nbc's george lewis reports from bell, california, on new investigations into what some see as "the fleecing of america." >> reporter: the bell city council confronting an angry crowd last night. >> please, i need respect from everybody. please. >> reporter: but there is no respect. >> you all need to go to jail. >> we ask you, leave your position and give us our city back. >> reporter: even after the mayor and three members of the part-time council voted to give up their $96,000 a year salaries, people today are calling for their resignation. >> if you have a business and you know someone's stealing from you, are you going to let them stay there longer because it's easier, or are you going to do everything you can to get them out as soon as possible? >> reporter: last week, the city manager was forced out after it was revealed he was earning $788,000 a year, almost twice what president obama makes. his retirement package could net him $710,000 a year. this after rizzo severely slashed the city budget, laying off scores of workers. >> they told us there was no more funds for our department.

it's on. [ ding ] >>> the outrage continues over excessive salaries for city leaders in bell, california. residents of the community in california went to the city administrators homes and businesses today. they are calling for the mayor an council members to resign. >> reporter: bell residents marching on a mission today, visiting the homes and businesses of their mayor and three city council members who are making $100,000 this year for the part time job at city hall. >> for them to sit in a part- time job getting that much money, it's outrageous. >> reporter: they make about $75 a year. they support a family of six on that. that's $25,000 less than the part timers at city hall. >> we work hard. we don't deserve that. >> reporter: they joined the march carrying a sign stating stop the fraud. they stopped at the council members homes. about 150 residents urging them to resign. >> part time job -- i want a job like that but then i would be as corrupt as them. >> reporter: it didn't appear any of them were home. i knocked on doors where it was accessible. neighbors say the council member

sandra hughes, cbs news, bell, california. >> and we will continue to follow that story, but in other news, a group of french nuns has signed a record deal with lady gaga's label. ♪ >> they sound pretty good. the nuns sing gregorian chants and they were chosen over 70 other convents from around the world. they live in seclusion from the world and any contact with the sisters is made through a grill. they have taken a vow of poverty, and so royalties from the album will go into running their abby in southern france. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. and in sports, in the year of the pitcher, another no-hitter. f i missed. as long as i get all the stuff i see, it's fine. [ male announcer ] no one really wants plaque left on their teeth, but ordinary manual brushes can leave up to 50% of plaque behind. that's why you want an oral-b power brush. inspired by dental tools, they clean away plaque in ways a manual brush can't for that dentist-smooth, clean feeling every day. fight plaque with real power. oral-b power. and get this year's colors up on the wall...this year. let'

. >> reporter: despite its name, bell, california, doesn't have much of a ring to it these days.ent is 16% and most people in this blue collar town make about $30,000, unless they work at city hall. irate taxpayers stormed the building after finding out the city manager is paid nearly $800,000 to run a town of just 37,000 people. >> we've been ripped off. we're being looted by the people of this -- the city administration. and we want to put an end to it. >> reporter: robert rizzo has run bell for 17 years. his starting salary was a reported $72,000. thanks to pay hikes and an automated 12% annual raise, his salary has skyrocketed nearly 1,000%. he now makes three times as much as the mayors of los angeles and chicago. and nearly twice as much as president obama. and rizzo doesn't even live in bell. he lives in this $1 million home near the ocean in huntington beach. we went to city hall to talk to him. he wasn't on the job. >> he's just not available. >> reporter: can you tell me if he's in the building? is he working today? >> no, he's not in the building. >> reporter: taxpayer

salary in city of thirty eight thousand triggers protests so this is hundreds of residents of bell california town of just thirty eight thousand people it's one of the poorest municipalities in all of los angeles and they discovered that their chief administrative officer robert ritz so earns seven hundred eighty seven thousand six hundred thirty seven dollars per year with an annual twelve percent raise this is a thirty eight thousand people in this town the police chief makes four hundred fifty seven thousand and council members earn almost one hundred thousand a year for part time work now to put this into the context of a story we only covered recently in the kaiser report that the queen of england cost the taxpayer less than one dollar per person in britain the chief administrative officer robert ritz so in this tiny town of bell california costs each taxpayer each citizen each child each baby cost twenty one dollars yeah that just shows that the well for them kim gap is widening to the. absurd levels and depending on how you have leverage you see to be in america if you have a good idea

