they had the panhandle part. the panhandle was the same with as golden gate park, but there was dealmaking going on between park commissioners and they decided they would buy the land and cut off part of the panhandle. >> the development of lincoln park is interesting. you can see the cemetery. >> on the map, it is a cemetery. >> what happened to that and all of the bodies? >> they decided around the turn of the century the land was too valuable to bury people. where uss is now there were four cemeteries. they moved all of the cemetery's out -- cemeteries out. the heir did not want to move one of the places. there are two people -- two places where people are buried in the city. the other ones were moved out. >> the big scandal of lincoln park, someone wanted to build the legion of honor out there. she did and she got it done. they had to prepare the land, the golden gate cemetery, so the people they hired did not get rid of any of the bodies. they got rid of the headstones. they built a museum. when the renovate

that is close to hay south of the panhandle near buena vista park. we're going to find out more information as we have a crew on the way to the scene. >> we'll keep you updated the time is 5:10. still to come using a deadly disease to safe a life. new hope for the breakthrough in the fight against cancer. >> a live look outside. very, very chilled out there. we'll keep you updated on what the weather is like. >> and for the latest news traffic and weather and some fun conversation, get >> welcome back to "today in the bay." the time now is 5:13. behind the scenes action as we cover your live breaking news. earlier we told you about the $2 trillion mistake made by the u.s. treasury department before standard & poor's downgraded the country's credit rating. turns out the person who caught that mistake is a uc-berkeley grad. john bellowes is an economics graduate and now works for the u.s. treasury department as the acting assistant secretary. he did the math and pointed out the debt is 8% points lower over 10 years which means the public debt is more s

they helped john buster put panhandling behind him.tead of giving handouts they retrain people to take responsibility for their lives. >> though don't allow to you give food stamps or anything. they want you to be independent. >> they gave john room and board and paid him to clean streets. now he supervises others. go out there and make your own money. get your self-esteem back. >> happiness comes from productive work. not free loading. but at least beggars don't force anyone to give them money. other free loaders do. >> corporations and politicians do that. some lawyers do that. >> isn't free loading fun? i bet i could make even more money if i got a law degree. then i could start suing businesses. >> for you taxpayers that's made this man millions. these next. >> wire back with more on free loaders. do you remember the shirley sherrod scandal? >> ms. sherri rod must resign immediately. the federal government cannot have skin color deciding any assistance. >> the video of sherrod suggested that the agriculture loan officer refused to

they helped john buster put panhandling behind him. instead of giving handouts they retrain people to take responsibility for their lives. >> though don't allow to you give food stamps or anything. they want you to be independent. >> they gave john room and board and paid him to clean streets. now he supervises others. go out there and make your own money. get your self-esteem back. >> happiness comes from productive work. not free loading. but at least beggars don't force anyone to give them money. other free loaders do. >> corporations and politicians do that. some lawyers do that. >> isn't free loading fun? i bet i could make even more money if i got a law degree. then i could start suing businesses. >> for you taxpayers that's made this man millions. these next. have i got a surprise for you! [ barks ] yeah, it's new beneful healthy fiesta. gotta love the protein for muscles-- whoo-hoo! and omega-rich nutrition for that shiny coat. ever think healthy could taste so good? [ woman announcing ] new beneful healthy fiesta. sure, but le

it's not needed in the panhandle, a tough country not suited for farming. why store water for nothing? you have an asset here, but it's dead until you create a market for it. meanwhile, north texas is just exploding. why not pipe the water out of roberts to help the rest? we have everything in place. eventually someone will need to buy our water. pickens figured if pee -- if he could convince dallas-fort worth to buy the water for 30 years, his roberts county investments reportedly $150 million by 2008, would net mesa water over $1 billion. despite contingencies like the noncommitment, pickens youd, this could be the biggest deal of my life. the mesa water pipeline would cross private land. to make this feasible, i should explain that he's got a ranch up in the texas panhandle in the northern part of the state and plans to build a pipeline from his ranch down to dallas fort worth, but to do that, he needs to get special exemptions because it crosses private property. the pipeline would cross private land. to make it feasible, he has to negotiate with hundre

