she has been recognized and honored by the california state senate by bra virginia theatre and by s f pride with the community grand marshall two years ago. we had the highlight of honoring the mutual investor in bravo theatre which was a lot of fun. last october, she did the honor of serving as a celebrity judge with our great pumpkin carving with the kids and in the end, she declared all the kids were winners in her normal gracious way. i will say bebe, the lg b t community is an accomplished community is can be very tense sometimes. i will say the one thing among others that really sticks out in my mind about you, all of the things i know about you and i've seen you interact with people, i've never seen you be anything but absolutely nice and gracious and professional. even when you're fighting like crazy for something that is so important, you always do it in the absolute, most gracious way and you are a treasure in our community and we love you. so congratulations. thank you. [applause] >> okay. thank you sfrfrz wiener and to madam president and members of the board, thank you ve

currently a bill is being introduced into the california state senate that calls for a reliable study. the u.s. epa now lists over 30 chemicals found in tire chrome which the epa finds to be cancer-causing target compounds. i believe that we all agree this commission needs to alter its course of action. i also believe that we would agree that we need to publicly address these new developments. the commission and rpd should take a stand, i believe, and speak up and restate its current position with regard to the use of the toxic chemical. i think we agree doing otherwise would be irresponsible to do the least and risk endangering the citizens of san francisco. thank you. >> next speaker. >> again, could we please get everyone to take a seat who is not speaking on this item? there are seats over here go ahead. >> hi. i am also speaking on the beach -- i'm a soccer coach and soccer player and soccer mom and i'm taking a few minutes away from my work to comment on the inprogress construction at the formerly glass facility where i was happily playing and coaching until last fall, with we r

. >> reporter: california state senator richard pan is also a pediatrician. e's introducing a bill this week to abolish california's personal beliefs exemption. kids would be required to be immunized before attending school, except for medical reasons. 19 other states allow parents to refuse vaccinations based on personal beliefs and 48 states allow for a separate religious exemption. >> i hope we don't have to wait for someone to die before we take this seriously. >> where's the kitty cat go? >> reporter: sarah wahrenbrock's daughter elizabeth attends a daycare in santa monica, still shut down after a child got measles. 14 babies are quarantined, including elizabeth, who had to have a blood test at the verify her immunity. >> it just seemed unfair to us to take the extra step, as if the onus was on us, instead of people who for personal reasons hadn't immunized their children. >> reporter: personal reasons now facing very public scrutiny. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: still ahead, three months of work crashes down in seconds. >> pelley: , three

california state senator richard pan is also a pediatrician.he's introducing a bill to abolish parents personal belief exemption. 19 other states allow parents to refuse vaccinations based on personal beliefs and 48 states allow for separate religious exemption. >> i hope we don't have to wait for someone to die before we take it seriously. >> reporter: sarah wahrenbrock's daughter attended daycare in santa monica shut down after a child got measles. 14 babies are quarantined including elizabeth who had to have a blood test at the verify her immunity. >> it seemed unfair to take the extra step as if the onus was on us instead of people who for personal reasons hadn't immunized their children. >> reporter: personal reasons now facing scrutiny. ben tracy cbs los angeles. >> pelley: three months of work wash crashes down in seconds. working on my feet all day gave me pain here. in my knees. but now, i step on this machine and get my number which matches my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic inserts. now i get immediate relief from my foot pain. my k

california state senator bill manning has been a relentless crusader against sugary drinks is trying for a second time to pass a labeling law. that warning would appear on all sugary drinks with 75 or more calories per 12 ounces. there was a similar bill that passed in the senate but died in the assembly. larry gerson says it could pass because of data and awareness about obesity. >> people are looking at ways oh to control oh wees ti. they have their eyes on soda as a culprit. there will be a move. there has been for years. it failed last year finally. this year he thinks he has a shot. >> critics say people should make up their own mind. supporters say a label doesn't interfere with freedom of choice. >> soda used to be small. now they can be giant. like at a movie. >> yeah. >> coming up next, i think until the day i die i will wonder if we'll have to use it and will it save my kid's life if needed. >> who is accountable? who is making sure the system works? we in fact investigate umbilical cord blood banks. >> plus "saturday night live" celebrates 40 years tonight. on a sunday mo

