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don't lay down with tears and agony. >> the end of jonestown. >>> darkness settles over jonestown on its last day on earth. these are the final words in this unsigned suicide note, left behind amid the hundreds of bodies. tim carter saw the reverend jim jones teetering on the edge that day. >> you could see his jaws getting a little bit tighter, you know, and his arms being folded. >> after the truck left for the airport, carter turned to his wife. >> i said, i think we're all going to die. he's going to try to kill everybody. >> then an announcement over the loudspeaker. >> we walked up to the pavilion. it was very quiet. it was very somber. >> how very much i've loved you. how very much i've tried my best to give you a good life. >> this from jim jones in the last tape-recording he ever made. >> if we can't live in peace, then let's die in peace. >> he told his flock that this man, larry layton, planned to bring down congressman ryan's plane. >> they're going to shoot that pilot and down comes that plane into the jungle, and we had better not have any of our children left when it's
don't lay down with tears and agony. >> the end of jonestown. >>> darkness settles over jonestown on its last day on earth. these are the final words in this unsigned suicide note, left behind amid the hundreds of bodies. tim carter saw the reverend jim jones teetering on the edge that day. >> you could see his jaws getting a little bit tighter, you know, and his arms being folded. >> after the truck left for the airport, carter turned to his wife. >> i said, i...
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, but there was no jewelry operation in jonestown. in that last year, jones never left the jungle camp, a prisoner of his own making hiding from a court custody fight over this young boy he claimed he sired by another man's wife. jones would summon his people to mass meetings they called white nights and rant about suicide if under attack by the cia or the guyanese army or other unknown forces. >> if you're not prepared to die for your children, you will not stand up for your children. >> for months jones will tell parents their children might have to die. >> at some point you will sacrifice your children. you have to make that commitment. >> at one meeting jones tried to get jerry parks to promise to kill his daughter tracy if the camp were invaded. >> how old is your child? >> 11. >> at 11 unless it came to an overwhelming invasion. then we would gently put them to sleep which we have and they would never know what has hit them. we've already prepared for that are. >> and i thought, you know what? am i the only one in this cotton pi
, but there was no jewelry operation in jonestown. in that last year, jones never left the jungle camp, a prisoner of his own making hiding from a court custody fight over this young boy he claimed he sired by another man's wife. jones would summon his people to mass meetings they called white nights and rant about suicide if under attack by the cia or the guyanese army or other unknown forces. >> if you're not prepared to die for your children, you will not stand up for your children....
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"escape from jonestown" begins now. thanks for watching. >>> this is the way jonestown looked the day it died, november 18th, 1978. >> die with a degree of dignity. lay down your life with dignity. >> a self-proclaimed religious paradise in guyana in south america. carved out of the jungle by jim jones, a man who called himself god. >> how very much i've loved you. how very much i've tried my best to give you the good life. >> who convinced his followers to kill their children and then kill themselves. >> let us be done with it. let's be done with the agony of it. >> drinking a kool-aid-type fruit punch laced with deadly cyanide. >> something to put you to rest. oh god. >> 30 years later in a place where words could kill and did, there is silence. an empty field, the people gone. almost no trace of their lives or dreams. this is the site of jonestown's open-air meeting hall where i'm standing right now, where the reverend jim jones led his followers into the worst mass murder and suicide pact in america's history. only
"escape from jonestown" begins now. thanks for watching. >>> this is the way jonestown looked the day it died, november 18th, 1978. >> die with a degree of dignity. lay down your life with dignity. >> a self-proclaimed religious paradise in guyana in south america. carved out of the jungle by jim jones, a man who called himself god. >> how very much i've loved you. how very much i've tried my best to give you the good life. >> who convinced his...
