it took 3 trips actually before we got to the sea. and all over at the edges of the dunes and sometimes even out in the middle of the dunes where you get into a deep hole, you will find a broken ceramic ojalla, you will find a sea shell that somebody carried in there, you will pick up the shell going what were you doing out here, why were you walking in this place, were you seeing it the same way i'm seeing it? were you floating like a ghost or were you trudging and swimming and dragging yourself? what were you doing out here? on the last trip out, we did a lot of night walking. and we walked barefoot for the most part because it's much easier than walking in boots and it's just nice to walk barefoot for days and days at a time. on that trip in particular there were a lot of sidewinders out in the dunes which made for an interesting element because the previous trip there had been snakes but not so many. you would wake up in the morning and there would be these elegant sidewinder tracks everywhere. the guy who dropped us off has the pr

winds in excess of 150 miles-an-hour and torrents of rain batter the land. sea levels rise and waves up to 30 feet high surge inland, flooding the area for miles around. buildings are swept away bridges brought down and trees torn from their roots. and, unless they've escaped in time, people will die. .often in great numbers. hurricanes truly are one of nature's deadliest and most destructive forces. (vo)during the last week in august 2008 officials in new orleans were getting seriously worried. a massive hurricane was heading in from the gulf of mexico straight for the state of louisiana in america's deep south. the hurricane,named gustav was due to hit over the next three to five days. if it maintained its present course gustav would eventually end up over the southern states, louisiana and mississippi in particular. almost exactly three years earlier new orleans had been hit by one of the worst storms on record,hurricane katrina and was still struggling to recover. with the memory of the disaster still fresh in his mind, new orleans mayor, ray nagin, knew tha

they risk their lives every day to claim this valuable building material from the sea bed. we meet both, the labourers and the visionaries involved at opposite ends of this construction frenzy. everywhere in the nigerian capital lagos -- whether in the business district or the slums -- too many people seem to be crowded into too little space. many of those people are hoping to make money from the ongoing construction boom. the sand used in construction is dredged from the lagoon, a few kilometers from the city center. day laborers spend the night on the boats, and as soon as the sun's up, they start hauling buckets of sand up from the sea floor three to four meters below. jonas james has been doing this for twenty years. it's grueling work. he has to stay underwater for up to four minutes to fill his bucket with sand from the seabed. the work is dangerous and hard on the health. but as a guest worker from neighboring benin, james can't pick and choose his jobs. >> i try to save a little. lagos is very expensive, and thirty euros is not much pay, so i can only go see my famil

it's emma, the sea otter's chance to pick the final four in the ncaa basketball championship. emma, a resident or inmate of the new orleans audubon aquarium. >> look at ron's view of news, everybody. >> wow, free emma! >> the two semifinal matchups are today. the championship game is monday night. >> going out on a limb and taking the number one overall seed in kentucky. >> you going with kentucky? yeah, you, me, and the sea otter. >> he'll be wearing a free emma t-shirt on the air tomorrow. >> tomorrow. >> you're producing the documentary, right? >> thank you, ron. >>> now to the bombshell discovery in the disappearance of susan powell.

the descent. >> deep sea challenger, do you copy? the control room, there's a problem. communication malfunction. >> do you copy? >> copy you loud and clear. >> cameron descends for an hour. then there's another malfunction. >> deep sea challenger advises that he has thruster failure. >> reporter: cameron continues on. then at 24,000 feet, comes the call no one expects. >> deep sea challenger is requesting permission to ascend, over. >> please proceed. >> cameron aborts the dive. the team readies for him to resurface. crews have attached airbags on to the deepsea challenger to ease it into the correct position. then that crane that you see over there will get ahold of it and lift it back on board. cameron made it to 23,813 feet, a record for a solo manned dive. that is the good news. >> never saw the bottom. >> where do you take from this? >> a lot of this is trial and error. i think we've got a sound ship. i don't think we should do anything differently. we have to see exactly what the failures are. >> it will be a night of rest. and

he is the director of the group's sea level program. and ben, the rort says that globally, the sea level has risen about eight inches since 1880. eight inches in 132 years, is that a lot? >> it may not sound like a lot but it is. it's been enough to already double the chances for one century storms at most locations we've studied around the united states. >> suarez: now the report concludes that both warming and sea level rise are accelerating and that you expect to see much more of itn the coming years other example of particularly vulnerable places in the united states? >> sure. well we've seen eight inches over the last century. scientific project sean now range between -- projection now range between two and seven feet. the most vulnerable places in the united states include southern-and-a-halfsouthern flod south california. as well as really isolated locations all up and down the coast. czech peak region, virginia, jersey shore, new york cy. >> suarez: are there big population centers. as you mentioned new york city, let's use new y

