just short time ago california health officials announce that the patient tested negative for the virus. the patient has been treated at kaiser permanente south sacramento since early this week. apparently returned from west africa and described as low risk for the virus. officials say there are no other cases or even suspected case ins california. >> demonstrators in san francisco block streets as they move from the civic center through the mission district protesting the police shooting of unarmed teenager michael brown in ferguson, missouri. group also chanting about andy lopez the santa rosa teen shot and killed by a sonoma county deputy last october. so far tonight no major problems reported. >> police are investigating a ruthless attack in san francisco mission district. happened on 16th street near mission street. man was beaten unconscious over a cell phone. we are live outside sf general where the victim treated for his injuries. >>reporter: the victim is still recovering from those injuries. the attack left him bloody and bruised. the suspect were after his cell phone. >> he w

just short time ago california health officials announce that the patient tested negative for the virus. the patient has been treated at kaiser permanente south sacramento since early this week. apparently returned from west africa and described as low risk for the virus. officials say there are no other cases or even suspected case ins california. >> demonstrators in san francisco block streets as they move from the civic center through the mission district protesting the police shooting of unarmed teenager michael brown in ferguson, missouri. group also chanting about andy lopez the santa rosa teen shot and killed by a sonoma county deputy last october. so far tonight no major problems reported. >> police are investigating a ruthless attack in san francisco mission district. happened on 16th street near mission street. man was beaten unconscious over a cell phone. we are live outside sf general where the victim treated for his injuries. >>reporter: the victim is still recovering from those injuries. the attack left him bloody and bruised. the suspect were after his cell phone. >> he w

four years ago, california voters rejected a statewide ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuanase, but plans are under way to put the question before voters again in 2016. governor jerry brown opposes the idea, but lieutenant governor gavin newsom is chairing a task force to study the issue. thuy vu spoke to him earlier. >> lieutenant governor gavin newsom, welcome to the program. >> good to be here, thanks. >> well, you did not take a stand in california's prop 19 four years ago, a measure that would have legalized cannabis. voters rejected it. why are you supporting legalizing marijuana now? >> prop 14 i was a coward, i didn't give it a lot of thought, i tried to get excuses. there were parts i legitimately would not argue for today that could have created a real patchwork that was difficult, but i admired the courage of those that put that on the ballot; to begin the conversatin and knew on the failure on the war on drugs. had prop 19 not have been on the ballot, you would not have had a colorado initiative and washington state initiative to move forward on this debate. so i

just short time ago california health officials announce that the patient tested negative for the viruspatient has been treated at kaiser permanente south sacramento since early this week. apparently returned from west africa and described as low risk for the virus. officials say there are no other cases or even suspected case ins california. >> demonstrators in san francisco block streets as they move from the civic center through the mission district protesting the police shooting of unarmed teenager michael brown in ferguson, missouri. group also chanting about andy lopez the santa rosa teen shot and killed by a sonoma county deputy last october. so far tonight no major problems reported. >> police are investigating a ruthless attack in san francisco mission district. happened on 16th street near mission street. man was beaten unconscious over a cell phone. we are live outside sf general where the victim treated for his injuries. >>reporter: the victim is still recovering from those injuries. the attack left him bloody and bruised. the suspect were after his cell phone. >> he was mes

ago. the california historical society hosted this event.t is just over an hour. >> thank you for your patience. welcome to the california historical society. i have the honor of being the executive director here.

. >>> 614, just a couple of months ago california debate with cash carry.won in so debates but governor brown resisted that. now the one debate is set for thursday as an before ballots and somebody was killed on the freeway, 880, sal? >> this happened just after 5:00, between 5 and 5:00 15. 880 in industrial, news chopper 2, you can see the backup is building and it is passed highway 2 heading south and coming all the way on to fremont and they are affected by this slow traffic and it is terrible traffic as you can see from the live pictures, it is going to be one of those days and as you see, they still have to to the investigation. if you can get on the freeway that way it should be a much better drive. and you can see traffic is backed up to about the foot of the mcarthur maze and about a 25 minute drive time to san francisco. if you are driving to the livermore valley and coming in and into the main part of livermore. the let's go to steve. >>> i want to make sure i get this information in. michael keeps beautiful records in san francisco. we brought th

