environmental retail and senior groups including california product steward ship council and the california retailer association and green cities california california against waste the california association of retired americans and national organizations including national resources defense council, the clean water action, the national coalition against prescription drug abuse and the product steward ship institution and we have a letter of strong support from all 12 of the independent pharmacies that have been participating in the city's pilot program and in considering this issue we can either side with the police officers the environmentists or drug treatment centers or seniors in our own city department or we can side with the drug companies and we had almost 2 and a half hours of testimony so i i won't revisit every detail here but i want to address a few questions i've heard in recent days first i know some will say this legislation won't remove all pharmaceuticals from our waters or stop addiction. i know that i would never argue this is a cure all but i also don't think we should do nothing just because we can't do everything wo

and, taking on southern california california. and gets fouled. there was 48 second to play. and win it. miss the first. then, drains the second. the first state title since 1981. also congratulations to the middy girls who won the state championship today. more news coming up after >> less than ten hours to the morgan hill wild flower 10 k. keeping our eye on this guy. 10-year-old elliott daniels from south bay. he broke a world record running a half marathon in oakland in 1:30. he broke it by 2:00. daniel, set for tomorrow's race. done the training to make sure he gives the race his all. >> no trick, just train hard. i've don't eat bad food. processed sugar. any of that no. i just eat, like vegetables. some meat. >> keeping it simple. off awe all starts in morgan hill. 9:00 a.m. we'll be her to cheer on daniel and meet him at the finish line. wish him well in an adepartmentttempt to break the record. >> thank you for the diet tips. he is svelt. >> "saturday night live" is up next. dwayne the rock johnson is hosting. >>> gentlemen, thank you for coming. [ cheers and applause

. >> but they were able to put you in california. >> california is a big state. >> reporter: the documentary e re-examines the crime and the disappearance of his first wife and the murder of his neighbor in texas raising the question many have asked, could he have murdered them all. they found him not guilty in the murder of his neighbor. he admitted to killing him but argued it was self-defense. >> based on the evidence that was presented to us there was reasonable doubt. >> reporter: now he faces another murder trial after his lawyers warned him not to take part in the documentary. >> they said about a stillon times you can't help yourself. right now you're a free man. you say something inadvertently and you'll find ourself charged in new york or charged in los angeles. >> reporter: the series uncovered new evidence including a letter addressed to susan bermen from durst. the handwriting and misspelling look similar to a letter police received. >> is the information and the testimony of inconsistent statements and some handwriting samples enough to convict a person. >> whatever happens in

. >> but they were able to put you in california. >> california is a big state. >> but the documentary may have unearthed an important clue in berman's death. berman's death. a letter striking an anonymous note tipping them off to the location of berman's body. erin moriarty of ""48 hours"" discussed the similarities with the retired lapd detective who led the investigation. >> is that the moment when you compared cadaver letterer to bobby durst's handwriting, the moment he became at the top of the list of suspects. >> oh, yeah. he jumped up. just the totality of things but that note put him right at the tot. >> reporter: durst, whose family owns a number of management skyscraper has never been charged in the death of his wife kathleen and acquitted in the murder of his neighbor. he agreed to be interviewed for the hbo series so he could tell his story his way but they say the interviews he granted to the filmmakers prompted them to reopen their investigation to susan berman's murder. durst's attorney said it was coordinated with the hbo series. he also chalked up to what durst said ab

