the same precautions of the 24 or fitness owith fitted with plywood, and the union was installing plywoodt the bank was closed to 1:00 p.m. on friday. several shops already have put their plight what up early, and several some were candid, localizelooted, vandalie foot locker did not have any protection. and this jewelry store is not boarded up and wine merchants did not take the precautions that other shops had taken? why these merchants did not? and they say that they have their materials and they have wheawant to wait for the final decision and other businesses are cited they are going to definitely board up but this week until last minute. >> jonathan blum as more insight into what could be happening to the meserle trial. jonathan? >> pam, the big decision, the jury convicted him. and he has a lot of pressure coming from both sides. the one to call this a tragic accident. with probation, and in addition to the time that he was already in jail. and they also want the judge to classify this as intentional. with 4-10 years in prison. here are some of his arguments, prosecutors said that

and the bank rate here and right here, the wind out and did doors covered in plywood and as he looked down the street here is also shut down and boarded up. we will roll some video and as you concede that university of california has closed its doors right after the verdict was read. i spoke with the plays that were coming out of the building and it is a very barge building at couple of blocks from city hall and they started evacuating people floor by floor. security said crowe you have to get l and you have to get it now " >> say you are going clout now " and i said it " hey do not did tell me twice. " they evacuated the whole building. >> how many minutes of warning did you get? >> about five minutes. they said go home, that you have the next four next. size of the packing of my staff to leave. >> i'm not surprised that they boarded up and send people home, they boarded up the week before in july- september really learn what they need to do to get people and of this city and get home safely. kron4 news just push went to the fox theater a couple of blocks from city hall and they have

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20th and franklin in front of the a bank you can see has been boarded up and there are sheets of plywood for as far as the eye can see. this itch strs an entire city block. now the city stands on -- [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- choosing to either shut early, shut down altogether or stay open but take precautionary measures like this. several downtown merchantses spent yesterday and today drilling and hammering boards into place the wounds still fresh from earlier protests. you will remember trouble makers splintered off from peaceful demonstrations causing thousands of dollars in damage by smashing windows, setting fires and looting. oakland police do have a command center set up on 16th and martin luther king, junior way. we did see vehicles moments ago from the alameda county sheriff's office pull into the downtown area, we don't know if they were headed over that direction but oakland police will call on outside agencies for help if needed and they will be monitoring the crowds if any from a distance. >> if they get too dysfunctional or start breaking a law to a point it becomes prob

i would also like to state that the front edition, painted plywood, has been like that for only two years. now it is deteriorating and should be inspected for electrical or funding issues for the safety of the neighborhood. that is another area that should be investigated. >> you have had your three minutes already. thank you. >> other public comment? >> rodney gravy, el camino del mar. some of them have been here for 10 years. the recent illegal editions started to a half years ago. -- two and a half years ago. your order of the big man was issued over 14 months ago. they have known about all of this for a long time and nothing has been done. it has not been done quickly. there is a massive structure here on this property that is still into the required setbacks, over the property line in some cases. the structure is dangerous, as you just heard. something needs to be done about this quickly. attempts to talk to the neighbors auctiohave been an att to convince the neighbor is that what the plans are is what we should agree to. any compromise suggestions mentioned by the neighbors have be

workers were putting plywood over windows and glass doors to prevent damage to their properties. many shops say they are doing so tomorrow. our coverage continues online, we have all the latest breaking details and tomorrow we will be live bloging bloging to take your comments. log on to www.kron.com. >>> another warm day today but big changes coming tomorrow. clouds streaming in this afternoon, that will continue tomorrow. a mild start to the day. by noon. [ indiscernible ] 5-15 degrees cooler than today. plus we have the chance of rain as we push into the weekend. we will talk about that coming up in a bit. >>> changes coming to washington d.c. after tuesday's elections shake up the country. republicans regain control and president obama says he is ready to work with them. a look at quarter.eginning of the 3rd joey came over to watch the game when the storm rolled in. in through the ceiling. i switched to mercury to save on car insurance, boy am i glad they cover my home too. they fixed the ceiling, replaced the couch, they even cleaned the carpets. wish they would have cleaned

