this is at penn and highland.t appears to be part of a shooting spree that unfolded across montgomery county this morning. now, this is a police investigation with multiple crime scenes. first, police tell us a woman was found shot and killed at an apartment in harleysville on main street. that was early this morning. a neighbor tells nbc 10's matt delucia, she heard the shooting, she heard four shots. she looked out and saw a man leave the apartment with several

big brother shows how it should be done. ♪ at highland park, the men turn out for a patriotic arrayedt thiseffective yet, is the first model of the martin bomber. eddy rickenbacker, america's flying ace, comes home to encourage more plain production -- plane reduction -- production. here is how they manufacture the curtis flying boats. a liberty engine. ♪ the faces of america at war. these are men working in the , a redd at hog island cross girl, a familiar and friendly site. the captain has worked at the bureau of engraving in washington since 1864. barracks life in an army camp. more and more troop trains for points of embarkation. the last cup of coffee before we shove off. ♪ a sobering moment. but we won't come back until its over, over there. meanwhile, back at the tank test, there goes another one. soon the bugs are all ironed out and the government places an order for 15,000 tanks. detroit sentffe in , by king george to arrange for the shipment of fords and tractors to great britain, to speed up the production of food. he drives a new one followed by henry ford. parades and mor

highland? thank you, we wanted to report on the meeting prior to our next meeting december 3rd and hoping we can do it once a month probably the first meeting of the month and then if ar c is needed to be scheduled as a project that we can shuffle it as we needed to. >> we have this room starting at around 11:15, we would schedule it starting at 11:30 to get ample time for a brief break in between and to refer to it as a committee. >> okay, just some context to what commissioner matsuda and i were thinking is to have an open forum to invite the community and talk about what their most important assets are in the community and the work by heritage and workshops have been a great start. we thought it might be good to open it up and give people the opportunity to speak who may not have had that opportunity. we would like to invite supervisor campos' office to present their legislation and someone from the mayor's office. i'm not sure if it's with oewe with the civic department to get feedback from

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potomac highlands might get a wintry mix for a little while.row we'll see clouds and upper 40s. a late shower west of the blue ridge. so if your travels take you out west in western maryland, shenandoah valley, likely seeing some showers. everybody looks wet on saturday with a high in low 50s, yellow alert day. better on sunday and still okay monday and tuesday. beverly? >>> we're trying to recover virginia 95. the wreck we had in newington, one in the mof lanes in wood bridge -- hov lanes in woodbridge did the damage. on 395 there had been a crash at seminary road. that's been cleared from the roadway but the northbound 3 # 5 delays pretty much leaving the beltway -- 395 delays pretty much leaving the beltway. a brand new crash southbound on 270 at montrose road. initially tying up the left side of the roadway. now we're just getting word after crash on the outer loop between new hampshire avenue and university boulevard in silver spring. police and fire rescue on the way to that more timesaver traffic, news, weather, join meeting this morning

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according to officer with the chp, a large group of cyclists at least 50 were traveling down highland road two accidented happened moments apart. >> near the pack of the riders results in major injuries to one rider and minor to another. >> and then one of the cycleist trying to avoid that collision ended up in the yellow. >> driver saw a lot of bicyclist bicyclists scrambling to avoid the first collision and was unable to avoid not hitting the swerving cyclists. >> you have to be care. because you can't stop as fast as a car. >> the others involved in the initial collision are being treated at the hospital. in contra costa county. abc news. >>> you can expect another chilly night ahead. let's take a look at our forecast. >> clear skies once again tonight will last. temperatures will fall into the 30s and some spots. >> narrator: >> 30s and in some spots in the 20s. poor air quality means no wood-burning in the next 24 hours. 38 in oakland who. when i come back we'll have the seven day. >> thank you. >>> an extraordinary show of solidarity for a fallen police officer in new york city

