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 renovated

rain in the ohio valley to the florida panhandle. just a dusting for chicago and minneapolis. des moines will get heavy snow. after a mostly dry day, seattle will get rain around dinner time. >> another spring-like day along the east and cities inland could hit 60 degrees. warm in the southwest, phoenix in the mid 70s. ten degrees colder than usual in the upper midwest. fargo, about 25 degrees today. looking good, as always, in miami and honolulu. they will be close to 80 degrees. >>> coming up, good news when it comes to gas prices. your monday business news is next. >>> and the new use for aspirin. a new study released overnight on the effectiveness of battling a deadly form of cancer. >>> and the epic 100-yard fall caught on helmet cam. this climber's message when his ordeal was finally over. >>> welcome back, everybody. we are seeing a reversal at the pump. gas prices are actually coming down. they dropped five cent gals lon many the last week, the first decrease since december. the reason behind it all, crude oil prices are falling and k street begins the week in new terr

responsible for the creation and monterey pine and different types of trees which you can find in the panhandle which was a laboratory to find what best trees can grow and they settled on those three specific trees. what i would like to say and i can thank another partner mohammed a friend of the forest who cares for the city so well. i also want to give a big shout out to the men and women who take care of our trees, the gardeners, laborers. mary, i would like to end, did you read the book about a tree that gives and gives to a person who started out as a young boy and all throughout life he came to visit that tree and took a little bit from that tree until the tree had nothing left to give. i think you and your sister have given so much to this city and have contributed to its spirit that there is nothing that is more fitting in honoring the two of you than planting a new tree to give and give back to the community. so congratulations and i'm over joyed to be part of this honor. >> san francisco [inaudible] you take care of people and that is wonderful. we have always enjoyed living in san fr

>>> just east of pensacola, in the florida panhandle, is 84 acres of some of the most dangerous land in the state. this is the santa rosa correctional institution, a maximum security prison with more than 2,800 inmates. >> roll out. i have over 200 inmates that are serving life sentences, and i have over 200 inmates that are serving 25-year mandatory senses. our population here at santa rosa consists of inmates that are violation of probation to drug charges to burglary to rape or murder. just coming to work, the correctional officers in an institution put themselves in danger every day. >> back out, kneel down. you do it when i tell you to, you understand? i worry about them 24 hours a day. the worst thing you can have happen as a warden is one of your staff members hurt or loss of one of your staff members. >> i am going to put it in these terms to just be honest and understanding that this is a war. so, you don't know what to expect from day to day and minute to minute. you can't beat the people that made the system and made the rules and have all the power. >> j.c., your locker i

later this afternoon we could see severe weather occurring across portions of the western panhandle andtern parts of oklahoma. danging wind gusts, large him hail and isolated tornadoes will be a concern for part of these storms. same storm system in the center of the country could produce areas of heavy rain across minnesota, minneapolis, you could be dealing with rain on saturday. that same storm system heads eastbound impacting us right here in new york city coming up later on in the afternoon on sunday. pattie ann, ainsley? >> thank you, maria. >> thanks. >> and it's time now for your starting lineup. your top sports story the ncaa tournament sweet 16 is it underway and the games are leaving up to their name. a big win for syracuse topping number one seed indiana. syracuse held indiana to its lowest point total of the season taking this one 61 to 50. and it took a last second three pointer but ohio state edged out arizona. la quinton ross burying the game winner two seconds left giving the buckeyes 73-70 win. santana's win with the mets is likely over. 34-year-old has retorn his left

the texas panhandle will start to see severe thunderstorms on your late friday. houston at 22. denver at 13. you're looking at washington, d.c. take a look at this. it's going to be on the rise. chicago 11 degrees above your average range. washington, d.c. finally reaching the norm at 15 degrees on your sunday into the double digits finally from that cold winter you had. denver will be a different story. one degree due to another cold system moving in. that's for your high. here across western hemisphere we have another tropical sky clone. this is sandra which is now a category 1 moving towards the easterly direction. it's not going to be directly hitting any land masses, it will be affecting the solomon islandss with very stormy conditions. severe weather warning is in place. you can see how heavy the rain could be and the low lying areas could cause flooding. we'll keep a close eye on this system for you. out towards eastern continental asia we're talking about the warmth here. northern japan will see se thunderstorms and mixed precipitation. that will be quickly pulling away

