for congress to get behind the minimum wage bill offered by tom harkin of iowa and congressman george miller of california -- the proposal that would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour. so ask your representatives who oppose raising the federal minimum wage -- why do they oppose it? how can we look at the men and women providing basic services to us all, like cleaning our offices, caring for our children, serving in our restaurants and so many other areas -- how can we say they don't deserve enough pay to take them out of poverty? the president and i think they deserve it. and we think a lot of you do too. so, folks, it's time to act. it's time to give america a raise. thanks for listening and have a great weekend. god bless you all and may god protect our troops. >> good morning, i am jackie walorski. i support the community act as a member of the veterans affairs committee and a presumptive voter. we need a common sense bill. without this real-world accountability, the v.a. has become the epitome of the bureaucracy. i hear every day from veterans who are fo

so is congressman george miller who spoke with abc7 news. >> we're concerned about the safety precautions that are in place and very concerned about management attitude towards safety and the second accident bears out that our concern is well founded. >> tesoro won't allow inspectors inside and this time, a team is on site. about safety, a. spokesman says we're committed to developing a culture where employees are committed to safety and each other's safety. >> importantly i'm concerned these incidents show there is a safety culture issue that needs to be addressed. >> tesoro reports both are okay and back at work today. in martinez abc7 news. >> san francisco state university announced a schedule for partial reuse of the science building the building has been closed since january after discovery of mercury, and lead paint, and asbestos inside. >> the man who tried to kidnap a 9-year-old girl two years ago is headed to prison. he pleaded no contest to four felony counts. prosecutors say the 26-year-old grabbed the girl in september, 2012 and managed to escape and run for help. police conn

. >> congressman george miller can't wait to see the movie. met many times. >> when you were in his presence, you were just like [sigh ] oh. >> reporter: the movie isn't just about chavez activism it delves into his relationships with his family and with dolores huerta. it took time to convince the chavez family to make a film. the biggest up tick of all groupless. drama student karen hernandez who was starring in a rare stage production about chavez says it's about time the founder of the united farm workers got the recognition he deserves on the big screen. >> i'm glad to see that they actually made a movie about him and the difference he made in our community. >> i'm not afraid anymore. >> reporter: now i've been texting with a moviegoers inside. yes i know it's taboo. she says about 40 people are watching the movie right now. and that's not a full house. she says she is disappointed but that the point of this movie is that it made it to a mainstream movie theater and that the masses could enjoy. patti lee, ktvu news. >>> the final sierra s

. >> congressman george miller can't wait to see the movie.about the man he met many times. >> when you were in his presence, you were just like [sigh ] oh. >> reporter: the movie isn't just about chavez activism it delves into his relationships with his family and with dolores huerta. it took time to convince the chavez family to make a film. the biggest up tick of all groupless. drama student karen hernandez who was starring in a rare stage production about chavez says it's about time the founder of the united farm workers got the recognition he deserves on the big screen. >> i'm glad to see that they actually made a movie about him and the difference he made in our community. >> i'm not afraid anymore. >> reporter: now i've been texting with a moviegoers inside. yes i know it's taboo. she says about 40 people are watching the movie right now. and that's not a full house. she says she is disappointed but that the point of this movie is that it made it to a mainstream movie theater and that the masses could enjoy. patti lee, ktvu news. >>> th

george miller, a california democrat, told ed foulke that lawmakers would impose a new safety standardtinued to resist. >> mr. foulke, i must tell you, i just see such an incredible lack of urgency on your part about the role of your agency to protect workers that it's astounding. you're here clinging to what you've done. and it's turned out to be fatal for the american workers. >> if the employers comply with the housekeeping standards, it would eliminate, or at least mitigate, the hazard of having a combustible dust explosion. >> tammy miser, who lost her brother shawn in that 2003 explosion in indiana, now speaks out on behalf of other dust explosion victims. >> our losses are a lifelong, needless sentence, because a few people couldn't or wouldn't do what was right. >> what responsibility do you think osha bears? >> i feel that they should take most of the responsibility for this. because they know. and they're the ones that can prevent it; nobody else can. there's nobody else out there to take care of it. >> in april 2008, the house voted to force osha to impose new safety rules f

representative george miller of martinez says tesoro should reinstate its labor management safety program to prevent this from happening again. >>> it is 5:09. president obama declares a new national monument in northern california. still to come, why the declaration is so significant. >> also ahead, what's that up in the sky? a strange phenomenon ruffling feathers in an english village. >> a big milestone for the big pavelski. a major career accomplishment for one of san jose's biggest hockey stars. coming your way. >> gusty winds around the bay area this morning. but it also brings a lot of sunshine and warm temperatures. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and a three-car crash westbound 80 just as you come off of the carquinez bridge is now cleared to the right-hand shoulder. so no longer seeing any delay. more on your commute coming up. first, we want to know what drives you crazy during your morning drive. ask a question or share a gripe by emailing crazy@kpix.com. or tweet me at #ewengerkpix and watch to see if your question gets answered on air. of san jose rais imum ,,,,,,,,,, ne

it's time for congress to get andnd the minimum wage congressman george miller of california. host: joe biden and his first weekly in aquatic address on the democratic -- weekly address. john boehner is expected to give republican address later this week. boehner did talk about this on the house this thursday. we will play you a bit of that now. [video clip] house shares my deep concern over the backlog of benefit claims from the department of veterans affairs. this country has made promises that it is our duty to compete -- duty to keep -- reform will get far if it is carried out by managers who prove they are not up for the job. introduced hr 41, the ba management accountability act -- this gives that the a secretary the authority to fire and the mode officials who were not performing. done,en't getting a job you have to go. there is been no accountability. only half measures and slaps on the wrist. this would be at any agency that has fallen down the job. this would be unacceptable. -- it is time we hold these people accountable and get in there. who can fix this backlog on

