonstrates well the evolution of elevated technology. and substantially damaged the 1906 earthquake and rebuilt in 1907 or 1908, and extend it again in 1913. then a new tower was added in 1932, so there is all sorts of elevator technology you can see at the st. francis that very much represents the building history of san francisco. >> i understand there is a really old elevator still operating here. >> that is right, the elevator installed in the 1913 expansion. we can go look at that. >> let's go take a look. here we are in a spectacular st. francis lobby. here is the clock. when people say "meet me at the clock in the st. francis." let's look at that elevator. >> ok, let's do it. >> here we are in the elevator installed as part of the expansion, and this is the way it was originally installed about 100 years ago. it has a manual switch just like elevators did back then, and it runs on dc power. this was from a time b

live in san francisco, monte franc francis, nbc bay areas news. >>> leaders are now investigating whether the taliban was behind the single deadliest incident in ten-year war in afghanistan. 30 u.s. service members and werecc1: an soldiers killed when a helicopter went down. among those was a navy s.e.a.l. whose father and aunt lived in the south bay. nbc bay area's kimberly tere talked with the family today and is here with more. >> reporter: kevin houston comes from a military family who says they're used to sacrifice. but they say nothing could prepare them for this. u.s. official says the navy s.e.a.l.s had just completed a rescue mission to help a u.s. army ranger unit that had come under fire as they were taking off, their chopper went down.cc: houston's family says they are cc1:nly mourning the loss of houston, but the loss of every other soldier killed in yesterday's deadly crash. kevin houston decided in the fifth grade he was going to be a navy s.e.a.l. >> and we were sitting there at he said this cc1: little head pops up out of the water and he had a knife in his mouth. what ar

san francisco hotel. mike anderson introduces us to rob, the world's only coin washer. >> hi. i'm rob holson. i'm a coin washer. we're here at the st. francis hotel in san francisco. we've been washing the coins here since 1934. the general manager noticed the coins were dirtying the ladies' white gloves and he decided the coins should be washed. that's what we're doing here today. >> the coin washer room is physically as far away from the hotel room as you can get. there is only one key to the lock, that opens the magic door with no writing on it. the washing process takes about seven hours. we get the coins all jumbled up. we have a machine that sorts them. then a washing machine with buckshot, soap and coins in it. once the coins are washed and dried, they're sorted, counted and rolled by a third machine, and then we give them back to the general cashier to put back in circulation. i once gave an fbi agent my card that says coin washer on it and i told her we laundered money at which point she reached for her hip. if you list coin washer on your resume, chances of your finding another opening are slim to none because this is the only one

they want drivers to anticipate that 580 will be closed again from sir francis drake to bellen boulevard and access the richmond-san rafael bridge drivers have to exit syphstive get on the -- sir francis drake to get on the bridge. >> police forced guest tease vacuate after he fired his weapon. one of those man from south carolina. >> there was at least, say, 7 officers trying to get into his room and three grabed me and escorted me down stairs. they were surunding me like the president or something. when i got down stairs i was the first out of the building and oh, my god, the whole place was surrounded by police cars, guns. >> the hotel helped the guests by finding rooms in other areas. >>> bart has been hacked again. the second time in less than a week. the fbi is now involved just as plans for another protest against bart are in the works. "anonymous" called for a demonstration monday, protesting the decision to shut down cell phone service last week because of a rumored protest. kron 4's dan kerman has more. >> reporter: these are the names of 102 bart police officers as well as their home addresses, e-mail ac

san francisco today about a comment made by a police officer thousands of miles away. the comment inflamed women's rights groups across the continent. the name of the protest today controversy as cc1: well. monty francis is in san francisco to explain for us. monty? evening.1: about 600 people marched from delores park in support of rape victims all across the globe. and as you said, diane, the name of this protest has smacked some controversy, it's called the slut walk. the first such march was in toronto, where a police officer told a group of female students that they could protect assault s from sexualcc1: by "not dressing like sluts." the first protest in april in toronto drew about 2,000 demonstrators. the protests spread to other cities, such as boston, san francisco, kansas city and san francisco. marchers say their message is clear rs that as women, they have the right to dress how they want and still be protected against sexual crimes such as rape. >> this is the first one in san francisco. and it's an anti-rape march. i think everyone would agree we're anti-rape, to bring that to awareness and say we have the right to be who we are and live our lives as we live our lives and pursue our live

