one is the use of the roof for green. now we have a lot of green roof interests in san francisco. in order to have a green roof, you have to do two things. you have to address the structural issue that all of this greenery and the water that it holds is very heavy. and secondly, you have to provide exceptional waterproofing. basically, you put a complete waterproof membrane underneath everything and then you can begin to develop your green roof strategy. where you simply start putting plants on top. it's a recipe for leaks. another thing that's a real serious problem with this deck on top of the garage is that the guard is -- seems to be made of one-by materials and they don't meet what i would consider -- >> none of that's legal. >> minimum standard for safety. here's our temporary repair. someone is going up and down the stairway and it's shaking a little bit too much for them. so they put in some diagonal bracing. not a bad idea to keep it from shaking. >> i like the redwood lattice. >> that is actually a very good idea. >> that's the street. you're not supposed to have posts c

@w÷/'d with the solar panels on the roof, so we looked at trying to do a green roof, and that was severaliterations ago. work, but it did not work to be able to do that. zacommissioner moran: to understand in more detail what this living machine is about, if there is something, i would be interested in it. >> yes, there is a website that has a ton of information on it, and i can give you what we gave to dbi, which has a lot of technical information in it, and the website with the living machine has a lot. we were hoping would be the first, but it was just installed in portland, eso we would be the only second one to do it in the country. also, in regard to the roof, it has to be in proximity to force it to work for the living machine. they are in -- investigating the living machine for the zoo, which would be a very large platform. i think the biggest challenge is that i wanted to push the boundaries, but when i evaluate it for irrigation, it would not negatively impact plants, but then you get to the public health issues, and that is the biggest challenge, having any of those remain in t

green property. it has white roofs and -- low- flow toilets, high efficiency insulation and new heat pumps dropping from the ground. there is another reason why it's important to residents. >> and my attitude is those needing help should get more financially, and we are coming in to a new era this is an example of us being first, first in the city for green and green construction. >> reporter: the improvements will allow them to use 25% less energy. >>> michael jackson might be gone but the battle for his estate is far from over. >> that's right, tonight, new paternity claims against the king of pop's children. tmz is working the story. we're live from los angeles in 30 minutes. >>> and we want to know what you think, text your vote to www.myfoxdc.com. will the residents have a winning season? text 55171. tune in for the results tonight on fox 5 news at 10.   hi, home. i'm home. genuine glee just $14.99 and $79.99. find what makes you happy at a price that makes you homegoods happy. >> a health alert on even more benefits of breast-feeding. a new study claims the longer babies are

. >>> green was the color to the of the governor's race. brown toured a roofing industry. whitman fired back with an environmental announcement of her own. ken pritchett has the report. >> attorney general jerry brown toured a solar panel this morning for a green themed campaign event. brown said california's renewable energy has faded, lost ground that should be regained. >> it takes cooperation and it takes stopping the oil addicting proposition 23. >> reporter: proposition 23 would effectively overturn california's landmark greenhouse gas law designed to reduce carbon emissions to 1990 levels to 200. if passed, proposition 23 was suspended until state unemployment dipped below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters. brown took a swipe at his opponent meg whitman on the opposition. >> is she for 23 or against it. >> reporter: what brown didn't know is that this morning whitman stated her positions on all of the propositions on the november 2nd ballot and on proposition 23 she joined brown in opposing it. >> meg whitman believes you could be be both smart and green. she belie

