an abandoned underground men's room, why not? two years and about $150,000 later, they opened this below ground cafe, the attendant as in bathroom attendant, when you came up with this idea people must have thought you are crazy. >> yeah. >> some people did, some people didn't. >> reporter: the bathroom was built in victorian times in 1890 and kept as many original features as he could, including the urinals. >> we are sitting where men used to relieve themselves. >> yeah. >> are people put off by thad. >> i think you always get the odd person that is disturbed by that, but again that's why we have, this is really exciting and nice. >> reporter: in addition to gourmet coffee tomlinson serves upper crust food, smoked cheddar cheese and heirloom tomatoes. >> london property prices have gone sky high aboveground, meaning people have been looking below ground for new opportunities. this former bathroom recently sold for almost a million dollars, that is before the investment needed to turn it into an ice cream parlor. one creative ar

you have underground pipes, you have underground valves. they get what they call tuberculin built up. you would compare it to a 100-year-old man that has heavy cholesterol. they could be 6- or 8-inch mains, but being 100 years old, they actually may be 2-inch mains. and they reduce the amount of volume of water that's available to us. johnson: there were a number of things that we have had to do in order to get the system back up to an acceptable standard. replacing mains and valves and fire hydrants and other components of the system to ensure that it operates properly. egan: we consider both the underground infrastructure and the above ground assets to be a part of the critical infrastructure of the city. johnson: and if the infrastructure is not there to actually deliver that water in the volume and the quality that's necessary, then communities simply can't exist. man: infrastructure is vital to the american economy. water, after all, is an essential ingredient in hundreds of thousands of everyday products. narrator: agriculture and ind

even from underground soldiers are quick to react. nearby firefighters are bolstering defenses around a power transformer. they asked for the army to help. they do not have to wait long. of firefighters and soldiers work together to the job done. everyone is playing their parts in keeping the floodwaters back. >> we are using the same organizational resources and are trying to focus our resources on where the enemy goes to the attack. >> they say no challenge is too big for his troops. >> we do not have the same presence as we did a few years ago. the gaps are bigger between the various battalions and their bases. that is the main difference. on the hole for us, this is homeland defense. >> they go to the next place that needs defending. a job well done. >> from germany's defense forces, he is one of angela merkel's closest allies that he found himself increasingly enlfed in a political row over botched procurement dea d cou face rliamenty investigation. >>gain, refused to resign over allegations that he misled parliament. opposition

even from underground soldiers are quick to react. nearby firefighters are bolstering defenses around a power transformer. they asked for the army to help. they do not have to wait long. of firefighters and soldiers work together to the job done. everyone is playing their parts in keeping the floodwaters back. >> we are using the same organizational resources and are trying to focus our resources on where the enemy goes to the attack. >> they say no challenge is too big for his troops. >> we do not have the same presence as we did a few years ago. the gaps are bigger between the various battalions and their bases. that is the main difference. on the hole for us, this is homeland defense. >> they go to the next place that needs defending. a job well done. >> from germany's defense forces, he is one of angela merkel's closest allies that he found himself increasingly engulfed in a political row over a botched procurement deal and could face a parliamentary investigation. >> again, refused to resign over allegations that he misled parlia

not entirely, but you hear go underground. so this was as underground as you get, and it is a corridor about a third of a mile long, so it can accommodate plenty of people, it is not that wide. airport folks did a great job, came through with a megaphone, there are two systems he said, we are in the direct path of one, we are under warnings for them both. one point they said this is it, put your hands over your head, move away from what few windows were down there. we felt, you could feel the force of like the wind. we lost power down there temporarily. for the most part, people kept calm. i think everyone was trying to use a cell phone and that was unsuccessful for the most part. it was a new experience, i am more used to hurricanes. i felt safe there, but it is not an experience you want to do often. >> we just saw a picture of baseball sized hail, compared to a baseball. that will kill you, damage your home, break your windows. if you're out in that, that hail can severely injure a person. >> reporter: i think the concern -

. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers.hey're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed all others might write about gay authors. gay authors might write about universal experiences. the host creates a welcoming environment for everybody. there is no cultural barrier to entry. >> the demographic of people who come will match the demographic of the reader. it is very simple. if we want more people of color, you book more people of color. you want more women, your book more women. kind of like that. it gets mixed up a little bit. in general, we kind of have a core group of people who come every month. their ages and very. we definitely have some folks who are straight. >> the loy

we were all underground and told to be underground pretty early. the i-40 stretch, with a lot of fatalities, we're looking at that right now. >> mayor mike white, el reno, oklahoma. >>> the governor has declared a state of emergency in missouri. we are joined from st. charles. good morning. >> people are coming out to assess the damage in the community. what they're seeing is pretty extensive damage. let's start over this way. this is a maintenance shed. we're on a golf course community. this is hole 2, just beyond it, the maintenance shed just demolished. the storm whipped this way. you can tell it all went this way. let's take a look at this house. you can see the back of it, the wall has been taken off. that's a bedroom right there. you can even see the bathtub in the rest room right next to it. let's draft next door and get a look at some the other damage, some is of the people who live in the home. that's harvey i spoke to earlier. outside doesn't look too terribly bad but inside it is really bad. there was a young lady in the house at the tim

to go"oklahoma will need underground soon if those tornadoes get worse." "they have the opportunity to build round, arab-american homes, but they will probably build a wood frame, square homes." anything to say about these natural disasters that we have seen recently and how city prepares for that in the future? guest: i think that this is the point where we would think that oklahoma would go in the desert -- direction of building structures that are more disaster proof in the future. part of the reason i use the is preciselyoof this kind of moment. what was it about the city that was a problem during the disaster that is likely to strike again? something like tornadoes in oklahoma is pretty much a slam- dunk that it will happen again. this was not a freak accident. here in san francisco, earthquakes are the big issue. that is one that happen again. how do we design our city to be robust against that disaster. this is where consumers need to be thinking about what kinds of homes can i build that will be disaster proof? tore are ways to talk architects and

. >> reporter: you got to be underground. might be too late. find a tornado shelter. it is a bad situation. >> reed, appreciate that very much. it is heading for dell city. it is heading for tinker. it is heading for midwest city. it is crossing i-44 white now. i would say at i-40 and i-44 right now on the southwest edge of state fair park. i would say right to the south of mathis brothers. i think the vortex might be on i-40, south side of i-40, essentially at mathis brothers. just to the south of whitewater bay. over mathis brothers. i-44 is closed. i-40 is closed. you have to abandon your car if you are in the path of this tornado. >> all right. as you can see, we are following the developing story right now out of oklahoma. just about 30 miles west of oklahoma city, there is a large tornado that's formed. about a mile wide. it is bearing down on the city of oklahoma city. moving east ward and joining us right now on the phone from oklahoma city is nbc's jay gray. jay, what is the situation there? >>. >> reporter: i don't know if you can lear it, by sirens are goin

we have to tell them, this time, we're underground. we're safe. we are underground. we are safe. so thank youfully, one of our new neighbors in our new house had a storm shelter. that's good to hear. thankfully, it doesn seem like it's been too bad tonight. >> yeah, hopefully so. >> thank you, piers. >> check back in now, storm chaser nick helens. nick, what's going on there now? >> the line is funneling out of the area. we're just getting small hail and rain now. we're going to go back to the house where we saw damage earlier and checked on them to make sure that they don't need anything. >> in terms, again, of damage that you're seeing or hairi ihe about, how would you describe it? >> the house that we saw, it was definitely damaged. the whole upper floor was gone, also. they had the image in the back. it wasn't a complete loss. it was definite ly a good amount -- i would say a total loss. >> do you believe the worst has passed through the area? >> it definitely seems to be, looking at radar, there's nothing behind this building. the whole line looks like it's breaking apart, g

