this paver is a little larger and thicker. the idea is that because there's a little space, not that big a space, a little space between the pavers, about a quarter inch, then you fill it with sand and the water moves in from the sand into the holding system down below. reporter: okay. and finally, why is this important? >> this is important because a lot of old small camps on properties are being torn down and big houses with lots of impervious pavement are there and we need to deal with that. reporter: that's it for today's people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather. he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system that keeps in place a rigged economy. bernie's campaign is funded by over a million contributions -- people like you, who see the middle class disappearing to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, anchor: in the spirit of giving, the new hampshire food bank is asking for your help in making sure that need

some of the pavers are going to be uneven. he needed to lift of those and then you need to restore the sand bed that they rest on, and once you have done that, replace your case pavers. ray: installing an edge restraint, why is that important? margaret: if you don' t, your walkway will separate out. you can buy this at a hardware supply store and is them about one foot apart. >> step three involves pressure washing. why do we need to do that? margaret: to get moss all the stones or debris. clean them up a little bit. >> it we are with the step 4 and we have some stand. what we doing with this? margaret: it is to stabilize the joints. you can' t just use any -- >> our final step is ceiling. what we going to do here? margaret: we are going to be using this water-based sealer and this will bring out the color on the brakes and will help to seal the sand in a little bit. ray: we have had some great help today to tell us about who these people are. margaret: these are students in the landscape construction program. they are working

>> yes and there and go back. >> yeah, the frame around the pavers and the ramp itself is concrete and the curb on the backside. >> that's great. >> okay. let's go back to our -- the next one is about the station fencing. staff finds it's compatible. i am hearing that the commission agrees. station shelters. staff recommends using a shelter with lighter detailed framing and a simple pitched roofch. of the two options neither reflect the character. >> that was my point so i concur with that. >> other comments? >> does it need to reflect the mozart character? it seems simplistic. >> it needs to be compatible and that's what we're judging. >> [inaudible] >> peppy. >> [inaudible] >> not that mo sart is muscular and the contrast between the refinement of classical proportion and detail and this which is very industrial so i think that's the conflict less the weight of the material because certainly you look at city hall it's a pretty muscular heavy building but i agree with commissioner hyland about -- but again this is the problem. do we have an unique station here versus the other eight?

tell you why using permeable pavers could be beneficial to are ground water. in our next half hour of news 9 this morning. new information coming in on the >> welcome to today's grow it green. we're at the landscape construction program. i'm joined by margaret hagan and margaret, behind you is a beautiful waterfall, but where is the pond? >> well, it's actually a pondless water feature. and so, the water comes down, it goes through a retaining box and gets recirculated and goes over and over and over again. >> now, we see them installing part of the patio here. >> right. >> what is unique or special >> so, this is a pervous paving system and they may need to keep the water on sight. you put in a ground material that's fairly large and quarter inch stone and follow it up with bedding stone and that happens before you put a single paver down and the idea is that it will hold water so that it infiltrates and anything coming roof. >> i have pavers here and you can see that they're a different size as well. >> the perm meable paver is thicker and because there's a

we heard information overnight that you have three independent attack cells hitting six areas of paverize, three of them blew themselves up. you have seven - four others that were killed inside the music ham, but one car, at the center of paris, and that is responsible for carrying the gunmen that got out, gunning down people at cafes and restaurants, that there was a surveillance that saw three men. one that was manoeuvring the car behind them, helping them to move are for them. they knew that they had two huge tifs on the run. they were reports that one came interest belgium. they still have not confirmed whether he's one of the two. whether they could be in that apartment. that could be the question. dana reporting. >> that is a scene that we were following, and they were following this scene, that is a meeting of the mayors in paris. they are talking about this morning's situation in paris, and we have adam raney live on the scene. you are joining us by phone. we heard from dana lewis, and said a suicide bomber blew up her vest and we understand that a vests was recovered. is there a

you see pavers and tractors, heavy equipment on the road. right now, drivers must carry chains on 80. on highway 50, chains are required. we're tracking the weather on our nbc bay area app. click on the weather dropdown and it will take you to our latest forecast. >> a follow-up now on the man convicted of killing a vallejo police officer. this happened four years ago, but today, that man was sentenced. henry smith was found guilty in july of shooting officer james cupew. this was following a 2011 bank robbe robbery. today, smith was sentenced to three life terms in prison. the judge said, quote, he is cold and calculated and richly deserves this sentence. >> the richmond man accused of sexually abusing several boys pleaded not guilty today. he's accused of molesting at least seven teenagers. he would target parents of troubled kids and present himself as a mentor to turn the boys around. he was also a frequent volunteer at kennedy high school. somehow evading background checks. he's a registered sex offender with a significant criminal past