. >> and we're following a couple early morning stalls and fire in the panhandle area of san francisco>>> a lot more on that. and oakland police confirming the arrest of one person in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed a three-year-old boy. they also say they have gathered solid evidence in the case. >> it is 5:29 on this thursday morning. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. >> breaking news. four firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm house fire in san francisco at the hotel of intersection of masonic and haight. no word on injuries but we do have a crew on the way and we'll bring you a live update in just a little while. the house fire, two alarms going on in san francisco, masonic and haight. more coming up. >>> san mateo county sheriff's office is set to present a plan for voluntary jet ski patrol. they allow them because it lies within the gulf of the farallones marine sanctuary. it was a photographer that rescued a surfer last january. supports say it's an essential safety net for surfers at half restriction. >> u.s. stock futures are following a day after

had to bring him in and talk to him, and they found him a job, but the fact that he was out there panhandlingays a lot. >> this is saying a lot about what is happening in the united states of america, in 2011, 1950. it is beginning to look like the 1930's. k'd, first, it starts off by telling us what you teach and what your students are. >> i teach music to the young children. >> you have been targeted by the republican party efforts to eliminate collective bargaining

i have been here for over 40 years panhandle -- and [unintelligible] president olague: thank you. any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is close. -- closed. come up to the mic. no worries. >> we are verizon wireless users. [unintelligible] >president olague: can you give us your name? ok. >> [unintelligible] that is my comment. president olague: is there additional public comment? public comment is closed. commissioner miguel: this gives me an opportunity to let everyone know that all the material says so, people don't always understand that all of these applications go to the department of health for clearance. prior to coming to us. they have to qualify for the federal guidelines. i realize there is a lot of concern in the community, and i appreciate that concern. but the place to voice that concern is that the department of health and the health commission. not here. it starts there, and that is where, in my opinion, have those concerns should be voiced. in particular, you're looking at installation that has been approved by a hospital. a medical office bui

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the main campus of usf north of the panhandle neighborhood. >> work on the devil's slide tunnel is going to take a year longer than expected. the tunnel across highway 1 will now open in late 2012. the project to build twin 4200-foot tunnels started five years ago. it was only supposed to take a couple of months. there were construction delays. as a result the $314 million project will cost more and the costs will be passed on to you. a san mateo assemblyman plans to investigate, he says. let's check with christina. >> good morning to you. i just got my pg&e bill for the month of july and because of the nice weather not too bad. we're going to get more of that really nice unseasonably cool weather throughout the day today all the way throughout the weekend, onshore flow stays in place. an area of low pressure that's kicking on the onshore flow. behind at trough is going to dig in through this weekend. that means the cooling trend continues. now, as we head through monday, tuesday and wednesday, big ridge of high pressure is going to move in. we have not seen a strong ridge so far in the

unfortunately, one of the businesses that would have gotten a lot of traffic over at the panhandle, that'she one that had the fire that we tracked yesterday. one of the restaurants. go to ash bury legendary area and still very active. that circled area is where all of the activity will be for outside lands. right now construction activity still blocking a couple lanes getting over on that bridge, the bay bridge, getting over to treasure island. other side of the water, a live look, and traffic moving slowly past the coliseum. yesterday's raiders game in time to get the crowd for the a's game. expect some slowing after work. and it's friday, folks trying to get out of town early today. >> last week i saw the "planet of the apes" movie. it's awesome. >> you liked it. >> loved it. and i'm not a fan. but we've got a couple movies starting this weekend. here's your rundown. "final destination 5". there it is. >> final again. >> yes, and lots of stuff explodes. >> ah. >> so you've got that. and then there is, if you're looking for something a little bit more feminine, "the help." >> my wife want

