this brings me to the los angeles times obituary. after i send the article watch the newspaper every day. the obituary was important for me and my family because it would give our mother the notoriety she deserved but never received during life but another week went by and i hadn't seen it published. i called the newspaper's obituary department and was referred to a lady named barbara. i asked if she received the obituary for mary sherman morgan. she said she had received it but decided not to print it. instead, she said they were unable to print it because they could not verify independently verify any of the information in the obituary article. over the next three weeks i had many conversations with barbara sending notes and copies of my interviews, signed affidavits from co-workers but it wasn't enough. my mother's lifelong insistence on privacy had intentionally or unintentionally written her out of the historical record. there was nothing in the historical record of any of her accomplishments. one day i open the los angeles times

i sent it to the "los angeles times." i figured out that about first female rocket scientist to be slim dunk, it would want a lot of space, perhaps even half a page. i wrote the eulogy in a day later stood at a podium and deliver it to a family on trent river family, friends or coworkers. we had a small luncheon. i served a plate and went to sit at a table filled with my mother's -- some of my mother's coworkers. to tell you what happened next week in the bottom of page 13. no more than two minutes went by before i felt a stern tap tapping on my right hand. i turned to see the face of the very elderly gentleman sitting across the table. the face wrinkled and folded like those canines that when the ugliest contest. he sat tapping the hand come using the own index finger to point straight up my nose. he spoke, you need to listen to me, young man. i was 50 years old. he was calling the young man. yes, sir i said. my name is walter unterberg peered into your mother. i worked with her. going to say something about who you proba

olympics here an at the los angeles collo see um. he made it as far as the quarterfinals. handism. >> i pulled a ham stripping hamstring. >> and barkdale contacted the los angeles raiders. the rest is the history. he was signed as a wide receiver and earned about $200,000 a year over his five-year career with the raiders and dallas cowboys. an impressive salary. not only was barksdale surprised by his success, but the friends fall. them. i never forgot what it was like to grow up with a want list being huge. >> in 1987, barksdale didn't hesitate when a friend asked him for a $20,000 loan as a down-payment on a house. >> i said, "give it back to me when you can", in my mind i thought 6 months. he could not imagine that it would take five years. well aware of the fact that nfl careers end he had other plans. >> i'll take the money, it will go way in front of me and i'll catch up with it. that was my thought process. >> friends in need catch up to many nfl players. personal loans are a top reason 80% are broke within two years of retirem

mayor's office of los angeles -- is that 3 minutes? the mayor's office of los angeles did an economic impact report of expo an event of 50,000 people and determined it has an economic impact of $100 million in the year. the city of san francisco has never done an impact report of the impact of san francisco pride in the city of san francisco i would estimate that subject -- substantially the city should do that. >> let me ask you a question if you can finish your statement. technicality i need to ask you a question so you can continue. >> okay. the city of san francisco in light of probably the $500-800 million to san francisco pride in any 3-year period should be providing more funding to san francisco pride than the mere $4,000 it provides. in los angeles, the los angeles convention and visitors bureau which is now called los angeles inc. provides a tremendous amount of support to anime expo in coordinating hotel rooms so anime elk possess get several thousand dollars from hotel rooms because it fills hotel rooms in downtown los angeles

as a result, the city of los angeles, in order to protect future flooding in the city, they decided to take the los angeles river and make it a flood control channel. they concreted the walls of the river in order for water to get to ocean much faster. narrator: cities throughout southern california converted natural rivers to these concrete channels, part of their storm drain systems. this allowed expanding development without the need for large flood plains. kharaghani: the los angeles river is approximately 51 miles. concrete reduces the size of the river that you need to carry the water because it speeds up the flow of water. if you'd like to remove all the concrete and to have natural system to carry the water to protect you from flooding, you need to have almost one mile on each side of the river set aside for transport of rain. so in order for the city to have use of those lands around the river, concrete made it possible to have minimum land so the water can be carried to the ocean in the fastest possible way. but, unfortunately, because of population growth and poor housekeepi

go like a pro. >>> as the sun rose above the exclusive los angeles hills, inside michael jackson's mansiontertainer began the morning of june 24th, 2009 doing what he loved -- preparing for a show. >> now do it slow. >> he and i would start about noon or 1:00 at his home. we'd dance a few hours and stretch. >> you have to have a full attitude. you have a half attitude. >> travis payne was michael jackson's long-time choreographer. >> we were on a journey with michael that was going to return him to the stage he loved so much. i know we were eight days away from leaving for london. ♪ all i want to say is that >> the stage is where michael was most at ease. on stage there was no one better. ♪ since age 5 he had electrified audiences around the world with hit songs like "i want you back". and the world appeared ready to welcome him back. it had been 12 years since jackson's major performance. the king of pop was poised to regain his throne. >> this is it. this is the final -- this is the final curtain call. >> according to the contract with concert promoters aeg, michael was to perform 50 con

