i heard weld say this is a statement.s it a statement like jefferson davis had a statement which was real, or is it a statement simply to poke politically at the people in denver? what's he up to? what are they up to? >> as you said, this isn't coming true anytime soon. fun to come up with the names for it. at least not soon, all right? it's going to be a while. the context here is that the republican party in colorado is basically the ghost of christmas future for the national gop. they've been bleeding support from women, from latinos, from young voters. they've essentially imploded. democrats have complete control of state government right now for pretty much the first time in generations, and they're using it to pass a really robust, progressive agenda that includes bills on just this year gun control, renewable energy that's really ticked off the rural areas, civil unions. it's a long list. so at its heart, this is a political dispute here. it's a very jarring situation for some of these voters. the district attorney

>> yes, your honor. >> i was the highest in my welding class. i was there more than any of the other kids. >> so you learned something while you were in placement? >> yes, i did. >> you said that while you were out after you didn't go back in may of 2008, to quote you, you caught a charge in illinois. >> yes, i did. >> what does that mean you caught a charge? >> i committed another crime. >> okay. and what was that crime? >> unlawful use of a weapon. >> what kind of weapon? >> it was a handgun. >> so you were charged as an adult -- >> as an adult, yes. >> -- because in illinois at age 17 you're considered an adult, is that right? >> yes, ma'am. >> so you were there and three months in the cook county jail. >> yes, ma'am. >> how did that work for you? >> it wasn't nice. i woke up. >> welcome to adulthood, right? >> yep. >> did you learn anything from that experience? >> yes, i did. >> what did you learn? >> i don't ever want to go back to prison again. >> so what are you going to do to make that doesn't happen? >> hopefully when i -- if i do get

inger >> i love the welding shop. >> sxit's pumping right now, come on by. >> i think commissioner hyde had some comments

we were separated by fire corridor which was mandated by the fire department which separates our welding shop, high risk welding shop from the public assembly area, so excluding that from square footage, we're at 10 thousand footprint, square foot prin and we're down to probably 7200 square feet, not including the rear shops that aren't part of our -- >> is it all one level? >> we have a mezzanine as well, mezzanine that is off limit, it's part of our art classes. >> okay, so my thing is you could actually put 800 people in there? >> we can, so almost i think to go back to audrey's question, we are in pursuit of fire sprinklers, we are in pursuit of our third egress out of the building where we definitely understand that potential there. >> so, can you tell me your policy then, how to maintain or i mean, are you refusing certain parties that they can't -- >> we are absolutely, we are a clicker at the door, right inside when the ticket takes, and we just maintain it. we -- >> do you let your promoters know ahead of time that that's the cap. >> yes, that's part of our contract where the pr

inger >> i love the welding shop. >> sxit's pumping right now, come on by. >> i think commissioner hyde had some comments or questions. >> did you approach any neighborhood organizations or not

inger >> i love the welding shop. >> sxit's pumping right now, come on by. >> i think commissioner hyde had some comments or questions. >> did you approach any neighborhood organizations or not for profit ins the area to talk about this? >> we did. >> can you tell me what they were. >> sure. we are an extension of the shell space programming, we've kept all of the programming, we didn't kick artists out of the facility, we didn't kick any of the long term tenants that we had which our longest term tenant on a weekly basis, the as t*ek tans group. >> what i'm talking about is going to these groups and saying, hey, we're applying for this permit and, you know, you're a neighborhood association so we wanted to talk to you about this, did you make any -- >> so far, we've done the san francisco green business certification, so we're about two thirds of the way through that process with them. >> okay. so, -- >> and beyond that, this is -- i need to point out that this is -- shell space had a poe the entire time of its existence, so that's what being part of that collective -- >> so, it's not

they weld them now. >> [ scoffs ] throw it here.just let me do this. >> now, you don't be snatching that from me. i'm telling you, it's stuck. you ain't gonna be able to get it. >> it's not stuck. you just not strong...enough. it's not. yeah. i got it. it's not... it might be stuck to you, but to me, it... >> still stuck, just like your brain. stuck. >> okay, you show him how to