vietnam vet suffering from ptsd, emphysema and bipolar disorder, marzette was living a nightmare, panhandlingsurvive in venice, california. >> people say you live in venice? no, i lived on venice. i lived on the sand, on the parking lots, on the streets. >> reporter: until early one morning when people like this entered and changed his life. they are volunteers with 100,000 homes campaign. a nationwide, nonprofit with the goal of putting 100,000 homeless americans in permanent housing. the most sick and vulnerable first. on this morning, they were fanning out at 4:00 a.m. to survey the homeless of pasadena. >> where do you mostly sleep? >> right here. >> reporter: people like 55-year-old william anderson. how long have you been out here? >> i've been out here seven months. just here in pasadena. >> reporter: he used to haul goods from the port of l.a. in his own rig until 2 1/2 years ago. when business went bad, he lost his truck, lost his home, and ended up here. >> make a few bad decisions, and a few bad choices, and you can end up right here. >> reporter: they find people living in vans. i

the panhandle sticking happen. you may be a will to see her out. >> new hampshire did not officially abolished slavery until the civil war. shorthand came into our language, but i want to talk about it because livery is one of the two underlying elements that i want to follow up tonight. there are people that because of slavery and established -- all over the american map. also, to talk to run another underlying element that came to be intwined the slavery. that is the vision of this man, thomas jefferson. in 1784 congress assigned jefferson to task coming up the way to create new states. we needed some kind of method for doing so. this was the proposal for new states that jefferson handed then, probably the first to strike you is, that is what we have combat nor did we keep most of those names. two of them survived. but jefferson, intriguing to me. he had a quest as well. when he issued this report and made the suggestion he made a statement. you may not quite follow everything he is suggesting, and not get into t

vietnam vet suffering from p.t.s.d., emphysema, and bipolar disorder, marzett was living a nightmare, panhandlingce, california. >> people say you lived in venice? no, i lived on venice. i lived on the sand, on the parking lots, on the streets. >> reporter: until early one morning when people like this entered and changed his life. they are volunteers with 100,000 homes campaign, a nationwide nonprofit with the goal of putting 100,000 homeless americans in permanent housing-- the most sick and vulnerable first. on this morning, they were fanning out at 4:00 a.m. to survey the homeless of pasadena. >> where do you mostly sleep? >> right here. >> reporter: people like 55- year-old william anderson. how long have you been out here? >> i've been out here seven months, just here in pasadena. >> reporter: he used to haul goods from the port of l.a. in his own rig. two and a half years ago when business went bad, he lost his truck, lost his home, and ended up here. >> a few bad decisions and a few bad choices and you can end up right here. >> reporter: they find people living in vans, in doorways, in pa

. >> from begging and panhandling. this prevents me from doing that. am a human being. >> as eager as he is to get out of the program, he has other priorities. he has to get out of the home where he is living and to do that, he has to find a job first. like tens of millions of americans, he will probably be on the food stamp program for a little while longer. wolf? >> thank you. i spoke about the skyrocketing number of americans on food stashes with the outgoing chairman of the advisers. >> one statistic that worries me and the jobless numbers are bad enough, as far as people in america who need food stamps simply to eat and survive and not starve, back in october of 2008, 31 million americans relied on food stamps and most recently the usda came out with the number, 46 million americans, austin. 46 million americans, one out of seven needs food stamps to survive. that's a depressing figure as far as hungner america. >> i agree, but beyond hunger that, is indicative of how deep the hole was. when you pick october 2008, that's around when the big financ

had to bring him in and talk to him, and they found him a job, but the fact that he was out there panhandling says a lot. >> this is saying a lot about what is happening in the united states of america, in 2011, 1950. it is beginning to look like the 1930's. k'd, first, it starts off by telling us what you teach and what your students are. -- katy, first, let's start off with you telling us. >> i teach music to the young children. >> you have been targeted by the republican party efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights for employees in ohio. >> that is right. >> can you just tell us a little bit about that struggle and how you guys have struggled to >> when john kasich was running for governor, he made it clear that he was born to break the backs of the teacher unions in a while, and he said it authorized his campaigns. people did not believe he was going to do it. well, he did. they managed through summit d.d.s. methods to get senate bill 5 passed through the house and the senate -- they managed through some devious methods. they had testimony. it locked the doors of the state us a

