this is true also in california. trying to get people to change their registration from republican and democratic to a third party. so there are many obstacles faced by third-party candidates in california. >> the wallace campaigners decided the only way to get voters to sign registration blanks was to have the whole problem of doing so explained to them. quickly and honestly by the only means individually. >> come on, folks, come over to say hello to governor george c. wallace, we have registrars that will register you in one minute. put him on the ballot here in california. >> california law in effect in 1968, states that 66,059 voters must reregister to qualify a candidate on a primary ballot. when the campaign kicked off, many political experts said wallace didn't have the appeal. but as weeks passed and the crowds grew and enthusiasm was obvious, these same experts began reversing their earlier predictions, the campaign kept moving. it was propelled along by the indomitable wallace spirit. because of the very un

and california was no different.gnite anywhere in the campaign organization, spreading quickly from staff to workers. two primary factors boosted wallace workers in the golden state -- the realization that the 1968 presidential race is going to be a close one and the ever-increasing waves of support for governor wallace. california law, aimed at keeping new parties out of california, proved not enough to stop the wallace grassroots movement. victory in california clearly pointed the way to new successes in other parts of the nation. already, some political experts were willing to openly state that governor george c. wallace could indeed be elected president in 1968. mathematically speaking, the recognized wallace strength in the southern and border states added up to some 150 electoral votes. a giant stepping stone toward the 270 electoral votes needed to put george wallace in the white house. and the strong grassroots wallace support in states outside the south coupled with the simple fact that only slightly more th

put them on the ballot here in california. california law in effect in 1968.9 voters must reregistered to qualify a candidate on the ballot. when the campaign kicked off, many experts said wallace did not have the appeal. as weeks past and the crowds grew and enthusiasm was obvious. these same experts began to reverse their predictions. it was propelled along the in abdominal wallace's spirit and because of the unique solutions bounded to the complex problems by the small but effective, wallace campaign style. money is important to any campaign. but, to get money, you first must get people willing to give and believe in what they are giving to. the wallace california campaigns started in a political offseason. the 1968 presidential race is far off in the mind of voters. timing is impossible to manipulate. then approaching the january deadline, one of the coldest winter blast in history hits sunny california. as it is unseasonal weather were not enough. there were physical problems of working in southern california itself. from some where to anywhere takes a ha

>> southern california and central california are ahead. i think we've had a real dry period in southern california. el nino year, usually that means 150% precipitation in southern cal, this year they got about 75%. very dry. they really are ahead, they have really dry conditions. north of the golden gate we haven't had that many fires. as you alluded to there's a terrible fire in lake county. >> will things get worse as september and october roll around? that's when the santa ana winds kick in. >> that's right. we go into later into the season, we would expect worse conditions. especially in southern california. the santa anas come in october, november. really severe winds out of the east. that's our worst season. >> california has had five years of drought. how does climate change exacerbate drought conditions and the fire danger that comes with that? >> it really increases the temperature so we do have drought like you mention. we've had droughts in the past but we don't have hot droughts as much as today. the hotness of the drought caus

us california. <<< >>> back to you!/// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> big changes may be in store for the clark county school unanimously approved their reorganization plan last night. under this proposal each school would be designated as a precinct... and in charge of it's own budget and staff hiring. (( "we've spoken to the superintendent in a public format. the school district believes they can absorb the extra cost that might be incurred from increased professional development, for the new school associate superintendent position, and to train principals for this new structure )) ((michelle mortensen)) >> there's still a chance more for now...these plans will be looked over by the state board of education on september 1st...then sent to the legislative commission. ((brian loftus)) >>> a coal fired power plant next to the moapa band of paiutes indian reservation could be totally shut down sooner than planned. n-v energy announced plans to shut down the fourth unit of the reid-gardner generating station at the end of feb

kevin starr's california. jose. so talking about some pretty mild temperatures for august. along the coast there was drizzle this morning. if you were in the city, on the great highway, you know what i'm talking about. it was wet on the ground. .06 of an inch showed up. that's rain. i mean, it was drizzle, but it's measurable, so it gets put into the record books as .06 of rain. the fog along the coast is pretty thick. it's all in the avenues. it's foggy out at outside lands where tonight jackets will be required. the story, as we go through time, has been and will be this low pressure center which is not supposed to be there really, and as it sits here, it delivers rain, even some show to the higher elevations. this low pressure center is gradually going to move on. this is why we've been cool. this is why firefighters have been able to stand down a little tbint bay area because this has delivered the drizzle, this has delivered below- average temperatures inmany locations, and the partly cloudy conditions. b