with plywood, and all day, to prevent any potential damage to their property. many shops that did not have their windows boarded up are waiting for tomorrow for their shops. >> our coverage of johannes meserle trial will continue online. the latest breaking details and tomorrow, will be live taking your comments on line. all of you off coojust check our website. e will be right back. the month kron 4 has news from the date to bring you the news you need to know. craig sklar. >> and san jose, the court documents fell on 911 of recordings of the assault of pages with a priest. he turn himself and, after 91 once, after his witnesses say he was beating of a 65 year-old jesuit priest. who was molesting him in the 1970 s, and he ruined him " he ruined my life, and as he was threatening his life as he was leaving the retirement home. >> and now, they're going to be line office 40 a regular workers and another 150 contractors, and canceled plans for expansion. the company received $535 mayan dollars stimulus loan from president obama and also-a $535 $8 million stimulus

on downtown oakland busy, most businesses are not putting up plywood but those businesses that were hit last time remember. his store was attacked by a mob after the verdict was announced. his jewelry stolen and employees assaulted and he is hoping for more police protection this time. >> oakland should have done something better. >> you mean more to protect you? >> that's right. >> down the hill, they couldn't agree more. >> they should bring them all the way down broadway, not just in the area of city hall. i think that would help a lot. >> you want more protection? >> for sure. >> one person starts something, everyone is going to follow. >> police are hoping for the best but relying on information from their sources, almost expecting it. >> we're not anticipating anything negative happening here. we are anticipating peaceful protests but in the event that something does go wrong we have officers rhode ready to respond. >> among those other agencies, newark and union city and livermore pd and s.w.a.t. teams out here, as well. truly ready for anything but according to their intelligenc

on monday, downtown shop owners removed plywood from windows as things get back to normal. oakland police the two businesses were damaged including this shell station on fifth avenue. the owners said in addition to breaking windows, they vandalize discuss pricing stsign and thousands dollars does want thousand dollars worth of damage. and also, that marching from civic center to sixth avenue. oakland police moved in and eventually made arrests. in oakland, haaziq madyun. >> the first snowflakes of the season in the northeast. here is a look at of long island. for the north, thousands of homes, businesses were without power and maine, new hampshire, and powerful storm moved up the coast. in jacqueline bennett is a look at our forecast, jacqueline? >> with rainfall yesterday but right now, a gorgeous sunset of mostly clear skies. with the cooler air, and the clear skies temperatures are going to drop off, dramatically overnight. a frost to advisory for the north bay. the pink is representative of 3:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. tomorrow and mostly low 30's in the north bay. to take a loo

on downtown oakland busy, most businesses are not putting up plywood but those businesses that were hit last time remember. his store was attacked by a mob after the verdict was announced. his jewelry stolen and empyees assaulted and he is hoping for more police protection this time. >> oakland should have done something better. >> you mean more to protect you? >> that's right. >> down the hill, they couldn't agree more. >> they should bring them all the way down broadway, not just in the area of city hall. i think that would help a lot. >> you want more protection? >> for sure. >> one person starts something, everyo is going to follow. >> pole are hoping for the best but relying on information from the sources, almost expecting it. >> we're not anticipating anythi negative happening here. we are anticipating peaceful protts but in the event that something does go wrong we have officers rhode ready to respond. >> among those other agencies, newark and union city and livermore pd and s.w.a.t. teams out here, as well. truly ready for anything but according toheir intelligence, oakland pd

you can see there's still spot sheets of plywood in the trees as people return to see what was left of their homes yesterday. the storm damaged more than 350 homes in this area, but the city has condemned 54 units in these apartment complexes alone. the storm ripped off roofs an the 80-mile an hour winds turned 2x4s into javelins hitting anything in their path. >> the wind, whatever it was, lift my car up in the front and the front part of my car is on the curb, then there's a car on top of my curb and that car on top of another car. >> reporter: back out here to live, some parts of the apartment complex look a lot better today then there are other parts like right here where they still have a lot of clean up to go. but all in all looks a lot better than it did on wednesday morning. >> the american red cross continues to take donations because they want to help those people out where sherry is live. so you can donate. you can text your donations to the american red cross, $10 by texting react which is 50555 or you can call 410, 6,242,000 that's the number. >> we'll continue to follow t

