once i got them in, they pretty much took it from there. >> and then all around towers hired their own crew members, their own people. it didn't matter if they had experience or not. >> smith: like jay guilford. he kicked around between part-time jobs. he was a mover, he delivered pizzas. but after his second child was born, he needed something better. all around towers was offering a full-time job at $10 an hour. >> that's when he filled out the application, came back out, said he had a job and they gave him a $600 check and had a plane ticket for him to leave, like, the next day. >> smith: guilford, with no prior experience, was suddenly thrown into one of the biggest building projects the tower industry had ever seen. >> even in the wintertime there was ice on the towers and he would tell me he would have to literally beat ice off of the pegs to climb up the towers, which i did not find that very safe. >> smith: but his cousin and co-worker says guilford wasn't scared. >> he enjoyed it. i mean it was.. it give him a rush that was unreal. jay, i mean, he just... he loved the job. >>

the people, from what you hear from the media all around the country, what the tower to be a heritage museum. simple as that. of all the things rec and park does so well, i believe that fine art is be on your stove. for example, i applaud his work. the idea of young kids this week. what about somebody who lived through the great depression? i read this thing called coit forum. out of all the people, 100% of the people thought that the art collection was poorly managed. they supported the idea of museum status. museum status, unfortunately, would take control away from you. it would make it a museum. coit is art-driven. those fresoces are majorly significant to what it means to be an american. having a restaurateur or a hot dog guide, those things are unnecessary, unwanted, and long, let alone tacky. that is objective. we will not go there. i stood out there in front of the tower for an entire day of my life and interviewed everybody from all over the world. locals, natives, voters, everybody. they all thank you for giving them a free tour. the message in this art work is very hidden.

. >> all around a pretty gray weekend in tower region. how is the workweek shaping up -- in our region. how is the workweek shaping up? >> the prurigos. we at least had some -- the pressure is on. we at least had some sunshine this afternoon. humidity is sticking in and it will kick around for a bit as well. 82 degrees attiring national airport, 82 dulles -- at reagan national airport, 82 at dulles. we did get a little break in terms of those very high numbers in terms of temperatures. it's currently 78 degrees at reagan national airport, humidity another factor, 79%. a light southerly wind flow and elsewhere in our neighborhoods we currently have 78 degrees in annapolis, 83 quantico this hour, 72 martinsburg, 76 hagerstown. 73 degrees at culpeper, so it's still really mild. as far as the skies are concerned, we'll see some clouds sticking around in the course of tonight. we had some pretty good clear breaks earlier, but the clouds will be thick as we move into the overnight hours. guess what, get ready. the 90s are returning. the humidit

that's sutro tower you see from south beach towards sutro tower between peaks marine layer of clouds are all but gone compared to this morning even around san jose a lot of the sunshine showers earlier were trying to clip the extreme east bay heading towards oakley as you throughout altamont pass into the central valley near tracy right now doppler quiet out there showing how dry it has become upper level three was to our north that brought this cool weather early this week is retrograding west and becoming less of a factor as is moisture from fabio now moving into the sierra going to create showers and thunderstorms from yosemite up to tahoe today. 73 antioch, 71 los gatos everybody else mid to upper 60s same around the monterey bay into salinas, gilroy warmer and 71°. partly cloudy and warmer today, mostly cloudy, patchy drizzle possible along the coast maybe the east bay hills that's about it, heat returns especially inland this weekend. taking baby steps oakland and san francisco one degree warmer today at 70 and 66 fremont 74, san jose 77 four degrees warmer concord 82, five santa rosa up to 78, six degrees warmer than yesterday. 8

that's sutro tower you see from south beach towards sutro tower between peaks marine layer of clouds are all but gone compared to this morning even aroundan jose a lot of the sunshine showers earlier were trying to clip the extreme east bay heading towards oakley as you throughout altamont pass into the central valley near acy right now doppler quiet out there showing how dry it has become upper level three was to our north that brought this cool weather early this week is retrograding west and becoming less of a factor as is moisture from fabio now moving into the sierra going to create showers and thunderstorms from yosemite up to tahoe today. 73 antioch, 71 los gatos everybody else mid to upper 60s same around the monterey bay into salinas, gilroy warmer and 71°. partly cloudy and warmer today, mostly cloudy, patchy drizzle possible along the coast maybe the east bay hills that's about it, heat returns especially inland this weekend. taking baby steps oakland and san francisco one degree warmer today at 70 and 66 fremont 74, san jose 77 four degrees warmer concord 82, five santa rosa up to 78, six degrees warmer than yesterday. 80 lo

