recreational marijuana was supposed to be a $5 billion boom to california's economy. independent growers don't get a license, the taxable revenue will be a lot less.>> retro is in at the toy fair which wraps up today in new york. >> they are bringing back polly pockets and trinket dings. they all make a comeback this year. >> we had them in my house. >> people born in the 80s are sharing their youth toys. >> there will be hot wheels, star wars and legos. there is the easy bake oven. >> trinket dings. these will be big sellers during the shopping season. my kids did teenage mutant ninja turtles. everything old is new again. >> let's see what is coming up in our next hour. >> the cardboard box and the role of duct tape reign supreme. >> let's go back to the news. we will talk about health and tech together. google thinks they may be the window to heart disease. they are assessing people's risk of heart disease with an i scanned. it could one day improve our standing -- standard diagnostics. also people say they would never cheat on their partner. you might be doing that

so what happened, basically the california economy since 2000 has grown our gdp by 40%. the other 49 states have grown by 28%. so our economy's growing faster than the national average. we've cut unemployment in half in the state in the last five years. and we've had no statewide rolling blackouts since these policies began. the blackouts we've had from the energy crisis, of course, have nothing to do with renewables. that was market manipulation from enron. but we have to continue to dispel this mythology because it's still out there in the public dialogue. the good news is that when you look ahead of the cost trends, basically all of what i call the foundational technologies of the clean energy future, the cost trends are heading in the right direction, downward. so wind, residential pv, utility fuel pv, battery costs, et cetera, l.e.d.s, step back and think about it, over the long haul as fossil fuel supplies diminish the price will eventually go up. with technology, it's the opposite. it's just like refrigerators and cell phones and flat-screen tvs as you scale, the c

surfing has boosted california's economy and lawmakers say it wipes out all the other sports. >> nothingcau the california dream better than surfing. >> surfing may have started in hawaii, i really believe that it was california that really put it on the map and made it what it is today. >> and check this out, the two assembly members celebrated after the conference by, you guessed it, hitting the waves of course. >>> and a great day to hit the waves if you have a wet suit in the bay area. >> exactly. >> we woke up this morning it was really cold outside. >> it's pretty chilly, 30s and 40s. a lot of people said we have been warm, now it's cold outside. >> i wasn't asking for this for the record. >> theat's true. we were talking about how we really enjoyed the 70s. now we're falling right back into that pattern, but look at how beautiful san francisco, clear skies, a lot of sunshine and we do have those 30s and 40s on the map right now. palo alto 38 degrees, mountain view 38, san jose 41, napa 34 degrees and what is it bringing exactly all of these drops in temperatures? well, that 24 hour t

. >> in a statement the senator said california is the sixth largest economy in the world we are the global hope of innovation and the largest farm state in the country. we are creating job and driving the nations economy. at the same time, crime is at a historic low. . >> our question of the day is this. do you think pulling i.c.e. agents out of california is a good idea ? . >> president trump is expected to discuss immigration, tactile form of school safety during his speech today. he is scheduled to take this stage a little after 7 am pacific time. the event bills itself as the premier event of conservative students and activists. vice president mike pence spoke on thursday. >>> president trump former campaign chairman, paul manafort is facing more charges. a federal grand jury returned a new indictment yesterday charging the two men with tax evasion and bank fraud. this indictment is in addition to the one that was filed in october. he charged the men with failing to disclose political consulting work they did in ukraine and moderate millions of dollars. >>> a state senator. from

california. with nearly 1,000 businesses, billions of dollar are pumped into the state's economy. according to a report, california accounts for 27% of the gaming industry. no other state comes close. california's high cost of living and taxes are being used against the state by other states trying to lure companies away. >> there is a lot of developers making games and it is harder to get users. >> reporter: georgia, new york, and massachusetts are offering tax credits to lure companies away. >> they are among the most complex pieces of software out there. >> reporter: and it takes bright students to put these games tooshths. at sacramento state, shunts are -- students are learning to put to games together from scratch. a welligeicated work force close to the companies is a huge advantage for california. but some say more needs to be such as tax credits for video game related start ups. >>> this morning, we have some exciting news about our own kenny choice. this week, the family welcomed a baby boy into the world. the son's name is adrian cade choice. a big congrat i guesses to k

