and so the problem with the u.s. park police, and it is tragically being experienced by the trauma to the ghaisar family and in particular mrs. ghaisar is their approach and attitude toward transparency, accountability, as opposed to the fairfax county, virginia, police and their conduct in this particular case. >> yeah, we're very proud of the rest of our police and still are so concerned. we know right away park police had a policy about chases which the officers ignored. they had a policy about use of force which the officers ignored. and still no accountability. mr. cosme, we talked a lot about funding issues. i just looked it up. we appropriated and enacted -- senate, house, president, $15 billion for the department of interior for the fiscal year that ends tomorrow. and another more than $9 billion in permanent authority for the -- that doesn't have to be appropriated. $24 billion. you wrote very nicely about how the department has an unreliable and dangerous radio system, they have no idea what the status of their

in honor of the park. the festivities around our park were not the events that we planned for, we're proud the way that we've brought the joy of the park to the people and their homes through a virtual experience, which still can be found at golden gate park 150.com. and the way the park continues to serve our community during a health emergency. they're taking advantage of the streets, and the pop-up welcome center, 150 park improvements, including dozens of large and small landscaping projects, street edge, $30 million renovation of golden gate tennis center. new stage, sound and lighting in the music concourse. and in light of the pandemic of 2020, golden gate park 150 wants to provide an appearance in physical distancing, and celebrate and find joy and light and fun during this unprecedented time. this temporary installation will close the 150th celebration by transforming the peacock meadow with the entwined meadow. we'll be streaming a bunch of other things happening in the park, which will become a h

crystal shank is on his way to the national parks headquarters. during the drive he's struck by the extent to which human activity has changed the environment. the many cows are just one indication. the once clear water is stained brown by the soil it's washing away. it's in your confused we don't see human influences here large numbers of livestock with massive over use of the land on which the erosion caused by trample and grazing. there's also erosion caused by the water behind me are non-native eucalyptus trees the landscape has totally changed and in very poor conditions especially to stop this. ethiopia's wealth of nature disappeared from here a long time ago many children don't know their country any other way. as often happens the weather in the mountains is about to change. hailstorm in the ethiopian highlands to. leave. the landscape has been consistently damaged by humans and extreme weather like this only makes things worse. for us visitors this year just like people's future is being washed away on foot we associate ethiopia with droug

crystal shank is on his way to the national parks headquarters. during the drive he struck by the extent to which human activity has changed the environment. the many cows are just one indication. the once clear water is stained brown by this oil it's washing away. because in your confused we don't see human influences here large numbers of livestock with massive over use of the land on which the roshan caused by trample and grazing over there is also erosion caused by the water behind me are non-native eucalyptus trees the landscape is totally changed and in very poor conditions and to stop this. ethiopia's wealth of nature disappeared from here a long time ago many children don't know their country any other way. as often happens the weather in the mountains is about to change. hail storms in the ethiopian highlands. the landscape has been consistently damaged by humans and extreme weather like this only makes things worse. thus visited this year just like people's future is being washed away on foot we associate ethiopia with drought and they ar

the park police. we have mafia plaza, they gave us insight into the infamous bunker bible photo shoot from the park police. where i live, 80 officers completed mental health and everybody that lives in the city. arthur ago, the last time we met, park police lost the confidence of the communities. everybody in northern virginia knows about that. too many people watched the tragic video. explain why transparency is important for a tool for policing and how they can begin to rebuild that? >> i appreciate your remarks, transparency is crucial and goes hand-in-hand with accountability. it creates good policing, police serve and protect, whose officers promote the health and safety of people of this community begin to work hand-in-hand with police to provide services that are necessary to use chairman cox's phrase to be better every day. that is what accountability and transparency provides, this comes from the top, from leadership that is welcoming of accountability, transparency, there is no real controver