california? >> california's a big state. >> reporter: the documentary re-examined the crime along with two others the disappearance of durst's first wife in 1982 and the murder of durst's neighbor in texas. raising the question many have asked -- could durst have murdered them all? in 2003 a texas jury found durst not guilty in the murder of maurice black. he admitted to killing his neighbor and dismembering the body but argue you'd it was self-defense. >> based on the evidence that was presented to us there was reasonable doubt. >> reporter: now, durst faces another murder trial after his lawyers warned him not to take part in the documentary. >> they said about a zillion times, you can't help yourself. right now you're a free man 100%. you say something inadvertently, and you'll find yourself charged in new york or charged in los angeles. >> reporter: the series uncovers new evidence including a letter addressed to susan berman from durst. the handwriting and misspelling look hauntingly similar to an anonymous letter sent to police telling them where to find her body. >> they're going to need something substantial to hang their hat on. is the information and the testimony of inconsistent statements and some handwriting samples enough to convict a person? >> reporter: whatever happens in the courtroom, the spotlight is back on robert durst, in part his own doing. stephanie gosk nbc news new york. >>> following a massive manhunt, police in ferguson missouri arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the shooting and the demonstrations there late last week. the incident left two police officers wounded and rattled a community already on edge. nbc's ron allen has more on the suspect. >> reporter: without warning, the shots, at least three, rang out just after midnight early thursday morning. outside ferguson police headquarters setting off a frantic scene. >> shots fired. officer down. >> reporter: today prosecutors say this local man jeffrey williams age 20 allegedly fired those shots from a vehicle, doing what the prosecutor called some kind of dispute. authorities say williams has been charged with first degree assault on the officers. so was he involved with the propropro protest protests? >> yes. he is a demonstrator. he was out there earlier that evening as far as the demonstration. >> reporter: but you don't think that he was targeting the police? >> i wouldn't go that far. >> hey hey, hoho -- >> reporter: police have called the incident an ambush after protesters gathered to demand even more sweeping reforms. all stemming from a justice department report that accused the police and court of widespread discrimination. since the incident an uneasy truce. police and protesters keeping their distance. with the community worried about more violence and confrontation. >> i'm asking all the protesters that is here for the wrong reason to stay out of our city. >> reporter: updating the condition of the two wounded officers police say they're both still at home and expected to recover. unclear what if any, reaction there will be from any protesters who arrive here tonight to those arrests. everyone involved in this will take a step back and let peace and quiet prevail. >>> overseas now to one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall. a cyclones that ravaged the tiny pacific nation of vanuatu. relief workers call the situation on the ground there catastrophic even though the full extent of the disaster still remains to be seen. we get more from kelly kobe aya. >> reporter: it is worse than the worst-case scenario say aid workers on the ground. in port vila up to 90% of homes may be seriously damaged or destroyed. >> all the houses were blown out. everybody have lost all their properties. >> reporter: more than 100,000 people about half the country, in need of shelter. hospitals and schools without roofs. key roads washed away. this is what cyclone pam, a category 5 storm, felt like when it hit late friday night. 165-mile-an-hour winds shaking the chandeliers at this shelter. storm surge swamped the coast, flash floods wiped out an entire neighborhood. >> finally destroyed. >> reporter: the woman behind the camera unicef's alice clements. >> i'm just holding on for dear life here. >> reporter: she rode out the storm and is now showing the world what's left. >> windows are broken. >> everything's broken. >> and if we look down at our feet this is like amazing liquid mud, huh? >> reporter: the first of the aid shipments arrive today. australia, new zealand, britain and the european union pledging help. >> we're talking, you know months to maybe a year maybe even longer to be able to get this country -- to help this country recover. >> reporter: the head of vanuatu's red cross says they need medicine water and phone towers. >> even my own family the last time i spoke to them when i left last thursday. >> reporter: the storm wiped out communications. there's still no word from the remote islands. if this is what the storm did to vanuatu's capital, aid workers say they have grave fears for the rest of the country. reporting for nbc news london. >>> back in this country, there are still a few days left of winter but for many it certainly doesn't feel like it. those out west are facing a record heat wave and temperatures are also rising in the midwest. here's jacob rascon. >> water, water, water. >> water, water. >> reporter: it's so hot, the l.a. marathon started 30 minutes early. a first in the event's 30-year history. >> getting warmer mile by mile. >> a lot warmer than usual. >> reporter: part of the reason they run in march is to it's a cool run. the temperatures are 20 degrees above average. it feels like summer not winter. in the california mountains, the snowpack typically a third of the state's water supply is at new record lows. >> that's what's scary. in the past they were able to get into the wells, but they're running out. the water is getting too low. >> reporter: it's a new normal so dry even parts of washington and oregon are dealing with drought emergencies. especially alarming for farmers. temperatures are also soaring in the midwest after weeks of dangerous ice and cold. nbc's kevin tibbles is in the middle of it. >> here in ohio the town of california ohio the warmer weather has caused a different sort of problem. snow melt combined with heavy rains have caused extensive flooding in low-lying areas and meteorologists say it could stick around for the better part of a week. >> reporter: 90-degree weather isn't all bad. california beaches are packed with a week left of winter. a relentless heat wave on top of an extreme drought with no finish line in sight. jacob rascon nbc news los angeles. >>> three british

