when you get into upstate new york the underground railroad was completely open. the key key activist there germane mogen himself a fugitive advertise in the newspapers. he said on the head of the underground railroad come anyone knows anything about this fugitive slave send them to me. he had fund-raising parties at his house. authorities were anti-slavery. they didn't bother so depending on where you were it was more or less secret and more or less open. in new york it was pretty secret because new york was a place with close ties to the south and a lot of public officials who are happy to help with the fugitive slaves. it wasn't as public as in syracuse are open-air places like that. >> host: let's talk about that for a minute. this pro-southern sentiment in new york trade slavery and to new york in 1827 but there is a strong sentiment in favor of the south for a long time after that. why is that? what is this connection with new york and the southern states? >> guest: this is something not emphasized. i'm a new yorker as you well know and they don't emphasize

agents of the underground railroad. so much of this is in secret. maybe a thousand slaves he year got out of slavery to the north and canada in the 30 years before the civil war. 30,000 people come a substantial number. there were 4 million slaves, so so this is not destroying the institution of slavery but 30,000 people gaining their freedom with the assistance of white and black activists is something i i think we can look back on with pride in history. >> you speak of the underground railroad as a quasi- public institution. what do you mean by that? >> yes, the people involved were abolitionists and involved in the movement. on the one on the one hand they are engaged in secret and illegal activities sheltering and assisting escaped slaves and on the other hand there going to public meetings petitioning the legislatures of the states. in some places actually holding bake sales he might almost college fairs bazaars to raise money to help fugitive slaves. when you when you get to upstate new york it is completely open. the key activists there adver

and communications telecommunications utilities undergrounded. this is a perfect use for lafco and i would agree with previous speaker who said that the budget for lafco is exactly to study this kind of thing and for you to continue to have an adequate budget means that an infrastructure project that cannot be researched by individuals or the general public can still be funded and studied by lafco. so thank you very much, director fried. >> thank you, any other member of the public who would like to comment? seeing none we will close public comment and go on to our next item. >> item no. 6, public comment. >> public comment again. any member of the public who would like to comment? seeing no one come forward we will close public comment and our next item. >> item no. 7, future agenda items. >> okay, colleagues, any future issues to bring forward? okay, we will have public comment on future agenda items and we'll close public and go to our last item. >> item no. 8, adjournment. >> colleagues, we are adjourned. i would like to thank jennifer low an

once we're done with the report on undergrounding of utility wires and the undergrounding system, there may be a further study desired done by outside staff. the last time we did an outside consult tapbtd for non-cca work was in 2011 or 2012 when the recology contract was coming up. it came up very quickly, we needed to get someone right away, if we didn't have the large reserve -- i didn't have any money set up for contract services. i would have to say, sorry, we kblt do that report right now, you have to wait for next year year until we have the money. so what i did, i kind of took some of the basic costs of how much really is it that we really need to ask the city and county for, came up with paying for half the clerk's salary, the administrative support, my salary and fringes for the portion i think i might be spending on non-cca-related work, other parts which so far are service fees from the california lafco association, they try to help us when the time comes, when we put out rfp's and such they will spread it out to their networks. for potential legal services, again, not the c

mining, what happens when 33 miners get stuck underground for 69 days? what happens to them minute by minute by minute? and as fascinating to me is what happens when they come out. and finally, what is the meaning of an untimely death of a very, talented young man and really what does it say about race and class and identity in america? and that's robert b peace. so i've asked each writer to describe very briefly their book i how they came to write it or they came to the topic, and then we're going to dig in with some specific questions. hopefully we can get a little interaction with the panel, and at the end you're welcome to step up with questions. we're going to have microphones at some point, i'm sure, and if we don't have enough time, we'll continue those conversations in the signing area. so i thoughting i'd start with jeb hobbs and see if he could give us -- jeff honest and see if he could -- jeff hobbs and see if he could give us a short overview and work down the way. >> sure, thank you so much. this is a very special place, i bring my kids ever

