work to restore the firehouse at fourth and arch could finish by the end of july. that is according to the incoming fire commissioner derrick sawyer. crews remaced the routes and workers found more areas that still need repair. once work is finished it should take a couple weeks for inspectors to clear crew toss return. always nice to walk by that firehouse. >>> fashion mogul torre birch returns to philadelphia tome power entrepreneurness our area. >> "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has that story. >> reporter: hometown girl and self-made designer torey birch is back in philadelphia. >> i never imagined where it would be today and i actually wanted to open one shop and five-year plan of three more. >> reporter: according to forbes magazine, torey is worth a billion dollars and talk about her rise from the fashion industry. >> if it noise the the scary on your heart doesn't race you are not dreaming big enough. >> reporter: they are partnering with bank of america offering mentorships and millions in low interest loans so businesses can grow, and hire and jum

their cars smashed at firehouse. good evening, i'm chris may. >> i'm jessica dean.eyewitness news" has exclusive pictures of that damage tonight. natasha brown talked with some of the firefighters she's live in north coventry. natasha? >> while firefighters were just about a mile or so away trying to save a property from burning to the ground, vandals had no regard for their personal property left here in the parking lot. >> just after 2:00 a.m. saturday, north could have century township volunteer firefighters responded to a call outside of charred furniture the home was salvaged. lives were saved. but nothing could pro pair them for what they returned to find at their own firehouse. >> came back, and we had about five to six cars that were vandalized by somebody unknown who at this time. >> reporter: no sirens to warn them about the vandals that ruined several firefighters cars in the parking lot causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. >> this is one of the worst damaged cars we had. >> reporter: "eyewitness news" attained these exclusive pictures of vehicle

. >> what's the firehouse favorite by consensus? >> oh, steaks, man. >> steaks?use would be in totally open rebellion. >> why? >> first of all, i'd be making stews because they're cheap. and i think they're delicious. plus i'd be trying out like tripe and guts on you guys and i don't know how that would go. >> that would not go. >> you'd be eating like italian peasants every day if i was the cook here. a big bowl of stew with a big hunk of bread ask that would be about it. i'd be pocketing the difference, yeah. >> lamb chops seared in the pan then finished over the grill. then caesar salad with chicken. >> ever find out how are the other firefighters eating around the city? >> you know, what are you guys having for chow? >> you ever get tempted? oh, yeah, we had foie gras with truffles. all the time. >> we'll be eating lobster in a minute. >> lobster again! i keep telling the guys, no more lobster, i just can't take it. we're free to eat. >> yes. >> nice job on the crab cakes. >> yeah. >> full of meat. >> very tasty. >> so if it's not good, you're not diplomatic

i'm told by the fire chief that his crews, his volunteer crews were delayed getting to the firehouse this morning because of downed trees and downed lines as a result of this storm. thunderstorms rolled through around 2:15. there were reports of hail, very strong wind as you can see, did damage to the trees. we did a quick drive between when we last saw you, and i can tell you a lot of the roads have been cleared of those large branches. most of them are passable. that's good news for people trying to make it to work on time. down the street, we're at the scene a short time ago where there was a fire believed to be the result of a lightning strike. i have video of that that i'll show you in the nexts half hour. let's go to jesse gary in highland county, chester township. >> reporter: that's right, we have more information from the fire marshal who is investigating a possible lightning strike. i said how long will that take? he said, first, we have to find the owner of the property. this is the unit block of martin road in highland township. let's take a look at the video and you see

. >>> we have good news for people in olde city, firehouse that closed after a fire, back in septembertrack to reopen this summer. finally. work to restore the firehouse at fourth and arch could finish by the end of july according to the incoming fire commissioner derrick sawyer. workers have have found more areas that need repair. once work is completed it should take a few weeks or so for inspectors to clear crew toss finally return. >>> lets check on that weather, it is awfully glummy, kate. >> it is glummy, and drizzly and misty. we are still dealing with that moisture in the atmosphere, and with us throughout the week. you can see where heavier rain is, lancaster county, and just starting to edge into portions of the southern chester county as well, continuing to track that batch of showers and storms, mainly rain, lightening has dissipated but we are seeing that wall of wet weather, moving into our western suburbs. we will watch it throughout the rest of the morning. it may dissipate moving into some more stable air, clouds, cooler conditions with the east flow over city of phila

