there's one down in san jose in kelly park. it's an old horse carrie stored that runs around on the weekend. -- car restored that runs around on the weekend. on the one hand, you're in this foggy neighborhood, there's not much insulation. on the other hand, you've got 30 windows, and the sunshine in the day could just make the place broiling. and at night all of those windows let in the cold. so they advised people to put up curtains. they'd have little oil lamps, coal stoves, little oil/coal stoves. but it was a challenge. it was sort of part of the romance i think. it's like camping. >> how long did the fad last? >> the height of it, this all really takes off around 1897, 1898. the height of it is really the turn of the century. 1900 we're talking about 200 cars. after the earthquake in 1906, that's when it starts declining a little bit because more conventional houses start taking over and more people live permanently year-around. they're not just using it as a party pad. so it's after the quake it starts declining a little

to be sentenced to probation and 300 hours of community service. 2-year-old kelly murray was killed last december in rohnert parkght for a campbell woman who was carjacked, kidnapped and then murdered. it's planned for 7:00 at the plant shopping center in san jose where 60-year-old cindy nguyen was abducted just a week ago. the real estate agent and raid joy host was prominent in the valley's vietnamese community. the suspect paul ray castillo is in custody facing charges in this case and some other crimes. >>> jaycee dugard is suing the federal government for failing to track the convicted sex offender who held her captive for 18 years. the lawsuit says mistakes by federal parole officers for their handling of phillip garrido are outrageous and inexcusable. garrido was unfederal supervision when he kidnapped dugard in 1991 and kept her in his antioch home. dugard says she will donate the money from the lawsuit to a nonprofit victims support group. >>> closing arguments are under way in the appeal case of amanda knox found guilty of murdering her roommate and boyfriend in 2007 in italy. she was sentenced to 26 y

some of the muslim visitors said the cops overreacted and so did the amusement park because of their religion. "kelly'sourt" investigates. >> the cops came and blew it out of proportion, blew it. they came ready to attack. they took my brother, through him on the floor. they took my husband in front of my child and they cuffed him. >> they were pulling me and i had to call my brother-in-law and my husband. alanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. [ ma announcer ] glucerna. helping people with diabetes find balance. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses

reporter: the park department says they worked to insurance the boat house is preserved and they say its charm will be retained. it is expected to be ready by end of the month. maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >>> the family that run the business for 7 decades filed a lawsuit to try to keep it. they say the bidding process was corrupt. >>> it wasn't that warm today but it will start to get warm over the neck few days -- next few days. coming up in a bit. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. . >>> up in the north bay, toasty day here, upper 80s and 90s in fairfield. 96 there. 89 sonoma, 87 namnappa. -- 87 napa. warm weather through the next several days. warming starts on wednesday. thursday we start the cooling trend.

reporter: the park department says they worked to insurance the boat house is preserved and they say its charm will be retained. it is expected to be ready by end of the month. maureen kellykron 4 news. >>> the family that run the business for 7 decades filed a lawsuit to try to keep it. they say the bidding process was corrupt. >>> it wasn't that warm today t t Ñoxw . >>> up in the north bay, toasty day here, upper 80s and 90s in fairfield. 96 there. 89 sonoma, 87 namnappa. -- 87 napa. warm weather through the next several days. warming starts on wednesday. thursday we start the cooling trend. same thing on friday. cooler this weekend with more fog. >>> now time for the kron 4 news techreport with gabe slate. >> reporter: hot labor day tech deals. verizon is having a sale that ends at midnight tonight. get the thunderbolt for $50. it's normally $200 to $300. i reviewed the phone. it is blazing fast. faster than the iphone. huge touch screen. this is an incredible deal for $50. and galaxy tablets for $69. this is the google android tablet, great deal. and a deal for the xoom. today you can scoop it up for $300. verizon is offing the curve for free with a two year activati

kelly tisdale welcomed their first baby into the world, a boy named spike. >>> in nearby lodi, new jersey, one cop proved his wife is above the law. no one gets a pass on parking violation and chief caruso's town. for the second time he offered -- he ordered an officer to ticket his wife. this time for double parking outside their son's school. she was dropping off their child but the chief gave the green light for the ticket. a decision he says he won't lose any sleep over, even though he may be sleeping on the couch. minor detail. very brave there of you. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4 4:28 is your time. it is 62 degrees out there. a nice refreshing coolness out there. good morning. i'm eun yang. >> welcome to "news 4 today" on this friday, september 30th. >>> new from overnight, d.c. police are questioning two people possibly connected to a triple stabbing. it happened in the 400 block of "h" street northwest outside the judiciary house apartment building. three people were taken to the hospital. we don't know their conditions at this hour. police tell news 4 this could be a cas

