workers prepared for the dramatic the construction of the gothic pinnacle left damaged from the august earthquake. >> when the quake occurred and everything should, the top three parts that you just saw remained as one and that top unit shifted over considerably. >> try a 8.5 inches. that is how far the se grand pinnacle shifted during the tremor. masons and engineers are taking them apart so they can stabilize the structure and begin repairs to the remaining pieces of limestone left damaged. >> we decided we had to take them off as one unit. i do not want to be out there breaking it, drilling and, whatever it is, to take them apart because there are eight other stones beneath that that are loose. >> he says the damage is drastic, and one pinnacle rotated as much as 45 degrees. he has been working on the landmark for more than two decades and critics the task will take a solid 10 years. but officials said they're more than happy with the progress being made. >> of anything, we're probably ahead of schedule. november 12 was chosen so that we would not have to keep making a decision ever

there are many different styles, there is a gothic, modern, there is a victorian, classical, and even mission motifs. the architects that i really admirer were really trying to land architectural styles to come up with a style that is unique to california. that is what i tried to do also in this. the way that this is reminiscent of both victorian architecture and architecture from other cultures, the spanish architecture, the sort of inverted tapering of columns that you see typically in mexican and spanish architecture. i am trying to -- but what interests me is to do a blend of different kinds of styles to create something unique for california. president olague: i would like to open it up for public comment at this time. seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner miguel: i moved to approve with conditions. >> second. ã9qj? arçj÷ president olague: oe close public comment -- i gave it enough time. >> i appreciate what mr. martinez has done, we don't see how this began, but suffice it to say, it came along way from the original plans. this is a building that is really context

in river the area is often called the suv in ski stone council because of its resemblance to the gothic architecture of medieval europe. one theory suggests that the mountains were the last outpost of the berga mongols when have it in the valley in ancient times. legend has it that they are home to spirits of the wind. yes this is a wind swept place. locals used to think that the eagles flying over the valley were in fact the souls of shamans. in the o. kinski district on the other side of. the cough is going up to see his brother on his way he will pass by a sacred place. whenever a bad mum pulses boy he stops and bounce to it before pleading to his ancestors to grant him good luck during his long journey. meanwhile brother and his wife are treating yak skin it's. soil so use them to make clothing footwear and harnesses. this technique is thousands of years old locals still prefer who made things. my mother taught me the skill. that's how my parents always did it for a hundred things or better quality. as soon as they stretched the skin and suspend it from steaks they make a small fire

the gothic washington national cathedral. >> the majority of the damage are the slender pinnacles way up at the top. all that just shook and boom. >> reporter: boom when three pinnacle tops on the central tower were knocked off during the august 23rd earthquake. the slender pieces in between all four row kate. >> where they have row stated, those are two courses of stone that are damaged. but there is about ten pieces of stone above it that have to come off. in order to get to the two courses of stone that have done this. >> reporter: just like this chunk of three pieces facing removal today. three of 45 that will be removed on all four pinnacles that is not counting the additional 160 pieces that must come off from the tower itself. >> reporter: once we get this stabilized, we can catch our breath and start totaling up exactly how many stones have been damaged. >> reporter: joe alonso is the ca need drail's headstone maintenance. >> the crane operator can't see what is going on anyway, even on a sunny day. he is working blind. the way he is sitting, all he sees is the transseptember.

lolita gothic or whatever. there is one in japantown in the new people building but this is an independent store front. it's interesting that it's located where it is. it's the kind of thing that i think the community needs to get its head around because there's a shop in hayes valley, and stuff springing up

lolita gothic or whatever. there is one in japantown in the new people building but this is an independent store front. it's interesting that it's located where it is. it's the kind of thing that i think the community needs to get its head around because there's a shop in hayes valley, and stuff springing up all around the city that you would think, oh, it would be really great if it was in japantown. anyway. president olague: thank you. we're going to be taking item out of order. we'll be hear iing item number next. secretary avery: thank you, commissioners and public. president olague has mentioned, we are taking item 12 out of order. it is case number 2011.0921t. public art fee and public art work trust fund. >> thank you, commissioners, anmarie rodgers, and as you know, this ordinance has been introduce bid two parties, both the mayor and board president chu and i would like first to turn the microphone to representatives of their offices to make a few statements why they felt the need to introduce this ord

lolita gothic or whatever. there is one in japantown in the new people building but this is an independent store front. it's interesting that it's located where it is. it's the kind of thing that i think the community needs to get its head around because there's a shop in hayes valley, and stuff springing up all around the city that you would think, oh, it would be really great if it was in japantown. anyway. president olague: thank you. we're going to be taking item out of order. we'll be hear iing item number

