be several more protests protest marches in the coming weeks i'll keep a los angeles the encampment that has taken over downtown los angeles is even receiving support from local politicians who say that the protesters can stay there as long as they want unlike the politicians in new york city who have been very heavy handed so we're not seeing any sort of end in sight that's true ramon i even heard about your mayor there in los angeles antonio giving out ponchos to people standing out there in the rain to share appreciate your reporting out there keep up the good work artie correspondent rimando went down. of course the heart of this movement is still in new york on wall street and it is now day twenty and this last week has seen a major surge in the number of people joining and any attention being paid to occupy wall street i think it's easy to forget but these pictures that we're seeing there not only be shown here they are being shown all around the world largely in part to the global live stream being courted needed from the protests i want to talk to katie davidson now from our new york studio katie is the

. >> reporter: protesters stood along a crumbling bring in downtown los angeles demanding congress pass president obama's jobs plan. >> my dad is unemployed, my brother is unemployed, my sister is unemployed. >> reporter: demonstrating into the night, they called on lawmakers to put america back to work, rebuilding america's roads and bridges. >> people are losing their homes and we need jobs. >> reporter: today the senate is working on the vote. >> this is not a time to squabble. it's a time to get together and pass the jobs bill. >> reporter: but some democrats say they won't vote for the measure because of a proposed tax increase on millionaires. republicans are against any tax increases and what they call jobs killing spending measures. >> this bill is the same wasteful spending, the same burdensome union giveaways and the same temporary tax policy that has failed the american people in the last two years. >> if the republicans in congress think they have a better plan for creating jobs right now, they should prove it. >> reporter: later this morning, the president heads to pittsbur

today streets in and around downtown los angeles were closed to cars for the city's celebration. the festival in its third years an attempt to get people to ditch their cars and bike, walk, or skate instead. >> in a city that's addicted to the single passenger automobile, we need to have a respite from the traffic and from the car, and this is a great opportunity to celebrate the many communities here in l.a. >> alan: ten miles of streets were closed to traffic in downtown l.a. today. organizers call it l.a.'s biggest block party. >>> up ahead, the health problem caused by all that texting we do. one doctor even calls at it global epidemic. also -- >> we'll not be divided. >> alan: americans angry over corporate greed continue protesting across the nation, including here in san jose, how politicians are now taking sides. >> and changes ahead in the forecast, including showers. leigh glaser has your forecast coming up. >> alan: in the south bay today marks one week since "occupy san jose" demonstrations began on sunday and the number of protesters has doubled. community activists,

>>shepard: if i were stuck in downtown los angeles i would be getting over it, too, live from downtowns. the legal panel is here again. this more, who knew there were so many propofol experts in the world, but this is relowing off of stuff that the doctor said ... >>arthur: basing the whole theory on what the doctor told the cops the day after it happened. is, shepard, there is an expression in court where a department -- he has to admit that he gave him the propofol and he was treating him. he cannot deny that but he has to deny the part that is a crime. i gave him too much, i left him unattended, i didn't call 9-1-1 so the doctor is basing his opinion based on the word that came out out of this doctor, dr. conrad murray's mouth and there is a question of the reliability. >>shepard: the other witness based identity on the facts. >>randy: that is why this dog don't hunt. there is an exciting thing going on. here is what is going on here, and it is getting very exciting. you have the defense witness, so you say, well, the defense, okay, of course he will say this, he is getting paid. bu

in downtown los angeles, wbal-tv 11 news. >> when it comes to a tumor detection in the pancreas, thener they are found a better the chances. a screening device that can find smaller tumors than an mri or a cat scan. debra enjoyed good health until last year when something frightening happened after she went to sleep. >> i did not wake up. that was my first symptom. >> her blood sugar was extremely low, but she was not diabetic and your dangerous symptoms continued without warning. >> i was dizzy. why would pass out. i would get hallucinations. >> this mercy medical doctor used in endoscopic ultrasound to get an image of her pancreas. it is clearer than a cat scan or mri. >> is specially designed and it is an ultrasound probe that allows us to do an ultrasound from inside the body. in addition, we can direct a needle that will come out of a channel here and allow us to take a biopsy under guidance. >> it revealed a small benign tumor. >> this right here is the tumor located in the tale of the pancreas. >> her type of tumor is a rare, less than 0.25 binge. >> this is a tumor of those h

