in 2007 members of the community leaders in east los angeles searching for names decided that my bilingual books made a impact on their children and they named their school after my artwork. i stand before you as a representative as a artist he ask i to certify this >> i believe there are seats in the middle please come to this side. >> good afternoon president fong, commissioners. i have been a long supporter and donor of the mexico mime. i'm a resident of san francisco and i am the granddaughter of the late president of mexico. in our family we have also been supporters of art and i urge you to approve this - the final environmental impact report because we need a worthy home for the mexico museum. it's time now to have this building. please, please approve and ma'am, do you care to submit your name for the record >> i'm john and that's andrea. i'm here to echo what she said is that the national leaders are coming in april and she's been asked by the president of mexico

east los angeles, a vibrant hub of the city. for firefighter eric huck, one call from dispatch would be like any other. >> everybody was shocked. myself and many guys who had many years on the job, this was something you'd never seen before. >> eric and his team arrive on the scene it find a suicidal young man perched atop a power pole, 30 feet up. the rescuers immediately recognize the danger. >> we are dealing with high tension wires. we are talking about, death. within seconds. >> it's not just the suicidal young man whose life is at risk. a crowd has begun to form beneath him and if the man pulls a live wire down with him, he could electrocute a bystander down below. the fire department's first priority, cut the power. >> so the power company showed up and shut the wires from one pole to the pole that this individual was on. >> with the electricity shut down on that one pole, they have reduced the risk of electrocution. now their concern is whether the man will jump. >> we start anticipating spinal injuries, broken bones, ma

the dog was hiking with his owner along a mountain trail in river side just east of los angeles. according to the man, he began acting up and pulling him towards some rocks. >> he was justrunning around, running around, and then he started crying. she pulled me over. i said what's going on? she showed me what it was. >> they knew, authorities say the hiker slipped and fell between two boulders. he was stuck for five or six days. he remains hospitalized for severe dehydration and expected to be okay. all thanks to molle. >>> up next, an emotional night for the stanford women. and would anybody find the back of the net and a u.s. qualifier match in mexico? the minute is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, too... ..think >>> nba, the warriors were off tonight. miami heat were off, too. they haven't lost a game since february 1. >> no one is coming in our house. this is our party, let's go. >> fired up and so was senior, jocelyn. five for five on three pointers. it was all over with michigan and the jump ball. 73-40 on the road to the sweet 16. a's and the indian's 5th inning. a two-run shot to l

the fire started yesterday afternoon about 60 miles east of los angeles in riverside. a fire official says the fire is about 20% contained this morning, but about 150 acres have burned. the fire engulfed an rv park near one home. so nar no injuries though are reported or any significant damage to homes. >>> and cardinals of the catholic church meet monday at the vatican to begin the process of choosing a new pope. pope benedict's reign ended yesterday with a final and simple good-bye. benedict left the vatican in a helicopter that made a ceremonial pass over some of rome's famous landmarks. he'll spend a few months at the summer residence at the castel gandolfo. vinita nair has more. good morning, vinita. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the catholics wake up with no known leader. as you said, it was a quiet send-off yesterday, but it also was an emotional one. we saw a lot of people here in st. peter's square crying and now entering the period known as the vacant see. it's a transition from one pope until the next. pope benedict xvi delivered his final words as

it's burning at rancho park which is 60 miles east of los angeles. fire crews were able to gain ground on the 200-acre fire which is now 30% contained. nearly 2,000 people are without power. >>> oakland police are investigating two separate shootings that injured two teenagers. officers found a wounded teenager just about 8:00. neighbors say they heard five shots and police say the victim suffered at least one gunshot to the stomach. he was rushed to the hospital where he is said to go in critical but table condition. earlier yesterday a 17-year-old boy was shot while jogging near fremont high school in oakland. that happened just before 4:00 in the afternoon. the teenager was hit in the leg but is expected to recover. the schools principal says the victim was not the intended target but so far no word on any arrests in any case. >>> a moment of silence will be observed at oakland's first friday arts festival to remember a teen sager who was killed a the the last event. campbell was gunned down one month ago today. since then organizers have adopted

desert, near anza.that's about 16 miles sout-west of palm desert and about 100 miles south- east of los angeles. it was initially reported as a 5.2 magnitude.but was downgraded. more than 100 aftershocks followed the 4.7 quake.the largest aftershock was a 3.2 magnitude.most were much smaller. no reports of damage or injuries from the 4.7 quake, which struck just before 10-am. people reported feeling it up to 250 miles from the epicenter.it certainly rattled l-a and san diego. it struck 7 - 8 miles below the surface. now check out this video from a tennis channel broadcast - they're live on the air when the quake hits. you can see their set shake a little bit.this was in indian wells.very close to palm desert. and you can see also the earth's movement on this seismograph. there is no indication tonight that a significantly larger earthquake will follow this 4.7 magnitude quake. >> jacqueline: here is what we can expect with the fog along the coast and for the bayshore. however it will stay mild with another day of widespread 70's. in fact it will stay warm but changes for the weekend with your e

