and basically, this will be a very simple fountain. a lot of modern fountains have elaborate computer control systems where you can choreograph the movement of water. in this fountain, there's no computer. it's a wonderfully simple system. there's just an ultra sonic censor, and these are the technology that was developed for detecting water level in big shipping vessels and water tanks and fluid tanks. it's basically a beam of ultra sound that bounces off a liquid level and senses the height of the liquid. and there's wonderful robust indestructible technology. these things are designed to put in some tanks where you never have to go get them and do anything to them again. so the idea is that in this ceiling, there's one of these censors every four feet, and as the buses drive through, when the beam gets interrupted by a bus, it opens the and -- opens the valve and lets water flow. so every censor is linked to the nozzle directly above it. i think there's 256 of these nozzles and censor arrays. that image there shows what the actual t

if you have been out there, they are testing the fountains now. you can actually see them on. while we may do a soft opening sooner, we will have our official turn on the fountains celebration on september 10th at 9:30 in the morning. and that concludes the general managers report. >> is there any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> thank you for arranging a tour of the outside lands. i got a chance to see the set occupy saturday. and then i came back on sunday evening and the one thing that i noticed was the size of the crowds. the size of the crowd on sunday was significantly larger than the size of the crowd on saturday. and i was wondering, given the headliners on saturday and sunday why did they not have their bigger day on saturday and have the headliners on saturday and the lighter night on sunday since it ends earlier and the next day is the first day of school. have a lighter turnout? that is maybe something that we should think about as you are moving into next year. the other thing that i saw was the overall the event was well run. the interest

because of public pressure the fountains were replaced. there was a volleyball net about five meters high and there were also two professional volleyball players living in the house at the time a minister not together a team. as a result people from all over moscow came here to play foley. sometimes they played until dusk and. soviet citizens were not allowed to purchase private property in those days only the state provided housing an official paper authorizing the right to move into the house on the embankment was a very prestigious sign the kind of apartment you got was also important at the end of the war alexander family was moved into a smaller apartment in a different block his father a red army officer had disappeared without a trace during the war. missing soldiers were seen as enemies of the people my mother was a daughter of an enemy of the people so she was denied official employment. life was hard and she had to work by night as a dressmaker. all private enterprise was banned it literally was hush hush business . today only th

a lot of the parents are in the shade, the kids are playing in the fountains. the temperatures are up. we're going to have more heat tomorrow. as we go through the evening hours, by 7:00 tonight we still have some heat out there, some 70s and 80s right around the rim of the bay. we still have just dropped under the 90 degree mark in some of the warmer inland valleys, tomorrow we continue with the heat even by 7:00 and 8:00 tomorrow morning. we have the heat with us. can you expect that tomorrow morning. not much in the way of fog. certainly no clouds, so sunday will be a repeat of today. there's some cooler weather coming in, but only to the coast. rather than those 80s today, we drop to the 70s. still nice along the coast. monday the hot y, monday it's going to be the hottest day, we have triple digits all over the bay area, we'll have more in the seven-day forecast. but for now, these kids have the right idea. >> are you going to make it back? that's the question. >> once it goes on through the heat, the big day is what, tomorrow and into monday, is that corr

claudia brought her two sons river and levi to downtown livermore to cool off in the fountain. >> they love it. it's easier than a pool. we didn't have to worry about anybody falling in. >> it's exercise, little vitamin d out in the sun, tires them out. they sleep well at the end of the day. >> reporter: some people weren't so fortunate. >> probably about 120 degrees probably. 115, 120 degrees probably on the grill. it drains you a little bit. a lot of water, but you just keep moving. >> reporter: but inside the restaurant it's cool for the customers and the help that figured out the secret of staying cool. [ indiscernible ] >> roy's backyard barbecue wouldn't be barbecue without roy.

