state. one out of eight americans lives in california. and the state's democratic leadership is dedicated to opposing president trump. hardly a day goes by without news of another legal action from his office, he is looking into regulating ceiling fans, on immigration he sued over the construction of trump's border wall and to protect dreamers from possible deportation. today he will touch on a variety of topics, his experience in california and his plans to tackle the trump administration. please turn off or silence your cell phones. our guest is going to say a few words and then take questions from the audience for about 30 minutes or so. if you watch on line you can submit your questions on line. just e-mail your questions to questions at press.org. so we'll work them into the program. without further ado, the california attorney general. thank you for joining us. >> chris, thank you very much. jamie horowitz, thank you with all the folks at the national press club. appreciate my having a chance to be with you today. i recognize a numbe

. >> and now california attorney general discusses some of the lawsuits his state has filed challenging trump administration efforts in areas including immigration and the martin. he talked about supreme court case that concerning the constitutionality of a california law requiring guidance and counseling clinics to inform patients about state abortion services. he spent 24 years in congress including ten as a general house democratic caucus. he spoke of the national press club in washington, d.c. this is just under one hour. >> all right. hello, everybody. i guess we'll get started. good morning. welcome to the national press club and welcome to everybody is watching online on our website and on c-span. my name is chris, underreported of the "los angeles times," and i'm a new member of press club. i'm happy to be here hosting today's headlines newsmaker with california attorney general xavier becerra. many washington are familiar with them. he served 12 terms as a congressman from los angeles begins a member of the ways and means committee and the highest-ranking latino in congress. up

to reclaim for the for-profit university we are trying to be inclusive of the people of the state of california. those actions asserting states rights and it was very clear federal government stay out of our affairs. to decide what school or university based on the color of skin. we will let the people of our state to have breakfast or lunch at that public counter and then to decide what seat in a bus a person could take. recently texas was aggressive to say federal government stay out of our hair with the background of the state of texas. the approach is very different to say we should not allow the federal government to exclude people simply because it doesn't fit the political leanings of those in government. we believe the constitution is there to protect everyone equally we will use our rights to make sure where we have the power we enforce that part of the constitution. >> you mentioned filing the foia with a conflict of interest and intent to sue with the designations of new york. one hundred have been given the emphasis from the epa what are the biggest environmental issues and how are

by phone, we're joinedd by democratic california state assembly member monique limon who represents santa barbara and ventura county. state assembly member limon, can you tell us what you're calling for right now? areas where we are really focusing on. the fire itself, but in terms of the farm workers, we have the ability to talk calosha are department of employment and safety. we also had the ability to talk with the growers association and that has been particularly -- making sure we ensure that all of the farmers have information about how to keep workers safe during these conditions. this is an emergency situation. what concerns us is that in both santa barbara and ventura county, not only have we had that air quality, but the system in place to measure air quality has actually deemed it hazardous in certain parts of these counties. and so it has been -- it has been very much part of our messaging to our entire somunity that air quality is

experience running through my veins as i try to make crucial decisions for the people of the state of california. it's also important perhaps to mention my router to become the attorney general was in the most conventional. i believe because of my 24 years in congress, two years before that the state legislature in previous to that, for years serving in the office i now run as a deputy attorney general that all of those things combined gave governor brown a sense that perhaps this is the right time and the right place to have someone who brought together interesting qualities to this issue. i hope governor brown also take into account that i'm the first in my family to actually have a chance to go to college and i understand the importance of defending students who try to go to college and then get stuck with student loans they can't repay because the for-profit university attended goes under or never provided them with a diploma with the paper that was written on. perhaps the governor looked at the fact that i'm the son of immigrants into recognized so much othatso much of what impace of califo

. >>> new this morning the california state computer network appears to be back up and running this aftermelt down caused by a construction glitch in sacramento. yesterday morning crews cut a fiber-optic fiber line. it knocked out networking systems for nearly 30 state agencies. that includes cal fire's website which only came back on line about two hours ago. here is what people to do to find information instead. >> in the thomas fire case we have fire information being posted on santa barbara county's website, ventura county's website. >> other departments knocked offline including california state parks and human services as well. they are all back online. crews worked throughout the night to fix that problem. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> flowers for mom that never arri arrive. i'm consumer investigator chris chmu chmura. nbc bay area responds next. >>> first happening now at 4:52, we have breaking news out of the philippines. a ferry with more than 250 people on board has capsized off an island near the country's capital of manila. at least four