he spent $3,800 on pavers when he said he pulled out the wrong card to pay for them. rubio spent about 600 bucks at an auto tkhreup by one of his top political donors, norman bremen. in all three cases, rubio said he paid american stress for the charges. even with the release of the statements, cnn could not independently clarify which charges were personal and which were business related. poppy, it is not just the amex spending. rubio faced foreclosure on a home he co-owned in tallahassee. he cashed out $70,000 in retirement savings. that likely cost him a bundle in taxes and penalties. and he also splurged on $80,000 boat. critics say those are not the savviest financial decisions. poppy? >> chris frates in washington. chris, thank you. coming up next, the nfl and domestic abuse. the pictures show a horrifying story of a woman battered and bruised by her boyfriend. the national discussion. up next, one of the team's biggest fans weighs in. but it can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath. that's why there's biotene, available as an oral rinse, toothpaste, spray or

walt and sherri mcguire eventu eventually got a paver patio they love behind their new mantua home buthey hired after considering four contracts and checking him out. what did you think when you saw that name godfather of concrete. >> i thought it was interesting. i think sometimes catchy names like that are something, you know, jim mickey but it catches your eye. it piqued my interest. >> $5,700 patio project began in august. day two the work crew couldn't make it and the problems mounted the. >> pillars were offset so this one over here on the right was actually about 8-inches back and out of sku. >> i realized, wait a minute, that's all straight of the we wanted it like a herring bone pattern. >> they asked a stone company to examine the work. >> the first thank he did was dug down -- his hand down in the sand this is supposed to be an inch and a half deep. this sick inches deep. he says this patio is going to collapse and your back wall the first good rain you get it's will roll down the hill. >> dimateo said he'd fix them but stop responding until walt post add post on facebook. t

. >> after 10, 15 years, your patio or walkway will have weeds growing through it and some pavers will be likely uneven. you need to left those and restore the sand bed that this rest on and once you've done that, replace your pavers. >> so, here we are at step 2, that's installing an edge restraint, why is that important? >> if you don't install an edge restraint over time with freezing and thawing, what will happen, your walkway will start to separate out and this holds it in place and you can buy this edge restraint at a supply store and space them about a foot apart. >> step involves pressure washing, why do we do that? >> generally to get the moss off stones or any dirt and debris, just clean them up a little bit. >> here we are on step 4, we've got sand here and what are we doing with this? >> we're spreading the sand to stabilize the joints and also to prevent weeds from coming in later and the thing you use the sand and you can't use just any construction or play sand. you immediate to buy the polymer sand. >> margaret, our final step is ceiling. what are we going to do? >> we'

walt and sherri mcguire eventually got a paver patio they love behind their new mantua home but theywasn't from dimatteo who they hired after considering four contractors and checking him out. >> what did you think when you heard -- saw that name the godfather of concrete. >> i thought it was interesting, you know, and i think sometimes catchy names like that are something, you know, it catches your eye. so, you know, piqued my interest. >> reporter: think of $5,700 patio project began in august, day two the work crew couldn't make it and the problems mount mounted. >> the pillars were offset so this one -- this one over here on the right was actually about 8-inches back and out of sku. >> i realized oh wait that's statement we wanted it like a herring bone pattern. >> reporter: they asked a stone company to examine the work. >> the first thing did he was dug his hand down in the sand much this is supposed to be an inch and a half deep. this is at least sick inches deep. he says this patio is going to collapse. he says you're back wall the first good rain you get it's going to roll d

he also spend almost $3,800 on pavers, that's an expense he referenced in his 2012 augto biography. rubio also spent about $600 at an auto dealership owned by one of his top political donors, and in all three of these cases, poppy, rubio said he paid american express for the charges. now we just got the actual statements from the rubio campaign. we've not had a chance to go through those statements ourselves. what we have is a summary and that's what i'm able to tell you about, but what's important to remember here, poppy, it's not just the amex spending that's raised eyebrows, he had foreclosure on a home, cashed out retirement savings that likely cost him a bundle of taxes and penalties, and remember he splurged on an $80,000 boat. critics say he's not one for making the savviest financial decisions. poppy? >> he's also said, look, i didn't inherit a lot of money and i think that's resinated with a lot of americans. let me ask before i let you go, what do you think he gains by releasing all these numbers? yes, there's the upside of transparency. do you think there's also the poten

he also spent almost $3800 on pave pavers when he said he pulled out the wrong card to pay for them.nor. he said he pay american express for the charges. even with the release of the amex statements, cnn could not independently verify which charges were personal and business-raet business-rated. rubio faced foreclosure on a home he owned in tallahassee. he has had to pay a bundle in taxes and penalties and he splurged on 80,000 dollar boats. critics say those are no the salvest financial decisions. >> chris, thank you very much. question is will mario rubio, some would say his messy finances hurt him politically? or will he be able to turn this around and convince voters that a lot of people have struggles with credit cards. let's bring in cnn political commentator errol lewis. there have been calls not through this campaign but dating back to his 2010 campaign for senate where people wanted to see these statements. why are they doing it now? >> because marco rubio is a lot more relevant now and get more attention. had he a strong debate performance the last time around and he went f