as renovating city hall and how much criticism he got why is this so most money into a government building why really make sure that that building was renovated people called that a waste of money and really didn't see very much value what is interesting today you watch you know when i used to work another city hall i had to fight the tour buses to get if so many people not only in san francisco that are proud of that building and the structure what that stands for as a beacon for the city but people from around the world come and now as long as going to the golden gate bridge and walking through the financial district, walking interest our ferry building and the piers and chinatown people come to city hall not only as a symbol of san francisco is but was it embodies i hope we can be here very, very soon at some point to do a ribbon cutting and talk about how this building really personifies the incredible history the incredible value so again, i'm so proud to play a small roll in securing the one million dollars grant i was joking with the mayor that would be a matching grant right mark a

>>> a city renovates its city hall. the finished product and price tag, after the break ,, kpix five's len ramirez shows us the interactive video wall... that >>> new at 5:00. city hall is getting, what else, high-tech makeover. the interactive video wall that shares and receives information. >>> the city hall still looks the same from the outside. but pass through these doors and you get hit by a giant wave of color. bubbles of news and floating ideas. >> there used to be a plain wall, no moving parts or anything like that. nothing interactive. >> she says the city's newest piece of public art makes waiting in line to pay a bill or getting a permit less dull than it used to be. >> a lot more mesmerizing and interesting to look at. >> reporter: it is a 20 foot wide interactive video wall justed in the main lobby and part of a 4.5 million renovation of the city hall interior. >> the lobby space is an extension of the public square or public forum that is a place for discourse. it is the people's space. >> it is called th

as renovating city hall and how much criticism he got why is this so most money into a government building why really make sure that that building was renovated people called that a waste of money and really didn't see very much value what is interesting today you watch you know when i used to work another city hall i had to fight the tour buses to get if so many people not only in san francisco that are proud of that building and the structure what that stands for as a beacon for the city but people from around the world come and now as long as going to the golden gate bridge and walking through the financial district, walking interest our ferry building and the piers and chinatown people come to city hall not only as a symbol of san francisco is but was it embodies i hope we can be here very, very soon at some point to do a ribbon cutting and talk about how this building really personifies the incredible history the incredible value so again, i'm so proud to play a small roll in securing the one million dollars grant i was joking with the mayor that would be a matching grant right mark a

as renovating city hall and how much criticism he got why is this so most money into a government building why really make sure that that building was renovated people called that a waste of money and really didn't see very much value what is interesting today you watch you know when i used to work another city hall i had to fight the tour buses to get if so many people not only in san francisco that are proud of that building and the structure what that stands for as a beacon for the city but people from around the world come and now as long as going to the golden gate bridge and walking through the financial district, walking interest our ferry building and the piers and chinatown people come to city hall not only as a symbol of san francisco is but was it embodies i hope we can be here very, very soon at some point to do a ribbon cutting and talk about how this building really personifies the incredible history the incredible value so again, i'm so proud to play a small roll in securing the one million dollars grant i was joking with the mayor that would be a matching grant right mark a

as renovating city hall and how much criticism he got why is this so most money into a government building really make sure that that building was renovated people called that a waste of money and really didn't see very much value what is interesting today you watch you know when i used to work another city hall i had to fight the tour buses to get if so many people not only in san francisco that are proud of that building and the structure what that stands for as a beacon for the city but people from around the world come and now as long as going to the golden gate bridge and walking through the financial district, walking interest our ferry building and the piers and chinatown people come to city hall not only as a symbol of san francisco is but was it embodies i hope we can be here very, very soon at some point to do a ribbon cutting and talk about how this building really personifies the incredible history the incredible value so again, i'm so proud to play a small roll in securing the one million dollars grant i was joking with the mayor that would be a matching grant right mark and m

as renovating city hall and how much criticism he got why is this so most money into a government building why really make sure that that building was renovated people called that a waste of money and really didn't see very much value what is interesting today you watch you know when i used to work another city hall i had to fight the tour buses to get if so many people not only in san francisco that are proud of that building and the structure what that stands for as a beacon for the city but people from around the world come and now as long as going to the golden gate bridge and walking through the financial district, walking interest our ferry building and the piers and chinatown people come to city hall not only as a symbol of san francisco is but was it embodies i hope we can be here very, very soon at some point to do a ribbon cutting and talk about how this building really personifies the incredible history the incredible value so again, i'm so proud to play a small roll in securing the one million dollars grant i was joking with the mayor that would be a matching grant right mark a