. >>> green was the color to the of the governor's race. brown toured a roofing industry. t whitman fired back with an environmental announcement of her own. ken pritchett has the report. >> attorney general jerry brown toured a solar panel this morning for a green themed campaign event. brown said california's renewable energy has faded, lost ground that should be regained. >> it takes cooperation and it takes stopping the oil addicting proposition 23. >> reporter: proposition 23 would effectively overturn california's landmark greenhouse gas law designed to reduce carbon emissions to 1990 levels to 200. if passed, proposition 23 was suspended until state unemployment dipped below 5.5% for four consecutive quarters. brown took a swipe at his opponent meg whitman on the opposition. >> is she for 23 or against it. >> reporter: what brown didn't know is that this morning whitman stated her positions on all of the propositions on the november 2nd ballot and on proposition 23 she joined brown in opposing it. >> meg whitman believes you could be be both smart and green. she beli

roofing and solar company in newark. he will talk about the plan to create thousands of green jobs. he will be at peterson dean solar systems at 10:00 this morning. >>> good morning. going out to the roadways. the traffic is moving nicely over to the westbound side. no major delays from the east bay. a look at the maps, we are looking at a smooth drive and the camera is not shaking. i wanted to point out something going on southbound at 680. around diablo road, reports of a car's grill on the roadway. they might have to run a quick traffic break. westbound highway 4 traffic moving smoothly. no major delays or problems, but a slow down will start around 5:15. you might want to get ahead of schedule to beat the back up. >> jennifer hill joining us. no cardigan for me, but i did leave the window fan going last night. for most people it's still last night, but for our last night and woke up freezing. >> yeah, but that window fan is going to come in handy over the next couple of days. a cool start at 57 degrees in fremont and 56 in oakland. not a lot of fog around which is good news for

green division for 27. i guess you could say it's blood. >> come on in. have a seat. hold on. i like it because i am standing up. i am outside without a roof over my head and i see all kinds of people. >> you catch up to people you know from the past. you know. went to school with. people that you work with at other jobs. military or something. kind of weird. it's a small word, you be. like i said, what do people do when they come to san francisco? they ride a cable car. >> california line starts in the financial district. people are coming down knobbhill. the cable car picks people up. takes them to work. >> there still is no other device to conquer these hills better than a cable car. nobody wanted to live up here because you had to climb up here. with the invention of the cable car, these hills became accessible. he watched horses be dragged to death. cable cars were invent in san francisco to solve the problem with it's unique, vertically challenged terrain. we are still using cars a century old >> the old cable car is the most unique thing, it's still going. it was a good design by then and is still now. if we don't do something now.

roof on the corner. this house will have a green tag instead of the yellow one.elly, kron 4 news. >> just an, we just got the dispatch calls as firefighters, rescue crews this responded to the devastating and some of these dramatic moments minutes of to this explosion. >> three-alarm we have houses, and we have extreme heat! possibly several blocks on fire at this time. >> from an june 11th, we have to vehicles involved better on the shoulder from--engine 11. >> with no water, we need we think with a broken water main to the and from the corner of san bruno ave. >> several blocks on fire, no water available in one of the biggest challenges facing firefighters. that a water main and broke and they do bring in water to bring in the devastating. >> a programming note, this thursday, the nbc will have. programming. you can catch the season premiere of the apprentice. that will be followed by a special edition of kron 4 news at 10:00 p.m. we will be right back. rid of the mansion and the limo e cut wastet budgets were balanced. $4 billion in tax cuts. world class scho

when i talk about green jobs, i mean hiring young men and women in the roofing companies i've seen in southern and northern california. you can put people to work retrofitting the inefficient buildings in california by the hunss of thousands. from the energy policies that were created when i was governor, over a million jobs were created over a 30-year period. so yes, it takes time. this is not something that's going to be turned around overnight, but let's invest in the jobs of the future. i did it before, and i can do it again. >> jerry brown, thank you for that. we will give the last word on this topic to meg whitman. >> i'm sure we will have a chance to ab32 farther on in the debate, but the truth is 3% of the jobs come from green jobs, and 97% come from the rest of the economy, and i want to focus on making sure that the employees who work for those companies don't lose their job through expansions of the businesses or the businesses shutting down because it's more competitive to go elsewhere. and texas has the very best business climate in the country. it is not a perfect state