california.. how crews are trying to gain control of it .. after it consumed thousands of acres in a day. ((michelle mortensen)) >> plus... that fire closed down the main road between las vegas and california.. we're monitoring the traffic situation along the i-15. looking at the future of lake mead.. the weary projections .. and when some believe it might not have enough water. ((michelle mortensen)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((brian loftus)) >>> thanks for waking up with us on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader. i'm brian loftus. ((michelle mortensen)) >> and i'm michelle mortensen, in for kirsten. this morning, hundreds of firefighters continue to battle the blue cut fire in southern california... forced to evacuate their homes. ((brian loftus)) >> here's a map of where the fire is at to give you some perspective. from here in las vegas to the fire... it's roughly a two- and- a half hour drive. 8 news now reporter michael stevens on the very l

there's more than a dozen fires burning in california. a live picture in san bernardino area near highway 15. we'll continue to check in on that story. >>> there's a big shakeup for the trump campaign this morning with a new manager now calling the shots. congress is also learning more about what hillary clinton told the fbi about her e-mail use. and reporter doug lose attar live in washington right now as it starts to wind down, doug. >> reporter: the trump campaign doesn't like that term shakeup, but that's clearly what has taken place there. no one's been fired but there is a new campaign manager and a new campaign chief executive. >> the democratic party has failed and betrayed the african- american community. >> donald trump making a direct appeal to african-american voters in wisconsin. what appears to be a new tactic coming from a newly reorganized campaign. paul med fort who was brought in earlier this summer to professionalize the campaign will remain the chairman. there are two new hires, kellyanne conway, a well-known strategis

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from the shores of california to the chesapeake. incidentally, for our first course, we are serving our famous maryland crab, which is from cambridge, maryland, accented with an asian hybrid of citrus, a cross between lime and kumquats. it also includes root vegetables such as tar oh. -- taro. for the second course, we want to celebrate summer. we are highlighting local tomatoes from farms in ohio and we are marrying this with some wonderful asian glaziers, green papaya and green mango pickle. it is a wonderful, tropical, oriental fruit. for the main course, beef garnish with roasted yams from california and garnished with wonderful baby kale and some wondrous lemongrass demi-glace. i would like to introduce you to our executive chef. >> good morning everyone. my name is lucy morrison. i am the executive pastry chef. i would like to present to you today a festive gathering. in my left hand is a play to desert, a handmade creation of peach sangria cake layered with accents of coconut milk, palm sugar, and lime leaves. bright yellow p

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california grown with no antibiotics ever. let's get comfortable with our food again. developing story in rio. american swimmers pulled off a plane and detained. this all >>> right now on nbc bay area, a developing story in rio. american swimmers pulled off a plane and detained. this all stems from an alleged robbery that's being questioned by brazilian authorities. the news starts right now. thanks for join us on this special edition of nbc bay area news. i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. the side story stealing the show in rio. the two swimmers were part of the group with ryan lochte claiming to be robbed at gunpoint. the u.s. state department is now getting involved. >> our team coverage on the olympics drama begins with nbc bay area's ian cole in the newsroom. this is now becoming a legal and diplomatic matter. >> it is, janelle, because police are investigating the group's claims. authorities have tried to keep all four of them in the country for questioning going so far as to pull two of them off their flight home moments before it was supposed to take off. tw

together, we're building a better california. for matt moore. >>> many giants fans had some doubts about the trade that sent matt duffy to tampa in exchange for matt moore, but moore may have erased some of those doubts as he led the team to just their fifth win in 14 game. matt moore making his giants debut in philly started out a little shaky, but moore went six innings allowing just two runs with steven strikeouts including this one with runners at the corners to end the 6th. for the second straight day the teams went into extras. in the 10th denard span with the go ahead home run. the giants win 3-2 to stay two up on the dodgers in the nl west. >>> the a's coco crisp flashing someletter in anaheim in the 5th with the game tied 5--- some leather in anaheim in the 5th with the game tied 5-5. chris nearly flies into the stands robbing choi of a homer. this also went into extras, 6-6 in the 10th. there's a double and the a's win 8-6 snapping their five game losing streak. >>> two of the young foundations of the raiders are their

