however, he is the on african-american in the state of california with the bridge or any structure state he will be the first in the history of california (clapping) is he alive? yes, he he is. is is deserving of this bridge. yes, he is. i need not recite the names of those who are alive and have a courthouse or street named after them but take my word the list is longer. they include former members of congress and state legislators but when this was brought up in committee it was the republican who made the motion much to the objection of the chair it was a republican making a motion to name this great bridge for the great work that willie brown is doing and has done for the people of california. it was the latest example willie brown was able to build his own bridges across political allegiance to find common ground. you don't need to be from san francisco to know this is an international icon. as people run and come from all over the world and invest this city my extraordinary state and building our community educating the next generation and carrying the eventually. as people gaze up

however, he is the on african-american in the state of california with the bridge or any structure state he will be the first in the history of california (clapping) is he alive? yes, he he is. is is deserving of this bridge. yes, he is. i need not recite the names of those who are alive a

some of the california problems are related to the state water project, which is internal to california. arizona shares usage of the colorado river with california and other states, and there has been a drought on that river as well. but arizona is really good shape, and there are a variety of reasons for that. we have been kind of planning for this sense at least 1980 and before that in terms of our ground water management code and a lot of conservation programs. storing water underground and other programs that flow out of the ground water code. so in the short-term at least, we don't foresee any water shortages in arizona. we have seen some impacts on some of our ranching community and we have seen some forest fires in the summers over the last few years, but from a water supply stand out for our municipal and agriculture users, we're in pretty good shape. >> isn't your water replenished to a certain degree, by californias and snowfall. and aren't you suffering the same drought they are, whatever reserves? >> we are suffering from the 14-year drought on the colorado deliveriver, whic

. >>> california state prison corcoran home to violent offenders hosted "lockup" crews in 2000 and 2005. >> right before i walked in i had to sign a document to kind of really made me think and in an event there is a hostage situation inside the prison walls they will not negotiate for your life and you know the risk that you're taking when you walk in. while at corcoran, you constantly hear these alarms going off. you're never sure what's going to happen in this place. but then when you hear those alarms and everyone dropping down to the ground and you get those rifles peering out of the towers, i mean, immediately it takes your breath away for a second. >> in most cases the alarm sounds when a fight has broken out between inmates. though these incidents are usually brought to a stop within minutes, they always pose serious danger to the responding officers and to our crews. >> while at corcoran, there was this one instance. we were doing pretty much a routine cell search. we were following along, they had the dogs, it was a very controlled environment. we were in one of the pods, one

california state prison. corcoran. when we interviewed these men, our crew was required to wear stab-proof vests. one of the corcoran inmates we san down with was christian knighten. nobody describes the daily pressures, the ups and downs of being a predator, like he does. >> it's seductive, you know what i mean? you can love the game, but the game loves nobody. you know what i mean? you could sit there and give it your all and think everyone's supporting you, and before you know it, just like that. get your throat cut. seen it, done it. >> knighten was serving time for murder and attempted murder. crimes he committed at the los angeles county jail while awaiting trial on an outside murder/robbery charge that he was convinced would send him to prison for life. but when he went on trial for that original murder charge, something completely unexpected happened. >> they find me not guilty, and it righteously blew my mind. i had to laugh. the irony of it it was classic. >> knighten should have walked away as a free man, in

their respect and don't cross those boundaries, we get treated just like anybody else. >> at california state prison corcoran we met three inmates living openly as homosexuals at what is considered one of the toughest and most violent prisons in the state. >> okay. if you could just state and spell your name for us. >> regina maiden. well, actually, reginald maiden. r-e-g-i-n-a-l-d. m-a-i-d-e-n. >> in this raw interview footage the three men discuss the possibility of attack and how they would respond. >> it's not being attacked. it's just being like -- you know, the proper word is stalked, harassed, because of rejection. you know, a lot of people here can't deal with rejection, especially coming from a transsexual. >> a lot of other things people don't realize, we're men like them. we're feminine like them. >> don't forget. women do kill. >> a lot of us don't put up with that and a lot of guys know that and a lot of guys that don't, so you know, when the ones don't, they end up getting beat up. >> and it makes them look bad on the yard. so that's why a lot of people do give homosexuals respe

