for our tool time winner tonight and it involves the senate race in california between incumbent barbara boxer and republican candidate carly fiorina now early polls show that the two women wore locked in a very close race but boxer now has turned to pull away from her challenger in fact a new poll by public policy polling finds that boxer has a nine point lead but let me tell you this it was a question in that poll that helped us pick our schooltime winner tonight because the poll asked do you have a higher opinion of barbara boxer's hair or carly fiorina is here i'm sorry looks like only fourteen percent like carly fiorina is hair barbara boxer's hair was favored by a whopping nineteen percent and actually sixty seven percent of people weren't even sure but that with all the difficult issues facing this country facing california a polling company is actually asking people to vote about a candidate haircut now if this were two men would that ever be a question hell no because only women get judged on their hair and what year is it i think i'm back in one nine hundred fifty and public policy p

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barbara boxer three terms as senate she will have plenty of money.ly has to sell herself in california and across the country otherwise they will put their money in nevada washington and cheaper states. >>> so you won't have to wait much longer for a check of your forecast. a live lookout side golden gate bridge. a tale of two sky cam as. two live cameras this morning. clouds there and sunshine here. really it is one of those micro climate days folks. we will see grey skies along the coast and along the bay for now but the bay will clear out quickly and see warmer temperatures around the bay. along the coast, patchy fog sticking around through much of the day temperatures 50s and 60s. warming us, get rid of all those coastal clouds marine layer not that deep. inland sunshine and down right hot for some locations nearing triple digits. you will find triple digits throughout central valley, sacramento. fresno, redding. but again the closer you get to the moderating impact of the pacific, 60s. places like monterey and eureka. find out why we are seeing

barbara boxer does not. independent voters a little bit split on that.bably not going in the right direction for fiorina, though. on the environment, as we're going to talk about with paul in a couple of minutes, voters take global warming and climate change rather seriously, apparently, according to the public policy institute of california this week. carly fiorina ran an ad a couple -- last month saying that barbara boxer is foolish to be worried about the weather. you know, on that issue. so that's not exactly there. and in terms of something like offshore drilling, same thing. californians have taken a sharp turn against offshore drilling recently, and that's something that you're going to see cutting in -- >> belva: are either of these candidates trying to define themselves on tv on just throwing lobs at each other? >> at the moment they're still sort of, you know, throwing the grenades. you know, it's a long time till we see any of these people get on a debating stage. and that was the subject of contention this week as well. you know, meg whitman

thank you, barbara boxer. thank you, senator feinstein. thank you to jake mgoldrick. we had regional projects related to work on celebrity -- collectively together. he helped organize a from work with the golden gate bridge district and other leaders throughout the region. patching together money, patching together collaboration, patching together those wounds that have opened up in the course of this project. in closing, i think you not only for your introduction but for your stewardship and leadership and constancy. thank you for your faith, love, and devotion. this is one of the things i know you care deeply about. that showed throughout the course of this effort and the course of the work that is being done here. thank you very much. [applause] >> i remember then that chair jake mcgoldrick saying to the mayor in an early speech that he jogged every morning under those drives. he said, "do not job under the structure. you never know what could happen." [laughter] we get now to the point here where people are too cold and we need to wrap up quickly, but we still hav

senate campaign, senator barbara boxer is now talking about the pair of yachts owned by her rival, carlyreason know -- fiorina. a spokeswoman for fiorina says it's ironic because it's not like boxer is living off food stamps. >>> 7:17. the california democratic party now says it will stay neutral on proposition 19 which would legalize marijuana in california. now, the proposition if voters approve it in november would allow adults to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use and allow governments to regulate and tax it. california already allows medical marijuana use. tomorrow oakland city council will take up the issue of licensing for marijuana production plants which would grow, package and process pot for several purse posses, from body oil to baked -- purposes, from body oil to baked goods. if approved, the marijuana protection plants would have to pay more than $00,000 in -- $200,000 in annual permit fees, carry $2 million in liability insurance and set aside up to 8% of their gross sales for taxes. the richmond city council is expected to take up the issue of dispensar