governor brown showed up at the firehouse to cast his ballot. he is one of a projected 30% of voters expected at the polls stated wide today. in an effort to boost today's turn out san jose voters are getting incentive. free marijuana. kpix5 with a look at a unique exchange. a ballot for a buzz. >> it's well before noon at the all american cannabis club so no takers yet. if anyone can prove they voted, they can get a discount on items. >> they didn't say there was any charges that would be pressed. they just wanted to make sure we were aware that technically we were violating federal law but violating federal law is something cannabis clubs do on a daily basis. >> he has been the -- this has been the butt of a joke. >> they have backed their candidate and offer people antony to come and vote and give them something of value particularly marijuana in order to vote. it undermines democracy. >> material candidate and front runner says if elected he will push for cannabis club regulations. cannabis clubs see him as more favorable candidate but he ha

he's riding to watsonville today and plans to spend the night at firehouses across the country and hopes to raise $100,000. >>> getting california out of the drought. a new plan that could save as much wart as we currently use. the steps one group wants homeowners to take. that's tonight on the news at 5:00. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. you can follow us on twitter and facebook. thanks for watching of the after people find a dentist through us, they often say, "i wish i'd done this sooner." don't let that be you. you know your teeth are important. so don't put it off any longer. call 1-800-dentist today. ♪ call 1-800-dentist today. a movie or a tv show! and that is what the entertainment industry in hollywood is all about: working with a camera, behind it and in front of it! that is me, elizabeth, and today my friends jennifer veal and lucas cruikshank and i will discover what life is like in the film and tv industry! will take the exclusive warner brothers vip studio tour. lucas: let's do it! i am so excited! >>and make some incr

although the original boats have been replaced, the phoenix is the city's oldest boat and it's based at firehouse 35 at pier 22.5 at the port of san francisco. >> it's been around since the 1950s and it still plays a vital role in protecting our waterfront and in helping out in emergencies out in san francisco bay. >> not a lot of people know that it's here until they walk by on the embarcadero and they will see the two fire boats tied up and all of a sudden they realize that, you know, they got a couple of fire boats. it's kind of like an undiscovered treasure, i think. >> reporter: this is so cool! am i a good driver? >> very good. >> reporter: you get paid for doing this? >> yes! [ laughter ] >> the phoenix is a movable hydrant, very large hydrant, that's sitting upon an unlimited water supply. >> reporter: how much water does it pump out when we see those sprays? >> about 9,000 gallons per minute. >> from a boat that's 64 years old. >> 5 degrees port. >> reporter: what's the best part of your job? >> this view right here, it's pretty nice. the times we come out here, you just consider how luc

he said his volunteer firefighters actually had a tough time get to get firehouse to respond to all ofhese calls because they were impacted by all the downed trees and wires. just to recap, around 2:15 this morning a series of very severe storms rolled through this area, the quakerstown area, specifically trombowersville. and going through areas that are basicing it basically impassible. right now, reporting live, katy zachry, "nbc10 news." >>> it was built off of the atlantic city board walk. but the shops have fallen on tough times. many stores are closed. and now the value of the once famous property is at an all-time low. >>> a sales price plunge for an atlantic city mall top today's headlines in the philadelphia business journal. the sales price for the pier shops at caesar's is now at a deep discount. the high-end shopping place once $188 million now a small fraction of that amount. and equis has set it at collegeville, montgomery county. it will 240 units with a clubhouse, ate fitness center and a hiking center. >>> and jackie deangelis is here with cnbc business news. jackie. >

