sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator."plause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to introduce the driving force behind this program, and award- winning, internationally known storyteller, recording artist, and educator. she is a truth teller and an artist for social change. she has made it her life's work to tell history through the words of its off forgotten witnesses. zero two one-women shows -- she wrote two one-women shows. she told the true story of the 1955-1956 montgomery bus boycott through the eyes of four women. please help me welcome her. >> i guess you are wondering why i'm standing here. [inaudible] my teachers have been teaching me a lot about standing up for what is right. it was a w

as a san franciscan to see san francisco speaker nancy pelosi up there with senior senator diane feinsteinosen, which we chose wisely from my humble perspective. [applause] but we are from san francisco. we can say that. this is an exciting moment. we're here because these folks are extraordinarily talented. these are grammy winners. isn't that amazing? what have we done in our lives? these are grammy winners. albums, prince charles comes in, let's bring out the boys chorus and the girls chorus. you've got all kinds of world leaders. and we just get to show off to the rest of the nation something that we get to experience more often out here in the bay area. so i'm just here to celebrate with you. we thought we would bring you together and a nice way to kick off the preinaugural ceremonies. and just to remind ourselves how blessed we are to be out here. and the great city and county of san francisco. but first, i just wanted to recognize because it's utterly appropriate, susan, come on up here. these two very talented artistic directors that have done so much and so well. we just -- we wan

diane feinstein and barbara boxer join more than a dozen other senators speaking out against an amendment to a jobs bill which would let employers opt out of providing health care services that they disagree with. >> it is the biggest jobs bill we will do in the remaining time of this congress. don't muck it up with extraneous amendments that go after particularly that go after women's health. because we can't let that happen. >> the right wing of the republican party does not speak for most of the women in this country. >> the senators argued the amendment would cut services to 20 million women and 14 million children. >>> last day of february is ending with a bang. rain, wind, bobbpossible snow ie bay area. jeff ranieri is tracking totals and another system. >> we went from record setting heat and now winter has decided to arrive. quick blast of rain is now starting to push off to the south and east. very impressive in those early morning hours. also napa with .74. in just 12 to 18 hours pickling up from 1 to 2 feet of snow at many of the ski resorts across the sierra. still a winter st

authorities say there were more than 50 victims including diane feinstein.rosecutors say they stole the money over a period of 11 years. she faces up to 14 years in prison. >> it's still dry right now but rain is on the way for the weekend. mark is tracking this latest storm in the weather center. >> it looks like we will get a punch of heavy rain and strong winds. we will march closer -- to the bay area coastline. we do have partly to mostly cloudy skies out there, maybe a bit of drizzle but the coverage may not show up well on here. the few showers being reported, but if you aren't covered there could still be spotty drizzle especially in parts of the north bay. forecast headlines for tonight will continue to thicken up the cloud cover and add in the chance of a shower, tomorrow our next storm moves in, rain and wind, sunday will be dry with partly cloudly skies. tomorrow morning rainfall developing winds on the increase. overnight lows not cold out there, mainly in the low to mid50s but you will notice the rates increasing. the nice circulation, area of l

in one case they say the former treasurer took $23,000 of senator diane feinstein's account to pay kraurdfrom disney land. >>> despite being dropped by advertisers, the head of the company that distributes rush limbaugh's radio show says he will stick with rush. clear channel ceo bob pitman says the derogatory comments were, quote, part of the normal day-to-day of talk radio. the ceo also referred to limbaugh as the "king" of radio. actress jane fonda who is well known of course for her political activism and her great acting will reportedly play former first lady nancy reagan in a new film called "butler" about eugene allen that worked under eight presidents. some say it is a poor choice. those are the things we thought you should know. ouncer ] there's a crushing national debt hanging over us. hindering economic growth. it's time for some common sense -- people in congress who'll come together and put partisan politics aside. not with radical schemes that gamble with america's future. but with a plan that requires washington to balance the budget the right way -- protecting the prioriti