being at historic lows, in our state, we have a state unemployment rate of 3%, and i know california's economy is doing well. how do you attribute this -- and i think this point in time whether it's up or down, these point in time are never all that accurate, they're just a guess at how many homeless people there are at any particular point in time, but why do you think in california the rate's gone up? are people moving into california? is that what it is? what would be the reason? >> there have always been more veterans in california than anywhere else. more homeless veterans there than anywhere else. as you said, the unemployment rate is very low, so some of the veterans don't have the skills that they need to. the housing is very high. >> high, yeah. >> so they are unable to -- at a minimum wage job or even at $15, $18 an hour able to afford the housing that would take them out of homelessness. so a number of them are staying at our site in our permanent housing much longer than they would like to because they can't afford to move out into the community. >> that's one of the things we foun

economy, crime. overall it ranked the golden state at no. 32. the study found california scored high on economy, but we ranked dead last on quality of life. the state taking the top spot? iowa. >>> the age of social media makes it seem impossible to remain anonymous, but 2.4 million people in europe have asked google to forget about them. google said so-called right to be forgotten requests have been coming in since 2014 when the european union passed the law. it asked google to remove personal information from the company's search engine results. google says it has complied with 43% of the requests. >>> a southwest airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine malfunction. look at the video. eyewitness on the ground taking this. flames appeared to. >> the out of the gyp several -- to shoot out of the engine several times shortly after takeoff from salt lake city yesterday morning. >> all of a sudden we heard this big pop. what do you do when you've got shooting flames out the side of the engine? it's crazy. >> no one on board the plane was hurt.

diana feinstein has responded saying california is the sixth largest economy in the world we are the global hub of innovation and the largest farm state in the country. we are creating jobs and driving the economy at the same time. she called the president's comments mean-spirited. >>> that leads us to our question of the day, do you think pulling agents out of california is a good idea ? let us know what you think. vote on our twitter page and comment on our facebook page. >>> teachers today at the high school in parkland, florida are being allowed to go back to the school were 17 people were killed last week. the teachers were told they could go back to collect their belongings that have been off- limits since the shooting. the school planted orientation on sunday for teachers and students. classes are due to resume on monday. >>> we are also following the stunning revelation that the arm shares deputy assigned to the high school never into the building after the shooting started. soon it will be and law enforcement arrive at an active shooter, we go in and address the target. that

california. with nearly 1,000 businesses, billions of dollars are pumped into the state's economy. according to a report, california accounts for 27% of the gaming industry. no other state comes close. california's high cost of living and taxes are being used against the state by other states trying to lure companies away. >> there's a lot of developers making games and it's harder to get users. >> reporter: georgia, new york and massachusetts are offering tax credit and grants to pull companies and talent from california. >> video games are the most complex pieces of software out there. >> reporter: it takes bright people to put these creations together. at sacramento state, students are learning to build the games from scratch. >> learning a whole bunch of technologies and programming techniques, so al gor itsdz. >> reporter: this is a huge benefit to california's competitive edge. researchers also point to more that needs to be done at the capital including tax credit for video game related start up. >>> a young woman who lost her beloved horse in the wine country wildfires has a

news report ranking california as the 4th best economy in the united states... ves california is not open for business.john cox 05;24 i think businesses are leaving left and right. we've regulated them out of the state. we've made costs so prohibitive that their employees can't afford to live here. 32cox believes special interest money is the problem....his solution:john cox 09;29 - 41 what you need to do is greatly reduce the demand for money. and how do you do that? you make all the districts so small like the size of neighborhoodswhat you need to do is greatly.he has pushed for a statewide initative which failed this month to make the november ballot.but still he pushes on john cox 19;31 the attitude here is that small business funds the operations of the capitol and not the other way around. 37in a campaign to the capitol.in sacramento, kody leibowitz, kron4 news (steve) coming up... technology taking on germs ... we'll show you a robot that germaphobes will love. will love. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add

