. >> when a centuries old sequoia crashes to the ground. when caught on camera: what on earth? >>> when a giant sequioa tree falls in the woods, not only is someone there to hear it, but the rare event is caught on camera. >> there was a cracking noise, something like that. >> at this moment the tree is falling. >> these are among the planet's largest organisms. soaring as high as 300 feet above the ground and reaching 20 to 30 feet in diameter. september, 2011. >>> this german couple are on a dream vacation to the only place in the world where these massive sequoia trees grow. >> it was one of my main, main goals in america. i wanted to see these huge trees. >> they have no idea that an astonishing scene is about to unfold as they follow the 1.3 mile look known as the trail of 100 giants. the path takes them directly beneath the towering trees. the oldest of these sequoias have been stretching skyward for 3,000 years but they have root systems sustaining their dramatic heights. as they approach one of the sequoia trees, they're alarmed by unusual sounds. >> then we hear this n

the oldest of these sequoias have been stretching skyward for 3,000 years but they have root systemsustaining their dramatic heights. as they approach one of the sequoia trees, they're alarmed by unusual sounds. >> then we hear this noise. such as crack, crack, crack. then after time it starts to become like a tearing, tearing. >> the noise grew louder and louder. and i turned, and i saw that the tree is starting to fall. >> the sequoia's roots are ripping away from the earth right in front of them. >> i thought the tree could hit you, then i got ha little bit panicked. >> she runs for cover, but garret aims his camera at the falling tree. as the tree comes crashing down to the floor, he realizes too late that he's recording sideways. >> i stopped the video, changed the camera, and started it again. that's the reason the impact of the tree is not on the video. >> he misses the tree hitting the ground, but capturing this rare scene on video is still quite an accomplishment, says the park representative denise alonza. >> i was surprised that somebody from germany had the thought of get

and remember those sequoia machines in palm beach county are the same ones that just this past march announced three different races incorrectly announced the winners of two of announced losers in two of those races to be the winners these machines don't work tom and so i'm a little surprised frankly that allen west is not calling for all of the ballots to be retaliated and by hand because in florida it's actually illegal to count a ballot by hand once it has been tallied by the voting machines really when did that law go to affect. after two thousand for some odd reason this is what the republican never again when we double checked the count because when they did in two thousand they discovered al gore got more votes than george w. bush that's right and listen republican allen west here may be hoisted on the republican zone for tarred because of this law now he might be able to go to court and ask them to change it but you know he's not even asking right now for a hand count and he's not even asking for all of the ballots he's only asking for early ballots which is quite strange but

the first federal superintendent of sequoia national park was colonel charles young. he happened to be the third african-american to graduate from west point. he went on to become the first black colonel in the army. amazing story. i believe he'll be honored sometime later this year by some sort of a national monument at his home in ohio. so, pretty interesting fellow and pretty amazing leadership demonstrated. today our rangers across the country perform modern-day public services, often away from municipalities. so, we're the only game in town at yosemite. we perform search and rescue police, emergency services, medical, even corner duties. closer to home, we have urban [speaker not understood] here in san francisco and at the national mall. so, we have a sprat strong cadre of rangers that help in incident managements, presidential visits, americas cup here, most recently helping with the city and the coast guard and even katrina and the gulf war spill most recently. closer to home the golden gate bridge connects not only our park lands but our communities. since 9/

thank you. >> next speaker. >>> hi, i'm virginia marshall from the sequoia audubon society and we do also support this resolution for reasons that have been adequately presented by plater and [speaker not understood]. sharp park is unique and we want it to be considered as a unique ecosystem. >> thank you. next speaker. >>> hi, good afternoon, supervisors. i want to thank you for taking the time to review this resolution that has been six months in the making. we ask that you vote yes in the resolution that separates the sharp golf course from the natural areas plan which was precisely promised and that you have natural area management plan scoping. the department stated because redesigning or eliminating the sharp park golf course is a separate proposal being studied by the san francisco rec and park department. it will not be included or reevaluated as part of the proposed project and the analyzed e-i-r. we need to make good on this commitment. this resolution does not change the status quo at sharp park golf course or control its future. therefore, shareholdersv, your support does

police in the process of recovering a bed from alameda creek in fremont near sequoia road. >> we are going to give you more information. this discovery was made 8:00 this morning by somebody walking along a bridge over that creek. no word on the body's identity or the cause of death. you can see a lot of investigators are on the scene many we'll continue to gather more information. >>> good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. we also have developing news in san francisco affecting thousands of muni riders for hours after a body was found on the tracks. >> light rail service just resumed in the past half hour. >> it had been shutdown because of a fatality at the montgomery station. commuters scrambled get on shuttle buses. muni says a man was walking on the tracks and made it the length of nearly two football fields before he was hit and killed. amy hollyfield joins us from the montgomery street with -- -- station where mo. >> reporter: it was a rough day for commuters, crowds, confusion. people who use public transition seem to take things in stride well they make q

