this is not a required elevator. >> so, the elevator does president really make too much difference. the other question i had for you is i think you had offered to remove part of your third -- some areas an extension over a lightwell for mr. low; is that correct? you were proposing to change your project -- >>> that's incorporated into our design already. >> it's already in there. >>> yes, currently there is a roof over the stair that's adjacent to mr. low's property and that roof would be removed. and then the new wall is set three feet back from that. so, it's opening up light. and, of course, this is a wall that faces south which would reflect sunlight. >> okay, thank you. well, i have a few other comments. i disagree with some of the statements commissioner moore made, and i'll need some direction from staff. a lot of these things are improvements that don't need to necessarily be done. for instance, foundations are important. there are many foundations in san francisco that are probably would not conform to today's code for sure. but they're there. often masonry foundations, the

it is not clear if this man was crushed while on top of the elevator or somehow slid in between the elevator car and walls of the shaft. the fire department pronounced him dead on the scene. it took them several hours to remove his body. b.a.r.t. is still trying to figure out how this man was able to get in the shaft in the first place. the passenger stuck in the elevator got out unharmed. reporting live here in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> a family of a missing oakland woman is asking for your help to try and find her. she was last seen jogging in her neighborhood and vanished that afternoon. christie smith is live in oakland with the search efforts getting un

a man riding the elevator told police he heard a yell before the elevator suddenly stopped.s belonging to the dead man, including bedding, were found on top of the elevator car. >> berkeley's fame she chez panisse is again taking reservations. >>> facebook's coo, cheryl sa sandburg is being criticized for being too successful to lead a movement. all the proceeds go towards a nonprofit that will be launched in conjunction with the book release to help support women in the workforce. >> the first lady is taking her let's move campaign to a whole other level. she is holding a "q" and "a" session on twitter. she will tweet about keeping kids healthy using her official twitter account @flotus. you can submit your questions to #askflotus. this is all part of an initiative aimed at solving the problem with childhood obesity within a generation. twitter discussion set to go off starting at 8:00 a.m. our time. >>> we are missing our scott mcgrew this morning. he spent the weekend in texas. we got a glimpse of google's newest idea of a talking shoe. >>> call 911, because you are on fi

police found a homeless man in the elevator shaft.y also found out items on scene. >> bart police sergeant on scene did report that bedding and personal effects were found on top of the elevator car. now, whether those belonged to the man who is deceased or to someone else, and whether someone had been, you know, living in the shaft for a period of time, hopefully will be determined by the investigation. >> reporter: police say it appears the man was sleeping at the top and was crushed to death. he was found wedge between the elevator and wall of the shaft. this morning investigators are trying to figure out how that homeless man got into the elevator shaft and how long he had been there in the first place. live in san francisco, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> there were no delays on bart or muni as a result of the incident. >>> breaking news out of afghanistan. two american servicemembers died. a u.s. official says an afghan police officer opened fire inside a police station

a man was riding in an elevator and reported hearing a crunch and then a yelp and the elevator stopped. investigators found a man's body in the elevator shaft along with bedding. >> he was sleeping on top of it? how? >> bart police spent the morning trying to figure that out. the ventilation is shaft and you would have to be an expert to pry the door open while it was on another floor. we noticed while looking at another bart elevator if you can get inside, there is a ladder in the shaft you could use to get on total variety. the only other point of entry, officials can think, is the elevator hatch door. even that would require someone giving him a boost or chiming up on the railing. by all accounts it seems to be a very uncommonplace to seek shelter. >> i don't know man, the first time i ever heard of it. >> officials have closeed the internal elevator so if you handicapped and you need to get from the bart platform to the muni platform you need to use another station. the elevator that gets you to the street level is open and it will be closed until march 20th. they have notified sta

as we take a look bemind me there is an elevator there. that is not the elevator in question. it is located down the escalator here. we walked down a couple minutes ago and saw the elevator boarded up. this all unfolded just after 9:30 last night. police and fire crews responded to reports of a person stuck in san elevator shaft. the witness tell police he was going from the muni level up a floor when he heard the most awful sound. >> as the elevator moved i heard a noise and a scream and the elevator stalled before it reached the con v. level. and that is how he was aware that somebody was trapped outside of the elevator car. >> reporter: police did find bedding and personal belongings on top of the elevator car and thigh believe the man was homeless and had been sleeping there and slipped off into the shaft and crushed. there is a video camera that we noticed right outside the elevator that might provide authorities with clues on how he got in and how long he had been there. coming up we'll tell you what a homeless man we spoke to this morning had to say about this gruesome

the elevator is out of order.e handicapped and ride bart and you need the elevator you may want to skip the montgomery station or if you ride muni this is the internal elevator. they have one that comes up to street level but if you need to ride inside the subway area, the tunnel area, you need to pick another station. it is not impacting the trains this morning, just the elevator. the investigation will be focusing on how the man got in the elevator shaft and how long he had been using it. >> just shy of 6:36. c.h.p. says a previous was hit and killed shortly after midnight by a car eastbound state highway four near newport drive. the victim, whose age and gender have not been made public died at the scene and the chop says -- and c.h.p. says the driver stopped and is cooperating. >> a man helping the police department with reforming the way police investigate themselves and document their work in oakland, the 68-year-old is a former baltimore police commissioner who served with san jose. he will have the authori