in the barents sea between russia and norway and actually that's. border got solved in agreements signed spying that we did. prime minister and the russian president actually it was a great move that we're finally did sign this agreement with long. it lasted for decades are there any other arctic related disputes that we have now as significant as the russian or dissipated no there there is one minus as significantly comes to say the overall quantity the overall size and none as significant when it comes to the possibility for exploration or exploitation to power and see a seed it is relatively shallow and ice free so that there was a reason also i believe ok well you mentioned you mentioned the military aspect but actually these stockholm international peace through institute is as optimistic as you are in saying the recent study shows that a military conflict in the arctic is very unlikely but meanwhile canada then mark a no we must clean up their military force in the region and this is a fact one. it's simple very simple to answer you have a trem

assault, assault oh , channel of the deep blue sea. sure no one will see. just look out the world around you right here on the ocean floor. such wonderful things around you what more is you looking for. rag ed claws scuffling across the seas. tell be thin, fine, attention nigger mermaids, chains like hooks and sifrpgs are didy don't bleed into the sea the stains won't watch out we ain't responsible for your mess. the management. there is company, can't remember. there is company. the stains will not wash out. [applause] >> he wasn't dragged death in a quick casual way. they had fun with his body they chained him to the back of the car did fish tails. forensic evidence suggests his body came lose and some of the men confessed and rechained him after rolling back over him to get him. most of us heard about this tragedy. something we don't hear is because dragged to death we assume he was dragged like this. see that way chained to the truck it's not true. he was not dragged like that he was dragged like this. chained the back of the truck watching the road behi

and the team will collect rock samples from the sea bed. they'll also measure temperatures to estimate the energy generated by sliding plates. the researchers say the deepwater survey will be the first of its kind. >>> titanic director james cameron has resurfaced after venturing solo to the deepest known area of the world's oceans. members of the group backing cameron's expedition say he reached the sea floor about 320 kilometers southwest of guam. the director descended more than 10,000 meters in just over 2 1/2 hours. he travelled in a submersible that he helped to design. >>> group members say it's the first time in 52 years that a manned vehicle has reached the deepest point of the mariana trench. cameron spent three hours at the site. he shot 3d footage and collected sediment samples. those samples will be used to research deepsea ecosystems and for geological surveys. >>> and rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >> hi there. yes, we are going to be talking about what's happening as we see thunderstorms moving in across northern ja

they risk their lives every day to claim this valuable building material from the sea bed. we meet both, the labourers and the visionaries involved at opposite ends of this construction frenzy. everywhere in the nigerian capital lagos -- whether in the business district or the slums -- too many people seem to be crowded into too little space. many of those people are hoping to make money from the ongoing construction boom. the sand used in construction is dredged from the lagoon, a few kilometers from the city center. day laborers spend the night on the boats, and as soon as the sun's up, they start hauling

making certain that we're safe and secure on the seas and waterways. and, again, incredibly, saddened to hear of your loss and our prayers and thoughts are with the families. and as will larson said, the same holds true for cruise ship passengers and crew and others that were lost in the concordia tragedy. some day maybe we shouldn't hold this hearing and i said, no, i think that it's very important that we examine what took place and where we are far as cruise ship safety. you know, it's sort of a warning signal when you have a new -- fairly new megaliner hit rocks. suddenly sink! in light of that incident, again, there will be investigation as to responsibility. but our responsibility in the united states congress is to make certain that every passenger on cruise ship, particularly from our shores, and also u.s. citizens who board internationally, have the very safest experience possible and that this congress has provided and updated the laws, the regulations and work with the agencies like the coast guard to make certain that those protections are i

james cameron's record-making voyage to the bottom of the sea. (cheers and applause) captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" thith scott pelley. reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: good evening. can the federal government force you to buy something whether you want it or not? that is the question before a historic session of the supreme court. it's all about the president's health care law. the law is designed to give all americans access to medical care but by 2014 it requires everyone ators foinsurance or pay a fine. demonstrators for and against have been gathering at the court. orere was a line for seats inside. a cbs news/"new york times" poll new tonight on views of the health care law finds that more are law finds thatve overall than approve. 47% to 36%. at the same time, many americans approve elements of the law. inr example, 85% like the part stat requires insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions. and 68% like allowing children un under 26 to stay on their parents' heal

