he's joined by blaine who is a professor of history at california state university fresno. they both live in fresno and this is their wonderful book here. [applause] and so, part of what i want to do in today's conversation is think about how the hidden legacies of slavery and the civil war into think about it in the canterbury moment # black lives matter. we will see that conversation come full circle.re to begin i want to give each other and opportunity to tell us

states rights a republican priority? we hear him beating that drum. why go after california? >> reporter: this is going to sound pretty cynical. it's a cynical morning. it is a prielt for republicans -- priority for republicans to say they are for states rights but not a priority to give states rights no mar than it was for democrats 100 plus years ago when democrats insisted they were fighting for state's rights when they were fighting to try to save slavery or to bring slavery back when the republicans say they want state rights, what they are really saying is let us get away from policies we don't like, when it comes to california says main ought to be legal, so did 25 other states, the federal government, trump administration says in we are going the crack down on that. when california says it wants to have immigration not be messed up with law enforcement, the trump administration says no. the big fight is going to be automobiles. california has very, very strict emissions standards. the trump administration says we are going to do away with those. look for this to be a h

another person there calling for change, california state treasurer john chiang. our allen martin is in the newsroom right now with wells fargo's response to this. >> ken, they said we're sorry and we're fixing the problems. it is the message from the san francisco high pressure based company and its ceo tim sloan. that's not enough for the dozens of protesters who marched and chanted through the streets of downtown des moines, iowa today. at 1 point they forced their way inside the hotel where the shareholders were meeting. >> here today you have people from all over the country, a lot of folks from the heartland who have been hurt by wells fargo's consumer fraud, who have been homeowners who have been affected by their lack of an ability to fix mortgages after the financial crisis. >> california state treasurer, as you mentioned, candidate for governor john chiang also showed up in iowa calling on wells fargo's ceo to step down. he criticized the company's arbitration process to settle with victimized customers. >> unfortunately they breached their honor and int

spending time with us, great to be in california with chris ailman, the cio of the $225 billion california statechers asirement system, where it -- we know it as calsters. eastern, 5:30 p.m. treasury secretary steve mnuchin will be joining us from california. live from new york. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is "bloomberg markets," balance of power. i'm david westin. shery: i'm shery ahn. the hour, shares of iconic are falling after the cut the broncos for earnings, in part due to rising aluminum prices. taylor riggs is joining us with more. some of the tariffs are off 16.5% and operational inefficiencies they were talking about. when we look at the adjusted profits, you have anywhere from $1.17 to one dollar 27 cents, down from the earlier forecast was almost $1.50. they took quite a bit of a revision lower for this year on profits. on the tariffs, that's the story we know, one of their top suppliers, and that's interesting. gtd go, it -- was fun out two years ago when they had a market cap that was close together. with the tariffs and all the other news, they are slowly falling in the m

california. i absolutely love the state. i've had to watch my family and friends move out. the only candidate that actually has a five point plan to take back california. we are going to cut your taxes, we are going to send a message that california is open for business. number two, get tough on crime. if you do the crime in california, you will serve the time. then we are going to fix your roads and expand your freeways. we are going to fix our broken education system. no longer is every child get a trophy. you will have to earn your education in california. we will compete -- we will complete the water project. and we will flood the central valley. we will reverse the illegal sanctuary state. we will secure our borders. >> mr. villaraigosa? >> first of all, i would like to thank the viewers for tuning in. i think that delaine eastin should've been here today. station up every single time. i think it would've been a great opportunity for you to hear from her. i have not just shown up at the debates . in fact, i'm the only person is been to every single debate, per miley be

state did the same thing in order to protect their citizens. and sheriffs if four other counties demanding that congress act on the border wall. leftist law makers of californiaa political reality they thought they being ignore the state government is left wing. but the people of california are not. it appears the left in california went too far. we'll soon see how too far really is. the quotation of the evening from leshgs lex hamilton. there is a certain enthusiasm in liberty that makes human nature rise above itself in acts of bravery and heroism. >> lou: joining us tonight, arizona sheriff, a major in the arizona national guard and commanding 1200 national guards man back in 2006 when president bush dispatched them there. paul, it is great to see you and welcome back to the broadcast. what are your thoughts as you hear the president decided to send the national guard back to the border and how effective do you think they will be? >> both leadership wants nothing less from president trump and absolutely necessary. because he's being handcuffed by congress and thwarted and this is an action that the president can take. and several avenues in which to deploy