i had a short conversation with diane feinstein, the mayor then, and she spoke to the entire class.he spoke for a couple minutes. she planted the seed of public service, and to give of yourself selflessly, the giving of your time and talent. it was something my parents instilled in me early on. serving district 10 is an extension of who i am and a general desire to help improve the quality of life for people in san francisco. >> where do you place yourself on the political spectrum? are you left, right? >> i am more forward-thinking. for me, it is less about being left or right, or moderate or progressive. it is about the issues and creating policies that will have a sustainable and lasting positive impact on the families that live here. it is costly and difficult to do business in san francisco, to raise your children in san francisco. i would like a voice at the table to create policies that will minimize the stigma that san francisco is not a business- friendly city, minimize the stigma of that san francisco prioritizes the rights of dogs over children. we started walking down th

of the judiciary which includes brownback and specker and lindsay graham and teddy kennedy and diane feinstein and richard derbin. was it the position of t subcommittee that pornography leads to divorce. that it is virtual adultery. that it is anything in that order? >> certainly that is what we were there to talk about and it wasn't just me but other expert witnesses who have seen a considerable in marital problems and divorce as a result of pornography, particularly porn on the internet. in 2003 the the americancade of matrimony lawyers, they noticed a startling trend which is that two-thirds of the laurs present had witnessed a sudden rise in divorces related to the internet and six in ten were a result of those was a spouse looking at excessive amounts of pornography on line. the president says 8 years ago porn played almost no role in divorces. today a significant number of cases in which it has a major role if not the decisive role of marriages breaking umm. when you talk to individual divorce lawyers across the country. case after case. one lawyer in dallas says constantly a case in her

today diane feinstein called it another step forward in the effort to limit pollution under the clean act. >> . >> researchers reporting new progress in the fight against cancer. they transplanted human tumors in to mice and then treated them with a antibody. the tumors shrank or disappeared. it's the first to be effective against a variety of cancers. >> will get it's first vote tomorrow. it would have more efficient, quieter and cleaner trains. the transportation commission is expected to cast a vote on the recommendation to steer 467 million federal dollars toward that project. a small quake rattled sonoma. the 2.9 hit at about 9:20 this morning. the usgf said it was centered about two mile miles north of the geyser. there have been no reports of injuries or damage. >>> all afternoon we have been tracking the storm. i just vie green. >> its right on the afternoon. it's the bay area. one of the heaviest in the country and the world. we are right in the middle of the commute. you see the yellows, that's significant rainfall. the front is here right now. it's moving through. we won't

look, you just heard diane feinstein lay out pretty well what democrats are trying to do.e violence against women act to include gays and lesbians and illegal immigrant. what republicans say the democrats are trying to do with their version is to expand the scope beyond what the violence against women act was meant to go. fork chuck grassley says what the democrat's version would do would give visas to immigrants without really having things in there to ferret out fraud. so that's what the republicans say. the answer to your important question about politics is absolutely yes. because as you mentioned, democrats feel that they really were doing well politically by saying that republicans are waging a war on women. that is the main reason why you saw all of these democratic women go to the senate floor today, because i mean, what could be worse, more offensive potentially to women out there than saying the republicans are against the violence against women act? that is why on the republican side john kyle the number two republican told our ted barrett it is quote reprehensi

senator diane feinstein met with israeli prime minister netanyahu and she told erin burnett that israel has not yet made the decision to attack but it may not take much more. >> i believe that israel will attack. i believe that it is important that diplomacy be given an opportunity. israel believes they are prepared to handle it. now what happens after an attack is another story. >> barbara starr is live at the pentagon for us. why is it that we're so concerned about these images? >> reporter: well, this is a site where iran is said to have tested some explosives in techniques it would be used for a nuclear trigger, perhaps not a trigger itself. so that's another key component of this whole cycle that iran is on, that the world worries about. are they headed towards putting all the pieces together that could allow them to make a nuclear weapon. senator feinstein there indicating that that might be the track they're on because she believes israel will attack and israel has said it will attack to prevent iran from getting the capability to make a nuclear weapon, zoraida. >> barbara, we've