it nestles the foothills foothills of the operations surrounded by beautiful mountains. not from heart from the coosa river. as one of the most beautiful places on earth. but the faux water wrecked the region. a lot of people dare call it the rich man's war. a lot of people dare call it the rich man's war. a lot of people dare call it the rich man's war. then came reconstruction. it was almost like a civil war faded into reconstruction and the reconstruction faded into the great depression and not much changed for the poor. and the mail came in the early years of the 20th century and was salvation. these people were sharecroppers were subsistence farmers. he dug wells, cut timber and all of a sudden there has inside work 30 and it saves them. naca, many of them, sons and daughters and grandsons and granddaughters cs salvation. in that, should they get paid? >> next to nothing. it varied over the years from nicholson times an hour, pocket change to a few dollars a week even after roosevelt demanded a decent wage for them, the male owner there refute to pay them decide the

it nestles in the foothills of the appalachians surrounded by beautiful mountains. not far from the coos the river. it is one of the most beautiful places on earth. but the civil war wrecked the region. a lot of people call it the rich man's war. it wrecked the region. starved region. then came reconstruction. almost like the civil war faded into reconstruction and reconstruction faded into the great depression. not much changed. the mill came in the early years of the 20th century. and was salvation. these people were sharecroppers were subsistence farmers. they dug well. they cut timber. and all of a sudden there is inside work, steady, and it saved them and many of them, the sons and daughters and grandson's and granddaughters see it as salvation. >> host: how much did they get paid? >> guest: next to nothing. it varied over the years from nichols and times an hour, pocket change to a few dollars a week. even after roosevelt demanded decent wage for them the mill owner just refused to pay it. and b5 the federal government successfully and broke the union. mill ow

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. >> at least 1000 tourists are stranded in the foothills of mount everest because bad weather. hotels are overflowing and food is running out. andrea nicholas reports. >> the himalayas bring tens of thousands of climbers every year. 1000 tractors have been stranded in the foothills, after their flights were canceled. many have been trapped for one week, with some of them camping at the airport, waiting for a break in the weather. a transport has taken some to the airport. officials are hoping that the weather will clear soon. >> let's keep our fingers crossed that everything goes well. we should be able to bring more tourists back. >> the peak tourist system is under way, but the beautiful mountain can be deadly. the weather can change suddenly, with no warning. those who have been rescued this time can begin along journey home. for those that are still trapped, all they can do is hope for a break in the weather and an end to their ordeal. >> islamist insurgents are planning attacks in one capital. american citizens were told to avoid luxury hotels in nigeria and to expect more

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. >> and fred is live at foothill in the lossals to hills with a preview. >> it's a game between two rivals, they call it a bowl because they are both established on the avenue -- but the playing here at foothill and there is a playoff implication. sacred heart prep is in. with me is the head coach and -- your playoff starts tonight because you must win to get into the playoffs. >> that's right. we told them last week playoffs started last week and they got wood side, did a great job but we need to one win this game. >> interesting thing to is that -- you really both teams bangs up. i guess when you play nine games that's with the territory. >> yeah. both sides are banged up but the great thing is we have sophomores sophomore juniors on both sides. >> the pennsylvania bridge program. the bowl, all the profits go to this program. tell me about it. pennsylvania bridge serves under served youth to try to quiet them set academicly for high school and there are several different campus around the bay area and these are both host schools for the program. it's a great program. >> and it sou

further north we have the other accident, 580 at foothill. that has cleared from the incident report there. a smoother drive off of the castro valley. 238 shows slowing there. better news for 24. the accident westbound at broadway is also cleared from the roadway. the roadway is officially clear, but the view is not. very foggy towards the bay bridge toll plaza. and a live look as promised. you see what you can from the toll plaza. we're watching for those metering lights and a slow drive across the water. it is 6:10 thousand. coming up on "today on the bay", another story of violence on black friday. this time someone is accused of using a hammer on somebody. >>> and police releasing new information about the black friday shooting at wal-mart. >>> plus, the doctor accused of killing michael jackson with an overdose will learn his sentence today. >>> good morning to you. good morning fog. we're really seeing it across the bay area today. take it easy out the door. >>> we have new word on black friday violence. a south bay shopper armed with a

. >>> from the foothills of from theberg, sadness over the death of a why the suspect said she didn't do it. >> they got one of the highest tax rates in the country. >>> the governor is pushing the pedal on this gas tax but some would like to apply the battle creeks. >>> an ultimatum from the city. the city is working on a gas main

. >>> a massive wind-driven wildfire racing through the foothills of reno, nevada. it has damaged and stored at least 32 homes. 32 car wrecks in just three hours after a couple of inches of snow fell in minnesota on saturday. 25 people hurt. none of them seriously. >>> and finally, a marine corps sergeant returns from afghanistan to a hot day with actress mila kunes. she was his guest friday night at a marine corps ball in greenville, north carolina that is the news. back to lester, jenna, and janice. >> still trying to wipe the grin off his face. thanks, willie. >> hey, janice. nice in new york. >> they are getting slammed on the west coast again. another winter storm moving into california. heavy rain from san francisco down to los angeles. up in the mountains, across the foothills of l.a., above 5,000 feet, 3 to 6 inches of snow. and brace >> starting off with clouds in the sky. looking for mild weather again. 61 in baltimore. 61 toward the mountain. mountains may see showers. baltimore cools off f here is lester. >>> janice, thanks. to the latest in the growing

