certainty whether those new pictures are ansel adams or uncle early. ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> construction of the new eastern span of the bay bridge saw a defining moment today. crews began installing the first section of the span's 525- foot tower. the so-called tower leg is 165 feet tall and weighs 1200 tonnes. a total of four legs will be hoisted into place using a floating crane. the legs will serve as a base for the bridge tower which is the centerpiece of the new eastern span. >> this is a world class structure. there is nothing like it in the united states of america. one could argue there is no tower like this anywhere in the world. this is something for generations that we are going to be very, very proud of. >> bridge officials say it will take two weeks to install the first tower leg. the eastern span is expected to be completed by late 2013. >> firefighters working in kern county report progress in their battle to control a destructive 1400-acre wildfire. the fire started yesterday afternoon destroying two dozen buildings. some

certainty whether those new pictures are ansel adams or uncle early. ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> construction of the new eastern span of the bay bridge saw a defining moment today. crews began installing the first section of the span's 525- foot tower. the so-called tower leg is 165 feet tall and weighs 1200 tonnes. a total of four legs will be hoisted into place using a floating crane. the legs will serve as a base for the bridge tower which is the centerpiece of the new eastern span. >> this is a world class structure. there is nothing like it in the united states of america. one could argue there is no tower like this anywhere in the world. this is something for generations that we are going to be very, very proud of. >> bridge officials say it will take two weeks to install the first tower leg. the eastern span is expected to be completed by late 2013. >> firefighters working in kern county report progress in their battle to control a destructive 1400-acre wildfire. the fire started yesterday afternoon destroying two dozen buildings. some

during the first half of last century, many people took pictures like ansel adams, just not as well. still, he thinks any numb were of them could be good enough to fool anyone less than a real expert. >> and another thing coming into question is that $200 million price tag. interestingly in this case these are negatives but people say the real value, the magic happened in the dark room. so this is only part of the process. the analogy is like discovery a song written by john lennon, that's different than a song written and sung by john lennon. >> is it a matter of someone pulls a fast one or a mistake. >> it could be a mistake. they didn't do it as well as ansel adams, didn't have the dark room technique but it could be similar enough. >> it is disappointing for as of us going to garage sales. thanks. >> thanks. >>. >>> coming up, protecting best man on the jobs. how the canine vests work. >> my little pony attacking their cell phone. how they let their wallpaper learn everything about them. >> jeff live in san jose. sweet weather and free music. it doesn't get any better than that.

negative could be worth more than $200 million apparently the lost works of famed photographer ansel adamsone is buying it. >> this is fresno construction worker bought them. they could be negative buzz thought to be lost in the fire in a 30s. a missing link in adams career. an attorney says in a sense they put them on trial to prove they're the real thing. these are all from the time. >> rick and his attorney showing off prints from 65 glass negatives. landscapes of the west. shots of yosemite, and fisherman's wharf in this box. the more researched, more el realized they could be his works. he had been keeping them under his pool table. >> i had a pretty good suspicion that these have potential of being very valuable. so i didn't want them at home. so i went and got me a bank vault, locked them in there. >> his attorney says five experts spent six months auj ti indicating negatives and brought in two handwriting experts. >> they've confirmed that that handwriting belonged to virginia adams, ansel adams wife. >> the san francisco gallery owner is not. >> the compensations don't look as tig

inside what experts say is the long lost wok of ansel adams, worth $200 million. calling it unfortunate and a fraud. that's not stopping the owner who has set up a website to sell prints from the negatives. >>> much more to come. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> one battle over illegal immigration is taking place thousands of miles from the mexican border. last night in fremont, nebraska, the city council voted to suspend a controversial new ordinance to crack down on illegal immigrants. seth doane has more. >> reporter: this town of 25,000 settled by european immigrants celebrates its past. but it's struggling with its newest wave of immigrants. >> we're trying to sandbag to keep the floodwater coming in. >> reporter: the floodwater, in your view, is illegal immigrants? >> exactly. >> reporter: fremont is a meatpacking town. back in march 17 suspected undocumented immigrants were detained in a raid at one of the plants. and that stirred speculation about how many more may be in town. >> it seems like we're, you know, dolling out the benefit t

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experts think that he found the long-lost negatives of renowned nature photographer ansel adams and only5 for them. are they authentic? >> i figure this is pretty close to 1930. >> reporter: he describes himself as an average man, but what rick bought in the spring of 2000 was anything but average. >> i went to a yard sale,-to- look at an old barber chair and instead i looked over and i seen this old box, i could tell by the patina it was pretty old. >> reporter: in that box negatives of photos which appear to have been taken by famed american photographer ansel adams. neither the seller nor the buyer knew if they were authentic at the time so he nabbed the negatives for a mere $45. after closer examination, he realized what he found. >> then there was a lot of coincidences you know? the burnt, the size of the negatives and the burnt negatives. >> reporter: fast forward 10 years and several experts who researched the prints and say they are legit ansel adams worth nearly $2 million. this despite adams' family who says they are not real. >> without a shadow of a down the this is not somet

