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i grew up in los angeles until i was about seven, then bakersfield, california.as a minister in the church of god in christ. she could not be a pastor, so she circumvented that by every church that she had was a mission, and she was the head missionary. so essentially she was the pastor and was a great beaker. and i was her choir -- he was a great speaker. i am seven of eight kids. record that iss called "when love was king" is really her in a way, because she always talked about lifting of the people -- that line that i say ♪ he lifted up the underneath and all of those who dwelt beneath, so they could remember his reign ♪ that is my mother. the last day she was alive, the last hour she was alive, she said record, hand me my purse. she wanted to get $600 from her purse so she could give to her family who could not make grant that month. and the children were around her and we were selfish, we were like mom, with your last breath, just enjoy yourself, enjoy us. and goust be a family out that way. now i think about it, and how great is it, with your very last brea

dominant in the desert. 38-year-old kevin harvick from bakersfield, california.his new team in that 4 car. he came in first. as we check the official unofficial results here. joey logano did lead 71 laps. he had an interesting breakdown of chasing harvick all day. ryan newman led six laps. jeff gordon led four. >> for carl edwards, he's the only driver to finish outside the top ten who started in the top 20. >> tony stewart, a hard-fought battle, finished 16th. i think this proves he's ready for the season with that bum leg. >> top finishing rookie was kyle larson from california with 20. >> he started 24th and finished 24th. i guarantee he learn a lot. >> danica patrick caught up in a couple of missteps there, had a tire problem, disappointment for kurt busch as well. eight leaders, 14 different lead changes rounding out the field. you could hear -- i know dale earnhardt jr. said after daytona, the prolonged racing intensity. we saw that in the late stages here. the emphasis from all the drivers, it's about winning, absolutely coming in first. >> don't you just

it was felt across the los angeles area from bakersfield to the north and as far south as camp pendleton centered between encenio and westwood. it has been followed by a 2.7 earthquake and a 2.5 after shock. >> a fairfield father accused of biting off part of his baby's noise because he would not stop crying will be arraigned this morning and is held at $800,000 bail. the baby's mother say he showed no signs of violence before he bit his son. a third of the child's nose was severed. the newborn is will suffering from a skull fracture and a brain hemorrhage. ta'jon is is in the custody of chile protective services. his mom will fight that authorities are investigating an overnight house fire in san jose where a marijuana "grow" operation was found. crews waited for pg&e to turn off the power before they could go on the home. the electrical service was illegally bypassed. 70 marijuana plants were found inside the home and a smaller quantity outside. the owner said he has a permanent to grow them. >> if you are going to celebrate st. patrick's day you may want to make sure you have a ride h

take vo ---voceros de "amtrak" indicaron que el tren llevaba la ruta de bakersfield a oakland y que elrio a la altura del "este de oakley" cerca de las 3 y 30 de la tarde. --la investigacion se mantiene en proceso y no hubo mas victimas vo - blanca ---la muerte de una persona en los rieles del bart, provoco demoras de ---la muerte de una persona en los rieles del bart, provoco demoras de mas de 12 horas en la ruta al sur de san leandro. ---el accidente se produjo aproximadamente a las 11 y 30 de anoche cerca de la estacion de "south hayward" lo que provoco el cierre de las terminales de union city y fremont. ---bart, no proporciono servicio adicional de autobuses para transportar a los pasajeros. ---la identidad de la victima no ha sido revelada. vo-cesar --el robo de una camioneta causo enorme tristeza y por eso las autoridades de gilroy han catalogado a estos dos sujetos grabados en camaras de seguridad como personas de interes en el robo del vehiculo que estaba ubicado en el estacionamiento de la tienda walmart con un perro en su interior. --lo lamentable es que la camioneta fue hal

dumped out of county and because as he says, there are no skilled nursing facilities, between eureka bakersfield because there is a lot of elderly people that cannot live in the community and should not be dumped out of county i am the director of the services and we are the contract mode, of the ihs program here in san francisco, and we basically served the most challenging consumers and we all want the programs, and that was talked about that, and we will be rolled under the managed care essentially. and this is a very exciting time, and in terms of the healthcare field and it is a challenging time and you know, all of us, i think on the and not to change the program and not to be proactive and to do that, it is going back into the 200,000 that we need in terms of managed service organizations and what the hope is that it will help the non-profit community to be able to be competitive in the market place. they will be purchased by the managed care organizations and the hospital and the group and now everyone is pdsing that the only way that they can have an effective cost healthcare system, is

