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and in california king city officers face charges of car theft six of the city's top officers have been arrested for their involvement in a car impounded scheme more on the police corruption later in the show. it's thursday february twenty seventh five pm in washington d.c. and we're a david and you're watching our team america. we begin today with the news that britain's intelligence agency the g.c. h.q. has been collecting images from webcam conversations conducted by yahoo users this is all according to documents released by former government contractor edward snowden and obtained by the guardian the report reveals the details of a surveillance program called optic nerve and which the g c h q was collecting and storing these images and large quantities all with the support of the u.s. national security agency now in a statement to r.t. yahoo has said we were not aware of nor would we condone this reported activity this report represents a whole new level of violation of our users privacy that is completely unacceptable to talk a little bit more about how this program was carried out

and in california king city officers face charges of carved up six of the city's top officers have been arrested for their involvement in a car impounding scheme more on the police corruption later in the show. it's thursday february twenty seventh eight pm in washington d.c. and david you're watching r.t. america. well it seems britain's intelligence agency may have taken a peek or two into your bedroom this is all according to documents released by former government contractor edward snowden and obtained by the guardian the files show that the g.c. h.q. has been collecting images from personal web cams conducted by yahoo users and often times this innocuous data gathering turned out to be a little dirtier than expected the report reveals that the program called optic nerve was collecting and storing sexually explicit images in large quantities all with the support of the u.s. national security agency needless to say yahoo was a little perturbed when i heard about this in a statement to r.t. the company said we were not aware of more would we condone this reported activity this report

taking you to a california city where long watering is already banned what it means for the rest of us. that is later on, here. >>> a former san francisco teacher is accused and accused of trying to have swechl a 17-year-old boy that turned out to be a cop. now, police are looking for other possible victims. we are live in san francisco with more, leanne? >> this teacher being charged with send asking receiving sexually explicit information with a minor and we know there was no minor. police say the teacher was supposed to meet the 17-year-old boy he had been communicating with online. but there was in minor. just detectives waiting. >> the suspect contacting what he thought was a 17-year-old male. so that is how we ended up identifying who he was >> he had been a teacher in san francisco. the san francisco unified school district says his departure had nothing to do with any wrong doing. he was once a speech coach at lowell high school then a career counselor the district says a background check done prior to hiring him and add there is nothing in the record indicating that there woul

how and how her mother's instincts saved her life. >> dire straits for a decade and a half, the california citylready banned from daytime lawn watering. what is next for them and what it means for the rest of us. >> a teen in arizona needed a date for the rome and he is going out his way to invite somebody named miley cyrus. >> miley, will you --. >> well, the rest of that you have to see on-line, right, 17-year-old matt put together a video to ask the singer to come to the high school dance. >> they met before at a radio station in 2009 and he explained that making the video wasn't just about going to the prom with miley but showing that it is okay to put yourself out there. >> courage, right? even if she says no. >> man beyond his years. thanks for join us. [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ >> hey! hey! what's up? what up, man? what's happening? what's up? what's up, baby, how you doing? what's happening? what up, what up, what up, what up, what up? what's up? how are you, good? >> good. >> come on out. >> yeah. hello, and welcome to millionaire. you know, we've got a great game ahead

many were short flight to and from california cities like palm springs and monterey. delays averaged they hours. in delays at oakland or san jose international airport but a lot of the airlines sent a seattle flight to san jose rather than san francisco because of the wet weather. >> crews are removing downed trees best next storm. this fell across highway one in marin county. it blocked lanes until the workers can remove it. it caused minor flooding on the highway and it jammed open. the hardest rain fell on the north bay as commuters were driving home. our reporter was scouting 101 and shows us the impact. >> water in the roads. cars are driving too fast. >> c.h.p. officer took in a spray after being pelted in the face by the wind-driven rain. he, worked overturned pick truck on northbound highway 101 and a single car accident that happened at 6:30. the driver was uninjured but backed up the drive home for several miles. >> he hit a puddle and it spilled down here and that caused him to loose control. he hydroplaned. >> it is scary. >> freddie is talking about the h