california? >> california is a big state. >> in the jinx, a documentary series airing now on hbo durst talks about the 1982 disappearance of his then wife kathleen, the execution style murder of buhrmann and the 2001 killing and dismember. of his neighborhood black. >> durst long suspected in the murder of all three was charged with his neighbor's death durst claims self-defense the jury believed him. >> does the jury find the defendant robert durst not guilty. >> but in last sunday's episode the jinx revealed something new a letter durst allegedly wrote to buhrmann months before she was shot in the back of the head has similar handwriting as the so-called cadaver letter sent to police alerting them to the location of buhrmann's body. >> it is exactly like. the misspelling of beverly. >> it doesn't necessarily put a gun in his hand but it would mean that he knew she was dead on the day that she died when the letter was written and postmarked. >> new york times reporter charles bagley has been covering the story for more than a decade. >> i thought it was over. >> but now what do you think? >> and now i think they have got him. i think that this hooks like they could really nail him. >> the lapd said the series was not part of their investigation. durst has an extradition, extradition hearing monday morning. >> jeff we reached out to the durst family his brother douglas said we are relieved and also grateful to everyone who assisted in the arrest of robert durst. we hope he will finally be held accountable for all he has done. >> glor: jericka thank you very much. secretary of state john kerry is in switzerland to resume nuclear talk with iran, he told state correspondent be inspections are the main obstacle block ago deal energy any deal with iran the u.s. would be counting on the regime to give u.n. inspectors unfettered access to all nuclear facilities. >> if it is peaceful let's get it done. >> during an exclusive interview with cbs news, kerry said iran must prove its existing nuclear program will not be used to build a weapon. >> they have an interest to live up to this agreement because if they don't, sanctions will come back or possibly worse. we have an interest to live up to it, because we want to be able to prove that it is peaceful and we therefore want to have insight as to their program. >> that insight could come from regular inspections of iran's five known nuclear plants and at the parchin military base where nuclear weapons testing has been suspected. so far the iranians have rejected military base access. advance notice and frequency of inspections are also still under debate. mark dubowitz of foundation for defense of democracies doubts iran will comply with any agreement, even if negotiators think it is iron ironclad. >> there is certainly no reason to trust this regime and i think even less reason to trust any verification regime we put in place that has been blessed by the supreme leader. >> the obama administration says iran has tug as promised during the last 18 months of talks and that gives u.s. officials hopes in the last most difficult rounds of negotiations. margaret brennan, cbs news, lausanne switzerland. >> glor: in his interview with cbs news secretary kerry criticized the letter 47 republican senators sent to iran warning any nuclear deal would end after president obama's deal is over. freshman senator tom cotton of arkansas was behind the letter addadd defended the move on "face the nation". here is mark elder. >> in an interview with bob schieffer, senator tom cotton dismissed seven days of intense criticism at home and abroad. >> do you feel you have not weakened the president's hand here and do you have any regrets about the way you went about this? >> no regrets at all. and if the president and the secretary of state were intent on driving a hard bargain, they would be able to point to this letter and say, they are right as secretary kerry said on wednesday in a senate testimony any lasting deal needs to be approved by congress. >> 37-year-old senator from arkansas says he hopes his letter sent a message loud and