the group highlanders america usually sends donations to a hospital if manhattan but this year they cameo children's hospital of philadelphia because one of their friends has a child being treated here with brain cancer. >> i have been doing this for the last 14 years. just seeing the smiles on the faces are worth it. >> the gifts will make the holidays brighter for children who will spending them in the hospital. >>> three, two, one. >> the tree was once the center of a major controversy but tonight's redding's charlie brown christmas tree was at the center of a celebration. it was lit in penn square. some people complained when the tree went up and was topped with a pretzel. >>> it looks so pretty with the lights on it. today not so pretty. we had the clouds in place. tomorrow we will have the sunshine back. today the clouds were so stubborn. the good news is we stayed dry throughout the day. dry and cold on sunday. it will be like today but with more sunshine in the afternoon. winter arrives tomorrow at 6:03. and we are tracking a wet but not white christmas eve. right now we are look

middle school and highlands high school. as a kid growing up, he loved to fish and played baseball and football. brandon also practiced tae kwon do when he was a kid and he earned his black belt by age 10. high school classmates and teachers of brandon's remember him as an unassuming student with a big heart and a good sense of humor and a dedication to helping others. as a school, we joined the fort thomas community and the family in mourning his loss, said highland's principal brian robinson. even on bad days, i was able to turn to brandon and bring out a smile to my face says former high school classmate stephanie orling. brandon also had a mischievous side. brandon loved a good prank, his mother tammy recalls. in high school, he decided it would be funny to place a mousetrap in another student's locker. when the principal called him, he admitted it right away. that was the worst trouble brandon ever gave his parents. as a teenager, brandon also enjoyed the freedom that came with his driver's license. while teaching brand

notice on the back edge here, there is a little bit of clearing going on, just east of the laurel highlandseny's, so eventually we will get in on that, likely start to see some sunshine by later this morning, check in quickly with the eyewitness weather watchers, still on top of thing here, even on holiday. we appreciate that. temperatures generally from cross wicks, new jersey, into west chester, drexel hill, sailors burying, very milled at the onset, mid 50's, as cool up in the poconos, upper four's, but still too warm for anything but plane old rain. meanwhile as we take a look at future winds speeds, generally westerly component to the wind flow. not as harsh after winds. that said, also again still very mild. but in the that wind, as high as 20 miles per hour sustained winds speeds, and we could see higher gusts as say 40 miles per hour in spots. later on tonight, notice the wind starts to wayne little bit. but, it is still going to be turning colder at that point. so, this temperature of 53 degrees for your christmas forecast, isn't this the prettiest graphic, most festive thing? skii

one of the worst polluted areas was central vietnam nam's highlands. they repeatedly sprayed this area. the lines on the map represent the routes they took. in 1963, local doctor ho van moi witnessed spraying not far from the ho chi min trail. the children of many local village families were born with serious fiscal disabilities. 24-year-old ki van bok is typical. his father died of cancer and his mother has been treated. both served with the vet kong during the war. mentally healthy, he has been i am prisoned in a ravaged body since birth. he needs constant care and attention from his mother. they have little money and food is always scarce. vietnam has 50 ethnic minority groups. most have roots in the heavily completed areas of the country. they have surfed disproportionately from the war-time toxins. the government has relocated mistaken thousands of them. many of the remaining mountain villagers have been reluctant to move from their homes, not least because of the sigma associated from having an agent orange victim in the family. for example, one

shunn was biking with 50 to 60 other cyclists on highland road, east of san ramone. an accident with the bicycles in front of the line caused many to try to avoid it, he veered and was hit by a truck and died on the scene. >> at first it just takes your breath away. >> reporter: the principal got the call from his wife saturday night telling him what happened. he says that he taut government and asian history for upon 11 years at the school and set to take over as principal at the high school in napa next year. the students loved him. >> he was a great teacher. he had a repore with the kids that was unlike i have seen with other deans. just extraordinary. >> reporter: now, the principal says that the school is planning on having students and alumni here tomorrow from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. to come and remember his life. there will be a memorial service held when school is back in session on january 9th. we are live in berkeley. back to you. >> all right, christian, thank you. >>> taking a live look outside, fair skies in the bay area, things will get a little chilly ag

