the national association of counties, the national league of cities, and the california state association of counties. currently we are sharing those expenditures with the enterprise departments. we understand that the california state association of counties has raised their fee by an additional $40,000. i will work with the committee in january to discern whether or not the committee is interested in funding that increase in the department's budget. second to last, information technology. the department needs a new file server at a cost of 14,000 and maintenance for our aab, online system, which phase 1 is completed and we are now moving into phase 2 and we're on target for that project. we will need an additional 24,000 for that project. and finally, other recommendations by the committee, i'm happy to work with the committee as well as members of the board over the next several weeks to ensure that further guidelines that the department is interested in seeing be placed in the budget is, in fact, prepared so that when they bring it back to you in january, it will be close to being com

the national association of counties, the national league of cities, and the california state association of counties. currently we are sharing those expenditures with the enterprise departments. we understand that the california state association of counties has raised their fee by an additional $40,000. i will work with the committee in january to discern whether or not the committee is interested in funding that increase in the department's budget. second to last, information technology. the department needs a new file server at a cost of 14,000 and maintenance for our aab, online system, which phase 1 is completed and we ar

not point out in 2010 the fair political practices committee, a state agency did a study and they found the california teachers association by far, the largest contributor to state politics and causes in the state of california. they said between 2000 and 2010 the ct agave about $200 million to political causes so you can bet when they oppose something in sacramento, they get heard loud and clear. that is to a large degree, why this kind of reform hasn't taken place from the legislature and why we have ended up in the courts. >>> and the trial starts today? is it a jury trial? and what do you think is going to happen? >> it is not a jury trial. interestingly, the parties have agreed to have a judge hear it. it is going to be fascinating. here is the thing. no matter what the judge rules, the trial itself is what is important. you are going to have plaintiffs bringing up anecdotal evidence of bad teachers left in the classroom. defendants bringing in evidence that is actually school administrators that are the problem and also, that students are suffering from poverty and other social ills, making them difficult to teach.

. >>> california received two grades of f for tobacco prevention efforts. the american lung association says the state received a failing grade for insufficiently funding anti- smoking campaigns and another f for four coverage of smoking treatment services. in california alone tobacco causes an estimated 36,000 deaths a year. >> the state of california despite some tremendous successes in its past has started to stagnate a bit. we've not been able to pass some really strong policies to protect people's health. >> california taxes cigarettes at 87 cents a pack. the american lung association wants more to pay for a childhood prevention campaign. >>> his verbal rants have stirred up criticism ever since richard sherman helped the seahawks beat the 49ers. now he's been fined but not for what he said, the conduct that will cost him. >> he would endanger his life for someone else. he's that type of person. >> coming up a man struck and killed by a caltrain now remembered for his heroic actions, the indebtedness friends are feeling towards his widow. join us at 7:00. >>> the nfl has fined seattle seahawks co

california water association. >> we're seeing now is this inflow. bottom line is that state has to take this seriously. >> some water districts impoets posed mandatory measures on customers many others are expected to follow suit. >> conservationists calling delta water a biological oversight for fish. latest survey shows there are fewer fish than ever in the delta. the same year the sate began exporting water the population of delta smelt dropped 90 fors%. fishing enthusists blame water exports as the cause of the water quality and habitat conditions. >> from lack of rain to too much cold, every state in the u.s. had one city hit below freezing today most due to that nasty arctic blast. at least 17 blamed on severe weather since last week and a hindering crews fighting flames and ice. is a freeze warning for parts of florida. this is wreaking havoc on air travel, too. 2000 flights were cancelled today. a huge mess. at sfo a number of passengers are feeling impacts >> we're they've had 18 cancellations. that is better than yesterday, they had some people arriving here witnes

kind, scientists found that more than half of california classrooms studies don't meet state ventilation standards. >> lower ventilation rates were associatedtantial increases in illness absence in the students. >> reporter: mark mandel said indoor air pollutants can come from the carpet, the furniture, dust, or even other students who may be sick. indoor pollutants should be diluted with outdoor air. that's not always happening. >> our best guess is they're being operated to save energy and money by bringing in less outdoor air. >> reporter: california building code requires schools be built to have a ventilation rate of 7.1 liters per person. 5.1 liter per second per person. the buildings littered throughout campuses, a ventilation rate of just 3.1 liters per second. >> my concern as a teacher is i can't educate an empty desk. >> reporter: california's teachers association has fought for years for healthier classrooms. they say it's clear where the responsibility lies. >> it falls on the school district, you know. the school district is responsible for following the laws, then they should follow the laws. >> the air comes from the unit up

