the balconies, access. this accordion ladder. what does the fire department think about the accordian ladders? >> they got dropped out. it's retroactive. they have to bring them up to today's code. i have a story to tell. when i was in the sunset district. you see a crank on the side, you undue a lever and they are supposed to fall down. we did it, 50 to 75 percent of the time it doesn't work. there's, it's on the owner, the owner is supposed to maintain these ladders and we have a person here who does the maintenance. do you have anything you want to say? >> an escape artist. >> i believe these are supposed to be checked once a year. >> one of my competitors says they need to be checked twice a year. i have encountered those that don't go down because they haven't been checked >> well, after and brush cleaning, and lubrication, we jump up and down on them. i weigh 170 pounds. they don't go down, like we're stretching them. crank them back up. break them free. after we lubricated them. >> what kind of lubrication? if it's a froze

. >>> and giving away, a horrific balcony collapse during a >>> and giving away, a horrific balcony collapse during a religious celebration in india. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> this is early today for monday, september 12, 2011. >> hello and good morning. today we begin with an emotional milestone. it has now been a decade since our lives were forever changed by the tragic and heart wrenching events of 9/11. yesterday was a day for americans to remember the many lives taken from us, people who will never be forgotten. here is nbc's lester holt. >> reporter: a permanent memorial to the victims of 9/11 where water falls spill into the footprints, remembering the tears that flowed on this anniversary. >> and my dad. >> former first lady laura bush wept as wives, husbands, parents and children, some too young to remember their moms or dads told us who their lost. >> and my father, who i never met because i was many my mom's belly. >> others told us what they lost. >> i wish my dad had been there to teach me how to drive, ask a girl on a kadate and see me graduate. >> god is

and a balcony crowded with people collapses during a festival and people are seriously hurt. stories and more in your top stories next. >>> i'm richelle carey in atlanta. back to don in a moment. first a check on the top stories. the latest saadi gadhafi, a former soccer player and playboy now in niger. he was accepted with eight former regime officials on humanitarian grounds. he is not the first to leave. moammar gadhafi's wife, two sons and other relatives fled to algeria. one person was killed sunday and several others injured when a balcony collapsed during a procession in mumbai, india. two women are in critical condition. the balcony was crowded with people trying to catch a glimpse of a religious idol as it passed marking the last day of a hindu festival. across the country people paused to remember victims of the 9/11 terror attacks. in new york a tree-filled plaza surrounds two fountains where the twin towers stood. one by one, the names of the people killed on this date ten years ago were read aloud. ceremonies were held at the pentagon as well. 184 people were kil

reams of documents on the balcony of that state wisconsin is gathering to have square once again demanded swift a change calling for the ending of military rule and a concrete timeline behind that decision it got. up next the first part of our special report about post-war mrs reverdy how did the legacy of war can affect military personnel long after they returned. has changed. has changed both in a practical and motivational sense. than anything else. is one of the most difficult concepts to the today more than ever. classifies using time such as from one thousand fifteen thousand nine hundred eighteen hundred forty to one hundred forty five. and people have ignored it when it started but what is most. of the real problem is that it is not even if it is going to come to him. perhaps the future will be one with those soldiers the troops will still exist but it will be an invisible. the war has evolved substantially in terms of. the war has been. on the mainland and in the sea. the first gap in the war evolution can be compared to a few. evolution of the upright position. the upright posit

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hanging from a balcony, a young, nude woman, bound and gagged who would be identified as the girlfriend as the mansion owner. her death ruled a suicide. but tonight, her family disagrees with that ruling and speaks out to abc's elizabeth vargas. >> reporter: in the ten weeks since rebecca zahau was found hanging from a noose at this estate, the mustry has only deepened. she was the girlfriend of jonah shacknai, the millionaire ceo of a pharmaceutical company. her body found hanging, her arms and legs bound. a t-shirt stuffed in her mouth, completely naked. her family believes she was murdered. but authorities have insisted there was no foul play. >> our office concluded that the cause of death was hanging and the manner of death was suicide. >> reporter: police made a video tape with a woman re-enacting how you would kind your own hands. >> the person depicted in this video is roughly of the same size as rebecca. >> it still hasn't really sunk in. and i still think when the phone rings that it could be her on the other end. >> reporter: rebecca's sister, mary, struggles to accept the lo

