i had debated barbara boxer, six hours on the floor. it was it o'clock p.m. and i was just about to go home. the senate was closing down and i said, there was something i needed to do more. i thought maybe if i stay on the floor and argue, maybe some senators who do not have a life are watching c-span like they're doing now. maybe i can convince them to change their vote. i went back and call my wife and said -- at the time we had four children. do you mind, it is late and i will not get home until after the kids are asleep i feel called to do this. she said what she always said. if you feel what -- this is what god is calling you to do. i said i will be 20 minutes. an hour and a half later, i finished the speech. i talked about these children whose mothers and fathers had to fight to find a hospital so they could be born. it was easy. they could find places to be aborted but they could not find a hospital where these disabled children who are the target of partial birth abortion, the could not find a hospital. i talked about these miracles. we had to vote th

. >> bárbara boxer pìdio que se revisa la planta de san clemente y la de san luis obispo, las dos están usted quiere saber las fallas más vulnerables los invitamos a la página de univisión . >> jerry brown declaró en estado de emergencia los estados de mendozino y san luis obispo. >> unos 55 botes pesqueros fueron destrozados, el puerto tienen daños de cuatro millones de dólares . >> a pesar de las advertencias california ha fallado en revisar los edificios que son vulnerables al colapso. >> tenemos la información . >> las imágenes de devastacion y dolor del terremoto de japón,. >> no son fáciles de olvidar. >> nosotros acá en california, sé que vivire un terremoto de alta magnitud . >> un temblor de más de 7 grados, podría sacudir a california en cualquier momento. >> en cierto momento la fuerza, se lanzara. >> en los últimos días, expertos en la construccion, ha visto un incremento en las personas preocupadas por las casas. >> los daños causados en los Ángeles podrían ser devastadores, ya que hay muchos edificios construidos antes de 1970. >> hay muchas ciudades que requieren que esos

senator barbara boxer won reelection last year. he opinions of boxer grew more negative throughout her last campaign and remain mixed. 42% of california voters overall say they approve of the job senator boxer is doing. 40% disapprove. but she draws strong support from democrats with 64% approving of her job performance. 48% say they approve of diane finestein. the field poll says the numbers have remained pretty much consistent over the past three years. it is a somewhat different story though when voters are asked if they would be inclined to reelect senator finestein if she decides to seek another term next year. 46% say they would support her. 42% say they would not. among democrats, 67% say they are inclined to support her. so far no major republican candidate has come forward as a potential to run against finestein. republican surge over most of the country could be good news for senator finestein. >>> facing a political backlash off a blunder. the mayor of newton, massachusetts was asked on a local t.v. quiz show the name of

senators barbara boxer and diane finestein both are democrats. 48% of those asked said they approve of the job senator finestein is doing. 33% disapprove. 19% said they had no opinion. for senator boxer 42% approved of her performance, while 40% said they disapproved. 18% had no opinion. that's about the same ratings as last year when she won reelection repeating the republican. >>> an alameda prosecutor told jurors that professional poker player arnold sheerer the third is guilty of killing his parents. he researched places to buy guns a month before his parents were killed in their home in pleasant ton. he also looked up foreign countries that would not extradite suspects to the united states. the bodies of earnest sheerer jr. and charleen avonroth were found in march of 2008. closing arguments also began today in the san mateo county trial of alexander youshock. he is accused of bringing ten homemade bombs to hillsdeal high school. he planned to kill three of his former teachers in august of 2009. the prosecution today said youshock is a truly dangerous man whose aim was to end live

senators barbara boxer and diane finestein both are democrats. 48% of those asked said they approve of the job senator finestein is doing. 33% disapprove. 19% said they had no opinion. for senator boxer 42% approved of her performance, while 40% said they disapproved. 18% had no opinion. that's about the same ratings as last year when she won reelection repeating the republican. >>> an alameda prosecutor told jurors that professional poker player arnold sheerer the third is guilty of killing his parents. he researched places to buy guns a month before his parents were killed in their home in pleasant ton. he also looked up foreign countries that would not extradite suspects to the united states. the bodies of earnest sheerer jr. and charleen avonroth were found in march of 2008. closing arguments also began today in the san mateo county trial of alexander youshock. he is accused of bringing ten homemade bombs to hillsdeal high school. he planned to kill three of his former teachers in august of 2009. the prosecution today said youshock is a truly dangerous man whose aim was to end live