hour ago california health officials announce the patient tested negative for the virus.ient had been treated at kaiser permanente south sacramento since earlier this week. person who recently return to california from west africa was described as low rink by the california department of public health. officials say there are no other cases or even suspected keys in california. >>> 2 americans infected with the deadly ebola virus out of georgia hospital tonight. doctors say they are cured. how did they beat it and is there still a risk they have come this contact with. steve has more. >> for missionary who died nearly dying after contracting ebola good reason for the the cheer app applause. >> today is a miraculous day. i am thrilled to be alive. on wednesday july 23rd i woke up feeling under the weather. the and then my life took an unexpected turn as i was diagnosed with ebola virus disease. >>reporter: nervous but healthy looking dr. kept pwrap pwraptly stepped in front of camera with his waive and hugged every member of his medical team who weren't worried today after

ago. >>> in california, a wildfire continues to threaten homes in yosemite.mer winds have helped firefighters battle that fire. it's destroyed eight houses and forced the evacuation of more than a thousand homes. investigators are still trying to figure out how it started. >>> meet philadelphia's newest cover girl. mo'ne davis. the store of the taney dragons is the first little leaguer on the cover of "sports illustrated" in the magazine's 60 years of publication. >> really? >> yes. >> wow. >> 13 years old. she's one of the youngest athletes ever to appear on an "s.i." cover. she'll be the starting pitcher for taney against nevada. >> that is so cool. how many 13-year-olds can say they've been on the cover of "s.i."? >> right. >> watching the t ining taney h special for one woman. >> she travelled to williamsport to watch mo'ne pitch in person. johnson pitched three years for the indianapolis clowns, piling up an impressive 33-8 record. >> i used to wonder would i ever get the chance to play ball, like when jackie robinson came out and things. i said, oh, my.

ago... in "california climber" magazi. the accident happened saturday... as parker was climbing solo in yosemite's tuolumne (too-ahl- um-nee) meadows area. he was climbing without ropes... wn other climbers saw him fall. just a few hours earlier, hd asked his girlfriend jaineeo marry him. she said "yes." he reportedly told her it w the happiest day of his lif two arrests may have stoppea deadly shooting rampage at a southern california school. suspicious behavior led to the arrests of two incoming seniors at south pasadena hh school. police say the two had specific plans to kill e staff members, and as many r people as possible.. there s no known timetable for the alleged plot. sot: spencer gurley, 10th g student: you think of a lot of other schools like in different states, in differt counties, and how dangerousy are but, you know, i would r imagine something happening like that at our school." the two were arrested yeste. police didn't find any weap. but they say the boys were getting informati about guns online. san francisco's school superintendent and

ago. the california department of public health announced the woman in isolation at the kaiser hospital in south sacramento does not have the ebola virus. that means there are no known confirmed ebola cases in california and no cases with high risk exposure. it's one of several developments on the ebola front. the first confirmed ebolafacient treated in the u.s. received the all clear to -- ebola treatment in the u.s. received the all clear to go home. >> reporter: 19 days ago, dr. kent bradley arrived at emory university hospital cloaked in a white hazmat suit. today he embraced the medical team that gave him a fighting chance against the deadly virus. a round of hugs is just what this doctor ordered. >> i'm thrilled to be alive. to be well, and to be reunited with his family. >> reporter: kent brantley spent weeks in isolation fighting ebola. flown from west africa to emory hospital. along with nancy writebol. >> what we learned in caring for them will help advance the world's understanding on how to treat ebola virus infections. >> reporter: brantley said he was grateful for the doctors

ago. the california historical society hosted this event. it is just over an hour. >> thank you for your patience. welcome to the california historical society. i have the honor of being the executive director here. director, thetive fourth woman. welcome you here tonight. i see some familiar faces and some new ones. by our newounded -- exhibition, which was two years in the making and created for you by an amazing team. it is largely inspired by the woman who you get to hear from in a minute, jen huntley. but we were thinking about creating a next mission on yosemite, the power of the place, the complications of the icon, the sacredness of the landscape all spoke to us and we narratives and are deeperd e-book delving into that beautiful and complicated human history. tonight, you are in for a real treat. jen huntley is an environmental historian of the sierra nevada. assistant professor of humanities in reno. she is a true scholar and thinker and compassion and an intelligent. she was a treat to work with here as she was our lead historian

