a projected art piece that covers up part of the garage and this view from the corner of 16th and owen looking at the project is the main pedestrian entrances on the street retail on the right side of the tower building along 16th street and you can also see the second building in has a sort of bay window front and breaks down the sale of it we used brick to define some of the volumes of the building especially at the grade level and the towers have a different expression from the southeast looking back up owens again, we sort of book end the site with those brick building there were comments in the meeting about the building seemed a little bit plan we articulated all the bricks with a kind of metal trim so it will have a second reading of a different shadow in that and then from the 280 freeway side you come along and see the building is a series of buildings you see in between the paths this is looking to the southeast and staff had asked we consider the notation that the 280 freeway may go away at some time what this looks like we designed that west facade of the building to come d

so overall the massing will go change from what their occupyable space at the street corner corn of owens and 16th the yellow of the right hand you're supposed to build up against the property line this is the very nice plaza in the corner it's a funny offset intersection at owens and 16th that pulls the building back a little bit so the people driving have a better visible for the pedestrians and it helps bring in a little bit more space and light with future hospitals in the - across the way it's a large building we have a few variances this portion of mission bay is speed limit to have portions between 90 and one hundred and 60 feet with mission bay you're allowed a little bit more to protect the views from the freeway that have maintain the 2 hundred foot separation of the majority of the height of the elevators for the small scare that encroaches 40 feet but the majority is within the 2 hundred feet and on the right hand side the floor plate for the towers is more than 20 thousand fiat square feet the variance allows them 6 hundred plus thousand feet to help allows them to keep the s

. >> months later, sir mario owens and robert ray, who'd both been implicated in the barbecue shootingavad and vivian's murders. >> this case becomes one of the biggest cases in colorado, and a prosecution in this case also in arapaho county, they seek the death penalty. >> i think it's pretty clear why we sought death in the cases of sir mario owens and robert ray. listen, they murdered a witness to a murder. it's not just its own killing. it's an attack on the entire criminal justice system. >> they had killed before. so the thought was, what do you give them? do you give them more time? more life on top of life? >> but the state's case against owens and ray was largely circumstantial, and getting death wasn't guaranteed. so rhonda fields took an active role pushing for the ultimate punishment. >> i was not a supporter of the death penalty prior to the death of my son, but now i believe that there's some crimes that are so heinous that they deserve the highest punishment that the state has to offer. >> i've seen mothers, people who were killed who have been taken apart by it and thei

that is owens opinion tonight. >>> finally great video of tyler benston, the young caps fan struck by a vehicle in early february while sledding. here's ty watching a get well video sent by players from his fave team. >> it's mike green here with the washington capitals. we want you to come to a game. all the boys are pulling for you. >> what's up b man? it's good to hear you're doing so well and fighting. we'll see you soon in a game or come by and see you. get well. >> isn't that awesome? caps players have been rallying for benston to get well since his accident. looks like b is going to be all right. he was in a medically induced coma. his eyes are open now and he is (vo) after 50 years of designing cars for crash survival, subaru has developed our most revolutionary feature yet. a car that can see trouble... ...and stop itself to avoid it. when the insurance institute for highway safety tested front crash prevention nobody beat subaru models with eyesight. not honda. not ford or any other brand. subaru eyesight. an extra set of eyes, every time you drive. is sponsored in part by c

>> ryan owens from texas. thank you. >>> and now, to the white house, and president obama making headlines tonight for his choice of words when it comes to describing isis. the president will not call this islamic terror and here's what he said today. >> we are united against the scourge of violent extremism and terrorism. >> so let's get right to jonathan karl tonight. and jon, the president's being careful with his words, but causing some controversy in doing so. >> reporter: yes, he is david. there is no question that the terrorists who make up isis and al qaeda are islamic extremists. they claim to be waging a war in the name of the koran. but the president wants to make it clear to the world that the united states is not at war with islam. in fact, today, he said the notion that the west is at war with islam is a, quote, ugly lie. as the president himself put it quote, we are not at war with islam, we are at war with people who are perverting islam. so the bottom line david, don't look for the president t

dave owens, wusa9 sports. >> florida in the winter. who can blame them. in southeast d.c. livingston is headed to the sec to play for the kentucky wildcats and the first recruit outside of the northeast to commit to the university of connecticut. >> they supported me and kept me out of trouble. they preached to me some things that i will need in the future. and they just always have been there. >> but of course it wasn't all about football today. at paul the 6th in fairfax, two young ladies are headed to college on asoccer scholarship -- on soccer scholarships. we have pictures of all of the signings on our website. >> i love how you got all of them in there. >> the ladies and the gentlemen. >> and ug ugh them no problem. >> i'm a professional. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> don't ask me to say it again. >> i didn't try to say it. >> no. >> snow possible by morning and then get ready for the teens tomorrow. 55 today. >> that's it for us. >> i'll be back with jan. we have the only local news at 7:00. hope you will be here. see you then. you guys can just leave your co