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rates will go up with a 16% increase beginning in 2013. >> relatives of ansel adams are questioning aresno man's claims that he found his last works at a garage sale. he bought the negatives for $45 but they could be worth millions. necessity identifies were thought to have been lost in a fire in 1937. construction worker says he purchased them at a fresno garage sale about ten years ago. a team of experts hired by a lawyer representing him there is strong evidence the 65 negatives were taken by adams. shots of yosemite, carmel and fisherman's wharf. >> when i heard $200 million i got a little weak. [ laughter ] >> was it a lotto ticket? >> i hope it is. >> adams grandson questions it. he says they are sketchy as best and he kept all the negatives in a bank vault. >> i think it has to be settled in court. >> just ahead at 6:00, an airline ticket at rock bottom prices. a carrier that started a fire sale and bargains. >> and new numbers painting a different picture who was behind the biggest problems during protests of the bart shooting verdict. >> and piece by piece, san francisco bay

. >> he stumed on a collection of 65 negatives shot by ansel adam highway paid $45 for shots of yosemite and kar hell and other landscapes. it took him a long time to confirm their you a ten advertise. >> ty are worth $200 million. >> i want the you to say it slowly. >> $45 and return of $200 million. >> he is selling the prints for $7500 and even makes more money. >> what do you think, $200 million. >> we'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning.

. >> he stumbled on a collection of 65 negatives shot by ansel adams. highway paid $45 for shots of yosemite and kar hell and other landscapes. it took him a long time to confirm their you a ten advertise. >> they are worth $200 million. >> i wanted the you to say it slowly. >> $45 and return of $200 million. >> he is selling the prints for $7500 and even makes more money. >> what do you think, $200 million. >> we'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning. our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm

. >> there is a set of negatives in a garage sale appears to be 65 long-lost ansel adams photograph autosart of his early works believed to have been destroyed in a fire at his studio. adams grandson questions their auj tis ti but a teamworked to determine the glass negatives were taken by the famed photographer. >> construction worker rick norcegian bought them $45 ten years ago. they're now worth $200 million. >> i heard that $200 million i got a little weak. >> better than a lotto ticket? >> i think it s i hope it is. >> and an exhibition of 17 photographs is planned for october in fresno state university there. is a documentary in the works about the story. not a bad investment. >> this is what you dream of going a garage sale. isn't it? finding something unique. millions of dollars worth. >> remarkable. >> world news is up next. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we'll be bat

the old negative i was he bought may be some of the last work of famed work of ansel adams.ht to have lost in fire. a construction worker says he purchased them at a special garage sale ten years ago. a team of experts hired by lawyers shows it's strong evidence that it was indeed taken by adams. they include shots of yosemite and san francisco's fisherman's wharf. >> when i heard that $200 million, i got a little weak. >> not every one agrees these are authentic. he says it's sketchy at best and he kept all his negatives in a bank vault after the fire. >> after hours of debate, they make two critical decisions about medical marijuana in richmond. that is just ahead at 5:00. >> tremendous address will be telling us more about the first section of the extension tower. >> new poll for public sup you want some fiber one honey clusters? yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she didn't. this tastes way too good to be fiber. they're delicious crunchy clusters with sweet honey and half a day's worth of fiber. you care about my fiber? not really.

it turned out the negatives were the work of iconic photographer ansel adams and could be worth more than $200 million. why doesn't that ever happen to us? >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc's meteorologist bill karins with your weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> with our luck, we would have been the ones selling them for $50. >> we can't get ahold of that guy. i think he's out looking for whoever bought those negatives, tracking them down. >> imagine that. maybe they won't find out. maybe they will never know. they will be better off. let's talk about the weather. it's been hot summer. there's no doubt about it. only areas of exception is the pacific northwest, yesterday cool in seattle at 78, san francisco 71. right along the coast, very cool. the weather pattern is changing in the days ahead. the eastern half will cool off a little bit while the heat will continue to build in the four-corners region, the rockies and interior valleys. yesterday was only 81 even in sacramento but 104 in vegas. salt lake city was hot along with bois