i have great concern that we're allowing the corporate tech buses to use the same streets as the firehouse. >> it seems like they haven't studied and assessed and analyzed the impact to the neighborhood. >> we really did make an effort to reach out to everyone we could. >> reporter: now, the next step is a vote by the full mta board. that hasn't been scheduled yet but it is expected sometime in july. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> the pilot program is scheduled to begin august 1. >>> take a look at this. the driver of this corvette is under arrest and his passenger in critical condition after a dramatic crash in the berkeley hills. it happened just after 2 a.m. on tunnel road near the uplands. police say the driver ran from the scene of the crash but was captured near the scene. he is under arrest for felony hit-and-run and driving under the influence. the road has been closed most of the morning but is expected to re-open this afternoon. >>> new at noon now governor brown signs california's $108 billion budget this morning in san diego. $10billion will be used to pay down

the old city firehouse, damaged by fire, will soon be back in business. and, philadelphia lands its first convention since new agreement affecting unions at the convention center. then, amtrak is making this ride on the rails more exciting for those who want to stay on line. you can check in two, three, four times a day, "kyw news radio" 1060. >> coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news", tell me you have heard this one before. donald sterling changed his minds. >> what? >> again. details on what the embattled clippers owner is saying now. >> and just an unbelievable story, erika, a woman robbed while playing on line video games. wait until you see what happens next. back at the top of the hour. >>> breaking news right now, a woman is tied up and terrorized during a home invasion. we're live with the brazen way the robbers entered her home. >> also, more breaking news, taliban now responsible for an attack that killed 5us solder. >> today is tuesday, june the tenth, thanks for joining us, i'm nicole brewer in for ukee this morning. >> i'm erik

. >>> san francisco's oldest active firehouse is up and running again after a major renovation. fire station number 44 reopened this week after a $1 million upgrade that began last fall. repair crews restored windows and roofing to make it safer for firefighters, but most importantly, the renovations also allow fire crews to quickly respond when there is a major earthquake or other disaster. fire station 44, by the way, is 100 years old. >> boy, that's pretty amazing. you're always talking about fire danger, talking about how dry it's been, nice temperatures coming our way according to christina. how's it looking? >> it looks pretty good, but chris, peggy, this is the last day of that gorgeous onshore flow. things are going to start to change, as of tomorrow, and as a result, our temperatures are going to heat up. these are your current conditions. it's really nice out there in mountain view. silicon valley looking good. 64 in san jose, 66 for concord, and you're still holding on to the mid-60s in san francisco. that's about as warm as it's going to get for the day. and the reas

volunteer firefighters out on a call return to fine their personal cars smashed at the firehouse. they these are exclusive pictures, the vandals struck early saturday morning north coventry volunteer firefighters putting out fire nearby. the firefighters may have to leave a member hine to stand guard over their property. >> now, what do we do? we get dispatched in the middle of the night again, do we want to come out? so we can have our vehicles ruined, or do we just have somebody stay back and, you know, guards our vehicles while everybody elsewhere we lose one person? all they are doing is messing with our response and the safety of our community. that's what everybody is here for. >> just awful. now the damage estimates range from $200 to $2,200. the firefighters say they'll be adding more surveillance cameras to their building. >>> well, partial victory for student newspaper in bucks county. the school board says neshaminy high school's paper can keep its ban on the word redskins, except on the editorial page where other student smith letters to the editor. student editors bel

. >> volunteer firefighters in one town are planning to add more security cameras at their firehouse after their personal cars were vandalized while out on calls. >> this is horrible. these are exclusive pictures of the damage by the way, the vandals struck early saturday morning, while the north coventry volunteer firefighters were putting out a fire nearby. >> four of the five vehicles were vandalized. actually tickets us off pretty well to put it bluntly. >> damage estimates range from 200 to $2,200. the vandals remain at large. >>> compromise on big time controversy. all centers around neshaminy high school's nickname the redskins. last night the school board decided the student run newspaper can continue to ban the word if they choose. but it must allow the word redskins on the editorial page. some say the nickname is a slur. >> how many native americans need to tell that you it is disparaging? are you going to put a word on your team that has something to do with jewish people, or irish people, or black people? >> compromise solution. i'll tell you as board member i move from t

