the antennas will be on the roof, painted to match the penthouse. they will be minimally visible from the public right of way, virtually indistinguishable from the existing penthouse. the commission found the project aesthetically compatible with the neighborhood. only two people spoke in opposition at the commission hearing. there was not the same outcry at that time. the planning commission, when they are reviewing wireless installations, consider to -- two issues. coverage -- san francisco does have adequate coverage. in this case, verizon has reported marginal coverage in this area. while they feel there is adequate coverage on the street, the report poor coverage inside of walls and buildings. -- instead of cars and buildings. supervisor mar: can i ask about necessity? you rely solely on verizon data, which is very vague? clearly, what was given to us -- i think this is the major point of the appellants. it seemed you were relying solely on what verizon has given you. is there independent analysis by the planning department, or a third-party in

a penthouse, millimeters, two beautiful children. a seemingly charmed life. until a brush with her own mortality sent her on an astounding journey. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 26th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm sicynthia mcfadden. we begin with a stunning new revelation in the story of bernard madoff, the man behind the ponzi scheme that bilked thousands of people out of millions of dollars. . tonight, his wife, silent since his arrest, has spoken for the first time. abc's brian ross, who has reported extensively on the madoff case, joins us now. brian? >> reporter: cynthia, mrs. madoff is saying the shame of being bernie and ruth madoff led the couple to try suicide. so, while there may be some who doubt her new version of events, there is no doubt this is a family that has been torn apart. bernie and ruth madoff tried to kill themselves on christmas eve, in this new york city penthouse apartment. it was just two weeks after madoff had been

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the antennas will be flush mounted, extending no higher than the existing penthouse. they will be screened from view and painted to match. the equipment will be set back 30 feet from the roof edge, so as to be minimally visible from the street. supervisor mar: it is the building that is along sixth avenue, closer to the residential area, not the building closer to the geary commercial district? it is across the street from the police station? >> that is correct. we can put a -- put an image of the building on the overhead. as a reference, the city has five preferred location types as well as limited and disfavored pipes. this type is called a publicly

the antennas will be flush mounted, extending no higher than the existing penthouse. they will be screened from view and painted to match. the equipment willbe

but this will be 35 feet tall, when you consider the penthouse at the top. that is wildly out of scale of what we had envisioned. although they say it is within scale, under the guidelines for building a home in an alley, it is only supposed to be 1.25 times the width of the alley. look at the drawing. that is the street level, for all intents and purposes. 29 feet. it is 4 feet to hide. the planning department has said that because there is a setback, we should not consider the actual height of the building. between you and me, the setback is 4 feet. it is not material. for all purposes, the mass of the building is staring you in the face at street level. it should not be 25 feet. it should not be higher than 25 feet. president olague: thank you. project sponsor, you have two minutes. >> thank you, chairman. the building at one time had a star penthouse on it that went up to 35 feet. we took that out for the 311 notice. we took a flat roof with a 30 foot high parapet and tilted the roof down to the street, creating a hike on the street for only 26 feet. it

the head of a private security firm that was hired to guard the company said that he was inside a penthouse apartment until 7:00 at night and everything seemed fine. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >>> mitt romney is riding high. a former massachusetts governor is ranked first among republican white house hopefuls. the cnn/time magazine poll shows voters in the four states first to cast their ballots. herman cain was on his heels in all four states. >>> hurricane rine losinga losing steam around mexico. at last check the wind was 85 miles an hour, down from 110 miles an hour earlier yesterday. >>> rain and snow making life even more miserable for thousands still homeless after sunday's deadly quake in eastern turkey. the first round of foreign aid will begin arriving today. authorities have had problems in distributing tents and other supplies. the death toll raised overnight to 523 people. so much devastation there. >> absolutely. >>> 57 degrees on this thursday. >> still ahead, digging out after snow. colorado coping with winter's earlier arrival. >> depressed cancer breakthrough. a new treat

what's going on in that penthouse?the relationship like with bernie during those three months? >> we had just a kind of everybody happening, the lawyers will come, the paperworks, watched television, ate meals. nothing was going on. >> you were speaking to him? weren't you screaming at him? were there fights? >> you know, it took some time for me to realize that the person whom i lived with for 50 years and loved for all that time, practically my entire life, was the same person that destroyed all those people, relatives, friends, everybody. i couldn't -- there was a part of him that was warm and loving. he was wonderful father. we -- and i had, you know, a very close family life, the four of us. i couldn't figure it out. >> what you couldn't have known during those three months that this khan zal would take another very personal toll, that your son, mark, would commit suicide on the second anniversary of your husband's arrest. how do you handle a call like that, when you got that news? >> i -- you know, the last time

