the canopy with the -- width of the tree needs to be greater than 15 feet or the height of the tree would need to be greater than 20 feet. >> if that's the case, these would be significant tree, even if they were ten feet back from the public right of way. the public right of way is that edge of the sidewalk where it joins the building. >> that's right. >> at the edge. >> in most places in san francisco, it is pretty easy to tell where the public right of way ends, because people build to the lot line. there are areas where people, it looks like private property and it is a setback, but it is part of the public right of way. >> this tree would have had to have a permit to be removed, that permit would have had to have been posted for how long? >> typically 30 days, the public notification, goes on the tree, anyone that wants to protest that removal, if they send a letter within that 30 days t has to go to public hearing. >> it goes to public hearing at the department of public works. >> that's right. >> the hearing officer makes a decision and the director issues an order to remove and th

a large white canopy has been erected so that cameras cannot catch a look at her dress when she leaves to the church in the morning. crew members will line a one mile route from west minster abbey to buckingham palace. 1,900 guests have been invited to the wetting. >>> we charge $10.99 for breakfast. i have to bring all my staff in the middle of night. >>> this british staff is opening to host a royal wedding watch. tea is also getting a big boost these days. customers can order a princess passion meal or royal wedding tea which is the tea of the month. you can watch the royal we'ding live right here at ktvu. you can also watch it live online at ktvu.com. >>> killer tornadoes that swept through six states have now left 280 people dead. most of the deaths were in alabama where tornadoes flattened cities including parts of tuscaloosa. this video shows a tornado roaring to the freeway. tomorrow president barack obama will travel to alabama to see the devastation firsthand. >>> the pictures are so hard to look at and the video there of that tor they tornado is so scary. here in the bay are

christopher stafsky and patrick mcgowan were killed when their cano canopy's collided. >> there's carts all the time. it happens. >> so the fact that your husband and sewn are up there, you don't feel concerned? it doesn't affect you? >> not concerned, no. a little nervous. >> again, that was andy adler reporting. >>> a san jose high school held free screenings today. they hosted the human faces of health care, the school has a medical magnet program to prepare services for jobs. medical students from stanford and nurses from the california nurses association were on hand as mentors as well. >> we were able to help provide free chiropractic appointments, have people get some free health screenings, blood pressure and the like. bmi screenings, as well as some eye care. looking at their eye care and hearing. >> those in attendance were educated on single pair and universal health care systems. >>> the state parks foundation and pg&e teamed up today in honor of earth day. this is the tenth anniversary of the parks' foundation's partnership with pg&e. the energy company funds the cleanup

the storm crippled a canopy that protects train cars and caused a work delay on the space shuttle atennedy space center. the lightning came close, some damage was reportedly minimal. there was major damage at an air show that attracted half million people a year. a plane flipped over and people were trapped in tents. in new england there is no hiding from approaching snow. >> i can't wait till it's over. >> public crews are reinstalling the snow equipment. towns in western massachusetts are already tens of thousands of dollars over the snow removal budget. snow will be fallen on ski slopes. >> there are winter storm warnings in six northeastern states. northern plains could get up to a foot of snow sunday into monday. >> kristen: just the opposite here. we have records set yesterday. >> we kind of paid our dues. zbloors. >> eric: i got to tell you, i got within maybe four inches of hitting the air conditioner. >> kristen: people were complaining it was too hot. >> 6:55 will be the sunrise this morning. notice the winds really pick up by tomorrow and much windier conditions late tomor

a white canopy was put up to make sure her wedding dress remains a secret. >> off the rope, please! >> this morning, kate was spotted with prince harry at westminster abbey, one final run-through with the bridesmaids and pageboys. even camilla came out to say hello. among those invited to the wedding, london's entire diplomatic korp corp. today, one of those invitations was withdrawn. the british government said in light of attacks of civilians by syrian government forces, the presence of the syrian ambassador would be unacceptable and he should not attend. otherwise, the wedding plans seem to be going without a hitch. all along the procession route today from westminster abbey to buckingham palace, people made themselves at home. british historian and nbc news consultant andrew roberts said some of the traditions we'll see tomorrow go back 1,000 years. how meticulous is the planning for the procession that happens? >> absolutely split-second. everything has to be absolutely perfect. if you have one or two people out of step, the entire of the rest of the procession gets out of step