i had debated barbara boxer, six hours on the floor. it was it o'clock p.m. and i was just about to go home. the senate was closing down and i said, there was something i needed to do more. i thought maybe if i stay on the floor d argue, maybe some senators who do not have a life are watching c-span like they're doing now. maybe i can convince them to change their vote. i went back and call my wife and said -- at the time we had four children. do you mind, it is late and i will not get home until after the kids are asleep i feel called to do this. she said what she always said. if you feel what -- this is what god is calling you to do. i said i will be 20 minutes. an hour and a half later, i finished the speech. i talked about these children whose mothers and fathers had to fight to find a hospital so they could be born. it was easy. they could find places to be aborted but they could not find a hospital where these disabled children who are the target of partial birth abortion, the could not find a hospital. i talked about these miracles. we had to vote the

california senator barbara boxer and sarah sisco today defended the president against criticism that he took action without congressional debate. >> this is not america versus libya. this is the world. this is an extraordinary achievement by a president and secretary of state to get the whole world to come together. my view is that he did the right thing. >> house republicans are calling on the president to clarify the u.s. mission in libya. analysts say the five-day attack has cost between 4-$5 million. >>> a poll finds that voters opinions of senator boxer grew more negative and tonight remain mixed breed 42% say they approve of the job senator boxer is doing. 40% disapproved. she draws strong support from democrats. democrats hold a positive view of five term senator dianne feinstein. among registered democrats, 68% say they approve of the job she's doing, 17% disapprove. >>> back now to our storm watch coverage were all of this rain and snow has eased fears of a drought or are we seeing too much of a good thing? tom vacar reports. >> reporter: every few seconds they release enoug

dianne feinstein and barbara boxer want utilities to have to report it to the feds.nt a letter to the government saying we urge you to issue this order immediately under your existing emergency authority to protect public safety. we have been talking a lot over the last several weeks about actions by the public utilities commission which is under the state's jurisdiction and what our local representatives in sacramento are doing about that. a lot of it deals with these pressure spikes. coming up in the next half hour we'll talk more about why pg&e would even want to do those intentional pressure spikes. frank. >> all right, anne makovec live in san bruno this morning. thank you, anne. >>> a defy the move by libyan leader moammar qaddafi this morning. his bold response to the plan to enforce a no-fly zone. >>> and it's friday, so charlie sheen, here we go, he adds a new city to his upcoming tour. when he will be right here in the bay area. bet you can't wait be, elizabeth. >> is that my cue? all right. it is rainy and wet to start off our morning commute. it's a frida

the issue got the attention of senator barbara boxer who wrote this letter to at&t and verizon and t mobile. it will not only match customer's expectations that their donations are having an immediate impact but will also ensure that donations are rushed to those most in need. >> we are working with our partners and relief organizations to be as responsive as possible. tatis expediting the payment of texted donations from our customers to red crosses in order to get the donations to the red cross as soon as possible. he has he has family and friends and says the petition is working. >> it's pretty remarkable how many people also cared about it. >> reporter: we talked at length with at&t this say they have collected and disbursed more than $1 million. they have reduced their time down to a few days. >> amazing what one guy can do. >> grass root effort. >> thank you. >>> while the word is watch -- world is watching japan, the uprising and violence is libya still going strong. today, president obama added some military strength to his washing ---- warnings. in response, qadaffi immediat

power plants in california sit on fault lines next to the ocean and senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer are demanding that the regulatory commission reinspect the safety of the reactors immediately. >>> let's check in with christina and a rainy weekend ahead. good morning. >> good morning. yes. we are going to see two very powerful storms as we head through the next 72 hours one is pushing in now and another one on sunday. we will not have a lot of time dry out in between systems we are tracking thunderstorms this morning. take a look at the system into northern california you see the realtime lightning strikes. that's headed our way. the front has not even arrive and look at the action pushing on shore. you see the pockets of yellow and red. if you get caught up with one, you could see heavy downpours and thunderstorms. heavy downpours as well as 53-sized hail and gusty winds you want to plan on leaving early. take a look at what's headed our way. this is the front. it arrives by 9:00 a.m. we will tell you what we are expecting besides a lot of rain coming up. you have to get to work o

