the shell is california dmv field offices. they chronicle the life working at the dmv. production companies say both sides agree to do in this show in writing by the dmv has sent back south of the plan. the suit asks for a least $1.4 million to lenient. but the the twin bed and of and fred sink a small kitchen tables as a reporter joe vasquez has the skinny on the shoebox apartment. san francisco smallest apartment could soon get even smaller. >>> it is a little cramped. patrick kennedy of the firm shows the life-size model of the department by the state is a little smaller than the one being opposed for san francisco. they're about the to thousand college students every year. we can build several thousand new units of housing specifically for that demographic idd student in the single techies. runners live in decent housing conditions. audi's and would-be if the tiny apartment becomes the new affordable housing. >>> were concerned about is the president. that it's ok for people to live-in ice the shoebox apartments. please make sure they're building diverse housing sca

nowadays, dmv getting a government-issued i.d.sn't going to be so easy. >> apparently, at least in this case, it is. the video and the licenses are all real. but when we spoke to will and dave, it was clear to them the video was more than just viral. >> we created a beautiful piece of art. art. art. art. >> we are not just men. we are art, art, artists. >> it was art. >> can you please say that? this is where we find our inspiration inside of here. >> their art seemed to have no off switch. >> well, i like to think of myself as a canvas. for the moment, this is my true self. i can't help being me. it's just who i am. >> they showed up to our interview dressed in garbage bags and wearing plastic sunglasses. will wore a high top sneaker on one hand while dave wrapped his in tin foil and painted eyes on his eyelids. >> well, the idea came in a dream. the cosmos is aligned. >> and now we are huge hollywood movie stars. >> we are geniuses, and we deserve that kind of attention. >> i just wanted to really capture the struggle of people.

the california dmv field offices apparently the dmv decided the show is not in their best interests.ow this company wants $1.4 million in compensation the dmv is not commenting. >>> he was short 5¢ pinnacle. an allegheny writer is down by 5¢ plus $125. that is fine the agency slapped him with four coming up short and is fair. mike sherman has the story and see only an cbs five. would you rather pay 75¢ for a train ride or $125? it's a rhetorical question. john parish didn't choice. in the feels he is literally being nickel-and-dimed by muni. >>> it's insane its technocracy run amok. here's this 5¢ worth. he is waiting for it in unitard branded them embarcadero earlier this year and here comes a train. >>> and herded be. which was my signal that i pay the fare. he is a senior socialist seven 5¢ but also getting out of his stock to meet their inspectors. >>> they told now and 70¢ on the card and the fare was 75 the car did not taken any of the money i couldn't pay the money and edifying for $100. the appeal this case and lost another still cost $25. some of these in for a bus in the qu

now back to the major problems at dmv today. the problems led to lines stretching around the street. ktvu's cara liu is here and tells us what happened. >> power outage at the data center is to blame. look at this line. it wrapped around the building at the san francisco dmv office. a worker told oscomputer glitch caused a back up. -- told us a commute cliff caused a back up -- computer glitch caused a back up. for a handful of agencies it took longer to get online. the dmv showed a message warning customers online service was slow. >> messed everything up for everybody and when i got here there was a line out the door and they weren't letting people in and people were cranky. >>> the dmv had problem as months ago but those attributed to a spike in usage. they are not sure how many offices were impacted but as of 5:00 p.m. tonight they were back up and running. and this is something they do every 5 years. reporting live, cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. >> what a mess. >>> san francisco firefighters scrambled to put out a two- ala

driver did in his effort to seek justice from the dmv. pat collins explains the motive behind this one-man protest. >> i don't want to do it. but what choice does a body have? >> reporter: he clasped one handcuff on his right wrist, stood up, took a sip of coffee, and attached the other cuff to the door of the dmv. with that, he got what he came for. arrested. cuffed for real by the cops. >> too tight? >> no, i just had to turn the wrist. >> reporter: his name is wally seberino, he says he's known as wally duwall. he was at the dmv to protest a $98 fee that he says is ten years old, that he says he didn't know about, that he says he didn't want to pay, that he says is keeping him from getting his license renewed. >> you chained yourself to the door? >> yes, sir, i have, because i have no other avenues. i've done everything they've told me to do. >> reporter: now i have never seen cops work so hard not to arrest somebody. they didn't give wally just a second chance. they gave him a third, fourth and fifth chance to just simply walk away. >

how would you rate the dmv here in d.c. or how well is the department of transportation really maintaining your roads? a new pilot program in d.c. shows residents say city service are only average, but they are getting better. it's a web based service, called gray d.c. bruce johnson has seen the report cards and found out what people in the city really think. >> how long have you been waiting? >> for one hour. >> most of us try to avoid the dmv by going online to renew our tax and licenses. when you can't avoid it, this is what you are likely to run into. >> you can't take tickets here. >> this is my fourth trip. >> just get a license. >> this is my second time today. >> not every experience is a bad thing. >> what kind of grade? >> a b. >> even the director of dmv admits services here could be improved. the agency recently got a c minus from citizens in the new testing service. >> with the increased population in over 1,000 new residents a month, we do indeed need additional capacity. >> unveiled the grades for the public

