the one that was tried to live forever on mercury.'s buried near and no one would do digging because apparently there's a mercury river flowing through it. there was some kind of idea that mercury was the it salvation. so they can't -- without the severe danger of mercury poisoning dig it up to find out what was in the tomb. many of the warriors were being uncovered. no mercury there. anyone else? the lady in black again. [laughs] >> when you're not researching bad days in history, do you have another day job that you enjoy? >> no. [laughs] >> i live in complete darkness in bed. no, i do -- i write books for a living. i used to work for the washington post. if something was happening in a current event, i gave a historical perspective on it. when clinton was being impeached i wrote about johnson, the first impeached president. i wrote for mother's day, i guess i am kind of dark. [laughs] >> with a sequel for father's day on history's bad dad. and then i through that, you kind of develop a little bit of -- as i said off-beat, you never

what it causes is ingested mercury is ready object associated and bio cumulative. it causes mortality to reduced fertility, things of that nature, so very problematic for the animals in the area. harvard did all of this study. basically what they're saying is before putting in one of these hoed dry electric plants, more of the broad environmental concerns really need to be looked at before we go forward with these projects. >> venus and serena williams faceoff tonight at u.s. open in a match that has a lot on the line. the sisters will play each other in a quarter final match. it will be the 27th time they go against each other. serena has won 15 of those matches. if serena wins, she would be one step closer to becoming the fourth woman to take all four grand slam titles in a single year, and the first since stephy graph in 1988. we'll see. thanks for joining us. stephanie sy back in two minutes with more aljazeera america morning news. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et

how is the weather on mercury today? >> very enlightening.ve it. one of these organizations that they spot talented kids in communities they feel are underserved. teachers who work hard but sometimes it's just not always equal, and these kids are studyi studying stem and robotic and mercury retrograde and they are building robots but at the same time checking their hearts. congratulations to them. outstanding. >> maybe it's a robot that checks your horoscope. >> don't get up. sit down. >> coming up next, the emmy-winning stars of "the mysteries of laura" debra messing. we'll talk to her about that. >> debra, what's your sign? >> and mostly about mercury being a retro grade. >> i'm a dave'and starting each day game, with a delicious bowl of heart healthy kellogg's raisin bran. how's your cereal? sweet! tastes like winning. how would you know what winning tastes like? invest in your heart health, with kellogg's raisin bran. no crying today... still not sure whether to stay or go on that business trip? ♪ should i stay or should i go well this fa

bennett puts his camera down to help a driver push his mercury marquis out of the mud. >> we were tryingsh it backwards so that he could gain some traction and eventually work his way out of the ditch when suddenly water began flowing under our feet. i pulled the camera out again and began filming it. >> an airman from nearby creech air force base who was in the mercury abandons the car. as the water rushes over the hood bennett notices a group of people gathered around a stranded prius. >> i don't know if they real that a large flow of muddy water is coming towards them. they have got to get out, man, they are going to get swept away. >> dixon and some other airmen are helping an elderly couple trapped in the prius. >> as i was looking around, that's when i saw the water rushing down the median towards us. and as soon as i saw that water, i told the guys that are helping them, all right, look, we have got to give this everything we have. >> watching the scene unfold, bennett is also worried that time is running out. >> i'm very concerned that they are going to have their backs turned an

mercury retro grade. what does that mean to you? al. you should know this. >> it's not science. >> astrology. in "the new york post" this weekend, this article, why smart people believe mercury retro grade ruins lives so expression comes from -- there's three times every year where it appears that mercury is spinning faster than earth. >> yes. >> so it's -- >> in reverse. >> mm-hmm. >> so, therefore, it is retro grade. >> superman flying around. >> not really happening. >> when he slides and and reverses time. >> and everything goes crazy in your life. >> like freaky friday but every day. >> technology goes bust. your keys get lost and your computer freezes up, all those things that are going wrong. >> happens three times a career. >> started on thursday through october 9th. >> i guess my question is does this not nap when there is no mercury retrograde. >> the belief is that it happens more. >> right. >> in fact, okay, are you guess into astrology. >> do we read? >> got to ask that question. do you know your sign? >> i know my sign

before those guys could spell it. >> project mercury began in 1958 with the goals of putting a human in orbit and doing so before the soviets did. on that second count they failed. 3.5 years after the sputnik shock april 12th, 1961 the soviets outpaced the u.s. once again when he became the first human being in space. >> they beat us into orbit. >> america scrambled to catch up. less than one month later, on may 5th, alan sheppard became the first american in space. just over three months into his presidency john f. kennedy like millions of other americans across the country was glued to his television. >> he became an instant hero that this country needed but the fact of life is he the to circle the earth a month before and he went up and came down in 16 minutes. >> jfk south out advice from nasa's top engineers. one was vanbron. >> in huntsville, alabama the president begins a tour of the u.s. space center. >> he wrote to kennedy and when he said how can we beat the russia russians? and the letter basically said we can't beat them anywhere except to be the first on the moon. and so