they lost power after an underground explosion.t could be two days before power is restored. >>> fire officials are investigating if a possible lightning strike cause add small fire. the kids were evacuated and moved the a nearby church. the damage was contained to the outside of one building. >>> vice president joe biden is in philly today. biden's visit comes as the obama administration gets ready to kick off earth day activities across the country. >>> live look at center city where the rain is gone. there is more wet weather on the way later in the week. >> some of that rain comes in during the day. phillys will have no problems getting the games in but it will be windy for the next several days. some places had close to 3" of rain. upper 50s to the low 60s right now. the temperature this afternoon not going up a whole lot. it's going to stay windy. gusts over 30 miles an hour but it will be dry. that will not be the case tomorrow, at least across parts of the area. the timing on that with the rest of the seven-day forecast in

one possibility is to put the carbon dioxide back where it came from -- in underground rock formations. the midwest regional carbon sequestration partnership is investigating this strategy which will help mitigate the effects of the continued use of fossil fuels for energy. renewable energy sources are another option. and in golden, colorado, the natural renewable energy laboratory is trying to scale up processes for creating biofuels from the products of american farms their goal is to supply up to a third of the country's gasoline needs within 25 years. both projects are pushing the limits of modern science in hopes of leading the way to a more sustainable energy future. 40% of the world's electricity comes from coal. coal is the fossilized remains of ancient vegetation. and with global reserves that could last over 250 years it is the cheapest and most abundant nonrenewable energy source available. but burning coal produces exhaust products including not just water vapor which is most of what we see coming out of smokestacks, but also carbon dioxide, an invisible greenhouse gas that

. >> 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

so by having them underground we're talking 14 meters underground. once you're underground you don't have to worry about navigating around corners because you can effectively draw a track point to point almost in a straight line. >> when you play with magnates you know that opposite poles detract and attract and same poles repel. there is little freak and this will make for a smooth ride and potentially very fast. japan is having to sell its high-speed train technology to the u.s. it's is an attempt to recover research and development cost and in response to china's efforts to sell high train speed technology which originally came from japan. >> they may be slidely in the lead on that technology and maybe slightly superior. i think this is where japan thinks this could be pushing forward and have an advantage over other countries. >> but many believe its expensive, power intensive and potentially unsafe. it could be knocked off its lines and at a high speed it could have a damagic effect. but japanese say that an early warning system would deal with

at least two are buried underground. >> translator: the deal will leave iran with underground facilities reactor and advanced centrifuges. >> reporter: that's a problem because f-15s have to be refueled in midair. >> the israelis are going to have difficulty getting to all of the targets. they can do things in the 500 to 700-mile range. >> reporter: israel doesn't have large enough bombs to fully destroy those underground sites. >> i think it's a fair characterization to say that they could delay but not destroy iran's nuclear capabilities. >> reporter: that's where this 30,000-pound u.s. bomb comes in. built by the air force with iran's underground facilities in mind. even then, it could still take repeated air strikes, exposing american pilots to iranian surface-to-air fire. >> for this to be a onemission -- one mission and we're done scenario is not only unrealistic, it is practically suicidal. >> reporter: all these options on the table as the u.s. experienced a recent brush with iran's military. cnn has learned earlier this month a navy helicopter patrolling over the persian gulf wa

an existence underground with little food. it's always the poor who suffer most at times of conflict. and there is no exception in the self-declared republic of donetsk. places like this answer the question, is there any confidence in the cease-fire? families living underground in musty, damp conditions, and here there are 28 children trying to get by. many families refuse to give up their space here because they're convinced the fighting will resume. some of the children have foster parents who can't forward to clothe and feed them. they used to get a 100-dollar a month allowance for fostering four-year-old anton. but in the breakaway of 'do donetsk she receives nothing. she was advised bay welfare works to put anton in an orphanage. >> how could they say this? he's mine. he's mine. i won't give him away. never. never. >> at a nearest orphanage the self declared republic there is a depressed mood. >> youukraine should supply these families with support along with everything else needed to help these children. >> but ukrainian