again, in 1990, ten non-whites were elected to the 120 seats in california state senate and state assembly6, 38 non-whites secured elections to the same number of seats. those data go a long way toward explaining the sanctuary legislation in california, which has 2.3 million undocumented immigrants or one-fourth of the nation's total. put it together. the state and the legislature have become more diversified. california's political culture values, likewise, have become more diversified and changed. >> what do you think this says about the federal government's efforts to remove undocumented immigrants from california and also elsewhere? >> now it gets interesting. short term battle between the trump administration and many states, including california is going to persist. it's not going away. the struggle is fairly new. most big questions haven't worked their way through the courts. a public policy institute of california study taken last month found 86% of californians agree that undocumented should be able to stay in the u.s. just how all of this plays out in the 2018 midterm elections r

california wildfires. this could be similar to the white house approved declaration for the north bay firestorm back in october. the governor says stateand local governments are just overwhelmed in their response to the tragedy in southern california and they are in desperate need of federal aistness a. here is the latest on this situation in southern california right now. fire crews are in a push to extend fire breaks before the return of those windy conditions which should intensify today. so far the thomas wildfire has burned more than 270,000 acres in ventura and santa barbara counties. it is the second largest fire in california history. more than 750 homes have been destroyed since it started on december 4th. and the fire is now 60% contained. >>> are you dreaming of a white christmas? if you are all you have to do is head over to the sierra. there is plenty of snow there this morning. this is video sent to us from north star. crews are making sure that the slopes are clear and crisp for those skiers and snow borders. they say that travel should be smooth, at least for now, and there are no chain controls. >> if you can get ther

california? >> there's a strict code of conduct in the state of california.n terms of actual admonishment, she could be recommended for review. in past cases, it is taken more for someone to be disbarred or admonished. for me, embarrassing as a california state attorney. again, it takes a lot more. that's so disappointing because these gray areas because how in essence this is practice specific role? but the california state bar? unfortunately, it is great. at this point, the illumination will decrease her client list and that may be enough to render her that she will not do this behavior in the future. >> tucker: you would think she would be publicly discredited. it strikes me as not an attorney that it is unethical that she try to set up media appearances for people making sexual assault or harassment and then by her own admission, trying to get one-third of the feeds. is it normal to do this on commission? like she seems to be doing? >> i personally have not seen that in the past. she was clear and upfront, that we take a third. what i found disturbing is

. >> a california state lottery official survives a car jacking in san francisco this morning but this ended up having deadly consequences for the suspect. >> a new study shows inhaling wood smoke are far more reaching than anyone thought. >>> live where you live this is abc 7 news. >>> the man accused of the shooting death of kate steinle in san francisco was acquitted of murder but he's not a free man. the question of what's next is a complicated one. >> the defendant in that case jose ines garcia zarate was acquitted of all murder and manslaughter charges in the case, but he was found guilty of possessing a gun. >> he may not serve that sentence because of time already spent in jail but he now faces the federal government. we're here tonight to talk about what happens next. >> that's rights. we know there are two orders, a criminal warrant from the u.s. justice department and a detainer from i.c.e. demanding that jose ines garcia zarate be turned over. even if he leaves that san francisco jail after december 14th when he is sentenced he will certainly not be a free man in the united

the fire is the largest wildfire in california state's history. officials say it should be fully extinguished by more than 281-thousand acres since december fourth. nearly 16-hundred structures have been destroyed, more than a thousand are damaged. victims of hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria are still working to get their lives back together this holiday season. and they've been getting a lot of help from volunteers, including the group, "adopt a family." that group was featured on abc's "good morning america." since then, "adopt a family" has distributed more than three-million dollars in relief supplies to the u.s. virgin islands. in houston, iashia nelson expressed desperation on air, during hurricane harvey. the mother of three was stranded on her roof. today she's grateful to be alive, and is working to rebuild her life. at xx time for weather. toss to josh toss to josh - dry & cold for post-christmas shopping & travel today - cold sticking around for a while - still monitoring snow chances heading into the last weekend of 2017 today: partl

after california ponied up $1.5 million in state and local incentives. a relief to employees like sandra ventura, now back on the job. a single mom, she wanted to stay in california. but pretty much everyone here, including sandra, knows someoo affordable. >> my brother moved, because he said there are more jobs and it's too expensive. >> reporter: it's a case that low tax states have been trying to make for years. now with the new tax law potentially making states like california even more expensive, low tax states like texas and arizona are freshening up their pitches, hoping to attract businesses and workers like francisco ramirez. >> if i can find a better life somewhere el that's less expensive, and i'm working, i'll be happy. if i could find it out of state, i would move. >> reporter: worke like these areost critical piece of all. with companies nationwide having trouble filling skilled positions. states that can attract qualified workers have an automatic edge. the ceo of san diego-based kanatis pharmaceuticals wor att talent. he's staying put but

