president goh: are the stairs code compliant? the stairs over the window? >> in terms of planning code, the entire structure basically past this point legal because it is in the required rear yard. whether or not is in building code, i would have to defer. president goh: bidault what year that building was built? and it looks like -- and do you know what your that building was built? it looks like it has been around for quite awhile. >> we established in 1921, -- reestablished -- wheat establishd 1921. [unintelligible] >> any public comment on this item? >> my name is william honeywell , property owner. adjacent property on fulton since 1992. it seems consistent with that date. i am here, friends and neighbors of both the kwans and mike and erin. i am in support of the kwans. i feel that not being directly affected by extension myself, as much as the support anybody that does property improvement, i feel like it should not be at the degradation of the property. i feel like this kitchen window is going into a dark hall. that would be -- that would be my conc

i look forward to this afternoon when i can see all the equipment located up the stairs as the sun comes shining up. every year, the fleet week is of course paying tribute to the women and men and are proudly serving in our navy and our coastguard and our marines, and is remarkable that in recent years, this week has developed into a much more than just the sight and sound of the parade of ships and the blue angels. the newly established focus on disaster preparedness is an invaluable in addition to our city. since 2004, our city has conducted approximately 100 exercises with the leadership of our department of the marjah thing management. additionally, approximately 250 training exercises, workshops city-wide, have been conducted with first responders and other key city officials and many of these training and exercises have gone well beyond our government agencies. they now agree non-government, a eighth-based, and community- based organizations, businesses, and schools. we have revamped our city's outdoor public warning system, using homeland security funding. and today, there are 109

, over on the corner of kearny and pine you'll see the exit stairs. f the design of this building was well thought out. >> and an exit is something that takes you to the street. it just doesn't take you to the lobby. an exit has to get you to the public right-of-way. right sergeant? do we have any questions about building structure of a steel-framed blt? so the question is shouldn't all the fire protection ratings be uniform? >> the general concept is, you want to protect at a higher level, critical elements. the critical element is the column. >> holding the building up? >> holding the building up. that's why it has four hours of protection. i'm hoping that the fire department can get here faster than four hours. >> and the people leave. >> around the people leave, yeah, one of the biggest contents is not protecting the building and contents, but providing the people a sufficient amount of time for evacuation. in san francisco, on rincon hill and south market, under construction right now, we have a high-rise concrete core buildings where the building

we believe that given the stairs that are already there in place in the development that has already occurred, and given the nature of the window, in this case, it will be appropriate to allow the addition of proposals for available questions. commissioner fung: i was a little confused by that. with respect to the pop out beyond the 45% rear yard, you are saying that it does not require a setback on each side of the two stories? >> when it is two-stories, it requires a five-foot setback on each side. when it is one story, it will be the full width. you can note that on the plans, the bulk of the addition home is within the buildable area and is not a permitted obstruction. that allows them to go to the south side property line. there is a portion, 2 feet or so that you see a set back 5 feet from the property line. the portion is part of the pop out, so that is why it is set back on each side. it can be a bit confusing. the bulk of the addition is within the primary buildable enveloping given using the averaging of the appellants property and the other property to the north. >> that s

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all the heat and smoke want to come up the stairs. so we're putting up firefighters in jeopardy right off the bat. >> reporter: three dc firefighters were unaccounted for in the basement of this burning building. >> the firemen everywhere, ambulance and smoke pouring out of the house. >> reporter: ly yeah washington arrived on -- leah washington arrived on the scene to find out it was her mother's home on fire. her mom escaped but the house is almost a total loss. >> stressed out. the nerves are bad. we're just trying to get her in better spirits. especially because we were going to have about 30-40 people at our house for christmas dinner. so everything is in the house. >> reporter: as were those three firefighters . a two alarm fire was called and the rapid intervention team was sent in to rescue them. two were found in the basement uninjuried, but one was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation as was an elderly next door neighbor. >> this turned out to be actually a good day. okay. it could have been a lot more. >> we're just ha

and the filbert street stairs, because of the rockfall that occurred, new stairs were built, and they were built in a manner that when rockfalls occur, that actually lift out the stairs and put them on the ground and allow the crane to get back there to access the rockfall. >> beyond that, the building that we see at the bottom of the rockfall was actually designed to allow barack to fall off and be compounded by the building -- actually design