dozen local governments have also voted to support the administration's lawsuit against california's sanctuary state law. they are all in southern california now but in the sierra foothills, el dorado and passer counties are considering it. the justice department is suing california over the state policy limiting police cooperation with federal immigration agents. as local governments defect the state's top law enforcer says the sanctuary law is legal. >> when the legislator passes a bill and the governor signs it, it becomes my job to enforce it and project it. i intend to do that. >> later this morning, the san diego board of supervisors is set to vote on whether to join the lawsuit in support of the trump administration. >>> a bay area city map aiminger is defending her decision to make a secret recording of her fellow city leaders. more on the special county meeting in almeda. >> reporter: using the public comment section to speak to the council members. >> i take the easy road and maintain the past practices or to make my life a little more difficult by exposing unethical behavior. >> reporter:

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. >>> another attempt to break up california, this time into three states. more than 600,000 signatures have been gathered reportedly for a decision to split california into three separate states. if the signatures are verified it is more than enough to put an initiative on the november ballot. it is called the cal 3 measure, it is backed by the silicon valley billionaire and adventure capitalist who in 2014 looked to break california into six states. according to draper, california is just too big. >> we have a lot of big problems near california. with three states we are going to be able to govern for the next millennial. it will be awesome. >> the initiative calls for creating a southern state including the san diego, orange county and the central area. and a central state would stretch from monterey and san baa any toe areas and the other area would be the northern state. congress would still have to approve it even if it is areviewed on the california ballot -- approved on the california ballot. >>> in less than a week there have been three homicides in

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the suit claims that california's sanctuary state law is limiting local police cooperation with federalgration authorities. this is now the second county in southern california to support the lawsuit. ( james ) and new this morning president trump is tweeting about california's immigration laws saying quote: "there is a revolution going on in california. so many sanctuary areas want out of this ridiculous, crime infested & breeding concept... the people of the state are not happy. <"america loves barbara bush" > ( darya ) this morning we are remembering the life of former first lady barbara bush. funeral services are set for saturday.( james ) presdient trump has ordred all flags to be flown at half staff. she died yesterday at the age of 92. the news comes just days after it was revealed she was in failing health and would no longer seek hospital care. bush battled health problems for much of her later life. barbara bush was just 16 when she met her future husband and future president george herbert walker bush.( darya ) two of her children - george w - and jeb - would continue a life

sb 1376 which was introduced by california state senator hill and addressing the tnc accessibility plans was passed through the senate committee. they received local legislative approval to be supporters of the bill and senator hill's office is working with disability organizations to craft language surrounding the bill. the mdc again is encouraged to engage and comment and we anticipate opportunities for this from the mdc and members of the public in general in may. the next legislative item is around the ada education and reform act. for those of you tracking the issue, hr 620 has been received in the senate, and california state senators have committed to opposing this bill. that's the end of my formal items, but this report posts to the mod home page following this meeting for questions or comments or to get involved or provide feedback on any of the items mentioned in the report today, please contact mod, 415-554-6789. to stay current on opportunities, activities and events pertaining to people with disabilities in the city, please subscribe to our news feed at sf gov.org/mod. >> co

, california, are suing the state. l. brian: this is unbelievable. huntington beach last night. not only do you want to live there, you have to admire their courage to stand up up to the mighty governor. the president said this, through twitter which he is using now regularly. so sad the department of justice and the fbi are slow-walking or not giving unredacted documents requested by congress, an embarassment to our country. this is a totally different topic. i thought it would lead to that. bottom line we will follow the huntington suit. he is upset with the department of justice, the president, he appointed department of justice head, attorney general, appointed the fbi director. now the department of justice has to threaten the fbi director to produce documents so they can do the investigation. steve: there is lot of evidence there is corruption at the doj and the fbi during the obama years. it would be in this administration's best interests to have all the documents come out but they're obviously slow-walking thin