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. >>> in the wake of a major pay scandal, the mayor of bell california announced he will not seek reelectionnd not take a pay for the rest of his term. >> reporter: the state is launching an investigation into the city of bell. jerry brown subpoenaed hundreds of records to determine whether to file charges. >> we are seeking the documents surrounding the pay outs. e-mails. employment contracts. city resolutions. minutes of meetings and other communications. >> reporter: the move follows last week's resignations. rizzo made $800,000, that's double the salary of president obama. 450,000 the police chief earned. and bell is a blue caller city of 4,000 people. >> there should be a cap on these excessive salaries. and now the example of the regular employment. we have to look at this. i believe reform is needed and i think we can control. >> while the mayor and other leaders could find their job in jep art, the state is also looking in to abusive founds throughout california. vicki, kron 4 news. >>> underpressure from angry citizens, the bell city count is going to cut their salaries. >>> another

. >>> en esta imágenes nos llegan de bell california >>> anunciaroanunciaron, que r sus ingreso, lo quetante en el desarrollo de enfermedades cardíacas. >>> el abuso físico a un niño, puede dejarle el corazón roto. literalmen literalmente. investigadores de la universidad de toronto en canadá anunciaron los resultados de un estudio que los adultos que fueron mal tratado en su infancia tienen un 45%, más de posibilidades de desarrollar enfermedades cardíacas que aquellos que no lo fueron, la investigación publicada en un diario especial en abuso iy negligencia contra menores. se basó en un sondeo de salud a la comunidad canadiense, en el que participaron más de 13 mil personas. >>> la importancia es que reconoce que existe factores que se pueden dar en la niñez que pueden afectarnos cuando somos a adultos en este caso, en termino de enfermedades cardiovasculares >>> y la in gestión de alcohol. la cifra de enfermedades cardíacas eran más altas entre los adultos que venían de hogares abusivos? podrían ser que el estrés causado en la niñez tengo un problema >>> científico tienen la teoría q

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who are meeting in sacramento today say they are up angered over the city council salaries in bell, california. >> that was done in a way that the public was not aware. and had they been aware, we would not have run into this problem. and you saw what happened when people did become aware. it's been remedied quickly. >> governor arnold schwarzenegger called for all local governments to postthe salaries of top fishes online. >>> are they or aren't they. the works of famed photographer anzel adams. the two sides of this photo mystery are digging in their heels. john sasaki joins us now with today's discoveries. >> it's no wonder that a fresno man wants to believe he's sitting on an anzel gold mine. but adam grandson says, it's the same old song and dance. >> my grandmother looked at them years ago, and they are not virginia's handwritten. >> i think mr. narzigian believes they are anzels. and like a dog with a bone, he's not going to give them up. >> reporter: we spoke to mr. narzigian and he says he has the real deal. >> reporter: what makes you believe that what you have is anzel's work. >> it

turns out the people of bell, california whose city officials were making gold-plated salaries, also paid the second highest property taxes in los angeles county. for example, bell residents paid more than their neighbors in malibu. koula gianulias reports on the bell backlash that is now headed to sacramento. >> you are crook yesterday, you are a crook today and you'll be a crook tomorrow. >> shame on all of you! >> reporter: outrage in the tiny town of bell made its way to the top agenda of a statewide meeting of city managers hosted in sacramento. >> city managers i have talked to across the state are aghast and they are very upset about what happened. >> reporter: feeling the heat after one of their own collected an $800,000 salary, city managers are now pushing for reform. >> we're working on legislation that would apply to all cities, all counties, all special districts, all schools, and the state government itself. >> reporter: proposed changes include developing compensation guidelines, discussing salaries in open meetings and notifying citizens to attend. they also recommend

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. >> reporter: the raucous city council meeting in bell, california, lasted into the wee hours of this morning. >> recall. recall. recall. >> reporter: and the message from citizens was loud and clear. >> i have some kind of respect for you and now it's to the floor. >> reporter: at issue, the high salaries of three top officials, city manager robert rizzo making almost $800,000 a year, police chief randy adams, earning $457,000, and assistant city manager angela spaccia, taking home $376,000. the three agreed to step down, but many voters also want the heads of the city council members who okayed the salaries, council members who serve part-time and earn $100,000 a year themselves. >> everybody in the nation is looking at this city and we should be embarrassed. >> reporter: california's attorney general, making a run for governor, is launching an investigation. >> how in the world can a little city like this pay such exorbitant salaries? >> reporter: then there's the little city next door to bell, maywood. teetering on the brink of financial collapse, maywood got rid of all its munici