the app is tested for now just in california, citi taking steps to make sure it's safe and secure. no personal data will be displayed that can identify the user. i'll be interested to see how that works out. back to you. >> what could possibly go wrong. >> probably talk about it in a month. everybody talking about the rain. we saw some over the weekend. we need a lot more. >> we do and there is a lot more on the way. i came to deliver just like the postman. temperatures are looking good. 49 in san francisco, 46. grab your coat. it's going to be cold even in the heat of the day at 2:00 p.m. when the highs come in only in the mid to upper 50s all across the board. so, we had about 30 days of above average weather. warmest january ever for san francisco and san jose. now we're flipping right into the opposite pattern. cooler than average weather all week, a fair amount of cloud cover each and every morning. and that will make way to a sunny finish most of the days. we're going to bring the rain back as we head throughout late wednesday into thursday. that's just the first round of sys

. >> more details, two other california cities rejected soda taxes, one is richmond and the other inel monty in los angeles. but voters in mexico approved the tax. >>> a police officer pulling over a stolen car led to a high speed chase, a police officer opening fire and a manhunt. the driver refused to pull over took off. at 3rd and 19th, the driver smashed up several vehicles injuring another driver while trying to get through traffic. an officer on foot tried to get the driver to stop. the driver abandoned the car back where it started. but a massive search failed to locate him. >> i see police with dogs and guns. >> the police recovered the man's jacket and hoping to find other evidence in the stolen car that may help identify him. >>> a hit and run driver who seriously injured a 70-year-old map is behind bars. the suspect is 62-year-old abraham adams of hercules, they identified him with help of video. we've shown you another video showing a suv hitting the victim in a crosswalk on january 17th. adams is held on $50,000-bale. >>> to santa cruz, a story we brought you last night at

. >> more details, two other california cities rejected soda taxes, one is richmond and the other inellos angeles. but voters in mexico approved the tax. >>> a police officer pulling over a stolen car led to a high speed chase, a police officer opening fire and a manhunt. the driver refused to pull over took off. at 3rd and 19th, the driver smashed up several vehicles injuring another driver while trying to get through traffic. an officer on foot tried to get the driver to stop. the driver abandoned the car back where it started. but a massive search failed to locate him. >> i see police with dogs and guns. >> the police recovered the man's jacket and hoping to find other evidence in the stolen car that may help identify him. >>> a hit and run driver who seriously injured a 70-year-old map is behind bars. the suspect is 62-year-old abraham adams of hercules, they identified him with help of video. we've shown you another video showing a suv hitting the victim in a crosswalk on january 17th. adams is held on $50,000-bale. >>> to santa cruz, a story we brought you last night at 10:00. to

placing more restrictions on gun owners and city leaders are pushing to make oak large the first california city to require gun owners to register with the city and believes the city council should provide better support not police department. the governor is a gun owner. >> the family of a woman attacked in the emergency room at san francisco general hospital is questioning hospital security. it is a story you saw first tuesday night at 11. the family say she suffered cuts and bruises in the attack on friday. you can see the injuries in the photos. by the time the sheriff deputies intercede it was too late. >> we found her bloody, pleading from her head. her body was bruised. her arms were bleeding. >> the suspect, oren zebest, is accused of attacking her when he was told he had to be placed in psychiatric care. he entered not guilty yesterday in court. >> major new developments in the bryan stow beating case, a plea deal the suspects could suspect later in court today. >> plus, the late night return for president obama after making a visit south of the border and why he had to go on the defens

. >> the federal reserve in california city irvine found 85 percent of the studies show minimum wagei have to pay people more i am going to hire a few less. >> the studies that salo people who make more money will inject the money back into the economy. >> that is true if they have more money they will inject it back. >> a $15 hamburger that's what he wants. >> you used to make minimum wage your parents were on welfare. >> i feel it from a very personal level. you know what got me out of that it was not increasing the minimum wage it was getting education. putting minimum wage at an unsustainable level per pit waits the cycle of poverty. >> let me hit you with a question from the late senator ted kennedy. >> do you have such disdain for hard-working americans? >> did ted kennedy ever work on minimum wage? i don't think so. >> we can boost educational opportunity and pay a minimum wage. >> artificially hiking the minimum cage causes students to drop their long-term education. it gets them stuck in these atrablth tive sweet jobs in the short term but in the long term they stop their in