. >>> barbara boxer was in foster city the a the headquarters of solar city, the company designs, finances and installs solar systems for homeowners and businesses. >>> these are good-paying jobs in our communities. and these johns cannot be shipped overseas. >>> according an index kept by "the associated press, 3 of the 20 most economic lick stressed counties in the united states in the month of may were here in california. a.p -- a.p.'s stress index is based on unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcy rates. imperial county in southern california tops the list with a stress index of almost 32. only one bay area county was his listed in the top, solano county. >>> a new fiscal year began on july 1st. california still doesn't have a budget in place. budget talks among party leaders continued today. although john perez says there were no major developments or agreements. democrats and republican lawmakers are far apart on how to save the $19 billion deficit. republicans symbolically presented perez with what they call a--baked recipe today. >>> cash is no longer -- no locker -- no >>>

senate. 30 pe37% are for governor brownd 43 percent are for meg whitman. 39 persons are ssupporting barbara boxerd carly fiorina had 34 percent. all all of those, one-in for people are still, undecided. the july toll increase. >> before this, 114,000 pay the regular toll and now, 849th your bo driver. and also, they found that since july 1st. the number of cars and car pool lane has fallen 20,000 per day on all bridges. carpoolers need a fast track attack. you can see that yellow had one on the july 1st. 42 percent. too fast for:11 days and it is a spike of 77%. 72 percent, and at the same time, to ingestion pricing was also implemented at the bay bridge. with slightly more traffic at 4:00 a.m., 58 m right before that togo's at 6:00 a.m. and slightly less traffic at 5 more traffic and the toll is decreasing. last year, it took them 19 extra minutes to the bay bridge toll plaza. this year, only 10 extra minutes. reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >> and another look at the james. slow in all directions. >> and a programming note. with the changes, dateline will be here at 8, and then a special 90 minute o

. >> polls are showing the senate race in california to be in a dead heat between barbara boxer and carlyut boxer is way ahead. media partner san jose mercury news reports that boxer has $11 million in her campaign account. carly fiorina has $953,000 left despite loaning $5.35 million back in april. >> box abouter did not have to face a primary challenge and had help from president obama. >> more than one thousand members of the california nurses association descended on ater ton yesterday to rally outside meg whitman's home. they are trying to court its members after supporters dumped jerry brown. they important trade queen meg, they say is buying the governor's race. >> we work in a corporate environment in the hospitals. we know what the corporate agenda does to health care and we don't want to see that happen to our patients. >> they want to protect the status quo in sacramento. they don't want government to run more efficiently. they agree on jerry brown on so many things and that is why they are doing this. >> she was in southern california touring a flashlight company. >> the san f

. >> senator barbara boxer was in the bay area today discussing efforts to create clean energy jobs. senator boxer toured headquarters of sollar city, in foster city. and this is is also building charging stations. boxer held up the company as an example. >> this is the way we're go going to get out of the deep recession making products the world wants. this is the way we're going thrive for kids and grandkids. >> also promising more environmental initiatives in congress, including one to make every school in the united states energy efficient. >> the federal government is allowing bp to keep caps shut tight on ruptured well another day had there is a concern about links demanding the company step up the monitoring of the area. and some fear it could be an underground leak and if unchokd make current disaster worse, and harder to fix. >> coming up next, a new cause for concern. the state health department pushes for certain people to get vaccinated for us. >> a victim turns out he's in the bay area for an interview with google. >> it kooged off today. the trend is going to take us in

her opponent barbara boxer has been attacking her stand as evidence she is out of touch with averagey say about 260,000 jobless californians have been affected. >> they are reporting that bp executive tony hayward will step down. he has been under intense pressure to resign from the disaster. they say it will make bp to fend off a buyout threat. meanwhile, the commander in the gulf is downplaying worries that the capped well is buckling under pressure. now more on that that. >> now that the oil spill is contained, bp is considering a new way to kill the well. a government decision about the plan could come as soon as today. >> if it's approved to do so, it's a hundred percent, we'll go ahead with it. >> it's called a static kill, forcing mud and cement through the cap. bp tried a top kill in may that failed. but this time the cap has stopped the oil and continues to hold. >> there are minor leaks and the blowout preventer and the stacking cap itself. >> thad allen says five small leaks are seepage from a nearby well. it's been encouraging development in an oil spill that now extended

