never mind the fact that volunteers have already put 20 coats on that box, okay. they do not want to put a single mural on any one of their boxes. has anybody had success with them? have you got any suggestionses? because we're tired of painting those boxes. they threatened to sue our city when they tried to get them involved in the mural program. >> i think the one suggestion i might have for you is you start documenting the number of times that you're actually painting out there box and you start generating a bill along with a letter and send it to them. i think that's probably your best strategy so you can show the amount of cost that you're actually spending abating something that's theirs. and from that point then you have to have your policy makers or engage them. i mean, because that's pretty much -- >> [inaudible]. it's not unique. trust me, it's not unique. >> [speaker not understood]. >> all right, you have another one for us, another anonymous question. >> so, this is in regards to enforcement. do you take juvenile gang bangers to paint over gang graffi

then comes paint followed by noxide, finally the outer coat. >> aquillic quote -- aquillic coat on top of that -- acrylic coat on top of that. >> reporter: in the next 24 hours they begin moving this cat walk and the only way up and down on top of this cable. where you can't see the cable is isolated in the chambers. >> there is still work to be done to get us to labor day. paving, striping. painting. concrete work. those are probably going to be the items most noticeable to the public. >> reporter: engineers say this is the strongest bridge in the world today. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is more fall out from the discovery of hidden funds. today a committee gave the go ahead for the auditor to set up and administrate such accounts. cal fire, state parks and department of fish and wildlife have been accused of misappropriating state money. >> first step, let's take a look at outside of the state treasury funds, what is the purpose, men a of them are there are legitimate purposes. >> there are 500 such state funds that come from sources. >>> contra costa county is no longe

the always-surprising journalist, author and blogger, ta-nehisi coates. i'm maria hinojosa. this is one on one. ta-nehisi coates, you're one of the senior editors for the atlantic monthly, you're a ogger, you live on twitter, you wrote this wonderful memoir called the beautiful struggle, about your relationship with your dad. it's great to have you on one on one. >> thank you. i'm honored to be here. >> hinojosa: so, put those two things together. i mean, did you say, "i'm going to be a writer," and then all of a sudden you realized that your life was on the internet or...? >> no, i wrote off-line, in print, for about 12 years almost exclusively, and it's so funny. colson whitehead has this recent piece about writers who complain that twitter and blogging is going to destr theirriting. and it's actually a split that i never really understood much. i love print, and i like blogging and i like tweeting. you know, i like a lot of things. and so it never really struck me as being in contrast or even being a problem or, you know, it anything like that. worlds or it's just writing

on a second coat, making sure it's not bleeding, possibly putting on a third coat making sure it's covered up, reloading it and driving back. the cost of the supplies is minimal. the cost of the labor is where you justify the cost because you're looking at someone's hourly wage, time, plus the amount of time that they spent abating the problem. and that's what's going to stand up in court. that's the most. you don't want to overestimate obviously just to make an example of someone you want to be fair and equitable. and the hourly wage is the best way to do it because that's where the cost really comes into play. >> i could add to this a little bit from the historic cultural materials side of things. we have been involved before with the local arts commission on cost for repairing graffiti damages to, say, outdoor monuments. and there was quite a bit of surprise through the court systems of what the cost was. and the reason is because the qualifications of somebody working on historic or, you know, listed registered properties or artwork can be higher than throwing paint in a van and gettin

he's halfway through. 15 seconds. >> get the coat, get the coat, get the coat. get in there. buzzer sounds ] >> that's it. that's it. step away. that's it. >> the clock stopped. so that's over. >> how much did jaylen from raleigh get? we'll have a total straight ahead. >> we'll find out later. >> sam, one or two things to tell them about. >> we won't be scooping up extra money during the weather. >>> first, the brand-new diet that sounds almost too good to be true. if cleaning your couch doesn't help you lose weight, it's called the parisian diet. you might walk out with a coat. there's cash in the pocket. here's abc's juju chang. she has all the info. >> reporter: ah, paris. famous for haute couture, chic cuisine, and ooh, la, la, skinny women. french women eat differently than we do. >> american portion sizes are huge compared to french. >> reporter: it's sad but true. this new book, the parisian diet reveals all the french secrets. 49-year-old rachel is an american, eating like a frenchman. she's been on the parisian diet for five weeks. >> this is an american portion. i h

jim, jacki what are you guys doing in the coat press again? >> what is a coat press?ng we only had in catholic school? >> like a closet? >> stephanie: it's where you put your coats. why do i feel like little house on the prairie. didn't everyone go to school in a little farmhouse. >> one room. >> no it's the coat closet. >> why don't you call at it coat closet? >> stephanie: i don't know. because i'm old. >> i went to grade school in california. we didn't have coats. >> stephanie: i brew up in buffalo. it was a substantial closet. >> that's what they called it back then. >> jacki grew up in miami, certainly didn't have a coat press. >> stephanie: did she just say no disrespect. don't play my old lady music. val kilmer is going to be on the big show today. and sexy liberal john fugelsang. speaking of sexy liberal john fugelsang, hal sparks and i in chicago. tickets flying. it's almost 2800 seats and we're almost sold out. >> there's not even room for a bag of vipers. >> stephanie: no. i bet ya there's a big coat press there in chicago. because it's cold. >> i bet it's

it is not just silver paint, it is roof coating. so typically you need to hire the report to come back and apply a new coaching. you can say you want a uv- resistant coating, but it has to be compatible with what you have up there. roofs need maintenance. call and ask. if you do not do that, the life is short and pepper sibley. go over it and fix it up, that is a good savings. >> if you go up there in your coaching is not peeling or bubbling, it is fine. the group is good for 30 years. it needs to repaint every 5. if it starts peeling, that means it is time to do it. if it is solid, it is fine. >> you should climb into your well and clean that shock, those ducks. there is a drain out there. this is an endless source of leaks. there are all of these penetrations, so it must be kept immaculately clean. hardwood floors? here is what you do not do. you do not wash the floors with water. they get warped and water gets underneath the finnish and so on. there are special product. but the worst thing you can do is wash them with water. wipe

i actually disagree with the coat. i think he was wrong. he says -- no, we should be in satiable in our learning. he is saying accept mediocrity. no, we should be learning insatiably. that being said we owe the chinese so we have to say whatever they want. >> that was like a charlie rose thing you said right there. >> take a break. we will arm wrestle later. patti ann browne does really good. >> you outraged o are are quite handsome. >> greg: she is as pretty as bill is repulsive. >> that is almost like a compliment. >> you don't have to help him.

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the next 2 buildings are coated with the fireproof paint. many companies make this stuff.s is a particular brand made international fire resistance. >> they were generous to do the mock up for us. >> they have done this at the request of the building department. we have seen that the building at the end, just painted with latex paint is just about gone. the building next-door is catching fire and will burn through the wall shortly. the building at this end show smoking as the material inside burns. we will see where it goes from there. here we have someone from california oes and fire department. put your hand right up against the wall it is not even too hot to touch. thei the implications of this are dramatic. providing fire resistive barriers is quite expensive. it requires sheetrock. >> pouring off the siding and putting it back. in san francisco we have zero lot lines. it is impossible. they have equipment to slide in and apply this material. >> we have used it a lot in san francisco for historic buildings where we want to preserve the detail. the trim and cove and orn