and the underground music scene there's there's a lot more bands like this folk music rock and roll metal hip hop through all different kinds of genres so it's you want to find the meaningful music there's a lot of it in the underground and you guys it's got a recognition from v h one blowing out locally so people definitely get onboard your songs let it go i want to read a lyric and have you comment on it ok i believe in myself and my voice born into a vote that wasn't my choice what does that mean but it means that i mean. it means everything that i grew up living in i mean we don't have the right to vote who are eighteen years old so everything that i grew up living in our rules and i don't have any choice and so all these rules are getting placed on us by the authority of the powers that be are things that i don't get a say in you know and if we're this free country with free people then i just don't understand the whole concept of you telling me what i can and cannot do as long as i'm not hurting other people than i know one thing is sure i got my voice and many use it for the

until now, some workers continued undetected underground.the kremlin put pressure on officials to cut the illicit inflow of immigrants. mamie -- many of them from the former soviet union. there could be as many as 2 million illegal immigrants. the federal migration service said the figure is lower. russian authorities are struggling to cope with gangs of well organized human traffickers. they cannot agree on the extent of the problem. several underground factories like this have been discovered in recent years. nobody knows how many more are yet to be found. >> jorge and alex are best friends. since they were just eight and 12 years old, they've worked together in the tin mines of bolivia. now they are teenagers, each looking for their own way out. jorge looks to the military, but alex is still tied to the mines. [trumpet fanfare]

it is a story about children who spend their days underground digging for coal.something out of charles dickens. but it is happening today. and their one glimmer of hope could be a lesson for every kid in this country lucky enough to get a summer vacation. tonight, abc's bob woodruff explores the child miners of northern india. >> reporter: deep in the mountains of northeast india this is how the workday begins. a treacherous five-story climb down slippery bamboo ladders. >> go about 30 yards down. >> reporter: no safety gear, no emergency exits. >> it just keeps going deeper and deeper. >> reporter: a journey that becomes even more disturbing when you see the young coal miner leading the way. >> you live down here. >> reporter: his name is pemba. and along with hundreds of other children he's desperate enough and small enough to work this dark and dangerous underground system of tunnels nicknamed rat holes. eight hours a day, six days a week, in one of the most frightening workplaces on earth. >> this could collapse, huh? >> reporter: where a good day ends with

first, is this the world's largest underground bunker. sorry world's second largest underground bunker. >>> they are still arguing. amazing. all right, when the situation is grave, should you head for a cave? well a california businessman is creating the world's largest underground bunker buried within a series of lime stone caves in kansas. he purchased a former u.s. army storage facility for a $510,000 and plans on every foot their motor homes will take up. and another 1500 for food and the dungeon can hold more than a thousand rv's. not sure what that stands for and up to 5,000 people, don't you know? interested armageddon enthusiasts are asked to pay up front. quote, i have heard people say i will show up at the door. our response is great. where is the door? at our secret shelters, you don't know where to go, and your cash will be worthless at that time. as for robert's prepaid flock he ergs them to pray for the coming end of days. >> pray. pray baby. >> and the apocalypse. that will be stu. i will go to you, imogen. do they have thi

>>> tonight on "nightline" -- growing up underground. as many american kids consider summer jobs, we travel to the mountains of northeast india and meet coal miners as young as 9. it is like a trip into another century. but is there a glimmer of hope in this dark daily grind? >>> don't hate this miss usa contestant because she's beautiful or because she says something dumb. >> we try to strive to -- >> tonight, how our viral culture pounces on moments of weakness and hecklers thrive in a hater nation. >>> and from the blessing of the harleys to buddhist monks in the lap of luxury. we bring you up to speed on the day's buzziest stories in tonight's "feed frenzy." >> announcer: keep it right here, america. "nightline" is back in jus >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. and we begin tonight with the kind of story that may make you want to hug your kids a little tighter in the morning and provide a bit of ammo the next time they complain about mowing the lawn. it is a story about children who spend their days underground diggin