. >>> and giving away, a horrific balcony collapse during a religious celebration in india. good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with an emotional milestone. it has now been a decade since our lives were forever changed by the tragic and heart-wrenching events of 9/11. yesterday was a day for americans to remember the many lives taken from us, people who will never be forgotten. here's lester holt. >> reporter: for the first time since the attack, the september 11th sun rose over new york city with a permanent memorial mirroring the tears that flowed on this anniversary. >> my dad, michael babbit. >> reporter: first lady lawyer bush went as wives, husbands, parents and children, some too young to remember their moms or dads told us who they lost. >> and my father, who i never met because i was in my mom's belly. >> reporter: others told us what they lost. >> i wish my dad had been there to teach me how to drive. ask a girl out on a date, and see me graduate from high school. >> repor

for a balcony, what you would expect to see is half inch tempered glass. and that's really not very expensive. and but the thing there is, you're going to have to probably do it in pieces so that, in case one of those pieces broke, you'd still have that handrail that goes across the top of that, keeping you back so that you aren't falling over with the broken glass. >> right. and the code talks about other types of protection. you can't just have a single piece of glass, without some other type of protection, and it's in this handout that you have here. >> that code may change with the advent of special materials. eventually, we will come and say -- and it's been supplied in different cities, where we take a century -- it's called century guard, whereas there is this piece of plastic in between a couple of pieces of one eneeled, and one heat treated and the other tempered, so that even if it broke it stays together and stays rigid. so there really isn't reason then for that top handrail. >> the building code in san francisco says that we can approve produc

they look like possible party goers on the balconies of wall street.look like they're dressed pretty nice. they're drinking alcoholic bevages. they're laughing. >> obviously, there was some sort of event or gala or fundraiser or something that has long been planned, and these people have long been invited to. just because people decide to protest, they can't go out on the balcony and have a drink. >> but you're getting that image of what looks like people that are elite above and looking down on these protesters who are saying we're the 99%. we're not the elite. >> okay. agree with it or not, however you want to take it, but this kind of imagery is going to just galvanize more and more people to join the movement. when you see this, people are going to say, that's what we're talking about. i'm going out there tomorrow. >> i have another galvanizing image from occupy wall street that just hit the web. this video is trending on youtube. this officer grabs a protester by the back of the neck. you see him punch him in the face. >> we say this about every y

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the majority of the bikes were stolen from balconies. many of the bikes had been left unlocked making them a tempting target. >>> caltrans and amtrak took their message of rail safety to the state capital today. in the past three years, 300 people have died along railroad tracks in california. that's the highest tally rate in the nation. rail and highway officials are urging pedestrians and drivers to wait until the train has passed. >>> and welcome back, a look at live storm tracker 2. we're showing showers up in the mountain. much less activity than we saw yesterday or the day a story we before. a little activity in the river. it's dying down. that's good news for firefighters. because literally the last four or five days we've had in the mountains thunderstorms activity and of course that is a fire concern. we have breaking at the cost right now. clearing in some coastal sections. but the fog mows back in late tonight with a strong on shore wind. you start off your friday like you started off your thursday. plenty of fog and low cloud

. -- balcony's. the israeli flag was brought into the crowd. >> i did not care about the risks. i was ready to die for taking down the flag. i wanted to be the enemy, killing my brothers. those still in my brother's must all die. >> the data began with a large protest in liberation square. it had been organized by secular and left wing groups. about 1000 people marched from the square to the embassy building, several kilometers away. blocked by a whole wall. they began to tear it down with hammers and an improvised battering ram. eventually, it gave way and the crowd surged in sight. >> in the past few months, we all notice that life in egypt has not changed. the egyptian people have decided, after iraq -- after ramadan, to reassert themselves on the streets. it is a path of reform that the revolution should never wavered from. >> hundreds of documents were scattered into the streets. this anger against israel has been rising in egypt since mid- august. the trigger was israel's killing of five egyptian border guards during an operation against militants who killed 8 israelis. co

