they include a way out on top fire escape balcony. the fire escape balconies.he ladder from the lowest balcony to the ground and a way to get on to the roof. i think those are the main elements of the fire escape. >> yeah. >> okay. and we're going to look at a bunch of different ones. this is a good example across the street. so first of all, how do you get out on to the fire escape? you can't have to climb out on a little window. we can see there are large, openable window pain doors, >> they did allow them to climb out windows and those are grandfathered in. >> as bill mentioned, there's an important part of the codes, they are not retroactive. you had to bring them up to today's standards. it's allowed to be maintained in the original construction. that's one of reasons we have old fire escapes. they are not required to be upgraded. >> if this was built today, a fire escape would not be allowed. they do not meet the second means of egresscode. >> but in all the existing ones like this one, you have to maintain them and keep a second means. according to the c

the balconies, access. this accordion ladder. what does the fire department think about the accordian ladders? >> they got dropped out. it's retroactive. they have to bring them up to today's code. i have a story to tell. when i was in the sunset district. you see a crank on the side, you undue a lever and they are supposed to fall down. we did it, 50 to 75 percent of the time it doesn't work. there's, it's on the owner, the owner is supposed to maintain these ladders and we have a person here who does the maintenance. do you have anything you want to say? >> an escape artist. >> i believe these are supposed to be checked once a year. >> one of my competitors says they need to be checked twice a year. i have encountered those that don't go down because they haven't been checked >> well, after and brush cleaning, and lubrication, we jump up and down on them. i weigh 170 pounds. they don't go down, like we're stretching them. crank them back up. break them free. after we lubricated them. >> what kind of lubrication? if it's a froze

but then she starts toeing the edge of the balcony. it looks like any second she's getting ready to jump. >> what are authorities doing at this point? >> fortunately, the firefighters are on their way to attempt to save this girl. you don't see it just yet. you see the one guy poke his head up there in the top left corner of the screen. she doesn't know he's up there. watch that, the firefighter on the roof gets closer and closer to her, she's looking over her left shoulder. >> oh! >> the firefighter jumps down and uses his feet to push her back onto the balcony. >> i can't believe after the initial kick she jumped right back up. >> there are also firefighters on the inside ready to grab her and subdue her after he kicks her back if the ledge. >> he doesn't have any gear holding him up there. >> there is a rope holding him up there. but a brave maneuver by these guys, freda was taken to the hospital and some are saying the whole incident stems from some sort of argument she was having with her father. >>> the brave guys if tornadohunte

you have three balconies. is the back balcony which overlooks the pool and the front balconies overlook the los angeles skyline. >> the master bathroom is reminiscent of a resort-inspired spa. a california-style bathroom with a little bit of an old world effect, that's why we went with the columns. you have a beautiful view from the master bath, which overlooks los angeles. from the master bathroom, you flow into the master closet. the master closet has a nice skylight to lighten up. i chose white because it is a very nice, crisp, clean effect. >> the master suite supplies some of dawnridge estate's most awe-inspiring views, but a maificent vista is available from many vantage points around the villa. >> the property is overlooking the enchanted l.a. skyline. and you have views all the way from century city and all the way to the ocean. and up close, you have treetop garden right in front of you. [ music ] coming up next, revel in an entertainer's paradise designed for grand scale entertaining, featuring a win

problem i thought i had he would make me stop and take a break, play a game of back gammon on the balconyoy the view. it was an early lesson in the zenlike mindfulness of chris. no wonder he exceled in such a challenging and stressful career. i don't want you to think chris was perfect. after extensive research we came up with at least one or two blemishes on his record, sort of. in the interest of time i'm leaving out inappropriate limericks about philosophers. the only time i saw him lose his temper is when we were sharing a double room in the last year. some of the lessen lightened brethren decided to make a bunch of noise during finals week. when yelling at these guys didn't do the trick, chris burst out of bed, ran out onto the balcony, grabbed a water fire extinguisher and let them have it. he seemed much less angry when he came into the room and particularly pleased when the guys that he drenched came running up the stairs yelling my name. [ laughter] ambassador stevens did not correct the record. i feel this is a rare example of a failed diplomatic effort on his part. [ laughter]