20-foot- wide interactive video wall just inside the main lobby and part of a $4.5 million renovation of the cityrior. >> the lobby space is an extension of the public square or public forum, the place for discourse but it's the people's space. >> reporter: the piece by a los angeles artist is called the conversation. it picks up twitter feeds from around palo alto and around the world. >> so you push the button to join the conversation. >> reporter: and there is an interactive kiosk where people can instantly add to the conversation or just take a selfie and post it up on the big screen. it's all run by a powerful windows-based pc in a city hall back room. >> you will see as you walk through when there are major global events or, for instance, in the recent election there's a lot of chat bertha. people are very passionate about, um, certain topics and you certainly see it reflected on the wall. >> reporter: the video wall can also be programmed to carry live news feeds or broadcast of city hall meetings. >> sometimes it's more quiet and meditative and sometimes they sort of chase each other arou

as renovating city hall and how much criticism he got why is this so most money into a government building why really make sure that that building was renovated people called that a waste of money and really didn't see very much value what is interesting today you watch you know when i used to work another city hall i had to fight the tour buses to get if so many people not only in san francisco that are proud of that building and the structure what that stands for as a beacon for the city but people from around the world come and now as long as going to the golden gate bridge and walking through the financial district, walking interest our ferry building and the piers and chinatown people come to city hall not only as a symbol of san francisco is but was it embodies i hope we can be here very, very soon at some point to do a ribbon cutting and talk about how this building really personifies the incredible history the incredible value so again, i'm so proud to play a small roll in securing the one million dollars grant i was joking with the mayor that would be a matching grant right mark a

city officials have been concerned about risking public money. bonds from a previous stadium renovation are still being paid off. >> the city is paying $10 million, the county is paying $10 million a year for the renovations that were done at the coliseum in '96, but if the raiders leave, we're still going to have to pay those bonds off. >>reporter: if the term sheet is approved, the city and county would provide a long- term lease or sale of 130 acres surrounding the current stadium, valued at about $150 million. 15 acres on the north side would be reserved for an oakland days ballpark if the baseball team decides to privately finance it. it does not include or acle arena's 10-acre space as long as the warriors remain there. the city would invest about $200 million in infrastructure bonds. that money would not come from the general fund but from tax revenue generated by the new coliseum project. >> and i understand the argument, well, these are billionaire owners, millionaire appliers, why does the city have to put a nickel in there? again, the city is reaping a lot of benefits from th

as renovating city hall and how much criticism he got why is this so most money into a government buildinghy really make sure that that building was renovated people called that a waste of money and really didn't see very much value what is interesting today you watch you know when i used to work another city hall i had to fight the tour buses to get if so many people not only in san francisco that are proud of that building and the structure what that stands for as a beacon for the city but people from around the world come and now as long as going to the golden gate bridge and walking through the financial district, walking interest our ferry building and the piers and chinatown people come to city hall not only as a symbol of san francisco is but was it embodies i hope we can be here very, very soon at some point to do a ribbon cutting and talk about how this building really personifies the incredible history the incredible value so again, i'm so proud to play a small roll in securing the one million dollars grant i was joking with the mayor that would be a matching grant right mark and

as renovating city hall and how much criticism he got why is this so most money into a government buildingy really make sure that that building was renovated people called that a waste of money and really didn't see very much value what is interesting today you watch you know when i used to work another city hall i had to fight the tour buses to get if so many people not only in san francisco that are proud of that building and the structure what that stands for as a beacon for the city but people from around the world come and now as long as going to the golden gate bridge and walking through the financial district, walking interest our ferry building and the piers and chinatown people come to city hall not only as a symbol of san francisco is but was it embodies i hope we can be here very, very soon at some point to do a ribbon cutting and talk about how this building really personifies the incredible history the incredible value so again, i'm so proud to play a small roll in securing the one million dollars grant i was joking with the mayor that would be a matching grant right mark and