on west coast, people chanted from the hollywood boulevard to the highland intersection just before a man with a knife was shot and killed by police in the same intersection. >>> the bay area seeing a break in the rain. crew have. repairing a large sinkhole in the last storm. first, deny grub network v is tracking the latest batch of storms. when will it start? >> it looks strike will be monday for the most part. as can you see, some of us will still see some rain. this is pushing ahead to 8:00 tomorrow morning, where you see at least light rain throughout the north bay. that will start to dissipate throughout the day. the morning fog will still burn off. you can already start to see another krill moving towards us by sunday evening. we have some widespread showers, not the moderate to heavy stuff, but trace at least. we'll i'll talk about how much rain and how much more we can expect coming up. >> continuing our team coverage, we join willie sheergal, who is live where crews were earlier repairing a large sinkmoment have they made mini progress? >> reporter: crews wrap up here around

potomac highlands, that's where the cold air will stick around a little bit more persistently. here in the beltway we'll see the cold air try to sink in. as you're heading out the door tuesday morning, just rain that's falling. tail end of the commute, some of the rain starts to break up. we could see some of the sleet pelts making their way down in to the beltway. because it was so warm today those pellets will melt when they hit the ground . we're not concerned about any refreezing as we head overnight because the warm front of this system is going to lift to the north so any place you're really going to see any snow, anything spicking around is in the potomac highlands and the alleghenys, not the immediate metro area. wednesday looks like a drier day but still a potential for a shower. overnight tonight we'll see the scattered showers continue. 32 to 38. winds out of the north at 10 to 15 miles per hour. tomorrow morning we'll see mostly rain showers but a wintery mix is possible as i mentioned before, especially as you head to the north and west of the beltway. temperatures

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. >>> downed trees were a big problem at highlands park in concord. work crews cut them up and used a wood chipper to clear the debris. >> this double trunked pine tree came crashing down on a house. the branches blew out the home's back windows. as it fell it took down four smaller trees in the process. >>> a state of emergency is in affect in san mateo county. the county officials can apply for state and federal aid to cover storm damage including the mobile home park that flooded in belmont. weather is causing problems at sfo. tonight marks the start of the christmas travel season and things are off to a rough start at the bay area's busiest airport. katie is there live. katie? >> i just talked with airport officials and they tell me about 90 flights are canceled here. that's about half arrivals and half departures and for people lucky enough to have a flight the delays are averaging one to two hours. the problem is the weather just started sprinkling. as sandhya mentioned, it is the clouds and low advise -- visibility. >> waiting in line for four

. >> reporter: he was biking on saturday with 50 to 60 other cyclists on highland road, east of san ramone an accident between two cyclists at the front of the pack forced the rest of the group to avoid it. he veered into the opposite lane and was hit by a truck. he died before the emergency crews arrived. >> just stunned. it takes your breath away. >> reporter: the principal pete imperial got the call from his wife saturday night. he was doing what he loved that day. >> her man was riding either on the roads or on the machines, i think, seven-days a week. he was -- he was if in monsterrously good physical condition. he was -- he loved cycling. >> reporter: he says he taught government and asian history for 8 years and set to take over as principal next year at another school. the students loved him. >> he was a great teacher. a rapport with the kids that was unlike i had seen with other deans. he was just extraordinary. >> reporter: back to you. >> students and alumni plan to gather on campus tomorrow afternoon to remember him. this will be a formal memorial service at the school on janua

first family spending holiday on the highland. president told the troops they're extraordinary service is giving afghanistan a chance to rebuild. majority of combat troops i will pull out of afghanistan by the end of the year. >> the world watched an epic tragedy 10 years ago going today a massive tsunami in eric yeah killing 230,000 them its path.od the wall of water then came battering a dozen countries around the indian ocean. moments of silence are planned to honor the victims. many of the bodies were never found. >> sue ma'amy brought about stories of perseverance a boy swept away while playing soccer. he survived floating on a bed then tree through a swamp near where homes once stood. >> there was a sea for 21 days and i ate what i found in the sea. >> the boy was wearing a soccer jersey at the time he loves the start. soccer star christianne renaldo saw his picture and he is now paying for his education he lost mom and brothers in sue ma'amy he still has dad and will to live. >>> the 2015 mummers parade is thursday of next