and in california ap the city officers face charges of car that six of the city's top officers have been arrested for their involvement in a car in between each more than scraps and later in the show a fan. there's a february twenty seven. i am in washington dc. here is a bit in your watching art in america. any gains in saying that the news that britain's intelligence agency the gc hq collecting images from webcam conversations conducted by now the users this is all according to documents released by former government contractor and with snowmen entertained by the guardian report reveals the details of the surveillance program called optic nerve which the gc hq was collecting and storing these images and large quantities all the support of the us national security agency. oh and siemens rti who has said when you were not aware of norwood week don't miss reported activity. this report it to represent the whole new level of violation of our users' privacy and is completely unacceptable to talk a little bit more about how this program was carried out earlier i spoke with auntie sarah first

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if approved, hillsberg would be the first california city to raise the age requirement for tobacco salesay today. plenty of of sunshine. 67 in antioch and livermore. look at concord, up to 68 degrees. tomorrow high temperatures, we could make it to 70. there's a live shot of the bay bridge. these clouds are what are going to move in tomorrow. tomorrow is going to be a warmer day. tomorrow, as the clouds filter in overhead, we're looking for basically temperatures to be a little warmer. that's kind of unusual, but temperatures are going to warm, even though tomorrow morning at 8:00, here come the clouds. there they are in the afternoon tomorrow. mostly cloudy, to partly cloudy throughout the day. hazy sunshine. san francisco, 52. san jose, you're 53. the forecast, in the upper 40s. you end up in the low and mid- 60s. that's san francisco tomorrow. we take a look at san jose, 53 degrees. san jose tomorrow, same thing, starts off in the the low to mid-40s. you end up at 65 at lunch time. 70degrees at 3:00. a pretty nice day around the bay, despite the high clouds. those clouds are going to

. >> president obama about to get a first-hand look at a california city drying up because of the statewide drought. >> which is why every drop in the bucket counts and this morning we aren't going to see showers but they will come in over the holiday weekend and we have impressive totals to talk about in your full forecast. >> friday light not the case. we're watching the effect on the drive and these flood watching lights in the tri-valley. we'll talk about that coming up. >> a live look at the olympic flame. it's friday, february 14, valentine's day. this is "today in the bay." >>> well, good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with that breaking news out of pennsylvania between 50 and 100 cars involved in a massive pileup on the pennsylvania turnpike about 30 miles north of philadelphia. take a look. traffic at a complete standstill because how are they going to get through. it's a tangled mess of cars. amazingly no one was killed and no serious injuries. we're told icy roads, crews are having a hard time reaching the area. it comes

>>> from snow to cold and winter weather, to the historic drought, and it continues to hit california. cities and towns across that state are resorting to drastic situations, but this may be hope. >> when the state's governor declared a statewide drought emergency, he said that it's unprecedented. and clearly, while the state doesn't have enough rainwater, it has plenty of this, seawater, and harnessing the ocean to solve some of the water woes is closer than you think. in carlsbad, california, the largest desalinization plant in the western hemisphere. when it's completed in 2016, the plant will provide 300,000 san diego residents with fresh drinking water. it's time to dip our straw into the pacific ocean. >> there's this disconnect between supply and demand. and meanwhile, the desalinization technologies become affordable. >> reporter: desalinization isn't a new idea. in santa barbara, they built a desalinization plant in the 1980s and 90s. and that's when the state was experiencing drought. buff the weather changed. and the lane poured before it was finished and they mothballed it. but gi

