matthew miller of bakersfield yensed on espionage charges.ames clapper made a secret visit to north korea. we can see kenneth bae with his sister. let's listen in. >> good evening. thank you for being here. it's, we're finally here. my brother is home. all of our hopes and prayers to this moment have finally been achieved. we're so thankful. we're thankful that god was with kenneth and never abandoned us though the last years have been a journey we won't wish on anyone. here he is today. i'm delighted and very thankful kenneth's reason for being in north korea is because he loved people. to know no one should leave where they're born and every human needs love he gave tours he was able to connect to the people and beauty of north korea. to us, north korea seems like a strange place. don't forget the people. tonight as we are reunited i am so happy to be here but my heartaches for the people in north korea. as we celebrate tonight we're together, we know there are many people in north korea who are locked up like kenneth. they remain a part fr

miller, from bakersfield, california, was serving a six-year jail term on charges of after he allegedly at thehis tourist visa airport in april and demanded asylum. 9-year-oldhome, a d.c. boy is making a remarkable recovery a month after someone him in the head. jennifer donlin updates his and speaks with the boy's mother as well as doctors at children's national medical center. on october 3, jaden was near a bullet notwhen meant for him struck him above the right eye. 31 days later -- >> his mother, monique nichols, at his side every single day. >> he held on to life since the that bullet hit my son in the head. >> a simple thumb's up, a toss achievementsll, that go beyond description. the bullet is still lodged inside his brain. the doctors came out there father, jaden has 35 to 45 minutes to live. aftert friday night, gunshots urepresented -- erupted into the air, a little dime.life changed on a >> if he can play basketball or football, maybe he'll be the next barack obama. >> after police raced jaden to the hospital in the cruiser, nichols said a minister took his 9-year-old hand in

ailing korean american missionary from washington state, was released along with matthew miller of bakersfield. their freedom came after the intervention of top u.s. intelligence official james clapper. after arriving back on u.s. soil, bae expressed his gratitude. >> it's been amazing two years. i learn a lot. i grew a lot. lost a lot of weight. in a good way. but i am standing strong because of you. >> a senior obama administration official says the president approved the mission last week. clapper spent roughly a day on the ground and met with north korean security officials but not leader kim jong-un. clapper and his aides have kept quiet whom he met with or what was discussed. >>> trafficking is moving again on the golden gate bridge and all the prep work to install the safety device is done. all the work wrapped up this morning. officials believe the barrier will prevent head-on collisions. all lanes of the bridge will close the weekend of january 10th and 11th so crews can put the barrier into place. >>> still ahead at 6:00, a new report suggests 49ers star aldon smith could have to pla

and bakersfield was serving a six year jail term on charges of espionage after he allegedly end his tourist visa in april and demand asylum. abc news, new york. >> one tweet thed overnight he had a role in getting his release e said, quote, i'm calling on the supreme leader of north korea, or as i call him kim, to do a favor and cut kenneth bae lose. rodman, as you know, has been to north korea twice on basketball tours. >> a vigil will be held in san francisco this morning for the 43 students missing and presumed dead in mexico. one from san jose. the 19-year-old is one that disappeared in september. mexican officials said they found the badly burned human remains, including teeth and bone fragments, in a river near his school. remains are so wadly burn, they might be difficult to identify. prosecutors say members of a drug gang confessed to the killings. mexican place arrested the town's mayor, his wife, and 72 others. his father, gallardo, said he lost faith in the mexican government and fierce for his safety. >> a man and two others were found dead in a home in reno. police arrived at t

the rain will make it as far south as bakersfield but not los angeles. 59 in eureka and 49 in lake tahoe. otherwise, mid-to-upper 60's throughout the state today and if you are headed to the high country the week forecast is upper 40's. >> we have a brand new accident and it is involving a solo spinout, northbound 280 in daly city with two lanes blocked i take you over the altamont pass where this is drizzle here and not particularly pouring but 33 miles per hour is the top speed as you emergency 205 continuing in the westbound direction into dublin toward castro valley. you are checking in at 30 minutes. to the san mateo bridge, the traffic moves over to the water with no delays. >> firefighters are at higher risk for sleep problems in a survey of 7,000 firefighters a third have sleep disorders. the disorders are linking to drive citizens and heart disease and depression. firefighters commonly work long shifts, up to 48 hours. >>> a virginia engineer is on a mission to find a young man he met in a hospital elevator. >> he spent a year builting a hand for a young man without one saying h

miller, from bakersfield, california, was serving a six year jail term on charges of espionage after he allegedly ripped up his tourist visa in april and demanded asylum. abc news, new york. >> dennis rodman tweeted overnight that he had a role in getting his release. rodman, you remember, traveled twice to north korea with basketball players. on his twitter account he had has a photo of him and said the letter dated back in january tells of the backlash he received in u.s. for his trips to north korea and tells the north korea letter he cannot go back or bring his basketball friends with him unless bae is returned to the u.s. >> a vigil will be held in san francisco this morning for the 43 students missing and presumed dead in mexico. one from san jose. 19-year-old israel jacinto, lagardo is one that disappeared in september. mexican officials said they found the badly burned human remains, including teeth and bone fragments, in a river near his school. the remains are so badly burn, they might be difficult to identify. prosecutors say members of a drug gang confessed to the killing