police in the process of recovering a bed from alameda creek in fremont near sequoia road. >> we are going to give you more information. this discovery was made 8:00 this morning by somebody walking along a bridge over that creek. no word on the body's identity or the cause of death. you can see a lot of investigators are on the scene many we'll continue to gather more information. >>> good morning i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm cheryl jennings. we also have developing news in san francisco affecting thousands of muni riders for hours after a body was found on the tracks. >> light rail service just resumed in the past half hour. >> it had been shutdown because of a fatality at the montgomery station. commuters scrambled get on shuttle buses. muni says a man was walking on the tracks and made it the length of nearly two football fields before he was hit and killed. amy hollyfield joins us from the montgomery street with -- -- station where mo. >> reporter: it was a rough day for commuters, crowds, confusion. people who use public transition seem to take things in stride well they make q

. >> reporter: this past weekend was homecoming at sequoia high school and a coming out for angel. her first time cheering in front of a packed house. >> i was really nervous. >> reporter: angel can't participate in all the stunts, but knows her cheers and loves her team. >> they're awesome. >> reporter: angel's coach says she's amazed how every time angel needs a push, it's always a different girl there to help. clearly not one to shy away from the spotlight. angel embraces the idea that she is a role model. that there may be a 5-year-old in a wheelchair watching her right now, learning that a dream, no matter how unlikely to a little kid, can become a reality for a brave young woman. >> you heard from a physician's assistant at children's hospital. it has to be said that over the dozen or so -- 15 years of her life, she's had about a dozen surgeries. they get a lot of credit to get her in the physical shape for doing what she does. they're the ones that let me know about angel. they said, we have a remarkable young woman, you should tell her story. >> it looks like she was having

understood], arthur finestein [speaker not understood], [speaker not understood], virginia marshall sequoia audubon society. brittany [speaker not understood] from wild equity [inaudible]. [inaudible] >> edth ultimate design or layout of sharp park golf course. instead of doing as it promised, the rec and park department at the last moment combined a new redevelopment project for the golf course into this pre-existing ceqa process for the significant natural resource area's management plan. all this resolution would do is require the recreation and parks department to make good on its word and consider these two different projects through two different ceqa proceedings and nothing more. it will not constrain the city's ultimate decision about what to do, what sharp park, they will not alter or change the kind of alternative the city will consider as it goes through this processes. all it will do is apply the two separate proceedings as [speaker not understood]. the reason this is important is items of that golf course plan are exceptionally controversial and have skipped specific ceqa proce

sequoia avenue, pleasant hill road we are contending with wet weather there. as we turn to the mid peninsula we are catching a dry break for the eastern end of the san mateo bridge. it is running along the bay shore parts of the dumbarton bridge. >> south boulder creek scotts valley contending with what weather. allow yourself at a time of the roadways. especially for your things giving travel. here is the wider view of satellite and radar. the shshowers continue to push their way south. as we turn our attention to future cast for the rain model shows 6:00 a.m. you can see light rain in the south bay it looks like we are catching a break north of hayward and san bruno. 8:00 a.m. spotty showers exist we will see dryer clear conditions into the afternoon. temperatures are in the '50s 57 concord. 59 in oakland. afternoon highs a mixing of 60s. 61 for daly city. 65 in vallejo. pleasanton at 67 degrees. your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows dry weather for thanksgiving for friday and beyond. we will continue to monitor the forecast quickly in the traffic

>> well, one of our colleagues at renowned venture capital firm sequoia had a good statistic which isllion ipoed have occurred in the space in which we invest and less than 23 have occurred in the consumer space. so we think that the bik data enterprise world is not only churning along quite nicely but there are many hundreds of billions of dollars of wealth creation events left to happen. we're pretty psyched. >> zach, it seems like the things that you guys have going for you is you guys actually read code, right? >> correct. >> you understand chip architecture. i would imagine the barriers to entry just in terms of understanding how this business works have got to be pretty high. >> absolutely. we're deeply religious about the technology. that's the way you need to be in order to invest in early stage big companies. if the technology is not there it's not an investment for data collective. >> talk to me about how the process of raising capital is going for you now. obviously we've got some uncertainties in the market. we have had a bit of a slip here. matt, getting easier, harder, n