and the park will come from the villages and plant coffee bushes in the park they wait 3 or 4 years for the bushes to ripen and then harvest them but they also come to clear the vegetation 2 or 3 times a year as that has a big effect and it's illegal to retain. the rangers make sure there won't be any coffee harvested here. fly. another source of income is found in the tree tops only brave and skilful climbers like is male abdul qadeer can reach these giddy heights he uses a sophisticated technique to work his way up using ropes that he tightens with his own body weight he often climbs to a height of 30 meters all without professional climbing equipment or protective gear. this is his livelihood is male abdul qadeer is a beekeeper. he 1st has to drive the bees away with smoke. they can be incredibly aggressive. he's placed around 50 beehives in the tree tops up here he says these are more likely to accept the hives and they're harder for honey badgers to reach. if all goes well he can harvest from each beehive twice a year but for that to be possible the bees need lots of flowers and a

crystal shank is on his way to the national parks headquarters. during the drive he's struck by the extent to which human activity has changed the environment. the many cows are just one indication. the once clear water is stained brown by the soil it's washing away. it's in your confused we don't see human influences here larger. numbers of livestock with massive over use of the land on which the roshan caused by trample and grazing on the old there's also erosion caused by the water behind me are non-native eucalyptus trees the landscape is totally changed and in very poor conditions and to stop this. ethiopia's wealth of nature disappeared from here a long time ago many children don't know their country any other way. as often happens the weather in the mountains is about to change. hail storms in the ethiopian highlands. the landscape has been consistently damaged by humans and extreme weather like this only makes things worse. because visit israel destroyed people's future is being washed away on foot but we associate ethiopia with drought and

there are now only around $500.00 ethiopian wolves in the wild roughly half of them in ballarat the national park has become the bastion for the survival of the species. in the area the animals were once widespread in the ethiopian highlands but they've had to withdraw from humans more and more today they live and hunt at an altitude of 4000 metres they can't retreat any higher and large tracts of the country have become virtually an inhabitable for the. rodents are the wolves preferred prey and there are some splendid specimens up here like the giant mole rat which can weigh up to a kilogram. ethiopian wolves hunt alone. but even up here in this remote part of our planet they still and counter domesticated animals. because the wolves aren't interested in cattle they don't come into conflict with the herders. but where there are cattle there are also dogs and they can transmit diseases like rabies. and one of the biggest problems the park administration has to deal with is illegal settlements springing up in these last protective forests. the village every rock is located in the middle of the nat

don't get anything for our future from the park. the conservationist wants to know more about the community's needs. we need a better infrastructure like clean water and electricity. even if the dangers of environmental destruction are known there are simply more pressing concerns for people here problems that need solutions today the benefits of keeping forests intact may take decades to be felt there was a lot of convincing to be done behind. the park people frank for people conservation people and we really have to find solutions. for the people and for the forest but it's very clear. the mood remains tense even though such discussions are vital because everyone here depends on a functioning ecosystem a system that provides clean water and keeps the soil in the fields. coast of saying now wants to get a report on the situation in the lowlands he goes to visit the head of the bonn and mountain conservation project. nettles immediately explains how critical the situation is in the lowlands he has video from the border area between s

how it fits with the park that's why we covered it to nurse. it took the. 3 and a half years to complete the 6th floor edifice that covers 15000 square meters the designers had to take into account the rising water table and install major safety precautions for the exhibits they are meant to be accessible. and not stored in volts but this lighting may be operated only by museum staff and not by the public . small groups of visitors can then experience what it's like to have a real ribbons hanging next to a real. the rooms have to be laid out so that people stay in the middle and don't go over to the racks. to come into this area for 10 minutes at a time to keep an temperature stable. in december the paintings will be stored next april the museum to the public. into almost every room even those where art is being restored. we want the general public to be aware of have important it is to preserve cultural heritage for future generations. many people think that museums are just vehicles for exhibitions but that's not true i mean it's anything it's

the one going in the park. i think that we need to kind of go back the original plan of opening the park and what parking space looks like initially -- i use my bike. we need to go back to what the parking was before having accessible parking places and availability to all of the public. >> co-chair pelzman: thank you. >> i want to remind me who will be needing interpreters that our interpreters will be -- our service will be ending at 4:30. i want to give a heads up to everybody about that. do we have any other questions from the council? >> co-chair madrid: [indiscernib le] >> co-chair pelzman: we're going to go into the next presentation. >> co-chair madrid: i have a question for you. [indiscernible] >> the first question was about whether paratransit can access. i'm going to get the specifics about paratransit vehicle access and i will provide that to you. we have provided an access for transit. kind of a special lane has been set up so that the 44 bus can get through on music concourse. that is something th