the foothills of l.a. 5,000 feet, three to six inches of snow expected. get zimpacting us in the bay area. we have showers and downpours moving off to the north and east. notice what's happening offshore of san francisco. the next batch about to move in across the peninsula. we'll be watching that. you can see that low scooting its way down th coast. later today, most of the showers will drip further south of san jose, setting us up for a dry start to the short workweek. more rain comes in wednesday night into thanksgiving. here is lester. >>> janice, thanks. to the latest in the growing of the penn state sex scandal many it continues to take surprising new turns every day. one of the new surprises, joe paterno, the legendary coach forced to step down, has lung cancer. jay gray is live at state college to tell us more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, lester. another tough week on this campus. look, only for a few hours and did nothing to change the allegations here or the scandal, but last night, many in this place they call happy valley s

a mountain of soaring flames errorred through the nevada foothills, driving nearly 3000 people from their beds in the middle of the night. some are relieved to find their homes still standing. some helped find the flames! what did you use? >> garden hose. grateful that we have a good fire department to help and i'm sorry for the people who didn't turn out as well. >> reporter: fire crews say the worst is over now. but if the winds let up, it won't take much for the flames to flair up again. the early morning fires around 60 miles per hour with fires. first, it was too windy to drop retardant. >> we want to get it in the air but can't because of the high winds. >> we have crews leapfrogging from one area, one neighborhood to another. >> whoa, that just got big quickly. i didn't even see that. >> giant flames cut unpredictable paths, licking up at least 25 homes. firefighters managed to save nearly 4000 homes near the subdivision. >> hit and miss with the homes. my home is okay, i just don't have any power. >> 16 people suffered injuries from mainly smoke inhalation. firefighters suffered f

we'll look at the o o o o o o oo >> alan: more than a thousand people are strand the foothills of the tallest mountain in the world. the nepal army is moving tourists from mt. everest. for four days for visibility has cancelled flights at the airport, and travelers have been sleeping out there, and forecasters expect the fog and clouds to cover the region for a few more days. >> a major archaeological discovery has been made in monterey county. remains of the bones of a mammoth were found in a field near castroville. it's the first discovery of its kind in the county. the exact location isn't being released to discourage people from damaging the site. the remains of the large elephant were unearthed by earth moving equipment in december. it's believed the mammoth died 10,000 to 25,000 years ago. >> alan: coming up, california takes center stage at this year's national holiday celebration. >> it's huge. we're over the top excited about it. >> whose going to come up with the decorations for the national holiday tree from northern california? >> alan: a mix of clouds and sun today, and m

. >> he owns foothill coin and jewelry, while it's not his job to judge if a customer is a crook he understandsck down on pawnshops with stricter rules. he does it already. >> i say is this yours to sell, if they say yes i have to trust their word. >> cameras are throughout the pawnshop. anyone who walks through doors is recorded on videotape. customers are paid on the spot for the gold but they have to fill out a form with name, address and driver's license, they have to do a thumbprint. >> on the form, which goes directly to the police department. >> there's some bad seeds, if i run into that i turn it over to the police and let them deal with it. >> for the month of december, cash for gold is on hold in oakland. the city claims it's a wait worth its own weight in gold for the sake of safety on the street. >>> uc students outraged by tuition hikes got their chance to face the regents. locally only a few dozen showed up. at mission bay the students were frustrated when the regents didn't appear in person instead conducting via teleconferences. others believe the date was chosen to minimize con

rangers are in the foothills tonight and the undercover mission that will soon be revealed. ,,,,,,,,,, seeing in action, the russian agents busted in an f-b-i sting last year. >>> they became known as the spies next door and now we're seeing in action the russian agents busted in an f.b.i. sting next door. the feds released surveillance tapes from the investigation that led to one of the biggest spy scandals since the end of the cold war. this particular video shows anna chapman meeting an undercover federal agent in a coffee shop in new york city. another video, this kind of looks like something directly out of a james bond film. the f.b.i. describes it as a brush pass which one of the russian spies secretly passes a package to another. all in all the f.b.i. arrested 10 russian operatives living in the u.s. for years. they were swapped for four americans being held in russia. >>> federal rangers are patrolling the sierra foothills on a secret mission. they are searching for something that we'll all come to know when the time is right. and, because of that, it has to be perfect. here

a mountain of soaring flames roared through the sierra nevada foothills. tonight, some are relieved to find their homes still standing. a few families helped fight the flames. >> what were you using? >> a garden hose. a 3/4 inch garden hose. >> it got to here. very grateful we have a good fire department and they were here helping. i feel sorry for the people who didn't turn out as well. >> fire crews say the worst is over now. but if the winds rev up, it won't take much for flames to flair up again. the early morning fire exploded from 400 to 2,000 acres as ferocious winds gusting up to 60-miles an hour sparked several spot fires. at first, it was too windy to drop retardant. >> we want to get the planes up in the air, but we can't do it because of the high winds. >> we have crews that are leapfrogging from one area, one neighborhood to another. >> wow, that just got big quickly. i didn't even see that. >> giant flames cut unpredictable paths, licking up at least 25 homes. hundreds of firefighters managed to save nearly 4,000 homes near the ranch subdivis