it's in kitchens, bathrooms and water fountains.ually harmless, but in certain circumstances, for example, if you had a scratch on your eye or contacts were in too long and you touched your eye it could cause an eye infection. >> so for the most part it couldn't cause a big illness. but it's out there. >> it's a problem if you are in a hospital. people in hospitals get those infections but for the average individual, not a problem. >> here you have wastebaskets. people don't really touch them that often, but you found a lot of bacteria. >> we did. a little surprising. some of the bacteria would be related to maybe the garbage you put in there. there were some that would come from people's hands. it's telling me people are not only usinging their hands to push it in, something i never do. >> don't touch the wastebasket when you throw garbage away. >> pretty simple. >> next up, the ticket machines, atms, anything you're touching like the taxicab pay screen. you found a lot. >> not surprising. mainly staff lly staph. most are harmless

find out what's lurking on escalators, drinking fountains or atm machines. important but alarming information. >> never love having tse stories first thing in the morning. it important but i walk out of the studio not touching anything, walking a straight like like this. >> we'll scrub like surgeons every day. >> also comingup, how would you like to own a piece of american history like, say, the blanket j.f.k. had in the motorcade that fateful day or how about the statue of liberty's nose? it could be yours for real. these items and more are going up for sale. they are in the studio this morning. we'll get sneak peek later. >> first,ore on the massive search in southern california for the 13 people who authities believe could be part of a cult-like group. nbc's kristen welker has been following the developments and joins us from los angeles. kristen,ood morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, lester. authorities say five adults and eight children are missing. the kids range in age from 3 to 17 years old. officials believe they may be immigrants from el sa

parisians can now get bubbling bottle from a fountain. france is the world's largest consumer of bottled drinking water, which in turn creates about 262,000 tons of plastic garbage. authorities hope the sparkling idea will help cut waste. the fountain injects carbon dioxide into plain, chilled tap water. >>> one film crew in israel proved there's no escaping the camera's lens. transmitting the first underwater live hd broadcast as a part of a photography fair from inside the red sea, set the stage for a live underwater interview. spectators were able to keep dry while at the same time enjoying the underwater art from afar. >>> amateur aviators are getting a bird's-eye view in china. the china birdman competition attracted aviators from all over the globe to test skills and homemade flying machines. pilots propelled themselves over a cliff, some soaring 200 feet. not bad. the event honored china's first aviator who built his first plane in oakland, california. i'm afraid of heights. anytime you say home made airplanes, i don't think i woul

unified has to deal with unsafe lead levels in drinking fountains. oakland unified spends thousands of dollars per year on bottled water because it's not feesible to construct a fountain in older buildings in every school. milk and juice are available, the budget busting cold water is popular. >> it's expensive but... as i said it's right. the kids need it. so if we have to, we make adjustments in order for us to provide this for them. >> providing watt botheled water may not be the answer. >> they're expensive and they're damaging. damaging the world. we want to get into free tap water where possible. >> water helps hydrate kids focusing on academics and helps build habits while they're young. >> and san francisco is exploring a controversial method to get homeless alcoholics off streets and into housing. the plan would house them of taxpayer dollars allowing them to continue drinking. it's an idea generating a lot of talk. and we are in the newsroom with more on this plan. >> reporter: this is modeled after a program in seattle. 75 units of housing

. >>> the fountain on locust is not a big place.m parlor and soda fountain in downtown st. louis. i know, but it has something no other place has. the best restrooms in america including in online voting in an annual competition. fountain on locust had serious competition including major hotels around the u.s. and new york city bryant park. the hand painted art dekko deck co deck core. >>> a colorado wildfire that wiped up homes near boulder around labor day, it started in a fire pit in someone's yard. our affiliate kusa reports that pit belongs to a 20-year veteran of the volunteer department. the man had set a legal controlled burn several days earlier to get rid of the brush fire. to get rid of the brush on his property. >>> you're not going to believe this. this is from southern turkey. a very close call for a toddler w who wandered on to a busy street. the little boy and her son took refuge in nearby

the fountain in this middle of the space takes up as much as the shelving for groceries as there is. there were choices made early on somewhere. i don't think it was ever intended that groceries be sold as the primary use with the others being secondary. and that was the reason i voted for this was that the grocery store use was the primary use and the other two things were supposed to be secondary and accessry. those were the only ways that those two uses could have been approved under that conditional use in the first place. that is the reason i am supporting staff. in terms of the exterior condition number six says the building exterior will be returned to its original appearance et cetera. that was part of the original approved motion. >> there is a lot of nostalgia for the old rossi market. that will never happen again. let's admit that without question. i also question whether or not the present owner or last two or three owners of the building did their market research prior to attempting to buy or open a business. but that is not up to this commission and it is certainly not