this is in the city of carson about 20 miles from downtown los angeles. most of the flames have now been extinguished. >> retailers will not have to put up warnings about cell phone radiation. a judge struck down most of the law passed last year and in that ruling said it's misleading. the judge added the warning posters could not be required and that it's unconstitutionally giving opinions of cell phones. the city plans to appeal the decision. >> and governor brown unveiled a plan to overhaul the public employ pension systems. and wants to increase benefits with a 401(k) style plan. >> i do think there should be limits on what people make on retirement z maybe because of work requiring a higher pay but that should not translate 100% into their retire system. i think that that is excessive. >> the system is between $100 billion and $500 billion in debt. >> if this is only $900 million being estimated now? that means under this rate we'd have to wait 500 years for a solution. >> and this is a a well deserved honor today for a san francisco woman saving the

different fashions just a few days ago this is what it looks like at the bank of america in downtown los angeles. a large group occupied surrounded the bank of america downtown even brought a large check in that they wanted to cash i believe the amount was six hundred thirty seven billion dollars doesn't take into kylie they did get escorted as you see there out of the building less and less is a really interesting place you see the police standing by there the city council also supports the occupiers even the mayor just a few days ago sent down ponchos to protesters when it was raining. this is very different than places like new york where the mayor mayor bloomberg has said it time and time again that he's concerned what could come out of this he says it could even be riots or in boston where we saw just a few nights ago brutal crackdowns by police so i want to take a look at the movement through the eyes of needle lopez she is a protester at occupy l.a. she's in our studio there in los angeles right now either nina give me your take what are you been seeing over the last few days in terms of

it happened on a reservoir east of downtown los angeles. eople on the boat had serious to minor injuries. homicide detectives and los angeles county lifeguards are investigating the crash to determine what could have caused it. >>> petaluma police are searching for a man who they say attacked a woman and tried to rape her. the woman was walking alone on western avenue around 1:45 in the morning when she noticed a man following her. police say the man eventually caught up to the woman and pushed her into a nearby doorway. when the woman fought back and began screaming, the man then ran off. police searched the area but did not find that individual. >>> in the last 90 minutes, we received new video of occupy wall street protesters in new york city. police confronted them for blocking city treats early this morning. authorities have arrested more than 80 people in the past 24 hours. most for refusing to disperse. several protesters last night tried to take down police barriers. two officers were hurt in the scuffle. one had a head injury. to ga

in downtown los angeles, i'm stephanie stanton, nbc news. >>> in greece, a nationwide strike turned violentf thousands of people took to the streets for pay cuts and hikes. during today's protest, police fired tear gas. at least seven people were injured. the strike is supposed to last 48 hours. it's the largest strike since the greek economic crisis began two years ago. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton made an unannounced visit to afghanistan. her plane landed in kabul a few hours ago. she's expected to meet with karzai. yesterday, she met in tripoli with leaders of the interim government of libya. >>> apple stores closed to give employees time to mourn company co-founder, steve jobs. a private memorial was held in cupertino, california this morning. the current ceo, tim cook said today's celebration is for the company to remember the incredible things jobs achieved and how he made the world a better place. jobs died october 5th. >>> if you are planning to travel for the holidays, consider booking the airplane ticket now. >> get on it. several airlines raised their fares by as much a

in downtown los angeles, stephanie stanton, news 4. >>> a man that dr. martin luther king jr. called one of the most courageous freedom fighters died. he was one of the founders of the southern christian leadership council. he assisted equality and organizing the freedom rights. during civil rights, his home was bombed, he was beaten and arrested time and time again. this morning, he died at a hospital in birmingham, alabama. he was 89 years old. >>> a wildfire burning through central nebraska has been brought under control. one person injured in the fire. it started yesterday afternoon near the town of stapleton. the fire chief in that town believed the flames were sparked in a soybean field. one house and 26 acres of farmland were burnt. they estimate millions of dollars in crop losses. >>> tourists are calling it the sea of clouds. the clouds sitting on top of the mountains. the area is a major tourist attraction. that is pretty dramatic. >> it's beautiful. >> i was pretty happy with the view around here today. >> not bad, huh? >> not bad at all. sunshine makes a big differ

