but george washington park custis wanted maria to be close by. so if you follow my story here, her husband, charles syphax, was not freed. he continued to be a slave. but maria and her two children were freed but were giving 17 acres of property at the south end of arlington estate where they lived free for the rest of their lives. and as a result of having follow-on children, all of them were born free as well. there are a couple of children that are very prominent in the syphax family. very interestingly enough, once these children were freed, the -- they had an opportunity for education. one of the prominent older children, second child, first son of the syphax, is william syphax. we know that he was probably educated in alexandria, arlington area as well as georgetown. he ultimately went to work for the department of the interior in the 1850s. he worked for a number of secretaries of the interior and actually became head messenger for the department of the interior and went on to become the first president of the -- of colored trustees of the

and george washington parke custis in essence had two daughters. one was white, his heiress, she married robert e. lee. one was enslaved. both great granddaughters of martha washington. so in that regard george washington mark custis as a representative of the first first family of the country who spent 55 years of his life promoting and celebrating that, was in essence also representative of another aspect of the history of this country. and the simple truth is the first family in this country was biracial. so we recently reenacted that wedding with descendants of the syphax family in attendance, representing both mariah and charles. there was also another wedding that took place here and that was the wedding of selena norris and thorton gray, also enslaved. selena, a maid in the house, and thornton gray, who worked in the mansion as well. so that was arranged and this wedding took place in this parlor. and selena gray and her family would live in one of the two historic slave quarters that we maintain, that still exist and that are going to be res

but here is also where you see some of george washington park custas revolutionary war scenes. all of this done to represent washington of the great hero of the revolution, the indispensable man. you see him on his white horse at the front of the army. literally within just a few feet of the lines that the british or germans, in this case at the battle, these paintings glorified washington and that was the purpose of custas' life. but it wasn't just glorifying washington. it was also for washington and his believes and his ideals and values. in the years following the revolution, it was deeply divided between the followers of thomas jefferson who believed in a limited national government, state's rights, the right of null lee if i indication and the followers of george washington who believed the opposite of all of those things. washington, a true nationalist who believed this was a perpetual union. when custas started building this how in 1902, the man who was president of the united states, this greek revival fashion out front almost as a way of thumbing his nose as jefferson

-nats-3 seconds of power saw- saw- boy, was it noisy in milwaukee's washington park neighborhood today. but that's a good thing! it was the sound of habitat for humanity volunteers framing three new homes near 38th and garfield....a block already ed work crew included tiana gatlin, who will move into one of these homes once it's finished. "primarily i've been living in lofts and apartments. i have an 8 year old son, so it wasn't much room for him to play outside or have a dog or anything, so we will be getting a dog very soon and he's very excited about that." that." "it's so exciting, especially when they bring their chidlren and they're picking out their bedrooms and talking about what color bedroom they;'re the first time they've had their own bedroom." bedroom." the volunteer force in washington park included workers from joy global who are sponsoring two of these new homes. not far from where those habitat homes are going up, a man is trying to keep a promise. he wants help to turn an old building into something valuable for the sherman park n. neighborhood. let's go live to cbs 5

denver police have the area near the train tracks east of ohio and cherokee closed off near the washington park west neighborhood. we don't know really how this person died. >>> yeah, that's going to be a big areat avoid this morning. it's going to cause some pretty big slow-downs for a lot of folks traveling through that part of town. we're seeing a couple of other things going on in the area this morning specifically up on the north end where we had our first accident of the morning at 52, and and another stall showing up on dry creek in the eastbound direction near university. so my friends that are close to the tech center that's going to cause you some minor delays. there's that morning. also 225 starting slow down for a lot of folks. southbound speeds down to 40 miles per hour from i-70 to i-25. that drive is going to take you 16 mines. still looks good northbound, we also have a couple of wet spots on the road and that's affecting northwest with side of town we take a look at some of the cameras in just a few minutes. >> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. >>> the and it's sta

but george washington parke custis wanted mariah to be close by. , wasusband, charles syphax not free. but overall you and her children were free but were giving set -- given 17 acres of property at the south end of arlington estate where they lived free the rest of their lives and as a result, all of those children were born free as well. there were a couple children prominent in the syphax family. once these children were free, they had an opportunity for education. one of the prominent older know will you must probably educated in alexandria as well as a georgetown. he ultimately went to work for the department of interior in the 1850's and worked for a number of secretaries of the interior and actually became a head messenger for the department of the interior and went on to become the first of schools in washington, d.c. there were a number of ancestors and descendents of these folks that made a permanent impact on our country. one example would be pressed and lead, a tuskegee airmen. of women thater went on to teach. we know they attended our university. turned aroundch and beca