people have been hiding in underground shelters for months.t includes children living with foster parents who can't afford to clothe and feed them. andrew simmons reports. >> reporter: children shouldn't have to live like this. an existence on the ground with little food. it's always the poor who suffer most at times of conflict and there's no exception in the self declared republican of donetsk. places like this answer the question is there any confidence in the southeast fire? families living underground in musty, damp conditions and here there are 28 children trying to get by. many families refuse to give up their space here because they are convinced the fighting will resume. some of the children have foster parents who can't afford to clothe and feed them. this person used to get a $100 a month allowance for fostering this child. but now there is nothing. she was advised by a welfare worker to put him into an orphanage. >> translator: how could they say this? he is mine. he is mine. i won't give him away. never. never. do you love your mo

an existence underground with little food.t's always the poor who suffer most at times of conflict and there's no exec shun in the self declared republican of donetsk. places like this answer the question is there any confidence in the ceasefire? families living underground in musty, damp conditions and here there are 28 children trying to get by. many families refused to give up their space here because they are convinced the fighting will resume. some of the children have foster parents who can't afford to clothe and feed them. this woman used to get a $100 month allowance for fostering 4 year old anton. she was advised by a welfare worker to put anton into an orphanage. >> translator: how could they say this? he is mine. he is mine. i won give him away never. never. do you love your mom? >> reporter: under the nearest orphanage, rebranded with a flag of the pro-russian self declared republic there is a depressed mood. >> translator: ukraine should supply these families are support. >> reporter: but ukrainian welfare payment

. >> they do make a lot of noise, so by having them deep underground, at least 40 meters underground, thought they are out of the way. and once you are underground, you don't have to worry about trying to navigate around corners, you can have an almost exact straight line. >> reporter: if you have ever played with magnets, this is the idea behind this train. another set of electromagnets push it along, because it's riding on a cushion of air, there's little friction. it makes it a smooth ride and potentially very fast. japan is also hoping to sell its high-speed train technology to the u.s. the push to find overseas customers is an attempt to recover some of its research and development costs, and a response to china's effort to sell high-peed train technology. >> the germans also have a system, it is starting to look as though the japanese may be slightly in the lead in their technology and may be slightly superior, and i think japan is thinking this is where we can really be pushing forward and have an advantage over other countries. >> reporter: but some critics say the technology

people have been hiding in underground shelters for months, including children living with

families living underground in musty, damp conditions, and here there are 28 children trying to get by. >> many families refuse to give up their space here, because they're convinced the fighting will resume. some of the children have foster parents who can't afford to clothe and feed them. she used to get a $100 a month allowance for fostering this child. but in the donetsk now, there is nothing. she was advised to put him into an orphanage. >> how could they say this? he is mine. he is mine. i won't give him away. never. never. >> do you love your mom? [ kissing ] >> the nearest orphanage rebrand, there's a depressed mood. >> ukraine should supply these families with support along with everything else needled to care for these children. >> ukrainian welfare payments aren't being sent here. the breakaway republic isn't paying them either and it hasn't paid staff salaries since december. institutions like these are a throwback to the soviet area when parents couldn't cope, parents were often placed under the care of the state categorized as social orphans. they sometimes developed ment