another area would be for the city of san francisco and state of california, united states to help patients who want to work and be able to encourage employers to do whatever necessary groundwork to help patients who want to work, continue to work or assume work while on dialysis. a lot of younger people, 30s, 40s, 50s who have jobs that they theoretically can continue to do very well. there are sedentary jobs and counselors and so on. when these people dielz most function well. if that can be helped by the committee, that will be very helpful to mostly young patients. >> i would want to second that. i agree. i think if there could be because the specific needs of dialysis patients, it is such they are so unique to their disease in comparison to other disabilities. also because it's often so misunderstood by folks in the general public who again look at a person and they don't look like anything is wrong with them. employment is a very big issue. i don't know if there could be a special department or some sort of support for folks who were on dialysis and either finding employment and also

adam: the push to break up the most popular state in the united states is gaining big traction. splitting california 26 separate states cleaning california has become tw too big and efficient. thethey've been given the green light to get it on the ballot. joining us with a fox business exclusive, the man behind the idea. this really is a big step if you can get enough signatures the voters of california can tell the legislature what they think of this idea. >> i am sure we will get the signatures. we're deciding 2014 or 2016, but we are very excited about this and we think legislative analysts did a very fair analysis if the californians came to fruition. cheryl: the big controversy is what this would do as far as the u.s. senate goes. california 12 senate seats, congress would have to approve any decision to break california into six states. do you have any hope anybody in washington will agree with this plan? >> local government is better, in general local government is better, people are better represented, they understand who the governor is. new york might end up saying we need free states and

dwi. >> investigators say they found opened and unopened alcoholic beverages in the car. >>> a california stateor and his brother were charged today with taking bribes and kick backs. faces the most serious charges. the indictment says the southern california democrat accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes. his brother tom faces a money laundering charge. >>> the san francisco 49ers are shooting down reports that the team recently considered trading head coach jim harbaugh. citing sources that say the cleveland browns had plans in place to trade multiple for harbaugh. cleveland is not denying the report but team officials call it ridiculous and completely false. >>> a marine korman was -- he broke the fall after she jumped from the third deck of the open coliseum. he told -- he would do it all over again. >> for a while donny and a half dad did not want to be called hero but today he's come to accept it. >> i would say yes, i am a hero. because it's been presented many times so i will acknowledge i am a hero. >> and rightfully so. donny received a special honor for his heroic actions l

. >> most shocking thing for me wasn't even in california. 40 states have no law banning adults from ing the cell phone when driving down the road. now california does. but how do police know you are using your phone? here's one more question. can you legally drink coffee when you are driving to work? i went out with the san francisco police to see if we could spot distracted drivers. boy, could >> i think a lot of people have a routine where they drive. they don't stay focused. they feel comfortable with their driving habits. even with bicyclist here. they just don't pay attention. >>reporter: that's officer preston spent the morning on the bicycle pulling over cars. how does he spot a law breaker? he looks for drivers who are lacking down. those pulled over on this day were surprised they were caught but most knew it was against the law. we are doing a story on distracted driving. >> oh, pwoyshtion just got pulled over. >> yes, i did. oh, boy. i was looking for directions on my phone on how to get home. >>reporter: california state law hand free not allowed to have the phone in your

he also owns the record for holding a seat in the california state assembly for 30-years. 15 of those as speaker. he is now the only african american politician with a major be united states. named in honor of his public service. shirley temple black, who rose to fame. as arguably the most famous child actress in hollywood history, has died at the age of 85. her publicist says, she died peacefully at her bay area home in woodside, california, from natural causes on monday night. temple had starred in four huge box- office movies before she turned 10 -years old. commanding a then- unheard of. 50-thousand dollars per movie. she retired from film-making at age 22. and then embarked on a new career as a foreign diplomat. she served in the u-s delegation to the united nations and she was u-s ambassador to ghana and to czechoslovakia. still ahead. a marquee n-b-a matchup between the two best teams in the west plus. it's gary's favorite. the westminster dog show. gary has the answer.next!!! and if you like dogs the next kron 4 special is for you. airs on friday night , february 28th at nine