because the sea breeze will be whipping 7t?] d low 60s, san francisco and óáñoakla mid-60s inland. i'll talk more about the forecast for rain coming up. >>> meanwhile recovery myhz are underway through the midwest and southeast. two severe storms are being five states. you're looking w;64 hard. it destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings leaving oriole rubble. but as we hear, it's not all lost. it's been a week few will 01 wednesday. harrisville, illinois was among the worst hit neighborhoods, neighborhoods are in ruins. >> interview: you look at o÷hj? and wonder how you ever got out. >> reporter: a second deadly storm outbreak that began /et scores of people from indiana to georgia. the victims are as young this toddler, found in a field miles from home. she died from her injyl >> interview: we have h))o0ç8çb through a lot. everything. that anyone can imagine. kentucky, the national guard is helping them comb through debris. what they unimaginable. >> interview: in all the towns i have been o÷brdmcoroner i hav never seen bodies

the sea breeze turning around 4:00 this afternoon. w the marine air will spread inland and bring us low clouds later on tonight. temperatures tomorrow will drop probably five to ten degrees from today's highs. monday night, we will see a chance of showers followed by a gusty system that will make for a windy tuesday. around the rest of the country, snow is the real headline as we see the cleanup and recovery efforts around indiana and southern illinois over to kentucky. you can see the cold air out of the great lakes. west of the rockies, things have been dry. high pressure has acted like a big shield this weekend with. taking the storm track, sending it to the north, but today was probably the last day we will see these types of temperatures, at least for the first part of the week as the high will break down which will allow more clouds, stronger sea breeze and eventually showers. as we head in to midnight, 1:00 monday night in to early tuesday morning you can see light rain here. look at how quickly it gets out of here. by tuesday m

government is really serious and committed to making the includes the sea of the political process a successful one the opposition is not independent it's making decisions because i think this is it without getting the green light from washington or these or. these those with the need. to create a deviation they found that what they would be looking for in the it's collision of the situation in syria it's about the people concerned it's about the extent of the i'm not serious about making any assistance to the sea of people the art of harming the syrian national political aims but using these claims against the will of the sea of people. and you can see the interview with bashar jafari syria's u.n. ambassador or more than an hour here on r.t. . the u.s. has continued sending afghan detainees to facilities where prisoners had previously been tortured despite banning such transfers ross july the report comes from the afghan human rights commission assisted by international open society groups evidence of the new torture has already been uncovered as artie's guy chickie on reports. ever

it shows the sea wall at kochi port would be hit by a 12 meter high tsunami. the wall at hidaka, about 6 meters high, would face a 10 meter wave. the findings show that a 5 meter sea wall at one port in western japan would be hit by tsunami 12 meters high. the 6 meter wall at another port in the region would face a 10 meter wave. the ministry plans to reinforce the existing barriers to reduce possible impact of bigger tsunami. one of the major headaches for the japanese government has been how to deal with vast amount of debris from last year's disaster. prime minister yoshihiko noda planned to give financial support to those accepting the burden. the quake and tsunami left more than 20 million tons of debris on the coast of the hardest-hit three prefectures alone. the government has been calling on local governments to dispose of the debris. but due to concerns about the effects of radiation, few communities have responded positively. noda said the central government may conduct radiation checks as it is vital to seek understanding from local residents. the pr

tripoli to tripoli, we protected our nation and protected our power and protected our freedom of the seas." in the coming years, the plans to execute the strategy will ensure the naval heritage per certi >> thank you, mr. secretary. we will now call on admiral green. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman levin and ranking member mccain appear before you. because of the active and reserve sailors and civilians and families, the navy and the marine corps remain a vital part of our national security. i'm honored to serve and lead the navy in these challenging times. i thank you for your continued support. i would like to address three points. the navy's response to the nation's security, our enduring tennets and security decisions and how these shaped the budget submission. today, our navy is the force. our global fleet operates from u.s. basis and places around the world to deter aggression and respond to crises and when needed and called upon, to win our nation's wars. if you refer to a chart that i provided in front of you, you can see that on any given day, we have about 50,000 sailors an