tried everything to pry the pup from the spare tire to no avail, so she rolled him down to the local firehousecrew used an old-fashioned remedy to free the little guy with cooking oil. those were my own words, rolling. i don't know if she actually rolled him down. >> how'd they get him out? >> a little cooking oil, you know. >> aww. very cute. >> got him right out. >> all right, louis, thank you very much. stay with us. "morning joe" is just moments away. vo: this is the summer. the summer of this. the summer that summers from here on will be compared to. where memories will be forged into the sand. and then hung on a wall for years to come. get out there, with over 50,000 hotels at $150 dollars or less. expedia. find yours. means keeping seven billion ctransactions flowing.g, and when weather hits, it's data mayhem. but airlines running hp end-to-end solutions are always calm during a storm. so if your business deals with the unexpected, hp big data and cloud solutions make sure you always know what's coming - and are ready for it. make it matter. don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza roll

african american and muslim, claims they deliberately sprayed him with a hose as he walked past their firehouse wearing a turban last month. ali says it was a hate crime. the lawsuit says ali confronted the firefighters that day while his video camera was rolling, and two of the firefighters admitted to spraying ali with the hose. the firefighters told police they were clearing water lines. >> they have filed suit against pharmaceutical companies claim they are misrepresenting their drugs. they're highly addictive narcotic pain killers. they're selling them to boost profits. they also have increased risk of overdose and addiction. >> >> as the bidding war escalated for hillshire's jimmy dean sausages and ball park hotdogs escalates.... pilgrims pride raised its takeover bid to 55 dollars a share... topping a 50-dollar-a- share offer from tyson foods last week. pilgrims prides new bid values hillshire at about $6.7 billion dollars.. while tysons offer was worth about 6-point-1 billion. both - exclude the hillshire farm's debt. pilgrims pride says if their buyout happens.. it expects cost savings

community leaders have the idea to build a drop-in clinic right next to the firehouse to give people an alternative to a trip to the emergency room. >> if we can get people into a lower-cost setting into a facility as opposed to everyone going to the emergency room we're going save money and we're going to get people the definitive preventative care that they deserve. >> this is the first in a pilot program that could eventually encompass five sites across alameda county. >> san francisco mayor lee has launched a campaign aimed at filmmaker lucas with the banner that reads "george lucas, please build your museum in san francisco for the world to enjoy. >> reporter: ." now san francisco is competing with los angeles and chicago to house his proposed museum of art and hollywood memorabilia. >>> world cup fans have some great places to enjoy the games right here in the bay area. pluat. >> the jumbotron was fired up in san francisco's civic center plaza for free viewing all day long. this morning's first match featured colombia against greece. fans of colombian teem had cause to celebrat

due to cleanup heading these structures with their firehouses with their rakes and going through allhese areas told the remaining here throughout the night. he never really can't tell what's going on fires like this consultor for longtime directors are going to stay here on scene to retrofire does not come back up. the do have the upper hand on this and will not see any flames or any real significance up right now. the zero causes fire. they're still trying to focus on getting the fire but making sure there is a danger is gone the rest there is going through are as investigators checking to see beneath all play is that and no indication that that might be the case. the do have inspectors at 03 but we want here because this fire for at least a week. >> : legal effort from man who says he is a biological father of a light sets of a team audrey to be included in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family denied but as it reported he's not giving up. >> : i'm disappointed but not discouraged. acting as his own attorney michael s. what to court on thursday to arrest the judge to include

: jessica, i'll tell you that the fire engines here at station 25 haven't spent much time at the firehouse that's because they've been out on inspections and out on patrol. firefighters have been busy talking to residents, doing their best to spread the word that everyone up here should be on high alert. >> wildfire, you can see the fire burnt this tree. >> reporter: this security guard shows us a charred tree stump, the site of a small fire he helped put out yesterday afternoon. using a resident's garden hose. >> this was burning the wood chunk underground, and it was blazing. which suggested me somebody may have laid it on that wood to get that kind of fire flame. >> reporter: the oakland fire department battled five different fires yesterday. they are actively patrolling the area on high alert and making sure residents are take needed steps to protect themselves. >> we want to make sure that people are vigilant about keeping their properties clear. >> reporter: given the area's fire history, this man and his neighbors take fire prevention very seriously, but knowing there's a potential

