the cypress is in pieces like a shattered minaret. it's asleep in the road in its own aesthetic shadows, green and dark, just like it is. no one has been harmed. cars pass by, speeding over its branches, rising dust settling on their windows. the cypress is in pieces, but the dove that chose it doesn't move its exposed nest to a nearby accommodation. overhead, two migrating birds circle the sufficiency of its nesting place and trade gestures. a woman says to her neighbor, i wonder, did you see a storm come by? no, nor a bulldozer, and yet the cypress is in pieces. and someone passing the debris says, maybe it got bored from neglect or worn out by time, for it's as long as a giraffe and as meaningly as a dust broom and it provides no shade for lovers. a small boy says, i used to draw it without air. its lines were easy to follow. and a girl says the sky today is lacking because the cypress is in pieces. and a young man says, no, the sky today is complete because the cypress is in pieces. and i say to myself, it's not obscure or clear.

the cypress is in pieces. there is only this. the cypress is in pieces. . >> a poem i wrote shortly after 9-11. the terrorists for rachel cory and all those who were idealists and who actually believed that they could make an effect and social change. the terrorists who lives amongst us is not you, the terrorist who lurks in the shadows of our crowded city streets isn't me. he's not a demon with bulging eyes, a twisted mouth full of dirt, a crooked mouth, fangs driping blood. it's not the savage guner waiting for our school on their way to school. no, this heinous replica of satan doesn't look like a jew. dopt make a habit of supplying the motives of sin with colors of skin because it's skin deep. a student with dreams of statehood or a teenage girl driven by desperation and fear or a dentist or an apprentice of a dead soldier, who crouches in the wounds of the dead and the dying, who hurls stones at tanks and encroaching soldiers, who stands unmoved before a roiling tank, who stares with barbed eyes. the enemy is never one who k

the cypress is in pieces. there is only this. the cypress is in pieces. . >> a poem i wrote shortly after

. >> under the tuscan sun just [ indiscernible ] cypress truce, right. >> reporter: the italian cypress is iconic. the landscape of tuscany provence and other areas around the mediterranean, it is a tall straight fast growing evergreen that reaches about 6 stories high. but uc-berkeley tree pathologist says some are no match for. >> tiny little microscopic fungus goes into a wound and kills the branches of the tree. >> reporter: the tree is poisoned and dehydrated and goes brown from the wound upwards. the spores of the fungus known as cypress canker reproduce and move to infect their next victim. >> it's in all respects an infectious disease very much the same as infectious diseases of people. >> reporter: but the origin is a mystery. >> you can imagine when trees were seen dying in large numbers, how that really had a strong impact not just on scientist but also on the common, you know, folks that were living in those areas. >> reporter: he teamed up with italian scientists to compare the dna of the pathogens there with the ones killing trees here. genetics show the fung gas in califo

the next is the cypress street at speedway meadow. it is still the main traffic pass. can we please do something about that stree. the next page is bicycles. i like that. there were great, a creative -- great, creative bike racks. landscape protection. straw on the hillside slope protected it from erosion. unfortunately, we had rain durter the festival. this damage can be prevented by plywood being put down first. the most serious thing i noticed is kind of secretary to landscape protection, but has long term implications. the use of alcohol was totally unregulated. there were people selling alcohol. there were probably underage drinkers. there were beer bottles and packages all over the park for days. i do not have pictures of that. i do have reports from the community there were trash piles. i think we have a health hazard. i think we have a park problem. when we are talking about youth drinking, this is not the healthy and safe parks we are always talking about. lastly, there was also a great deal of smoking. that's also forbidden in our parks. i know we cannot prev

