and what happened was those houses got turned into they have broken up these a big victorian house got turned into five apartments or you know people would rent individual rooms but in many cases they got apartment ties the row houses in new york city got turned into level so the first floor became a house the second floor became a house the third floor became a house whereas it used to all be one house and we still see the remnants of those all around us i'm wondering if that's the fate of a lot of these big mansions and you know i mean do you see any parallels between that transition and the transition we're going through right now. absolutely and as you're saying that i'm realizing i live in one of those old old broken up. hartman's a new york city but absolutely you know that one of the big questions here is well what happens to all of these big mcmansion that were built so far away and now that there's less of a demand for and many people have posited that they may be our future apartment house thing or that they maybe are you know there's all sorts of creative ideas of what to do

this victorian house at 17th and east st. john st.thought to be a work of a serial arsonist. most of the fires have occurred with a two square mile area between william in santa clara streets just east of downtown san jose. firefighters are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. fire and police are making frequent visits to the area particularly during the early morning hours when most of the fires have been said. >>mark: of the 49ers are getting ready to face the seattle seahawks this weekend but it's not just the team the niners need to prepare for. century linked filled some of the seattle seahawks is allow the stadium and all of football. try to communicate amid all the noise is going to play a key role on sunday. earlier this season seattle fans reached 137.6 decibels. 140 decibels would be equivalent to a jet engine at 100 ft.. something that can cause permanent hearing damage. if you're going to want to stay with kron4 for sports night live on thursday night. carrier radnich is your host--gary radnich i

this charred victorian house on st. john's in san jose. there are 30 volunteers that agreed to keep watch overnight and call in anything suspicious, they are scared. they are angry. no one more so than the victims. there have been 13 fires since wednesday. in less than a week the vick attorney set on fire on saturday home to this couple who lost family photos and will not get over that. she asked this question of the arsonist. >> was it worth it to you for five minutes of your pleasure to see the house burn down? to see the misery you have caused and are causing people? >> look at this sketch, this is what investigators have been able to compile for the description. they have handed it out to 3,000 people and they say the arsonist is tall, thin, and hispanic or white. they believe they caught him on surveillance video pacing in front of at least one target. they are looking into that as they try to nail this guy, really. the most recent fire at class in church on sunday and this victorian, we are standing in front of, happened on saturday

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they contended to one house but unfortunately it is a victorian house. if you can see the damage that has been done. the roof area is completely destroyed. >> apparently there was an elderly couple inside and they were able to get out of the house and they're safe, no injuries which is good news. it appears that this house is a complete loss. >> we will stay on this throughout the morning. >> new this morning. former israeli prime minister ariel sharon has died. the 85-year-old had been in a coma since suffering a stroke eight years ago. sharon was one of isreal's most iconic and controversial leaders. he was called the buzzdozer for his forceful personality. the hospital says sharon's health had been declining over the last few weeks. >> the niners are one step away from the n-f-c championship tomorrow they take on the carolina panthers. kron four's scott rates is live in charlotte with more on tomorrow's match-up. niners fans are impatiently waiting for sunday's big playoff game in carolina. >> everyone is getting excited. i can tell you that last night

she simplified and tore out some of the victorian so the house -- the victorian details so the houseould be more modern and classic. we are in prospect garden here in princeton, new jersey. this is a garden that ellen originally designed when she was the resident from 1902 to 1910. i think here we see the full expression of ellen's aesthetic vision. she is an oil painter, very competent. she knows a lot of the american impressionistic painters of the day. she loves to paint landscapes and as a corollary to that she lays out this beautiful garden at prospect house. she plans cedar trees, roses and all kinds of flowers. in fact, she loves this garden so much, she hates to leave it when the wilsons enter politics and leave princeton. when ellen wilson is in the white house, she brings the white house gardener back here to this garden at the prospect house and says to the white house gardener, let's re-create the rose section of this garden at the white house. because ellen wilson could look out of her bedroom window at prospect mansion, she could look down and see flowers all day. simil

this is a century-old victorian house on east st.etely collapsed during this fire. fire investigators are going to be out this morning, gathering evidence, because they believe this fire was the work of a serial arsonist. this is the video of the flames, provided to us from a neighbor around 4:30 this morning. this was a two-alarm fire. a couple in their seventies live in the home, but they did escape unharmed, thanks to nair next door neighbors. the neighbors noticed the flames outside, ran over and woke the elderly couple up. >> we had to get them out. they are kind of an older couple, so we got them out. >> reporter: again, investigators believe this fire was deliberately set and that makes this fire the 11th suspicious fire in the downtown san jose area since wednesday. san jose firefighters union will announce today a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of that serial arsonist. >> he's becoming more brazen. he has to know that there's video out there that has him in it. it clearly shows him, if it's him, or one