. >> reporter: maryann highlands a portland lawyer. >> african americans are stopped almost two times counterparts. >> reporter: and now she is an entrepreneur. her new app driving while black is getting a lot of attention. >> black people talk about the phenomena of driving while black and a yearning for resources to help navigate those encounters with the police so they stay safe. >> reporter: by they, she means everyone. the driving while black app is focused on african-americans but she says it's for everybody, to educate best practices to use during traffic stops, to know your rights and to stay safe, officers included. >> they recognize the challenge officers face on a traffic stop, that they are very unpredictable and a lot of times bad things can happen during a traffic stop to police officers. >> reporter: it was ten years ago when highland vowed to educate people, especially youth, about the dangers involved in a traffic stop. >> about ten years ago, when kendra james was killed during a traffic stop, i went to a community -- >> reporter: there, she met her now business part

the woman was rushed to highland hospital. she's expected to survive. police say the shooter opened fire with a shot gun and according to a report from the san francisco chronicle. this shooting may have been the result of a medical marijuana robbery. >> we don't think is a random event. we're trying to determine how the shooting occurred or where they may have been. we don't believe it's random. but we are trying to determine exactly how it occurred and that will be part of the process during the investigation. >> police the shooter jumped into a car with several other people and sped off. this was the city of berkeley's fourth homicide of the year. >>> in emeryville, police are searching for two men who shot a 26-year-old man in the face at the 76 gas station on powell street. it happened about 7:00 last night. police say the victim is expected to survive and now they are searching for two suspects, one who was armed with a shot gun and the other who had a pistol. >>> it's a big thank you today to a 12-year-old san diego girl from the san francisco fi

a large group of at least 50 bikers was traveling eastbound on highland road. there will two separate accidents that happened moments apart. first, two of the riders at the front collided. then -- >> near the end of the pack as people were swerving to avoid the collision at the front at some point another rider unknown at this time why, crossed over the double yellowlinedlined and collided with a water truck. >> the driver of the water truck was comforted by friendses at the scene. he was viz my upset and did not want to talk on camera. he is not driving for a company. it's a permanent truck there are many farms in the area. >> he saw a lot of bicyclist scrambling to avoid the first collision and that point he did see somebody come into the lane in from of him. he tried stop and wasn't able to avoid anything. >> other cyclist say these roads in unincorporated contra costa county are popular nor weekend rides. >> almost every saturday morning there's at least three or four large groups that come down. >> the victim's name has not been released. the others involv

this is causing a delay as you can see in our camera shot as you pass highland avenue at 322 i-95 inting a delay this morning. new crash on 295 in camden county in the northbound direction past the 42 freeway not causing a delay, most of the activity is off to the side, but the vehicle is facing the wrong way. they will have to get that flipped around. there's the potential it could cause delays on the 42 northbound. we have a downed pole from the overnight hours in clementon, near higgins avenue. stay on egg harbor road. they're doing paving work on flynn avenue and church street. let's do the commuter report. construction in chester county, 202 southbound near 401 they have an on going work zone with the extra restrictions during the overnight hours this week. >> new on "action news," detectives are looking into the mental state of a msh administer man -- michigan man charged with an knife attack on amtrak change. 44-year-old michael williams stabbed a conductor and three others. police were called about a passenger who who was acting suspiciously. williams faces four counts of att

highlanders america send manhattan, but this year, they came to children's hospital of philadelphia becauseir friends has a child being treated for brain cancer. and that's nbc10 news for now. for michelle, john and all of us here, i'm denise nakano. we'll see you back tonight at 11:00. nbc nightly news is next. for weather updates anytime, head nbc10.com. ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! >>> on this saturday night, war of words. north korea issues a new threat after being tied to the sony cyber attack. and tonight the white house is firing back at north korea and sony. >>> ambushed. two police officers shot and killed in broad daylight. tonight, what we're learning about the gunman. >>> christmas nightmare, two massive storms are set to deliver a wallop. and that could wreck holiday travel plans for millions. >>> and santa's helpers, a group of teachers on a secret mission to give many of their students in need a christmas like no other. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, substitutin

