obviously graffiti is an art form. the question is what context provides how it changes that particular art form and how it changes its reception and production. >> that's the question i wanted to ask. how now that graffiti is becoming more accepted as an art form and you have people who are selling this art work for enormous amounts of money. how does that change the concept of the art former form, and doet change it in a way that makes it less valid? >> one thing that people need to understand about graffiti especially for younger kids. it's a gateway to expression. you know, their own personal expression. first it starts with a signature. then building on that signature then the art starts to creep into their lives. >> when you started did you see it as an act of rebellion or art? >> no, i saw it as art and saw that the signature could become a masterpiece and then sculpture and then eventually become interactive media, and eventually become an award design. you know, this is potential. this is what we're talking ab

and graffiti artists fight to go keep the end center of street art a life the battle they face that'sto federal court. ♪ ♪ >>> there are estimates that the price tag for the first 10 days of the government shutdown is around $2.7 billion. and it's not just affecting the 450,000 government workers who got the pink slip, every day americans across the country are now starting to feel their pain as well. al jazerra's roxana has that story. >> reporter: in colorado, people who depends on tourism are suffering from the closure of rocky mountain national park? >> if in washington people don't find a way to work together, i don't know what will become of this country. >> reporter: the obama administration says it will let states use their own money to reopen national parks, but at least one governor tom core bit of pennsylvania says his state can't ford it. formers are feeling the affects of the shutdown all across the country. in georgia local farm service offices are closed so farmers can't apply for new loans or receive government checks for programs that they are already enrolled in. >>

it's a mecca for graffiti artists. jonathan coen serves as curator. >> there is no other such location that offers wall space at any given time, at any given date for artists whether you are amazing, horrible, or in between. we do offer that. >> reporter: an icon of street art it has been a backdrop for music videos and films. the name five pointz refers to the five burrows of new york city all coming together. it attaches artist and admirers from all over the world on a daily basis. these artists came all the way from france. >> all around the world, everybody talk about five pointz, you know, many graffiti artists have come here. >> reporter: the owners plan to build two high-rises on the site. plans include gallery space for artists as well as a place for their artwork outside of the building. the city councillor helped negotiate the deal. >> the folks at five pointz wanted it to be whatever it is kind of forever, and that wasn't possible given the private ownership of the land. >> reporter: but the artists aren't h

i think this statement that because of the need which we all agree with to have a graffiti right-hand turn coating on the boxes it therefore prevents artwork or mural painted on the obtains. so do you do - can someone put artwork on one of those bathrooms and then coded it with the graffiti resistance on top of that. there should be a way to have both >> i don't know i'd have to look but i'll do. >> it goes beyond the stuff on our sidewalk. and was there any neighborhood opposition to any of those items >> no not that i'm aware of. >> colleagues any additional public r comments. oh, mr. quan will you be speaking from the police department >> i'm from the department of public works. we have a request from mta in order for the facilities to be through the board we're here to facilitate the process in this case by moving forward with the encroachment project. the facilities has been approved by planning and by the city organization the technical organization who review those locations. it's been reviewed by the department as far as the technical aspects so we can move this forward >> and

this graffiti greeted the riders at the bart station. from one end of the platform to the other, from the stairs to the marble benches and to the elevators, the walls and even the tracks. the graffiti is everywhere. >> disgusting. it really is. all of a sudden i looked at it and i came out and it was like, whoa. >> it was crazy. >> he was nearly speechless looking around a at the extent of the damage and wondering how much time and money will have to be spent cleaning it up. bart's police chief says his officers and the nonunion staff were controlling the bart property during the strike, but this is one of nine incidents on both sides of the bay. >> some people have cut holes in the fence. some people have climbed over the the fence. >> what about surveillance cameras? >> yes, we do have surveillance cameras throughout our system. we will be reviewing the camera for any types of leads or evidence. >> we learned about the vandalism at the glen park station from austin scott. he tweeted these pictures this morning. he wasn't the only one s