but i i want to recognize through the san francisco park alliance that without the san francisco parklliance, make no mistake that we would not be renovating or ribbon cutting five new playgrounds. their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. thank you, san francisco park alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. to our park supervisor, brandon young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. so, thank you, brandon, for being here. and to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. so a big shout out to the rec and park staff

the coffey park neighborhood which was destroyed by the 2017 tubbs fire is now celebrating. >>and the city of santa rosa is really happy about this big developments we'll have a live interview with the mayor of santa rosa to tell us all about this big change. and the trump administration says a coronavirus vaccine will not cost a bay area homeowners, learn how you can eliminate monthly mortgage payments and improve your cashflow. look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's helped over a million americans. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like any other. big difference is how you pay it back. bay area homeowners, learn how your neighbors are accessing hundreds of thousands of dollars with a reverse mortgage loan from the bay area's number one reverse mortgage lender other mortgages are paid each month, but with a rev

preservation act to preserve the existing park. which was deemed historic of american landscape architecture. much of the design work, we are going to have to tear up the park and put it back the way it was. and so we persuaded the park service that a lot of the project is rehabilitating what had gone -- become dilapidated over the last 35-40 years and we should not have to pay for that. the park service with some help from people on capitol hill that we know agreed. so they are kicking in money, adding to deferred maintenance. when we were redoing the plantings because trees were planted with inadequate soil volumes and whatnot, that was paid by the park service. when we were replacing broken sto -- replacing mechanical and plumbing systems, that is paid for by the park service. the second half is the maintenance. under the commemorative works act which governs memorials in washington, d.c., the memorial sponsor has to provide a 10% endowment. 10% of the construction costs on top has to be paid over to the park service and that pay

first phase of the treasure island parks. and then following the adoption of the y.b.a. park names and the park rules, we'll work with hunt design to finish the signage design. and that will be reviewed with the board next summer. and the signs will be b fabricad and be installed at dog park in the fall of 2021. so on to the park names on yerba buena island. we've used place holder names for the open spaces and c.m.g. and tadg working together with tida have developed proposals for the parks on yerba buena island. and as a reminder, we went through one of the names processes so far on the project, which was for the streets. the treasure island street names were inspired by the golden gate international exhibition. the larger connecting avenues seen here were named after places from the exhibition shown on the exhibition map. [ please stand by ] the proposals for treasure island referenced the use of the this plan seems in o zooms in od but the side shows the place holder names that we have been using up-to-date. hill top park,

plans are also in place to expand the park with land the u.s. army has offered to the park district during the covid crisis. the parks have that nominal resource for our families and our residents to be able to get out. >>doors, it is safe. a comfortable way you now have another option to take in the breathtaking views the san francisco bay has to offer and you can walk run drive or ride a bike to get here. >>the park will open daily from 5 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night you know clinton deleted all >>well coming up next on the kron 4 morning news less than 2 weeks from election day and the fbi is accusing multiple countries of working to sway american voters will explain. bay area homeowners, learn how you can eliminate monthly mortgage payments and improve your cashflow. look, this isn't my first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's

plans are also in place to expand the park with land the u.s. army has offered to the park district during the covid crisis. >>the parks have provided a phenomenal resource for our families and our residents to be able to get out doors, it is safe. a comfortable way you now have another option to take in the breathtaking views the san francisco bay has to offer and you can walk run drive or ride a bike to get here. >>the park will open daily from 5 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night in oakland police to >>coming up next white house officials say they are confident that a stimulus bill will make it to the president's desk by the end of this week. the final details lawmakers are working out. that's ahead. >>plus the first confirmation vote for judge amy coney barrett set for tomorrow while a new report is shedding light on her connection. the private school with anti-gay policy we will have less what 2 weeks now from election day this as the president and the democratic nominee joe biden get ready to face off in tomorrow night's fina