i'm ryan owens for "nightline" in stevenville, texas. >> so what do you think of the verdict?uld the jury have taken the insanity defense to heart? weigh in on our facebook page. >>> coming up on "nightline," something entirely different. how a cartoon starring six pastel ponies has developed an ardent following among grown men. inside the odd world of my little pony fandom. i would quit then i'd go right back to it. chantix absolutely helped me quit smoking. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix helped reduce my urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some people had seizures while taking chantix. if you have any of these stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix or history of seizures. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop these

katherine mentioned our concern about this on the street parking issue not only this building all of owens street no parking on that street but people use it to drop off and pick up and deliver and the project sponsors has been very very responsive to the idea their trial try to work out some way to minimize the incursion of vehicles into the no parking zone on owens street in particular one other thing that the cac mentioned is that the corner building in the north seems to kind of be two separate building vertically we're concerned that they be tied together by color or whatever so they feel more like the same building even though the concept of separation is a great one we just want to make sure there's a consistent color pal late that ties the it up u toup top and bottom together we're looking forward to having them as neighbors thank you very much. >> thank you any other speaker cards. >> good evening, commissioners and audience i'm here to support this you minority know me i was here from the black history he was one of the first consultants since then so many owners i'm going to be

an associate center of african american studies, and chair of african-american studies, and lucas owens, from youth against mass inkartion rations. >> -- incarcerations. >> when a man dice there's a sense he comes frozen, he can no longer tell us who and what he's thinking. how has malcolm x changed? >> he's been consistent. he's one of the first voices we have to survive his death by virtue of the many speeches and recordings we have from him. in some ways this country may be also prepared to hear him now than they were at the time of his death. after all, he was a muslim. i wonder if it does not complicate things in ways which may not have anticipated the the voice of consistent. >> i'm old enough to remember him in the papers and on television, to remember when he was killed. and i grew up in new york. it was a big deal when it happened. he was considered the hot one. >> yes. >> not the good negro. and there were other leaders who were more respectable. respecteded, had the ear of the president, could call the government and expect the call to be answered. malcolm x was not that. >>

yesterday the accused killer's former girlfriend took the stand and as rye owens reports, it shows the history of his erratic behavior. >> my brother came by here and he told me that he committed a murder. >> that frantic woman made that call, and was testifying in her brother's defense. she says that he came to her house after he killed chris kyle and chad littlefield two years ago. he told her i sold my soul for a new truck. she responded i love you but hate your demons she and her husband called 911. he said he killed two guys he is all crazy, he is psychotic. >> he was recently diagnosed with ptsd. >> eddie ralph is pleading not guilty by reason of instanity. and his girlfriend may have done more to help the defense than any other defense. she says she argued with him and he hadn't showered in weeks and asked her to write down her thoughts to the government would not hear them. and that two weeks before that he held her and her girlfriend hostage with a sword be a butcher knife. he said they are out to get us. he was released the week before the murders. >> brian owens abc news. >>

dave owens arrived in the sunshine state to begin our week-long coverage. >> welcome to sunny warm vierarse pitch ers and catchers have been here since thursday. position players they don't have to report officiall tomorrow. we've already seen plenty of those guys. much talk about two of them in particular. ian desmond was out on the field today taking some practice and fielding practice. of course he's been in the midst of a contract issue. very resolute with reporters telling us it will not be a distraction. in fact he said he owed it to his team to be fully concentrated on baseball in 2015. then right over my other shoulder here on 1st base side, ryan zimmerman was working with manager matt williams at 1st base. of course zim making that switch from 3rd to 1st base. matt williams known for his 3rd base prowess. in his day played a little 3rd base too. those two were working on fielding drills out here early this morning. gm mike rizzo was impressed. he said i think zim is going to be outstanding at 1st base. he's a great, great athlete. we shall see. that's going to do it for now from