. >>> the wait at the dmv especially long today. found a long line of customers today outside the dmv office. now officials tell us other state agencies also had problems after maintenance caused a power outage. the outage shut down dmv computers. it also affected the online services. we're told the problem was cleared up this afternoon. >>> getting federal money to pay for realtime train monitors at 13 train stations. the monitors are different from the electronic signs. to tell passengers if they need to rush to catch a train. one of the monitors has been outside of san diego for the past two years. >>> san diego must -- the agency received a 15 million- dollar grant to replace buses. we are told they will be 30% more fuel efficient and much more pleasant for passengers to ride. >> much more technologically advanced. much better amenities in the bus. more comfortable. >> muni also received -- and new cameras to catch cars illegally driving in the dedicated bus lane. >>> coffee and tea is being sold for nearly $1 billion. today ann

what services would you like to see at the dmv of the future? >> how about shorter lines?mething to do with the lines usually. as far as the department's dmv vision 2015 initiative and custom ideas are used to improve day-to-day operations. i like that lady's voice. you're always waiting like me, me? >> it's soothing to take the edge off. >>> it turns out that billionaires are not immune to the ups and douns of the bay area real estate mansion. >> the mansion going for $100 million is taking a major price cut. it's owned by a richi irussian orror. it's now worth half the purchase price. that's a drop in value of $50 million. i guess when you have that kind of money, what are you going to do? >> that still hurts. >> now a bargain, only $50 million. >> there you go. sign me up. >>> why another lake tahoe olympics will have wait. >> plus, he thought his career in the pool was over, but how a retiring swimmer got a last-minute ticket to the london olympics. >>> how about a rock and revamp for a trugstruggling fast food chain. >>> this is "today in the bay." >>> welcome back, e

go to the dmv. >> how long have you been waiting? >> for one hour. >> most of us try to avoid these scenes by going online to renew our tax and licenses. when you can't avoid it, this is what you are likely to run into at the dmv. >> you can't take tickets here. >> it's my fourth check. >> a license reinstatement. >> my name was spelled wrong, so this is my second time today. >> not every experience is a bad one. >> what kind of grade would you give them? >> the director admits services could be improved. the agency recently got a c minus from citizens in the new testing service. >> with the increased population, over 1,000 new residents a month, that we do indeed need additional capacity. >> d.c. mayor today unveiled the grades for the public works department. transportation, dmv, and parks and recreation. >> one of the things that each agency has done, if you look at the data you have in the packet, is to put out two or three ways in which they will use this information to improve outcomes. >> transportation went from a c minus to

he was expected to raise $10 million during this swing. >> and if you needed to go to the dmv you may have noticed it was a bit slow. the problems started with a weekend outage in sacramento that hit a state data facility. a dozen of the 169 offices were affected. and most of the dmv computers are now up and running again but problems caused a backlog this morning and some officers. and scaa came down hard on penn state for its role in the jerry sandusky child abuse scandal. the university must pay a $60 million find that they will use for victim assistance programs. the football team is banned from bowl games and plays for four years and penn state will lose 20 football scholarships every year. but all of though paterno's coaching victories are being wiped off the books. ncaa did not suspend penn state, the so called death penalty but officials say these harsh penalties are meant to send a strong message. >> we can make clear that the culture, actions and in actions allowed them to be victimized will not be tolerated in collegiate athletic autos penn state students huddled in front o

transportation, dmv, and parks and recreation, all scored cs or a b, all but dmv showed improvement over their grades in june. bruce johnson, 9news now. >>> right now wusa9.com, you can check out those report cards for the d.c. agencies and you can do some grading for yourself. the story is on our d.c. news page. >>> prince george's county is making it easy for you to keep in touch. it just launched something called county click. it's a one-step website allowing you to keep in touch with county agencies like the police department, schools, arts council and even senior services. you can also submit a service request for things like potholes or street lights that are out. it's sort of similar to the 311 calling system. you can download an app for your iphone or android. we have a link to it at wusa9.com. >>> the time right now is 6:05. i am watching your money. and more of us are facing a dilemma when our money and saving it for the future. just 31% of us have financial plans for our future. that's according to a new survey by the consumer federation of america. 38% of us are living payche