. >>> two california state senators proposed legislation that would change vaccination laws for school senators richard pan and ben allen are responding to the measles outbreak in california that would eliminate personal and religious belief exceptions. it would also establish a requirement at schools that parents are informed about the vaccination rates at their children's schools. >> too many schools, not enough children are immunized to prevent an outbreak. our current laws are not strong enough to protect them. >> we have rates in certain districts up for the 15% of nonvaccinations. >> he helped pass the law in 2012 that made it more difficult for parents to get a vaccination exception for their children. this led to a 20% decrease in a number of parents opting out. >>> when we hit the road this morning, it was kind of gray. we thought this is the beginning of the change. >> it kind of is. you saw the clouds increasing. such a difference from the month of january where we had 20 spare the air nights. record warmth. that is done. it will still be warm because this is all coming from

. >> this afternoon at state capital, lawmakers will talk about the future of drones in california. state senator from san francisco is leading a senate judiciary committee holding hearings on the airborne video devices. the companies big in the drop game such as gopro and air wear and 3-d r are expected to testify including the impact on privacy rights. >> president obama has traded california sun for a snowy cam -- capitol. you can seat winter weather that greeted him. the commander in chief was enjoying sun in palm springs and played a round the gulf before arriving in palm springs he spent a couple of days in the bay area visiting san francisco and the peninsula. all that snow in washington, dc is essentially shoulding down the district. here is video from yesterday evening and you can see snow falling on the white house. the office of personnel management let the government workers foe that offices are shut down today. >> the snow in massachusetts is causing more roofs to cave in. the roof on in home collapsed outside of boston and the homeowner says he is saw a crack and the roof came crash

the state of california city and county of san francisco here's our certificate of election let's give another round of applause (clapping) and on behalf of the california state legislator the senated gentlemen, how about a round of applause for our newly installed members of the board of education (clapping) at this moment i'm going to visit our commissioners and honored guests to take a seat in the front right now i'd like to invite our next musical enter lewd you're in for 0 treat inviting the washington high school band who will grace us with a musical number thank you (clapping.) (clapping.) and the song selection (inaudible) as a piece we're (inaudible) many of you will recognize and if you don't recognize this is your introduction to one of the greatest songs of civil rights union union. >> just like a tree that's planted by the water i shall not be moved though the wind blowing all around me i shall not be moved just like a tree that's planted by the water i shall not be moved though the wind is blowing all around me i shall not be moved this wind will never last this storm is sure to pass this trial is just a task so i shall not - i shall not - no, i shall not be moved th

the state of california city and county of san francisco here's our certificate of election let's give another round of applause (clapping) and on behalf of the california state legislator the senated gentlemen, how about a round of applause for our newly installed members of the board of education (clapping) at this moment i'm going to visit our commissioners and honored guests to take a seat in the front right now i'd like to invite our next musical enter lewd you're in for 0 treat inviting the washington high school band who will grace us with a musical number thank you (clapping.) (clapping.) and the song selection (inaudible)

to the california state assembly or senate? est: when i was in california, democrats were still the majority. that is the difference. you can still do a lot here, even in that minority party. when you look at what has recently happened in congress because the republican costas is so split, all the major issues that have passed were mostly democratic votes. for example, on funding for the department of homeland security, right now, republicans are sort of stuck. they do not know how to pass the department of homeland security bill for both floors even though they have a majority. you might sense of their be another issue where the democrats will have the the adults in the room and fix the issue. host: i just want to get your reaction. i want to get your reactions what the speaker had to say. >> as you have heard me say from this podium from last several years, the president needs to have an overarching strategy to deal with this growing terrorist threat. he has yet to do that. he continues to look at this as a counterterrorism ef

the state of california city and county of san francisco here's our certificate of election let's give another round of applause (clapping) and on behalf of the california state legislator the senated gentlemen, how about a round of applause