also, though, still a threat for even some isolated tornadoes across southwest georgia the panhandle of florida and southern alabama and that's for tonight. so, again, make sure, as you go to bed you have a way to get your warnings during the overnight hours. tomorrow you see that rain and snow tracking off towards the east a little farther and as far as the snowfall amounts we'll see a number of pockets up to even 12 inches through a good stretch of portions of illinois, the ohio valley which you can see behind me there as i mention it's kind of winding down across colorado, the south and eventually skips over towards the northeast and that's really on monday and that's the mid-atlantic corridor and we'll talk more about that situation agn, lester, this is going to be one of those forecasts we're going to have to follow very closely. it's a good that a lot of these kids have spring break there. at least in new york. >> sounds like you've got your hands full for you there, todd. thank you. >>> it was something else in the sky last night that had a lot of people talking today. a meteo

research i'd like to talk to you about them if i can use one of them in particular sammy davis he was panhandling in a kroger parking lot sometime after christmas you know a seemingly minor offense the cop who was assigned to make him stop essentially went to the parking lot shoots this man in cold blood this police officer had a history of documented violence. against citizens he should not have had a gun he should not have been on patrol that night you know all in perfect storm we're saying it just seems so shocking to me that not only are we not getting the statistics on how often this happens but these stories i just feel like there's not the same amount of and we saw a lot of public support come out for free come on his family after the shooting in brooklyn did other stories that you will look into they did they get that similar sort of public absolutely not you know if we weren't talking about them now i don't even think that they would have hit national news. specifically with sammy davis you make in georgia local media of course we're covering it the outcry of this family and people who j

we have to start out with a rocky morning in parts of south georgia and the panhandle in florida.we got a targeted area for severe weather today that includes southern georgia and north florida. look at what happens yesterday. more than 100 reports of severe weather. hail is covering the ground and the driveway there with the heavy rain flooding through. on top of the severe weather the northern side is a this cold and snow. indianapolis is right in there that six-plus category. the mountains of west virginia, by the time it gets over to the coast, a mix of wet snow and rain, especially for the big coastal cities. we'll be watching that tonight and tomorrow. new york city, stays in the 40s for the most part. we're below average here. a look across the nation. for now, that's the big picture. >> this weather report has been brought to you by del monte. >> don't smile like you're off the hook, ginger. apparently, you had a little adventure of late. >> bianna was a cowgirl which was very cool. to be with the cast of disney live and dance in front of people. check it out. >> they've g

. >> for the better part of a decade bill reray harris lived d on the street panhandling here kansasmissouri. a generous young woman emptied her change purse into the cup. >> sitting here like i am today. she walked up had a coin purse with her zipper on it. she unzipped it dumping all of the coins in it not knowing the ring was inside. >> bling. >> i reachd in my coin purse and i accidentally gave him along with some change my engagement ring. >> she was distracted after a busy day shopping getting her family ready for a road trip. >> probably an hour away from home when i realized it? >> what was your reaction? >> my reaction was turn around right now. we have to go back. >> billy ray noticed the ring in his cup but thought it was fake so he asked a jeweler about his found treasure. >> i will give you 4,000 dollars for it right now no questions asked. my jaw dropped like the cartoon fox on road runner. >> my husband customized the ring it was custom made real spligs but i also didn't have it insured. >> a devil popped up on my shoulder take the money take the money. 4,000 dollars y

. >>> located on the florida panhandle, pensacola is home to the naval air station, the primary training base for many of america's top military aviators and home to the legendary blue angels. >> aten-hut. right-left. forward march. >> 35 miles away, a military cadence pierces an otherwise quiet morning. >> up in the morning at the break of dawn. >> we are veterans standing strong. >> we are veterans standing strong. >> the marchers have all served time in the military, but now they're serving time at the santa rosa correctional institution, one of the toughest maximum security prisons in the state of florida. >> don't come back in these blues. >> don't come back in these blues. >> these inmates are receiving extensive programming specific for veterans that will assist them upon their release from the department of corrections into society. >> you are doing a good job. >> thank you, sir. >> the goal of santa rosa's veterans program is to return a sense of honor and responsibility to former servicemen whose lives have gotten off track. the veterans selected for the program, some of whom d