his son paul is here from the bakersfield area. the president of the united farm workers is also hear. cesar began his organizing here in san jose, so maybe it's only fitting that this big premiere take place right here in the capital of silicon valley. now, the movie is called "cesar chavez, an american hero." it depicts the life of cesar chavez between 1962 and 1972. this is was time chavez called for the great, great boycott. it's also when he fasted for the first time to draw attention to the nonviolent aspect of his movement. chavez started the united farm workers and took on the powerful growers of california to fight for the rights of those farm workers. his message resonated with icons in american history like martin luther king jr. and robert kennedy. the movie "cesar chavez, an american hero" depicts the life of chavez between 1962 and 1972. this was a time chavez called tore the great boy could. it's also when he fasted for the first time to draw attention to the nonviolent aspect of his movement. chavez started the unit

the train was going from bakersfield to oakland at the time nea downtown oakley. the investigation could take quite a while. >>> a 7th grade teacher is in custody accused of sexual abuse . ronald guinto was under investigation for an alleged incident where he previously worked. police say they arrested him after finding out he got a new job teaching at another richmond school. more now from kpix 5's christin ayers. >> reporter: in ronald guinto's 7th grade classroom as mira vista school pictures of him smiling with students. he had worked here for two months before being arrested in this classroom. no one knew he was under investigation for sexually abusing students at his last job. >> criminal verification is confidential so we weren't aware of it. >> reporter: richmond police say the abuse happened here at making waves middle school. guinto is accused of sexually abusing four different students between the ages of 11 and 13. the charges, 11 counts of lewd acts against a minor, two counts of assault with intent to commit sodomy, and one count of oral copulation.

but there's plenty of water here in the water bank near bakersfield.s during the dry years. except years ago, the state traded it away giving control to a handful of big agriculture businesses, the company that produces the world supply of pom gran pomgranites and almonds. it gave the bank away. >> they didn't analyze any of the impacts of the current water bank in the future. >> in a new ruling, the judge agrees the state violated the environmental quality act. >> what it's going to do to neighboring water banks. what it's going to do to neighboring ground water. what it's going to do to delta fish and delta farmers. it didn't analyze any of the operation, beyond the year 2004, and they select pick a small period of time that was a very wet period. >> department of water resource manager say the state attorney general advises them not to comment on the ruling, but last

the company says trees blocking access to nearly 7,000 miles of natural gas lines from bakersfield to eureka. walnut creek is leading a fight where leaders are questioning whether this is about safety or convenience. abc7 news is there for us. laura? >> reporter: this story story proves public outcry can make a difference. in this case the mayor pushed back with a petition and others say it was just community outrage. like many bay area cities, walnut creek downtown is enriched by tree-lined streets. which is why the mayor, and residents, fought hard to keep it from turning into this. this is what pg&e rest in its wake in duck pond park this month. part of the pipeline pathways program designed to remove obstructions from 6700 miles of pipeline in northern california. >> concord has been a tree city usa for 33 years. >> city leaders in places like concord learned what pg&e had in mind for their town they had issues. >> this is a difference between matter of safety and convenience. pg&e has not been able to show there is a matter of safety but more a matter of convenience. >> now, pg&e

the company says trees blocking access to nearly 7,000 miles of natural gas lines from bakersfield to eureka. walnut creek is leading a fight where leaders are questioning whether this is about safety or convenience. abc7 news is there for us. laura? >> reporter: this story story proves public outcry can make a difference. in this case the mayor pushed back with a petition and others say it was just community outrage. like many bay area cities, walnut creek downtown is enriched by tree-lined streets. which is why the mayor, and residents, fought hard to keep it from turning into this. this is what pg&e rest in its wake in duck pond park this month. part of the pipeline pathways program designed to remove obstructions from 6700 miles of pipeline in northern california. >> concord has been a tree city usa for 33 years. >> city leaders in places like concord learned what pg&e had in mind for their town they had issues. >> this is a difference between matter of safety and convenience. pg&e has not been able to show there is a matter of safety but more a matter of convenience. >> now, pg&e