that's what happened with "graffiti."he audience was more ready for the film than universal in 1973 thought they were. (george lucas) it was an exercise in learning the craft of storytelling and the craft of character development. but even then i pushed the envelope very far and it was so far out the studios didn't like it. they didn't want to do it. "this is just a musical montage, it doesn't mean anything." but it was as straight and as conservative as i could get at that time. when you read the script of "graffiti," at the top of every scene was the usual things. "exterior parking lot, mel's." but then there would be the name of a song that george was playing when he wrote the scene. ♪ sixteen candles ♪ (walter murch) the problem was that this was for every scene in the film, which is 45 scenes, which meant 45 songs. up till that point, no film contemplated anything like it. we developed something in sound that photography's always had, which is depth of field. there are things in the front that are well lit and in foc

this graffiti greeted the riders at the bart station. from one end of the platform to the other, from the stairs to the marble benches and to the elevators, the walls and even the tracks. the graffiti is everywhere. >> disgusting. it really is. all of a sudden i looked at it and i came out and it was like, whoa. >> it was crazy. >> he was nearly speechless looking around a at the extent of the damage and wondering how much time and money will have to be spent cleaning it up. bart's police chief says his officers and the nonunion staff were controlling the bart property during the strike, but this is one of nine incidents on both sides of the bay. >> some people have cut holes in the fence. some people have climbed over the the fence. >> what about surveillance cameras? >> yes, we do have surveillance cameras throughout our system. we will be reviewing the camera for any types of leads or evidence. >> we learned about the vandalism at the glen park station from austin scott. he tweeted these pictures this morning. he wasn't the only one s

kaiser permanente reminds you to get your flu shot this season. >>> a graffiti mess that is tough itlean up. taggers took advantage of the recent b.a.r.t. strike, hitting multiple stations. now comes the cleanup. as ktvu's maureen naylor reports, police say they nabbed two suspects and are looking for more. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. trains may be rolling again, but passengers have noticed something. graffiti all over, all along the walls to the center post. >> they cleaned up the sides of the walls. >> reporter: russell says tonight, the graffiti doesn't look as bad as it did this morning. >> on the elevator, on the stairs, it was everywhere. >> reporter: police say this was one of nine locations vandalized, including the concord maintenance yard. they've arrested thee two men who police say they caught in the act, vandalizing the richmond yard. here at the end of the glen park station, the vandalism is on every surface. b.a.r.t. estimates the damage is in the thousands of dollars, and taxpayers and b.a.r.t. riders will have to foot the bill. >> i don't think you want to hear on the news

they're not looking at any old graffiti. bankcy has hit new york wit. a fan is hunting down his latest work. >> when i saw that he was in new york i started to look up the locations. i'm out looking for them all. >> reporter: his 50,000 plus fans follow him on instagram. [♪ music ] his canvas here, a building a garage door, even a new york delivery truck. but he does this all in secret. he doesn't identify himself and givers no interviews and leaves his followers with gasping with suspense. >> it's as if we're all following him around, maybe just one step behind. and it's so close. we're so close to getting a glimpse of maybe who he is. >> reporter: his following is international. banksy art often has political overtones. his stencils have been exhibited all over the world and he has been compared to andy warhol. but it's street art that makes him accessible to his fans because his graffiti does not last long before it's bombed, tagged, painted over by another person as captured on this online video on the brooklyn street. when word of banksy's art hits

the graffiti from one of the rebel groups reads, "we are coming." >> the winner of this year's nobel peace prize. >> all those who have continued making the chemical universal knowledge. i look forward to accepting this ward in humility for past and present. >> the award to the opc deputy was a surprise to many. only recently has the organization been in the spotlight because of syria. explaining more about what they do. >> reporter: for the second year in a row, an organization won the peace prize. >> the nobel peace prize for 2013 is to be awarded to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons, opcw, for its extensive work for eliminating chemical weapons. >> it was a surprise announcement. the opcw has until recently been an obscure body. formed in 1987 for chemical weapon prevention, it has been thrown into the spotlight because of the use of chemical weapons in syria. a team of 30 experts is in syria now to start the ambitious project to destroy all of its chemical weapons by next year. and more will be joining them in a mission fraught with danger. >> in syria, the

and also a lot more graffiti. >> catch the work while you can.hat brings today's broadcast to a close but you can continue to see bbc world news on our 24- hour news network. to reach me and most of the bbc team, just go to twitter. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at abc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. ♪ at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> abc world news was invented by kcet los angeles.

