many are resorting to illegal slash and burn forestry to make room for lucrative palm oil plantationswe're on our way to tripa. it's not easy. we have to traverse several palm oil plantations, where reporters are unwelcome. we're accompanied by anto, an environmental activist. he knows the local workers and manages to get us through. for the past three years, he's been documenting the devastation. >> everything burnt down here in march. there was smoke everywhere. the trees had been felled just before it happened. >> the method is always the same, he explains. once they've been felled, the trees are stacked up, dried and then set alight. anto shows us evidence left behind by the arsonists a few cans of fuel and a makeshift hut. >> they remove all their machinery before they start the fires. i don't know exactly who it was but they did what they set out to do and left their tent. >> slash and burn forestry is an environmental disaster. the peat swamp forests contain huge amounts of stored carbon, so when they burn they release vast quantities of carbon dioxide. their soil isn't even su

>> yeah, go to the website under bureau of urban forestry. sfgov. org has a link from there to all the departments much department of public works and bureau of urban forestry. >> watch your step here. >> general cleaning -- >> not allows to broom the debris to the gutter and walk away. >> unless the morning of the street cleaning. >> you can sweep to the gutter when they street sweep. >> does this clean that up. is gum a problem is this too messy to the city's standards. there is no code involving sidewalk cleanliness. should be in well maintained condition as the code states. with a number of sidewalk defects around the city, you know -- particularly on -- >> how about when somebody wants to use their own paving do they need approval. >> its allowed it's a sidewalk surface permit. it's required to comply with american standards of protective materials -- we have a minimum code for friction it will need to meet. [inaudible]. over to the 10 plus yearses we have compiled a list of surfaces that are splitted to us or the city used in various projects

. >> reporter: instead, oregon's department of forestry sends out notifications like this one, giving a possible 12-month window for spraying and a long list of herbicides that could be used. there are a dozen different herbicides commonly sprayed on forests in oregon, including possible hormone disrupters like 2,4-d and atrazine. this oregon department of forestry map shows the extent of privately owned timberland where herbicides are routinely sprayed by companies like weyerhaeuser, roseburg resources and seneca jones. but stu turner is an expert on pesticide accidents. he's told triangle lake residents the spraying being done in oregon is risky. >> now, you can see this is a clear-cut right here, where you can see the snow. and you look very closely here in the photo, you can see a spray helicopter. you can see one of the two rotors and you see the stream of spray that's falling behind the aircraft. you can see the ground is frozen; it's got snow on it. they're putting pesticides on snow. when that snow melts, it's going to go off in runoff. >> reporter: turner also says that in or

an assassin and he's ready for east of forestry. >>> a sentence as those of the commission has unanimously ratified last month's decision to appoint an official misconduct charges against suspended ship of seven cisco. the commission chip promises to respond to that issue very soon. >>> an officer from his own series police department and ultimately yesterday morning after he failed to use his talents ago that day an intersection. the biggest hit all in stride saying all traffic violators should be cited pigeons all you if you the mayor of the 10th legislative it's the way it should be. >>> the list he sees no evidence of that. the officer was simply doing his job. >>> headlines around the santa clara county d.a.'s office to charge low status priest board could a jury. 11 victims included the police these claims that that he molested them. meeting with the victims of this accident. report mildly ill and is expected to make room for a recovery. this makes of our human bust of his in the county since 2011. the viruses contract through missed the bites. >>> had into some current cash. >>> in

the resources and a strong advantage in high tech, bio-science, agriculture, fisheries, and the forestry, and even tourism. and in terms of cooperation with china, california enjoys exceptional economic, cultural, and geographical locations and advantages. it is always is the gateway of the united states to china. as the economic and trade cooperation between china and the united states and california deepens, now we believe that trade and investment keeps growing. china is the third largest export destination for california. many multinationals like hp, intel, cisco, and chevron are doing well in china. they're making money in china. at the same time, as the close relationship is going on, many chinese companies are working in san francisco in california. i would like to name a few. the tsl, ciuts, just to name a few. these are successful chinese companies working here. as the american companies in china, the chinese companies working in california in san francisco are also making contributions to job creation and the development of the economy in local areas. we're thinking these are v