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six miles over a bumpy road back to jonestown. one thing was the same as the day she arrived 30 years ago. >> first thing i noticed was the heat was unbearable. >> everything else was different. an open field at what was the heart of the settlement. the buildings dismantled and carried away by natives. jungle growth retaking the land, so thick our guides needed machetes. a few banana trees still standing. and this. the remains of one small tractor half hidden in the weeds. for tracy parks, what is important is what was not here. >> it's -- this is where it happened. so i had to bring myself back to feel the pain and the -- the fears. and see that it's gone, really helped me. >> did you not believe it was gone? >> i had to see it for myself. >> that it was really gone? >> yeah. >> that no buildings stand? >> yep. >> that he's not here. >> that he's not here. >> when one of the earliest members of the peoples temple arrived here in guyana he said jim jones told him the road to jonestown led in but it did not lead out. for 900 people
six miles over a bumpy road back to jonestown. one thing was the same as the day she arrived 30 years ago. >> first thing i noticed was the heat was unbearable. >> everything else was different. an open field at what was the heart of the settlement. the buildings dismantled and carried away by natives. jungle growth retaking the land, so thick our guides needed machetes. a few banana trees still standing. and this. the remains of one small tractor half hidden in the weeds. for tracy...
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he saw jonestown through different eyes. >> it was beautiful. i mean, something about nature, being in the jungle. it was beautiful. >> carter stayed almost till the end. he saw the gunmen come back from the airport.
he saw jonestown through different eyes. >> it was beautiful. i mean, something about nature, being in the jungle. it was beautiful. >> carter stayed almost till the end. he saw the gunmen come back from the airport.
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a former member of the people's temple described the ritual to amber luno after the massacre in jonestown. >> 1975, jim jones handed us all a drink which we -- and he had been talking about suicide, suicide, suicide. we were primed to die. we were supposed to want to die. life was no good. society was to evil for us to live in. the best thing to do was to die for the cause. we were only living for the cause and we were waiting to die for the cause. so in 1975 he gave us all a glass of wine. and he was talking kind of funny while he was giving it to us. just throwing out little hints i personally thought it was poison and i personally was delighted. i thought at last i won't have to go through this anymore. and i drank it. and then afterward it wasn't poison. and he said this is just a test. one of these days i might have a little surprise for you. >> on november 18, 1978 they performed that suicide ritual one last time. this time the drink did contain poison. and more than 900 people died. ktvu's bob mackenzie continues our look back at the worse mass murder and suicide in american histor
a former member of the people's temple described the ritual to amber luno after the massacre in jonestown. >> 1975, jim jones handed us all a drink which we -- and he had been talking about suicide, suicide, suicide. we were primed to die. we were supposed to want to die. life was no good. society was to evil for us to live in. the best thing to do was to die for the cause. we were only living for the cause and we were waiting to die for the cause. so in 1975 he gave us all a glass of...
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friends and family of the victims of the jonestown massacre gathered this morning at an oakland memorial to the mass murder-suicide. today marks the 35th anniversary of when more than 900 people died in guyana after cult leader jim jones convinced them to drink poison. many of the victims were from the bay area. the massacre came hours after jones' followers killed san mateo county congressman leo ryan and four others who were investigating jonestown. >>> emergency responders got to freshen up their skills today along san francisco's waterfront. it's a drill. divers inspected piers as part of this disaster drill meant to simulate a response to a catastrophic earthquake. the drill originally was scheduled to take place during fleet week but do you remember? it was postponed because of the federal goverment shutdown. >>> paul, we have been waiting for this moment which seems like forever and it's finally really going to happen. >> it's the first time during the week this it's rained the entire season. >> crazy! >> it's like a month of christmas we're talking about this. it's not going to b
friends and family of the victims of the jonestown massacre gathered this morning at an oakland memorial to the mass murder-suicide. today marks the 35th anniversary of when more than 900 people died in guyana after cult leader jim jones convinced them to drink poison. many of the victims were from the bay area. the massacre came hours after jones' followers killed san mateo county congressman leo ryan and four others who were investigating jonestown. >>> emergency responders got to...