they fell when a balcony at a fraternity house collapsed.ly saturday morning at the pi kappa alpha fraternity house at the university of virginia in charlottesville. police say several people were leaning on the balcony railing when it gave way. cory milner and joseph garbo of ashburn were injured. milner, who is a uva student. is in stable condition. >>> who is seeing gas prices drop under $3 a gallon? >>> one of the newest redskins talks about what it's like to be part of the dallas/washington rivalry. >>> 6:39 is our time. the "today" show comes up at 7:00, of course. let's check in with ann curry right now to see what they're working on this morning. ann, good morning to you. >> hey, joe. good morning. coming up on a monday morning on "today," the renewed calls for new jersey governor chris christie to enter the republican presidential race. this on the heels of herman cain's rather surprising victory in a florida straw poll. mr. cain will be joining us in a live interview. >>> also, amanda knox expected to take the stand in her appeals

into a building in the israeli embassy compound in cairo dumping the reams of documents over the balcony on its came as thousands gathered in tahrir square once again demanding swift a train calling for the ending of military rule on the concrete timeline for one day the civilian government.

which is a nice theatre and they were doing roamioand juliette and there was me in the middle of a balcony. it was a nice audience when i walked in my brain was exat that timic, look at the people here. it's almost as good as last years. i said who did you choose last year. and the year before. and told me. i said do you realize they are dead already? >> i'm alive and shouldn't i pull in a little more? [laughter] to go off, thank you for coming. >> my pleasure. i just this month read your book dreaming water. and i was -- i'm very glad to have read it. i'm wondering 2 things. there seems to be more of an advocacy voice in terms of the discrimination of being you know an asian american. and secondly, warner's disease. i'm wondering how you got into writing about that? and the characters were wonderful. >> okay. your first question, first. you know to be totally honest, when i sat down to write dreaming water i thought this is the book that -- i had finished language of threads and written 4 books that took place in asia. because language of threads was a hate this word, the seekial to women

bombing in the spring, aisha ditched the bottled blond look, switched to eva peron mood, defiant on the balcony to nato, when you leave, take your tails with you. the tames of shame and filth. but aisha just fled by limo to algeria, where, apparently, she gave birth and apparently, she just called an arab news agency to say her dad's

i know there are several, but those that are closest to the appellant's balcony -- i think there would have been a good dialogue to have, and i hope we can continue to have that after this appeal, regardless, and i also would like a follow-up within 10 days of the readings of the levels, just to assure that all safeguard measures are taken regarding the appellant's concerns, so i will not be supporting this debate, but i will keep working with you, mr. standards, to make sure that we can assure that once they are in place we can also support year if these levels are higher than expected in removing them. i think this is a larger issue to come before the board. it is a tough issue. i know that people have concerns, because there is a lot of conflicting research, and there is nothing more important than your own children and the health impacts. i know this is the continuing dialogue before the board. thank you. president chiu: thank you, supervisor. do you have a motion? supervisor kim: i am sorry. recess. to table 30 and 31. president chiu: 32 and 33. supervisor kim: 32 and 33. thank yo

the guest of honor assembled as usual on the balcony of the hotel. the durham miners are proud of their overseas connections. >> it is still an international organization. we have had miners from all over the world, from all studies, from america, from russia, from everywhere at some stage. >> the procession -- the first procession was held about 140 years ago. only a major event can paul durham gala to be canceled, like a world war are a huge strike. for the local people, it is still a big event, though is looking a little better these days. >> there were 100 vans they came in when i was a kid, but now i think it is only about 50. >> this is the one event of the year that represents the working class and the solidarity of the trade union movement with the wider labor union movement, that suddenly is not around as much anymore. ♪ >> many people wish they could ignore such grumbles. they wish the unions were a strong as ever, and they are nostalgic about the class struggle spirit and rhetoric of yesteryear. >> believe me, if it still gets about 60,000

francisco bay as a natural ampitheater for america's cup they are covering the orchestra but not the balconies. things that happen on the shoreline is affecting the city. i live about as far away from the waterfront as you can get and four of the five bus lines serving my neighborhood serve the waterfront. if we do not take care of the transportation problem it is going to have a ripple effect. the other issue is, and it is a short timeline for this document. i understand that we are trying a new way of doing things. a lot of the mitigation is contained in other documents. difficulty is after months of wondering and questioning and ising we do not understand what the approval process is for those plans. who says the plan is done? it seems clear that there is a mitigation for this document is going to be contained in the other plans that you are the one to have final approval on them. i think that you should clarify that and assure that takes place. thank you very much. >> thank you. public comment is closed. commissioner miguel. >> yes. particularly concerning the federal land i just want to m