. >>> california state lottery van gets carjacked in san francisco and tonight the suspected driver isead. shot and keled by phraárb police. a god suv take off. of -t a style came to an ends. emily turper -- turner with the latest. these four people are behind bars and another is dead police say after they stole a lottery truck and tried to get away. it started outside this corner is store when a california lottery employee was the r picked up. >> an officer involved shooting occurred. that suspect was transported by accident. we're going to pronounce deceased. >>> they have collected the body cameras of the officers arrived. it's much too early at the same time. >> just a blue blocks away, police pulled over this gold suv and took the four people inside into custody. >> those individuals were occupants of an suv. that was described at the scene that was seen traveling with the stolen lottery vehicle. those two weeks split up. at this point we don't know anything about the shooting. >>> these people spent hours getting pampered then dashed out the door without paying. tonight it just g

tax bill limits deductions to $10,000 for state and local taxes. >>> the state supreme court may decide to cut pensions for california public employees 37 cases now before the justices addressed the ballooning costs of pensions and the need to limit them. the state's two largest public pension systems are severely underfunded. calpers and the california state teachers' retirement system has two-thirds of the assets they would need to pay the benefits they owe. >>> the sf marin food bank needs to raise $2 million in the next few days to reach its year-end goal. abc 7 news was in san francisco's dog patch neighborhood where food bank staff and volunteers are asking for donations to help feed the 225,000 people it serves every single year. the food bank raises about 25% of that money during the month of december, but this year, donations are coming up short. >> hunger never takes a break, and we know that there's about 25% of the people living in our community are wondering where their next meal could be coming from so the holiday season is a really important time for people to celebrate with family and friends, and als

and the state's minimum wage is bumping up again to 11 dollars an hour (marty) in addition, voters in san mateo, napa and three other californiaill lose their polling places, as the state phases in an all voting by mail system. also sometime next year, the first year of community college is supposed to become free for all first- time, full-time students. ringo star is awarded a new honor. details after the break. ( marty ) here's a live look at yosemite this morning... live look looking for balance in your digestive system? try align probiotic. for a non-stop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. get 24/7 digestive support, with align. the #1 doctor recommended probiotic brand. also in kids chewables. when you said youe, sir. were at the doctor, but your shirt says you were at a steakhouse... that's when you know it's half-washed. add downy odor protect with 24-hour odor protection. downy and it's done. in the u-k, the recently announced "queen's honors list" indicates there will soon be another "hard day's knight... of the realm." that's knight with a "k" -- as beatles drummer ringo starr -- is set to be k

has announced that he will be leading a multistate lawsuit to overturn the city and here in california, state senator scott weiner plans to introduce legislation to restore net neutrality rules in our state. >>> more and more adults are living with roommates. wendy gillette reports from "cbsmoneywatch." >> reporter: good morning. here on wall street, yesterday the dow lost 76 points. the nasdaq was down 19. >>> stock for israeli drugmaker tava jumped over 10% after it announced it's cutting 14,000 jobs. that's more than a quarter of the staff. the company has 7,000 positions in the u.s. which are expected to be significantly affected. the job cuts will occur over the next two years. >>> the number of adults living with roommates is higher than ever before. the real estate website zillow reports 30% of renters are doubling up with friends or parents. in los angeles, where the median rent is more than $2,700, nearly 50% of adults reported living with a roommate. >>> forget the long lines at the checkout counter. american express, mastercard and discover will allow to you skip signing your name

you can see it's all the state of california, and it went up to washington state, and oregon was included map shows where each of the assembly centers are. lived,ng on where you you were sent to a different assembly center, and this explains where all the assembly centers were. there was one in pinedale, and there was one at the fresno fairgrounds. the assembly center was just a where peopleation, lived in the horse stalls, and there are accounts about that, how hot it was in the summer and how there was no air-conditioning. hitting the hate was an appropriate term because they do literally had to stuff the and that isith hay, what they slept on. andse the term interment, that is meant for prisoners of war and military prisoners, and obviously these people were never blame training. they did nothing wrong. so they were technically not prisoners, but they were incarcerated, certainly. they had no choice about going to the camps. people may not know that while families were at the camps they did their own newspapers, and this is the fresno grapevine. this was done at the fresno assembly cen

