can you see crane coffee park is on the northern shoreline. directly ajavenlt to it is the ship repair facility. the red, pink and salmon-colored buildings are the historic buildings. illinois street is on the west. you can notice there is some future development sites directly west of the crane coffee park area. this is just an aerial photograph looking at the future crane c omp ve park site . the ship repair area is to the left of the screen. illinois street and third street to the right. the park would be generally an extension of 19th street generally to the norton to mariposa street. >> as i mentioned before, a significant amount of planning has occurred. in looking at crane cove park, it was looked at as a part of the port's land use plan. it was identified in the central waterfront plan. it was prioritized as a part of the 2008 general bond obligation planning. it was also identified in the pier 70 master plan. as a part of all that planning, we have begun the blue green way planning process, which has identified a number of considerati

crane monitors say that every year, especially in winter, about 30,000 tourists visit the crane observation center in front of the feeding ground. but the facility has been closed since wednesday. souvenir shops and restaurants near the center have also closed. >> translator: i am really worried whether i can earn a living from family. >> translator: i am very concerned. i hope the cranes will safely fly north and then return here next season in good shape. >> one of the concerns is the outbreak's possible impact on the region's poultry farmers. kagoshima prefecture where izumi plain is located breeds the largest number of chickens in japan. prefectural officials found no abnormalities after conducting on-site inspections of more than 110 chicken farms in izumi city. but they have distributed disinfectants to all poultry farmers to prevent possible infections. >> translator: the situation is worrying. i hope things settle down as soon as possible. >> in the past, chickens infected with bird flu were culled and incinerated to prevent the spread of infection but experts say it is difficult to

this time it's a white-necked crane. earlier this month a hood crane was found in the same region with the highly virulent h5n1 avian flu virus. both species are on the brink of extinction. the infected white-necked crane was found in kagoshima city's izumi city. it was brought to the city's bird protection facility on tuesday. a preliminary test was conducted on thursday after the bird died. the izumi municipal government sent a blood sample to tottori university for further analysis. the authorities are also stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of avian influenza. officials are calling on people who do not have to drive on local roads to avoid the area near the cranes' feeding grounds. four disinfection points have been set up along the roads. the authorities began distributing anti-septics on friday to all of the city's 128 poultry farms. they're also planning to increase the number of rangers in the city's nature reserves to five from the current two to keep a closer watch. >>> japan is poised to shake up its ru

which has identified a number of considerations to be thoughts of in the development of the plan for crane cove park. building on the work that has been done, here is a list of design considerations. some of them include a mix of rec eaglesal -- recreational uses, including a human powered bone launch, shoreline clean up and repair, while also addressing sea level rising, developing a plan compatible with ship repair and infill development and uses that activate the site, just to name a few. i also just wanted to provide a context of how crane cove park fits in the open space network of the entire pier 70 area. we have plans to connect it as a part of the blue green way trail, and the bay trail. so working with all of that in mind and recognizing that there is a time line ticking on the expenditure of funds, we have identified a four-phase planning and design process to come up with a concept for crane cove park. the first phase is to create a concept for the entire seven-acre project, which is illustrated in green with the addition of the pink slip way in the area. as a part of that we wo

i also just wanted to provide a context of how crane cove park fits in the open space network of the entire pier 70 area. we have plans to connect it as a part of the blue green way trail, and the bay trail. so working with all of that in mind and recognizing that there is a time line ticking on the expenditure of funds, we have identified a four-phase planning and design process to come up with a concept for crane cove park. the first phase is to create a concept for the entire seven-acre project, which is illustrated in green with the addition of the pink slip way in the area. as a part of that we would develop cost estimates for the entire project. throughout the pier 70 planning process, we identified all of crane cove park as being a $30 million project, recognizing we only have about $15 million. we recognize we don't have enough left to complete the park in one phase. so developing a plan for the entire park that we can phase improvements on in the coming years is his critical. all important is identifying chunks of the project we can phase based on the available funds we have