it was yesterday people saw a man the on the third balcony of a home. the man tried to slide down the side of the house when thee lost his grip. he fell 26 feet and was pronounced dead at the hospital. >>> after a series of abductions in the city of baltimore county, police have three suspects. three women and two victims were sexually assaulted. according to police, all victims were targeted at bus stops. they were robbed at gunpoint. two suspects were arrested last night. authorities suspect that there could be more victims. so if any of this sounds familiar, you are asked to contact police right away. >>> a baltimore county firefighter is accused with sex eel abusing -- sexually abusing three boys back in may. anthony cottle is a probationary firefighter and is now suspended without pay. and this is like a make shift view. 40 animals were pulled out. not just dogs and birds, but atria lu, a chinchilla, and eve an pig. animal control says the animals were not kept properly. taylor says his goal was to adopt them out. >> i don't go looking for animals

. >> all of those amenities and also two girls making out on the balcony. >> why would you want to go live in the house where the kidnap girl was handcuffed? >> hope she's still there'shoping those two blonds on the balcony are still there when you move in, too. both of these video, super viral. this one over 1 million views. >> this beats the ugly real estate signs with the agent's face on them, like this. >> now, there was another one from about a year ago that, ladies, you might like this one. it's also from ian adams. healthy dose of naked man butt in this one for you. apparently this dude is a famous model. there's something for everyone here. there's something for the guys -- something for the girls. >> he's yours. >> i'm going to start this business here. >> girls want to be in my next video? >> no. >> no. >>> what just happened? >> what's about to happen is "real or fake" with ebaum's world. >> i think it's fake. >> three video, real, fake and real gross. >> oh, i thought it was someone's bald head. >> see what it's all about, next. >>> welcome back to the show, but don't forg

the city council has closed the balcony and the gallery for tonight's meeting. we've also learned about 50 protesters have been locked out of the chambers. the council is set to discuss tougher rules for members of the public who attend these type of meetings following some outbursts in recent weeks. >>> it provides a lifeline to the homeless who need help in contra costa county. but tonight the future of the fresh start homeless center is up in the air. there's concerns about who's in position to keep that program alive, rob roth has the story. >> reporter: the program is called fresh start and operating out of that building. it's the only homeless services program in walnut creek but the people who run it are retiring and they're not sure what will happen of fresh start when they leave. many of contra costa county homeless people came here to fresh start this afternoon for lunch. the program also provides free clothes, a shower, services and a break from the streets during the day for hundreds of homeless people. >> i'm looking for work right now and it's help

i'll be here or up on the balcony. >> wendy, that's amazing, the bay perspective there. property there at the bay, and where you are right now. >> reporter: yeah, well, except that the bay doesn't have this kind of force. you know, the bay is an enclosed area that can't -- doesn't have this kind of fetch, as sailors say. this is a massive powerful body of water out here that stretches all the way to europe. the bay is significantly smaller. so it just can't get the wave action. but it was impressive, wasn't it. and i'm sure people who live in dewey say, we see that all the time. but i had never seen that. so really interesting to see the yin and yang of this storm, the two faces of it. two opposing energies. very cool. >> all right, wendy. the worst is yet to come for the beach and bay, too. >> feel free to go back up to the balcony, too. breaking news for people who were out trying to get out of town, all flights coming into and going out of reagan and dulles airports have been canceled. >> that's right. adam tuss is live at reagan with an update for us. adam, what new

this is video i took from my balcony. the crane is weighing from the roof.p on the 70th floor of the boom of the crane is hanging from the 157 tower. tallest residential building. eventually reach 0 stories tall. housing the most expensive apartments in the city. in fact the penthouse sold for $90 million. you would think that this construction company would spend that money wisely and make sure that all the equipment is safe. the builder, bogus lend lease which is responsible for the site safety has just issued a statement i'm just going to read parts of it for you, shep. it's a long one to. make it short. the hurricane storm winds have pushed the crane boom over the cab section ever the high rise crane. new york city emergency personnel are on the site working to get people away from any potential impact area should any additional failure takes place. the crane was last inspected on october 26th and the builder is working with structural engineers and the department of buildings on evaluating any additional measures that can be taken to secure the boom and