this graffiti greeted the riders at the bart station.m one end of the platform to the other, from the stairs to the marble benches and to the elevators, the walls and even the tracks. the graffiti is everywhere. >> disgusting. it really is. all of a sudden i looked at it and i came out and it was like, whoa. >> it was crazy. >> he was nearly speechless looking around a at the extent of the damage and wondering how much time and money will have to be spent cleaning it up. bart's police chief says his officers and the nonunion staff were controlling the bart property during the strike, but this is one of nine incidents on both sides of the bay. >> some people have cut holes in the fence. some people have climbed over the the fence. >> what about surveillance cameras? >> yes, we do have surveillance cameras throughout our system. we will be reviewing the camera for any types of leads or evidence. >> we learned about the vandalism at the glen park station from austin scott. he tweeted these pictures this morning. he wasn't the only one snapp

the site attracts graffiti artists anded admirers all over the world. the fact it's being taken down it's hitting them hard. >> all average around the worlde talks about five points. and it's really sad if it's gone. >> the owners plan to build two high-rises on the site. after years of allowing the artists to work there. the ma plan is to have gallery space for the artists and a space for the artwork outside of the building. >> the folks at five points wanted it to be just what it is. kind of forever. and that wasn't possible given the private ownership of the land. >> but the artists are not happy. they have filed a la lawsuit unr what is known as the visual artists rights act. which gives artists some say over their works regardless who owns them. >> it's not really attacking the larchllandlord, it's a fightinge artist after 11 years of work. >> with few places left to spray paint e. th. with the destruction of five points it will send them back underground. >>> well it's all going out in oakland and all going on out in oakland tonight. >> baseball p

the old industrial site is a mecca for graffiti artists. jonathan cohen, better known by his street name mirrors 1, serves as cur curator. >> if you have never even touched a can and just want to experience it. we do offer that. >> an icon of street art it's been a backdrop for movies and music videos but the building is now slated for destruction. the name five points refers to the five you abou boroughs comig together. news that this will all soon be lost, is hitting them hard. these artists came all the way from france. >> all around the world everybody talk about five points, you know. many graffiti artists came here, it's really sad if it's gone. >> the owners plan to build two high rises on the site, after years of allowing artists owork there. the plans include gallery spaces for artists as well as a place for their artwork outside the building. jimmy bramer helicopter negotiate the deal. >> the artists wanted it what it was kind of forever. that wasn't possible given private ownership of the land. >> but the artists aren't happy. th

. >> the strike is over and graffiti artists have struck. >> the glenn park bart station looks like a child art project. except this nonscribbling was likely done by older kids, taggers who made a huge mess. >> i can't believe how busy they were. >> there is graffiti on every column, beside the tracks, above the tracks, even above the third rail, a deadly high voltage and officials say that could have happened because the electricity was on all weekend when the taggers likely entered the station through the tracks, took out their paint cans and brushes and did their damage. >> this station was very well put together and today, looks like new york. >> much of this graffiti is up pretty high, as you can see, and so officials are thinking the taggers might have brought their own stepladder and given the volume of vandalism, they are also thinking this could have taken more than a day to accomplish. >> you know, it's a shame. >> there are surveillance cameras, but probably won't do any good since they are set up by personnel. bart police say glenn park is one of nine vandalism cases durin

why cleaning >>> a graffiti mess that is tough it clean up.aggers took advantage of the recent b.a.r.t. strike, hitting multiple stations. now comes the cleanup. as ktvu's maureen naylor reports, police say they nabbed two suspects and are looking for more. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. trains may be rolling again, but passengers have noticed something. graffiti all over, all along the walls to the center post. >> they cleaned up the sides of the walls. >> reporter: russell says tonight, the graffiti doesn't look as bad as it did this morning. >> on the elevator, on the stairs, it was everywhere. >> reporter: police say this was one of nine locations vandalized, including the concord maintenance yard. they've arrested thee two men who police say they caught in the act, vandalizing the richmond yard. here at the end of the glen park station, the vandalism is on every surface. b.a.r.t. estimates the damage is in the thousands of dollars, and taxpayers and b.a.r.t. riders will have to foot the bill. >> i don't think you want to hear on the news what i ha

