off the lawn mower. >> just give me a second. >> sir, you better step off that lawn mower.go. [ screaming ] >> all sorts of absurd action is caught on camera these day. this dash cam video certainly looks convincing. but is it real? >> you're not supposed to be riding a lawn mower on the highway. what are you doing? >> comedian mark ryan is steve, the lawn mower guy. >> my wife said if i didn't get her another beer she was going to stab me in the face. >> to me, it's more like bringing to life comedy that i've been doing for years in another format, on stage. >> i grew up with a buddy named steve who's just loud and raising hell all the time. wouldn't it be fun to hear him every once in a while? all right, here's what you're going do. >> in 2006, mark is doing stand-up, but wants a way to reach a larger audience. that's where steve comes in. >> it was a way to get attention, just in general, but it was also, you know, intended kind of as a commercial. to have him say, that was really funny. who is this guy? i want to learn more. >> i've been drinking all day. hang on just a

and christmas eve morning...right on the front lawn... frank rossini gnomes the gnomes >> it's crisp and very bright. >> it's beautiful. and it's very pretty. >> i never seen any kind of lights like this in my life. >> reporter: while all eyes are focused here, a christmas miracle is unfolding at the house across the street the one with no lights. >> i call it a miracle. >> reporter: the miracle frank is talking about, the only decorations on his lawn. a couple of ceramic gnomes that mean the world to him and his wife. his daughter carolyn made them when she was 4. carolyn died in a motorcycle accident two years ago and the family put the gnomes on their lawn as a tribute but right after halloween a grinch stole them. >> i didn't think they would come back. >> reporter: still he put up this sign asking the thief to return them. christmas morning, right on the front lawn -- >> there set the gnomes. i just couldn't believe it. i know miracles happen. but it was happening to me. >> reporter: the seems the crook's conscience kicked in. >> i w

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christmas even morning right on the front lawn. >> there set the gnomes. i just couldn't believe it. i know miracles happen. but it was happening to me. >> i would just like to say thank you to whoever brought them back. they mean so much to us. >> reporter: the family brought the gnomes indoors tonight and gave them a new home, safe on the fireplace. outside, they replaced the sign with this one. thank you. our faith in humanity is restored. >> that was christin ayers reporting. great story. the family said they would have no hard feelings if they were returned and now they say they stand by it a couple of months later. they are just happy they are back where they belong. >>> people are coming together to save christmas for a union city family burned out of their home. chopper 5 captured the aftermath of the fire on monday but what you can't see there is the damage inside. the fire destroyed everything including all the christmas gifts. the alameda county fire department decided it needed to come to the rescue. >> especially when we have a traumatic event

. >> absolutely right, brianna, coming to us live from the white house lawn this morning. thank you. >>> a new video shedding more light this morning on the death of actor paul walker and the very first minute after that car crash. the "fast & furious" star and a friend were killed in that fiery wreck, you'll remember, this weekend. casey wian joins us now with much more into the investigation on just what went wrong. >> reporter: new video showing that it took a full minute for the speeding car that actor paul walker and his friend were in to explode. after it crashed, raising new questions about how they died. >> chilling new video showing the crash that killed actor paul walker and his friend, roger rodas. at the moment of impact you can see a light pole and tree fall. smoke is feign thely visible at first then begins to billow heavily. it took 60 seconds from the first signs of the crash to the intense smoke it's. >> it's that 60 seconds of no smoke, no fire, in that porsche carrera gt, when they were in the vehicle, unable to get out. >>> the autopsies are complete bu

this is looking from a mid level of that lawn, leading down towards the south, towards the adjacent pier structures and a hard scape that you can walk along the edge alongside of these planted zones of the great lawn are. there are trees and additional shade, and at the south east corner we have shaved away the pier edge itself we have moved 15,000 square feet of pier itself. and this is some what along the coast of northern california and of the bay area so that you can enjoy this view of the surrounding bay edges and of course the treasure island and the bay bridge itself and this is a view on the lower south east corner as we are developing it today. and a place for family to come and enjoy, and i should say, families who might want to experience the bay in a place that is kind of out at the water's edge. >> it is designed to be more intimate and less big block retail of the previous design and so, one of the cues that we took were some of the buildings that we see along it today, pier 3 and 5 and are sort of narrow and slightly tall in the geometry and they have ways in which you can