. >> juvenile fiction that's related to the gothic, lots of vampire literature, the hunger games, edgar allen poe, it makes a great connection. >> one man play, can be seen in area 405 located halt 045 east oliver street. admission is just ten dollars. >>> october is also a time to toast with your favorite brew. the october fest happens this weekend. you will be able to sample 80 different brews. if you can measure up a contest to see who has the biggest beer belly in the universe. >> also have the carry your wife competition where the winner wins his wife's weight in beer. it's fantastic. that runs on the track itself. it's something to see for sure. >> all happens tomorrow, saturday at the fairgrounds, doors open at noon this event is part of a bigger event. the beer week was run until the 16th. >>> also tomorrow fundraiser we have been telling you about for the past few days. this little boy is william. he is eight and is in remission from cancer. he has a lot of complications, the family wants to raise money for a special service dog to help and protect him. tomorrow night ravens ne

. >> a gothic cathedral is the worst thing to be involved in an earthquake. >> reporter: removing theworkers stabilize them completely. >> for me personally, it is sad. sure, it is a challenge and all of that but i never dreamed i would be reconstructing this building. >> reporter: a $25 million fun raising drive is in progress to pay for repairs. >> there is no way to know at this time how much total money will immediate to be raised to restore the building fully. we are all just blown away by the outpouring of support that has come in. >> reporter: but at least a little money uncovered by the earthquake won't go to the official restoration efforts. >> in the mortar that was between the last stone at the top, i found an old quarter, a nickel, a penny and a dime that the mason must have put in the mortar so i saved them and i'm going to put them back whenever we lay that last stone again. i will put those coins from 1963 right back in the mortar. >> reporter: melanie alnwick, fox 5 morning news. >>> the cathedral is expected to reopen on november 12th. >>> a remind are for you now. ou

clashes between riot police and furious protesters very gothic. back out here in. the right. and the pensions really be my thing as a police moved in to clear the crowds some shocking scenes at one point the police chasing protesters into the metro station many others hit and kicked by they supposed to be keeping control. but the message being sent by the government is one of repression and fear. scenes like this are very serious questions about the level of force being used. to prior's is a forty three year old journalist who's reported from many conflicts but it was in his own country where he sustained his worst injury. i just remember thinking is this really happening please i took shelter in an enclosure just awesome talking and one policeman who i think was a commander asked in a very rude taking pictures i told him i was a journalist but he gave an order and i had one of the flash bangs thrown at me these are some pictures i took. the place he taken shelter amplified the sound of the flash bang causing almost tehsil deafness injury which is his job. after the attack i

scaffolding still surrounds the gothic central tower, the part most damaged in the quake, but some sayt must be restored. the governing boards as they will do everything to restore the building to what people expect. doors will open on november 12, for the consecration of the ninth bishop of washington. that does not mean the repairs will be anywhere near complete. that could be a process which could take up to 10 years. autria godfrey, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> there's in the first for the white house. next month's we will have the chief usher at the white house. that person is in charge of all white house operations including stores and the the first dinner. reid is currently the general manager at the ritz-carlton. quite a job. >> the white house will be ushering lots of little ones today. they will be in the white house guard and harvesting. decent weather for that. >> the harvest is something to enjoy. and there will be great weather for that. a dry and sunny day, pleasant conditions. we could really use it. we ended september and august over 5 inches above average in terms of