, this in-home security camera that caught what happened, just about two hours ago, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake in californias south of napa, the largest quake to hit the bay area since the loma prieta earthquake back in 1989, and we are now getting word that there are some people there in napa trapped. let's get janet upton from the california fire department, the pio, janet, thank you so much for being with us. what can you tell us about these people that are trapped? >> well, i can tell you personally, set the record straight first of all, actually i was involved in the earthquake and a resident of napa myself. i haven't been out responding to a lot of the other area other than my neighborhood, and i can tell you that my neighborhood, chimneys have fallen, appliances fallen over, houses are, you know, several thousand dollar damage in terms of the contents, the quake happened just before 3:30 a.m. and it was strongly felt, from what i'm understanding, about five or six miles we are from the epicenter, reported west of the napa airport, so it of course woke everyone up and we of course, you know, the neigh

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california now has an exceptional drought rating. that's marked by severe levels of water shortage and crop loss. just a week ago, only 36% of california had that rating. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is here now with more, and jeff, it's getting bad to worse. >> yeah, most certainly is. what we want to show you back here behind me is our drought monitor map. you want to pay attention to the areas in red. that's the exceptional level of drought, the worst category that is possible. we're going to take you through the progression here from april to the current to see how the drought has grown and you can see in april, exceptional drought was down here across parts of the south bay. watch this balloon up across contra costa and alameda county throughout may, then you can see the ground taking a bigger grip across the central valley of california and then for the current, most of california, again, under this exceptional level of drought that is now enveloped northern california, all the way down to the southern end, as well. the only spot that is not in that exceptional level of drought right now is marin count

ago. >> a california multimillionaire difference everything and becomes homeless for a week in 100-degreeazquez reports, he is neel kashkari the republican candidate for governor. >> california comeback. so i want to see what that comeback looks like. >> he says he took a bus to fresno with only $40 in his pocket. >> you have been hiring? >> no, at this time we are all filled up. >> reporter: that's where kashkari spent a week posing as homeless.. >> he wanted to refute governor brown's claim that california's economy is back to normal. >> these problems? this poverty is manmade. failed policies in sacramento have crushed the middle class and have increased poverty. >> it really is a stunningly cynical stunt. >> reporter: dan newman is a spokesman for the governor's re- election campaign. >> a question just what kind of a real understanding you can get for what it's like to be homeless if you are followed around. >> the video's point was california has not rebounded completely back. california is better off than it was from governor brown when he took office. >> joe vazquez, kpix 5 >> kas

california. today. it wasn't very long ago that the governor of california was outlawing drivers licenses for people who are undocumented from mexico. that's not the law anymore. >> by allowing folks who sneak in here or overday their visas legal status to drive, governor brown is subverting federal law, as well as undermining comprehensive immigration reform. talking points wants, wants a fair new federal immigration law that all states obey. but that's not going to happen as long as people like jerry brown disregard current federal policy. that's because in order to get so-called comprehensive immigration reform, there has to be compromise. but the open border people and the amnesty folks will not compromise if they think they can get what they want without securing the southern border. see? that's the big thing. making the southern border impenetrable to illegal aliens, drug smugglers and terrorists. as long as the feds will not do that, many in congress will not vote for a pathway to citizenship. are we all understanding that? first you secure the border in a very visible way. then you deal with the

when the quakes played at levi's stadium two weeks ago, fans invaded the california impressions subdivisionhich is across the guadalupe river in the city of san jose and took up all 132 curbside parking spots. one of the cars blocked robby's driveway. >> i said, you got to be kidding me! >> reporter: yes, he called a tow truck. it turns out fans gladly walked 20 minutes back to the stadium climbing over two overpasses and covering a whole mile. >> that is surprising. a mile is a long distance. >> reporter: laura wells with the san jose department of transportation says they have installed the 30" by 30" signs by each entrance prohibiting stadium parking. the department of transportation wants to take a slow cautious approach instead of heavy-handed with roadblocks and expensive tickets. >> we want to try measure that is have the least impact on residents and the guests and so we're hopeful that by installing the signage, to discourage fans from parking within the neighborhood. >> that's -- that's ridiculous. >> reporter: robby wants menacing looking signs like these in santa clara that thre