if approved, hillsberg would be the first california city to raise the age requirement for tobacco salesoday. plenty of of sunshine. 67 in antioch and livermore. look at concord, up to 68 degrees. tomorrow high temperatures, we could make it to 70. there's a live shot of the bay bridge. these clouds are what are going to move in tomorrow. tomorrow is going to be a warmer day. tomorrow, as the clouds filter in overhead, we're looking for basically temperatures to be a little warmer. that's kind of unusual, but temperatures are going to warm, even though tomorrow morning at 8:00, here come the clouds. there they are in the afternoon tomorrow. mostly cloudy, to partly cloudy throughout the day. hazy sunshine. san francisco, 52. san jose, you're 53. the forecast, in the upper 40s. you end up in the low and mid- 60s. that's san francisco tomorrow. we take a look at san jose, 53 degrees. san jose tomorrow, same thing, starts off in the the low to mid-40s. you end up at 65 at lunch time. 70degrees at 3:00. a pretty nice day around the bay, despite the high clouds. those clouds are going to ling

. >> president obama about to get a first-hand look at a california city drying up because of the statewidech is why every drop in the bucket counts and this morning we aren't going to see showers but they will come in over the holiday weekend and we have impressive totals to talk about in your full forecast. >> friday light not the case. we're watching the effect on the drive and these flood watching lights in the tri-valley. we'll talk about that coming up. >> a live look at the olympic flame. it's friday, february 14, valentine's day. this is "today in the bay." >>> well, good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew.

homeless pets that they also adopt out animals from the county shelter and some from other northern california cities, as well. >> you know, san francisco is a unique community. there are very few places on earth that can claim this level of care for animals. >> reporter: it's a testament to the compassion of people here that in this city, an unwanted pet doesn't stay unwanted forever. in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> and san franciscans are generous as well because the spca's operation is funded entirely by private donations. >>> you have about a half hour to go out and buy a powerball ticket for tonight's drawing. wait until we're done here and then you can go. if you haven't done it already, we caught some hopeful customers at a store in downtown san jose. the jackpot is up to $4 million -- excuse me, $400 million! i didn't see those zeros. it's the sixth largest in u.s. history. your chances of winning, 1 in 175 million, a slam-dunk. that drawing set at 7:59. >>> coming up in our next half hour, an update on that private security guard who shot a suspected criminal. what neighbors say is

the california city giving sriracha an ultimatum. >>> and i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, the warriors engine has been running hot lately. looking for their fifth straight win last night, and if you haven't seen what josh reddick did in the first game of spring training, stay tuned. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, >>> good morning, everybody. a steph curry shot is off so are the warriors. that was the case last night when they shot 36% in chicago. curry a season tying low 5 points on two of ten shooting. the bulls outrebounded the warriors 66-41. gibson missed but knocked in the second attempt. he had 21. later in the 2nd quarter, one of 16 warrior turnovers. curry's bad pass leads to butler on the other end. bulls win a laugher 103-83. >>> shawn miller as arizona wildcats lost in berkeley this month not so luck never in tucson. -- bears not so lucky in tucson. aaron gordon 13 points and the vicious dunk. more high-flying stuff later for the wildcats. nick johnson to ron to hollis jefferson. arizona beats cal 87-59 dropping to 9-6 now in the pac- 12 >>> cactus league

civil engineer david marr owns a company, that build the orinda, california if city hall.ou can see how the rocking frames are built into the are foundation. >> these cables are the spring and at the base are the steel angle is that shosh the energy. they work together creating the dynamic system of the building. >> how safe is this building? >> meant to be 25, this 30% stronger than an ordinary building. >> safer than your own house? >> yes, absolutely. >> so the future looks bright and safe in earthquake country. if they can build a safe bridge in the middle of two faults, the safe. >> do you see a day when all new buildings and structures would implement some of this new technology? >> we hope. you would think in cities when a big earthquake comes it would be an inconvenience, rather than a disaster and this rock frame is part of the technology. >> very interesting. what about a place like bolivia where you come from and there's a lot of earthquake risk? >> this is a technology that is costly, fundamentally costly so we can easily apply the to a country like the united

san diego becomes the largest california city with a republican mayor. >>> a case on two missing girls >> first, refugees continue to pour out of war-torn syria. what should the u.s. do about it? here is one upset senator calling out the administration. >> where is president obama, who has said he refused to accept the brutal tyrants can slaughter their people with impunity while the most powerful nation in the history of the world looks on and stands by. right in front of us, syria, today. >> our government is doing what we have sadly done too often in the past. we are averting our eyes. okay ladies, whenever you're ready. thank you. thank you. i got this. no, i'll get it! no, let me get this. seriously. hey, let me get it. ah, uh. i don't want you to pay for this. it's not happening, honey. let her get it. she got her safe driving bonus check from allstate last week. and it's her treat. what about a tip? oh, here's one... get an allstate agent. nice! [ female announcer ] switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call an allstate

