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that means in graphic terms, if we prune the monterey cypress in front of mclaren lodge this year and prune every other tree that is outside of the natural areas program, it will be 2065 before we come back to the monterey cypress. that is the essential meaning of that. that is a striking finding. part that i have discussed or checked with have no idea what they're tree maintenance cycle in the parks is. those that do it, seattle shoots to have an 18-year pruning cycle for its trees in its parks. it really operates on a 40-year cycle. that is the only solid example of knowledge about that. what would it take to reduce the pruning cycle? one of the opportunities will be to increase the number of staff who are uprooting trees at the current 1253 per year use. that would require significant additions in urban forestry staff, which i don't think are going to occur, but i simply want to point out to you the current conditions or situations that put the unit and the department are operating under. we would hope, i suppose, that bond money that this project is part of or rendered the assessm

it happened just before 3:00 in the kip press glenn apartments on cypress avenue. the victim shot next to a pick up trub truck there. is no word on suspects or motive in that shooting. police again still on the scene. a man convicted of killing a fairfield city councilman was sentenced this morning. councilman matt garcia shot in the back of the head in 2008. prosecutor says that this man, a 33-year-old henry don williams mistook garcia for a drug dealer. ' poll jized to garcia's family. a co-defendant rb sentenced late dwler month. >> now, shifting gears to tell you it was back to school today for students in oakland there. is a change to make sure students get a good start every day this, year, all students will get breakfast regardless of their parents income. up and hungry? >>. >> reporter: one of the first to have a free universal serving breakfast to all students. berkly and san diego have the problem. how can the school districts afford it? we did research that took us back to the 1970s. every student in oakland was offered a nutritious breakfast today nchl

prison for selling drugs, former gang member michael anderson is learning construction skills through cypress mandela training center. >> the program, i think, has a lot to offer for a person who has never had a chance to do anything positive. >> reporter: now, all of those law enforcement representatives will return tomorrow for day two of the summit. live in oakland rb tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you very much. >>> the "race to the top" is over and california is not among the winners. nine states plus the nation's capital will divide more than $3 billion federal education dollars. massachusetts, rhode island, new york, maryland, washington, d.c., ohio, north carolina, georgia, florida and hawaii made the cut. tennessee and delaware won in the first round. the program requires states to agree to a teacher evaluation system. it is thought that california may have lost out because such a change would have to be negotiated with local teacher unions. >>> still ahead tonight at 5:00, more on the fire i on mount ir diablo. >>> plus we're tracking the heat across the bay area. current

was right here not brought you but one german cypress came there. they wanted to blow the tank but the mechanic was hiding there in the swamp all the while there was a submachine gun underneath with him he would have let them blow it up front if they tried to i was inspecting the tank when suddenly somebody was a bird. would a boy come here i went into that direction yup and saw a soldier who told me one hundred eighty my look i had nothing to eat for four days will you bring me something that you would put in. as long as the germans remained in the village the boy secretly supplied them with food. at the time of was just fourteen but after helping us commit to join the soviet tanks unit he carried a reconnaissance throughout the rest of the war. but he never saw such bitter fighting as he did. i can't imagine how we were able to survive in that hell in defies description words fail me move the fighting it was a nightmare the noise was deafening. this was how most . one side began firing shells into and the other shelled in response. visibility was

ecological lungs are badly damaged to eight hundred thousand hectares a forest fire in an area the size of cypress morton yes they can be planted but it will take time for them to grow it will take several decades to make up for this loss we've lost the lungs of the moscow region i mean the woods contributing to air purification and oxygen production which is a considerable blow against the environment of the metropolis. what took decades to grow has been obliterated in one long hot summer now russians are wondering whether the unusually high temperatures are just a freak of nature or if the herald a time when most won't be just known for its freezing winters but for its scorching summer as is while you sit in the pressure of r r t most. of the on precedented wildfires have led to an unprecedented response to try to bring them under control all of russia's emergency services have combined with military volunteers and help who brought to tackle the devastating force. joined one of the teams operating in moscow. this is how it all starts with a small flame that can quickly and golf the entire forest

failed to qualify for the next champions league ground their achievement has turned a new leaf and cypress football. which can be. the budgets of the team. quite. obviously. is compete to the collapse of the match against. hughes the evening in the north this is having nothing to lose at this point and will probably be satisfied with a consolation when. the first leg of the europa league play off against. by four goals. will give up the fight so easily especially in front of their own fans who probably still remember some battles against the birds of bremen. or monaco offer of larnaca cyprus. that brings us to athletics where thirteen year all running world record has been smashed in berlin kenyan sensation david rudisha setting a new best time in the men's eight hundred meters their twenty one year old clocking one minute forty one point zero nine seconds at the olympic stadium he came up short in the world championships here last year but this time i'd like to have plenty to spare twice african champion we achieving two hundred ths of a second off the previous best mark which was set by

lungs are badly damaged to eight hundred thousand hectares of forest fire in an area the size of cypress morton yes they can be planted but it will take time for them to grow it will take several decades to make up for this loss we've lost along the moscow region i mean the woods contributing to air purification and oxygen production which is a considerable blow against the environment of the metropolis. what took decades to grow has been obliterated in one long hot summer now russians are wondering whether the unusually high temperatures are just a freak of nature or if the herald the time when moscow won't be just known for its freezing winters but for its scorching summers as well you can sit in the church of r r t. but russia's unprecedented hot summer together with blistering wildfires and thick smog is leading some environmentalist to point the finger at manmade climate change but piers corbyn from the weather action foundation says these claims are groundless climate has always been china but it has nothing to do with man in fact we predicted that there would be extremely used eur

