the freedom memorial of arthur alexandre in the exact center of lincoln park and when the statue went up, lincoln faced the u.s. capitol. so lincoln faced west. when they decided to put the statue of mary mcleod bethune and lincoln park they put mary mcleod bethune in the east end of the park so the set up in the park was this city looked at the capitol dome and everyday and so did mary mcleod bethune and that meant that mary mcleod bethune was looking at lincoln's back when this was looking to the car recognized, several people in washington, d.c. said this was inappropriate there was no way abraham lincoln would ever turn back on a woman like mary mcleod bethune so the d.c. city government came up with a solution. they picked up billington statute and they turned a 180 degrees. so now in lincoln park, abraham lincoln and mary mcleod bethune faced each other and abraham lincoln's back is to the u.s. capitol. since we are pressed for time i'm going to keep going here who. all right. one of the other things i decided to do when researching this book was to expand the focus beyond just

this stage is on fire. >> this is the same concert we just saw lincoln park at?e concert for another band. it's part of the same music festival. >> okay. >> this was a different concert. apparently someone in the crowd set off a magnesium flair that ended up igniting the stage. >> why ruin the concert for all the people who paid to be there by lighting a flair. if you are that close to the stage, why are you lighting off flairs? what are you thinking? >> several flairs were set off, not just by this person. there were three confirmed injuries, including this girl. >> ahh! >> it looks like the flair ended up burning a hole in her shoulder. this is a photo she posted online. another injury was this guy, he tweeted a photo of his injury. the promoter claim this is is the guy that set off the flair. because of the trees in the background, they can confirm this was the bringing horizon concert. >>> a guy on his motorcycle decides to hit up the roads, trying to do tricks, doing some sort of trick with his feet off both sides of the bike while his friends in the car in

this group has raised about $21,000 to improve and beautify the lincoln park steps. the six projects -- sixth project is in noe courts at douglas and 24th streets in district 8. this group has raised about $42,000 to fix drainage issues and add seating and community gathering space. and they just want to overall upgrade the appearance of this park. and the seventh project is the upper douglas dog park in noe valley. this group has raised about $17,000 to improve drainage, irrigation and ground cover and to begin reforesting old and diseased trees. >> thank you very much. and then just a question for -- so, the $2 80,000 can you having from the parks alliance, that is going to be matched with the dollar values that were privately raised by the individual friends of groups or community groups in addition to funding that comes from the community opportunity fund, is that how that would work? >> yes. so, each project has two buckets of funding. one piece is the amount that i just read, the private amount that they raised. and then the second amount is the -- acts as the

a man held up a 7-11 at lincoln and webster in lincoln park at two a-m.lerk a gun, took some cash, and got away. an hour later, a man matching the description of the 7-11 suspect robbed a dunkin donuts on chicago avenue in the river north neighborhood. no one was hurt in either incident. a third man was ordered held on bail, in connection with a brutal murder in aurora. prosecutors say jose becerra of oswego helped his friends juan garnica and enrique prado dump the body of 18-year-old abigail villalpondo in the woods near montgomery last friday. police say abigail was killed at the mother of an alleged hazing victim is calling for the principal of maine west high school to be fired. the woman has requested to remain anonymous. in november, she filed a lawsuit on behalf of her son. she claims the boy was sexually assaulted, in 2-thousand-8, when he was as an atlhete at the school. with district officials seeking the dismissal of two coaches at maine west, the woman is calling for principal, audrey haugan to be fired. the woman claims haugan should have ca

the same architect dined the palace in san francisco's lincoln park. >>> in three minutes -- >> you'ree what is that? >> giant goldfish in lake >>> a crash is caught on tape as snow and ice made for a dangerous day on a southern california freeway. and a news camera was rolling when car after car crashed in san bernandino county this morning. in all, there were four accidents in the area in less than three minutes. no one was seriously hurt. >>> the chp is still clearing roads after a storm dumped six inches of snow in the sonora area. including a school bus that went over an embankment yesterday. tow trucks were at the scene this morning, looking to clear the bus. the chp says the students and driver only suffered cuts and bruises. >>> something unusual is turning up in lake tahoe. giant goldfish. reporter kevin oliver says researchers think it's the result of a growing problem they're calling aquarium dumping. >> reporter: they search for fish like the large mouthed bass. researchers stun the fish and then catch them with a net. >> you can get 200 fish in one scoop. >> reporter: that