. >> the fight over hot sauce in a southern california city. >> plus the oscars red carpet rolled out in preparation for sunday night f. you missed the nomination, jimmy fallon has a recap with a little emhelp from the micro machine guys. >> this is the time of year that bring me cheer. sit down and crack open the beer and lend me your ear. then there is captain phillips, a captain on a ship. take a dip. dallas fire puts up a fight. gravity in space. next up is her, if you're in the zone watch a man fall in love with a bone. i'm not even going to ask if you've seen nebraska. then there is fill a me that if you know what i meana. it's "the wolf of wall street." will he get the oscar. i'm feeling groovy. back to you, jimmy. >>> well, the debate gt fiery last night over a southern california hot sauce factory some residents say emits eye stinging fumes. the irvin dale council held a public meeting about the fate of the sir ra cha factory. they have claimed about the fumes. in november the factory was partly shut down, now the council could decide if the plant is a public nuisance and ord

it's being tested in california. citiit's taking steps to assure the app is safe and secure so no personal data will be displayed that can identify the user. >>> some google employees living in the east bay will be taking a different route to work thanks to the google ferry. starting today through friday, google is adding ferry service from the harbor bay terminal in alameda to the port of redwood city. the water emergency transportation authority says it does not expect its five-day trial to impact anything, just last month google launch add similar service from san francisco's ferry terminal in response to all of the growing controversy over private shuttle buses. >> super bowl such a blow-out people are turning to ads for water cooler fodder. >> among the hits this one from budweiser. ♪ >> so hard to go wrong when you combine clydesdales with puppies. wonderful. ♪ come on get your toy ♪ girls make some noise >> i hope they asked to use that song. oakland bay startoff goldieblox becoming the first small business to air

. >>> google slowly taking over the california city of mountainview.net giant owns more than 10% of the real estate there and only getting bigger. >>> after topping one billion shipments for the first time ever the smartphone maker is expected to cool this year. the research group idc forecasting smartphone shipments will keep slowing through 2018. >>> lego sales jumped 10% in 2013. the world's second largest toy-maker hoping the blockbuster hit, "the lego movie", which led u.s. market for three years will help boost business this year. >>> mcdonald's has a build your own burger test. they give them tablets to select bun, patty, cheese, burger toppings, all that. like naked burger. that is today's "speed read." [buzzer] david: naked burger? liz: i'm sorry called fair burger. david: has your 401(k) been some kind of holding spot for your cash, or do you actively manage it to maximize your retirement income? according to one of "barron's" top 100 financial advisors millions of americans are losing out by not managing more closely their 401 confidents. he

we have the details on one southern california city that is feeling the pinch. >> this farm in californias north of los angeles has been in the family since the late 1800s. >> we are one of the pioneer california family farmers here. >> he's seen it all, wet years, dry years, but nothing like this year. >> we're doomed here. we got to have water, or, you know, you need water, soil and sunlight so grow a seed, and if you're missing one of those, it just doesn't happen. >> what is happening, summer crops like these tomatoes are growing in the winter. >> tomatoes in february. >> while winter crops like these straw about herries are struggling to survive, which means so is phil mcgrath. >> this is my livelihood, that is what to do. it's my family's livelihood. if we don't get rain this year... >> it's the same for farmers in the state. california's megadrought means there isn't enough water to produce milk and beef to fruits and vegetables. it's estimated 500,000 acres of the state's farmland will go unplanted because there isn't enough water to grow the crops. >> what happens in california d