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so it has been the eighth salvation without the danger of mercury poisoning dig them up or find out what was in the tombs of the mile those that you are familiar with are being uncovered. anyone else? >> the lady in black again. >> when you're not researching these bad days do you have another job that you enjoy? [laughter] spin it other than complete darkness in bed i do rate books for a living. and i kind of created a niche as the kind of history reporter if something was happening i gave a kind of historical perspective so when clinton was being impeached i wrote about andrew johnson. i wrote stories like for mother's day the history's meanest mothers. i guess i am kind of dark. [laughter] with the sql for father's day on the history of bad fathers. then you develop this offbeat history that you never learned which is what i love to read about as a kid and i don't think that it's taught very much the story is behind the stories and if you think back to your own history classes, i would imagine a number of you were turned off pretty easily by the emphasis of dates and not telling who t

tim martin of the mercury saying by about halfway, i stopped counting the cliches and the derivative were just too many. >> next up, "black mass," the whitey bulger biopic star tarring johnny depp. whitey bulger is persuaded by the fbi to become an informant and help take down a faction of the irish mob. bulger is able to take advantage of the alliance and evade law enforcement while becoming one of the most powerful and deadly gangsters in american history. >> don't look to john because he's not going to help you. >> you spilled a secret family recipe today, maybe you spill about me tomorrow. is that something maybe that's a possibility? >> i was just saying. >> you were just saying? just saying gets people sent to allenwood. just saying could get you buried requick. >> wow. >> black mass already gashering oscar buzz with tony hicks of the "san jose mercury news" calling it a riveting character study and might land depp an oscar buzz. al alexander of the patriot longer agrees saying depp finally breaks out of his years long slump to remind us what a fine actor he truly is. this one

mercury win 73-53. the playoff berth has to wait. sorry, girls. final note, serena advances to the third round after beating bertens. maying like a beast. leon: she is on fire. >> good for her. the latest from you, sir? doug: we will check radar one more time. showers popping in the metro area? ahh. they are well south of fredericksburg and frederick county. muggy throughout the area tonight. temperatures are in the 70's. in the next seven days hot and humid in the 90's. a better chance of thunderstorms friday. colt fronted. the labor day weekend is spectacular. heat and humidity return next week. steve rudin will give you more on the holiday forecast tonight at 11:00. leon: if we drag him out of the ice cream shop. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. leon: see you here at 11:00. ha >>> tonight, the urgent manhunt widening, the officer ambushed and killed and just now the audio. you will hear the officer's final call. three suspects armed and dangerous, families told to stay indoors. seven schools closed. >>> the war o

reporter for the san jose "mercury news."s used to be his found found burned-out. by the time he evacuated it was too late. another victim bruce burns lived in a trailer at his family's scrap metal recycling yard. neighbors say he was probably sleeping and never had a chance to get out. third victim 72 yearly barbara mcwilliams was found death on satisfied. she was a disabled woman with multiple sclerosis and was trapped inside her home. >>> in the sierra foothills the "butte fire" is now 55% contained. the fire has burned more than 70,000 acres in amador and calaveras counties. two people are confirmed dead and 365 homes are destroyed. investigators say the "butte fire" may have been caused by a pg&e power line hitting a tree. >>> people lined the streets of angels camp to watch crews battling the fire. firefighters posted this video saying they were truly humbled. well deserved. >> absolutely. they have been working their tails off all year long. they have a little rain but they will have hot temperatures again, right? >> y

>>reporter: 69 year-old leonard is the former police reporter for the san jose mercury news and today we talked with jim that injured who knew him well it was his supervisor in the mid '80s when both worked for the newspaper he is a director of the john f. knight journalism fellowships and stanford he says a former colleague to this was a sweet guy and an excellent reporter. >>: he was a wizard with working the phones and scanners he would find out things before the police did sometimes he had a network of scanner must who when they heard something would call him and so he he was a produce or so before they call the crowd sourcing. >>catherine heenan: is a very private person never put a byline on his articles at the mercury news he did not want his ego involved he says that he is i move to lake county because they want to live in a more. >>pam moore: were getting a new view of the devastation from the valley fire look at this this is drawn video shown a neighborhood in middletown destroyed by fire many residents are still waiting to go home and see what is left ./ >>grant lodes: this

telling her no orange or tan 1974 mercury comets were registered in the area.olice artist would never get the chance to sketch her description of the old man. >> they didn't believe your story? >> no. no. >> no one believed you? >> no. i called every single news station. newspapers, everything. and they didn't want to hear it. >> bluntly put, jennifer spalding just wasn't believable. she had a drug history. she had written a letter saying she was in drug rehab. now she was claiming she had been an old man's sex slave locked in an underground dungeon. who would believe a story like that? as far as the police knew, this had never happened before. >> i think they could have handled it better than they did. they could have took a composite. you know? they could have -- i mean, that's the least they could have done. >> nearly two years would pass before the press and police would be begging for every detail jennifer could recall. but by then, it was too late. the dungeon had a new tenant. and the story of the syracuse dungeon master was about to make headlines aroun