the tank that leaked was made of steel plates attached by bolts rather than welding. tepco has been criticized for the poor handling of the leaks at the plant and its late recognition that radioactive materials are flowing into the ocean. the company's president has responded with a pledge to send up a special task force in charge of managing contaminated water. >> reporter: we need >> translator: we need to employ all the personnel and equipment at the plant. we understand this is a major challenge and we're determined to confront it steadfastly. >> tepco officials say experts from outside japan will also be invited to join the task force on contaminated water. in addition, tepco's vice president in charge of nuclear power will be stationed at the plant to oversee operations directly. >>> prosecutors are demanding a severe sentence for a former political heavyweight. the trial of bo xilai has ended. the once communist star is denying charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. the trial lasted five days in a country where most cases of this nature wrap up in

we were separated by fire corridor which was mandated by the fire department which separates our welding shop, high risk welding shop from the public assembly area, so excluding that from square footage, we're at 10 thousand footprint, square foot prin and we're down to probably 7200 square feet, not including the rear shops that aren't part of our -- >> is it all one level? >> we have a mezzanine as well, mezzanine that is off limit, it's part of our art classes. ok

the tank is made of steel plates bolted together rather than welded. workers checked the joints and surfaces vigily and found no abnormalities. they don't know how the water got out. company officials suggest the water leaked from the bottom of the tank, soaked into the soil and mixed with ground water. crews plan to dig holes next week around the tank and in a nearby ditch, then they'll analyze the soil and ground water. they hope to trace the path the water took and figure out how far it spread. company officials said thursday that crews had inspected similar tanks holding radioactive water. they said the findings showed two of those tanks may have leaked. >>> supporters of egypt's ousted president are fighting for their message to be heard in defiance of a government crackdown. they've returned to the streets to demand mohamed morsi's reinstatement. members of the muslim brotherhood urged people to demonstrate after friday prayers. thousands marched in the capital cairo. they passed near a square where security forces had forcibly removed morsi supp

he says this welding class makes his life here more meaningful. and this is a class for teaching young female refugees how to apply makeup. a desired service when there's a wedding at the camp. most of the training courses teach skills that are useful even in camp life. >> we want these kids to go back to syria with some hope for the future because they are going orebuild at the end of the day the country and we want them to engage in activities that will be constructive within their communities back loam. >> there's fear that the war will scar the younger jawtion even if they could return to syria soon they say their dreams and aspirations are crushed because their homes are gone. >> that report comes to us from al jazeera's nasreen el se serna. >>> 50 years after the march on washington. a look back and a look ahead at can you say stocktopussy? what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating >> the long and often contentious path of america's civil rights will circle back to the nation's capitol this weekend. as the 50th anniversary

no area has seen more activity than weld county, home to kent's farm.h a potential payoff of 2 billion barrels of oil, and 23 trillion cubic feet of natural gas on the line, companies have invested billions. >> farmers may pay 30, 40, $50 an acre foot. cities are willing to pay -- put another zero on that, oil and gas, two zeros. so long term, farmers may not be able to stay in this market. >> there are many misconceptions around frac-ing in colorado. >> reporter: he says many people exaggerate frac-ing's impact on state water resources. >> the oil gas use 1/10th of 1% colorado. >> reporter: he says the industry has created 10s of thousands of jobs. big numbers agriculture cannot hope to match. facing a dry future, this farmer fears more than will be lost than just the economic bottom line. >> rural america supplies something socially. we are the morality and work great. jazeera. >> while it's true that the frac-ing industry isn't using a lot of water today, it's clear that the industry's presence in the water market is driving prices higher. i would li

>> welding worried that a genetically modified fish would escape. >> this guy is really big.e's about 28.3 grams. >> reporter: dr. bob devlin is a scientist wit, he's involved wih the science and the impact it might have on the environment. >> reporter: you're telling me that these transgenic fish have been able to eat all they want, and they're the exact same egg as those wild type fish. >> brothers and sisters. >> who have been able to eat all they want. >> that's right. >> when dr. devlin first told me that these fish were the same age, i was blown away. i almost didn't believe him. i can see why this would be more economical for a would be gm salmon farmer. they get big faster in half the time. >> one, they waste almost no food. their behavior is so strong to acquired food resource there is very little waste. so for any amount of food taken in, they will grow about 15 to 20% larger. >> reporter: the haines family has been at sea for five generations. now counting their newest crew member but no matter how hard this family works they can't keep up with the world's appetite

