. ♪ ♪ california state prison corrchran home to violent, infamous offenders.kup crews in 2000 and 2005. >> right before i walked in i had to sign a document that kind of really made me think twice. it basically said in the event there is a hostage situation inside the prison walls they will not negotiate for your life because you know the risk are taking when you walk in. while at corchran you hear alarms going off. you are never sure what you will hear in this place. you hear alarms. dropping down to the ground you. have rifles peering out of the towers. immediately takes your breath away for a second. in most cases, the alarm sound when a fight has broken out between inmates. though these incidents are usually brought to a stop within minutes, they always post serious danger to the responding officers and to our crews. >> while at corchran there was one incidence, we were doing pretty much a routine cell search. following along. had the dogs. it was a very controlled environment. in one of the pods the cells. and then right in the middle of it we heard the -

shawn kelley is a political science professor at california state university. oins us from california. professor thanks so much for being with us, the house republicans failed to even bring a vote tonight. now that the ball is back in the senate's court why should we believe that a viable deal is insight? >> well, like most americans, i guess i want to believe that ideal can be reached. but the real problem is in the house of representatives. what you have got is a small to medium-sized group of republicans who are feeling that they need to stand on principle. and that the principle that they are stands on the ground is number one, to try to modify or delete obama care, but also to try to get spending under control. and typically you think of republicans as being, you know, sort of tied to wall street. but the faction we are talking about here is a faction that doesn't care so much about what wall street wants. and so you know, there may be some pressure as we see the markets shifting, but this group of anywhere from 20 to 40 republicans, isn't necessarily going

but california covered is a scam, according to the state. covered california is real. and the two sound so alike even the state's insurance commissioner can get a little tongue-tied. >> california covered, which is a website that appears to be designed to try to attract people to it pretending to be covered california. even i'm having a hard time because it's so close in terminology. >> commissioner jones says the insurance department investigators unraveled the following front. posing as covered california, california covered was getting protection from a server based company in texas and being orchestrated by an unlicensed broker in panama, some 4,000 miles away. >> we were successful in contacting the texas owner of the site, if you will, that was allowing the ultimate owners to deploy this information across their server, across their web portal and we got them to shut it down. >> the department of insurance will continue to look out for californians and investigate questionable sites. but for the several million people who might buy insurance through the state heal

ron has been in the state senate -- i want to say he was elected in 2006. and in terms of importance, californiaoften considered one of the largest economies in the world. i think we're usually fifth of six largest in the world. so there's a lot of money in the state. a state senator sits in the upper house of the legislature. so, you know, there's quite a bit of influence, and just something to note is the region he represents i want to state's california senate district 30 is kind of known as the corruption corridor in southeast l.a., so you have cities like bell, which is infamous for corruption, huntington park, all of those cities have all been embroiled in corruption scandals in recent years. >> josh based on your sources and what you learned as your investigation evolved, did it seem apparent that this was an isolated incident, or that this may be more pervasive in the state legislature. >> from reading the affidavit and talking to the former head of the corruption desk in sacramento for more than 30 counties, it appears they were looking to broaden their investigation. that they were loo

supreme court tells the state of california to release thousands of prisoners we'll take a look at the ruling ahead. and it's the war over water three southern states are now battling over water rights we'll take a deeper look at the fight that's been pitting neighboring states against each other for more than two decades. it's thursday october seventeenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm lynn neary david in you're watching our tea. we begin today with the latest sentence a revelation leaked by former government contractor edward snowden the documents which were obtained by the washington post outline the extent to which the n.s.a. has been involved in the cia's counterterrorism activities the documents specifically detail the agency's engagement in the u.s. drone campaign which involves using armed unmanned vehicles to scope out an attack those thought to be affiliated with terrorism in the past the program has been presented as an exclusive initiative of the cia but now we're learning that u.s. drone wars depend heavily on the n.s.a.'s ability to collect information from e-mails teleph