. >>> a new study exposed why a toxic mercury is working its way into our shorelines. researchers found sea lions, seal, and other mammals are bringing mercury from the deep ocean. it happens when human pollution is absorbed. it gets into the food mammals eat. they bring it to show where it's excreted from their fur and comes into contact with humans. >>> reunion in the east bay. that bay bridge chicken is finally back with its rightful owner but [extracurricular activitiessands help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team... getting help with math... going to prom. i want to learn to swim. it's hard to feel normal... ...when you can't do the normal things. [announceto help, sleep train is collecting donations for the extra activities that for most kids are a normal part of growing up. not everyone can be a foster parent... ...but anyone can help a foster child. >>> all right. still to come on abc 7 news at 6:00 tonight, a parking lot summit. tonight the demands being made by a group of protesters camping out and putting officials in

the "mercury news" reports correctional deputies matthew farris sent these text messages to colleague rafael rodriguez a month earlier. i love 6, a sell blocks. : >>> a bail hearing is scheduled tomorrow for farris, rodriguez and jereh lubin. the three guards have been charged in last month's death of mentally ill inmate michael tyree. prosecutors say the three didn't report the incident with tyree and failed to ask for any medical help. yesterday, dozens of correctional cadets went through an emergency training session on how to deal with mental lil inmates. normally that training would take place after the cadets graduate but sheriff lori smith decided to move it up. >>> searchers have found the bodies of six hikers who got trapped by floodwaters in utah's zion national park. one hiker is still missing. heavy rain flooded parts of the park monday evening. park officials say the hikers got a permit to hike in keyhole canyon early that morning just hours before a flash flood warning was issued. two of the victims are identified as a ventura county sheriff's sergeant and his wife. >>>

so just over 6,000 megawatts of power turned off this year because of the mercury standard. >> final question for the two of you. in your opinions, what stakeholder groups would have submitted comments that would have led the epa to make changes to its base-cased scenario for the amount of its coal fired requirements. and do you believe that these comments were submitted in an attempt too make it ach as though the clean power plan was less onerous to the states? >> i don't know what the the -- what group submitted comments that they were able to base that on. certainly, it does seem especially with the overly aggressive renewable energy goals that they have that one could conclude that it appears that they were more concerned with getting a 30% reduction than in determining what bser was for the different facilities. >> representative, i concur with that. i still believe there was a conclusion before the plan ultimately were developed. >> got it. okay. well, we've heard this before, mr. chairman. you know, you've got to pass it before you know what's in it. you've got to define it be

. >> reporter: "mercury news" reporting a former news reporter has been missing for several days. lives in anderson springs not far from the community of cobb. his wife, according to the newspaper, did speak with him urging him to get out of the car and flee. his house burned. they found his car burned. but they have not found him as yet. one person reported midsting according to the "mercury news" since saturday's fire still burning in small pockets of areas here in lake county, this one along highway 175 just a few miles out of middletown. reporting live in lake county, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. we are learning more about the four firefighters hurt while fighting the fire. the press democrat reports four men jumped off a helicopter into the fire zone after the fire started saturday. but that fire grew so quickly, the flames overtook them. men had to hide in their protective tents as the fire burned down everything around them. still at uc davis treated for second degree burns. one told the press democrat their captain suffered the worst injuries because he's

one is this man leonard neft a retired reporter for the "mercury news." his car was burned-out and abandoned. the family says by the time he got out it was too late. another victim lived in a trailer. his family scrap metal recycling yard. he was likely sleeping and never had a chance to get out. and the third victim 72-year- old barbara mcwilliams found dead on saturday a disabled woman with multiple sclerosis and was trapped inside her home. >>> in the sierra foothills, the "butte fire" is now 55% contained. the size of the fire in amador and calaveras counties has remained under 71,000 acres. two people are confirmed dead and 365 homes are destroyed. investigators say the "butte fire" may have been caused by a pg&e power line hitting a tree. >>> people lined the streets of a camp to thank crews battling a fire. firefighters from santa clara county posted this video saying they were humbled. >> the work they do is amazing. i guess the environments they are going to work in over the weekend is not great. >> reporter: we had relief from the rain but the w

speaking from behind bars rafael rodriguez told a mercury news reporter that he never touched michaelyree. we filed paperwork to have cameras in the courtroom at the time but regardless of whether or not the judge allows the cameras our rompers will be there. in the newsroom, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> happening right now, the markets looking to rebound and move up and so far in early trading they have. the dow up almost 300 points in the first half hour, we are a shade under 2%. we will continue to follow what happens on the markets throughout the day. >> you will look for a lot of shade today as the temperatures are moving up as well. >> yesterday i was at golden gate park and wherever there was a tree or shade there was a crowd of people under it. that's what we will see again today across the bay area. these temperatures heat up to 104 degrees in gilroy, pacifica 89 degrees, you can't even cool off there, marina will be at 87 degrees and 100 degrees in santa rows sarks brentwood 104 and pleasanton 102. >> you know something, kari, a lot of people like to gather near the