from a neighbor's balcony, we wanted federal investigations in a line, combing this field for clues, they are looking for even the smallest pieces left behind when a p-51 mustang lost control at the reno air races on friday, slamming into the ground and into box seats filled with spectators. >> the thing broke, it wasn't his fault. it wasn't the wind. jerry thurman watched his friend and pelo pilot,imy leeward go down. >> . >> the aircraft was operating at low altitudes and high- speeds, pitched up, climbed briefly, nosed over quickly and impacted the ground at high- speeds. >> reporter: at this afternoon's news conference, investigators described what so many saw with their own eyes, seven people, including the pilot died at tarmac and two more an the hospital. more than 50 were injured. one witness was so close to it all, she was amazed she wasn't one of them. >> when we realized that the plane signed or we weren't plan sure if shrapnel or debris would kill us. >> reporter: one of the big szwez this kind of an airshow simply too dangerous? we heard from reno's mayor and he said he

the body was found hanging outside off the balcony outside. stripped naked, her hands and her feet are bound with electrical cords. first of all, women don't kill themselves this way. they'll take pills, they'll go to sleep. women don't like to make a mess. >> what other pieces of evidence were found at the scene to make investigators deduce that this was suicide. >> they're basing it on that note and they're saying nobody else was really in the house at the time, but that's not completely accurate statement. we have heard reports from other sources that there were some folks in the house. but let's point out for the viewers, it was not the millionaire, nor his estranged wife. they were actually at the hospital with the little boy, hoping he would make it at that point. >> okay, case number two. a rough day. a bit of a rough day in this texas room. let's explain what happened here. you have a 17-year-old on trial for shooting at juvenile detention officer. he gets scolded by the judge for mumbling in court. he tried to fire his attorney and wh

our camera caught this glimpse of the recovery operation from a neighbor's balcony. >> they have identified and recovered portions of the aircraft tail. >> the national transportation safety board delivered that break through in this late news conference but it's not clear what role a damaged tail might have played in the crash. >> this took a few seconds to occur. it is going to take months to put the information together and analyze it. >> the plane broke. it wasn't his fault. it wasn't the wing or gas. >> he watched his friend and pilot jimmy leeward go down. 7 people including the pilot died on the tarmac. two more at the hospital. authorities now say 69 people were treated at local hospitals, some who walked themselves in today. tomorrow they will be out here collecting wreckage from the site. they're still trying to calculate the ultimate human toll of this disaster. >>> people waited for hours to take part in a blood drive to help the victims of the plane crash. three different blood thinners organized the donation drives. it will go to dozens injured and several of them critically.

broken into a building in these radio and the sea compound in cairo dumping reams of documents off the balcony live on its cane.

the balcony right there collapsed in mumbai, all on tape. you can see it happening as the balcony falls on the people below. at least one person was killed. six others were seriously hurt. this festival, by way the is one of the largest in india. it celebrates one of the gods. >>> officials say a suicide bomber was driving a truck that carried firewood when he ran into a base entrance late saturday. five afghans were hurt. 77 americans were hurt. nato says none of the american troops have life-threatening injuries. the taliban, by the way, claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> 7:14. president obama sends his jobs bill to congress today and as alison burns report, the president and his democratic supporters are putting a full- court press on to get a pass. alison? >> reporter: that's right president obama has invited teachers, police officers, construction workers and small business owners to the white house as he delivers a speech in the rose garden in just about 20 minutes. this morning's speech followings the president's address to co

. >> from the balcony to the attic, things happened pretty quickly. >> reporter: the homeowner noticed an unusual smell, but didn't report it. >> she told him she went out and took the dog for a walk came back at 8:00 in the morning. walking up the stairs to her door, she did smell natural gas. >> reporter: six additional natural gas leaks were detected in other parts of the complex wednesday night. >> the number of leaks we have in this community is concerning us. a big concern we take very seriously. >> they fixed the gas leak in front of my house in april. not knowing if they did it right was a little scary. >> reporter: pg & e crews were in the neighborhood a few months ago, but new leaks have come up since then. >> what's going on? >> reporter: pg & e confirms crews were at this same complex back in may, fixing different gas leaks. the problem is that the plastic used in the gas pipes gets brittle and 6,000 feet will have to be replaced as soon as possible. >> >> a san jose police officer accused of molesting two teen- age boys said he is not guilty. he made his plea in a san jose