. >> because we don't have a firehouse to sit in-- >> all right. >> or a hospital to sit in. we're supposed to sit in a 3-block radius. and you read that-- >> but i thought it has to do with-- >> we're considered-- >> keeping drugs at a certain temperature. >> absolutely. why do you think-- >> which drugs are--are to be kept at certain temperatures? that's my question. >> all the medications we have in the back. >> [speaking english] >> at what temperatures are they supposed to be? >> would you like to look at the boxes? >> no, i'd just like to have you know. >> i'm telling you. >> what--what are they? >> it's supposed to be at room temperature, they're not supposed to be below certain degrees and above certain degrees. >> [speaking english] >> please, stop harassing us. >> i don't know if it's about harassment, i think it's about trying to find out what's going on. >> then right here-- you can go onto the website, you can call the department of health, you can call the fire department, call lenox hill hospital, i'd be more than happy to give you the number. >> please do. >>

. >> they used to go to the firehouse with him a lot and he used to always dream of being a firefighter can do just about anything that guys can do, you know. we've proven it. we have to push a little bit harder physically but i think that makes us even stronger. >> she's right about that. to get the job the qualifications are the same for men and women. with a final test that includes 14 stories of stair climbing wearing a 75-pound vest. there are more than tepp thousand firefighters in new york. only 40 are women. >>> veterans often struggle to find a job in this economy and now a new program is letting them take the skills they learn in the military to the workplace when they get back home. fox's garrett tenney has the story. >> yes, we do offer tuition reimbursement. >> reporter: wearing a shirt and tie in air conditioned office is the change for gary veto used to wearing lawyers of body armor in the heat of ire rack. his transition to civilian life hasn't been easy. >> for about six months there really just finding part-time work here and there just nothing that really could suppor

american and a muslim, claims they deliberately sprayed him with a hose as he walked past their firehousen last month. ali says it was a hate crime. the lawsuit says ali confronted the firefighters that day while his video camera was rolling, and two of the firefighters admitted to spraying ali with the hose. the firefighters told police they were clearing water lines. a hispanic community group and its former leaders are facing fraud charges. the united neighborhood organization, or "uno," got 98 million dollars from the state of illinois to build two charter schools. juan rangel was chairman of the group... miguel d'escoto was senior vice president. "uno" gave an 11-million dollar contract to a window company owned by d'escoto's brother. federal officials say, that's a potential conflict of interest... and it should have been declared, when "uno" borrowed 37 million dollars from wall street investors. "uno" has agreed to settle federal civil charges... but some of its officials, and others who stood to benefit from the charter school contracts, may still face charges. bruce rauner says

so i come out to the balcony, suddenly, i see cop cars in the parking lot of the firehouse, that's rightear the lincoln tunnel. >> police finish their massive search just after 8:00 last evening, the vehicles is ongoing into that threat. >>> 5:18 the time. thousands of iraquis are on the move this morning after the swift take-over of a major city in the country, militants are now in control of mozul. iraqi army offered little resistance during that take-over with many abandoning their posts, during the nine year us president in the iraq, mozul was major strong hold for al quaida, you'll remember. >> learning more about those 5us troops killed in what the pentagon says may be the worse friendly fire incident during the 14 year of war in afghanistan. special forces were taking part in a joint operation with afghan troops. the pentagon says the troops came under attack, by the taliban, officials called in the air strike, which killed an afghan soldier and five americans. us and coalition troops have been involved in combat, in afghanistan, since 2001. >>> judge another piece of advice for p

although the original boats had them replaced, the phoenix is the city's oldest boat and it's based at firehouse 35 at pier 22 1/2 of the port of san francisco. >> it's been around since the 1950s and it still plays a vital role in protecting our waterfront and in helping out in emergencies out in the san francisco bay. >> not a lot of people know that it's here until they walk by and on embark dareo and they'll see the fire boats all tied up and they'll realize they got a couple of fire boats. it's kind of like an undiscovered treasure, i think. >>reporter: this is so cool. am i a good driver? >> you're very good. >>reporter: you get paid for doing this? >> yeah. >> the phoenix is a moveable hydrant, very large hydrant that's sitting upon an unlimited water supply. >>reporter: how much water does it pump out when we see those sprays? >> about 9,000 gallons per minute. >> from a boat that's 64 years old. >>reporter: what's the best part of your job? >>> this view right here is pretty nice. there's times we come out here and you just consider how lucky you are to be able to serve in this role. [