as renovating city hall and how much criticism he got why is this so most money into a government building why really make sure that that building was renovated people called that a waste of money and really didn't see very much value what is interesting today you watch you know when i used to work another city hall i had to fight the tour buses to get if so many people not only in san francisco that are proud of that building and the structure what that stands for as a beacon for the city but people from around the world come and now as long as going to the golden gate bridge and walking through the financial district, walking interest our ferry building and the piers and chinatown people come to city hall not only as a symbol of san francisco is but was it embodies i hope we can be here very, very soon at some point to do a ribbon cutting and talk about how this building really personifies the incredible history the incredible value so again, i'm so proud to play a small roll in securing the one million dollars grant i was joking with the mayor that would be a matching grant right mark a

as renovating city hall and how much criticism he got why is this so most money into a government building why really make sure that that building was renovated people called that a waste of money and really didn't see very much value what is interesting today you watch you know when i used to work another city hall i had to fight the tour buses to get if so many people not only in san francisco that are proud of that building and the structure what that stands for as a beacon for the city but people from around the world come and now as long as going to the golden gate bridge and walking through the financial district, walking interest our ferry building and the piers and chinatown people come to city hall not only as a symbol of san francisco is but was it embodies i hope we can be here very, very soon at some point to do a ribbon cutting and talk about how this building really personifies the incredible history the incredible value so again, i'm so proud to play a small roll in securing the one million dollars grant i was joking with the mayor that would be a matching grant right mark a

city officials have been concerned about risking public money. bonds from a previous stadium renovationre still being paid off. >> the city is paying $10 million, the county is paying $10 million for the renovations done in 2006. if the raiders leave, we still have to pay those bonds off. >>> it would provide a long- term lease or sale of the acres surrounding the current stadium valued at $150 million. 15 acres on the north side would be reserved for a ballpark for the a's if they decide to privately finance it. the project does not include the oracle ten acre space as long as the warriors remain there. city would invest $200 million in infrastructure bonds. that money would not come from the general fund but tax revenue generated by you in the project. >> i understand the argument, these are billionaire owners. why does the city have to put a nickel in there? the city is reaping the benefits of that every time there's a game people come from sacramento and fresno and spending money in oakland. >>> well, the board of supervisors is expected to take up that term sheet at 11:00 this morn

the original love sculpture is sitting near city hall while love park undergoes renovations. >>> feeling a lot like the holidays in haddon township tonight. >> "eyewitness news" on hand tonight for the township's tree lighting ceremony as well as the parade of lights. sponsored by the westmont fire company number one. santa claus, my man, himself came all the way from the north pole for the festivities. look at santa getting jiggy with it. >> i like that. >> maybe he's just trying to keep warm, kate does keep moving to keep warm outside tonight. it's cold out there and it's blustery. even if the temperatures doesn't look that cold still in the 40s in most areas it feels a whole lot colder than the thermometer indicates. that's going to be the case all day tomorrow as well if you have plans to head outside, doing holiday decorating outside the house perhaps, please be careful. sunday afternoon will probable bely better time. sunday a couple degrees colder but not as windy. go getter and you plan on going up on the roof to hank lights i would do it when the winds die down and that day woul

the original love sculpture is sitting near city hall while love park undergoes renovations. >>> feeling a lot like the holidays in haddon township tonight. >> "eyewitness news" on hand tonight for the township's tree lighting ceremony as well as the parade of lights. sponsored by the westmont fire company number one. santa claus, my man, himself came all the way from the north pole for the festivities. look at santa getting jiggy with it. >> i like that. >> maybe he's just trying to keep warm, kate does keep moving to keep warm outside tonight. it's cold out there and it's blustery. even if the temperatures doesn't look that cold still in the 40s in most areas it feels a whole lot colder than the thermometer indicates. that's going to be the case all day tomorrow as well if you have plans to head outside, doing holiday decorating outside the house perhaps, please be careful. sunday afternoon will probable bely better time. sunday a couple degrees colder but not as windy. go getter and you plan on going up on the roof to hank lights i would do it when the winds die down and that day woul

