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in orange, california, and i'll be at usc this fall, and i get a chance to look out at a lot of young people like you, but i rarely get a chance to look out at a lot of young people who don't think i'm a crazy nut case, and i have to spend all semester convincing them that there are different ways to think besides the dominant liberal ideology. so glad to have you guys here. you've all been sitting in your chairs, and i know how edgy it gets, so i'd like you all to stand for just a moment, and we're going to do something completely crazy, and we're going to see the pledge of ahere januaries here if i would. are you ready? i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands. one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you. >> isn't that nice? they knew the words. >> they did, i'm impressed. so how many of you said that when number grade school? do they still do that? did you mean it? raise your hand if you meant it. okay. want you to think about that. the united states actually does matter. and i don'

. >> reporter: a california lot 0 spokesperson says it sold a million powerball tickets between 4 and 5 this afternoon. >> reporter: and a powerball drawing is at 8:00 o'clock tonight. we will have the winning numbers. it will jump up to 600 million if there's no winner. >>> santa clara county says it's stepping efforts to counter west entitle -- -n-i-l-evirus santa clara county woman in her 30s came down with the virus last month. >> serious mosquitos are out there to get us. now i feel like going out and buying bug spray. according to an uc davis studies 9 species of fruit flies are permanently established in california. >>> a big shark in san francisco bay. was it a great white or something perhaps even more interesting. >>> and a look into bay area sewers something that should not be there. what's causing it and why it's causing millions of dollars to remove. >> we will have degrees will first thing in the morning for our morning commute. >>> if you browse on yahoo today, you may have noticed a new look. website will feature 30 different designs. the purple color and the exclamati

she joins us from california. i think what people find the most interesting is this is affecting people as far as the northernest part of the state. could you explain that to us? >> reporter: the rim fire has made substantial impact statewide. we have air quality impacts and we have the fire threatening the watererwater reservoir. we have the impacts of the fire of the county and of the water reservoir that supports san francisco county and they are clean water system. >> are you having to pull in people from other states? ho are you on manpower? >> you know, resources are stretched across the state. we have resources coming not only from neighboring jurisdictions of fire location but across the state. but what we have on the rim fire, it's a state priority, we have over a thousand firefighters working on that fire around the clock, and resource versus come literally from across the tate to--across the state to assist in that battle. >> where do we stand on evacuations? >> have have been ten communities under evac

california has a $407 billion debt, over $10,000 per citizen of california. the family has to make a budget and a lot to the give more money to a state that cannot manage its budget or expanding or instead. they don't have the money. that is why the sales tax is a working. if californians had the money, i'm a californian, we like to spend the money. if we don't have it we will be buying things. they will try to jab them even harder. neil: i do mindt. i'm not going to get into that. what i find odd is that far more creative coming up with ways to tax you than to just cut back o the spending. >> let's just get some proper context year. we are talking about is two years ago a bipartisan group of kind of california wise men including many business leaders came together and said we have to deal with the state fiscal situation because we keep having these s&ls. what it proposes to of restructure and broaden the sales tax which right now just hits goods and we now have an economy where some much money is spent on services. neil: you're right about that. but he's not

studio about that domain that is so minutely being played out in california courts right. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear sees some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm trying hard luck is a big issue. i would rather as questions for people positions with instead of speak on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question more. the frozen water trade at once was a thriving industry hundreds of millions of dollars of ice used to be cut from glaciers and frozen lakes and shipped around the world once employing ninety thousand people at its peak and nationally only the upper class could afford such luxuries of a cold beverage but eventually expanded into new markets as i said rival ice innovations revolutionized the food and beverage industry innovations soon drove the frozen water train to the ground after john gorrie discovered a way to make artificial i s. now enter the twenty first century w