in a statement she said california is the sixth largest economy in the world. where the global hub of innovation and the largest farm state in the country. we are creating jobs in driving the nation's economy. at the same time the murder rate keeps falling and crime is at a historic low.>>> south florida sheriff of broward county a revelation today about last week's school massacre. the only armed deputy on campus 117 people were killed waited outside the school building without ever going inside and he never fired his weapon. the sheriff said the deputy identified as scot peterson should have taken aggressive action to stop the killer. the sheriff also said the 54- year-old deputy is no longer with the department.>> i decided this morning to suspend scot peterson without pay. pending an internal investigation. as is his right scot peterson chose to resign because he has the necessary time with the agency.>> president trump was focused on gun laws to date during a meeting with state and local leaders. he defended his suggestion some teachers be armed with guns

we're talking about state economies really having issues. california as well. 're looking at -- if you look at the states on the list of potential and cities on the potential places for h.q., these are states that have been torn apart by economy, economic issues the last five to ten years. >> i get it. they all want amazon to come there because that means jobs, more money for the state. but in the interest of total fairness, it really seems that if you're going to change the rules for one player, you should be willing to change them for all and not just say we're going to cherry pick who we want, amazon, the corporation that has a lot of money. >> this is a legitimate thing that any town would want. it's crone any capitolism and corporate welfare. amazon who raked in $175 billion last year should not be receiving any type of local government incentive or subsidy in the form of taxation, stated and local taxes or writing off 100% of their property taxes like in the case of ohio. i just don't think that is fair to other small businesses. not to mention the predato

california's agricultural base. if we don't get rain -- the economy takes a hit. will be watching it. we will be fair and warm right through your bay area friday and saturday and sunday. san francisco tomorrow 70 degrees. 10 february just before valentine's day hopefully it will break. this blocking pattern we have seen it before. it keeps the rain to the west of us. the snow patrol looks good. plenty of snow. there look -- making a little bit at night. we are not going to get any real natural snow for a good week or so. five day forecast well above average temperatures. middle 70s.>> that is what we learned looking at the beginning of february.>>> from the chinese new year celebrations to the great sonoma crab and wine fest. there is plenty this weekend. more on the happenings around the bay area in your we can watch.>>> we are heading into the weekend and here are a few events happening around the bay. the year of the dog at a chinese festival in oakland on saturday. a cultural performance including dance and music arts and crafts and free and/or extravaganza. taking place at the as

california is working toward a fuel economy of 50 miles per hour by 2025 and 5 million zero emissionles by 3030. >>> president donald trump has withdrawn his nomination of a climate change skeptic as the head of the council on environmental cal -- committee. kathleen hartnett failed to gain the support of democrats and some republicans because of her anti-climate change views and her apparent lack of scientific knowledge. the council was created back in the 1970s to coordinate environmental policy for governmental agencies, but critics who believe she would have used the office to dismantle environmental law. >>> the new nuclear posture review unveiled by the trump administration takes a stronger stance against russia and north korea. the review mostly follows a strategy laid out by the obama administration, including modernizing the nuclear arsenal but the review also recommends adding more submarine launched nuclear capabilities. president donald trump spoke about that in his state of the union address. >> as part of our defense, we must modernize and rebuild our nuclear arsenal, h

still at the gate at the southern california last night when spoke smo economy was cabin.engers had to down the emergency chuts to get to safety. no one was hurt. the fire seems to have started in one of the power >>> president trump's daughter-in-law is thanking firsd an enveloh white powder. medics rushed the hospita opened the white powder turned out to the letter was addressed to her husband donald trump jr. and was post marked from boston. both the nypd and the secret service are invesl, parades, marching bands and exotic kansas tums are filling the streets of the b easy for mardi gra today. today is fat tuesday and the biggest day the celebration. mardi gra means fat tuesday in french. we're taking a live look right now in new orleans as the party way.the fat tuesday parade in philadelphia involves delicious pacetries. they're called fast night, he that's a reference to ashe wednesday and the start of lent. take a look at all the people waiting out side the bakery. apparently they're worth waiting for, so says our producer. >> well the donuts once a year they do this