desert, near anza.that's about 16 miles sout-west of palm desert and about 100 miles south-east of los angeles. it was initially reported as a 5.2 magnitude.but was downgraded. more than 100 aftershocks followed the 4.7 quake.the largest aftershock was a 3.2 magnitude.most were smaller no reports of damage or injuries from the 4.7 quake, which struck just before 10-am. people reported feeling it up to 250 miles from the epicenter.it certainly rattled los angeles and san diego. it struck at a depth of was 7 - 8 miles this video from a tennis channel broadcast - they're live on the air when the quake hits. you can see their set shake a little bit. you can see also the earth's movement on this seismograph. there is no indication tonight that a significantly larger earthquake will follow this 4.7 magnitude quake. >> catherine: there's been a strange twist, in the case of a father accused of killing a boy who bullied his son. today the suspect's defense attorney presented a signed confession, from another person. kron4's haaziq madyun has >> "i fell down the stairs, the next thing i remember is hea

it started yesterday afternoon about 60 miles east of los angeles. overnight, fire crews gained ground on the 200-acre fire which is now 30% contained. a mobile home was destroyed and another home was damaged. nearly 2,000 customers were without power overnight. but the lights were turned back on just a few hours ago. >>> right now, the white house -- at the white house, president obama is going to sit down with congressional leaders to try to avert the spending cuts set to take effect today. but democrats and republicans remain far apart on how to trim the federal deficit. coming up at 7:15, what's expected out of this morning's meeting. >>> a new study shows the condition of california roads is getting worse. the reason foundation analyzed information from 1989 to 2008 and found that city and county roads are in major need of repair and berkeley was named one of the worst cases. last november measure m was passed. it provides $30 million to improve state roads. experts say that work if that work is not done quickly, the cost will go up for the repa

." >> in southern california two bears broke into a house forcing the owner to call 9-1-1 east of los angelesjustin was upstairs and her the dog barking and went downstairs to check and spot god bears and starting taking pictures. he ran in the room, called for help and the bears did what they do, they ransacked the kitchen for food before taking off. was the porridge too cold? too hot? just right? >> edible. there was a record-setting trip to the international space station, with a space capsule docked with the space station six hours after blasting off from a launch pad in kazakhstan. it normally takes two days to make the trip. two russians joined the three person crew on the station for a five month stay. >> just ahead, seven people hurt after an east bay accident and police are investigating as a possible cause. >> a gunman opens fire in a richmond neighborhood and a one-year-old is caught in the crossfire. police are on a mission >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, at 5:29. we married it to the end of the fog and so has the fog. >> thanks for joi

. >> reporter: the police officers showed their respect from the north, the east, the los angeles ande owith even a helicopter officers to honor the slain santa cruz officers. justin waldman, kron 4 >> reporter: in san francisco market street was shot down on thursday. after a shooting incident. this left a vehicle on the market street at 4:00 p.m. the police say that shots were fired at a different location. the driver drove a round to try to find a hospital for the passenger the up was shot. the driver is being questioned. and the passenger was shot in a white acura. the driver is still being questioned. terisa estacio, kron 4. >> reporter: this was outside of fresno in an exotic big cat rescue that broke out smaller cage and killed a woman who was cleaning its cage. j.r. stone, kron 4 >> reporter: in less than three weeks the toll takers will be a thing of the past. electronic toll taking will begin for every lane. you will be able to pay an four different ways, a license plate, fastrak. for build later or to pre-pay at the kiosk. or to pay later. >> reporter: a super a lottery tic

from america's news headquarters, relief for residents of california's rugged riverside county east of los angelesbrush fire burninging since thursday snit now almost fully contained. firefighters battling dry conditions and hot temperatures to keep the flames at bay. so far no, homes lost but the fire downed power lines and led to evacuations. >> syrian and ire yawnin foreign minutis sisters are condemning the obama administration's decision to provide food, medical supplies and money to hasten resignation of president ashaad. syria's foreign minister says he will likely stay in power until at least 2014. collected $50 million over the years in kidnapping ransoms. now, back to "justice." >> judge jeanine: now, to guns. some states are moving to protect the second amendment while others are look chip away at it. jeff leech joins us from dallas and felix ortiz from new york joins me in the studio. representative leach you introduced a bill to give texans a tax break on the purchase of firearms. why? >> it is great to be with you. i filed texas house bill 1533 the texas gun ownership reenforcement a

it started just before 5:00 last night at rancho reenchal park, east of los angeles.usts were as high as 25 miles an hour as flames came dangerously close to homes. no structures have been damaged. the cause of the fire is not yet known. >>> police in san francisco say they are planning more crackdowns to curb persistent drug dealing problem in the outer sunset district. problem areas include a public rest room at the end of the jude turnaround and 7-eleven. san francisco chronicle reports officers have conducted at least nine sting operations, but the issue persists. >> i haven't seen any drug dealing myself, but i'm not at all surprised it goes on, because people don't necessarily live here, but they visit here. so it's easy for them to do. >> some business owners and residents have suggested increasing patrols or even adding a police substation. >>> great white sharks are one step closer tonight to becoming an endangered species in california. state officials voted unanimously to advance the species on the list for inclusion. the review starts today, given the grea