fountain on locust had serious competition around the u.s. know. >>> a bizarre twist in a colorado wildfire that wiped out 166 homes near boulder around labor day. investigators say it started in a fire pit in someone's yard. our affiliate kusa reports that that pit belongs to a 20-year-old veteran of the area's volunteer fire department. kusa says the man did a legal controlled burn several days earlier to get rid of brush on his property. >>> this is the most talked about video all day. in southern turkey, a very close call for a toddler who wandered into a busy street. a little boy and his mother apparently had taken refuge in nearby bushes just to take a nap and she didn't notice when he woke up, and then he crawled away. fortunately, though, an alert truck driver stopped, stopped traffic, until the mother could retrieve her baby. can you imagine? just look at that baby playing in traffic and the mom, she's asleep, didn't know what happened. >>> again, that's the

the fountain restaurant in st. louis has won the title through an online vote with a rest room that boasts hand-painted murals, ornate fixtures and designer mirrors. bathrooms were judged on exceptional hygiene, style, and open access to the public. and, terrell, speaking for myself here, if i'm voting on the best public bathroom i think hygiene take as precedent over whether or not it's stylish. >> oh, absolutely. i think so, too. well, you know, i like designs and i like the way it looks. you've got to have a nice bathroom, ashley. i could vote on some of the worst in america, i think i've been in a few. >> i don't care how stylish it, is if it is not clean, it is not getting my vote. >> that's true. you make a good point. good to see you this morning, thank you. >>> just ahead a new lawsuit stemming from the death of michael jackson. plus, caught on tape a. police officer is cleared of wrongdoing after a brutal attack. this is the cbs morning news. brutal attack. cbs morning news. ♪ [ male announcer ] ever have

there's a fountain in central park called the bethesda fountain and i walk to it every day, with two people who are hoo i'm very close to. >> larry: they're both here. >> they're both here. when i climb to the fountain, i'm out of breath but so were they. one day, i said to them, i feel a little pressure if my chest, do you? and they said, no. then i went to the doctor. and he said, you know, that's a sign. and just to make this story short, i wanted -- i was thinking of doing it in the summer. they tell you not to go in the hospital in july because that's when the residents change. "grey's anatomy" it isn't. i was going to go in in august. and then when i had such a big may, i was either giving an award or presenting something. and i said to my cardiologist, you know, could i wait until the end of may for this because it didn't seem to look good. and he said, you can wait, but there's a small risk that you could drop dead. i said -- >> larry: let's do it tomorrow. >> exactly. i told no one until i announced it on the air. >> larry: your first show back to work, you wanted david lett

if you're familiar with the plaza you're familiar with the fountains. >> packed and lots of trees and people in the shade. i think that's going to be a spot where people go to cool off in the south end of the bay. more of that heat we had yesterday, more 09 and tomorrow is going to be hotter. right now we have lots of 50s. there is coastal right along the immediate coast but that's it. it's not going too far across the bay. we have a spare the air today, second one, we had one yesterday, another one today and notice the orange for the santa clara county valley there. what that is, it's unhealthful for sensitive groups is what the air quality is considered. upper respiratory problems such as asthma, you might want to avoid any outdoor activities. by noon, some 80s, mid 80s and by 5:00 p.m., more of the 90s. garvin, tomorrow, is a bit hotter than today, the hottest day of the week. i will have the complete look at your seven-day forecast. >> it's going to be an important one to watch. thank you very much. >>> as craig mentioned the heat has been turned on high and that's causing problem

there was a paramount theatre, we had to go in the back door, separate water fountains. it was a very negative experience. when i got to the library, right above the door, all are welcome. i could go in the front door. i could remember the librarian, she had a bonnet on the back of her head. very sensible shoes. i look at librarians today, that is how they look. she always spoke in a whisper. didn't talk out loud in the library. whispered. she was so kind to me that i loved librarians. when they ask me to do something, it is hard for me to say no. and that is why i flew in the dark at night from atlanta to come out here. [laughter]. but it is because of that generosity of the national public library. so i went there to get my books and i would bring them home and read all 3. then the next week i would take them back to the library. i would read often. when you read better, you read success. i credit the national public library with my successes as a young reader and a young writer. my grandfather had 2 books on his shelf. one was king james version of the bible, the othe