suge lee, disability rights california. jane mayer adams with ed source. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> turning now to tech. it's no secret the bay area's tech industry has a glaring gender gap in its workforce. this week apple released its annual diversity report. it shows a tiny increase in female employees. women make up 23% of technical roles at apple, a 1% increase over last year. still it's higher than the percentages at two other silicon valley giants. at google women account for 19% of tech positions. and at facebook, 17%. recently a group of women in tech started a nonprofit vep tour called "projects include" to track and improve diversity. one of the founders is tracy chow, former engineer at pinterest, welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> in 2013 you posted an article on "medium" highlighting the diversity gap in tech. it created a firestorm. it's kicked off a wave of disclosures from tech companies about the makeup of their workforce. what do you make of the latest report out from apple showing a 1% increase

trump was also here for the california republican convention in april. protesters there blocking the entrance to the hyatt hotel in burling game. trump and his entourage had to stop on the freeway and jump over a barrier to get to the event. >> we are anticipating a big speech that donald trump has coming up about immigration. some people say is t is a change in direction. his camp said he is staying the course. >> there is also new rules for drones. the regulations in place that you need to know before you launch your unmanned aircraft. >>> a lot of investors digesting janet yellen's remarks last week and feeling better than last week. the dow up 120 points on the morning. s&p up 13 point. nasdaq close to 25. this is what is buzzing right now. you may see more drones over your house soon. the rules about who can ply them and why changes. >> scott mcgrew, why? >> okay, i'll explain. it allows businesses to fly drones for business, for money, so say, a roofer could inspect a roof. you still have to keep the drone in sight and have a special license. in fa

we paid $750. >> olivia came from california to help her sick father. they moved in august 4th and were told tuesday afternoon they'd have to move out. i have no resources from here. i have no family here. i'm my father's only daughter. he has no family here. and i don't know what to do. i don't know where to go from here. >> and her story is similar to so many others in this complex. >> i don't have anywhere else to go. i'll be homeless. >> jessie moved here four years ago and said it's been rife with problems. >> normal for no hot water or sewage backs up or no water at all. >> and that's where the problem started. olivia said she called city cold enforcement when the landlord would not provide hot water. the city said when code enforcement got there, they found out there was no gas and therefore no hot water, which is a code violation. they put up this sign, saying the complex was substandard and would have to close. we went to find out more from the manager. >> don't put me on camera. >> she clearly was unwilling to talk with us. her actions got mor

pago leon: es este servicio pago por tal enfermedad en california?en otras ciudades tirado todo el estado de california es el derecho que todo trabajador para ausentarse de su trabajo por un tiempo limitado para cuidar la forma de obtener un diagnÓstico ya sea propio o de un familiar cercano. tienen el derecho 24 horas de ernesto pago tres dÍas pueden decidir cuÁnto tiempo usar ganar doctor puede decir, por un par de horas. leon: que pasa si la persona no se enferma y no usa esas horas? >> se expira. >> y lo usan puede despedir sin hacerlo? >> en piezas de casos segÚn sugerÍa que vinieron a buscarnos. oÍr directamente la oficina de estÁndares laborales del estado de california. leÓn: le damos gracias por esta informaciÓn muy precisa. >> gracias a ustedes. williams: un dÍa de la inauguraciÓn de los juegos olÍmpicos robÓ el balón de las canchas del fÚtbol. debutÓ la selección mexicana fue una seleccionar arriba y mostrÓ carÁcter de canciÓn ante una de alemania que dio la batalla. terminaron con un justo empate. argentina cayÓ dos a cero ante portugal.

across california, there are now 114 confirmed cases, all linked to foreign travel. just yesterday we learned two babies born in california have birth defects related to zika. a source tells kpbs radio one of those babies was declined in berkeley. the mother in the berkeley case was infected during pregnancy in guatemala. >>> outside lands in golden gate park tonight. the music festival runs all weekend. andrea was there tonight. >> reporter: people are streaming in outside lands for day 1 right now. to get inside outside lands, you need one of these wristbands. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: to survive a chilly golden gate park night uprobably need ail all of this too. >> this, and this kind of sweater thing, and is my volunteer suit on underneath. underneath that, i have this snirt bichl i don't think it's enough. >> reporter: the annual event has left friends and more fleets, back again with a lineup lucky enough to have a wristband excited. >> very cool for sure. >> i love this band here. i'm also gonna see duran duran for sure. >> air, duran duran, lionel ritchie. r