i'm a member of the -- right here in these chambers of the san francisco urban forestry council.i'm here to address the viewscape from buena vista park. i have a statement. the stand of monterey cypress that is natural carpa populating the west slope of buena vista west consists mainly of mature and overmature trees, evidenced by the tops, lateral branches and failure of some on the stand. the interior have lost branches due to shading. the larger and more row best retain more lower branching due to abundance of light on the exposed west end of the stand. these trees currently frame and some points obscure westward views of picturesque frederick rooftops, golden gate park and the ocean beyond. these views are best exemplified from the landing at the top of the first long set of steps rising from the sidewalk circumstance navigating the park. as stated the trees frame the view but this will change * as the stand continues to age. trees of this ma chuter will lose lower branches in evident currently on the most fully exposed individuals and stand to pail in event of storming condit

s irving forestry administration is working with district residents to help get rid of mosquitos. residents around 10th and m streets northwest are worried the mosquitos could bring west nile virus. the urban forestry group says one of the causes for the bugs is these things, the canopy keepers. the slow drip systems help water trees around the area. d.c. officials are reminding those who helped take care of the trees to clean out the basins once a week to get rid of all the standing water. >>> today hundreds of people will head to northeast washington to one of the most popular and eclectic events of the year, the h street festival. but this year the festival will serve as the unveiling for a new three-mile-long heritage trail in that neighborhood. news 4's derrick ward joins us from h street with more on the big unveiling. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there is lots of preparation under way here along h street and of course this festival has always been a draw. it's an annual event and celebrates the past, present, and future of this corridor. there is something more

forestry officials tell us that these are part of a tree adoption program. and the district gives out these devices to volunteers. the volunteers are being reminded to clean the basins out at least once a week to avoid creating mosquito breeding grounds. >>> it was supposed to relieve crowding on metro during rush hour, but the rush plus program isn't going as smoothly as hoped. according to wtop, there's been major congestion on the blue line. because morning riders are reluctant to transfer from the blue to the yellow line. they'll offer free $5 fare cards to some passengers to offer incentive. they rolled out rush plus in ju june. >>> a new royal scandal over photos. this time there's a royal lawsuit. >>> we're getting our first look at spielberg's new movie filmed here in virginia. >>> how about or weather, veronica? >> talking about a real soaker that's going to head our way for the early part of next week. but first, take a look at the temperatures out there right now. simply lovely. we're in the low 80s. we're going to be heading on down into the 50s,

the urban forestry group says one of the causes is these cane oppy keepers. d.c. officials are reminding those who take care of the trees to clean out the basins once a week to get rid of the standing water. in the meantime get a lot of repellent with a lot of deet. they say wear long sleeves if you're out at dusk and dawn. don't want to get bitten. no you don't. the time is 6:07. folks, coming up on news 4 today stirring up trouble. the drink named after marion barry that landed a local bar in trouble. >>> plus why you may be w so the 9:15 meeting looks like it's going to start a little late... um, but i uh... (interupting) oh okay - okay yup that's fine. excuse me - sorry. yes! vo: from the new, to the hard to find: when it's on your mind, it's on ebay™. >>> good news in chicago this morning. it appears the week-long teachers strike could soon be coming to an end. the president of the city school board says the district and the union have agreed on a framework of a deal and expects students to return to class on monday. the teachers went on strike earlier this w

s department of transportation whose urban forestry administration has oversight of the city's trees insists a healthy tree is just as likely to topple as an unhealthy one. in northwest washington, andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >>> if we had a machine at home that controlled the weather, this week is pretty much what we would have come up with. so now that the weekend is here, will our magic machine keep working? top? >> we can keep it on cruise control. we do have a cold front pushing through tonight and a few clouds. we've not seen cloud really all week. here's a -- clouds really all week. here's a look at temperatures in the 70s. our high of 82, 80 downtown, 75 in gaithersburg, 77 in leesburg, 79 in frederick, 78 out towards fredericksburg. satellite and radar, see showers in through pennsylvania, month of those showers north of us. we'll come back and talk about the prospects of a late shower and yes, take you through the weekend forecast. >>> coming up we'll tell you how one community center is trying to make things better for some young people in the neighborhood. >> but up next