. >> barbara you're here with a new story tonight, from the tents in the libya to the penthouses of newwith mariah karrie. >> that's a stretch. >> you do it all. she had twins, famously, a couple, sixth months ago and she's been tape mousily married to nick cannon. how is that going? >> well, first of all, tomorrow night, we're going to show you the babies for the first time, and they are adorable. as with the marriage, she had a very difficult first marriage to record executive tommy matola. so, were you afraid of marrying again? >> initially i was afraid of the concept of marriage, because when i first did it, i was not -- it wasn't really what i wanted to do, as you know. >> yeah. >> but this is a different situation, and -- i'm a different person. it's a different time of my life and nobody will ever be able to steal mill spirit again. so, i'm just happy to be in love. >> reporter: mariah and nick well in 2008, only weeks after they first met. wasn't that a little soon? >> it definitely was soon, but being two hopeless romantics and people who have the same aspirations -- >> little

as his reputation for delivering steady profits grew, the madoffs began living the good life-- a penthouses in palm beach and the south of france, and yachts in both places. the family became celebrated for philanthropy and madoff became a wall street big shot. >> andrew madoff: he was a big figure in the industry. he was the chairman of nasdaq. he was constantly being honored as "man of the year" of this organization and that, and that... that had an... an effect on me. >> safer: both sons went to work as traders for their father's firm in the late '80s, a time authorities believe madoff's ponzi scheme was well under way. why would your father want to taint his sons by bringing them into a situation that could well spell disaster? >> andrew madoff: you know, that's... that's a great question, and that's something that... that i really agonize over, as a son. you know, what my father did was so horrible, it's hard for me to understand that. and i'm not any closer to understanding it now than i was three years ago. >> safer: bernard l. madoff securities employed over a hundred people, but i

wireless telecommunications facility, consisting of nine panel antennas on an existing mechanical penthouse on the roof of a five-story structure at kaiser hospital as part of verizon telecommunications. for today's hearing, we will proceed as follows. there will be a presentation of up to 10 minutes by the appellant. speakers who wish to support the appeal can speak for up to two minutes. we will then hear from the planning department for a presentation of up to 10 minutes, then up to 10 minutes from the project sponsor, up to 2 minutes per speaker in a position of the appeal, and up to four minutes rebuttal by the appellant. the objections? supervisor mar: i want to thank the appellant, jacqueline ku, and others from angela's infant and how care center, for raising the issue. i also want to think representatives from verizon for sitting down to think about working together. there are a number of people from my neighborhood. it is right around the corner where i live. that is where i go for my health care. many residents are here to testify, in addition to many other folks. i think that fo

" she and her husband tried to kill themselves the night before christmas in their new york city penthouse apartment. >> we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening. we had terrible phone calls. hate mail. just beyond anything. and i said i can't, i just can't go on anymore. >> reporter: ruth told cbs news that she and her husband of 50 years decided together to swallow pills, including ambien and quantipen. i'm glad we woke up, ruth told cbs. but the security firm questioned. he said he was in the apartment until about 7:00 p.m. >> in there with them talking. i didn't see anything unusual. >> reporter: in 010, madoff's eldest son, mark, took his own life, on the second anniversary of his father's arrest. mark's wife, stephanie, told abc, that her husband felt ruth was wrong to stand by bernie. >> he couldn't understand how she could continuously stand by this man, who ruined so many lives. who ruined his life. >> reporter: bernie madoff pleaded guilty to fraud charges in 2009. he's currently serving a 150-year prison sentence. rob? >> what is bernie himsel

minutes, she and her husband tried to kill themselves night before christmas in the new york city penthouseapartment. >> we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening. we had terrible phone calls, hate mail just beyond anything and i said i can't go on anymore. >> reporter: ruth told cbs she and her husband of 50 years decided to swallow pills but it was not enough. we took pills and woke up the next day. it was very impulsive and i am glad we woke up ruth told cbs. but the head of the private security firm hired to guard them questions the account of the night and says he was inside the apartment until 7 p.m. >> sitting there with them talk and i didn't see anything unusual. >> reporter: in 2010, madoff's eldest son took his life and the second anniversary of the father's arrest. mark's wife stephanie told abc her husband felt ruth was wrong to stand by bernie. >> he couldn't understand how she could continuously stand by this man who ruined so many lives. who ruined his life. >> reporter: bernie madoff pleded -- pleded -- pleaded guilty and is serving a 150