workers across the state in california, largely, and reached out to other states as well so that those workers would be treated with justice and dignity. >> and richard, another item associated with chavez that you have here at the museum. >> well, one of the things that chavez was doing an advocating for the rights of farm workers was dealing with their living and working conditions. this is known as the shorthand led hoe, used by farm workers to tend the fields. you know, they use this from morning to dusk. you can see it's very short. peter, if you and i hold back at home, we have a long hoe, and prevents back ware, but use this, you kneel down close to the ground. it's back breaking work. the other thing was if you have a number of farm workers in the field, the supervisor, it enabled you to see whether people were working or not because if people were standing up, that means they were not pending those grapes or crops. based on union efforts, this hoe was, there's especially poignant because it was owned by the chavez family. this is a hoe, whose dad rntion himself, likely used in terms of its own efforts. >> why did you choose the jacket and this 1939 tv to be included

california state prisons. >> my grandfather before he passed away was associate warden at tracy. my uncle worked for new folsom or something to do with the folsom penitentiary. my biological father worked at tracy at one time, and now works at a women's prison in chowchilla. my mom right now currently is getting ready to retire from tracy prison. she's not a cop, she's an accountant. she works for the corrections department. >> when kirkpatrick left his gang, he asked his family to take him back. >> all these letters i have all over my bed right here, 90% of those are from my mom. >> but there are complications. kirkpatrick's past makes it impossible for him to even keep pictures of his relatives, including his mother. >> oh, i don't want one. my mom don't like the way she looks in pictures. i said, it doesn't matter, i'm your son, it's not like i'm going to go around showing it. she's like but what you don't understand is i work for cdc. i don't want my picture going through and people might recognize me or know who i am. i was like all right, i understand. and that's [ bleep ]

farmworkers across the state and california largely and it reached out to other states as well so that those workers would be treated with justice and dignity. >> richard kurin and other associated with caesar chavez at the museum. >> one of the things that caesar chavez was doing for the rights of farmworkers was dealing with their living and working conditions. this is known as the short handled hoe and this would be used by farmworkers to tend the fields. they would use this from morning until dusk. you can see it is very short. if you are i held it we would stand up and it would -- that where batista c. would have to kneel down so close to the ground that it would do literally that we can work. the other thing was that if you had a number of farmworkers in the field and you were the supervisor and looking to see the people that were working were not. the people that were standing up for not attending those crops. eventually because this is caesar chavez's union efforts, this hoe was outlawed by the state of california is a hazard. this is especially poignant because this was owned by the chavez family. this is in terms of his own efforts. >> richard kurin why did you choose

california state supreme court. first the chief justice of california. [applause] associate justice. [applause] associate justice. [applause] associate justice. [applause] we welcome all the other elected officials that are present today and we are so happy to have with us representatives from the consummate diplomatic corps who are seated in the gallery. [applause] i believe that one of the effects of serving in the legislature is an increase in our appreciation for history and traditions of the capital and before we go on i would like to make a note of history that's being made today in our chambers. as you know having the governor come and speak to a joint convention of legislature is not an everyday occurrence. last year governor brown -- in the number of such addresses made and today governor brown goes in history as governor of california's was deliver the most addresses to the joint convention of the legislature. so if i may i would like to present the governor with an acknowledgment of this milestone occurring in our chambers here today. governor. [applause] >> thank you. it is now my pleasure to introduc

. >>> california's drought is threatening a major industry for the state and the bay area. the napa valley grape growers association says tonight that there is hardly any ground cover and buds have come out early leaving crops vulnerable to frost. if there is no significant rainfall soon they may have to thin their vines to avoid a disastrous year and that could increase wine prices. >>> and look at their aerial pictures taken on sunday. it shows how low the water is at local lakes. this is lake mendocino and the sandy color is where the water should be and used to be. this is lake pills -- pillsbury. >> finally there is rain on the way. sandhya patel is here with a look at doppler 7hd and the latest on this approaching system. >> yes, carolyn. we are see something clouds and also watching the fog. there have been a few sprinkles around ukiah and falling below the radar beam. the rain is coming as you look at the computer animation tonight you will see drizzle going into the wee hours of the morning. the commute will include drizzle. the showers beginning around santa rosa and ukiah and the rain line shifts a littl