california mr. robby hunter (clapping) >> >> the state building construction trade represents 4 hundred and 80 thousand workers. i myself am a member of the structural and workers and spent almost thirty years building skyscrapers and bridges thought california. as we stand here today in the shadow of two of the most historic bridges built over 80 years ago on this labor day i decade those words to all the workers even the ones that are gone. construction of thousands of bridges those historic spans - those - of historic bridges spanning the great national divides this will allow our nation to grow. part of the new deal to lift us up from the great depression the construction of this bridge one of the greatest employment for our nation. the jobs this bridge provided during this time helped many families to get through the did the times. a bridge of this type of is one of the most dangerous of the construction folks. over 1 hundred million hours were worked with no loss of life. i would like to thank american bridge for for caring about our workers. caltrans for insuring that every procedure that would

." >> to state of california where governor jerry brown is picking a fight with the federal government. signed into law legislation that forbids his state from complying with any new federal indefinite detention laws. section 1021 of the national defense authorization act grand grand -- granted new powers to the military to indefinitely detain individuals who are thought to be enemy combatants. the law prohibits an agency in the state of california from knowingly aiding an agency of the armed forces of the united states in any investigation, prosecution or detention of a person within california. the bill was passed overwhelmingly by the california state assembly and is the strongest rebuke coming from any state towards the federal government's indefinite detention powers. the federal government is cracking down on a group hactivists who are accused of launching service attacks on individuals. the group is accused of being part of something called operation payback that targeted websites of the motion picture association of america, the recording industry association of america, severa

takano: we come from different parts of the great state of california. i know we both share a deep love for our state, and i've been to your part, i've been to your district. to sonoma and the great forests that you have in your district, and it's a terrible thing to see just as california is coming out of this recession -- i don't know about you, but i visited a number of these businesses during the congressional break, during the work period, during august and early september and there were so many hopeful stories about people saying we've gotten through this hump, we've gotten through the worst of the 2008, 2009, 2010 recession. there was even talk that real estate in my area of the state which was hit hard is coming back. and i told all these folks, i'm so glad to hear these wonderful stories. i just hope that we don't in washington end up, through any unnecessary actions, irresponsible and reckless that s set back the gains we have made. i don't know about you, but in my district i can certainly see how shutting down the government and threatening to

. >> reporter: among the nation's toughest, california state prison, corcoran, overcrowded and plagued by racial tension. we spent months inside with >> whether in the form of drugs. >> it's usually like this. >> or weapons. >> looks like it's made of aluminum. >> piece of stainless steel here. >> off a food court. >> always a race against time for the officer to find the contraband. >> look at that. before it's too late. during the months our crew spent inside corcoran we witnessed our fair share of searches. today on a yard maximum security facility we caught up with an officer beginning his shift with one of three standard cell searches. looking for contraband, stuff they're not supposed to have. not too many apples -- razors, they break them apart. an awful lot in the cell. good weapon. piece a metal. just sharpen that. can't tell what it came out of, but she sharpened that, that would make a good shank. make a couple weapons out of that. >> is it sharpened to a point? >> no, not yet. >> we can only book him for having dangerous contraband, it's not sharpened. write up a 115. >> th

of california from knowingly aiding an agency of the armed forces of the united states and any investigation prosecution or detention of a person within california. bill was passed overwhelmingly by the california state assembly and is the strongest rebuke coming from any state towards the federal government's indefinite detention powers. we on the federal government is cracking down on a group of hacktivists allegedly associated with anonymous who are accused of launching a series of denial of service attacks on organizations and individuals who are supporting measures to limit online file sharing defendants are accused of being a part of something called operation payback between september two thousand and ten and january two thousand and eleven that targeted the websites of the motion picture association of america the recording industry association of america several credit card companies and even the website of kiss front man gene simmons the indictment against these individual states operation payback targeted victims worldwide including governmental entities trad

we did find an address for the business that owns this place according to california state records. we stopped by that address but no one came to the door. it may be very well until monday that government offices are open again and learn whey they shut these offices down. >>> new at 11:00, there were tense moments in the san jose neighborhood. chp officers were making a traffic stop when a man jumped out of car. the neighbor said the suspect was in her yard. authorities surrounded be building with more than 20 officers. about a two hour stand off police had him in custody. >>> the shooting happened at the spot nightclub. kimberly terry is there with more for us. >> reporter: police are heading out to bars and restaurants handing out these flyers asking anyone with information on the shooting to please contact them. >> i'm compete lly shocked that something like that would happen at our year. >> reporter: the shooting happened at 2:00 p.m. a time when the apartment was packed with people heading ohm or getting ready to leave. police say the 33-year-old bouncer along with twro others