cypress' takes over in july 2012. we are looking at no channels been opened and then. things are pretty bad between the eu and turkey. >> the financial benefits of the deposits could be an opportunity for a peaceful solution to the decades-old conflict. the prospect of a financial windfall has not brought cyprus reconciliation. >> shrimp once had a reputation for being an expensive delicacy. just like salmon, they are long since lost that exclusive an edge. almost anybody can find it at this stage. there are more than enough of them and the sea. fishermen have taken to large- scale fishing let be. that is making life extremely difficult for the german counterparts. >> setting sail for another day's work, but there's trouble brewing. not that it is immediately apparent. they might have huge -- it is a tiring job. the little boats have a two or three-man crew. they are all to see come rain or shine, day or night. it is a tough life, but one that he would not trade. >> we have been trawling for two hours and it looks good. we have some nice clean schrempp -- shrimp, and n

we are couple blocks where the cypress freeway collapsed.o when the community demanded that a new freeway be built some else, now there is hope that they will find a new use. >> because it was a national landmark we have been thinking to reuse this magnificent building. >> when the plot was for sale the community was sensitive to potential developers who wouldt make that building be a community resource in the long term. >> the station and land around it was purchased in 2005 by a housing developer. organization had promised to make the old station the centerpiece of a neighborhood of more than 1200 homes it plans to build. >> i think that we saw it was an opportunity to preserve at asset for the community. it's been a while in the making but we're ready to move to the next step. >> that sectors step includes coming potential uses for the station and the ground. thanks to a hollywood makeover people will be allowed into the building for limited use. hbo used the site for filming of a bio picture. restoration association for improving the lan

include the most famous ones like augusta national here, the side of the annual masters tournament and cypress point. these are private and inaccessible to common people. sharp park as part of san francisco's elegant carian -- this is the spirit of san francisco. is that my donna? -- [tone] i would like to submit this into the record. thank you very much for your time. >> if i called your name, please feel free to come to the microphone. i called a few other names. please feel free to come up. faugdeath >> commissioners, i aa resident of san francisco. this program is offering the city a major expansion into maintenance area 3. the statement on page 2 says the eir considers the maximum restoration alternative as environmentally superior. however, if you weighed the do it back to page 5, it says the maximum recreation and maintenance alternatives are at the environmentally superior alternatives. it ends with the statement that the maintenance alternative, on the other hand, would preserve the existing place for biological resource, including existing habitats. for this reason, the maintenance a

but when the cypress freeway collapsed on october 17th, 1989, mcneil became a first responder. he shrugged off danger and climbed into the pancaked freeway to help victims. >> you could hear people yelling, i'm over here, i'm over here, we smelled the smoke and the oil and we heard horns left and right. just -- i mean, it sounded like a symphony. >> reporter: he grew up in west oakland just blocks from the freeway. the neighborhood's rough streets prepared him for what he saw that day. >> we call it the front line because of all the violence in that community. and i'm the first to run, one of the first responders in our neighborhood. >> reporter: 22 years ago, mcneil was among the first to run into the destruction. ordinary citizens trying to save lives. >> we were literally up there with no support, and no help, pulling people off literally dragging people off. >> when the next disaster hilts the bay area, people like mcneil will once again be asked to pitch in. since the '89 quake, san francisco has trained more than 20,000 volunteers in disaster response. >> the survivors ar

that was sleeping. 57 people died in that the earthquake most of the collapse of the oakland that cypress. the death toll could have been much higher traffic light because of the world series. >> today on the kron 4 facebook fan page the viewers were fit sharing memories on when and where they were. first of i was showing you what mr. roach. shee following. of what mr. wrot this fuehrer now writes. ...and ed was inonovato. he wrote to the following. up and down, everything was rolling, up and down. a >>catherine: thank you, can meet the anniversary comes three days before the biggest earthquake drill. it is the great california shake out on the thursday including earthquakes simulators, workshops, rations. it will happen in various bay area cities. for all the details www.kron4.com. ♪ >>jacqueline: . it was warm out there today but it is going to cool down, tomorrow. with a 75 in campbell. weaver in the upper 80s. tomorrow, upper 70's, low 80s. it is 81 expected in the san ramon. the east bayshore is going down to low 70's. 70's in oakland, 71 in hayward, 733 fremont. also 60s along the c

