and underneath is two bays that face towards the lake. saturday there were almost 200 rowers pulling boats out. you have them from the front, and front and side. and you have the club with only one gate trying to swing those big 65-foot rowing shelves around. it's chaotic and dangerous. this is a completely inadequate storage facility. please show pictures of boats. no. 2. you here you can take a look at overflow storage. i think that tells the whole story right there. and this limits the club of how many rowers they can have on their team, because they can't get boats. they are subjected to vandalism and derioration when you have to leave them outside. and not just the rowing community that needs additional storage. please note that the $2 million boat house renovation has not increased boat storage capacity. instead the rowing community got a small exercise room. this is a boat house outside of philadelphia. [bell] if i may continue. after three years of planning and approval. the ceremonial groundbreaking took place a few weeks ago. the

quickly on the lake merced item. i will ask staff, because commissioner caen is our expert on this assets. and the nature with our commission and the recreation and park's commission warrants refreshing our recollection and making transparent how we deal with real estate when we have those unique relationships. i hope we get a chance to see that policy again. and obviously we did discuss the mou but that was prior to i guess roughly $200 million bond that just passed. it's good to get back on the agenda. i have a speaker card here but i see mr. brooks. >> i did want to speak to had item, eric brooks for the san francisco green party. i would reiterate what the other speakers said and dovetail off of commissioner. that the utilities commission has in its possession, real estate, but not just real estate but something that is part of the watershed ecosystem in the bay area. that's how this property should be treated. just like all parts of hetch hetchy in the mountains. we need to treat it the same way. and along those

classes and kayaking and active recreation around the lake. and that's an important thing they started doing that they had not been doing for. proposition "b" was on the ballot in november, which provided for recreational funding. and $2 million of that is for lake merced. that was passed. and that's to be managed by the recreation park department. and you will hear from stakeholders that you manage that, but the city is clear that this is recreation for them to manage. they recommended that they go through stakeholders for the use of the funds. and there are recommendations for those funds. the boat house advocates mentioned starting work on the boat house. that's a possibility as well. that's something that rec and park will manage to determine how to spend those funds. we are working on the rod and gun club, and reached an agreement to establish a business relationship. and they have agreed to not contest. i got a note that, that passed the board of supervisors a few minutes ago. that's approved by the board and on its way to the mayor's sig

quickly on the lake merced item. i will ask staff, because commissioner caen is our expert on this assets. and the nature with our commission and the recreation and park's commission warrants refreshing our recollection and making transparent how we deal with real estate when we have those unique relationships. i hope we get a chance to see that policy again. and obviously we did discuss the mou but that was prior to i guess roughly $200 million bond that just passed. it's good to get back on the agenda. i have a speaker card here but i see mr. brooks. >> i did want to speak to had item, eric brooks for the san francisco green party. i would reiterate

and do it at the lake. in the culture center. i will buy the first round of drinks. and then we go over and do a visit at lake merced. we look at the gun club site. and look at the boat house. and look at disaster of the current. and then if you want to put icing on the cake, i will take you to show you a really nice boat house. any questions? >> no, thank you very much. i have one question to our council. can you get back to us on an answer whether or not that $2 million can be utilized by us? or is that issue resolved? >> i am sorry, i meant to pull the bond issue before i came over, and i didn't have a chance. i will get back to you. >> sure, get back to me in writing, e-mail is fine. secondly as we deal with the issues. we invited the park and rec commission to come today. but i don't see anybody from the park and rec commission unless they are in costume. i guess not. >> i can give you an update. i talk to phil ginnsberg. >> how is he doing? >> he's doing well, he wants to come when we talk about the mou, and then talk about everything in the mou. one of the comm

the connection between that lake and the first people. just like there is a connection between that lake and mountain lake at the persidio. and so on and so forth. but commissioners, let us not allow rec and park to control our assets. and this guy, who from rec and park, he should be here. or he is going to wait for some mou. he needs to be here or some representative from rec and park needs to be here to do due diligence. they are very proud the way they conduct their business. i know that. so mr. chair, you know how to do this things. we need a workshop. we need our elders here who have spoken to be a part of that workshop. so that the right people give the right information to the right people to take this city and county of san francisco to a better place. thank you. >> thank you, sir. is there any other public comment? commissioner vietor. >> i don't know where to start here, there is a lot on the table. first of all i want to thank steve ritchie, i know how full your plate is. and i know how long you have been working on this, and h