. >>> california state senate has released records -- >> the california state senate has released records of its sexual harassment investigation at the capitol. records reveal 13 cases over the past ten years. six accusers were removed from their jobs in the senate and forced to sign a no rehire clause while records reveal the names of all the accusers, most of the names of the alleged perpetrators were concealed. california sassembly member resigned after being accused of sexual assault. he denies the claims. his accuser, pamela lopez, a sacramento lobbyist, says she wants transparency to start now at the capitol. >> so i will not be stopped and i want other women to know they do not have to be stopped either. >> records show nearly 500,000 taxpayer dollars have been spent settling allegations of sexual harassment. >>> a sentencing date for jose ines garcia zarate is expected to be set today. jurors found him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm in the steinle case. they found him not guilty on the big charges of murder and manslaughter. he faces federal weapons charges. >>

. >>> tougher gun control rules are coming to california. the state's more than 6 million gun owners will need to consider gun regulations beginning january 1st. the laws range from updated travel restrictions to new registration rules. it will be illegal to import a gun purchased from another state and bring it to california. also, any ammunition that's purchased online will have to be shipped to a licensed vendor. this change will likely lead to more fees for gun owners. >> it's going to significantly increase the cost of ammunition for folks here in the state of california. in particular when you're -- it's already more difficult to get access to ammunition because of the requirements that we're placing on nonlead ammo. >> it will be legal to own an assault weapon but those weapons can no longer be purchased after the first of the year. the state and national gun lobby are still challenging several of the new laws in court. >>> police in upstate new york made a gruesome discovery finding four bodies in the basement of an apartment building. the death

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it is the largest wildfire in california state history. it should b 281,000 acres since december 4. nearly 16,000 -- 1600 buildings and homes have been destroyed more than 1000 have been damaged. now to the scandal rocking the miss america competition. three leaders are resigning. linzie janis has more now. >> ♪ there she is miss america ♪ linzie janis: there she is, or their she was -- the future of miss america up in the air as the organization reels from an email scandal in its upper ranks . the scandal beginning when the huffington post published link -- emails exposing the meaning can't -- comments about contestants. >> right now there is an opportunity for a graceful transition. >> miss new york. linzie: wait.ve life and >> having someone the mean you in anyway is not ok. no matter what. linzie: at least one former miss america did not find it shocking. she said she found a organization to be a toxic working environment. >> after giving up my crown i did not go back for five years because i was so hurt by the way i was treated linzie:. linzie:the fallout for the 96-year-old pa

. >> meanwhile, in a twitter post, california state senator scott weiner pledged that come january, he will introduce a legislation to require net neutrality in california. >>> congressional negotiators have reached a compromise which could clear the way for final passage of president trump's tax reform plan. a vote in both chambers is expected next week. weijia jang reports. >> reporter: republicans have been very optimistic. we have learned that senator marco rubio of florida plans to vote no to the current bill and utah senator mike lee says he is on the fence. both want to expand the child tax credit so it's available to more families. the gop can only afford to lose two votes. congressional negotiators say they have reached a deal on tax reform that can pass both the house and senate. >> closer than ever to getting across the finish line with tax reform that provides more jobs, fair taxes and bigger paychecks for hard working families across this country. >> reporter: the bill would eliminate obamacare's health insurance mandate, double the standard deduction for individuals and m

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. >> reporter: for information on the new laws taking effect january 1st, visit the california state legislature website. in studio city, i'm lawyer very perez, kpix 5. >>> developing news, just within the past 45 minutes, democrat doug jones was officially declared the winner in the alabama senate race. election officials certified the results despite a complaint by republican roy moore. he filed a lawsuit yesterday saying there were voting irregularities that needed to be investigated. a judge rejected those claims and election officials say that they found no evidence of voter fraud. moore was dogged by accusations of sexual misconduct involving teenaged girls decades ago. doug jones is the first democrat to be elected to the u.s. senate from alabama in 25 years. >>> taking live look now at the white house, a new report finds the trump administration has seen more first year turnovers than any of its predecessors. the "wall street journal" reports 21 of 61 senior officials have either resigned, been fired or reassigned. meantime, president trump is back at his resort in florida to