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of the marches in california state capital sacramento protest at the shooting two weeks ago of twenty two year old stefan clarke police who shot him in the back say they feared he was holding a gun it turned out to be a cellphone. in a separate case in louisiana body camera footage shows two police officers swearing at thirty seven year old alton sterling outside a grocery store before shooting him dead but one officer blaine's alimony has now been fired it was clear that one seldom only came out like a pit bull. and immediately escalated the attire situation putting a gun to this means he did. using profane language threatening his life and he ended up taking his life. as second officer involved has been suspended from duty my decision was not based on politics. it was not based on emotions it was based on the facts of the case the family lawyer says the police have a responsibility to the whole community we know how difficult it is we understand it. it's a tough job. they have to deal with a lot. but with high duty comes high expectations you don't just look after white people you l

he was here for 1 years and also served for the state of california. and for disstrict four which is the largest district in the states with the area counties. and also strumal in helping us with the transfer of the 12 acres partial to the transit program which helps us initiate the program and get it going. so land sales was the seed money to get phase one going. so this is just a tone of appreciation for his service. he couldn't be here because he's really enjoying his retirement. >> director nuru: comments from any directors? thank you for all the great work you've done for this project. you've been a great wealth of information and knowledge and a good strategist. so well deserved and i would recommend that we approve this. >> i will just congratulate him on his retirement. i think he's the longest standing member of this committee. >> no. >> 17 is bigger than 11. 17 years. >> you've been -- >> well i was here 17 years ago but i had a thee-year gap. >> when i was on you were not here. he was. butany way, i just congratulate him on a well deserved re

that is trying to probably think less about san francisco and more about other parts of the state of california and that's often how state legislation is written. so, i do see a lot of conflict and i see a lot of concern, but i do also see a lot of progress in the sense that progress is being made to protect local ideas ordinances, requirements and planning standards. >> president breed: thank you, supervisor safai for your comments and clearing up what i believe is a lot of misinformation on this legislation. as i stated on several occasions, i support 827 and support the resolution before the board today, without the proposed amendments to oppose this bill unless these particular amendments are adopted. as the 827's goal is to promote more housing near transit. focus and growth around public transit makes sense and i understand that the transit hub specifically needs to be clearly more defined when we talk about transit-rich. like i specifically did with my neighborhood commercial transit district legislation which did not increase height along fillmore, but increased the number of units that

the lawsuit is the latest battle between the president and california. current stateeral lands offered for sale or to arrange for a specific buyer. the federal government is also in a legal batle with california over the state's "sancutary state" policy. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning buzz... it is the home opener for the giants. the yankees get to finally have their home opener after a snow storm. and the warriors are back in action tonight... hopefully klay won't over sleep. and after the break... a teen gets accepted to standford and his reaction is going viral. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) it's getting harder to get into stanford university. more than 47-thousand students applied-- and just over 2-thousand were accepted to stanford's incoming freshman class for fall 20-18. that marks the lowest admissions rate in stanford's history. the new class was split almost evenly in terms of men and women. and students were accepted from all 50 states. and a young man from houston was one of the l

that would have basically impose government censorship on all internet activity based in the state of california this is the first in the united states where a body of government significant california is trying to exercise control over information. the bill ends to pull the plug on false information it would bind people who produce content on the internet to coordinate their work with so-called fact checkers and it's not the only proposal to target fake news in the state of california another bill has been put forward to help school children tell the truth from one is it aims to set school standards on internet safety and digital citizenship there are also expectations it could encourage media literacy within the state its author finds the spread of fake news disturbing though some critics are even more concerned by increased control over the media the recent proliferation of fake news online is extremely concerning as we witness in two thousand and sixteen election big news can serve as an intentional tool to manipulate to public and undermine our basic values there is no limit to what would b

attorney general about the backlash. >> most of the places that object to the state sanctuary law are in southern californiand some places there have even declared themselves exempt from the law, but the state attorney general says until a court strikes it down he'll enforce the law. >> giving illegal criminals more rights than our citizens is illegal, is immoral, is insane and yes, is unconstitutional. >> reporter: the mayor of escondido and members of the city council voted 4-1 to file a legal brief in support of the trump administration's lawsuit against california. the department of justice is suing the state over its sanctuary law. >> if you want to not worry about being deported, not worry about being separated from your family, don't cross that border. >> reporter: today the city council of los alamitos will vote on whether to attempt itself from the sanctuary state law. some there want the city to declare the state law unconstitutional. even with a rash of local governments saying they are not bound by the sanctuary law, state attorney general xavier becerra said the state law is legitimate and he'l