the santa rosa correctional institution located in florida's panhandle. >> pretty much predominantlyd fear. okay? if you go out acting like an [ bleep ], you're going to be treated like an [ bleep ]. if you step out of line, you're going get put back in line. >> except for a few brief periods, jack has been in florida prisons since 1977. he's been at santa rosa for the past year. >> the one thing this place will do, it will do one of two things. and this is not physical. this is all mental. it will either break you down. you will be filled with hate, anger, you know. the other sway you try to just -- you have to stay focused and after a while that become as way of habit. you don't even think about it. you know? you see a bad situation, you try steer away from it. you know? >> currently one of the more than 2,800 inmates housed at santa rosa. those considered to be the worst of the worst for assigned to the close management unit. >> we have the largest close management population currently in the state of florida. those inmates are more assaulted and more disruptive than the normal po

. >>> last week in the texas panhandle, this happened.he first news organization to show you these pictures. look at this. oil and gas workers were fracking in hempville county, texas. that is, they were forcing water and other chemicals down a pipe into the ground at very high pressure to get at oil they otherwise could not get at. but in this case, this happened. last week, something went wrong. and the casing failed. a seven-inch-wide pipe failed catastrophically, basically explosively and that launched what they call the frac stack into the air. javeling it into a nearby truck, as you can see in this picture. amazingly, nobody was killed. there was only one injury associated with this accident. one concussion. oil industry veteran bob cavnar who blogs put us on to in this week. this is incredible. that frac stack which went flying which hempville county is part of the truck -- it's like a blowout preventer, you might remember from the "deepwater horizon" disaster. the frac stack is supposed to function sort of like that, to keep the w

transferred to this other one, i want to show you in the higher terrain above 1,500 feet, maybe in the panhandlef west virginia, western maryland, easily over a foot of snow, but the thousands that live in washington will most likely have to go to work again, kind of like the last storm. schools may not be closed, rainfall trying to change over, bursts of snow from time to time, but i really think just some slush in the morning commute. new york city looks like 2 to 3 inches. starts as rain mainly and changing in the morning hours. i think the morning rush is fine. it will continue to snow into the evening period, but atlantic city, this is where we'll find a coastal storm. not going to be a nor'easter, don, which is good news. continues to move and shove its way out into the atlantic, but one year ago it was 80 in chicago. i think old man winter is working out. getting stronger. >> a nor'easter for easter. that would be funny. >> there you go. >> appreciate it. >> sure. >> a popular reality show stunt angered a lot of u.s. war veterans. the outcry grew and grew over the past few days and now th

before he came to the penitentiary, he was panhandling on the streets of albuquerque. >> for me livingless life that i lived for almost the past seven years out there and doing nothing but alcohol and drinking a half gallon to a gallon of vodka a day by myself was actually prison for me. it saved my life. for the 2 1/2 years i've been down, this is the cleanest i've been and really made me think about how alcohol played a major part in my life. >> with his release only a few weeks away, abear hopes to someday work in a homeless shelter. >> go back out there and get back into the work style and everything. it's going to be -- it's going to be a little difficult at first, but i believe i'm going to handle it no problem, and i'm ready for it now. ♪ twinkle twinkle little star ♪ how i wonder what you are >> while high-security felons are allowed to visit with loved ones through a thick wall of glass, level 2 inmates are permitted to sit next to family and friends during visitation. >> hi, baby. >> hi, baby. >> in about two months. >> has it been that long? [ speaking a foreign language] >>

rain will stretch from the ohio valley down to the florida panhandle.s out in the pacific northwest. chicago and minneapolis could see just a dusting of snow. >> and up to 10 degrees colder than usual in the upper midwest. fargo in the mid 20s. another mild day along the east coast and temperatures just inland could hit 60s. honolulu and miami in the upper 70s. >>> and shifting gears now. tensions continue to heat up this morning on the korean peninsula. south korea and the united states began annual military drills today, despite threats from the north to void the armistice that ended the korean war. pyongyang apparently made good on its vow to cut the communication channel with seoul. two calls on a hotline from south korea went unanswered. >>> today marks two years since japan was hit by that devastating earthquake, tsunami and disaster. memorial services are being held for the nearly 19,000 people killed, and the struggle continues to clean up the radiation and rebuild communities. more than 300,000 people are still displaced from those swept away c