senator barbara boxer, who chairs the most powerful committee of the environment and public works; our governor, arnold schwarzenegger, who is a leader in reducing green house emissions, and our legislator don perada and gerald huffman who you will hear from later on in the program, and of course our mayor, gavin newsom. gavin newsom has been a leader of the environment before it was the sexy thing to do. he has been responsible for putting solar power at moscone center; responsible for putting power at san francisco international airport; responsible for putting solar power at the waste water facility in the bayview hunter's point. he will be responsible for putting power on our libraries, on our schools, and everywhere possible in the city and county of san francisco. we're very fortunate that this mayor has been the first mayor to create a climate action plan that will reduce the green house emissions by 20 percent by the year 2012. this mayor has also been a leader and innovation and we're looking at creating -- in harnessing paddle power below the golden gate bridge and that will

she got her other colleagues, barbara boxer, to sign up and say we need to promote this. and we got a few dozen other senators to sign to commit to this bill. here is what happened. a few weeks back -- this is stuff you have been reading about our hearing about. there is a lot of debate in congress now about spending money and concerns about deficits. they had a jobs bill in the senate that included an extension of $2.50 million for this program. it would have allowed us to hire thousands of additional people and support every single one of you for at least the next year. and it got stripped. it got drawn back. i do not want to be partisan here, but let's call balls and strikes. the republicans pulled it out. that is just a fact. and now we have to step up and step in. that is the long winded reason 10 days ago i invited you down here. we need to come together. we need to come together and remind them what is at stake. this is the most successful stimulus program in this country. it is as simple as that. this is working. you are working. you have come back to work. people

trace. 80 percent of democrats and others likely to vote for state attorney general and several barbara boxerro-choice. 55 percent of republicans and others to plan to vote and hurley. are at least content with current abortion laws. 1400 registered california voters repealed. will news secretary oworld news hillary cn will impose new sanctions sanctions are part of a series of measures to stop the proliferation. the moves are meant to stop illicit activities that help fund the regina and its weapons program. severe flooding in china has killed more than 700 people so far this year officials say the heaviest rain is still to come as typhoon season rolls in. three-quarters of china's provinces have been plagued by flooding. the floods have also caused a $21 billion in damage. jenny's officials are rushing to keep an oil spill from reaching international waters. while has roaring into watterson's to pipeline explosions this is an area where you normally see hundreds of fishing boats and a virus to a group is trying to fix bridges reported spill is even lower as the chinese authorities are admit

you had barbara boxer getting up and saying we should be worrying about kids and whose parents don't have jobs and have to explain to their children about how they're suffering and that sort of thing. this is really reached a fever pitch as we head into election season. >> both of the sides have increased their i -- their volume as the comments about the economy and diagnosis of what's wrong have become less clear and bernanke as gloria noted was on the hill. last time he was up there he was a little more upbeat and what's changed? >> well, look, after a springtime of good economic news, where people thought perhaps we were going to get into a rhythm of monthly creation of 200,000, 300,000 jobs and bring that unemployment rate down a little more rapidly, we've seen that slow down. we had barely any praoist sector job creation in the last report that we gotten. so there's a sense that the recovery has lost some steam even though we're not likely to dip into a second recession. so then the question is, how aggressive does the fed get now? there are some tools, even though interest rate

senate, barbara boxer has a big lead over her republican candidate fiorina in cash. boxer reports she has more than a million dollars at hand. much of that came by fundraisers by president obama and vice president biden. >> it's a free for all. it's the wild west. >>> coming up, ktvu investigates a little known loophole about electronic medical records and why they can be bought and sold. >>> apple plans a rare news conference as the company's imagine takes a bruising over the new iphone 4. >>> very warm to hot inland today. the fog is returned to ocean beach, it's returned to mere beach. look at the inland heat. these temperatures are going to start to move back toward the coast tomorrow. it's going to be another hot one, triple digits possible, i'll see you back here. >>> the federal government is pushing doctors and other health care providers to put your medical records on electronic data bases. in tonight's special report, health and science editor john fowler investigating a loophole in the law that allows for others to get your medical records. >> reporter: da