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it wasn't known the people's temple right and jim jones wasn't known for suicides and murder before jonestown right that was simply when you pushed against the wall they came back firing and everybody died and he said who say that scientology can and in the same way i mean right now they're getting rocked with all kinds of allegations of all kinds of lawsuits they have high level people who are leaving the church their number two and three people just left recently in the last decade you have tony. village voice is blasting and every day your show's taken swings and i'm not even having me on and that's the thing is that how far is it going to go because at this point you have a cold small cold that started as dwindling membership but in this century like it was part of the largest domestic case espionage on its own government are united states government and that's factual that happen iran's wife went to jail for it operations no way and i mean the fact that most americans aren't even aware of how dangerous scientology has been in their critics the fact that i know i put myself in danger ever
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it wasn't known the people's temple right and jim jones wasn't known for suicides and murder before jonestown right that was simply when you pushed against the wall they came back firing and everybody died and he said who say that scientology can and in the same way i mean right now they're getting rocked with all kinds of allegations of all kinds of lawsuits they have high level people who are leaving the church their number two and three people just left recently in the last decade you have tony or. village voice is blasting and every day your show's taken swings out of not even having me on and that's the thing is that how far is it going to go because at this point you have a cold small cold that started as dwindling membership but in this century like it was part of the largest domestic case espionage on its own government and united states government and that's factual that happened iran's wife went to jail for it operations no way and i mean the fact that most americans aren't even aware of how dangerous scientology has been there critics of fact that i know i put myself in danger ever
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it wasn't known the people's temple right and jim jones wasn't known for suicides and murder before jonestown right that was simply when you pushed against the wall they came back firing and everybody died and he said who say that scientology can and in the same way i mean right now they're getting rocked with all kinds of allegations of all kinds of lawsuits they have high level people who are leaving the church their number two and three people just left recently in the last decade you have tony. village voice is blasting and every day your show's taken swings out of not even having me on and that's the thing is that how far is it going to go because at this point you have a cold small cold that started as dwindling membership but in this century like it was part of the largest domestic case espionage on its own government and united states government and that's factual that happened iran's wife went to jail for it operations no way and i mean the fact that most americans aren't even aware of how dangerous scientology has been and there are critics of fact that i know i put myself in danger
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i'm soledad o'brien reporting from what was once jonestown in from what was once jonestown in guyana, south america. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> pity the salary man. tokyo's willing cog in an enormous machine requiring long hours, low pay, total dedication. and sometimes, what's called koroshi, death by overwork. here in a society of tight spaces, the pressure is on to keep up appearances, to do what's expected, to not let the interior life become exterior. but at night, things are different. ♪ ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la la ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la la >>> what do you need to know about tokyo? deep, deep waters. the first time i came here, it was like it was a transformative experience. it was powerful and violent experience. it was as if it was just like taking acid for the first time. meaning what do i do now? i see the whole world in a different way. i oft
i'm soledad o'brien reporting from what was once jonestown in from what was once jonestown in guyana, south america. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> pity the salary man. tokyo's willing cog in an enormous machine requiring long hours, low pay, total dedication. and sometimes, what's called koroshi, death by overwork. here in a society of tight spaces, the pressure is on to keep up appearances, to do what's expected, to not let the interior life become exterior. but at night,...
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"escape from jonestown" begins now. thanks for watching. >>> this is the way jonestown looked the day it died, november 18th, 1978. >> die with a degree of dignity. lay down your life with dignity. >> a self-proclaimed religious paradise in guyana in south america.
"escape from jonestown" begins now. thanks for watching. >>> this is the way jonestown looked the day it died, november 18th, 1978. >> die with a degree of dignity. lay down your life with dignity. >> a self-proclaimed religious paradise in guyana in south america.
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today's memorial was dedicated to the 300 children who diedt jonestown. >>> follow-up now on google. paying up a total of $17 million the mountain view company was finefornooping on millions of peoplesing apple safari web settlement stems from the allowed googleo get around privacy stings to get users' private infoation. google agreed to the fine. the coany claims it did n collect personal information from apple owsers. >> still ahead at 6:00, what's in a name? th controversy on campus at a bay area high school bause of its mascot. >>> i'm janelle wang. george zimmerman is backehind rs. what the man acquitted o doing. martin is now accused of >>> andevastation and heartbreak in t midwest. the latest on the deadly toadoes in our orld tonight." >>> also -- >> i've gotten responses from all over the world, and they've all beeno amazing. >> a local mometting worldwide feedback. the story behind these snapshots. >>> 's been a debate for decades, but now it's back in the nationalspotlight. in 1972, stanford was among the first schools to change theame of its mascot from the indns the cardi
today's memorial was dedicated to the 300 children who diedt jonestown. >>> follow-up now on google. paying up a total of $17 million the mountain view company was finefornooping on millions of peoplesing apple safari web settlement stems from the allowed googleo get around privacy stings to get users' private infoation. google agreed to the fine. the coany claims it did n collect personal information from apple owsers. >> still ahead at 6:00, what's in a name? th controversy on...