up there, i just want to show you in the balconies, another photographer, dave rough, who is also hunkered down bracing himself along the wall here and these are the conditions that a lot of us are working under to make sure that we stay safe out here in the field, but, again, residents here obviously preparing for the worst, don, and making sure that they're boarding up their homes, boarding up their businesses and keep in mind, we're already feeling the effects of hurricane sandy and, you know, it's not even expected to hit here in more than 24 hours. >> listen, sandra, don't go anywhere. i have chad, i know you have to run and you have to do other reports for other parts of this network, but i'm not sure who is up on the balcony, but take that shot. you mentioned earlier if we can get that balcony shot back you mentioned the last time you spoke to sandra, chad, that the beach was there and now it's gone. it appears it's getting even smaller if it can disappear any more. the water may come up to where she is. >> i'm not sure how far above mean sea level that is. full moons are already hi

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the child got stuck after falling from a third floor balcony. he was hanging there for half an hour before firefighters came to his rescue. and the whole thing took about two hours. firefighters finally made a hole in the wall big enough to get him out. amazingly after all of that, he emerged with just some bruises. >> i can't even imagine how scary that would be. >> i can't either. >>> a stray kangaroo caused quite a commotion at the melbourne australia airport. >> they're usually pretty cute, but after hopping through the airport gate, skippy there found its way up to the fifth level of the long-term parking garage and it took a treat from a passenger or rather a tweet from a passenger to alert the airport management. hey, somebody is up here who doesn't belong. the floor was shut down till the wild folks got in there and sedated it. it's okay. >> it just kept going and going. >> [indiscernible] >> about 80,000 passenger as day, one or two kangaroos occasionally. >> it was kept overnight for observation and was due to be released back into the

which is a nice theatre and they were doing roamioand juliette and there was me in the middle of a balcony. it was a nice audience when i walked in my brain was exat that timic, look at the people here. it's almost as good as last years. i said who did you choose last year. and the year before. and told me. i said do you realize they are dead already? >> i'm alive and shouldn't i pull in a little more? [laughter] to go off, thank you for coming. >> my pleasure. i just this month read your book dreaming water. and i was -- i'm very glad to have read it. i'm wondering 2 things. there seems to be more of an advocacy voice in terms of the discrimination of being you know an asian american. and secondly, warner's disease. i'm wondering how you got into writing about that? and the characters were wonderful. >> okay. your first question, first. you know to be totally honest, when i sat down to write dreaming water i thought this is the book that -- i had finished language of threads and written 4 books that took place in asia. because language of threads was a hate this word, the seekial to women

. >> you're on your balcony now? >> yeah, you know what, we came inside to dry off a little bit because we were sopping wet. this is our second floor room. take a look this way. you can see some of the fencing has pushed out to shore. and look at the wind. and it's still gusting. we just got a little bit of a ledge here. we want to show you the conditions. this is how we're making it possible. there's another station there. you set up a light, you run some cables down, and you stand on a balcony. this is how we're bringing you coverage. when the waves get too intense and this boardwalk gets filled, this is where we're going to be. we're going to do the best that we can. we want to show you this little room we've got. this is how we're keeping safe as well. in order to make this our little newsroom, we have flipped up this bed and we've got tables. this is another way that we can stay safe. especially if you're at home and you want to protect yourself from the windows. take your mattresses and flip them over your wind

. >> he was playing on a balcony and fell three stories down and became stuck in between two buildings and wedged himself in a gap that was 9 inches wide. firefighters managed to break away enough of the wall to free him. other than cuts and bruises, the boy is doing fine this morning. >>> a cool site over england. the meteor shower, happens each october, is caused by the earth's intersection with a dust trail from the gnashes are they reenter the berth's atmosphere. >>> do do you want to play fool with a favorite raven? >> shoot for the cure with the ravens. >>> a mainly clear sky this morning. giving way to chilly temperatures. 80s in the forecast. i will tell you when, coming up. >>> traffic is really starting to congest on 695, old court road. i will let you know how it's shaping up on 95 and 83, coming up on good morning maryland. with over 200 varieties, keurig makes brewing a delicious cup of coffee simple. how does it brew such great coffee? well... inside the brewer are these green fields of coffee, and if you travel up this mountain, there's this huge coffee grinder. and then