. >> they do make a lot of noise, so by having them deep underground, at least 40 meters underground.ught that they are out of the way. and underground you don't have to worry about navigating around corners, because you can draw a track effectively point to point. >> reporter: you know opposite poles attract and like poles repel each other. and this is the idea. powerful super conducting nag innocence lift it about 10 centimeters off of the ground. then another set push it along, because it's riding on a cushion of air, there's little friction. japan is also hoping to sell the technology to the u.s. last april prime minister took a ride with u.s. ambassador to japan, it's push is an attempt to recover some of its research and development costs. and also a response to china's efforts to sell high-speed train technology. >> the germans also have a system but it's starting to look as though the japanese may be slightly in the lead and may be slightly superior and i think japan is thinking this is where we can be pushing forward and have an advantage over other countries. >> reporter: bu

officials say underground wires not a transformer caused the eruption.ened at the height of dinnertime on the 100 block of north wayne avenue. diners and employees on what is known as restaurant row were sent running. >> as we were running out the front door it just exploded. i saw a flash heard a bang and next thing you know i'm under a table and i'm like freaking out. >> no injuries were reported. 24 customers are still without power this morning. crews remain on the scene and hope to have the power back on by 10:00 a.m. >>> it took california highway patrol three hours to catch up with a suspect in a stolen bmw. you're taking a look at new video of the police pursuit. this started near san diego and stretched hundreds of miles north up interstate 15 with the state border with nevada. officers took the suspect into custody without incident. no other drivers were injured during that chase. >> we have new information on that deadly migrant boat accident in the mediterranean sea. prosecutors in sicily have charged the captain an crew member in connection

richard: firefighters were underground they could not use their walkie-talkies and had to use their cell phones instead. today, two big issues, getting the various emergency agencies to speak with each other and getting people out in case of an emergency. >> it could happen to anyone. richard: metro transit police, first responders, and volunteers simulating a smoke incident evacuation at the greenbelt metro station. the drill comes three months after heavy smoke in a tunnel left one woman dead and dozens hospitalized. >> i have my eyes open at all times. richard: among the concerns that day, onboard electrical fans were blowing smoke inside the cars and firefighters underground could not communicate with commanders about. a d.c. fire spokesman says clogged radio repeaters had been cleaned. drills like this will help in an evacuation. >> you have the fire marshals come through and explain what the options were. next you know they care about everyone safety, it is important thing. richard: time was of the essence for those folks that were trapped inside the train for 30 minutes. the ntsb

people there have been living in underground shelter for months too frightened to come out. andrew simmonds reports on the rebel held city of donetsk on the struggle of orphanages and foster parents to provide for their care. psh >> reporter: children shouldn't have to live like this, an existence underground, with little food. it's the poor who suffer the most at times of conflict. there's no exception in the self-declared republic of donetsk. places like this answer the question is there confidence in the ceasefire. families living underground in musty damp conditions. here there are 28 children trying to get by. many families refuse to give up their space, because they are convinced fighting will resume. some of the children have foster parents who can't afford to clothe and feed them. this woman used to get $100 a month allowance for fostering anton, four years old. in the breakaway republic of donetsk, there's nothing. they were advised by a welfare worker to put anton into an orphanage. >> translation: how could they say this? he is mine. he is mine. i will not give hi

an existence underground with little food.s always the poor who suffer most at times of conflict. and there is no exception here in donetsk. places like this answer the question is there any confidence in the ceasefire? families living underground, and here there are 28 children trying to get by. many families refuse to give up their space here because they are convinced the fighting will resume. some of the children have fos -- parents who can't afford to feed and clothe them. this woman was advised by a welfare worker to put anton into an orphanage. >> translator: how could they say this? he's mine. he's mine. i won't give him away never. never. do you love your momma? >> reporter: at the nearest orphanage rebranded with the flag there is a depressed mood. >> translator: ukraine should supply these families with support, along with everything else needed to care for these children. >> reporter: but ukrainian welfare payments aren't being sent her. the break away republic isn't paying them either. institutions like these are

we'll bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. >> an underground explosion affectsn one delaware county neighborhood. last night's blast sent folks nearby running luckily nobody was hurt. and peco works to restore power. david henry is live at the scene in radnor township with the latest. >> hi rick, we have eight buildings with 29 customers still without power out here, you see the peco crews are working on the manhole that exploded last night. it was a close call last night for the shops and restaurants especially