. >> grace, the sea breeze is kicking in bringing cooler air off the ocean water, fog too if you're headed outside. we'll see cooler temperatures

and so i think first thing we can do is become a signatory to the law of the sea conference. and, secondly, we are actively doing things like ice-x, where i went last year. we operate with the canadians and their operation nanook. but i think that our plan is to become more capable in the arctic over time as the arctic becomes more accessible over time. >> admiral? >> i back everything the secretary just said. i'm completely in line with that. i would add to that that as we organize, train and equip, operations in the arctic has to be a bullet, a factor of principle just like operating in the gulf. which unfortunately we didn't do right the first time, so we had problems with warm water, with sand, you know, with grit and that. well, likewise, we need to continue to do nanook exercises winanuk exercises, keep that sort collaboration going on so we are comfortable in being in that domain. that means making sure our command and control can be supported in that part of the world. >> one of the things i know and i'm hoping for and maybe we could get it at a later time from you, ma

as the sea breeze picks up, it should add moisture and bring in low clouds. tell keep the morning temperatures up a few degrees. with the onshore winds, highs tomorrow nowhere as warm as we had today. 65 degrees around san jose. tri-valley about the same temperatures. you should still see low to mid 60s inland. around the bay and coast, the temperatures you're seeing now pretty similar to tomorrow's high temperatures. back in the 50s around san francisco and the coast. so coming up, we'll let you know when we suspect that weekend rain will arrive as we roll into sunday and a very wet looking seven-day forecast. especially as we get through the middle part of next week. jessic jessica? >> thanks so much. >>> coming up, i'll tell you about a south bay group's efforts to get scenes of smoking off the big screen. >>> plus, police need your help after a rockclimber, a 27-year-old rockclimber, disappears in the bay area. [ male announcer ] itchy dry scalp? get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair hea

california houses have already gone tumbling into the sea as the coast is one away.ort says florida is facing the greatest threat at sea levels will rise. the study says one out of 10 homes in miami could be lost by 2030. >> that was john blackstone reporting. the critics of this argue they are only estimates with out any proven forecasting ability. >> larry riley explains why it was time to trade at monte ellis. and for the warriors pull out another win? that's coming up next. (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i guess he's a kicker... again, again! oh, no you don't! take a step forward and chase what matters. seasons... so why did the team trade him for andrew bogut??? for the last three seasons... so why did the team trade him for andrew bogut??? wayne, start the clock " " ponte ellis has done the warriors leading scorer for the last three seasons, so why did the team trade him for andrew bogen? >> we were stuck. you want to be

he had never been to the sea or smelled it. but he knew a military education, a naval education, was the only way a poor boy like hi

tepco says about 80 liters of con tan nated water leaked into the sea near fukushima daiichi. the wanter contains radioactive strantium. it took the workers 20 minutes to stop the leak. the firm estimates that 120 tons of water escaped. it says 80 heaters reached the ocean via a sewer system. tepco says it's building a safety barrier for the sewer but it's still under construction and was unable to stop the spill. a similar incident occurred at the plant last december. >>> japan's nuclear network is running on empty. only one of the country's 54 reactors is operating right now. engineers have taken another reactor offline for regular maintenance. before reactors can go back online, they must pass new tests put in place following last year's accident at fukushima daiichi. tokyo electric power company engineers suspended reactor 6 at the kashiwazaki-kariwa plant monday. all 17 of tepco's reactors are now offline, that includes the six units at fukushima daiichi, four of which are damaged. the plant provided electricity to tokyo and the surrounding area. none of the reactors suspe

japan controls the chain in the east china sea. china, too, claims the islands. 18 of the 20 books now mention those islands. >>> some sports fans in japan have had this day marked on their calendar for four years. u.s. major league baseball is holding the season opener in tokyo. the fourth time since 2000. the seattle mariners plays the oakland athletics. but it's more than just a game. it's a chance for the mlb to show off its top japanese players and to prove it's still relevant in this baseball-mad nation. nhk world's rena nakano explains. >> reporter: daisuke matsuo remembers the first time he went to a major league baseball game in the u.s. >> translator: when i got my first autograph from jason varitek in boston, i was so happy. >> reporter: and he was hooked. since 2004 matsuo has made four trips to the u.s. his mlb autograph collection has expanded to more than 300, and now he's getting ready to see his fourth mlb season opener in japan. >> translator: if you watch the game live, you get really into it with other fans. you