all morning long men have been up in those cranes, dangling, swinging from those cranes.veryone agrees on one thing. if the trees up there had only been done properly. and with that certified, zachary goes up up and away to the tops of some eucalyptus trees which appear on the verge of falling. another tree came down last night right on top of spotless cleaners whose owner says that didn't have to happen. >> the neighbors in the back, we try to work it out with them to remove it several years ago. but it's never worked out until now. now everybody is cooperating to get it done. >> aaron is keeping one eye on his crew in the trees and one eye on the live doppler 7 hd. >> watching the doppler radar off you guys' website because if we have yellows and reds coming in, the jibs on the cranes, they have to come down immediately. >> one is seven-year-old june ellsworth. she lives up the street and was home when the tree slid off the hillside and cut the power line. >> cut down for a while and you had to use flashlights. >> our up, up and wyman zachary wild wilder says all this c

all morning longen have been up in those cranes, dangling, swinging from those cranes.veryone agreeon one thing. if the trees up there had only been done properly. and with that certified, zachary goes up up and away to the tops of some eucalyptus trees which appear on the verge of falling. another tree came down last night right on top of spotless cleaners whose owner says that didn't have to happen. >> the neighbors in the back, we try to work it out with them to remove it several years ago. but it's never worked out until now. now everybody is cooperating to get it done. >> aaron is keeping one eye on his crew in the trees and one eye on the live doppler 7 hd. >> watching the doppler radar off you guys' website because if we have yellows anreds coming in, the jibs on the cranes, they have to come down immediately. >> one is seven-year-old june ellsrth. she lives up the street and was home when the tree slid off the hillside and cut the power line. >> cut down for a while and you had use flashligs. >> our up, up and wyman zachary wild wilder says all this can be minim

over the next week or so those parts are going to be loaded onto cranes, put into place on that new 6.3 self--anchored suspension plan -- $6.3 billion suspension plan. quite a sight, something you really want to look at but the word this morning is please don't. live on treasure island, terry

we do have much more staff time, and we have to pay for the crane operator's time in order to do that. but those conditions have been imposed on others and on the department in the past. vice president goh: how much taller is the tree at 24 versus 36? >> it depends on the species. if we are talking about the break chinese alpine -- drake chinese elm, i just bought some for another project where they are paying for the installation cost. those were about -- i would say there were about 9 feet or 10 feet tall. they do have a more substantial trunk, usually, by at least an inch or two. you do get a bigger tree with a 36 inch box. in some species, it is much bigger. in others, it is more about the trunk and the height. vice president goh: how did these trees and their disease come to your attention, in your department's attention? >> received two calls from residents on the block. president peterson: "36 inch block replacement -- would that be something that would be appropriate for this block in terms of the larger size, the larger white? >> certainly. if you are asking if there are cons

and now, that section of the tower now at 45 degrees, hoisted up by a crane.long tedious process and caltrans is asking drivers not to get distracted looking at the construction. crews have been unloading four million pounds of steel made in china since monday. the work was originally scheduled for tomorrow, but it started a day early out of concern for heavy wind forecast for tomorrow. workers busy around the clock are hoisting the third of five segments on to the signature tower. all this work with bring the tower to three-fourths of its final height of 525 feet. now, caltrans predicts that the tower section will be done by christmas and the entire bridge project by 2013. this morning at 10:00 we're expected to have an update on the progress by caltrans and so far, there is action happening there. things are going on. >> looks pretty behind you, too. thank you, sharon chin on treasure island. >>> 6:57. let's go back to tracy and elizabeth and find out what's happening with traffic and weather. could get a little break today. >> yeah. we have a nice break bui

it's been detected in five hooded cranes. several other flu-infected birds have been found around the country. at a meeting on wednesday, a professor of tottori university described a recent study and said he found no signs of a pandemic there. some panel members called for expanding feeding areas to stop cranes from congregating in specific areas. >>> the ministry plans to work out concrete efforts to monitor the birds to prevent the infection super spreading to other parts of the country. it will inform municipalities of the methods in early january. >>> the japanese government says north korea's willingness to accept a visit by u.n. nuclear inspectors to its uranium enrichment facilities is a one-off deal. the government of the u.s. state of new mexico, bill richardson visited earlier this month. >> my primary mission was to offer proposals to get a dialogue started again on the korean peninsula, and i believe we've made good progress. >> he said north korean officials told him they will accept the inspectors from the inte