he's expected to turn himself in to federal authorities on monday. >> democratic leader of california state senate is calling for ron calderon to resign or take a leave of absence. a meeting between president obama and dalai lama went forward, despite protests from the chinese government. officials accused the u.s. of meddling in its affairs and demanded the meeting be cancelled, claiming it would damage washington's relationship with budget. in retaliation, beijing call for a top u.s. official to condemn the meeting. >> u.s. is downplaying tension with china. the u.s. army chief of staff met with his chinese counterpart and held talks on setting up dialogue between the u.s. and chinese armies and relations between the two militaries are friendly. this is on reports of china building up its military. >> the city of detroit released a blueprint for how it plans to deal with its $18 million debt. the plan is not sitting well with everyone. detroit has a plan to dig itself out of bankruptcy. facing $18 billion in long-term debt. emergency manager filed a re-organisation plan calling for cuts,

california's drought. it only further divides our state. mr. chairman, again, i urge my colleagues to support my amendment, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady from california reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mcclintock: mr. chairman, i yield two minutes to my distinguished colleague from california, mr. rohrabacher. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. rohrabacher: i rise in opposition to the amendment and in strong support of h.r. 3964. the final passage of this bill, and as we vote on this, as we have looked -- as it will come to the floor, is a defining vote. it is a vote by which the public will be able to determine just whose side we are on. do we favor animals, even fish, above the well-being of people? a click of environmental extremists with lots of money and no common sense have fostered the insane policies that are destroying one of the most vibrant and productive industries of california. these antihuman, proanimal policies have resulted in the u

. >> most shocking thing for me wasn't even in california. 40 states have no law banning adults from using the cell phone when driving down the road. now california does. but how do police know you are using your phone? here's one more question. can you legally drink coffee when you are driving to work? i went out with the san francisco police to see if we could spot distracted drivers. boy, could we ever. >> i think a lot of people have a routine where they drive. they don't stay focused. they feel comfortable with their driving habits. even with bicyclist here. they just don't pay attention. >>reporter: that's officer preston spent the morning on the bicycle pulling over cars. how does he spot a law breaker? he looks for drivers who are lacking down. those pulled over on this day were surprised they were caught but most knew it was against the law. we are doing a story on distracted driving. >> oh, pwoyshtion just got pulled over. >> yes, i did. oh, boy. i was looking for directions on my phone on how to get home. >>reporter: california state law hand free not allowed to have the ph

we have deference to state of california and all other states in administering our water system. that was made clear by chief justice rehnquist. the principle under the public trust doctrine as part of the california constitution and the california supreme court has made it clear that that is a bedrock of california water law. the california legislature in hat 2009 package called that a fundamental principle and it is repealed by this overreach of federal authority that was offered today as a solution. i know some people across the aisle like to talk about the 10th amendment and rail against expansion of federal authority and federal overreach. well, we are living in a very glass house here today, mr. chairman. because this is the most overreaching expansion that i can ever imagine on something as basic as water rights in the western united states. . mr. bishop: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. hastings: i yield one minute to the distinguished the gentleman from california, mr. miller, member of the education and work force committe