to fix the newly renovated washington park "velo-drome."the city's parks commission approved a settlement agreement last night... between the city and "(rash) construction and engineering." according to "kenosha news"---- (rash) will replace part of the track's concrete surface that's cracked... ?and? hire a "soil-testing firm" to make sure the base is in correctly.a smaller section of the track with possible "voids"... replaced if needed. the agreement comes with a ?one- year warranty.?work is expected to begin by november 15-th. 3 a cool start on this tuesday. meteorologist michael schlesinger is talking more seasonable temperatures this week. 3 ((???1:45 seconds??)) ((???tease ahead??10???)) today...partly sunny until late afternoon...then cloudy with light rain showers likely late in the afternoon. highs in the lower 60s. west winds 10 to 20 mph. chance of showers 70 percent. .tonight...cloudy. light rain showers through around midnight...then chance of light rain showers after midnight. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mp

photo journalist tom cole took the question to washington park. >> it is not snowing yet. >> football season started last night. great college game last night around the corner. >> i moved in to a new apartment that is great. i found a place that is really can be a challenge in denver. and i didn't have to -- hired movers this time which was the best decision i have made. >> graduating nursing and i will be a nurse soon so i don't know, that's good news. i that. >>> we have been to union station. >> our family was just on a family vacation. >> we were on our family boat and going to lunch and he ended up dropping down on one knee with everyone there. and it was really fun. it was a total surprise. i had no idea but everybody else had a clue and it is funny that everybody could keep it a life and it is so fun. you never know what the moment will feel like until you are in it and we couldn't be more sharing feedback from the last 30 minutes. alex writes on twitter so disappointed how could you not cover the situation in parker. carried the conference live and we didn't spend the ten int

kristina ran down is an washington square park.>>reporter: this is the copy of the complaint that was filed against the city these are the trees that are alleged to be improperly pruned. families continue to enjoy the playground at washington square park more than a month after emma zhou was paralyzed after branch fell and hit her. her husband says their world has changed. >> she can only move her arm and talk and cannot move anything else.>>reporter: the family is filed against the city. the attorney says the pine tree shows evidence of a process that removes larger bruises from the top of the tree that can result in new growth that is subject to breaking.>> you can see it starts to form branches and that's what we see in the tree that caused emma injuries.>>reporter: they call in preventable.>> they could've prevented it and avoided it if they had inspected it. >>reporter: he says tree topping violates the cities pruning and standard laws but say it is illegal. they released a statement saying they are saddened and that their tho

will come together today to frame three homes in the washington park ne. neighborhood.the homes will be built next to one another... on the same block where eight ?other? habitat families live. "job global" is sponsoring two of the three homes. they're the company's 16th and 17th homes.. built in partnership with milwaukee habitat for humanity.since 2011.. job global has contributed more than one-point-15 million dollars... to habitat. the group plans to start the effort at 9 this morning. there's a new company in it's called "help 2 pet." pet."the service allows you... to keep ?all the important information? about your pet in ?one place online?-- what kind of ?food? your pet eats... medical records... even its ?favorite toys.?you also choose an ?emergency contact. ? then if ?something happens to you?... the company calls your contact and gives that person ?all? the information needed to make sure your pet is ?safe and cared for.?the founder says... he started it because he realized "emergency stickers in windows"... just aren't enough. pet inside. it didn

. >> so far they've built 250 homes in the washington park neighborhood. >>> well, still ahead a gas shortage for part of the country where some gas stations have run out of fool and what's behind sky and landed on a house. >>> and you need help with a consumer problem call for action right now. our volunteers are ready. you can request help online, just click on the icon on the front page of russ feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. narrator: listen to ron johnson on social security: johnson: social security is a legal ponzi scheme. narrator: as senator, johnson's been working to turn it into one. he wants to privatize social security costing seniors thousands out-of-pocket. don't let ron johnson turn social security into a johnson: ...legal ponzi scheme. narrator: senator johnson. not for seniors. >>> storm team 4 coverage now. summer not over yet. temperatures in the 80s, but might want to keep the umbrella milwaukee on the right. port washington in the middle and waukesha on the left side of your screen. brian goddord joining us. we're not getting any of that,

(music playing) playing) 3 and in washington park -- a celebration of milwaukee's black community at the inaugural "sankofa" festival the family-friendly event is made up entirely of local artists.the message they want 3 3 weekend. there's something pretty spectacular, and important, happening in southeast wisconsin.some of ?the? most groundbreaking advancements in cancer research. research.dr. evans "i think there are many people in milwaukee and southeastern wisconsin who would be thilled to support medical research if they would wrap their arms better. tomorrow on cbs 58 sunday morning...we'll introduce you to world renowned pancreatic cancer surgeon doctor douglas evans.we'll highlight the "we care fund"...which is a unique program that supports research at the medical college of wisconsin, and brings hope to patients and their families. dr. evans "i think all of us. pancreas cancer like any disease is a team sport. the focus like any cancer now needs to be on disease." you can watch the entire story plus much more on cbs 58 sunday morning with mike strehlow...that's just ahead o