wolf, you know, for many years, what happened at this dozier reform school for boys in the florida panhandlemistreatment. very stunning stories. there's this cemetery that's been here for decades and decades, unmarked graves. but then it turns out that we don't really know who's buried here. last year a team of anthropologists came to this ground and not only discovered this were bodies buried in the cemetery, but also lost away in these woods, and that now has many people asking for these bodies around here to be exhumed and many people are hoping that those exhumations will offer clues as to what happened here long ago. tucked away deep in these florida woods is a cemetery time forgot. dozens of boys are buried here in unmarked graves. they were sent to the dozier reform school for boys in mariana, florida, decades ago, haunted by allegations of abuse, violence and even murder. some were never seen again. >> this would indicate that there is a burial site there. >> that's correct, yeah. >> reporter: but this hid p spot is no longer forgotten. for more than four years, cnn has documented th

severe thunderstorm watch for parts of mississippi, alabama, the florida panhandle, up towards georgia. we could see the potential for tornadoes. an eye on that for you. that watch is good until 9:00 p.m. local time. you can see a widespread area of large hail, heavy downpours and isolated tornadoes. let's look at that cold side of the storm and track it for you as we head into saturday night, into sunday. kansas city, you see the darker shades of blue here. that's heavy snow we're expecting. so kansas city through st. louis, from six to 12 inches. some isolated areas could get higher amounts. taking a look at this torrent that moves eastward up toward the mid atlantic and northeast. how much snow could we get? we could get significant amounts. let's take a look at it. again, as we head through the next 72 hours. kansas city through st. louis, 6 to 12 easily. toward cincinnati, we could see higher totals across portions of central indiana. take a look at this forecast map. into dc, six to 12, perhaps higher amounts across the delmarva, toward philadelphia and new york, you need to be w

severe storms are also possible from texas right on over into the florida panhandle where we could seeail and tornadoes. especially tonight. >> i'm tempted to boo you but i won't. >> we know it's not her fault. she's just the messenger. >> let's get a check of the morning's other top stories. jenna wolfe is standing by. >> we're going to start today with a tragic scene at the airport in alabama where a 10-year-old boy was killed when a big sign weighing hundreds of pounds fell on top of him. the boy and his family were walking through birmingham international airport when the digital sign came down on top of him. the 10-year-old boy could not be saved. sad story there. >>> president obama is on the last leg of his middle east trip spending a few hours in an ancient city before heading back home. he pledged to help jordan deal with the influx of refugees fleeing the civil war in syria. >>> historic meeting between pope francis and his predeces r predecessor, pope benedict. the two will have lunch together. that will be a power lunch. a meeting of this kind has not happened in at least 6

possible across louisiana, mississippi, alabama, with a system moving east overnight into the florida panhandlearts of georgia. meantime the northeast bracing for yet another winter blast. just before the official start of spring. that's wednesday. more than a foot of snow possible tonight into tomorrow morning in parts of northern new england and up to seven inches first alert forecast in boston. well, just less than 24 hours until the official start of the big dance. 68 teams, dozens of story lines, millions of brackets in office pools. so who will this year's cinder relevant pa la be and could maniac marshall bring the bacon to oxford? we'll see. ♪ ♪ i don't want any trouble. i don't want any trouble either. ♪ [ engine turns over ] you know you forgot to take your mask off, right? [ siren wailing in distance ] ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new beetle convertible. now every day is a top-down day. that's the power of german engineering. our largest selection of lobster erees, like lobster lover's dream or new grilledobster and lobster tacos. come in now and sea food differently. vis

. >> here, the far edge of his 68,000 acre ranch in the texas panhandle. since wind power is still in its infancy, and the financial markets are tight. $10 billion gets you how many turbines? >> $10 billion. oh, i'll have about 2,500. >> yeah, and that'll produce how much power? >> it would service me and 300,000 homes. so it's big. it would be the biggest wind farm in the world today. >> so what's the risk? >> well, the risk is just like the risk we just experienced in the last 30 days. i mean, if the markets fell apart on you, i mean, you could be left holding the bag in that deal. and, you know, you wouldn't be able to finish the project or something. that's the concern i have. >> what's the balance for you between, "i'm doing something for america," and, "i'm doing something for boone?" >> oh, you know, no question. i'm rich enough. i mean, let's don't talk about boone. but i don't want to-- >> what do you mean, don't talk about boone? boone thinks about boone. >> well, let me tell you, i sure as hell don't want to lose. i'll tell you that. but getting