the japan agency will dispatch a deep sea drilling vessel on sunday. researchers from jamstak and kyoto university will be on board. they'll examine the seabed 220 kilometers off the peninsula in miyagi prefecture. the plate in the area moved 50 meters when the quake occurred. >> translator: we'd like to study how the plate moved so much and how the tsunami occurred. we want to learn lessons for the future. >> researchers will lower the drill 7,000 meters below the surface of the ocean and then dig 1,000 meters into the japan trench. they will collect rock samples from theseabed. they'll also gauge the temperature to calculate the energy generated from the sliding plates. >>> japanese engineers are looking toward the moon 40 years after the u.s. apollo space program came to an end. they want to explore its surface. robots could be the key. >> reporter: for a robot, it's a long way from the sand dunes of hamamatzu to the surface of the moon. but recent tests represent a first small step toward that goal. jaxa, the japan aerospace exploration agency has b

the area sun populated by people. it's situated 6,000 feet above sea level. is it a t-shirt day, rob? >> well, in with three hours or so it should be. right now it's still jacket weather in san raphael. looking at clear skies. 30s and 40s in some of the north bay valleys and some of the 72s this afternoon. the sunday day forecast is coming right up. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. >>> and welcome back. here's a live look from san bruno mountains looking back to san francisco out there this morning, and, it looks like we've got a plane or something flying underneath the live shot on the camera. san francisco is clear. one of the more mild spots we're seeing. 51 degrees ri

the surrounding area has been blocked off to air and sea travel. total says it still trying to determine where the gas is coming from. >> we are still progressing the two main options -- going on to the platform with well-control specialists to kill the well, or churning a relief well. >> but plugging the leak could take six months. a 10-kilometer-long chain of gas condensate covers the surface of water near the platform. experts warn the resulting gas mixture is highly toxic. with hydrogen sulfide. that is a water soluble poison that is highly potent in the water and can harm all human and aquatic life near the rig. >> that could have disastrous consequences for the north sea's ecosystem. there are several oil and gas- drilling platforms in the north sea. more than 400 between britain and norway. the company that begin production 11 years ago drills of both oil and gas. the water is more than 1,100 meters deep, but the gas reserves are located more than 5 kilometers under the sea. total is flying in experts to study the situation, including special

assuring the free passage of the sea lanes is critical to the free exchange of goods and ideas. we see that exchange every single day in our militaries where we operate together, train together, and are educated together. partnerships like the one between the united states and canada are one way we can maximize our resources and expand our reach in a time of fiscal constraint. another means is to focus on improving the cost effectiveness and reducing our vulnerabilities. and for our navy, that means we have to maintain our aggressive efforts to reduce our dependence on overseas oil from potentially or actually volatile areas of the world to use all the sources of our energy more efficiently. our energy efforts have already made us better war fighters. by deploying to afghanistan with solar blankets to charge radios and other electronic items, one marine patrol drops 700 pounds in batteries from their packs. and they don't need to be resupplied as often. using less fuel in theater can mean fewer fuel convoys which will save lives. for every 50 convoys of fuel we bring in to afgha

florida faces the greatest threat as sea levels rise. beach erosion is already an ongoing battle in some communities. the study says one out of ten homes in miami could be lost by 2030. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >> scientists do disagree on just how fast sea levels are rising and climate change skeptics say studies like these are estimates with no proven forecasting ability. >>> straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. and in sports, the first round of ncaa tournament action wraps up and the first fan makes his picks for the final four. chilis are full of delicious choices, starting at just 6 bucks. choose from savory favorites or our new philly cheesesteak sandwich. layers of shaved steak and grilled peppers served with fries and a tasty soup or salad. chili's lunch break combos. blast of cold feels nice. why don't you use bengay zero degrees? it's the one you store in the freezer. same medicated pain reliever used by physical therapists. that's chilly. [ male announcer ] new bengay zero degrees. freeze and move on.

