carpenter reported the following. there is considerable excitement concerning a couple of legislators who went to kentucky to fight a duel. mr. hefern, a democrat, slandered and abused mr. moody, a republican, in a speech and moody challenged him. he accepted and choosed bowie knives. they went to kentucky last friday night and have not been heard from since. we think we have disagreements. when we do, i hope we'll keep them not only in state, but also in this chamber where the people's business is supposed to be settled. [ applause ] mr. carpenter's letter wasn't mainly about duels or haircuts. he wrote it because he'd gone to see the newly elected president, abraham lincoln, who had spent that day, his 52nd birthday, in indianapolis. young carpenter described lincoln's arrival at lafayette road, the procession down washington, pennsylvania, ohio and illinois streets to the bates house hotel. seeing the new president filled carpenter with hope, he said, that soon our government will be remodeled. i like the term. the

. >> as a carpenter you have to let them know what's expected and they need to know the stuff to get going on the trades. >> the main thing they need to know is how to carry the stuff on the job and the hussle. >> you can't work with the gloves. >> my part is a small part. my part is the best part. the part that really teaches them how to go out and fish rather than go to the fish market. my job is how to teach them to fish when the fish market is closed. >> this requires i thinking. when you go on the job site they will pay you 20-15, dollars an hour you have to think and figure stuff out and get the jobs done in a record time. >> one of the things we try to teach with the construction trades is your attitude going to work. how employers look on new workers and it's about profitability and productivity. it's not how much swings it takes to drive, you know, ita about do you have the right attitude? can you show up on time? can you make the company money? >> 12.5 times 15. >> i don't want you to use the calculator. >> the students go through approximately 420 some hours of training. w

my dad was a master carpenter in chicago in the depression.million black people and he was a carpenter for the city's most serious triple owe gees on the planet, the jones boyce. i got my medals, switchblade, seven years old, ice pick in my head. >> so what got you out of the gang life and into the music? >> oh, no, no. my father was busy all the time. my mother was put in a mental home. so he was never home to look out after us. he was working and all. he was working with these guys. capone found out that they started a policy racket in the first black-owned businesses. the five and dime stores. they made $100 million one year in the '30s. that's like $1 billion, you know. he freaked out. he underestimated them. they -- he ran them out of chicago to mexico and the next day, my father came and got my brother and i and put us on the trailway bus with him and went to the northwest. >> thank god. and we are still going to the baby gangsters, right? doing everything, burning down dance halls and breaking into stores and everything, man. we broke i

i was trained as a carpenter. i got sick of the cold weather and the hot weather. i wanted to pursue art. i thought i really be here for about three years. here i am, 7 years later. ♪ i have problems sleepwalking at night. i wanted to create a show about sleep. a mostly due painting kind of story telling. these are isolated subject matters, smaller studies for the larger paintings. i fell in love with it and wanted to create more of them. it is all charcoal on mylar. it is plastic. i was experimenting and discovered the charcoal moves smoothly. it is like painting, building up layers of charcoal. it is very unforgiving. you have to be very precise with the mark-making. a mark dents the paper and leaves the material embedded. you have to go slowly. the drawings are really fragile. one wipe and they are gone completely. it is kind of like they're locked inside. all of the animals i am showing are dead. i wanted them to be taking -- taken as though they are sleeping, eternal sleep. i like to exaggerate the features of the animals. it gives it more of a surreal element

police were not able to pull the carpenter's body out until late last night.actor hired to do the job was not authorized to be working on the thousand just three days earlier, and city officials issued a stop work order but they continued working anyway and the manager left the country. they are investigating and both police and cal osha could recommend criminal charges be filed in this case. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> investigation is happening now after a park ranger tasered a man walking his two small dogs off the leash. now that area is part of the golden gate recreational area and they require leashes for dogs. they gave a false name to a park ranger and when he trade to walk away he tasered him in the back. he was arrested on false information and having his dogs off the leash. a spokesperson said he was trying teach residents about the leash rule. >>> they will be closed because of a water-main break. it happened around noontime and that facility was on the boulevard and immediately closed for repairs. the building and all park restrooms sho

the man, a 37-year-old carpenter, had been doing woodwork in the 12-foot deep drechb d trench dug into a hillside. the coroner was able to remove the body. the city tells that is no one should have been in that trench to begin with. last wednesday the department issued a stop work notice because recent rains and the lack of shoring made that hillside too dangerous. >> they asked to stop work and don't do any construction. apparently think ignored that stop work notice. >> reporter: contractor work on the home is u.s. sino investment out of the fremont. we reached out to the owner but he has not gotten back to us. he is currently out of the country. cal osha is investigating, their investigation will take anywhere from 4 to 6 months. here in milpitas, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> a bay area teacher critic -- rather a bay area theater critic is being held hostage by pirates in somalia threatening to kill michael scott moore unless a ransom is paid but it's not clear how much money they want. the former sf weekly writer was allegedly taken over the weekend. he's in the country resea