barbara boxer talked about taylor's work on a.i.d.s. at a time it bass not popular. >> i rely admire the way she used her fame to step out, in the early stage, when people were afraid to talk about a.i.d.s. and say i'm gonna fight to see that there's a cure. i've expressed my sympathy to her family and i -- i laud her involvement. >> you can go to ktvu.com for more on the life of elizabeth taylor. click on the u.s. and world tab. elizabeth taylor died today at age 79. >>> today, oakland police are looking for suspects involved in a double homicide. two men were vote too death in -- a were shot to death -- were shot to death. it happened last night at 8:00. police say both men were shot to death and died at the scene. several witnesses heard the gunshots but so far police have no description of the shooters or the getaway car. if you have information, you are asked to call oakland police. >>> there's also a shooting investigation in concord earlier today. police confirmed to ktvu that a woman was shot last night around 10:30 on pine stre

and dianne feinstein and barbara boxer want them to be required to make that federal report.y sent a letter to the u.s. pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration saying, quote, we urge you to issue this order immediately under your existing emergency authority to protect public safety. and we have been hearing a lot about their dealings with the public utilities commission, which is the state regulatory agency over utilities and some of our local representatives at the state level have been pressuring the public utilities commission. this is a significant move if it transpires on the federal level and it could happen quickly because we're talking about an emergency order. frank and sydnie? >> okay, anne makovec live at san bruno, thank you very much. >>> our time now 6:15. fourth graders getting sick from cocaine. we'll tell you how it got into their classroom. >> and sent to work nearly 7 years ago, the first its kind spacecraft orbiting mercury and what we could learn from this historic mission when we come back. getting ready to plant? chances are your soil is

. >>> barbara boxer and dianne feinstein are asking for immediate inspections of california's two power plants. feinstein appeared exacerbated as she grilled the head of the regulatory commission. she was concerned about the diablo canyon and san onofre plants and wanted to know why they didn't do a safety inspection. >> i have two plants with millions of people within 50 miles that were designed in the 70s. new information about earthquakes and i need you to take a look at it. >> abc news took an in depth look at earthquake safety at the nuclear plants. how ready are we? continuing coverage of the disaster in the pacific is coming up after this newscast on "nightline" at 11:35. hope you can stay tuned for that. >>> we will move to other news. coming up next, an experienced surfer drowned at mavericks. we will have that story. and the questions faced by potential jurors in barry bonds' trial. and a muslim student who was removed from a flight to san jose all because of what a flight attendant thought she heard. and the trouble that will keep and the trouble that will keep highway 1 shut

. >>> california senator barbara boxer will chair a meeting this afternoon on japan's nuclear crisis, and its potential ramifications for the united states. the environmental protection agency says it will install more electronic monitors along the west coast to measure radiation levels in the air. there are already 12 monitors stationed across california. the epa and the nuclear regulators said repeatedly there is little chance that dangerous levels of radiation from japan would ever make it to the united states. >>> despite the repeated assurances regarding radiation here, health stores and drugstores have seen a sudden run on potassium iodide pills. they are sometimes prescribed to protect against radiation exposure. potassium iodide blocks the thyroid glan from absorbing radiation, but it can be harmful if misused. virtually every bay area store that carries the pills say they are soldout. the pills are going for as much as $500 a bottle on e bay. >>> as res skew and recovery efforts -- a rescue and recovery efforts continue in japan, we have a story how one japanese exchange stud

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

yesterday senator barbara boxer praised ferraro. >>> and on the international front, the measurements showing an alarming spike in radiation at the striken nuclear plant was a mistake. they say the water at the plant at fukushima is contaminationed with radiation but not at the 10 million times higher levels normal that the company had reported earlier. emergency workers are struggling to pump out the contaminated water from four different reactors even as they are unsure where it's coming from. it's a key step towards getting the cooling systems after working again two weeks after the earthquake and tsunami hit the plant. >>> rebels are continuing to move towards tripoli. there was a sir initial last night, they have also take ina massive oil complex, those are key exit points for a large chunk of libya's oil exsports which have stopped since last month. the new rebel possessions will, quote, produce a very dynamic and very different he can will little bit rum inside libya. >>> president obama's handling of the situation is one of the topics of topics phil had this week. >> it was in

senator barbara boxer didn't use a cell phone but she did send a letter to ask a favor of major u.s. wireless company. she asked sprint, t-mobile and the others to speed up delivery of mobile charity donations to japan. boxer says kit often take up to 90 days for that money to reach a disaster zone. she is asking copies to expedite the process considering the huge need in japan. boxer said the wireless companies managed to do that during the haiti crisis and hope they will do it again in japan. in a few minutes, we'll take you 35 a fundraising event that's happening live in san francisco. tracy grant is there dog a relief rally. we'll take you there live. >>> elsewhere around the world, a warning to libyan leader moammar gadhafi from president obama. his message, stop the military attacks on libyan civilians. the president addressed the nation today and said if a cease fire isn't implemented, the united states will take part in military action against gadhafi's regime mr. obama didn't mention specifics but officials have said previously that the american air forces could join with pa