the city is not at a risk, a big difference compared to the deal from 25 plus years ago. >> reporter: and that old plan to renovate the coliseum is still costing the city and the county $20 million every year through the year 2025. now the nfl vp told us today that he thinks this ronnie lott proposal is a carbon copy of past oakland proposals that have failed. he says, "there are problems that are likely to ensue." ronnie lott's response when i asked him. he says he feels that this is -- he feels this is something oakland can do and he's prepared to fight for it. we are still here to bring it to you within the next hour. >> did it seem like they are getting close to a vote to come out tonight? >> reporter: definitely a vote coming tonight julie from everything i have heard from the city council members. right now they're just going through letting each council member have their turn. of course i'm going to pop back in there to see what the final vote might be. >> all right, of course when we would get that vote we'll bring it to our viewers. jana, thank you. >>> new at 10:00 bay area freeways were littered with tr

original love sculpture is sitting near city hall at the love park under going renovations. >>> thanks so much for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. "eyewitness news" returns at ten on our sister station the cw philly and we are back here on cb is s3 at 11:00. >>> up next "cbs evening news". tonight trump clinton cam presidents reopen their battle and how parents, prevented a possible school shooting. here now is scott pelley. take care family we will see you tonight. .>> pelley: the foreign policy upside down. in a break with long-standing u.s. diplomacy, the president-elect talks to the president of taiwan, a move sure to anger china. also tonight, the trump and clinton camps reopen their battle. >> do you think i ran a campaign where white supremacists had a platform? are you going to look me in the face and tell me that. >> kelly, you did. >> really? >> pelley: the school tragedy that might have been. and steve hartman, a chance encounter with a cop changes a young man's life forever. >> and i noticed that it was a police car, and i was like, oh, okay i'm not going to move. i don

the original love sculpture is temporarily sitting near city hall, while park undergoes renovation. >> and it is always a great place to take a picture. is this weekend picture perfect, justin? >> it is overall, not dealing with any rain or snow across the region, sunshine, so if you look cool temperatures, you are loving this forecast, typical for early december, now we enter average high temperatures in the 40's. average high today, 49 degrees, we will be close to that, and is it stays in the 40's for averages, for the next three months. really not until early march, we start averaging the lower 50's again in our cold he he is time of year is earl gin, get down to 40 degrees for the average, downhill slope as far as temperatures go. forty-one allentown, 43 in reading, isn't that colds for early december there is time of morning. we have had some clouds cover over us, trapping in what little warmth we have right at the surface, so keeping the temperatures up little bit at the shore similar numbers, 42 ocean city, stone harbor, 40 degrees, currently rehoboth beach. ocean water tempera

regard the city has been - we've had tremendous support from the mayor's office of economic workforce development and apg and helped to roommate the facade of the building and complete the renovationide of the building without the sport support. >> our lease is for 5 years with a 5 year onyx by the city has an 86 year lease that made that clear as long as we're doing the work we've been we should be able to stay there for decades and decades. >> the single most important thing we know that is that meaningful. >> it has been here 5 months and even better than that we could image. >> with the economic development have announced an initiative if ours is a nonprofit or know of a nonprofit looking for more resources they can go to the office of economic workforce development oewd.com slashing nonprofit and found out about the mayors nonprofit mitigation program and the sustainability initiative and find their information through technical assistance as much as how to get started with more fundraising or the real estate assistance and they can find my contact and reach out to me through the circles of the city through the the maus coney cen project is transformation of the convention ce

city. a man found that letter about 17 years ago when he was renovating his fireplace. ever since he's want to know more about the girl, who wrote it. dana jacobson picked up the story. >> as i'm bringing the president barack obam -- thebrieksz bricks out and i find a note and i open it up and it's from mary. >> you say mary as if you know her but at the time. >> it's funny. she made her own envelope. >> peter mattaliano did not know mary m mcgann. >> my little brother would like you to bring a wagon which i know yan line of mary's note. >> she doesn't ask for anything for herself and then says please do not forget the poor. i mean the spirit of christmas. that generosity. and maturity. she's ten. >> so we set out to find mary. the census records we dug up only told part of the story. these when the "new york times" got involved. >> they found where she was buried in four gaze. mary mcgann married george mcgahan. we get to the stone and there it is. george mcgahan but mary's not on the stone. >> there was a space but no name. mary who never had children and worked as a