house. this is what happens when you buy a victorian and try to make it functional is very expensive too. this is another reason why families will leave san francisco because you don't only to have buy the place, but you have to spend the money to make it functional. i think in terms of what people should be allowed to do with their own property, i think we should not interfere with this. that if it meets even our criteria. if it didn't meet our criteria, an argument could be made. staff is recommending it. it meets our criteria which is somewhat stringent and basically 1 unit. it shouldn't make a huge difference. it episode is a -- sends a wrong message to people who have families. people who want to make improvements, they shouldn't be discriminated against. if they want to improve their handout us in -- howe's house in san francisco, they should be allowed to do so. >> commissioner borden? >> here is what i struggle with. i have two problems, one is that you basically are eliminating a unit and another unit and keeping it so tiny that it's a throw away unit. the second thing is they bo

are, wanting to see exactly where the opening sequence of the sitcom "full house" was shot and famous painted ladies victorian homes that you were talking about. the signs are up this morning that read tour buss and vans seating capacity eight or more is prohibited. featured in postcards or calendars, people who live here have long complained about the noise in what they see is safety issues for people who live and walk here because of all of the buses. they're saying they can see dozens coming through on any given day. nose in san francisco's tourism industry say restrictions will of course mean lost money. neighbors say visitors are welcome, they can do walking tour, they don't want big buses here. restrictions cover the area north of cell, south of golden gate, west of webster street. they start at 100 bucks. live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thanks very much. >> 5:5 1. peyton manning, odd man out. the fun fact that lings the others in the playoffs. >>> peyton manning might the best quarterback in the playoffs but the only one never drafted by a major league baseball team. colin

house to survive the 1906 earthquake and fire. when the neighborhood was rebuilt new structures were 3 and 4 victorian flats. in the - a little cottage is my home. in the 60s or early 70s the city plant a christmas tree this is a species that does well and the tree in front of of the house has blocked the sun from my southern exposure. and has dislocated portions of the sidewalk. and the curb. at the time the tree was plant the building the city took the responsibility of sidewalk trees he since then the city has transferred it but the city restrict what the city owners do with replacement. when i acquired the how is it had a host of problems but it deciphered to be saved. therefrom i constructed a major part of the house and closed the original basement area and smallest new plumbing and windows and skylight and roared the one hundred and 50-year-old structure. i want to improve the sin light by replacing the existing tree with a smaller tree that's more proprietary to the scale of this property. with the tall structures on the south side it is the only exposure to direct sun that i have. that's a view that

victorian home on st. john that with have been a darling house now boarded up. we have the moment that the arsonist struck, setting it on fire on saturday, one of at least 13 suspected arsons just since last wednesday. the couple lost everything in the fire and they are angry. >> not only destroyed my life, if he continues to burn people's homes he will destroy others' lives because he will get caught. >> the sooner the better. investigators are distributing this sketch handed out to 3,000 people in the air. the man they are looking for is tall, thin, white or hispanic. they also believe it is the man in surveillance video that we have obtained. they say they caught him on video walking past one of the targets with this home one self times before the fire began. people in the area are not taking this lay down the they is organized and there are 30 volunteer whose have greeted to keep an eye out to stay up overnight and watch for suspicious behavior and the city urging those people to stay in their homes and call 9-1-1? they see anything. do not take action on yo

victorian home on st. john street, 4:20 saturday morning. elderly couple live hearing escaped safely. across the street, surveillance cameras on eric's house captured a man walking by four times shortly before the fire started. at least once the man is seen holding something in his hand. >> to come by four times is kind of suspicious, especially in a gap of -- first time is a little after 3:00. >> firefighters arrived on scene minutes after the man is seen on camera for the last time. the fire department used this video and other surveillance clips to come up with a sketch of a white or hispanic man, 2030, 6'0" to 6'2", wearing baggy clothes. motive unknown. >> i don't know what's making this particular person tick. they talked about things like revenge and spite. >> arson investigators say eight fires have been intentionally set in a six-block area of san jose, all started from the outside. including this house fire on thursday, on san antonio street. two residents got out safely. on wednesday, a portable unit at this baptist church, also on san antonio street, was torched. >> it's alarming. >> now concerned neighbors are an alert. fire o