francis drake. a suspect is barricaded inside the extended stay hotel in san rafael and has fired off at least one shotrom the building. police have evacuated the hotel. we are also hearing reports that he is a suspect of the stabbing of a united markets employee after being accused of shoplifting on sunday. the bridge closed completely but now it is open westbound but as i mentioned, you have to get off at sir francis drake boulevard if you are heading out, heading from richmond to san rafael. you're going to have to find another way. it's a mess. >>> in the meantime, president obama is wrapping up his three- day bus tour in his home state of illinois today. the white house calls the midwest trip a listening tour on the economy. tara mergener reports how the president is now preparing for a major speech that focuses on jobs. >> reporter: president obama is meeting with voters in his home state of illinois. it's his last stop on a three- day midwest bus tour. >> there is no reason why we shouldn't put americans back to work all across the country. >> reporter: the president is holding the first of two

the richmond-san rafael bridge, we are talking about backups in the neighborhood of an hour long. sir francise towards 101 backed up. high wi101 towards san rafael very, very slow tonight and highway 37, it is also stop stop and go, all the result of this stand off in san rafael. >> because of that stabbing suspect who is held up inside the extended stay hotel in san rafael. ktvu's rob roth is on the scene where police are trying to get the man to

san rafael bridge. authorities also closed 580 at sir francis drake and eastbound at highway 101. that caused major traffic jams. back live on the hotel, police continue the negotiate eggs and they will be out here as long as it takes. that all is no rush. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco attorney tonight is charged with raping three women who responded to his ads on craigslist. eric is live with more. >> reporter: we got a chance to look at the ads mosted by mikem hoffman and they sought sexual encounters. one of the women met him here. he is now facing charges. >> reporter: he says these were the ads he posted. but now three women say it was rape. she went to police after it happened in march. >> she ran out of that house with her keys. when she had one opportunity to get away she ran out and went down an elevator. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i think that is part of the risk. >> reporter: his attorney insist his client played those games for year and many women responded. >> when it happened between consenting adults it's not a crime. >> reporter: now

live in san francisco tonight, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, monty. >>> new at 6:00justice delayed is justice denied, taking added meaning in the south bay. subject cuts stretched court delays from days to weeks. santa clara county hasn't yet had to close courtrooms the way other counties have. some 100 job openings have gone unfilled in the past couple years and the paperwork is piling up. slowing case load management. >> that results in orders that would normally be filled in a day or two, the processing now takes perhaps weeks. telephone calls don't necessarily get returned right away. some of the lines we have at some of our service stations are much longer. >> i don't believe so because of the cases that are now not being filed because people don't have the money to go forward with the cases in court. so that with the less amount of cases now being filed, the judges should be able to keep up with the present work that they have. >> the attorney says he had to cut back his office, too, saying clients don't have the money to file many cases during this recession.

san francisco hotel. here now is nbc bay area's photo journalists mike anderson who introduces us to the world's only coin washer. >> hi. i'm rob. i'm a coin washer. we're here at the st. francis hotel in san francisco and we've been washing the coins here since 1934. the general manager noticed the coins were dirtying the ladies white gloves and he decided that the coins should be washed and that's what we're doing here today. the coin washer room is physically as far away from anything in the hotel as you can get. there is only one key to the lock and that's the one that opens the magic door with no writing on it. the washing process takes about seven hours. we get the coins that are all jumbled up. we have a machine that sorts them. then there's the washing machine with buckshot, soap and coins in it. once the coins are washed and dried, they are sorted, counted and rolled by a third machine and then we give them back to the general cashier to put back in circulation. i once gave an fbi agent my card that says coin woasher on it an told her that we laundered money at which point she reached for her hip. if you list coin washer on your resume the chances of you finding anoth