participant in the study took an average of 13 seconds to climb one floor using the stairs and 37 seconds chef time waster waiting for the elevator to arrive. never on the floor you are on. always on a different floor when you push the button. >> update the forecast. spencer is here. >> okay dan cold weather on the way but before you you lack ahead to. that time lapse view this afternoon from our high definition mountain tam camera south ward. lots of clouds around most of the day today but in the afternoon hours we have some nice break and blue sky there. clouds bricking up and moving out of the bay area and leaving with us clear skies over nature tonight and tomorrow state wide it's mostly sunny dayment few lingering sprinkles in the southernmost part of the state. low pressure system that brought us light rain early today is departing now moving out of here so mainly dry. state wide tomorrow. high at 58. sacramento 57. fresno 60. big sur and 63 at palm springs. here in the bay area we see high painly in the mid or mid upper 50's tomorrow. not much of a range:00 high tomorrow so look at

she had broken her ankle the day before another stroke of bad luck when she tripped going down the stairs now all she could think about was the bike again into the cigarette. j. hata had a. he walked out of their bedroom to discover three loads of unfold laundry in dishes sitting on the table and awake and wailing query each restored us a grant from the 94. two sparc -- to smoky 22 chefs instead they were smoking twice as often. still burning $13 a day waiting to go to wal-mart. the smoke is have cigarette down and afflicted into the air. i don't know if i can do this for you have to. i have five hours left of four. i have the late shift at the airport. one kids screaming another going on a field trip 1/2 to drop everything to drive all the way to a in referred to prove that we are broke? i am sorry. there is no choice. he searched his closet for the outfit the last time he'd just up was his wedding now his favorite slacks were missing a button he found some rankled khakis and move them with an i.r.a.. they fit they could not find a bill to match. he tried to not the type three times but

so i come down the stairs. i see the guys. i'm like, hey, good morning guys.like -- [laughter] and i think they're acting weird. i was like, do they think i made them be here on a rainy day? i'm thinking it's about a rain. then i'm standing there. i have all these bags. i'm shifting back and forth and i'm chatting and the fence is looking great. it's really -- and they're only looking like top of hair and up. and it's really odd. because they're only doing this. now i'm looking at my roof. i'm thinking like what's up there? is there a cat on the roof? i'm lingering. i'm now turning around fully. all of a sudden i think -- i'm standing there. i go to rearrange a bag. i look down. my sweater is now up around here. nothing but flesh-colored spanx. >> ellen: where are your pants? >> oh, i'll get there. i see flash colored spanx. i see bare kneecaps and then my pants are somewhere like low calf. these poor guys were like -- i've been shifting back and forth. you know what i mean. i'm turning around. as if this wasn't enough, i'm like you better check this out. i wa

and the filbert street stairs, because of the rockfall that occurred, new stairs were built, and they were built in a manner that when rockfalls occur, that actually lift out the stairs and put them on the ground and allow the crane to get back there to access the rockfall. >> beyond that, the building that we see at the bottom of the rockfall was actually designed to allow barack to fall off and be compounded by the building -- actually designed to allow barack to fall off and be impounded by the building. >> that is the corner of sansome and green. every couple years, there is a rock fall that occurs behind that building. >> now we are on russian hill. this is the most beautiful location of exposed bedrock. across the street from the art institute on chestnut. >> that and tires sitting -- that entire setting, that is a beautiful setting, the deck and the panorama of the city. >> cannot be it. now we are on at leavenworth street, around the corner of chestnut or francisco. >> these walls are common throughout the city, and they were built as part of the stimulus package following the

whenever i'm in an airport, i walk down the stairs, walk up the stairs.nstead of trolleys i'll run. especially if i'm late. i'll do pushups, lunges, squats, whatever i can especially if i'm in an all travel day. the way i get around feeling self-conscious is face the window or the wall. people are always saying ali your bags are so heavy it adds resistance for me. another great way to get everything in as far as exercise while your traveling is hit the streets. walk, get out and explore your area. when ali is on the road she is just as committed to making good food