city. wman found that letter about 17 years ago, when he was renovating his fireplace.nce, he's wanted to know more about the girl who p ote it. dana jacobson picked up the giory. >> as i'm bringing the bricks out, i find this little blue envelope written to santa claus in reindeer land, and i open it up and here is this letter from mary. o reporter: you say mary as if you know her, but at the time? >> i know, but it's funny. ke made her own envelope. >> reporter: peter mattaliano did not know ten-year-old mary mcgann. >> december 24, 1907: dear santa claus-- >> reporter: when he discovered her partially charred letter in his fireplace. >> "my little brother would like you to bring a wagon which i know that you cannot afford." >> reporter: he was struck by the last line of mary's note. t she doesn't ask for anything for herself, and then says, "please do not forget the poor." i mean, the spirit of christmas. erat generosity, and maturity. she's ten. >> reporter: so he set out to find mary. the census records we dug up only told part of the story. that's when the "new yo

saints peter and paul, original love sculpture of course temporarily sitting near city hall while love park undergoes renovations. >>> and there is a lot coming up on cbs this morning, saturday. anthony mason, and alex wagner, joining us live now, from new york with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jan, coming up days headlines, plus, general macarthur led america to victory during world war ii from this office in australia. seventy-five years at pearl harbor we'll show you how the legacy is being remembered on other side of the world. >> for decades, photographed celebrities and politicians. but this morning, see why newest project women from inside prison. >> his comedy outrageous, latest veg tours below the belt. sit down with comedian kevin hart, find out why he is betting big, on men's underwear. >> all that and more just ahead on cbs this morning, saturday. >>> very interesting. can't wait. thank you, guys. >>> these days, more millennials holding off on buying homes because every rising prices, and less inventory available. some finding another perk, or perks, in renting and buildings t

such a party would have required a special permit from the city and such a permit had not been issued. >> reporter: the warehouse had been renovated into an artist studio filled with so many objects, officials say it resembled a flee market. deputy chier chief mark coughlin: >> so the whole billion was divided up into small areas that were basically work areas for artists. so it ranged from people doing woodworking to people doing sculpting to people doing kinetic art. >> reporter: officials say there was no evidence of working smoke alarms or sprinkler system. most of the victims were found on the second floor. when crews arrived, the only staircase, apparently made from wooden palettes, was burning. >> we knew people were in there, and we were trying to get them out, and it was a labyrinth. >> reporter: the a.t.f. will assist the local firefighters in this investigation. they say there is no reason to believe this was arson but they need to investigate for all possibilities. reena that could be everything from faulting wiring to something as simple as a cigarette. >> ninan: paula reid, thank you for that. another tremendous fire

>>[applause] it is well-known that san francisco is a city of [inaudible] hotspot of investment in a new center of renovation. it's name in chinese means >>[foreign language] old gold mountain. which is derived from the gold rush and with good hope of fortune creation. today we are here to witness groundbreaking of the ocean wide center. when it is finished it will be the second [inaudible] building in san francisco and it becomes a good model to show the city prosperity and the relationship with china. today, when i entered this i saw the model. this model, i think it is wonderful. it is a well-designed. the architecture is very beautiful. mr.-, at the beginning he would wanted to build the building, the height, much higher. it would be the tallest building in san francisco. but during the negotiations, there was a restriction because another building in the contract said in the future goal buildings should be taller than that one. so he was unable to build the tallest one could i said, it is okay. the second one is good because china is the second largest economy in the world. >>[laughing] >>[applause] rea

city. the man found the letter 17 years ago renovating his fireplace.ver since he wanted to know more about the girl. who wrote it. dana jacobson picks up the story. >> i'm bringing bricks out. i find this little blue envelope writ tune santa claus in reindeer land. i open it, here is this letter from mary. >> you say mary look you know her. but at the time. >> i know. it's funny. she made her own envelope. >> pete natalian didn't know 10-year-old mary mcgann. >> dear santa claus. >> reporter: when he discovered her partially charred letter in his fireplace. >> my little brother would look you to bring him a wagon. >> reporter: he was struck lie by the last line of mary's note. >> she doesn't ask for anything for herself and says please do not forget the poor. spirit of christmas. that generosity. and maturity. she is 10. >> reporter: he set out to find mary. the census record he dug up only told part of the story. when "the new york times" got involved. >> reporter: they found where she was buried in four days. mary mcgann married george mcgahan. we ge