. >>> downed trees were a big problem at highlands park in concord.s cut them up and used a wood chipper to clear the debris. >> this double trunked pine tree came crashing down on a house. the branches blew out the home's back windows. as it fell it took down four smaller trees in the process. >>> a state of emergency is in affect in san mateo county. the county officials can apply for state and federal aid to cover storm damage including the mobile home park that flooded in belmont. weather is causing problems at sfo. tonight marks the start of the christmas travel season and things are off to a rough start at the bay area's busiest airport. katie is there live. katie? >> i just talked with airport officials and they tell me about 90 flights are canceled here. that's about half arrivals and half departures and for people lucky enough to have a flight the delays are averaging one to two hours. the problem is the weather just started sprinkling. as sandhya mentioned, it is the clouds and low advise -- visibility. >> waiting in line for four hours is r

>> commissioner highland? >> i don't know if i missed it. did you mention cal house? >> i did not. the report is complete. mary is out of the office for an undeterminate period. unfortunately, we ideally wanted to bring it to you in november. that was postponed due to her absence. i will commence with her to see how far along she is and the report is almost complete. i would say out of anything on this list, that is the most likely next designation report that you would see. >> what about new era hall? >> i have done outreach to the property owners again. the property owners which are the crossroads training company, the last time i spoke to them they had a lot of questions about the designation for the swedish american hall being they were both historically hauls and community related structures and both constructed by the same architect. after today's hearing i will check with them to see if they are still amenable. they were just apprehensive about the responsibilities of landmark designation. >> in response to your question about priorities, i would propose that the ones that h

to officer greg hart with the chp, large group of cyclists, at least 50 or so was traveling down highland road. two accidents happened just moments apart. first. >> near the front of the pack, a collision between two riders resulted in major injuries to one rider and minor to the other. >> then one of the cyclists trying to avoid that collision crossed the double yellow-ending up in the truck's path. the driver viz my shape did not want to talk on camera but told the chp. >> he saw a lot of cyclists scrambling to avoid the first collision, and that point he did see somebody come into the lane in front of him and tried to stop as best he could and wasn't able to avoid anything. >> other bicyclist says these roads are popular for weekend rides. >> it's pretty scary. you have to be really aware when you're riding a bicycle because you can't stop as fast as a car. >> the victim's name has not been released. the others involved in the initial collision are being treated at the hospital. in contra costa county, abc7 news. >> at least one person was hurt when two cars crashed on highway 101 in s

. >> highlanders america is based in staten island. usually they give donations to a hospital in manhattan, but this year they decided to come to philadelphia for personal reasons. we're glad they did. >> our weather is going to be cold, but we're actually going to warm into the 60s by wednesday. which is funny because it is the first official couple of days of winter. there's a live look at camelback mountain. that is the place to be this weekend. 42 degrees. so cold conditions expected for your last-minute shopping. monday, we are in the mid 40s. 50s by tuesday. and then rain by wednesday. >> the fact that it says 60 on that seven-day, i'll take that rain. >> it will feel more like christmas thursday. >> have a good weekend. happy holidays. >>> this sunday -- >> we can fot have -- we cannot have a society in which dictators start to impose dictators' censorship in the united states. >> has a dangerous precedent been set by sony? >>> and is north korea behind the cyber attack, and can the government and businesses be protected? >>> an

that's just a few blocks from highland hospital. the suspect left the scene in a car driven by another car. the woman's wound is not considerling life-threatening. >>> arson investigators in san francisco with looking into four suspicious car fires that happened within minutes of each other. this jeep was set ablaze in front of a home on rayburn and liberty. about 100 yards away, a mercedes suv was also set on fire. the owner of a second jeep that burned said he woke up to hear his car horn going off. >> i could see the flames coming up over this wall. i knew that my car was parked in front. totally freaked out. yelled to wake up my neighbor. my roommate and i came outside. the car was billowing smoke and flames. >> investigators are asking any witnesses to come forward as well as for any surveillance camera camera footage. area. here's a look at where the fires happened -- two cars were set on fire on liberty street, one on cumberland street, and another on 17th street. >>> just a short time ago, we learned that the san francisco f