it's now become the deepest part of the lake. that's where everyone's homes were. >> fortunately no one was in any of the homes that sank and no lives lost. but for the homeowners, sustaining such a painful personal and financial blow, it will take a long time to recover. >> when you lose it, you've lost it forever. and you'll never get it back. >> there it goes. holy cow. unbelievable. >>> coming up, thrill seekers get burned by water and ice. >> i was very scared. i thought something could really be wrong. >> when "caught on camera: wet and wild" continues. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it with best-in-class combined mpg, and more interior room than corolla and civic? and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation and other handy stuff? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the all-new nissan sentra. it's our most innovative sentra ever. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a $169-per-month lease on a 2013 nissan sentra. ♪ >> for one minnesota te

and the part is ada -- park is ada accessible. there is also a natural lake. is your chance to stroll and let the kids run free. it also has many birds to watch. it is the place to find some solitude from the city and appreciate what you share with a wonderful breath of fresh air. , an experienced this park and enjoy the peoples, picnics, and sunshine. this is a lovely place to take a stroll with your loved one hand in hand. located in the middle of pacific heights on top of a hill, lafayette park offers a great square a of a peaceful beauty. large trees border greenery. it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. there are plenty of areas for football, frisbee, and picnics. it is very much a couple's part and there are a multitude of experiences you can have together. bring your dog and watch the mean go with the community or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all of the park has to offer. many couples find this is the perfect place to put down a blanket and soak up the sun. it is a majestic place you can share w

now, a few miles away same story at the donner lake interchange. last night traffic was a parking lot here but things are looking good today. this is a view from along highway 267 at the northstar exit. things looking good here as well. in south lake tahoe, same story. the roads are looking. this is a view from highway 50 at meyers. now, as for the skiing. all around the lake tahoe area, the ski resorts are reporting new snow and excellent conditions. this is a view thursday afternoon from squaw valley. squaw says they have recieved 9 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours. 29" inches since monday. to the south, this is a view from kirkwood which has received 6" in the past 24hours. finally, the sierra avalanche center has downgraded it's avalanche

the r directors are wonder. >> the pine lake is natural. they take of the area around the lake. lant natives that are drought tolerant. one that stands the dry summers here. the whole park is under going quite a bit of reconstruction. they will renovate the trails around the lake. and the big project is the capital project for pine lake meadow. they are going to returf the dog run and the meadow by the day camp. we are looking for a very busy fall. by the spring of next year should have major renovations to the mark thal make it an outstanding park. i don't ever refer to it as my park. all the parks belong to all the people. this park belongs just as much to the families in the bay view sdrishth as it does to the gentlemen that lives across the street. i'm happy and proud to be the caretaker for them. i wake up every day and thank that i have >> i want to learn more about it. >> social networking and e-mail. >> i want to know how to use it. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> divisional divide is a divide between those with access to use digital tools and those who don't. >> with young people, having compu

some of the lakes are natural lakes. they are not all man-made. >> it took a while to get the water lines out there. >> you can see the huge sand dune behind it. it was a challenge to get basic services. people would build houses, and instantly, a huge sand banks would blow in the night and basically close-up people's front doors. they had a lot of development that was needed before they could make a nice place to live. >> this was the park side real estate brochures from about 1913. >> 1908. >> there are pages you can read. inside it shows what you can do. it was so might be developed but never got develop. >> the realty company was going to take all of it and essentially the lead in and put houses in there. that was their plan. it was a very nice square grid. so the south side of the sunset is called the park side. i think it would be closer to golden gate park, but it was sort of a realty bargaining scheme because it was mostly sand dunes. the first announcement was that it was much warmer than you would imagine. it is

we got in on that some areas particularly close to the lake. upwards of 6 in. in missouri. this is what is missing to the south. didn't know there was an evans illinois. this system will consolidate and to blow off of the east coast producing big snows and the new england. this is quite interesting, a couple of our models developed a wave that could come up and this could have an impact on new year's eve. that could have big implications for new year's eve if that is true. cold air which has spertus up until this point may be visiting us in the coming weeks. look how cold it gets at night particularly as we go northwest of here. even in this city we have been 308 days without a temperature at or above or below freezing is what i'm trying to say. scattered flurries in lending during the day tomorrow partly sunny on sunday could be subfreezing day in this city with 29 degrees. it was nice of you to put them on there. a program is helping students making schools more beautiful. dean richards review of the new flick promised land. ú@it is a chance for a chicago public school stu