the officer responded to a call at 11:17 a.m. and climbed seven flights of stairs to room 708. she approached the room with the manager who unlocked the door after numerous attempts to get the occupant to do so. she entered the studio apartment and saw the suspect line on the bed to the left of the door. his arms were behind his head. she saw the wooden handle of a gun on the floor was littered with clothing and garbage. she approached the bed with her gun drawn. she picked up his weapon and back away from the suspect. she backed approximately 10 feet while never taking her eyes off of the suspect. fearing a physical confrontation, she placed the unloaded large caliber revolvers with a 9 inch barrel on a chair behind her while keeping her eyes on the suspect. the suspect jumped up from the bed and screamed that he was part of the secret service, part of the cia. he repeatedly stated that she was going to shoot her -- him today. he ignored her verbal commands to get down on the floor. the officer called for a code three backup unit and attempted to calm the suspect. she instructe

is faster than the elevator. 13 seconds to climb one floor using the stairs and 37 seconds on the elevatorthe chief top waster waiting for the elevator to arrive. >> that's why i go with the escalator. >>> charlie mean -- charlie sheen not so winning he accidentally tweeted his phone number out to his 5.5 million followers. he was trying to direct message justin bieber but sent out his number to all the "new york post" says his phone began ringing off the hook, sheen in vegas, humored callers by answering with ray's pizza and winning. that number has now been disconnected, so don't even try it. >>> declaring victory. occupiers extend their strike to keep the port of oakland shutdown overnight. we are live what workers can expect as they arrive at the port this morning. >>> your taxes could be going up and the vast majority of you appear to be okay with that. i'm katie marzullo live in the newsroom with the results of a new poll about governor brown's tax hike proposal. >>> truckfuls of evidence, why a convicted thief will be taking it home unless burglary victims come forward. a story only

who was thrown down the stairs and b. and he was actually charged with assaulting an officer even though his back was to them when they charged through the police went around through the camp destroying tents ripping them apart pulling people out of them were in their tents asleep and then surrounded the entire area and began arresting people one by one who are refusing to leave now would you say that most of the cops were participating and that's harsh crackdown. is it just a select few that were resorted to violence are or what what's your take on that. well you know there was over a thousand police officers that took part in this operation when i was in the main square where the main arrests were happening every cop i saw was acting belligerently hitting people for no reason and some very dangerous things as well there are some protesters who went up into the trees to you know get out of this charge that was coming through and the police immediately started shooting at these protesters who were in these trees with bean

i have lit the caves and the stairs and the hidouts in the folds of the mountain. i have washed the summit and every crevice of the mountain so my loved ones might pass in the forenoon of the mountain day. this is called, lament for a market place in babylon, by abdul karin al karid and it's a reference to a suicide bombing. this one and the next one are both translated by salim yusef. on this grave stone are angels and people weeping. what are people waiting for, their ship? here it comes, borne by the deluge. in a market place now frequented by money changers with beards and baggy trousers, who restores the limbs and who throws open the gates for hollow-eyed gods coming in from babylon with red chests and white furious hair? i wonder who? on the day of march 1st in the 5th year after the second millennium, a massacre took place in babylon. it's my pleasure it introduce the next poet, george evans. . >> first, i would like to read a poem by my dear friend and wife, daisy samora, who was to be here today but is in nicaragua, keeping in mind what michael said about

the passengers were escorted off using the stairs. >> it was quite a scare. and one more thing to be for for the crew and travelers. news, new york. >>> some restaurant customers are people to be alive after a police crash that was caught on tape. at this video. a sheriff's deputy crashed his car right into a crowded restaurant in new mexico. another driver crashed into his and cause to the squad car to spin, hit a snowbank, and flip. no one was hurt. the crash is under investigation. severe weather crated a big in misery. police are dealing with several that slid and even flipped icy roads yesterday. one truck landed on its roof. emergency responders were trying rescue that the emergency, another one happened. officials blamed the bad weather,s on the including freezing fog. no fog here, but a lot of wind. we do get a lot of thought here sometimes. it is a windy wednesday. s say that five times as fast. the wind is going to subside into this evening. it could be so far the coldest outbreak of the season. that is after the new year's a forecast. i am trying to