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. >>> friends and family of the victims of the jonestown massacre gathered in oakland this morning. they paid their respects at a memorial to the victims of the mass murder-suicide. it was 35 years ago today when more than 900 people died after cult leader jim jones convinced them to drink poison laced juice. many of the victims were from the bay area. the massacre came hours after jones followers killed san mateo county congressman leo ryan and four others investigating jonestown. >>> palo alto is expected to consider expanding its outdoor smoking ban when the city council meets tonight. earlier this year smoking was banned in parks and within 25 feet of building entrances. now some city council members want to include the downtown area and california avenue. a memo says extending the ban would reduce secondhand smoke and litter. >>> last week we were walking back down to the newsroom and we did a little rain dance. it was kind of just joking around. >> yeah. >> apparently, mother nature was watching. >> yup. >> so you can thank ken bastida when that glorious rainfall comes down. k
. >>> friends and family of the victims of the jonestown massacre gathered in oakland this morning. they paid their respects at a memorial to the victims of the mass murder-suicide. it was 35 years ago today when more than 900 people died after cult leader jim jones convinced them to drink poison laced juice. many of the victims were from the bay area. the massacre came hours after jones followers killed san mateo county congressman leo ryan and four others investigating jonestown....
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the jonestown massacre took place after jones left his san francisco temple and moved his followers to guyana. jones died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >>> tonight, city leaders will decide whether or not police officers in palo alto should wear cameras. we'll tell you why the department says they need them. >>> the man aknitted in the death of -- afitted in the death of trayvon martin -- acquitted in the death of trayvon martin, now facing legal trouble again. what he was arrested for this morning >>> reports out of florida say george zimmerman has been arrested on a domestic violence charge. the sheriff in seminole county confirm deputies took zimmerman into custody and were taking him to the county jail but did not provide further details. he's the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted in july after being charged with murder in the shooting of 17-year-old trayvon martin. >>> later today, city leaders in palo alto will decide whether to buy a new crime- fighting fool for police to wear. janine de la vega reports it's all part of a series of upgrades that police s
the jonestown massacre took place after jones left his san francisco temple and moved his followers to guyana. jones died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >>> tonight, city leaders will decide whether or not police officers in palo alto should wear cameras. we'll tell you why the department says they need them. >>> the man aknitted in the death of -- afitted in the death of trayvon martin -- acquitted in the death of trayvon martin, now facing legal trouble again. what he...
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. >>> today marks 35 years since the jonestown massacre in guyana in 1798. cult leader jim jones convinced more than 500 followers to drink poison. a ceremony began at 11:00 this morning at oakland's evergreen cemetery to remember those who died. the victims were members of a cult with roots in san francisco. >>> palo alto expected to consider expanding its outdoor smoking ban when the city council meets tonight. earlier this year, smoking was banned in parks and within 25 feet of building entrances. now some he city council members want to include the downtown area and california avenue, as well. they say extending it would reduce secondhand smoke and litter. >>> visitors have to appreciate the iconic coit tower from afar for a while. it's getting much-needed work done. over the next five months, crews will fix cracks, windows and put in protective barriers. artists will also touch up the tower's art-deco frescos. >> with the works of art it's also become a museum and that's really what in part has motivated us to push the city harder to treat it like a mus
. >>> today marks 35 years since the jonestown massacre in guyana in 1798. cult leader jim jones convinced more than 500 followers to drink poison. a ceremony began at 11:00 this morning at oakland's evergreen cemetery to remember those who died. the victims were members of a cult with roots in san francisco. >>> palo alto expected to consider expanding its outdoor smoking ban when the city council meets tonight. earlier this year, smoking was banned in parks and within 25...