analysts say the results today may be a sign from investors that the u-s economy remains strong. (steve) californiaes are saying that pension costs are becoming unsustainable - according to a new study.our capitol bureau reporter kody leibowitz spoke with the lobbying group that put together this study and explains why they believe there's a problem brewing. - of study the league of california cities says pension costs are becoming unsustainable. in a new study -- the group claims cities expect to spend - on average - close to 16 percent of their general fund budgets on retirement costs by 20-24 dane hutchings, league of california cities "this is certainly one of the issues that going to redefine cities." dane hutchings lobbies on behalf on california cities. he says part of the problem is the unfunded liability for the public employee retirement system known as calpers - currently at 68 percent. california passed pension reform a few years back called pepra.... but hutchings says that helps cities in the futurenot now. dane hutchings, league of california cities "the challenge we're facing is how

california we have our fires. these are all signs that our economy founded on oil and fossil fuel is one that harms life on earth. and it's way past time that we start moving our economy to renewable power, renewable energy generation. we have called upon sfers for five years to do this, take our money out of fossil fuels and put in renewables and they have dragged their feet almost all the way, like they have the donald trump administration on the board to deny the fact that the world is becoming harmed every day as we continue to invest in fossil fuels. i want to thank supervisor peskin, supervisor london breed and supervisor malia cohen to continue with the work to make sfers do their part to divest and today we'll see if they're going to move this the way they have had to these five years. it's time to divest, divest now, sfers your time is up, thank you. >> thank you. this has been a tough 24-hours in this building, but president breed said something which is profoundly important, that our relationships have to transcend and that number one, it's all about public policy. and with that, under president breed'

. >> it the idea that california is doing a poor job when we are the sixth largest economy in the world, when we are the center of innovation is ridiculous. we are standing up for our values. >> mayor shaft was not alone, from 16 mayor mark farrell, quote, the president's declaration to abdicate the federal government's obligation is more of the same from this administration, once again choosing politics over public safety. from berkeley mayor jesse arreguin, we remain proud of california. in the east bay, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> a san jose nursing care facility is being accused tonight of patient dumping. >> that's a term for discharging residents in favor of taking new patients with higher insurance coverage. >> this is a story you'll see only on abc7 news. >> reporter: karen moo received major injuries as she walked across the street. >> i got two broken legs, and i got my knee actually cracked into four or five pieces. >> reporter: but it really hurt her when in the third month of her residence, she and another patient were told to leave. >> there's no reason why she should h

we also had an extensive item by california energy commissioners as us on a global economy moving to 100% renewable energy. we hope you vote to divest and -- >> so we resolved that we are supporting as a whole commission the full and expeditious divestment of the retirement fund, beginning with the immediate divestment of assets that have had negative returned for five more years. we know you would take longer to responsibly divest, but we urge you to do that. if the world -- >> you've reached your time. >> we change the world. >> barry hermanson. kristin spalding, david page. >> i decline. >> barry hermanson, sierra club, san francisco green party, divest now. >> thank you very much. kristin spalding, david page. is kristin spalding in the room? >> no. >> okay. david page, i saw you earlier. are you still here? >> thank you. because of the time limitation, i was hoping that everybody who is in favor of divestment could stand silently. and i'm hoping that all the people that come after me will say divest now and keep it at that. and it will allow the commissioners to have time to deb

the community from berkeley mayor, we remain proud of california as a sanctuary place, a place viewing immigrants as important contributors to economynd society. >> every day this man says something so hateful and ignorant, it never ceases to amaze me. >> the president talks, california responds. from the east bay wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> well what does it take to make it into the middle class in the bay area? >> if you're guessing six figures you are getting close. >> some big announcedment from airbnb on the tenth anniversary. jonathan blume with what the ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ >>> happening today, it's national marguerita day. marguerita are the most common teige la based cocktail in the u.s. dozens of bartenders claim to have started the day. it's unclear how it began. i'm not sure anybody cares. >> seconday. >>> the state assemblyman from southern california wants to make it easier to enjoy a glass of wine at a art gallery. he proposed a bill to allow art fairs and art dealers to be able to serve beer and w