--uno de ellos, es "leonard neft" un periodista del diario "the san jose mercury news"...su vivienda estaba localizada en un rea donde el fuego arras con todo a su paso...su automovl fue encontrado consumido en llamas, pero no hay rastros del reportero... lorena - cam pan take vo --el presidente "obama" habl ayer con el gobernador "jerry brown" sobre la destruccin que este incendio ha dejado a su paso... --obama, expres su preocupacin por los damnificados y agradeci la labor de los miles de bomberos en la escena. --la agencia federal para elman, anunci que cubrir el 75- por-ciento de los gastos para sofocar las llamas y la reparacin de los daÑos. juanfran/take vo --por su parte el incendio "butte", que ha arrasado con ms de 71-mil acres en el norte de california, ya ha sido contenido en un 45-por ciento... --en el condado de amador ayer se reanudaron las clases y la vida est volviendo poco a poco a la normalidad... --y mientras aqu se restaura la rutina, unos cinco mil bomberos contnan sus esfuerzos por contener completamente el fuego... --se espera que para hoy se permita

you probably don't know, but the felt was made from mercury which over time poisoned the hat makers giving them dementia which is how we get the expression mad as a hatter. and they were giving workers bad tremors. and i guess you don't care as long as you have your dumb felt hats. >> i am aware of the history. >> as always, ignorance is bliss. must be nice. >> let's welcome our guests. she has the same name as a guy i met once at a barn raising. fox news contributor jedediah bila. danger. he is so dry he could cause a forest fire. she was born in the soviet union and works a a is a democratic party strategist. if she is a spy she is hiding in the open. fox news contri and he is a comedian cabdriver. we will bump him for an uber driver. exceed yen jimmy fa -- comedian jimmy fala. let's start the show. >> president obama thinks college students are coddled brats who should choke on their iphones. those were his exact words. during a town hall meeting on college affordability in iowa the president addressed the >> i heard some college campuses where they don't want to have a guest speaker wh

--uno de ellos, es "leonard neft" un periodista del diario "the san jose mercury news"... su vivienda estaba localizada en un rea donde el fuego arras con todo a su paso...su automovl fue encontrado consumido en llamas, pero no hay rastros del reportero--- lorena - cam pan take vo --el presidente "obama" habl er con el gobernador "jerry brown" sobre la destruccin que este incendio ha dejado a su paso... --obama, expres su preocupacin por los damnificados y agradeci la labor de los miles de bomberos en la escena. --la agencia federal ra el manejo de emergencias, anunci que cubrir el 75- por-ciento de los gastos para sofocar las llamas y la reparacin de los daÑos. juanfran/take vo --por su parte, el forense del condado de calaveras anunci que se encontraron los cuerpos de dos personas en una de las reas afectadas por el incendio "butte"... --uno de los fallecidos es un hombre que se neg a ser evacuado, mientras que el segundo cuerpo fue descubierto cuando se investigaba la muerte del primero... --el incendio "butte comenz la semana pasada, ha arrasado con cerca de 72-mil acr

--"rafael rodrguez" insisti en su inocenc durante una entrevista realizada por "the san jose mercuryews"... --"rodrguez" es uno de los tres agentes la muerte del jueves pasado por un recluso, quin segn la autopsia muri a causa de una golpiza. cam 1 pan vo/cesar --en san francisco, la policia est dando a conocer nuevos detalles sobre una confrontacin ocurrida durante un evento masivo de ciclistas, el mes pasado... --"ian hespelt"..de 39 aÑos hoy enfrenta cargos de asalto con arma mortal, vandalismo, detencin ilegal e iniciar una revuelta... --el incidente fue captado en este video, cuando "hespelt" golpeaba un auto con un candado para bicicleta durante un enfrentamiento con una conductora y un grupo de ciclistas... ---los hechos ocurrieron el pasado 28 de agosto... cesar/ots ---esta maÑana se reporto un temblor de 2.9 grados de magnitud en el condado de napa--- take map ---de acuerdo con el informe del depaamento geolgico, el sismo ocurrio entre sonoma y napa al oeste dm- ---la oficina del alguacil del condado de napa dijo que no hubo reporte de lesionados o estructuras daÑadas--- tak

macy's also purchased cosmetics retailer blue mercury. it will announce further integration in the future which would include blue mercury shops within macy's stores. separately it will close 35 to 40 underperforming stores in early 2016 but they represent 1% of total sales. macy's has 770 stores in total and it's all part of the process. it will announce the locations of the closing stores at a future date. macy's is also in the process of opening six new backstage stores. it's the experiment into the world of off priced or outlet retail for macy's. back to you. >> a u.s. judge ruled costco sold counterfeit tiffany engagement rings. the judge rejected the claims the trademark was invalid. tiffany can now take costco to a jury trial to determine damages. let's have a look at how they're doing in german trade. costco up by 2%. it wasn't the right blue box they were selling. >> still to come on the show, marissa mayer could come under pressure as u.s. authorities refuse to sign off on the tax free spin off of the alibaba stake. >> queen eli