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today marks 35 years since the mass murder-suicide at jonestown and in guayana. nine-test 918 people died in the settlement led by jim jones. most of the victims were from the bay area. they died after drinking a cyanide waste kool-aid. also killed or wounded were members of the delegation led by congressman leo ryan. they were there to investigate conditions at the settlement. and there were boarding planes to leave at a nearby airstrip jones security forces opened fire. ryan was killed. shot and wounded was his legal advisor jackie speier. today she served in congress representing the bay area. a memorial at oakland's evergreen cemetery was dedicated back in 2011 were more than 400 unidentified and unclaimed victims were buried in a mass grave. >>anny: officials in colorado are looking into what led to an explosion at a silver mine that killed two people. police 19 others were injured in the blast. there are reports that the two miners died from carbon monoxide poisoning. investigators are now looking into the source of the gas. mine managers say the two dead m
today marks 35 years since the mass murder-suicide at jonestown and in guayana. nine-test 918 people died in the settlement led by jim jones. most of the victims were from the bay area. they died after drinking a cyanide waste kool-aid. also killed or wounded were members of the delegation led by congressman leo ryan. they were there to investigate conditions at the settlement. and there were boarding planes to leave at a nearby airstrip jones security forces opened fire. ryan was killed. shot...
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at oakland's evergreen cemetery to honor those who died in the 1978 jonestown massacre in guyana. today marks 35 years since cult leader jim jones convinced more than 900 people to drink poison. the victims were members of a san francisco cult. >>> stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. we're just getting word of a crash in the new fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel. it sounds like a smaller fender- bender. they are working to clear it. but this is the first morning commute where that fourth bore has been opened. we are seeing delays right now out of orinda towards oakland. also, there's a traffic alert in effect out in fairfield westbound 80 airbase parkway an injury crash blocking three lanes stacked up towards alamo and towards the bay bridge backed up into the maze. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> partly cloudy skies around the bay area now. we have some changes coming. storm clouds headed our way. a better part of the day though today will be increasing clouds throughout the day. you are, a lot of that over the bay bridge now -- you can see
at oakland's evergreen cemetery to honor those who died in the 1978 jonestown massacre in guyana. today marks 35 years since cult leader jim jones convinced more than 900 people to drink poison. the victims were members of a san francisco cult. >>> stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment. >>> good morning. we're just getting word of a crash in the new fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel. it sounds like a smaller fender- bender. they are working to clear it. but this...
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. >>> today is 35 years since the jonestown massacre. 900 people include null hundred children -- 200 children committed suicide. it was the largest mass suicide in u.s. history. jones died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. >>> princeton decided to offer a meningitis vaccine not yet offered in the united states. the centers for disease control and prevention recommended offering a vaccine approved in england and australia but not approved here. the vaccine will be available to under grads and grad students living on the princetle campus and to -- princeton campus and to staff members. >>> new research suggesting long term use of birth control pills doubles the risk of glucoma. more studies are needed but women taken the pill should get regular eye exams. >>> there may be answers to come of the questions, we talk to the husband of the woman who was shot. >> a greeting for toronto's mayor. the admitted drug user is defiant about staying on the job and making plans for his future. >> i showed you the rain forecast for tomorrow. when i come back i will have the afternoon commute and how
. >>> today is 35 years since the jonestown massacre. 900 people include null hundred children -- 200 children committed suicide. it was the largest mass suicide in u.s. history. jones died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. >>> princeton decided to offer a meningitis vaccine not yet offered in the united states. the centers for disease control and prevention recommended offering a vaccine approved in england and australia but not approved here. the vaccine will be available...