the same architect dined the palace in san francisco's lincoln park. >>> in three minutes -- >> you're is that? >> giant goldfish in lake tahoe. >> a dangerous drive, a string of crashes all caught on camera. >> we're not in the clear from the rain. when we could have more wet weather in your complete bay area forecast. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios has whole grain and 110 delicious calories. ...more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios in multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >>> a crash is caught on tape as snow and ice made for a dangerous day on a southern california freeway. and a news camera was rolling when car after car crashed in san bernandino county this morning. in all, there were four accidents in the area in less than three minutes. no one was seriously hurt. >>> the chp is still clearing roads after a storm dumped six inches of snow in the sonora area. including a school bus

the first phase concentrated on the perimeter of golden gate park, primarily lincoln and fulton. the first phase was completed in 2012. phase 22 hazardous tree assessment and mitigation work is concentrated on trees along city streets within golden gate park, primarily along jfk, mlk, middle drive. as well as those near children's playgrounds. this bid was advertised in early january and bids were due on january 31st. we had established a pre-qualified pool of contractor because with this work it's very important to do that obviously for quality control, looking at both the pruning and the removal and disposal work itself and the bid -- the package was bid publicly. and other contractors who wished to submit a bid could submit documentation of their qualifications at time of bid. we received five bids. and the apparent low bidder from arborwell professional tree management in the amount of $435,000. that was in excess of our engineer's estimate was was just under $400,000, but it includes as a one-time mobilization should that they required by the contractor to accommodate wildlif

. >>> today is also abraham lincoln's 204th birthday and the national park service hosted two celebrations today in honor of our 16th president. a wreath laying and special program honoring lincoln's life and legacy held this morning at ford's theater. there was a ceremony held inside the lincoln chamber. it's a ceremony that happened every year since 1922. whether president harding dedicated the lincoln memorial. >> a parent of a 15-year-old chicago honor student will be first lady michelle obama's guest at tonight's state of the union. she was shot to death. the chicago tribune reports one of the suspects, michael ward, a reputed gang member was out on the streets, even though he violated his probation. both ward and kenneth williams are now charged with pendleton's murder. >>> and earlier today, her parents and other victim's families invited to washington for the state of the union. they attended a senate hearing on ways to reduce gun violence. illinois democrat, richard durbin, opened the hearing by saying, it is time for congress to pass meaningful gun control legislation. and that h

. >> reporter: another carrier, the "uss abraham lincoln" is parked right next to "truman." o dry dock for the next four years, for more than $3 billion in planned maintenance. but until there's a budget agreement, there's no money, so the carrier is sitting. >> every month that we delay getting in is a month it will take us to get out. it's not like we've built extra time into this availability. >> reporter: the delay will ripple through the navy's fleet-wide repair schedule for years. the chief of naval operations warns the service is not crying wolf. >> we will not be able to respond in the way the nation has expected. >> some congressional critics think the navy is up to, in their words, drama with all of this. drama or not, it is military families, wolf, as we said, that are beginning to feel the pain. wolf? >> all right, barbara, thank you. we're also hearing for the first time from the pope about his decision to resign. then invent an entirely new way to buy one. no. no. no. yes! a website that works like a wedding registry. but for a car. first, you customize it. then

park. we've got to great program planned for you today and keep that energy up. and thank you to lincolnh school. this is going to be a very exciting day as mayor lee and the giants kickoff the campaign. it is our goal along with your hope to keep san francisco clean and beautiful this wonderful city that we love for generations to come. we're going to keep you very attend let's get this program started with a beach blanket babylon with an original song and let's welcome renÉe wilson. ♪ ♪ to keep you clean is why we gather here. it's time for us to care. that's why i'll help our mayor to polish every street with one big giant sweep. oh, whistle why while you work. and carefully together we'll show our pride. just like the giants we will triumph but there's work to do. no litering so make sure you pick up your trash. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ so whistle while you work. we must work hard to reach our goal keep san francisco beautiful. just work don't be a quiter. keep our city all a glitter. san francisco. open your golden gate you've let no stranger wait outside your door. san francisco here is you're wond