clear. >> are you planning to contact any other of our adversaries around the country, for example do you plan to check with the north koreans to make sure that they know that any deal has to be approved by the congress? >> bob right now i and most every other senator is focused on stopping iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >> while senator cotton says his staff did reach out of to offices of some democratic senators all 47 senators who signed the letters were republican. jeff. >> glor: mark, thank you israel's natural, a natural election, national elections seems too close to call, the gap is closing between knelt you and his main rival isaac herzog of the. >> it was a last-minute rally tonight, some say a last ditch effort by prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> three months ago he called for snap elections expecting a cakewalk. instead, his opponents are walking over him as he sinks in popularity. >> the polls show his party coming in second, in, for seats in israel's parliament however whoever forms a coalition with many parts will become prime minister. >> his main opponent is isaac herzog. and it is no coincidence that he keeps doing photo ops at local food markets. >> israel is in a sour mood, frustrated by high taxes, high prices, and a falling standard of living, opponents say the election is a referendum on netanyahu. >> economy yacht says this echoes a lot of people here, i feel the current leadership of netanyahu is past its day and time for a change. >> in the last days before tuesday vote cities are plastered with posters and people are pummelled by campaign commercials. >> in this one netanyahu like kennels his opponents to unruly kids who would bust up the government. >> from an opposing party this one says netanyahu is preying on people's fears of war. they like it the narrator says when you are afraid. >> the cobbled together a coalition could go on for weeks. it may be a while before israellys knows who is in charge. >> barry petersen, cbs news, tel aviv. >> glor: sigh cyclone pam left much of vanuatu in the dark. the storm packed upwind up to 167 miles per hour and knocked downpour across the island a chain, logs of communications has made it difficult for officials to determine how many people have been killed. the ohio river crested at the highest level since 1997, many who live near the river in cincinnati evacuated the homes the river is expected to stay above flood levels for at least a few more days. on the west coast, the problem is drought and the record heat this weekend is not helping. just ask the 26,000 runners who sweltered through the los angeles marathon today. here is omar villafranca. >> the marathon winners came in daniel limo and ogla kimaiyo crossed the finish line easily. thousands of others wilted in the heat. as temperatures soared, at least 31 runners were hospitalized. one in critical condition. >> i found myself not walking and i walked a lot, like i walked a lot. >> on saturday la's high of 93 shattered the previous record by five degrees. all the heat comes in the midst of california's worsening drought. this year's sierra snow pack is just 17 percent, the lowest level in 38 years. one casualty could be those lush lawns. on tuesday, the state water board may limit watering to just two days a week, 70 percent of water use in la county comes from landscaping and pools. >> big march is not when you would expect 1 million people to line southern california beaches, but there they were, including scott dudley visiting from cool and rainy washington. >> i was telling everybody back home that they are calling the big shiny thing in the sky the sun so we are not typically used to this and this is all right. >> all right for some, not for those who tried and failed to beat the heat. omar villafranca, cbs news, los angeles. >> glor: researchers say an experimental treatment could make cholesterol drugs much more effective and a drag racer wrecks a 280 miles per hour. when cbs evening news continues. >> >> glor: for decades doctors have prescribed statins to treat high cholest

