born in san francisco california louis' mother was a war refugee and his father was a war refugee and settled in the mission district and exposed to street violence he would struggle everyday to stay alive and resulted in dropping out of high school for safety reasons and spent his adolescence in and out of juvenile custody. he has many years experience in this area. he was hired by the district attorney george gaston to lead the first alternative servicing initiative as a planner. he will help pioneer a new path and reducing recidivism and identify the needs of the defendant and advance public safety. his priorities are to reduce violent crime, work with the city's vulnerable communities and help individuals not reenter the system. he's a loving husband and father and proud neighbor in san francisco. [applause] >> our next awardee will be recognized for their contributions in the field of media, and to make this presentation we ask that our 2008 latino heritage education winner join us on stage tonight. [applause] tonight in the field of media we recognize this individual, host and p

louis and california. we're the most advanced of all of those. >> okay. >> we're showing them how to do it. thank you for being here and giving us the update. i look forward to getting on the train. soon. >> okay, in the meantime, the mineta transportation institute, they are located in san jose and can you get them on the website at transweb.sjsu.edu. that is transweb.sjsu.edu. >>> okay. >> thank you. >> thank you. . >>> welcome back. local author barbara rose booker merged her considerable writing talent with the passion to end the bias against aging, here, here. the best seller, the viagra diaries, explore dating, relationships&at age 70. hbo offered to turn it into a tv series. she wrote two more romances and the tv deal got shake. a better one is brewing. for an update, we welcome barbara rose brooker. how does a local girl make this happen? >> oh, my gosh. you have to believe in what you want. >> uh-huh. >> and then it happens. >> as long as you know some people and they can help you long the. >> rep

thank you very much and thanks for watching us there in ontario lewis in saratoga california extension ninety seven louis thank you very much for calling what's on your mind and i thought thanks for the great show and and the other person that substitutes for you he does a great job. he answered the phone it was my thought that what i'm calling about is something that. when i was raised with money years ago we never talked about middle class we were a classless society and more and more we talk about us being middle class citizens we're middle income students and what happens the class society that we have i wish that just changed them calling people middle class all the time well louis i appreciate your perspective and you're raising the topic. my recollection is that middle class upper class lower class whatever those phrases have been around for for my lifetime which i'm guessing is probably at least as long as yours but. and i mean you know maybe we should use words like the proletariat or something but i think that this is what is common usage is the common vernacular now so we're kind of stuck with

louis to california. three different experiences and he himself below with his bride jesse. was the daughter of the most powerful man from the senator of missouri. if they had "people" magazine they would be the kate middle 10 and prints of their time handsome, dashing, a beautiful, adventuress and did extraordinary things together and separately. he has been overlooked. the opening of the west is largely due in part to to the role played from john c. fremont and his wife jesse. then became the first republican candidate for president 1856 and lost the election because he was accused of being born and can adapt. the bursar question first belongs to him claiming he was born in canada her . he was also accused of being half white this speakes told period when america was not a christian nation by protestant catholics were the most fears it -- beard it -- beard, i despised and discriminated group so being called a catholic in 1856 conveyed you were dangerous you would turn the country over to the pope. this is what the people believed. i tell the story of fremont and his wife i

louis. tickets were selling at a rate of 130,000 a minute. californiat a participating state and californians were heading across the border in droves hoping to get lucky. >> powerball is headed here and our state's lottery commissioner told ktvu channel 2 morning news that powerball began in june and an agreement is expected to be finalized today. some people can't wait for powerball. they spent $200 on lotto tickets. >> my mom told him go buy lotto tonight. >>> officials say you will be able to play by april of next year. >>> time now 5:49. a big-rig accident, you have the chopper working too, right? >> that's right, it is slammed near 3 parked cars and you can see the reason they were so concerned was because the rig was leaking diesel. this is off of east 14th street and in between san leandro and cater valley, a big-rig tow truck is on the scene trying to get the truck out of the area and we will keep you posted this morning. up next, in milpitas, you are starting to see brake lights but no major delays and that will change in the next half hour. a

louis 56. same thing in denver 63 and passing showers in seattle, 48 degrees. >>> educators are celebrating in californiater voters passed proposition 30 tuesday. it increases the state's sales tax and raises taxes on the rich. college students will be spared another round of tuition increases and as john blackstone tells us this morning younger students will avoid a much shorter school year. >> let's raise our taxes for our kids, for our schools, for our california dream. >> reporter: california's governor jerry brown celebrate ad victory he spent most of the past year fighting for, convincing voters to raise taxes to avoid $6 billion in budget cuts. mostly to education. part of it is a tax increase for those earning over $250,000, but all californians will be hit by a quarter cent sales tax increase. anti-tax groups raised $53 million to defeat the proposition. >> prop 30 makes our sales tax the highest in the nation. >> reporter: $11 million was funneled throughout of state groups that don't have to reveal their donors. california's election watchdog calls it money laundering. teachers unions donated

louis to california, three different experiences. he himself do a certain point with his bride, jesse benton, who then became jesse benton fremont. she was the daughter of the most powerful man in the senate at the time, the senator from missouri. if they had "people" magazine, they would have been the pippa or kate middleton and prints of their time. they were handsome, dashing, beautiful, adventurous and they did extraordinary things together and separately. i feel that he is one that's a little overlooked. the opening up of the west is largely due in part -- is largely due to the role played by john c. fremont and his wife, jesse fremont. he then did, as i mentioned, become the first republican candidate for president in 1856, lost that election in part because he was accused of being, guess what, born in canada. the first birth or controversy really relates to john c. fremont because his parents -- when it is. , his father had come from canada. a bigger issue, and this is a fascinating one, as he was accused of being catholic. no