on his lawn. a couple of ceramic gnomes that mean the world to him and his wife. his daughter carolyn made them when she was 4. carolyn died in a motorcycle accident two years ago and the family put the gnomes on their lawn as a tribute but right after halloween a grinch stole them. >> i didn't think they would come back. >> reporter: still he put up this sign asking the thief to return them. and christmas eve morning right on the front lawn -- >> there set the gnomes. i just couldn't believe it. i know miracles happen. but it was happening to me. >> i would just like to say thank you to whoever brought them back. they mean so much to us. >> reporter: the family brought the gnomes indoors tonight and gave them a new home, safe on the fireplace. outside, they replaced the sign with this one. thank you. our faith in humanity is restored. in concord, christin ayers, kpix 5. >> and weather they spoke to us about the stolen gnomes weeks ago, they said they have no hard feelings if they were returned an

. >> look closely, the miracle frank is talking about, the only decorations on the lawn. a couple nomes that mean the world to him and his wife. carolyn died in a motorcycle accident two years ago and they put the nomes on their lawn as a tribute. but right after halloween, a grinch made off with them. >> i really didn't think they would come back. >> still, he put up this sign asking thief to return them. >> there sat the nomes and i couldn't believe it. you know, i mean i know miracles happen, but it was happening to me. >> it seems the crooks conscious kicked in. >> i would like to say thank you to whoever brought them back, because they mean so much to us. >> they brought the nomes indoors tonight and gave them a new home. safe on the fireplace. outside, they replaced the sign with this one, thank you, our faith in humanity is restored. now we spoke to the couple a few weeks back about whether they would have any hard feelings toward the people if they return them back. they absolutely would not. they are happy tonight to have those keepsakes back. reporting live, kpi

. >>> a street and a lawn on fire. causing flames to shoot through pavement at the road. around 8:30 this morning, one witness said he knew something was wrong when he grabbed the hose to put out the fire on their lawn. >> it's something you don't see every day. and straight lines, kind of a tick tack toe kind of thing, but just a weird looking fire. and i knew something was not right. >> reporter: it burned for more than three hours. six homes evacuated. others were ordered to shelter in place. no word on the cause. >>> crime in oakland soaring, the police force dwindling. that's a problem they face for a long time. and a new academy has started, but with fewer recruits than expected. >> reporter: tonight the city council in chambers now set to debate what will be one of the biggest problems. the fact they can't seem to keep some of the officers they have or attract new ones. >> and the police department, please help us. help us. >> reporter: with so much crime going on in oakland as they don't always respond when you need them. >> reporter: more cops in a series of the

a street and lawn on fire. witness says he knew something was wrong when he grabbed a hose and tried to put out the fire on his lawn. >> something you don't see every day. just weird-looking fire. that's when i knew something wasn't right. >> that fire burned more than three hours six homes evacuated. no word yet on the cause. >>> and there were three other gas leaks in the bay area today, another one in oakland near the bay bridge, in brentwood and in san jose's neighborhood. in either case new york city one was injured. >>> how many times have you heard people say oakland needs more police officers? well, a new academy just started, but christin airs says the city got a rude awakening. >> yeah. of 70 police applicants, only four wound upcoming to oakland to work. tonight city council is in there talking about why oakland can't seem to attract new officers or keep the ones it has. >> police department please help us. they don't always respond when you need them. >> more cops. that is what a federal grant and s

cap people off of the lawn. the first thing that the hardings did when they came to the white house was get rid of the sheep. >> it was so positive. they knew this was going to happen. people were excited. office,rence comes into this is going to open things up. times talkedyork about it. it was a sense that they would be sharing the burden. this opening of the white house was a refreshing moment. people could come onto the lawn. they are out there shaking hands. >> there is a story about those sheep. she is walking by the white house when worn is a senator. grazing and sheep the police are guarding the sheep, shooing the people away from the white house. she gets nervous and trips, falling into the mud. she is tremendously embarrassed for a variety of reasons. the policeman will have better things than guarding sheep. >> one of the things she brought back was the white house easter roll. thousands of people came to the white house to take part. >> one of the biggest things, this went on and on. all kinds of peo

the miracle frank is talking about, the only decorations on his lawn, a couple of ceramic gnomes that mean the world to him and his wife janet, daughter caroline made them when she was four. she died in a motorcycle accident two years ago. right after halloween, a grinch made off with them. >> i really didn't think they'd come back. >> still, he put up this sign asking the thieves to return them, and christmas eve morning, right on the front lawn. >> there sat the gnomes, and i -- i just couldn't believe it, you know. i mean, i know miracles happen, but it was happening to me. >> it seems the crooks' conscience kicked in. >> i would just like to say thank you to whoever brought them back because they mean so much to us. >> they brought the gnomes indoors tonight and gave them a new home safe on the fireplace. outside they replaced a sign with this one, "thank you. our faith in humanity is restored." in concord, christin ayers, kpix 5. >> now, when they spoke to us about the stolen gnomes weeks ago, they said they'd have no hard feelings for the person who took the gnomes if they'd jus

the lawn is the biggest water consumer. >> reporter: folsom lake is on track to reach the lowest levels. a lakebed so dry, it's picked for hidden treasure with you the true treasure of rain nowhere in sight. brian webb, kpix 5. >> there is still no