ailing korean american missionary from washinon state, was released along with matthew miller of bakersfield. their freedom came aft the intervention of top u.s. intelligence official james clapper. after arriving back on u.s. soil, bae expressed his gratitude. >> it's been amazing two years. i learn a lot. i grewa lot. lost a lot of weight. in a good way. but i am standing strong because of you. >> a sior obama administration official says the president approved the mison last week. clapr spent roughly a day on the ground an m with north korean security officials but not leader kim jong-un. clapper and his aides ha kept quiet whom he met with or what was discussed. >>> trafficking is moving again on the golden gate bridge and all the prep work to install the safety device is done. all the work wrapped up this rning. officials believe the barrier will prevent head-on collisions. all lanes of the bridge will close the weekend of january 10th and 11th so crews can put the barrier into place. >>> still ahead at 6:00, a new report suggests 49ers star aldon smith could have to play to play on the

he was from bakersfield and he was held there after ripping up his entrance visa. both men were forced to work eight hours of hard labor a day. today president obama reacted to news the two men had been r released. >> very grateful for their safety return. >> reporter: the swedish government reportedly was involved in negotiating the release of the two men. today we talked to thomas hendrickson, senior fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university, about the timing 69 release. -6. >> they do release people when they really sort of milk all the good out of it they can get. and also, they can get the intelligence chief, clapper, to make a trip to north korea. so that also makes the government look good in the eyes of the people, that america's coming and sending a is up plikant, someone begging for the release. >> o'bbama administration officials say the timing of the that starts january 10th. >> a faster and more reliable bus line is come dog the east bay. the just announced 9 1/2-mile route will come between oakland and the san leandro b.a.r.t. station. i

snow around the mountains in los angeles and east bakersfield. the next storm is going to bring rain to eureka but that is it the lake tahoe could see hate sure and 48. 58 in yosemite. nearly 70 in los angeles. >> in the north at golden gate bridge from marin it is empty and still damp roads. as we take you to the south, the south by, that is san jose the drive along 101 is clear and top speeds along 280 and moving along at top speed highway 85, 17, 87, looking clear. toward dumbarton and san mateo bridge from the east bay to the peninsula, in delays -- no delays. >> san francisco-based ride sharing uber is bringing in outside expert for internal review of privacy and data policy after flubs by executives. an executive is accused of using company computers and software to track movements of an uber user. another executive floated the idea of hiring private investigators to dig up dirt reporters who are credit calf -- critical of uber. >> antismoking groups push for a tobacco tax at $2 a pack cigarette tax through legislation or a ballot necessity

and especially, redding, south to bakersfield, i-5, 99, davis, fog. these are the clouds.s is a high pressure ridge. fair weather. not wet. clouds stream in over the top. high clouds coming over the top. no rain. just enough to blot out the sun and trend temperatures down. instead of low 70s. mid-60s. that is how the forecast goes for tomorrow. for saturday. for sunday. right? continues on. upper 60s. warmer on monday. on tuesday, jet stream drops down and brings in weather systems. there is a few of them out there. good sign things are loosening up. >> all right. thank you. >>> the california drought is making the air worse. that is according to air quality researchers. they say the hot dry conditions coupled with a lack of rain caused pollution to stay trapped in the air. scientists say they recorded the worse air pollution in a decade throughout the state. >> rain will washout some of the particles in the atmosphere which is a good thing but also it will -- rain is accompanied by winds and it will get rid of it. >> the air quality is so bad in the central valley that ai

. >> reporter: miller, from bakersfield, california was arrested in april after tearing up his u.s. passport and demanding asylum. north korea accused him of spying and sentenced him to six years hard labor. the director of intelligence were with the men back to the state. the u.s. officials say his role was only to gain the prisoner's release, north korea and dictator received nothing in return. >> we are looking for attention, they want a big international press coverage of this event. releasing 56-year-old sefry from ohio that was arrested in may after leaving a bible at a sailor's club. >> reporter: back to you. >>> president barack obama approved the trip last week. the highest official to go there in a decade. they continue to advice americans to avoid all travel to north korea. >>> a doctor self-quarantined gives us a look at the ebola zone. he was on duty 7 days a week at a care center in liberia. it opened in september and treated more than 200 patients. he returned to the bay area a couple of weeks ago. he is waiting to make sure he did not get the deadly virus. >> i think