she landed down there next to the stairs. >> i was home. i saw the cars and trucks,. they put him on the board and took him away. one of the paramedics said, it is a good thing he is crying. >>reporter: the taba was not seriously injured but the mother broke bones in both feet and is now being charged with attempted murder. her family tells police she has a mental health issues. >>officer: according to the family she has recently undergone some sort of emotional distress. >>reporter: the child remains of the hands of child protective services. and >>janu: partly cloudy skies tomorrow with a mixed range of temperatures in the '50s. we will be right back >>grant: just eight days until the republican iowa caucuses. you might think that candidates might be swarming all over the state that is not the case. santorum is the only republican hopeful looking for votes, but he spent most of the day hunting for pheasant instead. even with a gun he has fired up republican voters. the latest poll shows the race in a three-way dead heat. gary, bachman and huntsman along with santoru

the commandos dressed in black use a passenger boarding stair ramp to reach the cabin door.pen it, but the stairs are too high and block the door but commandos finally pry it open. the commandos finally pry it open. they enter into a hail of gunfire as the terrorists, who are all in the front of the aircraft, unload their weapons. flashes are seen through the cockpit window. no one knows if the terrorists will blow up the plane. the terrifying incident begins two days earlier, when air france flight 8969 leaves algeria for paris. four members of the armed islamic group board the plane, dressed as airborne staff. they take over by takeoff, threatening to blow up the plane. they demand the release of two political leaders and direct the plane to fly to paris, but the runway is blocked by the military. the terrorists release about 60 passengers, mostly women and children. but then kill another passenger before the runway is cleared and the plane is allowed to fly to france. >> they said that they are going to kill one passenger every 30 minutes. >> without enough fuel to reach

however, let us go down. >> the back stairs? with my lecture? who the devil are you, sir? >> father, i'm sorry. >> mr. sherlock holmes. >> who? >> the detective. >> professor presbury, my card. >> 221b, hardly an address to inspire confidence. >> i have never sought to inspire confidence in others. i have quite enough of my own. may i introduce my colleague, dr. watson? >> you may leave at once, the pair of you. >> they are here at our request. >> but not mine, edith. and you, bennett. you should have consulted me before resorting to such methods. a common detective and his accomplice. really. now, sir, allow me to escort you from the premises. my assistant had no authority to engage you in this matter. kindly enquire into it no further. should you persist, i shall have no hesitation in calling the police. lestrade of the yard is well known to me, so beware. >> i would hesitate in calling lestrade, professor, if you wish to have the mystery solved. [dog growling] >> there is no mystery, sir. none. [growling and snarling] now be g

we walked up the stairs, we sat down, and they said, okay, wait here. we're waiting for the president to arrive at the airport. so we waited for maybe a half an hour, then we heard, okay, the president is arriving at the airport. and you've never seen reporters move this fast. there was a mad scramble to get back off the plane to watch the president's motorcade arrive, and then we saw him walk six steps up the separate entrance of the plane to the front of the plane. so, you know, those six steps were very illuminating. we saw, like, what he was wearing and what he was doing, and we all were frantically taking notes about it. we got back on the plane, we flew to new hampshire. we scrambled off the plane as fast as we could to watch the president walk those six steps again back into his motorcade. we followed behind separately in a different car to the event. this event, actually, there was not enough time or space for the press to go into the event with him, so we were off site in a satellite location where we watched the speech on, like, closed circuit

all the heat and smoke want to come up the stairs. we are putting our firefighters in harm's way. >> fire everywhere and smoke pouring out of the house. >> reporter: leia washington arrived to find out it was her mother's home on fire. her mom had escaped, but her home is almost a total loss. >> we are just trying to get her and get her in better spirits. we are going to have 30 to 40 people for christmas dinner so everything is in the house. >> reporter: as for those three firefighters, a two-alarm fire was called and the rapid intervention team was sent in to rescue them. one was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, as was an elderly next door neighbor. >> we are happy to have mom safe and her dog is safe. and everything else, we'll pray for. >> reporter: now the two people that were taken to the hospital, the firefighter and the elderly woman next door, both are expected to make a full recovery. as for the washingtons, they have lost most of their christmas presents just two days before christmas. but they say they are just g