live in san francisco tonight, monty francis, nbc bay area news. >> very tragic, monty. thanks so much. >>> b.a.r.t. board of directors will hold a special meeting to figure out a cell phone blackout policy. the move stems from the transit agency's decision to cut its wireless service to passengers to avert a potential protest earlier this month. that decision has enraged people who say b.a.r.t. crossed the line. it also prompted retaliation by hackers who broke into b.a.r.t.'s websites twice. next week b.a.r.t.'s board will meet to discuss when and if it will cut cell phone service in the future. >>> it's the surveillance video that had a lot of us stunned. a restaurant manager's gutsy move to disarm a would-be robber at his chicken wing restaurant. following up on a story we first broke on nbc bay area news, tonight we talk to that restaurant manager who stared down the barrel of a shotgun. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live in fairfield tonight with that interview. >> reporter: janelle, that manager did a lot more than stare down the barrel of a shotgun. the brazen

san rafael. that's been shut down by the chp for safety reasons although there is access from the sir francis drake side by san quentin. the man and woman in the room have no alternatives. they are surrounded by police officers. at least 75 cops including s.w.a.t. teams. negotiations are continuing so there is perhaps some hope this will be resolved peacefully. so far they are not moving very far. they will have protracted negotiations and they are not making progress. >> could be a long night. thank you. >>> it's back to school time and tonight thousands of california college students are spending their first night in a new dorm room. but as mike sugerman shows us, they are already learning a tough lesson in economics. >> so come on in. >> reporter: well, sure, dad michael is huffing and puffing. >> we have a second floor room. >> reporter: climb these stairs ten times so far and the car isn't yet empty. >> okay. so we have three women and seven pieces of wood. we can do this. >> we doon it. >> reporter: while the men climb, the women build. >> yes. you don't even need to read with ikea. >> report

keep mccornell mind once you get off the richmond san raphael bridge going westbound you will be detoured on, sir, francisrake left field to take you to highway 101. this has been going on for nearly 12 hours. >>> hair reed says he is confident that republicans will give on raising revenue but he backed away from calling it a tax increase and barbara boxer did the same. mark matthews tonight with a look at the political hot potato that is the t word. >> reporter: today, senator barbara boxer stood in front of the new tunnel being dug and did something you rarely here from members of congress these days. called for a tax expense, in this case to pay for highway projects. >> a terrific program. i'm proud that the stimulus made it possible. it is working. it is going to benefit everybody. and two, we need to do more things like this. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid who has been struggling with republicans to get tax extensions told me yesterday he believes republicans will compromise. >> what do you think moved the republicans on that revenue issue? >> american people. you know, everyone knows

san francisco giants manager bruce bochy. bochy is calling the comments racist. monte francis is at at&t park to explain for us. >> reporter: good evening. tony bruno has admitted his comments were incensensitive but hasn't done much to calm the outrage felt by some immigrants rights group. this it controversy stems from a tweet that knr host posted after a brawl broke out between the giants and phillies during the sixth inning friday. the fight broke out after giants reliever ramonry meerz pitched a ball that hit a batter in the lower back. players fought for more than a minute and the incident led bruno to tweet, quote, gutless giants. bochy is a coward for having his illegal alien pitcher hitli a g since ghty frisco boys, then the post stops there. bruno removed the tweet and later apologized. today giants manager bruce bochy had this reaction. >> forget the remarks about me. that doesn't bother me, you know. for a guy to make a racist comment like that and have it hear by so many people, that bothers me. i can defend myself as a coward, but i don't know if you can defend a

francis drake that is still closed. take route 37 or 580 into the east bay. try not to get on 580 near where we are in san rafael. live in san rafael, traci grant, nbc bay area news. >> okay. >>> we want to show you a map here of traffic closures. it's still closed between sir francis drake boulevard and highway 101. this is 580. as you see, there's a blank spot where traffic is not getting through. and other traffic is being detoured off the freeway at that point. it's slow going in spots. around the hotel, we hear there are lots of street closures. it's in a business area, so please try to avoid the area at this time. >>> the fingerpointing continues. pg&e now says they're not at fault. instead, they blame the manufacturer of the pipeline which exploded last september. pg&e cites an internal document which says the pipeline explosion was caused by a 1954 manufacturing defect. the explosion killed eight people and decimated that san bruno neighborhood. the document says pg&e's actions before and after were "timely and reasonable." >> i couldn't believe it. it's back to what i said previously. they will say one t

