they talked about going to home to investigate it and really wanted to stamp out anarchism in pierce county. and the language that they used was really vehement. they called them vipers and adders and talked about them as, like, a disease aha needs to be removed from the body politic. the threat of actual violence. that eventually morphed into real interest in the publications coming out of home, and there were two people -- well, there was like two different events where people were arrested for articles that they published in discontent, and then lois wasteberker, she published a paper called clothed with the son which was a reference to the book of revelation, not nudity. but she wrote about contraception, and for that she was, she was arrested for her writing and then also there was another group. so they -- and she, the first group was acquittedded, but she ultimately did get a sentence for her writing. but during the mckinley assassination, the washington state legislature passed a law that said -- or it wasn't during it, but sort of in the aftermath of it. during -- in the aftermath

and with each successive development, he is attaching more and more communities of south pierce county and their saw mills to the rail line. and each one of those became a very important economic driver for not only the tacoma eastern, but for tacoma as well. and we see that in the formation of the st. paul and tacoma lumber company which was at the time that it was built the singer largest saw mill in -- single largest saw mill in north america. and-all of those logs came off the shoulders of mt. rainier national park. so with the ease of transportation, the railroad really helped to spark economic development all up and down the west coast. and that was in the form of being, of ease of transportation for agricultural goods and for the lumber industry. but it also brought in an opportunity for people to see america first. and in seeing america first, one of the places that wases instrumental in helping -- that was instrumental in helping to drive heritage tourism or tourism in general was the national park system. and the cornerstone of the national park system is yellowstone. after t

historical community and the political community, including chief justice gerry alexander and pierce county executive john landenberger. they came out and really pulled together the pieces that we needed to create this historical court that happened in the washington state museum in december 2004, and it was a full day of court, so this was the third trial for leschi. there were eight appointed judges. there were witnesses that were experts in their field, including military experts who came in and spoke on that battle that had happened where that lieutenant had been killed, and all of that evidence was reintroduced -- the maps, the testimony, and all those things were brought forward. it was a tough day, but through all of that, there was a unanimous finding -- a unanimous ruling at the end of that court by that special tribunal, and they cleared -- they exonerated chief leschi after all of that, so that's when i really believe his spirit was freed. i think a lot of us here at nisqually just felt amazing knowing that the whole story had now been told. we did not discount what had happened

historical community, and the political immunity, including chief justice gerry alexander and a pierce county executive. when they joined our group and saw that passion, we got the pieces we needed to create this historical court that happened in the washington state museum in december 2004. it was a full day of court. this was the third trial for leschi. it was not a give me situation. there were witnesses that were experts in their field, including military experts who came in and spoke on the battle that had happened where that lieutenant had been killed. all of that evidence was reintroduced, the map, the testimony, and all of that was brought forward. it was a tough day. but through all of that there was a unanimous ruling at the end of that court by that special tribunal. they cleared, the exonerated chief leschi after all that. is when i believe his spirit was freed. i think a lot of us here at nisqually filled so amazing knowing that, that the whole story had no been told. we didn't discount what happened in the past. that was important history. that we had in that final chapter that

we know from for our local authorities of pierce county flood control district that about seventy percent of harris county. was flooded during this catastrophe we have. tens of thousands of homes but i've been flooded most who have never played befor. and unfortunately thousands of those homes will be under water for an extended period of time a week perhaps two weeks. which means the structures will fail and they will be total losses it's a catastrophe. of epic proportions. but the people of houston and texas are looking after each other. helping each other to get ourselves back on our feet. as quickly as possible. where all these people going houstonians are taking? and. obviously family friends neighbors. my in laws for example lost in their home they're totally on their home is a total loss. will be taking them in my brother's home was flooded out totally his gas lines burst. any believe just houses probably burned to the waterline this point. we have a terrific shelter set up here in houston couple different big shelters for all of us in houston. doing our best to help one another it

the japanese truck when they found out that pierce county had placed a tax upon them for being japanese. strike and struck forward to have that tax repealed so they can have that extra $.20 which was a big deal. most of these men worked for a dollar a day but they were under contract and was there was located in san francisco, seattle, portland and that vancouver, bridge columbia. having a tax on top of the commissions that were being taken by the labor funds was very problematic for them in actually earning a decent wage. chicago, milwaukee and st. paul arrive in the pacific, they had to settle for second and third best on everything. they put them in a conundrum, economically. they were best to stretches of rail line. they all had the best gradient. it doesn't have very many branch lines. of jamesok at a study j hill, he purposely went to communities where he could establish a branch line to be able to feed the economics of that railroad. in milwaukee road, you would have a hard time building branch lines. being the last one in, they were the first one out, in 1980, when we see lee ia