. >>> two people are sent to the hospital after a shooting near washington park. a 42-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were boat shot lisbon. no word what led to the shooting. both victims are expected to survive. >>> a 2-year-old child seriously hurt after an incident on the city's northwest side. emergency crews were called to a home near 101st and mill just before 11:00. no word on how the injuries happened. >>> card skimmers have been found at three kenosha atms, two trustone financial credit unions locals, one at 27th and wood road. the other at 67th and agree, and the third at shore bank. police are asking for help finding these men. the skimmers were installed over the card readers on the atms, there was also a camera installed city the pin numbers which the men were driving a dark colored mercedes benz suv with indiana license plates. if you know who they are, or see the suv, call kenosha police. >>> decision 2016 now, milwaukee county's head election official says the state's plan to create i.d. cards for voting could increase chances for fraud. the c

because just the other day my son attends sepa and there was a man from washington park who was outside the pickup line with a gun. having a police in school, they was right there. they was able to come, escort the young man off the premises, and everybody was safe. >> brian: all right. well martone also said black lives matter is against zero tolerance policies because they repress and punish. >> tia: well, coming up on cleveland 19 news, a proposal to make abortion murder in ohio. >> brian: and social media up in arms over a new victoria secret ad campaign. we will show that to you. that's coming up. >> tia: plus, a petition to reopen wild water kingdom is already getting hundreds of >> tia: welcome back. there's a push in ohio to ban abortions. tony gathered 1,000 signatures for a proposed amendment that would legally define abortion as murder and carry the same punishment. >> anybody participating, so whether that be the abortionist, the mother or father that drove their child there to have them murdered or whether it would actually be anybody that would use a chemical or an instrum

with that - this you know commissioner works with this will be explained on october 21st at park or washington, d.c. park this washington square on the 26 you know i'd like to know look at more commissioner hospital in 19 on the pier hospitalization a new organization i know i have an interest already in 2006 for the celebration in d.c. and that point for this lady that said she'll help me out and they forced me to - they were going to kill me anyway and put me in a prison i guess you call a foundation because i wasn't guilty and they were going to kill me and had told when i was sitting at the bank federal investigation went in there and said i didn't know what to do this guy's watching me they have guns and they was going to shoot me if i didn't sign this check i put in prison for . >> this issue and that was over the cure to cancer that's one of the reasons why all these programs that you had mentioned if we can you know get more detail on washington square park i'll appreciate it. >> any public comment on this item? that would like to speak at this time. >> public comment is closed. and go

new homes in the washington park neighborhood. each will go to a family in need...thanks to habitat for humanity. "my house is right behind me, 's son. i got to work a power tool today so that was pretty awesome laughs." laughs." tiana gatlin is one of three homeowners-to-be...helping build on this block. it's already home to ?eight? habitat for humanity houses. the new ones should be finished by the end of the week. and that's thanks to volunteers like bob patton who's spending his retirement volunteering for habitat for humanity. 3 "but i've got to have something else to do, something that's meaninful to in this community. i'm a lifelong resident of the milwaukee area and this community means a lot to me. me."homeownership is very important to me and i also am very interested in setting down roots in a neighborhhood and having good neighbors and a strong community and i think that habitat will be able to provide that." that." more than 150 volunteers plus the soon to be home owners will be on hand throughout the week to complete

the habitat for humanity homes are being built in milwaukee's washington park neighborhood... which is already home to 8 habitat houses.one of the new putting down roots in the neighborhood. 4:48:22-33everybody really takes pride in their homes because of the process they had to go through to where they are now, so i think we can all be close and it can be how neighborhoods used to be be more than 150 volunteers plus the soon-to-be-home owners will be on hand throughout the week to complete this build blitz. the milwaukee bucks traded the hardwood for the greens today. the team hosted a lf the milwaukee bucks foundation. head coach jason kidd plus and current and former players said they were more than willing to give it a swing since it's going to a good cause. "they're all jumping in feet first, really excited about being engaged we saw that during the statewide caravan over the last couple of weekends and all of them when we asked them if they would be interested in being here today said without a doubt they said yes right away." away." the bucks foundation was formed in ju