the storm crippled a canopy that protects train cars and caused a work delay on the space shuttle endeavourt kennedy space center. lightning came close. foam damage was reportedly minimal. >> it looks minor. >> reporter: major damage at an air show that attracts half a million people a year. priceless planes flipped over. >> the roof was going up and down and there was hail here, and rain and suddenly it just blacken out and we were hiding on the corner. >> reporter: in new england, there's no hiding from approaching snow. >> can't wait until it's over. it's too cold. >> reporter: public works crews are reinstalling the snow equipment. towns in western massachusetts are tens of thousands of dollars over the winter snow removal budget. snow will be falling on some ski slopes that had closed for spring. that april 1st irony is not so funny here. >> where was the snow at the beginning of the season? we could have really used it then. >> reporter: there are winter storm warnings in six northeastern states, and it's likely not the last we will see of winter. the northern plains could get up to a

have aluminum panels that kind of he chloe the middle part of the building, then we have a protected canopy at the top. then for the community center with the ground floor we have windows at the street level and then windows at the rear yard, trying to pull views through the building and to the street level. and then up above, we have a channel glass system which i've brought here and i can circulate that with you in a minute. that's -- that diffuses the light. it's a double channel system that makes a translucent appearance and it brings light into the building but it also doesn't project light. it's really a gloge element more than a projected light. -- glowing element more than a probablied light. this is the building looking from presidio avenue. you can see the changes, we're pulling back at the rear of the building here. this is a bird's-eye view looking from center street and once again the new setback we have. and we've also changed the coloration of the rear of the building to let more reflectivity into the building, into the rear yard. and this is looking up sutter street. and thi

a canopy now covering the door to the hotel where the middletons are spending the night. this will allow the bride to leave for the abbey without anyone seeing her dress. the couple have revealed their wedding program. in a tribute to princess diana, the couple chose a hymn that played at her funeral, as the music that will start their wedding. in another nod to his mother, the couple released a new photo taken by diana's favorite photographer if. back here at westminster abbey, they're doing a security sweep. and they're sweeping up all the debris from the people camped out here. >> let's talk about the photo and the studded belt that may have given the wedding dress secret away. sarah burton one of the early whispers about the dress? >> yes, it looks like she was trying to sneak into the hotel last night where middleton is staying. they spotted her, she's with the alexander mcqueen design house. it looks like alexander mcqueen designed the dress. we will find out as soon as she steps out of the car. >> not too many hours to go. >> what to expect in the next few hours? e

but the pollination was great this year, so we have olives pretty uniformly in the--throughout the canopy. so we sell--the majority of our olives go to bell-carter. um, they've been great for the industry, and they produce a great, great product. >> california's weather is perfect for olives, and some of these trees can grow for several hundred years. but you may be surprised to know that harvesting in california is largely done by hand. flash back more than 100 years to 1912. back then, olives were harvested the very same way, by hand. that's when two brothers, arthur and henry bell, decided to buy a small olive grove near fresno. they even carried on harvesting and selling olives through the great depression. no one realized it back then, but the brothers were planting the seeds for a multi-million-dollar business lasting at least 4 generations. >> just to give you an example, bell-carter's first canning operation was in berkeley, california in 1930. the company had 12 employees, and i think their annual--annually they canned about 7,000 cases of olives. come up to today's standards. we

cluck canopy sisters. come up to the. plum. welcome back to crossfire computable about the tree mind you were talking about the boom and bust of interventions plug can see the slump. but first let's see what russians think about this issue that. is there a standard for interventions and is this even possible according to president obama the u.s. and its allies took military action in libya to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe but when i wonder which humanitarian crisis justify interventions the russian public opinion research center asked citizens what position russia should take regarding the recent events in libya fifty six percent say russia should not get involved eighteen percent believe it's necessary to influence gaddafi so there to dialogue between rebels and government power is launched eleven percent opt for supporting rebels and six percent for backing could up his side nevertheless the massive campaign directed against libya is not bringing about a political outcome that's far. ok john i'm going to go to you in lon