. >>> california's drought is threatening a major industry for the state and the bay area. the napa valley grape growers association says tonight that there is hardly any ground cover and buds have come out early leaving crops vulnerable to frost. if there is no significant rainfall soon they may have to thin their vines to avoid a disastrous year and that could increase wine prices. >>> and look at their aerial pictures taken on sunday. it shows how low the water is at local lakes. this is lake mendocino and the sandy color is where the water should be and used to be. this is lake pills -- pillsbury. >> finally there is rain on the way. sandhya patel is here with a look at doppler 7hd and the latest on this approaching system. >> yes, carolyn. we are see something clouds and also watching the fog. there have been a few sprinkles around ukiah and falling below the radar beam. the rain is coming as you look at the computer animation tonight you will see drizzle going into the wee hours of the morning. the commute will include drizzle. the showers beginning around santa rosa and ukiah and the rain line shifts a littl

california from buying tickets to the game. so live 105 is asking niners products and services associated with washington state. ñq3é to boycott amazon.com and nordstrom. they want niner fans to turn off computers running on windows or any other microsoft system. and also boycottxd starbucks tomorrow. but some fans said that's just asking too much. >> i love lpstarbucks. i'm going to drink it. morning. >> all right. the djs at live 105 say they're a playlist that does not includ3 music from bands from westerne1 washington. >>> on the çócountdown nowko i less than 17 hours until kickoff. has the very latest from ñ >> reporter: the 49ers held their final walk-through at a convention center instead of here at centurylink field so they could have privacy as they went over the final details before sunday's ñrgame. they then held teamçó meetings d the players retired to their rooms to collect their thoughts on how they will individually prepare for what is sure to be a game's a bigger and you know, gets youe1 to the super bowl obviously,xd but i think, you know,xd for the most part how we'veçó gone in every game in

state of california. and this is a system but brings no rainfall associated with the system.temperature of 49 in san francisco along the embarcadero, and mostly clear skies. a spare the air day today and a spare the air day tomorrow, and we'll let you know when the haze will clear out and the temperatures of 2014. >>> and speaking of the first day of 2014, join us tonight for kron 4's new year's live, the only live local new year's eve show. you will have a front-row seat to the parties right after the news at 11:00. >>> and next up, some are calling it an out-of-this-world history, why thousands are flocking to a farm near salinas, and who prompted starbucks to take legal action against a small-town bar? anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. a

. >>> california's drought is threatening a major industry for the state and the bay area. the napa valley grape growers associationt that there is hardly any ground cover and buds have come out early leaving crops vulnerable to frost. if there is no significant rainfall soon they may have to thin their vines to avoid a disastrous year and that could increase wine prices. >>> and look at their aerial pictures taken on sunday. it shows how low the water is at local lakes. this is lake mendocino and the sandy color is where the water should be and used to be. this is lake pills -- pillsbury. >> finally there is rain on the way. sandhya patel is here with a look at doppler 7hd and the latest on this approaching system. >> yes, carolyn. we are see something clouds and also watching the fog. there have been a few sprinkles around ukiah and falling below the radar beam. the rain is coming as you look at the computer animation tonight you will see drizzle going into the wee hours of the morning. the commute will include drizzle. the showers beginning around santa rosa and ukiah and the rain line shifts a little bit and th

california arguing a law against the state saying they are not living up to current basic education standards and are shortchanging poor and minority students. they say laws that protect teachers are to blame. the california associationhe lawsuit. the trial is set for january 27. >>> common sense takes the cake for the best diets of 2014 according to "u.s. news and world report." balanced plans came out ahead of those instant lose programs. the overall winner was the dash diet which focuses on fruits, veggies and low-fat dairy. the second best was the low-fat t.l.c. diet. tied for third place, the weight watchers program and the mediterranean diet. >>> it is six minutes till the top of the hour. baby in one hand, hockey puck in the other. this super dad who made an awesome catch without missing a beat. changing app from ink. we didn't get into business to spend time managing receipts, that's why we have ink. we like being in business because we like being creative, we like interacting with people. so you have time to focus on the things you love. infrom chase. so you can. >>> it is about three minutes till the top of the hour. before you leave the house here is what is happening today. the deep freeze that you're wak

california. live 105 is asking niner f er fo say no to a list of products and services associated with washington state. they want people to boycott amazon and nordstrom and they want niner fans to turn off any computer running windows or any other microsoft system. they also think true fans should also boycott starbucks today, and that's where some fans are drawing the line. >> i love starbucks, i'm going to drink it. >> i'll be at starbucks in the morning. >> the dj at live 105 says they're doing their part by sticking to a play list that does not include music from bands from western washington. >>> well, we want to see your red and gold pride. this is oliver fitzpatrick. send us your niner selfies, or your kids or pets. we'll add those pictures to our slide show online. who knows, we'll get some of them on tv as well. >>> and now to a follow-up to a story we first brought you yesterday morning. in a fire that took just minutes to destroy a popular restaurant in the south bay, though there was a fire station just around the block. we were on the scene just after the fire started at 6:30 yesterday mo