meanwhile the senior senator diane feinstein has responded by saying in part california is the sixth largest economybal hub of innovation and the largest farm stay in the country, we are creating jobs driving the economy at the same time the murder rate is falling and crime is at a historic low. she called those statements mean-spirited. from san jose christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >> austin of the day, do you think pulling ice agents out of california is a good idea? 58% say yes, 42% say no. >> angela says california can police our own citizens. >> on twitter someone else says no we desperately need ice to do their jobs. it infuriates me the california government decided to become a sanctuary state without vote. the blood of every person killed or robbed by an illegal is on their hands. let us know what you think by voting on twitter and leaving comments on facebook. >>> health warning signs are up in san francisco after three and young men died from paternal -- fentanyl poisoning. the men were familiar to those who live and work in the haight- ashbury area. >> they sleep there or in front of m

the community from berkeley mayor, we remain proud of california as a sanctuary place, a place viewing immigrants as important contributors to economy and society. >> every day this man says something so hateful and ignorant, it never ceases to amaze me. >> the president talks, california responds. from the east bay wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> well what does it take to make it into the middle class in the bay area? >> if you're guessing six figures you are getting close. >> some big announcedment from airbnb on the tenth anniversary. jonathan blu >>> happening today, it's national marguerita day. marguerita are the most common teige la based cocktail in the u.s. dozens of bartenders claim to have started the day. it's unclear how it began. i'm not sure anybody cares. >> seconday. >>> the state assemblyman from southern california wants to make it easier to enjoy a glass of wine at a art gallery. he proposed a bill to allow art fairs and art dealers to be able to serve beer and wine without a license. the cost of wine and beer couldn't be included in the sales price of any art and could only be served during business hours and no

>> jesse: amazing parts of california, juan, not everyone lives like hollywood and silicon valley. >> juan: pretty successful. their economy jerry brown, current governor of california, signed a california values act that forbids local authorities from asking about immigration status. this was back in december so it would seem that the president is putting it to jerry brown. i'm going to take away your ice agents or you undo that law. >> dana: right. if the president is spit ballinblowing ideas told by chif counsel actually sir you are not allowed to do that it doesn't necessarily matter from a communications standpoint he is trying to make his case. can constantly go back and said i would have taken them out of there. they deserves it i had to keep them. in becomes rhetorical device. it does send a strong message and other states would probably take a second look and wants to back away from the hot stove. >> juan: so we have two california people on this panel. one of them is greg gutfeld. >> greg: that's correct. thank you for noticing that every option on the table. why captains we use nukes? what's the problem with usi

economy. people come from the bay area, all across california and the country. a boost for the economy.ow, we're just a few months out from the devastating fires up in this area. with that being said, the first person in line who got here yesterday is this gentleman, lindsey wadel. you were first in line and you shared with me this morning that you lost your home. one of the thousands of people who lost their homes here. >> one of the fire survivors. >> reporter: you certainly. you're working on rebuilding. >> yes. >> reporter: in the midst of that you wanted to take a break and enjoy a nice beer. >> you know, one of of the things that is in common with the different fire survivors, we are living our lives pretty normal. this fire happened but we're a very strong community here. a lot of it is just about each day taking some time to make it all good and you can't miss pliny the younger. i haven't missed it for a while. this is a special treat. i mean, these guys, vinny and natalie from the brewery have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the different fire survivors and for othe

high in lawmak introduced a new bill boosti the economy is the it wipes out all of the other >> not represents the hawaii i really believe that it was california that really put >> now the two assembly members not just posers carrying the really developed his character. >> and gene elliott nbc bay area, mention, is a >> you have to be in shape to do that. that's lot of work. >> is a lot work paddling out, especially against a strong wind. >> there you go. gusty winds right now. in february we're talking about accept what we have is high it will be cranking up the winds. unfort high storm ranger, beaming out here high definition view number rain to talk b instead, we got 71 franci close to 62. gorgeo notice how the water is moving gusty north wind at times around oaklan and emeryville. and odds are after sundown tonigh the wind speeds will you see the areas in red in the north hills. gusts to 45 miles per hour will b possible up to midnight you see the wind speeds begin to calm down and we head towards the winds back off, it's so at least that part of the februa the hi tomorrow won't it could guess close. upper 60s. increa high clouds though pe