. >>> wait till you hear what dave owen has to say. we've got a return trip to vieira, the no one in my family has gone past high school. through the at&t aspire initiative i met my mentor, elizabeth. she believes in me. she pushes me to do better in school and in life. because of the at&t aspire initiative, i'm the fifamily to ever go to college. at&t employees are mentoring students in communities across america. you can change a life. become a mentor. >>> now wusa9 game on sports brought to you by xfinity. >> there are great expectations for the national as they should be one of the most feared teams in baseball this season, but you don't play the game on paper and right now it's all about preparation for those curly ws. our dave owens has more from vieira. >> reporter: there was some concern the first full squad practice might get washed out by mother nature, but it didn't happen. it was a little damp, but that's about it. the full squad on the field the first time and we saw a little bit of everything. >> diligence with which we g

dave owens, and suzanne is in los angeles with some exciting artists. >> jennifer hudson is stirring up trouble at the grammy party. asalea says she would be honored to win a nomination. >> i don't care if i get a grammy. a grammy is a grammy. >> singer songwriter brandy clark is taking the grammy stage with dwight yokum. she is nominated for best new album. >> i'm the underdog. i would rather surprise a few people than be expected and not. >> clark's competition includes miranda lambert. >> i love being here to represent country music. >> the world will be watching. a stellar performance can make a career. >> last year, sam smith was seated in the way back, just watching the show. now he is tied for the most nominations. >> it has been an unhuman experience. i can't put it in words. i am overwhelmed and trying to concentrate and not trip on stage. >> to top it off, smith will perform life with mary j. blige. >>> smith and mary j. blige, that is going to be good. you can see the awards tomorrow night, beginning at 8:00. >>> mary j., yeah. >> she is always there. >>> no doubt. and sam

>> ryan owens tonight. ryan thank you. >>> the fbi now joining the investigation in chapel hill north carolina tonight, as authorities ask, was it a hate crime? three young family members, all muslim gunned down in a quiet neighborhood near the iconic campus of unc. there was early word it began after a dispute over a parking space, but investigators now believe it could have been something more. abc's tom llamas in north carolina. >> i heard about eight shots go off in an apartment. about three girls or -- more than one girl screaming. >> reporter: this chilling 911 call describes the moments 46-year-old craig stephen hicks allegedly shot and killed three muslim college students last night. deah and yusor barakat -- newlyweds. and yusor's sister raza abu salhat the family saying they were shot execution style. >> she told me he hates us and how we dress. >> reporter: hicks, appearing in court today, charged with three counts of first degree murder. police say he turned himself in hours after killing his ch

>> ryan owens tonight. ryan thank you. >>> and to the latest horror from isis and word this evening u.s. intelligence authorities are now studying the video, the vice of the man narrating. some believe this time it was very different. it was the voice attached to these images. 21 men lined up on a beach on the mediterranean, all of them killed. this is the man, his face disguised. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross with what the voice could reveal. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence officials tonight say they are seeking to determine if the man behind the mask leading the isis murders of 21 christians could be an american. comparing his facial features and speaking patterns to americans known to have joined isis. >> today, we are on the south of rome. >> reporter: >> reporter: eric thomas a professor at north carolina state, says a number of distinctive pronounce yaxs -- >> all praise is due to allah. >> he said due instead of due. >> reporter: point to a possible u.s. background with some arabi

>> ryan owens tonight. ryan thanks. >>> now, to the breaking medical headline. new hope for women battling a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. one drug extending their lives by more than a year. let's get right to dr. richard besser. and rich you were telling me this is a big deal. >> reporter: it is. this is significant. 1 in 5 women with breast cancer have a particularly aggressive type called her-2 positive disease. what they found was adding one drug to their treatment allowed the women to live more than a year longer to almost five years from less than four years. and with minimal additional side effects. >> does this signal that we can pinpoint treatments? >> reporter: this is the way cancer treatment is going. understanding why a particular cell has become cancerous and then targeting that. this is a great example of that and it's a fantastic news for these women and their families. >> new hope in the fight against breast cancer. rich thank you. >>> well now tonight to the careful dance this evening for a possible presidential hopeful, jeb bu

>> ryan owens leading us off tonight from texas. rib, thank you. >>> and now, to dangerous cold moving in tonight. a possible blizzard to follow. 35 million americans will be affected. here's the map tonight. 14 states under wind chill advisories around warnings. that cold air reaching inging georgia. look at this. a vallen tine's day storm marching eastward. outside pittsburgh, two tractor trailers skidding off i'm-70 and whiteout conditions on this highway in indiana today. a dangerous comemute home tonight already, and now the coldest air of the winter coming next. here's meteorologist rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, this fast-moving clipper storm that brought blinding conditions to 23 states is causing pileups near pittsburgh. and behind that storm comes two more blasts of dangerous cold. at least 14 states and 35 million americans are under wind chill advisories or warnings. frostbite could set in in just minutes to exposed skin. tonight, a warning from first responders. limit exposure, dress in multiple layers and stay hyd

