southern california actually voted to sort of brexit from the rest of california in 1859. but the final decision had to pass to congress and by the time it reached congress. the national scene was so convulsed with fears of southern secession that it never really made it onto the agenda and sort of the movement to break southern california off at that point died, but you can you can sort of see that the afterlife of that movement. it's shifted from southern, california to northern california, but there's still you know, every year this annual push to break off california and to into smaller parts. i don't know if that begins to get at the question nails, but hopefully it's a start excellent, and let's go from california to arizona. karen asked. how could arizona even consider secession since they were a territory not a state? arizona also like southern california had been agitating for independent status. for years before the civil war so as southern california was was pushing to form its own territory, arizona as the southern part of new mexico was also pushing for territ

su directed the california employment development department to, in the words of the california state auditor, and i quote, pay certain claimants u.i. benefits without making key elibility determinations and temporarily stop collecting biweekly eligibility cert caigs, end quote. these directives unquestionably helped smooth the path for widespread unemployment fraud as well as a significant number of improper payments. it's difficult to know what president biden was thinking when he decided to nominate someone who presided over massive unemployment fraud to be the next labor secretary. if that's what happened when ms. su was the labor secretary for a single state, it's difficult to see her as a qualified nominee to head the labor department for an entire country. but my concerns with ms. su don't end there. in addition to questionings about -- questions about her ability to effectively administer a cabinet department, i have serious concerns that ms. su would use her national platform to continue promoting policies that are hostile to workers. during her time in california government,

california has incredible economic power. were our own country, we would be the fourth largest economy in the world. how are we using that power in the world to move forward for ideals? >> it is really remarkable. i think it's pretty clear that what we're doing on trying to invest in transitioning to the carbon free energy future, clean energy, whether it's our electric vehicle mandates, whether it is changing our grid. the development of lithium valley down in the sea, investing in hydrogen power, cleaning our ports. all of this will really put us in a place where we are leading in the world. and that is a very important part of it. but it's also the fact that our motto is all dreams welcomed. this is what the tourism industry really promotes in the world and it's true because whether it's entrepreneurs that are coming here to start the company or if they seek venture capital funding where california distributes 2-1 of the next highes state for venture capital funding or people coming for tourism or coming to work. there's o

so, there is a pr campaign in california, arizona, don't let julie su california our workplace. very explicitly, the independent contractor rule, the department of labor is issuing now, it's not the ab5 rule. the attacks on the ab5 rule are not relevant with the department of labor is doing today. on the unemployment insurance issue, i agree with senator romney and others. fraught is outrageous, and especially with people taking advantage and defrauding a program designed to help the nation out of a crisis. but many states, as senator murphy said, have fraught rates much higher. for people who just didn't focus on this, let's be really clear about what this fraud was. i'm going to give you some statistics. the week that ended march 14th, 2020, the last three pandemic week, 278,000 americans filed unemployment insurance claims. but next week, it was 2.9 million americans. the week after that, it was 5.9 million americans. but week after that, it was 6.1 million americans. so, our nations employment agencies that have been used to dealing with 278,000 claims a week nationally, we'

a california supreme court decision can. you never been on california supreme court.dified by the california legislature. you were not a member of the california legislature. you were obligated to implement just as you would be obligated to implement federal laws in your capacity as deputy secretary of labor. you have issued a regulation in this space that does not incorporate the abc test for determining who is an employee and who's an independent contractor.. the major groups that were concerned with a.b. 5 like lyft and the franchise association have praised the federal standard that you've issued as, thank goodness this standard does not include the thing we didn't like about the california standard. so there's a pr campaign, don't californias arizona, or don't t julie su california our workplace. very explicitly the independent contractore rules that departmt of labor is issuing now is not the a.b. 5 rule, so the attacks really are not relevant to what the department of labor's doing today. on the unemployment insurance issue, i agree with senator romney and othe