city orders. right now -- that questionable space is either empty or used as storage. t in the spring -- a developer will be tang over and renovating the entire building into luxury apartments and office space. the presidential recount he in wisconsin is nearing completion... although the results haven't changed much. where the recount effort stands this morning. according to state election officials... the recount here in wisconsin is 70% finished. so far... democrat hillary clinton has cut into republican donald trump's election night win by 82 votes. heading into the recount... trump's lead was by more than 22-thousand tes. green party candidate jill the recount - has gained 60 votes. steinrequested the recount based on concerns about glitches in voting machines.... even through there was no evidence of that. wisconsin's elections comission says the recount has turned up mostly human errors. for instance: voters in marinette county were given the wrong kind of pens to fill out their ballots with. stein's campaign also requested a recount in the state of michigan - which trump won by jusunder 11- thousand votes. but the deral jud

>>[applause] it is well-known that san francisco is a city of [inaudible] hotspot of investment in a new center of renovation. it's name in chinese means >>[foreign language] old gold mountain. which is derived from the gold rush and with good hope of fortune creation. today we are here to witness groundbreaking of the ocean wide center. when it is finished it will be the second [inaudible] building in san francisco and it becomes a good model to show the city prosperity and the relationship with china. today, when i entered this i saw the model. this model, i think it is wonderful. it is a well-designed. the architecture is very beautiful. mr.-, at the beginning he would wanted to build the building, the height, much higher. it would be the tallest building in san francisco. but during the negotiations, there was a restriction because another building in the contract said in the future goal buildings should be taller than that one. so he was unable to build the tallest one could i said, it is okay. the second one is good because china is the second largest economy in the world. >>[laughing] >>[applause] rea

evicted them over past-due rent, the city has moved forward and condemn the building, officials tell me it will not be rented out again in less it is completely renovated. we have put the couple in touch with social services for assistance. i'm jackie callaway taking contractors are facing charges. an unlicensed contractor operation in the holiday area today was discovered, each of these people were investigated and issued a cease and desist order. they were given information on how to obtain a license and workers in church picks -- insureds. >>> trash and feces all over this home. what children were living there. tonight, jake peterson telling us why no one seemed to know what was going on inside. >> these photos from the sarasota police department show why these parents are in jail. investigator say they have five kids and they were subjected to living in filth. >> these conditions that the were some of the worst they have seen. >> there was no running water, detectives fighting bottles of urine in the bedrooms and the smell of human and animal feces polluting the air. pill bottles and drug paraphernalia were near the kids. detectives arrived to do a

the groundbreaking for renovations coming to easter washington d.c. playing the tom: at 5:30 the city of portsmouth is the target of a treatment plant. why that suit calls the plant a waste of money. >> the pickup truck door was open and i'm like oh my god the house. jennifer: a marine returns home to find his house burglarized and his mom's ashes gone. the plea he's now making to the thief. mike: weather over 50 degrees in many spots out there today but the temperatures are beginning to fall off. how much cooler it will be over the weekend. tom: a london dairy high school graduate joins a lt 100 women in the world, what accomplishment landed her that title. announcer: now wmur news 9 at 5:30. tom: and tonight a u.s. marine in florida is hoping a thief will return something truly irreplaceable, some of the ashes of his mother who is buried here in new hampshire. and now making a plea directly >> i know they got a mom, and if they were their mom's ashes they would want them. reporter: he served eight years in afghanistan, he's now making a plea to the burglar who broke into his florida