louis to california, three different experiences. he himself he looked at a certain point with his bride jessie benton who became jessie benton fremont and she was the daughter of the most powerful man in the senate, senator from missouri. they became america--if they had people magazine they would have been the kate middleton and prince of their time. they were handsome, dashing, beautiful, exciting, adventures and the extraordinary things together and separately. he has -- he is one that is a little over looked. the opening up of the west is largely due in part to the role played by john fremont and his wife jesse fremont. he then did as i mentioned become the first republican candidate for president in 1856, lost that election in part because he was accused of being born in canada. the first bursar controversy relates to john fremont because his parents, his father had come from canada, it was claimed he had been born in canada but this was is proven. of bigger issue and this is a fascinating one is he was accused of being catholi

louis and project consultant to the authority. let's begin with this request with a little context. the context begins with the california high speed rail. as you know the california high speed rail authority has the mandate for building and maintaining high speed rail in california and their 2012 business plan proposed what they call incremental improvements with blended system, and some of this investments of course are to be taken place in the peninsula. the segment in question is from san jose to the san francisco tranit train center. in april of this year the authority board authorized an mou between nine members stakeholders of the cal train and the high speed rail which you see in this list. and early investment strategy for the peninsula corridor basically has two components, advanced signal system and positive flow control and the [inaudible] including the vehicles. that's a total cost of 1.5 billion dollars. and this brings us to today's allocation request. this is for the cboss which is the acronym for the over lay signal system and type of advanced signal system. there are many types and this is the one cal t

california.. the governor sticks his neck ou, begging voters to raise tax, >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. in d.c., a snowy mix. in st. louis, sunny and 50. denver, sunny and 73. and seattle, showers and 51. >>> here is your election night recap. barack obama has won a second term as president of the united states. the president defeated mitt romney in at least seven of nine key battleground states to rack up a decisive win in the electoral college, but the popular vote was very close. the president will still have to deal with a divided congress. democrats retained a slim margin in the senate while republicans retained their control of the house. john boehner will remain speaker of the house. big wins for same-sex marriage. maine and maryland approved gay and lesbian marriage by popular vote. and it's also on the ballot in washington state, but right now that is too close to call. in minnesota, a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and woman has been rejected. the state already has a law banning same-sex marriage. gay marriage is already legal in six states and washington, d.c., but those laws were either e

california. >>> we are now hearing from alex smith after collin was named the 49ers starter for sunday's game in st. louish has been medically cleared to play since suffering a concussion more than two weeks ago. head coach jim harbaugh met with both men to discuss the decision. >> he explained where he was coming from. and felt like it was a difficult situation. but wanted to two in this direction. >> smith was playing some of the best football when he was hurt. he still leads the league in pass completion percentage. he will be ready to make the most of his next opportunity to play. smith's replacement is the subject of a controversial article but does not have anything to do with collin's it sports writer. >>> time now 5:17. traffic, weather big today. tara what do you see now? >> it is easing up in sonoma county. that flash flood warning isment cooing to an end. that is the good news. we still have a lot of problems let's take look our maps right now. i can show you. we have that big rig accident that claudine wong has been at all morning long. look at this. all these accidents here. highway 4 eastbou

louis can raise their own city taxes. the state voters are voting on it. you can give -- the wealthy congressman from californiae recall effort. he funded that. you have to get a lot of petitio petitions. my question to you, i was in a room in 30 states talking about ballot not a hand in the room went up. i thought it was interesting. it seems like it's this tool that's been used effectively. these are community based progressive groups. still liked it and wanted it as an option. >> what you see with social issues, right? marijuana legalization, gay marriage and civil unions. you are seeing the opportunity to move in the same direction. you see younger voters much more comfortable with civil unions, gay marriage, immigration, marijuana legalization and some form of, you know, criminal justice reform. you are seeing on opportunity to lean where the ek electorate is. you are seeing group that is are not sure weather they want to give that up. >> rex is the man in missouri. i was thinking of the deli in ann arbor, michigan. i don't fully agree with that. i don't think it's right to qualify their freedom to marry a

california to buy these vehicles. listen to what gm had to say about that. >> the key now is to sell these vehicles in the same kind of quantity in st. louiss, in the heartland of america, if you will. when you drive an electric car, we're not going to sell this thing on the environmental aspect aspects. these cars are fun to drive. >> reporter: and it's not just gm. their no north american competitor, ford, introducing a new version of the ford fusion. we've got pictures of that. we can show you that was named the 2012 l.a. auto show green car of the year. a lot of focus on hybrid, electric, green technology and continued demand for smaller cars, deb. >> no question about that. i think i picked out a couple to dream about in any event. casey wyan for us, thanks so much. >>> san antonio spurs coach sends three star players home before a game. now he is in trouble with the nba. we'll talk about it. oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory.

california through vancouver, b.c., so cal looks good. much of the inner mountain west looks good as well. a weak front through central parts of the u.s., kansas city through st. louiswers there and fog across the great lakes if you're travelling there. breezy across parts of the carolinas and a little bit of shower and thunderstorm complex just offshore of south carolina. 56 degrees high temperature. chicago, 68 degrees and memphis, 49 degrees. not a bad-looking fall day in the big apple. >> hmm. >> that's great to hear. have you ever carved a pumpkin? >> who hasn't carved a pumpkin? >> have you ever chunked a pumpkin? >> i haven't but i do enjoy the video. >> roll it. >> that's right. check it out. that's right. these guys have chunked pumpkins and they are gathering from all over the world to see who can hurl those pumpkins the farthest. we have myth buster co-host kerry myers live after this quick break to tell us what this is all about. (splashing)... (child screaming underwater)... (underwater noises). trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - compan