except for patchy low clouds in southern california, the state looks good. antioch is 76 and san jose is 71. the clouds start to creep in on wednesday. cloudy and light rain will begin on thursday and more rain will be coming friday and early saturday and then we get a break sunday. >> claudine and i, being skiers, we were wondering? >> 9000 feet. 8000 to 9000. >> most of the resorts are about 8000 feet. >> it will be all rain except that the passes. >> i will let her know. she will be here soon. >>> a 13-year-old boy in southern california is safe after falling down a drainage pipe. up next, we have the details of that dramatic rescue. >>> another big push for immigration reform by the trump administration as caravans of immigrants appeared to be heading to the u. s. i will have more than that next. >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2". president continues to overhaul immigration laws and expressed anger over central american immigrants making their way through mexico heading for the u. s. border. >> it includes the fate of u. s. immigrants already in the co

us that would basically impose government censorship on ole internet activity based in the state of california this is the first in the united states where a body of government significant california is trying to exercise control over information. the billings to pull the plug on false information it would bind people who produce content on the internet to coordinate their work with so-called fact checkers and it's not the only proposal to target fake news in the state of california another bill has been put forward to help school children tell the truth from law is it aims to set school standards on internet safety and digital citizenship there are also expectations it could encourage media literacy within the state. the recent proliferation of fake news online is extremely concerning as no witnessing to two thousand and sixteen election big news can serve as an intentional tool to manipulate the public and undermine our basic values there is no limit to what would be controlled by the government in the sense that you must use fact checkers. to verify what you're publishing there is no defini

california. this is them pushing back against what the state is doing. the vote was 4-1 after protests and debates from both sides of this contentious issue. they join the list of localities in california pushed back saying they are going to help the trump administration fight what california as a state has passed when it comes to sanctuary policy. condos, pay raises, and other controversies. ed henry goes one-on-one with the head of the epa, scott pruitt. fair game or is the left targeting him because he has been labeled the trumps cabinet most successful member? will the primaries be a contest of who can be more mega? the panel will debate. e got monn gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. in your noise cancelling trheadphones?ry maybe not. maybe you could trust you won't be next to a loud eater. (eating potato chips loudly) or you could just trust duracell. (silence) ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not

california. several towns in orange county are opting out of the sanctuary state. . this is a unique situation. california v. america, parts of california v. california. what's the solution? votes. california can maintain its revolt only so long as california voters allow the revolt to continue. watch out, democrats, the republicans in california are gaining a lot of ground. the third hour of "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ ♪ stuart: we have reports that mexico has stopped that caravan of immigrants trying to get to the united states or certainly moving through mexico. meanwhile, president trump is blaming democrats for letting daca die. senator dianne feinstein says that's not true. here's her tweet. stuart: well, joining us now is kellyanne conway, counselor to president trump. welcome to the program, it's good to see you back. >> thank you, stuart. my pleasure. stuart: give us your response to senator fine stein. >> yeah, so respectfully, senator fine stein is in error. the president literally brought democrats and republicans to the table in the cabinet

more needs to be done to protect the students and staff from the hazardous materials, and the california state auditor's report says chemical safety plans have not been reviewed for plans, and students and employees are not getting enough state-mandated safety training for handling the hazardous materials. the campuses are not regularly inspecting equipment. and sacramento and san diego state did not warn employees about asbestos as required by law. the chancellor said the schools take the audit seriously, and they have started to address the problem. >>> it's 6:58 and the e.p.a. is fining several cities and agencies for violating a settle the. agreement designed to prevent untreated sewage from reaching the bay. the almost $400,000 in fines stem from a 2014 settlement agreement with the e.p.a. where the cities and utility companies agreed to invest and upgrade their sewage systems over 20 years and work to prevent any future sewage spills, but there's been violations since then. the city of oakland with the biggest fine, $225,000. officials are concerned. >> we have to take responsibility for