. >> reporter: protective plywood has come off the windows. the basement is now accessible. a website reports construction on a unique energy efficient home is expected to begin in december. but residents there don't want arlington to burn any other homes without specific plans for getting rid of the debris. 9 news now. >> well, we have heard the excuse the dog ate my home work, right? >> this is a new one. the dog ate my donation. that's what a seattle man claims. he says his pup devoured $1,200. >> he raised the money for a soccer club. he wakes up one morning to find 50 bucks on the deck and looked around and realized his dog got in to the fund-raising cash. cosmo ate all of the checks and he apparently hid cash for a rainy day, too. >> i saw a spot where cosmo had dug. i started to dig here and i barely got below the surface and got a lot of bills and dirt. >> see cost mow chewing there. apparently still at work. some leftover bills were laying an. cost mow's owner says he will replace the cash out of his pocket. >>> did you know this week is farm to school week in virgi

. >> reporter: the day after a storm ripped off roofs you could still spot sheets of plywood in the trees as residents returned to see what was left of their homes. >> it was a tornado or something because it blew out the window and as it blew out the window it was like this big shake and after the shake the patio doors came bulging in and then wood from the roofs across the street started coming in. >> reporter: she says her first thought turned to saving her children who had been asleep in their upstairs bedroom. when the family emerged from their apartment she spotted her car sandwiched between her neighbor's vehicles. >> the wind or whatever it was lifted my car up from in the front and the front part of my car is on the curb, back part of my car on top of another car and another car on top of that car. >> reporter: as she took inventory of her belongings others returned to hall away whatever they could carry. with those homes condemned they have to find another place to live. they are not happy about it. >> it's not like it was the whole baltimore city. it's not the whole of baltimor

a thick piece of plywood is covering the area. interim general manager says day-to-day maintenance makes more sense than actually replacing the old escalators which could cost $1 million apiece to replace. metro is inspecting all 588 after last month's doesn't at l'enfant plaza. the escalator brakes failed and it accelerated without morning. >>> happening today, president obama is on his way to portugal. he is expected to arrive about an hour from now. he will meetith the country's president and prime minister before attending a summit with nato allies. the war in afghanistan, trade and currency issues are expected to top the president's agenda, part of a two-day visit to portugal >> democratic leaders in congress are setting up a potential fight with republicans over soon-to-expire tax cuts. democrats say they plan to hold a series of politically-charged votes to extend the middle-class tax cuts while letting the tax cuts for wealthy expire. publicans arexpected to try to block that pl. >>> jobless claims are up. but they're also

it was acting like plywood. big surprise. the tempered caught right at the frames and it was the tempered clearly that was keeping everything together. the building was going this way, and the glass was acting almost like a sheer wall. other times it totally collaps collapsed. seismically, ooh, that's a laurence question. >> they have limits on what both the transient drift and permanent drift is allowed to be, how far they are allowed to sway and how far they're allowed to be out of plumb. what they calculate it to be they come up with a resilient system of setting the glazing so that at the levels of drift there should be no pressure placed against the glazing. so that's the design. we will wait for a big earthquake and see how it plays out. but should be okay. the drift issues are things that we've been talking about for these high rise buildings. what are appropriate drift limits, and how much can a 600 foot building be permanently displaced and still be an acceptable building. how long can we expect the glazing in one of

management at union bank just down the street from here where workers are hauling large pieces of plywood to the windows to be nailed down. there are also signs posted that the bank will be closing its doors at 1:00 tomorrow. we talked to corporate officials in los angeles by phone to confirm they are shutting down this branch as a precautionary measure. remember this past july when mesherle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. protesters took to the streets, vandalizing businesses, smashing windows, looting, causing thousands of dollars in damage. demonstrations also happened days after grant's killing which protesters say were fueled by the police's failure to arrest mesherle. in the wake extensive damage to the city of oakland. so, again, as with the verdict city leaders and police are working together to prevent any outbreaking of violence this time around. police have been preparing in case of any potential disturbans putting in a call for help from other agencies if needed. but the police chief today is remaining positive. >> i think there was a lot more energy we were picking