. >>> downed trees were a big problem at highlands park in concord. work crews cut them up and used a wood chipper to clear the debris. >> this double trunked pine tree came crashing down on a house. the branches blew out the home's back windows. as it fell it took down four smaller trees in the process. >>> a state of emergency is in affect in san mateo county. the county officials can apply for state and federal aid to cover storm damage including the mobile home park that flooded in belmont. weather is causing problems at sfo. tonight marks the start of the christmas travel season and things are off to a rough start at the bay area's busiest airport. katie is there live. katie? >> i just talked with airport officials and they tell me about 90 flights are canceled here. that's about half arrivals and half departures and for people lucky enough to have a flight the delays are averaging one to two hours. the problem is the weather just started sprinkling. as sandhya mentioned, it is the clouds and low advise -- visibility. >> waiting in line for four

now that they are educated they don't have to go to the highlands to work and find food or go to the lands. wherever they go they find jobs and buy food. they will marry and stay there. >> reporter: they have sold most of the cattle. land has gone to scare croppers, and they wonder where they will end up. >>> now a knew planet has been discovered, or more accurately an exoplanet, a planet that orbitz a star rather than the sun. the space telescope spotted it 180 million light years away from earth. the telescope has discovered close to a thousand planets since its launch in 2009. >>> and you can get more new on our website, aljazeera.com. ♪ >> i'm mei-ling mcnamara in canada here to discover how the great bear rainforest is being protected. >> i'm amanda burrell. i'm in london to find out how to make old houses green.

. >> for "crime fighters" i'm rick williams "channel 6 action news" >> the highland park fire company received a thank you after an important res okay this morning. ter reps patterson stopped bit firehouse to meet with a man that saved his favorite christmas gift of the crew heard he was in tears because the toy helicopter got stuck in a tree 50 feet in the air the firefighters volunteered their time and showed up with truck and ladder to get it down. >> i was so happy that the airplane was safe and i got it back. >> how about that. not only did terrence get his favorite toy back he got to be firefighter for the day during a personal tour of the station. >>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast after a perfect day today it's kind of close to it but rainy. >> yeah, i mean it's mild tomorrow. just hon and off showers. nothing heavy on the way. we'll talk about the details with that walter. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar you can see it's dry, quiet. no issues with precipitation. although as we get into the afternoon hours on and off there might be light showers and light s

potomac highlands. through the shen andoah valley we'll see sleet and maybe freezing rain in the shenandoah valley. as we head in to the beltway i think we'll see a few of the sleet pellets. light precipitation though. as i mentioned before, because of how warm it was today, everything is going to melt when it hits the ground. that even clears out as we head in to wednesday. overnight tonight, scattered showers. 32 to 38. much colder overnight tonight. winds continue out of the north at 10 to 15. on tuesday morning temperatures remain in the 30s. mostly rain showers but we will see a little bit of a wintery mix north and west of the beltway. in the afternoon high temperature only around 40 degrees. showers continue. it will be chilly all day long. winds becoming east erly at 10 miles per hour. that locks in the moisture and cloud cover. but wednesday a big improvement. a high of 55 degrees, just a stray shower lingering. back to green alerts wednesday after the yellow alert tuesday. thursday is looking

from the death of the highland dell, general manager herwig loose has more than a foot of water. loose has been here for 11 years. he has never seen the river come up this quickly. neither has steve gertz who was out paddling around in the rv park. too fast for some folks to get their cars and belongings to higher ground. the geological service was measuring the wind depth and velocity in the water. >> that data will compute total flow of the river. >> reporter: what they found was this river that usually moves at 20,000 cubic feet per litre moved at 40,000. she surveyed her campground. people in gernville are used to high water. >> well, it's a little higher than normal. >> reporter: if you're not from around here, you might think it was a contest to see who could deadpan what others might think of as a disaster. but here in gernville? it's just casual high water. mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> incredible pictures. thank you, mark. they do have a positive attitude. from heavy rain from yesterday's massive storm, it washed away portions of highway 101 in marin county. autho