senate, barbara boxer has a big lead over her republican candidate fiorina in cash. boxer reports she has more than a million dollars at hand. much of that came by fundraisers by president obama and vice president biden. >> it's a free for all. it's the wild west. >>> coming up, ktvu investigates a little known loophole about electronic medical records and why they can be bought and presenting the cadillac "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get a great offer on a new cadillac cts sport sedan... ..the most acclaimed vehicle in its class and a car and driver 10 best third year in a row. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a brand new cadillac. now during cadillac's summer's best sales event... get zero percent apr financing for 72 months or this attractive lease offer on a cts sport sedan. >>> very warm to hot inland today. the fog is returned to ocean beach, it's returned to mere beach. look at the inland heat. these temperatures are going to start to move back toward the coast tomorrow. it

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. >>> fiorina is get ago boost from the republican party in her attempt to unseat barbara boxer.e senatorial committee confirms that $1.7 million has been reserved for ads in the last week of the race. in the past the committee has been reluctant to spend, where democrats have an advantage. >>> sales in june increased by almost 24% when compared to may to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 330,000. however may set a record for the lowest number since the commerce department began keeping records. june comes in as the second lowest sale pace ever. however it beat economists expectations. >>> analysts say housing numbers were better than investors expected. and shipping giant fedex released an upbeat projection. >>> the company has 62 offices and more than 200 employees in silican valley already. now it's looking to add bankers and tellers but they don't know if this is for new offices. >>> 7,000 extras and one of the most famous movie stars all in oakland to start filming a new movie. >>> concerns about crime at california state parks. new numbers reveal a troubling trend. >>> c

. >>> fiorina is get ago boost from the republican party in her attempt to unseat barbara boxer.he senatorial committee confirms that $1.7 million has been reserved for ads in the last week of the race. in the past the committee has been reluctant to spend, where democrats have an advantage. >>> sales in june increased by almost 24% when compared to may to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 330,000. however may set a record for the lowest number since the commerce department began keeping records. june comes in as the second lowest sale pace ever. however it beat economists expectations. >>> analysts say housing numbers were better than investors expected. and shipping giant fedex released an upbeat projection. >>> the company has 62 offices and more than 200 employees in silican valley already. now it's looking to add bankers and tellers but they don't know if this is for new offices. >>> 7,000 extras and one of the most famous movie stars all in oakland to start filming a new movie. >>> >>> cool weather stays in the forecast. we go to the livermore valley tomorrow. your tomor

of dollars of her own money and lots of lots of other corporate money and there's no way that barbara boxer can beat all those people in that state and so increasingly as a result of this awful misbehavior by or supreme court increasingly money rules in d.c. and it's not a good thing for democracy or for america do you think that in some sense that might give politicians a a false sense of security because they're surrounded by all these people here that are also doing well that have jobs in washington that are looking up to a new gallup poll says that eighty five percent of d.c. residents improve the job the barack obama is doing i think it's pretty obvious across america that that's not the case on and in fact all we see is this anti of incumbent anger we see a tea party candidates rising up so do they do they get a false sense security here yeah i think so if if we were seeing the same kind of jobs creation all across america like franklin roosevelt did with the c.c.c. in the w.p.a. in the one nine hundred thirty s. your early thirty's where every community suddenly saw it solved you kno

barbara boxer and jerry brown oppose it. >> i think at some point we have to drill for oil off the coast of california if we want to keep driving pigs like this. just that simple. >> reporter: californians are more divided about another energy source, nuclear power. even in berkeley's nuclear free zone, we found people open to new plans plans. >> there's been a substantial history of success, i'm willing to take that chance on that basis. >> reporter: so you've gotten comfortable with the idea of nuclear energy. >> yes. >> reporter: 59% favored the building of more nuclear power plants, now pretty much an even split. 48% in favor, 44% against. >> until we figure out what to do with the plutonium, that's a real concern. >> reporter: we still don't know what we're going to do with the waste, hiding in a cave is not the answer in my mind. >> reporter: headlines and prices affecting public opinion. randy shandobil. >>> a federal appeals court in san francisco upheld the conviction of tammy collins for lying to a federal grand jury of using steroids. in 2003 she denied that she had received s