. >>> van as target firefighters out on call smashing their personal cars parked at the firehouse.es of the damage, the vandals struck early while the volunteer firefighters were putting out fire nearby. now the fire fight mayors have to leave a member behind to stands card zero over their property. >> now what do we do? we get dispatched here, in the middle middle of the night again, do we want to come out? so we can have our vehicles ruined? do we just have somebody stay back and guard our vehicles where everybody elsewhere we lose one person? >> all they are doing messing with our response and the safe tiffs our community that's what we're here for. >> the damage estimates from 200 to $2,200. the firefighters say they will be adding more surveillance cameras to the building. >>> 6:53 here is your traffic and weather together. >> good morning, ukee, happy friday, everybody. off to little dreary start depending on location. the further north and west you go, the more sun you're already seeing. but, we are starting off with some cloud cover out there this morning, eventually will g

i don't think he's given the full firehouse effect what the whole controversy is. >> still no word onther he's going to meet with his parents, nothing yet? >> no. what they said last week is he had not met with his parents, that is still true. there has not been reportedly any contact between him and his family. we don't know the exact reason why. wedge know that's the way it is for right now and the military is sticking to it. >> all right. thank you so much. just goes to show how complicated and delicate it is if he has yet to speak with his parents. >>> ahead for us "@this hour," the president's daughter has a summer job. what is it? >> what is your first summer job? >> yardwork. >> okay. spokesperson: the volkswagen passat is heads above the competition, but we're not in the business of naming names. the fact is, it comes standard with an engine that's been called the benchmark of its class. really, guys, i thought... it also has more rear legroom than other midsize sedans. and the volkswagen passat has a lower starting price than... much better. vo: hurry in and get 0% apr for 60

. >>> san francisco's oldest active firehouse is reopened after undergoing a major renovation. fire station number 44 reopened this week after a million dollar upgrade that began last fall. repair crews restored windows and roofers to make it safer for firefighters. allow fire crews to quickly respond when there is a major earthquake or disaster. fire station 44 is 100 years old. >> has a facelift. >>> dozens of people camped outside the shark tank in hopes of making it into the monster pit. >> the little monsteres. the lady gaga fanatics who hope spending the night out in the cold will get them to the front row at tonight's concert. fans know the area closest to the stage is the monster pit because lady gaga calls her fans little monsteres. getting a front row seat isn't the only appeal. some made the preconcert camp out a traditional. >> i came by myself the last time i came and i made a lot of friends so i came back, again. >> just her and the music and it's always worth it. >> some people camping out since yesterday morning. the concert starts tonight at 7:30. >> wish them

every house in this town has the siding completely chipped off of it, and not the mention the firehouse of the windows are out there, and so what they are doing about the cle cleanup today is the problem is that they may have to do it again tomorrow, and what they don't clean up today is going to be soaked that. i were soaked in omaha yesterday, with record rainfall and the greatest amount of rain they have ever seen in a single june day happened yesterday with 5.3 inches, so it was a record-breaker there, and the flooding issues, and 73-mile-an-hour winds. as that gust came through this area, so we were not just talking about the hail that was the size of baseballs, mind you. can you imagine if you were driving down the road and had kids in the back seat of this, and obvious ly, a very serious situation, and you have to pay attention, because the threat is still here, tamron. >> yes, tennessee and kentucky and two states in the line of fire with this bad weather. >> yes. those are just two of them, and we are talking about that major line, and quite possibly a derecho which is a long-l