they couldn't stop the highlanders. knocked down 6 three pointers in the game and that is how they knocked off 17th ranked michigan. 72-70. now really going to switch gears. this is tiger woods battling a virus. hosting his own event, tiger did recover and buried the first hole. he is still in last play in this 18 player field. jordan is running away with this tournament. t-shot on 2, landing close by the pens. set him up for birdie. 63 if you're scoring at home. 20 under going into sunday. off to the nfl. for the first time since 2002, the 49ers are going to make their first trip across the bay to play in oakland in a regular season game. boy. going to be full this weekend. 8 1/2 point underdogs host the 49ers for the first time in 12 years and not much has changed. oakland went 2-14 that season. you can count 49er safety t eric reid among those looking forward to the trip across the bay. >> have you ever seen the black hole and know anything about it? >> i don't know what the black hole is. the nasty part of the end z

to officer greg hart with the chp, large group of cyclists, at least 50 or so was traveling down highland road. two accidents happened just moments apart. first. >> near the front of the pack, a collision between two riders resulted in major injuries to one rider and minor to the other. >> then one of the cyclists trying to avoid that collision crossed the double yellow-ending up in the truck's path. the driver viz my shape did not want to talk on camera but told the chp. >> he saw a lot of cyclists scrambling to avoid the first collision, and that point he did see somebody come into the lane in front of him and tried to stop as best he could and wasn't able to avoid anything. >> other bicyclist says these roads are popular for weekend rides. >> it's pretty scary. you have to be really aware when you're riding a bicycle because you can't stop as fast as a car. >> the victim's name has not been released. the others involved in the initial collision are being treated at the hospital. in contra costa county, abc7 news. >> at least one person was hurt when two cars crashed on highway 101 in s

people who live in the highlands need the wood to cook and build. they also sell it at market. they also gain farmland by clearing out the trees. but without the tree roots to hold it, the valuable soil is washed away in the rainy season. the prunus africana is on the endangered species list. and not just because of clear cutting. many trees die because too much of their bark has been removed. james kimani njuguna goes into the forest daily. he knows how to harvest the bark without hurting the trees. dorothy also profits from the natural healer's knowledge. >> this tree won't die because i've only taken the bark from one side. otherwise, it would dry out. >> james treats people from all over the region in his natural healing practice. the knowledge about the muiri tree has been passed down in his family over generations. scientists are now also benefitting from it. >> it only uses water to get the effective ingredients out of the bark. we use different solvents -- in addition to water, we use oils. that way we can filter out a larger number of ingredients. >> back in mary's vil

his grandson wants to turn the highland farm in doylestown bucks county into a music and education centerighbors say they don't want the traffic and noisy construction this project would bring. ♪ the hills are alive with the sound of music ♪ >> the "sound of music" one of the famous musical penned by hammerstein while at the farm. it's where the partnerships of rogers and hammerstein was born. a zoning hearing on the project scheduled for next month. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> this morning was the coldest morning of the month so far. and tomorrow morning will be even colder. we've got new year's eve and new year's day cold out there. we still are looking at a wintry mix for at least a part of saturday for a part of the area and it's going to be briefly wet and warm. one day's worth, that's it. we have clear skies out there. and the great visibility. 30 degrees but it feels like it's 21 with that 11 mile-an-hour wind and it's 11 degrees colder than it was at this time yesterday. the temperatures have just been going strai

. >> commissioner highland? >> i was just wondering if any of the projects or the buildings are at risk and if they are, is there any benefit in prioritizing them. they still have ceqa protection. especially in this mid-century modern projects throughout the city, actually. that might be a way to, i don't know how long it would take if we identify the projects that exist that we can protect it further? >> the only one that comes to mind aside from perhaps buildings at risk for development within the pacific heights neighborhood as commissioner wolfram mentioned is the mother's building because it's in such disrepair and we are glad the park is whether or not to preserve the building. other than that, the buildings that i would say have some risk associated with them that are around the transit center plan, the plantars hotel, the union fire building, pages 15 and 16 of the report or of your program , all of these buildings were also designated as article 11 under the transit center plan so they have already some