they have arrived here and be-- a crane outside of the dome to get somebody to look in the hole. the one hole that started the mess. bring a couple of cranes in on the field sometime tomorrow to get people to the underside of the roof. safely because there is a lot more snow that could come crashing through the hole they are worried about and try to figure out what happened. since it doesn't look like the structure of the roof, the cables are damaged at point, it could be as simple as patching the holes and pumping the air back in and reinflating the roof like a balloon and cleaning up the mess and they are hoping, they are optimist they could have a game next monday. that's something we will have to wait and see. >> let me ask you, financial hit for the vikings. a lot of empty seats behind you. they are playing in detroit. this has to cost them millions. >> it does cost money and it also costs money to the operators of the metrodome as well. that's something that is never fun to deal with when you are dealing with other problems in the season. i think it costs more than a half m

crane and cowboy.e is okay. stay with us more to come. here's a look what's coming up on "nightline". >> coming up. mom and dad decision to allow doctors to remove half of the infant brain in an effort to stop the life threatening seizures. búoaoaoaoav!v!>ñ >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> wide spread damage and disruption following days of severe flooding in northeast australia because of unrelenting rain. these image make it clear what is going on. thousands of businesses and homes are under water. it is estimated that more than 200,000 people are affected. the flood zone stretches over an area bigger than france and germany combined just to give you an idea of how wide spread it is. >> back here. rescuers found the body of missing snowboarder at alpine meadow ski resort today. shawn willis was about 400 feet from a flail wilderness area at the back of the alpine resort. she was stuck in snow at the base of the a tree and placer county depu

and we had a crane that had adequate lifting capacity and through specialized knowledge from all theolks on the scene we were able to figure out a good safe plan and get the cow out of the well. >> the cow is okay but it's still not known how it fell into the well. >>> a dui warrant sweep this morning resulted in dozens of arrests in the east bay. it's the fourth year in a row officers have carried out the sweep. and they say it's the biggest crack down of the year. ktvu's jade hernandez road along with a pair of livermore officers during the investigation. >> reporter: these livermore police officers found their man at the first address they tried. this 35-year-old suspect has three separate warrants for dui. initially no one inside the home wanted to tell officers where the suspect was. but they eventually found him hiding inside of a bathroom. he surrendered peacefully. >> a lot of these people that have drunk driving warrants, that's just the tip of the iceberg. they have other more serious warrants and they really need to be apprehended. >> reporter: this morning these officers

stockwell said swabs from the victim's mouth contain seem and that matched defendant's and john craneer parts the victim's body as well as her dress were also linked to claim and sperm found on the use condom at the scene also linked to john crane. >> the dna analysts is expected to be on the stand for the rest of the week. then the prosecution has one final witness to call. at the courthouse and martina's stand firm in kron 4 news. >> stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage of the richmond homecoming game rape case. the 13 year-old girl who survived a vicious attack on sunday and backfill is said to be improving. that comes from the girl's father the day after her alleged attacker alex appeared in court. the 14 year-old suspect is being charged as adults for allegedly raping the girl, stabbing her more than 30 times. he is also accused of stabbing the girls' 18 months old stepbrother more than 10 times. the girl's father who did not want to appear in cameras as he is furious after learning about the 15th. eight of those charges are sexless are charges including forcible rape of a ch

a another crane is moving the tree trimmer in place. and the man in the orange vest saying that these trees are on such treacherous ground there are too dangerous to climb. >> this is rough weather, at half moon bay. and the weather is crashing on the beach, no souls! not even the hardiest. and it has been a jekyll and hyde type of weather system is unclear, and then pounding weather. just a few hardy souls and >> and we just have lonely detectives to see who was on the beach. >> with the storms continued to come in like this there is no end in sight. >> this early winter rainfall is good for the bay is a real long-term water supply. our reservoir is seeing a fair amount of run off. and water management says that this delay could help decisions about how much water could be imported from the delta of and what could be towards conservation towards next summer. rescue teams in sonoma are searching the russian river for a woman believed were driven off the road. state highway no. 1 intersects with the russian river and state how we won 16.