, all the rain that we saw in san jose yesterday has, for the most part, moved off to the east around los angeles. you can see the grapevine. still a few showers there. this, too, will start to dry out as we get in through the weekend. between now and probably 10:00, that's good news. highway 50 south of yosemite may pick up another foot of snow. should be fine. you'll see snow on the sides of the road but we won't be adding to that snowfall saturday morning. right now we're seeing low 50s outside. mostly clear along the coast and some of the hill tops. wind speeds are still strong. 20 to 30 miles an hour across the bay. as we go into the future one more chance of seeing a few stray showers. a disturbance in the south bay right around 10:00 and 11:00. s santa cruz mountain foothills may see a few 0 pop-up showers. those winds will continue to clear out our skies setting us up for a warmer start. numbers already getting close to 70. those are the north winds picking up. saturday's high, parts of the north bay getting close to 70 degrees. sunday another warming trend as we go through the end of the

relief tonight for people in california's rugged riverside county just east of los angeles.brush fire that had been burning since thursday night is now nearly contained. firefighters battling extremely dry conditions. hot temperatures to try to keep flames at bay. no, jr. reporno, no, injuries d no homes lost. at its peak the fire took out power lines and led to some evacuations. and in chad reports of the death of one of north africa's most notorious war lords. saying he was killed by troops in northern mali. he was the accused mastermind behind an algerian gas company attack. the u.s. state department estimates he collected $50 million over the years in kidnapping ransoms. now, back to "justice." >> judge jeanine: now, to guns. some states are moving to protect the second amendment while others are look chip away at it. jeff leech joins us from dallas and felix ortiz from new york joins me in the studio. representative leach you introduced a bill to give texans a tax break on the purchase of firearms. why? >> it is great to be with you. i filed texas house bill 1533 the te

. >> a burned-out truck near big bear lake 100 miles east of los angeles belongs to christopher jordanporter: day five of dorner on the loose. now police had a solid lead. big bear became ground zero in the hunt. the mayor turned to the citizens of los angeles to help catch a killer. >> leaders from throughout the region, including leaders from businesses and unions, government, law enforcement and community groups, came together to pool resources and protect our core value of public safety. collectively, this group that by my office is posting a reward of $1 million for information that will lead to mr. dorner's capture. >> reporter: tips came flooding in. as leads were followed up, the hunt moved into day six, and then day seven. and then another major break. not far from dorner's burned-out truck, jim and karen reynolds walked into their apartment and into christopher dorner's hideout. he tied them up. >> once he got us bound, he went out to the bathroom real quick, and came back with a couple wash cloths, stuck one in each of our mouths. >> reporter: dorner stole their vehicle. aft

burning at rancho regional park which is just about 60 miles east overlong'sless oh -- 60 miles east of los angeles. power has been restored to nearly 2,000 customers. so that is the good news. over night fire crews say they were able to gain ground on the 200-acre fire which is now 30% contained. but a mobile home was destroyed. another home was damaged in that fire in river side county. also this morning president obama will meet with congressional leaders at the white house to try to negotiate a way around the $85 billion in federal spending cuts set to take effect today. democrats and republicans remain far apart on how to trim the federal deficit. coming up the harsh words from congressional leaders about each other that could make this mornings meeting even more contentious. >>> later this morning the ncaa will give us details about an investigation into the st. mary's basketball program. ncaa has been investigating the school's recruiting of players from australia. there is no word yet on any violations have been found. st. mary's by the way has won 25 games this season. they are hoping to c

paul is following the story east of los angeles. know you have some news now on who died. >> yes, we've been talking to various people from up in the fresno county area. what they tell us is they believe the victim is a 26-year-old female and was an intern. from what we understand from authority, she was in an enclosure when the attack happened and they believe the cat who attacked her was the 350 pound african lion. our fresno affiliates are reporting this lion was called -- a celebrity cat, a cat who had made the rounds of various talk shows and they say when the attack happened, someone else, another co-worker, tried in vain to distract this huge cat and it just did not work. when the sheriff's deputies, the first to arrive on scene tried, they saw that the victim was injured severely, but the victim died onscene. some are asking what is cat haven. it's about 45 miles east of fresno in dunlap. it has a number of cats from leopards to lions and also, bobcats. it's about 2,400 to 3,000 in feet. it specializes in being a sanctuary f