turned two by four studs into jaf liberals striking anything that in their path, you can still see plywood wedged in the trees. >> i thought it was the end of the world. it was like 2012. i just started praying and repenting of all my since. >> reporter: given the extent of the damage the city was fortunate this disaster came with no body count. >> there's nobody dead and given the number of children we have at the shelters before the holiday it's an absolute miracle. it's an absolute miracle. >> reporter: still, while some residents looked forward to moving back into their homes others grew frustrated by what they viewed as indifference to their plight. >> they can come up with some funding for all this other stuff, what happens for funding to put these people in the hotels, what about the old people that don't have nowhere to go? we do have that. we have one in our building has no family, no nothing. >> reporter: even as she loaded up her car with the basic necessities she knew the balance of what mattered most to her was left behind. >> well i hope somebody can get my cats because they

but police determined her plywood alcohol level was .13 well above the legal limit. today in virginia she pleaded guilty to involuntary manned slaughter and driving while intoxicated. >> we are devastated, the family, because of a bad choice. drinking and driving. >> also in the vehicle was charlie davies, a forward for the u.s. national soccer team. his injuries forced him to miss the world cup earlier this year. ashley roberta graduated from mercy high school in baltimore and the university of maryland. she was preparing to start law school at the university of baltimore. >> i tell her every day how much i love her and how much i miss her. it should never be that a parent should ever have to bury a child. should never be that way. >> reporter: now the maximum sentence for the involuntary manslaughter charges is 89 years, for the d.u.i. it's 5 years, espinosa could get less time than that when she is sentenced in february. the family is hoping she will have to serve some time behind bars, they are also preparing a lawsuit against maria espinosa. christian schaefer,

. >> reporter: protective employ woods came off the with -- plywood comes off the window. a new energy efficient home is expected to begin in december. but many residents do not want arlington to burn any other homes without specific plans for removing the debris. derek. >> well, gary, we should also note that a neighborhood association has now voted to ask the county to stop burning buildings without definite plans to get rid of what is left behind. >>> a popular student athlete at a high school and just a good kid. that's how friends and family describe 17-year-old joseph sharp. last night someone shot and killed sharp in the 1300-block. police say sharp was walking down the street with his friend when somebody opened fire. the other survived. sharp did not. >> no confrontation. no words exchanged. as far as i know they didn't make it home. they're good in school. he was going to graduate high school and everything. he was going to go to college. >> they shot his friend first and then joe was calling the police on his cell phone. and i guess they shot him. they shot him

. >> the ceiling has been pated with plywood in the meantime. d-dot engineers will coordinate repairs tomorrow. >>> constructioavenue, sounds like the title of a crime novel, but police are investigating the real thing just steps from the u.s. capitol and a love triangle may be involved. jackie bensen is on capitol hill with more of a murder that ended with a victim inside a box. jackie? >> reporter: doreen, sources say security camera video shows the suspect lugging a cardboard bathtub box from this ilding. d.c. police have released this photo of 34-year-old marvin palencia of maryland. they believe he's responsible for the murder of 36-year-old jacoba vasquez of the district. both worked at 101 construction avenue northwest, a new high-end office building near the u.s. capitol. sources tell news 4 that last week palencia, aaintenance worker, accused vasquez of having an affair with his wife and threatened him saying he would, quote, disappear if he came back to work. vasquez was reported missing friday after he began his work shift but never f

new new independent states emerged in the region and obviously everybody wants a piece of the plywood however the sea still hasn't been officially divided and this is the flood of such summits of the summit off the caspian nations it's meant to figure out how to divide the sea and to build up enough fissile status for the for the sea so the decisions taken at this summit are quite important and do effect to the lives of millions of people living in the in the bounding countries. he got of his can of them barack obama has asked his vice president to focus day and night on getting the congress votes needed to ratify a key arms cuts deal with moscow that's after obama addressed a bipartisan meeting in the white house where he urged republicans to approve the strategic arms reduction treaty before the end of the year but he's got a check on has more now from washington. but on a sit down with senators both democrat and republican to once again explain why the treaty needs to be ratified now is that what's at stake now is the u.s. national security and there's nothing more important for th