police were looking in the park. ld her, stay home and wait. >> and then, about 11:00 or so at night, there's a knock on the front door. it's somebody with the police department, with the bloodhounds. >> oh, boy. >> they want a piece of jennifer's clothing, something they can get a scent off of. >> reporter: they didn't find jenni, that night. or the next day. tacoma police closed point defiance park for three days. hundreds of people joined the search. nbc affiliate, king 5, covered it. jenni's sister, theresa, pleaded for help. >> just take time. just think back. sit down and remember. any little bit would help. >> reporter: meanwhile, police worked the angles. was it a kidnapping? >> maybe, they were going to ask for ransom. or, we just didn't know. >> reporter: or, maybe, jenni got lost or was badly hurt. >> there were, literally, hundreds of people looking through the park for her. >> everybody wanted to find jenni. >> reporter: gene miller helped run down hundreds of suspected sightings. >> there was a lot of go

>>orange county officials are also demanding that the park reopened as a newsman parks and other parts of the country are up and running again so we'll see what happens. well niners quarterback jimmy garoppolo got his groove back as he let the team to a dominant win over the los angeles rams in prime time. it was a return to form for the niners who entered the game with back to back losses. so this is a good one. the game was at levi stadium last night and jamie james you look good you look healthy. >>his high ankle sprain did not look like it bothered him much as he threw for 3 touchdowns in the 1st half game and then one of the touchdowns was a 44 yard touchdown to tight end george kittle rob lowe into the night with 268 yards through the air good job to jd outplayed rams quarterback and bay area native jared goff. >>the niners defense did enough to keep the rams out of the game and coach kyle shanahan. effort. >>i've got a whole team played pretty well i mean i was a real good team your goal is to get more runs than other team and both teams are trying to run the ball. and i think t

but i i want to recognize through the san francisco park alliance that without the san francisco parklliance, make no mistake that we would not be renovating or ribbon cutting five new playgrounds. their partnership is invaluable and they lead with their heart and they care about the parks. thank you, san francisco park alliance. [applause] and then last to my own team, lisa brampton, lisa, thank you for all that you have done to bring private resources to help to supplement what the voters have done to allow us to renovate these playgrounds. to our park supervisor, brandon young bright and early here, mayor, making sure that this place looked super clean. so, thank you, brandon, for being here. and to dan mauer, our project manager for this particular project, and to all of the rec and park staff who really had to hustle to make sure that you can see these markings on the ground and you can see all of the signs in the last 36 hours we have put out maybe 750 signs and have marked playgrounds and, yeah, my staff always rises to the occasion. so a big shout out to the rec and park staff

first phase of the treasure island parks. and then following the adoption of the y.b.a. park names and the park rules, we'll work with hunt design to finish the signage design. and that will be reviewed with the board next summer. and the signs will be b fabricad and be installed at dog park in the fall of 2021. so on to the park names on yerba buena island. we've used place holder names for the open spaces and c.m.g. and tadg working together with tida have developed proposals for the parks on yerba buena island. and as a reminder, we went through one of the names processes so far on the project, which was for the streets. the treasure island street names were inspired by the golden gate international exhibition. the larger connecting avenues seen here were named after places from the exhibition shown on the exhibition map. [ please stand by ] the proposals for treasure island referenced the use of the this plan seems in o zooms in od but the side shows the place holder names that we have been using up-to-date. hill top park,

the park is named judge john sutter. judge sutter now retired served as a judge as oakland's vice mayor and a member of the regional park district board. >> people need to get out in nature for physical and mental well being. >> anyone regardless of their mode of travel, can enjoy some of the most stunning views in the bay area. >> cal trans has given land to the mark and the bay area toll authority provided the majority of the funding. the park's pier will be open from five to ten every day. >>> a new cdc report said about 300,000 americans who should be alive died between late january and early october. >> two thirds of them are directly blamed on the coronavirus and cdc experts say coronavirus may have played a role in other deaths. progress in the race for a vaccine. one trial is expected to resume as early as this week. the late stage trial has been on hold since early september after a participant in the uk got ill. before that they were a potential front runner. >>> researchers looking into why some have the corona