tower and the with one in the oakland hills. word is one of the three antennas just failed to operate. officers say all of the agencies and the cities around them have radio systems that work. they want to know why they don't? i've been told that the city administrator and the police chief in a meeting now behind closed doors here at city hall, discussing the issue. the mayor is expected to join in later this morning. then the plan is to make a public statement about what they plan to do next. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> twitter is back online right now after users around the world had problems accessing the san francisco-based site this morning the problem started before 9 a.m. twitter said engineers worked to resolve the issue but the company hasn't gone into detail. some use able to post tweets through their phones or third-party apps the problems one day before the official opening of the summer olympics in london which is expected to cause the biggest ever spike in twitter traffic. >>> in a few hours facebook will post first earnings report since becoming a public company they made its debut may 18th on nasdaq. the fate hinges on a

tower and the with one in the oakland hills. word is one of the three antennas just failed to operate. officers say all of the agencies and the cities around them have radio systems that work. they want to know why they don't? i've been told that the city administrator and the police chief in a meeting now behind closed doors here at city hall, discussing the issue. the mayor is expected to join in later this morning. then the plan is to make a public statement about what they plan to do next. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> twitter is back online right now after users around the world had problems accessing the san francisco-based site this morning the problem started before 9 a.m. twitter said engineers worked to resolve the issue but the company hasn't gone into detail. some use able to post tweets through their phones or third-party apps the problems one day before the official opening of the summer olympics in london which is expected to cause the biggest ever spike in twitter traffic. >>> in a few hours facebook will post first earnings report since becoming a public company they made its debut may 18th on nasdaq. the fate hinges on a

around where the transit tower are are about six under 50 feet. the millennium tower is about 640 feet. total d out for the plan area -- allt out, all sites are built out and there would be a little over 9 million square feet of additional development. two-thirds of which we anticipate would be office space. this represents a 50% increase in that development capacity in this part of downtown. a few words about housing -- i mentioned the new neighborhoods created by the development plan. it is important to that state law requires in the redevelopment area, 35% of all units have to be affordable. to accomplish that, the city is building as much affordable housing as possible balance with the desire to sell the sites and build a transit center. additionally, the redevelopment plan requires that for the privately built sites have to buildzç>' below market rate unn site and that is simply out of practicality because there are no sites to help meet that obligation. the other commercial sites we anticipate would raise about e2 the linkage fund to build affordable housing citywide. all told, 4500 units in the area, we anticipate

around, the coit tower and transamerica building. it does not get much better than that. we are really excited and we thank you for your effort. when this project is complete, where all of you are standing will be a 2.5 acre park. it has been planned for over 20 years, so it is very gratifying to be able to move forward on the long-awaited project. thanks to the influence of our partners at the america's cup, at the end of the pier is another new plaza where you will have about 270 degree views, your first use of the ac-72's as they start and finish here. cruise terminals are an interesting facility in that they are designed to be vacant as much as they are designed to be fully impacted. one day it is overflowing and the next day there is nobody here. with the help of our blue ribbon committee and partners at san francisco travel, we also designed this area to accommodate the events. we are very proud that our first event here at the pier 27 cruise terminal will be christened by the 34th america's cup as part of the america's cup village. i just want to say thank you again to stephen barkley, larry ellison, for your vision and dedication and partnership for a lot of

children wandering around, even small babies in prams, and there has been all sorts of entertainment for them through the day. there is a supplier, as you can see, a very tall tower, which takes you on a 300-meters acquire, very fast above the trees. there is also this magnificent ferris wheel, the observation we'll glowing in the london night sky, but it has been remarkable. you have been seeing the crowd reacting to various parts of the ceremony. they went wild with excitement when they saw the queen into the ceremony, the illusion being that she jumped out of a helicopter. we saw the helicopter. two people did jump out of it, but i do not think it was the queen. but it has been a fantastic evening so far, and they are watching the athletes doing their laps at the stadium, and they will be staying for many hours to come. >> i suspect you are right. i do not think it was the queen herself that jumped out of the helicopter. we could see from the studio, and it got a huge roar from the 80,000 people were gathered in the stadium behind me, but for them, one of the biggest secrets and greatest moments will come when the olympics cauldron is officially lit. it is sti

