now, chung is free to print payroll for workers full pay. at least for the months of july, and august. many had been so worried about the checks that would have been for $7.25 per hour, but everyone is back here in court in august for the full lawsuit against chung in front of the same judge. >> we're confident we'll win this case on merits which we have twice, already. hope that legislature will pass a budget. >> every shouldn't get to too excited about this. it's not going to be pretty. >> the budget is about two and a half weeks late with seemingly no resolution in sight. and there is state workers will have their household expenses met for the months of july and august. >> and oakland judge ordered ac ransit to go into arbitration over a major labor dispute. ac transit impose aid new contract on employees after negotiations broke down. contract changes work rules and benefits for 1700 workers. that contract is still et to take affect monday while two sides go go into arbitration. drivers are not allowed to strike. >> we have a meeting to

president lee myung bak is expected to appoint chung's successor soon.ee also plans to reshuffle the cabinet as part of an apparent effort to stabilize his administration. >>> japanese shipping firm mitsui o.s.k. lines has released photographs of one of its tankers that was allegedly hit by an explosion in the strait of hormuz in the middle east on wednesday. the 160,000-ton "m. star" was heading from the united arab emirates to japan. the firm says the blast caused a huge dent in the tanker's starboard stern and a minor injury to one crew member. the photos show damage to doors, the ceiling, and walls of the cabin closest to the stern as well as window frames leaning against tables and shattered glass in the ship's dining hall. mitsui o.s.k. says the explosion could not have happened inside the tanker, as all damaged objects were blown in from the outside. it also says neither gas nor fires were used in the dining hall. the firm says the tanker may have been attacked. officials from the firm are inspecting the damage with u.s. and british military exper

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lowest rate is in marin county 8.2% >> a judge is expected to rule today on state controller john chung'sort from imposing minimum wage on state employees. governor swarzenegger wants t cut their pay to 7.25 an hour until the state has a new budget. workers would receive of their full back pain once it signed. >> toyota and tesla will develop a electric version of the car. we reported earlier that tesla was working on the electrical power systems. they have built a prototype and plans to deliver more to toyota to evaluate sometime this year. both companies have plans to sell the versions. in may tesla and toyota announced they would build electric cs at nummi plant. >> a.c. trang trant employees. they ruled in favor of the more than 1700 employees. they were in court challging a labor contra a.c. transit imposed last month month. it was to go into effect on monday. they are urging bus driver the to keep working and providing vital public services while they revisit contracted negotiations. transit agen is trying to close a budget gap. >>> by this fall the first california national guard t

as for jim chung, he is not in custody and the feds think he skipped the country. >> wow. all that brochures and stuff smoke and mirrors. 36% return? that had to be a red flag. there had to be other red flags, too. >> reporter: if it's too good to be true, it probably is. so you wonder, these are professionals. a lot of them have college degrees. these are folks that are very smart. i wonder how they get suckerred into this kind of thing. the securities and exchange commission was telling us that in the son and chung didn't have the right kinds of licenses to be handling investments. that's a red flag. and that's something you can check with the government. and, you know, as far as the fancy brochures go, you saw the misspellings, that's one thing, but, you know, anyone can make. this somebody on their home computer can print one of these. >> you want to trust someone in your community. >> reporter: the friends were doing it, people at your church. don't trust anybody with your money. >> all right, joe, thanks. >>> no longer can pg&e just come in and shut off your power. a

. >> a judge is expected to rule today on state controller john chung's effort from imposing minimume on state employees. governor swarzenegger wants to cut their pay to 7.25 an hour until the state has a new budget. workers would receive of their full back pain once it signed. >> toyota and tesla will develop a electric version of the car. we reported earlier that tesla was working on the electrical power systems. they have built a prototype and plans to deliver more to toyota to evaluate sometime this year. both companies have plans to sell the versions. in may tesla and toyota announced they would build electric cars at nummi plant. >> a.c. trang transit employees. they ruled in favor of the more than 1700 employees. they were in court challenging a labor contract a.c. transit imposed last month month. it was to go into effect on monday. they are urging bus driver the to keep working and providing vital public services while they revisit contracted negotiations. transit agency is trying to close a budget gap. >>> by this fall the first california national guard troops will be head

he breaking the law, refusing to lower state worker paychecks until there is a budget but ruled in chung's favor because he might have a point about inability of the state's antiquated system to handle changes. >> this is to where we are today, we're an impossible country. it's not we can throw a huge amount of resources in a huge amount of money and coming into compliance. >> the state payroll system is programmed in cobalt and last revamped in 19706789 chung's office estimates would it take 69,000 hours and $5 million to $11 million to lower paychecks then bringing them back to full wages. government's office sought an order to $7.25 per hour because payroll goes to plans next week. >> this is our only recourse. >> there is relief. about 2000 workers will get their paychecks for at least july and august oo. then, all being caught in the middle of the trap is recognized as being every day citizen that's we are for this state. >> the governor did not get his injunction, he will get another opportunity in late august that. is why some workers are cautious about the victory. >> everybody sho