does the moisture that has fallen on california mean california's water woes are largely over?yes and no. there is no denying it has made a huge difference and significantly eased drought conditions across the state. three mont ago, we saw most of the state in severe and extreme exceptional drought. people underwater conservation orders. officials saying they barely had enough supplies for health and safety of millions. now the reservoirs are fuller, snowpack is much healthier. but there are still parts of the state experiencing drought and water scarcityssues. on top of that, the long-term climate train in california is hotter and drier, even though we got this burst of water this winter. because of that, i don't think officials will ever officially declared the drought over. we need to continue to plan for future dry times, invest in infrastructure and ways to capture and store and convey water in the state. and we need to keep our ethos of conservation. i don't think they will ever fully declare the drought over for those reasons. >> i know you spoke to officials at the bigg

the survey was given in 95% of california's middle and high schools. i myself have not experienced this, but i do think it could be a very normal experience i have for any of us today, especially the younger generation. the behavior students reported included fighting, kicking, hitting, bringing weapons to school being threatened with a weapon and verbal abuse. but in terms of guns we like had with weapons like a 70% reduction from 20 years, kids are not bringing up over six million students participated in the survey, and even with a significant drop in victimization at school, astor says the need for attention has contributed to deadly school shootings that continue to happen. they want to be remembered when they die. they want the media to pick up on who they are, who they were, and they know just like any terrorist activity. would that if you kill a lot of innocent people and innocent kids and innocent is the media is going to pick up on on it. young people we spoke to also say the rise of social media plays a role in how students may be victimized

. >> california henge, in case you haven't heard of it. >> i heard it. i saw it on social. >> it happened over the weekend. a play on stone henge. to take a look at what you might have missed, here is what the scene was like. that is the top of california street looking east. watch the sun come up perfectly aligned. not only perfectly aligned through the buildings but the bay bridge location. let's play it back. if you have taken the cable carried up california street, we will play the video back again. i want you to see where the sun pauses. the view down california street of a direct line of site to the bay bridge and, bam, right there. that is the alignmene th ba un quirk in the way the streets and the grid is laid out in that's zero degrees on ng the compass. looking exactly east that is 90 degrees. you get that on the equinox. we are a couple of degrees past. that the sun is not rising the at 90 degrees. as get into summer the sunrises farther north. now it's rising at 80 degrees. now the unique quark in the grid of san francisco's streets come in t

the gentleman from california is -- or reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. takano: mr. chairman, might i inquire as to how much time remains on each side? the chair: the gentleman has 4 1/4 minutes remaining. mr. takano: thank you. mr. chairman, i ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a statement by the national parents union in opposition to h.r. 734. the speaker pro tempore: that -- the chair: that request is covered under general leave. mr. takano: mr. chairman, i at this moment yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia, the ranking member of the full education and work force committee, mr. scott. the chair: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, this bill is a mean-spirited attack on transgender women and girls' participation in sports. it essentially requires women and girls to prove their gender. in kansas where a similar bill was passed, students could be forced to have invasive inspections of their body parts. the bottom line is that we should let parents, doctors and sports organiz

tomorrow is earth day, an annual event that traces roots back to california. in 1969, at a conference in san francisco, a piece activist opposed a day to honor the earth and the concept of peace. one year later the first earth day proclamation was issued by a san francisco mayor, on march 21, 1970. on a sunny day, when the fog has lifted and the san francisco bay sparkles, it's easy to think the land is pristine and water is pure. a recent report from the environmental integrity project found 81 refineries in the united states discharged concerning amounts of pollutants into our waterways, including some right here in the bay area. we are joined now by a san francisco examiner climate reporter, jessica, thank you for joining us. thank you so much for having me. >> tell me what this report means for the health of water in the bay.>> this report lines out data that shows half 1 billion gallons of wastewater from these refineries are getting dumped into waterways across the united states every single day, that includes refineries in the bay area, including philli

ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with retail banking in california by j.d.er. >>> it's getting sunnier at northern california beaches but the winter storms left their mark. len ramirez reports an extra amount of drift wood piled up and that eativetur e artist in the monterey bay. >> reporter: surf 2 to 3 feet. the tide is going out. for duncan murray the wild winter storms brought a unique silver lining to his craft. it's here on the beaches of monterey county scattered and piled and waiting to be discovered. >> so, here is an example of close but no cigar. >> reporter: duncan is a drift wood artist. he is not just looking for any bump on a log. he seems out the most colorful, twisted fragments of trees to carve into one of a kind works of art. >> this is a beast but i think we will give it a shot. >> reporter: after minutes on caramel river state beach he finds something. was probably part of the big sur fire. >> reporter: this redwood log is one of tens of thousands of drift wood pieces on the sand. to his trained eyes it has possibilities. >> you can see

wasn't it in california. yes, san bernardino california.as new coke. it was probably the single greatest food disaster in the history of the united states. now mcdonald's wants to change the all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun, that has been the big formula. now they want to tweak the way that the beef tastes. it's very bizarre. a palliative tested this in canada. it is successful in canada. i would just say canada and united states are just a little just say canada and united states arejust a little bit just say canada and united states are just a little bit different in that regard because i'm pretty sure it is going to be a mass uprising if mcdonald's tries to change this. there are other brokers available. surely not frying the onions. a white and caramelised onions? i mean, that is sacrilegious. i don't understand why one would do that. no, no. that would be an instant turn—off. i can't get them to eat any onions, oh, well, we will see what happens with that. thank you both for being with m

from the oregon coast to the california mexico border.ecision comes after near record low numbers of fish returned to california's rivers last year. lawmakers fear the closure will affect all parts of the fishing economy. representative pelosi says efforts are underway to declare a federal fishing disaster. governor newsom has already started the process by requesting a disaster declaration. after the break. baseball is back at oracle park. the changes that ♪ alex! mateo, hey how's business? great. you know that loan has really worked wonders. that's what u.s. bank is for. and you're growing in california? -yup, socal, norcal... -monterey? -all day. -a branch in ventura? that's for sure-ah. atms in fresno? fres-yes. encinitas? yes, indeed-us. anaheim? big time. more guacamole? i'm on a roll-ay. how about you? i'm just visiting. u.s. bank. ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with retail banking in california by j.d. power. we are grocery outlet ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with and we are your bargain bliss market. what's bargain blis

but california is key. california senator will represent the most powerful companies in the world. google, apple, facebook. california senator represents hollywood, two huge ports for the pacific. farming interest. and, remember, california is a launching pad for the white house. you got nixon, you got reagan. you got kamala. all came out of california. so, who is gaining from diane's seat. first congresswoman diane porter being groomed to fill it. "primetime" did an investigation into this woman. and this woman is funny. her husband divorced her because she dumped a bowl of steaming hot potatoes offer his head. she wouldn't let her husband have a cell phone because is he too f'ing dumb to operate it. that's his alleys. husband says porter is prone to extreme anger and has a history of snapping and screaming at him and the children and would claw and scratch. the woman sounds like a rabid raccoon. they have even attended anger management classes together but it didn't take. they are not together one time an

a super bloom is in full bloom in southern california in northern california we are on the verge of warhine. we could be experiencing a super bloom in the next week or two. >> the puppies which most people associate with super blooms are just starting now. >> the california department of parks and recreation is encouraging people to get out and enjoy the kaleidoscopic show we are about to witness but they are reminding the public to not stampede off trails or onto private property or block roads or illegally parked in order to get the perfect instagram photo. >> we are also hoping this year that people will be mindful if they want to walk into the flowers of where they are walking and try hard not to trample the flowers. >> many of our wildflowers are very sensitive to soil disruption and trampling. it is very important that you stay on trails so that these -- so we don't doom the bloom. >> no picking wildfires -- weld file -- wildflowers either. but the allergies have started. >> oh, spencer. >> i know. >>they're going to be even worse because the winds are picking up. let me show you

hello, california. i know you guys got a lot of problems out here, but your governor is very concern about what we're doing in florida. so i figured i had to come by. well, thank you so much. it's really an honor to be at the ronald reagan library. and as i was coming here, i started to think a little bit about president reagan and about some of the issues that we're facing now. and, of course, you know, president reagan had a great sense of humor. and i thought about a story that there was a debate between three of our founding fathers, dr. benjamin rush, thomas jefferson and ben franklin. and the debate was about what was the world's oldest profession. and dr. rush said as a physician, he said, the world's oldest professions, the doctor, because eve was cut out of adam's rib. so it has to be the physician. thomas jefferson, who, you know, design monticello said no. the world's oldest profession is the architect act after all. was the architect who brought order out of all the chaos in the universe. an