steve says it's almost like rain today i guess. >> you know central california, southern california, southern california is getting hammered. there is another system that will probably do the same. >> it's close enough here where scattered showers. all the way down to southern california if you are heading to arizona my goodness today looks like a wash out. as this bam booming over the desert is heading into western arizona. dick has had two-thirds of -- san diego has had two-thirds of an inch of rain. 30s and 40s and 50s on the temps for us. mendocino county and lake county over all looks pretty light right now but it doesn't mean we are out of the soup yet. you can semester of it is taking aim right off the coast so it's really close. the system will dive down over us today. mostly cloudy. cooler. scattered showers. possibility of a thundershower or two. but forecast highs upper 50s, low to mid 60s. temperatures staying a little on the cool side today but there is a big warm up at the end of the week. here is brian with an update. >> reporter: thank you so much. good morning, everybody. more traffic o

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california's worst drought in 1200 years is making water the most valuable asset in the state of california. california could have one year of reservoir water remaining. water prices are responding. that's right water prices are surging in southern california to record rates. farmers could spend up to $700 per acre foot of water. there are about 326,000 gallons in each acre foot so do the math. california is doing something about it. on tuesday, the state approved new water restrictions. the new rules require water departments to restrict the number of days residents can water lawns. homeowners are banned from using sprinklers on days when it rains and two days after. a number of western states are seeing record warm temperatures. for instance monday brought record heat to the city of denver colorado at 80 degrees. it was the earliest 80 degree day on record. lincoln, nebraska saw the earliest 90 degree day on record. sioux city iowa, was in the club. it was the earliest 90 degree day on record for them. boston officially had a record snowfall this winter. through sunday 108.6 inches of snow had fallen

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california depleting them. not only california. california, nevada new mexico, texas, florida, and oregon. all of these states are seeing a depletion in their aqua fers and so california, we need to get with this and in doing so what i'd like to see is us in washington take our federal water programs which are several. we have a recycling program and a conservation program, title 6, essential valley improvement act, available to the entire nation. we have e.p.a. with its water programs. department of agriculture. obviously the bureau of reclamation and the corps of engineers. for those programs in california, we need to put that under that water bond and augment, supplement and drive forward that water bond that people of california already voted for. mr. tonko: absolutely. mr. garamendi: so we have our task in major infrastructure, putting people to work and guaranteeing the future for california water supplies. mr. tonko: i couldn't agree more. i think what we can do to supplement efforts individual states is so critical right now because the need is so of demand. and you know, when i tal

california. california schools got rid of old paper-based tests. they said it's going to take students some time to adjust to the new tests and standards, and they cautioned about comparing results of new tests to results of the old tests. >>> the feeling fat status update is no longer available on facebook. the company pulled it from the list other of options today after an online petition by people that wanted it removed feeling it made light of a serious subject, and could reinforce negative feelings about body image. >>> weather outside getting moist, no sprinkles yet, folks at the coast are industrial pretty dry, but you see the green moving in. the dynamics or just the wind speeds and low pressure center not really in our proximity, so we're not expecting a lot of activity from the system. there's a lot ephedrine on the radar de-- a lot of green on the radar, but without a way to get it to go off you have trouble getting significant rain fall, so the system is just not going to pan out well for even northern californiashowers depicted here, most likely not hitting the grouped, but the atmosphere is thicker with the water. so there's the system, wednesday, we could see 500ths of an inch. tomorrow morning 3:00 a.m., right, maybe that would be nice, tenth of an inch, and 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, quickly it blows out of there, and 1:00 o'clock, cloudy, starts to clear out in the afternoon, and there's your wednesday. pushing into thursday, thursday morning, no fog to speak of really. few clouds thursday afternoon, and that's it, so clears out, this one and done system, not even one and done, it's like a tenth and done. there's the cloud cover in the morning, lunchtime starts to clear out, and temperatures start to warm. mid-60, maybe upper 60s tomorrow with cooler areas to the north, there will be some rain, maybe a half inch in northern cull california. forecast highs tomorrow 65 in napa, 66 in the brentwood area. another nice day. despite the cloud cover and chance of sprinkles, temperatures well a

california. california does have a compassionate use act for allowing medical marijuana, but a lot of people have been involved in illegal marijuana growing for many, many years. >> i don't think americans really have a grasp on what life is like in this area of californiain business, the main income, is growing marijuana, and it is an industry that employs lots of people, but it's still illegal. it's still a dangerous business. it's still a lot of people that are on the margins of it. there's a lot of bad people in that business. >> i believe that he had a background in marijuana, and that's what brought shane miller and his family to our community. ♪ ♪ >> really didn't know anything about them other than that they lived on our street. yeah. we never really saw them out in front of the house or anything. it is crazy to think that someone with a potential to do something so horrific lived just a quarter mile away from you. >> it was september 2011 when i first met sandy, and i was a hairdresser. sandy miller was my client. i'll never forget when i first met her and she first came to the shop with her beautiful red hair. and it's curly and gorgeous and she wanted to straighten her hair. first thing i think, oh my god, your hair's beautiful. why would you