mura building, he is approaching the get away car, a beat up 1997 mercury he purchased for $250. slow broken down it nearly strands mcveigh threatening to hinder his get away. >> i got in the car, cranked it over. one half pump thinking [ bleep ] you're smelling gas, okay, it's flooded. hold it to the floor. started right up. i gun it and try to warm it up. it's not going anymore. i'm at about five minutes now from the blast. you don't want to be apprehended in oklahoma city five minutes after. >> it's fairly remarkable to listen to him talking about how he finally gets the thing started and meanwhile there is absolute carnage behind him. but then he pulmos that o pulls beater to the highway. >> stop at every stoplight, using my directional speed and again, i'm in the military. you've got this adrenaline pumping but you've forced yourself to stay calm. >> if you were to be up in a traffic helicopter looking down, you would see everyone racing to this crippled building where 168 lives have just been snuffed out, 500 more people injured, people trapped, smoke, fire. and you would j

william bradford hue we, editor of the american mercury and harly butt, noted author and correspondent. our distinguished guest this evening, mr. george meany, secretary treasurer of the american federation of labor. the opinions expressed aren't necessarily those of the speakers. >> many of our viewers of course, members of the american federation of labor and they together with the rest of us, i'm sure would like to hear some of your opinions tonight on the political situation. first, sir, the american federation of labor has just broken the precedent of 28 or 30 years by endorsing a presidential candidate. now, sir, first of all, why did the afl see fit this year to endorse the candidacy of governor stevenson? >> of course the american federation of labor has been interested in the political scene for many years because of the fact that to a large extent, the conditions under which we work can be determined by legislation. >> what's the difference between 1952 and 1948, for instance? why was this particular year? >> because of the passage of the taft hartley act followed by the esta

the discovery was off ford road in to anderson springs area and that's where a former mercury news reporter lived. >> we are looking for one man, we know there's another casualty. everywhere you look there's devastation, we're all affected. >>> the home is not far from where the body of 72-year-old barbara mcwilliams was found. she was a former special education teacher. >>> the rains with a relief for firefighters people in the fire zone. the area received about half an inch of rain helping firefighters slow down the growth of the fire. power has been restored to some area. pg&e is asking people to stay out of the homes until cal fire gives the okay. >> we have a lot of home. >> the utility has no timetable when power will be fully restored. >>> another person has been arrested on suspicious of breaks into homes in lake county. steven fredrick worley was found in the cobb area. he was wearing a hat and rain jacket. the wallet that was scotched, an i-pod and six cell phones, he was booked on theft in the state of an emergency and impersonating a police officer. >>> two people are dead from

he is also a former police reporter for the san jose "mercury news." this fire has burned about 67,000 acres. at this point, 9,000 homes threatened this morning. almost 600 burned, hundreds of others damaged. some evacuees were able to return yesterday. >> the whole house went around the chimney. it was the center of the house. >> once we get it out, it will be a clean slate, blank canvas, we'll start over. >> reporter: hundreds of people have been making their temporary homes at the napa county fairgrounds. they are getting help from volunteers. they don't know how long they will be there in tents or what's going to happen next. live in middletown, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> it's not just the homes that have been destroyed in flames. this is what's left of one of the schools in middletown. the flames raced through a classroom there. three dozen teachers hundreds of students losing everything in that fire. all public schools in lake county are closed again today. no word yet when they might re- open. >>> thousands of people affected by the fire need eve

but the san jose mercury news reports he died from blunt form trauma. paper reports injuries were consistent with being hit with a firm object which could have been a fist, foot, or even a web. three correctional officers are on paid administrative live pending the outcome of this -- leave pending the outcome. >>> man locked up in solitary confinement for five years welcoming policy change. california department of corrections agreed to stop the practice of putting inmates in solitary confinement for indefinite periods of time. prisons can no longer keep inmates in prolonged isolation simply because they are affiliated with a gang. former inmate tells us the time is in humane. >> constantly, all you hear is something bouncing off the walls. >> did you feel like you were going crazy? >> i was going crazy. >> now the change also means that about half of the 3,000 inmates currently in solitary confinement will be moved to small, high security units where they can 7 phone calls, contact visits and educational programs. prison guards objected to the change,

, rafael rodriguez, jereh lubin and matthew farris, only rodriguez gave an interview telling the "mercury news" he didn't do it and doesn't know how the inmate was killed. inmate michael james tyree was found dead on august 27. he had lacerations to the spleen and liver and died of internal bleeding. the deputies were conducting a routine clothing search with the other inmates locked in for the night. sources say the deputies became violent when tyree refused to take his medication. investigators say there is surveillance video showing the three deputies entering tyree's cell about an hour before he was found. >> i'm unable to disclose all of the evidence that points to the culpability of these three individuals. but it's unmistakable that jereh lubin, matthew farris and rafael rodriguez committed in cowardly heinous act against an unarmed individual they were entrusted to protect. >> the d.a. has not yet spoken publicly about this case but is expected to do so after the arraignment later today. live in downtown san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> search teams will be out again today in the no