. >> reporter: miller, who's from bakersfield, arrested this spring after reportedly ripping up his visa at the airport. he was charged with espionage and sentenced to hard bailor. bae, a korean-american missionary from seattle had been held for two years. >> we have to exercise a certain skepticism. >> reporter: a senior fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university offered insight on the timing of the release. >> clearly they don't care about human beings. i mean, these are simply pawns to them. and it's a good time to release them. they'd extracted a great deal of political capital, a lot just by holding him. which makes them look strong to their own people. >> reporter: and tonight bae told reporters it's been an amazing two years. i learned a lot, i grew a lot and i lost a lot of weight. back to you. >> mary ann, thank you very much. just a few weeks ago another american was released from the communist nation. jeffrey fowle was arrested after leaving a bible at a club. the swedish government helped negotiate his release. fowle says he never had any contact with either of t

the middle of a citrus road off breken ridge road east of bakersfield sits an oil drill, nothing outordinary in an area are tens of thousands of oil wells dot the landscape and blend in with the agriculture. we discovered this one well has been used to reinject oil recovery wastewater, including wastewater from fracking back into the ground, into an aquifer containing high quality water, water good enough to drink. >> this is something that's going to slowly contaminate everything we know around here. >> reporter: almond grower tom franz is a fourth generation kern county farmer. >> i'm frustrated with the fact that upstream our aquifer is refilled by the sierra mountains to the east. those areas where they have been injecting water into the aquifer, wastewater, is upstream of this area. that water moves. >> reporter: the toxic wastewater reinjected at this site along with eight others like it went into what the state and epa call nonexempt aquifers, in other words aquifers with water in them that could have been used by humans. >> it's high quality ground water, suitable for drinkin

matthew miller from bakersfield and kenneth bae from lynwood, washington, flew back to the u.s. >> they spent two years, miller seven months in custody, both sentenced to hard labor for their crimes. we report from south korea on why the two men's were released now, a move which surprised many. >> reporter: a top secret mission in the dead of night. the top spy chief in the united states has a letter from the u.s. president. he leaves one day later with two former prisoners. no conditions and no strings attached according to the u.s. why the sudden humanitarian gesture from north korea. >> clearly they crave having this kind of high-level attention. obviously they are pleased that general clapper came. >> reporter: another suggestion, kim jong-un wants to show that he is still in charge. he is back in the spotlight, limping but without the cane. they believe his charm offensive, including a visit to seoul, technically enemy territory is a pr exercise to improve the image. the trigger inquiry on human rights abuses in north korea, abus the -- abuses the report showed as crimes against hu

one is from bakersfield. >> reporter: kenneth bae and matthew miller are back in town. james clapper, another usual official flew out to north korea to negotiate their release. he flew them back to a base in washington state. their return began hours before president obama began a trip to asia. officials say there was nothing given to north korea in exchange for the men's release. bae is a missionary from washington state. he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor two years ago for what north korea said was crimes against the state. miller has been in custody since april. he was charged with spying, both said in an interview in september that they were being treated humanely. >> but i have been in good health, and, no sickness or hurts. >> reporter: miller and bae's release comes less than three weeks after north korea released jeffrey fowl. he was arrested after leaving a bible in a tourist club. >> matthew miller's family made it clear they are not talking o the press. the neighbors are not talks either. one of them sprayed a news crew's vehicle with a water hose. >>

it looks good for everybody, even up in the valley, bakersfield is looking good and if you are traveling little higher. and red flag warnings are not warning and oh, no of those ban iboundaries are surging from the southeast and there from are why opinion and there is not a lot of mix and snow and also some rain plunging down into colorado, 30s and 40s for some 50s for others, there were a lot of 30s and san ramon pittsburgh, lafayette, you may be colder in the back yard, hayward easterly breeze, half- moon bay which is why we get stirring up from the atmosphere and then everything begins to change. am and the first system comes in and the second one comes in much stronger, be advised and this could be a big event probably not until sunday and monday. chilly and nice, may be a little haze, also lower 70s, no issues except for patchy fog otherwise it will be a mild dry day and it looks like a series of systems, strongest sunday and monday. >> okay, big delays, okay, steve, thank you. >>> coming up, the accidental tweet which may have given away the transitional plan. >> but first... >> on

miller of bakersfield, california was arrested in april after allegedly tearing up his us passport andemanding asyl asylum. north korea accused him of spying and sentenced gnome six years of hard labor. national director of intelligence james clapper accompanied the men back to the states. us officials say clapper's role was only to gain the prisoner release release north korea and dictator received nothing in return. >> they're looking for attenti attention. they obviously wanted to have a big international press coverage of this event. it's the most isolated state in the world. >> reporter: three weeks ago north korea released 56 year old jeffrey foul of ohio arrested in may after intentionally leaving a bible at a sailors club. in new york, jericka duncan for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> well president barack obama meantime he says he intends to issue an executive order that would he's the the threat against deportation for illegal immigrants. the president talked about it this morning on cbs's face the nation. >>> i prefer and still prefer to see it done through congress, but every

the 25-year-old man from bakersfield reportedly tor up visa and demanded asylum his family has not spoken about his release. thousands gathered in berlin today to mark the powerful symbol of the end of the cold war. balloons released into the sky, exactly 25 years after the east german government announced citizens could visit for the first time. that announcement. november 9th. 1989 set off a chain of events that broke down the wall for good. thousands gathering for a celebration, featuring all sorts of performances. but there were poignant moments, a minute long moment of silence for those who died trying to cross the border. >> translator: the fall of the wall showed us dreams can become reality. >> pope francis weighing in urging people to build bridges by opening their hearts >> translator: let's pray for the culture of coming together and spread around and bring down all of the walls dividing the world. >> president obama said europe is for peaceful since the fall of the wall and russia's recent actions against ukraine reminds us there is still more work to do. >> >> rumors today th