he's something you have power and if not, please be safe around the dmv this weekend.antime, i am dave ross and thank you for joining me for nissan sports extra and begin with a bizarre day at congressional country club and that is because professional golfers are used to things being quiet and not this quiet. today, for the first time, anyone associateed with the pga tour can recall, no fans were around and allowed to be on the ground at congressional. instead, they were greeted by the sounds

i don't have the time to wait three hours at the dmv -- people are going to say screw it.> it is designed -- it is extra hoops to have to jump through to be able to vote. somebody pointed out that called earlier, a in texas a handgun permit is accepted an acceptable form of id, but not a student id. >> you have to assume that gun owners in texas are going to be more conservative. >> right. >> i think the reasonable assumption to make -- it's not only texas -- a number of other states have made it so you can't use a student id either. and this again is another shot at barack obama's coalition, because the people that have the hardest time complying with these laws other than the elderly are hispanics african-americans and young voters, and those last three groups are the core of the obama coalition in 2008 and will be once again the core of the obama coalition in 2012 along with women particularly unmarried women. >> and ari you know, as we have had this discussion more broadly over the years, you know -- has there been unprecedented lack bash or racism against having the f

i don't see any money in any of your budget or even in the $4 dmv tax increase that goes into any of that. which to me is pretty shocking because who are we in san francisco? what type of community are we? historically, we are a carriage driving community. here we are since 2000, like we don't exist. yet you are spending all of this money -- [tone] supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker please. >> i listened to the director's report and i want to address two issues. the first issue is governor jerry brown signing this bill. you did not witness the signing of this bill on tv because you mentioned some persons who were present but they were not. i can talk to you about that offline. the situation we have today, board of supervisors, commissioners, and you from the san francisco transportation authority, is that our state is broke. three in spite of our state being broke, no money for education, no money for health, nominee for safety, some folks because they have the power and jerry brown should know better, by a very close margin, millions of dollars have been allocated for the hi

in texas, the dmv for example, many counties over for hispanics.t at all they do it to keep down the hispanic vote, period. >> eric: they offer people who didn't have i.d. they would send forms out. >> andrea: you want to care about hispanics? hundreds of hispanics were killed because you let guns walk. how about that? >> eric: let's talk about a good friend of mine. lieutenant colonel allen west and here is what he had to say. >> the white liberals to belief they have k have a condescending manner to black conservatives that we need approval from our, quote/unquote, i guess masters to be able to speak. that's where true racism lies. i know i'm their number one target. it emboldens me to speak out stronger. heck with them that they think someone else needs to approve me and what i stand for. >> eric: robert, you are a white liberal. >> bob: yeah. i am. you're right. yesterday, i took on the colonel. and i d it, i might have used a different choice of words. he didn't have to be quiet. everyone has a right to speak even if it's stupid what they say.

they said it took longer to get the dmv systems back online. >>> the number of foreclosures in california is dropping. in fact, the number in the second quarter fell to the lowest level since 2007. one expert said this could mean the worse is over or simply the process has slowed. in the second quarter there were 50,000 notices of default the first step toward foreclosure. >>> it appears a recovering real estate market may come with a downside. tens of thousands of homeowners are seeing tax bills rise some by nearly 10%. a proposition passed back in 1978 along with prop 14 allows property taxes to rise more than 2% when assessed values go back up following a decline. >>> another suspicion envelope with white powder showed up in a bay area police station this time it was in fremont. the hayward police department was one of five that received an envelope on friday. that is seven police agencies in all. so far the powder has been harmless. authorities are trying to determine who sent the envelopes. >>> three young children are orphans tonight after their parents were shot and killed inside t

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they said it took longer to get the dmv systems back online. >>> the number of foreclosures in california is dropping. in fact, the number in the second quarter fell to the lowest level since 2007. one expert said this could mean the worse is over or simply the process has slowed. in the second quarter there were 50,000 notices of default the first step toward foreclosure. >>> it appears a recovering real estate market may come with a downside. tens of thousands of homeowners are seeing tax bills rise some by nearly 10%. a proposition passed back in 1978 along with prop 14 allows property taxes to rise more than 2% when assessed values go back up following a decline. >>> another suspicion envelope with white powder showed up in a bay area police station this time it was in fremont. the hayward police department was one of five that received an envelope on friday. that is seven police agencies in all. so far the powder has been harmless. authorities are trying to determine who sent the envelopes. >>> three young children are orphans tonight after their parents were shot and killed inside t