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to the california state assembly or senate? guest: when i was in california, democrats were still the majority. that is the difference. you can still do a lot here, even in that minority party. when you look at what has recently happened in congress because the republican costas is so split, all the major issues that have passed were mostly democratic votes. for example, on funding for the department of homeland security, right now, republicans are sort of stuck. they do not know how to pass the department of homeland security bill for both floors even though they have a majority. you might sense of their be another issue where the democrats will have the the adults in the room and fix the issue. host: i just want to get your reaction. i want to get your reactions what the speaker had to say. >> as you have heard me say from this podium from last several years, the president needs to have an overarching strategy to deal with this growing terrorist threat. he has yet to do that. he continues to look at this as a counterterrorism

two california state senators proposing to eliminate the personal beliefs exemption for parents who doheir children. this as the measles outbreak spreads with 99 cases now in california. many of those traced to disneyland. u.s. surgeon general told cnn's dr. sanjay gupta that he believes some states allow too many exemptions but stopped short of calling for mandated vaccines. sanjay will join us next hour with more. >>> "sports illustrated's" new swimsuit issue is out. hannah davis is gracing the cover of the 2015 issue. i think she needs some suspenders her undies are drooping. she is dating derek jeter. we want to point out, or i do that the magazine is going to feature a plus-sized model for the first time in an ad. this is ashley graham part of the ad campaign for company swimsuits for all. the issue is available february 9th. >> she locks rocking, too. hers stay up the other ones were drooping. >> if we could go back to miss hannah davis, this is one of the last vestiges of open sexism allowed in the media. >> a bit earl will i for that isn't it? >> this one is really i think this

came to work to me as an intern, quickly rising to a legislative aide as a member of the california state senate. kyle's passion for public policy and his enthusiasm for bringing people together made him a highly effective legislative staffer. during his tenure in the state senate, kyle successfully steered bills through the legislative process in california that helped counseling services for rape victims eliminated pesticides in schools and childcare. in an addition of being a member of the california state family he was a beloved family member and a member of the broader sacramento community. he died when he went to his local gym in the morning to start his daily exercise regimen, had a heart attack and passed away at the all-too early age of 27. mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this extraordinary but all-too-brief life of kyle long. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

california attorney general and united states senate hopeful has nor moral objection to legalizing marijuana for recreational use. harris has looked at impact of legal pot sales to the public in come come and washington. she cautioned that special care will be required to examine how marijuana can affect children and public safety. california already allowed marijuana to be sold for medical purposes with a prescription from a doctor. >> students attending uc schools will not face a tuition hike of the for now much the university of california president janet napolitano is postponing a proposed increase as a good faith gesture during discussions with governor brown overstate funding. both of them are considering proposals that the governor thinks will allow the university to serve more students without increasing tuition or receiving a significant budget hike. the regents aproved raising tuition up to 5 percent each of the next five years at napolitano's urging in november unless the state gave the university more money. >> ucfs has received $100 million donation from a billionaire with the m

that new law, the person on the phone said, it was a national website, not bound by california law. the state senator behind the law says, that's not true. senator hill says what these sites are doing can feel like extortion. >> if we can eliminate that profit part of it, they can't make any money, then they aren't going to do it. >> i wanted to ask the site's lawyers about their practices. the lawyer for justmugshots.com. the site named in the california class action lawsuit e-mailed me, we have no comment. so i looked to the site for answers. on justmugshots.com, under lawsuit threats, it says we are not in the extortion or defamation business and to date, we have not lost a single lawsuit and we do not expect that to change any time soon. as people whose mug shots have been posted to these websites try to clean up their online reputation, one payment is usually not enough. >> they may stop. the first site may stop, but a second will pick it up and a third will pick it up. >> which is why this woman says she hasn't paid to have her mug shot taken down. >> it will come to no end. >> even though she