parents, my brother, friends and family, but one person that stood out to me is my role model, rose chungalso known as my godmom. she taught me that in the world, that with a little perseverance and dedication, that you should. you should give it a try even though you can make it. throughout the years, she taught me that obstacles are nothing but steppingstones to prepare you for life's challenges to be a better leader, to be a better service and to the community, and being a better friend, and threw her guidance and support, i stand here today as a proud role model to use -- youth in the community. i thank you, and together, we can build a better, stronger asian community. >> congratulations, and thank you. one more media sponsor i missed -- media is important to me, so i just want to say thank you to our asian week media sponsors. all right, now, to present the community impact award, please welcome city administrator ed lee and city supervisor carmen chu. come on up. [applause] >> good evening. thank you. supervisor chu are also proud to be here with you tonight and to join you in anno

everything from the the two mya lynn sculptures instilled at the academy of science, to the chung wong that we have installed at the civic center. my association with the transbay project for me feels like one of the highlights. because you are bringing online to the city a building that will be iconic, that will be a landmark for generations to coming and it has just been such a pleasure to work with the architectural team of pelley clark pelley, and their vision for this phenomenal facility. and the way we have been able to select these fabulous artists to identify works that complement the building. when you see how it excos with the concept of a park and the garden that is on the roof of the billing. when you look at ned kahn's interactive water fountain display and the way that it in realtime reflects the movement that is taking place underneath that garden and highlights and manifests that movement symbolically for the visitors, you see how the architecture and the art really are working together. so it has just been, i think -- i'm urging you to approve. this although the san fr

he made the decision after controller john chung said california would go into the red by october without a new budget. under the new order thousands of workers would have to take three unpaid days off a month starting august 13th. state employees in oakland were clearly frustrated with the governor. >> get another job. you were well at making movies. balancing and running the state of california has never been major job. >> the furloughs will continue until they pass a budget. it could take weeks or months. an estimated 200,000 state workers will be affected. >>> the governor vetoed a bill that would give farmers overtime after working 40 hours a week. right now only 60 hours a week or a 10-hour day is required. farm labor is different because it is seasonal and requireseses harvesting perishable crops. >>> the ac transit dispute is getting ugly. they staged a protest just as the board considers can selling weekend service. a dozen workers showed up for tonight's demonstration. many be rated the board members. employees have been working under an imposed contract for 10 days now. workers

a judge is expected to rule today on state controller john chung's effort from stopping imposed minimumtate employees. the governor wants to cut it to the federal minimum wage until the state has a new budget. they would receive the full back pay once the budget is signed. >> polls are showing the senate race in california to be in a dead heat between barbara boxer and carly fiorina but boxer is way ahead. media partner san jose mercury news reports that boxer has $11 million in her campaign account. carly fiorina has $953,000 left despite loaning $5.35 million back in april. >> box abouter did not have to face a primary challenge and had help from president obama. >> more than one thousand members of the california nurses association descended on ater ton yesterday to rally outside meg whitman's home. they are trying to court its members after supporters dumped jerry brown. they important trade queen meg, they say is buying the governor's race. >> we work in a corporate environment in the hospitals. we know what the corporate agenda does to health care and we don't want to see that hap

calling item 6, appeal number 10-015, chong kwang chung, doing business as martel's liquor. it is also an appeal of a 25-day suspension of a tobacco product sales establishment permit, imposed on february 10, 2010. the hearing was held in closed on may 12, and the matter was continued to allow president peterson to participate in the final vote. >> commissioner fung move to grant the suspension and reduced to 20 days. this was after the board had gone into closed session to review confidential identification card and evidence pertaining to the minor decoy used in this case. president peterson was the missing commissioner, and she has indicated to me she has reviewed the records in this matter, including the confidential evidence, and asked the motion be called. commissioner fung are you comfortable calling your motion again? commissioner fung: yes. >> thank you. is there public comment on this item? ok, saying none, if you could call that motion. >> the motion is from commissioner fung to reduce the 25-day suspension to 20 days. on that motion to reduce -- [roll-call vote] t