yet bell, california, is still handling out big scandals. tonight, allegations of election fraud. a sexual harassment case. and a police officer dismissed under questionable circumstances. >>> and the newest thing in parking meters, not just taking your money but telling you where and when to park. we'll have that and much more at 6:00, allen. >> all right, dana. we'll see you then. >>> a beverly hills man makes a multi-million dollar find at a garage sale. he found 65 glass negatives by famed photographer ansel adams at a garage sale in pasadena. experts say they are worth at least $200 million. the man paid just $45 for them. he actually talked the owner down from 75. the negatives taken between $1,919 and 1930. the famous landscapes including san francisco, yosemite, 17 of the pictures taken between 1919 and 1930 will be put on display at fresno state in october and there is a documentary in the works about the sale of the pictures and their authenticity. i have heard these stories about these finds. you ever boy -- >> why can't i find anything like that? >> it's painting that

. >>> a soup every sized crowd gathered in bell, california, they wanted to see what would be done about those council salaries. they voted unanimously to slash salaries by 90% and pay all council members $8,000 a year. four council members were making $100,000 a year for their part-time service. the mayor and one councilman also said they would not seek reelection. bell city manager, police chief and city manager all resigned one week after it was revealed they made a combined sal reof $1.6 million a year. >>> san jose, not detroit, is the place to be this week if you're considering buying and electric car. kiet do shows us all the buzz at the plug-in, the 2010 conference, and whether now is the time to buy? >> reporter: we are here at plug-in 2010 at the san jose convention center, the world's preeminent conference on plug- in vehicles. trying to answer the question is this the time for you to buy an electric car. >> this is the year. >> you know what, i think the time is right. >> reporter: you would expect car makes to say that here at the cutting edge of the technology. it's a robus

. >>> three top officials in the los angeles suburb of bell, california, resigned early this morninge face of voter outrage over their huge salaries. the announcement came after a city council meeting that began thursday afternoon and ran past midnight. the officials stepping down include the city manager, whose nearly $800,000 salary is twice of that president obama. >>> straight ahead, your friday morning weather. >>> in sports, yankee captain derek jeter takes a very quick trip around the bases in the bronx. very quick trip around the bases in the bronx. guys. can i help you? i'm sandy and i heard you've been struggling with the quilt. i'm here to take you through my 1-step program to break the quilted habit. but i've always used quilted towels. quilted is towel speak for air. but viva puts 35% more towel between you and the mess. wow, 35% more? are you ready to take that 1-step to see what an unquilted viva towel can do? yes, i'm ready. beautiful. [ cheers and applause ] [ sandy ] try viva® and quit the quilt. ♪ everyone wants in on the petperks super summer sale & sweepstakes. u

a tax payer revolt in bell, california. the former city manager's pension could cost them tens of millions of dollars. and for one small village in japan, a rice field is their canvas. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the leak of those secret field reports has reignited the debate over the war in afghanistan. how well it's going and whether it's worth fighting. in its first public comment since the documents were posted online, president obama defended his war strategy and urged congress to approve his latest funding request. the president also said the leak could jeopardize individuals or operations. and the pentagon promised, quote, "a very robust investigation to find out who was behind it." chip reid is at the white house tonight. chip, these documents could damage support for the war in the long term though the president did get what he wanted tonight. >> katie, late today the house passed a cru

and angry residents of bell, california, are calling for more resignations over the exorbitant salaries paid to some city officials. they want to get rid of city council members who make nearly $100,000 for part-time work. last night, city manager robert rizo, who made nearly $800,000, agreed to step down, as did the assistant city manager and the police chief. six-figure pensions for all three are on hold pending an audit. and coming up next here on the "cbs evening news," terror in our own backyard. ( explosion ) mexican drug cartels taking a page from al qaeda's play book. . a heart attack that's caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save lives. plavix, taken with other heart medicines, goes beyond what other heart medicines ÷do alone, to provide greater protection against heart attack or stroke and even death by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming dangerous clots. ask your doctor if plavix is right for you. protection that helps [ female announcer ] certain genetic factors and some medicines, such as prilosec, reduce the effect of