on the lake in the city center >> it was a normal day. was going to have a really nice time and see the beautiful horses. >> no one is aware this event will end like never before. >> it was supposed to be a show. it was a huge show. >> icelandic horses are intimately linked to the national identity. the sturdy, good natured breed has survived in one of the planet's most challenging environment for hundreds of years. they're the reason that humans have thrived here as well. >> they have from the north to the south to the south to the north, all over. all over. >> the icelandic horse has two distinct gaits not found anywhere else in the world. the most famous is called tolt. >> it doesn't move. it stays there. >> you can feel like you're flying. you're swerving around. >> the horses hooves beat rhythmically over the ice which is customarily tested ahead of times and appears to be solid after days of cold temperatures. >> it's been 10 to 15 degrees minus for a few days. that's enough usually to get the ice very stable for the horses. >> but

are waiting for their parents to bring them food to the best cash for them is in a small area of the lake where the water is relatively fresh his fish cannot survive in the salty a part of the money and the lakes getting salty every year the monish with the lows and all to fish oil reservoir which was filled in the nineteen fifties in the areas hot climate the water evaporates quickly and the local sources natural sultanate stakes over a possum birds the drying out of the lake cool so striking one of the world's biggest populations of most things. there are more than four hundred of the animals here the air is a protected wildlife reserve it's a place of serene peace and calm in recent decades dozens of canals of being dug around here to cultivate the locals taps broad grassy plains this may be useful for humans but it does badly. many species is the animals here for instance so i guess antelopes just some forty years ago there were more than two million saigon antelopes living in asia and they lead nowhere else in the world but now people brought the species to the brink of extinction th

and not somewhere else this will provide another billion cubic meters of water for the lake and we also use other methods like cloud seeding to increase rainfall actually this is one of the projects where iran and russia worked together so all these measures will help us save lake or. press you both thank you thank you very much for being with us and just to remind you that my guest today was my comrade mohamed does that day vice president of iraq and that's it for now the all of us here if you want to have your say in spotlight just don't feel spun and we'll be back with more for some comments on what really long in and out until then stay on our team until you can. thank you thank you might have a look at. it is easy to. say. we speak your language or not advance. the music programs and documentaries and spanish more matters to you breaking news a little turn it into angles keep the stories. you hear. detroit all teach spanish find out more visit i to al a dud. oh shit oh shit oh shit oh. mum clip. of the speech. she gave. her. i wish i. was lucky. to bomb it good luck. mum just see.

the drying out of the lake. of the world's biggest populations of small strings. there are four hundred animals here protected. it's a place of peace and calm in recent decades dozens of canals have been dug around here to cultivate the locals taps broad grassy plains may be useful for humans but it does badly hit many species as the animals here. so i guess antelopes just some forty years ago there were more than two million. living in asia nowhere else in the world but now people brought the species to the brink of extinction. this region has been reaching life for thousands of years but now we know relatively short space of time it's vibrant diversity of creatures is second on all fronts by man and nature itself. since childhood for the americas always stood out from his peers he hates losing and has never missed a single training session he came first in everything swimming ballroom dancing or chess at the age of sixteen started to lift weights four years later he took on the bronze medal in weightlifting from the london paralympics. coming in third place at t

british researchers are the latest to start drilling into an ancient lake in antarctica. re on what they are looking for. >> in the bitter cold in one of the remotest corners of antarctica, this a british team is trying something extraordinary, to explore a hidden world of lies underneath the ice. these are the latest pictures. everything about this project is a challenge. all the equipment is sterilized. the plastic keep it clean, because they aim is to search for life in a lake under the ice. >> we are very close to the center, where the ice beneath me is 2 miles thick, and it is 10 kilometers in length, two or 3 kilometers wide. >> below this camp on the ice, what is in a lake? a strange body of water isolated from the outside world for up to half a million years. the exploration is about understanding the limits of where life is possible, and it is incredibly ambitious. they fired a drill that uses hot water to get through the ice. once that is done, cameras and a collection system will be lowered into the lake to collect samples. when they are brought back to the surf