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>> balcony of oceanside hotel... a big tourist site... the pool is drained... all visitors were evacuated here. the conditions are getting worse... >> sandy maybe 1,000 mi. away from chicago but local weather watchers are already predicting we will feel some of her a fax. high winds and high waves on lake michigan plus canceled flights at the airport are just the beginning of what we will see locally >> anyone who uses it chicago's lakefront path will want to be extra careful in the days ahead. we will feel the impact of hurricane sandy. feeling it already with extremely high winds... giant waves in lake michigan in the possibility of flooding >> at montrose harbor, today... winds whistled and whipped against the masts of sailboats. im glad i don't have a boat in maryland. lets put it that way. greg johnson and his wife were packing up their 22-foot catalina. hurricane sandy --bringing high winds and waves to the chicago area --could cause problems for boats not yet stored for the winter season. hopefully it won't be too bad....boats kind of scattering serious

they are not allowing people up on the balcony or gallery as they call it. that cuts the crowd by half. now police are turning people away as folks here have been expecting some kind of trouble all day. >> i expect people to behave in a civil manner and allow us as elected officials do our job on behalf of the public. that's what i'm hoping for tonight, but i do believe there's going to be some disruption. so we are hoping to minimize that disruption and allow us to do the city's business. >> reporter: the city council meeting is proceeding as planned. but just outside the doors, there are confrontations with police. i wouldn't call them clashes right now but police are trying to shut down the cops standing guard right now. but police a couple dozen of them, there are about 100 protestors and more security guards here, as well. as for that report that i mentioned at the beginning of this from alan blueford's family they have been expecting the d.a. to release a report, the attorney representing the family says the report was released within the last hour. we

i'm looking down from the balcony.i know it is on skype and it is dark but the ocean is all the way over the beach. if you have been to the beach and you have laid on the beach in the summer time, the ocean is where you were lying. it is all the way to the dunes. big question here for town officials is going to be if the surf comes in and gets over the dunes they'll have significant coastal flooding. if that surge comes in tonight night and gets above that that could indate a large portion of the town. >> tonight, what are we supposed to do? we have cell phones we have to charge. what else? >> charge up your cell phone so it is ready to call for help. there is a red cross hurricane tracker app: it tells your family and friends you are safe and okay. >> tells you where the shelters are. >> that's important. >> also, water and all that. run through those tips. anything we are missing? >> if you have neighbors or family members elderly or with special needs check on this if the storm hits. make sure they have a plan. >> w

city leaders told me it is unclear whether the balcony's will remain off limits in future meetings, but they did not violate any public meeting laws. ken. >> all right, kristen iowaers, ayres, thank you for that. that is not the worse thing they had to deal with. they opened up five new homicide investigations just since last night. that's right. that's when two men died in separate shootings on mcarthur boulevard. then this morning, two more men gunned down as they sat in a parked car on 72nd avenue. and this afternoon, if you can believe it, a 5th man shot to death a z he sat on his porch in east oakland. these homicides bring oakland's total for the year to 90. >>> a man described by friends and family as selfless disappeared. cbs 5 reporter, juliette goodrich on the search for eric garcia. >> reporter: i really think if he doesn't come home soon -- >> friends and family gathered in san jose to pray for 32-year- old eric garcia's safe return home. this big guy was a big heart, went missing mysteriously. >> totally out of the character for my brother. he's always there. >> he left his

city officials said today they closed off the balconies as a safety measure.would not say whether they'll do it again down the road. live in oakland. >> that meeting certainly wasn't the worst thing that oakland police had to deal with today. they have opened up five new homicide investigations just since last night. that's when two men were killed in separate shootings on mcarthur boulevard and this morning two more men gunned down in a parked car. then this afternoon if you can believe it, a fifth man shot to death as he sat on his porch in east okayland. >> we are less than 24 hour ace way from the first presidential debate. the stage is set in colorado. stand ins tested the lighting this afternoon at the university of denver. when president obama and governor mitt romney meet face to face tomorrow night it will be one of the very few times they've spent any quality time together. more on that and their strategies. >> reporter: flash back to 2008 and there they are. then senator barack obama and mitt romney sharing a few moments on stain after back to back

