that does not involve barbara boxer as much. it did involve frank lautenberg and now tom udall is in that position. we have a good bill that will pass into law in 2014. >> this is the ethanol mandate. >> correct. that program is broken. whether you want to continue it in some form or whether you want to repeal, i think there is a consensus that there are big problems with the program that threatened to hit the wall that lead to spikes in fuel prices. i am working with abandon and we -- ben cardin and we hope to have a bipartisan bill in january of 2014 to introduce and start. >> a couple of points that are surprising with the bipartisanship. >> asking about iran. negotiations continued. the threat of sanction continues in the senate. do you trust the iranian government when it comes to dismantling the nuclear program? >> i do not. i think sanctions are a necessary backdrop if we are to have any chance of success or any reasonable solution that does not involve war. because of that, i am part of a significant bipartisan group in

that's why for the last few months i've been pushing barbara boxer's office to move forward with some federal law. she says she is looking at california, she wants to see what happened with the amendment, and we are bringing an amendment forth in about a week. senator pa necessarilia in california will announce that amendment, which is very strong, and she wants to see what happens with that before she makes a final decision. >> senator barbara boxer on the spoke the spot charlotte laws, thank you for being with us. >>> coming up on the lead. the first lady looking less than amused, but the man who took that picture says that's not the whole picture. he joins me next. >> when you think the marijuana, you think of -- not a $7 million start-up, but added a former d.e.a. agent. we'll talk about the new gig in legalized weed. we're aig. and we're here. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going from garage to global. on the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave ameri

meanwhile senator barbara boxer's approval rating has improved to its highest level in more than threers. as for congress in general, californians really don't like the job they are doing. the approval levels are at 11%, near a record low. >>> a police chase ends in a horrific crash on live television and that's not all. it's what happened next that has lapd facing a lot of questions. >> and iran takes another shot into space. how a monkey helped make it happen. >> we had a record high here in the bay area today. santa rosa 64 degrees with sunshine. 60s morgan hill, san carlos at 62 degrees and also danville topping out at 60. we have the bad air quality continuing and find out which one town in the bay area is now two feet below normal for the calendar year. [[man] it's nothing but tape... [woman] it's a block. we're havin' a baby! [laughter in background] [woman screams] are we havin' a baby? [ambient crying and laughter] fiery crash in compton. sheriff deputies had tried pull the car over because it matched the description froa g. the >>> fewer people are dead following a crash in c

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toh barbara boxer working get another bill done. we have susan collins leading the way on social reform. a number of us worked together on the violence against women act. we have worked hard to develop leaders in the senate. i do not know the timing. there are women right now in very important leadership roles. that is including barbara mikulski, who is our de facto leader. -- gathered the leader of the women of the senate for a vote and she stood up on a couch and she says, get out there, square your shoulders, suit up, put your lipstick on, and get ready for the revolution. there is a lot of experience in the women of the senate that is passed on. we do stand on the shoulders of those that came before us. >> we want to close with a question to all of you. a lot of the series is about women empowerment. can you give the audience an example or advice about how to become their own peacemakers? some kind of message to take into their own as they leave this event today. womenave talked to other who are thinking about getting and often

last night on this program, california senator, barbara boxer, told me it will be the senate's first order of business next year. >> this deal left out something very important, which was taking care of the unemployed, with a total commitment by harry to make this front and center when we get back. i don't trust the republicans. i do trust the american people. i think they're going to weigh in on that issue when we get back, and i think they're going to weigh in on the minimum wage, income inequality and a lot of the issues that you have been highlighting. they're going to be forced to deal with this, because we are bringing it up. and we're going to tell the stories that you've been telling, like i have 222,000 of my people in california impacted by this out of the 1.3 million. >> i still say, democrats cannot trust john boehner and the republicans to get anything done in 2014 when it comes to the 1.3 million people that are going to get hit three days after christmas. and guess what, the six months the number is going to grow to 1.6 million. the democrats are banking on a campaign.

proposed legislation, new york and wisconsin and kansas and maryland and i've been talking to barbara boxer'sich would be excellent. first of all, it would be consistent from state to state and, second of all, you could get around section 230 of the communications decency act which currently protects the website operator. so under state law, you can only go after the person who submits the photo, if you get a state law passed. but a federal law, you could do a lot more to really protect regular people from this horrendous crime that's being committed against them. >> cyber protection activist and diligent mom, charlotte laws. great to have you on, thanks for your time. we'll be right back after this. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with new fedex one rate, i could fill a box and ship it for one flat rate. so i knit until it was full. you'd be crazy not to. is that nana? [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with t

with debbie stabinow close theeaching an agreement on farm bill that eluded us for years, with barbara boxer working with somewhat surprisi surprising -- to get the bill done. and before that, the transportation bill done. we have susan collins leading the way on postal reform. a number of us worked together on the violence against women passed the house, the senate bill. and we've worked very hard to leaders in the senate. i don't know exactly the timing. there's kind of a lineup. senate. is in the but i think there are women right now in very important roles.hip that is including barbara our de factos leader of the women in the senate. one of my best moments was when she gathered the women of the senate together before a vote and she stood up -- as you know, on a couch short -- and looked at us. i felt like, i'm back in the says, "get out there, square your shoulders, suit up, put your lipstick on, for theready revolution!" [laughter] is -- there is a lot of experience of the women in the senate that is passed on. we really do stand on the shoulders of those that came before us. >> that's

