it's dubbed unclaimed property.ll overseen by state controller betty yee. >> it could be a tax refund check that wasn't cast. it could be a dormant bank account. it could be a utility overpayment. >> reporter: in this coffee shop it took less than a minute of searching the state controller's online database for 47-year-old melanie lidge a to find she is owed more than $700. >> i didn't know about the escrow account at all. >> reporter: the largest unclaimed property is tied to the san francisco home on hampshire street. 86-year-old woman named kyoko ward who lived here died in 2009. leaving behind $850,000 in a bank account. but the state can't find ward's ayres. >> sometimes claims don't want to come forward because it opens up old family wounds. >> not just cash that could be rightfully waiting for you. it takes two authorized employees to access this locked room of treasures. just outside sacramento. >> everything you see in here did definitely originally come from a safe deposit box. >> reporter: ken farnum is a

. >>> first, unclaimed cash and some of it could be yours. a rare look inside the states vault filled with unclaimed property. >>>-find out if any of it belongs to you.>>> we are looking at a commute here in traffic is going to be okay on highway 4. it is still light coming over the hill. we will look at one of the super commutes that people drive to get to the valley.>>> all systems go for a warm-up. very little fog. inland temperatures will be hot. ♪ snack patrol, saving the snack world. ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa... ma'am, we can smell the bland snack all over you. but, it's just a... whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa...yeah. yeah. new hershey and reese's snack mix, with chocolate, nuts and pretzels. it's snack justice. >>> welcome back. in november santa clara county voters will be asked to a group a transit tax. the money will help patch rates and improve the service and bring spark to silicon valley. the tax will generate $6.3 billion over the next 30 years. the measure needs two thirds voter approval. >>> the state senate has approved a measu

. >> okay, now, have you gone to the state's unclaimed property division?have not. >> okay, so that is a start point. but this i need to know. so you were a child when it was given to you? >> yes. >> and were your grandparents here. >> yes. >> in this state. >> yes. >> okay so the unclaimed property division by law, any bank or any financial institution that has your money, and they can't find you any more, which is what it is sounding like here, they've got to turn it over to the state. that's by law. they have no choice. so the state should have it, and if they don't, then your bank has to come up with it. >> okay. >> we can help you go through that process. >> fantastic. >> have you gone to unclaimed property.org? >> i've gone to a site, maybe that, i'm not sure if it was that exact one. it was a while ago. >> we'll hook you up with that one today. we'll check that. and then if that doesn't work, then we'll take it from there. >> fantastic. >> we'll -- if the money is there, we'll find it. we hate lost money. we don't want anybody to have the money but t

it's the unclaimed property all overseen by stick controller that he. >>> it could be a cache -- cash or states, or dormant bank account, the utility over payment. >>> in -- overpayment. >>> in this campbell coffee shop it took was in -- less than a minute of searching the online database for a 47-year- old -- to find she's -- she sold more than $700. the largest and claim property in the areas tied to this san francisco home on hampshire street, 86 or a woman named -- who lived here who died in 2009, leaving behind $850,000 in a bank account. the state can't find her tears. >>> sometimes claim is that want to comport because it opens up old family wounds. >> not just cash that could be waiting for you. >>> it takes two authorized employees to access this lost remote treasures just outside sacramento. >>> everything that you see here did definitely coming from a safe deposit box. >> is a subject matter expert for the state, he sorts through 25 forgotten or abandon sick deposit boxes a day. >>> i spent all day going through people's stuff. that's the best way to describe it easily. >>>

it's dubbed unclaimed property.overseen by state controller bettyyi. >> could be a dormant bank account, a check that was never cashed. >> it took less than a minutes of searching the data bank for melanie lougee. >> i didn't know about the account at all. >> the largest unclaimed property is tied to this san francisco home on hampshire street. a woman lived $250,000 in a bank account but the state can't find her heirs. >> sometimes, claimants don't want to come forward because it opens up old family wounds. >> it's not just wounds. >> it takes two authorized employees to access this locked room. >> everything here comes from a safe deposit box. >> ken panham is a safe deposit box guardian. >> i spends all day going through people's stuff. that's the best way to describe it easily >> reporter: for some discovery, time stands still. a range of orphan keep sakes from this woman's immigration slip marking her san francisco arrival port in the 1920s to an old michael jackson ticket stub. >> we have a baseball that i pee