a 42-year-old man is clinging to life after being shot near the intersection of pulgas and cypress avenueround 11:30. a 38-year-old man was also shot but he is expected to recover. both victims are being treated at stanford hospital. so far, police are not saying what led to the shootings. officers are not releasing a description ha description of the suspect they are looking for. >>> on the run and with a passenger in tow, a bay area man, steve ruis, a biker accused of killing fellow gang member at a funeral last weaken. he has two black eyes and other injuries and may have a passenger with him, 42-year-old crystal truhijo who also goes by the last name ferguson. they could be on the way to arizona or new york according to police. they may be driving a gold colored chevy suburban. >>> this morning, a bay area family is mourning the death of their daughter killed during a shooting rampage at a southern california hair salon. michelle fast's family is still coming to grips with how she died. the atherton native was getting her hair done when a man walked in and started firing at a salon. t

cypress is split in half. kurds want out of turkey these are the battles of the future.is the future of mankind. that's what makes me so concerned in the next segment about what's happening in our own country. >> what i predict will probably be the most controversial and you had to know this going in. you have the chapter called the end of white america. white americans are endangered species you write. >> right. >> sean: get with that more with pat buchanan. will america survive to 2025. sean penn unleashes on tea party movement. >> at the end of the day, there is a big bubble coming out of their head saying, you know, can we just lynch him? >> sean: violent anti-america and anti-sem met stick street from anti-wall street movement. one of the protesters we interviewed. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you've learned a thing or two. this is the age of knowing what needs to be done. so, why would you let something like erectile dysfunction get in your way? isn't it time you talked to your doctor about viagra? 20 million men already have. with every age

some other masterworks done at saint remy-- "irises," "cypresses," and "starry night." >> naifeh: whetherng sky, or the swirling brushstrokes in this painting, there are people who have said that this was a depiction of the craziness emanating from his mind. i don't think he's trying that at all. these beautiful, exquisitely colored blue brush strokes are really creating a pattern of unity and harmony and beauty. >> safer: within the madness, there was genius. >> naifeh: vincent was enormously proud that he painted this entire painting in less than an hour-- about 45 minutes. >> safer: he worked so quickly that, in nine years, he turned out more than a thousand paintings and another thousand drawings. >> naifeh: these are not just crazy works of art by a crazy painter; they are intentional masterpieces by somebody who knew exactly what they're doing. >> safer: for ten years, steve naifeh and his partner, greg smith-- who's recovering from cancer surgery-- peered into every dark corner of vincent van gogh's life. he was laughed out of art school. couldn't hold a job. and even tried being a

. >> reporter: anthony mcneil isn't a fireman or a police officer, but when the cypress freeway collapsed on october 17, 1989, mcneil became a first responders. like many people that day mcneil slugged off danger and climbed into the pancaked freeway to help victims. >> you could hear people yelling i'm over here, i'm over here. we smelled the smoke and oil and heard horns left and right. it sounded like a symphony. >> reporter: he grew up in left oakland just blocks from the cyprus freeway. he said the neighborhood's rough streets prepared him for what he saw that day. >> we call it the front line, because of all the violence up happening in our community. i'm the first to run -- one of the first responders in our neighborhood. >> reporter: 22 years ago mcnilm was among the first into the destruction, ordinary citizens trying to save lives. >> we were up there with no support and no help pulling people off literally dragging people off. >> reporter: when the next disaster hits the bay area, experts say mcneil will be asked to pitch in. since the '89 quake san francisco has trained more t

cypress is split in half. kurds want out of turkey these are the battles of the future.is the future of mankind. that's what makes me so concerned in the next segment about what's happening in our own country. >> what i predict will probably be the most controversial and you had to know this going in. you have the chapter called the end of white america. white americans are endangered species you write. >> right. >> sean: get with that more with pat buchanan. will america survive to 2025. sean penn unleashes on tea party movement. >> at the end of the day, there is a big bubble coming out of their head saying, you know, can we just lynch him? >> sean: violent anti-america and anti-sem met stick street from anti-wall street movement. one of the protesters we interviewed. straight ahead. [ male announcer ] whether over a cup of maxwell house... or a can of paint... you came together to vote, to share... to volunteer. and now, thanks to you, 10 communities have more to smile about. what's next? tell us on facebook. my dis best absorbedlcium in small continuous amounts. only