blue cut fire continues to burn within southern california. current acres burned is now at 25,626 with only 4% containment as of last night. smoke will continue to billow into the valley this morning into the afternoon creating unhealthy levels of air quality for the young, elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. but there may be some good news today. mainly sunny skies will be common along with highs dropping to between 102 to 106 mountains, rain chances are up southern nevada. if the moisture flow can push more west, rain chances may increase over the fire area which would help fire fighters out! thanks greg. as dayna mentioned, northbound lanes of the 15 are back open on the california side. but southbound lanes remain closed. yasmeen has a look at any delays and a view of traffic good morning, yasmeen. our crews were able to get a first hand look at the located at the summitt of the cajon pass. it was once a historic establishment...elvis and clint eastwood even ate there once more than a pile of rubble. our crews also got an upclose l

we will continue to monitor the california wildfires.e will have the latest on air and online on www.cbs5.com. >>> shake up at university of california at berkeley tonight. the chancellor announced he is stepping down after his successor is found. nicholas dirks has been under fire for the way he handled sexual harassment cases. ane letter to the campus nicholas dirks writes i have come to the decision that the time is right for me to allow someone else to take up the financial and institutional challenges ahead of us. that news comes a week after the chancellor at uc davis stepped down after being accused of violating the rules on nepotism. she misused fees fees and lied about her role in social media contracts. >>> talk of massive layoffs at cisco. the san jose company will lay off 14,000 employees world wide. that is 20% of its work force. cuts will be announced in the next few weeks. they will announce their earnings at the close of trading tomorrow. >>> tonight lots of people who rely on a device say they can't afford it anymore. th

now they're trying to weaken california's clean air laws. i'm tom steyer. we've had a million kids get asthma. we need to send the oil companies a message. tell your legislator to stand up to the oil companies and protect our clean air laws. don't let the oil companies put their profits... ...ahead of our kids. challenging. here in california, the state bar was created to ies . >>> hiring the right lawyer can be challenging. here in california the state bar was created to investigate complaints and hand down punishments to lawyers who cheat their clients. >> earlier this year investigative reporter revealed how the california bar may have actually been putting legal clients at risk. now lawmakers are taking action. >> reporter: guys, the ris of concerns has grown even since our last investigation. critics point to questionable financial decisions and high-priced salaries for bar employees. lawmakers at state capital are fighting over how exactly to change the bar, but there's a lot at stake for you at home. the bar itself and the woman now in charge of it a

and the devastating wildfires in california.... a little extra heat for us just doesn't seem too much to deal h temps will stay above normal for feel a downward trend - with back to normal temps. .. the smoke is making its way into the valley and you can really see it as we look out across the valley this morning. ........... those dry gusty winds have been too hard to fight in southern california. ...... the winds will continue today... there have been fire weather warnings and hot temps across that area. .......... that area is so prone to fire danger. .... here at home we have lighter winds and somewhat cooler some smoke and haze. . but hot triple digits iwll continue for us.... and back to normal by the weekend. <<< ((weather toss))>>> ((brian loftus)) >>> a victory for title loan segment... the rules one company didn't follow.. and your rights if you take out one of these loans... ahead on 8 news now, the ((brian loftus)) >>> a new ruling against title max... a vehicle title loan company.. says they will have to pay back some

tonight, some northern california tee >>> i'm gonna say this., california wildfires, because of you, tony bennett song, we had this today. a lot of smoke and haze in the atmosphere. this is a live shot, if looked smoky, the sky had a milky color to it. that haze will be prevalent again tomorrow. it'll be in the mid and is upper levels of the atmosphere. i don't think you're gonna smell or see as much smoke tomorrow. moderate air quality throughout the bay area coming up tomorrow. they were dancing in jack london square earlier tonight. oakland at 60, liver more 64, san francisco 59. tonight 50. fremont 57, consort 57, napa 52. low tonight in san francisco, 55 degrees. the sunrise at 6:30. interesting setup. midlevel winds coming from the south, numerous fires burning to our south. smoke being transported here. this will continue tomorrow. down at surface, we have a low pressure area to our south, continuing to feed in the onshore flow, causing a few isolated mountain thunderstorms. up to tahoe, sierra over the weekend, watch out for an isolated