but it was just a few weeks ago out in california.ber there's a couple dozen that were left hanging for a few hours because a coaster at six flags hit a tree branch. and fire and rescue were able to help them. i don't know. i think i wod have just hung tight. >> they got a workout in too. >> they sure did. a lot of people wanting to go out this weekend hoping to see that sun. >> not much sun, but we aren't looking for washouts. i have to stress there's going to be plenty of dry time. if you do have plans outside, keep the rain jacket or that small umbrella handy. no severe weather in the forecast. if you have to be outside, we're not looking at chances of a storm. because of that chance of rain and drizzle today, maybe a shower or two you're dealing with and cloudy skies. the weather having a low to moderate impact on your day. it will also be a little bit humid. here on storm team 4 radar, you can see the area right now is dry. rain pushing off of the eastern shore. we're looking at plenty of clouds as the sun continues to come up an

it wasn't all that long ago. 1769 carlos and perez had occupied san diego. you didn't know californiatarted the occupy movement. he said occupy san diego and occupy monterey and came up here in 1769. that was the spanish mexican -- in 1815 and of course brought the mexicans in 1946, 1848. but the point is you never, you never keep control forever. there are always new waves coming so you have to stay ahead of the wave. [applause] that's what we call brown power. [applause] but anyway so i'm going to mexico next month because we want to forge an agreement. i ran for president three times and didn't quite make it. i won three primaries and unfortunately you have to win 25 primaries. california is like a nation-state with 38 million people, 40% of latino dissent and we can form our own agreement. mexico china british columbia on trade and joint research on scholarships and climate change. yeah there's a border but there's something bigger and that is the human family and when we focus on the western hemisphere and refocus on baja california we know that we are one greater family that is

ago. i called for a, market between mexico, -- not california, the united states -- and canada.e will get to that eventually. we are all together and it makes sense. stick to it. when you get elected, do not get unelected. i have been in power and out of power. it is better to be in then out. -- than out. thank you very much. [applause] >> another historical reference for californians. 20 years ago, this year, the voters passed 187. many would argue it is a precursor to the arizona, the georgia, and the other anti-immigrant laws in recent years. i see school board members and councilmembers. mayors and supervisors. con saturday, members of gress. we keep coming and we have a governor who embraces us when we do. thank you, governor brown. is the attorney general for the state of california. harris. are we lucky to have her in this capacity. her career began in 2003. she won election and defeated the incumbent to become the district attorney of severn cisco. -- san francisco. in 2010, she was elected the attorney general and became the first african-american and to hold the post.

the last such major quake in northern california 25 years ago when the 7.1 loma prieta quake brought down part of the san francisco bay bridge. just five months ago a 5.1 quake near los angeles shook shelves, triggered a rock slide and burst water mains. nearly all of california in the danger zone for a big one. in fact, scientists say the state has a 99% chance of a quake 6.7 magnitude or greater in the next 30 years. the 1994 northridge earthquake that killed nearly 60 and injured 5,000 was a 6.7. researchers now using simulators like this fake trem bler to test how earthquake resistant construction stands up to a quake that size. seismologists are warning people in northern california about the danger of aftershocks, 55 of them recorded already and there is still up to a 10% chance that today's quake could be a foreshock meaning an even bigger quake could come within a week. dan. >> not what people in that part of the world want to hear. bazi, thank you. a reminder, stay with abc news, much more on the napa valley earthquake on "gma" in the morning. on "world news" and 24/7 on abc

it would've, we could, potentially thousands of lightning strikes, remember a few years ago we had that in californiaousands of lightning strikes, the height of fire season didn't happen on to a cooler weather pattern as we go into the weekend. >> looks nice, thank you bill. >>> well, apple may think different but its work force looks like other tech giants, the latest tech company to release a work force diversity report it shows that 54% of apple's tech employees are white, 23 % are asian, and 80% of its tech sector are men. our definition of diversity goes far beyond the traditional categories of race, gender and ethnicity, it includes sexual orientation, veteran status, and disabilities. >>> 49ers quarterback kaepernick talks about the three days of practice he finished with the ravens. >>> and kansas city royals, mark is up next with sports. no rush, andy. come on. with the chase mobile app you can get a lot done in a little amount of time from transferring funds wait a minute. you've got to be kidding. did you guys see that? that ball was out. to paying your coach for adding five miles per hour