in downtown los angeles, stephanie stanton, news 4. >>> companies in california recalling thousands of bags of salad that might be tainted with salmonella. no illnesses reported so far. the salad blends come in several varieties. they are distributed by taylor farms retail and may have been sold under that name or the brand name, fresh selections, heb or marketside. some of them were sold in virginia with the selby dates between october 18th and the 21st. you can call taylor farms retailing and a full list of the products affected. >>> doug is here with a look at our weather. it's kind of cold and windy. it's feeling like it suddenly is fall now. >> what would you say about today's weather in. >> i like it. >> 60%-70% love this weather. >> i'm not ready for it. >> i loved it when the sun came out, thinking hey, this is great. the clouds rolled in and it's cold. >> not so hot. >> out there now, it's on the chilly side. the winds blowing up to 30 and 40 miles per hour today. the winds dying down. it's good news for us as we will see cool conditions tonight. i don't think the winds will b

in downtown los angeles, wbal, tv 11 news. >> students in maryland who were waiting to board their neworm which was to be a cruise ship may not be so lucky. >> that move is now being held back. we will find out why. >> we are not looking to get rich out of this. we just want it back. >> being denied what it needs to recover from storm damage. coming up, the i-team investigate. >> i am kim dacey at one of the best haunted houses in baltimore. baltimore. pnc virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and other financial information. it lets you see the details as well as the big financial picture. so you can do more with your money. see what a complete view of your money can do for you at pncvirtualwallet.com. ♪ pnc bank. for the achiever in you. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> more than 200 students at st. mary's college in maryland are waiting to get on the sea voyager. it is their new dormitory, but that move and has been delayed.

in downtown los angeles, stephanie stanton, nbc news. >>> a new album of recordings by the late amy winehouseing released in december. it will contain 12 new songs. all are brand-new or alternative versions of existing hits. none of the songs have been previously released. winehouse's father never heard the song "halftime" on the new album and describes it as incredibly beautiful. the 27-year-old singer died in july from accident alcohol poisoning. >>> after displaying a smile that many people question her dental habits, lindsay lohan is back with the pearly whites. >> she posted pictures online thanking the dentist for a teeth whitening procedure. >> she'll reshoot a playboy spread because of the new smile. her legal future is not so bright. she'll be back in court for failing to complete her community service. >>> a zoo showed off the newest resident. a baby orangtang. >> the population has been falling rapidly. this particular one is under threat of the legal logging, forest fires and smuggling, too. check out the video. we hope to bring it to you on our website. >> yes. and there's more t

streets in and around downtown los angeles were closed to cars yesterday for the city's -- what is thatl in its third year an attempt to get people to ditch cars, bike, walk or skate instead. >> it in -- in a city addicted to the single passenger automobile we need a respite from the traffic and from the car this is a great opportunity to celebrate the many communities here in l.a.. >> 10 miles of streets were closed to traffic. organizers call it l.a.'s biggest block party. >> i have to check with my friends and find out how that is pronounced. >>> next, a pound for pound showdown. sneak peek [ unintelligible ] preparing for a world class face off in half moon bay today. >>> using cameras to keep drivers off cell phones. the bay area transit agency ready to record drivers to make sure they are -- they are following a new . >>> look at the pacific northwest hid to upper 50s mountains mid to upper 60s. warmest dallas, new orleans, up the eastern seaboard, throw mid 80s, phoenix 90. good news for monday morning, all major airports on time. check out our flight tracker any time you travel,

. >>> about 100 protesters filled the streets in downtown los angeles this morning as part of the occupyovement. they gathered in front of a chase bank branch on grand aver. because the protesters had told police they intended to commit acts of civil d isobedience, officers were standing by but in the end the protest remained peaceful and there were no arrests. >>> a record number of people in the u.s. have been out of work for a year. nearly 4.5 million. prospects in the near future do not look good and people who find work will probably be paid less than their previous job. the government's monthly jobless report is due out tomorrow. it is expected to show that only 56,000 jobs were created in september. experts say that will have little effect on the nation's jobless rate. >>> city officials in alameda today dedicate add new solar power system. remittives from municipal power showed off the kilowatt system. they also showed up the kiosks that shows how much energy the library is using and how much energy those solar panels are creating. the $150,000 solar energy system was designed an