state senators, dianne feinstein and barbara boxer, of course, national senators, demanding that the nuclear regulatory commission reinspect the safety of reactors immediately. >> there was a 9.0 earthquake in a place where they never, ever thought. wouldn't you immediately say, as the lead person with all the american people behind you, guess what? i'm independent. i represent the american people, and i want to make sure. and i'm going to go back to every plant that's on -- and not wait two years. find out now. >> senator boxer says that she will not reapprove recertification of the plant in the new nrc cannot prove that the plants can withstand a strong quake and tsunami. >>> more than 7 million people live in close proximity to those plants. some bay area restaurants feeling the effects of the disaster. items they import for the menu not available. >> we get a good amount of our fish from japan for the seafood market menu. specials on the weekends, saturday night. and that will be impacted by the earthquake and tsunami. >> the owners of this restaurant from san francisco say one o

. >>> california senator barbara boxer will chair a meeting this afternoon on japan's nuclear crisis, and its potential ramifications for the united states. the environmental protection agency says it will install more electronic monitors along the west coast to measure radiation levels in the air. there are already 12 monitors stationed across california. the epa and the nuclear regulators said repeatedly there is little chance that dangerous levels of radiation from japan would ever make it to the united states. >>> despite the repeated assurances regarding radiation here, health stores and drugstores have seen a sudden run on potassium iodide pills. they are sometimes prescribed to protect against radiation exposure. potassium iodide blocks the thyroid glan from absorbing radiation, but it can be harmful if misused. virtually every bay area store that carries the pills say they are soldout. the pills are going for as much as $500 a bottle on e bay. >>> as res skew and recovery efforts -- a rescue and recovery efforts continue in japan, we have a story how one japanese exchange stud

. >>> california voters seem to prefer senator diane finestein over barbara boxer. exclusive new field poll finds 48% approve of senator finestein's job performance compared with 42% for senator boxer. 40% also disapprove of senator boxer's work in washington. >>> california's cup runeth over. >>> after years of drought the reservoirs are full. perhaps too full. i'm consumer editor with the state of reservoirs stil ahead. >>> why people are being kicked out at a rate of 20,000 every day. >>> students, teachers and parents rallied in san francisco today against budget cuts. the group marched from the san francisco community school to the excel center post office where they delivered letters to elected officials demanding full funding for public education. monroe elementary school and denman middle school participated in today's rally. >>> turns out families are still leaving san francisco. san francisco examiner crunched the numbers and found that the 2010 u.s. census shows 68,700 fewer children live in the city now compared with the 2000 census. city officials have

. >>> california senator barbara boxer is worried that the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission isn't doing enough to make sure our nuclear plants are safe. >> i look at what germany is doing. i look at what eu is doing. i look at what switzerland is doing. none of them are panicking at all. they are just being, i think, wise, they're just, okay, let's take another look at these places that have seismic activity. let's shut down temporarily the ones that are pre-1980. i don't hear anything pro- active, and i worry about that. why should i know the worry about that? please tell me why i shouldn't worry about that when i go to sleep tonight. >> a said, senator, first of all, we are going to be looking very seriously at what happened in japan and if we get information that tells us that there's a safety issue, we'll take action on that immediately. so we are not doing nothing. >> california senators are especially interested in the diablo canyon and san onofre power plants, both of them located near earthquake faults. >>> and there are ways they want v

however, you could do it by legislation, such as barbara boxer's.t remains to be seen, what will happen in terms of'barbara s bill. host: do you know what the hold is about? guest: i have not talked to senator coburn's staff. my sense is that they are not dumb enough to take pay, if the government is shut down. host: mark, an independent in kentucky. go ahead. caller: they have said that the republican people have spoken and they put them in power. that cannot be true. a lot of the voters, the 18 to 34-year-olds did not vote. the above -- the eight years of bush, the reason we are in this quagmire, is because we were in a war with iraq that we should not have been in. that's why our deficit skyrocketed over the top. i think it's a shame that republicans will say the american people have spoken. people never got out and voted. that's my comment. i would like to hear what you have to say. guest: not voting is voting. it's making a decision. you have an opportunity to vote in this country at the age of 18 or older. if you do not show up to vote, there

state senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer are demanding that the nuclear regulatory commission reinspect the safety of the reactors immediately. >> it was a 9.0 earthquake in a place when they never, ever thought? wouldn't you immediately say, as the lead person with all the american people behind you, guess what? i'm independent. i represent the american people. and i want to make sure, and i'm going to go back to every plant that's on -- and not wait two years. find out now. >> senator boxer says she will not approve recertification of the plants if the new nrc can't prove the plants will withstand a strong quake and tsunami. more than 7 million people live in close proximity to the two plants. >>> well, even now some bay area restaurants are feeling the effects of the disaster in japan because items they import for their menu aren't available anymore. >> to get a good amount of fish from japan from our market menu which is a real specialized menu. on the weekends, thursday, friday, saturday night. and that will be impacted by the earthquake and tsunami. >> the owners in san

and senator barbara boxer said. >>> alaska airline' computer system is back up and running tonight after being on the blink for about ten hours today. alaska and its affiliate horizon airlines cancelled 95 flights across the country. here in the bay area san jose spokesman said alaska cancelled three flights to seattle this morning. but there were no reports of cancellations at oakland or san francisco airport. the company blames the computer glitch on a system upgrade. >>> air traffic control procedures are being changed this weekend after the lone controller on duty at reagan national airport in washington, d.c. they will asleep early wednesday morning forcing two planes to land on their own. the faa now requires a minimum of two controllers on duty at all times. it has also ordered air controllers to make verbal contact with an airport tower before clearing planes to land. >>> state budget cuts had the oakland school district working overtime to make ends meet, even on a saturday. as ktvu's mike mibach reports, some students are also willing to take the extra step. >> reporter: some s

. >>> senator barbara boxer said today she's learned california's two nuclear power plants are the only ones in the nation built in the highest seismic hazard areas. the nrc made that assessment based on the potential for large magnitude earthquakes. the biggest plants are the diablo plant and san clemente. the nrc will an analyze the riskover those plants. they responded by saying, although many safety measures have been taken to address -- >>> ktvu's ken pritchett live where travelers had a number of concerns on their mind. >> reporter: the state department made these free flights available for certain people who wanted to leave japan. and i talked to a spokesman here at travis base. she says this is the only, the first and only stop for these flights. on a commercial plane chartered by the u.s. government, at an unusual location travis air force base. 250 people mostly women and children stepped on u.s. soil after a heroing 11 days in japan. >> i was more concerned about the radiation in the cockpit. >> reporter: that was the concern among the people we spoke to. she says the quake w

senator barbara mikulski and senator barbara boxer, as well, of california. and as i look back in our time ace began my service in the u.s. house of representatives, i can't help but think today we're standing here honoring a come paacompatriot at that time, a political torch bearer, geraldine ferraro after a brave battle with cancer. as many will hear in this senate many times over, geraldine was a pioneering champion and a dynamic force for women's rights, a colleague of all three of us in the u.s. house of representatives, and always a dear friend through more than three decades. as america's first female vice presidential nominee for a major party, geraldine has forever secured a legendary position along the timeline of american political history as walter mondale selected her as his running mate in the 1984 presidential election. while america was learning about gelgeraldine on the national st, as you will recall, senator mikulski and senator boxer knew her as a legislative sister in arms. as we served together in the u.s. house of representatives and ge

. >>> senator barbara boxer issue add statement today saying quote if we fail to keep the government operating, which is our basic responsibility, then we don't deserve a paycheck. i am hopeful that this legislation will help convince our colleagues not to shut down the government and i urge speaker boehner to quickly pass this bill. >>> the government accountability office released a statement today on waste, finding tens of billions of the dollars in potential savings. >> what happens in the end is that many members of congress want their name on a program, even if one already exists they start a new one. we don't have enough time spent on oversight. >>> the gao found 82 separate programs monitoring teacher performance. 17 dealing with disaster preparations. 15 for handling food safety and 20 devoted to homelessness. >>> the nation may learn if newt gingrich plans to run for president. fox news is reporting tonight, that the former speaker of the house is expected to make an announcement in atlanta on thursday. gingrich is expected to form an exploratory economy aimed at seeking th