a carpenter was were the senate's call foot ditch when it caved in.ark: a san jose elementary school teacher is charged with lewd acts on a child. craig chandler will publicly hearing. he worked at wally elementary school. prosecutors say multiple victims have been identified and at least one of the victims is 7-8 years old. >>darya: the suspect charged in collection--in connection with the shooting of james capoot will be in court today. henry alfred smith jr. will have a preliminary hearing. he is charged with murdering an on diddley's officer. capoot was shot and killed as he was chasing a big robbery suspect vallejo that in november. he was a 19 year veteran of the force. >>darya: the 15 year-old lovely charged with murdering his parents is said to be arraigned on his charges today in adult court. for the bodies of his fans were found inside of their car outside of their home on friday night. they had adopted the boy when he was young. one of the parents' employers became concerned when they did not show up for work. police were called to do it we

is not this the carpenter's son?" >> the difficulty for us in hearing a term like "carpenter" is that we immediately think of a highly skilled worker, and, at least in north america, in the middle class, making a very high income. as soon as we take that into the ancient world, we are totally lost, because, first of all, there was no middle class in the ancient world. there were the "haves" and the "have nots," to put it very simply. and in the anthropology of peasant societies, to say that somebody is an artisan or a carpenter is not to compliment them. it is to say that they are lower in the pecking order than a peasant farmer. >> narrator: very few scholars now believe that jesus was of such lowly birth. >> i'm not entirely convinced that we could characterize jesus as... as a peasant. i think that that probably miscasts jesus, especially in view of the more recent discoveries at sepphoris and elsewhere. >> he must be someone in the artisan class if he's working in the building industry. and in all probability, tha

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we don't know his name but he was 37, a carpenter, doing woodwork in a 12-foot deep trench. when a wall of mud slacollapsed. the city of milpitas tells us that no one should have been in the trench to begin with. last wednesday building department issue add stop work notice because of rains and the lack of shoring that made the hillside dangerous. but the city said that the contractor out of fremont ignored that order. we have not heard back from the ownerment we understand he might be out of the country. cal osha will begin an investigation that they tell us will take four to six months. >> bob, thanks. san francisco city leaders are suing two markets. they say the stores are havens for drug dealers and shoplifters who resell stolen goods from a walgreen's. the suit claims drug dealers are ayou lowed to conduct business inside and outside of the two markets. a worker at one denies these claims. >> police are looking into a rare home invasion in a bay area neighborhood. an armed robber stole more than $300,000 of watches and jewelry from an atherton road on friday night. the

crews were not able to pull the carpenter's body out until late last night.'ve discovered that the contractor hired to do the job was not authority iced ice -- authorized to be working on the house. there was a stop order work because the shoring was not proper. we've also learned that the contractor has left the country and is reportedly in china. cal/osha arrived here. it's investigating. both police and cal/osha could recommend that charges be filed. we're live in milpitas, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there's a new twiss in the domestic violence case of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi. according to "the chronicle" ross mirkarimi kept his wife "isolated" for 18 hours after the alleged abuse on new year's eve. they say it was to keep lopez from talking to police. prosecutors told "the chronic le" this. both mirkarimi and his wife deny there was any domestic violence. >>> san francisco police need the public's help to find a woman who may have been kidnapped. police received a report on saturday afternoon that two men peat a woman and forced

the carpenter's body remained in the ditch until late last night. he has left the country and is reportedly left the country. they are now investigating and he could face fines and potential police and cal osha could recommend that charges be filed. ktvu channel 2 news tara moriarty. >>> thousands of employees are due to walk off the job for a one day strike. 4,000 members of healthcare workers will be out on the picket lines and they will be joined with the union. they say the main reason for the strike is to help patients get better care more quickly. >> it is heartbreaking to hear the stories from the people who are providing care how patients wants to get mental healthcare and keizer are calling it time after time. >> they say this strike is about salary and benefits and they have been waiting to hear from the workers on its proposal for six months. >>> a new twist in the case of sheriff ross mirkarimi. prosecutors said he kept also wife quote isolated in their home after the alleged abuse on new year's eve. they say it was to keep eliana lopez