. >>> a crane and a cowboy had to join forces to rescue a pregnant cow. she had fallen into a 12-foot deep well and was treading water for several hours. it was a risky rescue as the cow weighed about 1300 pounds. sheriff's deputies asked a cowboy to jump into the well to strap her up so that the crane could lift her out. she was successfully plucked out, checked by a vet, given a dose of antibiotics and is now back in the pasture. >>> somebody might be lucky enough to start the new year as a multimillionaire. no one matched all six numbers in tuesday's multi-state mega millions drawing, so the new year's eve jackpot is now estimated at $242 million. you're going to need a lot of luck to win. millions of people in 41 states and washington, d.c., play. they all hope to win. tonight's drawing happens at 8:00. >>> a retired east bay firefighter found another way to become a millionaire this week. he hit the jackpot at a lake county casino and walked away with $8.4 million. he was playing a mega bucks slot machine at the twin pines casino. mega bucks is a sta

what the crews are going to be doing here, setting up a crane and going up on the hill where there aretill 125 foot eucalyptus trees and they're leaning over the cleaners and they're going to get those trees down as best they can. get the cleaners to be a safer place to bring your dry cleaning. take a look at pictures we have of lightning. i know you showed us a moment ago. speaking on a personal note, i can't get enough of lightning shots. felton and santa cruz county this morning, a tree came down, knocked down a power line, crashed into a garage at redwood and oak drive. there were live wires on the ground for a time. that area still a problem for traffic. in oakland a tree came crashing on to the roof where nate boyd and friends were sitting. imagine that. he said it sounded like thunder. thank god they're alive and not injured because there's a branch about 8 feet long and about that big around sitting on my living room floor. like clean fell through. not even attached to the tree. >> and while the rains were softening roof structures, the rain sent shoppers running for cover in s

crane also start lifting the third of five steel section for the span. crews have been getting ready since monday unloading 4 million pounds of steel from china. the work was originally scheduled for thursday but the workers got ready a day earlier than expected so all the work is going to begin today. they are going to be busy working around the clock hoisting the newest tower section into the air bringing the tower three-quarters of the way to its final height of 525 feet. >> when we start lifting later on this week, there is a little bit of concern that we can have traffic slowdowns on the bridge when this work takes place. but motorists have been fantastic. with the two other lift we haven't seen a real problem with it, so we're hoping for the same thing. >> reporter: caltrans asking motorists not to get distracted by the work. drivers on the upper deck will be able to see the huge steel parts being hoisted up on the tower. crews hope to finish the tower by christmas. caltrans predicts that the project will be done by late 2013, 24 years after the lo

taught the student operating the crane that student was in my class. >> our goal is to have a core group of people, we are hoping it's over 50 percent of your grads complete and become journey people andup standing good roll models and citizens. the largest public works our city has season in many years going on now the private project that 1 rincon hill. huge project. we had 5 or 6 people work on that project thus far. the rebuilding of the academy of science in golden gate park. the rebuilding of our public hospital laguna honda this is on going work with the same contract ors that move successful apprentices from one project to another and keep them working for several years. the construction workers of the future to be the superintendents the construction owners. that's the perfect thing there. that's success.

just two of them the judge said the evidence said had sexual intercourse with her. 43-year-old john crane and 19-year-old jose carlos montano. 20-year-old manual ortega forced the girl to have oral sex with him last night. they linked all three suspects to the crime scene. as for the youngest defendant who was 15 at the time they described him as the person who lured the girl to the scene, but the judge tossed out a police interview saying his rights had been violated by a richmond detectives and there was not enough evidence to show that smith did anything that night other than immoral behavior. there is also robbery and assault for what happened outside the home coming dance last year. the girl willingly drank alcohol to the point where her blood alcohol was a.35 level. both sides laid out very different versions of what happened that night. let's take a look what the prosecutor said today. she said there was a clear picture of a mob mentality almost a complete feeding frenzy and everyone seemed to lose what humanity they had. a lawyer for peters said maybe the richmond high rape case m

enrolled a crane and a buckaroo came with ropes. >> we employed the cowboy to go down pit he knew how to strap the cow up. >> she is on the hill behind us right now so it is a happy ending. >> reporter: they are now as good as it gets. he says his cows are not to be slaughtered and will live as pets and will likely remember this day for a long time. >>> all lanes leading into yosemite national park are close tonight. it is the primary link to the parks western entrance. a mudslide happened about 1 mile from the lodge. three years ago that same stretch of highway was closed because of a rock mudslide. >>> passengers could receive up to 72 hours of free parking in january and february when traveling to los angeles, san diego, or long beach. it is valued up to $66 only applies to midweek travel from january 42 february 10. >>> in the big apple, when it comes to new year's eve but goes down must come up. the dress rehearsal for a celebration tomorrow. we may be off to a wet start in the new year. meteorologist mark tamayo has the details for you in his forecast. if there is no tv nearby,