the l.a. county jail system. >> los angeles county jail is unique in the fact that every gang in los angeles countyhere. it doesn't matter if they're a black gang, an asian gang, a hispanic gang, or a white gang. if they're active in los angeles county and they get arrested, they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. >> the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. >> solving crime is all about getting the information from somebody. it's not physical evidence. >> we ain't with nobody. it's just mainly a money thing. mainly we just doing our thing. everybody's doing their individual thing. >> you have had a history of feuding with who? blacks or hispanics? throughout the years over there. >> it's been a history of whoever stepped on our toes. >> knowing which gangs are fighting each other helps the osj unit decide who to remove from general population and where to search for weapons. >> we have found them with hacksaw blades, anything that -- a metal rod. in our ovens you have the grills that you put in the oven to cook on. they'll break off the rods on that.

the los angeles police department has 148 officers. they have a field training program and the los angeles sheriff's department has 803 reserve deputies and all level one. the vision for the future, where are we going with this program and what is our plan. we have a seven step plan. i want to tell you about this plan. our goal is to increase the officer program from 26 reserves to 126 reserves to bring up the training to more than we have. we want to expand our recruitment efforts because i truly believe if you don't go to the website you may not know about the program. you may have always wanted to be a police officer but you have a career already and don't realize that all you have to do is attend training and you can be a volunteer for our city and be part of this program. we want to take what we currently have what's been sitting for a time and moving forward on it. that's why the dates for the oral and the physical agility and the background process is moving forward. i met with captain and we talked with his staff. officer is wor

and this brings me back to the los angeles times obituary. fter i sent the article, i watched the newspaper every day. the obituary was important for me and my family because it would finally give our mother the notoriety she deserved but never received during life. another week went by. i hadn't seen it published. i called the newspaper. i was referred to a lady named barbara. i asked if she received out obituary. she received it but decided not to print it. she said that she was -- they were unable to print it because they could not verify independently any of the information any obituary article. over the next three weeks i had many conversations conversations with barbara sending note and copy of the interview, signed averred from former coworkers. in the end it wasn't enough. my mother's lifelong insistence on privates had intelligencely or unintejly written her out of the historical record. there was nothing of any of her accomplishments. one day i opened up the "los angeles times" and i read a half page obituary about the man who invent

more brutal murders would take place the following night n less than 48 hours, los angeles is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. this is the chilling story of what happened to a beautiful young actress named sharon tate and six others at the hands of a twisted family of drug-crazed hippies. it's a story that has it all. sex, drugs rock and roll, movie stars and murder. >> we have a weird homicide. >> in a scene described as a weird religious reicht. >> police admit they had have no suspects in the bel air massacre there were two more victims in silver lake. found by their children, stabbed and mutilated. >> sometimes, you can measure here overnight dramatically the sale of guns, guard dogs and ropes. >> it was a story uncaged around the country. it was shocking if you're not save in the home where are you safe? >> when the tate-labianca murders happened people started locking doors and stopped picking up hitchhikers. it brought the curtain down on the 60s. >> a nomadic band of hippies led by a career criminal named charles manson were later arrested for the tate-la bianca murders.

blaze sent a column of smoke towering above the los angeles basin. look at this. has burped at least 40 acres of dry brush. the los angeles county fire department is making some progress on this. officials say it's burning near the same spot where a fire burned just two weeks ago. >> good evening i'm dan ashley. east bay commuters mean time waiting in line at popular car pooling spot where victim outrageous armed robbery this morning. happened at the trendy rock ridge neighborhood. below highway 24 near clairemont avenue. first time that we have heard of this kind of robbery has happened targe targeting car poolers. vick lee has the story. >> now day no matter where you are at you can tl not know what's going to happen now days. really doesn't matter. car pool line or not. >> no one we spoke to ever heard of some one being robbed at a car pool line. but it did happen. in oakland. at about 8:45 this morning. >> when you have somebody stand tling with a gun, pulling a gun and threatening to what are you going to do. >> give them all the valuable. that's exactly what