it's happening in riverside east of los angeles. adam housley in our l.a. newsroom this afternoon.uch progress have they made out there, adam? >> they made some good progress, shepard. those winds that really stoked this fire late yesterday kind of died down a bit today but there is still wind warnings for a while to come. they say there is no more forward progress for the flames. they are saying 40% containment. 311 acres have burned. it was a close one, shepard. they did make good headway today to get a handle on this fire. >> shepard: that land burned and fast, adam. >> yeah, i mean it's stuff we see in the summertime. you might see these pictures in october or november when you have the santa ana winds come through here. temperatures in southern california 8 a degrees in the inland empire where this fire was an hour east of downtown l.a. winds 30 mile-per-hour gusting. dryest january and february on record in california. hopefully we have some rain come this way. if not, it's going to be a long fire season, shepard. >> shepard: i hope so. detroit is now officially in a financia

that is about 60 miles east of los angeles. during the night fire crews actually gained ground on the 200-acre fire. it's now 30% contained. mobile home was destroyed. another house was damaged. and just a little while ago power was restored to about 2,000 customers. >>> this morning president obama will meet with congressional leaders at the white house to try to negotiate a way around the $85 billion in federal spending cuts set to take effect today. democrats and republicans remain far apart on how to trim the federal deficit. coming up at 6:15 the harsh words from congressional leaders about each other that could make this morning's meeting even more contentious. >>> time now 6:09. let's check in with sal. you're looking at highway 4. are they dealing with fog too? >> they are dealing with a little bit of fog. although not here on this portion opinion the fog will be reaching into some of these areas. i want to show you highway 4. it's absolutely clear. i think it's unbelievablable. steve knows better but it's unpredictable

east coast with snow in northern new england. snow also from the midwest down to tennessee. dry and mild for most of the west. snow showers in the rockies. >> close to record highs in los angeles pacific northwest. temperatures in florida will be 10 degrees below normal. high 40s on the east coast, and 81 in honolulu. >> lucky them. >>> maybe this next big thing is in your child's education. we're talking about yoga balls in classrooms. >> they're using them at a school in indianapolis. some of them have prongs on the bottom to hold the balls in place, but most are just free moving and the kids say they love them and the teachers happen to love them, too. >> they say the kids are more focused when they use them and they're more excited to be in school and the test scores have skyrocketed for kids who bounce their way through the day. >> i would fall asleep. >> it's good for your posture. paula faris had one of those in her office and she used to like to sit at her desk and used it to work on keeping her back straight. i see potential for mischief with this. >> just imagine looking out on a classroom of people doing this. >> pretty strange. >> that would give me motion sickness

. >>> a huge and fast-moving wildfire about 60 miles east of los angeles is expected to be fully containedana winds. 350 acres burned. there were no reported injuries. >> an unmanned spacecraft carrying supplies ran into trouble after a successful launch friday morning. the problem for the so-called dragon cargo ship was with the thrusters used to maneuver it. flight controllers managed to gain control of the spacecraft, but today's scheduled docking with the space station is now delayed until at least tomorrow. >>> and a happy ending for two dolphins who strayed into shallow waters south of los angeles. they appeared to be stranded in a freshwater cove at huntington beach. they were successfully guided back to sea. they were worried the mammals would be in danger if they stayed too long. >> glad to see they're making it back safely. >>> we want to take another look at the weather with craig setzer from wfror miami. >> still snow showers from the lumbering pressure in the northeast. snow pushing into the ohio valley and tennessee valley and cool pressure. only dry spot in the southwest and

fast-moving brush fire is forcing people out of their homes in riverside county california east of los angeles. the fire has already burned enough land to cover 150 football fields. it blew up last night with strong winds, pushing the plains through heavy smoke. some homeowners hosed down their roofs. nearly 2,000 people were left in the dark after power lines burned. >>> michigan governor rick snyder plans to announce today whether detroit will be getting a new financial manager. that's according to detroit's mayor. they face a $17 million deficit. snyder says he's reluctant to allow detroit to enter a chapter 9 bankruptcy. it would be the largest city to do so. >>> the headlines around the globe. the "washington post" says private first class bradley manning pled guilty thursday to ten counts in the wikileaks case. he said the u.s. became obsessed with killing human targets. manning faces up to 20 years in prison. >>> the wall street journal says american households are borrowing more than they have since the great recession of 2008. household debt including mortgages, credit cards and loans