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we took a dog holds above it with us on that mission you wouldn't want to bring your lawn the first is there was barely enough room in the truck and then would put her in her lap to maneuver. which was then she started behaving strangely. yogo and running frantically back and forth whimpering. till she must've felt that she was about to die. but we went several meters along the path before winds above us would have to the site knew there was a patch with no snow and we saw a hatch at that very moment it opened and militants started shooting from it. i open file in the hatch in commanded to go for the attack a. sort of chain of jumped ahead and suddenly the dog less house and very loud how then she turned back and covered me with her own body and blocked the machine gun thaw and that the medicines were a means strikes at me. on how to last press it was so long so lalage and then it was silence. i couldn't help myself after that i started crying for. the most part of very often think about recently taken in a german shepherd puppy and i'm training him for comet tusks. but i notice that s

this was literally move over the lawn mower, move over the weed eater. we put a rug out right here. we put a bed. the tv was right over here, and we put the clothes down, made a little closet in the corner. this right here is when and where i decided to change my life. some of you watching this tv commercial right now need a change. whether you are poor the way i was so poor or whether you're middle class, just trying to make ends meet. or if you are a little bit wealthier and go, "you know what, i need to go to that next level," real estate can help you get there if you know how to go out there and do it in a methodical step by step manner, and my system can go and show you how to do this. listen, when i was $50,000 in debt living on food stamps and in this garage, i never thought i was going to be able to go out there and accomplish my dreams. i never imagined that i'd be where i'm at right now. i can tell you, i have been very poor in life and now i am considered to be very wealthy. i'm not telling that to impress, but to impress upon you that if i can go out there and do this, y

when i walk through this park, i look at these brick walls and this lawn, i look at the railings around the murals. i look at the restoration and i think, yeah, i had something to do with that. learning the lessons, thank you, landmarks meet landmarks. the current situation at pioneer park and coit tower is really based in public and private partnership. it was the citizens who came together to buy the land to keep it from being developed. it was lily hitchcock coit to give money to the city to beautify the city she loved of the park project worked to develop this south side and still that's the basis of our future project to address the north side. >> we came to seven straight about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is a healthy environment. >> you are making it safer. push, push. that is better. when i start thinking, i see it actually -- sometimes, i do not see it, but when i do, it is usually from the i

audrey likes to jewelry she'll write about it in her lawn which is read by nearly two million people since it was fun. the twenty five year old american who lives in the district of beaumont and has made her dream of living and working in the world's fashion capital of reality. justin labels and designers center parcels of clothing in the hope that show where the creations and recommend them. the girls can relate to that thing so as to say cuz of my things and plan to perform double. cnooc in a scant attention and weighing and they can dangle by me can afford. where is the nominee a lot of fashion magazines looking out the beautiful things in their thousands and thousands of years in the long conflict. she's the central figure in her last showing herself and her clothes. her taste is decisive including initiatives. the shoes i wear them straight to the tactile i can shed on the issues i give them a call and that on crime and anti handling of their three new pairs of students and these are the ones i wear almost every day what looks so easy is actually hard work. everyday there are ne

. >> we were out there actually cutting the lawn. that was interesting. i don't do yard work.n brothers and sisters were with me as well as management. we worked as a team. >> no one should be lower tiered. i learned to manage what we earned and complemented with i knew -- with what i do in the outside. i rarely see my family and when i do it's kind of in passing. it's up -- it's not just the work we do >>, it's the sacrifices made. >> i got the e-mail right after christmas. thank you, jesus. there not that many jobs out here paying what chrysler pays. eight gets my kids to school. it pays the bills. >> we are manufacturing the jeep grand cherokee. we are doing it right here in the city of detroit with detroit employees. there is a lot stacked against the plans. this is not the prime location to be manufacturing. but we are doing it and we have a product that everybody wants. >> going through almost than near-death experience, there's a great sense of pride. >> me being there for 20 years is just home. >> i would love to see how far we can go. >> never count us out. we always