. >> most shocking thing for me wasn't even in california. 40 states have no law banning adults from he road. now california does. but how do police know you are using your phone? here's one more question. can you legally drink coffee when you are driving to work? i went out with the san francisco police to see if we could spot distracted drivers. boy, could we ever. >> i think a lot of people have a routine where they drive. they don't stay focused. they feel comfortable with their driving habits. even with bicyclist here. they just don't pay attention. >>reporter: that's officer preston spent the morning on the bicycle pulling over cars. how does he spot a law breaker? he looks for drivers who are lacking down. those pulled over on this day were surprised they were caught but most knew it was against the law. we are doing a story on distracted driving. >> oh, pwoyshtion just got pulled over. >> yes, i did. oh, boy. i was looking for directions on my phone on how to get home. >>reporter: california state law hand free not allowed to have the phone in your hands period. driving down w

a california state university teacher seen here lookg >> california state university teacher, seen herhery, claims in a back he co-authored that bin laden was a freedom fighter and that evans a poly-sciprof at cal-poly, the book offers a different take on the organization. quote -- when fox news asked him about it. he respond -- i knew that. speaking of things emperical, not normative. ha-ha-ha. oh, they never learn. you were saying -- while you were watching this. professor's writings. changed your name of al qaeda and america. i am surprised. this guy is representative of a broader sense. anything you can do try to change the perception of it, and they tend to do. we are that sequestered from the world. you can smoke weed before class, after class. hang out. don't have a real job you think the crazy thoughts. >> my problem, two things. if there are any, students who are relatives of 9/11 victims they would, i, they would kill the guy. number two, i think that was it. no, calling bin laden a freedom fighter. bin laden was never fighting for freedom. a takeover. >> fighting for islam.

right now there are 750 people on death row in california but the state has a moratorium on execution because of lawsuits challenging the leth injection method use. the last time anyone was execute in california was 2006. >>> a new lawsuit against facebook over how it tailors advertising. >> is the drought giving your insurance company doubt? could that effect your insurance? >> after the break we will talk about the fog for tomorrow morning, friday morning and we will talk about rain in the bay area weekend forecast. we will see you back here. [ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek. hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪ [ dad ] looks pretty good, right? [ girl ] yeah. [ male announcer ] switch to u-verse and add a wireless receiver today. ♪ >>> new at 6:00 p.m. a conviction in a san francisco assault case caught on video. it happened last summer during pride weekend. a woman was kicked in the

california had gained independence from mexico the year before, but it was not yet a state. ironically, though, it already had a flag. >> what i find to be most unique about the california flag is how it came into existence. it was actually the product of a rebellion. there were pioneers out there, trying to settle the land. there was an attack on a fort at sonoma, and the american settlers were able to take the fort. and a fellow by the name of william todd got himself a white bed sheet, a couple of cans of paint, and he painted the original bear flag, which is still today the flag of the state of california. >> that revolt became known as the bear flag revolt. the bear symbolized strength. the star was a reference to the lone star of texas. the californians saw texas as an ally in their struggle with mexico. the original flag was destroyed during the san francisco earthquake of 1906. however, early photos of it still existed, and a slightly modified version became the official state flag in 1911. by the way, william todd -- the pioneer who drew the flag on a bed sheet -- wa

the goal is to save a a.dult fish right now to protect future of fishing in california. stateay they're trying to be as proactive as possible during the drought. >> we have to take action as stewards of california wildlife resources to protect our fisheries. fishermen know we're in a situation where fish can't stand anymore pressure. >> i can put my pole away for 2, 3 years. >> the closures are the expensive, and they're trying to protect salmon and steelhead. bans scheduled to expire april 30th. >> conserving water can start simply. one easy thing to do turn faucet off that can save two gallons per minute. also taking shorter showers helps each minute saves two and a half gallons. you have no doubt seen these low-flow air raters they're a good investment. installing them can reduce household water usage by about 4%. for more tips visit abc7 news.com. also bay area water rebate information link has mer advice on simple steps to take to reduce home water usage. >> stay with us. just ahead at 6:00 bay area start up that is using robots to help teach kids a skill that could chang