nationally, highs in the 90s, thunderstorms down through the rockies warm phoenix n.phoenix. 87 sacramento. 100 down in palm springs. 77 in los angeless quiet here in the bay area. cooler than we've had the last few days. inland highs into low to mid-80s. three days of 100 degree temperatures inland tomorrow around the bay highs in the low to mid-70s and lingering patches of fog tomorrow. we'll feel a bit of a warm up. temperatures bouncing into 90s inland. for the time being a welcome relief three days of of triple digit temperature readings. >> we're getting a better idea of what happened to people who ate tainted greek yogurt products. >> believe it or not, it's about time to start thinking about the holiday travel season. tips to find affordable deals and talk about one store's big by the end of the day, my dogs were barking. they used to get really tired. [barking noises] until i started gellin'. it's this awesome gel, only in dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. it's like walking on a wave. i love my dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. when they're in my shoes, my feet and legs feel less tired. they've got two layers for support

a's taking on the los angelesbg angels. meanwhile, america's cup getting ready as well. s like those races will be able to start on time. wind has dropped off. one final blast of summer, and then break out the umbrella. showers on the way. your full forecast when nbc bay area news at 11:00 comes right back. >> the oakland a's could be days away from clinch aing playoff spot, but the talk is about their home stadium and why it stinks, literally. >> yeah, i guess you could call this the funk phenomenon. knowns bay area's christy smith is at the coliseum with the latest on all the stadium problems. not real fun out there with this kind of garbage, right, christy? you know, through all this the oakland a res are saying, look, we're focus ogs winning games and trying to get to the postseason, then this morning there was a two-man crew of plumbers inside the a's dugout snaking out the toilet that overflowed last night during the seventh inning of the game. in the end, though, oakland came out on top over p the los angeles angels, but this sunt the first time that sewage problem

and then urban roads like this in the los angeles river and this is being built. this is mira loma park. this is lark merced blvd. it's all made of clay. it's going to slump. these are the roads built in the oakland hills. nate, red woods. skyline. and enabled them to go up and develop the hills. the rural roads that go through the coast range. this enabled them to get their stuff to market. this is at road built by the ccc. this is a bridge. this is highway one and you won't know, except you look at the bridge and you will see dates, 1938, 1939. the airstrips are ccc. and the one out at treasure island. long beach, burbank. this is oakland and the whole built line railroad was redone. 19 is a pwa project and our great amphitheatres are from that time. this is santa barbara bowl. this is the forest theater in carmel and these are ccc workers putting huge bolder. here's 6 thousand people getting ready to enjoy oklahoma in that theater. big basin is a ccc project and this one, on the east river, new york. a project built where people from the lower east side could se

george of the los angeles fire department and the rest of his aerial rescue team are standing by to fielda helipad just west of the los angeles river. >> it's a man-made tributary or channel that was built to move massive amounts of water rapidly. on a normal sunny day, it's just another area. but certainly once the rains begin it's a much different animal. >> soon after arriving at the hell bad, pie hot scott bowman and the team get an emergency call. >> the dog was in the water. when they gave a location we could almost see where he was from standing on top of the helipad. >> rescue attempts from the walls and nearby bridge are already underway. but so far the german shepherd mix has eluded capture. >> a number of different components were involved in the rescue operation, but they weren't able to get to the dog for a variety of reasons. we really were the only option. >> within minutes, pilot bowman and the team are hovering above the water, but they need to act fast. >> the incident commander was telling us they were getting heavy rains at their location which is only a couple miles a

we can learn a lot by looking at our colleagues in the los angeles area. we can do the same in the bay area. at the federal level we have a new federal level from north carolina. we've got continued barnship at the federal level and two transportation bills for 2014. we've got the same situation repeatedly where two bills are significantly different we're going to have to have them compromised. there will be another continued resolution and it's not a great way to do the capital funding. it provides a great deal of uncertain. one piece of good news it's not set yet but both the house and senate appears to continue the full amount of $50 million. and we'll keep an eye on that. i want to draw your attention to the fee registration program. the board approved $8.12 billion and we're talking about the status of the project as well as the funds that were not allocated. there was a promise to the voters that there was one of the policies the board adopted if the funds are not allocated in the year then the funds can be move forward forward. there's in the told th

by 5:00, they're not heading home to their families but heading 30 miles an hour down the los angeles the side of a cement truck fighting for their lives. >> certain points you think that -- you start doubting that, you know, you're probably not going to be able to make it. >> it's 1997. jose nunez, a cement truck driver, and his partner, mark, are set to work on the dry bed of the los angeles river fixing a crumbling overpass like these crews seen here. on most days the l.a. river looks like this, an open concrete trench, but when it rains the storm runoff from all the valleys in los angeles has only one place to go, the river basin. there's no forecast for heavy rain, just a light drizzle at most. nothing to worry about. but suddenly up river about noon it begins to pour. >> i was very concerned. and i kept telling mark that we should be out of there. >> at first, the water downstream is just a trickle. then jose and mark hear a dull roar. they look behind them, and see a seven-foot wall of water. >> it was like a brownish water with lots of trash in front of it. and i knew then tha