instead of feeling like they are in a giant underground bunker. you're wondering why we are talking but underground, and only is writing for "discover magazine about death proofing a city. it is based on her new book read book. let's go to van, a democratic color. caller: this is an 86% black city. they stopped hiring blacks. i was worried about whether the qualification was there or not. i began to ask questions. they couldn't work out here. he question my intelligence the came to the railroad when i was 19 years old. host: tie this to to what we are talking about. guest: you are talking my desperate -- death proofing the city. they are getting all the jobs to white people. [inaudible] host: what about social issues impacting the area of our cities? guest: it is a huge issue. racism has been a huge problem in our cities in the past. certainly in the labor force. going forward, we're going to start seeing new kinds of social issues emerge, where we need to be thinking about how can communities work together to make cities healthier? both economica

good night, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >>> tonight on "nightline" -- growing up undergroundas many american kids consider summer jobs, we travel to the mountains of northeast india and meet coal miners as young as 9.

embassy in beirut another detailed a possible underground underground drug ring taking place in iraq thought to have been supplying drugs in the state department security contractors but perhaps the most disturbing revelation from the memo was the fact that even a u.s. and pastor who remains anonymous routinely ditched his protective security detail in order to solicit sexual favors from both hosp prostitutes and minor children while prostitutes and children you know if anyone else did that they'd be behind bars but apparently working for the government affords them the protection of other emunah to clean them above the law so if they're above the law it's pretty clear where you and i stand. a little more of yourself or she will be like.

you can go north or south or do underground. >> beverly, we are glad you and your son and daughter are okay. i wanted to bring in mike with abc news. he is also an okie. he is from oklahoma city. he was in his basement with his family. he has emerged. mike, i understand you are trapped on i-40? >> i was trapped up until five minutes ago. the exact area where ta lot of the casualties occurred. as i drove by, there were five large semi trailer trucks rolled over on their side. there were several structures along the road. debris all along i-40 wrapped up along fence lines. it was -- it was a scene to see with those trucks clumped together and tossed on their side. >> driving past tractor-trailers tossed like toys. there is storm chaser video that shows the debris and the pieces of cars just flying into the windshields of other cars on the interstate. it is extraordinary, mike, i was standing with you a week ago in moore, oklahoma. you are a veteran of the tornadoes. you are from oklahoma. have you seen this striking twice within two weeks? >> no. i was talking with friends. we are growin

the hospital and mob, along with an underground pedestrian tunnel connecting the two buildings under van ness avenue, constitute the cathedral hill medical center consideration of a resolution of intent to initiate general plan amendments, pursuant to planning code section 340, to: aa amend map 5 bulk mapp of the urban design element to reflect the maximum bulk dimensions proposed for the cathedral hill hospital and mob; bb amend map 1 generalized land use and density plann of the van ness area plan in order to designate the cathedral hill hospital and mob sites as "the van ness medical use subdistrict" and increase the allowable far for the mob site from 7.1:1 to 7.5:1, cc amend map 2 height and bulk districtss of the van ness area plan to create a 230-v district coterminous with the hospital site, thereby increasing the permitted height to 230'-0", and dd amend the text of the van ness area plan to facilitate the development of a medical center at the transit nexus of van ness avenue and geary boulevard and reflect various elements of this use. this requested action is associated w

that actually collect the water and of course, valencia point -- >> so it's channelized underground>> not all of it. the issue is still the same. the loose sand is still present so in the next major earthquake, we can expect to see the same types of movement that occurred in 1906. >> people say what kind of effect are we having from the earthquake and it's going to be the same types of things that happened in past earthquakes and same location. >> you can go to shot well street which in '0 '6 there are great shots of the victorian tilted over. in '89 when i was working for you they had torn down the victor i can't answer andÑi buit edwardians, so same thing. so two out of two -- >> same area, same thing. >> most of the new developments that are occurring many the mission district, including affordable housing projects, they are conscious of their poor soil conditions and have improved the ground so the ground will perform better and the structures will be much more earthquake resis teant. >> there's a disparity -- basically anything built after the '70s and on, and construction befo