. >> from the balcony to the attic, things happened pretty quickly. >> reporter: the homeowner noticed an unusual smell, but didn't report it. >> she told him she went out and took the dog for a walk came back at 8:00 in the morning. walking up the stairs to her door, she did smell natural gas. >> reporter: six additional natural gas leaks were detected in other parts of the complex wednesday night. >> the number of leaks we have in this community is concerning us. a big concern we take very seriously. >> they fixed the gas leak in front of my house in april. not knowing if they did it right was a little scary. >> reporter: pg & e crews were in the neighborhood a few months ago, but new leaks have come up since then. >> what's going on? >> reporter: pg & e confirms crews were at this same complex back in may, fixing different gas leaks. the problem is that the plastic used in the gas pipes gets brittle and 6,000 feet will have to be replaced as soon as possible. >> >> a san jose police officer accused of molesting two teen- age boys said he is not guilty. he made his plea in a san jose

police say a faulty balcony may caused it. the railing apparently gave way. flying, 15 feet to the driveway below. >> can always trust a lot of balconies in older hopes that's one of the things i would say at this point in time. that would have to be something to be evaluated by an inspector. those are the things you have to think about in older homes. >> heather: one student in critical. the other suffered minor injuries. police do not believe that drugs or alcohol made a role in the fall. >> gregg: new questions in the bob ward murder case. could casey anthony be to blame for the millionaire developer's guilty verdict? his attorneys seem to think so. our legal panel is here to weigh in on that and a lot more. yeah, i toog nyguil bud i'm stild stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't un-stuff your nose. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your stuffy nose. [ deep breath ] thank you! that's the cold truth! i've got to tell susie ! the vending machine on elm is almost empty.

the bikes are usually taken from apartment balconies and patios. reminding people to lock their bikes and hide them from public view. >>> there was cause for celebration today in one bay area school district. the state of california handed full control back to the emery school unified district. district officials presented an $867,000 check to state superintendent tom torleckson it represented the final payment on a state loan the district received back in 2001. >>> well a warm up in our weather. when to expect it and little returns in six minutes to tell us. plus-- >>> san jose's lake cunningham park is the biggest skate park in california but is it popular enough and can >>> in the skateboarding world, the south bay boasts one of the most popular parks around. but robert handa tells us why the park might not be popular enough to avoid a wipe out. >> reporter: 12-year-old skateboard champion murphy loves the course. just one attraction at lake cunningham regional skate park in san jose. at 68,000 square feet the state's largest skate park. gus mur

the bikes are usually taken from apartment balconies and patios.eminding people to lock their bikes and hide them from public view. >>> there was cause for celebration today in one bay area school district. the state of california handed full control back to the emery school unified district. district officials presented an $867,000 check to state superintendent tom torleckson it represented the final payment on a state loan the district received back in 2001. >>> well a warm up in our weather. when to expect it and little returns in six minutes to tell us. plus-- >>> san jose's lake cunningham park is the biggest skate park in california but is it popular enough and can it generate enough revenue to keep it rolling into the future. >>> plus a big change coming to popular restaurants. the one thing that might be missing the next time you eat out. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney we're giving you a big thank you this friday & saturday with the simplest way to save extra. just use your jcpenney rewards credit card and get an extra 20% off all apparel

just across the balcony, the frame of tina's brand new home. >> this is a living room family room combination, here. and... then, this is going to be like kitchen dining room area. >> and fate not as kind. the fire destroyed their house. >> he just saw a fireball coming up to the house, through the window go over the house then recede. he goes windows are starting to crack. vinyl is melting. we've got to get out. >> they are now building their dream house. >> our old house three bedrooms two baths. 1400 square feet. we had added on to that. 20 years ago. then this, one here is five bedrooms three and a half bath autos rebuilding helps occupy her time. but it doesn't erase what happened september 9th. >> is taken a very long time to get to where i am now. and i'm still not me. we went to movies the other night. there was a fire scene z i had to kind of just close my eyes and just say okay. it's a movie. it's a movie. >> sergio's home was spared but adjustment to live after the fire has also been difficult. they saw what happened to their neighbor's 4-year-old child. >> i wanted to be careful w

a woman is found gagged bound and hanging from a balcony of a california mansion.