any thunderstorms are going to stay in the high desert to the south and 77 today in los angeles and 81sh along southbound 880 near 92. the first one is car with a blown out tire. c.h.p. will be on the scene but there is slowing approaching highway 92 to the south, there is a report of an accident. the traffic is building quickly westbound 580 from tracy to dublin is 41 minutes along highway 4, still in good shape at ten minutes from antioch to concord and 26 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes. >> thank you. another run in with the law if george zimmerman the man acquitted of killing florida teen, trayvon martin. the volunteer watchman was detained by police after his estranged wife called 9-1-1 during a fight yesterday. she says he threatened her and her father with a gun during the art and cut an ipad she was holding. police questioned george zimmerman but did not arrest him. she says now she will not press charges and that george zimmerman may not have had a gun. she filed for divorce last week. the couple separated after he was acquitted in the

more brutal murders would take place the following night n less than 48 hours, los angeles is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. this is the chilling story of what happened to a beautiful young actress named sharon tate and six others at the hands of a twisted family of drug-crazed hippies. it's a story that has it all. sex, drugs rock and roll, movie stars and murder. >> we have a weird homicide. >> in a scene described as a weird religious reicht. >> police admit they had have no suspects in the bel air massacre there were two more victims in silver lake. found by their children, stabbed and mutilated. >> sometimes, you can measure here overnight dramatically the sale of guns, guard dogs and ropes. >> it was a story uncaged around the country. it was shocking if you're not save in the home where are you safe? >> when the tate-labianca murders happened people started locking doors and stopped picking up hitchhikers. it brought the curtain down on the 60s. >> a nomadic band of hippies led by a career criminal named charles manson were later arrested for the tate-la bianca murders.

the charges of resisting arrest and assault he is now moving forward with a civil suit against the los angeles police department if you have the right to serve we have a right to dock and then we have the right to share the true me no void so parts of los angeles for fear of running into overzealous deputies a consequence of what some photographers call of violations of their constitutional rights. in los angeles in the party. all right well it's thursday so it's time for our weekly tech report now do you know the phrase brain power well it turns out that scientists at the university of washington are trying to hone that power and transmit it to another or rain researchers call it direct a brain to brain communication and they do it by passing a signal from one mind to the next using the internet none the less so does that sound a little sigh five star trek mind meld did i mind trick inception esque to you well it did to me too so i brought one of the researchers onto the show to tell me how it works dr andrea still co is an assistant research professor at the university of washington and he t

jeff gottlieb is conferring the trial for the los angeles times. how important is that e-mail? be the single most damaging piecing of evidence that the jackson family has. the battle in the case is who is murray working for. >> reporter: aeg's lawyer say jackson himself chose murray and their agreement to pay the doctor $150,000 a month was really in advance to michael jackson but they were aware of the singer's health issue. this is it concert producer sent messages calling jackson a trembling basket case who might embarrass himself on stage. the ceo randy phillips responded we have a real problem here. the new trial included testimony from jackson's son prince and former wife debbie rowe. she claims the addiction to painkillers began when he was seriously burned while making a pepsi commercial in 1994. >> does this seem like a fair complex case for the jury to wrestle? >> i think it's a complex case. we've been here four or five month and there's a lot of evidence that we have to go through. >> reporter: and there's a lot at stake. the jackson family wants damages that could t

this next picture is out of the window of the second studio in ocean park in los angeles. the first one was just a windowless room quite small. the second one had wonderful windows that you put a stick in to keep open. i have always believed that something about that imagine give him a shove in the decision of some of the things he was dealing with in the ocean park picture. we'll see an example of that from 1970 a year after that one i just showed you. and, yes it's still the same studio window by it's getting more a bit tracked. i do remember seeing him working. he was very physically involved in the paints and canvas. there would be a lot of aggression. his hands were strong and he used the strength to express his ideas. he often drew at home and i remember the same connection to paper which was attached to a board. sometimes he was so involved he'd go through the paper. then an elaborate portion of the paper he would glue on the extensions in various places. sometimes, it seems like this expectation was as important as the drawing itself. the next picture is lock one wh