body will be led by the u-s park police because fort funston is part of the golden gate national recreation area.(pam) this all started shortly before 3- this afternoon. that's when two women and a dog were walking along the side of a steep cliff when it gave way,.. sending the women to the beach below, one of the women was pulled from the dirt by bystanders. and taken to the hospital. the dog was also rescued, about 65 rescue workers were digging with hands and shovels...hoping to find the second woman. but after several hours...the search has since been called off (ken) repairs on the richmond- san rafael bridge will last several more months.. as crews work to replace an additional 31 of the original flexible joints on the bridge's upper deck. a failing joint caused concrete to fall onto the lower deck two weeks ago... forcing the bridge to be shut down for hours. the replacement of that joint is expected to be completed by march 2nd. on march 4th, work on dozens of additional upper deck joints will begin. 30 lower deck joints will also be replaced later this year. the work will take place fro

areas on the island. and these are modeled after best practices that the recreation and parks department has used in glen canyon park and then also the golden gate national recreation area, where there's a need to have a material that's easily maintained by hand. and then basically used for just the areas where you would have a more rustic trail environment. and those are shown here in magenta on the island. they pair with a number of other pedestrian types, the pathway types, concrete, asphalt walkways that link the island together. so that's the overview of the walkways and paving materials in consideration for phase 1. thank you. >> well, thank you so much for your presentation, wonderful presentation. this walkway is very important to the overall maintenance of the park. and if i would think most of the bulk of the cost will be earmarked and glad you are with us when we actually -- some of us were out of san francisco to new york to present. and, we saw the creativities of the landscape architects. this is very, very comforting. in particular i know that you're listening to what we're talking about here, by having that braille for the visually impair

doug mccoyou along the open road.e i'll share some of my favorite places in the golden gate national recreation area, and show you fun ways you can help care for our backyard national park. we'll get up in the sky to hike new sections of the bay area ridge trail, and meet up with photographers who share their love of nature and their secrets for making great pictures. ♪ ♪

we boarded the golden gate national recreation area so there is a lot of activity to do in the summerople with bonfires. but really families enjoying the beach and the pacific ocean during the rest of the time of year. [♪] >> and golden gate park where we have so many of our treasures here. we have the tea garden, the museum and the academy of sciences. not to mention the wonderful playgrounds that we have here in richmond. this is why i say the richmond is a great place for families. the theatre is a treasure in our neighborhood. it has been around for a very long time. is one of our two neighborhood theatres that we have here. i moved here when i was 1959 when i was two years old. we would always go here. i love these neighborhood theatres. it is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the richmond district, but also in san francisco. small theatres showing one or two films. a unique -- they are unique also to the neighborhood and san francisco. >> where we are today is the heart of the richmond district. with what is unique is that it is also small businesses. there is a

evening, so maybe that should be a separate agenda item at some point because the golden gate national recreation area is really in charge of that area. i do not take umbrage with anything you have said. that is fine. a commissioner had a number of questions regarding the stress unit, and one of the questions i had it was if the stress unit was called for the incident. >> yes, they have checked in with all the numbers. they did not respond to the scene, but they have checked in with all the numbers. >> thank you for that. >> regarding the drones, chief cochrane? >> president, commissioners, good evening again. >> so your timeframe, or your best guest -- guess as to when drones will fly is when? >> as soon as we get the letter, the draft policy, or the real policy, we will let it go through and we can order the drone. i don't know the exact number, but we are right there. everything else is set. >> along with the drones, we will need drone operators, how long of a training period do you anticipate? >> that will be myself and the assistant deputy chief. it is a 24-hour online class. we will have the dro

the national park service is in charge of the golden gate national recreation area. >> so we have an m.o.u. with them. it's a ggnra. and they have some locations in the city that is their property. so we have an m.o.u. with them that we respond to those areas, and we're an all hazards fire department. we respond to anything and everything, and we can mitigate mostly anything. and they pay us a certain amount for that. >> commissioner covington: they pay us a certain amount for that. but who do you call to? >> we speak with a certain representative on the m.o.u. we believe that the signage has improved in a lot of their areas, but like i said, anything can be enhanced. we can reach out. i will reach out to mark corso, because mark corso and i have been to meetings, and we will reach out in these areas. >> commissioner covington: well, maybe you will reach brian o'neal who was in charge of the golden gate area for many years until he passed away unexpectedly. whoever is in charge now, i think it would behoove us to have a conversation. of the 21 incidents that you detailed -- 91 incide