hundreds of millions in it drags on. >> a new poll shows what of california voters want for secretary of state condoleeza rice to succeed senatorl shows 49 percent of vote efforts were more inclined on vote for republican. california attorney general kamala harris was second with 46 percent. so far the democrat is the only announced campaigner for the seat. >> new orleans crews are in the cold cleaning up after mardi gras celebrations stopped at midnight with temperatures in the my -- mid-50s on fuse and then dropped 20 degrees. officials say between 50 and 150 tons of trash will be collected. now the season of lent begins today, ash wednesday. >> starting on saturday, anyone who is dialing from a 415 phone number to another 415 has to do it differently. say you want to call a 415 number you dial 1-415 and then the number. if you do not remember the 1-415 a recording will tell you to hang up. the call will not go through unless you do that much of the change is happening so there can be a new 628 area code that will be asign to new numbers in the 410 region, with new assignments taking place next month. the dial in change start

in 2010 she failed to unseat barbara boxer in the race if united states senate seat in california. now she tells boston herald she is looking to raise enough money to campaign for the white house and introduce herself to voters. she is the only woman openly seeking a bid on the going ticket but she has never held public office. >> mountain view based google is hoping you will not be able to resist is the latest droid commercial with unlikely animal friends. >> adorable animal video part of a new ad called "be together," various species mixing including a cat and a dog, a dog and a dolphin a baby chick and a cat among other pairings having fund together and the commercial does not show a single droid device but it is loaded with cuteness. >> and that is a song by roger miller from "robin hood," a disney production. >> that would have been a good super bowl commercial. >> a little late. not frozen but a lot of rain. it will be war. >> exactly. they are getting much needed rain in lake tahoe that will fill our reservoirs but not there later when we need it. here is a look in the north

california attorney general and united states senate hopeful harris has no moral objection to legalizing use. harris has looked at the legal sale of hot use and says special care is required to examine how it affects children and public safety. california allows marijuana to be old for medical purposes with a prescription from a doctor. >> students attending the schools will not fay a tuition hike for now. university of california president napolitano says she is pest pointing a proposed increase as a good faith during discussions with governor brown looking to senator more students without increasing prices. napolitano urged raising of 5 percent tuition a year for each of five years. >> millions of americans have to been dill up at the arctic cold grips the nation with hats and scarves not only fashion accessories but schools are closed with record-setting cold from the midwest to the northeast. forecasters say it will be 20 to 40 degrees colder than usual in manny areas. >> and a lot snows. and the damage it can do. you can see part of a roof collapse in massachusetts. officials evacua

california and several other states. >>> more allegations against former state senator leland yee. a new grand jury indictment includes a charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering. lee is already facing multiple public corruption and gun trafficking charges. he has pled not guilty to those charges. >>> alameda county sheriff's deputies have arrested a man suspected of sexual assaulting an 8-year-old girl at a discount store. the arrest came after the sheriff's department released this suspect sketch. the incident happened over the weekend on sunday at the 99 cents only in hayward. investigators say the man inappropriately touched the girl in a toy aisle. >>> three armed men are on the loose after robbing a tiffany store in san francisco. it happened around 3 p.m. yesterday at the westfield mall on market street. police say the suspects told everyone to get down, then they forced an employee to open up cases of jewelry. one of those employees inside sent a message to her father right after the crime. >> i just got one text. it said, we've been robbed. if you hear anything, i'm

outbreak continues and state law makers are stepping in proposing new bills that will change california's loss allowing parents to talk to children out from vaccinations. senatore their vaccination policies. >>reporter: on wednesday construction's truce get listed these images of the tear down of candlestick park this clinics is expected to take about three months to completely tear down the stadium where candlestick park stands right now will spend the future be us shopping center. >>reporter: campus security guards were temporarily displaced while the school was under present rap renovation so they're building a building before the security during the renovation. an anti hat and a sequined june kron 4 news and antioch >>reporter: people are waiting for the cause of this spectacular air crash in taiwan. as will slow this video down is the clip the taxi before hitting a guard rail and crashing into a shallow river. hundreds of people rushed to the scene try to help more than a dozen people did survive including a small child need to see the toddler right there at the death toll has risen to 31 including the pilot and co-pilot. it went down just minutes after t