stockton, modesto, all the way down to bakersfield this morning, you are going to find that thick fog. temperatures are chilly this morning as well, really starting to feel like the season out there, 39 degrees in santa rosa. the deal for today, your weather story, sunny with a few passing clouds, good looking week coming your way. mostly dry conditions, at least as we get into thursday. as we head throughout your friday rain continues into saturday and sunday. we will stay dry all the way through thanksgiving day. that's something to be thankful for. temperatures mostly in the 40s. over the next couple days, temperatures are going to end up in the 60s. we're looking good for your holiday travel. just getting out of town should be nice and easy across the bay area, even catching a flight for the next few days. then things start to change. one of my favorite events all year, the countdown to the 24-hour holiday music on 96.5 koit, i get to flip the switch. what an honor, what a privilege, they're going nonstop christmas music around the clock. we get to do it here live during our midda

like at this place near bakersfield.ook away6r mosth"j supply fro÷tÑñ the nearby river american indian tribe. in shas ta trinity national forest, they diskoved nearly 3,000 plants in august. we hiked along for the cleanup and saw the trash, chemicals and more than 8 miles of plastic irrigation piping left behind. >> if this had not been found by >> save the redwoods director says his organization has fought for years to conserve public land. >> marijuana plant requires 8 gallons of water a day. they're all being watered by stolen water. >> i think setting stroonger penalties in place is part of the solution. >> 60% of the marijuana produced in america comes from his district. >> especially this year, the worst drought year we've ever seen, i think it's more important than ever to crack down on water theft. iact. penalties. >> i hope we'll give prosecutors a new tool that will make the difference. >> i'm losing my water. >> for now all they can hope for is more enforcement and more rain. >> once that water is gone, is the

one of men, kenneth spiller could arrive this morning in bakersfield taken after north korea said he entered illegally and asked for asylem. the other american, kenneth bae was sentenceed to 15 areas of hard labor. both were released after last minute trip to north korea by the united states director of national intelligence. >> veterans day is being marked tomorrow to help students who served in the military. though will bring services veterans returning from iraq and afghanistan. >>> happening today the city of san francisco is honoring veterans at two events including celebrating a new permanent home celebrating a new permanent home for 1neither this morning at look, the san francisco veterans administration medical center will host the veterans day sermon happening in the auditorium. ought weather should be pleasant today. mike? >> no worries. we will have rain. but it will not come until thursday. we have issues this morning. across the golden gate bridge you can see visibility is quarter-mile as cars are coming southbound from the north bay. 45 in woodside and low-to-mid 40's e

high pressure builds in and you can see that fog is really thick, especially as you approach the bakersfieldockton. so that stretch of the highway is going to be rather dangerous, at least until about 9:30, 10:00. for us, we're starting out crystal clear, which is part of the reason why it is so chilly this morning. we don't have that blanket of clouds to keep us warm. high pressure is going to warm us up as we head throughout the next couple days. for instance, your financial feast. comfortable conditions, 66 on the peninsula, san francisco, thanksgiving day, 64 and 71 degrees out in the tri-valley. those are going to be really nice conditions out there as the seahawks take on our 49ers on thanksgiving day. you know what? you can catch that day right here on nbc bay area, kick off at 5:30, increasing clouds and winds may play a factor out there if it gets strong enough out of the northwest at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. here's the deal for the week. temperatures start mild through thursday and then the rain returns on friday. we're talking about three consecutive days of rainfall once it

miller who is from bakersfield, california was serving a 6 year jail term on the charge. espionage after he ripped up his visa in april and demanded asylum. >> we'll hear more from kenneth bae in the next half-hour and "good morning america" will have more on the return of miller and bae. >>> overnight last night there was a shootout in the onyx nightclub. a man pulled out a gun and shot at the guards. the guards shot back. the man was shot in the shoulder and hand and the gunfire caused the car to breakdown on the ramp from broad street to i-95 north. the man's girlfriend works at the club. >> a philadelphia police officer is alive this morning because of the heroic efforts of a teenager who pulled the officer from his burning car. 17-year-old joseph chambers is a volunteer firefighter for ridley township. the teen was visiting his sister when the two of them heard a loud bang. chambers ran outside and saw that a patrol car and pick up ran into each other. the patrol car was starting to burn. he ran up to mark kinsey who was trapped in the car. >> i said can you get out.