they're building an underground pedestrian tunnel for the california hospital.sure go to our website and click on web links. >>> a man wanted in connection with the mother of his child. andrew butler of sacramento should be considered armed and dangerous. shot and killed kendra during an argument. her body was left on the street. the victim's family said her infant son was in the back seat along with the teenage daughter. >> from my understanding he tried to shoot the kids and something happened with the gun. >> the sister did not want her face shown or name used because butler is on the loose. >> they're welcoming 19 new recruits. they held a graduation ceremony yesterday. they'll bring energy to the department especially after the death of michael johnson last month. while it was a celebratory mood, it weighed heavily on the graduation. >> it weighed honorable, it's going to be something that will linger throughout our careers. >> the department has 900 on duty officers, the department was 1200 strong at its peak which was a few years ago. >>> ross is calling

it's underground. >> nice! >> what? >> you see these guys carrying kayaks into the cave and invent the sport of splunk yakking. >> that sounds awesome. splunk yakking. >> nothing more than just the lights on their helmets they leave the daylight behind and they go exploring this underground cover. help me out. >> exactly what i said. >> this is terrifying. >> so exhilarating at the same time! >> a short clip where you can see almost nothing. you can hear them calling to each other. >> do they know where this goes? do they know where it ends? or they just blindly heading into a tunnel? >> go with the flow right, to the end of the tunnel. >> literally. >> as you can see, there is literally light at end of the tunnel. there is an outlet for the river. what an amazing thing to done all of the excitement of course caught on beautiful gopros mounted on their helmet a great experience. one i would be up for trying. >> hell yes. >> he's playing with a jammed air soft gun, or so he thinks. >> you see his face. >> did you break i

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. >> and philly underground. we'll take you below the philadelphia water works for a look at a hidden gem. it's a piece of history care takers have no idea what to do with. ♪ >>> better ride for patco train passengers. this morning's rush not fun. skyfox was over the disabled westbound train just short of haddonfield stop around 7:30 this morning. officers came to the rescue passengers stranded on that train. they were on their way about 30 or so minutes later. different train of course. the incident delayed trains in both directions for about 20 minutes. >>> tonight police identify the man they're looking for in connection to a west philadelphia murder. he is 30-year-old omar lewis from jamaica. police are looking for him for the april 5th death of andrea roberts. police found roberts body in the bedroom of her willows of a home home. she was strangled. police say a man showed up at the precinct with a voice message stating she was dead. >> developing right now more legal troubles for a pennsylvania's attorney g

officials say the explosion happened underground about 6:00 in the evening and now some underground cablesd to be replaced. and this was the scene late last night. 24 customers still without power. the impact damaged a few businesses and rattled residents. >> next thing i know we're heading out the door and then after that there was a big explosion. got knocked off my feet. i can feel the heat. >> so i heard the fire alarms go off and i ran to the back. like i hit the ground really hard from just the explosion, the force hit me. >> crews aren't sure what caused the blast and are still trying to figure out if yesterday's storms were a factor. >>> and today vice president joe biden makes his second visit of the year to philadelphia. the nation's number two will tour pico headquarters with the secretary of energy. after the tour they'll discuss ways to invest in the energy infrastructure. this comes as the president is ready to kick off earth day activities across the country. >>> a philadelphia day care worker will stand trial today accused of leaving five children locked inside a running ca

