presidents going back to 1933 boarded the sequoia to get away. e is herbert hoover with a sail fish he hooked on board. an fdr with a smaller catch. nixon used the vessel the most for recreation but also for important business. he discussed the nuclear arms race of soviet leader leonid brezhnev there and after watergate decided on deck that he would resign. >> he asked the crew to turn off the lights and leave him alone. or he played god bless america for over 30 minutes at the presidential piano. >> matthew has been the ship's captain since 2010 when the boat was being hired for private charters. he says ownership of the sequoia has changed hands several times since 1977 when president jimmy carter decided the government no longer needed a high maintenance luxury yacht and sold it. >> i think it's very beautiful but i'm glad i as a taxpayer no longer have to help support it. >> the ship puttered along the potomac when a few years ago she was hauled out of the water for maintenance that is when the saga of the sequoia ran aground. slowly with each

. >> plus, the saga of the sequoia, during a long legal battle, the former presidential yacht has faded into squalor. what's being done to save this historic ship? >> what's the status? >> status of the vessel -- we need to protect it immediately and get it through the winter. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> welcome to the "overnight news," i'm elaine quijano. at least 33 bodies recovered from a converted warehouse that burned to the ground in oakland this week end. officials expect to find more as they search what's left of the building. friday night it was packed with artists and musicians at a party. for some, the only way out was a rickety make shift staircase. before the tragedy, there were complaints the warehouse was a cluttered firetrap. carter evans is a the scene. >> reporter: video from inside the warehouse dubbed ghost ship shows the underground party an hour before flames tore through the building. when it was over, the warehouse that was elaborately decorated with eclectic art, persian rugs and musical instruments was reduced to rubble with what cou

until hauled out of the water for maintenance when the saga of the sequoia ran aground. slowly with each passing season she withered. >> we need to protect it immediately. get it through the winter. >> reporter: the sequoia marooned in dry dock iso virginia for two years. as you can see it is exposed to the elements and every drop of rain contributes to decay. the damage isn't just on the outside. the interior faded into squalor. inside, where jfk celebrated his last birthday, captain >> five raccoons. third stateroom. sitting on the american flag. >> what kind of damage did they do? >> well there was -- a few rooms, where the animals defecated on carpets. you know, presidential carpets that our presidents spent time with their families. >> reporter: how did america's most famous yacht descent into a rotted raccoon nest. the past several years, at the center of a legal battle to decide its rightful owner and company that already sunk a fortune into the ship could purchase it for zero dollars. the company is are gaug this boat load of troubles its worth millions less than

i'm marshall i'm a biologist on the board of sequoia audubon society i'm not going to repeat what is said about sharp park maps and so and so, i appreciate you're great patience and stamina in hearing many of the arguments and points repeated but the public utilities commission promised that sharp park redevelopment plan would never be included in this one and i don't know why that promise was not kept why i don't know why did they make the promise because the golf course had significa significant environmental value and in the context of its location this area should be an arbitrary that is replaced for the environmental location and

i'm marshall i'm a biologist on the board of sequoia audubon society i'm not going to repeat what is said about sharp park maps and so and so, i appreciate you're great patience and stamina in hearing many of the arguments and points repeated but the public utilities commission promised that sharp park redevelopment plan would never be included in this one and i don't know why that promise was not kept why i don't know why did they make the promise because the golf course had significa significant environmental value and in the context of its location this area should be an arbitrary that is replaced for the environmental location and

plus the saga of the sequoia during a long legal battle the former presidential yacht has faded intoqualor. what's being done to save this historic ship.

against the watershed, keeping it out of sequoia groves and so forth but otherwise work with these to get fire back on the ground. part of what is unhinged i think is the fire revolution was that by the mid-80s, that they thought this to be stupid geeky term was coined, it comes out of southern california but it's describing this consequences of unrestricted urban sprawl moving into areas that are naturally fire prone. and the firesthemselves, it's sort of the really deeply held , even legal consequences of mainly two things that should be separated. and that first, the scrawls continue. we are decolonizing but there's been around a lot of rural landscapes and not just there. and that has restricted a lot of the maneuvering.