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in california. i don't want the rest of the country to suffer in the way california has. our state had the highest unemployment rate for much of the covid era. we have the nation's highest poverty rate. in recent years we have been last in the country in income growth and first in the country in u-haul rentals. i'm joined today by several colleagues who don't want this for their states. and for the rest of the country. they have joined us here for this special order to discuss what a julie su-led labor department would mean for their constituents and to urge president biden to withdraw this nomination. i'd like to begin by jackson leeing to my -- yielding to my friend from texas. >> thank you to my friend, mr. kiley from california, for gathering us here today for something very important. to speak out against president biden's nomination of julie su to be the next united states secretary of labor. as a former republican member of the california legislature, mr. kiley knows all too well why this sho

abortion remains legal in california in response, california family council ceo jonathan keller tweeteds. it is appalling that gavin newsom is so obsessed with ending the lives of children in the that he is attempting to stockpile dangerous and potentially illegal drugs. california again proves the only choice they care about is abortion. the biden administration is appealing that ruling by the judge in texas and has requested an emergency. stay a separate order by a federal judge in washington state orders the fda to make no changes to restrict access to mifepristone. >> and coming up on kron, 4 news at 6, president biden finally reveals that he's planning for re-election campaign. >> terrifying moments in mexico in an apartment building tumbles off a hillside. well, for news returns in just a moment. >> president biden is apparently planning for reelection campaign. he revealed a bit at this morning's white house easter egg roll. >> tillis ear for more straight roles. at least 3 or 4 more name. 85 86 are you saying that the eu would be taking part in upcoming election i was here on a

ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with retail banking in california by j.d.er. >>> well, the fbi swarmed the massachusetts home this afternoon, arresting a member of the national guard suspected of leaking classified pentagon documents. 21-year-old jack teixeira is a member of the intelligence wing of the massachusetts air national guard and also reportedly the leader of an online chat group where the documents were first uploaded. those documents outline details about ukraine's upcoming counteroffensive. both ukrainian and u.s. officials downplayed the impact of that leak. >> i am concerned that it happened, but there is nothing contemporaneous that i am aware of. >> those documents also reveal a number of secrets the u.s. is collected on its allies, causing the administration to make tough calls. >>> jury selection is underway in delaware in the dominion voting systems $2 billion defamation trial against fox news. dominion alleges that fox news damaged the reputation by promoting a series of false statements. one of the biggest claims is the dominion paid k

is it a is it a california or a southern california centric group of authors that you look for? is there is there that flavor to it? we definitely have a flavor, a california flavor. i mean, we have our los angeles times mainstage, which is really feature celebrity talent. and i would say, you know, and it's it's across movies and television and music. and so there's a lot of celebrity talent involved there. but beyond that, i mean, we do have some california focused panels, but it's very it's very wide. and we have authors who come. from all over the country and all over the world actually, we have we we give a set of book prizes every year, which we're going to be in our fourth, third year in the book prize. sarah moni takes place on the friday night, april 21st, and it kicks off the festival of books and many of those authors that are finalists for the prizes will be in the festival. and they came. they come from all over the world, actually. so we it's it's very wide. so i wouldn't say that it's strictly california focused. now, when you reach out to authors, are you able to

gabriela aborda el panorama con un experto. >> en california se habla del agua del norte de californiaesto del agua. ¿por quÉ es el agua tan vital para todos? >> el agua es a lo que todo necesitamos para vivir >> ¿como lo vamos a separar o se divide? considerando que la parte norte del estado es la que acumulÓ mÁs nieve. >> nuestra agua tiene que ser vino como un agua, si la lluvia cae mÁs en el norte de los Ángeles pero en el sur de california tenemos diferentes Áreas de donde importamos el agua y ademÁs las aguas locales. es un depÓsito de almacenamiento, programa de banco de agua subterrÁnea. tenemos que pensar de nuestra agua como una agua. >> el pleito del agua y el acceso al agua es muy viejo. ¿que ha cambiado entonces para acÁ? para que tenemos presas y otros sistemas. >> creo que lo importante es ver si... agua tenemos pero hay que verolimpia, quien podrÁ acceder al agua geogrÁficamente. tambiÉn estamos preparados para situaciones de emergencia. tenemos que considerar todas esas cosas. cayÓ bastante agua en estos momentos, la reversa de oroville estÁn a 83, en san luis a 99 de