senator barbara boxer's seat. he spent weeks talking to consultants and fundraisers and says his heart and family are in california. that leaves state attorney general kamala harris as the only major candidate for now. senate boxer announced in january she will not seek re- election in 2016. >>> three people on board a small airplane survived a rough landing at mineta san jose international airport this morning. the landing gear on the twin engine plane collapsed forcing the plane to skid off the side of the runway. the pilot had alerted the flight tower that he was having trouble with the landing gear. he said he had no choice but to attempt the landing. everyone got out safely. the runway reopened this afternoon after the plane was inspected and towed. >>> caltrain service is back on track after a train hit a woman this afternoon. that woman was on the tracks at the palo alto station. the incident shut down service in both directions for about an hour. 200 people were on that train when it happened. the woman was taken to a hospital to be treated. no word on her condition. this is the third caltrain accident in the last 24 hours.

. >>> two senators in california want to change the state's vaccination laws by eliminating the personaleliefs exemption for parents who don't want their children to be vaccinated. there are now 99 measles cases in this latest outbreak in california. many of those cases linked to disneyland. the proposed bill would focus on vaccinations required to attend school. right now california law allows exemptions for medical reasons and personal beliefs. >>> for the first time lung cancer is deadlier than breast cancer for women in developed nations. the american cancer society says the reason is smoking. researchers said tobacco use peaked years later for women than it did for men. lung cancer has been the top cancer killer for men for decades. speaking of breast cancer though, the fda has approved a new drug to treat an advanced form of the disease. the drug works by targeting proteins in the body involved in the growth of cancer cells. the most common side effects were low blood cell counts and fatigue. >>> a new study on high school seniors shows less partying and more emotional stress. rese

. >>> two senators in california want to change the state's vaccination laws by eliminating the personal beliefs exemption for parents who don't want their children to be vaccinated. there are now 99 confirmed measles cases in the latest outbreak in california. many of those cases linked to disneyland. the proposed bill would focus on vaccinations required to attend school. right now california law allows exemptions for medical reasons and personal beliefs. >>> three minutes before 6:00 right now. for the first time lung cancer is deadlier than breast cancer for women in developed nations. the american cancer society says the reason is smoking. researchers said tobacco use peaked years later for women than it did for men. lung cancer has been the top cancer killer for men for decades. speaking of breast cancer, though, the fda has approved a new drug to treat an advanced form of the disease. the drug works by targeting proteins in the body involved in the growth of cancer cells. the most common side effects were low blood cell counts and fatigue. >>> look at this story. the new jersey lo

california. >> and here's the -- let me show you. this is a copy of the invitation for tonight's convenient. >> state senator jerry hill is not among thenvited. he calls the dinner shameful and an embarrassment to the citizens of california. >> i think more importantly we should ask the families of those eight individuals who were killed, the e

state senate area. this is a list of all the california state snatsenates. you may notice something going on here.lee, kevin, thomas creighton, lee -- they're all men except for katrina shealy and she is the only woman. i know what you're thinking. you're thinking what about nicki setzler. it turns out nicky is a guy. nicky, the state senator, is a dude. katrina shealy is it. she shes she is the only woman in the entire state senate. she's the whole caucus so of course she gets to run it. and all votes are unanimous. south carolina's one woman senator, katrina shealy found herself in the middle of a firestorm when one of the republican senators, the guy you see on the right here made comments to her and about her that made news. see? south carolina senator;; women are "a lesser cut of meat." he said this to his only female colleague, that women, for example, her are a lesser cut of meat. that's nice. katrina shealy told the local press that the comments went too far, that women deserve respect. then she went on the senate floor in south carolina and she made like a superhero. >> to the women and y