. >> reporter: plywood panels shoring up parts of the ceiling after a briefcase-sized piece of concrete plunged flu -- through the ceiling and on to the platform. no one was there at the time but it is a major cause for concern. >> it is disconcerting. >> that is kind of scary, man. >> reporter: just above where the ceiling fell through on connecticut avenue, city work crews are doing preliminary road breaking for what will eventually be a landscaped median. the farragut north station is about 15 feet below street level and the city work crew dug down only about 8 or 10 inches. it appears that was close to a metro ventilation shift and the hunk of roadway dropped into the empty shaft, picked up momentum and fell on to the platform. >> we may not have had detailed justify drawings and that goes for metro and us so we relied on them for the drawings. they may not have had the level of detail to know the distance we needed to be away from the ventilation shaft. >> that was laura evans reporting. stay with us this morning. we have much more straight ahead. we'll take a look at your weather,

new new independent states emerged in the region and obviously everybody wants a piece of the plywood however the sea still hasn't been officially divided and this is the third such summit of the summit of the caspian nations it's meant to figure out how to divide the sea and to build up enough fissile status for. the decisions taken at this summit are quite important and do affect the lives of millions of people living in the in the bounding countries the us president barack obama has held a bipartisan meeting in the white house to emphasize the importance of passing the nuclear arms cut treaty with russia before the years and obama as a ready told the vice president to work night and day to get the votes needed to ratify this start to you and he also spoke of the critical importance of good relations with moscow when dealing with iran and afghanistan. and has more from washington. but i'm a sit down with senators both democrat and republican to once again explain why the treaty needs to be ratified now is that what's at stake now is the u.s. national security and there's nothing mor

they were were busy all day putting up plywood to prevent any property damage. many shops that did not have their windows boarded up yet said it would do so today. regardless of today's decision one group is trying to bring the positive subarea between residents and oakland police. turn yourself around had a hot day of hope. we had a chance to talk to the director a >> about their goals. we support the community we understand the place are not perfect. they're people too. their subjects to mistakes and this issue with masterly it hurts my heart i'm understand. we believe you have to have justice but you also have to have forgiveness. >> special guest included ron brown and. our coverage continues on line today as well. the latest breaking details and we will be live blocking. you'll find on our web site at kron 4 dot com. we will be right back. 4:09 a.m. seven days up their second ago let's get that back. it will be cooler that is a good thing. i think we have here. given one more try. kick the computer. we will get back to that in a moment. let's check the mark

reporter: david, most haitians have had to fend for themselves, finding tarps like this, builts of plywood to build their own temporary homes. international aid organizations have built fewer than 17,000 temporary homes. and get this, david. 11 months after the quake, after billions of dollars of donations, fewer than 140 permanent homes have been built. >> incredible. almost a year later. matt gutman in haiti tonight. matt, thanks so much. >>> and there was another force of nature we took note of today and this one was in eindonesia, where they are feeling the full force of mt. merapi. that volcano's worst eruption in a century. the death toll climbed to 122, after an avalanche of gas and 1,400 degree heat. it incinerated towns and villagers were burned while they were sleeping in bed. there are now piles of ash a foot deep. >>> we turn back to this country and the political aftermath. on capitol hill, after the midterms this week, and tonight, the woman used in so many republican ads targeting democrats, outgoing house speaker nancy pelosi, is making it clear she will fight to remain the

plywood, tops of trees, drywall, entire sections of roofs.oken glass and nails all over the place. firefighters have been going door to door. there are about 75 firefighters in this area alone. fire department says a bunch of the city agencies have gathered in a command center not far from here. their primary focus is resident safety. no other injuries have been reported. the mayor will be joining the command center in just a little while. we will bring you more information as it becomes available. this area is being evacuated. we send it to santer shot in parkville. i know the temperature -- we send it to sandra shaw. we know the temperature has dropped 10 degrees. >> what is happening is the showers and a risk of severe weather is gone. we will see the wind picked up today. it will be blustery. last night it was either a straight line wind or it was a to carnatic touchdown. there is a staging area right here that putty avenue where they're trying to assess the damage. there are massive power outages. we have massive damage. this is a truth