your home is mine for the city of richmond california is saying to homeowners an effort to help those with underwater mortgages the city is using eminent domain to seize homes with homeowner consent then sell the homes back to them at a lower price but as usual all such well intended efforts have unintended consequences and those consequences are being expressed and escaping lawsuits by those who ended up owning the securitized mortgages that would include the pension funds which are no place in losses if the suit bills and several other cities are considering a similar eminent domain scheme so the ultimate risk is banks will be less willing to grant loans that the government simply imposes losses m.v.s. investors will be less likely to buy fannie and freddie paper and mortgage rates will needlessly write. and apples on a roll after winning a presidential intervention against samsung recently a federal appeals court just ruled in their favor and a dispute with motorola ironically while the samsung suit would have prevented apple from importing its own products the motorola suit might

thank you very much >> thank you. >> good afternoon i live on california street and i will try to tie some of this why the draft d i r is insufficient. i should note there's a lot of focus on the guidelines for sequa. it's interesting to pay attention to the finding of the legislature when they passed it. they denied the environment it means the physical conditions that exist in the area including and then it goes on to list aesthetic significant items. i would argue that a long-standing service like along jackson street or china attain projects are of historic service that the community has relied on. that realigns and how it affects the quality of the life in the area specifically the 3 jackson i've paid attention but now for the third or fourth time addressing plans to eliminate the 3 jackson's. the d u r didn't mention the 3 jackson clearly they can't of analyzed the impact of the quality of life on the resident which is the percentage of vulnerable population that's realignment on this service, what are their incomes. and because they haven't addressed those they haven't consider

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welcome to this week in northern california. joining me for insights and analysis of news from the week are craig miller. michael montgomery. and carla marinucci. two prominence speakers came to san francisco this week tackling tough issues and between rating national headlines. attorney general eric holder and hillary clinton. they both addressed the annual meeting of the american bar association. clinton criticized what she sees as an erosion of the voting rights taking sharp aim at north carolina's now voter i.d. law. >> that progress, that historical progress towards a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forwards. >> so, carla, we'll talk in a moment about eric holder. let's discuss hillary clinton. this is just the first speech in a series she will have in the coming months. what else is she expected to talk about. what is the san francisco as the kick-off for the 2016 presidential run. >> when you look at the buzz she got, you look at the attention, there's no question that people were looking at what they see

do you have that answer. >> that's a good question and it's definitely county specific in california they noticed because i have done training in this program in different counties and i always invite the local da and the probation department and there are nuisances in every state and county and everyone wants to help. no one says no. they ask what they need to do to get on board and everybody is making it work and ways of it fitting in their system. >> there are a number of definitions of restorative justice i noticed and going to bullying prevention conversations in the country. some of them areis bad on native american tribal practices and i remember one teacher of restorative justice that did training in a lot of schools and talking about how there was a child who had offended another child. i guess some kind of social aggression problem and they created a circle of justice where each party brings, both the victim and the offender bring in people close to them and the offender was asked "okay who do you want to bring in with you" and he was a foster child just new to his latest s

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we investigate california's lax boating rules. here's chief investigative reporter tony koeb less xi. >> we investigate uncovering corruption and holding the powerful accountable. we begin with an investigation that exposed major problems with one of the nation's largest food distributors, problems after our hidden cameras unveeled secret storage places. major violations of state health codes. you'll see where we found food, raw meat and milk and other perishables sold to restaurants. investigative reporter vickie nguyen has the pictures and details that forced the state to move in. >> reporter: don't eat before you swim. that's what mom and dad used to say. but at this san jose swim center, the source of the food could be the problem. for weeks now we've kept cameras on these outdoor unrefridge rated shed across northern california rented by sysco corporation. you've you've dined out, you've probably eaton the food. they provide to 400,000 clients nationwide from hotels to hospitals. >> they provide every type of food you can thi

he also got a briefing on the fire that has cost california now more than $20 million. he says california has the money in fact says the president called on sunday and offered federal support. >> let's go on winters come and floods move ash and debris that, is bad. so whatever firefighters can do, we're doing. >> so there is a large containmentent of bay area firefighters in the area. at least ones we saw. we saw this morning crews from palo alto, mountain view and san jose moving out this morning to protect the community of twain heart. >> our strike team was firing the fire front. we never engaged but if the fire made a run towards homes we're in position to make a stand. >> this is one of the -- heading towards top 10 largest fires coming back live now you can see helicopters heading back to a water supply to make a pick up before heading back again. they'll do that until sundown whit becomes unsafe then come back again tomorrow, and do it. so far among 36,000 firefighters here there have been two minor injuries. the u.s. forest service is investigating how it starte