roof and a ceiling. >> the whole project costing about $2 million and construction should be finished by the end of the year. so, going green isn't cheap. >> does she charge for luggage when people come over to sit. >> all right, dennis. >> the a's go for a rare sweep over the angels. toss to sports ,, welcome to the world of lovaza, where nature meets science. if you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, you may also have very high triglycerides -- too much fat in the blood. it's a serious medical condition. lovaza, along with diet, effectively lowers very high triglycerides in adults but has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or strokes. lovaza starts with omega-3 fish oil that's then purified and concentrated. it's the only omega-3 medication that's fda-approved. you can't get it at a health food store. lovaza isn't right for everyone. tell your doctor if you're allergic to fish, have other medical conditions and about any medications you're taking, especially those that may increase risk of bleeding. blood tests are needed before and during treatment. in some, ldl or bad cholesterol may increase.

peterson dean, the nation's largest roofing company, brown attacked proposition 23, which would suspend california's clean air standards. he outlined his plan to create greenbs in california, saying sol lar technology is an area where the state can lead. >> this is a small company, but it's thousands of small companies like this that build the economy. my plan is to create 500,000 jobs over the next ten years. >> brown called prop 23 a quote, dirty energy proposition pointing out its backed by three out of state oil companies trying to bamboozle the voters. >> meg whitman came out against prop 23. voters passed the climate change law, but it was suspended until the state's unemployment dropping to 5.5%. for mobt p months, whitman hasn't taken a position on 23, saying she'd only suspend it for a year. today though, she took a stand, saying she is officially against prop 23. nbc bay area will be airing a governor's debate on october 12th. tom brokaw will moderate the debate. coverage begins at 6:30 and we'll have it on our website. >>> let's talk about tech news and what did you do when the world's biggest social network sight went down? a couple of ideas. >

green. >> and women took a stand on propositions tofd. you can find that on our web site under see it on tv. >> democrat jerry brown highlighted his opposition by visiting one of the largest privately owned roofing and solar companies touring today, and talked about his 30 year record of supporting alternative energy forms. brown says california needs to reestablish its self as a leader in renewable energy. >> my plan is to create 500,000s jobs over 10 years by investing in 20,000 megawatts of solar this, is a very specific plan. it can work. and i guarantee if i'm the next governor we're going to make major progress in that plan. >> there brown says meg whitman's decision is better late than infer but blasted the plan to delay implem taigs of new green house gas regulations. >> a campus attack has police warning students saying a female student was assaulted in a second floor of the parking garage just before 4:00. vimt says a man with a strong smell of cologne grabbed her sweat skmirt swung her into a wall while she was talking -- walking to her car. she was able to run to her car. security has now been increased on campus. >> oakland police are investigating a shootout that injured two people

green movement is dead. i think it might be a bit dormant but it's not dead. the other night, one was interviewing ahmadinejad here. there were people on the roofstehran and probably other iranian cities once again shouting "god is great." secondly, i think what is more important is the division in the regime. this is unbelievable. the president is trying to undermine -- is trying to undermine parliament. it's trying to undermine the expediency council. he is trying to undermine even the supreme leader by even ignoring -- at least, his calls. the supreme leader called recently for unity among the regime leaders and the president is ignoring it. >> charlie: what is to be said about this tension between the president and the supreme leader? >> i think there is tension between the president and the spiritual leader, and more importantly, i think, there is increasing pressure amongst the conservatives, particularly in the parliament. i think one can say safely for the first time in ahmadinejad's five year there has been open talk of the possibility of impeaching him. two very prominent members have in the last two weeks written either open letters t

green division for 27. i guess you could say it's blood. >> come on in. have a seat. hold on. i like it because i am standing up. i am outside without a roof over my head and i see all kinds of people. >> you catch up to people you know from the past. you know. went to school with. people that you work with at other jobs. military or something. kind of weird. it's a small word, you be. like i said, what do people do when they come to san francisco? they ride a cable car. >> california line starts in the financial district. people are coming down knobbhill. the cable car picks people up. takes them to work. >> there still is no other device to conquer these hills better than a cable car. nobody wanted to live up here because you had to climb up here. with the invention of the