california. the fifth worst wildfire in the state.e will talk to two people deeply concerned among other issues of farm workers who are being required to work and without protective gear. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman. drought-fueled wildfires raged toward southern california's coastal cities over the weekend, scorching to under 30,000 acres of land, forcing nearly 200,000 people to evacuate. at least one woman has died so far. the wildfire come to fit largest on record so far, and california history. the largest ever recorded in climate expeperts say the december. intensitity of the winter blazes is linked to climate change. authorities have warned residents to stay inside because of the dangerous air quality caused by smoke and carcinogenic ash from the fires. but a number of farms have stayed open, sparking concerns farm workekers are labororing in hazardous conditions without proper equipment. last week, volunteers handing out free protective masks to farm workers say they were kicked of

who's a retired fire engineer built the system after another wildfire back in 2008. >>> many of california's statements made when it comes to the eiganti-sexual harassmen training they receive. the state requires senators and assembly members to attend the training once every two years. some legislators feel the sessions respect engaaren't engg enough. others say their colleagues show up late or not at all. comes after 150 signed a letter in october claiming widespread misconduct at the capitol. two lawmakers have resigned in the last month. >>> meryl streep is responding to criticism that she stayed silent about harvey weinstein's alleged sex crimes. among the actors who plan to wear black at the golden globes to protest sexual harassment. actress rose mcgowan is accusing streep of hypocrisy. in a now deleted the sigh lelence from people li streep is the problem. streep responded "i wasn't deliberately silent. i didn't know. i don't tacitly approve of rape. i didn't know. i don't like young women being assaulted. i didn't know this was happening." >>> facebook rolling o ut a new feature to keep t

we will be managing a california state university wide proposal up to unity -- opportunity, the results will be delivered within the year and it will be a guiding force with aligning the decisions and dollars for the improvements that will be made here in the state of california.>> many are anxious to see the improvements out their -- there.>> jim bell deserves people to applaud. we are looking forward to improving our mobility and safety. >> reporter: thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >>> republicans are on track to pass tax reform. >>> a live report from washington, the investigation continues into this our with the deadly amtrak derailment. >>> ktvu fox 2 , complete bay area coverage, news 2. track at least six people are dead and dozens more are injured. the amtrak demeter train jumped its tracks this morning. some of the cars went over the trestle. the accident happened on what was the maiden voyage of a high- speed trade going from seattle to portland. joining us live from dupont washington with the latest. >> reporter: one of the problems with deciding how many people have b

. >>> the california state legislature about to make history. senator atkins is their choice to replace kevin deleon when he leaves. atkins would become the first woman and first lesbian to hold the leadership position. the 55-year-old lawmaker previously served as assembly speaker from 2014 to 2016. she is >> customers who wear an sweater -- the promotion includes flights on virgin america which is now owned by alaska airlines. >> we're saying alaska a lot. a story about alaska, you've got it. >>> all of our wet weather is going up into alaska. an idea with sutro tower. mostly sunny. grab the sunglasses. spare the air. still need the heater on at night. it rounds the bend and tries to come down. and that's where all the cold air is. and where all of our rain will be for the next 14 days. sue, do you have an update? >>> we have an accident off the span. a look at the upper deck so the accident was at the 5th street off ramp which is a left turn lane. i'm not seeing any backup on the span. the accident is apparently still there. just a heads-up if

a california state assemblyman accused of sexual harassment. the new accusations just revealed. >>> plus, a disturbing find in a local mailbox. a serious investigation underway right now. what the postal service is saying about it. accusations of sexual misconduct at the california st >>> breaking news now. accusations of sexual misconduct at the california state capitol centered on this man. a female lobbyist just named this assembly member as a man she claims locked her in a bar bathroom and then touched himself in front of her. >> this is not right. we can not have a man in our house as one of our colleagues who would make you feel unsafe, make anyone woman that we work with feel unsafe and as fellow lawmakers, we can't have a person among our ranks who is not a good representative of the public's safety. even women who haven't been able to step forward who get over the fear and the anxiety and get up in the morning and put on their suit and come to work, it takes courage for them to do that. so i find strength in that collective action. and