it's two canopies stuck together.e'll see a toe of kate middleton's shoes step outside of that. in reality, it does look like there may be a foot or so of space to step beyond that into the car. on everyone's mind, what is on catherine's whind as she prepares for one of the biggest days of her life. >> michelle, thank you very much. s the all about the dress. let's bring in royal fashion exhibiter, gabrielle hackworthy. and amanda wakely. earlier, kate wore one of her suits on a trip with prince william. we have the picture of the woman sneaking into the goring hotel under a furry hood. people believe it is sarah burton. what do you know? >> we think it is. it would be great if it is a mcqueen dress. >> it would be a brilliant moment for british fashion. it would be a bold choice for kate middleton. it would show us what kind of princess she will be. and the first time for her to express who she is. >> there would be no other reason for sara burt on the be there unless she were the designer? >> unlikely. >> what do yo

under a canopy of redwood trees vandals struck sawing a bench in half. >> someone has come and take to this with a saw. >> reporter: but it didn't stop there, another bench was damaged and six trees knocked down. including six redwood trees. >> you can see the cut here. these trees, one, two, three. and we have a few more town that way. >> reporter: this latest incident follows several others. every attack has taken place at night and no one has been arrested. >> you live right on fullton so when you see people going in at 8:00 or 9:00 you know it's that crowd. >> you shouldn't go in with them. >> reporter: you guys just stay out at night. >> yeah. >> reporter: police acknowledge that at nightfall it can provide cover for illegal activity. police say they've stepped up patrols but they say they need the help. >> the way you keep the park safe is by practicing safe park use. >> reporter: reporting live at golden gate park amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new information tonight about one of the men shot and killed early yesterday morning at a restaurant and bar near oakland's jack li

under a canopy of redwood trees vandals struck sawing a bench in half. >> someone has come and take to this with a saw. >> reporter: but it didn't stop there, another bench was damaged and six trees knocked down. including six redwood trees. >> you can see the cut here. these trees, one, two, three. and we have a few more town that way. >> reporter: this latest incident follows several others. every attack has taken place at night and no one has been arrested. >> you live right on fullton so when you see people going in at 8:00 or 9:00 you know it's that crowd. >> you shouldn't go in with them. >> reporter: you guys just stay out at night. >> yeah. >> reporter: police acknowledge that at nightfall it can provide cover for illegal activity. police say they've stepped up patrols but they say they need the help. >> the way you keep the park safe is by practicing safe park use. >> reporter: reporting live at golden gate park amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new information tonight about one of the men shot and killed early yesterday morning at a restaurant and bar near oakland's jack li

a canopy is in place over the entrance to block royal watchers from catching a glimpse of kate as she emerges in her top secret wedding dress. >> the royal family has released the first photograph of the official wedding program that goes on sale to the public today. the program includes a new never before seen photograph of william and kate, the order of the marriage ceremony and other useful information like a map and timetable. it will be available for purchase for $3.33. we invite you to stay with nbc bay area for complete coverage of the royal wedding. live coverage begins at 1:00 in the morning, so get your hat on, get your popcorn and you can watch it in your bathrobe which is what i'm planning on doing but i'm still going to wear a big hat. >> popcorn at two a.m.? >> it's a wedding. >> true. i always eat that at weddings. >> it's a show. >> you want a surprise with real popcorn? >> raiders and 49ers. >> raiders don't have a pick in the first round but the 49ers with a real surprise pick at the start of the harbaugh era. putting defense first with their top pick. seventh overal

it crippled a canopy and caused a work delay on the space shuttle ender.close but damage was minimal. >> there was major damage at an air show that attracts half a million people a year. in new england there is no hiding from approaching snow. >> i can't wait until it's over. it's too cold. >> public work crews are reinstalling snow equipment. towns in western massachusetts are tens of thousands over snow removal budget. snow will be falling on ski slopes that of closed for spring. >> there is winter storms and not likely the last we'll see of winter. northern plains could get a foot of snow sunday into monday. >> kristen: 5:49. that is not the way it is around here. >> kristen: some people said it was too warm yesterday. >> couple people were kind of complaining. we are reaping the benefits of some very warm weather. today will be a day of transition as temperatures come down slightly. sutro camera showing the clear sky and we do have a little bit of an offshore flow so that is keeping the temperatures up around the bay. 62 in san francisco. it is cooler