>> ryan owens, thank you. >>> and now to breaking news tonight on your health. and cholesterol. late word today about the warnings we've all heard, telling us to avoid foods that are high in cholesterol. well are those warnings about to be modified significantly? here's abc's linsey davis now. >> reporter: early word tonight that the guidelines for healthy eating may be in for a massive overhaul as the dietary guidelines advisory committee now considers taking cholesterol off the list of things we should avoid. a list one could call the seven sins. they now say eating some foods that are high in cholesterol like eggs and seafood may not be so bad after all. a shift away from cholesterol. but meats and cheeses, because they contain saturated fats are still on the list. >> this really getting our attention late today. you've been checking with our medical team. >> reporter: statins treat the high levels cholesterol find in your blood. you want to watch out for that. the guidelines only change cholesterol we get from the good that we eat. >> you'll stay on this. thank you. >>> now,

>> ryan owens on the trial from the start. ryan thank you. >>> now, to new jersey tonight. we showed you that gas explosion last night here. the home dissent grated. tonight, we learned the main culprit wasn't even in the home. abc's tom llamas from the scene again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new clues about how this house went kaboom. a police dash cam catching the moment, this jersey shore home exploded. investigators say natural gas from a leaky pipe outside the home built up into the basement then ignited when it came into contact with a flame from either the water heater or the thermostat. just behind me you can see what remains of this home. just the basement what was underground, and that just a charred remain. the entire house now in a million pieces. we found this, part of a door, literally blasted across the street. last night, crews worked to find and fix that leak. new jersey natural gas says the gas main was cracked, but they don't know why. >> i just left to drive my son around to fall asleep and, like within minutes, the explosion happened. >> reporter: 15

ryan owens in texas. >> reporter: eddie ralph admits he killed chris kyle and chad littlefield at this texas gun range. the mystery has always been why. late this afternoon, this sheriff's deputy testified he overheard him reveal a motive. "nobody would talk to me. i was riding in the back of the truck and nobody would talk to me. they were just taking me to the range, so i shot them. i feel bad about it, but they weren't talking to me. i'm sure they have forgiven me." he allegedly said that back in june of 2013. the jury also heard from a member of the killer's family, his uncle. james watson saw his nephew just before and just after he killed the two men. he told them they smoked marijuana together that morning. police showed the drug paraphernalia they used to the jury. he said ralph seemed frustrated with his girlfriend and job, but otherwise okay. >> like he's all crazy, like, psychotic. >> reporter: hours later, ralph showed up in kyle's pickup truck and said, check out my truck. i'm driving a dead man's truck. ralph led police on a high-speed chase in that truck before finally g

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>> ryan owens with us from texas again tonight. ryan, thank you. >>> and there is word out of north carolina this evening, the man accused of gunning down a young muslim family last week near the campus of unc chapel hill has now been indicted on murder charges. questions remain about whether the attack was a hate crime. the fbi is now involved in the case. >>> overseas tonight, to denmark, and to a new development there this evening. officials believe this man, 22 years old, was released from jail just weeks ago. and they believe he was the gunman behind those horrific attacks over the weekend. tonight, thousands gathering to mourn the victims, amid those flowers, the message, not afraid. abc's chief foreign affairs correspondent terry moran from denmark. >> reporter: tonight, we've learned this is the man authorities believe is the gunman in this terror spree. 22-year-old omar el hussein. danish-born, a kickboxer and gang member, just released from prison two weeks ago for a 2013 knife attack on the subway. they say he launched t

and his terrified wife. >> it was one of the all time great owen wilson impressions. norton was on the star studded snl 40th anniversary show. we learned it was one of the most tuned in shows other than the last eight super bowls. >> ladies, when you want to hit the clubs. the biggest club opening is yank. >> he is up for best supporting actor in "birdman." also he was in "grand budapest hotel" which is nominated. i asked him about what it was like to be in the 40th anniversary -- >> i saw social media posts of what looked like an epic jam session at the after party. so you were in -- you did stefan. >> i did, i dared to step into the large economic shoes of bill hader. >> can you talk about the logistics. i kept thinking how was this brought together. these people whose schedules are insane, did you rehearse? >> there is like everybody else who was involved, and then eddie murphy along. wrangling that along. >> did you understand that moment, the eddie murphy moment? a lot of people -- i didn't understand it. >> i thought it was great, i thought he was very gracious.

thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >>> now wusa 9 game on sports with dave owens. >> this is theing this part of the nfl off season. hard to come by. so did jay gruden provide any news today? some might say no. but he made an announcement today and all heck broke loose. here is what he told reporters at the nfl combine. rg3 will be the starter heading into training camp. not breaking news because he ended the season as the starter. anyone who has been to a press knows he will have to work to keep his job but jay gruden mapped out the strategy to help him keep that job. >> robert is a hard worker. you know, he works hard on his body and strength but i think we will have things drawn out for him that he can do to get better from the quarterback position. all that stuff that he can work on. he has a good idea on what we did last year. he can continue to grow on and build on as a quarterback. hiring a experienced quarterback coach will help. >> reporter: let me make this quick for you, he said what he had to say. of course he will be the starter. we know this. if he would have said s