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these 713 death sentences to life without possibility of parole, and a change would save the city california $1 billion in five years. 63% of the voters support this idea across the entire state. every region of the state had a majority of support. a majority of republicans and democratic voters support this idea. 63%, ready for the governor to take everyone off of death row. this is an important change from where we used to be on this issue, because for a very long time, politicians have been afraid to talk about reasons for ending the death penalty and this has been seen -- been seen as an issue that would run political careers, as the former district attorney has shown, the death penalty is no longer of liability and the voters are ready for candidates who will say that we need smart criminal- justice policy, to keep the community safe and that will hold the offenders accountable, and that really meet the needs of all of california. the governor took a positive for step by canceling the project to build a new death row. in his statement, the governor said that this is unconscionable, to s

crescent city, california. we had a package go to kathmandu once.eb has been the reason this entire section of the warehouse exists today. we were becoming more than this little flour company in vermont. [ woman ] we're all going after one common goal, which is to spread the joy of baking throughout the whole world. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a chilly start. we'll sock in more cloud cover later this afternoon. bundle up if you're stepping out. temperatures are in the 20s in and around town feeling like the lower to mid-20s when you factor in the wind chill. the day planner today, not really warming up too much. we will make it out of the 30s and into the 40s but mostly cloudy skies by later on this afternoon. we'll hold our temperature down for the short term. an improvement in the seven-day forecast. and more details on that in my next report. >> announcer: now, 9 sports with kristin berset. the best sports in town. >> good morning, everybody. we're all well aware of the capitals post-season struggles the past few years but the only team they they have been able to

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i am also joined by bill hammond, a licensed professional engineer with the city california whose firmuency testing and prepare the reports that are part of your package. at&t was granted a conditional use permit to place and new six panel wireless facility at 2041 larkin street which is known as church of the fellowship of all peoples. the panel antennas will be placed inside the church. there are 50 pounds each. for a total of 300 pounds. the necessary equipment will be housed in a room on the second floor outside of the public view. under the city's wireless telecommunication services, this is a preference one location. it is a preferred structure, it is a public structure located within an fh 3 zoning district. -- rh 3 sunning district. we looked at 23 different sites in the corresponding area. this was the only preference one location to serve the residents of this area. the subject location is the least intrusive means by which at&t mobility can close the existing significant servers coverage gap in the area. a gap that is caused in part by the demand from at&t customers for mobi

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supreme release a decision, that's crucial to cities across california. with the state >>> this morning, the state supreme court is set to release a decision that's crucial to cities across california. it has to do with the state's plan to divert $1.7 billion of redevelopment money to reduce california's big budget deficit. that move was challenged in a lawsuit by redevelopment agencies and the cities of san jose and union city. they say it violates prop 22, a voter-approved measure that bars the state from seizing local tax money. >>> criminal charges may now be filed in connection with lastier's bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico. the wall street journal reports federal prosecutors are considering charges against several bp employees accused of providing false information to regulators about the risk of the oil rig accident. the accident killed 11 people. >>> five days before the iowa caucuses and republican michele bachmann's campaign chairman in that state has defected. >> ken sorenson personally told me he was offered a large sum of money to go to wo

rebuild our economy, create jobs and revitalize neighborhoods, exactly the kinds of investments california's cities should be making in this recession. now that the redevelopment money has been snatched, the mayor says residents are at risk. they will lose out on projects designed to make their communities safer and better. plus, the redevelopment agency and 400 other agencies across the state will close their doors. the san jose branch helped build the hp pavilion and tech museum. >> 400 agencies have to figure out what to do and we have to address the $1.7 billion gap that the state is facing. >> reporter: the state claims the redevelopment money will be spent on roads, schools and firefighting. but don't be surprised if some of that same money eventually goes to paying state salaries. >> salaries are one of the issues that are involved in some of these monies. but the issue goes beyond the salaries. the issue goes to specific and direct projects that have to deal with capital improvements all throughout the state and cities all throughout california. >> reporter: today's court ruling contradicts