. >>> the los angeles suburb of bell, california, a week-long uproar over city officials' eye-poppinghe angry citizens of belle, california turned city council meetings to shouting sessions especially with the latest revelation, that four council members have been collected $100,000 a year for the part-time job. >> we don't make money like you guys. i'm not up there. and if i was up there, i wouldn't be cheating the people. >> reporter: bell is a blue-collar city of about 37,000, hit hard by the recession, it has a 16% unemployment rate. so, you might think if any city could afford to richly reward its council members it would be this one. but the council members in beverly hills are paid less than $800 a month while those in much less prosperous bell can make $8,000 a month. beverly hills just hired a new city manager, annual salary, $275,000. high compared to other cities around the country. a mere pittance compared to bell's city manager, who makes $787,000 a year. >> we want to find out how in the world could any public servant do this? >> reporter: bell's mayor defended the high

hard to argue with anyone who feels that way in the city of bell, california in los angeles county.ation, as of the last census, 36,664. not exactly a big city. but it sure provides some big salaries. residents there just learned their city manager earns close to $800,000 a year. that according to the "los angeles times" makes him not only the highest paid city manager in california but possibly the country. the police chief there, $457,000. the assistant city manager more than $376,000. those two salaries larger than all their counterparts who oversee los angeles county. so how is the fine citizenry of bell take the news is dave brian shows us not sitting down. [ screaming ] >> reporter: an incensed crowd of hundreds of local residents, perhaps 1,000 at its peak shouted its anger over revelations that some top official in the city of bell are making huge salaries, nearly $800,000 a year in the case of the city's chief administrative officer. that's nearly twice the president's salary to run a city that's small. >> you cannot justify it for a city this size. impossible. you cannot j

. >>> under pressure from outraged residents, the city council of bell, california, has vowed to cuters representing the small, blue collar town, had been making $90,000 each for their part-time service. now, they'll make $8,000. four officials resigned, including the city manager. >>> finally, call it the diva and the diplomat. the queen of soul, aretha franklin, and condoleezza rice, are set to stage the stage tonight. i sat down with both women for a lovely interview we'll feature tomorrow on "gma." >>> and new, a preview of what "world news" is tracking for tonight. here's diane sawyer. hey, diane. >> good morning, juju. good morning to everyone at "good morning america." coming up tonight, talk about a story of american heart. you're going to meet a young woman who put her entire life on hold. and ended up leading a lot of other women in a moving race to victory. you have to see this tonight. see you. >> and that's a story we all want to see. that's the news at 8:04. >>> time, now, for the weather. and sam champion. hey, sam. >> how are you? on this tuesday morning, with a crowd

. >>> angry residents from the city of bell in southern california marched to the mayor's house todayor his resignation. the protest comes just days after three city officials quit over their salaries. the city manager was making close to $800,000 a year. more than 200 residents also marched to the home of a city council member demanding that he, too, step down. >>> after a decade of construction scientists at slack national accelerator laboratory in menlo park turned on the world's biggest x-ray machine. a laser three miles long beneath 280. richard hart takes us there. >> it was a dream true. >> the entire group is amazed the machine has worked as well as it has. >> reporter: the machine is a laser crossing highway 80 six stories underground. x-rays that enable us to see processes that were only a dream 20 years ago. >> people have already been working on taking images of viruses and proteins and dna and things of that short. >> reporter: the beam pulse is so fast an image is captured before molecules have time to fly apart. that means the first atomic movies. >> we can take flash h

fed >> well bell and other leaders could find it their jobs in jeopardy also abuses and other communities throughout california>> kron 4 news. >> and also angry citizens from the state that the bells to the council called to drastically cut their own salaries. >> to take a look and our extended forecast, fog will dominate. your details and your full forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> this story at 5:30, they're still looking for this cadillac. and the five year-old daughter was still in the back seat, and maureen spoke to the family after they were reunited. they spoke about the ordeal. >> much better. >> much better, that is how she