lincoln. >> daniel day lewis wished he looked this good. >> that's right, abe. >> number five. >> does the $5 bill make me look fat? >> number four. >> wow, i thought my clothing was outdated. >> yow! >> hanging out in pencil parktough. >> nobody stopped. >> no, typical new yorkers, right? whatever. >> they don't notice abe lincoln. >> they stopped for benjamin. >> right. that was david letterman last night. i'm willie geist along with natalie morales and al roker and our guest for this morning, food network superstar sonny anderson. >>> we'll chat with oscar winner and star of the nbc drama "smash," angelica houston, in a minute. >>> oscar awards are this sunday. we'll fill you in from all the latest news from hollywood. >>> something a little different from "today's" kitchen, vegan desserts. >> are you a fan of vegan z desserts? >> if it's a dessert, by law i'm a fan. >> you'll keep an open mind. >> yes. >> test drive it. >>> we're looking at a lot of wet weather along the eastern seaboard later today, icy conditions in the appalachians changing over to rain. snow become through the sierra and a lot of windy weather as well in between frigid and sunny. then as we -- not anderson but weatherwise. strong storms

lincoln memorial dedication story. >>> and we're following a developing story in college park right now. two university of maryland students are dead in a murder sioux side. >> process, a deserving makeover for a deserving woman. we reveal this mom's new amazing look. >>> and another rush for winter weather on the >>> right now on "news4 midday," police are looking into a murder/suicide involving three students at the universities of maryland. police say all three people lived together in one house off of campus. they say one housemate started a fire in the basement. when two other housemates confronted him, officers say he shot one of them and then turned the gun on himself. one is expected to survive. this happen add at 1:00 this morning. university police sent a text alert to students on campus. students have been shocking. >> reporter: yeah, shocked and, keith, as you can imagine, this is the topic of talk here on campus this morning. although we do not know the exact relationship of the students involved quite yet, it has a lot of the folks we talked about this morning, vee var re e

the suv was heading towards the lincoln memorial when it crashes into -- crashed into the railing and the potomac. the u.s. park police tell us that charges are pending. >>> the fire that claimed the lives of two sisters in frederick county last month is ruled accidental. the girls, ages 3-6, were not able to escape when their meyersville home caught fire january 31st. the parents and two other children got out. investigators say the fire started when draperies came -- in contact with the baseboard heater. >>> and to some breaking news now. sky fox over the scene in potammy -- potomac and as you can see, the firefighters are up high on that ladder trying to put water on to the fire. we don't see flames now and they have probably been on the scene for awhile. quite a few firefighters are responding to the scene. it's the 14,000 block of willow green court and generally what they do is try to go to the hotspots. heat rises and so do flames. again, a house fire, sky fox over the scene and we'll keep you posted as this story develops. >>. and i to a weather alert. the blizzard conditions in oklahoma as a winter sto

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park confesses an aside, leading a temporary insanity, a first. he is seen as a hero by some. >> he is, because his marriage was violated. >> most people think of when abraham lincoln was killed at, that it was a great loss for the country, but they don't think about the other characters involved. >> and there was the man seated next to the president that night at the theater and unable to stop john wilkes booth. the egg yolks underwhelms him. -- the guilt the overwhelms him. >> he becomes insane and spends 20 years in an asylum. >> of the third scandal, the russian leader is visiting president clinton >> . he spent the night drinking vodka. he gets angry at 6:00 in the morning and is missing for an hour or so. they find him and he's not wearing a suit or anything, just his underwear. >> all right. we have some visuals for you. we want to thank the people at the scene what abou -- walkabout tours. " we have taken a delicate those adorable puppies. craig peyer 9 -- >> the warriors canine connection. you can go to their web site for the cam. scott thuman was there for the eribbon cutting of the eight enrichment center. most of them wore yellow labs that we saw this m

. >> the lincoln navigator had crashed in the door, but the door had pretty much fallen back into place. but the navigator was parkedgainst a center divider and still running. the vehicle was a little skewed as it hit the wall. and it was sort of leaning to the left. and you could see the driver at that time i thought maybe he was injured because he wasn't moving. i thought it was an accident. >> not knowing what to expect, sergeant hooper and his deputies grab their guns and cautiously make there way toward the car. >> we didn't approach the vehicle until he had firearms. not knowing at that time if he had a weapon, had bomb. we had no idea. >> but when they reached the driver, they're a little surprised by his demeanor. >> he sat in the driver's seat with his hands on the wheel just staring out the window. he had almost a smile on his face. and he just stood there until he was given commands to come out with his hands up and get down on the ground. we handcuffed him on the ground. >> the man is identified 31-year-old dustin leeds. he is assessed for injuries by medical personnel and eventually taken to a holding c