. >> reporter: you can see balconies filled with people reaching out. but while the closest may be thrilling for these onlookers, it also presented challenges. the shuttles wing got stuck behind this tree and needed to do a reverse maneuver to go around it. minutes before the shuttles arrival, street signs were moved, trees were clipped, and peer lines repositioned, but with inches to compare, the shuttle managed to squeeze on by. >> oh, that's wonderful! missedmiss the pole by an inch. >> reporter: this is the last out of this world story this shuttle will ever tell. >> here is a prime example of just how tight the move is. look carefully at this photo. that's the underside of endeavour's wing, and you can see the end of the wing is just inches from that tree. >>> well, crews continue to clean up from a four alarm fire that destroyed a popular restaurant and damaged several adjoining businesses on west portal avenue yesterday morning. a wine shop was also heavily damaged. a former tenant of the building wasn't surprised by the destruction. >> it's an o

it is about 100 yards away from this railing where we are here on the balcony of this oceanside hotel. and it inching up but clearly, just fierce waves out there and the high tide combined with the length of this storm, that is what could really cause a major storm surge, so, officials are going to be monitoring that. they have made sure that people have evacuated downtown ocean city. and there's also a voluntary evacuation order for low-like areas, but again, just taking a look at the pictures of the waves here it is really incredible to see this gorgeous coast line really getting pounded with the high tides. and this is just the beginning of hurricane sandy and the worst is yet to come, don. >> all right, sandra endo, thank you very much. stay safe. sandra, we will be getting back to you. all of our players, our reporters, stretched out across the east coast and we have our chad meyer, meteorologist here. folks at the cnn hurricane des he can and all over the newsroom here at cnn tracking it all four. general russell honore, how can you forget that guy you don't forget a character l

a beautiful alter, balcony, and stained glass windows. >>> still ahead, topper's forecast is looking up. plus, we have the weird news for you. a strange eating contest that did not end well. we'll tell you all about it. >>> just talking about london, it scared us, but not the kids of today. >> i was pretty old and kids were much younger and they weren't phased. >> what about the weather? >> it's scary tonight and tomorrow morning, but then we are fine. it will clear in time for the nats game. tomorrow morning, you may want to allow extra time, some fog, some drizzle possible early on. let's start with the colors because now we are getting into some prime time colors here. now west of the divide, almost past peek now. but the good news is, the autumn glory festival in garrett county and oakland is this weekend. but near peek between cumberland and hagerstown and very, very good color along i- 81. not this weekend, but next weekend is the time to go to skyline drive. some colors showing up, but south and east, not much change just yet. the map is on our website and we'll keep it update

this shot is from a balcony in santa cruz. paul deanno explains what this is all about. >> it was pretty crazy. three components. we had the meteor go by. then we had a sonic boom, all just before 8:00 tonight. i spoke with an astronomer. he said it's likely part of the orionid meteor shower. basically what's happening is the earth is passing through some dust from halley's comet. we do it once a year. but the rocks are bombarding us at 148,000 miles an hour. and fast-moving meteors are more likely to explodes and create a sonic boom. here's the picture once again. lots of people have been tweeting about this, because so many of you saw it and you called in. pat in marin county says, quote, just saw the biggest meteor hit the atmosphere. amazing. tim wrote, just saw the most amazing meteor ever in my life. bright fireball, long green, gold and red trail. and jared was on an apartment rooftop in berkeley. he says it was as bright as a 4th of july firework. >> i looked up in the sky and just streaking across it -- it almost look

. >> ah -- >> he almost clips that balcony. almost clips that railing.choreographed it to shoot it in 1,000 frames we are second, which all the cameraman, the pilot of the helicopter, all had about a two to three-second wind to work within to get that super slow motion shot. >> he's up so high, it looks like what it looks like when you look out the window of an airplane. >> look at the in behind him trailing off in the distance with the smoke. if you could see it this way, that's the way to see it. of course, another awesome stunt put together by red bull. >> it's really the closest thing can you get to being a bird. >>> time for gayle's rare wild animal roundup and today's edition comes to us from -- the cincinnati zoo and botanical garden. the first animal, this is very rare. there are only 54 in captivity in the world. at ten zoos in the u.s., and the cincinnati zoo has three of them, because -- that little baby. >> oh, look at this precious little thing that little baby boy was born on august the 3rd. born with eyes wide open. very, very good news th