interview, ruth and bernie madoff tried to kill themselves on christmas eve, in this new york city penthouse apartment. it was just two weeks after madoff had been arrested and his thousands of victims realized he had cheated them out of billions of dollars. he and she both faced death threats and hate mail. according to cbs news, ruth madoff told "60 minutes," i don't know whose idea it was, but we decided to kill ourselves, because it was so horrendous what was happening. i said, i just can't go on anymore. ruth and bernie had been married 50 years. and she told cbs they decided together to swallow pills. "i to "i took what we had." but it was not enough. i am glad we woke up, ruth told cbs. but her account of the christmas eve suicide is questioned by the head of the private security firm hired to guard them, who was inside the apartment that night until about 7:00 p.m. >> sitting there with them, talkital talking, i didn't see unusual. >> reporter: nothing that would suggest they were about to take pills and kill themselves? >> that's correct. >> reporter: it was last year that madoff's

interview, ruth and bernie madoff tried to kill themselves on christmas eve, in this new york city penthouse apartment. it was just two weeks after madoff had been arrested and his thousands of victims realized he had cheated them out of billions of dollars. ruth madoff admitted the suicide plan to "60 minutes". >> i don't know whose idea it was, but we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous. what was happening. we had terrible phone calls, hate mail. >> reporter: ruth and bernie had been married 50 years and she told cbs they decided together to swallow pills, including ambien and klonopin. "i took what we had, he took more," she said. but it was not enough. "we took pills and woke up the next day. it was very impulsive and i'm glad we woke up," she told cbs. but her account is questioned by the head of the private security firm hired to guard them who was inside the apartment that night until about 7:00 p.m. >> sitting there with them, talking, i didn't see anything unusual. >> reporter: nothing that would suggest they were about to take a bunch of pills and try to kill the

you lived in an amazing penthouse that looked over, you know, the ocean. it was your kind of getaway. but how do you really, then, understand the lives of cubans, who would say, "bye, anita, i'll see you later," and you knew that they were going back to, you know, an apartment where maybe six people were all crammed together, where their futures were completely unclear. how'd you deal with that? >> i don't think a foreigner could ev fully understand the life of a cuban, unless they move into their house, i suppose. >> hinojosa: and are cuban people... there's a lot of talk about... you know, there's a tremendous amount of joy in cuba, and there is. but also in my notes i wrote down, "what about depression of the cuban people?" >> cubans are pretty cheerful people generally. they're very sort of a musical people. they sing a lot, and, i mean, just walking down the street, it's just a very musical society. the music there is fantastic. >> hinojosa: did you find the cuban people to be open and welcoming? >> oh, yeah, they're very open. they're very curious ab

far cry from the penthouse life they had here in manhattan. >> what a fall. wow. >> in other news -- another day before the flight schedule returns to normal. australian court ended a lockout that grounded the airline saturday which stranded thousands of passengers. the court banned further rolling strikes by unions. pilots, mechanics, baggage handlers and caterers are protesting pay, work conditions and plans to base operations in asia. >>> hollywood almost lost some of its brightest rising stars, the west coast there in a freak accident. but following a movie premiere party here in new york. abc's andrea canning reports it was a case of life almost imitating art. >> reporter: it was a terrifying scene right out of a hollywood movie. like in "die hard." or "inception." the irony most everyone on board works in hollywood. including josh charles, one of the stars of "the good wife." it happened here at the gram ersy park hotel in new york city after the prem ir of "janie jones" on thursday night. charles, movie's director and several actors piled into the elev

the guy in the penthouse who has been managing their pensions steals all their money.ecruits murphy's character to steal back the money. >>> he's been a hit in the shrek movies, and now the cat gets his own adventures. he teams up with humpty dumpty, and the street savvy kitty to steal the golden egg. >> i saw selma in one of the commercials last night. >> you have to be careful with your young children, but it looks like a fun movie. >>> good morning and thank you for watching 9 news now. it's 6:00 a.m. i'm andrin nay roane. >> happy friday. -- i'm andrea roane. >> happy friday! glad you are here. take it away. >> reporter: here in the meet metro, not -- immediate metro, not going to have problems with the sticky stuff, however, north of the pennsylvania border, the i-81 corridor, the mountains, blue ridge, west virginia, winter storm watches have been posted for tonight and saturday. the higher elevations will be colder. it was not southern