. >> among the nation's toughest, california state prison, corcoran. severely overcrowded and plagued by racial tension. we spent months inside where officers try to maintain order in an institution with a notoriously violent past. this is "lockup: corcoran -- extended stay." inmate interaction in prison is volatile at best. >> dude told me he was going to stab me. i told him to get his knife and i went in and got my knife. >> whether it's with officers. >> you are the captain, man. something has happened to you. >> disputes with other races or gangs. >> i got in a fight on the level one yard. i had lied to home boys, prison home boys of mine and i guess i had it coming. >> or even a prison romance. >> i had sex with my cellie. >> in corcoran it's not a question of if there will be violence, but when. >> everybody down! get down! >> violence flares in the gym on "a" yard and officers move quickly to reclaim control. david salazar, the victim of the battery, refuses to identify his attacker, and the corcoran officers launch a massive investigation. >> l

. >> reporter: among the nation's toughest, california state prison, corcoran, severely overcrowded and plagued by racial tension. we spent months inside with officers trying to maintain order with an institution with a notoriously violent past. this is "lockup, corcoran, extended stay." inmates have been dreaming up new ways to smuggle in contraband since corcoran opened its doors in 1988. >> there is drugs in prison, obviously. >> ruin your day. >> whether in the form of drugs -- >> when we get it, it's usually like this. >> -- or weapons. >> looks like it's made of aluminum. >> piece of stainless steel here. >> come off of one of our food courts. >> it's always a race against time for the officer to find the contraband. >> look at that. >> -- before it's too late. during the months our crew spent inside corcoran we witnessed our fair share of searches. today on "a" yard the maximum security facility, we caught up with an officer beginning his shift with one of three standard cell searches. >> every day, looking for contraband, stuff they're not supposed to have. not too many apples -

during the time that pete wilson was the governor of the state of california. e was an initiative state wide to deal with that issue in an adverse way. but yet, people still came into california and they're now participating in the political process. in the state of california, the voters are literally demanding results. they don't want partisanship, they don't want the phony commitment to so-called philosophy, they really want to see things function and function work. and jerry brown, attorney general previous governor, secretary of state, mayor of oakland, presents the opportunity to do all of that. our only problem, frankly is the term limits. if we would get rid of term limits, and we have modified it somewhat. we'll be on the road to many years of prosperity. >> but you never would have gotten to be mayor of san francisco, you would still be speaker of the assembly, mr. brown thank you for joining us, you have so many titles. thanks for coming on. we'll be right back after this. >>> let me finish tonight with this. i've got a story to tell you. back in 1981

>> among the nation's toughest, california's state prison, corcoran, severely overcrowded and plagued by racial tension. we spend months inside, where officers try to maintain order in an institution with a notoriously violent past. this is "lockup: corcoran, extended stay." >>> for me, it was a hard, bumpy road. >> bad decisions have landed thousands of inmates in corcoran. >> that is the life i picked for myself, and it's really hard. >> in prison they've got two choices, do their time and go home -- >> i've got a baby brother who doesn't have anybody out there right now. if i go home and he can look up to that -- >> reporter: -- or become even more destructive on the inside. >> more crazy people in your cell, and crazy things happen. >> stabbings, killings, drugs, weapons. >> the path they choose could determine the difference between life and death. >> you take care of yourself, and the rest will fall into place. >> another alarm. >> i live on corcoran, 3c facility. it's a sensitive needs yard for inmates that cannot program around the general population inmates. people with sex c