[laughter] what name is shared by the tallest mountain in cypress and greece. >> [inaudible] >> correct. chris on the board. frank's reign of terror may be over. [laughter] which was the only one of the 13 original u.s. states not to touch the atlantic? >> cliff, pennsylvania. >> pennsylvania, very good. you are on the board. 1-3-1. anybody stands at the house. which african country officially administered the enclave of kabinda? >> morocco. >> it's not. no penalty. you guys want to take it? there's no penalty for a wrong answer. >> sudan. >> algeria? >> angola. just north of angola. question seven, the island of -- [inaudible] is the northernmost extent of what mountain -- >> [inaudible] >> oh, chris is in first. >> russia. >> it's not -- [laughter] of what mountain range. i beg you, keep your answers to yourself. [laughter] we've got 1-4-1. was that question seven? you two could tie, there's no correct answer to -- [inaudible] sorry. i don't want you to question your math there, but -- [laughter] that means you two can tie at this point. you need to answer every remaining question cor

he sought the dimensions of lakes and streams studded with ancient cypress. he learned that dog days arrived not with the heat of august but in early july, when the dog star rises and sets with the sun. he carried his compass and maps in his head. he traversed the land when it was lush in a the warm times in and when it was covered with the frost the cherokees described as clouds rosen on the trees. the wilderness was indeed crockett's cathedral. >> you can watch this and other programs on line at otb.org. and now thom shanker and eric schmitt look at how the u.s. government has been fighting al qaeda since 2005, the year the strategy of the u.s. had been using the previous four years was change. this is just over an hour. >> good morning everyone. welcome to the miller center form. today we are thrilled to welcome thom shanker and eric schmitt to the nation's most accomplished journals covering national security and military affairs. and the authors of "counterstrike," the untold story of america's secret campaign against al qaeda. those oath of them spent r

it was found near the ellis creek water recycling plant right at the end of cypress drive.ormational signs are being posted along walking trails near that plant. residents, you are being urged to war long sleeves and pants an regularly put on some insect repellent. you should make sure all of your windows have screens on them and those screens should be in good shape. >>> 8:32. after 126 years, the city of alameda is out of the animal rescue business. yesterday, the city announced it will hand over the animal shelter to a group of volunteers. they say a lack of money is to blame. also several city employees who work at the shelter, they are gonna lose their job. the city will now pay the friends of alameda animal shelter a yearly fee of about $300,000 to run the . if. that will save alameda at least $600,000 a year. >>> 8:33. o-- opponents of the death penalty are working to get an initiative on the ballot to end capital punishment in this state. if votes -- voters ultimately pass the safe california act, inmates would remain in prison for life without the possibility of pa

it happened just before midnight at pulgas and cypress street. the victims are a 42-year-old and 38-year-old, both from modesto, now at stanford hospital. the motive is not known, and no suspects are in custody. anyone with information is asked to call the east palo alto police department. >>> today free ferry service is offered for participants of peddle fest. bicyclists can ride the ferry between san francisco and oakland for free. it celebrities everything on two vehicles such -- or two wheels work events such as bicycle rodeos, safety programs and a parade. >>> in just about an hour, san francisco will kick off financial planning day, at the uc haste tinges college of law. that begins at 9 a.m. until 4. over 50 financial planners and credit counselors will provide free financial and credit advice, and this will include workshops and one on one sessions. >>> some south bay teenagers hope to become the next thomas edison. archbishop today will host the championship round in the western region robotics forum. 35 high school teams from around the