it was mental illness so mental illness and suicide became welded to one into the. and the mental illness, mental health system is forced to deal with people that are suicidal and though they may not be suicidal because they're mentally ill. it is a curious way that we say if you are suicidal, you muck mentally ill. that does not necessarily follow because you could be in a crisis because of something that happened to you in your life. so we have worked out this kind of relationship but we have not worked out how we are going to comfort people, how we're going to comfort families and because we leave that shame there, people do not get to talk nearly as much as they need to other people. that's why if somebody goes through a crisis, it is extremely important. they will save another person. >> we'll take a quick break and return in a moment. ♪ [ female announcer ] wherever morning brings you, bring the energy you need. new nature valley soft-baked oatmeal squares. softly-baked, made with hearty oatmeal and a drizzle of cinnamon. they're nature valley's brand new take

it was welded on by workers repair the bridge after the 1989 earthquake and is supposed to be a lucky charm against natural disasters. it will absolutely have a home according to caltran. abc7 news crews are taking interesting pictures. this is from reporter who got to walk the span and shows the new span in the background. >> we go outside right now to the roads, for the up-to-the-minute traffic reports using cell 7 technology to see the conditions on northbound 880 at the 80 split. dick? >> i am northbound 880 and you can see the cones off to the left and they are blocking off the exit lanes that would normally allow you to connect to the bay bridge so that is the 880/80 connection. c.h.p. is on duty. do not try to sneak through to take pictures. in all fairness to kristen and her driving in the last report i would have been to oakland but i did have to step and wipe off my wipers. as mike nicco has been reporting there is mist and fog on the road so to give you a clear picture through the windshields i had to stop. kristen, your driving is forgiven for now. >> i am so buying you co

. >> sexual assault, looting, arbitrary arrests, and weld them -- and random killings. un security council warned the central african republic is sliding into chaos since seneca rebels seized control in march. >> as there is no chain of command, the country runs the risk of dissolving into chaos. some police officers are reporting to work, but -- >> the international community granted the rebel alliance defect the recognition after it from power. leader the interim government had been unable to restore order in the former french colony, due in part to infighting among rebel factions. the political turmoil has sparked a humanitarian crisis. the u.n. says some 200,000 people have been internally displaced, nearly 63,000 fleeing to neighboring countries. many more need help. much more international support is required to meet growing needs. >> critical sectors have released -- have received less than 10% of funding required. >> u.n. secretary-general ban key mood has asked the security moon haso -- ban ki asked the security council. know who won sunday's residential runoff

. >> we started with one truck, a trail, and one welding machine 20 years ago.usiness just built itself. >> how do you choose the guy that's going to dive considering 15% chance he's not going to make it? >> first you've got to find somebody that's willing to do it. usually if they're that crazy, they're pretty good. >> we just saw a piece of the video where you were tossing something at one of the workers. >> watch out for me. >> get the [ bleep ] out of me. >> are you a tough lady? >> me. >> you threw something at one of the guys. >> that wasn't a worker. >> we don't see that very often. >> even better? >> i'll just have to wait and watch the episode for that. i get along with them. but they have lines that they shouldn't want to cross. >> what is it about all has cla west of the united states can't get enough of? >> it is the last frontier. you can't just throw something away and expect to get a new one from seattle tomorrow. sometimes you have to mcgooifer t it and make it work. >> it's "alaskan steel men" premiering on friday, august 30th, on discovery chan

it was welded during the earthquake retrofit as a good luck charm for workers. some want to put it on the new bridge and some want it in a new museum. >>> here's another live look at the toll plaza right now. tonight on the news at 5:00 -- we'll get a late update from bridge officials on what's being completed today and you will get the latest traffic information that will help get you home tonight. thanks for making ktvu your choice for news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. be sure to join us again at 5:00. a7 >>> up next on "eco company" -- fighting climate change one student at a time. how high schoolers on this campus are getting it done. plus, building it green. tiles and building blocks made of straw are just the beginning. and ecofriendly fashion. meet who designing teams ready for the runway. we're catching up with the duo behind leftover green beat. then, solar power in the classroom. how these students are learning about a cleaner

that was weld county, colorado board commissioner mike free man explaining why his county in coloradomaking plans or trying to secede from the state of colorado and form the 51st state. on monday they voted to put secession on the countywide ballot this coming november. that's this fall. weld county is one of several rural counties in northeastern colorado you see it on the map considering secession. progressive legislation passed by democrats who control the governorship and legislature down in denver, things like gun safety and renewable energy measures, ignores the interests of their communities, they believe. seceding from the state of colorado would require more than just a vote by the citizens of the county, obviously. both colorado's state legislature and most importantly the united states congress the senate and the house would need to approve the partition proposal. bottom line, secession is not likely to happen any time. benji is the "hardball" reporter for msnbc.com. he's been covering the movement and told me about it. and katie atkinson is a consultant in colorado. benji,