but a judge today sided with the state controller john chung who said it would take 69,000 hours to reprogram state's aging payroll system and cost as much as $11 million to do so. the ruling guarantees that wages will not be cut before september. by then the state is expected to have a spending plan in place. >> in all of being caught in the middle of this trap of legislative politics, we are finally being recognized as being the tax-paying everyday citizens we are for the state. >> at this point the state budget is now more than two weeks overdue. >>> the sonoma county sanitation district is being fined $348,000 for violating california's water code. the violations are linked to 37 sewer overflows between january of 2007 and last january. the district says that money would be better spent with upgrades on the sewage system instead of fines. the fine is scheduled to be reviewed at the october 13th public hearing. >>> good news so far in the gulf. there are no signs of any leaks from bp's busted oil well. this is a live view from bp's camera in the gulf of mekz. -- gulf of mexico. the cap tha

that likely will take weeks if not months n the meantime state controller john chung is saying the stateovers will be coffers will be in the red by january so he is planning to issue ious and they could go out as early as next month. dana, here we go again. >> yeah. robert lyles. thank you. >>> a federal judge has temporarily blocked the heart of arizona's new immigration law which goes into effect at midnight. among the sections on hold, requiring police officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws, requiring immigrants to carry their papers at all times and forbidding illegal immigrants from soliciting work in public placeses. the courts are hearing challenges to the law. but in san francisco, police arrested more than a dozen people during a rally on immigration reform. about 1 # 0 protestors gathered at the federal building on seventh street. they say that congress needs to take action to fix what they call a broken system. >> reporter: why are you doing this? why do you personally get arrested? >> about because i live with families that are suffering th

chung thing was sweeping across southern sinai bringing more torrential rain to the country the storm comes after severe flooding and landslides the left more than seven hundred people. head of three hundred forty seven missing say fall this year many roads of bridges and elss have collapsed officials say damages from severe weather conditions are in the tens of billions of dollars it's the worst flooding in the country in over a decade. the u.s. senate has passed a bill aimed at helping the two and a half million unemployed americans whose benefits run out. the bill will extend welfare for a further three months well money many were left without financial help but due to the stalemate of negotiations between republicans and democrats senators say they'll send the bill to the white house to be signed later today. ten minutes from now wall street insider max kaiser gives his take on the world's financial headlines before that they daniels' here with its knees. well that's a business song usually uncertain was how ben bernanke you describe the prospects for the world's biggest economy t

. >>> the question of whether controller chung must issue pay cuts for state employees will have to bennounced shortly. he expressed concerned about possible work law violations. right now state workers are guaranteed their normal paychecks through september. the governor's wage order was in response to the state's budget. at a speech before the los angeles chamber of commerce, the governor said he would not sign the budget unless tax, pension and spending reforms are included. >>> a different way of investigating some crimes may soon be tested in san francis co. a new technology would collect dna and make initial reports. the idea is to free up sworn officers to focus on more serious crimes and to save money. david stevenson reports. >> reporter: george gascon says he's looking to bring a new investigation process that he implemented in arizona. >> we want the officer to go in there and feel great about the process. >> reporter: the president of the city's police officers association says the program could backfire. >> to be like san francisco where the public defenders and the defens

. >>> the question of whether controller chung must issue pay cuts for state employees will have to benounced shortly. he expressed concerned about possible work law violations. right now state workers are guaranteed their normal paychecks through september. the governor's wage order was in response to the state's budget. at a speech before the los angeles chamber of commerce, the governor said he would not sign the budget unless tax, pension and spending reforms are included. >>> a different way of investigating some crimes may soon be tested in san francis co. a new technology would collect dna and make initial reports. the idea is to free up sworn officers to focus on more serious crimes and to save money. david stevenson reports. >> reporter: george gascon says he's looking to bring a new investigation process that he implemented in arizona. >> we want the officer to go in there and feel great about the process. >> reporter: the president of the city's police officers association says the program could backfire. >> to be like san francisco where the public defenders and the defense

judge is expected to rule on state controller john chung's effort to stop the governor from imposingimum wage on 200,000 state employees. governor swarzenegger wants to cut their pay to 7.25 an hour and that is until the state has a new budget. they would receive full back pay once the budget was signed. >> polls show the senate race to be a dead heat between boxer and republican challenger carly fiorina but boxer is way ahead when it comes to fund-raising. she has $11 million in her apartment. carly fiorina has $953,000 left despite loaning her campaign $35 million since late last year. boxer did not have to face a primary challenge and had fund-raising help from president obama. >>> more than one thousand members of the california nurses association descended on ater ton to rally outside of meg whitman's home. they say the candidate is trying to court members, even after cna supported jerry brown. they brought in an actress to portray queen meg. >> we work in a corporate environment in hospitals and we know what the corporate agenda does it to health care and we don't want that to