epa's mercury and air toxic standards. further reduction in the coal-fired generation is the biggest means for complying with the final cpp and a serious concern with respect to end users, cost, infrastructure, reliability. epa released the three rules that will have an adverse effect on the electricity generation across the country. finalizing new electronic generation units was the first rule released and it will prevent nicole plants from being built across the country. sequestration, the only technology described in that rule, is proving not to be ready for wide scale technical implementations, costs are escalating to the point that projects are being abandoned. the second and third rules work together. the second is the final version of the cppp, and the third is a back stop or federal plan for states that are unable or choose not to comply with the final cpp. these rules will result in an unprecedented overhaul of the power generation transmission systems by dramatically reducing power generation, and establishing ag

the mercury news reports that the city council has scheduled a study session for next month to figure out a way to help renters. this comes after hundreds of people attended meetings this month to demand action on rising rents. the city is also hearing from landlord associations which fear the possible imposition of rent control. >>> google continues to push its plan to make the south bay a bike heaven. >> google put the plans in front of the cities and they are offering millions of dollars in matching grants. so far cities remain unconvinced though. nbc bay area's ian colt explains what the plan would look like. >> reporter: google wants to change the way we all commute by making silicon valley more bike friendly. the tech giant has made riding to work more attractive to its employees providing bikes and lockers. about 10% of its workers commute on bicycle. now they want the valley to follow their lead. >> doing what we do in silicon valley, it's a pilot, it's a vision, it's disruptive. >> reporter: colin haney helped work on the google bike vision plan. it identifies problem areas a

, rafael rodriguez, jereh lubin and matthew farris, only rodriguez gave an interview telling the "mercury news" he didn't do it and doesn't know how the inmate was killed. james tyree was found dead on august 27. he had lacerations to the spleen and liver and died of internal bleeding. the deputies were conducting a routine clothing search with the other inmates locked in for the night. sources say the deputies became violent when tyree refused to take his medication. investigators say there is surveillance video showing the three deputies entering tyree's cell about an hour before he was found. >> i'm unable to disclose all of the evidence that points to the culpability of these three individuals. but it's unmistakable that jereh lubin, matthew farris and rafael rodriguez committed in cowardly heinous act against an unarmed individual they were entrusted to protect. >> the d.a. has not yet spoken publicly about this case but is expected to do so after the arraignment later today. live in downtown san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> the search resumes this morning for a man reported missing on

the "valley fire" broke out on saturday. 69-year-old leonard neft a retired reportedder with the "mercury news" spoke with his wife last on saturday night. she begged him to evacuate the lake county home. >> the last phone call, i told him please, hon, you need to leave. you need to leave. he said, i don't think i can get out now but i'm going to try. and i can hear he was scared. he was getting scared. >> he made a run for it and that's the last anybody heard from him. their home burned down saturday night. and the 69-year-old's burned- out car was found later about a half mile down the road. >>> this morning the "butte fire" has killed another person. a man's body was found in calaveras county. he is the second person to die in that fire. pg&e says one of its power lines may have hit a tree starting the fire but it's waiting to hear from investigators. "butte fire" now 47% contained. it's charred more than 71,000 acres. >>> and president obama and governor brown discussed california wildfires in a phone call yesterday. the president said yesterday he is praying for the state and emphasi

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the mercury news reports an outside review board released the information yesterday.e traffic would probably not be heavily impacted but traffic elsewhere would see a surge due to drivers taking alternate routes. the audit is now going to an advisory group. >>> coming up any minute now, president obama is going to greet pope francis at the white house. we'll have a live report from washington, d.c. as soon as it happens. >> good news for oakland, a high-tech firm may be moving in. >>> and the big city? california declaring a state of emergency on homelessness. >>> wel kohl back. we're going to take you live to washington, d.c. this morning where hundreds of thousands of people are starting to line up near the white house. this is actually the residents of the pope last night. the people have been gathering there this morning expecting him to depart there before making way to meet with president obama. >> he's on his way to the white house. 15,000 people waiting on the south lawn right now to greet the pope. his first trip to the u.s. >>> hope francis in america. here'

one of those people is leonard neft-- the former police reporter for the san jose mercury news. the 69-year-old had reportedly been reluctant to leave his home. his wife, adela, says the last time she spoke to her husband was during a phone call saturday night. on the call. he told her he did not think he was able to leave at that point. neft told his wife he was packing the car to get away from the fire. but when he came outside the flames were surrounding him. >>:he said that he was going to try to drive the car, and i'm hoping he is out and not elsewhere out their >> pam :this is what their home looks like now. but neft's wife says, the car in the picture is not the one he would have used. so she was hoping he got out alive. but officials say, the fire in that area was relentless. there are many stories of loss in the valley fire. and an equal number of acts of generosity. all this week people in need have found help from surrounding communities. >> : i lost my home, lost everything that i loved. >> : i don't know how to take that in or swallow it, >> : i can't really wrap my

he told the mercury news the guard uniform he wore never got dirty. that proves that he never laid a hand on the 31-year-old michael james tyreed. he was found dead in his cell last week. the coroner said he died of massive internal bleeding from blunt force trauma. >>> 3 guards held on suspicion of murder at the -- three guards held on suspension of murder in jail. >>> now, b.a.r.t is running buses while they do their work this weekend. the buses run every few minutes shuttling people from the 19th street station in oakland to the transbase terminal in san francisco. so far no big delays and b.a.r.t wants to keep it that way. >> worry still encouraging people, you know, to stay on this side of the bay. we don't want to overwhelm the system. especially going on to an airport, you want to make sure you budget the extra hour of time in and to get to the airport you don't want to misyour flight. >> they are scheduled to re-- miss your flight. >> they are scheduled to ruassume on tuesday morning. >>>it it is not having much of an affect on the bay bridge.