. >> firefighter mike henry on the overnight at the firehouse is jolted out of his sleep. >> it was suchal thought was we had a bomb that hit the fire station. >> he and his crew head out immediately to assess the damage. and when they get to the northridge meadows apartments, everything looks fine to him. >> the people that were out in the street said the building had collapsed. and we shined a light on the building, and it looked like it was fine. >> henry doesn't know it yet, but the building is anything but fine. steve langdon whose apartment is on the first floor is laying face down on his mattress still struggling to get to his feet. >> i couldn't figure out what was on top of my head because i couldn't get it off me. i was trapped. >> when firefighter mike henry and his team discover just what's pinning steve langdon and others trapped on the first floor of the apartment complex, it will trigger a massive rescue effort. but at the moment, all seems quiet at the meadows, at least to the rescuers. so henry and his crew continue on looking for victims. meanwhile, only a mile away, an

although the original boats have been replaced, the phoenix is the city's oldest boat and it's based at firehouser 22.5 at the port of san francisco. >> it's been around since the 1950s and it still plays a vital role in protecting our waterfront and in helping out in emergencies out in san francisco bay. >> not a lot of people know that it's here until they walk by on the embarcadero and they will see the two fire boats tied up and all of a sudden they realize that, you know, they got a couple of fire boats. it's kind of like an undiscovered treasure, i think. >> reporter: this is so cool! am i a good driver? >> very good. >> reporter: you get paid for doing this? >> yes! [ laughter ] >> the phoenix is a movable hydrant, very large hydrant, that's sitting upon an unlimited water supply. >> reporter: how much water does it pump out when we see those sprays? >> about 9,000 gallons per minute. >> from a boat that's 64 years old. >> 5 degrees port. >> reporter: what's the best part of your job? >> this view right here, it's pretty nice. the times we come out here, you just consider how lucky you are

right now we're number the bropgs at a firehouse and we're getting ready to surprise a very special mantenant mac, is there a lieutenant mac here? >> hi. how are you? i'm sara with "good morning america." >> hello. how are you? >> i'm going to take you on a little walk. live on television. look right in the camera and wave to your friends. it is live tv so we'll quick pop a mike on you. don't be nervous. >> i'm sure you're wondering why we're here. i wanted to tell you we are here not to honor you for the work here but at home as a dad. father's day is right around the corner. >> yes. >> we have been speaking with your kids. >> okay. >> who shared your beautiful story and we all fell in love with it at "good morning america." >> all right. thank you. >> you might want to get your kleenexes ready. ryona' watching toda and george stephanopoulos has >> vinny hall lohr ran and mac were the best of friends from the get-go. even into adulthood they shared everything, every holiday, every family function and almost every game played by the new york jets and joined the fire department together

right now we're up in the bronx at a firehouse and we're getting ready to surprise a very special mane here. excuse me, lieutenant mack, is there a lieutenant mack here? hi. how are you? i'm sara with "good morning america." >> hello. how are you? >> i'm going to take you on a little walk here so you follow me. we're live on television. so look right in that camera and wave to your friends. this is a good thing. >> okay. >> it is live tv, though, so we're going to really quick pop a mic on you. don't be nervous. i'm sure you're wondering why we're here. >> yes, i am. >> i wanted to tell we are here not to honor you for the work here but for the difficult job you do as a dad at home. father's day is right around the corner. >> yes. >> we have been speaking with your kids. >> okay. >> who shared your beautiful story, and we all fell in love with it at "good morning america." >> all right. thank you. >> so you might want to get your kleenexes ready. >> all right. >> but we are going to show everyone that's watching today and you why we picked you today and george stephanopoulos has the s

breaking away from his testimony again for a second, i was at that firehouse and i will never, ever forget the scene of neil hesslin sitting by himself hours after hours. returning to his testimony, he concludes by saying before he died, jesse and i used to talk about maybe coming to washington someday. he wanted to go to the washington monument. when we talked about it last year, jesse asked if we could come and see the president. i said that i can be a little cynical about politicians, but jesse believed in you. this is neil talking to us. he learned about you in school, and he believed in you. i want to believe in you too. i know you can't give me jesse back. believe me, if i thought you could, i'd be asking you for that. but i want to believe that you will think about what i told you here today. i want to believe that you'll think about it, and then you'll do something about it, whatever you can do to make sure that no father has to see what i've seen. i yield back, and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. mc