the main campus is located north of the panhandle neighborhood. >> we're getting new information this morning about delays for work on the new devil slide tunnelment it appears it's now going to take a year longer than expected. caltrans says the tunnel along highway 1 will now open in late 2012. the project to build twin 4200-foot tunnels started about five years ago and only supposed to take a few months. there were construction delays. as a result, the $314 million project will cost more and those costs will you know, eventually be passed along to taxpayers. a san mateo assemblyman plans to investigate. >> let's investigate the forecast this morning. >> chief investigative meteorologist christina loren. it's pretty nice down there. actually we're not seeing a lot of the fog touching the surface yet but it's getting very close. you are going to find that on the golden gate bridge that's where it's foggy. not so much on the bay bridge where we have pretty gusty winds and that is preventing the formation of fog so you're going to find a clearer drive over from oakland and the city tha

there are a lot things work is than birds or snakes only in new york up panhandler offered to clean offke on the windshield. >> we're going to take a break and more in a minute for 55 is the time. >> when there's a medical or emergency are filed you are told to dial 911 in a few minutes of first responder will appear what if the fighter pilot in a series of late or cannot arrive at all take this moving vans for instant there of three things wrong here first the amendment moving van is parked in a red sun second is part 10 ft. from the car is parked directly in front of section 8 q the fire department the fire truck was trying to get into the station and could not the moving van and had to move at for the fire truck it happens at many of the fire stations throughout the bay this is another example he parts in front a station eight in resound it is important not to park in front of any far station. the fine for parking in front of life fire station is a $65 fine. >> at is pretty bad if you know of anyone behaving badly contact stanley e-mail him at people behaving badly add kron 4 de .com

the main campus of usf is located north of the panhandle neighborhood. >> cities across the bay area are getting a helping hand in the fight against obesity. kaiser permanente is giving $1 million grants to communities in richmond, concord and san francisco. they are part of kaiser's plan to bring together agencies to promote healthy living. funding will establish wellness committees in schools and develop programs on nutrition, exercise and cooking. >> good day to get outside, take a walk, maybe get your body moving. let's check in with christina loren. >> get your body moving. we're looking good for today. if you want to get outside another good reason. good quality all the way through the weekend. love living aboutpy the bay. the ocean keeps things nice and clean for us. we've got one system that's creating that on shore flow, then a reinforcing system on its heels that's going to keep things mild throughout the weekend. as a result, though, we do have a little bit of coast of drizzle. you might turn on your wipers as you make your way to work mike inouye and myself are watching i

looking at heat advisories for areas into georgia, the panhandle of florida and the beaches of southolina looking at very hot weather. you're not going to get that much relief there. high temperatures today are very hot, 110 in dallas. ali? >> wow, dallas, what is it 33 days now above 100? bonnie, we'll check with you later on. >> sounds good. >>> rearen't getting too far away from the main story right now, the trial of egypt's ousted president, hosni mubarak, on trial for murder and corruption. he's inside a cage inside a courtroom on a stretcher. that's him, with an oxygen tank. there are scuffles developing outside the court. we have a cnn team inside and outside. we'll bring you the latest on the other side of this break. it's 14 minutes after the hour. e and the pollen outside. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. it's the brand allergists recommend most. ♪ lily and i are back on the road again. where we belong. with zyrtec®, i can love the air®. >>> steven colbert has a thing or two to say about america's credit. here is y

we'll come in close to the panhandle of golden gate park. plenty of fog there toward lake merced, you see the fog. fog and low clouds at the olympic club. and toward downtown san francisco it focuses in on you, by the ballpark you can see you have clear skies. the temperatures are in the 60s on that side of town. that's why they built the ballpark there because i'll tell you what, that is a big change from the climate out there at candlestick park. right now in fairfield it's 90 degrees. 89 in concord. a nice day, definitely warmer inland. it is not hot, this is not a heat wave. but it is nice. it's summer-like than some of the numbers we saw last week and the week before. heat in the valley, finally temperatures in the sacramento valley into the mid-90s in the hot spots. still have a nice on-shore push of moist myrrh an air. if the winds weren't coming this way, the fire danger would be really high this time of year as you know. and the green represents an on- shore push of wind and that means the air coming off the ocean. the fog is back,