. >>> california state lottery van carjacked. that leads to a pursuit and the alleged carjacker shot and killed by at least one san francisco police officer. you can see the shattered window of the police car down there. this is in the bayview neighborhood. it all started this morning. robbers responded to a robbery and carjacking. police say a gold suv took off from the scene. officers stopped it a few miles away. a stolen white van stopped near the alice griffith housing projects and that's where bullets flew. kpix 5's emily turner spent the day at the scene and is now at sfpd headquarters with the latest, emily in. >> we are told this is an ak -- emily? >> we are told this is an active crime scene and active investigation. this is the seventh officer vov officer-involved shooting with sfpd this year and at the center of it all, as you said, was a california lottery van. >> these four people are behind bars and another is dead after their stole a lottery truck and tried to get away. it started at 10:30 outside this corner store

last friday san francisco police say he carjacked a california state lottery van. and led officers on a pursuit. to the housing projects. he slowed the van. jumped out and ran towards a marked vehicle. in this video, slowed down. you can see the officer in the passenger seat fire his weapon. from inside his vehicle. police have said o neil was not armed. >> not at all. he didn't have a pistol. nothing. >> didn't even have a knife. >> reporter: the officer was just daying out of the academy. >> he didn't know what he was doing. >> a field training officer driving. >> reporter: chief william scott says the field training officer did not activate his body camera. the officer who fired the fatal shot activate td his after the shooting incident. which is why there's video. but no audio. >> when you turn the camera on. it goes back 30 seconds. so the video will be captured by the sound starts when you turn it on. >> reporter: according to to policy. officers shall activate during a vehicle pursuit. neither officer in this case did. >> as a result we don't have critical e

o'neal carjack jed a van belongg to the california state lottery. he was fatally shot. now abc 7 news learned last week o'neal did not have a gun at the time and police body camera video it appears o'neal was lookilook ing away from thecruiser when he was shot. the officer who fired just graduated from the police academy days before. >>> the oakland workers' strike continues and whether there's any end in sight, let's get to abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in oakland. amy? >> reporter: hi, kristen. well, they're telling me whether they go back to work depends on how mediation goes today and right now, they're meeting with the mediator and discussing the process. the actual mediation is going to start a little later today, but meanwhile, the picket line is very active right now. they started targeting the mayor first thing this morning. as the union prepared to head into mediation with oakland mayor libby schaaf, they also chanted about her on the picket line. [ chanting ] union leaders say they won't consider ending the strike unless the city shows is will give

. >> a white man belonging to the california state lottery was stolen in this carjacking. >> the woman was shaken but unhurt. the suspect took off in the stolen van and witnesses say it was a company by several other suspects in an suv. >> reporter: police spotted the suv and gave chase. >> one group of officers stopped the gold suv and the subjects in the van were detained. >> reporter: we asked one of the men who was detained if you police have stopped him.>> no. >> reporter: san francisco police and homicide are investigating this deadly officer involved shooting as well as the da's office. the department plans to have a town hall meeting on this incident within the next 10 days. >>> we have continuing coverage on this developing story. we are posting updates on all of our newscasts and on facebook, twitter and www.ktvu.com. >>> right now, we are following breaking news. there has been a pier collapse on the oakland estuary. 200 feet of the pier dropped into the water and we are told four shipping containers fell into the estuary but there is no sign of any hazardous materials leaki

(catherine) among the measures affecting california -- a cap on state tax deductions well below the 18=thousand dollar average.. limits on new mortgages that could drive down property values. and restrictions on when taxpayers can deduct losses for fires, floods and other natural disasters. also - the elimination of interest deductions for home equity loans. grant and vicki? (vicki) happening now... two big-rigs -- are hauling away battered rail cars.. following yesterday's deadly amtrak derailment in washington state.(grant) three people were killed... and dozens are injured. authorities say the incident happened as the train careened around a curve at nearly three times the speed limit - hurling passenger cars off an overpass... and onto the highway below. all of the deaths were contained to the train, which was carrying 86 people on its first journey along a new service route. (sot) "passenger on derailed train: all of a sudden it was just crash there it was ... down ... the train went like this. things just started to tip over and as it was going around and then all of a sudden jus

it is now the largest fire in california state history. ore than 281,000 acres have burned so far and the fire is 8. cbs news correspondent jamie you cas has the latest from ventura california. it is not how nearly 1600 firefighters expected to spend the local day. i woke up on a cold hard cement floor surrounded pioneer men not how i thought i'd wake up on a christmas morning ever. almost 700 miles away from her home in utah. this is an opportunity that doesn't come very often so i'm glad to be here. the thomas fire has destroyed over a thousand homes and build ings. at least one firefighter died and for others weeks on the line have taken a toll. why did you volunteer to be here on christmas. so that other people didn't have to. merry christmas, everybody. who the shot firefighter jp blare didn't have to be here. you're here for christmas and new years and my birthday and my anniversary and my wife's birthday. he spent 90 days from his native organ to here in california. and seeing a surprise visitor was a welcomed escape. i've been worki