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city couldn't cut. pensions. under california law, vallejo was prohibited from cutting them. pensions cost the city so much because it pays it workers so much. the fifth highest wages for municipal employees in the state. and the highest wamgs in the city are paid to police. >> in vallejo, we paid $150,000, $175,000, $121 $200,000, $300,0o you have people retiring with 90% of that. >> reporter: bob lee argues firefighter s and police office earn it. he lost two friends in the line of duty. when he was growing up, few cities had a problem with crime. but when crack cocaine came to up to, the city's crime prison got worse. >> people were crying out for something to be done about the crime. so the city started paying more for police officers, they started providing better benefits to attract good officers and we built a very good police department, one that was looked up to by many agencies in the state. >> reporter: last year when the city had to cut spending again to deal with its $5 million deficit, the council turned to the police budget. last december, the council chambers f

and in california king city officers face charges of carved eft six of the city's top officers have been arrested for their involvement and car impounding scheme more on the police corruption later in the show.

california country." i'm tracy sellers. we're at a really unique restaurant today. it's half-city, half-country, and all the idea of one even more unique couple. part chefs, part greeters, even part busboys, ron and his wife terri gilliland do a little bit of everything at their wildly popular roxy restaurant in sacramento. >> uh, it's nice to be able to wear different hats and not be tied down to the same thing every day. uh, both in the restaurant and in the agricultural industry, things change daily, uh, and no day is the same. there's always something different that goes on, whether good or bad. >> but their jobs don't just end at the restaurant. when the last customers have folded up their napkins and put their forks down, this couple is on to their next job. that's right. in addition to being full-time restaurateurs, they're also full-time ranchers. at their lucky dog ranch in nearby dixon, the couple often begins and ends each day with their aptly named dog lucky and tend to a herd of 3,500 strong. you see, ron and terri consider being at the ranch more cathartic than chaot

celebration at city hall. >> california attorney general harris will make it official: she is running for re-election. harris will announce this as 11:00 at city hall where she was the san francisco district attorney for two terms. she will highlight achievements in the first term as the top cop. she is the first woman. the first african-american. she is the first south asian in history to hold the office. >> oakland city administrator is one of four finalists for the city manager post in phoenix. she was a finalist for a similar job in dallas but not hired. the "san francisco chronicle" reports santana is one of the more highly government administrators in the country and many feel the departure is a loss if oakland. she has been at the job in oakland since june of 2011. >> there is a new mayor to take office next month to serve out the term of san diego's first democratic mayor in two decades who resigned in august following multiple accusations of sexual harassment. he pled guilty to three charge of mistreating women and sentenced to they months of full confinement. >> volunteers i

now to california's drought. the city council approved a plan to use treated sewage water for farms and vineyardsment some don't like the idea. nick smith is live in the heart of sonoma county's wine country with the story. reporter: sonoma county is known for its wine, and its winemaking. that's why politics and wine makers, staring in the face of a drought, are doing all they can to protect their crops. >> we got all the rain, still don't have enough water to get through the growing season. >> doug grew up in sonoma county, and has worked, owned, and operated ranch. >> we're in the middle of the worst drought. >> dry conditions and a lack of rain present an urgent problem, putting every acre of his vineyard and the dozens in the county like it, at riecks. he thinks there's a solution. >> they have wastewater they need to put into an irrigation system, and the farmers can satisfy that. >> the city of hillsberg decided to provide treated recycled wastewater for use by ranchers and grape growers. it will be given to them f

three weeks since the governor first declared a drought emergency for california, and now after no significant rainfall, farmers and cityllers are growing concerned. >> i have been cutting back on milan watering, and cutting back on the time i have been cutting back on my shower time. >> reporter: it's california's third consecutive year of drought. >> we have been saving engineer we can in five gallon buckets when we take a shower. >> 2014 is already disappointing, it has only rained about two inches. president obama called the governor about the drought last week, pledging the support of his federal agencies, and the governor is calling californians to cut the use of water by more than 20%. california's state water project is also saying it may have to stop shipments of water to local agencies soon, barring emergencies. the decision could affect over 25 million people. >> this is the first time in the 54-year history of the project that projected water supplies for urban and agricultural users have been reduced to zero. >> reporter: in the forests there have been wildfires. last january there weren't any. this january