graffiti complaints are assessed within 48 hours but with incidents where swastikas are involved it's top priority for them to be erased immediately. >> it's too bad, you know. i don't know if they're kids, they're adults, you know, it just -- it's not good. it's not good. >> reporter: the derogatory sign was spotted late this morning and by the time parks reached out to their graffiti crew a team was already enroute to the park. that means there was more than one call reporting it. within two hours a new coat of paint covered the door. now with children on the grounds practicing or playing sports every day, neighbors walking their dogs were appalled. >> it's not fair that they can do something silly. >> reporter: a spokesperson from parks tells us the city spends a million dollars each year responding to graffiti and illegal dumping. . >>> coming up tonight, how the hayward police department plans to change its image after two recent arrests of its officers. >>> and we'll explain what has forced pg&e to shut down one of its bay area pipelines, that's next. >>> coming up later in the

and also a lot more graffiti. >> catch the work while you can.hat brings today's broadcast to a close but you can continue to see bbc world news on our 24- hour news network. to reach me and most of the bbc team, just go to twitter. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at abc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. ♪ at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> abc world news was invented by kcet los angeles. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: a dramatic car chase this afternoon started at the white house and ended at the capitol with reports of gun shots being fired. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >>

when you're a graffiti artist you don't know quite at first.s like a blob, brown blob. >> we'll have more after these messages. it's still pretty much a brown blob. alright guys, let's huddle up here and talk probiotics. for digestive health? yes and did you know that trubiotics is a daily probiotic that helps in two ways. it supports digestive and immune health by working in your gut where 70% of your immune system lives. try trubiotics today. >> well, now it it shall. >> now it looks like something. >> now it's starting to be something. could it be a logo? i'm guessing. >> maybe. >>> actor blair underwood is back on nbc prime time starring in and producing a remake of the popular tv series "iron side" from the late '60s and early '70s. >> he plays detective iron side, paraplegic shot in the line of duty. >> stab me, stick me, do it. be strong. cut me. i'm helpless. defenseless. i've got my hands in the air. hurt me. hurt me like you hurt those little girls. do it, lucas, do it! >> do it, lucas. >> no, lucas. wow! >> guys, listen, in the backs

one of the most interesting things is there's a graffiti artist destroying graffiti. >> one of the lastfor our facebook fans. m it is acalled in case you weenticeacalled in case you on "world news now." >>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller. here's the top headlines on "world news now," a desperate manhunt underway for two convicted murderers on the loose. they walked out of a florida prison with the help of forged court documents. full details on the escapees and concerns of more forgeries. that's in our top story. >>> edward snowden tells the "new york times" he did not take secret documents to russia. he said that would not serve the public interest. there were concerns that russian officials would get access to those documents. and snowden said he also protected them from chinese spies. >>> the government is back in business, but the shutdown came at a price. the 16-day stoppage took an estimated $24 billion out of the economy, slowed fourth quarter growth and hurt the u.s. credibility worldwide. >>> daredevil andy lewis is the new world record holder for the longest

as quickly as volunteers clean up the faces carved in bronze, more graffiti appears.ow 45 students with the invision academy along with the advisors supervision are removing that graffiti. >> it takes 15 minutes to destroy it. >> reporter: activists are depicted on the monument including rosa parks, and cesar chavez. in addition to the graffiti removal, those students are also picking up trash then giving impromptu tours. describing the significance of the heros depicted in that sculpture. >>> a fire boat continues to douse water on the island and extinguish the last remaining flames. four acres the fire is contained. >> also our meteorologist mark tamayo is tracking the weather conditions out there for you.  he'll have your workweek forecast coming right up after the break. >>> another look at that breaking news at yerba buena island. news chopper 2 is over the scene and that fire is mostly out but there's still a huge traffic back up. that is creating a huge bottle an -- creating a huge bottleneck. we're continuing to monitor it and we'll keep you posted. >>> a ve