it is now the largest fire in california state history. ore than 281,000 acres have burned so far and the fire is 8. cbs news correspondent jamie you cas has the latest from ventura california. it is not how nearly 1600 firefighters expected to spend the local day. i woke up on a cold hard cement floor surrounded pioneer men not how i thought i'd wake up on a christmas morning ever. almost 700 miles away from her home in utah. this is an opportunity that doesn't come very often so i'm glad to be here. the thomas fire has destroyed over a thousand homes and build ings. at least one firefighter died and for others weeks on the line have taken a toll. why did you volunteer to be here on christmas. so that other people didn't have to. merry christmas, everybody. who the shot firefighter jp blare didn't have to be here. you're here for christmas and new years and my birthday and my anniversary and my wife's birthday. he spent 90 days from his native organ to here in california. and seeing a surprise visitor was a welcomed escape. i've been worki

and california is a very high tax state. >> according to the "l.a. mes," about a third of california taxpayers take an average state and local deduction of $22,000. alameda county is encouraging homeowners to prepay taxes. >>> california lawmakers are blasting the bill. senator harris said: and the ric americans an early christmas present... at the expense of middle-class families. t's get a look at weather and traffic. here's emily turner. anyone heading out of town for is encourage >>> let's check the hi-def doppler. you can see green on the screen. let's zoom in to where we're seeing the most of the precipitation now. we are not talking about a lot of rain. but just a few scattered showers. most of the front has moved to the south of san jose but you can see the green behind it. mountain view, fremont, you guys are seeing some rain still. so you just be careful driving in to work this morning. your roads might be a little wet. looking live at sfo right now, you can see the runways are wet, although we are not seeing any travel delays at this point.

here's how this blaze compares to some of the worst in california state history. we are looking at some pictures from another blaze that was very local just weeks away from the holidays. some gifts may be lost this a u.p.s. facility in fredrick. it all happened at english muffin way. wusa 9's evan koslof tells us what happened. >>reporter: it all got started around 11:40 last night. it was as one shift was ending and another one was just getting started. that's when the fire broke out. now take a look at what's left, burnt to a crisp. now, the good news is that nobody was hurt in this fire and the actual damage to the building was very limited, just exterior damage. but the trucks are a completely different story, as you can probably see here. all in all u.p.s. tells us they lost 10 trucks in the fire and inside there were packages. now, at this time they can't tell us just how many packages were lost, although they do scan every one as it comes in and as it goes, so eventually they'll sort out just how many of these packages have been lost. so the big question he

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these are all built in the state of california by siemens corporation.ut they also were designed with great input from our own staff. people who have years of mechanics, trouble and problem were in that design. our drivers for their ideas for safety and convenience of our ridership. of course, john halle and his whole operations had great input. and, of course, we get siemens, who is building rail cars for all over the world, but they gave us some priority here when we said we want more of new stuff in san francisco. so, we're getting that. this is the first one that rolls off. ed riskin to you and the commission and the entire staff, thank you. because you are delivering on a promise we made to our ridership. the hundreds and thousands of people that want and do depend on muni, now you'll have cleaner, more reliable. it goes from an average of five years before major maintenance to some 49 years of operations before we with retire these vehicles. that is a huge, huge amount of years to add with these new l.r.v.s. so i'm particularly proud of all the age

california state senator scott weiner says he is going to introduce legislation to wire net neutrality here in california. >> we need to take back the internet and make sure that it is there for everyone. >> bay area companies opposed to the repeal include netflix, google, facebook, twitter and airbnb. the fcc voted 3-2 along party lines with republicans voting to repeal the rules. it won't take effect for a couple of month. >>> an alameda county judge has determined there is enough evidence to put two men on trial for last year's deadly warehouse fire in oakland. but as kpix 5's christin ayers reports, one unanswered question could hurt the prosecution's case. >>> reporter: the decision by judge jeffrey horner means two men who used to live at the ghost ship warehouse, derick almena and max harris, will stand trial for 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> this is the first step towards justice for the families. >> reporter: a lawyer for the families of 12 ghost ship warehouse victims said this is the outcome her clients were hoping for. >> i thought the evidence was overwhelming.