city officials approved a plan right across the street from the washington convention center. it dates back to 1903. a beautiful building. it includes renovations, although they have to follow preservation standards. >>> the makeup sales are surging and that's being credited to the selfie. they want to look good for your selfies. according to npd group, perfume usually reigns when it comes to beauty sales but makeup will be taking over. billion on contouring kits and cosmetics. that's a 12% increase. it's supposed to rise. >>> you are figuring out where to put that elf on the shelf. thing i have ever seen. >> this is an extreme idea. take a look at this. a west virginia dad turned himself into a real life u elf on the shelf. he sat on the roof. he went to an elementary school and did this. the whole outfit here the dad says it was pretty cold up there. but the looks on the kids' faces terror, horror, all that stuff made it worthwhile. >> our >>> christmas greetings have a special way of warming our heart this is time of year. >> it's true for a young cancer patient in north carolina. this 5-year-old spent most of the year battling leukemia. for

renovated with that one general obligation bond. in 2006 two things happened, there is a 10 year capital plan put forward by the city which begins to sequence a series of general obligation bon to meet the needs so the needs drive the proposal rather than where with all. at the same time, the rec and park department created a planning and capital division. they were separate and i became the department first planning director which is tarifying to me given we are the largest land owner in san franciscoment we created the planning unit and the city adopted a 10 year capital plan and made the clean and safe neighborhood parks bond the first project of the 10 year plan. since thatd time, our bonds have passed at huge levels. actually not just within rec and park but the city as a whole. we have seen the passive of more go bond in the prior decades since and major investment not just in parks but public health and public safety. i think it is a important story and this can the bed rock of that 10 year plan and our own bond planning is a lot of careful dulibative planning and expectations we create during the planning of the projects an

ringing in i'm chris papst and why it needs to be renovated and how much kimberly: in spring it's bloom and a popular place to watch fireworks over the citythe fourth of july. today the in in it's in need of major repairs. chris papst ms. or on how much d -- has more on what it will cost. chris: $5.8 million. $4 million of that is paid by the taxpayers. the paint is chipping off. we are getting rust. over here you can see that this gate not allowing people to walk up to the top. this has been closed for years. between two of arlington's most famous sight, the marine corps memorial and the li lies a less familiar monumented. this 127-foot tall bell tower was a gift from the netherlands' government to thank the united states for liberating the country in world war ii. it's going off right now. but now it needs a $5.8 million restoration. a national park service committed $4 million for the structural and safety repairs. it's been closed to visitors for years. the royal netherlands embassy is seeking at $1.8 million in donations to complete the upgrade. the dutch ambassador said it is worth the investment because of what it symbolizes. >> th

renovated square fresh off $50 million face lift. what's not beautiful is the inn fighting between the city, square and rta. as you know by now mayor frank jackson has decided the square should be off limits to city buses. some city council members aren't so sure. now there are meetings, rallies and maybe even lawsuits planned. happened before they built a roadway through the square dedicated to bus travel. the rta claims the closure will cost the transit system millions putting an unnecessary burden on passengers. if the square goes pedestrian-only who will pay for the changes. we also might hear from the federal transit authority which now has to decide if the bus ban violates the terms of its agreement violating the terms on euclid avenue. this editorial lasts a minute. about a minute longer spent tim that impacts a lot of people. so the questions will just keep coming. around here we are all about getting answers. maybe this time everyone should have been getting answers before signing a $50 million check. >>> we encourage your response to this editorial. by empire window company your local window sidin

. >> (ship blowing horn in distances) >> the renovation of balboa park, the oldest in the city of sane newest part in the city of san francisco. through our partnership, and because of public investment from the two thousand eight fund, we are celebrating a renewal and an awakening of this park. we have it safer, happier, more joyous. >> 3, 2, 1, [laughter] =--[applause] >> it is a great resource for families, to have fun in the city, recreation. >> this is an amazing park. we have not revitalized it without public and private investment. the critical piece of the process of this renovation was that it was all about the community. we reached out to everyone in this community. we love this park dearly and they all had thoughts and ideas and they wanted to bring their own creativity and their personality to bear on the design. what you see is what the community wanted. these ideas all came from the residents of this community. as a result, there is a sense of ownership, pride and responsibility that goes along with what is going to be an exciting park. >> welcome to the commission on co