many dusting off the plywood used for the verdict. it's a measure business owners say they feel they have to take. >> there is broken window autos other option is to do what cat does. stand outside her shop all night long. >> it's hell. >> police say they're ready. pro testers say they are, too. >> you'll know knot see a lot of police officers on the front lines. and we don't want to cause problem autos i think this depends on how the police choose to handle this situation. there is a saying people don't start riots. police do. >> the event starts at 2:00 in the afternoon this, will be a live art program. people can make dedications in honor of grant there. will be a rally from 4:00 to 6:00. after 6:00 the group is headed to a park in west oakland. they'll continue the gathering there. >> thank you. and from oakland city leaders thanking voters for passing a measure preventing more cuts. today oakland city council woman jane breuner and city administrator said no police officers will be laid off. they say if they bur bb failed, 122 of

as you can see it is plywood as far as the eye can see. many businesses are boarding up their store fronts to prepare for today's sentencing of johannes. letters have been sent out by the city of oakland like this one reminding folks to play it safe. well, you can hear hammering and drills through the downtown yesterday. the wounds are still very fresh from the july #th verdict when splinter groups set fires, smash windows and lewded stores. some places will be closing their doors early today. other companies are letting their employees work from home. some will not open at all. >> last time was ugly. very ugly. our neighbor got the windows busted and everything. hopefully it will not happen. >> reporter: now today's sentencing coincides with two other events in the city an art gallery walk and a soldout concert at the fox theater. a peaceful attribute for grant is scheduled at 2:00 at city hall followed by a rally. we spoke to anthony bass he said officers have received additional training and they will be monitoring any crowds from a dis

back around, there is some of the debris field and some of the plywood that is stock into some of thesesecond four and near the roof area. we know of three areas -- we know of three injuries. lots of folks walking up and looking get some of this damage. about 4000 power outages reported in baltimore city. the mayor will be out here in just a few hours taking a look at the damage. quite a lot to see after the potential tornado touched down. now we sent it over to parkville and santer shot. >> the damage when rights through partial or did we send it to sandra shaw. we have uprooted trees. children's play toys are str ewn across these neighbor lawns. this is the most affected. in parkville. down the street, many trees are crossing the road. trying to clear the roads. take a look at this gully. that is a trampoline that was blown from somebody's house all the way down in the ditch. this is a synopsis of the kind of damage we have here. we have 5000 power outages reported in the county of baltimore. 100 homes purported damage, four of which are a complete loss. three touchdowns reported to t

the ceiling has been patched with plywood but some riders are still concerned. >> i see allhese time above my head and i wonder, which is the next one that might fall. i was just talking about all of the metro's problems. >> it is obvious they have a lot of maintenance and reconstruction to do. it is a tough time and rources are tight. i do believe in the system and i hope they can get it together. >> i remember when they first built the system and it was supposed to be state-of-the-art. but it seems like it is falling apart quickly. >> reporter: the center of connecticut avenue between k and l street is being ripped up for future median strip treeblock. it will discourage u-turns and beautify the area. but engineering guidelines apparently misrepresented how deep worke could dig. >> it looks like the drawings we were provided may have been incomplete. so it is not anybody's fault necessarily. >> rorter: the engeers are to meet friday to assess the situation. the metro repair will take time. >> we doexpect it will take several weeks to make the repairs. >> reporter: meanwhile thursda

some business owners are boarding up their shops and some are using the same plywood they used afteristurbance in july following the verdict. some businesses say they are going to conduct business as usual. police are encouraging, in fact 20 vendors are after a friday art call. >> we are not getting the intelligence that we had the mass crowds we had in july but we are prepared for a worst case scenario. >> this was the scene back in july, windows were smashed, crowds of demonstrators piling oakland streets starting from the downtown area and moving out a bit. businesses should open as usual and some say they are going to open as usual. others say they are not going to% at all and some are going to meet and close early. exactly what is going to happen, police are bracing for just about anything that might happen. they are even prepared to call in outside agencies if things get out of hand but intelligence suggests that this time it's going to be ditched. it's not going to be like it was after the announcement of the verdict. >>> mehserle's sentencing hearing begins in three hours. ju