a civil rights attorney in the state of california joins us tonight. u've been involved in a number of suits with the state over immigration-related questions. i want to ask you about driver's license. a million of them are now issued to people in california illegally, bragging about this as if it's in achievement. what is the purpose of this? >> the purpose of it, tucker, is to respond to a lawsuit filed in southern california, and the settlement of it led to this law. the idea by the proponents of this is that people have driver's licenses, then we have information aboute them, they have to pass the same type of a test as other drivers. they have to get insurance, et cetera. in reality, these are people who are self identifying. number one thing they have to prove our state of the application is that, hi, i'm not here in the country legally. that is the premise. you have to think about everything that flows from their interactions with the dmv. i've broken some laws come i'm here a illegally, i'd like some benefits and as we all know, that's a slipper

that changes the way law enforcement officers use lethal force...shirley weber/california state assembly "deadly force can be used. but only when it is completely necessary."officers would only be allowed to use deadly force as "the last resort" "to prevent imminent and serious bodily injury" and when there is "no "reasonable alternative" lizzie buchen/aclu bill sponsor: "we need to make sure that officers use the many other tools at their disposal that don't result in killing civilians."but former sacramento county sheriff john mcginness says officers often can't "deescalate a confrontation"former sheriff john mcginness/sacramento county"sometimes you don't have enough time to tag every base along the way and use that incremental less lethal force and when that's not the case nothing else but stopping the adversary will work."the bill faces challenges in the state legislature, which has sided with law enforcement before.reverend shane harris/national action network "we hope that it'll go through assembly and senate without being watered down."the reverend shane harris - recently pushed

many states have a system and this was an initiative by the voters of california so the fact is you have measures that qualify on the ballot either your state or our state and they decide that's the policy they want to pursue. this is obviously a direct contradiction to allow the voters in the states to determine what they think is the best public policy. i support the amendment and again as i did before i support the king amendment and i hope that people get a chance to vote on this. >> [inaudible] you referenced that this is similar but this is far from it. it's not just california that every other state. be careful who's in the majority because different things can happen depending on who is proposing different states when you find things you don't like to manipulate the constitution for your benefit it can create big problems with lawsuits across the country. this was litigated in federal court and it was upheld. it was found that the law is and unconstitutional because it applies to the in-state and out-of-state producers. but because this is so broad and new and was never heard fro

in the midst of controversies under governor brown the state of california has added more than 2.5 jobs while enacting 15 public safety and economic development. in his state of the state address earlier this year he asserted that the boulder path is still our way forward and on climate change and infrastructure investment, healthcare, education and criminal justice. i will now turn the mic which is attached to governor brown to jacket over to governor brown and he will share some of his remarks and then we will get started. >> thank you. suppose you want to ask questions and i would say that it's obvious in a peerless period of our nation's history and political discourse and debate. ... is also very worrisome so i think it's an unusual time and the whole noise and tweets and trump versus everybody else distorts the reality that we are in the midst of a growing cold war with russia which is highly dangerous. there's an uncertainty about where america is going with trade and their relationship with mexico especially, and canada and get the challenge of climate change, of infrastructure,

state supreme court there was insufficient evidence for him to be on death row. live at san quentin. abc 7 thomas abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> some 25,000 union works in the university of california system may walk off the job soon. the american frags of state county and municipal employees announced today 97% of the members voted to authorize a strike. the union claims its reached an impasse in contract negotiations after a year of bargaining. they are also calling on speakers to boycott upcoming uc events including graduations. until the zut is resolved. >> while we are talking about higher education we'll turn to a problem more common than you might think. college students with no place to live. advocates say it's time to think about tent cities to help deal with student homelessness. the numbers cloim everywhere but the issue took center stage at san jose state university this afternoon. abc 7 news reporter chris wynn is on the story. getting a bachelors degree is a riot of passage for many in but at san jose state university there is a growing issue weighing on some. >> i didn't want people to know i'm home zblools this student spent part of his year in college living on the

california, of course, is leading the way by fully embracing its sanctuary state status but cracks are starting to show. some california counties and municipalities are pushing back against a state of lawlessness. we will cover all of that later tonight but first, we start with president trump slamming mexico for not doing enough to prevent caravans of asylum seeking migrants from heading towards american southern border. ed henry has the latest. >> the big picture is that president trump is trying to fire up his political base, which propelled him to victory in 2016 in large part because of it the fact that he focused so hard on illegal immigration. it's another issue that could come up obviously in the midterms and fire up conservative voters at a time when republicans have an uphill battle.dt democrats are scoffing about all the president tweets about this caravan. in fact, that caravan is giving the president a lot of grip. it's about 1100 people fleeing central america. they were organized by the pro-migrant rights group people without borders.s. the name alone shows it's a nonpro