it's dubbed unclaimed property.ll over seen by state controller, betty yee. >> can be a tax refund check that was not cashed. a dormant bank account, a utility overpayment. >> reporter: in this san jose coffee shop, it took less than a minute for 47-year-old melanie lougee to find out she is owed more than $400. >> in didn't know about this bank account. >> an 86-year-old woman named kioko ward who lived here died in 2009 leaving behind $850,000 in a bank account. but the state can't find ward's heirs styles, claimants don't want to come forward because it opens up old family wounds. >> it's not just cash that could be rightfully waiting for you. it takes two authorized employees to access this locked room of pressures just outside sacramento. >> everything that you see in here did definitely come from a safe deposit box. >> ken parnham is an expert from the state of california. >> i spend all day going through people's stuff. you know, that's the best way to describe it, easily >> reporter: for some discovery, time

recent stats show about $45 billion has gone unclaimed.hunter has a warning. >> once a store goes into bankruptcy, then rules change. people become an unsecured creditor. you're in line behind other businesses that are owed money or fr a store. >> we've reported sports thourt is closing it's doors. now, the chain is making it clear, for gift cards, time is running out. june 28th is the final >> it not just sports authority. radio shack isn't accepting the gift cards sold before going into bankruptcy. you can still go online and cash in your card. time is running hunter says both stores are in bankruptcy. using a card sooner than later is a good idea. >> did you use your gift card? >> no. i have some left. >> you need to use it up. >> i posted on our website, you can check it out. i do want to hear from you. the number is >> thank you michael. >> by the end of the week, you can take a trip to the twilight zone and only have to get to san francisco to do it. >> see what it >>> get ready for a trip in a spectacular part of the ocean. >> here

recent stats show about $45 billion has gone unclaimed. shelly hunter has a warning. >> once a store goes into bankruptcy, then rules change. people become an unsecured creditor. you're in line behind other businesses that are owed money or fr a store. >> we've reported sports thourt is closing it's doors. now, the chain is making it clear, for gift cards, time is running out. june 28th is the final day. >> it not just sports authority. radio shack isn't accepting the gift cards sold before going into bankruptcy. you can still go online and cash in your card. time is running out. hunter says both stores are in bankruptcy. using a card sooner than later is a good idea. >> did you use your gift card? >> no. i have some left. >> you need to use it up. >> i posted on our website, you can check it out. i do want to hear from you. the number is 415-954-8151. >> thank you michael. >> by the end of the week, you can take a trip to the twilight zone and only have to get to san francisco to do it. francisco to do it. >> see what it ta i don'or wonde

by the time firefighters got inside, bodies were piled up at windows, many left unclaimed, victims whout to family members. family members who were too embarrassed to bury them. police reportedly never actively pursued the case, no one was ever charged in the attack. in 1980, a new york city gay bar was a target, the suspect fired an uzi at men in line. one man died instantly, another died at the hospital. others left bleeding and wounded on the sidewalk. >> they say we should wait, just be quiet, mourn people. >> reporter: before the shooting, the gunman reportedly said i'll kill them all, the gays, they ruin everything. the suspect was found not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect and put in a secure psychiatric hospital. he died last year. in roanoke, virginia, the back street bar came under attack in september, 2000. >> he was randomly shooting, that simple. several people were hit. i guess everybody was scrambling to get out of the way. >> suspect had conversations along the lines of wanting to find gay people and shoot them. >> his arm was up like this. the gun was

islands in the pacific or caribbean, if they found a new islands covered in guano, and/or otherwise unclaimed, to claim these islands a sovereign territory of the united states. the guano islands act of 1856. and this huge guano island rush. most of the other guano islands had much smaller deposits and were much less rich in nitrogen because of rain leaching. nonetheless, there was a rush to find it. this is a bit of a digression, it did not articulate comfortably with the u.s. system of incorporating into nations. westward moving americans usually would settle a territory, and it would be incorporated into the nation as a territory and then estate. but these guano islands would never become part of the united states like states. they would just be islands connected in formally. let me read the language of the act. whenever a citizen of the u.s. discovers guano not within the lawful jurisdiction of any government or occupied by the citizens of any other government, and takes peaceable possession thereof and occupies, such an island may, at the discretion of the president, be considered as app