in context, the california state law is very, very broad and maybe even outdated. a person displaying a placard has the right to park for any unlimited amount of time without any payment at any green zone that you merchants pay for. we'll address some of that in our recommendations. now on the screen you'll see a list of the stakeholders. the names may not mean much to you in terms of who we are. there were 16 of us, but 9 of us had a disability. we're going to continue to stress that so you understand this is not a staff driven or staff dominated process /-ft the people with disabilities not only formed a majority of the full body, but we had an internal steering committee and people with disabilities were a majority of the steering committee. that committee was carla you johnson, myself, the point is you're getting input from the people directly affected by what we're recommending by what we suggested. let's go on then to the next slide. in this slide you'll see several cars parked each displaying a blue placard so we felt there were three challenges to finding p

california state prison, corcoran.ou'd never know it by talking to easley. >> i got it pretty good. it's all right. it's fine. this is something that i like doing, you know? it's kind of like a relaxation, you know? >> ernest had a legitimate job given to him by the administration in the kitchen, but he was smart in that he had figured out a way to have a little hustle on the side to make extra money. >> i usually charge, like a suit, a pair of pants is a suit, a shirt is a suit. i wash clothes. i don't wash boxers or socks. that's what i don't wash. you know, other than that i charge, you know, a dollar to wash, a dollar to iron their clothes. you'd be surprised. a lot of people, well men, they aren't really into washing or ironing, so i do it. >> one of the first things that struck me about ernest was he had a happiness about him you don't often see in a prison and then we came to find out why. >> well, i have a significant other. he's a very good person. you know? his name is robert. and he's a good man. you know? >

so far, california state officials are passing on the deal of the economic wild card. department state of finance say that we do have a balanced budget but this time they simply cannot pay to open the national parks. mike pelton, kron 4 news. >> pam: tarantulas can often see even across the roads they could be on golf courses and even in a garage. the residences are not as threatening as they look. >> "i think people react to their size rather than their aggressiveness." why more tarantulas are being seen out and about in california this time of year. prowl. but their search for their mate is often quite dangerous. tarantulas can often be seen crossing roadways at dawn or dusk looking for females in their burrows. and in sacramento. local residents even take pictures of the abundant wildlife. tarantulas are a common sight.they can be seen golf courses, streets and even in garages. but many residents even say they are not as threatening as they look. in fact they can be aggressive.the female sometimes kills the male after their courting session. but if the males are not

>> the al jazeera exclusive investigation broke on an fbi string involving ron calderon, the california state

. >> reporter: california state senator kevin de leon is considering reintroducing a bill requiring all toy guns and bb guns to be translucent or brightly colored. federal law requires imitation guns to have an orange tip on the barrel. >> i imagine the people who make these toy guns say the point is for them to look real and no one wants a gun that's pink, yellow or orange. >> reporter: the proposal doesn't cover pellet guns like andy lopez's, still de leon says law enforcement needs the ability to tell if a gun is real or fake and others agree. >> the gun has an orange tip on the end. and it will be very helpful because cops will know it's a fake. >> reporter: juan alvarado a father of four says changes should be made but starting at home. >> keep these boys away from our house from our places. and that's the only way we are going to finish or try to, you know, minimize the violence in the streets. >> reporter: the nra had no comment. but their position in the past has been airsoft guns and bb guns should not be treated like toys and therefore should not be brightly colored. in santa