ago today. >>> a california police officer is in a medically induced coma after being shot in the head. gunman was then shot and killed by the officer's partner. >>> iraq tries to regain control of the dam from isis militants. back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> so this is my crib. this is 414. got a big 13-inch tv. you know what i mean? go ahead and get a pan of that. this is my living room/bedroom/studio. we've got the tunes. that's not eight-track but cassette tape. might as well be. we don't got refrigerators in here. however we do got foot lockers. soup, soda, beans. some kool-aid. get some kool-aid and that's about it. >> well, we have inmate kevin blanco who was a little upset. he was issued three disciplinary reports. he has his own way of thinking. he portrays his own outcome before it's actually there, and he implies whatever he feels is appropriate. so it's one of those things that kevin blanco wants this and he wants it now. well, he's not going to get it now, and, you know, the officers are concerned that we may have to extr

a couple of weeks ago oven in this beach in southern california there was an attack. so i don't want to look like an appetizer. >> no. [ laughter ] >> juvenile shark or otherwise. >> i'll stay on the sand. >>> we have pretty nice weather on the weekend. a lot of sports happening. but first there it is back-to- back suspension span of the bay bridge, this side of what used to be known as goat island and the temperatures right now under sunny skies in san francisco, we have 68 degrees. concord 89. oakland 72. livermore 90. and in santa row 82 degrees. so still warm this late at night. and here it is 20 minutes after 5:00. it's going to be a nice friday night, fog will be working its way along the shoreline. it already has right at the coast. the bay will be in the mid-60s by 8:00 . inland in the low 70s with mostly clear skies. one of those games the raiders are playing tonight against the lions add 7:00. partly cloudy skies and 64 degrees if you are headed to the coliseum. and back in san francisco, we're looking at the giants taking on the phillies tonight, 7:15. it w

here he is a couple years ago on the cover of california climber magazine.saturday brad went by himself to climb in the meadows area of yosemite without ropes and other climbers saw him fall. a few hours earlier he had asked him girl friend jainee to marry him. when she said yes, he told her it was the happiest day of his life. he was 36 years old. >>> new information about a bay area slaughterhouse the feds tell us was up to some shady dealings and they put a lot of meat eaters at risk. betty yu is back with the latest. >> four people including the owners of rancho feeding corporation have been charged accused of sidestepping the inspection process to make cash on the side. making scheme that put mill at risk. owner jesse amaral bob sing directing two the indictment details illegal and downright dirty dealings behind the walls of this petaluma slaughterhouse all behind-the-backs of usda inspectors, a calculated money making scheme that put millions at risk. owner jesse amaral and bob singleton are charged with directing two managers to switch and slaughter

about an hour ago we watches as the mayors, california officials tooking a walking tour through the downtown area getting a closer look at all of the buildings hit hardest in the earthquake yesterday. just this morning, city inspectors red tagged 16 more buildings. that means there are now 50 buildings unsafe to go inside. there are also more than 100 buildings that have been yellow tagged, meaning there isn't any structural damage necessarily but broken glass and other hazard that need to be dealt with. city leaders acknowledged this morning that several buildings that were set to be seismically retrofitted were among those that crumbled in the 6.0 earthquake. the city manager says there are certainly lessons to be learned as all of this repair work gets underway. >> as we're going through and analyzing the damage, at the same time, it gives us the opportunity to see how the system is working under stress and where can we build in redundancies and other improvements to avoid the problems we had or to provide improves and better linkages and better systems. >> reporter: and the infrastructur

happened a few weeks ago in santa california re that -- clarita.are wondering if they bought the stolen property or if they are the suspects. >> if so, they are not the most clever. >> you never know where the picture goes, watch where they take. >>> a lot of parents will be taking pictures of their kids heading back too to school. what's the forecast look like? >> we're going to have a lot of clouds to start the day, but the traditional kind. 65 for the east shore, and 61 degrees in san francisco, later on today for all those kiddos headed back and parents, yeah, you can keep in mind temperatures aren't going to be too hot out there today. that always good know egg the kids will be nice and comfortable. 79 degrees today on the peninsula. let's get you to work or school on time. here's mike to help you. >> all right christina, we have two crashes to tell you about, i haven't been able to put them on the map. we have a slowing that does show up and the reason why northbound 101 approaching great america parkway, we have a crash involving two vehicle