. >> from begging and panhandling, this prevents me from doing that. i have pride. am a human being. >> as eager as he is to get out of the food stamp program, he said he has other

. >> prevents me from begging and panhandling. this prevents me from doing that.se i do have a pride. i am a human being. >> reporter: as eager as he is to get out of the food stamp program, frederick says he's got other priorities. he's got to first get out of that transitional home. and to do that, like so many others, he's got to find a job first. so like tens of millions of other americans, he'll probably be on the food stamp program for a little while longer. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> well, a helping hand for breast cancer patients. one survivor is using her own experience to make a difference. we're going to meet her, next. >>> well, there are nearly a quarter of a million new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the country every year. one survivor is using her own experience as a springboard to help others. meet debbie cantwell, this week's cnn hero. >> when i was diagnosed with breast cancer, my kids are really young, and i was working full-time. we were struggling. when you start adding hospital bills and medication costs, it just throws your world

he found him a job, but the fact that he was out there panhandling says all lot. >> this is the kind of thing that is happening in this country in the united states of america, in 2011. this is not 1950, folks. it is starting to look a lot like the 1930's. katie, you are a teacher in cincinnati. get us started by telling us what you teach and how all your students are. >> i teach music, a kindergarten to sixth grade students. >> you are among those targeted by republican efforts to eliminate collective bargaining rights in ohio. can you tell us a little bit about that struggle and how you guys have responded? >> when john kasich was running for governor, he made very clear that he was going to break the back of the teacher unions in which. -- in ohio. he said it all through his campaign. people did not believe he was going to do it. well, he did they managed, through very devious methods, to get senate bill 5 passed through the house and senate. when we had an opportunity to go to the statehouse, testify, if amendments, they locked us out. locked the doors of the statehouse, did not

crisis our inability to communicate with each other -- look, i'm a kid that grew up in the oklahoma panhandle. and one of my first childhood memories is that of my father and my grandfather opening a cellar door and all of us watching a tornado blow by. but we survived, nothing happened to us. the murrah building was my first experience with an incident in terms of a disaster. where i wouldn't reach my -- couldn't reach my friends, and i couldn't reach my relatives, and i learned probably beyond a week or so after that disaster by this scum bag named timothy mcveigh that someone who probably had as much influence on my life as my mother and my parents was my sunday schoolteacher. and rita lost her life in that bombing. then i think forward to september 11th, 2001. all of you know where you were. we were in big sky, montana, preparing a presentation to the national emergency managers association. i was the general counsel at the time despite what "time" magazine or others might think, i came in and worked my way up the ladder at fema. and we got on a c-130 and flew back here, went to andrews.

a palo alto panhandle is facing a $50 fine after bebeing -- after being found guilty of i -- of violating the sit/lie law. frost is pretty well known for breaking the law. he says the first amendment allows him to sit on sidewalks. he has until next month to decide whether he will appeal the ruling. >>> police are searching for -- look on the left of your screen. he stole out of a woman's purse in a market. then he went home -- went to her house really to apologize. he was captured on surveillance cameras going after her purse after the woman stepped away from the grocery mart. a woman said someone knocked on her door, gave her back the gps, $100, and a letter for apologizing for what he said was out of character. the police are not accepting his apology. >> we know that's a law. he went there to steal a purse and commit a crime. >> police say they believe that man planned to blend in for a -- blend in as a shopper while looking for a victim. >>> there are reports of hiring concerns ahead of the 2013 america's cup yacht race -- cup yacht race. local labor advocates are concerned that amer