she said the they tried to kill themselves the night before christmas in their new york city penthousee says on christmas eve 2008 she and her husband decided they cannot take it anymore. two weeks earlier he had been arrested and charged with running a multibillion-dollar ponzi scheme. we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening. we had terrible phone calls, a mail. >> she told cbs news that she and her husband invested several pills including ambien, but the bulk of gumbo, the next day. a security person questions that account. he said that he was inside their apartment until about 7:00 that night. >> i did not see anything unusual. >> in 2010 it was their eldest son who took his own life on the second anniversary of his father's arrest. >> he cannot understand how she could stand by this man how she could stand by a monster. >> as we know, bernard madoff pleaded guilty to fraud charges in 2009. he is now serving a 150-year prison sentence because of it. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >>> 7 is on your side with some promising news in the fight against br

stanford is climbing toward the penthouse of the rankings.s their first win over another ranked team this season and their 15th consecutive victory over all. clemson and kansas state also lost and you have stanford taking over both places. >>> and the polls are now open for our next friday night football game of the week. log on to ktvu.com. click sports and vote for one of these six match ups. we have the entire bay area to choose from. the north, south, east and west. you have until thursday afternoon to vote then friday we will go live from the winning selection. >>> the giants made sure their bullpen will still be one of the strenghts next season. they picked up the 5 million option on jeremy ahfeld. lopez uses that side arm delivery to finish 5-2 with a 2.7 era. she's not yet allowed a home run in 97 tkpwaeupls 97 games with the san francisco giants. >>> they called martinsville virginia track the pin. kyle bush was one lug nut away from a really good day. check out his tire there. kyle busch finished 27th. but tony stewart holds off jim

interview, ruth and bernie madoff tried to kill themselves on christmas eve in this new york city penthousertment. it was two weeks after mad off had been arrested and his thousands of victims realized he had cheated them out of millions of dollars. she admitted the suicide plan on 60 minutes. >> i don't know whose idea it was but a we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening. we had terrible phone calls, hate mail. >> ruth and bernie had been married 50 years and she told cbs they decided together to swallow pills. i took what we had. he took more. but it was not enough. we took pills and woke up the next day. it was very impulsive and i'm glad we woke up ruth told cbs. here account of the christmas eve suicide is questioned by the head of of the private security firm hired to guard them who was inside the apartment that night until 7:00 p.m. >> sitting there with them talking. i didn't see anything unusual. >> nothing that would suggest they were about to take a bunch of pills and try to kill themselves. >> that's correct. >> it was last year about madoff'

they work in a building, blue collar working class guys and they, a billionaire who lives in the pe penthousefund of the employees. so they decide they're going to take back what was initially theirs but they have never stolen anything before. they just, you know, they're elevator guys, a doorman, they don't know how to steal anything. so, they go to eddie murphy who they think is a big-time crook and he puts them through a training process on how to -- watch. >> jimmy: well, the movie is called "tower heist." >> ready to adapt to the situation. you have to be able to think of your feet. i was on a job few days ago where my homie got shot in the face. >> he's kidding, right? >> earlier today, i taught you all how to pick a lock with a bob bby pin. practice on this door. this is yours. this is yours. this is your punk ass bobby pin. take it! you unlock the door, you won't freeze to death. i'm going to be inside having sex with rita. >> jimmy: well, there you go. brett ratner's movie is called "tower heist." it opens november 4th. we'll be right back with frank turner. 3q septic system breakdow

that say cannot happen by the people in the penthouse offices on wall street. that is over. that is over. we've declared it over. now it's just a matter of time until we actually make this happen, when we bring democracy, true democracy to this country. we're no longer settling for, you know, oh, we live in a democracy because i can vote for a politician. uh-uh. no. no. true democracy means i also have a say in my future and i have a say in how this economy is run. and you're not going to use me and abuse me like this. i mean, how many people -- we talk about the people who've lost their jobs. how about the people who still have jobs? you know what their job is now? if you're working on an assembly line in flint or detroit, you're not doing the job of one or two or three -- i'm sorry, one person is doing the job of two or three people. they've killed the other ones off. and now everyone's got to work harder, harder, longer hours, for less pay, less benefits. the damage that this has done to people, to their physical lives, to their mental lives, to their families, i just thi