. >> senator barbara boxer is the chair of the in the committee on the environment and public works. we asked her her thoughts about this. she says she working with colleagues in both the senate and the house trying to move forward a long-term transportation bill which would provide needed funding. >>> lisa is here now to tell us about, oh, i'm looking forward to this week. >> i know. today we still have a cold front to contend with. clouds on the increase already from the next system. live look outside. this is emeryville. temperatures in the mid-to upper 40s. we are looking at a few sprinkles in the north day already. i'll explained to's rain and tomorrow's sun shine coming up. >> also coming up the aging military weaponry that stands guard over san francisco bay. there's a new campaign now underway to protect and preserve [ male announcer ] big news for allergy sufferers. prescription strength allegra is now available without a prescription. same exact medicine, same full prescription strength. allegra. now without a prescription. i know it's sort of my weakness. i always keep it

earlier this week, barbara boxer and dianne feinstein called on the regulatory commission to perform safety inspections at the two nuclear plants in california. some are concerned that radiation from japan could make its way into the bay area. some of that radiation could have already arrived. local scientists claimed no one will get sick from the extremely small traces that could be arriving now. you are more likely to be exposed from radiation in your own kitchen. >> they measured increased rates in tokyo. the increased rate they mentioned is less than what you get if you are leaning over your granite countertop. granite is naturally radioactive. >> the doctor goes on to say it is important that people educate themselves. radiation is like a wood stove. it's only dangerous if you are very close >> we have to redo our county tops. survivors are not only dealing with nuclear fears, but the toll in japan more than 6500 people are confirmed dead. more than 10,000 are reported missing. 450,000 people are now homeless. one million homes in japan do do not have water and 340,000 homes do

. >> new at 6:00, california senators die i can't be feinstein and barbara boxer are calling on the radiation commission to do immediate inspections at our nuclear plants. >> i'm very concerned. this japanese plant. i'm not asking you to comment on it. you don't want to comment on it. was built to withstand i believe a 7.5 quake and a 9.0 happened. >> we are going to move forward with a review. a system at cal review in japan. >> we want to have those plants inspected. we want answers. c>>ifornia has more than c7.5 million people living near the nuclear plans in san luis obispo and snow flurry. both plants sit on fault lines. both sit by the water. senator boxer joined other washington lawmakers in grilling the nrc today in how it plans to react to unforeseen problems with our plants. california senators sent a letter demanding that a new emergency protocol be developed in light of what happened in japan. now in the aftermath of the quake and the tsunami, we're learning more about the impact to wildlife. thousands of fish and sea birds have been killed near japan and even near hawaii. we look

. >>> senator barbara boxer is the chair of the senate committee on the environment and public works.asked her her thoughts about all of this. she says that she's working with collies in the senate and the house, trying to move forward a long-term transportation bill. >>> this morning there are science that the beavers are still in the area, despite the storm that washed their dam and lodge away last year. the beaver support organization called worth a dam said it found these footprints yesterday near the washed out lodge. floodwaters ripped through the creek in downtown martin necessary thursday and so far the group only spotted the father and two of their three kids. their mother died last summer. the group says in the past the beavers have come back to rebuild after similar floods washed out their dams. so the beavers have their own support organization there, lisa. >> that's cute. good for them. we will see a little sunshine this morning. don't get too used to it. another cold front is on the way but it is the last one we will see. in fact, a much warmer, nicer weather ahead. a lo

well, today the president good a boost from barbara boxer one of the most liberal of the bay area democratsut. >> anyone who says he should have waited doesn't feel the sense of urgency that many of us feel that this man was about to destroy his own people. >> reporter: the split between the usually united democrats is shared by bay area voters as well. an exclusive cbs 5 survey usa poll of bay area voters found they are split as well, with 42% saying they support the president's actions. but 38 opposing the u.s. involvement. >> you are facing a dictator who vowed, who vowed to destroy his own people. and you are facing a dictator who is on the verge of doing so. >> reporter: one point everyone seems to agree on, however, is the question of sending troops into libya. as we did in afghanistan and iraq. 7--10 voters say that they would oppose such a move. and even boxer said her support on libya depends on the burden being shared by the allies and of only limited engagement. go if that changes and suddenly other people dropout of the coalition and suddenly america is in charge of this and it

i had debated barbara boxer, six hours on the floor. it was it o'clock p.m. and i was just about to go home. the senate was closing down and i said, there was something i needed to do more. i thought maybe if i stay on the floor and argue, maybe some senators who do not have a life are watching c-span like they're doing now. maybe i can convince them to change their vote. i went back and call my wife and said -- at the time we had four children. do you mind, it is late and i will not get home until after the kids are asleep i feel called to do this. she said what she always said. if you feel what -- this is what god is calling you to do. i said i will be 20 minutes. an hour and a half later, i finished the speech. i talked about these children whose mothers and fathers had to fight to find a hospital so they could be born. it was easy. they could find places to be aborted but they could not find a hospital where these disabled children who are the target of partial birth abortion, the could not find a hospital. i talked about these miracles. we had to vote th