. >> yes, i sure did, beautiful place in chester county and if you go, which you should, keep your eyes and ears pierced awesome little creatures. ready to go for a ride. >> i am okay, let's go. right now we are in pottstown headed to a 55-acre arboretum, this will be expect tack lar. we are at welcomeweir. it is doughnuts heaven are sky where we're body of water. >>> i love that. >> this historic country estate is home of the non- profit green valley association. the 55 acres is the formal arboretum and that is nestled within 197 permanently protected acres. >> i love that it is permanently protect. those are our golden word right there. parts of the past live on like stone walls of the old barn a popular spot for weddings. >> every where your eye goes, different plants and trees. >> we don't like to see too much ground. we have formal gardens and then we also have a series of hiking trails, 2 miles. >> reporter: then, when you look out this way it looks like a postcard. >> yes. >> special. >> very special. >> this is a special one. i had to come see it. >> that is a chinese hackberry , the largest of

pierced a woman's home flying over her four-year-old daughter's head. police are looking for at least two shooters. reviewing video taken from a corner store. >>> in bucks county, investigators say a mother left her baby in a hotel room full of drugs. police say erica lopez left her daughter at the night's in in ben salem. found the baby sunday morning. little girl taken to the hospital. she'll be okay. now with department of human services. lopez was taken into custody yesterday. >>> happening now, cleaning a neighborhood riddled with dangerous drugs. this is a look at the con rail train tracks in north philadelphia from sky force ten where used needles litter the ground. >> nbc 10 joins us live now. tell us how the city is helping to clean up the area. >> reporter: this stretch of tracks has long been a point of contention between the city and con rail, the company that operates the freight trains. neighbors are calling it a dangerous drug haven. been complaining for years about heroin use, overdoses and homicide, but yesterday, the first step towards revitalization. crews are repairing fences to keep people out of the tracks and cleaning up the used needles

home invasion am pierce to be random and the home own are in not seriously injured. >> thank goodness. now to berks countydetails about an elaborate drug rink bust we told you about last week. today we learned one of the 39 people charged in that multi million dollar operation actua actually runs an addiction prevention program. guy run the program. online records show michael row posted bail and is out of jail. he's one of dozens facing charges in a ring that trafficked cocaine, meth am met feign other drugs as well. prosecutors say row was on the lower rung of the operation. the reading eagle reports that he has been the president of addictin prevention strategies since 2010. >>> what was supposed to be a good deed sparking some serious debate tonight. you see woman buy as meal for homeless man at a port richmond restaurant and when she gets the receipt, what she sees written on it has her all fired up. it's a case of homeless shaming our happening flynn went to find out. >> reporter: do you consider homeless to be a derogatory term? >> i do. when it's used like that, yes. >> reporter: when it's used in

in west oakland. 30-year-old chyemil pierce died while trying to protect her children from a gun battle happening outside her home on chestnut street. an alameda county jury found two other men guilty of second- degree murder for the fatal shooting. >>> new this morning, san francisco property owners could face serious penalties if they don't comply with a city- mandated signing miss retrofit program. kpix 5's jackie ward is live in the ma arena in a district with more on the looming deadline. jackie. >> reporter: that's why the city of san francisco is warning property owners to act soon and get a permit before it's too late. we are talking about specific buildings now. they are soft story wood framed properties. they are usually three stories and have five to 15 units or a building that is two stories with a basement. the city's department of building inspections says more than 1300 property owners who need to apply for this permit haven't done so yet. and a lot of them are in a handful of districts. the western addition, castro, noe valley, the marinena, the richmond and the north beach chinatown area. the dbi says 3500 buildings altogether fall i

pierced a woman's home flying over her daughter's head as she was sleeping. reviewing video taken from a corner store. >>> now to top stories making headlines county by county thisning. >>> in philadelphia, former mayor of redding go before a judge to face corruption charges. vaughn spencer accused of taking bribes in a pay to play scheme. officials from both allentown and redding have been under fbi scrutiny for the past four years. >>> montgomery county a former teacher has been sentenced for having sex with two ninth grade girls. 6-12 years in prison. social studies teacher in springfield township. in court apologized to victims and families. once a starting football player at villa nova and also served in the u.s. army in iraq. bucks county mother left her baby in hotel room full of drugs. police say erica lopez left her daughter. may have left her saturday night. workers didn't find the baby until sunday morning. little girl taken to the hospital. she'll be okay. now with the department of human services. lopez was taken into custody yesterday. >>> 6:36. police have now identified the body aftof a missing woman who vanished swimming around 2:00 a.m. sunday.

pierce to show a tornado forming in cyprus, texas, aerials and siena plantations showing destruction from another tornado. >> please do not come back into these affected areas until you've got all clear from your countycity uoc. that's very important. so much dangerous things going on out there. we want to make sure everyone stays safe. >> reporter: this storm is expected to continue to drop rain on the region for several days with some areas getting up to 50-inches. harvey made landfall late friday crashing into southeast texas as category four hurricane. and weakening to category one by saturday morning. homes and businesses along the coast between corpus christi and houston received the brunt of the storm. with damage ranging from downed trees to collapsed buildings. many spending the night at storm shelters for displaced residents like this one in austin, texas. meantime emergency crews are beginning rescue efforts as the storm calms down and flood waters rise. >> the message to those that may need help or rescue make sure you put that signal out there that you are still there and you still need help. >> reporter: officials remain on high alert and rescue crews are out in full force tonight as we