65 glass negatives bought at a garage sale ten years ago are the works of iconic photographer, ansell adams. a fresno construction worker bought them for $45 and they are estimated to be worth $200 million. the negatives are believed to be some of adams' early work that were thought to be destroyed from a fire in yosemite in 1937. the experts say he likely brought them to a photography class he was teaching at pasadena and the rest is now history. >> i have a garage sale coming this sunday. i better look hard. >> isn't that amazing? you hear how often people h this happens. you would think people would check more closely. >>> "the nightly news" is coming up next. more local news coming your way at 6:00. woman: did you bring the camera phone? man: i did. do you wanna go first? i've been waiting for this all day. ok, this is from... aunt stacey. introducing chase quickdeposit. just photograph the front and back of your check using the chase mobile app on your iphone, and hit send. it went through. this is so cool. this is so cool. you wanna try it? yea. ok. all right. who's next? make a depos

he thought they looked like the work of ansel adams. experts confirmed that's what they are.rt of a collection believed destroyed in a fire back in 1937. >> a pretty big payday on those. >>> coming up next on this wednesday, police arrest a mom for drunk driving after her daughter calls from inside the car. >> wow. >>> and the performance by an unlikely pair. >>> now, for a look at your morning road conditions. flooding on i-80 from des moines to detroit. and on i-90 from cleveland to buffalo. slick on i-95 in the carolinas, georgia and florida. wet roads along the gulf coast and texas. and flooding in the southwest and rockies. >> and if you're flying today expect airport delays in detroit, chicago, memphis, dallas, houston and new orleans. >>> prosecutors in maryland have charged a former u.p.s. worker with murdering two women, found burning to death in a stolen car. >> but investigators say they've only just begun to uncover this suspect's crime spree. they believe he's a clever, cold-blooded serial killer, who targeted his victims. >> dewayne: jason scott is behind bars,

the old glass photo negatives he bought are apparently the lost works of famed photographer ansel adamsthe negatives were thought to have been lost in a fire in 1937. he says he purchased them at a fresno garage sale 10 years ago. adams' grandson questions their authenticity, but a teamworked six months to determine the 65 negatives in fact were taken by the famed photographer. they include shots of yosemite, caramel and san francisco's fisherman's wharf. >> when i heard that 200 million i got a little weak. >> is that your lotto ticket? >> i think it is. i hope it is. >> an exhibition of 17 of the photographs is planned for october at fresno state university. >>> animal expert jack hannah put his own advice to use when a grizzly bear charged him. hannah was hiking with his wife in montana on saturday when they crossed paths with a mother bear and her two, 125-pound cubs. one of the cubs ran for them. hannah fended it off with pepper spray. >> it was about 10 feet in front of me and i had the pepper spray in his face. i said, this is it for me. i unloaded the whole thing in his face and

the fund-raiser, serving one canine at a time and it's ct prurpi tooe tf ansel adams negatives aren't> finally tonight, you can't quite say it's this year's harry potter because the subject matter is very different, but it is the book of the moment and could soon become the hollywood blockbuster everybody's talking about. "entertainment weekly" magazine calls "the girl with the dragon tattoo" the hottest book on the planet right now. but the author has died since writing the book series and without clues from him, fans are left to go find them on their own where they were written in sweden. among those fans, our own stephanie gosk. ♪ [ "dancing queen" plays ] >> reporter: sweden has no problem attracting tourists. beautiful islands, beautiful people, abba literally playing in the streets. but this summer tourists are flocking here for something else -- millennium series madness. dragon tattoo book tours are sold out in stockholm. >> first page, second, quick, quick, quick. >> reporter: swedish author stieg larsson's dark and violent crime series has turned into a phenomenon. 40 millio

an art appraiser said 65 negatives at a garage sale are the work of ansel adams. a fresno construction worker bought them for 45 bucks. now they're estimated to be worth at least $200 million. the negatives are believed to be some of adams' early work and were thought to have been destroyed in a fire back in 1937. experts say adams was keeping them in pasadena and somehow ended up in a garage sale. >> wow, what a find. >> talk about a fortune. >> a jackson pollack was found years ago. >> and a rembrandt. we've got to start going to garage sales. >> thank you for choosing bay area news. don't forget to watch tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. >> we'll see you tomorrow. bye-bye.