hour spoke about an and a half ago to an audience of soldiers in california. >> i recommended to the president, and the president has authorized, me to go ahead and send about 130 new assessment team members up to northern iraq in the erbil area to take a morer look and give in-depth assessments of where we can continue to help the iraqis. with what they are doing, the threats that they are now dealing with. those new assessment team numbers arrived in erbil today. withwill be working general austin, who i spoke with yesterday, and general dempsey, getting those assessments back to us very shortly. i would also say it follows the criteria that president obama has made very clearly, that this rolet any extension of any other than to find ways to the iraqi help advise security forces, which we have been doing. the president has made very clear, we are not going back into iraq, into any of the same dimensions we once were in in iraq. aecifically, this is not combat, boots on the ground operation. we will not have that kind of operation. the short of that, there are some things we can co

two weeks on the job, comes to us from southern california. moments ago we spoke to him about what he thinks will be the number one challenge in his job. >> california is well known for underfunding its schools. and even though we're doing better after the passage of prop 30 and under the governor's new local control funding formula budget, we're in a better situation. all that did was avert disaster. it didn't give us the kind of funding we need to provide the best we can for all of our kids here. >> reporter: he is the fourth superintendent in recent years. his three predecessors were pushed out by relatively short terms. we asked him if he's feeling the pressure. he is, but he plans to be here until he retire us. here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks bob. >>> 6:16 right now on your monday morning. time to check your forecast as we give ewe live picture of -- you a live picture of san jose a lot going on on this monday. people are out and about, christina. >> they are. they are. and if they don't get out and about this week, they m

tobacco and they say the evidence suggests that native americans in northern california, smoked it more than a thousand years ago and phaps cultivated it for centies, far earlier than first imagined. although it'sikely they consumed it much less frequently and for a differt purpose from smoking as we know it today. it was more of a ceremonial and ritual, and itoccurred in a ceremonial and ritual context that has roots deep, deep in time. >> carolyn johnson, abc 7 news. >>> those researchers say that early tobacco had much less nicotine content than today's cigarettes and researchers hope that data can be used future studies learn whether the early ritual smoking could have produced health effects. joining me in the studio to shed light on the current realis of smoking risk for the entire bay area. there's serena chin and she's the regional director for the american lung association. >> thanks for being here. it's great to be here. >> this is your passion. talked about that number of 13% of californians smoking, but it used to be a lot higher. it usedo be 22%, 33% of californians smoked. >> so something is workin

. >> she was sexual ily assaulted two years ago at university of california-berkeley.he said she did not consent to sex and in the end the student she accused was put on probation. now she's part of the end rape advocacy group which supports the california bill. >> now we're starting to shift the dialogue from no means no to yes means yes. it's important for students who feel that they--because they didn't say no, that they can't report it to the university. >> the bill which passed on thursday said consent should be conscience and voluntary. it explains lack of protest or resistence mean consent. nor does silence mean consent. critics say that it both too broad and too vague. they fear innocent young men will be labeled rapist. they say the legislation reaches too far for a people's private lives. >> what we're asking for is partner in a potential sexual relationship, a sexual encounter to get permission at each stage of the progression. meaning is it okay if i kiss you? is it okay if i touch you? is it okay if we go to second base? third base? it's kind of ridiculous

our producers first met him seven years ago inside pelican bay, california's toughest maximum securityhe peace officer, if you are the governor, if you are the president, if you do something to me, it's on. >> he's bucking right now, he's struggling. >> hymes is a career inmate with 19 of his 37 years spent behind bars. >> turn around. turn around. >> nope. you all use that force on me. >> officers in several california prisons have gotten plenty of opportunities to document his bad behavior on videotape. while most inmates try to deal with prison life the best they can, hymes has fought the system all the way. >> ha, ha, ha. going to be like starting a whole new life. i can go anywhere. i can get a passport. i can do anything, you know, if i want to. i'm not under supervision of law enforcement at all times like i have been. so basically i can do anything i want to. >> although hymes has reached the end of his sentence, the stakes are higher than ever. >> hymes has two strikes against him right now, and i think he is aware that if he commits another crime and is prosecuted for that, i