. >> reporter: we tried contacting their california state run website this morning and we're still waiting. before you sign up, here are the four questions you should ask any potential provider. what is the maximum i'll pay per year, what doctors and hospitals are in the plan, how many visits are included each year, and are my prescriptions covered. for vanessa and her family the choice is easy. >> i'm going to sign up. >> and you feel comfortable with that decision? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: now, if you do not have health insurance, you have 181 days or until march 31st to enroll before the government fines you. however, if you want your coverage to kick in january 1st, 2014, you have to purchase a plan by december 15th. diane, i just spoke with the white house. and they are, quote, incredibly please the with the traffic on that website. >> thank you, paula. >>> next now we turn to a story that has riveted people across the country. people imagine themselves in a dangerous situation on a highway. we're talking about the motorcycle group that swarmed the car with a family inside. we showe

california state prisons are apparently not doing a very good job of policing themselves. the state inspector-general says the quality of internal investigations has been slipping ever since a federal judge stopped supervising the prisons some two years ago. the report comes as governor brown tries to convince the federal government the state prison system no longer needs court oversight. >>> lieutenant governor gavin newsom is heading up a panel to study what would happen if recreational marijuana is legalized in california. the focus will be on legal and policy issues regularring and taxing marijuana. >>> a fight over a favorite breakfast food. kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts explains why an environmental group wants cheerios to change its recipe. >>> reporter: it's the breakfast of choice for millions of americans. but dr. michelle perro isn't crazy about cheerios. >> it contains genetically modified organisms. >> reporter: the pediatrician is helping lead a campaign to convince general mills to remove genetically altered ingredients from the american version o

and the transbay neighborhood and he is also the co-chair of the real estate committee of the california state bar association and as well as a member of the community and an environmental tifts and we are recommending the reappointment of mar la wilson and she serves in the has been a member in good standing, and since may of 2011. and mar la is an environmental program fellow at the san francisco foundation and also a member of the directors of walk and bike oakland and she is a new member of the ac transit, and transbay rider task force, and what we rec end today is the reappointment for ma la is a two year term and patrick be appointed to finish jay morrison's term that goes to march of 2014. and patrick is here today if you have any for him and i am happy to answer any other questions for you >> thank you so much. >> and i do want to give they opportunities. i assume that wilson is not here, but i do see mr. valentino. >> and thank you for the consideration and thank you for scott and you you gave a great summary without looking at notes and i thought it was impressive to understand the a

>>reporter: that is dana howard of cover california. statency implementing the affordable care act here in california. he emphasizes 2.6 million people qualify for assistance in the state. another 2.7 million will be able to take the advantage oven hansed benefit such as elimination of the current cap on benefits toward guarantee maternity care. president of the industry group california association of health plans says this. >> the fact is over 1 million people are going to get subsidized coverage. some people don't get subsidy. those are the people who make more money. >>reporter: that's little consolation to a woman who september us her notice from kaiser with premium increase of 106 percent. she too disnot qualify for subsidy. under the law anyone who has to pay more than 9 and a half percent of their income for health insurance is exempt from having to purchase it. >> this is a good system to make sure that those that need help get it and no one pays such a high amount that they could be bankrupt. >> if how many will have to pay more for

according to the california state constitution. and so brad and i immediately seized the opportunity and got our wedding license in west hollywood. we were the first couple to get that license. we were married in the democracy forum of a japanese american national museum. we loved the idea of adding married in the form of democracy. we had 200 of our relatives and friends there with us. amongst them was a distinguished american. he is a veteran -- he was a veteran of the second world war, a member of the 442nd regimental combat team, a bearer of the medal of honor, the highest recognition, military recognition the nation can grant. and he was the senior senator from the state of hawaii, a very good friend of ours, the late senator daniel inoutye. he was there as our guest at our wedding and we were absolutely thrilled. other good things started to happen. the matthew shepard-james byrd junior hate crimes prevention act was passed. don't ask, don't tell fell and now, gays and lesbians can serve proudly and openly as who they are. th

california. he emphasizes 2.6 million people qualify for assistance in the state. another 2.7 million will be able to take advantage of enhanced benefits such as elimination of the current cap on benefits or guaranteed maternity care. patrick johnson is president of the group california association of health plans. >> the fact is that over a million people goring to get subsidized coverage, some people don't get subsidies. those are the people who make more money. >> that is little consoleation to this woman says who says her notice showing a premium increase of 106%. she, too, doesn't qualify for subsidies. johnston says under the law anyone who has to pay more than 9.5% of their income for health insurance is exempt have fr having to purchase it. >> this is a good system making sure those that need help get it and no one pays such a high amount that they can be bankrupt. >> there is no estimate how many will have to pay more but the state says it's a much smaller percentage than those who see enhanced benefits. >> people are guaranteed they're going to be able to