they destroyed several lawns leaving homeowners frustrated. kron4's j.r. stone is there. >> this is all few video showing the ferill pigs. >> my front yard is torn up. >> it is all ripped up by pigs, wild bores coming in. >> 4 front yards were damaged. >> the level of damage is so bad this time, the yard is decimated. >> reporter: this was taken wednesday morning. pigs caused such a ruckus that they paid 8 grand to take care of the problem. they killed 12 pigs. >> there is still a pig problem. >> they are resilient and came back. >> reporter: for 3 months months no pigs have been caught but didn't have a problem until now. the hogs are likely out there in the open hills near these homes. >> we can't do this ourselves. the pigs are ruining our yards. we don't know what we will do. >> reporter: there are several ideas out there. i talked with a private trapper who caught 12 pigs. he was only paid for 10 days of work. if hired again he will be back. he could see more of this in the coming nights. they are after food. >>> firefighters are battling an unusually

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the lawns are green and squishy, squashy with all the rain. the rain is, in fact, starting to taper off. most of the rain east of i-95 into parts of southern maryland. if you are headed west on to i-81, already the rain is done in those locations. that is welcome news, for sure. it's getting windy. winds out of the of the north and northwest. you'll need a heavier weight jacket. a rainy monday. rainfall amounts between an inch and inch and a half. there may be a little patchy ice first thing tomorrow with wet roadways. temperatures below the freezing mark to the north and west of town. be careful for that. for the rest of the week, a little bit of a steady temperature trend here. seven day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, chuck. >>> they dealt with atrocious weather conditions and completed their trek. prince harry is home in time for christmas. >>> target is being hit with lawsuits avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 high

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santa's reindeer didn't poop on the lawn. santa pooped on the lawn.e whole night. and sometimes, all the cookies that people leave him. some times he has to go. santa pooped in the yard in virginia. >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: even santa does naughty things sometimes. in fact, santa for a while was pooping in the house. and it was a problem. because people wanted to know what was going on. blaming their children. do you think it is better to give gifts or get gifts. >> i think, give. i mean like they give. they give. that's what i mean. >> jimmy: they give. oh, okay. that makes more sense. they give. so you think it is better to receive than to give. >> yeah, kind of. i still need to learn that. >> jimmy: you what? >> i still kind of ne t think of anything. >> jimmy: uh-huh. uh-huh. i'm glad you are being honest about it, i mean, you know, not everyone does nice things. >> not everyone. >> jimmy: you included. maybe you can do some nice things before. >> yeah. >> christmas. >> christmas. >> jimmy: do you do your chores? >> well not all the time. >> jimmy: no

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2:00 p.m. >>> an east bay family is feeling the christmas spirit after someone returned a pair of lawnolen last month. the decorations hold special significance. >> reporter: where have you been? and for you, the same question. these two gnomes went missing november 1. stolen from frank and janet rossisini's house. >> merry christmas to whoever gave them back to us. thank you. >> reporter: we brought you the story thanksgiving week, when they put up this sign, pleading for the gnomes' return. they were made by their daughter carolyn, when she was 8. they lost her two years ago, at age 54. >> she was killed in a motorcycle accident. so they hold a special significance in our heart. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: their heart soared after frank this morning spotted the pair at the base of that sign. >> i took a double take. a ran into the bedroom yelling at janet. >> she said no way, i said yeah way. >> reporter: frank put out a new sign that says more than just thanks. >> the sign says their faith in humanity has been restored but for this family something else has been restored that t

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2:00 p.m. >>> an east bay family is feeling the christmas spirit after someone returned a pair of lawnnomes stolen last month. the decorations hold special significance. >> reporter: where have you been? and for you, the same question. these two gnomes went missing november 1. stolen from frank and janet rossisini's house. >> merry christmas to whoever gave them back to us. thank you. >> reporter: we brought you the story thanksgiving week, when they put up this sign, pleading for the gnomes' return. they were made by their daughter carolyn, when she was 8. they lost her two years ago, at age 54. >> she was killed in a motorcycle accident. so they hold a special significance in our heart. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: their heart soared after frank this morning spotted the pair at the base of that sign. >> i took a double take. a ran into the bedroom yelling at janet. >> she said no way, i said yeah way. >> reporter: frank put out a new sign that says more than just thanks. >> the sign says their faith in humanity has been restored but for this family something else has been restore