shall have to go to dmv can talk to them never sure she's ok to drive >>> concord's building inspector has been called in to assess the damage the owner of the shopping complex told cbs 5 he has no idea when the shop will be open. >>> france of a missing los angeles dodgers fans last seen in san francisco are stepping up their search for him. the left at&t park on monday night and walk in their peers 32 when he vanished. the coast guard searched and found nothing and the search was called off tuesday and today his friends handed out flyers and hired a boat to look for clues. >>> we have the finances to run a boat for about eight hours we also have friends with boats that are launching from emory bell >>> dozens of volunteers what the waterfront. >>> in and get health care and unemployment to of the biggest problems across the country and in poor communities they are related and that of it shows us health and job fair brought help to people in east oakland. >>> most people don't have insurance because the don't have jobs >>> this job fair in oakland hopes to remedy both. >>> i at the sc

. >>> she was disoriented and not sure how the collision occurred, shot to go to dmv and talk to them and make sure she's ok to drive. >>> the concord building inspector has been called in to review the damage the owner of the shopping complex told cbs 5 he has no idea when the ice cream shop it will reopen. >>> a step toward efficiency for a city with i case of a solution. at life remembered to ceremonies for rodney came and the hopes for his legacy >>> bagram low clouds back on the shore line we'll look for things to cooler tomorrow but that is after a six degree temperature rise today. it will be warm monday. ,,,,,,, >>> oakland's crime lab underfunded and overworked according to the alameda county grand jury is suggesting a drastic solution consolidated with alameda county's crime lab at the report found more than 10,000 cases have searchable fingerprints and dust fingerprints' go and search because of staffing shortages the grand jury also said the lab is too old and too small. family and friends of rodney king paid last respects a private ceremony today, celebrities and civil ri

a dmv helped police catch him. >> firefighters struggling to get control of a wildfire that grew 100 acres overnight and spreading to four miles now. this is where hundreds of residents have been evacuated and a hom was lost yesterday. 2100 are on the scene. and this is called robber's fire because it broke out in an area notorious for stage coach ambushes in the gold rush era. >> and a cosmetics out there bound to have a chemical linked to diabetes. >> and are they barking up the wrong tree? shelter pets for the city's homeless. >> and summer taking a vacation now, how long this pattern will keep us company. the forecast is coming up. >> abc 7 >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> there is new information in sunnivale. police tell us it was not a random act and they're looking for a third suspect, a woman, this was reported around 4:00 this morning. abc 7 news was first on the scene. police surrounded the area of south pastoria avenue. waverly street and evelyn avenue. investigators say the female arranged to meet at the house. she and other two robbery susp

. >> we have contacted them, but the system itself is more symbol like dmv. in our case, no matter what we do, we still have lots of issues on how to get a number. they have different functions. the person holding the ticket will not be sequencing. in our case it is different because when you pull the ticket, the frustration is from the customer and the staff and how to. to g>> i am still wondering whye have no one from q-matic is involved in the process. take out the obvious question is it is not here because they're paid in the job is done, correct? to go that is what i get out of it. at this stage what i want to do is open up to public comment. we will take the first speaker. i do not have cards, but i would remind everyone that we have a lot of speakers and to keep your comments not as repetitious. try to give as much new information as we need for the commissioners. we will keep it to 3 minutes. please stay within that. >> please everyone state your name for the record. >> thank you for your time to listen to me. i apologize that i was involved in the q-

so the entire dmv is under a slight risk for severe weather tonight. the a man threat is damaging wind gust -- the main threat is damage wind gusts and heavy downpours. i don't think everybody will see these storms surface. we could see some big storms come through. temperatures are in the 80s. we'll talk more about the heat coming this way and also some relief. back to you. >>> penn state now about to pay a really heavy price for that sex abuse scandal that has already rocked the university. today the ncaa handed down unprecedented sanctions against the school's legendary football program and they come just one day after the school took down the statue of the former head coach joe paterno that used to hang out in front of the university's football stadium but no more. dave owens is here with the details. these sanctions come with some controversy as well. >> when the ncaa gets involved, often there is controversy and certainly that is the case today. the history of the ncaa and its willingness to sanction or not sanction and the inconsistency with whi

long-time director of the city's dmv says employees don't mind the system. the reports both bads and good behavior. >> well aware we had a customer survey tool but just another tool for us to get even additional feedback. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> to see the district's grading system, go to our website, washington, d.c., search the word survey. >>> imagine a life without ever eating fruits and vegetables. it is a rate for some them our area. >> indeed it is doreen again thes letter is looking at a program making easier to eat healthier. >> buying fresh fruit and vegetables can be expensive and can be a challenge to find fresh produce, knew group of local nonprofits is working together to make healthy eating a bigger part of people's lives and doing it by giving out prescription for produce. >> well, i wouldn't eat vegetables nor fruits. if i did, it was once every month or so. >> reporter: 18-year-old janet lopez, a mother of two, says her eating habits are pretty typical for a lot of people in her columbia heights neighborhood. s

