we are here to talk about rockslide, rockfalls, and related issues. what is the difference between a geologist and a geotechnical engineer? >> and engineering geologist deals with identifying site characteristics, mapping, the ground's surface, collecting all of this data. the engineer can come up with medications and designs. >> the structural engineer might be working on a building if there is a building involved. what is your role? >> i am interested in the physical properties of the earth and how the earth will behave: subject to different load changes. when you are building a building, you are applying a load and you are wondering if the earth will be able to supply that load. we work closely together and we come up with practical engineering solutions. >> this is when someone wants to build something. also, we have a rock piece of land. we have to have a resolution. >> in the u.s., about 2/3 of the population lives in areas that are prone to landslides. about $2 billion of damage occurs annually from landslides. unfortunately, 20-25 million peop

. >>> one of the larger earthquake in colorado history damaged homes and triggered rockslide. it hit colorado last night around 10:46. it was centered around 180 miles south of denver. an emergency dispatcher said there was damage to a couple of homes and minor rockslided on highway 12 andist state 25. those roads are open again. that quake is the biggest one to hit colorado in almost 40 years. >>> california sea lion injured by a gunshot is recovering at the marine mammal center in sausalito. >>> king neptune was found with a gunshot wound in santa cruz. they say he was probably shot a few days before he was found and he was lethargic and overyet weight -- overweight. >>> 7:25. sal, you've been busy this morning. >> we have. i'm happen foy say the problem we had on the -- to say the prob we on -- to say the problem we had on the nimitz freeway has been clear under. if you are driving from hayward to -- cleared up. if you are driving from hayward to oakland, by the time you reach 880 -- you can see 880. traffic is moving along nicely by the time you reach the coliseum. this mo

this entire week when they are building a new concrete wall above the southbound lane to control rockslidehey want to fix >> a deadly hit-and-run in santa rosa driving on a suspended license are going to be filed against the suspect during arraignment is scheduled for this afternoon he is accused of the death of a four year-old boy when he was crossing the street with his mother when the suspect is being held in the simona county jail >> a sacramento couple forcing three girls into prostitution officers went to a hotel on a tip when a runaway girl was there when the authorities got their they found a 19 year-old girl and two teenage girls in a hotel room the room was registered to a 40 year-old man he was in another room the question of three girls and said they were forced into prostitution by the man and his wife >> the kron 4 morning numbers continues in this is all look out at our mount tam camera and the fog out their bonded me. whoa. you gotta be kidding! you guys are exactly who i had in mind when i created my new jumbo breakfast platter. it's a ton of food: 8 of my new mini pancake

we read it just last year where 455 vallejo, there was a rockslide that affected properties on broadway and montgomery. at rock slide occurred because of blasting that occurred back in the turn-of-the-century that left the rock week. 100 years later, the weak rock cannot stand there anymore and it fell. this slide is a long sansome street, where the city chose to protect sansome street and the cars, and they built this catchment wall. the sole purpose of this wall is to catch rocked that falls from private property. >> and every year or two, we get a call saying that rocks have fallen down the road and spilled over. this is the famous slide where we had a building at the top fall down this hill. this is the 22 street building. this was a watercolor done in 1945 by david mandel which -- by david mandelowiz. this building started gradually falling and sliding down. >> they had to replace the street right there. and in the process of jack hammering out the old st., they weakened the rocked. then the rockfall occurred. it undermined the building. once the building was undermined, it could n

we read it just last year where 455 vallejo, there was a rockslide that affected properties on broadway and montgomery. at rock slide occurred because of blasting that occurred back in the turn-of-the-century that left the rock week. 100 years later, the weak rock cannot stand there anymore and it fell. this slide is a long sansome street, where the city chose to protect sansome street and the cars, and they built this catchment wall. the sole purpose of this wall is to catch rocked that falls from private property. >> and every year or two, we