kelly tisdale welcomed their first baby into the world, a boy named spike. >>> in nearby lodi, new jersey, one cop proved his wife is above the law. no one gets a pass on parking violation and chief caruso's town. for the second time he offered -- he ordered an officer to ticket his wife. this time for double parking outside their son's school. she was dropping off their child but the chief gave the green light for the ticket. a decision he says he won't lose any sleep over, even though he may be sleeping on the couch. minor detail. very brave there of you. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everyone. we're off to a nice start on this friday morning. we have lost the humidity and the skies are clear. 55 at the airport. 56 in parkton. a mixture of sun and clouds. 30% chance for a shower. high temperature around 74 degrees. we will come back and check the forecast for the upcoming weekend. >> 57 degrees on tv hill. a police officer is recovering after an accident. a request to declare maryland and disaster area. >>

park that's coming up short. of the british government faces court action from a group of doctors over the death of weapons expert david kelly of two thousand and three well they're pushing for a new inquiry after the first reached a verdict of suicide well kelly was behind a report showing britain knew there were no weapons of mass destruction in iraq before joining the invasion and found out that the evidence in the case isn't as clear as previously thought. more than eight years since the death of u.n. weapons inspector talked to david kelly and still no inquest following his almost getting as the source of a report saying tony blair's government knew iraq had no weapons of mass destruction before person invaded the country kelly was found dead in woods near his home a verdict of suicide was recorded despite what many see as conflicting evidence no one's ever said questions under oath about kelly's death and all medical and scientific reports relating to it were secretly classified something which has never been legally explains but it hasn't gone away this week talk to david how pain is to moan saying that the question o

kelly could not be reached for comment. >>> flames broke out this afternoon in an empty retail place at the former mervin's and circuit city stores in new parkl. the fire sent plumes of smoke into the sky. crews searched for a homeless person thought to be inside but didn't find anyone. that part of the maul is reportedly scheduled fordemolition. >>> authorities in santa clara county will perform an autopsy monday on the body of a baby boy whose mother is accused of his death. the boy now reported as eight months old was found dead yesterday inside an apartment on santa liso avenue in sunny veil. the mercury news reports that his mother was the woman arrested shortly after his body was found. deputies found her on the matilda avenue overpass above highway 101. witnesses said she was distraught. >> dozens of people staged a nude-in today in san francisco to a mostly tolerant crowd. the nude-in was meant to kick off tomorrow's folsom street fair. those taking part wanted to send a message that being naked was legal and natural. >> everybody needs guilt free and experience life the way they feel that -- you know, the good lord has put them here

parking lot. people are bringing flower and flags to honor the four dead victims, we learned they are 67- year-old florence gunderson, also, major heath kelly, mcelhiney of reno, and christian riege, a 38-year-old man here from carson city, all victimmings victims of the tragic shooting. nevada ordered flags to be flown at half staff, in memory of the victims at the shooting, at the i-hop restaurant. today we talked to the aunt of christian riege, who had returned home from afghanistan recently, to his fiancee and four children. >> he has been to afghanistan, and desert storm. he has been in the guard for 20 years, just got back two years ago from afghanistan. and -- and then this happened. >> reporter: the violence has shocked the state capitol, which has not seen a homicide in more than three years. >> this is absolutely the most devastating attack on our community in carson city's history. >> reporter: today, national guard members spoke about losing soldiers and friends right here at home. >> in a few short hours we lost the same number of soldiers we lost in the whole operations, iraqi freedom. so it hit real hard. >> reporter: investi

kelly, kron 4 news. >>pam: the man has filed a lawsuit to try to keep it. he says the competitive bidding process was corrupt. mammal 70 state parksould start shutting down this month as a response result of state budgets. one on the chopping block is china camp state park and a san rafael. rangers of some and increase of people walking, biking, waiting and picketing. word of a possible closure spreads. this closure is a serious loss for citizens of california. >> the closing of state parks is just a travesty. i think it is a horrible thing. we are going to lose out. our generations and kids generations are going to lose out because once these places close, it is going to be difficult to recapture and make it right to. >>pam: they're going to begin this process this month if no other founding is started? july 2012 will be the right date for the ones that are on the chopping block. there is a bill on the ballot. establishing new fees and partnering with local businesses to raise revenue and efforts. ♪ >>catherine: president obama is saying that lawmakers need to create jobs and move quickly. in 8 detroit and the labor day rally to