we understand he is from bakersfield, california and serving a six-year jail term. after ripping up the tourist visa, north korea said that niller had wanted to experience prison life so he could secretly investigate north korea's human rights situation. we understand he is fairly young, as you can see. he is in his 20s. we are not sure if he has family members there. i can imagine there is a contingent of loved ones anticipating his return. a look at that aircraft that brought these two americans back to u.s. soil after their ordeal in north korea being sentenced to hard labor for all of these years. the united states have frequently called for these men to be freed, citing humanitarian issues, since bae had health problems. north korea has been on a campaign of countercharges. a move by members to refer to the state to an international tribunal. we believe the top spy director of intelligence james clapper is on the plane. he had traveled to north korea to secure their release. the white house saying he was not there to negotiate. this is the latest twist. the you

sunshine and around the state we have snow in the mountains around los angeles and to the east of bakersfield the rain around chico in the afternoon. the seven-day forecast is no accumulation in lake tahoe but nearly 65 next week at lake tahoe. >>> clouds, fog through san rafael and tail lights show a white that will be thick in the southbound direction and at the golden gate bridge it looks to be clear interest san francisco. there is a fog advisory over the am pass so be came. a little bit of traffic willing and not too bad, just a little pocket, at 38 american at vasco and it clears up into >> and we have unusual vacation pictures a garden gnome has been returned in washington state to its owners. jimmy the gnome was stolen this summer and had a great time on vacation. jimmy is 1.5' tall garden gnome taken from the porch if august and returned with an nfl stuffed with photos showing himmant grand canyon and in the hands of a giant dinosaur and mount rushmore. the owners say he has had enough travel and they will bring him in so he is not taken again. >> that is awesome. >>> the until star

matthew todd miller of bakersfield, and kenneth bae of washington state touched down last night, followingcial. ana cabrera was there when their plane touched down. after months and years of detention -- two americans, held prisoner in north korea -- are back in the united states first off the plane -- kenneth bae -- who had been held for two years and was recently sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for "hostile acts" against the government.claiming he was part of a christian plot to overthrow the regime. "i just want to say thank you all for supporting me and standing by me during this time, and it's been just amazing -- blessing to see so many people getting involved; getting me released for the last two years. a lot to -- now to mention for thousands of people who've been praying for me, as well." it's just hard to believe this day is finally here. for two years it's been just unbelievable agony. unspeakable. and there are many who allowed this day to happen. we are thankful for president obama and secretary kerry for not forgetting kenneth. then matthew todd miller stepped off.miller

happening in bakersfield, california. heather: looks pretty exhausted. jon: i would be too.oks like nice weather there for that guy. that is certainly a good thing but it is not nice weather for a lot of other people of course unless you like snow. snow measuring more than a foot. frigid temperatures move in, sending mercury plunging 20 degrees below normal for this time of year. we have maria molina live. wow, maria, it is cold in some parts. >> we're seeing significant snowfall accumulations even for places like minnesota this time of year. we're talking incredible snow totals above a foot in minnesota, wisconsin and even michigan. look at the map. 16.5-inches reported in central minnesota, just outside the city of minneapolis. they got hammered with snow yesterday. the storm system is still on the move. it is producing areas of heavy know across the up of michigan, upper peninsula and portions of wisconsin. how much snow are we looking at in addition to what we've already seen there? look at that. that is more than a foot of snow. locally up to 18 inches of additional sno

matthew miller is in bakersfield, california. cnn's ana cabrera traces the sudden events that took the men from north korean prisons to their homes in less than three days. >> reporter: after months and years of detention, two americans held prisoner in north korea are back in the united states. first off the plane, kenneth bay, who had been held two years, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for hostile acts against the government. claiming he was part of a christian plot to overthrow the regime. >> i just want to say, thank you all for supporting me and standing by me during this time. and it's been just amaze iing blessing to see so many people being involved, getting me released the last two years. and not to mention, now mentioning the thousands of people who have been praying for me as well. >> reporter: then mad matthew miller stepped off. miller had been detained since april, sentenced to six years of hard labor. he had been accused of tearing up his tourist visa and seeking asylum upon entry to north korea. mill der not

miller, from bakersfield california, was serving a 6-year sentence, charged with espionage, he did not address the media. kenneth bae was accused of spreading christian material. his sentence, 15 years at hard labour, the last two americans known to be held by kim jong un's government. after two years in captivity, and serious health issues that hospitalized him for a time, kenneth bae says simply he is recovering. >> it's been amazing two years. i learnt a lot. i grew a lot. lost a lot of weight, in a good way. but i'm standing strong because of you >>> once again, that was shouf reporting from washington -- allen schauffler reporting from washington state >>> time is running out on a deal to limit iran's nuclear programme. secretary of state john kerry spent the day in iran negotiating. the talks are up against a deadline of november 24th. if a deal is reached, it will have to pass muster with a republican controlled senate. >> reporter: as diplomatic negotiations go, these have been a marathon. in some shape or form there has been talks with iran on its nuclear programme for over a

because my first train ride was as a brownie -- the precursor to the girl scouts -- riding from bakersfield up there. you've got it all. you've got sumner where former supreme court chief justice earl warren's dad worked for the southern pacific. and so anyhow, the whole intent of that is about high-speed train travel, bullet trains. do you think that first bullet train will be eventually built in california, and secondly, what country on earth is most progressive in terms of building very modern, high-speed rails in. >> very good. thank you. those questions are linked. yes, i am an absolute optimist. california is going to get this darn thing done. it's going to take a long time, probably not until 2035. it's going to cost upwards of $100 billion. it's expensive, but it's going to be an inspiration. it's not going to be a panacea, but it's going to show that this is a robust, durable method of technology. and the second part of that question, which nation is most progressive, hands down spain. they doubled down on investing in high-speed rails, and it absolutely destroyed the demand for do