and support their families as their looking for another job and in foster city, senator barbara boxer talking jobs, voting for the unemployment extension, each time being blocked by republican autos people understand when you're subjected to a filibuster every day you've got to work to get things done. >> we passed higher act. hire giving tax breaks to workers like this one. >> and portraying karly fiorina as citing with the party of no. a spokeswoman says fiorina does oppose the unemployment extension. >> there is a $33 million bill there. is no offset for this. >> and there is republican that's want cuts to prevent it from increasing the deficit. but in california a politicallan lift believes boxer and democrats have a slight advantage. >> i think it's going to be a winning argument. >> and saying the strategy may not be aimed on california voters. all of those red meat issues for the republican party are fi burden of proof to mobilize the base and to keep the base energized. >> and it's her strategy in the 2004 presidential election. and senator boxer responded "as you'd expect". >

. >> karly fiorina called it a job killer, barbara boxer claims the law is creating jobs.ch is it? how about a fact check? mark matthews puts claims to the test. >> it's a good time, to do it, too. talking about how overregulation is driving businesses out of the state. and yesterday, boxer at a solar installation plant saying the state's change regulations are responsible for bringing jobs in. today, fiorina repeated a story about an entrepreneur she met. >> he told me he'd built a factory in the yu crane. in six months. and was three years into a permitting process here in california. >> she cites the story as an example of california regulations driving job frtz state. >> now... we're making it harder that. is what every piece of data says. >> the few chairitable trust, an independent foundation,. >> yesterday, boxer told a company in foster city the trust found green jobs sector in california added 10,000 new companies and 125,000 new jobs over a 10 tr-year period. >> that was a 15% quicker job generation than the california economy as a whole. >> is she write? the dir

. >>> california senator barbara boxer brought her campaign for reelection to the south bay today where she visited a job training center. boxer toured the center for employment center meeting with students and faculty. the senator says the federal economic federal act has allowed programs like this one to expand during these tough times. she called the center an amazing place that has helped people in the silican valley train for and find jobs. >> so i'm here to tell you, you are about hope. you are about the future. and we are coming out of this. it's too slow, but we're going to keep focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. >> a recent poll shows the three term democratic senator holds a narrow lead over a republican opponent carly fiorina. in response to boxer-fiorina response -- fiorina's campaign also said more focus needs to be put on efforts to create jobs. >>> our economy grew last spring, but at a slower pace. according to the commerce department, the gross domestic product, the output of all goods and services grew about 2.4% between april and june. that's compared to 3.7% growth in the

. >> barbara boxer was in foster city this morning.he democrat who is up for reelection against carly fiorina -- >> i don't sugar coat the fact that too many californians are out of work and that's why job creation remains my top priority. >> fiorina's camps says the jobs under the stimulus has resulted in -- >> now the vote is set for tomorrow. democrats think they can finally block a republican filibuster when robert byrd's replacement is needed, giving them the 66 votes they need. >> and that vote can't come soon enough. for those who lost their jobs, they say that unemployment job is vital when it come to putting food on the table and paying paying their bills. jim vargas is live with one particular county that's been very hit. >> solano county's unemployment rate is the highest in the bay area. many people there are waiting for their uninsures benefits to be -- uninsurance benefits to be extended. this man is a heavy equipment operate out of work for a year. >> yeah. any kind of -- i don't know. i owe people and they are looking f