some are using the same plywood following the verdict.g to conduct business as usual. 20 vendors are going to be having a friday art call come what may. >> we're not getting any intelligence that we had mass crowds in july but however we are prepared for a worst case scenario. >> this was the scene in july windows smashed large crowds of demonstrators, some groups in the downtown streets and moving out to adjoining neighborhoods. police say that they are ready for anything. they are saying let's treat it like another day and other businesses are not going to be opening. so it will be compromise response to that. considering that attorneys down in l.a. are going to be asking another trial, perhaps what we see today is reaction to the sentencing, phase one. >>> as we mentioned the hearing is scheduled for 8:30 this morning. as soon as we know the judges decision we'll bring you live coverage. >> pg&e now says the tab for the gas line explosion and fire in san bruno may top billion dollars. there is concern that customers could end up footin

plywood panels are shoring up parts of the ceiling at farragut north, a day after the briefcase-size piece of concrete plunged through the top of the ceiling and to the platform where passengers could have been standing or sitting. luckily, no one was hit and a day later, passengers expressed concern. >> i thought it was a little disconcerting. i have seen a lot of things going on in here in metro and that is scary, man. >> reporter: just above the ceiling penetration on connecticut avenue. city work crews were and are doing preliminary road breaking for what will eventually be a landscaped median. the farragut north station is about 15 feet below street level and the city work crews who were breaking up the street surface h dug down only 8 or 10 inches. it appears, however, that was close to a metro ventilation shaft and the hunk of roadway dropped into the empty shaft picked up momentum from the fall and that is how the chunk punched through the ceilings and fell through the platform. d-dot, the district's department of transportation, did know there were ventilation shafts nearby.

plywood is covering the damaged area for now. >>> don't expect new escalators at any meo stations.erim general manager says day-to-day maintenance makes more sense than tually replacing the old escalators which could cost $1 million apiece to replace. metro is inspecting all 588 after last month's doesn't at l'enfant plaza. six people were hurt when the escalator accelerated without warning. >>> ahead at 5:00, an invasion on the g.w. campus that may keep students up at night. >>> plus, why opting for a tsa pat-down could win you a free ipod. >>> breaking news right now, major problems after a deay accident. >>> still ahead the future of learning. students are getting a high-tech upgrade to3q experience the new air wick scent ribbons candle from our winter luxury edition. with essential oils infusing luxurious ribbons, new air wick candles wrap the whole room with ribbon after ribbon of indulgent scent... like apple and sheer cinnamon. winter luxury by air wick. also available in scented oils. >>> br rrr. it is a cold november morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. we

plywood panels shoring up parts of the ceiling at farragut north one day after a briefcase size piece of concrete plunged through the ceiling and onto the platform. oftentimes there are passengers right there, but at that time luckily no one was. still it's a major cause for concern. >> i thought it was a little disconcerting. >> i've seen a lot of things going on here at metro and that's kind of scary, man. >> reporter: just above where the ceiling fell through on connecticut avenue city work crews are doing preliminary road breaking for what will eventually be a landscaped median. the farragut north station is about 15 feet below street level and the city work crews who were breaking up the street surface dug down only 8 or 10 inches. it appears, however that, that was close to a metro ventilation shaft and the hunk of roadway dropped into the empty shaft, picked up momentum and punched through the ceiling falling onto the platform. ddot did know there were ventilation shafts nearby. >> we may not have had detailed enough drawings and that goes for metro and us. so we relied on them

the ceiling has now been patched th plywood but some riders are still concerned. >> i was talking about all of the metro's problems. >> it is obvious they have a lot of maintenance and reconstruction to do. a tough time and resources are tight. i do believe in the system and i hope they can get it together. >> i remember when they built it and it was supposed to be state-ofhe-art. the center between k and l streets is being ripped up for future median strip tree block. it will discourage jay walking. but they misrepresented how deep workers can dig. >> it looked like the drawing we were provided may have been incomplete. so it is not really anybody's fault. >> d-dot and metro engineers to meet friday to assess the street and ceiling situation. the metro repair will take time. >> we do expect it will take several weeks to make median repairs. >>> now to a developing story this evening. another big corruption bust in our area. this time in washington. the executive in charge of a nonprofit accused of taking more than a half million dollars meant for children and using it to gamble. >> rep