grande de la historia la autopista 120 esta cerrada. >> muchísimas gracias jovana el gobernador de california jerry brown dice que es emergencia las centrales hidroelectricas están afectadas y se cree que las cenizas podrían contaminar el agua de la presa del lugar y a pesar de estar lejos el incendio particulas finas llegan a san francisco y podrían afectar los pulmones. el parque yosemite en el valle esta libre de humo solo una entrada esta cerrada el fbi con la policía de oakland buscan a esta menores de edad no se sabe ¿por qué buscan aquí? >> siguen con la investigación. >> no sabemos si sigue viva o no por eso tenemos a investigadores de homicidio aquí. >> la recompensa por información aumento a 20 mil dólares. >> en san josé una persona muere en balacera en la calle tercera y julian la víctima murió en el hospital van 33 homicidios en la ciudad en lo que va del año. la policía de san francisco buscan a dos sospechosos afroamericanos que atacaron a joven esta noche en la calle 14 en donde la policía encontró a mujer herida de una pierna ella fue hospitalizada. en san l

. >> governor brown takes a look at the rim fire now one of the worst wildfires in california history. good evening. >> tonight we'reawaiting new figures on the rim fe, updated twice daily at 8:00 a.m. and 58 p.m. firefighters did make progress overnight declaring it 15% contained. the flames are still seven to 10 miles way from groves of giant sequoias. you can see conditions are rugged and just under 150,000 acres the rim fires now the biggest on record in the sierra. abc 7 news reporter john alston cks off ouroverage tonight. >> this is one of the neighborhoods officials are very, very concerned about. there are many houses here in this area this, area has been like an airport. helicopters come by picking u water then dropping it off in hot spots. fixed wing aircraft dropping fire retardant. the fire is about four miles from here from getting closer there has been a wind faor as well. you mentioned earlier today governor brown thanked a few ofhe more than 3,000 firefighters on the job here. he also got a briefing on the fire that has cost cifornia now more than $20 million. he says

surprise state lawmakers have called for a federal investigation the california independent petroleum association claims fracking is being used on shore millions of times and has a strong safety record environmentalist disagree fracking is an inherently dangerous technology and really what we're talking about today is only fifty for the last time to fifteen years so this is an entirely new generation of truly no oil and natural gas extraction oil companies like de corps of a no go set their sights on the senate barbara channel which was also the site of a catastrophic oil spill back in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine two hundred thousand gallons of crude spread across the channel and on to the nearby beaches the black mass killed thousands of animals and sparked the modern environmental movement walking down this sandy paradise it's difficult to believe that this used to be covered in black sludge and that this beach was littered with dying and oily birds decades after the infamous santa barbara oil spill this pristine piece of coastline is once again the focus of some controver

covered california. california was the first state after the passage of the federal care act to set up an exchange, now called covered california. california has set up a way that is anchored in the diversity and size of california. many other states have not done that. there are 16 states across the nation that will be state-based exchanges. every one of those, and there are 35 states watching what we do, watching what oregon does. how does the state-based thing work? we are sure we will do it right and better because we are from all over the state. we are overseen by a five-member board, and they are not in the room right now so i can pander to them, and it is a great board. they know health care, the diverse communities of the state, have one job, which is to make sure 5 million californians it access to coverage. you can get a sense of them by their vision and mission statement as they frame it. they start with a vision statement which says all californians get access to care. that is not an insuranc

instead of barbara california. there are the people who are bailed out booted from their jobs or busted for financial fraud but still c.e.o.'s are among the highest earning people in america despite their job performance that is a new report released by the institute for policy studies discovered that forty percent of the top earning c.e.o.'s in the past twenty years have had serious performance issues the report found that forty percent of all top honors were fired or forced to retire but don't worry about them the average severance package was about forty seven point seven million dollars another twenty two percent of those people ran companies that needed to be eventually bailed out to break down the numbers zoe carpenter is a reporter for the nation and she joins me now zoe let's start off with your article you wrote an article on this very issue and in it you said quote one of the great american delusions is mediocracy the idea that everyone competes on an even playing field and then gets whatever they deserve