firefighters arrived, they supported it was too dangerous to try to recover the body apparently the carpenter working next to a 12 foot wall of unstable soil. another car fern was called in to begin removing the dirt. the coroner son the scene. the city's chief building official says it was illegal for the carpenter to be working on that site because last wednesday, the city of milpitas ordered the contractor to stop work because there wasn't admit shoring on the on the work. >> the contract over the weekend. >> have you talk wtd company about that? what is the city's position? >> well, obviously on the stop work order is issued it's illegal to continue with the work and they can be subject to a fine. and the penalties. and this is also cal osha on site they need a copy of the stop work notice. >> there is another fire truck going in now. and i asked that city official if police were investigating this as a crime nal case. he would not speculate. police say the chief building inspect jor authorized to talk with reporters for now. >> thank you. >> a woman is in critical condition after being r

the san francisco bicycle coalition, the carpenters local 22, the chamber of commerce, a city car share, the american institute of architects, and there are many more local businesses, merchants, and businesses in these binders, which i will leave with you. >> mr. chair, mr. president, members of the committee. prior to my years of experience with national issues, this was also as a 25-year member of the planning department and a five- year member of the planning group, so i have had considerable background there, and i currently keep my hand in as a quote interested citizen on the northeast waterfront advisory group, and as such, i have had the opportunity to participate in the planning of east of the embarcadero steady and many presentations and many comments pro and con of this project -- the embarcadero study. one thing i would like to say, i think that the members in this room are probably very concerned about the testimony they heard about the golden gate towers and how it has been finding ways to avoid paying higher taxes on the property and to get around the city rent control bo

carpenter's letter wasn't about duels or hair cuts. he wrote it because he went to see the newly elected president, lincoln, who spent that day, 52nd birthday in indianapolis. young carpenter's described his arrival at lafayette road down washington, illinois to the hotel. seeing the new president, filled carpenter with hope, he said, that soon our government will be remodeled. i like the term. these measures i have mentioned are part of our continuing remode -- remodeling projects. in three weeks, the world will be looking at our state, i hope a matter of pride to every hoosier everywhere. the super bowl didn't get here overnight. there was constant striving, building and reforms to make our capital the liveable and model city it has become. no one leaderor a group of leaders made it happen. the work was passed from hand to hand, administration to administration, generation to generation and in no era did the people of indianapolis rest or settle or loaf. so it will have to be with the construction of the great indiana we are determin

todd williams of the carpenter'' local union 22. >> he left. that is the only member of the public i was aware that wanted to address you on the item. we can move to the regular calendar. if you could call item no. 7. >> item 7 is the presentation of the transbay transit center building excavation plan and temporary bridge and trestle design. >> good morning. mike wilpool. i have put a small presentation showing the excavation plan of the design. we will start off and do a quick overview of the schedule for the next two years. we will look at the excavation call routhaul route. the temporary bridge installation and how it affects pedestrians. some of the building elements we will be constructing, and then a short video tour of the project taken from the model. this is the same schedule but steve showed a few minutes ago. pre-trenching is complete. the shoring wall is currently 95% complete. the only part remaining is a streak wall on fremont. -- street wall on fremont. the excavation and bridging pads started. that is proceeding from the west e

. >> reporter: still, the country's most charismatic carpenter, hasn't totally laid down roots just yetas given up a life of making dreams come true on the road. moving to new york to host a new daytime show, "the revolution." >> it's a new journey. everybody wants to change something about themselves and reach those goals that you know you can. but you sort of haven't had the courage to do. >> reporter: in turn, ty is experiencing a revolution of his own, by famously parking these famous wheels and retiring his famous catchphrase. >> move that bus. >> i will be going anywhere, and someone will yell that down the street. move that bus. hey. so, yeah. i think i'll always be known as that guy. >> reporter: after countless tears shed over nearly a decade, and traveling nearly 300 days a year to help families in need, ty and the "extreme makeover" cast will air their last regular show this friday night. >> seven homes for seven families in seven days. >> i want everybody involved to know what it meant to me. and how proud i was. it's one of the things that you -- you work with some really g

i used to work as a carpenter, and now i am retired. i am dependent on services in the tenderloin. cpmc should base is not on just creating jobs but also making sure that the jobs and their employees benefit the community as a whole. also, of all of the people, cpmc has treated 2009 -- in 2009, only 9.7% medi-cal patients, where others make less money, treat twice the amount. it is critical that cpmc increased their charitable care for residents like me who participate in medi-cal and medicare programs. we depend on that. thank you. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: next speaker, please. thank you. >> supervisors, thank you for having this hearing before the end of this year. my name is -- and just to say who i am, i have been on the health commission. i was on the blue ribbon commission, and i was on the task force for cpmc, and now, my primary care physician is at st. luke's, and i am involved with the coalition. i think one of the things that i want to leave you with here, with all of the years we up and struggling with this matter, cpmc is a non-profit. they are a 501(c)(3), and