. >> a crane will be used. >> a snowy commute in western pennsylvania left drives on edge. >> -- i drivers on edge. >>> of course that bone-chilling weather does seem to be sticking around from the midwest and here along the >> brett favre couldn't overcome his shoulder injury to play against giants last night. he may be put on injured reserve independencing this sand perhaps his storied career. >> the man accused of plotting to blow up an army recruitment center will stay in jail. they say antonio martinez tried to detonate a fake car bomb. his mother said he was set up. prosecutors said he came one the car bomb himself. >> baker is forming a task force aimed at avoiding the problem that led to the f.b.i. investigation. >> joined the fight over the removal of a controversial video at the smithsonian. they threatened to withhold funding if it is not returned to the national portrait museum. it was removed following complaints by a catholic group and members of the congress. it has given $375,000 over the past few years to various smithsonian museums. >> millions of holiday packages are on

you can see the crane is here. it's got a wrecking ball and lifting the ball up about 20 to 30 feet every single time. what it's doing is it's destroy, it's crumbling the main bus bridge that goes over the front of the terminal. this work will be going on for several months to make way for the terminal. in san francisc , kron4 news. >> we're mainly looking for a lot of rolls in this development state, people with all kind of background,. >> reporter: to apply to this job go to jobs.skype.com. back to shannon. kron4 news. >>> downtown oakland, lights up on the holidays tonight, jack london square annual tree lighting ceremony marks the beginning of christmas season. east bay waterfront was tagged. you can see the crowds there, mayor was on stage to enjoy the fun with residents. local -- the crowd. it really was a great way to spend the evening in oakland tonight. >>> the giants resign another member of the championship squad. and the 49ers at a veteran kicker as they prepare for kicker as they prepare for sunday's m

a big crane is going to be distracting. don't let it distract you. a look at the steel and the depth they're lifting into place shortly. hundreds of tons of what drivers are going to be commuting on in 2013 when the new eastern span opens up. it will be a beautiful bridge. it will be a spectacular sight today. but do not look! >> there can be some curiosity what's ahead of them. maybe it's just to keep your hands on the wheel, keep your eye on the road, watch your speed, watch your following distance and try not to let it distract you. >> i almost think when we talk about don't let this distract you is kind of like make sure you check it out. take a glimpse. don't get distracted though. keep your eyes on the car in front of you. this has been done twice before, distracting construction projects going on around the bay bridge and the warnings going out to commuters to drivers in general. and they've responded fantastically. they have, you know, obeyed all the rules. been no major tie-ups and it's all worked out and they're hoping it's going to be the

crane chicago business reports profits are down for navy pier's winter wonder fest this year. group-on offer tickets to the festival for half price at $9. navy pier officials say that deal boosted ticket sales 12%. revenue dropped by $35,000. navy pier says it will review whether it wants to work with group-on in the future. >> if you subscribe to cobra health coverage should you expect any changes as part of the new health care reform. tribune reporter bruce jabson has details coming up. >>> bad news for the bulls as they lose their center joakim noah. how long could he be out. that's ahead in sports. we got music to put you in the holiday spirit. the philharmonic orchestra will be part of the holiday concerts taking place this saturday and sunday at the lincoln way east performing art center in frankfurt. thank you for calling usa pmy name peggy. peggy, yes, i'd like to redeem my reward points for a gift card. tell points please? 250,000. calculating... ooh! answer: five fifty! 550 bucks?! 5 dollar, 50 cents. minus redeeming charge. leaving 50 cents. say what? happy time! wh