you can see the tornado watch across parts of the panhandle into georgia. in effect until about 10:00 this morning. heavy rain is falling all through the carolinas and the rain is going to continue to come down heavy at times today. with the threat of, again, that hail. an isolated tornado is possible, too. other than that, it's all about the snow. a foot of snow is possible across parts of indianapolis, and that will spread eastward as we go into monday. so the snow across pennsylvania and virginia, that's not going to move in until much later on tonight. and then, we will see perhaps one to three inches of snow in the new york city area on monday, lighter snow showers, and cold weather surges into the northern plains. we should be close to 60 degrees in northwestern or >>> here's a pretty view from san jose this morning. mainly clear skies. temperatures close to 45 in san jose but 30s to low 40s across the north bay. by the afternoon everybody at least in the mid-60s around the inner bay. close to 70 in fremont and san jose. low to mid-70s inland around t

across the panhandle of florida. be very careful.of the storm and that's the snowy side. across the west everything is looking fine and will continue to. and this coming week, that's good news. a big swath from st. louis to indianapolis and 5 to 10 inches of snow and then this moves off towards the areas of the east this evening and into tomorrow and take a look at that, new york's very close to the snow and i think we'll see a couple of inches tomorrow. baltimore, d.c., could be looking at maybe 3 to 5 inches of snow for your monday back to work. so it's all snow all the time, it appears, guys. >> alisyn: i want my money back. >> rick: on what. >> alisyn: spring. >> rick: spring? good idea, good luck. >> clayton: and should have played the powerball. >> alisyn: i won the powerball as i told you. >> jesse: your one powerball. >> clayton: coming up on the show, outrage after police raid a man's home and threaten to take his kid because of this photo posted on facebook. now there is growing support from one girl who had a gun since she

birmingham, tallahassee, orlando, just plenty of cold air along the panhandle of florida, as well.ll it palm springs and phoenix, once you get into the desert is holding on to the air and coastal california looking good. seattle has scattered clouds, a few, one or two >> we've got a fantastic crowd this morning. thank you, everyone, for coming out to see us. let's go back inside to -- >> all: lara. >> lara. >> thank you, here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma morning menu," amanda knox's emotional journey. >>> plus, kellie pickler with a sensational turn in the ballroom on "dancing with the stars." we've got an alum, sabrina bryan, live giving us her take on the biggest moment of the night. and kim kardashian is also with us live. she's got the scoop on her brand-new movie and i'm getting ready for baby, all that and more coming up on "good morning america." we're seeing double. stay with us. "gma's" morning menu brought to you by coffee-mate. natural bliss. focus on your long-term goals,d not their short-term agenda. [ woman ] if you have the nerve to believe that cookie cu

. >> panhandling with signs, will work for good. i just want a job.f i can get a job, i can take myself off the streets. >> reporter: this would implement a no-trespassing policy for anyone living in parks and other areas. they would be cited if they did trespass in these city parks or creeks. they plan on talking about a long-term goal that's going to be discussed today at 1:30. now, coming up in the next hour, at 8:30 on "mornings on 2," you will hear from one of the city councilman proposing this idea of trying to fund long-term strategies. we'll tell you about some creative funding ideas that he has. reporting -- reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> leland yee is convening a hearing today in sacramento about the poverty rate. the u.s. census says kate california's poverty rate is the worst in the country. almost 25% of the state lives in poverty. they will talk about what's contributing to the high poverty rate. >>> a morgan hill mother has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for using her 10-year-old daughter to

possible in a pretty big section of country, kentucky, tennessee down into parts of the florida panhandlecould be looking at pastor made does. in the northeast winter storm warnings in effect, upstate new york, connecticut, rhode island all the way up into maine because we'll be seeing more snow out here. martha, the higher accumulations of over a foot are snow in new hampshire and maine, lighter accumulation for the south. martha: a little bit of spring skiing up there. maria thank you so much. bill: here is another storm, duly plans for america's budget crisis emerging now in both the house and the senate. the house budget stpaeur pau chair paul ryan says his idea is america's best hope to solving financial issues. >> to pw-r owe a phrase from simpson-bowles. we are the healthiest looking horse in the glue factory. we are ahead of countries that are in a debt crisis because of our resilient economy, our world currency status. we do not have a debt crisis right now but we see it's coming, we know it's eery future plea happening. bill: to the glue factory we go. steven moore "wall street