however, the california dmv never took any more acquisition against his license. why? the dmv -- more action against his license. why? the dmv said the information provided to california does not indicate the offense involved a commercial vehicle and was assessed a zero point count value. therefore, the citation did not trigger any further action against driving privileges. the oregon dmv admit there was a clerical error. either the officer or court did not put down vasquez was driving a bus that day. the california dmv said had they known that, he would have been barred from driving a bus another four months. >>> if you were driving through downtown san francisco tonight, you know traffic was absolute gridlock. there was a widespread power outage, about 20,000 pg&e customers who lost electricity before 6:00. it lasted about an hour. >>> firefighters had to rescue someone stuck in an elevator at adobe during the outage. the cause is unclear at this point. >>> wildfire spreading fast held to 15% containment. 4,500 acres have burned near lake bare he is is. nearby the ca

the blue cut fire continues to rip through southern california... a couple caught this terrifying video while they were trying to escape the flames. they did manage to make it out safely. however, this fire is still threatening homes...with 80- thousand people told to evacuate . it's also affecting us here in the valley... we have the whole team tracking this... greg bennett is tracking our air quality here in the valley... yasmeen hassan is watching i- 15...where the northbound lanes are back open...but southbound lanes are still closed at cajon pass. let's get started with her... blue cut fire continues to burn within southern california. current acres burned is now at with only 4% containment as of last night. smoke will continue to billow into the valley this morning into the afternoon creating unhealthy levels of air quality for the young, elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. but there may be some good news today. mainly sunny skies will be common along with highs 10pm tonight. the chance rain percentage is between 10% and 20%; for the m

that measure was opposed by every local agency in california could board of supervisors, league of california cities, the california school district association. the california special district association. then assembly member john l burton became a co-author and we were successful in enacting it with the acquiescence of then gov. pete wilson who had been mayor of the city of san diego earlier in his career. after that, i introduced about a year or so later a major revision of the california public records act to strengthen the ability of people to obtain public records . today, the word is called transparency. the third reason that i filed my application is based on hearsay, reading, and some conversations that the ethics commission new executive director is competent and capable and brings a sense of reactivation as compared to her predecessor about whom i heard complaints. that the staff is composed of strongly motivated individuals and that it is a worthy exercise of citizenship to be a part of the five-member ethics commission in these present circumstances. thank you. >> thank you very

also at the summit, california governor jerry brown and california's two senators dianne feinstein and robert boxer. live coverage here on c-span2. [applause] >> twenty years the celebration because we help lake tahoe. two decades ago we came together to present the beauty of this breathtaking place. and for 20 years we have worked just to give it. we want to make it better and we have done that. one need only gays at these emerald blue waters to see the progress we have made in keeping tahoe blue. [applause] >> we envisioned 20 years ago what we wanted to accomplish, and we've done that and maybe a little more. lake tahoe is now more pristine than it has been in decades. because of the work of a lot of people, including these wonderful people that are on the stage with me. but, you know, like a baseball team, who wins a world series, they can't rest on their laurels. finish the series, and what did he do? they figure out what they did well and try to improve from that. so that's what today's celebration is all about your we have reached the goal and now we have to build on progress. l

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what's it going to take to get this protection for parents in california? >> for california not to allow minors to have credit freezes doesn't make sense. >> reporter: so citing our continuing coverage assemblyman gatto introduced the child credit freeze legislation similar to laws in other 27 states. it will let california parents place a security freeze on their kids' social security numbers. believed to be the single best tool to prevent financial id theft, a credit freeze is a simple process for adults. but two of the three credit bureaus still refuse to let parents in california freeze their kids' credit before they become id theft victims. keem in mind, kid-sensitive information has also been compromised through recent hacks. >>> an update on another consumerwatch investigation. earlier this year, we uncovered the car thieves from a high-end green manufacturer tested positive for a known cancer- causing flame retardant despite the advertised claims. now, orbit baby denies they contain the chemical, but they are providing refunds on a case- by-case bas