now you leave the little bitty mice alone. >> we found an even more unlikely bond at california statercoran. >> like anything. treat it with love and respect. it will treat you with love and respect back. >> we were out on the yard shooting. i looked over and saw these guys petting something. at first i thought it was a kitten. and it ended up it was a gopher that they had tamed. >> shampoo, little baths, and let him run around the cell, feed him apple, lettuce. take care of them. they're good little pets. >> like the best little companion i ever had. >> a lot of the guys we ran into probably have never had anybody to love or anything or anybody to love them. and when you run into somebody who is -- you know adopted a gopher and it gives them some sort of outlet for affection. it's got to be a good thing. >> but we found a very different case of inmate creature bonding inside california's san quentin prison. >> i'm mike miller, my real name. and the staff here call me birdman of san quentin. >> the first day i got here at san quentin. the birds seemed to have flocked to me for some re

the governor has declared our state of california a state of emergency for water. they're limiting the water. they want us to cut back 20%. they want us to wash our clothes less. we don't have to worry about watering our lawns because it averages between 0 and 50 degrees. >> let's talk about where you sell your beer to. are you actually feeling--is the beer that's being consumed at your facility, or is it beer that retailers and bars and restaurant are buying that you're seeing a drop in? we locally but we have licenses for washington and oregon, and wwe distribute in connecticut ad massachusetts and into new york. all they do--all we do for them is we give them our recipe and our royalty agreements are such that they can use our federal trademarks and our logos. but for us ourselves our distributors are to pick how much beer we can make. >> what is the trend in terms of both production and distribution? >> we've drawn in our horns and selling our beer locally more so than on the market. there are a lot of micro breweries out there. when our water goes down we get

well to continue to tout so you're negativism so a bomb here so let's speaking of obamacare the california state legislature at least one state legislator senator ricardo laura has suggested that california should pick up the health care costs. not using federal dollars using california dollars of undocumented it immigrants in that state of course illegal immigrants in that state. why would anybody oppose this isn't just a tenth amendment issue i mean if the state of california wants to do this isn't that their right. it is a tenth amendment issue but i think the thing is we still need to have a discussion about instead of going around immigration if we want to reform it let's reform it through legislative process i get what you're saying about i agree this is i don't know if you do a google search it's immigration still sits in the federal government this isn't this low is this a war laurie is this a public health issue i mean you don't want the guy sitting next to you who might be an illegal immigrant to be coughing tuberculosis on you because you can't go to the doctor and find out why you co

state law came into being requiring it? >> exactly. >> what's also interesting is that california is apparently the only state that requires tracking of every flu death. cdc, centers for disease control, requires reporting of children under the age of 18. but it does not -- we spoke to the cdc this week and they do not require that any state report all deaths. >> why is that? >> even then it's probably underreported. because some people don't seek medical care, some people don't get tested. cdc does try to do national surveillance and some estimates nationwide but they're wide, large estimates of hospitalizations and death. >> i would say until the pandemic in 2009-10, that revved up public interest in influenza and concern about pandemics. that would be my -- >> right, and looking for new eppeope epidemiolo epidemiolo epidemiology. in 1918, the spanish flu, it was mostly younger people impacted as well. and so we're looking for novel strains or new patterns of disease was the other reason it was made reportable. >> and a number of deaths, in 19186 1918, 675,000 deaths back then. the current vaccine, how effective is it? e

last month after the driest calendar year in california history, governor brown declared a drought for the state. but this is not the first and it is not yet the worse. california's most recent drought before this lasted from 1987 to 1992 and it's considered the most severe since the state began keeping rainfall record all the way back in 1850. by 1988 the prolonged effects of the drought had become evident particularly up in the sierra. where much of the state gets its water supply from the annual snow pack. in december of 1988, ktvu's rob roth traveled to the sierra to see the effect that the drought was having there. the drought is turning even fertile parts of nevada into a dust bowl. areas that once had plenty of water from sierra run off and understood ground wells now have none. the drought has become so severe that birds are singing their first vast refuge turn to mud. many must now move on or starve. no one in this state is suffering more from this drought than the ranchers and farmers. most have been barely been able to squeak by with what water they've had. most of these ranches and f