>> economy with the quakes played at levi's stadium two weeks ago fans invaded the california impressionsvision. it's in the city of san jose across the river and they took up 132 curbside parking spots. one the cars blocked a driveway. >> i said you got to be kidding me. >> reporter: he called a tow truck. it turns out fans gladly walked 20 minutes back to the stadium over two overpasses and covering a mile. >> a mile is a long distance. >> reporter: laura wells with the san jose department of transportation says they have installed these 30 by 30" signs at each entrance prohibiting parking. the department of transportation wants to take a slow cautious approach instead of roadblocks and expensive tickets. we want the least impact on residents and guests so we're hopeful by installing the signage to the discourage fans to from parking within the neighborhood. >> that's ridiculous. >> reporter: robby wants signs like these in santa clara that threaten to tow your car. he says the ones near his house won't cut it. you don't think the signs will work? >> i hope they will but it's too high o

ago. in california they organized over ten of the culinary classes throughout the estate with 350 total participantsll funded either by outside foundations or the usda grantdmn these are hands-on class's offerings glow nutrition professionals the opportunity to learn new culinary skills or refresh the ones they already have. all other face-to-face topics are available in the same manner all of our curriculum for these trainees are available to download free of charge for districts to use within the wrong time frame and convenience in an easy-to-use manner. many videos are available for download and use in school and child care as well. anywhere from six to 20 minute videos on very specific topics. we have many of these trainings available on line from how to best use usda food, nutrition one-on-one, and others. there are over 40 topics of online courses easy to access from your computer or tablet free of charge. participants can start and stop them at their convenience, and a certificate of completion comes up after the participant completes the course and passes a quiz with a 70% learning rate. 201

california's drought map. this is what it looked like last week, and here it is this week, exceptional drought in dark red now covers 58% of the state, up from 36% just seven days ago. >> it doesn't impact just the state of california. it impacts everyone in the nation and internationally. >> reporter: what didn't help, tuesday's water main break, which flooded ucla with 20 million gallons of water. starting this week, california is issuing $500 fines to water wasters, like those dousing driveways and sidewalks. brown lawns are now a surprisingly common sight in the wealthy celebrity enclave of montecito, which has been rationing water since february. >> if it does rain next year shgs, everyone will be rationing in the state. >> reporter: a new study says this year's drought will cost california $2.2 billion, a huge blow to the nation's top agriculture state and to farmers like sean stevenson. in addition to shallow lakes, california's reservoirs are incredibly low. most of the major ones in the state now below 50% capacity. brian. >> joe fryer live for us in what remains at least of lake piru in california. tonight, joe, thanks. >>> still ahead on this thursday ev

. >> reporter: two years ago a california judge ruled the couple's two children should live in francemer. giersch, a german citizen had moved there after their separation and did not have a valid american visa. rutherford sat down with "gma" in 2012 after the court's ruling. >> i will never stop fighting for my children. they're my babies and they're very young and this is going to affect them profoundly. >> reporter: rutherford's attorney tells abc news overnight "no person, especially an american child, should be forced to leave the united states." giersch's attorney declined comment except to say her client as always looks forward to co-parenting with rutherford. for "good morning america," paula faris, abc news, new york. >> and we'll keep an eye on that. "pop news" and weather coming up. lara over there in the social square with the "morning menu." >> indeed, robin. here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." how audrey hepburn's granddaughter is following the hollywood legend's famous footsteps. >>> then come on over here. our huge "dancing with the stars" reveal, it's al

ago. in california they organized over ten of the culinary classes throughout the estate with 350 total participants all funded either by outside foundations or the usda grant administered by the institute. these are hands-on classes offering school attrition professionals the opportunity to learn the culinary skills and refresh the ones they already have. all other face-to-face topics are available in the same manner. all of the curriculums for the trainings are all so available to download free of charge for the districts to use within their own time frames and convenience in an easy to use manner. these are anywhere from six to 12 videos on the topics such as cooking peas and beans. we have many of the training is available as online training courses on how to best use the usda food nutrition food safety law row virus and others. there are over 40 topics of online courses easy to access from your computer or tablet. participants can start and stop them at their convenience and a certificate of completion comes up after the participant completes the course and passes the quiz with a 70% learning r

everywhere, but it is caused by an area of low pressure that caused the flooding in southern california a few days ago yesterday. we're getting a taste of that. the low is in no rush to leave because the shower chance will continue overnight tonight. rain in the north bay this evening. it will work its way from north to south and will not be gone until 10:00 tomorrow, so showers now and showers likely to continue over the next several hours. we'll talk about how the rain sticks around in a few minutes. >> paul, see you then. thanks. >>> how did the bay bridge get built with so many flaws? that's what the senate transportation committee is trying to find out. ann notarangelo is in sacramento tonight with how caltrans is defending itself. >> reporter: one thing everybody agrees upon is the new eastern span of the bay bridge is much safer than the old one. that said, caltrans is on the defensive. >> areas to