richmond, california has crafted an interesting strategy. a working-class suburb of 100,000 people on the san francisco bay, and public officials have teamed up with a private investment firm hold mortgage revolution partners. they began sending letters last week to purchase loans on 624 properties in the city. properties that richmond now owns thanks to eminent domain. the city is threatening a full sale if they exist. they help by allowing the city to forcibly buy mortgages at a price below the property's current market value. it would result in a lower mortgage payment for the homeowner. the lawsuit filed against richmond serves as a key test for if other cities can move forward with the same strategy. these have teamed up with the financial farm assisting richmond, but none of been brazen so far. units of deutsche bank and fannie and freddie mac filed a lawsuit altogether. their lawsuit alleges the loans are not beingnow robert is a cow professor that advocates using eminent domain in this way. he says interstate commerce isn't burdened

that is the latest from riverside county. >> a new report by the california environmental protection agency shows how climate change is affecting the state. the report finds that since 1950 the three biggest forest fires have occurred in the past decade. the average number of acres burned each year since 2000 is almost double the average of the rest 50 years. also, spring run off from snow melt in the sierra has declined and the salmon populations are declining and coastal waters have more acid. >> abc7 news host add community meeting in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood which are an opportunity for viewers to talk directly with us about events and issues affecting them. last night the discussion was hosted by abc7 news reporter and attended by the abc7 news management team including discussing the asian-american community should be celebrated and the response of honoring unsong heroes in the community. we heard of displacement and gentryification and immigration and poverty. reverend fong talked about his organization youth for single room occupancy which will be honored by pre

>> california is a big fire season every year. colorado the last couple of years has been particularly bad, but any of the western states are tinderboxes right now. you have 190 million acres at risk of wildfire. 40% of those are u.s. forest service. right now, colorado has been bu burning, we have lost lives, buildings, businesses -- people get double hit when their job and house go up in flames. it is at catastrophic. i agree with doug. once again we are going to disagree over whether climate change is the reason. >> when we come back, a warning from nasa, why the u.s. is likely to see larger and more destructive wildfires. more on that after the break. ♪ mission. >> there's more to america, more stories, more voices, more points of view. now there's are news channel with more of what americans want to know. >> i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. >> al jazeera america, a new voice in american journalism. introduces america to

covered california knows a lot of people are keeping a close eye on the insurance exchange. it's almost a lose-lose. the exchange doesn't want to roll out a dud, and it wants to make its projected deadline. >> is that a missed opportunity? is that a let down for people? i mean, is that a big deal. >> we think -- we think it's important that consumers are not frustrated when they go onto our web site and they start to shop and compare. >> cover california stresses there will be other options to enroll. last week the agency started hiring call center workers who will likely be taking phone applications. >> covered california says they should know by beginning of next month whether or not the entire web site will be ready to go october 1. in sacramento, ryan, kpix 5. >> by the ebd of the year the agency expects to sign up lum one-and-a-half million californians who were previously uninsure snired. if you brought gas at safeway, you may have some money coming. safeway just agree today pay $46,000 to settle a lawsuit for overcharging more than 700 customers. most of them at this

how the head start program could be cut from thousands of children who need it most. >> in california head start has been beneficial to limited english speaking families, offering preschoolers preparation for kindergarten. >> without it i'm afraid we're going to have a lot of kids who are missing out on a critical year in development. >> early child ood educators are are worried about california losing the skplots say the number of words a child knows when they start kindergarten is a marker for future success. >> we're taking families that are vulnerable and cutting them loose with the cuts. >> the families can't simply go through other programs during the recession, california eliminated 100,000 slots there. the legislature approved $2500 more giving priority to kids who would have gone head start. supporters say other programs are not as effective in dealing with at risk kids. >> the prison rates. >> timing couldn't have been worse people are starting to find jobs again meaning more families are needing head start. >> we know a lot of the jobs are low income jobs so they're less ab