senators dianne feinstein and barbara boxer attended a new set of hearings demanding the nuclear regulatoryommission reinspect the safety of those reactors immediately. >> there was a 9.0 earthquake in a place where they never, ever thought. wouldn't you immediately say as the lead person with all the american people behind you, guess what? i'm independent. i represent the american people, and i want to make sure, and i'm going to go back to every plant that's on -- and not wait two years. find out now. >> senator boxer says she will not approve recertification of the plants if the nrc cannot prove that they will stand -- that the reactors will withstand a strong earthquake and tsunami. more than 7 million people live in close proximity to those two plants. >>> this morning we are learning more about the devastating human toll of the triple disaster in japan. now word that 14 elderly patients died after being transferred out of a hospital in the radiation zone to a temporary shelter in a high school gym. at this hour, more than 5,300 people are confirmed dead but that number is expected to

. >> and this homeless veteran was singled out today by senator barbara boxer. for a day now and gaddafi's ground forces are being intercepted moving towards two rebel-held cities. the air strikes prompted thousands to celebrate in this strong hold of ben gazy. gaddafi vowing he would be victorious. sources tell abc news he's not sleeping and still looking for a way out. >> and senator boxer came to san francisco to try wants the public to see and mark matthews is here with the latest on the battle for public opinion. >> republicans have been pushing for cuts in federal spending. they've been touting the deficit, talking about laying off a huge debt on to the children de.s are working to counter that image with stories of those who will be hurt if the social programs are cut back or eliminated. >> this is where my substance abuse took a toll on me. >> he walked me through the neighborhood and spent five years. hustling for drugs and heading for prison. >> there is one conviction for methamphetamine. >> in 2009 the marine was a convict, addict and hiv positive. >

at the same time, bay area senator barbara boxer is commending the president and the u.n.'s actions. >> and i believe the international community has an obligation to act in the face of that kind of situation. i believe the united nations' security council did the right thing in authorizing international action to prevent the slaughter of the libyan people. >> boxer making those comments at a news conference today in san francisco. that news conference focused on the budget. >>> in japan tonight, radiation leaking from the crippled fukushima plant has made its way into tokyo's tap water. the government says while the levels aren't dangerous for adults, parents should use bottled water when making formula for their infants. the latest development underscores the need to get the nuclear power plant reactors under control as soon as possible. workers did have to be evacuated from the plant again today after black smoke started pouring from reactor number three. there has been some progress, though. the lights are finally back on in the control room to that reactor. >>> well, j

we have congresswomen and congressmen from the bay area criticizing, we have barbara boxer one of theiggest liberal peace people praising him. what's going on with the democrats? >> they are exhibiting confusion. the same confusion all the rest of us have in this country. nobody fully understands how we could even assume that we can go in there and start a third war. that's just difficult to do. and on the other hand, you got to show that you're really running for re-election in 2012 by silencing john mccain and that crowd. confusion. >> i found it absolutely fascinating. this is the one issue where i have seen both the democrats and the republicans agree on one thing. they are absolutely split on what we should be doing. >> absolutely. newt gingrich as a matter of fact split himself. one day he was for obama doing it, the next day he is no longer for obama doing it. so i guess you're entitled with new knowledge to change your mind. >> every day. >> speaking of new knowledge, sacramento, i think we might have a little video of that. this was a first, folks. we had the governor actuall

i had debated barbara boxer, six hours on the floor. it was it o'clock p.m. and i was just about to go home. the senate was closing down and i said, there was something i needed to do more. i thought maybe if i stay on the floor and argue, maybe some senators who do not have a life are watching c-span like they're doing now. maybe i can convince them to change their vote. i went back and call my wife and said -- at the time we had four children. do you mind, it is late and i will not get home until after the kids are asleep i feel called to do this. she said what she always said. if you feel what -- this is what god is calling you to do. i said i will be 20 minutes. i said i will be 20 minutes.