renovations to the 16, 17, and 1800 blocks of parkway. it includes curbing extensions and handicapped access and increased median signs among many other changes. city officials will celebrate the completion, of the project with a ribbon cutting next week. >>> today philadelphia's mayor jim ken east slammed a controversial plan by toll brot tours double height of the jewelers row project. the plan increases the height of the condo complex near seventh and son some from 16 stories to 29 stories. in his statement, he says city doesn't have power to stop their plan but hopes toll brothers will make changes in order to continue a pro ducktive relationship with the city. >>> it was a big day, from some kid, in northeast philadelphia. today city officials unveiled a new and improved american legion playground. children from tacony academy charter school were on hand to help cut ribbon and then, of course, they took the new park for a little spin. it is safe to say they gave it two thumbs up. >> yes. >> they are having a good time. >> is there a secret santa who just made a big deliver toy students at a pennsylvania school. >> it is an amazing feeling to n

renovation project students at tosa east are celebrating tonight. ? loop wherever you are, download the wisn 12 mobile app. joyce: a huge fire today at a new york city hospital building. a person on twitter allowing us to use this incredible video. the fire department says an hour later, it was out at the nyu medical center in manhattan. one person suffered minor injuries. the cause is still under investigation. in tennessee, a potentially dangerous hazmat situation. dozens of homes evacuated for hours after two big-rigs carrying pool supplies crashed earlier this morning, sending huge plumes of smoke into the officials are now worried the air could be toxic. they let the fire burn itself out and are asking people to return home at their own risk. the environmental protection agency has also been called in to investigate. kathy: stock markets closing down this afternoon, following a major announcement from the federal reserve. for the second time in a year, and only the second time in a decade, a hike in interest rates. the fed says they'll go up by .25%, citing a growing job market and improving economy. fed chair janet yellen says most am affect o

city officials and students from tacony academy charter school bundled up to celebrate the grand opening today. the children were the first to test out the renovated play space and equipment. it was designed to be more inclusive for children with autism. >>> and it was a good day for children at the southwest academy charter school, getting a start celebrating kwanzaa. katherine scott was there. >> we are learning about kwanzaa and celebrating. >> for the second year if a row kwanzaa came early. >> we had the art show yesterday and another one today. and it was talking about the seven principles. in today they changed the gifts. >> bracelets they made each color bead with its own significance. >> black bead for the african-american and three green beads for hope. >> it will be put on the red one first on the pipe cleaner and then the black ones and green ones on. >> kwanzaa is observed, to honor african-american heritage and values. including self determination and unity. >> other people's culture and celebrate it, and just to show good things. >> even if you don't learn it at home. it's still important to celebrate because we are african-american

back in 1995 or 96, around that time when the city hall was going into a major renovation, particularly as a result of earthquake damage, there was a proposal to propose a new technology, what do they call it. based isolated system. at the time it was new to us and i wasn't familiar with it nor was staff. while we heard about the based isolation system, we wanted to make sure that we have all the expertise that analyzed the system to make sure that the proposal is safe, so we have convened a peer review panel at the time. i also recall -- >> for city hall? >> yes, that's right. that was the major upgrade at that time. >> that was the first peer review panel that you can think of? speaker: as far as i can recall. there was a force peer review panel we assembled. >> later on? >> i recall there was not a project. 425, i believe, market street. they have unusual structure system that they proposed. speaker: a core system instead of a moment frame. >> that's correct. which again, there was -- at that time, a state of the art technology. while we embrace and have a unique design and state of

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. >>> one bay area city rolled out fresh red tape when it comes to a particular type of home renovation. new at 6 -- mara shows us how tweaking one teak could save millions of gallons of water every year. >> reporter: in the basement of central palo alto is about to get more complicate >> don: way before actual construction, they've got to figure out where the ground water table is. >> reporter: the palo alto committee voted to adopt a new series of restrictions, aimed at stopping blatant water waste like this. builders frequently pump water out of the ground and send it down storm drains when they dig underground to put in basements, as is often the case in home rebuilds, to maximize living space. the problem is much of palo alto sits just above an aquifer. officials say you don't have to dig deep to hit water. it's as shallow as 6 feet down, and most basements are about 15 feet down. this year palo alto estimates builders pumped 140 million gallons of water out of the aquifer, enough to fill more than 212 olympic-size swimming pools, all from just eight home rebuild projects. >> it is