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a somber milestone today for survivors of the jonestown massacre. today is the 35th anniversary of the worst mass suicide in american history. 200 children died after jim jones ordered his followers to drink cool eaud with -- kool- aid with cyanide. jones died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >>> aid is arriving in the philippines. a lot of people in remote villages are still waiting for food and water ten days after the disaster. survivors rushed to the town. more than 5,000 people were killed in the typhoon or were declared missing after it. the company's energy secretary has declared to restore power after christmas eve. the events have been held all around the bay area. at the church in san rafael. parishioners prayed for the typhoon victims and brought two boxes of supplies for them. some have not been able to reach loved ones or families in the philippines. >> my uncle lost his house. my one uncle, we didn't hear from for three days. luckily, they all survived. >> all of the donations will be sent to the philippines in the coming days. >>> 7
a somber milestone today for survivors of the jonestown massacre. today is the 35th anniversary of the worst mass suicide in american history. 200 children died after jim jones ordered his followers to drink cool eaud with -- kool- aid with cyanide. jones died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >>> aid is arriving in the philippines. a lot of people in remote villages are still waiting for food and water ten days after the disaster. survivors rushed to the town. more than 5,000 people...
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out of the tragedy of jonestown, true heroes were revealed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina -- new york rise? without objection, is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: mr. speaker, we all know about black friday and cybermonday, but i am proud to support giving tuesday. a national day dedicated to charitable giving and volunteerism. on december 3, giving tuesday will harness the collective power of charities, families, businesses, and individuals to transform how people think about, talk about, and participate in the giving season. launched by the 92nd street y in new york city in the district that i'm privileged to represent last year, giving tuesday inspires americans to take action to improve their local communities and strengthen our country. thousands of partners in all 50 states are joining in this national movement of individuals and organizations that believe that everyone, whether you are a large donor or individual volunteer, has a role in helping to
out of the tragedy of jonestown, true heroes were revealed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina -- new york rise? without objection, is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: mr. speaker, we all know about black friday and cybermonday, but i am proud to support giving tuesday. a national day dedicated to charitable giving and volunteerism. on december 3, giving tuesday will harness the collective power of charities,...
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. >>> this is the way jonestown looked the day it died, november 18th, 1978. >> die with a degree of dignity. lay down your life with dignity. >> a self-proclaimed religious paradise in guyana in south america. carved out of the jungle by jim jones, a man who called himself god. >> how very much i've loved you. how very much i've tried my best
. >>> this is the way jonestown looked the day it died, november 18th, 1978. >> die with a degree of dignity. lay down your life with dignity. >> a self-proclaimed religious paradise in guyana in south america. carved out of the jungle by jim jones, a man who called himself god. >> how very much i've loved you. how very much i've tried my best
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. >> i mean, a cultural jonestown massacre? >> yes. >> now, this was uncovered by your right wing watch. this is scary stuff that's being put out over the airwaves. but like frank says, no adults in the republican party or on the right are denouncing these kinds of statements. >> to add what frank was saying, i think their strategy is unfortunately this is what appeals to voters in the primaries. we're going to see next week a good example of that in virginia. ken cuccinelli who is a real extremist. he's the attorney general for the tea party, got the nomination for governor and now we'll see what the voters say. i think you're going to find people in virginia and all across the country are sick of it. but it works in the primaries and doesn't work in the general elections. and this is just the tip of the iceberg. some of the stuff you're saying. i feel sorry for people that have to listen to this on our right wing watch every day. but every day there's a constant reminder that these people are extremists. some of the things yo
. >> i mean, a cultural jonestown massacre? >> yes. >> now, this was uncovered by your right wing watch. this is scary stuff that's being put out over the airwaves. but like frank says, no adults in the republican party or on the right are denouncing these kinds of statements. >> to add what frank was saying, i think their strategy is unfortunately this is what appeals to voters in the primaries. we're going to see next week a good example of that in virginia. ken...