evidence, there was no videotapes, there was nothing that proved these allegations were true and yet sequoia, the top venture firm who i think entrepreneurs would go to probably no matter what immediately fired him because they felt like in this day and age they could not employ someone like that at their firm given where we are as an industry with treatment of minorities and women. i think that is has been escala when a man has had several women treat them in a certain way and women feel like their claims of abuse don't matter, aren't heard. why did you feel that a level sequoia held themselves to was not a level you needed to hold yourself to as a firm. >> you are what you see in people and situations to be very honest and i am a true believer it's all about value add, value creation. like i mentioned before, i find him to be a thorough gentleman. so to me in gentleman like form. >> he has been convicted and i think he's sentenced to jail so i guess my question -- i have two questions. one, what is the real up side? is it just his experience? is he opening doors and somehow are those doors open

the team donated $30,000 to the hockey team at sequoia high school in redwood city that serves students with special needs. the sharks invited the high school players to watch a practice and then presented them with new hockey equipment including skates and jerseys and gloves and hockey bags for each member. the group will be able to register with the usa hockey program making them eligible to participate in the disabled hockey festival there in san jose in april. a huge sharks fan. >>> awesome gesture. >>> check this out. from south china. want to show you newborn giant panda twins are making the public debut. they look like stuffed animals. the two male cubs born in october. and under the care zoo keepers, no name but an effort is under way to get them the perfect names. >>> they are cute. >> a serious problem for neighbors in volusia county. the yards being torn to shred and the culprits of wild hogs. several yards near 35th street have been ripped apart by huge wild hogs. >>> they resided in the yard and he walked around the corner of the yard and said he saw a big old hog. it scare

thank you i'm marshall i'm a biologist on the board of sequoia audubon society i'm not going to repeatt is said about sharp park maps and so and so, i appreciate you're great patience and stamina in hearing many of the arguments and points repeated but the public utilities commission promised that sharp park redevelopment plan would never be included in this one and i don't know why that promise was not kept why i don't know why did they make the promise because the golf course had significa significant environmental value and in the context of its location this area should be an arbitrary that is replaced for the environmental location and bio diversity will be impacted two endangered species as we know we're in an accelerated time of destruction and elimination of species doing everything we can owe urge you to remove sharp park as many said from consideration of the eir. >> the people of san francisco the public utilities commission the board of supervisors, and the people have been environmental leaders that recognition the importance of preserving the environment we ask you not su

camp mather the first director it was named after him tuesday morning away amongst the pine the giant sequoiants inventories first name if our title is camp means there's going to be dirt and bugs and so long as you can get past that part this place it pretty awesome i see i see. >> with a little taste of freedom from the city life you can soak up the country life with swimming and volley ball and swimming and horseback riding there you go buddy. >> we do offer and really good amount of programming and give a sample p of san francisco rec and park department has to offer hopefully we've been here 90 years my camp name is falcon i'm a recession he leader i've been leading the bill clinton and anarchy and have had sometimes arts and crafts a lot of our guests have been coming for many years and have almost glutin up, up here he activity or children activity or parent activity here at camp mather you are experiencing as a family without having to get into a car and drive somewhere fill your day with with what can to back fun at the majestic life the essence of camp mather one thing a that's been

thank you i'm marshall i'm a biologist on the board of sequoia audubon society i'm not going to repeat said about sharp park maps and so and so, i appreciate you're great patience and stamina in hearing many of the arguments and points repeated but the public utilities commission promised that sharp park redevelopment plan would never be included in this one and i don't know why that promise was not kept why i don't know why did they make the promise because the golf course had significa significant environmental value and in the context of its location this area should be an arbitrary that is replaced for the environmental location and bio diversity will be impacted two endangered species as we know we're in an accelerated time of destruction and elimination of species doing everything we can owe urge you to remove sharp park as many said from consideration of the eir. >> the people of san francisco the public utilities commission the board of supervisors, and the people have been environmental leaders that recognition the importance of preserving the environment we ask you not suck c