in california law enforcement agencies must have a procedure to investigate complaints by the public against police officers. the office of complaints serves as that in san francisco. a diverse public staffs our office. we have 35 folk in the staff that have lawyers and support staff interest we conduct investigations to find out what happened. we investigate who brought the complaint forward and survey the witnesses. we obtain evidence. we obtain additional evidence from the police department and foreign demonstrates generated by police department. we aim to complete our investigation within 9 months and we must complete our investigation within a year were one we do that we make sure that the subject officer who might have violated the rule we have the preponderance of the evidence where it may have been more likely to have happened then not. if after a investigation the officer if they've violated the rule we will further the report and the chief can suspended the officer for suspension. the occ provides mediation alternative a mediation. we had 32 medications last year. we had se

japan tape on chula vista california. and in top of the fourth down 3-. ortiz rips in left. two runs single. gives chula vista a 4-lead. all right. head to bottom of the fifth now. game all square at four. they grab the lead. he line two run double don't line. and that puts japan up 6-. california has one last chance in the with two on one out but, it is just not going to work. good die finance by japan. double play. ended ballgame it is third title in last four years. >> coming up one red skin running back who is making the most of his chance after an injury maked 2001 season. don't miss it we will be right back. again on thursday. bus long week for those players trying make team as cuts coming saturday. position particularly tough trim this year tie end line backer and running back red skins have six running backs on current roster. which may wind up being four by week's end one guy is that should nothing worry about roy. the third year back all solidified his back up role. he rush for 15 yards. on 27 pre so carries. almost sick yards carry he is hard knowsed runner done g

even though they are compliant with the california law, the california government used the dispensary as a criminal organization, but harborside is going to fight back and they have an unusual ally in the corner, and the city of oakland has taken the city to court to keep harborside up and running. this marks the first time any city has taken the u.s. government the court over its marijuana laws. >> so the next big test is going to be december 20th. it is going to be a really historic day of hearings and critical constitutional issues about the power of localities and the cities and the states and the relationships to each other will be discussed and implicated in the case. it is a case of huge national importance. first we will hear a motion from the city to stop all of the proceedings. if the judge hears a motion on that day, it stops everything in its tracks and will never resurrect it again. but then we will hear motions from the landlords to ask the court to ask us to cease and desist selling cannabis. if we win, we will get our day in court and we will win. we will be in front o

california's 26 national parks brought in $1.2 billion for the local economy in 2011. between employees and tourists, businesses depend on the parks. >> whether they're mom-and-pop shops, whether they're hotels, you name it. >> reporter: the national park's conservation association says the parks project will get more attention and possibly funding for fixes when the national park system celebrates its centennial in 2016. >>> and more details on golden gate park. the park is 1,000 acres and covers the equivalent of more than 50 city blocks. the park's website says it is the third most-visited park in the united states. admission is free. >>> utility workers in san francisco are dealing with a messy problem. grease clogs. crews use high-resolution cameras to scope them out. here you can see a portion of a grease buildup that stretches through 1,000 miles of pipe. adding to the problem? 30% of san francisco's sewers are over 100 years old. that makes removing the grease that much more difficult. >>> santa clara county is reporting its first human case of west nile virus

>> guest: he didn't tell me why. >> host: lives in california now? >> guest: i really shouldn't say. i found wrowt he lived as a result of my job. >> host: for the record, people want to see the interview can go to nixonlibrary.gov. or come to us in the video library and find the interviews. you're now an american citizens? >> guest: yes. i was when i did the somehow. i did become one in 2005. >> host: you were educate at yale and? >> guest: johns hopkins. i have a b. a. from yale and m. a. from johns hopkins and ph.d. from harvard. >> host: secretary to the treasury also secretary of state. as the nixon administration he was the secretary of the treasury. when this event was talk about he's 92 years old and alive in california. here he is talking about john dean. and the president's counsel is just -- [inaudible] what should i do? i said don't do it. he said what is -- [inaudible] he asked me how it was going. i said tell him you referred me. they never followed up with me. there was a discussion between the president and john dean about who i think