firefighters are battling the blaze that has burned through 150 acres in riverside county, east of los angelesvacuati evacuations. no injuries reported and the cause of the fire under investigation. >>> and prepare for the slicing and the dicing to begin within the next 18 hours. president obama is expected to sign an order that triggers $86 billion in forced spending cuts. and once those cuts kick in, expect a slow downward spiral. at first, we're likely to see flight delays at airports, cuts to the hours and services at national parks and forced timeoff, without pay. for nearly 00,000 civilians pentagon employees. called furloughs. there is a meeting at the white house this morning to deal with the squalled is the so-called sequester. but it appears to be too late to deal with the ax from dropping. here is brianna keilar. >>> the capitol will sit empty. congress, the very people who voted for the $85 billion in forced spending cuts set to kick in at midnight, left town thursday without finding a way to fix the problem. now the finger pointing. >> the republican proposal is the worst of all w

battling a wildfire in southern california. 200 firefighters on the lines in riverside county east of los angeles. at least 150 acres have burned. the smoke and flames forcing some evacuations so far, only one structure damaged. no injuries reported. fire officials say they are investigating the cause. >>> 85 billion worth of slicing and dicing is set to begin by midnight tonight. 17 hours remain before we reach that deadline for mandatory spending cuts. once the president signs the order, and the cuts kick in. it could be some people describe it as a slow bleed. are you likely to see cuts to national parks, ti s time off w pay for federal employees. little hope that anybody will be able to stop the ax from falling at this late hour. let's begin with brianna keilar. >> reporter: as president obama meets at the white house with democratic and publ democratic and republican leaders, congress will sit empty. the very people who voted for the $85 billion spending cuts ready to kick in left town. now the finger pointing. >> the republican plan explicitly protects pork barrel projects. >> reporter: pre

big picture, you can see snow up forth, off to the east, rain headed toward los angeles and san diego during the afternoon hours that matter where you go you will run into scattered showers and high elevation snow. talking to sue, 80 still has chain requirements and 50 up to 20" of snow by 10:00 this evening in the sierra. be careful. here is sue. we will look at tahoe, but, first, in the san mateo area we have first reports of an accident and it is southbound 101 at 92 partly blocking a lane of traffic here and back to san jose where we have the east bound ramp partly blocked with a tow truck on way can they requested 50 feet of cable so you can expect delays and a solo spinout north 280 and if we can go, now, to king vale snow is coming down but the road is open and you will need chains as we mentioned and it is a nice sight for shows headed to the mountains. >> kristen and katiest. >> loving it. >> singer and hollywood actress jessica simpson is a guest on jimmy kimmel live. check out last night. >> the young lady you will see is not what you would describe as enthusiastic about gi

the big cities, particularly on the east coast but los angeles fit too, the big cities were full of foreigners who hung out in many saloons and had to be controlled. they were ruining america. the people in the heartland who always voted for prohibition were particularly worried about in this threat of others. race. the final wave of prohibition, for prohibition starts in the south at exactly the time jim crow goes into place between 1905 and 1915. and the idea of trying to control african-americans, needing to control african-americans led to the idea that we had to control drink throughout the south. is so prohibition becomes very important, all wraps up with trying to keep african-americans in their place after 50 years of struggle following the civil war. it was crucial for prohe can that the democracy -- prohibition that the democrats retook congress, by the way, in the wilson administration. third and very differently, it was a women's issue. it was a moral issue that was part of the effort to stop violence against women in the 19th and early 20th century. wherever women's suffrage as in

east to west. if you're going to travel to los angeles tomorrow, that might get shut down. so for the bay area, hour by hour, we'll see widespread moderate rain transitioning to some skaterred showers. i still think areas around san jose and river more may see a few showers earlier in the rain. things are clearing out and warming up big time for the weekend. >> it was an emotional good-bye today for those two fae fallen police officers. >> it was a powerful day filled with tears, a little laughter and respect. we were reminded of the the thin, blue line that sprats criminals from police officers. and that a little positive impact can go a long way. >> the flag-draped coffins were placed by two police cars. governor brown and california attorney general. a show of force from across the u.s. and even some from canada. >> he taught me more things than i can count and i know i'm not the only one here who can say that. the legacy will be carried on in our family, in our sons and in the people it would touch. >> it's not just santa cruz police that are feeling the pain. some offi

east facility is the oldest operating jail in los angeles.d max, it was built in 1951 to handle overcrowding. the 15 dormitories inside the jail can house approximately 2,000 inmates. with the nation's jail population becoming more middle-aged, facilities like l.a. county's east jail are trying to accommodate older inmates and keep them away from more violent younger ones. >> well, this is the old man's dorm. which is a privileged dorm. you have to be 45 and older to be in this dorm. and if you mess up in this dorm, you go back to regular population. >> for almost 40 years, 51-year-old inmate will williamson has been committing crimes that land him in jail. >> yeah. it's sickening. it's something, you know, you just have to put up with that. you know, i did it to myself again. i said i wasn't coming back. here i am. same people, same everything. just like i've seen people come in and out, there's people that come in and see me come and go. a headache all the way around. >> will williamson's outlook on being in jail is much different now than