city manager decision to close off the balcony for safety purposes setoff the crowd before the meeting even started. with limited seats the overflow crowd refused to watch on tv in a separate room. extra police were called in to guard the doors. l 30. will be no business as usual in oakland until there's justice for. >>reporter: they demand police report on the officer involved shooting death of 18-year-old allen bloom ford. police believe the high school senior had a gun when they shot him last may. >> we are just trying to get answers and we say it and say it and we haven't been able to get answers. at ever turn shut down. discouraged. treated badly. >> it pains me every time you me here d you lk autboui it >>port: cncil memr broopromed thelp und one nditio >>ut dn't jus come a ll. ecausehat doest change anying. come and work with us to change the policies and procedures. >> if you can not allow us to conduct our business i'm going to ask the officers to clear the chambers. >>reporter: after the crowd erupted again council member reid finally ovrd his cope of the report to bloom ford

. >> take the whole balcony. you know?ly a joy to actually be able to tell my family and friends, well i'll try and get you tickets. >> it must be a good feeling. >> it's really great. >> it's been to you, your character, your performance. people have been impressed by your voice. >> yeah. >> your dramatic chops. ♪ ♪ new york >> how does that feel to get that kind of response? >> it feels great because i'm really working with brilliant legendary people. you know, the reason i really wanted to do this is mcdonald, four-time tony winner. it's not just her. it's from top to bottom the talent that they've assembled in this production. i feel like i had to nightly and i have to step up and meet them at their level. i mean, that is really what is demanded of me. it's one of those things where you come in and you hit the ground running. there is no time to be had stepping, and that's a formal opera term, half-steppin. >> i like that. >> you have these great acting chops and you have so much skill. you went to yale. >> i know. i k

. >> reporter: crews lifted branches to avoid the wing's touch and you can see balconies filled with people reaching out. but while the closeness may be thrilling for these onlookers, it also presented challenges. the shuttle's wing got stuck behind this tree at 83rd street and needed to do a reverse maneuver to go around it. minutes before the shuttle's arrival, street signs were moved. trees were clipped and power lines repositioned. but with inches to spare, the shuttle managed to squeeze on by. >> oh that's wonderful. it just missed the pole by an inch. >> i was not prepared on how big it actually is going to be. it really is blowing me away. >> it is absolutely out of this world. >> reporter: but this is last out of this world story this shuttle will ever tell. >> that was louisa hodge reporting. >>> a warning about people making calls door to door. the questions police say not to answer and why. >> from the cbs 5 weather center, good evening, i'm roberta gonzales, taking a look at the days that will pop into 90s 90s as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs 5. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

. >> reporter: the man launched a bottle with what smelled like gasoline from a third-floor balcony on to the food court. >> yes, it reeked of gasoline. it was very strong and powerful smells. and there is class everywhere. a lot of people, they were pointing up, you know, towards the door. and they were just looking up pointing. >> reporter: later they found three more of the same devices. >> and people were still coming to get lunch. it was packed with the smell of gas or oil. it smell like oil to me. i said this is a little strange. the safest thing is to go out and leave. >> reporter: the devices were described by shoppers as cocktails were never ignited. no one was hurt. the scare set off a massive response prompting the mall to go into a lockdown mode. and the mall, it is open now. again, the normalcy is trying to resume here at the ballston common mall. the suspect is still in custody tonight. federal and local investigators are all asking the same questions, why did he do this? a question still unanswered. we are live in ballston, ken molestina, 9news. >> all right, thank you.

at the sides, the members of the cornaro family appear in balconies with architectural backgrounds whoseerspectives merge with that of the church. their space becomes indistinguishable from ours. they consider, study, discuss, describe, indicate, and thereby bear witness to a mysterious event in which they participate, encouraging us to join them. here bernini created a visual sensation by making a literal portrayal of a woman in ecstasy. from time immemorial, mystics have used the vocabulary of earthly love to convey their feelings to others. communion with god is like communion with the mother, only infinitely more so. in her autobiography, teresa describes the famous vision of the transverberation. "in the angel's hands, i saw a long golden spear, "and at the end of the iron tip, "i seem to see a point of fire. "with this, he pierced my heart several times, "penetrating by entrails. "when he drew it out, he left me completely afire with a great love for god." the prime tenet of christianity is that god created the world out of his love for humanity. bernini made love and creation the