the tank is made of steel plates bolted together rather than welded. about 300 tanks of the same design contain highly radioactive water at the site. tepco workers are inspecting those tanks visually and measuring their radiation. they found spots of high radiation on the seams of two tanks. the surfaces are dry and the water levels inside the tanks are normal. workers are investigating whether their investigation shows water leaked in the past. crews at the plant have been struggling to deal with contaminated water elsewhere on site. they are trying to stop hundreds of tons of tainted groundwater from flowing directly into the ocean every day. they say radioactive strontium and cesium may have been leaking into the ocean since may 2011. tepco officials say 30 trillion becquerels of radioactive materials may have flown down to the shore in that time, well beyond the in-house annual emission limit of 220 billion becquerels. cesium and strontium are easily absorbed into soil, so the officials say it's hard to determine the exact amount that got out. radi

. >> they're made of steel plates, bolted together, rather than welded. a resin seal lant is supposed to prevent contaminated water from seeping out. >> some experts say this is the tank's main weakness. there are about 300 of them on site. we have learned that tepco workers didn't keep any records of visual inspections of the tanks. they didn't equip some tanks with devices to detect change in water levels. managers say they will put these devices in older tanks and they say they will send inspectors more regularly. they have also promised to replace the bolted tanks with more reliable containers. tepco executives are promising to set up a special task force to deal with the contaminated water issue. and they say they will invite experts from outside japan to help them tackle the crisis. tepco engineers are trying to tackle the problem by limiting the inflow of ground water into the plant. they have been building wells between the mountains and reactor buildings to capture some of the water before it reaches the site and becomes contaminated. and they ar

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it was welded underneath that bridge back in 1989 by a very creative and apparently talented ironworker. >> kind of scares me a little bit. trolls, the whole bridge story. >>> 4:42. a google street view employee held hostage while mapping an area in thailand. what he had to do to gain his freedom coming up. >>> a bay area building slated for demolition this weekend. we'll let you know how researchers say it could help the bay area be better prepared for earthquakes. >>> the new details we're learning after the fiery crash of the ups plane. the ntsb releasing new images of what was found in the wreckage. >>> good friday morning to you. 4:46. it will be a very emotional morning for thousands of families in moore, oklahoma. children in that town ripped apart by an ef5 tornado almost three months ago are returning to class this morning. 25 people including ten children were killed and two elementary schools destroyed. students have been moved to a nearby junior elementary while those in brier wood -- many parents and teachers say they hope getting back to a normal routine will help the chil

in case you weren't aware, an ironworker welded a sculpture of a troll beneath the upper deck of the eastern span back in 1989. with the old bridge coming down, concerned troll fans have been worrying about the sculpture. tonight, we know what's going to happen. the mtc says the troll will be put on display in a museum they plan to build by the toll plaza in the coming years. >>> going up to windows on driver's cars. you're stealing our business. >> has the rivalry between cabbies and ride share drivers gone too far? the confrontation on the streets of san francisco. >>> plus, stopping crime before it even happens. how one police department is using the past to protect the future. >>> and construction crews, archaeologists in san jose. we'll let you know what's uncovered. >>> looking at the past to predict the future. santa cruz police have a new crime fighting tool. and they're sharing it with agencies worldwide. it's called predictive policing. it uses historical data on the time and place of certain crimes to predict when future crimes might happen. officers are asked to patrol th

. >> i think he might have to put a little jb weld on it and drive it home. >> what? >> what?>> that's our show. we'll see you for the next edition of rtm. . >>> now at 5, the rim fire, now dangerous close to a water supply for the bay area. the efforts to protect the vees vore. >> an increased reward for this little girl, daphne webb, missing now for more than a month. >> and a letter sent to sacramento filled with accusations directed at bart. why the attorney general is being called on to try to get negotiations back on track. . >>> good evening, everyone. i'm heather holmes. >> and i'm frank summerville. >>> the out-of-control rim fire continues to grow, doubling in size overnight, as crews try to gain ground on a massive wildfire. and we're now hearing about an evacuation in twal lee and ponderosa hills. the flames have now burned 125,000 acres and the fire is only 2% contained. since it began last saturday, the fire has grown at an alarming rate, burning an average of 782 acres an hour. while the fire is burning in a rural area, more than 4500 structures, many of them ho