working on this effort with support from michigan universities, the michigan regional council of carpenters and millwrights, the operating engineers union and the teamsters. i appreciate all of their support and hope others will join us in this effort. in addition to the special messages, we took a number of other very important actions. first we began a dialogue on reducing taxes on industrial equipment, which needs to continue. michigan's been a world leader in manufacturing, and we want good job growth to happen in this important economic sector. now this conversation needs to be done in partnership with our local jurisdictions, since it's a critical part of the revenue. let's look for a long-term solution that generates more and better jobs while properly supporting our communities. we accomplished major reforms of our state pension and retiree medical system. these reforms moved our benefits structure to bet ear line with the private sector, so that we'll remain a good place to work while at the same time reducing our long-term liabilities by more than $5 billion. while we focused on m

the coroner's office says the carpenter died sat dave an avalanche of soil crushed him -- his body was pull out late last night he was working in a 12 foot deep trench when it collapsed. city officials say nobody should have been working because the project was shutdown for safety last wednesday because the trenches weren't shored up and it was unsafe for work. >> walnut creek restaurant owners dealing with a problem they would not expect in that community trying to stop fights. terry mcsweeney joins us from walnut creek with the story. >> reporter: more than a dozen bar owners from downtown walnut creek just wrapped up a meeting. they came out enthused, excited. they say they will be talking to the city council, working with police to do whatever needs to be done to get things under control down here. it is not a new problem this is video from 2010, showing a brawl down here in downtown a lot like it has looked many weekends, friday and saturday nights after way too much drinking this past weekend three brawls saturday night, nine arrested. city officials say late night bars are over-

he did the carpenter's union thing and it went very well. he just went over and isolated himself in the hotel. one of the funny rumors that came out -- one was that the democrats had sneaked a makeup man in to give him enough coverage where after the boston debates i had -- our own television makeup guy who was just instructed by him just put on the powder. the reason he didn't want cake makeup was because when humphrey debate kennedy in wisconsin, humphrey appeared with too much makeup on and nixon felt that made him look like a sissy. so nixon's macho was part of why he at any time want to cover his beard much. and -- but he was a little nervous, i could tell that. but felt it would be cool and the room had to be very cold because that was one of our big arguments, very cold room so he wouldn't sweat too much. >> there is a story that i think ted rogers was in with the producer, whether it was hewitt or whoever it was, and at a certain point you expect them to say, focus on my man, focus more on my man, but he kept saying focus more on ken

the coroner's office says the carpenter died sat dave an avalanche of soil crushed him -- his body was pull out late last night he was working in a 12 foot deep trench when it collapsed. city officials say nobody should have been working because the project was shutdown for safety last wednesday because the trenches weren't shored up and it was unsafe for work. >> walnut creek restaurant owners dealing with a problem they would not expect in that community trying to stop fights. terry mcsweeney joins us from walnut creek with the story. >> reporter: more than a dozen bar owners from downtown walnut creek just wrapped up a meeting. they came out enthused, excited. they say they will be talking to the city council, working with police to do whatever needs to be done to get things under control dn here. a new prs is video from 2010, showing a brawl down here in downtown a lot like it has looked many weekends, friday and saturday nights after way too much drinking this past weekend three brawls saturday night, nine arrested. city officials say late night bars are over-serving customers the

and emotional when you consider the newborn infant's father was marine corps lance corporal andrew carpenter, was killed a month earlier. he was killed in action in afghanistan. >>> we want to make note of a history-making flight this week for the u.s. navy. the first all-female combat mission. the five took off in an e-2-c hawkeye aircraft from the aircraft carrier uss carl vincent. there is your crew. the navy says this is a significant achievement given that the number of female pilots in the fleet, less than 5%. though the number of female officers is growing. >>> the greatest show on earth taking place in the northern sky every night this week. this is what it looks like in norway. the aurora borealis, visible from europe on over to new england, canada, the northern u.s., all a result of the intense solar flare activity lately. this is the beautiful part of that solar storm. it has also, of course, impacted communications and aviation. just gorgeous. >>> up next tonight, thousands of uninvited guests keeping the folks in one small town up all night. >>> finally tonight, we'll take you t

>>mark: we could find out today at a construction company could face criminal charges after a carpenter was killed in a mud slide. he was crushed when a hillside collapsed on home construction site in milipitas on saturday. inspectors ordered that all work should be halted three days for the accident. this city determined that recent rains may decide unsafe but the contractor did not comply. >>mark: a san jose teacher charged with lewd acts on a child will be in court today. readers say that multiple victims had now been identified yet one of the victims is 7 or 8 years old. >>justine: u.s. home prices fell for a third straight month in nearly all cities tracked by this major index. the s&p index shows that prices in november from october and 19 of the 20 cities tracked all went down. those biggest declines were in atlanta, chicago and detroit. phoenix was the only city to show an increase. >>darya: we will be back in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. walnut creek is 49. this afternoon, a high of 50 and expected. everyone will