destination elevator save 35 to 40% of the electrical energy over traditional elevator.tors save energy by using a regenerative drive. when the cars are going up empty or down full of people, they generate electricity that goes back into the building grid. these elevators have energy by grouping people going to the same floor in the same cab. and the way they work is you have a shared elevator call button in the lobby. you would indicate which floor you're going to, for instance like 3, and it will direct me to elevator c. so, i'll go to an elevator with people that are going to that same floor. what's also interesting is inside the elevator floor cab there are no selection buttons because i selected my floor in the lobby. this takes some getting used to as we're all accustomed to choosing our floor inside the elevator cabs. ♪ ♪ >> another thing we saut that was a challenge for this building was the permitting process for the delivery machine to use reclaimed water in an office building. and i think that we really broke the ground for future use to be much more commonpla

how can this man possibly get into the elevator or on top of the elevator?ake it more difficult to get there. they did find some belongings on top of the elevator. at this point they do not know if he fell on top of it, if it belonged to him, or if he was sleeping there. >> thank you will. mark. >> developing stories we began out of afghanistan. afghan officials say u.s. troops shot and killed two afghan civilians as the truck was approaching and american convoy. the victims in today's incident was employes of the company the repairs police vehicles. u.s. forces spokesman said the vehicle failed to heed instructions to stop as it came close to the convoy out of the afghan capital, kabul, and so as to the appropriate measure to protect themselves. watching wall street after the dow closed up almost 68 points on friday to head a new all- time high for the fourth straight day. the dow sitting at 14,397. the stock market logged its sixth straight game friday at the the government reported a surge in february hiring. dow jones industrial average s&p 500, and nasd

they found some of his items on the elevator.trying to piece together to see how long he had been on top of the elevator. all the other elevators and said that when are still working just fine. >> a developing story out of afghanistan, a police officer open fire on u.s. and afghan forces inside a police headquarters in eastern afghanistan on monday sparking a fire fight that killed suto u.s. troops and two other afghan policeman. the attacker was also killed in a shootout. in monday's attack, and asked employees of this is the nub of the back of a police pick up truck, grab a hold of a machine gun and started firing at the u.s. special operations forces and afghan police. >> a fresno animal sanctuary where a lion killed a 24 year-old intern reopens to the public. the bar closed after diana hanson was fatally attacked by a 550 founpound male lion on wednesday. bellingham, of silence in memory of hanson, the park returned to its normal operations. investigators leave the line and on as those whose lives to the door of a partially c

about 9:30 a person in the elevator heard a scream and then the elevator stopped.s will be continuing for some time. trains have been running, however one station -- one half of the station here at montgomery street was closed. the trains have been running through and another fire engine is coming by. right now live in san francisco, john alston, abc news. >> thank you for the up -- update. >> speed could have been a factor in a triple fatality. a car broadsided another, and one witness compared that to that of a highway collision. >> a $2 increase in the minimum wage goes into affect in san jose at midnight. many employees will now earn $10 an hour. employers concede they may have to raise prices. merchant associations are urging people to support the wage increase by buying and shopping in san jose. britain's queen elizabeth is set to make history taking a stand against all of her people. it includes the strongest statement she has ever made about women's rights. now a report from london. >> the queen represents tradition and continuity. she steers clear of makin

they found bedding on top of the elevator car and think he was sloping inside the elevator shaft. our news reporter is at the scene and will have the latest for us at 5:30. >> police in daly city are trying to determine if speeding caused an accident that killed three members of the same family. another passenger in the car was seriously injured in the two car decision on saturday night west of 280. family members and friends of the victims gathered at the crash site yesterday where broken glass, twisted metal remained. drivers routinely exceed the posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour in the area. the dead are a young man, his younger brother, and their mother. family members declined to give the victim's names because some relatives still do not know of the accident. >> the highway patrol says mechanical defect is likely the cause of a vehicle fire that shut down a stretch of interstate 80. a truck caught fire on i-80 in berkeley last night. crews closed off all lanes while they put out the blaze. the fire was contained in the truck's engine block and no one was injured. all l

he was involved with the grid, he was involved with an elevated elevator, he had a whole life outside of new york city that i'm going to talk about a little bit. but to give you some background because i think it's also relevant very much for some of the work i'm interested in today, he also had a legacy that extended beyond just the maps and sort of understanding property and the history of new york city. he's contributed data that has been very, very important for scientists who are working on projects today. and that actually is how i became interested in randel in the first place. there's the book, there's randel. later in life. the book came out of an article that i was doing on an exhibit that was here at the museum of the city of new york in 2009. eric johnson of the conservation society had moved to knight from california. he'd been browsing, and he'd happened to cross this book, manhattan and maps, which is an extraordinary collection of of new york city's history in maps that paul cohen and robert augustine did. and he was looking through it, and he fell upon this page. many

about 9:30 a person in the elevator heard a scream and then the elevator stopped. this will be continuing for some time. trains have been running, however one station -- one half of the station here at montgomery street was closed. the trains have been running through and another fire engine is coming by. right now live in san francisco, john alston, abc news. >> thank you for the up -- update. >> speed could have been a factor in a triple fatality. a car broadsided another, and one witness compared that to that of a highway collision. >> a $2 increase in the minimum wage goes into affect in san jose at midnight. many employees will now earn $10 an hour. employers concede they may have to raise prices. merchant associations are urging people to support the wage increase by buying and shopping in san jose. britain's queen elizabeth is set to make history taking a stand against all of her people. it includes the strongest statement she has ever made about women's rights. now a report from london. >> the queen represents tradition and continuity. she steers clear of m