. >> protestor in downtown los angeles in solidary with big apple counter parts. they are marching down spring street. >> we are learning that protest around the world are inspired by new york's original occupy sit n demonstrators shows dispolicure of the economy and richest so called one percent. protestor in europe and asia and australia. in italy. a peaceful protest there turned into a riot and police fired tear gas and water sonons at protestors who were setting cars on fire. >> and dramatic 911 call that we will listen to forever. it is from the recent massacre that left eight people dead. and the suspect going to court. the da calling him a mass murderer and a new effort to step up the search to find baby lisa. tonight, why there may be more motivation for someone to come forward with any information. you are watching the most powerful name in news, fox. [ male announcer ] have you heard? it's bring your happiness to work day. campbell's microwavable soups. in three minutes -- the deliciousness that brings a smile to any monday. campbell's -- it's amazing wh

>>shepard: thank you, adam, from downtown los angeles. thank you very much., we will bring this back to the legal panel, arthur aidala is back and assistant d.a. in brooklyn, josh. it sounds like this will come down to propofol and two witnesses. >>arthur: a battle of the experts and the prosecution deserves credit they had very well prepared expert doctors, various degrees of qualifications who put on a very simple explanation to the jury about the misuse of the drug. the against has to come in like a steamroller and do the same thing. they are setting the table by saying, look, he called 9-1-1 in a reasonable amount of time after he spoke to the fire department and after he talked to his girlfriend. they can only make chick be salad out of what they got and it may be chicken poop but they are trying to do the best they can, what they really need to do with the four or five doctors saying, although this is not the perfect way to use propofol this is not control and may not be negligence. >>guest: you are talking about a defense that will bray -- bring in doc

and now outside the courthouse in downtown los angeles, adam, how are the defense witnesses helping the dr. conrad murray case? >>reporter: the defense is trying to show a pattern that michael jackson knew of the dangers of the drugs and about taking them by iv and sought out doctors who would give them to him. but, what is happening during cross-examination with the nurse, the prosecution during cross-examination got her to agree and to admit even she who is not a doctor, knew that this stuff was dangerous. take a listen. >> you advised mr. jackson this is a medication he didn't want to use because it is not a sleep medication for insomnia but used in the emergency room or intensive care unit. >> yes. >> and it was not safe to use at home? >> definitely. >> that was cross-examination by the prosecution of a defense witness who, again, just a holistic nurse and what the prosecution allegationed even she knew that giving propofol was too dangerous. >>shepard: it is sounding like this part of the case, the defense part of the case may not last very long at all. >>guest: we originally thou

. >> protestors stood along a couple belling bridge in downtown los angeles demanding congress pass president obama's jobs plan. >> my dad is unemployed. my brother is unemployed. my sister's unemployed. >> reporter: demonstrating into the night, they called on lawmakers to put americans back to work, rebuilding the nation's roads and bridges. >> people are losing their homes and we need jobs. >> today, the senate holds a vote, a key early test to decide whether to move the bill forward. democrats need 60 votes to beat a republican filibuster. >> this is not a time to squabble. it is a time to get together and pass a jobs bill. >> but some democrats say they won't vote for the measure because of a proposed tax increase on millionaires. republicans are against any tax increases and what they call job-killing spending measures. this bill is the same wasteful spinding, the same burdensome union giveaways and the same temporary tax policies that has failed the american people in the last two years. >>> if the republicans in congress think they have a better plan for creating jobs right now, they

in downtown los angeles, stephanie stanton, news 4. >>> dr.ray faces up to four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if he's convicted. he's pleaded not guilty. >>> all former manager of michael jackson was sentenced today to five years probation for not filing d.c. and federal income taxes. a judge ordered ramon bane to pay restitution. she will also have to perform more than 200 hours of community service. she pleaded guilty to not paying taxes from '06 to 2008. the personal, general manager for michael jackson in 2006. she was responsible for the finance and public relations services. >>> the names of jurors in the casey anthony trial have been made public for the first time since they acquitted the florida mother on murder charges. they kept the names secret for three months. the judge wanted a cooling off period before those names were public because some jurors had gotten death threats. some jurors are still in hiding. back in july, the jury found anthony not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. she is curren

i love this because you look at downtown los angeles, a pop-up window from the floor to ceiling into the roof. i imagine with the bleach wood paneling, i think of the keene's and queens and celebrities that have enjoyed a drink at this amazing are. we've entered her favorite room, the grand salon. february look, there is history. there's a desk given to her. we have an amazing oil portrait gallery of zsa zsa and some of her family. any great home has to have a fabulous and elegant dining room. this one fits the bill. we of prince frederick here. i want him to tell us the history of the table and the amazing, notable guests. >> we have had a lot of people here like ronald reagan and nancy reagan, kings and queens. when my wife gave a party, they had to come. when i look at this table, it is a lucky son of a gun. >> i had a great time showing you zsa zsa gabor's hundred a piece of hollywood history here and bellaire. thank you for stopping by. >> after the break, a dramatic living room and foyer >> welcome back to "open house." next, libby langdon texas on a dramatic living room day-ke