one is a former san jose mercury news reporter. meantime chair sheriff martin is not releasing the names of the others that are still missing. the man was on the phone with his wife as he was trying to escape the flames that were overtaking his neighborhood. unfortunately, he told her over the phone that his truck wouldn't start, so he's going to try to outrun the fire and head off on foot. later this morning is when we're set to hear from the sheriff on the detail of the second valley fire death. moving forward i spoke with the man from canine search and rescue who said he's here for day one and he wants to find pets and people and just help give loved ones closure. stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >>> the butte fire to our east has proven deadly, as well. the bodies of two people were found in burned debris. the butte fire started about a week ago and burned through roughly 72,000 achers and more than 200 homes. it is 45% contained this morning. >>> we'll complete coverage of the valley fire, head to nbcbayarea.com where you

1858 where they took the slaves off the ship and put them in fort sumter andy reid to charleston mercury which was a big proslavery pro-secession organ and assess they were happy and well fed, dancing. you read the dispatches of the men who took care of them, the sheriff would take care of them who was a pro-secession pro-slave trade guy and he said he describes the people so weak that they couldn't get over medals is high to get into the fort. they would have to sit down and swing their legs over, died one after another after another and even when they were put on the best american warship at that time in niagara and taken back to africa and back to liberia they continue to die at the rate of several a day. so when anybody tells you that it's not about slavery oh hell yeah it was all about slavery. [applause] >> i was a great notes and on. >> i thought so. >> figures like bunch the unexpected heroes because they seized the moment somehow are really fascinating and i wonder if you have any thoughts about why bunch did this but also what causes somebody to act that way at that moment? >>

that's according to the "mercury news." the school has 160 students from kindergarten through sixth grade and at this point it's unclear when they will return to class. we have reached outto the school board members, as well as the schools and the county office of education. find out why there wasn't a mechanism in place to trigger notifications to the county office of education that the requirements, the background requirements were not met here at spark academy. we are waiting to hear back, but are certainly going to be digging on this one later today. in sunnyvale, kris sanchez. >>> the search continues this morning for a person suspected of armed robbery at an east bay gas station. the suspect used a handgun to rob the grand gasoline store on c ontra costa boulevard. the cashier told police the gunman got away with cash and the chp helicopter searched the area, but did not find the suspect. >>> 6:08 and monday morning getting your workweek kicked off with a lot of heat coming to the bay area. >> kari joining us with pro

leonard neft- a former san jose mercury news reporter - was packing his car to leave, when he last spoke with his wife. officials confirmed his death today. and many described bruce burns, as a gentleman. another middletown resident who was unable to make it out alive. and now. day six of this disaster. still a rough haul for the evacuees camped out in calistoga. but despite the dire circumstances -- hundreds pulled together today, to make sure a 5-year-old boy still felt special on his birthday. kron four's philippe djegal joins us live tonight in calistoga. with this heartwarming story. philippe. >> phillipe :pam. what took place here just a few hours ago, certainly will warm your heart. and, might even make you shed a tear. >> : we lost our house yeah. >> phillipe :and, since saturday, jessica cline has done a lot of this. using a shoulder to cry on, but today, these are happy tears. >> :everybody is so wonderful, i thank you with all my heart -- i feel so blessed thank you. >> phillipe :how could someone be so grateful. especially after her home in middletown burned down. left homele

--"rafael rodrguez" insisti en su inocencia durante una entrevista realizada por "the san jose mercury" es uno de los tres agentes arrestados el jueves pasado por el deceso de un recluso, quin segn la autopsia muri a causa de una golpiza. juanfra - ms --esta maÑana una familia de la baha est de luto luego que la celebracin del fin de semana se convirtiera en tragedia... take vo --todo ocurri ayer por la tarde cuando un bote choc contra una lancha inflable cerca de la isla catalina, en el sur de california... dejando una persona muerta... tres heridos... y un desaparecido. --la vctima fue identificada como "michael harris"... hijo d ex-presidente de la organizacin de los 49-ers. --esta maÑana se reanudar la bsqueda de la persdona desaparecida. juanfra facebook juanfra --la polica de morgan hill sca a un segundo sospechoso vinculado al robo de una tienda de video juegos... take vo --el robo en la carretera nda "game stop" cochrane el sbado por la maÑana... investigadores dicen que dos hombres armados irrumpieron al lugar y ordenaron a los clientes y empleados a la parte trasera del local