. >>> she was disoriented and not sure how the collision occurred she has to go to dmv and talk to them. and i sure she's ok to drive. >>> the shot suffered structural damage and unclear when it will reopen. >>> people who don't have a job or health care and looking for both found something in the east bay anne mackovic shows us would give them all. >>> most people don't have insurance because they don't have jobs >>> this jobs fair in oakland and to remedy both. >>> i'm going screening for the diabetes and high blood pressure if you a catcher help you and get nothing. >>> the supreme court's approval of the new health-care law gives help to those who have been coming to st. fares for health care services. >>> we hope this will bring those outside the health care system back inside the health- care system >>> that is once they understand the new rules. >>> most feel if the mainstream path to care is not available to them >>> they make copayments and skyrocketing they pay huge enormous bills. >>> the fare is not just about health care it's about finding employment, the two go hand-in- ha

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take a look at the report card,d mostly c, not a surprise, the dmv is getting the lowest mark, a c-minus. >> we did it to try to help citizens better engage with the government. i feel like the feedback really is being paid attention to. >> reporter: but it was issued to government agencies.ag the mayor and councilunci performance not measured by online technology that is costing taxpayers about $175,000 a year. >> this is based on specifics comments about specific experiences and specific agencies. this is not measuring -- i thine they are different.aare >> reporter: we decided to chec: in wwith a few dc folks, hand k them how they would grade mayor gray. >> collison says even with the campaign issues haunting him, the mayor is running the city well. >> his performance is good. i don't know --don >> he seems to be doing okay.. >> reporter: but others aren't so pleased. giving the mayor the lowest grade. very frustrated. >> reporter: and for joyce king, it's all about the mayor's looks. >> i give -- he has a nice smile. >> he does have a nice smile. just a few weeks old -- the mayor hope

i got the dmv. don't prompt them to do it. we'll show the tweets later. joining us now is constitutional scholar and george washington university law professor jonathan turley. check these out. this is a branch of government one person suggested. the new york times we can still hold in high regard because apparently they have so much influence now as a branch of government. perhaps more. that was one of my favorites. the dmv was another. please don't be tempted for them to start another one. i saw some of your comments. they are deep. i want to understand what you are trying to say. you think he made the right decision but it's a tortured analysis for how he got there. is that what you are saying? >> i agree with the president on many programs. i shared the federalism concerns that existed. i don't believe chief justice rehnquist protected federalism though the opinion starts out early on with a roaring endorsement of federalism. >> roberts, you mean. >> yes. it was negated when he then turned to the taxing authority. it left you scratching your head beca

. >> i want to work at the russian dmv, because i feel like that's got to be like the easiest job ever. they come in, they're like all right, you have a pulse. here's your license. >>> a mother is claiming excessive force during the arrest of her son in stamford, connecticut. you guys be the judge on this one. let's pick this up from a surveillance video from a china express. this video is from abc 7 in new york. we're seeing off-duty police officer james comstock talking to employees about a robbery that went down in the parking lot of this place, up related incident. in walks 20-year-old justin medina. he was issued a warrant for his arrest early in july for an incident where he allegedly interfered with police. that's a misdemeanor. comstock recognizes medina because their families are friends. he finds 12 bags of marijuana on medina as well as $200 this day inside the china express. so you see now cell phone video of the attempted arrest. keep in mind, officer james comstock off duty, which means no handcuffs, no radio. >> just a gun. >> just a gun. >> get on the ground now! >> get

it does include the entire dmv. we're under a slight risk for severe storms, the main threats being damaging wind gusts and heavy downpours. live doppler 9000, it's quiet now. we have just have cloudy conditions, but later we could still see more storms acting up and again we'll have to keep our eyes to the sky. we'll talk more about that and tomorrow's storm chances a little later. >>> activists, scientists and patients are all in d.c. this week for an international conference on aids. >> this is the very first time the gathering is being held in the nation's capital for many years and this year the focus is on prevention. our anita brikman is live at the washington convention center with more. >> reporter: it's so good to talk to you. a glimmer of hope, light at the end of the tunnel not cliches, not an overstatement of the mood at this year's international aid conference. this morning it was opened by dr. anthony foucia of nih who said we are on scientifically solid ground when we say we can end the hiv aids pand