in the middle of the citrus grove, just off breckenridge road on the eastern outskirts of bakersfieldts a nondescript oil well. nothing apparently out of the ordinary here. in an area where tens of thousands of oil wells dot the landscape and blend in with the agriculture. but we discovered that this one well has been used to reinject oil recovery waste water, including waste water from fracking, back into the ground. into an aquifer containing high-quality water. water good enough to drink. >> this is something that is going to slowly contaminate everything we know around here. >> reporter: almond dproer tom france is a fourth-generation kern county farmer. >> upstream our aquifer is refilled with the sierra mountains to our east. those areas where they've been injected water into the aquifer, waste water, is upstream of this area. that water moves. >> reporter: the toxic waste water reinjected at this well site along with at least eight others like it went into what the state and the epa call nonexempt aquifers. in other words, aquifers with water in them that could have been used b

they're going to come down possibly through fremont, the bay area, all the way down and out from bakersfield as well. we're talking about a tremendous increase. >> tremendous increase. just look at this and put it in perspective. in 2009 had about 400,000 barrels coming in by freight entering. 200013, 6 million barrels coming in per year, and 2016 is projected to be 150 million barrels of oil. at a million barrels per day coming in two tanisha. >> this trains just don't carry oil, although they're taught about the rolling pipeline. they carry other hazardous materials as well, sometimes mixed in on the trains as well. how are we checking these and the potential hazards that could impact 27 schools do something blow up? >> a lot of these train tracks run through school areas in hospitals. a lot of residents are affected by this. the problem is that 40 percent of the firefighters in california are volunteers. they don't have the resources. we don't have the resources to attack a problem similar to what happened in quibec for 47 people dying when that train derailed. the tanker cars today are s

then i went out with congressman carter in san antonio in bakersfield. i said let's work.what i would suggest. let's settle this. trey gowdy. why don't we take like a trey gowdy, right? and he is conservative, southerner, he is no open borders guy. and he was a former prosecutor and put him in a room with schumer, and let them come back in 45 days. and let them come back. >> i think that's why he should wait and give these guys a chance to sort it out. last word? >> bill, we have given them two years of chances. >> give them another year. >> can i say one thing? months between the moment the president signs the executive order somebody someone applies for benefit. they control the house. they control the senate. at the them to stop whining. get the legislation done and put it on the president's desk. that will stop everything. >> congressman we appreciate you appearing on the program. thank you. scott walker some believe may run for president will enter the no spin zone. he will reply to congressman gutierrez. then, state of missouri very tense over the grand jury renderin

. >> matthew todd miller's family in bakes bakersfield doesn't want to talk about son's return.ng a note on their reads not to disturb them. there's no word if they or matthew plan to speak to the press when he did finally get back. president obama formally no, ma'am nats loretta lynch. lynch is a popular prosecutor. if confirmed as attorney general she'll make history as becoming first african-american to hold the post. she says safety is her number one concern. >> i pledge today to you and to the american people that if i have the honor of being confirmed by the senate, i will wake up every morning with the protection of the american people my first thought. >> congress will need to confirm the nomination. >>> the main nurse who successfully fought an ebola quarantine says she plans on moving. she may move as early as next week. monday is the last day of 21-day inn cue bags period for the ebola virus. federal judge ruled the nurse had to monitor herself for possible symptoms of the virus until the inn inn cue bags period ended. >>> at first he thought it was a simple cold unti

miller, who is from bakersfield, was serving a six-year jail term on charges of espionage after he allegedly ripped his visa in april and demanded asylum. bayh who is from washington state is a missionary with health problems. he was serving a 15-month sentence. >>> police in richmond are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and another injured. it happened in the area of sixth street and pennsylvania avenue at around 10:00 last night. responding officers found a vehicle that crashed into a parked car. police say a man in the driver's seat had been shot. he was pronounced dead at the scene. a female passenger suffered minor injuries. we have been told that no arrests have been made. >>> richmond police are also investigating another fatal shooting from earlier in the evening. the shooting happened in the area of market avenue in north richmond around 9:30 last night. one person was killed and video from overnight show police putting out a number of evidence markers. no word yet on what led up to that shooting or if there are any arrests. also developing this morning, friends an

think it's a wonderful day for them and their families and obviously -- >> miller, who is from bakersfield, had been arrested this spring after reportedly ripping up his visa at the airport. he was charged with espionage and sentenced to hard labor. bae, a korean american missionary from seattle had been held for more than two years. both in a labor camp and then in a hospital in failing health. >> we have to exercise a certain skepticism -- >> a senior fellow at the hoover institution at stanford institution offered insight on the timing of the release. >> clearly, they don't care about human beings. these are simply pawns to them. it was a good time to release them. they extracted a great deal of political capital out of them by just holding them, which makes them look strong to their own people. >> their release leaves no known american prisoners in north korea. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >>> a few weeks ago another american was released from the communist nation. he was arrested after leaving a bible at a club for foreign sailors. he was held for five months. the swedish govern