. >> reporter: on the steps of the california state boyding sergoy garcia was sworn in as the state's first officially reck inside undocumented tomorrow. garcia was brought to the u.s. from mexico as an infant. he attended law school and passed the california bar exam in 2009, but found out his license was invalid because he was an undocumentedded immigrant. after a four-year court battle garcia, his family and supporters celebrated the day. >> to be able to rise above that. >> reporter: garcia was also surrounded by total strangers, those who don't know him personally, but know his strugglele as an m grant all too well amp 1 years garcia is still waiting for a green card. >> he has come here as a child and gone through the educational system here. he just doesn't have a green card. that is all. >> reporter: last year governor brown signed a measure allowing undocumented immigrants to practice law in state. last month the california supreme court passed the law in a unanimous decision. >> if people want to give back to our society and those who work hard and are doing everything that

the state department of public health says the number of flu deaths in california is up now to 278. that's 35 more people than last week's total. another 29 deaths are still under investigation. >>> coming up, our kpix 5 investigation into the massive meat recall. tonight, how the feds say a bay area slaughterhouse dodged federal inspections in order to sell diseased cattle. >> and how a man battling cancer was reunited with his car that was stolen 30 years ago. >> it is a fantastic friday evening outside right now. it was so warm in the bay area, we set a daily record high. find out where and how long this warm weather is going to stick around and when it's going to rain again in your forecast coming up. >> we need other people to shop by themselves without asking for help. >> how a kid is empowering the blind here in the bay area to do something they could never do before on their own. ,, good is in every blue diamond a good that comes in 25 flavors. from whole natural to wasabi and soy sauce. and once good gets going, there's no stopping it. get your good going. blue diamond. sna

state. -- california is facing a major threatening is water supplies across the state. alifornia saw less rainfall last year than in any other since the coming estate in 1850. an undocumented immigrant who won the right to practice law has been sworn into the california state bar. california supreme court ruled sergio garcia can practice law last month after a four-year court battle. mercy a is brought to be was at the age of 17 months. after his swearing-in, garcia said he hopes his case will open doors in other states. >> we're super excited that my case inspires across the nation. whether you are being blessed of being born in this country or not. be legallyannot hired by an employer, but he says he plans to open his own law firm. drug reform advocates are calling on president obama to use his executive authority to reclassify marijuana in line with his own recently stated views. in an interview with the new yorker magazine last month, obama said he does not think marijuana is more dangerous than our all and call for treating it as a problem of public health. 's jake

california remains more than 5,000 inmates over the limit set by the court. although the state has built more prison space and used private cells. the governor says they can reach the new level by the new deadline. caltran is giving members of the media a first look at the storm-related leaks on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. crews continuing their examination of the new eastern span this morning after being out there all day yesterday, they say rain water is filtering into the steel structure under the new road deck. some engineers say water could cause erosion and weaken the bridge but officials say the amount of water is small, and just needs to be mopped up. >> the western span of the bay bridge is the new part and it will be recristed tomorrow in honor of former mayor willie background. caltran has signs on the upper and lower deck with the new name. they are covered for now and will be uncovered tomorrow. the california naacp raised private funds to pay for them. the former mayor brown said he thinks this could be his greatest legacy. >> number one, there is noth

. >>> the leader of the california state senate is asking southern california senate ron calderon to resign the los angeles democrat is also accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in prescribes. calderon has denied any wrong doing and agreed to surrender monday. his brother tom who now works as a lobbiest faces charges of money laundering. for a look at the complete in investigation, go to ktvu.com. >>> demonstrators spoke out against the new law that would allow business owners to claim their religious belief prevent them from dealing with gays. supporters say it reenforcing their rights as busy owners. brewer said today she doesn't think that needs to be a law. >>> a man in the bay area was arrested in portland oregon. here's his booking photo. he was arrested without incident by the u.s. marshal's service. he has been spotted in the bay area last week. brigs escaped from police in montana. he is a registered sex offender. >>> new information from the chp they want to know who owns this to wrote ta pickup -- who owns this toyota. cristina remember -- renton on the truck