the coast of southern california now and it's going to continue to move across the los angeles and push off to the eastert into your friday afternoon. do you see the wrap around moisture? when we talk about wrap around moisture, boy is it size to see on this satellite view? it's doing one of these. we maybe clipped with just an outside chance of a few sprinkles today. that's about it. the forecast mold doesn't pick up on it for the afternoon. take a look here. partly cloudy over the north bay. still mostly cloudy over part of the south bay. a shot over at the bay bridge. i thought i saw blue sky there. about 40 minutes until the sunrise. 4:00 in the afternoon. most of us are mostly sunny w. very snow going on over the sierra. we have clouds here along the coastline but as we get into the evening hours do you recollect have plans tonight? it is friday. a few scattered showers manage to pop back in. we have the last bit of energy for tonight. i'll leave that in there. it's worth noting if you're going to be out and about for today or tonight. 47 in oakland. 47 san francisco, 30s over santa rosa as well a

in the southwest, 88 your high for phoenix, 64, a little more comfortable in los angeles. 71 in dallas. still chilly to the east normal high for d.c. would be around 60 degrees. forecast for tomorrow, as we look again at rain and snow showers in the northeast, as we take a look at the middle of the country, we have a little more action working in. so areas around portions of kentucky, also tennessee, missouri, and arkansas, you'll be seeing some rain showers and will keep things below normal for atlanta, with a high of 63 to end the week, 51 in boston. 89 far a high in phoenix. as we look at the saturday forecast, a lot of you wondering what does the easter weekend look like? rain showers and some thunder showers will be out there for the middle of the country and portions of the south, especially head into easter sunday. all of the metro areas will be looking for a good chance of rain showers, temperatures around 66 in atlanta, but with the clouds and rain showers, it's going to be a chilly day. 48 for your easter high sunday in new york city. boston will be around 53 degrees. we'll start off the new work week

east back towards the west, high pressure dominating. if you're in southern california, summerlike temperatures. look at this. los angeles, 26 for the high. that's even going to warm up more so by wednesday, up to 27. seattle and vancouver, temperature hovering right around ten degrees there. looks like rain showers really going to be persistent over the next several days for you. let's take a look over towards europe. the big topic here is a change in the pattern. much of western europe, you've been bathing in warm temperatures. cold arctic air will start to filter in. high pressure over the scandinavian peninsula. that is filtering all this cold air from the north. berlin, this area in here, that's snowfall you've been seeing. could see about 30 centimeters of snow in total here across northern germany. about 20 centimeters in portions of northern france. localized, generally ten centimeters, though. all that cold air is also bringing in gusty winds into the british isles and eventually pushing over towards spain. you could see snow here going into madrid. look at temperatures dropping down. berlin, you're staying belo

southern california dropping a lot of rainfall and even some small hail for los angeles and san diego, orange county. stretching east so we say we have good-bye to that and we say hello to high pressure. moves in starting tomorrow. sunshine, mid-60s. by next week, as it gets closer and stronger and is not going to move for about a week, widespread 70s for at least five straight days starting monday. so here's what you can expect. breezy evening tonight, winds relax, chilly. weekend highs in the 60s, next week i'm looking at 70s every day next week and we are going to stay sunny for a while. highs tomorrow in the mid-60s. livermore 65 exactly average. couple of degrees below normal for san jose. 65 for you. fremont 64. sunshine in san ramon on a saturday 65. vallejo 64. richmond 66. daly city 61 degrees tomorrow. milder on sunday, much milder on monday and look at those 70s. they are everywhere next week. highs in the 70s, monday through friday. that is your forecast. we will be right back. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don

warnings have been in effect all morning long for los angeles, riverside, san bernardino and ventura county. >> that video looks like it was shot on the east coast. >> exactly. wet stuff and snow, all this mess. >> in the bay area we're blessed with a beautiful weekend. christina loren. >> you know what the worst part about the grapevine getting shut down, you get stuck in bakersfield. good morning to you. a great day shaping up. a look from high atop san bruno. you will notice in addition to our clearing skies, our winds are picking up. that will be the case as this area of low pressure races out of here. this is what shut down the grapevine earlier this morning. but conditions are improving, starting to see a little bit of weakening from that area of low pressure. it's going to race across the east as we head through the next few days. for us that means high pressure can build in. and we have a beautiful warm-up on the way just in time for the weekend. 61 degrees already. seeing some comfortable numbers out there. 55 for san jose, 41 still a little chilly in gilroy head through the day today, temperatures will climb maybe five degrees mo