by the way, this had actually opened directly into the ocean. >> lake merced had a high water level. since we paid over much of the city, the water levels have dropped, but at one time, the late actually trade out into the ocean approximately where the dog diner is that now. somewhere in the 1870's, they saw the damage at the water in the late so it did not exit out uncontrolled, and for 10 years, people were drinking lake merced water as drinking water. it is much bigger, too. if you go to san francisco state, the practice will appeal this part of the lake. i do daily city, that was part of the lake. it was huge. >> the southern area [inaudible] but there is a different area. >> there was a creek that came down basically through west portal and said that particular lake. >> that was filled in when they develop west portal, and they had the brilliant idea when they dug but,, they needed a place to put it, so they build the creek in with the tunnel muck. >> you can see in 1910, we are talking about after the earthquake, but outer richmond is still pretty sparsely settled. >> or anyone

an oil well blew in kern county in what would be known as the lake view gusher. in the year and a half before it stopped that gusher would dump 900 million-gallons into the landscape around it. that oil is still in the ground there and in 2010, rita williams brought us the story of the lake view gusher. >> lure has it that in 1810 so called dry charlie wood drilled deep one last time and hit pave dirt. black dirt gushed into the sky for the next 18 months. >> it was primitive, when it came you had to run for your lives. >> reporter: way more than twice the greatest estimates of spilled oil. the pressure was so great that a cap of wooden beams was blown to pieces. finally the company built an enbankment of wood and sandbags around the well and captured the spewing oil into a lake. in 1911 the well finally blew itself out. and now a historical marker sits alone on the spot. >> it happened 100 years ago, that -- and we're all still here. we're living and breathing and still driving automobiles. >>> we trace the history of the auto club and how it got its start in san

and the funding for lake merced. and a little about the future. first on the hardening boat house, we are engaged in a project to restore the first floor of the boat house, we are providing $1 million for rudimentary clean up. we are substantially complete as of last friday. we have a few doors to install. but we have a presentable facility. and phase 2 with rec and park and for supervisor elsbernd to get additional funds for $1 million to make that space ultimately usable. that would include space for displays and exercise room and facility for coffee and fishing tackle. we expect that to be complete by may 1 of the coming year. i want to show the progress. this is the way that the boat house looked about a year-and-a-half ago. kind of dinghy, run down. not something to be proud of. nor the bathrooms there. it was kind of a wreck. here is a third photo of the top of the roof. and i will direct your attention to the corner of the lake, where there is a piece of wood floating. but the boat house was in sad shape. we have put a new roof on it. addit

the drying out of the lake also threaten one of the world's biggest populations. they leave a one of the money on and someone next destination. they're holding four hundred is the animals here the area is a protected wildlife preserve it's a place of serene peace and calm in recent decades dozens of canals have been dug around here to cultivate the local staps broad grassy plains this may be useful for humans but it does badly hit many species as the animals here for instance so i guess antelopes which are extremely shy were scared away only to be killed in the hundreds of thousands by poachers focal here believes the substance found in their horns can cure impotence just some forty years ago there were more than two million saigon antelopes living in asia and they no where else in the world but now people brought the species to the brink of extinction so this region is be reaching alive for thousands of years but now we know relatively short space of time it's my been diversity of creatures is second and from it's by man and nature itself. hello again they're wel

we did not have enough fuel to get to the service of the lake. we are extremely disappointed by that outcome. >> the drilling was not the only problem, just before christmas, a vital spare part had to be flown out all the way from britain. in the end, three years of planning and 8 million pounds have drawn a blank. they might try again. for now, the lake and any possible life down there remains beyond reach. >> the u.s. open champion andy murray is out of the world tennis championships in abu dhabi. he was beaten by the world number 9. he lost the first set 6-3. he staged a mini fight back in the second set. this is one of the best rallies of the match. tipsaravic held his own. in thursday's other quarterfinals, david ferrer b. thomas -- beat tomas brydych. he will play novak djokovic next. the past year will be remembered with some great sporting events and the high point for london, of course hosting the world. the game's success was traded by the many talented athletes taking part and also by the crowds and the volunteers. >> the living apart p

the drying out of the lake. of the world's biggest populations of small things. just four hundred animals here protected. it's a place of peace and calm in recent decades dozens of canals have been dug around here to cultivate the locals taps broad grassy plains this may be useful for humans but it does badly hit many species of the animals here. so i guess antelopes just some forty years ago there were more than two million. living in asia. in the world now people brought the species to the brink of extinction this region has been full thousands of years but now in a relatively short space of time it's vibrant diversity of creatures sweat and farms by men. and. years of. destruction with. what could have been just ruins. saying a great sacrifice. by human just a. reminder of courage and selflessness. beauty is in. the news continues now finally there are signs of progress in talks between iran and the un atomic agency off to months of standstill a recent mission to tehran has given rise to expectations that inspectors could be allowed access to iran's nuclear pr