california. he is the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. throughout his tenure, the con -- focused on the economy, national security, education and health issues. previously, he served in california's 21st district. and on juvenile justice and the joint committee on the arts. andust learned we shared adolescence involvement of music. a former teenage musician. legislature.g him the congressman served with the u.s. attorney's office in l.a. for six years. years as the- six federal prosecutor. harvard law school. he and his wife, yes adam and eve -- [laughter] they have two children. the council is completely nonpartisan and has an open invitation and has continued to invite the chairman, of the republican chairman of house intelligence. he is welcome at any time. i want to start with something that is certainly being discussed. here and overseas. it involves our reputation abroad, and also a threat that was outlined more broadly to the intelligence committee on the senate side. interference. we are now seeing, according to the hamilton project, that russian -- have discussed parkland, the high sch

california and canada. yesterday, all the talk was about the economy. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau here urging tech leaders to bring their business to the great white north. he held a series of meetings yesterday at the st. regis hotel in san francisco along with the ceos of amgen, ebay and amazon. . he highlighted the benefits of doing business in canada when the u.s. may have trouble bringing in foreign workers with the current political climate. yesterday he talked to ceo marc benioff. >> we know investing in canada is smart in this global economy. we have an educated diverse workforce that does incredibly great work. >> reporter: well, his message is getting through to some companies. "salesforce tower" will invest millions on data centers and hiring more workers in canada. trudeau was also trying to beat the drum for toronto to be the site for amazon's next headquarters. of course, the bay areas are is out of the running for that but toronto is one of 20 cities still under consideration. this morning he is meeting with the governor an

economy and american working. ed: their goal in the state of california which is my home state originally, they could notr not endorse could not endorse anyone running for statewide office including dianne feinstein because they weren't leftist enough. lou: you get the feeling there is a greater affinity in california to russia and china in terms of idea on they than there is to the rest of the country. ed: i'm sad to see that. but it's gotten pretty bad out there. national democrats are the same way. when you look at bernie sanders being the frontrunner of their party web's a socialist. lou: how about eat ellison, the d what about keith ellison, the vice chair of the dnc. what a bunch to draw to. ed rollins, thanks for being here. ed: missed you. interesting times we live in. lou: they are interesting. we have -- something we haven't had for a long time with this man the white house, we have a fighting chance. ed: yes, we do. lou: little adam schiff's memo turns out to be a big bust. president trump: he'll have a committee meeting and leak all sorts of information. he's a bad guy. but certainly the memo was a nothin

so that cannabis can be a crop for california like wine and other crops how they have helped build the economy and make us the six largest in the world. >> quickly, do you think that who is in the white house and on capitol hill will make the decision? or is it the american public as their thoughts evolve? >> i think the american public has really driven cannabis law reform. the american public will continue to drive the reform. the federal government moves very slowly. change comes difficult at the federal level especially when we are so divided. so i do expect the federal government will move more slowly than the people but we will keep pushing and hopefully we will get some relief soon. >> there is a public bank so is it brick-and-mortar? is it online? what would be the best? >> well, the cash has to go somewhere and hopefully when we have a bank that we can take debit cards and credit cards with for the point-of-sale, the amount of cash people use will be reduced. most retailers only get 2% in cash, i have 70%. so when we change the dynamic i won't have much cash in the facility and this w

under president bill clinton and a professor at the university of california berkeley, senior fellow at the blum center for developing economiesmost recent book is out today called "the common good." welcome to democracy now! it is great to have you back. respond to what we see today. you have this fall and wall street, which does not necessarily reflect what happens on main street, and you have this budget that has been introduced that we just heheardn their broken campaign promises of president trurump.. who is w winning and who is losg at this point? >> i think we are all losing. that is actually the theme of my book will stop the rich in america cannot continue to do well when most others are not. it is a social contract. saying tobasically everyone, you're on your own, we're all going to be worse off. there is a common good. at least there was a common good. the purpose of the book is to igninite a discucussion about whether we can reestablish a sense of common good in america. juan: when you say there has been a common n good, talk about that historically in terms of the how the concept developed. >> in the constitution,