california lawmakers say the state will follow their own standards and that could mane a legal battlebetween california and the trump administration over new rules. >> in our view, epa ought to start moving to make the fuel economy standards less stringent. they ought to resist a push to keep them on their current schedule. >> reporter: the trump administration, this is a tweet from jovier, our attorney general. he says the assault on clean air standards, risk our ability to save our children's health. we are ready to file suit if needed to protect our critical standards. possibly signaling there could be a legal showdown in the trump administration revokes that waiver that allows california to set those stricter vehicle emission rules. epa will work with auto makers to come up with new rules at a later date. >> this is one of 30 lawsuits in effect between the federal government and the state of california. >>> let's check this with traffic which is also a battle for a lot of folks out there this morning. frsz >> especially for drivers headed along 680, we are tracking a new accident.

>>> agine a future in which the bay area is located in the state of northern california. it could become a reality now that initiative to split the golden state into three new states is step closer to the november ballot tonight. thanks fofr joining us, i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. would you vote to split california into three states? >> katie marzullo talked with the organizer, says it's only way forward for california. >> you can weigh in, abc7news.com/vote. are. >> reporr: tim draper is not a fan of the state. >> highest taxes, least service. >> reporter: leading initiative for cal three. >> each as even in population, wealth as possible. >> reporter: collected more than 600,000 signatures in support. nearly twice as many as needed for the ballot. troy signed it in san mateo. >> had a lot of friends who want to move out of california. instead of doing that, why not wait for it to be divided up? >> reporter: might make it so democrats don't win every california election. draper said could improve schools, public safety and highways. >> get rid of the sacred cows, ba

last month we voted to join the administration's lawsuit against the state of california. ets up to the supreme court, they will know states within or cities within the state that actually don't agree with the direction the governor is going. trish: i don't understand why it is that they're asking you not to comply with federal law to begin with? that gets us back to the whole heart of the issue. i'm a big believer in state rights and local, municipal rights. in this case we're talking about our country. we're talking about borders, your crime. your local police there, pick up someone something for something they have done that is a crime. you would think they would be able to cooperate with i.c.e. officials. it is just mind-boggling. >> right. you know what? our city has one of the lowest crime rates. we have the fastest response time for a small city. we have our own police department. the reason how we have been able to maintain this over the years we've always taken proactive steps to make sure to get ahead of things. so from our perspective why would we want to limit o

>> as you indicated, the city of huntington beach became the first in the state of california to sue 4, the sanctuary state law. the reason is because while the department of justice lawsuit has a strong compelling legal theory, the city of huntington beach has a different theory. that is that sb-54 is overreaching. in essence, violates our constitutional rights as a city under the california constitution. the california constitution under article 11, section 5 provides for cities, charter cities like huntington beach to have a level of autonomy and independence from the state when it comes to policing, spending its money and resources. sb-54 reaches out and trying to grab the public libraries and public schools in huntington beach to designate them as safe zones. this is all unconstitutional overreach. as i said, cities like huntington beach charter cities have charter authority. the california constitution specifically recognizes that local authority to govern in those ways. >> wouldn't or couldn't this have been done just as effectively or maybe legally effectively joining the doj

rally organizers passed around information sheets to help fellow students register to vote. >>> california state university has dropped a proposal to raise tuition by another 4% next year. last year amid large protests the csu board of trustees approved a 5% increase bringing tuition for in state students to just over $5700 per year. it was the first such hike in six years and the csu board considered a 4% hike this year but decided to seek increased funding from the state instead >>> a scientists have wanted to study plantingen a long time to detect climate change and environmental danger but they were hard to keep in focus. as abc 7 news reporter david louie explains a new microscope invented by an ibm engineer will solve the problem. >> tom zimmerman holds a long list of paptants his latest tool could be track change. it tracks plantingen, tiny organism living in rivers ponds lakes and soberen peterson scientists have worried about 40% of the plantingen dying over the last four years. this submeresman microscope will maren plantingen behavior. an artificial intelligence chip will along for ch