in this same public policy poll, barbara boxer still holds the lead against her opponent. >>> concerneditizens joined forces today to find a lost boy found crying in an intersection. a driver pulled over after seeing a crying 3-year-old. in fact, several people called 911 as police were arrived a pedestrian actually recognized the boy. when the officers took the boy to his nearby home the mother said he unlocked the door and simply slipped out. >>> police departments across the bay area are slashing budgets and in some cases jobs, but a group has come forward to help the smallest members of the force, police dogs. . we're shown canines who could use some cover. >> now, if you wash whtch when runs, he's not affected by it at all. >> he's quick, he's testing out the latest in canine protection. >> what this does is allow the dog to get good ventilation, but it's also designed so he can move real well. >> shoulders out, vital organs covered and ready to take all that a criminal has to dish out. >> it has its own panel. >> panels that have protection against bullets and knives. >> we want t

state speaker -- speaker of the state assembly barbara boxer lee is -- barbara buckley is here.e it up for the killers. [cheers and applause] these guys, for the fourth of july, they performed for military families on the south lawn. they have been unbelievably nice. they do not look like killers. [laughter] one of them is tall, but they do not look like you would be scared of them. [laughter] they're wonderful people. we are grateful to them. how about sarah mclachlan? [cheers and applause] she was -- i met her backstage. she was delightful. she has a couple of beautiful daughters. i am always partial two daughters. -- to daughters. despite the entertainment, the digs, the old friends, the main reason i am here is because there is a guy from searchlihgt, -- searchlight, nevada, who has been fighting on behalf of nevada for most of his life and is now fighting for working families all across america. that is your senate majority leader, harry reid. [cheers and applause] >> harry! harry! harry! >> i have known harry since i arrived in the senate five years ago. we have become dea

split on which candidate they support. 39% of those surveyed said they support democratic senator barbara boxer34% said they would vote for carly fiorina. 22% are undecided in that race. >>> just how far oakland is when it comes to fixing the streets. >>> also some pricey policing. how much dualing police work costs. >> and a big fine over footwear. the strange thing that giants pitcher brian wilson had to do today to his shoes. [ music ] . >>> we have an update tonight on a fire that damaged three homes in daly city this evening. 11 people were displaced by the three alarm fire that started at about 5:30 p.m. it started in the 100 block of santa cruz avenue. one resident was taken to the hospital with a burned hand and respiratory problems. the red cross says it is helping the nine adults and two children who have been displaced. the cause of the fire is being investigated. >>> a county judge is permanently out loud the notorious street gang. the ruling bars gang members from gathering within a four square mile area at the center of town. judge william c harrison had issued a temporary injunct

split on which candidate they support. 39% of those surveyed said they support democratic senator barbara boxer. 34% said they would vote for carly fiorina. 22% are undecided in that race. >>> just how far oakland is when it comes to fixing the streets. >>> also some pricey policing. how much dualing police work costs. >> and a big fine . >>> we have an update tonight on a fire that damaged three homes in daly city this evening. 11 people were displaced by the three alarm fire that started at about 5:30 p.m. it started in the 100 block of santa cruz avenue. one resident was taken to the hospital with a burned hand and respiratory problems. the red cross says it is helping the nine adults and two children who have been displaced. the cause of the fire is being investigated. >>> a county judge is permanently out loud the notorious street gang. the ruling bars gang members from gathering within a four square mile area at the center of town. judge william c harrison had issued a temporary injunction last july. yesterday he made that injunction permanent. the gang members are also under a cure few f

. >>> carly fiorina is getting a boost from the republican party in her attempt to unseat barbara boxere national republican ?rawrt tomorrow committee congirls $1.75 million has been reserved for tv ads during the last week of the campaign. republicans plan to target the los angeles area, this is a shift because in the past they have been reluctant to spend on republican candidates here where democrats have an advantage in registration. this could be a dramatic day in court as closing arguments continue in the trial of rob blagojevich. yesterday defense attorney sam adam junior clashed with the judge over whether he could mention potential witnesses the prosecutors did not call during the trial. well, the judge denied the request and said if adam does bring up the witnesses during his closing arguments today he could be thrown in jail. rob blagojevich has pleaded not guilty for trying to sell president obama's senate seat and other charges as well. >>> today the santa cruz city council is due to vote on temporarily lifting a smoking ban for an upcoming medical marijuana festival. now th