victorian home on st. john street about 4:20 saturday morning. the elderly couple living here escaped safely. across the street, surveillance cameras on eric kupfer's house caught a man walking by four times shortly before the fire started. at least once, the man is seen holding something in his hand. >> but to come by four times is kind of suspicious, especially in the gap of the first time we see him is a little after 3:00. >> reporter: firefighters arrived on scene minutes after the man is seen on camera for the last time. the fire department used this video and other surveillance clips to come up with a sketch of a thin white or hispanic man in his 20s or 30s, 6 feet to 6'2" wearing baggy clothes of the his motive unknown. >> i don't know what makes this particular person tick. they talk about things like revenge and spite. >> reporter: arson investigators say eight fires have been intentionally set in a six-block area of san jose, all started from the outside, including this house fire on thursday on san antonio street. two residents got out safely. on wednesday, a portable unit at this baptist church also on san antonio street was torched. >> it is

house enough? what do you watch for? >> the arsonist has set 13 fires since last wednesday including a church classroom on sunday and this victorian home on saturday. the owners say they lost everything but they are lucky to be alive. >> whoever did this needs to get some help before he kills somebody. it was very close. we could have died in there. >> no one has been physically hurt in any of the fires there is still pain being inflicted. parents are worried about their children. >> the fear and the mental anguish from it, a kid is marked for life. >> the sketch of the suspect is on the back of the fliers going out to people in the neighborhood. if you see this person do not approach him, call 9-1-1. also, a $10,000 reward is offered for any information leading to an arrest. >>> a discussion is taking place right now about the possibility of a new park in memory of andy lopez. the 13-year-old was shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff deputy while holding a replica ak-47. matt keller has more on what isç expected to be an emotional day in santa rosa. >> temporary memorial for andy lopez is still up at the place in santa rosa

victorian is a property targeted by the arsonist. the couple lost everything. >> was it worth it to you, five minutes of pleasure to see the house burn down? to see the misery you have caused and the misery you are causing? >> 9 arsonist last struck on sunday and usually started ablaze objects leaning on a wall. this surveillance video captured the arsonist. it and other surveillance videos have helped put together this composite sketch. residents who are volunteering have been given specific instructions. >> stay in the home. people should be grabbing for a phone and not a weapon. but they are lock -- looking for anything suspicious. authorities are offering $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >>> the flu continues to take a deadly toll in the bay area, with three new flu-related deaths announced santa clara, san mateo and santa cruz counties bringing bay area total to 16. among the latest victims, a 54-year-old sonoma county resident who had underlying health conditions. this year's 94 is hitting otherwise healthy and young people. official are urging anyone who has not done so to get vaccinated. the centers for di

house fire christmas day. the san francisco man opening up about the life he and his long time partner built together. the fire broke out in a victorian home on baker street, from his hospital bed patrick ferry told us his partner of nearly 30 years has died. ferry recovering from severe burns to his hands, the pair spent several years restoring the house and had a shop, the sword and rose. >> the last thing he would want from me is to be curled up in a ball refusing to go on because of my grief. >> ferry says she choosing to celebrate the 29 years he had with sapp. there will be a ceremony at the sword and rose though that hasn't been scheduled yet. >> 5:35. time to get a look at how the temperatures will shape up for the day. good morning to you. >> good morning, peggy, scott, everybody at home. another unseasonably warm finish with temperatures ending up in the 70s again. it's going to be about as warm as yesterday. yesterday was pretty nice. we're looking good for 68 in the south bay, the peninsula at 68, 70 in the east bay. san francisco at 66 and 67 degrees, comfortable in the north bay. we do have changes headed our way. it's g

house for help. the fire was on the roof of the old victorian home, and the roof partially collapsed as fire crews tried to climb up there, so they had to back off, then they had to fight the fire from defensive positions outside. we're told this fire is likely to be another case of arson. >> absolutely suspicious. do we suspect that this could possibly be the arsonist is setting these fires? we highly suspect that it possibly is, but we obviously cannot 100% say that that's who it is, and it's being investigated right now. arson investigators, fire investigators are here on scene to get as much evidence as they can. >> this morning's fire is in the same area where a string of suspicious fires have burned since wednesday morning. we're talking about seven other suspicious fires that have started within a two-mile radius. sky 7 hd was over the neighborhood near 24th and east san antonio street yesterday morning after three fires broke out there in the span of just an hour. >> i didn't realize that it was going on around the whole neighborhood, and i am very worried about my renters. >> residents are bein

street, up to 50 a day, trying to see painted ladies, victorian homes with the downtown in the backdrop. i remember the opening to the sitcom "full houseers" very famous. seasons are up here after a vote by the san francisco municipal transportation agency, tour buss and vans with eight or more passengers prohibited. neighbors hope this encourages people to take a walking tour instead. they say they don't want to discourage people from visiting the restrictions. south of golden gate, just west of webster street. the fine is 100 bucks. i spoke with a couple of ladies walking their dogs and they thought the restricts were in place because they haven't seen many tour buses here lately at all. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> maybe getting the new routes perhaps. >> thanks a lot. >> you need one of the open airbuss, i think, in the city today. gorgeous day. let's get a convertible. >> we can run through the green grass like they did in the open to "full house "s have a picnic like danny tanner did. great show. ♪ everywhere you look >> headed toward record level bay area. dress for two separate parts of the day. 77 degrees along the p