a thick piece of plywood is covering the damaged area for now and could take weeks to fix.eo says jack hammering broke through the dome above the station causing pieces of con created to fall on the platform below. no one was hurt. >>> eight minutes after 11:00 is our time right now. q joint press conference with the president of portugal. coming up, what the president is doing in europe and what he hopes to accomplish. >>> also coming up, it's aúbrg day for the newly elected members of congress. we'll tell you about the lottery they've tered. >>> and people across the country were up very early this morning to be among the first to see e new harryúpttter movie. stay with us. >>> new today, president obama is in portugal. he arrived this morning for a summit with nato allies. afghanistan will be the key topic. president obama is certain to be quizzed about america's exit strategy. >>>ews 4 aaron gilchrist is ve in the news room with details. >> this is going to be a quick trip for the president. just two days there. he'll be discussing the critical foreign policy issues be

downtown shop owners removed plywood from windows as things got back to normal.nd to businesses were damaged from protesters including this shell station on pit avenue. the owner said in addition to breaking windows, that this price side was also vandalize on desperate avenue, with $1,000 in damage. and sixth six car civic cente, 267 a, were oakland police moved in and eventually make arrests. and haaziq madyun hooakland. >> and one that ended, oakland police say that organizers went into one direction and down 40 teamed street with property damage along the way. and-14th street, that there were not part of the peaceful rally. and the decision to arrests. . officers were trying to get rocks, bottles. here sick avenue, the windows were broken out. the decision was made to end this as quickly as possible so we can minimize, damage and move in, make arrests. with a total of 152 arrests, most were for unlawful assembly. we're still processing of the arrests and that were made with 56 were from people outside oakland. and from a berkeley, san francisco, long beach and

many are dusting off the same pre-measured plywood they used for the verdict. measure of precaution business owners say they feel they have to take. >> broken window. tl people coming out throwing bic through wind oyshtion the only other option is to do what he does stand outside the barber shop all night long. >> the the if it's hell. about. >>reporter: police say they are ready. protest trs say they are too. >> you will not see a lot of police officers on the front-line. we don't want to show a lot of police officers. don't want to be the center of causing any issues or problems along those lines. >> i think a lot depends on how the police choose to handle the situation. there's a thing that people don't start riot. police do. >>reporter: event hear at city hall start at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon. this will be what organizers are calling a live art programp where people can come and paint mural and make dedication in honor of grant. then a rally outside of city hall from 4 to 6 in the evening. after 6:00 o'clock then the group is headed to a park in west

all of it is closed up and they have the plywood up earlier. many of them will stay open through the morning. with customers letting all of their doors and windows boarded up. many of them are telling their employees to go home. the university of california and evacuated the building floor by floor and they wanted to be able to get everybody out of downtown oakland as safe as possible and really this is just a repeat of july when many of the businesses' back then had been boarded up for almost a week. and this had been something they got used to and they had been saved and the businesses began to get board it up and there are very few people on the street at this point, a lot of people went have early said there are not people walk into buses are trying to get home with the morning commute. one day there is allotted down here is police presence and there is numbers of police officers just walking the street and they continue to circulate to make sure everything is, and right now 12 and broadway is, we can share some of those officers as we come

this is simply a half-inch piece of plywood that i cut to fit onto the saw fence itself.is with a mark that i made earlier for exactly 9 3/4". and i'll check it for square once again just to make sure it's nice and accurate, so the cuts will be perfectly straight and square. then we're gonna hold it with a couple of clamps. now, what that does, it allows you to make quick cutoffs exactly the same length. what i really like about this tip is you can gang cut-- you can cut several at once. here we go. three boards at once. and because you're cutting them all at the same exact time, they're all exactly the same length. >> visit dannylipford.com/ simplesolutions to share your ideas. this simple solutions segment was brought to you by jeld-wen windows and doors: reliability for real life. after the break, we're moving dirt and making sawdust. what else could you want? >> today's homeowner with danny lipford is brought to you by these fine sponsors. >> ( loud honk ) >> some crazy things can happen behind the scenes of today's homeowner, and you can see what jodi, joe, allen and