utility company says tree block access to nearly 7000 miles of natural gas line from bakersfield to eureka a.walnut creek leading the local fight where city leaders question about whether safety or convenience. 7 news reporter laura anthony. >> like many bay area cities walnut creek downtown is enriched by the tree line street. which is why the mayor and residents here fought so hard to keep it from turning in this. this is what pg&e left in its wake in the duck pond park early this month. part of the pipeline path way program designed to the remove obstruction from 6700 miles of pipeline in northern californi california. >> concord has been a tree city usa for 33 consecutive yishltion when city leaders in places like lon cord and walnut creek learned what pg&e had in manipulated for the town they had serious issues. >> there's a difference between the matter of safety and matter of convenience and pg&e has not been able to show yet that there is a matter of safety but more a matter of convenience. >>reporter: now pg&e says they will pause the path way program at least for now. >> nice to

chris cook of bakersfield calls himself an expert on homemade guns.e business by selling unfinished parts of a of-15 rifles online. experts say they are big sellers since the guns don't have to be registered. but on friday, his brand-new store in southwest bakersfield was raided by federal agents. >> they did take some of our inventory. they did take some of our paperwork. we'll have to have my attorney look into them more. >> the atf has not said why his shop was targeted or what agents are looking for. they are just calling it an ongoing investigation. >>> police on the peninsula are getting an early start on dui enforcement ahead of st. patrick's day, next monday. officers from burlingame, san mateo and hillsborough, teamed up for saturation patrols last night looking for intoxicated drivers. last year on st. patrick's day, officers saw an increase in dui deaths. in san mateo county, there were 12 compared to just one the previous year. >> i never thought this would happen to me. i never thought it would happen to, you know, people that i know. i'm

. >>> and where this truck land after an accident in bakersfield, california.ore going airborne, ending up on parked cars at a restaurant. luckily no one was seriously injured. >>> and the first pitch of the 2014 baseball season was thrown down under. it was a clean sweep for the l.a. dodgers. they beat the arizona diamondbacks in back-to-back games that took place at the sydney cricket grounds in sydney, australia. the baseball commissioner is hinting at having more games outside of the u.s., possibly in europe next. and the attendance, 40,000 australians and two koala bears. go figure that one out. strange, isn't it? >> time now for the weather. good morning to cecily tynan from our abc station in philadelphia. good morning. >> thank you, ron. it's a tale of two seasons this weekend. yesterday felt like spring. but i want to show you live, washington, d.c. today where it is going to be 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. so you'll need your coats in d.c. the reason why, this strong arctic front. bringing some showers and thunderstorms across the deep south toda

i live in bakersfield and there's a lot of dairies around there.so hopefully when i get out, the hours i accumulated here give me a job opportunity when i get out. >> i like it. it's better than dealing with the prison. you know? it's a lot better. i enjoy getting away from the yard and working with cows. i like animals. >> it's a functioning dairy farm. in addition to the milking processing that they have going on there, they actually have an animal hospital to tend to the sick cows. >> see, right now her temperature is 103.5. that's high. somebody is going to come in and give her a drench, that's a certain type of drink you give her down her throat. >> sick cows come under the care of inmate marvin lard. >> first i started as a chaser. i came over here as a herdsman. i take cares of all the cows. sometimes there are cows that get loose or i have to move cows, transfer cows from pen to pen. >> but most of lard's time is spent tending to the herd. >> sick cows, sometimes they come in with diseases that can spread through a whole herd. you have to b

. >> this has a lot of syllables and it's from the home office in bakersfield california.s we have been telling you kpix 5 is the proud sponsor of the cbs bay area local spelling bee so it's time for a word of the day and for the first time in a day and a half, i don't have to answer this. >> yes. >> well, it's a great word. >> i'm ready. >> the word from the geometric world, dodecahedron. >> never heard the word. >> this is very good for us. it's a greek word. it's a solid having 12 plane faces. >> dodecahedron. >> is that your final answer? >> i don't know if there's an e at the end. >> you got it right. what is up with that! > [ applause ] >> you don't even know what it is! >> wow! >> i'm not worthy. [ laughter ] >> that was illustrious by the way. she continues her -- i think you are six for six? >> i just shocked myself. >> you need to be going to the spelling bee. to test your skills search kpix 5 cbs on facebook and "like" our page and test your spelling ability. there is a little primer on there for michelle. she did a little video. look for word of the day in your