house fire yesterday, which nearly trapped an elderly couple. abc7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian talks with worried neighbors who plan to distribute this sketch door to door >> the fire ravaged this victorian home before dawn. it belongs to an elderly couple who moved in 50 years ago. they barely got out alive. >> they opened the door and tell them get out. get out. the house is on fire. >> jose helped them escape. he's learning more about what he can do as a downtown resident to protect himself from an arsonist. >> you don't know who did this? >> don is part of the 13th street neighborhood advisory committee. he's talking with his neighbors about the man investigators believe started at least eight fires. >> hopefully this person realizes that folks are after them and stops doing this because it's absolutely outrageous. >> this is video from a surveillance camera across the street. you see a man walking back and forth four times before the fire. police want to talk to him. >> these fires have targeted san jose residents in the darkest hours of the night when they are most vulnerable. >> residents will go door to door passing out the sketch and. smoke detectors. he is leading the effort. >

house enough? or what to watch out for? >> investigators sate arsonists set 13 fires since wednesday, including a church classroom sunday, and this victorian on saturday. the owners say they lost everything. but are lucky to be alive. >> whoever did this needs to get help. before he kills someone. you know? we could have died in there. >> there is pain being inflicted and parents are worried about children. >> this fire and mental anguish from it. a kid, that marks them for life. >> that sketch of the suspect is circulating among residents. authorities say don't approach him, just call 911. authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. >> the swine flu claimed two more lives in the bay area with a victim in solano county reported this afternoon. >> that means this season's virus killed 18 people in the bay area, including fatal case in santa cruz county the new fatal case was a man in his 40s we don't know how much, much about the man except he was younger than 65. now this, year's flu striking many healthy and relatively young people. health officials say that best defense is get vaccinateed. there is sti

victorian. she simplified and tore out some of the details so the house could be more modern and classic.e in prospect garden here in princeton, new jersey. this is a garden that ellen originally designed when she was the resident from 1902 to 1910. i think here we see the full expression of ellen's aesthetic vision. she is an oil painter, very competent. she knows a lot of the american impressionistic painters of the day. she loves to paint landscapes and as a corollary to that she lays out this beautiful garden at prospect house. she plants the seed or trees. -- cedar trees. she plants roses and all kinds of flowers. in fact, she loves this garden so much, she hates to leave it when the wilsons enter politics and leave princeton. when ellen wilson is in the white house, she brings the white house gardener back here to this garden at the prospect house and says to the white house gardener, let's re-create the rose section of this garden at the white house. ellen wilson could look out of her bedroom window at prospect mansion, she could look down and see flowers all day. similarly, she wa

victorian home before dawn. it belonged to an elderly couple who moved in 50 years ago. they barely got out alive. >> they opened the door and tell them get out. get out. the house is on fire. >> jose helped them escape. he's learning more about what he can do as a downtown resident to protect himself from an arsonist. >> you don't know who did this? >> don is part of the 13th street neighborhood advisory committee. he's talking with his neighbors about the man investigators believe started at least eight fires. >> hopefully this person realizes folks are after them and stops doing this because it's be a excusely outrageous. >> this is video from a surveillance camera across the street. you see a man walking back and forth four times before the fire. police want to talk to him. >> these fires this targeted san jose residents in the darkest hours of the night when they are most vulnerable. >> volunteers will go door to door passing out the sketch and information. >> one fire is one fire too many. it's clear this is a guy who intends to do harm and we've got to do everything we can to protect each other. >> the firefighters union is offering a $10,000 reward. in s

victorian home before dawn. it belongs to an kerly couple who moved in 50 years ago. they barely got out alive. >> they opened the door and tell them get out. get out. the house is on fire. >> jose helped them escape. he's learning more about what he can do as a downtown resident to protect himself from an arsonist. >> you don't know who did this? >> don is part of the 13th street neighborhood advisory committee. he's talking with his neighbors about the man investigators believe started at least eight fires. >> hopefully this person realizes folks are after them and stops doing this because it's absolutely outrageous. >> this is video from a surveillance camera across the street. you see a man walking back and forth four times before the fire. police want to talk to him. >> these fires have targeted san jose residents in the darkest hours of the night when they are most vulnerable. >> volunteers will go door to door passing out the sketch and smoke detectors. he is leading the effort. >> one fire is one fire too many. it's clear this is a guy who intends to do harm and we've got to do everything we can to protect each other. >> the firefighters union is offe