. >> in the basement of the palace21 chefs will make almost 10,000 bite sized canopies. there will be a dozen varieties, all proved by the royal couple and they will be carried up to the state room where guests can enjoy what is possibly the finest private art collection in the world. >> in the rooms which are used during state functions dress -- they are intended to make people think wow, this is an incredible palace. >> about 300 will have the privilege of attending a sit down dinner hosted by prince charles where they will find a perfect array of glass ware, they will use antique measuring stick to make sure every glass sits a certain distance from the table's edge. they will also serve as the setting for when the couple are expected to appear on the balcony for the royal kiss. >> the news at six is up next. . >> a memorial is growing for the east bay community leader dedicated to keeping these streets safe. why police believe he was targeted the incentive they set to help catch his killers. . >>> complete bay area news coverage, this is ktvu channel 2news at six. >>

. >> and you'll see another sort of natural canopy. >> reporter: richmond district police captain took us off the paved roads of golden gate park today. >> this is where people like sleeping on cardboard. >> reporter: to another world of hidden homeless camps. that's where we found the spot where police say four suspects pistol whipped a 50-year-old homeless man and burned down his tent. >> what really concerns me is that a person up here by themselves can be set upon or victimized and no one is going to hear their screams. >> reporter: police say it appears robbery was the motive and they're looking for three men and a woman now possibly transients. >> what our concern is this time of year, though, as it warms up, we get an influx of sort of homeless tourists from other parts of the state and country. >> reporter: police issued 1,143 citations to people illegally sleeping in the park last year. park rangers estimate about 40 are regulars and after two homicides, a stabbing and vandalism park officials worked on legislation to impose a nighttime curfew. >> i believe it would be a very

. >> and you'll see another sort of natural canopy. >> reporter: richmond district police captain took us off the paved roads of golden gate park today. >> this is where people like sleeping on cardboard. >> reporter: to another world of hidden homeless camps. that's where we found the spot where police say four suspects pistol whipped a 50-year-old homeless man and burned down his tent. >> what really concerns me is that a person up here by themselves can be set upon or victimized and no one is going to hear their screams. >> reporter: police say it appears robbery was the motive and they're looking for three men and a woman now possibly transients. >> what our concern is this time of year, though, as it warms up, we get an influx of sort of homeless tourists from other parts of the state and country. >> reporter: police issued 1,143 citations to people illegally sleeping in the park last year. park rangers estimate about 40 are regulars and after two homicides, a stabbing and vandalism park officials worked on legislation to impose a nighttime curfew. >> i believe it would be a very

powerful thunderstorms hit the charlotte region a lightning strike happened at a dog show it hit a canopy where several people were taking shelter from the storm lightning injured nine and killed an american pit bull terrier waiting to be shown. none of the injuries are considered life threatening to the people. >>> dogs in the bay area should be safe from lightning. give us a check on weather the day. >>> lightning around the area today, as we see typical spring pattern for us and actually thunderstorms and lightning, typical spring pattern much of the country. obviously north carolina caught some yesterday none of that in our forecast for the foreseeable future. as we look at the vaca cam, clear skies, a bit of haze hanging in across the valley back to the bay and that will dissipate through the morning hours also down san jose way, we have partly cloudy skies, patchy fog layer showing up at the beach and around the bay that too will burn off in the next several hours leaving us this afternoon clear and cool winds, well, how can it be cool and warmer. it will be both across the interior

the storm cripple a canopy. and kennedy space center.ir field, thousands of planes tipped over. >> there was hail and rain. and it suddenly blackened out and we were hiding on the corner. >> reporter: in new england, there is no hiding from approaching snow. >> i can't wait till it's over. it's just too cold. >> reporter: public road crews are reinstalling the snow equipment. towns in massachusetts are tens of thousands of dollars over the budget. and ski slopes that had already closed for spring. that april 1st irony not see funny here. >> where was the snow at the beginning of the season? we could have really used it then. >> there were six warnings in six northeastern states. the northern plains could get up to a foot of snow sunday into monday. emily schmidt, abc news. >>> and "good morning america" has the weather cover this morning with our team of reporters out messy this messy nor'easter. happy april, everybody. >> that's right. >>> well there are important developments in japan this morning what could soon be a major change at t