. >> the city of san bruno is suing california public utilities commission in hopes of getting access to sensitive documents that the city says the cpuc is hiding from the public. abc7 news is live tonight for us with the story. vic. >> this lawsuit says cpuc refused to turn those records over to the city saying their staffers are too busy and also says that the documents they want may expose improprieties in the oversight of pg&e. >> we believe records may provide evidence of improper contact and cozy relationship was pacific gas and electric company threaten the integrity of the penalty proceedings. >> the explosion and fire ripped through this neighborhood, destroying 38 homes and damaging many more. eight people were killed. more than 60, injured three and a half years later city officials say they're trying to get important and possibly damaging documents from california public utilities commission. the city wants e mails that the cpuc director may have sent to law judges >> the executive director appears to have tried to order judges to rule in favor of pg&e, against the public.

. >> i know this is not good for the city -- california with the drought.really the weather has been very helpful to the project. >>> los angeles transportation officials are offering alternative routs for those trying to get to shopping and residential areas quicker. >>> and it's one for the record books. crews today finished what was the longest continuous concrete pour ever. it lasted 24 straight hours. workers are setting the foundation for the new wilsher grant hotel and office building in downtown l. a. once constructedded it'll be the tallest building west of the mississippi standing about 1,100 feet tall. >>> barbies days as america's most iconic blond doll may be fading away. mattel reported a sales drop. that is just part of an up and down cycle. but the princess culture may be coming to an end. some toy analysts also say that barbie may be losing out to electronic games and toys. >>> when cupid gets it wrong. why valentine's day is a popular day to say i don't. and which county is the divorce capital of the bay area. >> and this dog got a pretty

california. and now in what was supposed to be the peak of the rainy season, farmers and city dwellers are concerned. >> i've been cutting back on my watering and my shower time. >> it's california's third consecutive year of drought. >> we have been saving everything we can in 5-gallon buckets when we take a share. >> typically from december to march, 2014 is disappointing. it has only rained about two inches. president obama pledged the support of federal agencies, and the governor is calling on californians to cut their use of water by at least 20%. >> don't flush more than you have to, don't shower longer than you need to, and turn the water off when shaving or brushing your teeth. >> california's state water project said it may have to stop shipments of water to local agencies soon, barring emergencies. the decision could effect over 25 million people. >> this is the first time in the 54 year history of the state water project that projected water supplies for urban water applies is zero. >> in the forests, there have been wildfires, a rare event in winter. last be january there weren't any. th

california factory. at least for a little while longer. the irwindale city council held a hearing on complaints over the plant that makes the popular hot sauce. some neighbors complained that odors from the plant caused their eyes to water. they had difficulty breathing during chili grinding season. >> five of them have asthma. it's bad for them. they cannot breathe. >> i have asthma. >> people there say no one is angry. they just want to find a way to keep the fumes inside the plant. the city council granted the request to gisk them more time to -- give them more time to work together for a solution that both sides can live with. >>> convenience store workers turned the tables on an armed robber. >> at the time, it just -- my's dren lynn look over and i didn't -- adrenaline took over and i didn't think twice about it. >>> we're live in rockridge asking commuters whether b.a.r.t. strikes should be banned in the future. mum, strong reactions and a proposal up for discussion -- mu, strong reactions and a proposal up for -- coming up, strong reactions and a pro

. >> the city of san bruno is suing california public utilities commission in hopes of getting access to sensitive documents that the city says the cpuc is hiding from the public. abc7 news is live tonight for us with the story. vic. >> this lawsuit says cpuc refused to turn those records over to the city saying their staffers are too busy and also says that the documents they want may expose improprieties in the oversight of pg&e. >> we believe records may provide evidence of improper contact and cozy relationship was pacific gas and electric company threaten the integrity of the penalty proceedings. >> the explosion and fire ripped through this neighborhood, destroying 38 homes and damaging many more. eight people were killed. more than 60, injured three and a half years later city officials say they're trying to get important and possibly damaging documents from california public utilities commission. the city wants e mails that the cpuc director may have sent to law judges >> the executive director appears to have tried to order judges to rule in favor of pg&e, against the public.