struggling california salmon population. >> there are snails easy. there are long guys swimming around. and i believe that those are dragonflies lower bay. so all of this is literally filet mignon for baby salmon. some of the central valley is made up of hundreds of thousands of acres of rice fields. the goal with this project is to see if all of those fields could be used in the future to replicate the environment salmon will have experienced in this area thousands of years ago. >> this is the last strain. the point at which the fish, if they want to, they can leave the whole system. >> system is a series of rice field that have been converted into habitat for baby salmon. spin-up water comes in, it goes , all the boxes look like this, with the two inch hole, about two thirds from the bottom. >> those holes allow the baby salmon that either naturally come into the field during flooding, or are released into the field by the project team to swim freely from one section to another, eating up all the plankton and other organisms in the rich floodwaters

superblooms are expected all over california just a few days.ncisco film festival kicks off a fun time for stephanie land. spoke to organizers of the film festival about what you can expect. >> we have 11 days with 97 over. 37 different countries are incredibly proud of the lineup this year. we're kicking things off in oakland at the grand lake theater with california premiere of pete knicks. new film underrated cef 7 curry underrated. excuse me. so warrior fans out there. i know there are so few of them. it's beautiful story stuffs up and coming and about his rise and the 2020 to 20 warrior season and will be closing the festival with another local talent screening of boots. riley's. i'm a virgo, which is his first foray into television in the series for amazon prime so we have an incredible array of economically diverse and narratively complex phones andp something for everyone. we know people in san francisco in the bay area. our ambitious and curious and want to want to understand the world. and so the idea that we can continue to be able to

>> our top story tonight at 6.30, homelessness continues to be a growing issue across california with many cities looking to the capitol for solutions, others, however, taking matters into their own hands. that's charles clifford has. the latest on efforts being made by san jose mayor matt mahan and san mateo senator josh becker to solve this problem. >> well, across california, there are a great number of people who are in need of housing. the state also has a lot of empty. lots like this one here in san jose, both public and private property. there is a state senator is pushing a new effort through the legislature to try to make it easier to put temporary housing units like these right here onto these lots. it's absolutely heartbreaking. the california has the highest race, both homelessness and unsheltered homelessness in the country. state senator josh becker who represents portions of san mateo and santa clara county says introduced sb 6, 3, 4, signed into law. the bill would make it easier for temporary housing units such as these. >> to be placed on empty parcels of land, both

we know that california is not an island. to protect californians, we need to ensure that there are federal laws and regulations that can take care of every single american. kristen: what is difficult of course is the division of your will in congress right now making meaningful federal legislation very difficult. given that, what is your approach? >> so, for sure, we are pursuing and will continue to pursue advocacy that suggests congress should be reflective of the world and the opinions of the american people. especially when it comes to their safety and the life and world they want for their kids. i also deeply believe we don't have to wait for an act of congress to make change. the thing i was talking about earlier around safe storage -- that is a program we call end family fire. having conversations around storing guns safely in your home can have an impact on safety and also we can start to normalize conversations around gun responsibility and change the culture of guns in our home and in the process change lives. kris

, california, california, californication. okay. there you go. so since we're here in california, what you see as the major differences. well, first of all, tell us you what what texans mean by that. well, it means liberalism, basically. and, you know i think it fascinates, you know, a country we have, you know, united states, each of the states has their own system. and california, texas, number one, and number in terms of size and economy. they are seesaws when i was a kid, california was all and texas was all blue and i mean, as the california was as red as it is blue now and texas and vice versa. and it changed. the the the values that are reflected in each state are are similar i mean, we want good education sort of thing. we have totally different means of going about it. and weirdly enough, with very different policies. the outcomes are often extremely similar to our demography are practically identical. know we're both majority minority states as all of us will be. we're pioneers in that regard. but, you know, we've ad