. >> reporter: there is graffiti on every wall, every column, beside the tracks, above the tracks, even above the third rail, a deadly high voltage part of the track that could kill you if you touch it, and officials say that could have happened because the electricity was on all weekend when the taggers likely entered the station through the tracks, took out the paint cans and brushes and did their damage. >> this station is always very well put together. today it looks like new york. >> reporter: much of this graffiti is actually up pretty high as you can see and so officials are thinking the taggers might have brought their own stepladders and given the volume of vandalism, they are thinking this could have taken more than a day to do. >> it's a shame. >> reporter: there are surveillance cameras but it probably won't do any good since they are set up to be monitored by personnel who were out on strike this weekend. bart police say glen park is one of nine cases of vandalism during the bart strike. concord, bay fair to oakland to san francisco were all vandalized. joe vazquez, kpix 5.

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during the strike - nearly a dozen stations were hit with graffiti. four's terisa estacio reports, crews are scrambling to deal with the damage. >>here at the glenpark bart station, in sf you won't believe what our cameras uncovered take a look for yourself at this video. look at all of this graffiti it is on the walls, the elevator, stairs, curtesy phone and even here on the platform especially designed for blind commuters. >> reporter:on wednesday kron four found one janitor trying to tackle the huge chore of repairing the damage done. we have learned that a plan is in the works on how to tackle cleaning up all of this >> reporter:because some damage is near the tracks like you see here officials say it can only be done at night when the station is closed and the trains are not running. also, maintenance crews say that high powered tools will have to be brought in to handle most of the inside. commuters say it is just awful - what has been done here. >> reporter: kron 4 news got this photo of approves cleaning up these bart cars and up graffiti. abs

graffiti is everywhere. >> it's just disgusting. i looked and woah. >> this is crazy. >> rich was nearly speechless looking around at the extent of the damage. wondering how much time, and money will have to be spent cleaning it up. the lease chief says officers and nine union staff were patrolling property but this is one of nine incidents on both sides of the bay. >> some people climbed over the fence. >> do you have surveillance cameras? >> yes. we'll review for any types of leads or eefdz we learned about vandalism from austin scott. he wasn't the only one snapping photos of the scribbles that marred what regular riders say is a normally clean station. saying it's bad art. >> poor workman ship. you snow. >> and it's a crime. two vandals were caught now, the search on for suspects here in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> look under see it on tv oo. now that, the bart strike is over we have breaking news on other transit strike potentially. for contract talks between ac transit workers were set to strike. the governor patted a board

a strike this, morning workers started removing graffiti left on walls at bay fair bart station.y have to wait until tonight when there are fewer passengers around to start cleaning up tagging in san francisco's glenn park station. there stha. it's a mess there. graffiti wasn't just on walls but also, signs, maps and rails. >> this is a taxpayer and patron autos we're going have to pay for damages. >> police arrested two vandals and are looking over video. >> in concord an out of control -- people who live at the rosemont apartments say they have complained about bed bugs and other insects invading the property but they say complaints have been ignored but are now suing owners seeking millions in damages and a court order forcing hem thom begin eradicating the bug autos we have cockroaches and rats. we have told to the manager they don't pay attention to us. they don't care of us. so we're tired. we need help. >> abc 7 news contacted the owners we're still waiting for a response. >> all right. let's turn your attention to weather forecast. >> especially near the coastline. fog su

a strike this, morning workers started removing graffiti left on walls at bay fair bart station.ey have to wait until tonight when there are fewer passengers around to start cleaning up tagging in san francisco's glenn park station. there stha. it's a mess there. graffiti wasn't just on walls but also, signs, maps and rails. >> this is a taxpayer and patron autos we're going have to pay for damages. >> police arrested two vandals and are looking over video. >> in concord an out of control -- people who live at the rosemont apartments say they have complained about bed bugs and other insects invading the property but they say complaints have been ignored but are now suing owners seeking millions in damages and a court order forcing hem thom begin eradicating the bug autos we have cockroaches and rats. we have told to the manager they don't pay attention to us. they don't care of us. so we're tired. we need help. >> abc 7 news contacted the owners we're still waiting for a response. >> all right. let's turn your attention to weather forecast. >> especially near the coastline. fog s