university of california and california state and community college who are expanding higher access to higher education i'm very happy to announce our partnership with the state of california and our psychopath i school district known as wrinkle to success was recognized as the award winners or the $3 million group so bridge to success began as a purpose initiated in the san francisco under the leadership gavin newsom and involved the community college of san francisco and the department of children youth and families and scuffed and several important community organizations so i want to extend my hearty congratulations to everyone associated would bridge to success we're to call you the $3 million bridge to success. >> i also want to congratulate and let you know that the students at lingering high school are present to the the season the academy of finance went to the audit tax and advisors firmer for an up close looked at the careers their preparing for this is one the sfusd criteria academies that expose our students and motivates them to think about their college and career pathway and has the 21st century skills leptin them to process towards the file for the sfusd g

california. >>> california is on the verge of another year of drought and residents are going backward as far as searching. new data released shows that californiaced water use by 8.8 percent in january. over the same month last area. that is below the 20 percent goal governor brown asked the residents to hit last year and is a huge decrease from 22 percent conservation recorded in december. officials say it appears the record dry january caused many people to turn their sprinklers back on to water their lawn on march 17 officials will consider a new rule to increase water savings. >> the survey fines snow levels at 16 percent of normal in the northern safer what and lake tahoe has 20 percent of the normal amount of snow and the southern sierra it is 22 percent. the content of the snow is 5 percent of normal and this could be the lowest snow pack in a quarter century. >> 5:37. the picture is bleak but long term, is it better? >> not really. average is the 4th wettest month and we do not look at rain so possibly next week helpfully a pattern change that will bring significant rain and now the mohammeds are not inconsistent so we will what it. we

california and the building codes. there were 200 people attending including all seven of us and an at some point to meet all aspects of ada and meet our representative throughout california and civil rights enforceers and advocates. >> last of all i want to talk about derek zarda. i wish to close an update on our former chair of our mayor's disability council. we september -- sent you a lovely obituary about clic.org. and repeat again the website where you can see derek's obituary. cfilc.org. derek passed away in january in taipei in taiwan. it's taken some time for the family to take care of the business. last we're jessie wrote the tentative date for the memorial is april 18th, the plan location is the independent living resource center sf located at 825 howard street. i want to emphasize that we don't have that date fully confirmed yet. but we will commit to bringing you updates as we learn them. that concludes my report. at this time i would like to turn things over to joanna for a brief announcement and after heather for a report on our activities >> may i ask a quick question. will we be posting the website the exact date of derek's memorial service oovment >> we w

get more students to earn degrees in less time. 52 schools including the university of california campuses, californiacommunity colleges are all competing. >>> coming up next on "abc7 news" at 9:00, how scientists plan to use this vegetation tracking satellite to help fight cancer. and could we sew rain this week? drew is up next with the forecast. >> as tough as it is for me to say, frank gore is headed to philly to become an >>> covering all the bay area, this is "abc7 news." >>> adventurers are attempting to be the first to fly around the world with no fuel and took off less than an hour ago. the plane is packed with 17,000 solar cells and lithium batteries to fly at night. it's a lightweight plane but has a wingspan wider than a 747 jet. they will travel 22,000 miles taking about five months. there will be a few stops along the way for restocking. >>> doctors plan to use the technology from a new satellite to detect cancer and skin disease. it's equipped with digital infrared sensors used to monitor vegetation from space. doctor also use the technology to make a scanning device to give them a clos