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essentials, but other john stewart buildings in san francisco has back and front door, washer outlets, balcony, windows and a kitchen and bathroom? why do i have to pay security deposit just to move back? and another thing is i will be evicted if i am arrested and found not guilty. these are rules that are ridiculous to my community. the black community has a right to stay in the communities that have stayed in for years. they were brought from africa here and again i'm speaking for bayview hunters point. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hi, good afternoon. chair mar, supervisor cohen and supervisor wiener. my name is tessie ester ceo of mothers against crime and i ran a foodbank on fridays and i'm the coordinator for mother's committee on environmental justice. people speaking on huntersview are so right. there with 250 residents living in hunterview and right now there are only 125. some choose to move and some got evicted, which shethy they shouldn't have. like tracy was saying, i have seen three bridges all my life and right now i see nothing, there is no view and it's not fair. i

city manager decision to close off the balcony for safety purposes setoff the crowd before the meeting with limited seats overflo overflow crowd refused to watch on tv in a separate room. extra police were called in to guard the doors. l 30. will be no business as usual in oakland until there's justice for. >>reporter: they demand police report on the officer involved shooting death of 18-year-old allen bloom ford. police believe the high school senior had a gun when they shot him last may. >> we are just trying to get answers and we say it and say it and we haven't been able to get answers. at ever turn shut down. discouraged. treated badly. >> it pains me every time you come here and you talk about i it. >>reporter: council member brook promised to help under one condition. >> but didn't just come and yell. because that doesn't change anything. come and work with us to change the policies and procedures. >> if you can not allow us to conduct our business i'm going to ask the officers to clear the chambers. >>reporter: after the crowd erupted again council member reid finally ovrd his

. >> the gallery and balcony inside the council chambers have been shut down. the city calls it a security precaution. we caught up with blooper's father about an hour ago as he marched with demonstrators. >> my thing is not to take over the city hall meeting. we want to make sure the city hall is aware of my son's death and doing something about it. >> two weeks ago a group of protesters interrupted the city council meeting forcing it to end early. >>> police in oakland are now investigating their fifth homicide in just the past 18 hours. the latest victim is a 44-year-old man. the shooting happened on 57th avenue nur international boulevard at 2:45 this afternoon. police say the man was on his front porch when he was shot multiple times. we are told the angle of the bullet path may suggest drive-by shooting. >>> oakland's homicide rate is now running about 10% higher than this time last year. we have continuing coverage. rita williams has some perspective from those left behind. >> homicide statistics to some, to others the loss of real people who were loved.

. >>> according to authorities, the suspect was up on the third- story ballny trying -- balcony trying to bomb people down at the food court. only on 9, you're watching the moments police with their guns drawn, suspected of masterminding a failed attack inside the ballston common mall. >> it is really scary, i won't lie. >> reporter: 9 news was inside the mall just moments after it broke out. witnesses said that he threw the bombs from the third-floor building. >> it reeked of gasoline. >> yeah, a very strong and powerful smell. and that there is just glass everywhere. >> reporter: thankfully it is never ignited and no one hurt. police found three more similar types of explosive devices inside the mall. >> it was a rude crude device. it was nothing sophisticated about it. >> reporter: the botched attack triggered the federal authorities who locked down the mall in nearby areas. >> they just told everybody to evacuate the mall. that no one could go in there or anything like that. >> reporter: it took them three hours to find the suspect near the arlington courthouse that the whole crime

city manager decision to close off the balcony for safety purposes setoff the crowd before the meeting even started. with limited seats the overflow crowd refused to watch on tv in a separate room. extra police were called in to guard the doors. l 30. will be no business as usual in oakland until there's justice for. >>reporter: they demand police report on the officer involved shooting death of 18-year-old allen bloom ford. police believe the high school senior had a gun when they shot him last may. >> we are just trying to get answers and we say it and say it and we haven't been able to get answers. at ever turn shut down. discouraged. treated badly. >> it pains me every time you come here and you talk about i it. >>reporter: council member brook promised to help under one condition. >> but didn't just come and yell. because that doesn't change anything. come and work with us to change the policies and procedures. >> if you can not allow us to conduct our business i'm going to ask the officers to clear the chambers. >>reporter: after the crowd erupted again council member reid finall