then the suburbs for the filthy city, in search of a better life.ome of us just happen to leave entire countries. >> i'm really interested watching you say your poetry, and i know that when you go to bookstores or readings or when you're giving on-stage y presentation are mobbed. what do you think it is about the way you construct language about where you come from that resonates at this time with that group?e >> bef was sharing poetry t likes i was more of a performancet'poet. so t where i built my first sort of connection with my readers. and i think it's -- i heard somewhere, and w it many, many years ago when i first started writing. andem don'tber who said this. but the quote goes something itke write what you fear the most. the thing that's most universal. and at the time there were sny hings that i feared or that i was confronting, whether it was introduce, sexual violence, domestic violence, like a great many things. rid that's all i wanted to about. and i was terrified of it. t i said i'm going to do it. i'm going to do it. and i think that

. >> we have an update on what's being done to hold the city of oakland accountable. >> isn't that filthys like spoiled eggs. it's unbearable. >> reporter: unable to find the words. >> look at all that. >> reporter: this pastor says the sewage sludge is the devil. >> this should not happen. >> reporter: 1200 gallons overflowing and coming through the floor. for years, every time there is a heavy rain the street fills up in the sewer backs up. >> reporter: how many times have you called the city complaining? >> some days we may have called 10 times. >> reporter: many times the church pays for the cleanup. they put in a reverse dream to try and keep the dirty water out. sometimes it's not enough. >> reporter: how much money in damage here? >> $250,000. >> reporter: it spews from old oakland pipes. two investigates sounds -- found that just last fiscal year the city reported is 700% jump in waste flowing into lakes, waterways, and the bay. >> reporter: this truck holds 900,000 gallons. last year, 230,000 gallons of sewage spell which could fill up 26 of these trucks. >> reporter: neighbors i

this is spreading out resources all over the city, because trash is not just located and the frustration and filthy streets are not just located in one part of san francisco. it's all of san francisco that is feeling this frustration. so thank you to mayor farrell, thank you to director nuru and sandra and the fix-it team, they have made a difference, but this money, street sweepers and pit stops will make a difference and every neighborhood should benefit, so thank you very much, mayor farrell. i'm going to bring up a neighborhood resident, linda, she's going to talk about things from the neighborhood perspective. >> thank you, supervisor. thank you, mayor farrell. and supervisor kim. and all the other city officials who have worked so hard to make street cleaning and our neighborhoods a priority for this type of life experience. i am just one resident, but i'll tell you, there are dozens and dozens of folks like me who want to see our communities cleanedup and want to pitch in. and want to know what we can do to help. i agree, this is a very balanced proposal and this shows what we can do when we

city in -- accountable. >> look at that. isn't that filthy? it's like spoiled legs. it's unbearable.ook at that. >> reporter: unable to find the words, miracles of faith pastor gregory brown says the browns sewage sludge is the devil. >> this shouldn't happen. this just hurts me. >> reporter: this time 1200 gallons overflowing and coming through the floor, but for years, every time there is a heavy rain he says the streets fills up in the sewer backs up. >> how many times would you say you've complained about the sewage to the city? >> there might have been some days we called 10 times. >> reporter: many times, the church pays for cleanup and band-aid fix is like putting in a river string to try to keep the dirty water out. sometimes, it's not enough. >> how much money and damage? >> about a quarter of a million dollars. >> reporter: each year, hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage spews from old and crumbling oakland pipes. 2 investigates found the spells are widespread. records show more than 80 every year. just last year, the city reported a 700% jump of waste flowing into wa

that the spells are getting worse and the city blames the weather, many are fearful of raw sewage flooding in every time it rains. >> look at that. isn't that filthyell is unbearable. >> reporter: unable to find the words. >> look at all that.>> reporter: he says that this sewage sludge is the double. >> this shouldn't happen. it should not be there. >> reporter: this time 1200 gallons coming through the floor and for years every time there is a heavy rain the street rolls up in the sewer backs up. >> how many times would you say that you call the city complaining about this sewage? >> there may have been some days we called 10 times. >> reporter: many days the church pays for the cleanup many years ago they put in our rivers train to keep the dirty water out. >> how much money are you in damage? >> a quarter of $1 million. >> reporter: it spews from the crumbling an old pipes. we found that the spells are wide spread 80 every year, and the city reported a 70% -- 700% jump going into the waterways and the they. this tanker truck holds $90,000 -- 90,000 gallons. and what spell blaster was enough to fill up six of these trucks. >> reporter: neighbor

filthy conditions, and were even tortured. their mom says police have it all wrong . >> pressure mounting for a local lawmaker to step down. >> the number of sexual conduct complaints have more than doubled for city member in santa clara. tonight at five, new calls for him to resign. >> okay. we will look for that story at five. as the real wedding approaches, see how you can get in on the celebration. after the break. it's time for sleep number's 'semi-annual sale'. the dual adjustability of the sleep number bed allows each of you to adjust to your ideal level of firmness, comfort and support your sleep number setting... for your best... sleep... ever. in the morning, you'll discover the amazing effects the bed is having on your sleep quality... your sleepiq score. and snoring? does your bed do that? right now during sleep number's semi-annual sale its' the lowest price ever on the queen c4 mattress, only $1099 - save $500. ends soon. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. mother and son are taking the relationship to new heights as partners in competitive indoor skydiving. they recently competed together in the i fly national competition in virginia beach. are the only parent child team in

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