i'm your host camp now let's take the news from behind impressive news from rio all to california where two years ago they outfitted every police officer with small body cameras that recorded every interaction and now the numbers are in use of force by the officers has fallen sixty percent and complaints against officers is down nearly ninety percent of funny thing happens when you turn video cameras on cops they act immorally more empathetic they're slower to anger and slower to beat the living snot out of a great grandmother on her wedding day. i was never too old to get married. it makes sense because everybody acts differently under scrutiny for example right now i have pants on this is soley because there are cameras on me. actually not true i don't have pants on but you get the point and maybe it's time we put the scrutiny on the powerful abusing their power rather than on the rest of us this is one of those great ideas happening in one city that should then be happening in every city another example of this is in utah where they calculated the cost of the a murder of emergency room in jail vis

our producers first met him seven years ago inside pelican bay, california's toughest maximum securitypeace officer, if you are the governor, if you are the president, if you do something to me, it's on. >> he's bucking right now, he's struggling. >> hymes is a career inmate with 19 of his 37 years spent behind bars. >> turn around. turn around. >> nope. you all use that force on me. >> officers in several california prisons have gotten plenty of opportunities to document his bad behavior on videotape. while most inmates try to deal with prison life the best they can, hymes has fought the system all the way. >> ha, ha, ha. going to be like starting a whole new life. i can go anywhere. i can get a passport. i can do anything, you know, if i want to. i'm not under supervision of law enforcement at all times like i have been. so basically i can do anything i want to. >> although hymes has reached the end of his sentence, the stakes are higher than ever. >> hymes has two strikes against him right now, and i think he is aware that if he commits another crime and is prosecuted for that, it c

1997 that brought some 30-foot swells across portions of southern california, very slirnlt track to hurricane maria about 24 hours ago. look at the scenes coming off california's coast and beaches there. pretty impressive sight on wednesday afternoon. 10 feet, 15 feet in a few spots. we're talking in excess of four meters for the international audience here. but take a look. the perspective here looks fine and dandy if you know what you're doing. but we know some 100 water rescues conducted by the los angeles county police just on tuesday afternoon. we know 25 rescues conducted in a 2 1/2-hour period in that surfing hot spot known as the wedge which is in newport beach if you're familiar with this perspective. we know all of it on the waters and maybe for the experts out there. but look at the damage it's done on some property. some of the images we've had, sand bermz berms being set aside in smof these coastal communities. seal beach, spectators crowding the pier and looking down. malibu pier shut down because of damage taking place there. the view from some of those very expensive coastal properties looking smk lik

california, and together i think we can have a better, a better state. when i was governor the last time -- by the way, i signed the bilingual education bill. that's a long time ago. [applause] i also called for a common market between mexico, california -- not california, the united states. i sometimes forget. [laughter] mexico, united states and canada. and we're going to get to that eventually because, you know, this is where it is, and we're all together in some big sense. so anyway, thank you very much. i think this is great. you're getting more powerful all the time, and stick to it! you know, once you get elected, don't get unelected. [laughter] i can tell you. i've been in power, and i've been out of power. it's better to be in than to be out. thank you very much. [cheers and applause] >> another historical reference for those californians out there, 20 years ago this year that the voters of california passed proposition 187. what many would argue was a precursor to the arizona law, the georgia law, the utah law, all the other anti-immigrant laws in recent years. and as i look around the room in the year 2014, i see school board members and council member

the rare whale fossil finally headed to a museum after being discovered in a southern california backyard decades ago>>> it took more than 30 years to dig out. now a rare fossil is headed for a museum. the 16 million-year-old fossil is from southern california. it was found in a 1,000 pound rock in a backyard. it was first discovered in 1978 by gary johnson whose parents still live. there he said he tried digging up the fossil as a young boy. >> that summer i spent with a hammer and a screw driver which is a big no-no. and i chipped the shale that was attached to the fossil bone. away from it. and i exposed the bone. i noticed that it did have that pattern on the side but i didn't know what it was. >> johnson recently contacted the natural history museum after heard about another whale fossil being found in the same neighborhood. interesting neighborhood. the museum plans to use it for research. >>> getting pulled over is not usually cause for celebration. for one man speeding in new england, it ended up saving his life. as ron motte reports, the whole thing was recorded on video. >> reporter: on the