management,the park little round top is one of the systemsgile park diesel -- park ecosystems. we have a little -- we have a lot of challenges. , works that had been built during the battle and we staffed over the years. but it fragile place, receives incredible visitation. >> i was going to say two points. my father took me to gettysburg in 1988, i had visitation with my father on friday. it happened to be the 100 wendy for the anniversary, he had no idea. 125th anniversary, he had no idea. we took my picture in little round top in 1988, this little where leeng next to fell. we have double the amount of people watching this live then we have ever had, so this shows you what little round top is. name recognition coming around. up tobout people going see the scope of the battlefield? you have seen most of the battlefield on the hill area. you can see the scope, you can see straight up on a clear day. did you see people doing that to showcase how broad -- >> certainly. we are fortunate that we have this amazing cohort of battlefield guidance. es.guids these are contractors or self

they overlook the park, correct? is there going to be any restrictions if they want to open up the walls to have bigger windows or open doors into the park space? >> >> go ahead question. i was just thinking that when we talked about ventilation. i'll be sure to consult with mark and others to make sure this secretary standards are met on the buildings and how many openings they could create if there are no openings there now. i hope that in this case, that would be an amenity to whoever is in the building to have a view on the park and from the use that uche given off they have calls closed so if you want to know, you can open up some of the walls there and both for light, ventilation and as well as view. i think you should check that out before you set up the rfp so whoever sets it out, knows that information in advance if there are any restrictions if there is one is historic preservations and one is already listed and the other could be listed. >> ok. >> so rebeca. >> which called we have committed to doing design

first phase of the treasure island parks. d then following the adoption of the y.b.a. park names and the park rules, we'll work with hunt design to finish the signage design. and that will be reviewed with the board next summer. and the signs will be b fabricad and be installed at dog park in the fall of 2021. so on to the park names on yerba buena island. we've used place holder names for the open spaces and c.m.g. and tadg working together with tida have developed proposals for the parks on yerba buena island. and as a reminder, we went through one of the names processes so far on the project, which was for the streets. the treasure island street names were inspired by the golden gate international exhibition. the larger connecting avenues seen here were named after places from the exhibition shown on the exhibition map. [ please stand by ] the proposals for treasure island referenced the use of the this plan seems in o zooms in od but the side shows the place holder names that we have been using up-to-date. hill top park, q

a dedication ceremony was held this morning, for the park in the eastern touchdown of the bridge.he park includes a 600 foot observation peer built at the top pile from the old bay bridge, viewers will have a spectacular view of the bay and the park connects to the bay bridge ethical pedestrian trail there is a large renovated 1930s era building to host large concerts and community events. >> the park shoreline will have over 48 acres to serve our diverse population the designation for outdoor activities includes walking, picnicking and the hiking along the way trail or at the bay bridge. >>> the park is named in honor of a former judge, john sutter, who served on the east bay regional park district board and was a dedicated environmentalist >> what a lovely place to go and get some exercise and breathe fresh air. >>> some fire danger, we are not talking about the flat lands, but the more elevated regions. >>> yes, this is the pattern we are seeing, we do not like to see it. multiple read flood warnings all week long leading up to probably the strongest event of the week and possi

one of the developers for the balboa park upper yard. we're standing on the future site of 130 low-income family units for the community and throughout san francisco. i really want to thank supervisor safai, the board directors of mission housing, the bart board of directors as well. we're also standing on land that will eventually be a brand-new community center and new bart station and plaza. and it's things like these, collaborations like these, that are the most important work that we do in the affordable housing community. it's important to take advantage of sites like this. they don't come up very often. with the construction that is as expensive as it is and the uncertain times right now, i'm honored to personally to be able to say thank you for allowing to us help to deliver this vital community center. most importantly, cuhj and the community for sticking together and working together throughout the last five years to make this a reality. without the tireless work that cuhj has put forth since 2008, i don't believe that we'd be h

nuru according to the city parks alliance. ain, as a background, the sub-accounts that we mentioned throughout our report are basically these four sub-accounts that support the various aspects of the public works operations. so based on the data that we gathered, which is from july 2015, through january 2020, these were the four sub-accounts that specifically related to the department of public works. the first sub-account is the -- it's called d.p.w. special projects. and this is basically where most of the payments and reimbursements for various activities, including staff appreciation, staff picnics and various -- various efforts related to staff appreciation. and that amounted to about 40% of the contributions out of the 990 for that five-year period. and the second sub-account is called the d.p.w. clean team. and this is the department's neighborhood beautification program. and that amounted to about 20% of the coun contributions. and there's the giant sweep, which is another sizeable portion of the overall public works su