. >> reporter: as a response to the shooting, california state senator kevin de leon wants to reintroduce legislation. >> these guns are being manufactured, these toy guns, airsoft guns, to be either translucent or some sort of discriminating color where it's a neon color. >> total waste of time and tax dollars. >> reporter: ryan sells these toy guns at his store. he says coloring them won't work. >> that's not what people want. you can change the legislation all you want. but if the kid buys a gun that's all pink or clear they are just going to spray-paint it. >> reporter: he points out many kids take off the orange rings mandated for all toy guns. the ring was off lopez's gun. state senator de leon says the change needs to be made for safety. >> when you have folks whose actually losing their lives, this model has to change. >> the tragedy isn't what happened and trying to prevent that. they are going to throw everything against the wall to see what sticks. >> reporter: this protest will wind through the city streets about a mile to the old courthouse downtown. now, organizers say there

it's not just other states, but california signed the first mou with a sovereign state, sovereign country, namely china. we just had a meeting last week in california with india, and we're dealing with particlat matter, black carbon, a significant greenhouse gas. the people themselves can govern, and a lot of stuff has to take place in washington, but it has to take place out among the country. there are people. people working on medicaid on oregon, washington, all over the place, and we have to be in washington, do what we have to do here, but out among the people we have to agent as well. one final thing, high speed rail. a lot of governors said we don't want your money. talking to the federal government. california says, we'll take it. $3 billion. we'll create high speed rail. people say you can't afford high speed rail, $65 billion. in the civil war, lincoln launched the transcontinental railroad in the middle of the crisis on not clear whether the country would survive, he could think of that. not only of lincoln's courage in being able to think big ideas, you got to be able to do mo

for everything that matters. >>> pelican bay state prison sits in near pristine wilderness on the coastline of northern california. >> we're located just miles from the oregon border just in from the coast. so we're fairly remote. we're not surrounded by nothing. >> it's no accident that pelican bay is isolated hundreds of miles from the state's major cities. >> we fight an unending battle to keep the communication from our security housing unit inmates, particularly our gangsters, from getting back out to the streets and out of our 1,100 inmates, over 800 have been validated as gang members or associates. >> pelican bay is the toughest prison in the california prison system. it's where the worst of the worst go to. the first time we sent a "lockup" crew was weeks after they suffered their worst gang riot in history. and there was still tension in the air as the crew walked through the gates. >> the riot fought primarily between black and hispanic inmates lasted a little over 30 minutes. one inmate was killed and dozens of others were stabbed or beaten. when we returned five years later, the tension was still pal

california state senator kevin de leon is considering reintroducing a bill that would require all toy b.b. guns to be translucent or brightly calendar. when he proposed this in 2011, it was strongly opposed by the national rifle association and in toy gun makers. i imagine the people who make these toy guns say the point is for them to look real. >> exactly. >> reporter: and no one wants a gun that's bright pink or brightiel or bright orange. >> we're talking about children's lives. we're talking about lives cut short by law enforcement because law enforcement did not have the ability within a split nanosecond to discriminate 20 real thing and the fake gun. >> reporter: a 1988 federal law requires imitation guns to at least have a plays-orange plug in the barrel. yet the plugs can be removed or calendar over. pellet guns are not covered by this federal law, which is why andy lopez's gun did not have the orange barrel. now, we bought a couple of toy guns at toy stores, and you can see some of them do have a very obvious orange plug in the barrel, but on other guns it's very small, maki

port staff from the real estate and planning and development divisions, a representative of the california state state coastal conservancy, and a representative from the puc's education and invier mental justice programs and possibly, a staff member, from a similar eco center located in the city of palo alto may be able to participate. >> the port staff will return to the commission to present the results and seek the commission's approval of the recommended proposal and final lease terms. and with respect to the schedule, we intend to issue the request for proposals as soon as possible, after port commission approval. and the presubcommittal conference, i have a change to the staff report that is required because there was a conflict with the reservation with the center so i need to move the conference from october 8 to the 10. and that will be in the rfp but it is a change to the staff report. >> and we are offering tours, of the eco center and during october, and to proposals will be due on november 8th. >> and that concludes my presentation. >> thank you. >> may i have a motion? >> so moved.