comunidad= ----ya escucho usted de la controversia que se ha desatado en la ciudad de bell, en el sur de californiancionarios.---la pregunta que hoy queremos hacerle es: ¿cuanto cree usted que seria un pago justo a quienes nos gobiernan, nos representan o nos dirigen? --vamos a "tu voz en la comunidad" con blanca. gracias cesar....---una informacion de ultimo momento dice que el alcalde de bell, oscar hernandez, dijo que pedia disculpas por los excesivos salarios que se pagaban, y que no cobrará (si, asi dijo, no cobrará) de aqui hasta que termine sus func. funciones. ---hasta aqui "tu voz en la comunidad" ...---pero mas adelante, le digo a usted el tema de opinion ... a las 11. --- cesar !!!! ---a la segunda pausa ... y hay nuevas recomendaciones para los papas que tienen hijos ... con huespedes en el cabello ... los temidos piojos !!!!---nos lleva al corte ... jessica carrillo con un adelanto de su pronostico !!!! =enseguida llega jessica carrillo con la informacion del pronostico del tiempo, aqui en noticiero telemundo 48 a las seis de la tarde = = =esta viendo su noticiero telemundo 48 a las se

. >>> a salary scandal in the southern california city of bell has residents outraged and city council members taking a 90% pay cut. just days ago it was discovered that bell city manager was bringing home nearly $800,000 a year in a town where 17% of its 40,000 working-class residents live in poverty. >>> an incredible story of overcoming the odds out of spain where a man known only as oscar has recovered from the world's first full face transplant. the 31-year-old farmer accidentally shot himself in the face five years ago. >>> and it appears folks in louisiana know how to enjoy themselves. according to the u.s. bureau of labor statistics, louisiana is the laziest state in the u.s. the definition of lazy? time spent doing leisure activities that don't require a lot of physical exertion. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,525 after adding 100 points yesterday. the s&p gained 12, and the nasdaq went up 26. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei fell 6 points, but in hong kong the hang seng climbed

. >>> a salary showdown in southern california call. what the bell isn't council did tonight to shake it's shady reputation. >> i've been told more times than i can keep track of that blood is on my hands. >>> at the center of the storm, why this northern california man says he outed a military analyst accused of leaking thousands of war documents. >>> are electric vehicles a fad? absolutely not. they are our future transportation. >>> the road ahead in the auto industry. what developers of electric cars are showing off tonight in sill convalencey. the news starts now. >>> this is cbs 5, eyewitness news. >>> good evening, just a short time ago, city leaders in oakland made a big decision that could lead to the rehiring of those 80 laid off police officers. that after a day of intense negotiations with the police union. we are standing by and have the latest. >> reporter: this could be a major breakthrough but there is a catch. there is always a catch. and in this case, the catch is for this to work the people of oakland have to go to the ballot and v

california. last night we showed you the uproar in the city of bell in los angeles county. the population there as of the lassen us is, 36,664. it's a small city paying some huge salaries. the city manager is not only the highest paid in california but possibly the country. at $457,000, the police chief earns more than the chiefs of police in new york and los angeles. the assistant city manager makes more than $376,000. and some of bell's part time city council members earn $100,000 a year. it's a story that is drawing attention all across the country. and tonight, dave lopez gives us a better look at how this could happen. >> reporter: the long lines stretch for nearly 1 1/2 blocks. bell residents waiting to get free food at the food bank. directly across the street, their city hall where their top three city administrators make a combined salary $1.6 million a year. >> now i'm not making nothing. >> reporter: you don't have a job? >> no. >> reporter: in a city of just under 37,000 people, where the average income is under $30,000 a year, 7 out of 10 speak english as a seco

. >>> here's the latest on the pay scandal in the small california city of belle. less than an hour ago, the city's mayor agreed to stop taking his salary and said he will not seek re-election. the news comes hours after city council agreed to take major pay cuts. right now, four council members each get paid for than $100,000 a year for their part time work. the council fired three city leaders last week because they got paid too much, the city administrator made nearly 800,000 a year. the police chief $457,000. the assistant city manager made $376,000. belle is south of los angeles and has a population of 37,000. >>> the "chronicle" keeps a close eye on the payrolls at san francisco city hall. here's some earners from 2009. two deputy police chiefs topped the list in the neighborhood of half a million each including overtime and unusual one-time payments like cashed-in sick days. the fire department doesn't pay as well. the fire chief earns under $300,000. >>> a couple of bay area cities are considered among the best for working mothers. but they don't top the li