having served both at the local level as a council member, mayor and served as a state senator in the state of california, these agencies are just beginning to recover from this great recession that we have had. they certainly do not have the funding to back-bill what we do not send to them and they are dependent on this funding in order to help protect our communities. so what -- what do you think is the risk assessment as it relates to these agencies not being able to pick up the phone and have someone on the other side answer to get feedback on a potential threat risk? >> ma'am, i can't speak to the specific risk. what i can speak to is the fact that grant funding and our investment in state and local community engagement efforts is a linchpin for how we have structured our country to do homeland security. we have believe everyone needs to be in the game. everyone needs to be in power to information what the risk is what the tactics, techniques and procedures are to be looking for and share that information with the fbi, with the i.c. so we can engage before the act happens. so the extent to which the

california to make vaccinations mandatory. senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer urged state health officials to repeal the law that allows parents to opt out of child vaccines. governor brown's office indicates he is open to revising it. the call comes as the measles outbreak grows. currently there are 99 cases in california, 14 in the bay area. to put that in perspective the state reports 58 cases during the first four months of 2014. the highest number since 1995. >>> moving on, the sports illustrated swimsuit edition gets a lot of attention each year but this time it is making news. for the first time you will see a plus sized model on the pages. there is a catch. meet ashley graham. she is a size 16 model, and you will see her in a bikini in the 2015 sports illustrated swimsuit edition. >> it is an advertisement for swimsuits for all. we showed it to shoppers in san bruno. >> with all of the skinny models, this tells girls with curves that it is okay to be thick. i think it is showing and portraying a positive body image. she looks cute. she looks like a woman, a regular woman. >> the president and ceo calls it a big

and tomorrow state senator richard pond will officially propose a repeal of the personal belief exemption in californiao parents cannot opt-out of vaccines any longer. >> they would not be able to enroll in the school. they could home school them. >> parents have so much to worry about these days, how to pay their bills, how they are going to afford college for their children. one thing they should not have to worry about is whether or not weather their child will contract a preventable infectious disease like the measles. >> reporter: senator boxer is hoping that her proposal will get swift considers in washington. now, if that state measure passes we are told that all of california's school children could be required to be vaccinated by the 2016/2017 school year. reporting live in emeryville, i'm jodi hernandez nbc bay area news. >>> new evidence tonight seems to point to the fill peeps as a source of the disney land measles outbreak. state health leaders say the california virus shares the same genetic material as the virus you found in the philippines. measles is a big problem in that country. doct

california to make vaccinations mandatory. senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer urged state health officials to repeal the law that allowsarents to opt out of child vaccines. governor brown's office indicates he is open to revising it. the call comes as the measles outbreak grows. currently there are 99 cases in california, 14 in the bay area. to put that in perspective the state reports 58 cases during the first four months of 2014. the highest number since 1995. >>> moving on, the sports illustrated swimsuit edition gets a lot of attention each year but this time it is making news. for the first time you will see a plus sized model on the pages. there is a catch. meet ashley graham. she is a size 16 model, and you will see her in a bikini in the 2015 sports illustrated swimsuit edition. >> it is an advertisement for swimsuits for all. we showed it to shoppers in san bruno. >> with all of the skinny models, this tells girls with curves that it is okay to be thick. i think it is showing and portraying a positive body image. she looks cute. she looks like a woman, a regular woman. >> the president and ceo calls it a big s