mind the american -- that american's strength is on the east coast, dallas-fort worth where is based, it also has other hubs in chicago and los angelesu.s. airways has strength of the u.s. east coast. it has major operations in philadelphia, a charlotte, north carolina, as well as washington's raid in national. -- reagan national. it also has major operations in phoenix. the combination gives them the opportunity to come together and figure out how the networks where best, how we can combine our company in a way that will make sure consumers have more choice, and also how the combined carrier can upgrade its product offering. i think it is good to mention american is ordering new planes and expects to have one of the most modern fleets among the major u.s. carriers in a matter of years. host: before these carriers moved in together, they need to get the merger approved by the justice department. where are we in that process, karen jacobs? guest: the companies in late january started -- made their filings with the regulatory authorities. in addition to the u.s. government, this deal is also likely to be reviewed by european authoritie

los angeles? >> guest: i lived in los angeles until 1972, so i was about 20. and then i moved to the east coast permanently. c-span: what was the reason? >> guest: i don't--you know, i--i--when i look at the map, i must have been trying to get away from my family, because, you know, i moved to vermont, and it's--it's--it's almost as far as you can get away from los angeles, unless you're going to maine. so i moved there. i was going to school there. but, you know, i didn't go very long; i dropped out. and then i stayed, and i did various things: moved to boston, moved to western massachusetts, moved to new york. c-span: what school did you go to? >> guest: i went to a very small state college called johnson state college. before that, i went to the radical arts institution called goddard college in vermont. i went to the university of massachusetts for a while, and also, city college of new york for a while. i got a ba from the state college in political science. c-span: by the way, you say your mom's jewish? >> guest: mm-hmm. c-span: what religion did you pick? >> guest: well, nobody was

los angeles. >> jeff: a car crash in ohio today claimed the lives of six teenagers. it happened near warren about 60 miles east of cleveland. the driver of a honda passport hit a guardrail and the vehicle then flipped into a pond. police say the suv was speeding and carrying too many people. no one was wearing a seat belt. the teens killed range in age from 14 to 19 years old. >> winter is taking another swipe at the central plains tonight. parts of nebraska and iowa could get up to six inches of snow. blowing snow shut down several highways in colorado yesterday. more than 600 flights were cancelled at denver's airport. former south african president nelson mandela returned home today after an overnight in the hospital for what doctors say was a successful examination. it was mandela's second hospital stay in three months. he turns 95 in july. >> coming up u.s. navy sailors who say the fukushima nuclear meltdown made them sick. financial obstacles military families face we understand. our financial advice is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. life brings obstacles.

south bay, you can see the east foothills, the key road, story road, 101, all those areas, 880, 680, wet with light-to-moderate rain. right now the wet weather is moving to los angelesthe afternoon hours. if you are traveling you are find scattered showers. in the mountains, have the chains. the snow is falling. the wind is blowing. we will get 10" to 20" by 10:00 this evening on the western slope of the sierra and half of that, maybe two-thirds of that, say, 8" to 15" in tahoe and local white out conditions through the mountains today. >> we are going back to the golden gate bridge where traffic is slowing nicely. we watched the crews headed out to configure your morning commute making the four lanes southbound, two lanes in the north direction, to the san mateo bridge just a few brake lights making the town westbound toward the high-rise up and over to foster city. otherwise we have light conditions but we still have high wind advisories for the major bridges at this hour and in south san francisco, reports of some sort of a traffic sign in the right lane, northbound, 101, with cars possibly swerving to avoid that. c.h.p. will try to get it out of there as soon as

. >> colleagues in los angeles are making $7,500 more a year than we are. >> reporter: the symphony prepares for an east coast tour next week. musicians say the music will go silent if an agreement isn't soon reached. >> i think there is a probability that there will be a strike. >> reporter: following six months of negotiations management says its offer is more than fair. >> it is the same benefit level as our current contract in addition to raises that keep the orchestra among highest three. >> reporter: negotiations with a federal mediator got underway this afternoon. >> they are talented. your check may not be in the mail at least not yet. a tax foul up could make you wait for your refund. scott budman is here with the story. >> we found out about this a few hours ago. a tax error. the software problem inside tax prep company h&r block is affected as many as 6,000 tax returns. the problem caused those to be filed incorrectly and will have to be fixed. those who get refunds will have to wait. >>> you have to wait another day for apple to turn things around. apple falling 2.5%. ic that an below today'

los angeles. amazing he escaped with only minor injuries when you see that wreckage. >> well east bay man can thank pump kipp seed of all things for helping him become california newest millionaire. 33 million to be exact. here's lee ann to explain. >> they are california newest multimillionaires. art confessed he's obsessed with pumpkin seeds. he always gets them from the heather farm shell station on ignacio valley road except that on wednesday he only had 15 dollars. enough for gas and lottery ticket. he had to sacrifice the seeds. the next day when he checked his ticket, he knew he made the right choice. >> i check again again and i saw i am just dreaming. i remove my eye glasses. i rub my eye again and again really. maybe 10 times. no that's it that's the one. >>reporter: he medley drove to tell his wife. >> we won the lottery. she didn't believe. i told her just one time believe me. >>reporter: they don't know what they will did with the money. in november he lost his job in graphic reproduction. he's considering opening his own store now. >> get the people that i know friends family whenever