lincoln boulevard. >> just ridiculous and whoever -- whoever built this should be accountable. >> should have done some engineering studies and maybe figured that out before. >> a joint project of the presidio trust golden gate national park and golden gate national recreation area there's no plan yet for repairs. engineers still need something. >> watch it through more rainstorms to see how it reacted, and it stopped raining. >> part of the problem is the soil here, somewhat hardened sand that is notoriously unstable. officials say they are committed to repairs, they just can't say when. in san francisco health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> one east bay neighborhood is facing a foul problem. a flock of wild turkeys set up home in trees and backyards and just about anywhere else they can settle in. we'll show you another amateur video of the birds making their way down core nel street in albany. about 30 of the birds made themselves at home in one woman's backyard redwood tree. she says they wake up her children, make a mess of her yard, and she wants them gone. neighbors say they've gone toth city, the county, even the state for help but so far they say no agency stepped up to help. >>> san fra

lincoln mkz. >> international news. pakistan is opening an amusement park and zoo.t's a zoo in the same town where the raid on osama bin laden took place. the zoo is pretty cool but i heard you won't be able to see the seals until it's too late. the seals coming out at midnight. >>gretchen: the seals come in and they are the ones who do what they need to do in the dark. >>brian: i do think that's an in your face, america. >>gretchen: i don't care what they build. i just hope they are not using american dollars to help build. >>steve: we've got headlines for you on this wednesday morning. calls for tougher sanctions on north korea this morning after the country posts a disturbing video on-line. look. [music] >>steve: isn't that the elton john behind it? >>brian: "we are the world." >>steve: it is a missile attack on what appears to be new york city left in ruins. it is set to michael jackson's video we are the world, along with about 100 other people. the bizarre video beginning with a man dreaming he is on board a space shuttle launched by a rocket. confused? >> wha

park. >> hee please temporary insanity, a first, and he is not just free. >> he has looked on as a hero. his marriage was violated. scam >> #two -- most >> people think when abraham lincolnwas killed, it was a great loss for the country but they don't think of the peripheral characters. >> like henry rathbone seated next to the president that night at ford's theatre and unable to stop the killer. he becomes a a consulate in germany and goes mad and then he kills his wife and makes an attempt on their children and goes criminally insane. he spends almost 20 years in an insane asylum. >> scandal number 3, boris yeltsin is the visiting president clinton and staying at blair house >> he spends all night one night and about 6:00 in the morning, he gets hundred. he is missing for an hour or so. they find him and he is not wearing a suit. he is wearing his tighty whittes. >> the secret service found him hailing a cab looking for a slice of pizza. >> is is all well documented? >> thanks to the folks at the d.c. walkabout. >> i love the images you added to the stories. it helps to tell the tale. >> 6:50 end time for us to check in on the forecast. >> it feels so good outside. i w

lincoln's biography numbers in the hundreds. but many figures have serious treatment and simultaneously we were comfortable with his children's version of rosa parks. so i also thought humbled by that. in some sense of hackers started doing that, doing that, i assume they just can't remember what it is. and so i think it was that process of sordid scene of these themes in our history and simultaneously feeling like what was it and i'm hoping this book is just beginning that process. i think there's so much more that can be done on her. so i hope this is sort of the beginning. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> for the second half of this book. half of the book basically takes place outside of the primary and that required a number of things. i did dozens of interviews and a ladder with people in detroit because as you allude to, there's an amazing number of interviews with rosa parks and a lot of them are done in detroit sidney john conyers office. and if they asked her what you think about the war in vietnam? today say what you think the congressman should doing? though they do not. so in many ways this was harder to find. a coupl

it is not a national park or a tourist site at the time, but he goes to pay his respects to the members of congress, just like many of us have done. so lincoln meets a lot of people. most people that he has not served with the congress. thaddeus stevens, everyone can remember him. per trade by tommy lee jones in the movie. this is the first meeting, they exchanged their first letters with congressman lincoln. so after the convention, he is touring massachusetts with his family. happy to be reunited with his family. every member of congress said they have all this contrary advice. take your family with you, it is good for your family to be in washington dc. leave your family at home, you don't want them getting infected by the swamp and dealing with anything associated with congress. well, lincoln actually did vote. first, mary taught in the children go with him. he believes that they are sort of getting in his way, mary also had her expectations as well. she was the most ambitious woman in the world. mary todd lincoln, because of an accident of biology and chronology was born during a time when women couldn't vote, much less participate in t