a fresno man says he has glass negatives of photos taken by ansel adams taken years ago, but an oakland woman says she knows the man who took the pictures. she says she has a nearly identical photo taken by her uncle earl brooks and at least one expert agrees that her photo and the nearly identical photos were probably taken at the same place and at the same time. >> i thought, oh my god, that's the same picture. >> to duplicate the shadows and the picture is virtually impossible. >> now, the expert has now taken the photos and plans to compare them to adams' originals and the ones taken by the man in fresno. >>> the highest rates of growth were in new york and michigan. also though many still live in the strongholds of pennsylvania and ohio. the amish numbers have increased to nearly a quarter of a million people. >>> san francisco police are check out new equipment. they are using scooters. >>> time now, 5:48. let's check in with sal. he is watching everything in the commute. >>> we have some bart delays on the richmond line. we had some earlier track side problems. bart says those pr

relatives of ansel adams are questioning a man's claim he found some of the lost works at a garage saleman says he bought the old glass photo negatives for $45 but they could be worth millions. negatives were thought to have been lost at a fire in 1937. he says he purchased them at a fresno garage sale ten years ago. they say there is strong evidence it was taken by adams. including shots of yosemite and carmel. >> when i heard 200 amendment i got a little weak. >> adams's grandson, he says they are sketchy at best. >>> reality show ratings and facing a new season without popular judge simon cowell. reports say it could return and shake things up. expect to see them replaced by entertainers elton general and usher. they could even bring back paula abdul. >> recapping our top story, a massive milestone for new bay bridge. >> teresa garcia is live on treasure island and it's massive. >> really massive. 3525 foot tower that will be constricted just behind me. this is the first step in the construction and quite a spectacular view people can get from treasure island today. work is set throu

unseen for 70 years by legendary american photographer ansel adams.ifornia construction worker says he bought the negatives at a garage sale for $45 million. and according to one estimate, they may be worth more than $200 million. >> $45. >> what did i say? >> $45 million. >> oh. still a bargain. >> this is actually quite controversial. that's right. still a bargain. but a lot of experienced dealers -- i checked with them yesterday -- said it's not worth anything close to $200 million. the family say they may not even be ansel adams. big controversy. >> $45 million. $45. it's all the same. >> we'll be right back. more information on kyron horman coming up. [ girl ] bye mom! bye sweetie! you'll do great. [ laughs ] this is it! [ all ] 10...9...8... a new school year has so much potential! any resolutions? my resolution is the same as always; keep her full and focused with my fiber. [ all ] 3...2...1... happy school year! [ female announcer ] this school year, make a resolution to give your kid kellogg's frosted mini-wheats cereal. an excellent source o

with one of the most revered land photographers ansel adams. >> i pulled them out. they were glass negatives. >> reporter: for rick at first it wasn't the who at all but the where that excited him. i thought, oh, that's yosemite because i worked there as a young man quite a bit. >> but then rick started researching and for the last six years verified what someone early on had suggested, that these are the missing decades of adams' work saved by the man himself. >> if he took the time to pick and choose 60 something comprehensive from when he was a young man before we knew him when he was 41, 42 when he hit with these major images, that tells you something. >> i think they're special and it shows evolution. >> reporter: it was for the man who proved their authenticity, the deed yum task of proving and disproving. >> quiet progress toward, yes, yes, yes, and an occasional, uh-huh, nifr saw that before. >> reporter: and now the 60-some plates that rick paid $45 for have been valued at upwards of $200,000. >> fine art photographers, princets, licensinlicensing, on this

turns out experts say famed nature photographer ansel adams took them between 1900 and the 1930s.photos are on display at a beverly hills gallery today. did the guy cash in or did he still own them? he still owns them but -- >> perhaps antiques road show. >> it's like my wife when she explains about the boxes of stuff i have. we'll see what's on the road. we're looking at a very sparsely populated maze. thinks looking really nice on almost all of the approaches. westbound 24 into the caldecott tunnel, seeing that buildup. two westbound lanes still open. approaching the bay area toll plaza, lightly populated. no major issues. they moved the camera a tad bit from what we normally see. that light volume of traffic coming off 880 as well. that high-rise down to the merge-livermore, we're seeing a slowdown. out of the altamont pass through this section and into livermore. highway 84 through litmore and sunol and pleasanton. a few cars had to wait. nice drive southbound. northbound with the truck scales starting to pick up volume out of fremont and up to 580. rarely a problem in the mor

these negatives were by famed photographer ansel adams. they were at this garage sale., $75? he got the guy down to $45. and they are worth at least $200 million! that's a nice return on investment. >> they were taken between 1919 and 1930, and they show landscapes, including san francisco and yosemite. apparently, 17 of these are going to be on display at fresno state in october. >> can you imagine? >> i don't know which -- >> but you feel for the family and the people who had it at the garage sale. >> i tell you, take that box of negatives. >> he had no idea. if he is bargaining down, if you knew what they were, you would have said take your $75, i'm out of here. >> did anyone interview the family? whatever happened to them? >> i feel for them. >>> we have the largest gallstone in history. oh, i'm sorry. it's a hailstone. [ laughter ] >> look at that. >> wow. that's impressive. >> look at that. they had a storm last friday. >> imagine getting hit with that on the head! >> it damaged roofs and broke windshields in vivian. >> it weighed nearly 2 pounds. >> no one was ki