>> reporting from donetsk in eastern ukraine why families are still living in these conditions underground even though there's a ceasefire. >> the fight for control of yemen continues between forces loyal to the government supported by a saudi-led coalition and shia houthi rebels. it's been nearly two weeks since the coalition air campaign began. let's look at some of the latest targets hit. saudi war planes bombed a military base in central yemen near the city of ib. this his the first strike on that particular base. an area of the southern port city of aden, many civilian homes were destroyed. yemeni government forces are said to have recaptured the air base from houthi fighters, that base is north of aden. we have more. >> a civilian in the center of aden is shot by a houthi sniper as he films the streets below. an example of how dangerous the streets of yemen have become. this is the kind of violence the saudi-led coalition said it's targeting with air strikes. they blamele houthis and they are rallies of taking control of yemen by force and cracking down on anyone who opposes them. >>

they have an enrichment facility that they buried deep underground. they have to convert that facility so the centrifuges are not enriching uranium. finding ways in which iran is going to be able to have a program that can access peaceful nuclear energy, but these facilities are converted and the limitations that cut off these pathways. charlie: there are many people that believe the underground facility would be impervious to bombing. is that an understanding the united states had? ben: the fact of the matter is that the facility is buried deep underground. it was a covert facility. there was no reason that iran had to bury that facility deep underground other than to hide it from the international community. it is a complicated military target. i will not get into our own military capabilities. now that they are converting this facility, they would not be using centrifuges to enrich uranium there. instead, they will be enriching uranium only at the one site which is their more long-standing enrichment facility. containing the enrichment there was an

. >>> we learned much move about the underground explosion in wayne radnor township. peco was aware of the foul smelling fumes coming up from a manhole earlier in the day. david henry is live with the update. >> reporter: apparently smolders a long time before it blew, peco is on the scene trying to find a cause and they will be out here all night trying to fix it. last night a manhole cover blew and went flying as a series of three explosions rocked restaurant row in downtown wayne. >> you felt it in the ground and heard it. it was extremely loud. it rocks everything. the patio outside of the great american pub was crowded with diners when this happened. cell phone video captured one of three explosions that rocked the area and sent this manhole flying, luckily it was deflected by this iron fence. my daughter and son were freaking out it was terrifying. >> carly and her family just left the table like this one when the explosion erupted. it was a close call that left them badly shake and. we all snuggled in bed and the what if's could drive you crazy we are all safe

utility wires how much more to do that work and how much total that gives the advocates doing the underground activity every year we need to raise x amount of money so go back to the ballot for the voters will you pay for a bond or increase in property tax several ways to a pay for it they actually understand this is how much we need to ask for it may not be as equitable you're following someone else's plans you gives a cost effective way to do that is one of the big suggestions scott wagner having the city and county look at the last 5 years and easily do it and look at the next 5 years to add in the work what does it mean and gives 10 years of averages and give an idea it is one of the bigger things like the city and county steps to take that is outside of lafco purview that's my report on this matter. >> i don't see any questions or comments public comment is open on item number 5 good afternoon one last bite and apple also public net san francisco which we've in light of the water been happening in the past few days around broadband and the digital divide we definitely you know we've been

disposal wells but we still don't know about how much waste water injection impacts oklahoma's underground faults. back in texas lawmakers are considering a bill that could help oil and gas companies by stripping local officials by their ability to ban fracking. >> the citizens in arlington had to evacuate around a drilling because it was spewing up fracking fluids, and this would say you cannot regulate anything that is happening below the ground. >> what the state is telling us is we don't have a tort say we don't want earthquakes. that really bothers me. they got what they wanted out of our land and in the process they have destroyed it. >> house bill 40 has been approved in the texas state house p now it a waits a vote in the state senate. al jazeera. >> the u.s. department of justice is now investigating the death of a baltimore man who suffered severe injuries while in police custody. hundreds gathered for a rally in a vigil last night demanding justice. >> ray died sunday a week after he was arrested. he suffered a severe spinal cord injury. the police chief said he cannot explain h

at one point, black smoke could be seen coming from underground. police say the fire had reignited and at its peak, 80 customers had been left without power. >>> philadelphia mother accused of abandoning her quadriplegic son at a park for days appeared before a judge this afternoon in maryland. parler had her court date through closed circuit tv. she waived her right to extradition. that means philadelphia police can bring her back here to face the judge. pennsylvania regulators are calling on philadelphia gas works to replace some of the state's oldest gas lines and to replace them faster. pennsylvania utilities commission issued a 93-page report suggesting how philadelphia could shave 30 years off the gas line replacement plan. among the recommendations, improving cash management consolidating facilities, and issuing new debt. >>> new at 5:00 medical marijuana legislation is on its way to the pennsylvania senate. an amended bill passed a committee today legalizing cannabis for some medical treatments. the real challenge now will be to house a bil