lincoln boulevard. >> it's just ridiculous, and whoever build this should be accountable. >> they could have done engineering studies and figured that out before. >> reporter: a joint project in the press said yo trust golden gate national parksrve says and goden gate recreation area there's no plan yet for repairs. engineers still need something. >> watch it through more rain storms to see how it reacted, and it stopped raining. >> reporter: part of the problem is the soil here. somewhat hard ended sand that is notoriously unstable. officials say they are committed to repairs here, they just can't say when. reporting live in san francisco health and science editor john fowler ktvu channel 2 news. >>> protest, are demanding a congressional hearing on the covert u. s. drone program overseas. >> killing of children. >> members of the group code pink demonstrated in washington d. c. and delivered a petition to senator dianne feinstein's office she was not there. they want more accountability and transparency and public hearing before they move forward on john brennan's nomination. >> we think there are actually thousands of civilian cash you will 'tis. she says there's a hand full. >> let's get to the bottom of this. >> senator

park. >> light rain over highway 37. it is slowing down the east shore freeway. >> san francisco is under the green. lincolnmarket street. most of the downtown area. the rain is impacting the ride on the upper deck of the bay bridge. taking a wider view of the mid peninsula you can see light ride around burlingame, daly city. light rain also along the coastline. we are dry for the south bay and east bay interior valleys. there will be wet weather later this afternoon. >> futurecast 4 at 9:00 a.m. the clearly defined band of rain. still green indicating light in nature. >> and of clouds cover associated with this system. once the cold front pushes through we will experience a dry break but see lingering showers and unsettled weather on the back in by tonight. >> 7:00 p.m. the majority of us are dry light rain for san raphael. >> 11:00 p.m. green on your screen indicates rain. that will be the south bay stretching to the livermore valley. we will be on the dry side as we wake up tomorrow morning except the coastline to see scattered showers the rest of us will be dry. >> we have a winter weather advisory in e

, and aircraft carrier parked out there, with maintenance and not being able to be done and one that is not more than five or six years old. i think it was the uss abraham lincoln. and of the enterprise is out there. -- i know the enterprise is out there. the democrats and republicans do not get what is really going on with our government. these are elected officials that should be there for us. we put them in office. i really do not think that they understand that if we show weakness in our military, we broadcast that all over the world. host: a broader view about the cuts. guest: veterans benefits are protected under sequestration, good news for you. they would not be affected. as for the broader question of military readiness and congressional responsiveness to that, there are serious issues at stake. one thing that the defense department has pointed out is that it is not just the sequester for them that presents a problem. under the continuing resolution, they are operating under last year's budget levels and budget restrictions, which do not apply very well to the set -- to the situation they are under this year, where troops are being drawn down. they say

, and aircraft carrier parked out there, with maintenance and not being able to be done and one that is not more than five or six years old. i think it was the uss abraham lincolnand of the enterprise is out there. -- i know the enterprise is out there. the democrats and republicans do not get what is really going on with our government. these are elected officials that should be there for us. we put them in office. i really do not think that they understand that if we show weakness in our military, we broadcast that all over the world. host: a broader view about the cuts. guest: veterans benefits are protected under sequestration, good news for you. they would not be affected. as for the broader question of military readiness and congressional responsiveness to that, there are serious issues at stake. one thing that the defense department has pointed out is that it is not just the sequester for them that presents a problem. under the continuing resolution, they are operating under last year's budget levels and budget restrictions, which do not apply very well to the set -- to the situation they are under this year, where troops are being drawn down. they say i

lincoln and not used executive powers, i would still be a slave. had mr. truman not used executive powers to desegregate the military, had not other park -- other presidentsot used the executive powers that they have used to break the backs of a majority -- my point being, everything has a point. i do not think the president uses executive privilege because he has nothing else to do. host:, for your call, and thank you for your patience. she was talking about an issue we were discussing, the executive powers. this is from "the washington post" -- is there a danger from the president being seen as working around congress? what do you think about that? guest: i thought he was labeling -- laying the predicate for that. forequarter years, he said, i try to work with republicans, and they slapped my hand. -- for four years, he said, i tried to work with republicans, and they slapped my hand. i will work the powers of the executive -- which is the way the constitution works -- and i will use them whatever -- in whatever way i can to move this country forward. with or without republicans, he will take his presidency and use it to lead and change things for the b