. >>> coming up today, california senator barbara boxer will be in the bay area focussing on jobs. she is going to tour a job training center in san jose. a center for employment training provides hands-job training and job placement for teens an adults. federal money allowed the center to expand and help folks in silicon valley train and get those jobs. >>> now to developing news on the war on terror this morning. >> getting information about an attack in afghanistan against american troops overnight. scott mcgrew is checking for the latest in our newsroom. >> good morning. we are getting word of two separate explosion and three american deaths this morning that sadly pushes news a new record, 63 american men and women killed in afghanistan in the month of july. that's the deadliest month on record now in america's longest war. 41 soldiers in the nato ally died this month. as of the breaking news, we know very little, there have been explosions, we assume they are ied'd and deaths. we will update you, brent. >> thanks for the update there. >>> people looking to get into san jose u

. >> democratic senator barbara boxer was in foster city today at a solar power company where she emphasized the power of green jobs to the california economy. the solar city plant employs 700 people, 240 of them at the foster city manufacturing plant. >>> california health officials are asking people to make sure they are vaccinated against whooping cough. experts in sacramento today say they could be seeing the biggest jump in cases of whooping cough in 50 years. the state's officialnumber of whooping cough cases stood at just under 1500 infections last week. that is 500% more than the same time last year. and five infants have died so far. >> anyone who is 7-year-old or older and is not fully immunized, as well as those are ago should receive the vaccination. >> a typical case of whooping cough may seem like a common cold for as long as two weeks followed by weeks or months of coughing fits that sometimes end with a characteristic whooping sound. >>> a stanford university scientist whose research was honored with a 2007 peace prize died today of an apparent heart attack on a polite from s

senate, barbara boxer has a clear financial advantage over her rival. republican candidate carly fiorina reported her campaign had just $953,000 in the bank as of june 30th. the former hewlett packard ceo gave her campaign $5.5 million for the june 8 primary but provided no personal money since then. boxer reported she has $11.3 million at the end of june. she is trying to win a fourth term as u.s. senator. >>> a third body was recovered from the surf near point ray after a boat capsized yesterday. authorities haven't released the name of the latest victim. we know if identities of the two men recovered yesterday. the coroner's office says the two men drown when their sportfishing boat was hit by a wave. one was from river bank california and the other from arkansas. neither man was wearing a life jacket. one man is still missing. >>> the golden state warriors do have new ownership, and it is not the person many were expecting to take the reigns. lauren scott is here. what a surprise this one. >> not happy about it either. >> not billionaire software ty

. >> democratic senator barbara boxer was in foster city today at a solar power company where she emphasized the power of green jobs to the california economy. the solar city plant employs 700 people, 240 of them at the foster city manufacturing plant. >>> california health officials are asking people to make sure they are vaccinated against whooping cough. experts in sacramento today say they could be seeing the biggest jump in cases of whooping cough in 50 years. the state's official number of whooping cough cases stood at just under 1500 infections last week. that is 500% more than the same time last year. and five infants have died so far. >> anyone who is 7-year-old or older and is not fully immunized, as well as those that are older than 64 years ago should receive the vaccination. >> a typical case of whooping cough may seem like a common cold for as long as two weeks followed by weeks or months of coughing fits that sometimes end with a characteristic whooping sound. >>> a stanford university scientist whose research was honored with a 2007 peace prize died today of an apparent heart

. >> barbara boxer -- >> the more people get to know fiorina, the less they like her. >> -- successfulusiness person -- run out of the business -- >> they just did a poll and people like boxer's hair better than they like fiorina's hair. they forced her out. >> -- always goes for the democrats. already 32% to 39% latino voters in california saying they're willing to vote for fiorina. >> somebody who ran a company into the ground -- >> larry: can anything happen in the next few months to change -- >> i'd say, god forbid, a terrible terrorist incident to which obama responds powerfully. i think if there's evidence of a turning of the tide on unemployment, that would be an incredible miracle for mr. obama and for the very unfortunate unemployed. i'd say if he does something -- gives a heroic speech about something. he is a very resilient, adaptable guy. i think he can turn everything around. >> larry: republican can beat him? >> i know you scoffed at this. >> i love haley barbour -- >> -- smart effort guys i've ever met. he speaks like he's the red necks of red necks. he's never been quot