francis drake to bellham boulevard. authorities say the gunman is suspected of a stabbing at a san rafael superparent earlier this earlier -- supermarket earlier this week. they say he's holed up at the hotel. police say he fired a shot up the highway before 580 was closed. there are no reports of any injuries at this time. joining me by phone is sergeant trent cross from the chp. good afternoon, sergeant. >> hi. good afternoon. can you tell us why the decision was made exactly to shut down this stretch of freeway? >> yeah. at some point during this standoff, the suspect did fire multiple shots and we believe that a couple of those shots were fired toward the freeway. so for public safety reasons, we thought it was in the best interest of the public to close down the highway to ensure no one is hurt. >> i'm just curious about the reason to shut down the bridge as well. >> because we don't want any traffic to access the freeway in that area. so in order to keep anyone out of harm's way because we're not sure what kind of -- what type of weapon the suspect is dealing with and with this -- let's say, for example, if it's a

light of that situation there are detour in traffic at the sir francis drake exit and that is what the back up is as it is. >> other news now, san jose is struggling with debt once again this year. back in june the city closed at 100 and--a $160 million deficit for june, but they have it $80 million shortfall for this fiscal year. the sale of the city-owned golf course is being discussed at a meeting tonight. rob fladeboe tell us why it is being targeted. >> with the green fees it is the best gloss deal in town and a proposal to close it has landed in the rough with patrons. that my think it's terrible they keep taking stuff away from people and raising their taxes and everything else. poor management is what i think it is poor management in city hall. >> the trouble is they're losing money, 207 $9,000 last year, the mayor says that selling the 34 a. to a developer for housing would put $2 million into what the city covers and pay the debt on all three golf courses. it >> we are facing shortfalls in the next budget cycle. we have close libraries, community centers and we are going to another cycle we have to do more of the same.

francis drake. eastbound 580 closed at the 101 off-ramp. all of this happening in san rafael. i'm told that the westbound 580 delay is about 80 minutes. the reason this is happening is that just before 11:00 this morning, a man holed up in a hotel in san rafael fired a shot at police. he is a suspect in a stabbing at a grocery store over the weekend. but he has been refusing to give himself up. he and his girlfriend are in that hotel and this is the evening commute and what has happened at 580, the richmond/san rafael bridge and 101. so we have chopper 5 over it. we have don knapp on the ground. he will continue to update it as the situation warrants. >>> all right. you say jersey shore. fist pumping partying, spray tans, barely-there clothing all come to mind. but one clothing brand is worried the "situation" is tainting its preppie image. abercrombie & fitch, which last year sold a t-shirt em blazed with the fituation on the front of it has offered to pay cast members of the mtv reality show to stop wearing its clothes. retailer says it's concerned about damage to its carefu

san rafael. the bridge was completely closed and now it's re-opened. westbound 580 is closed at sir francis drake. eastbound 580 is closed at the 101 off-ramp. the hotel is very close to that freeway. so the highway patrol decided to close the freeway as a precaution there. police say the man refusing to come out of the room at the

people took to the streets of san francisco late this afternoon in support of rape victims across the globe. the name has been the source of some controversy. monty francis is in the city to explain. 34 organizers tell me about 600 people took part in this martha began at delores park and ended here at castro and market just a short time ago. the march is called the slut walk. a police officer in toronto told a group of female students that they could protect themselves from sexual assault by not dressing like sluts. the first protest drew about 2,000 demonstrators, and the protests spread to other cities such as boston, kansas city. the message is simple, they have the right to dress the way they want and still be protected against sexual crimes. >> in rape trials, that's a word that comes up, was she dressing slutty? no matter how a woman dresses, it does not mean she deserves to be raped? >> there are critics of the slut walk movement that argue the intention is good. but the name does nothing to help their cause. there have been similar marches in india and korea. >> thank you, monty. >>> a 9-year-old boy from philadelphia remains in critical conditi