. >>> welcome back a new poll shows half of california voters want former secretary of state condoleeza rice to succeed senatorot a consideration but a poll shows 49 percent of voters were more inclined to vote for the republican. california attorney general kamala harris was second with 46 percent and so far, the democrat is the only announced campaigner for the seat. 46 congressional districts representatives including sanchez and secretary of state round out the top four vote are choices. >> president obama is vowing to appeal a federal judge's decision to block his executive order on immigration that everyone supposed to take effect today. monday night a federal judge in texas blocked the president's actions that would give temporary legal status but not citizenship to more than five million undoubled -- undocument the immigrants. the department of homeland security will comply and activists say they will continue for work with the hope that the ruling is overturned urging those eligible for protection under the new programs to continue working on their politicians. >> thing of this: would you be willing t

california to make vaccinations mandatory. senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer urged state health officials to repeal the law that allows parents to opt out of child vaccines. governor brown's office indicates he is open to revising it. the call comes as the measles outbreak grows. currently there are 99 cases in california, 14 in the bay area. to put that in perspective the state reports 58 cases during the first four months of 2014. the highest number since 1995. >>> moving on, the sports illustrated swimsuit edition gets a lot of attention each year but this time it is making news. for the first time you will see a plus sized model on the pages. there is a catch. meet ashley graham. she is a size 16 model, and you will see her in a bikini in the 2015 sports illustrated swimsuit edition. >> it is an advertisement for swimsuits for all. we showed it to shoppers in san bruno. >> with all of the skinny models, this tells girls with curves that it is okay to be thick. i think it is showing and portraying a positive body image. she looks cute. she looks like a woman, a regular woman. >> the president and ceo calls it a big

in 2010, carly was the republican nominee for the united states senate from california. she has been a member of many boards including kellogg company, world economic foundation merck and company and the united states-china board of trade. she currently serves as chair of the unlocking potential project which strives to engage women in the conservative movement. last week i was in washington, d.c. at a board meeting for the national association of independent colleges. our it guest speaker was chuck todd from nbc. i asked chuck who he thought had the greatest potential among candidates that we don't hear about as much as the primary ones today in today's media market and before i could finish the sentence he said without a doubt carly fiorina for her leadership her experience and her ability to relate with people. we are pleased to have carly join us this morning especially sips she traveled in a snowstorm to get here. so ladies and gentlemen, please welcome carly fiorina. [applause] >> good morning. it as great mr. sure to be with you this morning at the legendary politi

. >>> two state senators say it's time to tighten vaccine requirements in california schools. they want to get rid of the personal belief exemption that allows parents to enroll children in school without required vaccinations. mothers stood with their children next to senator and dr. richard pan of sacramento as he announced legislation yesterday. in light of the recent measles outbreak, he says it's time for a new law. >> this legislation also empowers parents by requiring parents to be notified of the vaccination rates at their child's school with the minimum rate necessary to protect their child from a disease outbreak. >> the democrat says the personal belief exemption is too easy to obtain and leaves tens of thousands of children unvaccinated. fellow democratic senator ben allen of redondo beach is cosponsoring the build. >>> attorney general eric holder will take part in a roundtable discussion today in the city of oakland. he will join libby schaaf, congresswoman barbara lee and other dignitaries this morning to improve relationships between law enforcement and the mem

states canada and mexico are infected with 123 in california. officials say that 39 measles cases are directly linked to visitors or employees as disneyland. a bill is making its way through the state senate that would eliminate the personal belief exemption for those who do not want their children vaccinated. >> stepped up security after a throat against malls here in the united states. al-qaeda's affiliate in somalia released a video on saturday calling on extremists to attack western malls including those in the u.k. and canada and the united states, the video specifically urges violence at the country's biggest shopping center, the mall of america in minnesota. the video also warned of more attacks like the september 2013 assault at a mall in kenya that left 67 people dead. >> today is ready to be another messy day for air travel with 1,200 flights canceled across the nation because of winter storms according to flight tracking service www. www.flightaware. at sfo 18 flights have been canceled. in san jose, eight. so far no cancellations at oakland airplane. many cancellations involve flights in and out of dallas-ft. worth ahead of an ice storm expected to hit the area today. announce