"titanic" director james cameron shows us what he found at the very bottom of the sea. >>> good evening tonight, the streets of sanford, florida, are filled with thousands of people, there for a young man who was shot by a neighborhood watchman one month ago. one official called the city a tinderbox. the rally tonight calling for justice and answers. two new witnesses have come forward to tell us what they saw in those seven minutes that left an unarmed teenager lying dead on the ground. matt gutman spent the day piecing together the new clues. matt? >> reporter: good evening. thousands of people filling the square wearing t-shirts, demanding justice for trayvon, saying, i am trayvon martin. tonight we're learning new details about what george zimmerman told police happened that fateful night. tonight, tension on the rise in this small town. the mayor telling abc news he's deeply worried. >> we're sitting on a tinderbox right now. >> reporter: stoking the anger, new information that trayvon was suspended from school for being caught with marijuana. >> they killed my son and now they're

president or anyone protected by the sea. what service may be visiting is considered a felony punishable with hefty fines and up to ten years in jail the federal restricted buildings and grounds improvement act known as h r three four seven is a law most americans don't know about but you don't have to do a lot to feel that force we represent people who are charged with felony offenses solely because they put up posters they put up signs asking people to join in demonstrations and they've been arrested by the police detained held on twenty five thousand dollars bail and charged with felonies with nato and protest posters popping up nationwide u.s. lawmakers are tightening up recent active men's include prohibiting protests around the white house and broader language to make arrests and prosecution easier i think this is a specific response to sort of the fear that we are actually going to have and you know like. transforming the political landscape katie davison was arrested twice last year while taking core in legal nonviolen

he's made it. >> these boats built to withstand the sea are no match for the charging floodwaters. >>ny boat in the way it's just going to toss. the wave in all tsunamis, they look inky. they're like black. they're not water anymore. the reason is they carry so much debris and pick up the soil and so much else that they are like ink. >> now, watch this. look at that vessel. that is probably a 60 foot long commercial vessel and it just was chewed up and eaten by this water and this bridge like a marshmallow going through a cuisinart. >> where ever there is water there is danger. when you put up floodwalls and put up levees you see a sign of safety. you say, okay, i can live here now. this is an okay place to live. the hazards are still there. inevitably, the hazard will come. the water will come. >>> coming up -- what came before the tsunami. scenes from the devastating earthquake. >>> and later, stunning stories of survival. p big winter jobs on track, at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill, and track work in real time. you

for those who look to the sea as an escape from the cares of land, we offer a cautionary word. >> the sea as vast and wild as it is, bears the waste and wrecks of human arms to the remote eftd arms. he was talking a century and a half ago of rubbish. today the ocean is a floating junk yard as david thoreau would have never imagined. >> reporter: one day a captain saw something that shouldn't be there. >> shall we go for a mary poppins. >> reporter: he had stumbled into a swirl of floating plastic, the size of texas. >> it's a dispersed stew of trash. >> come with us on a cruise to visit the synthetic sea >> lee: bombshell is a word with several meanings, and a star from the past encompasses at least two of them. she defines hollywood bombshell. hedy lamarr herself found her beauty a burden. >> the most famous remark was, it was easy to be glamorous, all you have to do is stand around and look stupid >> lee: she was anything but stupid. and what was found in the archives of the u.s. patent office proves that. >> how hedy la marp made the leap from player piano. cindy crawford is a woma

so we're going to talk a little bit about carville by the sea today. treet cars and horse cars that people used for residences, bars, restaurants, clubhouses. it had its peak in the 1890's, around the turn of the century. i should mention that you see this is a color shot. none of these photos were originally colorized. i essentially put color in there for the book just to make it pop a little bit. so don't be fooled. before we get started i'd like to talk about the organization that i helped found 10 years ago, the western neighborhoods project dedicated to the history of western san francisco. we have a very popular website, outsidelands.org where we have old photos, stories, over 15,000 messages put up by people remembering their time in the richmond district, the sunset district, west of twin peaks. i couldn't fit everything into a book so i decided to have a little companion website. so if there's new things that come up, if there's corrections, god forbid, it will show up on this website. old photos that i maybe couldn't fit in so visit that you i

doesn't come around the corner there. >>> the new turn taken by the river had people and sea creatures looking on to see the site. >> they got a big job in front of them. >> amazing. i just can't believe that the river done that much. >> we built a sand berm. put sand up so the river would find its way to the sea. >> reporter: officials say it appears to be working. look for yourself. as the pounding of the river eats away that sand berm. >> when it started we lost the stairs. but the water isn't going under the boardwalk. we are pleased. >> that was paul chambers reporting from santsa crews. here in the east bay a19-year- old university of california at berkeley student is dead after a tree fell on to a freeway. he was killed on highway 13 at 4:30 a.m. this morning. he was driving with three passengers when he crashed into a down tree. they got out of the car and then moments later a truck hit the tree and then hit him killing him. he won the gates scholarship award last year. >>> heavy rains led to two trees crashing down on to homes. crews from a tree removal service removed a 70-fo