each state will pay the park's daily operating costs. california has decided against using state money to reopen the parks like yosemite. >> negotiations on the budget and debt ceiling are expected to continue through the weekend fnlt in six days the u.s. will not be able to pay its bills and could default in the debt ceiling is not raised. john boehner offered a plan to raise the debt limit through late november to give more time to negotiate a broader budget deal. the president turned it down. senate republicans presented a more long-term plan. the president didn't agree to it, but the republicans are encouraged by the increase in talks. >> the president listened carefully. he says some of the elements were issues he could work on. it was a good exchange and inconclusive exchange. >> house republicans are expected to reconvene early tomorrow to discuss their next proposal. >> tonight there are problems with the golden gate bridge's automated following system. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. since the toll takers were removed in mar

you may already know who important chiropractics of our california latino community it's one of the most faster growing populations if the statere me. tonight is a special occasion to celebrate our youth in san francisco because you represent the 1 hundred percent of our city. so i'm glad to be here tonight. guess what we've been able to celebrate our unemployment rate is 5.6 percent. a lot of people are working. and you know why we're the third lowest that but san mateo we hire all those people. we won't be satisfied until everybody has a job because i know that's what we all want (clapping) >> and i see a lot of friends in labor people working contracts business and construction all are helping us out we've got lee good leaders as well. in this year's city budget we have investment in our school budget. guess what they are comfortably as we go on in dramatic dramatic form and this year for the first time in our cities history nearly $50 million is going to our public schools and $25 million in universal preschools that's another great accomplished. we launched yes say thank you to the people that came up with the money. and

when we met christian knight, he was serving 79 years for murder at california state prison corcoran. >> just seeing christian the first time, you kind of knew he had some kind of story. very dramatic looking. you know, with all the tats and very intense. >> it turns out knight had several incredible stories but one involved his attempt to attack a sex offender at the los angeles county jail. >> got this freaking child molester on the tier. he's actually in the van talking about what he does. you know, i like to keep myself, hey, i don't lose my temper. keep myself calm, cool, and collected. that dude made me snap. i get in the van and i tell him, i'm going to rip the toilet off the wall. i'm going to bust through this frickin' glass. i'm going to drag it down the tier, and i'm going to bust through your glass and cut you up your [ muted ]. you're a dead man. yeah, yeah, yeah. then all you hear is steel bending. i got behind the toilet, pushed the toilet all the way back. long story short, i ripped the whole toilet off, wrapped my hands up with my socks, smashed through the glass. he

cardboard placards which can't be traced and we learned this scam is costing the state millions of dollars every year and that california is the only state in the country that doesn't require a temporary plate. >> there are many other states that are able to achieve this, california can't seem to be able to. >> we obtained documents showing an average of 100,000 vehicles a month crossing bridges with no license plate. >> 4:48, normally this time we say traffic is light but sal is back and he saying there is an issue on 101. >> that's right, marin county, two crashes there, start in navato, there is an accident, also a crash northbound 101 there, the traffic is light, we don't have a lot of slow traffic in the area but i do want to mention that the traffic is going to be busy if you are driving already from petaluma to navato, it is not stop and go but people on the road and give yourself extra 5 minutes. also looking at the commute -- let's go live pictures at the bay bridge, no problems and the morning drive on the san mateo bridge looks good, mist there at the toll plaza but it is not serious, in fact the man who know