joining with future milwaukee habitat for humanity home owners and framing three homes in the washington park neighborhood. all three homes will be built right next to each other, so the home builders will meet their future neighbors.today's build starts at nine. if you're driving on i-94 past brookfield today, you may notice some really tall people playing golf. bucks players and coaches will be golfing at westmoor country club this afternoon to raise money for charity in the first 'aon milwaukee bucks' outing. khris middleton, steve novak and head coach jason kidd are just some of the bucks expected to be at today's event. former players, michael redd, vin baker, and jon mcglocklin will also be up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4--the added precautions being taken new york ahead of tomorrow's general assembly.also-- looking for support.the group both presidential nominees are fragile cease-fire continues to unravel.gunfire and explosion shook the city of aleppo on sunday. both rebels and government forces report dozens of violations of the temporary truce.the u-s says russia needs t

with that - this you know commissioner works with this will be explained on october 21st at park or washington, d.c. park this washington square on the 26 you know i'd like to know look at more commissioner hospital in 19 on the pier hospitalization a new organization i know i have an interest already in 2006 for the celebration in d.c. and that point for this lady that said she'll help me out and they forced me to - they were going to kill me anyway and put me in a prison i guess you call a foundation because i wasn't guilty and they were going to kill me and had told when i was sitting at the bank federal investigation went in there and said i didn't know what to do this guy's watching me they have guns and they was going to shoot me if i didn't sign this check i put in prison for . >> this issue and that was over the cure to cancer that's one of the reasons why all these programs that you had mentioned if we can you know get more detail on washington square park i'll appreciate it. >> any public comment on this item? that would like to speak at this time. >> public comment is closed. and go

to fix the newly renovated washington park commission approved a settlement agreement last night... between the city and "(rash) construction and engineering." according to "kenosha news"---- (rash) will replace part of the track's concrete surface that's cracked... ?and? hire a "soil-testing firm" to make sure the base is in correctly.a smaller section of the track with possible "voids"... could also be replaced if needed. the agreement comes with a ?one- year warranty.?work is expected to begin by november 15-th. 3 toss to weather... 3 ((???1:45 seconds??)) ((???tease ahead??15???)) ahead??15???)) late afternoon...then cloudy with light rain showers likely late in the afternoon. highs in the lower 60s. west winds 10 to 20 mph. chance of showers 70 percent. .tonight...cloudy. periods of light rain showers through around midnight...then chance of light rain showers after midnight. lows in the upper mph. chance of showers 90 percent. .wednesday...cloudy. light rain showers likely in the morning... then chance of light rain showers in the afternoon. highs in the lower 60s. north winds

but along the way, the national park service took up a second mission of telling the american story. the lincoln memorial, the washington monument, and even presidents' park, which surrounds the white house, are part of the national park service narrative. this mission was literally carved into the stone of mt. rushmore by a sculptor who wrote the purpose of the memorial is to communicate the founding expansion, preservation, and unification of the united states. but the american story is complicated, so in the 21st century, the national parks service is taking the lead in trying to reconcile dueling storylines at many historic sites across the country. arlington house, which sits on the hill above john f. kennedy's grave site is an example of that effort. the park service's most visited historic home. today, visitors learn the several story lines connected to this southern mansion, from george washington and the revolutionary war, to robert e. lee and the civil war, and they learn about the enslaved people who lived their lives on the 1100 acre estate and whose legacies live on in their descendants. comi coming up firs

to fix the newly renovated washington park "velo-drome."the city's parks commission approved a settlement agreement last night... between the city and "(rash) construction and engineering." according to "kenosha news"---- (rash) will replace part of the track's concrete surface that's cracked... ?and? hire a "soil-testing firm" to make sure the base is in correctly.a smaller section of the track with possible "voids"... could also be replaced if needed. the agreement comes with a ?one- year warranty.?work is expected to begin by november 15-th. coming up on the cbs 58 morning news - how much does the maker of the epipen ?profit? from the device? plus... a streaming device is revamping its service... making t-v ?cheaper?. taiwan is bracing for its third severe storm in 14 days ... as a "typhoon megi" makes landfall along the island's northeastern coast. coast.the storm is expected to dump heavy rain over much of the island... and brings with it winds of about 150 miles per hour.taiwan's main railway links and several flights have been suspen

the habitat for humanity homes are being built in milwaukee's washington park neighborhood... which is already home to 8 habitat houses.one of the new son... and is looking forward to putting down roots in the neighborhood. an act of kindness... in the wake of bombings in new york and new jersey... 3 an employee from starbucks brought coffee and pastries to first responders sunday... bringing a needed break to those firefighters and police officers working the scene. as we mentioned earlier ...29 people were injured saturday when a bomb exploded in manhattan's chelsea still ahead in this next half hour--- hundreds of people learn... their credit card numbers were stolen at a waukesha county gas station. plus ...a new cereal that packer fans will love.stay with us. 11-15 clowns are appearing in various places around racine chasing or scarying children children only on cbs 58--- clowns ?creeping people out? in a local neighborhood. we talked to them.waht one of them had to say about why they're dressing up. 3 plus - new details in the battle over the fencing at milwaukee's sherm