for more on this, let me bring in senator barbara boxer of california. senator, great to have you with us tonight. >> thanks, ed. >> if we know that this is going to be a fight for the unemployed, and there will be more in june, another 1.6el in people, million people, and if we know this is going to be a fight, why not just have the fight right now? >> well, that's a great question. and it's something that we did consider. and i certainly could take your position, but i don't because of this reason. this deal left out something very important, which was taking care of the unemployed with a total commitment by harry to make this front and center when we get back. i don't trust the republicans. i do trust the american people. i think they're going to weigh in on that issue when we get back. and i think they're going to weigh in on the minimum wage, income inequality, and a lot of the issues you have been highlighting. but one of the things that we did do in this deal is we added tens of billions of dollars back into this spending category. that is a fact.

the company voluntarily suspended operations in november at the request of california senator barbara boxer. since then pollution and reports of respiratory ailments have dropped. allenco is under investigation by multiple los angeles companies and agencies. the los angeles county department of health has audit of the facility. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. breaking news coming out of san jose international airport. tam terminal a has been evacuated after a broken water main. >> welcome back. it might be the most wonderful time of the year. but the u.s. postal service says today is the busiest day of the year. the postal service expects to process around 545 million pieces of mail each day during the holiday season, for a total of 15 billion pieces of mail between thanksgiving and new year's eve. today however.the service expects more than 600 million pieces of mail to be processed nationwide. the busiest delivery day for mail will be wednesday. and the busiest day for packages will be thursday. >> lottery officials say the next mega millions prize could surpass last year's record

barbara boxer is joining us in this effort. it is time for us to tackle this unfair treatment of students and their families across america and economic burden it creates for them and the dragged it creates on our economy. when we return next year, we need to make working families our highest priority. >> senator schumer? >> well, there's no doubt it has been a tough year in washington. everything we have seen shows it. the budget agreement that passed the house and senate with senator murray's leadership offers a ray of hope. with passage of the budget, and speaker boehner's recent and refreshing rebuke of the hard right, there are positive signs that democrats and republicans can come together to solve the problems facing the middle class. we have a lot more work to do. but the first thing we need to do when we return is extend unemployment insurance to the millions of americans who stand to lose them in the coming year. the economy is making gains, yes, that over 4 million people are long-term unemployed in this country. loo

debbie stepanov has gotten closer to reaching an agreement on the farm bill with barbara boxer, working with vendor -- with senator better to get the transportation bill done. and then leading the postal reform. we have worked very hard to develop leaders in the senate. so i don't know exactly the timing. there is kind of a lineup in the senate. [laughter] but i think there is women right now in very important leadership roles, that is inclined barbara mikulski who is our de facto leader of the women in the senate and one of my best moments is when she gathered the women of the senate together before a vote and she stood up and she lifted herself on the couch and i felt like i was back in the 1970s. she said, get out there, square your shoulders, and get ready for the revolution [laughter] there is a lot of experience in the women of the senate that passed on and we really stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. >> we want to close with a question for all of your. -- all of you. a lot of this series has been about being women oriented. can you give our audience tangible or a

i just completed a press conference this morning with elizabeth warren and jack reid and barbara boxer is joining us in this effort for the unfair treatment and families across america and the economic burden it creates for them and the drag that it creates on the economy. when we return next year we need to make working families our highest priority. >> well, there is no doubt this has been a tough year in washington. everything we have seen shows it, but the budget agreement that passed the house and the senate offers a ring of hope. with the passage of the budget and the speaker's recent and refreshing review of the hard right there are signs democrats and republicans could come together to solve the problems facing the middle class. we have a lot more work to do. for the millions of americans the stand to lose them in the coming year. the economy is making the games but over 4 million people are long-term unemployed in this country. look at the numbers over there and you can see them on that chart. we have a lot more work to do. the extension of unemployment benefits will be the ne

barbara boxer and jim inhofe tried to triple the money spent on stimulus and it was beaten back. year program. you can't repair the infrastructure by patching it up for a year or two. we need a ten year infrastructure revilization program. if we did it and did i want at the right levels we could create four to five million well paying american jobs that couldn't be outsourced. we could bring back american manufacturing. there's some things that could be done by an infrastructure investment program but it can't to be done -- >> we just throw money away. this isn't about money. this is how we spend the money. we have the most inefficient funding mechanisms for transportation in the world. we got off-ramps to nowhere within west virginia. we have bridges to nowhere in alaska. this has nothing to do with more money. this has something to do with the federal government not being able to handle this any more than they can hand all website. >> i think it has to do with both. you're completely right. there are bridges to nowhere, off-ramps to nowhere. but the overarching picture is we've