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the kind of investments california cities should be making in this recession." this decisioning will stall job creation everts in san jose at the worst possible time. >> also, this morning, a man armed with a machete is finally in police custody after an early morning standoff that had a south bay apartment complex on lock down for hours. >> he was eventually taken down by a san jose police dog after holing up in his apartment near snell avenue and capitol expressway. bob redell joins us now with the details. >> this man had been arguing and allegesly threatening police from the door of his unit at the waterstone apartments on and off for several hours this morning. then a little bit after 7:30, he decided to come out. he tried to lunge at one of the canine dogs with a bottle. that's when the officers released the canine on the man, s.w.a.t. moved in, and they took him into custody. paramedics had been treating him for bite wounds before booking him into jail. officers say they arrived a little bit before 3:00 this morning after he refused to turn down loud musi

coming up what is missing from one of california's crime-ridden cities that may be contribute together problem. >> and michael finney with several added perks of ontinline shopping. >> and there are clis clearing tonight. >> and how care packages for troops became snarled up in lucky debit card scam. the news continues in one minute. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> what is going on at the port there? >> we're at the tail end of the protest now. you can see there is still straggling making their way in. there is another group of 100 or 200 people trying to make their way over here. and so the protesters have slowed down a little bit presumably to wait for that group of people. no big police presence. they've been marching towards the entrances to the port. they intend to create a disruption. and the back of the pack marching slower than the front of the pack including grown ups with children and some folks walking and taking pictures. this is a protest that is taking place across the west coast but also intend tg show solidarity with labor struggles. one i

from that position, a number of cities throughout the state of california and around the country haved our lead. the motivation by many cities are ranges from just saving money, in trying to spare the additional impact to their landfills, to something more noble, like contributing to the larger cause of environmental degradation and the global climate crisis, where local governments feel some of the boy from the federal government in the ability to execute a proper or meaningful response. this an area of the normal, common plastic bag blowing around everywhere. "the wall street journal" says that there are 102 billion plastic bags consumed each year, and according to "the wall street journal," that is a very low estimate, and less than 1% of the bags are recycled or recyclable. it is a myth that they are recycled. when we set out in the legislation in 2007, we did not realize the positive domino effect that it would have in the state of california. cities like san as a, los angeles, and another inc. region -- cities like san mateo. many versions of their law has actually surpassed tha

we found good employees and they've relocated from other cities in california and the east coast to work here. so we've brought new, talented people into the company. we also have people who commute in from the peninsula. i think that's another strong selling point that people in mission bay don't realize. we're at the center of a transit hub and that's very important for not only environmental reasons, but allowing people to come into the city and work efficiently. so we have employees who ride cal train. we also have employees who walk. so we're very proud to be calling fibrogen our home. and as a vote of confidence of the future here, we have extended our lease to stay here, and i'd like to thank katherine and jenny and tom for their support in making this such a great place in which to have a biotech company. thank you. >> when this plan initially started, it came out of mayor lee's office. and the idea was presented to us by todd ruffo by the office of economic development. we talked about the micros as partners and the various innovation centers. one of our biggest partners in this

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i invent this goofy entertainment company based in studio city california, called the hit parade. completely secret operations overseas. are they doing that kind of thing? not to the extent that i write in my book, but i'm sure that they're experimenting with what they call nonofficial cover or noc. they're expensive, and there are a big cadre of naysayers at langley who say "don't do this." >> now pakistan, you paint a picture of the interservices intelligence direction trat t-- directorate that as i can tell true to life. in this sense, they have lots of connections with all these militant groups. they've always had them. at some level, they don't even deny that they have them. they say these are elements of pakistani society. and yet, they are quite reluctant to do anything about them, to shut them off in any way. do you think that that part of the book that you described is true to life? >> yes. i think the tragedy of the isi and arguably of pakistan as a whole is that it's caught in a web that it's spun, with our help it must be said. that it now can't escape from. it's a web