year released california's first and only study on lane splitting accidents.t law enforcement to temporarily identify when crashes involved lane splitting. the study looked at nearly 6,000 motorcycle accidents over a 14-month period, and lane splitting played a role 17% of the time. >> when the motorcycle rider is going no faster than 10 or 15 miles an hour, then the surround intraffic and the surrounding traffic is going no faster than 35 miles an hour, then it is no more dangerous than motorcycle riding under any circumstance. >> reporter: but the state doesn't actually require anyone to follow those guidelines. >> even to it is legal now and has been for decades, there have never been any regulations on how to do it safely. >> right. >> reporter: assemblyman bill quirk of hayward is trying to change that. he offered legislation that would require the dmv and california highway patrol to develop guidelines which could include speed limit restrictions. >> i don't want motor cyclists splitting lanes unsafely. >> reporter: we discovered california has stopped k

southern california wilfire with some smoke and haze today... but if the winds keep the air stirred up. ................ our temps will stay hot - above 105 again today. ...................... those dry gusty winds have been too hard to fight in southern california. ...... the winds will continue today... there have been fire weather warnings and hot temps across danger. .... rain continues to plague texas and reaches all the way to the northeast again today. here at home we have breezy winds and somewhat cooler this morning. . but hot triple digits iwll >>> back to you./// ((brian loftus)) >>> tomorrow, libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson... will hold a rally here in las vegas. the former new mexico governor is headlining the event at the s-l-s casino. the rally starts at 6 p-m... and johnson needs to reach a 15-percent average in polls to join hillary clinton and donald trump on the presidential debate stage./// ((brian loftus)) >>> meanwhile, indiana governor mike pence will be here today in southern nevada. he'll be in henderson

buscaban bloquear la ley de vacunas obligatorias en california...er todas sus vacuna al corriente sin importar sus creencias personas o religiosas... la unica excepcion es mediante el comprobante de un doctor... ---el gobernador "jerry brown" promulgó una ley que prohibe almacenar carbón en california. ---la medida se originó en respuesta a las quejas de los defensores del medio ambiente en "oakland", donde se ha incrementado exponencialmente la exportación de carbón hacia asia.---sin esta nueva ley, se habría dado luz verde a la construccion de una nueva terminal para almacenar y exportar carbón en el puerto de oakland. el numero de personas menores de 25 aÑos que se quitan la vida lanzandose desde el golden gate se multiplico por 5 en los ultimos 14 aÑos... ante esto la patrulla del puente trabajara en conjunto con una linea de ayuda por mensaje de texto para controlar las crisis y persuadir a las personas de que existen otras salidas... en promedio esta linea directa de ayuda por mensaje de texto es contactada cada mes por 50 mil personas y el 80

we know we have crews also from northern california. right now more than 1300 personnel are working to contain it. it is zero percent contained. crews are assessing the damage. they don't have a count of how many homes with burned. structures have been lost. that includes a mcdonald's on the cajon pass and the historic summit inn restaurant. more than 34,000 homes have been evacuated, and that amounts to roughly 82,000 people. >> i was able to get up this morning and get some eyes on it from the air. in a word, it was devastating. a lot of homes lost yesterday. there will be a lot of families that come home to nothing. if there is a bright side, a silver lining, there are some homes that were saved. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see the wind blowing and the smoke in the air right over the hill. here is the community of brightwood. the sheriff's department is asking folks if they are asked to evacuate, that they don't delay. pack their things, pack their animals and evacuate immediately. live in phelan, fox news. >> and a quic

so interestingly here in california and in northern california, we are good stewards. we do a good job caring for the environment, but that didn't isolate us from 4 years of extreme drought. and probably more to come. we got a little break this late winter early spring with el nino, we got some rain and the hills are greener and we said prayers for thanksgiving for that. at the same time that el nino was the strongest in 100 years and caused us breaching: we know of coral reefs in the pacific. a third to a half of those are gone and may not come back. so these are planetary effects that we're dealing with and so the income equality which we have the unfortunate position of maybe being the most income equal city, region in the united states among them for sure, and what's done to our population -- >> we see it in the city here. >> so much. >> there's a very old settlement house like hall house is the oldest in chicago. we have one in the episcopal good samaritan here in the city and the director, pause, he narrated that to me. he narrated the story there's clients of th

if you must drive to southern california tonight... take note of the alternative routes we have mapped out on fox five vegas dot com. th on when the blue cut fire will be contained. more than 13- hundred firefighters are working hard... in harsh weather firefighters are working hard... in harsh weather conditions. two of them suffered minor injuries - but accordinig to san bernardino fire - injuries - but accordinig to san bernardino fire - are already out of the hospital - and back on duty. fox five has team coverage of this story... live from southern california. we'll check in with eric hilt in just a moment... join abb theodros... with the latest in the effort to battle the blue cut fire. this fire has been moving rapidly. two hours ago we were sitting in a thick layer of smoke- now things have cleared enough that we can show you some of the damage done here along highway 138. road closures from i 15 all the way up to ranchero road and 173...causing a lot of problems for commuters in both las vegas and southern california. centers