. >>> hundreds of people who live in the small impoverished southern california town of belle took to the streets today. their town is making national headlines. and that's because several city workers there are making hundreds of thousands of dollars each. they headed to a market owned by the mayor and called for his resignation. the mayor makes $100,000 a year, but this week a los angeles times report showed the city manager brings home more than $787,000 a year. that's nearly twice what the president makes and puts him in a position to earn $650,000 in yearly pension. that's the highest in the state. >>> the leaders have shamed our city. they have destroyed the trust and the confidence of the people. and we are here to reinvent our city and hopes to bring our city back to what our city used to be. three of those leaders in question resigned on thursday but they'll still receive those pensions. 1 in 6 people in belle lives in poverty. >>> still to come at 5:00 -- >> i don't know how they'll ever get this cleaned up. >> dozens of homes and businesses flooded after an iowa dam buckles

. >>> and the city council of bell in southern california, of which we never heard until we found out the city manager was making $787,000 a year. [ laughter ] >> we'll tell you, there was a city council meeting last night. we'll tell you what they did. >> you have to root for the little fella. this is a calf that said i'm not ready to go to the slaughterhouse so swam and swam and swam. >> until it couldn't swim no more. but it's still around. >> let's get you updated on traffic and weather. >> if you are commuting towards hayward big changes and possible delays later on in the morning commute. southbound 880 there is an extra lane between winton and highway 92. and starting this morning, there is going to be separate off-ramps for eastbound and westbound 92 traffic. this is a bad commute spot. it gets backed up this time of the morning so helpfully that will ease the congestion but it may be confusing for drivers. at the bay bridge toll plaza, no problems. easy ride into san francisco. highway 4 the first little bit of slowing on a street to loveridge road through antioch and then sp

. >>> hundreds of people live in the small impoverished southern california town of belle. they took to the streets today. their town is making headlines because several city workers are making hundreds of thousands of dollars each, thanks to the taxpayers. they headed to a market owned by the mayor and called for his resignation. the mayor makes $100,000 a year in that small town. but this week, a los angeles times report showed the city manager brings home nearly $800,000 a year. to manage a city with 40,000 people. now by comparison, the same job in long beach with ten times as many people pays $235,000 a year. >> the leaders have shamed our city. they have destroyed the trust and the confidence of the people and we're here to reinvent our city and hopes to bring our city back to what our city used to be. >> three of those leaders in question resigned thursday to add insult to injury. they'll still receive pensions. the city manager is set to receive $650,000 a year for life of taxpayer money. that would be the highest pension in the state. 1 in 6 people in belle, by the

today the people of bell down in southern california are mobilizing for another march on city hall. they have some back up. california's attorney general and for governor is on the case and in front of the camera. . >> reporter: the angry shouts of protest have caught everyone's attention. >> we aim to get the records surrounding these outrageous payouts. >> reporter: the subpoenas from the attorney general's office wants to get to the bottom of what jerry brown calls an outrageous situation. >> we want to see their e- mails, we want to see the ordinances, are the resolutions, the minutes of meetings, we want to find out exactly how they ever came to the conclusion that city officials should make so much money? >> reporter: by now it's well documented. city manager robert rizzo nearly 800,000 a year, his assistant $375,000 a year, the chief of police 457,000 a year for a 33-member department, and four of the five city council members almost $100,000 a year for part-time work. >> i'm making this subpoena, which i'm issuing today public being because i want the people of california kn

outraged residents and national attention, city council members in the small blue-collar town of bell, california, voted last tght to slash their own califoes by 90%. lur council members were making $100,000 in their part-time fourtions and the city manager made nearly $800,000 a year has already resigned. >>> and the tampa bay rays pitcher matt garza is the toast of his team after pitching a d thetter to beat the detroit tigers 5-0. it is the fifth no-hitter in the big leagues this year. something that has hasn't in two decades. is thing in the water. gow let's go back to matt, meredith and al this morning. wo that's so cool. ann, thank you very much. bacroker, you had a nice, cool afternoon and evening here. >> it was awfully nice. going to be changing in the northeast. we are severe weather to talk about. two areas down along the carolinas, basically damaging winds from macon up to niceotte. showers and thunderstorms firing, mostly offshore. basicll amounts about 1 to 2 inches of rain. hore. move up into the northern tains. hibing, minnesota, sioux falls, e movdo watches in effect and rainfall