>> pretty equal and pretty equal to the oil that we're currently producing in bakersfield. these are the so-called heavy oils that we've produced conventionally, and of course about half of the oil that's come prg the oil sands right now they're producing conventionally, drilling just like we do oil fields around the world. we make a very good point that this oil can be more toxic than other oils but sour crude is probably more dangerous than this. it's poisonous if you breathe some of that that leaks out of a pipeline. it's likely to kill you. >> so you wouldn't admit that this would be a step in the wrong direction? >> well, i wouldn't say that it's necessarily wrong direction, right direction. it is the direction. if this oil is not produced and put in this pipeline, then it will continue to go many the other pipelines. there's pipelines that are already running across the oglala aquifer carrying these oil sands from alberta to these refineries all over america. so this is just one more pipeline. there's already 81 pipelines crossing the border. there's 160,000 miles of

it was traveling from oakland to bakersfield at the time. amtrak says 101 people were on board. the train stopped on the tracks until the coroner finally arrived at the scene. police and firefighters walked the tracks looking for clues. we are told the investigation could take quite a while. >>> a woman was all alone in the ocean with the wind pushing her away from land as her boat was sinking. she went out to see the sunset and ended up drifting in monterey bay until she was found a couple of miles off lover's point. two fishermen spotted the 45- year-old san diego woman after she had spent tuesday night adrift with her sinking raft. the coast guard says her engine fell off and punctured the boat. she got to the hospital and she survived because she wore a life jacket and had will power. >>> happening today, the bay bridge light display is going dark to celebrate its first anniversary. all 25,000 l.e.d. lights will be turned off for 10 minutes tonight at 7:00. after that the world's largest light sculpture will remain on for another year. but there is a big push to keep the lig

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there was no license plate >> swat teams use tear gas to end a police standoff in bakersfield friday.orities say the incident started after the suspect he crashed, and barricaded himself in this parking garage for several hours, and opened fire on police. neighboring apartments and a high school were on lockdown during the incident. the tear gas eventually forced the man to surrender. he was taken out of the garage on a stretcher. the evacuations were lifted shortly afterward. >> the co-founder of frozen yogurt chain pinkberry is going to prison for beating a homeless man with a tire iron. young lee was sentenced for seven years for the los angeles beating. prosecutors said lee confronted daniel bolding in 20-11 after the transient flashed a sexually explicit tattoo at lee's car. lee drove away.but then returned with another man and beat bolding. bolding was struck twice on the head and suffered a broken arm before witnesses stopped the attack. lee is no longer affiliated with pinkberry. >> it's been a busy few months for san diego's department of animal services. since the start of t

this past summer i spent a few days out in lamont, california, south of bakersfield with some families that were actually building their own homes with the help of these low interest loans. it's obviously an amazing program because people actually take the time, families get together, they build a community, they build their home and actually, i mean, when you see a community get together like that, work together on each other's homes, gain some talent, pride in ownership, pride in their own efforts and actually learn some new talents from this or new skills, it's a beneficial program. this program obviously took the same type of hit. this program saw a cut from 900 million down to 360 million. i was disappointed. i wondered your rationale for the cut? >> first of all, i want to be clear. in terms of the direct loan program, we are not cutting that program in terms of the budget authority, we are actually increasing it, but the cost -- the subsidization and cost of borrowing, the subsidy rate went from a little over 2% to over 7% in a single year so the reality is that more money buys

. >> in bakersfield, california, it was sunny with a 100% chance of arack nids. >> oh, my gosh.> yet another weatherman -- >> creeped out right now. >> aaron perlman has been apacked by a spider while on the air. >> i hate spiders, man, especially when you're bald. you feel them crawling on your head. >> but suddenly the spider became itsy bitsy. and aaron joined the ranks of weather people ambushed by arack nids. >> oh, my gosh, that was creepy. of course it had to be right on my head. oh, i just don't like -- aah! . >> the spider wasn't even in the studio last year when christy gordon freaked out. it was just hanging out on the lens of a camera stationed outdoors. some spiders were invited guests. >> i will punch you if you even get close to me. just get it out of the studio. >> spiders aren't the only critters to cause jitters. bbc radio's kate kinsale la was in the middle of her forecast. the good news is it will start -- ah -- story, there's a mouse. >> is there a book -- >> don't killing it. >> why? >> it's quite sweet actually, bless it. >> but having a bug fly in your mo