>> good evening, commissioner, carla short, department of public works, bureau of urban forestry. the tree removal was initiated by the department, although we did receive a number of requests since 2008 from the community to remove the tree. since 2008, we have inspected the tree a number of times and we have always been of the opinion that the tree was in sufficiently good condition to warrant monitoring it rather than removal. we did receive a request in january of 2012 after the tree had lost another limb to reinspektd the tree and afterthat inspection, we determined that at this point in time because of the pattern of limb failure and is because of the sidewalk damage and the narrowness of the sidewalk which makes it difficult to repair the sidewalk without having to remove some -- what we perceive to be likely structural roots, we felt that the tree at this point in time should be removed. i'll show a couple of photos on the overhead that give an indication of the degree of sidewalk damage. as you can see, this primary pedestrian's through way is rather narrow and we have to

s department of transportation whose urban forestry administration has oversight of the city's trees insists a healthy tree is just as likely to topple as an unhealthy one. in northwest washington, andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >>> in general to protect your vehicle from weather-related damage you might want to consider comprehensive coverage on your car. this kind of coverage also protects you if your car is vandalized, but again insurance is invest personal, so you want to -- is very personal, so you want to work with your agent to find out what's best for you. >> shut, you have guaranteed us a banner weekend, right? >> i don't think i used the word guarantee, but i'll go ahead and do that. >> a little strong? >> it will be a great weekend. live look outside, live weather cam brought to you by michael and son, 81, high 82. there's some high clouds coming in, dew point low 60s, pressure down a bit, 30.13 inches of mercury and winds out of the south at 8 ahead of the cold front. temperatures, 77 bethesda, 78 vienna and fairfax, 82 in college park and 79 in bowie. so here's what we're

. >> reporter: tonight, council member evans called the department of health and the forestry divisiono investigate tomorrow morning. >> and figure out, is there a better way to do this so we don't have this reoccurring. >> experts say dump out standing water like what's here to help with mosquitoemosquitoes. they recommend long sleeves and mosquito repellent and avoid going out at dusk and dawn. >> except for the mosquitos, it's a beautiful night outside right now. our weather wiis perfect. but storms are on the horizon. chief meteorologist doug cameron is tracking the change. >>> of course we've had five great days of weather will. we're going to get a couple more. but then we have a big change in the forecast coming up over the next couple of days. right now 70 degrees out there, winds oust the stoouth at 6 mil an hour, an absolute gorgeous day followed by a great night. look at the numbers, down to 57 toward the western suburbs, winchester and martinsburg, 61 in gaithersburg. it will be another cool start to the morgue. as you're sending the kids off to the school bus, not bad at a

it happened saturday in berkeley on forestry. having received permission from the owner. >>> it was all this gone astray. but police are continuing its investigation and a lot of cleanup work must be done. the old and factory building was pitted the dirtiest and already a tagging hot spot. the place is heading for restoration didn't the on the part of a program for the web site endless canvas. the group under the of work on social media. more than three dozen people took the defeat into the neighborhood. >>> essential forced to have that many victims in that short of time. >>> the 10 suites but across the two block radius near the building. police did cause thousands of dollars worth of damage to at least 15 businesses. the owner of the building has offered to pay for the cleanup. what happened inside the building was on it and what happened outside was the work of a few bad apples. >>> a man to tiller offering more free services for kids. >>> for a slight amount with friends again ahead >>> the final minutes of the issue the tha

according to the department of forestry, the fires have burned through 600 acres.he fire is 15% contained. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg may be trying to reinsure investors with the promise not to sell his shares. shares fell to a new low to less than $18 a share. but a filing shows that zuckerberg doesn't plan to sell any of his shares for 12 months. the company is struggling to show that their advertising is making business. the company is also hoping for a revenue up tick next year. >>> it's been almost two years now since the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. ktvu's ann rubin with the progress that's been made and the problems that remain. >> so far 13 homes have been repaired, eight have been completely rebuilt and everyone more are still under construction. all this just serves as a constant reminder of what happened. the decision to rebuild here wasn't easy for the magulahans. >> it's kind of like picking on a wound to some extent. the nightmare comes back for the kids and for my wife. >> reporter: a pg & e pipeline exploded sending flames shooting