i will never forgets, on a couple of occasions with dianne feinstein and barbara boxer, talking about the fact that karen was pregnant. i did not know whether the child would be well or not, it was still my son or my daughter and i would love them whatever the case was. we had a sonogram and the doctor look over at us and said your son has a fatal defect and is going to die. talk about the world crashing down on you. obviously, we were heartbroken and we were angry. i was particularly angry. i thought, here i am fighting or all of these little kids, and this is the thanks i get from god. what we felt was necessary was weak spot for the life of our child. -- we did what we felt was necessary, we thought were the life of our child. i learned about surgery in utero. this was a he still be that that i thought might be able to be prepared -- be able to be prepared. we had the procedure done and it was successful. as a result of the procedure karen got an infection in the womb. she said, give me some antibiotics. it is in her womb, and the infection was going to cause her to go into labor b

i will never forgets, on a couple of occasions with dianne feinstein and barbara boxer, talking about the fact that karen was pregnant. i did not know whether the child would be well or not, it was still my son or my daughter and i would love them whatever the case was. we had a sonogram and the doctor look over at us and said your son has a fatal defect and is going to die. talk about the world crashing down on you. obviously, we were heartbroken and we were angry. i was particularly angry. i thought, here i am fighting or all of these little kids, and this is the thanks i get from god. what we felt was necessary was weak spot for the life of our child. -- we did what we felt was necessary, we thought were the life of our child. i learned about surgery in utero. this was a he still be that that i thought might be able to be prepared -- be able to be prepared. we had the procedure done and it was successful. as a result of the procedure karen got an infection in the womb. she said, give me some antibiotics. it is in her womb, and the infection was going to cause her to go into labor b

other stories barbara boxer visiting san francisco to criticize the budget proposal for by republicans said it will negatively impact of americans. the republicans' proposal could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs and run the economic recovery. democrats, republicans have to sit down together to come up with a budget plan that works for both sides. >> darya: governor jerry brown has said he still does not know exactly what republican lawmakers want in exchange for their votes to support the special election. to let the people vote on whether or not to extend recent tax laws. governor brown needs at least two votes in each house of the legislation to approve the plan for a ballot measure for it to be on the ballot. other news there is a step back to tie you up for same-sex marriage federal appeals court has refused to allow gay marriages to take place in california while it considers the constitutionality of the state's ban. lawyers for two couples argue that gays and lesbians are being hurt each day that this ban remains in effect. the lawyers sought again to lift the ruling after the

this 90 minute hearing is chaired by california democrat barbara boxer. >> the hearing will come to order. i would like to begin by thanking our witnesses for coming here today. you traveled long distances and we are very appreciative of that. in particular, i want to welcome the trevor schaefer, a brave young man who has overcome so much in his life already and i met him when he was much younger. he beat cancer that he got when he was just a child, and he is inspiring a lot of people to make sure that others don't have to go through the same thing. trevor has come out with great purpose and has decided to devote his life to helping children who also face frightening reality of having to deal with cancer. trevor and our other distinguished witnesses are here to testify on a very important issue, the need to better protect our families and communities from dangerous diseases that occur in clusters. i'd like to also recognize the two other witnesses from my state of california. ms. aaron popovych, who i think no the tecum needs no further introduction. we know of her work. and dr. jeanne so

let me, first of all, thank the chairman of our environment and public works committee, barbara boxer. she's done an excellent job in -- in terms of outlining in our committee what the real issues are that are facing us. and -- and the big issue is, as you've heard today from leader reid and now from chairman boxer, h.r. 1 or what we call the house republican budget, which is just -- it's not only a budget bill, it's loaded up with all of these environmental riders that really attack the public health of americans and attack in a very bad way because we're repealing public health laws. i want to reflect like chairman boxer did on the history here. but before i do that, i would just ask unanimous consent to insert in the record my full statement, because i'm going to engage in a colloquy with senator merkley, and my full statement as read in the record at this point. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: first of all, we need to look a little bit at the history of what has happened here. because we used to have tremendous bipartisan support in terms of these public healt

you have the barbara boxers of the world saying to a pro-life fan like steve king, well, what do you know about it? you've never been pregnant. what do you know about this issue? but we are so thankful for our faithful pro-life men in congress like steve king who voted no on the continuing resolution because it contained funding for planned parenthood. he said no that takes courage. and that's the courage we see in congressman king. susan b. anthony list works so hard against obama care and there's so many reasons to hate it. as the lieutenant governor of new york illustrated so appropriately, but susan b anthony lift went after government funding of abortion. don't be see seaved, obama care, health care reform legislation caused the greatest expansion of abortions since row v wade, that dark day row v wade. susan b anthony list has been fighting that every step of the way. again it was an election issue. amazingly we conservatives all know this. when abortionists talk about in the republican party in the democrat party you get these stoney faces. you know exactly what i mean. just d