breaking news in california. a statemergency in effect and thousand of people forced out of there homes. why firefighters say many will end up homeless this christmas. good morning washington. - cooler, more seasonable today - dry & cool for the capitol tree lighting this evening - 10-15 degrees below average friday through sunday - first flurries of the season possible this weekend - an even colder push of air mid-late next week (highs low 30s!) today: cooler, more seasonable. decreasing clouds. breezy to windy. highs: 48-51 winds: nw to sw 5-15 mph colder. lows: 30-35 winds: sw 5-10 mph thursday: partly cloudy. breezy. seasonably cool. highs: 47-53 winds: nw 5-15 g 20 mph breaking overnight--

and the state's minimum wage is bumping up again to 11 dollars an hour catherine) in addition, voters in san mateo, napa and three other californiaunties will lose their polling places. that's as the state phases in an all=mail voting system. also sometime next year, the first year of community college is supposed to become free for all first-time, full-time students. the legislature has until june to come up with the funding.in the newsroom...cat herine heenan, kron 4 news. still ahead...a disturbing story out of sacramento.a soccer coach..accused of pimping out teen girls.how police were finally tipped off. but first...could amazon be in store for a big spending spree next year?the big box store one analyst thinks is ripe for the picking. for your money tonight... president donald trump is taking aim at the postal office...and amazon.he tweeted this.."why is the united states post office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making amazon richer and the post office dumber and poorer? should be charging much more!" amazon has been a regular target

today california state senate president kevin deleon will hold a news conference about the senate's effortsect victims of sexual harassment. more than 300 female staff members, lobbyists and lawmakers at the state capital signed a letter and they complained that the political culture in sacramento is not taking harassment claims seriously. women have testified at hearings about being sexually harassed by elected officials and by staff members. >>> time now 4:15. republican leaders on capitol hill are finalizing a tax reform deal clearing a way for a vote on the biggest tax overhaul in 30 years, some key parts of it include lowering the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, dropping the individual tax rate for the wealthiest americans from 39.6% to 37%. the compromise also caps the deduction for state taxes and property taxes at $10,000. and it allows a mortgage interest deduction for loans up to $750,000. president trump claims the plan is a windfall for the wealthy despite criticism from democrats. >> it's a typical -- the typical family of four earning $75,000 will see an income tax cut of

and the woman that was driving that california state lotto van that was car jacked is shaken but noteriously injured. from sky 7, you can see a police cruiser with a shattered window, a blood splatter on the door and clothing on the ground. san francisco police say officers fired at least one round shooting and killing a carjacking suspect. >> the body worn cameras have been retrieved, and they will be reviewed for evidence. >> reporter: the carjacking happened at 10:30 this morning. california lottery officials tell abc 7 newses driver is shaken but she is not seriously injured. >> tailgate was open, and it was loaded with different items. i have no idea what was inside. >> reporter: san francisco  police say the carjacking suspect drove the van to alice griffith housing projects with police not far behind. >> the suspect exited the vehicle and an officer-involved shooting occurred. >> reporter: the suspect pronounced dead at the hospital. the police say it's too early to say whether the suspe

from their own homes, forced to evacuate as the thomas fire has grown to the third large nest california stateistory. yesterday cal fire said they have the massive fire nearly halfway contained. two people have died as a result. among them the firefighter who was honored in this procession yesterday. he was part of a strike team in an active area of the thomas fire. >>> new this morning, the owner of the carolina panthers is putting the team up for sale after allegations of sexual misconduct. >> jerry richardson posted this letter announcing his decision. he's waiting until after the current season to sell the team. this comes amid allegations that richardson used a racial slur against an african-american employee and sexually harassed female workers. the panthers started an internal investigation and welcomed the nfl to get involved. >>> rapper and music producer sean diddy combs is interest friday buying the team. he posted on twitter, "there are no majority african-american nfl owners. let's make history." and two-time nba mvp steph curry tweeted, "i want in." >>> the temperatures weren't t

. >> reporter: california state senator mike mcguire wants to change that. he is now proposing swift action to impose a mandatory wireless alert system similar to this one. a system that would be uniform all across the state early thursday an estimated 12 million people in seven counties got this warning on their devices. it was an unprecedented text lart warning people in the fat of the fires. the warnoks who lost their home felt it was the right thing to happen there because it didn't happen here. >> they said the reason they didn't do it here because it goes to everybody and at 1:00 in the morning they didn't want e a mass evacuation on the road. >> the county manager has been criticized for that. our unit spoke with the manager who stood by his decision saying he didn't want to create panic and confusion. they believe the decision was wrong. >> reporter: senator mcguire would like to put the finishing touches on his proposed legislation by next month. >>> we do have continuing coverage online. to see more of our investigation into the sonoma county emerg