peter's basilica under a canopy to shield him from the elements. >>> people didn't have to wore i abouthe elements this morning, live pictures of mount davidson, the 89th year that an easter sunrise service is held there? san francisco. the service started at 6:30 this morning. and as you can see, still going on. >>> green is universal here all week at nbc bay area news and all week long we've been taking a look at how the bay area is doing its part. today we see a group turning your trash into art. >> reporter: when you hear the word "scrap" you think of the leftover stuff you need to get rid of. but at the san francisco organization known as s.c.r.a.p. that's stuff is just starting a new life. >> pens, pencils. >> an industrial warehouse near bay shore boulevard has become the temporary home for all of these cast-off items. everything is donated by individuals and businesses. >> some people walk in, and they go -- what do you do with all this stuff? >> reporter: what they do with it depends on the imagination. the nonprofit group sells the stuff at reduced prices to artists and teache

their parachuting collided causing both canopies to deflate that sent both hurdling to the ground. >>> a group of women say they lost their jocks at an atlantic city casino when their bosses told they they were unfit to wear a new uniform. going for a 1920s theme. 15 servers were let go after a selection process. the women said we don't have a problem wearing the new uniform as long as we can get one in our size, thank you very much. >>> an oklahoma woman fighting to keep her paralyzed pet kangaroo. christy carr battles depression and says irwin the kangaroo helps because he's a therapy pet. she met him while volunteering at an animal sanctuary, nursed him back to health but city officials worry the animal could be a safety risk and it's going to decide later if she can keep this pet. later this month that decision is expected. we'll stay on top of it. >>> two mysteriously encrypted note could hold the answer to a decades-old murder and the fbi is asking for the public's health cracking the code found in the pants pocket of a man killed in 1999 and they are the only clues in the case.

that canopy fire came right over us. >> reporter: it's been more than a half a year since the deadly pipeline explosion took out most of loretta eurentas san bruno neighborhood. and now action by the federal government. >> it's not going to bring our neighbors back and build these houses back to where it was. >> reporter: in response is what happened in san bruno and the most recent gas explosion in pennsylvania that killed five people, transportation secretary ray lahood wants pipeline companies like pg&e to speed up efforts to replace aging oil and gas lines. >> there need to be tough penalties. we need a stronger tool for making sure these pipeline companies do the right thing. >> reporter: lahood also called on congress to increase civil penalties for pipeline violations from $100,000 per day to $250,000 and from $1 million to $2.5 million for a series of violations. >> there's a lot of loopholes. >> but anthony, a retired mechanical specialist from the lawrence livermore lab says change isn't happening enough, after getting a federal grant to study pipeline safety in the solano

is waiting for that balcony moment and others are rushing over to buckingham palace to the queen's canopyed here knowing kate and william are slowly approaching. it's just an incredible moment. i've never seen anything like it. >> a million people lining the streets there on that parade route. very heavily screened. $32 million it's estimated has been spent on security to make sure that their very private wedding goes off without a hitch. >> we mentioned can paises. they are going to be doing a lunch with the queen and guests. so just because you were invited, one of the 1,900 lucky enough to go to the westminster abbey doesn't mean you're going to the reception. there's the queen. she is hosting the reception that supposedly has 10,000 can paises. there's going to be dwight spread as you say here in the states. >> the chefs have been busy at buckingham palace. >> these two were born in the same year. 1982. joan london, you were talking about the marriage of his parents, charles to diana. there was quite an age gap between them. she was only 19 when they went to the alter. he was 32. >> y