. >> the bathroom is located at the fountain on -- fountain on locust restaurant. >> love that art-deco>>> coming up at 5:30, the boys and girls club launching a campaign to keep kids in school and they have some famous alumni helping them out. details coming up. >>> and candidates score more major victories and i'm joel brown on capitol hill. details coming up. >>> right now, new at 5:30, the tee party on a roll. but some republicans are concerned last night's win in delaware could cost them a chance to control the u.s. senate. >>> don't be a drop-out. that's what denzel washington came to washington to tell an important group of high school students. >>> and a care giver facing charges after incidents of elderly abuse are caught on tape. >>> it was a big victory for the tea party in the little state of delaware. christine o'donnell won yesterday's republican senate primary against a moderate candidate supported by republican leaders. and as joel brown reports, both parties are saying her victory could be the key to who controls the senate in november. >> reporter: she's the tea party

. >>> the fountain on locust is not a big place. you know that?something no other place it has. it's got the best bathrooms in america according to online voting in an annual competition. they had serious competition though. the hand-painted art decko decor and posh fixtures made it the top crowd pleaser among restaurants. now you know. >>> a bizarre twist in a colorado wildfire that wiped out 166 homes near boulder around labor day. investigators say it started in a fire pit in someone's yard. our affiliate kusa says the man did a legal controlled burn several dais earlier to get rid of brush on his property. >>> this is the most talked about video all day. in southern turkey, a very close call for a toddler who wandered intr into a busy street. a little boy and his mother has gone into the bushes to take a nap. he woke up and crawled away. fortunately, an alert truck driver stopped, stopped traffic until the mother could retrieve her baby. can you imagine? look at that baby playing in traffic and then the mom. she's asleep. dn

. >> reporter: craig sits at a fountain in the center of the memorial, dotted with five stones.y represent the five generations of japanese americans that have lived in the u.s. since the late 1800s. jenny is generation four, called yonsei in japanese. she's dedicated to her job as a graphic artist. jenny says her grandfather's story encourages her to work hard and succeed. she hopes it persuades others to be tolerant. after the september 11th terrorist attacks, jenny and her father feared arab americans would also suffer. >> and we don't want to go and take away civil liberties that we hold very dear, even if there are attacks on our country and things like that. it's important to hold on to the freedoms and rights that are very important to our american culture and society. >> reporter: it took more than 40 years for the u.s. government to say it was sorry for the mistreatment of the japanese american community. in 1988 president ronald reagan gave a formal apology. to learn more, visit our website, teenkidsnews.com. mwanzaa? >> thanks, felipe. >>> if you live in a city, you k

. >>> someone apparently decided to have fun dumping soap in the tortoise fountain at huntington parkn francisco. ♪ tiny bubbles [ >> at the end of the day, the fountain certainly a lot cleaner and people had a little fun with it, as well. >>> a common phrase on bart trains these days might be, say what?? >> what?? >> "san francisco chronicle" reporter surveyed all 208 miles of the bart rails with a sound level meter and found that noise levels of 90 decibels or louder at 23 locations, which we had to look up, what's 90 decibels, what -- >> hairdryer, lawnmower that sort of thing. >> okay. ipods like 100? >> 115? something like. >> so we asked some bart riders our question of the day. do you think it's too noisy on bart trains? >> tunnels screaming and screeching is ridiculous. i don't know if it's possible for them to fix it but if the technology exists, why not? >> put a little rubber wheels on. >>> our viewers are also weighing in. on at which time e at cruising speeds... this within last d loud. we had johnny last hour. send your comments to mornings@cbs5.com. we're also on facebo