. >>> this is the second day of a three-day closure of van nuys where crews build underground walkway to connect california pacific medical center's future hospital and medical office building. >> installing, effectively temporarily structural walls. that's all we try to accomplish this weekend. those walls will be a part of the temporary structure to allow us to continue to work all summer long. underneath and install the permanent tunnel structure. >> detours caused traffic delays in the already congested area. lanes reopen 12:00 a.m. monday but two more closures take place, one april 24th through the 26th and the other on labor day weekend. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 9:00, there are big bucks being spent on an east bay senate race. we'll show you where all that money is coming from. plus coachella music festival in the desert. what are organizers doing for their water needs during the drought? >>> and the nsa say it's come up with a way to >>> more than a million dollars has poured in from outside interests in an east bay senate race. democrats, susan bonilla an assembly woman

crews will work through the night to fix the underground cable that triggered the fire and black out. nearly 30 customers are still without power tonight. some of the businesses are so damaged it would take days or weeks to reopen. >>> the justice department has opened a federal investigation into the death of a baltimore man that sparked outrage across the country. the investlation will look for civil rights violations. he suffered a spinal injury. he died a week later. about an hour after the d.o.j. probe was announced hundreds of protesters gathered for this rally in baltimore. they are determined to get answers. >> the man was arrested for running while black and as we say felony running. >> within the past four years baltimore has paid out nearly $6 million in judgments and settlements involving claims of police brutality and civil rights violations. >>> the mother accused of abandoning her disabled son will soon be in court today. last week her 21-year-old son was found in the park with a bible, blanket and his wheelchair. investigators say he was there for five days. police say

cisterns or underground tanks holding a minimum of 150- gallons of water each. the tanks are checked every week to make sure they have no leaks. in 1906 there were almost 250 fire firefighters on duty. and now 339 with most firefighters living out of town. still, in a major effort quake so many factorss from the weather to how many main roads are choked with debris will simply be out of the firefighters control. >> when we come back on a second look, how many people were killed by the quake? why some say that answer remained hidden for decades. >>> welcome back to a second look. the 1906 earthquake was one of the nation's worse n aturaldisasters striking densely populated san francisco with verocity. in disaster as in war the truth itself can be a casualty. >> reporter: san francisco streets were still smoldering, it's dead still buried in rubble but for many in the city the first priority wasn't rescue, it was down playing the disaster. >> there was a calculated effort thomasing -- calculated effort of the 1906 earth quake. >> there were buried bodies, burned b

. >> underground drainage water. northerly occur ohing salts and other heavy metals makes this water unfit for irrigation or human consumption. >> this is what we call sub surface tile water. historically this water has been problematic water. our goal is to take this water and turn it into a productive resource. >> so this water actually runs underground about eight feet, and you brought it up to the surface. you're going clean it up, and then attack it back to the crops. >> that's the plan. >> aaron mandel is ceo and founder of water fx, the company behind the desalination plant. it's prominent feature is this, 377-foot long mirrors. >> we're using large mirrors here to capture the heat. >> mineral oil travels down the central tube and is heated up by the sun to 248 degrees. the heat is then piped into evaporators and the steam is generated. fresh water is condensed from the steam and salt and other minerals are removed in the process. >> what percentage of the water is purified? >> we can go to 93% water recovery.