we are now learning more about how things >> the canopies deflated.me to pull the auxilliary chutes. fellow divers administers cpr. both divers were pronounced dead at the scene. mcgowan is a national champon in his own right. he helps train personnel for the canadian military. but even that level of expertise could not prevent what happened on an otherwise beautiful strange day here in southern california. no matter how experienced a diver might be, there is always a big risk involved. megyn: rick, thank you. their friend said they died doing what they loved most. republicans are calling it a wakeup call. it turns out that thousands of votes in a very close election were allegedly cast by non-citizens. is that true? the investigation in three minutes. web when a tv chef turned down a dying child's wish to cook with her? she said she was very busy. the barefoot contessa after it hit the media had a change of heart and decided to make some time for the dying little boy. but wait until you hear what the little boy's family thinks of this. with 179 hours

their can opys delated -- canopies deflated. all efforts to save their lives failed.ow, mcgown was a long-time instructor. he also trained the personnel for the canadian military who, coincidentally, are here for that training. but even that level of expertise was not able to prevent what happened on an otherwise beautiful spring day here in california. fellow divers who gathered afterwards is say no matter how experienced a driver may be, there's also -- theirs always risk involved. in addition to the two who died here yesterday, two other drivers had been killed in recent accidents. >> i'm rick lozano reporting live from perris, california. that's it from here. back to you. >> thank you, rick. >>> 7:48. this weekend, marin county residents will get ready for the big one. it's a disaster preparedness program that the kentfield fire department will host. they will show people what to do before, during a disaster, before and after an earthquake. the fire chief says it makes sense to host this, give be the crisis in japan. >> be a good boy scout. be prepared. it will co

the chefs are going to be crazy busy in the royal kitchen. 15,000 canopies to prepare.ill be a brunch after the wedding ceremony. >> yes. >> what are you expecting? >> this is a wedding brunch. there will be canopies, appetizers, little two-bite pieces like this. >> what is this? >> this is the english sausage roll. >> look like pigs in a blanket. >> the english version. >> i like it. >> this is -- >> grilled cheese and ham. i like it! what is this? >> this will be your lemonade. this is the queen's lemon refresher. this is a secret palace lemonade recipe that the queen has. what do you think? >> it's very refreshing. >> very refreshing. >> i like it. >> lemony refreshing. >> what are we making here? >> we have prince william's favorite cottage pie. i made this for him as a baby. we'd puree it in a blender. we've got some onions and ground beef and flour, kitchen bouquet. all of this goes in together. >> would this be what we would think of as shepherd's pie? >> shepherd's pie is a little different. shepherd's pie we use lamb instead of beef. >> okay. >> then put some b

and it's a canopy umbrella and so you can kind of just get nestled in there and you can see where you'rees deep. >> okay. >> try that out. it's great. so when you have the side wind or the rain, you're protected. >> ah. and how much is this one? >> this one is $34. so still really affordable. nice. it's chic. very '70s. >> in a lot of cities, especially in new york, a lot of cities where people do a lot of walking you see folks on the corner when it starts to sprinkle outside selling umbrellas. usually last about ten minutes. that's what you should expect if you buy an umbrella like that, correct? >> right. you're going to see it flip inside out. you see kind of a graveyard of umbrellas on the streets. you kind of want to invest in a really good umbrella that, you know, has good features that you're looking for. and these are really amazing umbrellas that will last you. >> i want to go back to this one. because let's do that again. when it does go out like this. >> typically when you have an up brem la like that you're tossing it. >> this one is really nice. you're not fumbling around tr

and 10,000 canopies. >> and champagne. what's her favorite drink? with the gin?arts dubonnet, one part gin, two ice cubes and a slice of lemon. i have tasted it. robin tasted it with me the other day. and we were very happy. >> we loved it. >> yeah. >> and tonight, there's a private -- much more private dinner, isn't it? >> yes. something about this wedding as it gets smaller as the day gets longer. you have about 650 guests back here. the british royal family. but this evening, it will be just 300, the couple's closest friends. but even the queen is not going to be here this evening. for her, this is a party for the young ones. she is going to leave them to rock 'n' roll. it will be a nightclub in the palace for the very first time. >> they've called it a knees-up on this side of the pond. >> a knees-up. get your drinking hats on. there's a long way before we get there. those meeting the queen for the first time. the middletons -- they met the queen the other week. but james middleton will be meeting the queen for the first time. then, they will be briefed. they

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