san jose airport. because of this ripple effect, airport officials are urging you to call your airline, no matter destination. monty francis, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you. members of the california air national guard at month of why it field are gearing up. it specializes in time sensitive response to state and holeland emergencies including natural disasters. so more than 90 members of the unit are expecting to finish loading equipment. >> we were prepared to deploy seven to ten days. obviously we don't know what will happen here. how much damage it will be or how long our services will be needed so we're prepared to stay there up to 30 days or indefinitely, as long as they need us there. >> the unit expects to take off from sunnyvale around 9:00 tomorrow morning and arrive on the east coast just after the storm passes new york and massachusetts. >>> stay with bay area news for continuing coverage on air and online. click on the weather tab for up-to-the-minute information. >>> in solano county, an eight alarm brush fire is burning in a remote area between fairfield and vacaville. about a thousand acres have burned so

san francisco conserve tore of flowers. unless next time, get out and play. >> we have a couple of announcements. in no. 7 will not be heard today. the st. francis yacht club will not be heard today. please turn off any electronic devices, in the secondary conversations we ask that you please take outside. you will have three minutes to speak on any item today unless the president announces otherwise. please speak to the item that is being heard, and if you want to speak on general public, and this is either item four, or item number eight. thank you. we are on item number two, which is the president's remarks. >> i do not have anything to report. >> and is there any public comment? public comment is closed. item number three, the general managers' report. >> i have a few things to report. this is all good news. tuesday the 21st, the 23rd. thursday, june 23, we will have the william hammon hall award at 2:30 in the conservatory, and the awards are jointly presented by the parks and recreation department, and laborers local. next tuesday, june 21, the department has been invited to participate in the blue-green awards, to support the employees an

san jose airport. again, airport officials are urging passengers to call their airlines because this travel mess on the east coast is effecting flights everywhere. monte francis, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. meteorologist nick oo kelly has the latest on that. >> as i step out of the way, the fact it's category 1 means almost nothing because of the size of this. it's almost 500 miles across. it's creeping along at about 13 miles per hour to the north/northeast paralleling are coastline. all that moisture, the ocean water to work with. that's basically the fuel for the hurricane. 80 mile-per-hour sustained winds right at the eye. but the tropical storm force winds extend well out from the eye. we've got the heavy rainfall, the strong winds, also t storm surge. the system is moving right now across the mouth of the chesapeake bay. big surge. they're expecting four to eight feet on top of the high tide happening right now at the system on the coastline. we may see additional weakening overnight tonight. we're still looking at a lot of widespread potential damage. that could include the philadelphia area. of course washington, d.c. and new york city tomorrow m

francis drake boulevard. it was a frustrating day for the people stranded in the congestion. >> friends were stuck. they were trying to get to san rafael. they had only gone one mile in an hour so we forgot classes. getting home took me two hours. >> i understand the situation. >> they were sitting on the roadway so long they ran out of gas. officials say there was at least one incident of road rage. now 580 reopened but surface streets around the standoff scene in san rafael remain closed. let's get the effect now. sue hall is in the traffic center. >> thank you very much, eric. so far, so good in the san rafael area. big thing is that the 580 freeway is open now in both directions between the area of sir pran analysis drake boulevard. the surface street in front of the extented stay -- extended stay he sell the francisco boulevard. it will remain closed until the situation resolves itself. that's a stretch of francisco from bellham to main street. the surface street will remain closed most of the morning or until the situation is resolved. the 580 freeway is open for your commute this morning both directions in san rafael. kri

abababababytwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwcwú >>> sky 7 hd live over the richmond san rafael bridge, you can say is gridlock, barely moving here, all of the cars need to exit the bridge on sir francislevard that. is the only option here. >> if you know that area that is always rough. but this is triggered this mess, this mess triggered by a standoff with police that is ongoing on the san rafael side of the bridge. you can see the line of traffic and one viewer told us that she never moved going all the way across never moved once more than 10 miles per hour at best. it's been frustrating all day long today. we'll update you as need be. >> senate majority leader harry reid says he's confident republicans will give on issue of raising revenues but backed away from calling it a tax increase. and mark matthews joins us now with a look at political hot potato that is the t-word. >> president obama says he wants to repeal tax cuts for the rich. about as close to raising taxes as any democratic politician wants to get. today, senator boxer stood in front of the new tunnel that is being dug and did something you rarely hear from members of congress these days. she called for a tax extensio