in london with tower bridge lit up so beautifully behind us with less than 24 hours to go now until the opening ceremonies, the olympic flame took a majestic victory lap today all around this beautiful city. nbc's chris jansing was stride for stride with that flame and has recovered enough to join us here tonight. hey, chris. >> good evening, brian. well, london has spent seven years and $14 billion preparing for these games. it's no secret that the brits have complained about everything from noise and traffic to costs in these tough economic times. but today that seemed a distant memory as the city threw itself a party. on a glorious day in london, the entire city seemed to bask in the glow of the olympic torch winding its way through packed streets. >> are you happy the games are here? >> oh, very much so. >> reporter: past iconic landmarks from 300-year-old st. paul's cathedral to shakespeare's globe theater to 10 downing street where prime minister david cameron was nearly lost in the crowd. thousands of people have been lining the streets leading to picadelly circus. 13 million people over the last 70 days. >> i think it's fantastic. >> pretty amazing. >> reporte

tower before the opening ceremony while during daylight it will make appearances around london. >>> and on this day in 1969 american astronaut neil armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and more as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. twll be continued breaking news coverage of the colorado mass shooting. and pop rock band hot chelle rae performs live on the plaza. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a great weekend. >> it is 4:30. good morning. i'mon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get to this breaking news this morning out of colorado and at least 14 people dead, 50 injured after a mass shooting at a movie theater. it happened in the denver suburb of aurora at the showing of the new batman film "the dark knight rises." marla tellez is in the newsroom with the latest. >> goo

around as well. >> reporter: made to look like the torches that led ships to the port, it will dominate the sky line. another tower is scheduled to open later this year. >> if you are all operating in one facility, what you have is a more efficient operation where you are ensuring that you have seemless transitions. >> reporter: the two towers represent a much needed move into the future. >> it is extremely important that we make the investments in technology to support the growth of traffic we expect. >> reporter: the new tower should be completed in two years. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is word tonight a deal may be near in a hospital construction controversy in san francisco. negotiations are underway over plans for a new cpmc hospital at the hold hill hotel. as part of the deal the city wants cpmc to firm up its commitment to keep st. lukes open for 20 years. they said they would keep it open as long as the hospital meets a certain profit margin. information that was leaked indicated they are expecting an operating loss by 2018 which would allow for its possible closure. >>> judge rejected a lawsuit today over two tax i

tower. it will be clearing out and it should be a few degrees warmer today than yesterday. upper fifties and low 60's all aroundhe bay area. we hope you enjoy

tower residents sit outside in the shade to stay cool. >> it's uncomfortable, it's miserable. all my food is gone out of my refrigerator. >> reporter: like many around assisted living apartment's power has been out since friday. >> we have people in the building who have oxygen, there's people with breathing problems. >> when it's hot, humid then i can't breathe right. >> reporter: seniors aren't the only ones having trouble breathing. >> i carry his inhaler around with me in my pocket. because he can have one at any time. >> reporter: shanay thomas has been trying to keep cam ro and 6 -week-old daughter calia as cool as possible. her biggest concern. >> the heat, because this is when his asthma flairs up in the heat. he has it extremely bad when this weather is around. >> reporter: as thousands wait for bge to restore service to their home. residents are growing more and more frustrated. >> that's say patient is a virtue but my god that's weighing on my virtue a lot. >>> it's really unbelievable looks like a match stick snapped right in happen. unbelievably, the tree fell right in between the two homes, didn't even break a window which is amazing w