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at oakland's evergreen cemetery to honor those who died in the 1978 jonestown massacre in guyana. 35 years ago today, more than 900 people were convinced to consume a poison-laced grape flavored drink. the victims were member of the people's temple, a san francisco-based cult. >>> it could be the biggest convention this year in san francisco. salesforce.com is hosting its annual dream force conference next week. 120,000 people are expected for the event and it's expected to pump $100 million into the san francisco economy. >>> coit tower is now off limits for visitors for now. it's shutting down for renovations. kpix 5 reporter mark kelly joins us live with more on the big makeover. good morning. >> good morning, frank. coit tower closed today. it's going to stay closed for the next five months in order to get a face-lift. it's definitely an iconic landmark here in the city with a long history that staff hope to preserve. >>> reporter: of all the buildings on the san francisco skyline, coit tower stands high and proud and it should. it has a very interesting history. >> it's living h
at oakland's evergreen cemetery to honor those who died in the 1978 jonestown massacre in guyana. 35 years ago today, more than 900 people were convinced to consume a poison-laced grape flavored drink. the victims were member of the people's temple, a san francisco-based cult. >>> it could be the biggest convention this year in san francisco. salesforce.com is hosting its annual dream force conference next week. 120,000 people are expected for the event and it's expected to pump $100...
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i have a much more upsetting date in history. 35 years ago on this date in jonestown, the people's temple leader, jim jones, convinced about one-third to a half of his people to drink kool-aid which was a poisoned vat. and 09 -- 909 people died including one-third of those being children. i was involved in this in that leo ryan who was a congressman from san francisco who most of those people down there were from his district kept insisting on going down there. i was in the carter administration. we asked him not to go for various reasons that i can't disclose here. but i went to see ryan three times. i said please don't go down because if you do, you're going to find this thing is going to exploded. it exploded. it ended up in his death. and 909 other people died including jones himself who took his own life. >> and that's where we get the phrase "drink the kool-aid." >> the irony was, it was flavor aid. >> that is an interesting fact. this date in history. i'm going to do something where i call your attention to an issue. there's an article i read last week in "the wall street journal."
i have a much more upsetting date in history. 35 years ago on this date in jonestown, the people's temple leader, jim jones, convinced about one-third to a half of his people to drink kool-aid which was a poisoned vat. and 09 -- 909 people died including one-third of those being children. i was involved in this in that leo ryan who was a congressman from san francisco who most of those people down there were from his district kept insisting on going down there. i was in the carter...
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at oakland's evergreen cemetery to honor those who died in the 1978 jonestown massacre in guyana. today marks 35 years since cult leader jim jones convinced more than 900 people to drink poison. the victims were members of the people's temple, a san francisco cult. >>> it could be the biggest convention this year in san francisco. salesforce.com is hosting its annual "dreamforce" conference next week. 120,000 people are expected for the event at the moscone center. it's expected to pump $100 million into the san francisco economy. "dreamforce" will also shut down howard street between 3rd and 4th streets beginning thursday night so the streets can be turned into a plaza. >>> san francisco's coit tower has weathered a lot over the years and today it's closing for much-needed r & r. kpix 5 reporter mark kelly joins us live with more on the makeover the tower is about to undergo. mark. >> reporter: good morning. coit tower is closed today for the next five months for a face- lift. it's definitely an iconic landmark here in the city with a history that staff hope to preserve. of all t
at oakland's evergreen cemetery to honor those who died in the 1978 jonestown massacre in guyana. today marks 35 years since cult leader jim jones convinced more than 900 people to drink poison. the victims were members of the people's temple, a san francisco cult. >>> it could be the biggest convention this year in san francisco. salesforce.com is hosting its annual "dreamforce" conference next week. 120,000 people are expected for the event at the moscone center. it's...
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. >>> tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the mass murder/suicide at jonestown guy anthat was led by gay area cult leader jim jones. 900 people most from the bay area died after drinking kool- aid spiked with cyanide. jones died of a gunshot wound, apparently self inflicted. congressman was shot and killed on a trip to investigate the cult. until the september 11th attacks, this was the greatest single loss of american civilians lives from a deliberate act. tonight we will examine the terrible day and its legacy. >>> oakland police released the identity of a man killed in an overnight motorcycle crash. 33-year-old scott stucker died when his vehicle went through the intersection of vanilla avenue and 51st street west of broadway and slammed into his motorcycle. the other drive was not hurt. police did not say whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash. they continue to investigate. >>> the walnut cree city council this week will take up controversial parking changes. they'll discuss a plan that includes requiring drivers to feed parking meters on sundays, extending enforc
. >>> tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the mass murder/suicide at jonestown guy anthat was led by gay area cult leader jim jones. 900 people most from the bay area died after drinking kool- aid spiked with cyanide. jones died of a gunshot wound, apparently self inflicted. congressman was shot and killed on a trip to investigate the cult. until the september 11th attacks, this was the greatest single loss of american civilians lives from a deliberate act. tonight we will examine...