will come together today to frame three homes in the washington park ne. neighborhood.the homes will be built next to one another... on the same block where eight ?other? habitat families live. "job global" is sponsoring two of the three homes. they're the company's 16th and 17th homes.. built in partnership with milwaukee habitat for humanity.since 2011.. job global has contributed more dollars... to habitat. the group plans to start the effort at 9 this morning. there's a new company in milwaukee... targeting pet owners ?across the country.? it's called "help 2 pet." pet."the service allows you... to keep ?all the important information? about your pet in ?one place online?-- what kind of ?food? your pet eats... medical records... even its ?favorite toys.?you also choose an ?emergency contact. ? then if ?something happens to you?... the company calls your contact and gives that person ?all? the information needed to make sure your pet is ?safe says... he started it because he realized "emergency stickers in windows"... just aren't enough. 13:41 "it just s

the habitat for humanity homes are being built in milwaukee's washington park neighborhood... which is already home to 8 habitat houses.one of the new homeowners has an 8-year-old son... and is looking forward to putting down roots in the neighborhood. takes pride in their homes because of the process they had to go through to where they are now, so i think we can all be close and it can be how neighborhoods used to be be 3 more than 150 volunteers... and the soon-to-be-home owners will be on sitethroughout the week to finish the "build blitz." coming up--- a deadly officer- involved shooting in ?oklahoma?... sparks outrage. 3 spreads... because of a pipeline leak in alabama. 3 3 time check.. it's 5:... on this................. morning. welcome back to the cbs 58 morning news. 3 3 ((???1:45 seconds??)) ((???tease ahead??15???)) dense fog adv. until 9am for the western part of t sunny. high: 79tonight: storms possible late. low: 65 wednesday and thursday: scattered storms . highs near 80. lows in the 60s.friday: chance of showers and storms. high: 72 ((???1:45 seconds??)) dense

park service took up a second mission. telling the american story. the lincoln memorial, washington monument, and even president park which surrounds the white house are all part of the national park service narrative. this mission was carved into the stone of mount rushmore who wrote the purpose of the memorial is to indicate that founding and unification of the united states could be american story is complicated. the national park service is taking the lead in trying to reconcile dueling storylines. arlington house, which is on the hill of john f. kennedy's grave site is an example of the effort. it is the parks is the most visited historic home. today, visitors learned several storylines connected to this 19th-century mansion from george washington and the revolutionary war to robert e lee and the civil war. they learned about the enslaved people who lived their lives there and legacies live on. program one entire monday at 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.. american history tv and holidays, too on c-span3. next on american history tv, history professor teresa talks about her book, ange

washington rests his arm on george washington parke custis's shoulder. the boy, symbolic of the next generation, as his hand on the globe, a familiar symbol of empire in paintings and that is turned to north america. window, the potomac points westward. i don't know if you can see the slave in the shadows -- there .re many.'s about who it is maybe it's just an artistic trope. i cannot help but wonder if savage was saying something about, this is all very good, but you have something in the shadows you better deal with. washington knew only one person capable of designing a seat of empire that reflected his vision for the united states. his 1784 proposal for a permanent army corps of engineers gave him the information for constructing the capitol. congress debated the location of the state of askedment in 1789, he president washington for the responsibility of laying "the foundation of the city which is to become the capital of this vast empire." most spokesman for an american empire and its magnificent its glory reflect wanted something like this -- for

. >> you can join peggy and others in the fight by heading out to washington park sunday for the denver free to breathe 5k run and walk. you can reggster the freetobreathe.org web site. we'll have a link on thedenverchannel.com. >>> about 25% of people killed -?by police have a severe menta illness, this according to a new national study. it's something the aurora planned parenthood is trying change. officers paired up with the aurora mental health center. >> we're not teaching officers how to talk to people. we're teaching officers how to listen and draw information >> sergeant will ton says he officer. >>> police and city workers in aurora ame together to form a large pink ribbon in honor of breast cancer awareness month. officers will wear pink ribboos and socks next month. they plan to donate to someone in the city who has been affected by breast cancer and in need of financial help. >>> a video making up the recent rash of police shootings across the country is generating controversy. the people behind the video it's time to ighten up. but not everybody is laughing. especially beca