. >>> a bicyclist is dead after a collision on a popular road in the east bay this morning at highland north of downtown livermore. chp says the man was part of a group of cyclists but before he was hit by a water truck, another crash might have started it. >> there were major injuries to one rider and minor injuries to the other. riders behind them toward the back of the pack were avoiding that collision, for unknown reasons, another rider near the back crossed over double yellow line and did collide with a water truck. >> the driver is cooperating with police. the cyclist's name hasn't been released. santa cruz police are looking for the driver who struck and killed the cyclist there. a pickup ran him over took out a traffic signal and then sped off yesterday morning. the coroner's office identified the victim today as a 63-year- old man from santa cruz. investigators are looking for a white pickup that should have major front end damage as a result of the collision. >>> the basketball team from mendocino high school are the latest to be caught in the middle of the protest of the pol

detail some of the tanks of the 7th armored division to bull the wheeled vehicles over this -- over a highland swamp. and about 2:00 in the morning, we finally wound up behind the 82nd airborne lines. >> mile after mile, and we came out through the snow, this brilliant, beautiful moonlit night and then we saw another wonderful sight, about every 100 feet or so we saw a man in a white parka standing there and that was the 82nd airborne. and we came out you there the 82nd airborne division, out of the battle of the bull only out of san very. and that was task force jones, we were the tail end of the rear guard of the 7th armored division. >> i climbed up the slope in there where i was greated by general hasbrouck, drawn, tired, out on his feet, but still the type of commander standing there with his troops to the very last minute. threw his arms around me and said, boylan, thank god you got them out. >> toward the end i figure $i got no sleep for 72 hours before reporting to general hasbrouck behind the 82nd air borne lines. it was a merry christmas, it was the day before but i wished him a merr

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was about 8:00 o'clock this morning when investigators made a welfare check at a home on penn and highland avenue in souderton. they found two people there shot to death inside. through the morning, the swat teams didn't know if stone may have barricaded himself in inside. >> they're not getting a response from that person, so they're working backwards on this trying to get in touch with somebody and trying to make entry. >> reporter: eventually getting in the home but not finding him. one person, however, was found to be injured in airlifted to the hospital. meanwhile the search goes on for this man 35-year-old bradley william stone of pennsburg described as 5-foot 10, 195 pounds, with a red auburn beard and mustache and cropped hair. he's known to use a cane or walker and may be wearing sandy or green colored military fatigues. all of the victims are his related family members. still through the day, neighbors in all locations were urged to use caution. >> they said to have all doors locked at all times because they have the fear still at -- shooter still at large. >> reporter: montgomer

. >> this is highland park in the southeastern part of town. here is the second tree that fell. there are no injuries. >> business owners say they're just tired of all of this rain, especially inside of the tiburon shopping center. including the ups store and a physical therapy office. >> in the front area it had about 20 inches inside. >> tenants say they've learned their lessons and sandbags are now a permanent fixture. >> san mateo county is under a state of emergency. the board officially approved december nation this afternoon, which clears the way to pay for repairs, shelters and other services the 11 families of a flood-damaged mobile home park received ht gift bags, including gift cards to buy clothing, food, or presents. money came from a go fund me donations page. >> the drought is far from over, and nowhere near where it should be, the daily down pour changed things dramatically. wayne? >> if you can see the water over the area and many people are just sick of the rain now. they're probably not a cattle rancher. why is isn't he complaining? >> you've got to have water

. >> this is highland park in the southeastern part of town. here is the second tree that fell. there are no injuries. >> business owners say they're just tired of all of this rain, especially inside of the tiburon shopping center. including the ups store and a physical therapy office. >> in the front area it had about 20 inches inside. >> tenants say they've learned their lessons and sandbags are now a permanent fixture. >> san mateo county is under a state of emergency. the board officially approved december nation this afternoon, which clears the way to pay for repairs, shelters and other services the 11 families of a flood-damaged mobile home park received ht gift bags, including gift cards to buy clothing, food, or presents. money came from a go fund me donations page. >> the drought is far from over, and nowhere near where it should be, the daily down pour changed things dramatically. wayne? >> if you can see the water over the area and many people are just sick of the rain now. they're probably not a cattle rancher. why is isn't he complaining? >> you've got to have water