. >>> the southern california city of bells salary scandal is the talk of the state capital right now julie haener is live in the newsroom with a look at that and some of the other stories we're working on. >> san jose's budget problems are hitting the fire department. find out how many firefighters will be out of the job in the morning. >>> also ahead, are these photos the work of the great anzel adams. ktvu talks to anzel grandson and the man who says they are the real deal. >>> and a protest is under way right now over arizona's immigration law. find out what the protesters fear the impact will be here in the bay area. it's all coming up at 6:00, we'll see you then. >> we'll see you then. >>> and we're learning what are the security plans for chealese clinton's wedding this weekend. a no fly zone will be declared over new york for saturday. >> and president oe obama says he wasn't invited. >> tough wedding to get invited to. >> were you invited? >> no, no invite here. >> bill, were you invited. >> no. we do have clearing out toward stinson beach. a lot of people, a lot of folks liv

. >> the mayor of a small southern california, bell say that their salaries are necessary, over $800,000 year for the city manager. one half man and dollars for the police chief. this store has been all over-1/2 onio dollar $500, 000. = the poe chief. >> what do think about these city salaries? you going to avoid these questions? >> and as it got into a city run food bank, oscar hernandez, the tiny and low income city of bell try to walk away from our questions about this growing scandal of city hall. and when he spoke, he defended his over $800 of the city manager, robert result, over twice as much awoke president obama makes. >> and if you want good service? you deserve to pay it. >> and you do not have a lot of money coming into it? even the city manager of los angeles. how can you justify over $800 k per year! >> this community, they're getting good service and they deserve to get the best service. and >> under $800 k! >> and/or the $500 k for the police chief? >> we approved that and how can you justify that? >> like i say, the committee deserves to of a good service- community. >>

three city administrators in southern california resigned amid outrage over their salaries. the city of bell in los angeles county, the city manager was bees paid $787,000 a year. the police chief, $457,000. and the assistant city manager, $376,000. they all resigned this morning. the mayor and the city council members are also under fire because their part-time jobs pay them about $100,000 each. bell is one of the poorest cities in the los angeles county. >>> speeding recovery improving quality of life. how fitness instructors are gearing classes specifically for cancer survivors. >>> parts of the bay area warming up but other parts are still stuck in fog. you know what i'm talking about. the coastline, looking out toward ocean beach. fog today but what about the weekend? could there be some sunshine and the way for the area beaches? we'll take a look at the weekend forecast coming up. ,,,,3q copd makes it hard for me to breathe. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i can join the fun and games with my grandchildren. great news! for people with copd, including chronic bronchitis,

>> the mayor and other leaders of the bell could ponder jobs in jeopardy they are also looking of abuses of public funds and other communities throughout california> and just this afternoon, responses from the city, bell city employes have drastically cut their own salaries. ♪ >> and with fog moving into the coastline, with city and sunny skies inland. still cool this afternoon, and a 64 degrees in oakland hour in the spot is not much of a difference between the bay temperatures. 60s, 70's and and this afternoon with 66 degrees in the santa rosa. needless to say, these temperatures are well below average for this afternoon. the fog is hugging the coast line, and it will spill and very quickly. with fog, drizzle close on the dr coastline and it will stay cool on this week. first, let us take a look if this fog with widespread fog tomorrow and the fog tracker at 6:00 a.m.. the delta, the inland, the south bay all blanketed in fog. by 9:00 a.m., it will scale back to the bay shore is and stay along the coastline. it will stay all theimorning. and with our high temperatures, 60s and san francisco, 68 and been set to rosa, rapid city, and still well b

[bell ringing] [crowd cheering] >> we've been raising horses for 40 years or so, and california goesway back in the 1800s with a lot of horse farms. it's got a real heritage here and it employs a lot of people. if somebody just gave you a little baby horse, you might have 20,000 into it by the time it ever got to a race or maybe more than that. [crowd cheering] >> oh, horse is everything. i mean, we're just a passenger. i have a lot of respect for horses, because these horses try hard. they're great animals, and i love the way they act, and they respond for me, they'll try as hard as they can. >> [playing tune] >> it's a freak show. it's like being back in wrestling. it's, you know what, it's wrestling with hats. yeah, you know what, it's the place to be today. >> i have a friend, he's the best handicapper in the world because whatever horses he likes, i go the opposite. i used to not know anything about betting horses, but i go opposite of what he likes, and i win. >> the three things about the track that are absolutely the truth is that the owner of the track has the chauffeur, the