commitment as a signal the party feels optimistic about unseating the three-term democratic incumbent barbara boxerthe national republican senatial committee making the financial committee has been reluctant in past senate races to spend any money in california because democrats have that huge edge in voter registration. fiorina spent $5.5 million of her own money before the june primaries. hnce then she's not given more er money to her campaign and her fund-raising has been lagging that have boxer's. >>> the president is support willing an effort by senate democrats to require a more detaedof disclosure of campaign contributions and the democrat said republicans should not hold up the issue j in should not be a democratic or republican issue. this is an issue of whether or not we'll have a government that works for ordinary americans, a government of, by and for the people. that's why these reforms are so important and that's why i urge the senate to pass the disclose act. >> during a news conference in the white house rose garden today the president explained that by standing in the way of the bi

barbara boxer the incumbent state u.s. senator from california up against carly fiorina the former ceo of hewleltt-packard. you better believe that the economy is going to be part of that. i'm sure president obama will probably be back out here campaigning for senator boxer. and the governor's race as you talked about will be fascinating. most people in california feel as though what they want is leadership. they're looking for leadership. that explains why arnold schwarzenegger approval rating have been so low. they don't think he's been the right leader. in our race for governor you have a former ceo of ebay meg whitman against the former governor who wants to be governor again jerry browne who is a democrat. they are both preaching leadership. i think this is a fascinating time to watch the intersection of a really really struggling economy and these political dynamics about how you solve it. what you do and what it means to be a leader and get out. >> ifill: julie philip, do you see that same kind of intersection in ne

lawmakers including senators barbara boxer and feinstein are demanding to know what role bp played in the freeing of the convicted lockerbie airline bomber. cameron says the decision was wrong. >> he was convicted of being the biggest mass murderer in british history. i saw no case whatsoever for releasing him from prison. >> the prime minister has also agreed to talk with senators who have tough questions about bp. >>> there is a new message on the internet from osama bin laden's number two man who mocks president obama and the war in afghanistan. he says, quote, poor obama comes to kabul and promises the taliban shall not return to power. can he promise that your boys will return safely to america? those were his words. this was his first message since march when he praised two al qaeda leaders killed in iraq. >>> today could be a day of financial relief for more than 250,000 californians. the senate will likely vote to extend federal unemployment benefits but for about 147,000 jobless workers here in california, those extensions will not help because they have exhausted their 99-we

barbara boxer -- >> we just had a poll today in california. more people get to know carly fiorina the less they like her. >> run out of a company for driving it into the ground. >> they just did a poll and people like boxer's hair better than they like carly fiorina's hair. they forced her out. >> it always goes for the democrats. already 32% to 39% latino voters in california saying they're willing to vote for carly fiorina. that is a margin of victory. >> somebody who ran a company into the ground, outsourced thousands of jobs -- >> larry: can anything happen in the next few months to change something? >> i'd say, god forbid, a terrible terrorist incident to which obama responds strongly and powerfully. i'd say if there's evidence of a turning of the tide on inflation -- sorry, on unemployment, that would be an incredible miracle for mr. obama and for the very, very unfortunate unemployed. i'd say if he does something -- gives a heroic speech about something. there are many things that could turn the tide about him. he is a very resilient, a

. >>> polls show the senate race between barbara boxer is neck and neck.oxer is way ahead in the contest for the campaign money. boxer finished the first half of the year with $11.3 million in her account. she has $954,000 in the bank. boxer got help from president barack obama's fund-raising trips to california and she also had serious competition in the june 8th primary. >>> mitt romney is the early front-runner for the republican nomination for president in 2012. a political action commit me run by romney raised 1. million over the past three months. that's more than double what his potential competition has raised. form eaer alaskan governor sara palin has raised $865,000 and minnesota governor tim paul lentity, $724,000. >>> it's a done deal, late last night in washington, d.c., congress passed the most sweeping overhaul of wall street since the great depression. nbc bay area tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. with what it would mean for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's taken a year, finally this is done, passed the senate last

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