. >> that is dana howard of covered california. statency implementing affordable care act near california. he emphasizes 2.6 million people qualify for assistance in the state. another 2.7 million will be able to take advantage of enhanced benefits such as elimination of the current cap on benefits or guaranteed maternity care. patrick johnson is president of the group california association of health plans. >> the fact is that over a million people goring to get subsidized coverage, some people don't get subsidies. those are the people who make more money. >> that is little consoleation to this woman says who says her notice showing a premium increase of 106%. she, too, doesn't qualify for subsidies. johnston says under the law anyone who has to pay more than 9.5% of their income for health insurance is exempt have fr having to purchase it. >> this is a good system making sure those that need help get it and no one pays such a high amount that they can be bankrupt. >> there is no estimate how many will have to pay more but the state say

and other programs. >> california national parks unfortunately including yosemite will be staying closed until the shutdown ends. that's despite the federal government saying states can reopen parks if they foot the bill for the federal employees. california's finance department says the state doesn't have the money to pick up the tab, so those parks and any other national sites will stay closed until the shutdown ends. a new study find the u.s. hits the debt ceiling without a resolution americans could lose trillions in retirement savings. hampton pierson is live at cnbc world bureau with the new details. always a pleasure to see you, my man. >> hey, jon, how you doing. not the greatest news to talk about. a study warning if the white house and congress fail to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling it could cut americans' retirement savings more than 20%. the american society of pension professionals and actuaries say 2 trillion could be lost. the group conducted the study to determine the economic impact of the debt ceiling debate in 2011 and the implications for another standoff this year. meanwhile, futures point to a flat open after stocks spiked big time o

california's state exchange, coveredca.com. has also been experiencing major issues >> meanwhile.dreds of thousands of current policies are being cancelled nationwide, because of the affordable care act. despite promises that people could keep their current health insurance plans.the affordable care act law states that all insurance plans have to cover prescription drugs and preventative care.plans that people have, that don't provide that coverage are being cancelled. forcing people online to the healthcare exchanges to find new coverage. >> more than 47 million americans who receive food stamps. will get less starting friday. as of november-first, a temporary benefit from the two-thousand-nine economic stimulus. will no longer be available. the agriculture department says that means a family of four will receive 36-dollars less in food stamps each month. >> a southern california city's attempt to shut down production of the popular sriracha hot sauce is heading to court. a los angeles superior court judge is expected to decide today whether to grant the city of irwindale's reque

a potential gain for the california state fair in sacramento could mean a huge loss for the sonoma county fair. next year, the sonoma fair is scheduled to run from july 24th to august 10th. "the press democrat" reports that the state's horse racing board may add an extra week of racing to the state fair in july and that would conflict with the first week of racing at the sonoma county fair, which means it could lose more than $soo,000 -- $150,000. >>> as are disappointed after losing to the tigers and justin verlander. they lost game 5 of the division series last night in oakland. there were 48,000 fans there for this game. the tikers came out strong -- tigers came out strong. that two-run homer by miguel cabrera in the fourth was a plon ster. put detroit in the -- monster. put detroit in the lead. there was no turning back from there. >> you never want to lose especially at home in front of your home card. it was disappointing. >> the score, 3-0. and they won the series 3-2. detroit add vances to play boston. >> and the dodgers against the cardinals for that game. >> yes. >>> 7:12. stepp

in the state of california it's specific. everything real estate has to be writing. state of california, everything home improvement has to be in writing. so if your contractor doesn't have it in writing don't pay them, tell them to give me a call. >> otherwise, you've got to go to court? >> right. right. >> renee asks because of the airplane crash at sfo we're untiebl fly to prague at the beginning of our river cruise. we purchased travel insurance but how long for reimbursement? >> normally 1 to 4 weeks past four weeks i get concerned. however, if it's complex, and we're talking cruises, and airline trips so that tends to be complex. it can be as much as six months boy get all over them. and another couple weeks call here and make an ininjuriy. good going for buying travel insurance. >>> a twitter user has this one. a store carries a lot number p 7632 for chicken thighs wasn't this supposed to be destroyed? >> a number isn't a lot number. it's a processing plant number so. you're going to continue seeing that. it doesn't mean that the chicken has issues. second, the