his home tap is phone read his mail and then when he was meeting with a congressman congressman george miller in a building in washington they actually ran a toy truck with a microphone through the air conditioning vent so that they could eavesdrop illegally on a conversation between the whistle blower and the congressman unfortunately for them they also were eavesdropping on the team of navy seals that arrested these guys great this is this is outrageous i mean we know now b.p. has hired trolls on line to threaten and harass its critics of the deepwater horizon oil spill but i mean why would they go through such great lengths instead of just adequately cleaning up the spill i mean it seems like it would backfire alternately but of course no one's talking about it as we know today. it's the catch abbie it's the cash and which is that it costs really cause billions of dollars a year to run a safe system you know it cost millions and millions of dollars to have barges full time spill response teams but for the same reason we have fire trucks at the ready in a city the reason why we have firemen

miller . >> ((música) . >> el fiscal de san francisco ,george gaston dijo que no presentara cargos contra un jugador de lossco . >> un corto circuíto por la caída de un ave en los cables de la electriicada pudo ser la causa de un incedio de matorrales, los investigadores dicen que no encontraron señales de que haya sido intencional . >> hombres que teneina gran cantidad de material explosivo een su poder, se declararon no culpables, formando un cargo por poner en peligro a un menor de edad . >> decenas de pacientes de los centros médicos , están en riesgo de ser víctimas de ladrones de identidad ,se robaron computadoras de la compañia . >> ♪ . >> hace unos meses estudiantes de la universidad estatal de san jose discriminaron a un compañero afromericano, por eso hoy se llevo a cabo una reunión para enseñarles a reportar cualquier crimen . >> enl incidente ha sido una noticia trÁgica . >> juana guerra hace referencia a lo ocurrido cuando un compañero fue víctima . >> una situación que la orillo a exponer sus preocupaciones en la primera reunión de 4 . >> para que no se repita el acoso cometido contra el estu

joining us, judy miller, former member of george w. bush senior staph brad blakeman.udy, what do you think that of the appearance. controversial helpful? oak -- awkward, unpresidential. >> desperate, president obama needs single out this floating target, the youngin -- invincibles, he did that by giving this interview. lou: all of them. >> a lot of them. according to the white house. largest single driver to obamacare web site. lou: how many. >> 4 million they said, but we don't know how many are just having a look. and how many people actually enroll. lou: i have to have a little fun, when white house does things like this, they won't tell us the real numbers. we have no idea brad your thoughts. a lot of dry humor. >> well, if a president had something to be funny about, perhap its would be funny, there is nothing funny about obamacare, though people, that same young people who tuned in, to see that, same people who slowdown in the highway to see a wreck, they saw a president, whoa desperate, and somebody who cannot appeal to them because their parents tell them, we'

the minimum wage increase legislation authored in the house of representatives by congressman george miller co-sponsored of course by congressman horsford, myself and many other democratic members of the house of representatives. we are of the view that both america needs a raise and women in america need a raise. 66% of minimum wage earners in his country are women. now, the minimum wage in america right now, the floor that's set by congress, $7.25 an hour, means that someone can can work 40 hours a week, each and every week throughout the still fall work and below the federal poverty line in attempting to raise a family. that's disgraceful. the classic definition of working poor, and it should not exist. i thought the american ideal was that if you get up for work , you work hard, you punch the clock, that at the end of the day, there should be a pathway toward meaningful success in the congress text of the american dream. -- in the context of the american dream. right now we have a minimum wage that keeps individuals trapped in poverty. and the overwhelming majority of those individuals

george's county. >> mola lenghi live for us in district heights, thank you. >>> you know him as sherlock holmes. tonight we get some scoop from elementary star johnnie lee miller. >> the secret to the show's success and he diss a bit about his co--- dises a bit about his co-star lucy lu. >> and a woman with a severe disability is worried she has to go back to the >>> it is official. actor philip seymour hoffman died from a toxic mix of heroin and other drugs. the medical examiner's report was released today and said heroin, cocaine and amphetamines were found in his system, the death ruled accidental. the actor found dead in his manhattan apartment february 2nd. three people face drug charges in connection with his death. >>> we have an update from a story at 5:00. a disabled waldorf woman fighting eviction is in the hospital tonight. madelyn lane is suffering from complications of back surgery. we visited her earlier today at the townhouse she shares with her 13-year-old son and healthcare aide. she's worried her land lady wants to boot them. charles county called it a sad situation and is willing to help her keep paying the rent with section 8 fund, but this

miller of price waterhouse. >> no, i didn't know that by george. >> may i have the envelope. >> and the envelope, please?pe, please? >> may i have the envelope, please? >> where is it, the envelope? oh, i have the envelope. all right. >> next the presentations to outstanding motion picture writers. of course, i'm not too familiar with them because i outlive most of my stuff. and i never -- what's wrong with the teleprompter? >> the following pictures were nominated for the best screenplay. >> nominated for the best motion picture story are the following. >> the nominees for the best screenplay based on material from another medium. >> the nominees for best story and screenplay. >> the nominees for the best story and screenplay. >> if you were lucky enough to get in some of the positions that i'm in, you're going to be held responsible for the film, not for the role. so you're not looking for oh, this is a great part for me. you're looking for a screenplay that you feel like works on every level. and a director that knows what he's doing. and those are the elements first and foremost it's the screenplay.