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i'm soledad o'brien reporting from what was once jonestown in guyana, south americ >>> picking up the pieces. the survivors are sifting through the rubble to salvage anything on the ground. we are live on the ground. >>> you just broke my glass table and put your gun in my freaking face. >> george zimmerman arrested again. the man accused of killing trayvon martin is behind bars accused of trying to kill his girlfriend. >>> a massive explosion outside of beirut. this is a combustible situation in every way. we are live. >>> good morning to you. welcome to "early start." glad you're with us. i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. >>> tuesday, november 19th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> the latest on the deadly tornadoes that ripped through the midwest. this morning, those who had their lives simply shattered are trying to pick up the pieces as the death toll rises. the stories of survival, i have to tell you, are stunning. indra petersons is in washington, illinois, this morning. what is the situation there, this morning, indra? >> reporter: it really is amazing. after we took a look
i'm soledad o'brien reporting from what was once jonestown in guyana, south americ >>> picking up the pieces. the survivors are sifting through the rubble to salvage anything on the ground. we are live on the ground. >>> you just broke my glass table and put your gun in my freaking face. >> george zimmerman arrested again. the man accused of killing trayvon martin is behind bars accused of trying to kill his girlfriend. >>> a massive explosion outside of beirut....
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the city was still reeling from the jonestown assassinations 10 days earlier. even members of the news media were not prepared for the shocking announcement at city hall. >> reporter: both mayor moscone and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. chief supervisor dianne feinstein herself seemed stunned in her first act as acting mayor. what she said next was almost surreal. >> pam: the suspect is supervisor dan white. >> pam: moments later white surrendered peaceably. the former policeman and firefighter had resigned from his seat a few weeks earlier. >> pam: he said the job didn't pay enough to support his family. >> pam: then he asked for his job back. moscone told him no, he had already picked someone to replace him. on the morning of november 27th, dan white took his service revolver to city hall. >> pam: to avoid metal detectors he slipped in through a basement window. he killed george moscone in the mayor's suite, then walked down the hall and gunned down harvey milk, moscone's close political ally, >> pam: as the news spread, crowds gathered at
the city was still reeling from the jonestown assassinations 10 days earlier. even members of the news media were not prepared for the shocking announcement at city hall. >> reporter: both mayor moscone and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. chief supervisor dianne feinstein herself seemed stunned in her first act as acting mayor. what she said next was almost surreal. >> pam: the suspect is supervisor dan white. >> pam: moments later white surrendered...
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. >> also it is the 35th anniversary of jonestown.
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from what was once jonestown in guyana, south america. >>> in the news business, he is the gift that just keeps on giving. late-night comics love him for that, but plenty of people in toronto, well, they want him gone. as the city gears up to gut even more power from mayor rob ford, he prepares for his own, yes, television show. >> the typhoon that struck the philippines is long gone, but the desperation, it is only getting worse. millions are still homeless, hungry, and they are losing hope by the hour. >> and it began as a simple traffic stop, but the mom in this minivan with her five children in tow gave police in new mexico a ride they will not soon forget. >>> good morning, everyone. nice to have you with us. i'm zoraida sambolin. >> and i'm martin savage. nice to be with you. it is 6:00 in the morning and this is "new day" sunday. >> so calls for toronto's embattled mayor to resign are getting louder by the second. >> the council has already stripped ford of some of his powers, including his ability to govern during an emergency. despite his watered down position, a defiant for
from what was once jonestown in guyana, south america. >>> in the news business, he is the gift that just keeps on giving. late-night comics love him for that, but plenty of people in toronto, well, they want him gone. as the city gears up to gut even more power from mayor rob ford, he prepares for his own, yes, television show. >> the typhoon that struck the philippines is long gone, but the desperation, it is only getting worse. millions are still homeless, hungry, and they are...