was unveiled during a virtual dedication this morning and as kron four's phillipe djegal tells us the park is now available to visitors. >>the eastern touchdown of the bay bridge just became more inviting and accessible to visitors it is truly a gem on wednesday morning oakland mayor libby shaft and unveiled new judge john sutter, regional shoreline the newest addition to the east bay regional park district pools is you need the park features a 600 foot long public observation here are built on top of 6 remaining files from the old bay bridge benches tables. >>and bases for the new light poles are all purposefully we crafted from the steal of the original bay bridge park next to the bay trail along the bay bridge which now extends to the richmond sandra fell bridge. what an incredible accomplishment for bicycle commuters and recreational plans are also in place to expand the park with land the u.s. army has offered to the park is named after retired park district boarh member john sutter. >>he shared his vision for this park as back as the 1960's and enjoy the ceremony virtually wednesday

of the parks and its workers. theme parks such as disneyland, great america and universal have been shut down since march. nbc bay area's robert handa tells us why they're frustrated and offended by state leaders. >> reporter: when rides and other attractions inside great america stopped running, a lot of people end up stranded. today cedar fair, which operates great america, along with knotts berry farm and gilroy guards joined the heads of disneyland, universal studios, six flags and legoland for an emotional virtual news conference expressing frustration at the state's decision to keep them at the most restricted tier. cedar fair's fire department said the state ignored all the park safety measures during inspection tours this week. >> the administration's visit this past week just seemed to be just a show. it they made no changes to the guidance for the large parks from what we saw two weeks ago. >> reporter: the group says health officials in florida have not seen a spike in covid cases related to the parks a

orange county officials are also demanding that the park reopened as other amusement parks in the parts other parts of the country are once again back up and running. >>turning now to our wildfire coverage, the grass fire. the only major fire that's still burning in the bay area remains at 97% containment cal fire says. it expects the fire to be fully contained by tuesday it burned out more than 67,000 acres in napa and sonoma counties destroying more than 800 homes, california wildlife experts have been coming together to help out bears mountain lions. >>and other animals called by the state's devastating wildfire in tonight's flying tails kron four's ken wayne shows us the new group they formed called the wildlife disaster network. and the unusual treatment that they're using now to protect and save injured wildlife. >>wildfires don't discriminate. people property and animals are victim. the california department of fish and >>so a lot of these animals are coming in shea said spring fiends they were in here in their eyes and charles seat of the firearms. they often have smoke inhalati

nuru according to the city parks alliance. again, as a background, the sub-accounts that we mentioned throughout our report are basically these four sub-accounts that support the various aspects of the public works operations. so based on the data that we gathered, which is from july 2015, through january 2020, these were the four sub-accounts that specifically related to the department of public works. the first sub-account is the -- it's called d.p.w. special projects. and this is basically where most of the payments and reimbursements for various activities, including staff appreciation, staff picnics and various -- various efforts related to staff appreciation. and that amounted to about 40% of the contributions out of the 990 for that five-year period. and the second sub-account is called the d.p.w. clean team. and this is the department's neighborhood beautification program. and that amounted to about 20% of the coun contributions. and there's the giant sweep, which is another sizeable portion of the overall public works

they overlook the park, correct? is there going to be any restrictions if they want to open up the walls to have bigger windows or open doors into the park space? >> >> go ahead question. i was just thinking that when we talked about ventilation. i'll be sure to consult with mark and others to make sure this secretary standards are met on the buildings and how many openings they could create if there are no openings there now. i hope that in this case, that would be an amenity to whoever is in the building to have a view on the park and from the use that uche given off they have calls closed so if you want to know, you can open up some of the walls there and both for light, ventilation and as well as view. i think you should check that out before you set up the rfp so whoever sets it out, knows that information in advance if there are any restrictions if there is one is historic preservations and one is already listed and the other could be listed. >> ok. >> so rebeca. >> which called we have committed to doing design