. >> does he work on a gothic comic club? no. >> he also worked for the fed. the ceo has great things to say about him. he is smart and passionate. you shouldn't discount his candidacy. we keep saying it and week after week he is continuing to climb in the polls so don't act like it is not happening. it is the season of the nba and nobody is watching or caring and they take eye -- idle pleasure. then come around the playoffs they will pick their team. they will only have mare money left and it will be romney and perry and everybody will forget cain who will have a tv show on the network. >> my view is party neutral. i would say the same thing with a crazy democrat in the race. >> he already had a radio show. >> bill try to say something in that shirt that tha doesn't make me laugh. >> popcorn here, get your popcorn. >> i said it before and i will say it again. at this time in the election cycle in 2008 it was two republican freight trains, guiliani and thompson. both mean nothing right now. but they are great things to talk about, much like occupy wall street.

reflected in its striking gothic architectu architecture.irks. for chief trial prosecutor mignini, a native perugian. >> he was seeing symbols on the crime scene, i think, right from the start. i think he saw this young woman in a symbolic way. >> reporter: this bloodied handprint on the wall of meredith kercher's bedroom was seen as a satanic marker. the ritualistic nature of the assault convinced mignini a violent sex orgy had taken place and amanda knox came the satanic she devil who killed her. but it is the symbols of a more modern age that will document this latest chapter in perugia's history. its residents, though fascinated as the rest of the world by the trial of amanda knox, feel a growing concern in their new, unwanted notoriety, and hope for a swift return to obscurity. >> people from perugia are a little bit sick of this because of too much, you know -- too much about the ct and it's not a very good thing for the city. >> reporter: now that perugia has lived through the amanda knox story, the challenge for its universities and

a gothic, abandon prison in the middle of philadelphia. >> the prison was open for 142 consecutive yearswas about 75,000 men and women incarcerated behind these walls. about 1,000 people died inside the building. in 1927, they built an isolation brock, inmates could spend 30 days, 60 days, 90 days in total sensory deprivation. >> at the prison, the ghost hunters arrive. they know these walls well. their cameras were inside eastern state and recorded something strange. >> we were able to catch what we believe to be some sort of an aberration that came forward in complete darkness and jetted back, moving extremely fast. >> whoa. look at that. it's like a castle. >> wow. >> check out the gargoyles. >> and as our van enters the prison, the ghost hunters greet us. with the gates behind us, we head inside. >> welcome to eastern state. >> can you imagine being a prisoner in here? >> perfectly creepy. >> this is where al capone stayed for a little bit. >> i like what he did with the place. >> i do, too. >> we're about to search for the unknown. >> we're giving lester, amy and jenna a crash cours

you can be punk, a prep, gothic, we're guedettes. >> how do you define guedette?et anybody bring her down, she likes tanning, very independent and loves to be like flashy, like gaudy. >> do we ever get to see snooki the real you on this show? i mean, i think you even said something about the fact that reality tv is not normal life. it's the most dysfunctional moments rolled up in a ball, in your case, a meatball. >> yes. >>o we ever get to see the real snooki or the real nicole probably more appropriately on tv? >> i think you see more of like the party side of me which i call snooki, that's kind of my alter ego. that's what you see on the snow. right now you're talking to nicole. it's like the soft, calm, like you know, business ready person. >> so is this person, is nicole a good role model for young women versus snooki on tv? >> snooki is definitely not a role model. snooki is there to have fun and live her life. nicole i am strong and independent and you know, i'm just loveable i guess. >> one of the things you write about in the book, chapter called "snookin

she has wonderful gothic jewelery on from donna baverka. it is hard for me to say her name.owns all those. >> we have another beautiful model. this is kathy fill yims. -- phillips. she has these beautiful pieces on from julia fluker. they are lovely satisfy ires. -- saphires. every single one of those leaves are handmade. most of our jewelers alloy the gold themselves. depending on the color, the karat, they put the additives. this is a solid gold piece. the link is not made in a mold. each link is made by hand. every single thing that you see. >> this is good stuff, is what you are tying to say. the jewelers will be spread out throughout the museum? >> no, the center corridor of the museum. >> this is a particular favorite of mipe. she has been with us from day one. i have a funny little aside. we met each other at the museum. she had a pair of hoop earrings. i said, i think those have to be under my christmas tree. >> talk about why this show is so good for you. >> the people that compum to this show get the jewelery. they love fine art, and it is an easy translation to fi