for the dam, we believe this is a very good number in the history of underground construction. this slide simply shows you our progress on our main part of the work which is our transmission. again, creating seismic reliability in our water supply from hetch hetchy to san francisco. and you can see all the projects in blue are completed. the projects in green for the most part are nearing completion. consistent with the march 2013 revised water system improvement program budget which was adopted by the public utilities commission, we're asking that you appropriate $55.1 million water revenue bond proceeds to fund the calaveras dam replacement project and shift appropriate funds within the program in order to balance the program as we have presented it today. so you under, we propose to make the $55.1 million adjustment by adjusting our 10 year capital improvement program for those known net additional funds necessary and there's no impact to the rate payers. that is all i have for you today. >> great. colleagues, do we have any questions? supervisor avalos. >> i'm just trying t

this winter, engineers discovered six new leaks of radioactive material from underground tanks.epartment of energy, which runs hanford, plans to clean it up by pumping the waste out of the tanks, mixing it with liquid glass, and sealing it in steel containers. yet, ay102, which holds some of the worst waste at the site and may not be leaking, would not be pumped out until the year 2019. washington's governor says the cleanup now needs to be fast tracked. >> this is a national obligation. it is a national issue. it's time for the federal government to really step up to the plate and do its job. >> reporter: that sense of urgency from the governor is because these double-walled tanks were supposed to be a bit of a solution at hanford, a reliable place to put the waste until it could be pumped out. but, scott, if it's leaks into the ground and the waste has to be removed immediately and the problem is they have nowhere to put it. >> pelley: ben tracey in our los angeles newsroom. ben, thanks very much. a big scare over tainted milk is forcing some parents to break the law. that sto

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according to the airport's website more than a thousand passengers were moved to underground tunnels and shelters inside the airport tonight. all flights in and out of will rogers have been cancelled. janet sham lee an reports that passengers were told to go underground and put their hands on their heads. now in terms of injuries and i have to say potential fatalities,es so yited press is reporting as of now that a number of motorists along interstate 40 have been hurt under this storm. and that others are either missing or stranded at this hour. our local affiliate in oklahoma city, kfor, is doing an amazing job tonight. they report thus far that more than 22,000 people in the area are without power. they report that these power outages extend to the historic district in the state capital in oklahoma city. the breaking news in this hour is that central oklahoma is yet again right in the path of another massive storm system tonight. the storm has already produced a reported tornado just west of oklahoma city and within the last hour a tornado emergency has been declared for parts of

violent weather trapping people underground and in cars. this storm barrelling through friday evening rush hour, powerful winds tossing 18-wheelers like they were toy trucks and bad weather sweeping east illinois. hello, everybody. we have live coverage of this devastation as the emergency response team continues to help folks on the ground and in the heartland. we have janice dean in our extreme weather center. and standing by in oklahoma city. first, let's get a sense of how bad the damage is at this hour. officials are preparing to survey the aftermath. oklahoma governor, mary fallon is joining us by phone. thank you, governor. let's talk about the fact it seems hard to believe even unimaginable you are dealing with the aftermath of this powerful twister just 11 days after the twister that hit northern oklahoma. as i understand it we're talking about a series of twisters that ripped through your state last night. what can you tell us about your damage? >> caller: it's been a hard night and day yesterday. it is hard to believe we would ex

to do the study everybody know the time when i request a report how to mitigate the soil and underground water i'm not an expert. i recommend he department of health have a station. a basis station on the fifth floor station thirty they can send someone to answer the questions and they can do some permit progressing and then hopefully by the end of the year with the pbs system and to check out by next year, we, do something. we've all this stuff i recommend all the - to check out the development first. for me, the way i see the hazard materials take a year to mitigate and all those, you know, it's not only underground the surface how does it go that's what we recommend maybe at that time we send information inform developer and owner >> i'm a developer i understand it i'm concerned about the smaller people here and i don't have to move the dirt from the site. you could be - >> it's disturbing 50 cub itself yards so - >> and maybe acting director if you could explain it to me if i'm digging down to get my footings and i have to mitigate and i compliment to the department are you going to