california california. >> reporter: these are just some of the thousands of farm workers who are on strike in the valley in the northern state of baha california region and the huge farms in it export millions of ton of fruit and vegetable to the u.s. and these are the workers that pick that fruit and vegetable but they say their salaries are not increased for years and they often work in miserable conditions. >> translator: all the prices of everything in the shops have gone up and the salary is not enough to pay for things. we get $7 a day and producers sell it in dollars but we earn in pesos and want to protest and want a rise in wages. >> translator: sometimes the supervisors molest the woman and if the woman says no then they fire her. >> reporter: not all are on strike and some are still working in the fields and producers here argue it's possible for them to earn a decent living and without the workers picking the crops those are lost and valuable profits with them so it's in the interest not just of these farm workers but also producers to bring this dispute to a close sooner rather than later. >> historically been a commercial adverti

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." >> but they were able to put you in california? >> californiate. >> reporter: the documentary reexamines the crime, along with two others the disappearance of durst's first wife in 1982 and the murder of durst's neighbor in texas, raising the question many have asked. could durst have murdered them all? in 2003 a texas jury found durst not guilty in the murder of morris black.@zy he admitted to killing his neighbor and dismembering the body, but argued it was self-defense. >> based on the evidence that was presented to us there was reasonable doubt. >> reporter: now durst faces another murder trial after his lawyers warned him not to take part in the documentary. >> they said it about a zillion times, you can't help yourself. right now you're a free man 100%. you say something inadvertently, and you'll find yourself charged in new york or charged in los angeles. >> reporter: the series uncovers new evidence including a letter addressed to susan berman from durst. the handwriting and misspelling look hauntingly similar to an anonymous letter sent

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can get more students to earn degrees in less time. 52 schools including university of california campuses, california state campus and community colleges are competing. >>> there was talk about a different sort of net at today's golden state warriors game nothing but knelts is a group that donates life-saving mosquito nets to fight malaria in africa. before the game today union city high school student received an award for raising thousands of dollars for the cause. warriors star steph curry is a big supporter and is donating three nets for every three-pointer he hits. the warriors donated a portion of tinct sale -- ticket sales a well. >>> up next, could we see rain this week? abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the forecast. >> and say it ain't so. frank gore has a new home. 'll have his destination for you after ten years with the 49ers. the warriors let the clippers know their domination is over. sports is >>> dollar two swiss adventurers will attempt to be the world's first people to fly around the world with no fuel. the plane is packed with 17,000 solar cells and powerful lithiu

california. california's new secretary of state now tells the sacramento bee, quote, if government knows who is here who is 18 who is a citizen, why go through the hoops. this was a big deal and they did it in oregon. hence the cake they had in the shape of the bill with everybody smiling. in oregon this new law is going to mean adding a few hundred thousand people to the voting rolls in oregon f. they do it in californiaame change wouldn't add a couple hundred thousand people to the roles. it would add something more like 7 million people to the voting rolls. wow. and so far it is just a proposal. but the secretary of state is behind it. and california is a blue state. and maybe we are starting to enter an era in which blue states innovate on small d democracy to get lots more people voting than the number of people who vote in the red states. maybe that has finally started. one thing to watch this the next couple of days is the news about red states going in the next direction. governor scott walker of wisconsin obviously running for president sent out this funds raising pitch asking people to send him money to celebrate the law that's going to go forward in his state that's expected to block about 300,000 people in wisconsin from voting because of a super strict voter id requirement. we are going to disenfranchise 300,000 eligible wisconsin voters. let's celebrate. sends me your money. that's one th

and in the deserts of california, southern california, and even a few showers in las vegas but none for us because this ridge will not move. it's blocking everything from every direction. it will continue to tomorrow. getting closer and stronger. the warmest day of the week will be tomorrow, thursday. many of you hitting 80 inland again. then the ridge slides down the south but not far enough to bring rain in with the next storm on friday. it's on next monday that the ridge will move even more and we will see a few showers. one rain chance over the next week. it's for the top of next week next monday. mainly clear night tonight. a little bit of patchy fog. sunny day tomorrow. a little bit warmer. we'll be cloudier and cooler on friday but the rain will miss us. very warm tomorrow. 12 degrees above average in concord. 78 santa clara. 76 sunshine in pittsburg. 78 degrees. 68 in san francisco. san rafael, 74. sunny and 81 in lakeport. extended forecast, cooler, cloudier on friday. the weekend is dry. on monday, we did sneak in a shower chance. nothing too heavy but showers on monday. >> so