he's still up at the lake. >> oh, my goodness okay. >>reporter: paula lane soon taken to hospital in carson city. 36 miles away. she waited by the fire at southernson for the ambulance to arrive. >> if she gets worse in any way call us back medley for further instruction we have help coming to you. >> thank you very much. >> you are welcome. >>reporter: although paula lane was held at the hospital in carson city through the weekend doctors say most of her recovery will be emotional. george warren, abc 7 news. >> l tens of thousands of people have rallied behind a san francisco dog that could be ordered euthanizeed on wednesday. charlie accused of attacking injuring a u.s. park police officer and horse on august 6. animal care seized charlie. they named him too vish to us remain alive. judge will decide whether charlie will be put down. more than 90,000 people have signed an on line petition to try to save him. >> students and alumni university of california schools are protesting new logo adopted by the uc system. the original logo on t

where the war is relatively fresh fish cannot survive in the salty a part of the money and the lakes getting salty every year they manage to do lows and all to fish oil reservoir which has failed in the nineteen fifties in the areas hot climate the evaporates quickly and the local source natural saltiness takes over just what the poster boys don't want us there are relatively few water sources here some water comes from the dawn river some through the cuban during the last three to four years we've had a really severe drought and you see this drought we're practically standing on the bottom of this lake it's been falling every year the majority of birds have been retreating as well they nestle in your limbs. apart from birds the drying out of the lake cool so threaten one of the world's biggest populations of mustangs. one of them on its own and someone next destination. there are more than four hundred is the animals here call in recent decades dozens of can. this may be useful for humans but it does badly hit many species as the animals here for instance saia antelopes which are ex

he's still up at the lake. >> oh, my goodness okay. >>reporter: paula lane soon taken to hospital in carson city. 36 miles away. she waited by the fire at southernson for the ambulance to arrive. >> if she gets worse in any way call us back medley for further instruction we have help coming to you. >> thank you very much. >> you are welcome. >>reporter: although paula lane was held at the hospital in carson city through the weekend doctors say most of her recovery will be emotional. george warren, abc 7 news. >> l tens of thousands of people have rallied behind a san francisco dog that could be ordered euthanizeed on wednesday. charlie accused of attacking injuring a u.s. park police officer and horse on august 6. animal care seized charlie. they named him too vish to us remain alive. judge will decide whether charlie will be put down. more than 90,000 people have signed an on line petition to try to save him. >> students and alumni university of california schools are protesting new logo adopted by the uc system. the original logo on t

the lake. not the lake. big river. wow. what? many bridges. the bridge is very old. so, don't go plenty more all right. so. this is a real birds eye view. very good. someone is flying like me. i remember his face in my japanese history book. his real name is,foto shim. hi. good to see you. so, many messengers down there. so, they are waiving you. why are they waiving me. to take me. the end of my life. i'm dying now. oh, my god. so, any way i don't want to - that the river. must be the sticks i don't want to cross the sticks and die because i have no money. so, six months for currency in japan. cost of six bucks. i have no money so see you later. hey! so go to this. go to the east. [birds chirping] any way i'm safe as long as i still with birds. okay. wow. what's that coming towards me. okay. i should grab it. a kind of pole. hey, hey! i'm safe. so, any way, let's get to the - got to get out of here. go. get out of here. where am i? whoa this morning the sunrise is very beautiful. that mountain. i'm still in japan. wow i'm lucky. and there's a place to the temple gat

and rihanna and chris brown are courtside as the lakes pick up a victory, kobe bryant serving 34, topping 30 points for the ninth straight game. get out of the way. >>> numbers from the retailers are rolling in. so far not that great. holiday sales were up just .7% since last year, the slowest growth since 2008. even online shopping which posted double digit growth the past four years was up onl only .18%. and sur la table saw its biggest sales last saturday. >>> a class action against instagram in response to last week's uproar over revised service terms that suggest user photos might be sold without consent. facebook vows to fight it vigorously. >>> the tsa is testing a pilot program that lets average traveler keep their shoes on and leave liquids on their carry-on bags and the test you have to get past a bomb sniffing bag and agent especially trained to detect suspicious behavior. >>> the world's longest running high speed train is off between beijing and qiang jo will take eight hours instead of 20. >>> and in wake of the tragedy at newtown, now known as the 26 acts movement, wand mor