s department of transportation whose urban forestry administration has oversight of the city's trees insists a healthy tree is just as likely to topple as an unhealthy one. >> i just turned 92. >> reporter: sadly the gunthers don't have comprehensive car insurance, so they have no idea how they'll get to the grocery store or to doctor's appointments. >> to get around without a car, we'll have to manage somehow. >> reporter: their car was 15 years old, but to them it was indispensable. in northwest washington, andrea mccarren, 9 news now. >> the vdot spokesman also said a tree with a full canopy of leaves can catch a wind gust and fall while the wind might simply sail through a tree with barren branches and not topple it. as for the gun theres, even if d.c.'s risk -- gunthers, even if d.c.'s risk management decides to compensate them, it would be at blue book value and probably not enough to buy another one. >>> a tsa officer stopped a man from bringing a gun on a plane at reagan national today. this is the weapon it. contained six run ons of ammo in -- rounds of ammo in the man's car

but they had actually pioneered sustainable forestry. for the world.and had actually built an endowment of $10 million at a time when many tribal people were living in abject poverty. had a great program. the u.s. government came in and said you guys are pretty civilized. we're terminating your tribal government, and the consequences were devastating for the sustainable harvest industry program, for the health and benefits of the people. it became the poorest county the state of wisconsin. cost the government more in welfare payments than to help sustain the government. it was horrible. and a lot of times that's been the problem with outsiders trying to figure out how to do something about the indian problem, has been that they don't know what's best, and tribal governments tend to know a little bit better. doesn't mean they get it right. doesn't mean there aren't issues of contention around that as well. i think native nationhood should be seen as and viewed as critically important for everybody. when america came into existence, it was through contes

with the devastating consequences and there is a section but they had pioneered the sustainable forestry for the world and had actually built and endowment of $10 million at a time many tribal people are living in abject poverty and have a great program they were terminating the travel government coming and coming you know, the consequences are devastating for the sustainable program for the wealthy and benefits of the native people and the county then became the poorest county in the state of wisconsin and it costs the government more than the and then paying the subsidized government, and a lot of times that's been the problem with outsiders trying to figure out how to do something about the indian problem. they don't know what's best and the tribal government tends to know will get better. i think the native nationhood should be seen as critically important for everybody. when america came into existence it was through context, and america's sovereignty was not certain so they sought out the native allies and you might recall coming to valley forge and bringing food supplies and reinf

forestry, working in a transparent fashion to know exactly what we are voting on. why are maps important? because without a map it's impossible to determine how many minnesotans could possibly see their property rights threatened by this bill. can anyone here today tell me how many minnesota cabin owners could open up their flood doors and find a lack of public access to water that they have used and recreated in for years? there is no map. . no one can answer that question. can anyone tell me how millions of dollars minnesota will lose in property value because of issues like this? because of h.r. 5545? no one can answer that question because there are no maps. this bill could earn i believe will greatly reduce public access to hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling in areas where the public currently has access. minnesota backcountry hunters and anglers is a sportsman conservation group. they represent over two million hunters in minnesota and anglers as well. the group sent a letter to the us minimums of the house this month opposing this bill and i'd like to quote

only replace the trees that will undo all this work but replace them two for one that trees in our forestryo participate in history by having endevour to come through the city. >> i feel the trees shouldn't be cut down if necessary. for them to cut them down for a spaceship is not necessary. >> reporter: their having to temporarily take out stoplights and raise power lines and install brand new pains. as the shuttle makes a right turn it will enter the historic neighborhood of leimert park. the street is lined can scores of beautiful trees. many of the residents are upset that many of them will be shut down. what will the loss of some of these trees mean? >> not only does it strip us of our beauty but it also in terms of the health of community, we start finding that the environmental protections are lost. trees enhance the economic value of our homes. >> reporter: we're approaching endevour's final destination, the california science center which is paying the move the shuttle through the streets of los angeles. the science center says it will leave a frail trail of improvem including two