california it's 78 in sacramento. 60 in tahoe. plenty of sunshine in northern california. southern californias. 75 the high there. about 86 in palm springs. plenty of sunshine today sunny skies out there. breezy along the coast. 65 in san francisco. 70 in richmond and 71 oakland. 71 in san jose. accu-weather forecast shows you sunny skies tomorrow warm on thursday. 80s popping up inland. friday spring begins at 3:45 in the afternoon. tuesday, partly cloudy no rain. >> no rain. >> nice to have you back. >> looks like thursday is a nice day. >> welcome back. >> these allergies might be killing me. >> yes. >> is this a tipping point? deciding playing football is not worth the risk and when did he think about >>> good evening, the decision by chris borlem has the nfl talking about the pain and sacrifice and long-term affect. he was thinking about stepping away and leaves as he's about to become a full time starter. the suicides and now-available research into long time damage caused by head trauma led him to decide this was not worth the reason or risk. >> just started my professional career and

california it's 78 in sacramento. 60 in tahoe. plenty of sunshine in northern california. southern california dealing with clouds showers around los angeles. 75 the high there. about 86 in palm springs. plenty of sunshine today sunny skies out there. breezy along the coast. 65 in san francisco. 70 in richmond and 71 oakland. 71 in san jose. accu-weather forecast shows you sunny skies tomorrow warm on thursday. 80s popping up inland. friday spring begins at 3:45 in the afternoon. tuesday, partly cloudy no rain. >> no rain. >> nice to have you back. >> looks like thursday is a nice day. >> welcome back. >> these allergies might be killing me. >> yes. >> is this a tipping point? deciding playing football is not worth the risk and when did he think about retir thank you for being a sailor, and my daddy. thank you mom, for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are thankful for many things. the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. our world-class service earned usaa the top spot in a study of the most recommended large companies in america. i

california but says he was hundreds of miles away. >> the police have been investigating and are unable to put him in los angeles. >> they were able to put you in california. >> californiatate. >> reporter: berman's friends still have doubts. they think after many years of friendship berman may have learned too much about theat fe of durst's first wife who mysteriously vanished. durst was not charged in that case but was put on trial for the death and dismemberment of his neighbor. durst claims self defense. >> we the jury find the defendant robert durst not guilty. >> reporter: some are saying durst have gotten away with murder. >> do you think you know who killed susan berman? >> i am pretty confident it is robert durst. >> he wasn't always the main suspect. for a time there was speculation that berman may have been the victim of a mob hit. she was also deeply in debt. durst's name has been at the top of the list. >> so is there enough evidence in this documentary to bring new charges? >> you would say normally no because it's very circumstantial and i think there is a limit to handwriting comparison. but this is l.a. and l.a. in recent years has known the d.a.'s offi

according to california traffic safety survey in 2013, 36 percent of california surveyors thought talking while driving posed the biggest safety problem on california road ways. nearly 70 percent of the california driver surveys said they have been hit or nearly hit by a driver who was talking or texting on their cells. stats show drivers and cell phones even hand free arefore times more likely to crash and hurt themselves or someone else within 5 minutes of make agcall. texters are 23 times more likely to crash. more thran 3 thousand people are killed this way each year and 300 thousand to 500 thousand are injured. this legislation is a step in the right direction as it relates to distracted driver and believe it will make our streets safer for pedestrians. one more stateagy is for san francisco to reach the zero goals. i understand the legislation will have limited impact as many of the tour buses may be going in and out of san francisco and will be under the jurisdiction of the california. in the mean time while we are waiting for this to pass i have been in discussion with the state legislators asking them to carry it at the state level so we c

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