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.>> i have no unclaimed property by the way.>>> 5:21 am. some working at walmart are claiming certain things. a local politician involved. >>> the search underway for four military soldiers. she had to earn it.anded to cecilia aguiar-curry. built a business. became an expect in water policy. balanced budgets. and always solving problems. that's how she brought much-needed technology to local classrooms... so every child has an opportunity to learn. and worked to create more local jobs... so more families can get ahead. that's democrat cecilia aguiar-curry for assembly. >>> 5:23 am. developing story out of fort hood, texas. the search continues for four soldiers whose truck overturned at a flooded crossing. five others were killed yesterday after a training exercise at owl creek. three soldiers who were in the vehicle were rescued and taken to the hospital in stable condition. the bodies of three other soldiers were recovered immediately after the accident. the army says two more bodies were recovered. >>> military has discovered a military

many has gone unclaimed and a whole lot more are about to expire.s the gift card girlfriend at giftcards.com. she has a warning. >> once a store goes into bankruptcy proceedings, then the rules change. people who own a gift card at that point become an unsecured creditor and you are basically in line behind all the a businesses that are owed money or merchandise from a store that's going out of business. with reported that supports authority is closing its doors. now on its website the chain is making it clear that for gift cards, time is running out. limited time only. gift card termination june 28th is the final day. at a sports authority in san francisco we found people using their cards. some didn't know there was a bankruptcy. >> i just found it out in the store actually. someone came in and asked them if they were closing. >> and it's not just at sports authority. radio shack's stores are accepting cards sold before bankruptcy. but again, time is running out. the deadline for filing your claim with radio shack is december 2nd this year. gift c

it's just a bunch of unclaimed furniture. how long have you been in this building? steve: since 1964. 50 years. my dad, my dad. lemonis: oh, your dad. okay. steve: he's here, actually. lemonis: i would love to meet him. steve: i would love for you to meet him. go ahead. -papa! -esteban: hey! lemonis: how you doing, sir? -esteban: so far, so good. -lemonis: your name? esteban: esteban grafton. lemonis: nice to meet you, sir. -esteban: nice to meet you. -lemonis: wow. esteban: well, i've been here since 1953, and i'm an american. lemonis: you're an american. i'm american. -we're both americans. -esteban: [ laughs ] lemonis: and so you're the true american success story. steve: they call him "maestro" around here. lemonis: yeah? "maestro"? you come to work every day? esteban: most of the time. lemonis: you in your 60s? -esteban: i'm 82. -lemonis: 82. -steve: and this is steven. -steven: hey lemonis: how are you? i'm marcus. steven: nice to meet you, marcus. lemonis: you're a steven, also? steven: yeah. it's a terrible story, really. steve: i'm steve, he's steven, he's

>> you have attacks in turkey going unclaimed.teady piece with the government and not want to rule them too much. in the past they have not claimed response but we know isis has suicide units in turkey and perpetrated attacks in the past and certainly the turks think the shrauislamic state is responsible for this attack in istanbul. >> the state department issued a traveling warning just on monday. does it say anything to you there was an explosion on tuesday that they had a hint of something coming from somebody somewhere? it is important, gayle. i think u.s. government certainly has been worried about threats from terrorists in turkey and globally. the fact they put out a new advisory demonstrating and saying irge were increased terror threats throughout turkey and warning travelers, certainly seems to suggest there was additional information available to the u.s. government and certainly to the turks that there were threats perhaps in the off onning and it does suggest thahe that was troubling, which is why they came out with t