think it's natural for people to gravitate toward the indoors, if nothing else, find a drinking fountain or soda machine or sit for a minute. >> reporter: today and members of -- and as long as we have these high temperatures, firefighters will be out looking for trouble. dry air, a carelessness mistake could easily have a fire start. >> as people know, you can just hit a rock and that could cause a spark and that could cause a fire. >> reporter: now, pg&e put out these recommendations after 33,000 of its customers lost power in castro valley and in hayward. pg&e's suggests keeping windows and blinds closed in the morning to save cool. turn off lights and appliances when they are not being used and reset air conditioning to around 83 degrees when out of the house and around 75 when you are back at home. now, back here live in walnut creek, both facilities say they will be open until at least 4:00 to accommodate those who need to beat the heat. live in walnut creek, i'm paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. >>> pg&e has reported leaks in gas pipelines at a much higher ra

the south end of the bay, cool spot and the fountains. this is san jose.his is the plaza de-cesar chavez. the kids are getting play time in the heat. as we go through the afternoon tomorrow temperatures warm up more. fog through tonight and into tomorrow we'll lose that a lot earlier. monday we are not going to see much of it at all in the morning hours. 57 in san francisco, 87 in concorde, 88 in livermore. 84 san jose. 70s through napa and sonoma. we are going to see plenty of 90s tomorrow. temperatures have come down two to ten degrees from this time yesterday. plenty of fog and cloud cover this morning. wind out of the northwest ten to 15 miles an hour into the delta area. this is the setup moving through the evening hours into tomorrow. some of the fog at the golden gate gets pushed to the south. a ridge of high pressure here. cold here. the wind out of the north is pushing the fog into southern california. the warm air in place will start to expand tomorrow. that gets rid of the fog earlier. temperatures come up a few degrees. it gets stronger on mond

i saw it in the 50's, i was very little but i still was there in the 50's, and have a fountain that all that water really produce a refreshing sound that drown the patrons' loud conversations. but what made dominica famous, according to some foreigners and historians, was its ice cream of countless flavors and its famous fruit ices: guava and other flavors were served according to an irish traveler. and he wrote, that all these ice creams were served in an overgrown wine glass. on the plate under each language a long brown coil, paraquillo looking like a cigar and tasting of brown sugar, well-beaten eggs and flour. this is the sign, according to the traveler, of the spoon used it eat the towering cream. we used to eat these big ice creams in cuba, used lots of cream. most dominica patrons were male but a few foreign women venturing to the famous establishment in the company of men from the court. one of these women was my grandmother, merced moynihan. in la dominica, one of the best cafes in the world, located on oreilly street, where my grandparents met. ticket to ride, i talk about my

the fountain was cleaner at the end of day. >>> police in las vegas are defending the quick release ofst month, august 27 on suspicion of cocaine possession. now police confirm that hilton was processed and out of jail in about three hours. that is roughly half the time it usually takes for people facing the same charge. then again i would imagine they probably had all her paperwork. uhm, no. police also placed her in a separate room from previous incidents. >> maybe they wanted to get her out of jail, she was a nuisance. >> they say celebrities draw unwanted attention from the media and other inmates. >>> a man in colombia is now recognized as being the shortest adult male in the world. the guinness book of world records announced the title yesterday. 4-year-old edward hernandez just 27.5" tall. his family calls him nino which is child in spanish. nino. he lives in bogota with his parents and four brothers and they all work together making pajamas. >>> step right this way! >>> the sluggish economy has not slowed down the jerry lewis telethon. ♪ [ music ] the final total, nearly $59 mi

watching children bounce in the fountain. pickled cool in water, giggles going off like chinese fire crackers. tiny teeth grudge mashing. 5 you want to fried chicken bites so golden brown. pity another poor mother her catfish, mango shake shook every wrchlt the little girl on the straw never blinked channelling opiuman cesters through the ecstasy of fruit sures. this is us at farmer's market. brother too complicate who had offers an arm for her and me. a chain of chins along his shoulders. where have you been and why has it taken you so long to come back? >> the piece dedicated to my foster father and cousin on my adopted side. 1, daddy. old crow, jack dan jells understood my father mouthfuls at a time. jim beam and old forester where uncles rolled up in the sufficiented hennesy take it's first breath and hound dog laughter and dominos falling like hail on the dining table. relatives existed through stories and memory ease in like zombies on ropes of camel smoke and demand a texas holdum. no wonder they call it spirits. spiri