will come together today to frame three homes in the washington park ne. neighborhood.the homes will be built next to one another... on the same block where eight ?other? habitat families live. "job global" is sponsoring two of the three homes. they're the company's 16th and 17th homes.. built in partnership with milwaukee habitat for humanity.since 2011.. jo than one-point-15 million dollars... to habitat. the group plans to start the effort at 9 this morning. there's a new company in milwaukee... targeting pet owners ?across the country.? it's called "help 2 pet." pet."the service allows you... to keep ?all the important information? about your pet in ?one place online?-- what kind of ?food? your pet eats... medical records... even its ?favorite toys.?you also choose an ?emergency contact. ? then if ?something happens to you?... the company calls your contact and gives that person to make sure your pet is ?safe and cared for.?the founder says... he started it because he realized "emergency stickers in windows"... just aren't enough. 13:41 "it just said w

people have been harvesting artichokeses from washington park. you first were telling us about this in may and it's played out just as they feared. >> exactly. you know what in may i told you about people harvesting artichokeses, any of those vegetables from flower beds just like this. and we kind of think does that really happen? yeah, we're seeing it playing out right now and what the interesting is that just this week somebody tweeted there was a list of edible fruits and vegetables in city parks. here's the thing nothing is edible or for human consumption. i want to bring in park raping er ranger jen. we're going to show people a pia crab apple tree. not only is it against city code tell me why people just don't want to eat them. >> it's something that's found in the important thing is we're out here for public safety and resource protection and it's just not safe to eat something that we're irrigating maybe with potable water officer you never know what's in the air. say someone was spraying. we usually have permits and post when we do stuff

. >> and warm tomorrow, tracker 5 over a crash here in cleveland on washington park boulevard. a two-car accident. police arriving to the scene and looks like they're getting the car towed and does not look serious. by the way, lots of delays right on you along 71 and 77 and 90. normal spots so. >> all right, kristen, thank you. >>> and gma is going to have more on brangelina if you want to tune in for that. >> and we'll have more news, weather, and traffic for you in >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, violent protests erupt in north carolina after a deadly police shooting. >> how many times? >> protesters destroying police cars injuring at least a dozen officers setting fire, shutting down a highway and looting trucks. the driver trapped terrified. >> they're on the back of the trailer as we speak right now. >> as outrage grows nationwide over police shootings. >>> breaking right now, massive wildfires tear through the west torching 12,000 acres. burning through an air force base and delaying a rocket launch. closing in on a highway. now concerns growing as winds p

branch fell on her in a san francisco park is .nbóomfiling a claim a the ño'city. 36-year-old emma zao was seriously injured when the branch fell on her in washingtonrs. her lawyers say the city had improperly pruned the pine trees in the park using the practice called treetopping where crews remove the upper topping. in the city since 2006. she has a severe spinal cord injury of course brain damage and is paralyzed by low the waist. iew the claim. >>> a teach anterior excused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old girl needs not guilty. 40-year-old heather butz was arrested last month charged with two counts of lewdmoxacts with a rnminor and vague relationship way toanl teenaged girl. police got reports she was kissing a student pinside a parked van. victim eventually told the police that the two of them hadv a relationship and they were in love. butz is free on $58,000 bail and due back in court next movement. >>> a wildfire at an air force base in the central coast exploding in size overnight. it is bunning out of control this morning. this is the canyon fire. it has burned more than nine t vandenburg air force base. ry:7ñca

park is suing the city. emma zao suing the city and county of san francisco for not correctly pruning pine trees in washington square park. zao talking to her daughters in the park last month when a 100-pound branch broke off and hit her. it left her paralyzed from the waist down. and she is suffering from brain damage. doctors say zao will need 16 months of rehab and don't expect her to walk again. >> not all school lessons are learned in the classroom. at san jose's lightrail station, students recited a safety pledge they have written. part of railroad safety month. >> make sure the students that you guys aren't playing pokemon go or candy crush when you are walking. you guys have beats headphones. take them off. trains are very quiet. okay. >> students were also instructed to download the vta alert app. any passenger can use tight report nonemergency crimes. >> good advice. everyone walking playing pokemon go. >> got to get the headphones out of your ear. >> superheroes at an east bay hospital for real. take a look. >> announcer: nbc bay area response recovering more than $200,000 to bay area consumers. if

part in parks are an essential service, sort of a town square we have of the neighborhoods and washington park and north beach and surrounding that park is are incredible amount of cultural resources that don't exist in other parts in san francisco and district 11 and the excelsior but we're trying to build that going forward so for me having the equity framework is essential so we have real mechanisms within the department how the departments will make decisions to help to give greater leverage to neighborhoods that don't get the kind of wealth and resources that wealthy neighborhoods do get, and so i know we have phil ginsburg who is here to talk about the equity metricses and taylor emerson is presenting and did a lot of work on this. for me i wanted to make sure the public is part of this discussion. i would like to find out from mr. ginsburg when the parks department will be approving these metrics. i believe they just need to be submitted to the board of supervisors, but i want to make sure there is more public engagement and if after the presentation today there's still a lot of questio