tower. then it looks so huge. >>> all right, england now. the olympic torch was on board a raft. that one right there, as part of its journey aroundntry wheb the unthinkable happened. first you see a flame, then you see now flame. water sprayed on to the eternal flame snuffing it out there. but it was relit quickly by a back up flame right there once they hit land. the olympic games openinger is menny, not delayed at all as a result, it'll still take place july 27th. >>> southern california is home to one of america's greatest battle ships. the uss iowa opened to the public saturday as a floating museum. the vessel was built in 1940 and served the country for more than 50 years. vet veterans welcomed the vet el to its new home. >>> it's been a month since we introduced you to military vets, most amputees, getting ready to hike the highest peak, mckinley, in denali. by the way, the mountain just over 20,000 feet tall. bad weather and poor conditions forced them to turn around. their three-week journey ended prematurely but what was add ven waur it was. i spoke with dr. kirk bauer who led the denali challenge. >>> you almost feel gr

all of a sudden the siren went off. there was a fight in a part of the yard. i looked up, the guards were hanging out of towers with their rifles. i looked around 500 inmates sprawled on the dirt. so i just did a huge swan dive, was chewing dirt myself. and then i looked up and my sound man, my camera man and my young assistant woman producer were all standing up still still doing their jobs, still w2?%ó recording everything while i was flat on the ground with all the other inmates. and as i walked around after that, some of the guards were calling me belly flop. >> backing up the officers on the yard are intelligence units that are growing ever more sophisticated at gang-infested prisons throughout california. >> here at san quentin i work for a unit called the investigative services unit. the inmates call us the goon squad. >> the specially trained officers assigned to these units are constantly working to intercept gang communications drug smuggling, and prevent illicit activities. another one of their functions is to validate an inmate's gang affiliation. >> you need three identifiers to validate a gang member. tattoos, known association wi

around, what the hell's going on here, you know? >> it's november 30th, 2005. onlookers stand in disbelief outside the denver plaza tower. >> i'm still shooken up just watching allas scary. >> sudden wind between 25 and 30 miles an hour have a scaffold swinging out 40 feet from the high rise office building, then crashing like a battering ram into the windows. >> there was a lot of gasps, a lot of horror. people were staring out at the street saying, no, no, no. >> heather works on the 18th floor. >> at one point it was swinging out towards the street. and it actually went up vertical like this. i think that was the scariest point for me because i was thinking for sure somebody with fall out. >> it really had kind of an apocalyptic feel to it. >> photojournalist kirby howell works only a few blocks away and gets to the scene quickly, capturing it all on camera. >> the scaffold swung out halfway between these two buildings here. my biggest fear was that the cables supporting it were going to snap and it would come crashing down to the street. >> the window washers are wearing safety harnesses, so presumably if the scaffold falls, the men would be left hanging fro

tower will be stocked with the most up-to- date equipment needed the. >> on a bright and sunny day, you can operate very efficiently. all the pilots concede anything going on arounderious at night or in the increment weather, we have to build an extra margins of safety. technology allows us to look through the weather and actually see what is going on in and operate as if it is a bright and sunny day. >> and a safety feature is on its way. the faa will be installing status life's on the parallel runways. those are lights that pilots see and controllers see that one and when there is a potential for aircraft to cross. >> the new tower is expected to be fully operational in 2015. >> this is not about taxing job creators, it is about helping job creators. i want to give them relief. >> coming up the president takes on a tough task of extending tax cuts for some fed not others. the big fight at a league game, details on why so many adults acting out while dozens of children were on the field and have a dramatic truck crash had so many people spring into action. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day, you couldn't ju

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around here, all of them without power right now. and you know, part of this deals with the infrastructure as well. power company official in northern west virginia told us that three transmission towersis metal powers that transmit power lines in rural areas, three of those came down. we have a picture of one of those mangled towers. those have been replaced by temporary towers so the lines are back up. but huge infrastructure challenges. i talked to a local resident, his name is casey robinson, about what people are going through in dealing with and some of the things they take for granted that they don't have now. >> what kind of problems have the power outages caused for your neighborhood and others here? >> things you never thought of actually, other than the obvious, that is throwing a way a lot of food. we're also finding out the conveniences you took so much for granted are gone. a lot of folks in the neighborhoods have been nervous about potential looting and don't have any power to run their security systems. >> reporter: so not only heat, powerht outages, people trying stay cool but they have to worry about security systems and keeping an eye on their homes. maybe if they'