california wildfires burning now and red flag warning for part of the bay area. >>> a shark sighting shuts down a popular north bay beach. was it following a whale that washed up there yesterday. >> back to school sticker shock. the price of school supplies is skyrocketing as you may have seen. where to find bargains. >>> we can be in for another spectacular light show. thousands of lightning strikes streaked aconsiders the region last night. good evening. >> fire officials are on high alert again this evening in areas because of what strikes can do. >> we have live team coverage with sand kbratel tracking live doppler 7 hd tonight and david louie with more on that spectacular lightning show. >> counting nearly 15,000 strikes last night put on a prime time show whether at the ballpark or through the lens of a camera.. >> it was a true light show. abc news camera as top mountain tops captured the draum yaf lightning bolts. certified consulting meteorologist says low pressure system moving west across the state continued to light up the skies over pacific. >> had just write rite ingred

scott comb joins us now from the edge of that wildfire in california. over to you, scott. >> reporter: thank you. it is relatively quiet here now. a subtle shift in the wind and this community and many others like it on the edge of yosemite would actually be literally and directly in the line of fire. that explains why there's a very large firefighting presence here, but protecting the city is one of the many tasks at hand. the fire has burned an area larger than the city of chicago. and growing. tree by tree, branch by branch, they're attacking it on the ground and from the air. progress is slow, and the fire is maddeningly unpredictable. >> one of the challenges, the fire is going to start making its own weather. we've seen significant down draft winds going in all directions. >> this is the largest of a dozen fires burning just in california. a strain on the state's limited resources and fire season is not over yet. >> this is august, what's going to happen in september in terms of fires, we don't know. >> california has already spent a quarter of it

that was only 25 of the 500 that we know were shipped to california. so this is going to be a pretty big action that i bring on behalf of all california municipalities. >> now, bus station therapy, as they call it, or bus ticket therapy, has long been rumored to be going on around the country. this is the first time you've actually come across a solid case of it. >> absolutely. this has been urban myth for decades. but here, we have it documented. what's more concerning is that the state itself was involved. i think that -- i don't care where you live. if you care about your people and you have a humane bone in your body, that's not something you're going to do. >> but san francisco does put people on buses and send them home. >> yes. but there's strict protocols, to make sure there's a family member or friend that's going to provide for the care of that individual when they get to that jurisdiction. >> for a long time, san francisco has said our generous services and payments often make it appealing for social workers in other cities to send them to s

environmentalists just see a boondoggle. >> not going to solve california water problems. it's not going give more stability to water situation for farmers. it's going to create a krurks project that will turn area into a war zone. >> total cost is $25 billion. it will take 10-15 years to complete. >> when you spend your money, you expect to get what you pay for that. doesn't always work with the government. case in point, hundreds of millions spent by the state of california to upgrade it's payroll computer system. a lot of money pouring down the drain. >> efforts to upgrade california payroll sis thaimz been a disaster. it doesn't work and may not be salvageable. lawmakers are upset because many services and programs suffered cuts over the last few years. >> very painful to sit here today for me to acknowledge that a quarter billion dollars might have been wasted. >> a subcommittee is looking into how this could happen. state controller blames the contractor which took over after the first company was fired. >> i think that they underestimated the size and complexity of

everybody at home is going, it's not even in california. let's move on. not nearly as much as the preschools. not knocking it. this is looking good here. 83 in livermore. cool cooler than average temperatures. widespread low to mid 70s. it's coming in across the northern edge. right down near the airport, also up against half-moon bay as well. that's not going anywhere. more on the forecast on how that cloud cover will be in a few minutes. let's get you outside to the live hd sky camera network. we have a little bit of cloud cover back across the santa clara hills. otherwise it's been very sunny. they are dry and good news. but the cooler weather will have increased humidity. up into the golden gate bridge there. at 2,000 feet. we have a steady ocean breeze. checking out the forecast for tuesday on the cooler side. and you can see by 11:00 a.m. not huge fluctuations in the temperatures. low 70s. even though the sun is coming out you may still need a jacket right up to the lunch hour. then eventually we get rid of that. on the tuesday fog factor forecast w