mccarthy, his district is in the bakersfield, california, area is in our own backyard and has enormousower. please call toll-free. >> okay. so amnesty, opponents say helping immigrants living in a country rewards people who have broken the law and encourages more illegal immigration. so amid the fight against isil, there is agent of focus on american forces in combat. the senate looked at new legislation designed to reduce the number of veterans who commit suicide now. the proposed changes would improver suicide prevention programs and enlist help from more psychiatrists and help mental healthcare make it a bit assier to access jamie mcintire, the numbers are staggering. ki >> a tour of duty in afghanistan never left him? >> his last words on facebook were: i see death in every thought. they taught me how to put them in my mind. i just can't get it out. these are lyrics flu a soldier's memoire: our son's last text to his father was a link to this song. ♪ i just can't get it off". >> hshe says hier son was traumatized while two were of his friends were killed when he talked about moving

this isn't bakersfield, california, this isn't dallas, texas, this isn't chicago. this is new york city. this is my [bleep] town, okay? i know what goes on here, and i know my guys. don't tell me about my guys. >> you don't know anything. you've got till the end of the day. they go, or i go. coming up... >> i-i have to cut you guys out. >> that's your final decision? >> and later... >> selling your car? >> both: no. >> selling your car? >> both: no, no, no, no. >> you've got to get it right. >> selling your car? >> got to paint the whole hood. >> hey, guys, i've got to talk to you for a second, sorry. >> okay, man. >> look, i've got to make some changes around here. this is not gonna be easy for me because, i mean, i'm very loyal to people. i just can't have you guys here anymore. i'm sorry. i-i have to cut you guys out. >> we've been here since your father was around. >> i know. >> and we've been doing business with him from--for years. >> i'm sorry, man. it's--it's nothing personal. i have to stay afloat. i have to stay alive, here. >> so that's it for now, right

miller of bakersfield california has been in custody since april. he was sentenced to six years of hard labor charged with spying. both said in a interview with western journalist in september that they were being treated hum annually, mill ocean bae release comes less than three weeks after north korea freed fellow american, jeffrey philadelphia al of ohio after six months in captive at this. fall was taken into custody after leaving a bible at a sailor's club, traveling as a tour ills. >> well, british police stop a plot to assassinate queen elizabeth the second. police arrested four suspected islamic terrorists after they say the men planned a knife attack on the 88 year old queen. sources told the sun, they also believe they may have had access to guns. the queen is planning a number of public appearances this weekend, and she has reportedly been informed about that foiled assassination attempt. but, still, intends to go ahead with her schedule. >>> the wall literal and symbolic barrier, which once divided nation and world. german chancellor, an

modesto all the way south to bakersfield, we are getting good rain. here's the deal. more on the way for tomorrow and tricky travel. i'll help you get around the third most important storm system coming up. back to you, sam, lawyer areura and the top top stories. >> if you want to track the system nbcbayarea.com click on weather tab for the hour by hour forecast and radar. >>> breaking news, san jose police are trying to coax an armed man out of a house. this is in hayes avenue another oak grove hoom the school is open but police are telling students to enter on blossom hillside. the police believe the man might have a child with him. >>> more breaking news. crews jump into action quickly to put out cars that caught fire in san francisco overnight. fire broke out early this morning on noe street between 18th and 19th in the castro. "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang live there now. i understand arson investigators called out to the scene? >> that's right. good morning. preliminary conclusion that is these fears were arson, too close in time and place not to be susp

we know miller is from bakersfield, california. both families joyous today.enneth bae's sister, who tells us she is crying tears of joy. he has been held for two years this week, in fact, in north korea. we know miller was arrested sometime in april. so about seven months ago. both men were arrested and convicted of hostile acts against the government of north korea, and were sentenced to hard labor. and when they sat down along with jeffrey fowle in that interview with our will ripley, that impromptu interview in north korea, we heard from kenneth bae describing that hard labor being eight hours a day, six days a week, working in a field for him. he had discussed on his health and concerns that his health was failing as he suffers from diabetes. we know he has high blood pressure and was dealing with kidney stones. so that was of grave concern. all of the men, of course, were asking for the u.s., pleading for the u.s. to help and send a team, an envoy of some sort, to try to plead for their release. and we're hoping to be able to get home to the u.s. jeffrey

miller, of bakersfield, california, has been in custody since april, sentenced to six years of hard labor charged with spying. both said in a interview with western journalists in september that they were being treated humanly, miller and bae's release comes less than three weeks after north korea freed fellow american 56 year old jeffrey pal of ohio after six months in cap it will at this. fall taken into custody after leaving a bible at sailor's club. he was traveling as a tourist. chris van cleve, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> now, bae's family said in a statement it is greatful and relieved. miller's family has asked for privacy. >> new this morning, just as the freed americans touch the us soil, president obama leaves for china for the a peck summit. the president is headed on week long trip through decline, a birma, australia. now, during his three day visit to beijing, obama is expected to spends several hours of chinese president pink and other foreign leaders. this will be the president's first visit to beijing since 2009. >>> well, happening right now, thousands of people lays u