ecological lungs are badly damaged to eight hundred thousand hectares of forest fire an area the size of cypress morton yes they can be planted but it will take time for them to grow it will take several decades to make up for this loss we've lost along of the moscow region i mean the woods contributing to air purification and oxygen production which is a considerable blow against the environment of the metropolis. what took decades to grow has been obliterated in one long hot summer now russians are wondering whether the unusually high temperatures are just a freak of nature or if the herald a time when most won't be just known for its freezing winters by. for its scorching summers as while the democrats have r i t. the manpower drafted in to defeat russia's wildfires is a ments with more than one hundred sixty thousand firefighters army personnel and volunteers out isn't this an hour joined one of the emergency teams operating in the skies above one of the worst affected regions. this is how it all starts with a small flame that can quickly and gulf the entire forest making this a very fierce

ecological lungs are badly damaged to eight hundred thousand hectares a forest fire an area the size of cypress morton yes they can be planted but it will take time for them to grow it will take several decades to make up for this loss we've lost along the moscow region i mean the woods contributing to air purification and oxygen production which is a considerable blow against the environment of the metropolis. what took decades to grow has been obliterated in one long hot summer now russians are wondering whether the unusually high temperatures are just a freak of nature or if the herald a time when most won't be just known for its freezing winters but for its scorching summers as while you sit in the church of r r t. now images of russia in flames people sweltering in record breaking temperatures and a capital city shrouded in smoke have been seized upon by environmentalists as a sign of manmade climate change but piers corbyn of the weather action foundation explained to my colleague bill dog why he believes there's nothing manmade about it . climate has always been china but it has nothing

the bird was found near west cypress road and o'hara avenue. it's apparently unusual to have this detection of a virus this late in the year. the colder temperatures may have prefned the transmission of the virus. >>> in sacramento an agreement has just been announced to make baseball safer for young high school players all over california. the group that oversees high school baseball has agreed to new safety standards requiring metal bats to be tested. and provide protective head gear for the players. they'll be required to use the any bats in january if they're available by then. >>> a team of bay area doctors and nurses heads to haiti today to offer high-tech help to earthquake victims still struggling in the wake of january's devastating earthquake. they're bringing with them a robot that's called a sophisticated version of skype. the system relies on the internet and several cameras to allow doctors here to assist with surgeries in haiti. >> we can tell rate sort of like john madden does in monday night football and we can coach the surgeo

the bird was found another west cypress road and o' hara avenue.t is unusual to have the first detection of the virus this late in the year. but scientists say this summer's cooler temperatures may have prevented the transmission of west nile virus. [ music ] >> and cooler it has been. go to live stormtracker 2. this is the current temperature footprint. can you see the 50s really working their way all the way up into sacramento where it is just 61 degrees right now. sacramento normally this time of year easily in the mid-70s at this time of night. even in the 80s. forecast more clouds coming your way. a warming trends as i mentioned into the weekend. this low pressure center will budge finally. as it does we will see more sun. tomorrow is a repeat of today basically. with a little bit more sunshine. actually, a lot more sunshine, especially inland. but more sunshine increasing temperatures. but not a lot. 3-5 degrees is what we saw today. further warming as we move through time. tomorrow as we move through the microclimates throw 70s out towards t

the bird was found another west cypress road and o' hara avenue.t is unusual to have the first detection of the virus this late in the year. but scientists say this summer's cooler temperatures may have prevented the transmission of west nile virus. [ music ] >> and cooler it has been. go to live stormtracker 2. this is the current temperature footprint. can you see the 50s really working their way all the way up into sacramento where it is just 61 degrees right now. sacramento normally this time of year easily in the mid-70s at this time of night. even in the 80s. forecast more clouds coming your way. a warming trends as i mentioned into the weekend. this low pressure center will budge finally. as it does we will see more sun. tomorrow is a repeat of today basically. with a little bit more sunshine. actually, a lot more sunshine, especially inland. but more sunshine increasing temperatures. but not a lot. 3-5 degrees is what we saw today. further warming as we move through time. tomorrow as we move through the microclimates throw 70s out towards t

the bird was found near west cypress road and o'hara avenue. it's apparently unusual to have the first detection of the virus this late in the year but scientists say this summer's cooler temperatures may have presented the transmission of west nile virus. >>> in sacramento an agreement has been announced meant to make baseball diamonds safer for high school baseball players across california. a group overseeing high school baseball has agreed to new safety standards. that will require that metal bats betested to ensure they limit the speed of the balls they hit. schools also will be encouraged to provide protective head gear for players and they will be required to use the new bats in january if they are available by then. >>> time now 5:25. a team of bay area doctors and nurses heads to haiti today. they're going to offer some high-tech help to the earthquake victims that are still struggling in the wake of january's devastating earthquake. they're taking a tell presence robot. this device being called a very sophisticated version of skype. t

the bird was found near west cypress road and o'hare avenue.t is unusual to have the first detection so late in the season but they say the cooler temperatures may have prevented the trimmings transmission. >>> we'll tell you where 30,000 people camped out in hot weather for a shot at affordable housing. >>> a tug of war is about to surface in a popular surfing contest. >>> taking live looks on wall street. their slide is going for a third day today. there was a slight gain in the number of unemployment benefits for the first time and a drop had been expected. that was bad news. gm posting its largest profits since 2004. right now the dow is down 40 at 10,338. nasdaq down 20. >>> also new this morning mortgage rates sank to the lowest level in decades this week. part of the move to buy up government debt to lift the economic recovery. freddie mac says he average rate this week was 4.44% down from 4.4% last week. that is the lowest since freddie mac began tracking rates in 1971. >>> $472 million is on its way to california to help out-of- work h