it was welded on to the eastern span by workers repairing the bridge after the 1989 earthquake. it's to be a lucky charm against natural disaster. cal-trans told us that the troll will absolutely have a home on the new span. >> abc 7 news craw take amazing pictures as they cover the bridge shut down this one from january thon bloom shows the new stand in the back ground and the rusted span in the fore ground on the right. jonathan tweeted this photo today. he's bloom tv on twitter and that is certainly a great picture. >> we can see lots of blue sky back there. really warm one today. >> yes. find out how it is for the holiday weekend. >> holiday weekend looking great. today temperatures got up in the upper 80's inland. coastal spots you are in the mid 60's tomorrow another in the mid 90's inland so pretty big jump in our temperatures. live doppler 7 hd writ now she go you fog near the could he g go. few patches close to the bay but fog not as wide spread as it was last night near the coast and bay. 2 and a half mile advice nibility half man bay. watch out in the morning. here's

it was welded on to the eastern span by workers repairing the bridge after the 1989 earthquake.s to be a lucky charm against natural disaster. cal-trans told us that the troll will absolutely have a home on the new span. >> abc 7 news craw take amazing pictures as they cover the bridge shut down this one from january thon bloom shows the new stand in the back ground and the rusted span in the fore ground on the right. jonathan tweeted this photo today. he's bloom tv on twitter and that is certainly a great picture. >> we can see lots of blue sky back there. really warm one today. >> yes. find out how it is for the holiday weekend. >> holiday weekend looking great. today temperatures got up in the upper 80's inland. coastal spots you are in the mid 60's tomorrow another in the mid 90's inland so pretty big jump in our temperatures. live doppler 7 hd writ now she go you fog near the could he g go. few patches close to the bay but fog not as wide spread as it was last night near the coast and bay. 2 and a half mile advice nibility half man bay. watch out in the morning. here's the

it was welded on to the eastern span by workers repairing the bridge after the 1989 earthquake. it's to be a lucky charm against natural disaster. cal-trans told us that the troll will absolutely have a home on the new span. >> abc 7 news craw take amazing pictures as they cover the bridge shut down this one from january thon bloom shows the new stand in the back ground and the rusted span in the fore ground on the right. jonathan tweeted this photo today. he's bloom tv on twitter and that is certainly a great picture. >> we can see lots of blue sky back there. really warm one today. >> yes. find out how it is for the holiday weekend. >> holiday weekend looking great. today temperatures got up in the upper 80's inland. coastal spots you are in the mid 60's tomorrow another in the mid 90's inland so pretty big jump in our temperatures. live doppler 7 hd writ now she go you fog near the could he g go. few patches close to the bay but fog not as wide spread as it was last night near the coast and bay. 2 and a half mile advice nibility half man bay. watch out in the morning. here's

we also have contractor arrangements, maybe it's pipeline welding or electrical service work, line man work, and we also have mutual service agreements and pg&e participates in those. we have sent folks to hawaii and we have sent folks back east and we have certainly sent folks to oregon and washington and idaho on a regular basis as we all in the west suffered through storms. so we have those activities in place and then of course we do just our normal emergency response activations on an on-going basis just to make sure everyone is trained and veilable and ready to go. in terms of the big 1 that we always talk about, we have an earthquake play book. the gas side and electric side has very specific actions to take, we have very trat strategic actions to take, we have a hard copy and hopefully we'll never need it but if a big earthquake comes, it can happen anywhere in the stais, there's earthquake faults all over this place, we're ready to go. >> mr. boland. >> we take a little different role on this seeing as we represent a multiple discipline of utilities, we are engaged in californ

plaza, that is the officially call him the troll toll, toll troll, whichever one you want to go with, welded underneath that bridge and done back in 1989 by a very creative ironworker. >>> if you are headed to southern california this weekend, be prepared for some major detours on one of the state's busiest freeways. caltrains will shut down the 405 in orange county for 20 hours. this starts saturday night. the closure covers roughly five miles of the 405 in the westminster area. the closure is part of a $277 million project to connect carpool lanes and knock down an aging bridge. >>> an emotional morning as tornado survivors, they head back to school. take you to moore, oklahoma, for the very first day of classes since two campuses took that direct hit by a massive twister. >>> plus, one final lap for a popular attraction on the peninsula. the special plans for the closure of malibu grand prix. >>> we will take a look at the new jobs movie and we will have a follow-up on our gadget friday, coming up in business and tech. >>> looking forward to that scott. temperatures and humidity on the ri