who have you have seen the rustic crane in the tree, no chimes but for its delicate wide beak, ushers an intemperate reprieve? 33 beads on a string, why pretend to know beyond the presence of click. thank you. please welcome gale sher >> the first one is why did she care? why did she care, she wondered, laying aside the book. a dim light could be seen possibly from a cabin reaching in not for the word, but for the space which a time. fat drops driven violently side ways. the man's mind into which she tossed herself becomes a bird. fly away, bird. fly south where you are needed. letters moved, she could barely make them out. the sky moved, hanging bluntly. a circle swayed toppled to the sea. to you, sea, i chant and to the one with ears, hearing you into me. this one is called, having eaten fish. having eaten fish, i open myself to make them more comfortable. i pet the fawn, twisting my calves. two fish leap, kiss, and die. fish, fry here, oh my fish, sway grass in coin of rain so far we kill the all of fishes presides while i walk by, covering my head. the last one is, my bones are in

this crew is conducting a strike before the storm hits they're using a crane to remove a 30-foot long tree trunk from the creek in san jose. >> the object is to remove this tree to so that this can have a fish blockage. so it doesn't float downstream. >> the santa clara valley water district activated two new web cams to help monitor trouble spots. jan noel worked for national weather service now teaching at san francisco university. he says the system is called at spheric river carrying a lot of subtropical moisture and has potential to create problems. >> with everything saturated you can see areas of mudslides. and places where there have been fires or particularly prone. >> concern about mudslides and flooding is why many cities are making sandbags available for free. shelter operators are also getting word out. ehc life builders is the largest emergency shelter provider in santa clara county. there are three sites offering 375 beds. ehc says it will happen into -- tap into all resources to help the homeless. >> i think what we're willing to do is transport them if they need it. p

swabs from the victim's mouth contains semen that match john crane and ortega. sperm found and other parts of the victim's body as was her dress are also linked to craig and sperm found on the use a condom at the scene also linked to crane. the analyst is expected to be on the stand for the rest of this week then the prosecution has won final witness to call. at the corridors in martinez dan kerman, kron4 news. >> and emotional vigil for a man shot and killed by police officers 34 year-old guy jerome was killed six days ago last night's vigil was cut short when his mother collapse after speaking. jonathan bloom was there. >> i'm so sorry. air brakes merit. speaking friends give their condolences to the mother die as you see in this video was helping friends shoot a music video just before he was shot she traveled from new orleans to stand on the spot where his son read his progress. >> this is a wrong that has to be made right. i need you to fight with me. and i need you, i don't want to violence. i just want justice. >> police certitude detained after he was br

we brought our crane truck in here and were able to crane it out. >> the cow seems to be fine.alked away after the rescue. she was up on her feet within minutes and to keep it from happening again, a barrier is now up around the well. >> a mooo-ing experience. moo? stanford women's basketball team. the cardinal ended the university of connecticut's record winning streak at 90 games. it happened in front of a sold out maples pavilion last night. it was the longest of any division basketball team men or women's. that's all over as the cardinal notched their 71-59 upset. >> it was amazing. such a great atmosphere to play in. >> really proud of our team. the atmosphere was phenomenal. and we really -- i think our team really stepped up for that. >> ironically the last time u.conn lost, they lost to the cardinals. it was back in 2008 when the cardinals with the huskies in the ncaa semifinals. >> recapping our top stories this morning in san francisco hundreds of thousands of people are expected along the embarcadero to watch the fireworks and ring in the new year. >> police will be

across bracing crane trestle and temporary bridges will contain approximately 14,000 tons of steel. total volume of excavation will be 51 50,000 cubic yards. work on the excavation is scheduled to start in november 2011 and will take 23 months to complete. request for qualifications for this large contract were issued first on february 2. nine packages were received on february 23. these packages were evaluated by tjpa, cmgc, and pmpc staff, and six were found to be qualified. one contractor was excluded when a subsequent conflict of interest arose. the invitation to bids were therefore sent to the five remaining contractors on july 30. during the bid period, seven addendum were drawn to the contractors bidding it. the engineers estimates after completion of the addendum was $5 million. the bids were opened the during nine. four bids were received. one of the five qualified did not submit a bid. the bids are as follows. it is noticeable, the high bid was 10 percent over the engineers at does 's estimate. this is a confirmation that the bid package was understood by contractors and t