the president of the california medical association and o that represents more than 35,000 doctors across the statepecifically what is affecting them and concerning them? >> good morning, elisabeth. the -- california medical association has for many years had as its policy that increased access for patients would make a healthier california. we still stand by that policy. the issue has been the great amount of uncertainty in the rollout of the exchange plans and in the affordable care act to some degree and in general. the issue has been that with the rollout of the cal -- california basically set a standard for benefits across the spectrum so that every health plan had to offer the same benefits, which was a benefit to consumers. they could shop basically just based on price and what the network adequacy seemed to be for them. the unfortunate part is with all of the rollout, it was all condensed into a short time frame, so doctors really only had a very short time to look for what potential contract offers there were. the health plans, as you know, the health plans had developed three or four diff

scientific and medical community is universally opposed, the california medical association supports taxing and regulating marijuana. other statesat will pass laws to tax and regulate. kevin said legalization had failed in rhode island. that is not true. the governor questioned whether he would support it or not. the legislative session is just getting underway and there has not been a vote yet. new hampshire, delaware, hawaii are also states looking at this in the state legislature. we will see more federal officials change their perspective and come out in favor of legalization, as has happened in the last couple of years. host: dan riffle is the federal policy director of the marijuana kevin sabet,t and cofounder of smart approaches to marijuana. i hope you both come back and talk with us about this. coming up on the program, we will look at the fbi. the primary mission has been law enforcement. however, there has been a change. i will discuss that change with washington's will --"washington journal" continues after this. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning ins

state of california. consumer reports says this is a problem. they think this chemical is a potential carcinogen. the american beverage association and the fda as you noted said, look. this chemical doesn't pose a health threat but we're looking into it. we'll look at a bunch of foods, row vi review new data. >> so what about us? if we are a pop or soda drinker, should we be drinking this, bottom line? >> scientists really disagree on whether or not this chemical is a carcinogen. some say it is. some say it isn't. if you are someone really risk averse you can look at this and say, i don't want to drink these sodas anymore. other people might say, there's so much back and forth on this, i feel okay about drinking them. this ends up being an individual decision that you have to make because the science isn't clear. >> get the information. make the decision for yourself. elizabeth cohen, we appreciate you. thanks so much. kate? >> coming up next on "new day," a top rated animal planet show "call of the wild man," you probably know of it, fighting charges now that animals are drugged and abused during their filming. we'll hear from t

association of northern california located in richmond. he won the nobel peace prize in 1989. >>> pope francis may be planning to visit the united states.a in 2015 to attend a world meeting of families conference. the vatican has not made an official announcement. the report comes as president obama prepares to meet with the pope in march at the vatican. >>> well, a brain-dead pregnant woman is going to be removed from life support. why a hospital opposed a judge's decision that has the support of her family. >> and there is a special unveiling today at san francisco international. a look inside $138 million makeover. >> but first, let's take you outside. there's a live look at the bay bridge span. we don't have any major traffic problems to report for you around the bay area. so if you need to head out the door, the roads are looking great. 9:12 on the clocks. this is mornings on 2. . >>> live look over the bay this morning. a few high clouds, hazy sunshine in the forecast today, with a light variable wind. >>> happening today, san francisco's 10th anniversary of the walk for life west coast. this is video from a previous walk. the wal

state board of corrections voted to consider expanding use of privately owned prisons to reduce overcrowding. california is under pressure to do the same. >> we are talking about less than 10% of the prison association>> i spoke to martin hore in pennsylvania. there are as many bad stories coming out of public prisons as out of private prisons, probably more. >> another reason states may be turning to privately run prisons - lobbying and political spending. they spend tens of thousands in political contributions. despite a controversy, it doesn't look like they'll go away soon. >> cca settled several lawsuits but made $1.7 billion in profit. it reached out to company and governor otter for comment, we received no reply. >> the week in politics from the memoirs of robert gates, and chris christie's bridge-gate scandal. >> concerns about the radiation from fukushima in the pacific that could head here. >> mark morgan now that his stay on the field has been dealt a crushing blow, what is the future for alex rodriguez. that story ahead. >> welcome back to you. you're watching al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live from new york city. here are the top stories - thousands of mourners say final goodb

california. such a huge part of the economy is celebrity reporting, all of those sorts of things associated with hollywood. and they are going to make it terrifying for these people. >> the state> i see a theme here. joining us from campus reform,. >> thanks for having me. >> just join a gym for the new year? i bet you have. dos and don'ts for how to behave when you get there including showing up late for favorite class? should you sing on the treadmill? winter blues how about shaking them off with a vacation. great courtney scott is here with deals on winter give aways ♪ ♪ es >>> don't need me to tell you it's freezing out. now that the holidays are behind us and being so cold outside it might be easy to fall into that mid winter slurp. instead of feeling blue, why not escape to somewhere a little bit warmer instead of down in your basement under some blankets. here with winter escapes that are more affordable than you think senior editor for travelocity courtney scott she brought the travelocity nome gnome with her. >> if you can can look forward to travel it helps you get through this bitterly cold time right now. you picked great ones starting with miami. >> miami is a eas