>> we might have ♪ ♪ california's clean air laws we've cut toxic pollution.ing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer. just when we're making progress, the oil companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. but we can stop them. send them a message. we're going to protect our kids - not their profits. ♪ >> when it happens where you live -- the abc 7 news team covers your neighborhood. your story -- choose the news that matters where you live. choose the team that works for you. choose abc 7 news. >>> i'm ama daetz. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, ford it about to shift the silicon valley operations in high gear. it wants to make a car but without one thing all of them have. >>> also, he's on the road to recovery. but this little guy didn't always look this good. we'll see his amazing transformation after being found in dumpster. and they could soon be on everything from wine bottles to bike helmets, the high-tech giant betting on a big future with something so small. it i

---un nuevo incendio forestal al que llamaron "blue fire" arde fuera de control en el sur de californiael martes por la maÑana, las llamas consumieron 47 millas cuadradas de terreno en el bosque nacional de san bernardino, y forzaron a evacuar a Ás de 80-mil personas.---la labor de los bomberos se dificulta debido al calor, la baja humedad y las fuertes Áfagas de viento. ---asi reacciono una de las personas afectadas por el incendio >> no lo puedo creer. hace ocho dÍas nos evacuaron de la casa por otro incendio. y ayer que salÍ de trabajar... no hay manera de subir. asÍ no me quiero ir tampoco a mi casa. tampoco quiero poner mejor la vida. -- en riesgo la vida. [hablan en inglÉs] asumir, dijo.es un reto que vuelto la norma... propagacÓn de arrasando sin donde los aÑo de retos, "este ha sido un cal fire dice que "este ha sido un aÑo de retos, donde los incendios estan arrasando sin precedentes y la propagacÓn de las llamas se ha vuelto la norma... es un reto que todos debemos asumir, dijo. ---un hombre es acusado de provocar un incendio forestal que destruyo 175 viviendas y otras estruct

. >>> and why the college presidents office at the university of california, 686 million-dollar budget, and they want to know where the money is going.>> and why the uc president is spending so much money.>>> let's start with our forecast.>> today is starting out a lot like yesterday, dense fog along the coast, low clouds inland. but inland you could be cooling down, take a look outside, the golden gate bridge, completely covered in the fog this morning. temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s area-wide. visibility is reduced, and at the reporting stations, a mile and a half at half moon bay, three quarters of a mile in santa rosa. this is the reporting stations and you could run into dense fog with only a few feet of visibility, especially along the coast, so be mindful. temperatures should be coming down by a few degrees with the exception of the far inland locations, low to mid 90s, 60s and 70s on the bay, 50s and 60s on your coast, your full forecast is coming up. >>> violence in milwaukee, wisconsin, protest breaking out after the fatal shooting of the armed man by the police of

now they're trying to weaken california's clean air laws. i'm tom steyer. we've had a million kids get asthma. we need to send the oil companies a message. tell your legislator to stand up to the oil companies and protect our clean air laws. don't let the oil companies put their profits... ...ahead of our kids. tonight. this happened just about anr and a half ago.. on san lea street. it's a single- story struct. the fire is contained to the garage. ters. >> tony bennett saying he left. cc >>> a single story structure, and the fire was contained to the garage. >>> a bay area woman accused of terrorizing the kardashians. his daughter spent $50,000 to live at the beverly hills hotel and stalk the famous family. he begged her to come home but she refused. now she is facing federal charges. >> reporter: the woman accused of stalking and corporating kris gener and her family faced a formal judge is today. she suffers from a mental illness, and her family says what she did was to be expected. once married to caitlin, the woman formerly known as bruce jenner. autho