. >> reporter: the park has served as a destination for pandemic-weary visitors. they have seen an incredible increase in park visitors. >> it's been an oasis, and we've seen pedestrian track go up 600%, and we have seen bike traffic go up 200%. >> reporter: the city saying golden gate park is just part of the equation. slow streets and open areas are among the few places where san franciscans condition socialize safely. >> people being able to enjoy life outdoors, where things are safer, i believe has helped us get to where we are, because that's fewer people going inside to see other people. >> the parks have also been used as centers for the city's learning hubs, ensuring that kids have access to education and services. >> kids from high needs neighborhoods and families can get supervised help with distance learning, and they can also get outdoor play time. >> ticket force folks wanting to ride the wheel are booked for this weekend. sorry, i'm competing with some fire trucks passing by here. but tickets are booked for this weekend. if you would like to book a ti

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with the park alliance, is that at the m.t.a. board? >> yep, on your first question, i am not aware of any -- any changes to the -- to the relationship between the parks alliance and -- and public works. but we definitely defer to the department or parks alliance on that question. we just have not followed up since our field work. and on the second one, i will be talking a little later about the various controls that could be implemented, including the establishment of m.o.u.s. we did find that, you know, some of the friends of, including the -- the public -- the friends of the public library, is one that is a very well controlled in terms of the controls to make sure that there is transparency and visibility. and from my understanding the m.o.u. that they have with the non-profit that they work with, that the library works with the friends of non-profit, does go through their commission. so there is at least some public discussion as well as approval of that. that is just one example that we were able to find. >> okay, great. we're goi

the monkey bars. i really forgot how to do it. i haven't been to a park in a long time with monkey bars. >> she is climbing and crawling at the sight of which overwhelmed his mother. >> a kids' playground where he always played was over there. i don't want to be the weirdo crying at the park. >> tubbs fire did $16 million of damage with this the crown jewel. santa rosa, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> now to the coronavirus coverage. a sobering update from dr. fauci himself. he predicts we might not be back until normal until 2022. the message comes as cases surge. 38 states have seen a rise in hospitalizations over the last week. in el paso, texas, critical covid patients are being air lifted to others in texas. >> over the last ten days we have seen 300% increase. it is unprecedented. we did not expect this. >> an el paso county judge issued a curfew and issued a mask mandate. >> many counties are taking a step forward. the beach boardwalk could open soon becoming the first to reopen. only people that live in the county will be allowed in. but th

appomattox is founded in the 19 30's and 1940's. it is a segregated park. we are building on this foundation that has its roots in segregation and white supremacy. there is our first problem. straight out of the gate, we've got a problem. you mentioned a couple other things. we have a scarcity of sources. one of the lovely things about being a community as opposed to a devastated battlefield where there are so many people who lived in the area who ran away. emancipation, which is a process -- i shouldn't say it begins in appomattox, but then appomattox, the enslaved people didn't have much chance to have success. grant's arrival really sparked the movement in this area. we have things to work with. we have some wta narratives. we have sources. know the movement of an individual unit at the appomattox courthouse, we probably have a dozen records. knowingtill working on the exact number of enslaved people who belonged to any given slaveholder in appomattox at any given time. there's a lot we don't know, but there is a lot that we can know and build on. a lot o

bro just down the street thank you for that. >>so as you know all those parks. are going to be closed for the next few days hopefully into the weekend, this red flag warning is why it's in place. hopefully over the weekend might see some of these parks, the open so residents can be able to enjoy it with their animals and head out for now reporting here in the east bay reyna harvey. >>kron 4 news how long list of closures. thank you for the update arena. >>and a reminder to keep it tuned to kron on for the very latest updates on the fire danger today kron is our 24 7 news streaming app we're constantly giving you the very latest news there from our news and throughout the day and it's free. so download it today, we'll take a break it is 8.10 coming up on the kron 00:04am morning news, the republican controlled senate is set to vote on a coronavirus stimulus bill next week. >>but it's not clear if it will have support from democrats. also a close encounter with a mountain lion caught on camera we'll tell you what the man did that add outline stocking up. and earl