francis coe, nbc news. >>> a 9-year-old boy who was critically hurt in a hit-and-run in san francisco is improving, but he's condition at san francisco general this morning. ryan white was walking in a crosswalk on mission street thursday night when a white pickup hit him. the truck allegedly didn't stop. now, white and his family had just left the giants/phillies game at at&t park. police arrested 21-year-old andrew vargas of hayward about an hour later. police say several witnesses identified him and his truck. >>> closing arguments are expect edmond for the trial of one of the most violent gangs in san francisco. seven ms-13 gang members are accused of being involved in four deadly shootings in the city back in 2008. prosecutors also say they were involved in attempted murders, assaults, robberies, extortion and drug dealings. the defendants could face life in prison if found guilty after the u.s. department of justice decided not to seek the death penalty for the murders. >>> well, here is something that could affect your commute this week. caltrans is planning to close parts of highway 101 on the penin

drivers the authority shut down of the san raphael bridge for and our even though police at reopened the bridge portions of 580 in remain closed near session francis drake boulevard of the gridlock when he was a headache for most evening drivers on the commute home >> we are also sensitive they have a bad commute sought we heard that people ran out of gas on the freeway what you have to realize it is for their public safety that i road is closed. we cannot risk someone on the road way to be a target >> new details this morning of the san francisco attorney charged with multiple counts of assault and rape wanda. >> robert michael hoffman appeared in a courtroom yesterday he specialized in a sexual harassment cases. he spoke to the attorney the basis that the attorneys said that they were agreeable >> in the ad he posted it is about rough sex this is another and these ad showed his client is used knew there were getting into ... >> they were coming to was house to have sex to of the wind had sex with him multiple times before and it is about graphic sex the domination world the real issue if you go to get hurt male or female, but if that's what gets

francis. its massive basilica remains a favorite destination for countless pilgrims today. volterra was an etruscan capital centuries before christ. within its wall, the town's rustic center offers an evocative tuscan charm. and san marino -- all 24 square miles of it -- is unique in that it's still an independent country. while novel today, tiny two-bit dukedoms like this were once the norm. medieval italy -- like most of europe before the rise of modern nation states -- was a collection of independent, little san marino-style city states -- many of them no more than fortified towns on hills.

." >> in place of fred francis nbc sends correspondent don harris, cameraman bob brown, producer bob flick and sound man steve sung to san were at the san francisco airport in a room and it was don harris, bob brown -- you will never meet up with another man like jim jones. i'm telling you the truth. and you know, you -- i'm just saying -- >> are you ready for us to roll. we're going to go ahead and roll. i'm asking her. are you aware we're rolling? >> no. i just want to tell you right now. i'm telling you, you say there's a lot of this and you can't believe that. i'm telling you, you have never met up with a man like jim jones. in the middle of the interview i said i want you to know, there's a possibility you could get killed down there. the next thing i know is the cameras were shut down and they said we don't want to talk about that. and i said, okay, whatever. you know. >> five days later, congressman ryan heads off to guyana, with the nbc crew, his assistant jackie speier, print reporters time ryderman and charles krause, photographer greg robinson and more than a dozen concerned relatives. >> here comes this man i

francis drake exit this morning. what we've learned from police is that there's still communication between negotiators and a man believed to be holed up inside the hotel. you see san rafael's spokeswoman has been updating us since we've arrived. this is what she had to say about the hostage situation still going on at this hour. >> the negotiation conversations have slowed down somewhat due to the length of time and also it's, you know, nighttime hours, but nothing has changed in terms of, you know, we're taking this slowly and want to continue the dialogue which is a good thing, that is he talking with negotiators. >> reporter: law enforcement officers have been pulled from 12 different agencies in marin and sonoma county in order to open the freeway by 1:00 this morning, around midnight police placed an eight by 10 metal plate to act as a barrier or shield for anyone driving by. the extended stay hotel where this man has barricaded himself is along the freeway on francisco boulevard east. the spokeswoman told me they're not releasing this man's name, but he has told police he has his girlfriend with him in the room and police have not had contact with her. so th