a graffiti artist known as bankcy has left his work all over new york city. been painted over by taggers or removed by city workers. amanda price reports. >> graffiti rarely gets the museum treatment but this picture wasn't spray painted by just anybody. it's by bankcy, a british graffiti artist who has kept his identity secret. to keep the work safe >> the landlord of this brooklyn building set up a roll down gate and 24-hour surveillance >> the owner of the building appreciates the work. you know what i am saying? he nos what its worth. >> his works often sell for six and seven figure sums. in brooklyn fans of the artist are excited to see an unspoiled example of his work. >> i am so glad it's still intact. it's hard to get close to something. it's like a legend. >> because most of his new york street art has beenpated over by other graffiti artists. but taggers aren't the only ones taking aim at banscy. city workers have scrubbed work off of the walls. to his fax, an act his american fans are trying to sees hi new york pictures while there is still time. a

police say she is accused of trying to run down a group of graffiti vandals on saturday night but struck innocent bystander a 25-year-old, today, would was leashing the lounge on 14th street. he remains in a coma. she was leaving the bar and confronted taggers who were spraying graffiti on the library across the street. they reportedly attack the her and moments later she drove her car down the wrong side of the street and struck james she mistook for one of the vandals. >> all we are prepared to say is she was beaten, she was robbed, her life was threatened, she left in a panic and someone got hurt. >> james is in the icu at the hospital and doctors say when and if three wakes up from his coma he may be paralyzed. there is no comment and the woman is freed on $90,000 bail but she could face d.u.i. charges according to police. pre-trial hearing is set for november 6 and there will be a fundraiser this weekend for the victim. >> fremont police is released this surveillance video of a robbery last friday in the wal-mart parking lot where to man and woman stopped an elderly woman and her fa

. >> plus, stopping a graffiti epidemic. the prizing solution working in oakland. >> and a lot of neighbors left scratching their heads. yahoo's ceo making a rather odd and creepy purchase in palo alto. we'll explain. >> chilly in parts of the bay area now but we have some sunshine coming our way. just how warm it will get coming up. >> and we have an updated accident location and a growing traffic jam now in berkeley. we'll have all the latest details on this accident right after the break. ,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, there's a very secretive bae floating out there and the 's on it. >>> google is up to something out on the bay near treasure island. there's a very secretive barge floating out there and the tech giant isn't saying what's on it. kpix 5's brian webb in an exclusive report got up close to investigate. >>> reporter: we shove off for treasure island, destination the mysterious floating google barge and the secrets that lie within. something even san francisco's own mayor admits he has no idea about. >> no, they kept th

this is the 56th annual graffiti battle. it's a natural aerosol graffiti battle. special events for the kids there and i really want to see this thing called the black book battles where they do this on paper. on to audio art in the north bay, the pink fest goes on today in fairfield. in conjunction with the folks from pink lemonade, it's a concert to benefit patients and their families, they shouldn't be alone in their fight against cancer. this group helps with things like housekeeping or lawn mowing, things that they may need help with. i'll be back later on "today in the bay." [ phone ringing ] [ daughter ] hi mom. hey honey, the trip's great, very relaxing. are you sure you can't make it? but you come every year! you could be playing bingo right now! woooo! and there's movie night -- you love movies! [ laughs ] sorry honey, can't hear you -- bad connection. love you! [ laughs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] available at walmart, for a low price every day. how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us h

to many graffiti artist who is came here, and it's very sad it will be gone. >> reporter: the ownerslan to build two highrises on the site after years allowing the artists to work there. the plans include galley space for artists as well as a place for their art work outside of the building. the city councilor helped to negotiate the deal. >> the folks at five points wanted it to be just what it is. kind of forever. and that wasn't possible given the private ownership of the land. >> reporter: but the artists aren't happy. they filed a law enforcement under the visual artist rights act which gives artists say over their works regardless of who owns them. >> it's definitely not attacking the landlord. it's really fighting for the artist. and giving them a voice after 11 years of work they deserve it. >> reporter: with few legal places left to spray paint the destruction of five points will send these artists back underground. their work here consigned to street art history. al jazeera new york. >> and darren is here with a day of sports and the tigers have got something going on parti