. >>> rodriguez told the mercury news the guard uniform he wore that night never got dirty. he claims that proves he never laid a hand on 31-year-old michael james tyred. he was found dead in a jail cell last week. he died of massive internal bleeding. >>> b.a.r.t says they are on track on their work. b.a.r.t is running buses to get riders across the bay. they run every few minutes between the 19th street station and the terminal in san francisco. so far it has been a smooth ride and b.a.r.t wants to keep it that way. >> still encouraging people to stay on their side of the bay if they can. don't want to overwhelm the buses. especially going to the airport you want to make sure you budget the extra hour of time in to get to the airport you don't want to miss the flight. >> transbay services are scheduled to resume at 4:00 a.m. bart is empty the ferries are packed. ridership doubled this weekend compared to a normal labor day. >>> the heat is on this week. not letting up any time soon. labor day will find numbers ranging from a mild 70 degrees from the beaches to upper 90s in

our media partner, the mercury news, reported the transportation commission voted to recommend the cityp the issue and consider creating an ordinance to open new lanes for motorized scooters. the goal is to get more cars off the road by offering commuters and students a different way to get around. >> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with our warm forecast. >> it is still going to be warm for some of us but not all of us. i will tell you when the cooling gets to the neighborhood with poor air quality to talk about and it is official, strong el nino, the third strongest ever, and i will have the dates coming up. >> plus the effort to put pink plates on california roads and you can help raise breast cancer awareness on your morning commute. >> get out and enjoy wipe and explore where you live this >> santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> all right. look at this picture in san francisco, things are starting to cool down. >> along the coast, but if you live inward -- mike? >> oh, well,there is nothing you can do. the temperature in san francisco

the san jose mercury news reports he died from blunt force trauma. the paper reports the man's injuries were consistent with being hit with a firm object, which could have been a fist, a foot, or a web. three correctional officers are on paid administrative leave pending the outcull. >>> inmate died after attack at state prison. 33-year-old was found attacked by inmates armed with a make shift weapon at high desert state prison in susanville yesterday afternoon. he was sent to state prison in february of 2012 after being sentenced to 13 years behind bars for vehicle theft and carjacking. he attacked a fellow inmate while in state prison custody. the two inmates accused of killing him have been placed on administrative segregation. >>> man locked up in solitary confinement for five years welcoming policy change by the prison sis tell. california department of corrections agreed to stop the practice of putting inmates in solitary for indefinite periods of time. cannot keep gang members on ro longed isolation because they are affiliated with a gang. he

the three, rafael rodriguez, jereh lubin and matthew farris, of the three only rodriguez told the "mercury news" he didn't do it and doesn't know how the inmate was killed. inmate michael james tyree was found in his cell naked unconscious covered in vomit and feces on august 27. the coroner said he had lacerations to the spleen and liver and died of massive internal bleeding. the deputies were conducting a clothing search with other inmates locked in for the night. sources say the deputies became violent when tyree refused to take his medication. investigators say there is surveillance video showing the three deputies entering the cell about an hour before he was found dead. >> i'm unable to digs close all of the evidence that points to the culpability of these three individuals. but it's unmistakable that jereh lubin, matthew farris and rafael rodriguez committed this cowardly and heinous act against an unarmed individual they were entrusted to protect. >> reporter: the d.a. is expected to speak publicly about the case after the arraignment. kiet do, kpix 5. >> tyree's public defender sa

according to the mercury news with be they had a spike from 2012 to 2013 in gas emissions and residential and commercial energy consumption increased. the city says it is discussing ways to change the numbers at a meeting later this month. >>> 4:55. call it the potty patrol, the latrine team. san francisco installing more public restrooms and paying people to help monitor them. the city spends $1 million a year to clean human waste off the streets, so it says the bathrooms are necessary. so are the attendants who are paid $15 an hour to clean and watch out for suspicious activity. >> they know what they can and can't do when i'm around. i'm proud of my job. i'm good at what i do. >> the number of steam cleaner requests to clean up human waste has gone down in the areas where these toilets are. >> the city will continue to install bathrooms like these. so far there are eight but five more are expected in the next several months. >>> firefighters, paramedics perform heroic feats all the time mostly with little or no fanfare. >> last night, five members of the san jose fire department were h

mountain view worried of skyrocketing represents rally before the city council meets according to the mercury news, 60 percent of the residents in mountain view are representing and three bedroom apartments are going for $2,900 a month and up, custody the tenants ask for protection from eviction and the extreme rent. >> california deals with ongoing drought a agree number of people thing it is safe to cancel their flood insurance. according to the data from the national flood insurance program, the number of policies active in california dropped 12 percent since 2012. san mateo has had the most dramatic drop at 72 percent canceled. california department of water resources warps that regular home insurance policies do not cover floods and a growing el nino weather pattern could bring flooding to the state this winter. >> >> could you have rising water level. >> do not cancel the flood insurance. >> a month after sparking international controversy after killing a lion in africa a minnesota dentist is back do work. >> how dr. palmer was greeted when he returned to the office for the first time o