francisco- have filed a claim against the city. 36-year-old emma zhou was with her kids at washington square park in north beach when the 100 pound limb fell on her last month. zhou is still recovering from a broken spine, severed spinal cord and cracked skull. she is not expected to walk again. lawyers for zhou say the nearly 50-foot-tall pine tree was improperly maintained. they say city workers were using an illegal practice called "tree topping". that's when the top of a tree is removed allowing branches to grow quicker and larger. the branches can then break off due to their excessive size, turning trees into dangerous hazards. "the real concern here is that this is a ring of 9 trees that all show the same evidence..so that this doesn't happen to another family." emma zhou will need more than a year of hospital rehabilitation to help her recover from her injuries. coming up on the kron4 news at 6, we'll hear from her husband who has more on his wife's condition. * * the man accused in the brutal beating and home invasion robbery of an 88 year old i don't want to live with the uncertainties o

they say the tree was not properly maintained. 36-year-old emma zhou was with her kids at washington square park in north beach when the 100 pound limb fell on her last month. zhou is still recovering from a broken spine, severed spinal cord and cracked skull. she is not expected to walk again. lawyers for zhou say the nearly 50-foot-tall pine tree was improperly trimmed. they say city workers were using an illegal practice called "tree topping". that's when the top of a tree is removed allowing branches to grow quicker and larger. the branches can then break off due to their excessive size, turning trees into dangerous hazards. >>:"the real concern here is that this is a ring of 9 trees that all show the same evidence..so that this doesn't happen to another family." emma zhou will need more than a year of hospital rehabilitation to help her recover from her injuries. >> steve:coming up on the kron4 news at 6, we'll hear from her husband who has more on his wife's condition. >> pam:a man is severely injured after being shot in the head with a paintball gun. the incident happened just after midni

the every glades, but along the way, the national park service took up a second mission of telling the american story. the lincoln memorial, washington monument and president's park are all part of the national park service narrative. this mission was literally carved into the stone of mount rushmore who wrote the purpose of the memorial is to communicate the unification of the united states. but the american story is complicated. so in the the 21st century, the national park service is taking the lead. arlington house, which sits on the hill of president john f. kennedy is an example of that effort. it is the park system's most visited home. today visitors learned the several story lines connected to this 19th century southern mansion. and they learned about the inslaved people who lived their lives on the 1,100 acre estate and whose legacies. coming up first we will hear several presidents talk about the national parks and later we will hear from john jar vis.

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washington, d.c., cross off a trip inside the washington monument. the national park service is closing the popular tourist attraction indefinitely because of ongoing problems with its elevator. it's been breaking down frequently over the past few years. the monument will not reopen until the elevator can be replaced. >>> while hillary clinton and donald trump were getting ready to look presidential yesterday, barack obama was looking a little different. he was being ownered in a blankets ceremony at the white house during the tribal nations conference. the an mull meeting highlights the efforts on behalf of native americans. you can now call him barack "black eagle" obama. >> i like it. he's been renamed. that outfit is pretty awesome. mr. obama started the tribal nations conferences, by the way. this was the eighth and obviously his final one, but he does say he plans to work on tribal issues once he leaves office. >>> coming up, we hear from the pundits. pundits. let's check in with celebs. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i

park is filing a legal claim against the city of san francisco. attorneys for emma zhou say that tree was improperly pruned. >> families continue to enjoy the play ground at washingtonn san francisco's north beach more than a ma after emma zhou was paralyzed as a large branch fell and hit her as she watched her children play. >> she can only move her arms and talk. she can only move her head like that. >> reporter: they have filed a claim against the city alleging the property wasn't pruned properly. >> the tree top shows evidence of pruning improperly. >> at that topping cut, you can see that it starts to form branch that's spread out like an octopus. that's what we see in the tree that caused emma's injury. >> reporter: it was not a freak accident but a preventable one. >> the city could have avoided this by not cutting the tree in the first place and this -- if they had inspected it own -- and identified the problem. >> reporter: the laws seethe kept topping it -- is illegal. we are always saddened when tragic accidents occur, the city said. our thoughts with -- are with ms. zhou and her scruple i don't want someone to get hurt again. or killed by a branch like t