aware that many more disputes and conflicts resolve and concerns of water available and agriculture, forestry, rivers and lakes. our environment are therefore an important part of the resolutions and the disputes and conflicts around the world. strengthening global institutions that deal with the environment -- diversity add as well as climate change must therefore be a core part of our strategy to avoid conflicts and disputes amongst peoples of the world. it is important that as the community of nations, we invest in their peaceful settlement of international disputes. however, we must invest first in the prevention of disputes and second, in addressing the root causes of conflicts such as poverty, inequality, disregard for international law, disrespect for each other's social, cultural and religious beliefs amongst others. only by addressing the root causes of conflict and disputes can we hope to find lasting peace in a just and ekwe table world. i thank you. [applause] >> from the half of the general assembly, i wish to thank the president of the republic of kenya for the statement just ma

after five or ten years, undo the work that was done replace them two for one with trees in the forestryget to participate in history by having this come through the city. >> trees shouldn't be cut down unless necessary and for them to cut down the trees for a space ship, not necessary. >> reporter: it is not jus trees that are being removed. they have to temporarily take out stop lights and they have to raise power lines, install brand new poles. as the shuttle makes a right turn on martin luther king junior boulevard, it will enter the historic neighborhood. this street is lined with scores of beautiful trees. many of the local residents here are very upset that many of them will be cut down for the shuttle. what will the loss of some of the trees mean? >> not only does it strip us of our beauty, but also in terms of the health of the community, we start finding that the environmental protections are lost. trees enhance the economic value of our homes. >> reporter: we are approaching the final destination, california science center, which is paying to move it through the streets of los

you never hear the forestry service complaining about lack of funds there. they are glad to sell you a mining or logging permit. it is appalling how few americans i interview even can distinguish the difference between forest service, park service, and blm land. it is appalling. privatized public land, and bringing guns into the park? that is why we have the parks -- to keep the kooks and crackpots home where they belong. guest: i am reminded that the 397 units in a park system of the 397 branch campuses of the world's greatest university. these are the places that should be funded. now's the time to reverse the current trend. as we approach the 100th anniversary. host: we have another tweet from some of his as we could employ 2000 men per mainland state to cut in forests to new standards of growth and regeneration at 25 feet diameter between. your thoughts on that? guest: i'm not sure i follow it. host: it says we could employ 2000 men per mainland state to cut in force. i think he is talking about going in, cutting, trimming, maybe reducing the fire hazard

reports monthly gauge of online labor demand rose from july to august, leading the way, agriculture, forestryg, hunting. the jobs with fewer postings, public administration and educational services. so, that's where we'll be. what's your number? >> i'm surprised you said that, andrew, 125,000 after yesterday's adp report. >> i thought it might actually rise. >> it should have. >> you would think some economists wouldn't bring that number up. >> i should say there are other studies out there showing now some people are talking about 140,000, 150,000. >> that's what i think. >> we'll see where it lands. >> anything above 125,000. i think people are at 140,000, 150,000 to be satisfied after the adp report. >> some of our economists, i think zandi is looking for 140,000, 145,000. but a much higher number. >> we have to realize, as we said yesterday, it could be -- depends on which adp it was, goofus or gallant. >> last month it was dead on. the month before, june, it was off 100,000. >> when you went to the doctor as a kid, did you see those highlight magazines? >> yes. >> i think of you as galla

. >> rose studied forestry at u.c. berkeley but soon realized she really loved planting things.ogether, she and dan decided to try herbs. success soon followed, and the farm is now one of the largest wholesale suppliers of herbs and perennial plants to nurseries in california and nevada, delivering to more than 50 retailers. >> and i find it a lot more interesting to look for these rare plants, and a lot of them are really good for california climates. they work perfectly in our area. again, they're multifunctional, so you can cook with a lot of them. a lot of them you cook with kind of unusual cuisines. and a lot of them are drought-tolerant. so, it really goes forward on what we would like to promote, which is dry gardening in our area. >> like lavender--30 different types grow on this farm. go ahead. try and say this one's name. >> lavandula stoechas kew red. it's a-- >> wait. it's called a what? [laughing] >> lavandula stoechas kew red. it becomes important to know which lavender you have. >> the vacaville farm has the feel and the charm of a rustic garden. but make no mista