it's a little, little secret place down there in the panhandle of florida.u. >> i'm coming. >> just for that sunset alone. >> beautiful sunset. >> staggering thing. >> hard to send that snapper back. >> it was. wasn't in season, george. >> seems like such a great place for kids too with all of the water sports. >> yeah, it's very family oriented. there's a lot to do, but i mean the beaches and the water, the sand, the fishing, unbelievable. >> in the meantime, asheville, i'm shocked at how - -what was that last, biltmore estate? absolutely gorgeous. >> that's what it's known for, as well. >> you have tomatoes coming up. >> yes. >> time for the weather. steve villanueva in from wtnh in new haven. >> well, good morning, guys. good morning, everyone. let's take you to chicago. this is a live shot from our affiliate wls. it is a beautiful start to the day and probably one of the prettiest cities in america. and the weather there will be great over the next couple of days. the only hiccup will be on saturday when we could see some showers. the rest of the time te

>> prevents me from begging and panhandling. i have pride.uman being. >> reporter: frederick says he has other priorities. he has to get out of the transitional home, and to do that, like so many others, he has to find a job first. like tens of millions of other americans he will be on the food stamp program for a little longer. >> coming up, a woman showing the world the results of a facial transplant two years after being mauled by a shim pansy. and transfer between accounts, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market with live updates. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone. just take a picture, hit deposit and you're done. open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you. [ martin luther king jr. ] i still have a dream that one day on the red hills of georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. i have a dream today! [ male announc

i think our panhandle is at record level of tourism. good growth in health care life sciences. we're heading in the right direction. we're not where we want to be yet. our unemployment rate has gone down. host: let me ask specifically about foreclosures and the whole real-estate market in florida. florida along states like nevada and epicenter of mortgage meltdown in 2008. has this stabilized? if not, what are your plans to get those foreclosed homes back into the market and people in them? guest: it is tied to job growth. the nice thing is, i say this is the state you want to be governor of because people want to move here. people like the weather, we do not have personal income tax, getting rid of our business tax. the nice thing is, people want to live here. we still have a lot of homes in foreclosure. depending on where you are in the state, we have had a lot of success in getting homes of the markets, selling those. it is still a problem and it will not get a fixed except through an employment. it is all tied to getting more and more jobs. host: does florida require a bala

we've had a rumble of thunder through portions of the panhandle of florida overnight, things are diminishingt there but they have, as you can see, some showers along coastal florida and the northern section of the state and in the central plain states, we've had some thunderstorms fire up overnight moving through portions of oklahoma and now into the arkansas and ozarks area and some widely scattered stuff through portions of the tennessee and ohio valley. on this wednesday morning, as you head out the door to get the paper or go to work or whatever, we were already in the 60's and 70's across much of the land although it's already up into the 80's down in through portions of texas. today in dallas, they're going to hit 106. they are zeroing in on that record. northern plains, temperatures in the upper 70's. as you can see, mid 90's in the mid atlantic. and that's your travelcast for this warm wednesday. >> well, there's a new report out in politico that says the obama campaign's big strategy coming up for 2012, is to try to destroy the character of g.o.p. presidential candidate mitt romney.

as you can see, we have some action in the panhandle of florida this morning.le of thunder through coastal georgia up through south carolina. those things are starting to dissipate and also, cell or two in portions of central, let's see, minnesota, back through portions of the great state of north dakota at this hour. and the readings, well, things are already starting to warm up in the central plains. we've got 80 in kansas city and 87 in dallas. heading north. for you folks in the metroplex. temperatures here in new york city and raleigh, tied at room temperature. 72 degrees. but later on today, man, it is going to be hot! look at dallas. i think they're moving in on close to 30 days in a row north of 100. it should be 109 there later on today. my wife and daughter were out there yesterday, said it was really hot. but it was a dry heat. and it wasn't that bad. actually said it was warmer in new jersey when they got off the airplane. >> really? >> it's that darn humidity. >> how do you like the view? believe it or not, this is one guy's backyard. but even thou