los angeles this morning. it broke out overnight, east of the city in riverside county. you can see 30-foot flames devouring palm trees and scorching backyards. this fire is being fueled by unseasonably warm and windy conditions. 200 firefighters are trying to put this thing out. people have been told to evacuate. but some of them are using garden hoses to protect their property. so far, the fire is about 30% contained. >>> at the vatican this morning, pope benedict's apartment has been sealed. the doors closed with that symbolic red ribbon, all part of the ancient, secret and elaborate process leading up to choosing a new pope. abc's david wright is at the vatican once again this morning to tell us what is coming next. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. a new day begins for the roman catholic church. this morning, the dean of the college of cardinals sent out this letter, calling the cardinals to rome. he sent it out by e-mail, in fact. the vatican adapting its ancient traditions to modern times. at the stroke of 8:00 last night, the swiss guard closed

east ofanza. it came in at 5.1 but was down graded. the shaking was felt from san diego up the coast to north of los angeles. >>> in the bay area, nice mild day. how long will the nice conditions last? >> it is feeling -- [ talking at the same time ] >> 60s today. 70s. this week i will show it to you, we will hit 80 degrees. other areas low 90s, south towards morgan hill and beyond. outside right now, you can see we got fog -- you can't see it. golden gate bridge right there. fog. fog trying to come in. coastal fog that will be back again tomorrow morning and we will show you that. the fog long the coast dense at times. as you travel along the great highway, san francisco, tonight, tomorrow morning, you can see it right there, you can see the fog, be prepared. coastal fog represents -- may slow you down tomorrow. for the rest of us, the current temperatures. because it is warm, right? 72 in antioch. 72 livermore. that is right now. late, late in the day. 60s and 70s. tomorrow night, mid-70s. we are seeing a warm up around here. the model picks up on the fog. this picks up rain. i use it to show rain but it also shows clouds. tomorrow morn

east coast. in cities like boston or in new york or in chicago, you've got diversity within the latino community. and you take a look at los angeles, there's a lot of diversity there as well. but just as with chicago, mexican americans are dominant in those two cities. >> hinojosa: how many of those 50.5 million latinos were born in the united states? >> more than six in ten were born in the united states. so right now about 62% is what the number is. we had been at a high of about 40% earlier in the decade, but as births play a larger role in population growth for hispanics, the share of hispanics who are foreign born is actually going to fall. we project that by 2050 the nation's hispanic population will be about one-third immigrant, or one-third foreign born. right now we're at 38%, and we reached a high of 40% earlier in the decade. >> when people hear this number of, you know, 12 million, 11 million undocumented immigrants, most people assume that that number is all latino. is that number of undocumented immigrants, now 11.2 million... what is the percentage of latin americans who are part of that number of undocumented immig

los angeles. >> the west has rebounded quicker than the east.s went through much, much more quickly where as they are still fighting foreclosures on the east side of the country. >> the deeper the hole in some sense the faster the trajectory of coming out. >> reporter: unemployment is also falling. nevada down 3% since last year, followed by hawaii, arizona and california. the rebound is not just construction, more than 400,000 job option in 13 western states are fueled by the technology and software sector. gps insight in scottsdale helps 1200 customers track commercial and government fleets. >> we've had some crazy growth. 40% growth last year and we doubled our sales year over year. >> reporter: success in one sector translates to more jobs in others. >> you get the great jobs in, you export products out, money comes into the region, that money swirls around, and you take care of all those other pursuits that people find employment in. >> reporter: so confidence, rising incomes, tech jobs and demographics are helping drive this recovery. in w

los angeles. the stanley cup champion los angeles kings and the champion l.a. galaxy, soccer and hockey in the easthat will be at 1:45 this afternoon. at 3:30 this afternoon he meets with secretary of defense chuck hagel. our briefing today will be, again, with deputy press secretary josh ernest at 12:15. back with evan mcmorris santoro as a "friend of bill." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: what do you say friends and neighbors. good to see you this morning. welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. it is tuesday march 26. and it is a busy day here in our nation's capital. congress may be in recess but the supreme court is in business and today's the first of two days that they're going to hear arguments on both sides of the issue of marriage equality, same-sex marriage. today, they'll be hearing arguments about california's proposition 8. and then tomorrow, arguments on defense of marriage act which president clinton says was a big mistake. president clinton who signed doma back in 1996. again, he says it was a big mistake. we hope the supreme court agrees with him. in other news, in afghanista