abc 7 news is live at washington square park with that story. carolyn?borhood groups that partner with it to take care of the city's parks, but after that horrible accident here you can imagine there's some extra scrutiny at this one. the man says his family's life fwrent heaven to hel all right day his wife was critically injured. a 100-pound tree branch at washington square crashed. doctors say the 36-year-old woman will never walk again. >> she told me she like, you know, she want to die, and i was like, no, no, no. >> city workers like this one today are taking stock. trees in the square. they say the canary island pine that fell was healthy. that species was pruned in 2013 after a neighborhood organization, friends of washington square donated $10,000 to reck & park. >> our collaboration with the department has been very good, but we've also learned that the department is really stressed for its crew and that means it doesn't have the budget to expand it. >> reporter: tim says his group developed the first long-term tree maintenance program for the

along the way, the national park service took up a second mission of telling the american story. the lincoln memorial, the washington monument, and even presidents' park are all part of the national park service narrative. this mission was literally carved into the stone of mount rushmore by the sculptor who wrote the purpose of the memorial is to commemorate the founding, expansion, and expansion of the united states. that the american story is complicated. in the 21st century, the national park service is taking the lead in trying to reconcile dueling storylines that many sites across the country. that sits above arlington national sermon -- cemetery is an example of that. today, visitors to arlington house learn the several storylines connected to this 19th century southern mansion from george washington and the revolutionary war to generally and the civil war and learn about enslaved people whose legacies live on in their descendents. the entire program on monday at 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. eastern time. american history tv every weekend and holidays, too, only on cspan3. >> next on american history tv, profess

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it was early march when down chestnut street in his s.u.v., across washington, hitting several parked cars, then driving right into a packed sweet tomatoes restaurant. miele and 32-year-old gregory morin were killed. seven others were hurt. miele's family hoped the driver would be held accountable. >> what was going on in his mind that night when he drove through that intersection, because that's a heavily driven intersection,, haven't heard anything. >> nicole: the district attorney's office hasn't said what they believe happened that made casler lose control. miele was ordering a pizza when she was killed. her family devastated every day since she's been gone. >> you have to put your faith in god that there was some strange... things happen in life. you just can't explain. >> nicole: take a live look outside sweet tomatoes here. they actually put barriers up trying to prevent an accident like this from ever happening again. date has been set just yet. that's the latest live in newton, nicole oliverio, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: breaking news from overnight, a missing

say the tree was not properly maintained. 36-year-old emma zhou was with her children at washington square park when the 100 pound limb fell upon her last month. she is still recovering from a broken spine and cracked skull. she's not expected to walk again. lawyers for emma zhou say the 50 foot tall pine tree was improperly trimmed. they say workers were using an illegal practice called tree topping, it allows the branches to go quicker and larger. the branches can break off due to their excessive size, turning trees into what her attorney says is a dangerous hazard.>> the real concern is that this is a ring of nine trees that share the same evidence, kids are playing and that's what happened to,. we want to raise awareness about this issue so it doesn't happen to another family.>> emma zhou will need more than a year in the hospital to recover.>>> coming up later, the giants are still breathing, how about the wildcard. we have the highlights. we have to show you this georgia football fan running through a door and passionate ecstasy over a win. >>> brittney shipp is tracking the weather that

abolitionists tended to be from new england, have money, the fifth ward, the area around washington square park, greenwich village the only one that voted for abraham lincoln. bear were others that is called the east village now but it was relative upscale. i did not mention this before but there is definitely a class divide but remember almost everybody in new york city was below 42nd in many were below 23rd in. 13,000 people crammed into a tiny area and they were in each other's hair. >> with the irish with a copperhead's. >> definitely with the democrats against the war. they had a very complicated relationship with the blacks partly they're the two lowest rungs of the economic ladder living with each other and fighting with each other and making love with each other. uc that pinhead in early movies when they sing songs of the plantation south it is really the urban pour in a lot are irish. and there really isn't that hateful form that it became later and then people were cranking that out with a song titles and the song ideas. but in the early days it is between the young irish and the blac

and the main events i'll cover briefly on august 23rd there is a volunteer event schedule as washington park from 3 to 5:00 p.m. arrest on 9/11 the 15 anniversary and all stations will be participating since 2004 in a commemorative ceremony 9/11 falls on sunday at the saint moniques church and a ceremony near station near the public safety building a dedication and unveiling of something we're proud to eventually display at san francisco headquarters an artifact or a piece of the structure and steal from the world trade center we were able to obtain through the port authority. >> thank you linda she worked for us it was kind of a dream of having and it was i had been in contact to kind of push it across the goal line i've assigned it project we were able to representative that a will be proudly displayed and headquarters we'll officially unveil it at 9/11 in the public safety building during the com ration you've heard from - the parade at the fisherman's wharf the week of october 9th through the 15 is fire preservation week we educate hopefully with the goal of preventing fires and other em