like at this bust near bakersfield. growers created seven reservoirs, some capable of storing 5,000 gallons. it took away most of the water supply from the nearby tule river american indian tribe. and in shasta national forest in redding, law enforcement discovered nearly 3,000 plants in august. we hiked along for the cleanup and saw the trash, chemicals and more than eight miles worth of plastic irrigation piping left behind. >> this water diversion and this water pipe right here was responsible, if not been found for the end of the year, for 3.6 million gallons of water. >> the risk is everything we've worked so hard to save will unravel. >> reporter: he says his organization has fought for years to preserve public land, but the water being siphoned off by illegal grows is drying out the habitat and threatening the wildlife. >> a mature marijuana plant requires eight gallons of day. we have hundreds of thousands of these plants on our public land being watered by stolen water. >> i think setting some stronger penaltie

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from bakersfield, california. again, we don't know what the plans are exactly for these two gentlemen after arriving in the u.s. right now but we understand they both will be reunited with their family and where they go from here is really up to them. we just got word that matthew miller should be coming off the plane any moment. so we will continue to keep our camera fixed on that. we do see a handful of people walking toward the plane. and also everybody's eyes are fixed on that door to see if matthew miller is the next person to come off. but i'll send it back to you for now, natalie, as we continue to watch and wait. >> yes. for any viewers who are just joining us, after you might have been clicking through and seeing that cnn is in breaking news, we're following a developing story here. two americans who've been held by the north koreans were released and they have just landed back at this air base in tacoma, washington. kenneth bae was just reunited with his family there on the tarmac, and we're waiting for

his family in bakersfield is not talking.saying they have no comment about his release and they don't want to be disturbed. >> >> home depot customers, what do they have to watch out for after millions of customers e- mails e-mails are hacked. >>> another pleasant day for most around the bay area, i'll line up your temperatures for sunday and introduce you to a change in the weather pattern that will bring us cooler weather and the possibility of rain, coming up. female announcer: through tuesday at sleep train save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic. choose $300 in free gifts with tempur-pedic. even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice. the triple choice sale ends tuesday, veterans day. you'll connect withnte, your doctor any time, anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >>> another airbag recall -- all 10 of the automakers involved use the same japanese supplier known as t eric kirschner cada.

kevin is in bakersfield, calif.. you are on the air with cornel west. >> caller: yes, it is a pleasure to speak with you. thank you for representingcol a representingcoltrai representingcoltraine. i will turn on to him in a little bit. as soon as i am done with this conversation. i listened to you and i have read you since race matters and watched you on television but i have never heard your thoughts and i would like to reflect on the great senator daniel patrick moynihan's report when he was with the labor department with lbj on the black family and what his references were to that and would like you to reflect on that if you would and how that has changed and how it may not have changed. >> host: quickly before we get at 18's answer, tell us about yourself. >> caller: just a california boy interested in these issues, dr. west, and hear him reflect upon. >> guest: thank you. i appreciate the question. it was a great study of the black family and the ways in which in some way shot at during slavery but a fundamental

. >>> matthew miller in bakersfield has been arrested and put in custody.bay and miller are the last americans being held in north korea, and conditions have not been released. >>> loretta lynch is known to go after police brutality and public corruption. she'll replace the first african-american man to hold that post and she'll be the first african-american woman to hold that post. >>> with this ring, i thee wed. >>> gay couples are getting married in kansas city and st. louis areas after the rule on gay marriage is unconstitutional. some thought it would never come. >> it's like we woke up and this is happening, let's go do this t. >>> the legal battle is far from over be an and the attorney general says he's going to appeal that ruling. conservative part of the state are not offering marriage licenses to same-sex couples. there was battles in kansas, michigan, ohio and tennessee. >>> let's get you over to rosemary, a beautiful morning outside right now. >> mostly sunny skies out there. chilly for some. temperatures will turn around as we get into the 8:0

when we've gone to the miller home in bakersfield and we've been there repeatedly, there is always afrom the street, saying that they do not want to be bothered by the press. now, over the years we've seen one of two reactions. either the kenneth bae reaction of they want to talk about it, they want to keep the pressure on, they want the dprk which monitors programs like cnn, they want them to know that kenneth bae is wanted home. in the case of matthew miller, it's a much more curious case. because there's some curious lead-up into what led up to his imprisonment. he went there according to his tour company did not tell the tour company that when he got there he intended to tear up his visa. and he said that he wanted asylum in north korea according to the north koreans. so, we don't know what sort of mental state this young man is in. what we do know about him, poppy, is that, you know, people in the neighborhood describe him as an average california kid. he studied abroad. he was there in south korea visiting his brothers in the military and they were hoping he could come home so