. >>> take look at all this graffiti. it is all over oakland. it is getting worse. the city says its tagging numbers re60% higher than just a couple years ago. as kpix 5's ryan takeo shows us, some people are fighting the taggers with paint of their own. >> i'm tired of it. >> mike mccarthy was so tired of seeing tagging outside his dark he paid up -- he paid up. >> he thinks it is a steal. >> saving me a lot of money in labor. >> once a week his workers used to paint the business' wall. he said it added up to 5 grand a year. >> we haven't had to pay it in weeks. >> the same people that are tagging my building are the same ones i hired to do it. >> he hopes that's not the case and stands by the new walls. >> generally, it's not them that are going out doing the vandalism. >> mundo is a moore idealist. his organization has spray sprinted hundreds of projects over oakland. this one predicts the 131 murdered in city limits last year. he says this city is wasting none abatements. mundo says that is just covering up graffiti short term. >> we need a more proactive soluti

. >> you're looking at a type of picture called graffiti from the latin gra if i tow which means graffiti with an o. the children in this case represent youth. >> we have a lot of photographs around the city so when i read there was a ban ski, i thought i don't have any ban skies in my collection, so i wanted to come out and fake one. i like to find the pictures on my own as i'm walk through the streets but the they keep painting over all the ban skies i may have to buy one. >> it's like a rebel movement or like a rebel type of feeling. like he puts his boundaries and makes his art work to make people either think of things in a different way or you know, probably just creates an emotion so garon this interview and everything is his idea. >> i know he already posted another picture somewhere on the west side. i don't know where that location is yet but i know he will be here for a month and i look forward to seeing his other art work. >> there's the view from new york. coming up in the next half-hour on gmt we will be looking at the anniversary of the huge attle between forces and sew mal

>>darya: look at the damage done by this graffiti.found in colon offense now repaired with suspects were seemingly able to get an. bay even spray-painted the handicapped sign. ugly terrible are just some of the ways commuters are describing the same for it bart police are looking into the matter. there are surveillance cameras here. because of a strike is on a clear if there were rolling to catch the suspects and action. and san francisco terisa estacio kron4 knows. >>james: a lot fog out there this morning. let's get an up day in the forecast with erica. >>erica: looks like the fog is probably thickest north of the golden gate bridge. but take a look at oakland. boeing san three tenths of a mile there. there is a dense fog advisory in effect for the north bay anterior valid but the national weather service actually issued a short-term forecast to alert everyone that there is fog pretty much everywhere. we really aren't expecting sunshine until 11:00 this morning. the fog will linger but we will see sunshine later on today. a walking

graffiti, of course, in new york, nothing new.n. >> we know this guy goes by the name of bankcy, he has a huge following. claire simmons is trying to track him down. >> i have searched high and low for this guy. he's the world's scarment lt /* scarlett pimpernel. who is bankcy, have you seen bankcy? >> no who is bankcy? >> a vandal, an artist. >> ever seen what? >> controversial commenter, always clan dec teened. have you seen bankcy? >> i guess i can't. >> reporter: he began in the '90s, inspired by an american graffiti artist, notorious in britain and has spread around the world with a members of politics, humor and interest. they are in hidden places like down this side street, past the coach and horse's pub, there it is. now he's hiding them in new york locate if you cross the bridge, here in brooke len, there it is. always unseen, bankcy's here for a month. i think he's called better out than in. a new banksy appears in new york. the next one, celebrities like brad pitt and angelina jolie have a banksy. >> folks, i have absol