kelly and jane fedarchek the assistant director in charge of the new york fbi office. jane, thank you for everything that you do for this country. we're also joined by ryan park, special agent in charge of the department of homeland security and tonight federal authorities, as you know, have announced that they have received credible information that terrorists may be plotting an attack in the coming days. now, as we approach the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the nypd, fbi and the entire intelligence community have been on heightened alert because we know that terrorists view the anniversary as an opportunity to strike again. now, the threat at this moment has not been corroborated. i want to stress that. it is credible, but it has not been corroborated. but we do live in a world where we must take these threats seriously, and we certainly will. the nypd is deploying additional resources around the city and taking other steps to keep our city safe. some of which you may notice and some of which you may not notice. but there is no reason for any of the rest of us to change anything in our daily routines. we have the best police department in the world

they are going to accepted him to a local tourist park, and they hope the locals who come to see it will pay money for this frightening attraction. kellyt another problem right now, a long distance phone scam now spreading. the feds say it's targeting your cellphone. it works one of two ways, either your cellphone rings a few times and then disconnects the call or you can get an email or voice mail telling you to call a specific number, and it's not one of those 900 numbers we've been warned about so often, but one that starts with one of these area codes that you're looking at right there, 649, 808. 284, 876. they look like domestic numbers, right? they are not. once you call them you're connected to a phone number outside the u.s. and charged expensive international calling rates. we have the coof of dina link communications. he joins us now to talk more about this. how big of a problem is this. >> this is very extensive. the scam artists have kept up with technology. because everybody is using cell phones now and the internet they are targeting everybody through these other devices. kelly: how many dollars are we talking about, in t

rebecca zahau's family will join kelly wright and jaime colby on america's news headquarters today about an hour from now. jenna: california's decision to close 70 state parksill happen to the space once they are shut off to the public? a live report on that ahead. dramatic new video just in of a horrific car accident in iowa, the rescue attempts caught on tape. some real bravery there, we will show you next. hey, the new guy is loaded with protein! really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. new ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein. low fat and five grams of sugars. see? he's a good egg. [ major nutrition ] new ensure hh protein. ensure! nutrition in charge! when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expe

park. this thing is alive in this picture, it is alive! and they are sitting on it! thanks for being here, happy labor day, i'm meg again kelly, take care. >>> welcome to a special -- special edition of america's news headquarters, i'm heather childers. >> gregg: and i'm gregg jarrett. studio b with shepard smith returns tomorrow. >> we begin with the big topic on everybody's mind this labor day, jobs. president obama rapping up his speech in detroit.÷42/ñ analysts say today's event served as sort of a does rehearsal for the major speech this week. in detroit this afternoon the president called on republicans to put aside party differences and support his upcoming proposals to put americans back to work. >> the president: going to propose ways to put america back to work that both parties can agree to. because i still believe both parties can work together to solve our problems. given the urgency of this moment, given the hardship that many people are facing, folks got to get together. but, we're not going to wait >> gregg: the president expected to discuss that and more during a live primetime address to a joint session of c

parks service that this is not the only earthquake to have hit this area. the monument withstood an earthquake back in the 1800s sometime shortly after construction was completed in 1884. bill: kellyeason to believe there is more damage? is there something they have gotten ahold of or a picture of some sort? >> reporter: they have pictures from within where there has been some damage. they can tell some rocks have fallen. some of the stone there has fallen from within. they know there's possibly some damage outside. they have to get a good idea of what it is that they have to do to make sure that they can repair that damage. again, the national parks service, says it is structurally sound. and that is a testament to the builders of this washington monument. bill: they must have concern though in the following way because you can't put a ladder up there, right? damage --. >> reporter: can't put a ladder up there. bill: damage possibly to this monument could be so high that this is the only way to access it but as far as we know this is the first time they have gone down this way, repelling. >> reporter: short of trying something off the wall, have a helicopter fly over and someone

kelly, sergeant miranda mccalaney and master sergeant christian reed were among the four restaurant goers killed during the rampage. seven others were hurt. the gunman later killed himself in the parkingn over the weekend are all expected to survive. the blast which happened at the gates of a nato compound in the province killed five afghans including a young girl. taliban claimed responsibilities for the attack and vowed to continue fighting until foreign troops leave. >> he is the "jeopardy" playing computer system getting a job at one of the nation's largest health insurance companies now. who is -- listen. >> this person is apointed by a te testator to carry out the directions in his will. >> what is an executor? >> same story. >> watson hasn't been hired by wellpoint but the company is using him to be a game changer in health care. watson's creator ibm won't say how much the company is being paid for the services of watson. >> good news is if he needs health care, he probably just needs oil. oil and toner. >> so if you had the choice between the computer and the guy in the lab coat, who will you pick? i'm going with dr. welby. >> you want to see a real person? >> yeah. >> you're