california hispanics. they represent 40% of the population but the golden state has never elected a hispanic u.s. senatorue that is overt, but it's definitely there. it's very definitely there in the kind of anger among latino leaders that it is seen as no latino need apply. >> reporter: california is essentially a one party state led by democrats. if party leaders here and liberals east already support harris scaring others off. >> harris has this thing won. >> reporter: leading representative loretta sanchez and former los angeles mayor begging for support. >> i talked to my colleagues from all over the state and they want a real campaign not something that is determined by the party leaders. >> reporter: harris is half indian half jamaican making her first asian american state attorney general. offers experience of big city mayor but carries baggage. >> whether we have an actual race of it or a coronation of harris remains to be seen. >> reporter: the party hasn't won a statewide office since governor schwarzeneggar in 2006. right now harris is the only declared candidate. reportedly more in than out

having served both at the local level as a council member, mayor and served as a state senator in the state of california these agencies are just beginning to recover from this great recession that we have had. they certainly do not have the funding to back-bill what we do not send to them and they are dependent on this funding in order to help protect our communities. so what -- what do you think is the risk assessment as it relates to these agencies not being able to pick up the phone and have someone on the other side answer to get feedback on a potential threat risk? >> ma'am, i can't speak to the specific risk. what i can speak to is the fact that grant funding and our investment in state and local community engagement efforts is a linchpin for how we have structured our country to do homeland security. we have believe everyone needs to be in the game. everyone needs to be in power to information what the risk is what the tactics techniques and procedures are to be looking for and share that information with the fbi, with the i.c. so we can engage before the act happens. so the extent to which these

. >>> two state senators say they will introduce new legislation tomorrow to boost immunization in california schools. the legislation comes as the state is dealing with its worse measles outbreak in 20 years. the bill would either tighten or eliminate opt out clauses that allow parents to skip vaccinations because of religious or personal beliefs. here in the bay area there are sizable numbers of school kids who have not had their recommended vaccinations. >>> wall street posted some big gains across the board today as the price of oil rebounded. the dow industrial average was up 305 points. the nasdaq was up 61 and the s & p500 was up 59. as to crude oil, the prices rose. the higher price points to a slow down in production. a lot of refineries reduce output at this time of the year for maintenance and the steel workers strike could further reduce refinery production. >>> a major storm system headed to the bay area expected to bring rain. chief meteorologist bill martin will tell us what to expect and when. >>> and a big surprise for some cub scouts. the hike that took these fourth graders

>> a state senator from sacramento will propose today a new law aimed at getting more children vaccinated before they enter public schools. senator richard hans' patrol would abolish the california personal belief exception, one that allows parents to avoid vaccinations. the state's department of health says there are 5,000 kindergarten kids enrolled in bay area schools who have not been properly vaccinated. senator pan who's also a pediatrician, says he watched six children died during a measles outbreak in philadelphia because their parents would not vaccinate them. >>> the u.s. credibilitiers for disease and prevention says the measles linked to disney land, they are genetically similar to the measles from the philippines. genetic analysis of the specimens for 30 california patients show that the measles was a gene type b-3, identical to the virus in the philippines that killed 110 people and affected 53,000 last year. that same virus has also been found in 14 other countries. still not clear how the measles virus spread here to the u.s. . >>> 5:10 is the time. a double shooting inside a san jose bar, and coming up in 21 minutes, how the incident all unfolded, and the very la

california. i'm talking endless in those other places to win the senate and win some of the state houses. it hurt us in the house races. we didn't -- equivalent to the senate, we didn't lose as many. they lost six. that would have been 30 for us. it's no consolation, don't get me wrong. the fact is you have to -- public sentiment is everything. you have to give people a reason to register and a reason to vote. they didn't see that reason. shame on us for not making it clearer. as i say, at the risk of not being a fear monger, you try to -- now, this is the 50th and i'll close with this, i think i have to. this is the 50th anniversary -- >> i still want to ask my one question, if i may. can i throw in my last question and then you can do the close as part of it. it is a personal question because there is sort of the image of nancy pelosi, the san francisco liberal, that parody and yet people who know you and have watched you know there were two aspects of you that don't get talked about much. one is the deep importance of family to you, mother, grandmother and how family has been so much a