california prompting evacuation of dozens of homes. it began about 55 miles east of los angeles near silverwood lake. it is grown to more than a square mile inside. air quality could reach unhealthy levels due to the >>> fishermen love to talk about the big one that got away and now we have proof for one fisherman that it happened a group of guys were out for a half day of fishing off the coast of san diego. look at this. unbelievable. the captain of the ship hooked a shark and the shark decided to turn to an olympic gymnast having a ball out there. it's crazych the shark was estimated to weigh 500 pounds and really put a on a show. the -- put on a show. the shark get away. >>> beaches on the cape back opened after several great white sharks shut them down to swimmers. 6 great whites why spotted feasting on a dead whale friday. officials immediately closed noon's landing beach point and cold storage all three are back opened. >>> the first family enjoying the first weekend of their vineyard vacation. president obama spent his first ful

problems. >>> motorcycle death on the rise in california. lawmakers hope to make our roads safer to ride. >> abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> good evening. a skydiver and his instructor died this morning. their bodies were found in a vineyard. investigators say they were doing a tandem jump and the parachute did not open. the sheriff's office say they both appear to be men and jumped with the low die parachute center. >> right now our investigation is an accidental death. the parachute did not deploy. >> the second death at the center in less than sucks month -- six months. in february, man died after his parachute malfunctioned and the crash into a wall. the stockton record reports there have the been 13 deaths connecting to at the could idiveing school dating back to 2007, including a woman from the bay area. may, small plane carrying 17 skydives took off and then landed upside-down after hitting a pickup trupp. >>> tonight police in vallejo are dedicating two deadly shoots. in one officers found a man lying dead in the street. no s

three to one, california voted in 1929 to give $6 billion to parks.he bond required that if that $6 million has been spent, california has obtained mountain and sea, valley and desert, canyon, stream, and waterfall with quite a majestic world filled with giant ferns countries that rise 300 feet to the sky. it is saved forever from the axe. and feel those who behold them with reverence. -- awe and reverence. california redwood state park, consisting of some 10,000 acres, mostly redwood forest, 2.5 hours from san francisco in santa cruz county, was the first state park created when the golden state set out to create a system of state owned recreational areas second to none. it is a magnificent monument to those stately giants of the forest world. the park is splendidly equipped to serve the requirements of the visiting public, and in the summer season is constantly thronged with pleasure seekers. the members of the civilian conservation corps under the ecw plan speeded up development that will take many years to complete. additional roads and trails are

no sÓlo en california, tambiÉn en oregÓn, colorado. toda la regiÓn estÁ con incendios.ar seco en toda la costa oeste. las condiciones van a seguir difÍciles de controlar. en esta noche las temperaturas en los 57. hasta los 60. se espera que maÑana alcancemos cerca de los 454. un panorama que se mantiene estable, ligeramente sube la temperatura del sÁbado en la bahÍa. 76, hasta los 83 el prÓximo sÁbado y domingo. condiciones agradables. pero toda la costa oeste continÚa con esos incendios creciendo en toda la regiÓn. mÁs detalles maÑana. te presentamos los nuevos cigarrillos. para crear nuevos adictos. están dirigidos a los más inocentes.. los niños. y los hacen con sabores de dulces... para atraerlos más fácilmente. no te dejes engañar. ---la obesidad podÍa estar ligada al deterioro neuroÓgico.---los cienÍficos de la universidad de "cambridge" estudiaron cientos de cerebros de personas de entre 20 y 87 aÑos, y descubrieron que los que teÍan unos kilos de mas o eran obesos, teÍan cerebros similares a los de personas que eran 10 aÑos mayores. ---se acerca la eleccion de n

chris martinez is in wrightwood, california.. where firefighters say they have never seen anything like this one: <<< (nats of flames) the massive "blue cut" fire creeps ever closer to wrightwood---a community east of los angeles. the wildfire has forced the but some like josh owens and regan irwin have - for now - stayed behind. (sot regan irwin/wrightwood resident) 22:07:44 our whole life is here. everything that we own is in this place. ((josh owens/ wrightwood 22:09:10)) we're packed up and ready to go. fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air... but have struggled to keep it from growing. (nats) on tuesday, flames ripped through neighborhoods in the town of phelan... destroying a number of homes. strong winds have helped spread the flames, making it tough for fire crews to ep ctm)) this fire ran the opposite direction it ran up canyon established itself in all these canyons which carried this fire in a bunch of different directions. ((chris martinez/ wrightwood ca)) more than 15 hundred fire