. >> this fort funston is part of the golden gate national recreation area so it will be n er by another agency now, instead of san francisco fire. we are, if you don't know is, t west of lake merced in the southwest corner of the city. it is starting to get dark out there. as you heard jeff talk about the tide, the tide will change the dynamics of the recovery because much of the sand will be taken out and if the woman's body, if she is presumed dead, if it is not uncovered, there is the possibility that the water could also wash that body out a lot of complications, a lot of layers to this story. we will continue to cover this for you and we want you to go to nbcbayarea.com. we have ongoing coverage there as well. >>> a local bridge and the new safety concerns we're uncovering on the richmond san rafael bridge. >> and other, and the message they had for women in the south bay today. >> and we have a look at the weather coming up in about eight minutes. so i can save up to 40% on appliances? yes! for presidents day you get that and 10% with your sears card plus $100 cashback in points!

acres of land being designated as wilderness areas. 1.3 million acres. 694 acres, recreation and conservation areas. 370,000 acres of mineral withdrawals. national monument designations of 2,500 acres. 621 miles of scenic rivers, wild and scenic rivers. 2,600 miles are being added to the national trail system. and 4 ,000 acres are being added to our national parks. -- 42,000 acres are being added to our national parks. madam speaker, i used to teach outdoor wilderness courses. i spent hundreds, maybe thousands of nights of my life in the outdoors. i love these areas. i enjoy them. i'm not saying that these things shouldn't happen. i'm saying that we need to have the ability to go through regular order just like the senate did this week when they had the ability to offer amendments to this bill. we're not being afforded that same opportunity. madam speaker, my biggest problem or concern with this legislation is this. the bill permanently re-authorizes the land and water conservation fund, which i'll say it again, i support the acquisition of lands, protection of lands, so we can enjoy the ecological productivity and enjoy the time in the great ou

recreation, but it is also important to us in the valley. one of the largest native american communities inside a national park was here in sequoia national park. when they fled in this area, it did flood some of the areas -- native american areas, and they pulled some bedrock mortar up and put it on display. mortar is where they were able to take acorns and mashed their meal. there is lots of evidence in the park of these native american cultures. they call this hospital rock because they assume native americans used that as a location for curative measures. as you are walking along, it is not uncommon to find evidence of their life in the mountains. announcer: our visit to visalia, california, is a book tv exclusive, and we showed it to you today to introduce you to c-span's cities tour area for eight years now, we have traveled to u.s. cities, bringing the book seem to our viewers. you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/citiestour. [captis

recreation, but it's also important to us in the valley. one of the most important nationales was here in -- and the national park. it did flood some of the native american areas. they hold up some bedrock mortar . take acorns and things like that. there are lots of locations where you see evidence of these native american cultures including hospital rock. they call it hospital rock because they assume the native americans used that as a measuredwhere you were as you are walking along. it's not common to find evidence of their life there in the mountains. recentcities tour staff travel to visalia, to learn more about its rich history. learn more about visalia and other stuffs on arch were at www.c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv. all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> this weekend on "american the cold," a visit to war museum and warned, virginia. here's a preview. >> as a result of my father being who he was, lieutenant gary powers, we have this -- we the fae booster stage of two. the actual missile is 80 feet long. this booster is all we can fit in the museum at this time. it gives you an idea with this model, the booster section

recreation but is also a really important -- to us in the valley. one of the largest native americans inside a national -- native american communities inside a national park was here. when they flooded the area it flooded some of the native american areas and they pulled some bedrock mortar up and have it on display. easy terms,ar is in grinding holes were they were able to take acorns and things. easy terms, there are pictographs on some of the granite rocks. they call it hospital rock because they assume that the native americans used it as a measures,or curative as you are walking along is not uncommon to find evidence of their life in the mountains. >> our cities tour step recently traveled to visalia, california. about stops on our tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> russell kirk was a leading conservative author born in 1918. his book, "the conservative mind" was published in 1953. he wrote a column on education for 35 years and founded the conservative journals. next, national review institute's senior fellow talks about kirk's influence and legacy and the future of conservatism. the national review institute an

recreation, but it is important to us down in the valley. one of the largest american communities inside the national park here in sequoia national cup park. when it flooded, it did flood some of the areas, native american areas. they pulled some bedrock mortar up and had it on display here. edy -- inrtar is, in easy terms, they were able to take acorns and mashed their meal. there are lots of places in the park where you see evidence of this. there are pictographs there that are on some of the granite rocks. the college hospital rock because they assume that the native americans use that as a location for measures as you are walking along. it's not uncommon to find evidence of that in the mountains. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to buy celia o visalia, california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. russell kirk was a leading conservative author born in 1918. his book, the conservative mind, was published in 1953. he wrote a column on education for national review and founded journals.vative senior fellow -- senior fellow john o'sullivan talk about russell kirk's influence and legacy in the future of conservatism. the national revie