kevin tibbles, nbc news, nevada city, california. >> and on that note that is our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams reporting from the olympic winter games. a reminder, prime time coverage begins tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central. we, of course, hope you will join us back here tomorrow night once again. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> you're not only ruined the life of mr. stow, the obvious victim in this matter, but his children, his spouse, his family. >> southern california judge makes his feelings known before sentencing the two men who brutally beat bryan stow. while many are saying the two got off easy. good evening, and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. the two men pleaded guilty in that brutal parking lot attack of stow, stow himself not well enough to leave his parents' home. nbc bay area is in san jose this evening. and the judge had some harsh words for these attackers. >> reporter: yeah, very harsh words. adding that on his many years on the bench he almost never makes comments, bu

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san francisco bay bridge, [speaker not understood], governor of california, tireless leader of the city of this state, [speaker not understood]. this is all on a plaque, official plaque, an official state property at the entrance to the bay bridge rededicated by the citizens of california on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the bridge. we have seen outrageous event take place today that tramples over all of this statement. now, who was sony jim rolph? just to refresh your memory, there is a photograph outside the door of this chamber, large group of chamber ~. in the center of the podium is james rolph, mary of san francisco. on his right is james phelan, a predecessor mayor who laid the plans for modern civic center and modern city. the two of them are responsible for all this. rolph himself took particular pride in city hall. he used to like to brag that it was higher than the capital dome in washington. and he also had his name overlooking the rotunda, if you look at the rotunda in city hall his name is in bold letters. just a reminder. >> thank you. next speake

thank you very much. >> and news is that stateater project not going tiebl to send water to cities around california. we're live in santa clara county where people are concerned there. leanne? >> that is right. the valley water district gets 40% from state and water, federal supply. now, state report is telling them here that they're not going to play ball. how much will come from the federal supply? we don't know yet. they have not released numbers but we're told that they're expected to be low. and now will have to relie on underground water supply the district is also asking customers to conserve. and have set a goal to reduce by 10%. >> we are relying on our underground water storage so we have water to get us through this year. >> and some restaurants no longer offer water to their customers unless they ask for it. they told me they're discussing ways to conserve. >> leanne, thank you. now, of course dry conditions didn't help san francisco firefighters tasked with putting out a tree fire this afternoon the fire was set by a man who witnesses say was walking around dry terrain and setting trees

michael okwu has the story, richmond, california, called a toxic city.izens refuse to be held hostage to industry. >> there was a big boom! and i got scared. i got really scared. and then i saw the fire, this big fire ball, go in the air. and we all took off running into the house. >> on august 6th, 2012, courtney cummings and her family were in the front yard when a massive fire erupted at the chevron refinery just six blocks away. the smoke and toxic fallout sent more than 15,000 residents of richmond, california to area hospitals with respiratory problems. investigators later discovered a severe pipe corrosion caused a rupture that expark -- sparkz se blaze. chevron's own inspectors had repeatedly warned the company to replace the pipes. richmond lies just across the bay from san francisco's info tech boom. petrochemical containers are hard to miss. it is also a battle ground between an entrenched industry and a crusadin crusading mayor. gail mclaughlin is the mayor of richmond. first elected in 2004 as a green party member she has up ended politics a

obamacare can't negotiate an affordable plan, they are going to see these institutions like the city of californiaoing to be taking any obamacare -- >> i don't know the city of hope, california, but what are they going to do? what are those folks going to do? >> they are going to go to hospitals that are very hungry for those patients and they are going to go to doctors that are very hungry, people that don't have much flow. you are not going to get the best institutions and cadillac care with you-go payments. >> so it's exactly what we were promised wouldn't happen? >>. >> that's right. >> this whole business of who is signing up, i want to go back to these numbers. i'm going to ask you something about the economics of this thing. who is signing up. 9 million people signed up, according to the president. he said that just recently in his state of the union speech. now, havilar health group said, first of all, that ain't true. the medicaid part is not true. a lot of them are just rolling over. there's no such thing as 3 million people on medicaid. there's probably no such thing as 3 million kids g