the graffiti crew responded quickly to paint over the door. thabecause loss n play here every day.e upset at what happened. >> this is just not good. >> if it's just crazy to do something so silly. >> a spokesperson from parks and recreation tells us the the city spends over $1 million each year responding to graffiti, illegal dumping and vandalism. >> new data shows that some 18% of san mateo county residents live in poverty. that is almost as three times as many people as are considered poor by the federal government. that is according to a stanford university researcher. the federal statistics are bridge michelle the only about 50,000 county residents live in poverty, but the researchers says the the actual number is over 100,000. the data shows that the high cost of housing and a high number of low-paying jobs contribute to this problem. >> a postal worker is out of a job for to run the letters about obama and care. this is a snapshot of the inside of fresno permit complex's garagebage. it was filled with mail about obama care. witnesses said the mill was dumpster by the mailma

graffiti and they were going to/from.nks, mike. bart unions will not be respect for the workers killed saturday. contract negotiations remain at a standstill. the two sides did not meet saturday. and it is unclear when the two sides will meet face-to- face. bart says it has made it's best and final offer. bart unions want portions of the proposal to go to arbitration. bart rejects that idea. the issues remain wages and work rules. that includes daily scheduling and the use of new technology. >> work rules govern our lives as workers and union rights and we are not going to give those up because those are issues that protect us. they are established practices that are ongoing. to give that up means that anything can happen. if they can do and say anything that they want to. >> president of oine of the striking unions antonette bryant plans on presenting bart's latest offer to her union members. and later this week the proposal will be put up for a vote. the president of another striking bart union says it's unlikely she wi

. >> there was a lot of graffiti tagging during the shutdown where graffiti was put in the national parkspayer dollars will have to be used to clean up this mess. >> it is not just throwing on a total payment appeared park benches and other places were not immune to the tagging appeared >> that's why we cannot leave our national treasure open to anyone. but some people just do not care. >> but john albee blamed the vandals for destroying our parks. >> coming up how the union is the ending is a bold move to walk off the debt job. >> more news right after the break on kron4. the big breaking news tonight >> say it ain't so-yes, we are now just over three hours away from the second barge strike in the last four months. >> late this afternoon bart union leaders to make the announcement after 36 consecutive hours of negotiations. >> what happened is the unions decided that it wants to take the money that was on the table but not the work rules and they forced us into a situation where we needed to put an offer on the table that was a black- and-white that include a rise that we had set forth.

. >> there is graffiti on every waushlgs every column beside the track above the tracks even above the third rail, a deadly high voltage part of the track that could kill you if you touch it, and officials say that could have happened because the electricity was on all weekend when the taggers likely entered the station through the tracks, took out their panth cans and brushes and did their damage. >> this station was always -- it's very well put together. today, looks like new york. >> much of this graffiti is actually up pretty high, as you can see, so officials are thinking the taggers might have brought their own stepladder. given the volume, they're also thinking this could have taken more than a day to accomplish. >> it's a shame. >> there are surveillance cameras, but probably won't do any good since they're set up to be monitored by personnel wh happened to be out on strike this weekend. glenn park is one of nine vandalism cases during the strike. in san francisco, joe vazquez kpix 5 >> bart trains are running mootly tonight finally. morning commute was pretty rough for a lot o

. >> at and you tonight at 8:00 bart make his crews are busy trying to clean up graffiti that appeared during last week in strike. >> vandals struck at nine locations while the bart system was shut down. kron4 charles clifford is live at one of the hardest hit spots. the glen park bart station. charts how is it looking question >> it is still a long way to go before they get is completely up appeared >> on tuesday the glenn park employees returned and found that almost every wall at elevator here had graffiti on it. >> crews have been working to clean it up but it has been slow going appeared >> this is how it looked at glen park on tuesday and that this is how it looked on thursday. a lot that goes even tag this white was tagged e doors have been wiped clean. >> the staircase was almost completely covered in paint but now it is pretty much back to normal appeared >> crews could only get at this point whether trade are not running that work will probably have to happen at night appeared it would have to bring in high-pressure cleaning equipment that can only be used when the public is

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