bottom line is if somebody reacts in a bad way and starts the rockslide there's a good chance there will be a short-term reaction to that. >> suzanne: okay, thank, thank you very much. very interesting tidbits there. >> thank you. >> suzanne: our guess, frank murtha, managing director of market psych. >> tom: another piece of today's market story? the fear factor. even though stocks were able to finish with small gains, investors continue buying things like u.s. bonds and gold. the price on the ten-year note fell a fraction, putting the yield at 2.61%. gold prices continued their run to $1,700, adding $21.80 to close at $1664.90 an ounce in meanwhile, worries over the soft economy and lower demand pushed oil lower. crude for september delivery fell $1.86, or 2%, to $91.93 a barrel. still ahead, this illinois steel maker says business is good but it could be better. what he and other manufacturers need to grow and hire. >> suzanne: congress may have solved the debt deal, but it hasn't managed to end a partial shutdown at the federal aviation administration. that shutdown has uncle sam los

there are reports of rockslides, but no significant damage or injuries. >>> also in colorado, prosecutors fil infant fall on friday. police are using surveillance tapes to say the circumstances are obviously suspicious. >>> today a new york judge is expected to drop all criminal charges in the sexual assault case against dominique strauss-kahn. prosecutors want the case dismissed simply because they stopped believing their witness. outside the state supreme court house in new york. >> simply put the d.a. doesn't want to fight a fight he believes he cannot win. in court documents he's made clear he and his team don't believe the accuser beyond a reasonable doubt, that's the key phrase, a reasonable doubt, they can't expect a jury to do so. dominique strauss-kahn could soon walk away a free man. today a new york judge is expected to drop all sexual assault charges against the former international monetary fund chief. prosecutors are asking to dismiss the case because they claim they can no longer prove his accuser, a hotel maid, is telling the truth. >> the worst thing the district attorney

her the city of trinidad in southern colorado a few homes were damaged and they are investigating rockslide along the highway and no reports of any serious injuries >> live in the kron 4 news roadhouse i am at leader dominic strauss-kahn may have his sexual assault charges we are getting a press conference on the situation and let's listen in to get to the latest information. >> her testimony on the gamma ray picgame high rate cale testify against israel >> they're not inquiring about a person's immigration status they should a taken the position that that would not be admissible and not give this information to the public she was right corner third thing she was willing to lie on her application to is willing to lie to come to the united states and take what america had offered >> a press conference on at the d.a.'s keeshond to dismiss charges against the hotel maid marian dominic strauss-kahn [ male announcer ] get ready for the left lane. the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by

the town of golden in southern cal and ronald few homes have been damaged and there investigating rockslide along highway in california baby is injured after falling from a parking structure an infant boy was either a strong or fell from the second or fourth floor of the parking structure you see right there police are reviewing this surveillance video the circumstances are suspicious there is no way of the baby could of got over the ledge they had no information on the bay the identity when. >> kron 4 morning news will continue and this is all look at that james lick freeway stop server expected to remain climbing after yesterday's slight rise analysts are expecting more bad news on new home sales they expect july sales on the annual rate of of of 300,000 less than half when the seven other thousand from last year each new hong creates an average of three jobs with taxes. >> look outside from the golden gate bridge where it is foggy it is going to be a nice day. we'll be right back 5:29 a.m. hon three individuals shootings headstart around 1130 last night in oakland at 1130 at 38 and footh

nobody suffered serious injuries but the rockslide prompted a safety review.the camp dates back more than a century. the park service says removing the cabins would maximize safety and allow the area to return to a natural state. the park service will hold a public meeting on the plan next month. >>> many baseball fans imitate their favorite players' moves. for some it means contorting themselves to pitch like the freak, tim lincecum. red bull is holding a contest to see which fan can best duplicate lincecum's unorthodox delivery. contestants will submit videos of themselves trying to pitch like lincecum. judges will rank competitors on the creativity, originalty, performance and skill level. the winner will get to take the batting practice against lincecum in spring training next year. the contest ends next month. >> is there an age requirement? i could tell my son about it. he's already trying to be like lincecum. >> this is one of those contests you might not want to win when you see a 95-mile-per-hour fastball. >> right. >>> 5:26. the markets are finally g