he still works underground. every day he goes there and i wonder when the news will come. >> the disaster happened when a pit was enduffled by flames and carbon monoxide gas. 800 miners were trapped. an investigation found a long list of faults including lack of gas detecters lack of gas masks and poor ventilation. there is an investigation going on into the inspectors who gave the mine an operatingness. >> if the minister dos not grant the mission to launch the probe against the civil servant whose wrong doings were confirmed with the report, it's against justice and means the government avoids putting officers on trial and it means that it protects them. >> prosecutors demanding 25 year jail sentences for every one of the 301 victories. among the disaster's turkey's parliament pushed through legislation aimed a improveing labor safety. but this country still has the worse record in europe when it comes to work-related deaths and so far this year 350 people have been killed for worker health and safety. bernard

pg&e said underground equipment failure caused the outage.o one was hurt in the explosion . >> police in novato believe a couple wanted for questioning after their child was found dead might be in oakland. the case started when north las vegas police checked in on the couple's 17-year-old daughter and her baby. the 4-month-old showed signs of being malnourished and is in critical condition. that led police to another home where they found a 3-year-old girl dead, but they were unable to find her parents. detectives believe kelly philips and jondrew lachaux might be on the run with five other children. >> we have a four-month-old fighting for its life at the hospital still. so it is imperative to locate these children so we can verify their condition. >> investigators arrested the 17-year-old on child abuse charges. they say she is the older sister of the three-year-old who died. their parents have contacts in both oakland and los angeles. >>> mass vandalism in the north bay, novato residents woke up yesterday morning to find dozens of tires sl

. >>> straight ahead philly underground.e'll take you below the philadelphia water works for a look at some hidden gems. it's a piece of history that care takers are fighting to preserve. ♪ ♪ to you they're more than just a pet. so protect them... ...with k9 advantix® ii. it's broad-spectrum protection kills fleas ticks and mosquitoes too. k9 advantix® ii. for the love of dog™. music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪ ♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. ♪ >>> philadelphia underground now one particular building accents the landscape between the schuylkill river and the art museum like something in an old world masterpiece. but few people know the historic fairmount water works struggle to survive and even fewer have ever ventured inside it. well tonight we'll take you under the waterfall of the water works. >> 215200 years sin the water works opened. >> and still standing. >> this is certa

steam is injected underground to loosen the oil and it is pumped out. the thick tarlike crude must be mixed with chemicals to make it flow through the pipeline. tar sands require 70% more energy to extract than traditional oil. steyer: this is a gigantic mining operation in the middle of nowhere. they want to take production by 2025, more than double it. betty: and your job is to make sure that never comes out of the ground? steyer: well, look, from my point of view -- i'm not a scientist. the scientists say it would be devastatingly terrible for the seven billion people on the earth if it does. betty: when we return, tom steyer looks outside the box for answers. steyer: i actually believe that the solution for our energy problem is going to be corporate america. betty: tom steyer claims money didn't motivate him, but he is incredibly good at making it. the investment firm he founded, farallon capital management, has a market value of almost $4 billion, and that has made steyer a very wealthy man. if you didn't really like using money as a benchmark for

a local underground movement that has the culinary world buzzing. >> and say so long to double chins. the new drug that promises to improve the way you look without surgery. >> i am sandhya patel. a warm pattern is setting up. i'll tell you who will i like fun as much as anyone. but we need to talk about - whoa! what was that? - about mustache safety. my blazin' chicken sandwich has ghost pepper ranch sauce. you crave it. but you need to respect it. so remember: keep it neat, before you eat the heat. coming in hot! jack's blazin' chicken sandwich is back and it's got a new bacon buddy. they're both fired-up with spicy crispy chicken sliced jalapeños and ghost pepper ranch sauce. you've. been. warned. >> covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all of the bay area this is abc7 news. >> beaches in maui closed after a woman was closed in a shark attack. it happened near a popular surf spot called dumps. newsnorklers found her offshore. firefighterses tried to save her, but shooy suffered severe bites along her torso and lost an arm in the attack. >>> a san francisco group is using