concentrated conditions, they can never move around and spread their wings, california voters said we want a hire standard for eggs in our stateed to have a loophole that applied that standard to only eggs produced in california. so i introduced a law that passed bipartisan, signed by a republican governor in 2010. that's what this is about. missouri egg producers want to skirt the standards that california consumers have set for eggs in our state. >> congressman, thank you so much. it's a fascinating debate. we'll continue to watch this thing. do appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me. >>> a congressional report on last year's navy yard shooting tops our look at stories around the news nation today. the report by the house oversight committee says federal investigators often don't have vital information about the people they're looking into because local authorities either refuse to give them the information or only limited amount of information. access to raw police data could have made a difference in the shoot-out. >>> and a new poll out today shows most americans want to go back to normal relations with cuba. it fi

. >> third letter is from will, i'm mad as hell at the california state lottery their tag line is believebigger. are you kidding me in the lottery is bigger than what? maybe some people should give some dollars they spent on that to their church. what's with the lottery out there? >> california joined power ball last year and they are spending a boat load on promotions and advertising for the california state lottery. part of this ad invokes a fantasy. who doesn't want idea of never having to go back to work again. >> saving money. >> this ad goes further than that the ad talks about believe in a miracle. a leap of faith. believe in something bigger. faith, miracle, something bigger that, you know, makes me think they are talking about that. >> i have never in my life played the lottery. >> never? you don't like gambling. >> i'm not a big gram bler. i will bet on football games a little bit but i never did that molly johnson who lives in oxford, pennsylvania, clear the snow from the top of your car so it doesn't fly off and blind me when i'm driving. molly? >> i don't even have to comment

. >>> the leader of the california state senate is asking southern california senate ron calderon to resign the los angeles democrat is also accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in prescribes. calderon has denied any wrong doing and agreed to surrender monday. his brother tom who now works as a lobbiest faces charges of money laundering. for a look at the complete in investigation, go to ktvu.com. >>> demonstrators spoke out against the new law that would allow business owners to claim their religious belief prevent them from dealing with gays. supporters say it reenforcing their rights as busy owners. brewer said today she doesn't think that needs to be a law. >>> a man in the bay area was arrested in portland oregon. here's his booking photo. he was arrested without incident by the u.s. marshal's service. he has been spotted in the bay area last week. brigs escaped from police in montana. he is a registered sex offender. >>> new information from the chp they want to know who owns this to wrote ta pickup -- who owns this toyota. cristina remember -- renton on the truck

skater has to because of injury latest just ahead and the golden state is struck with severe drought the recent dry spell in california could have huge implications for food prices across the globe more on the state's search for water coming up. and big news for bit coin despite the recent obstacles to digital currency is gaining more and more traction is specially in germany a special report from berlin later in the show. it's thursday february thirteenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm amir a david and you're watching r.t. america well if you live in the u.s. and take a look outside your window you're most likely seeing some snow from the deep south to the northeast millions saw a winter blast of snow rain and sleet overnight but if you're watching the mainstream media of course you probably already know that. we start with an extreme weather alert a math that winter storm now flaming the northeast. breaking news the catastrophic storm that battered the south now hitting the northeast as a full blown nor'easter developing into a full fledged nor'easter all the nor'easter is actually barreling up the eastern seaboard

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>> well, there are two concerns, one is that in states like california, again, not all states are likenia and very dependent upon capital gains, but the other big concern is that governments get to use a unique form of accounting that nonprofits and corporations and others do not get to use. they get to use something called cash-base budgeting. for example this year in california, the state expects a four plus billion dollars surplus but that's because the not recognizing more than $6 billion of costs. it's not paying contributions for retirement benefits, that it's otherwise required to pay. but by not paying them, they don't have to record those aspenses, so that's really the bigger problem. and that's not true just for california. it's true of many states across the country. >> so are you saying that these numbers are not as encouraging as they might be and that these states are using accounting gym it's icgimmicks to make it looke they are larger surpluses than they actually do? >> yes. two things, the revenues are at risk because they are not dependable and secondly that the expen