more than 1,000 people took to the streets of downtown los angeles today.aning banks do more to help taxpayers abdomen and struggling homeowner. police arrested 10 protest twhors occupied a bank of america and refused to leav leave. lee ann reports from san francisco with look at what is happening here. >> people left food and other items to show their support. yesterday hundreds of people march against what they call the social and economic inequality in this country. and the influence of corporate money on the government. mary ann cook of golden gate university said most americans can identify with the up wall street movement. >> under employed people. unemployed people. older people who feel like the pens are gone. people who can't get health care. at their work. if they have work. people lost their homes or worried about losing their homes. >> people like mark who lost his home in petaluma. >> when the housing market collapsed the house was worth half of what i owed on it so i called up the bank and asked if they would refinancier work with me or someth

in downtown los angeles, stephanie stanton. >> dr. conrad murray faces up to four years in prissen and the loss of his medical license if he's convicted. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> andy rooney long-time cbs correspondent is in a hospital tonight. his condition is described as serious, but stable. according to the network, rooney had surgery last week for what was described as a minor condition. but he suffered complications and his condition has taken a turn for the worse. he is 92 years old now and retired as a regular commentator on "60 minutes" earlier this month. that ended a 23-year run on that program. >>> coming up on news 4, a maryland college is forced to move hundreds of students out of their dorms and into concerns for their health. >>> a local dog walker on trial today. the charge was not cleaning up after baxter. that's baxter. a neighborhood dispute that's playing out in a northern virginia courtroom. >>> plus, an explanation now for people who have been seeing the strange red lights in the sky. >>> coming up in spor

little tokyo near downtown los angeles has been a center of japanese culture since the early 1900's.lectures in history, bowling green professor scott martin, on the history of opiates in america. look for the complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history. or for our schedules in your in box, click the "alerts" button. >> it has become very obvious, with all of the priorities we have -- and they are all very worthy -- every decision the national government makes, every close call should be made in favor of economic growth. every time should be broken in favor of growth of the private sector -- tie should be broken in favor of growth of the private sector. >> he was the omb director in the george w. bush's administration. as governor of indiana, he produced a $1 billion budget surplus. tonight, on "q&a," mitch daniels, 8:00 p.m. eastern. "washington journal" continues. host: our sunday roundtable. we want to welcome amy gardner of "the washington post." jonathan martin a "politico." thank you for being with us. the nevada caucus is set for february 4. guest: we will have primaries a

court is over, but there's plenty of action here downtown in los angeles.n fact, can you see a group of protesters behind me. these are from the group occupy l.a., which is part of the national occupy wall street movement. they've been out here for at least a couple weeks now. many of the protesters camping out in tents in front of city hall in los angeles. that's what's happening here in l.a., with that, we'll send it back to you in san francisco. >> live in l.a., thank you so much, stephanie. >>> not all atms are alike. there are ones at banks and then the independent ones you find at drugstores. they accuse the credit card giant of price fixing, they can't charge lower fees to cardholders who use networks other than mastercard and visa, because the credit card giants impose contract terms which won't allow them to. the atm owners are suing for tens of thousands of dollars in compensation and damages. >>> big news tonight from san francisco-based gap. the retailer is cutting back the number and size of their u.s. stores. courtney reagan explains why, and

. >>> i'm ted rollins as the criminal courts building in downtown los angeles.n emergency room physician will be on the stand when testimony resumes in the dr. conrad murray trial. we'll have a preview coming up at the top of the hour. >>> i'm allison kosik at the new york stock exchange. it's not slowing thim down. "occupy wall street" is spreading to our cities. i'll have details in the next hour, martin. >>> a hard look at our mobile society. how connected is too connected? we'll go in depth with a tech veteran. [ male announcer ] dove and suave beauty products, degree deodorant with motionsense and...silver high heels. you should probably try this. what is it? degree deodorant. the more you move the more it works. ♪ [ sniffs ] yep. it's working. [ male announcer ] get low prices every day on everything you need to stay fresh. like degree deodorant with motionsense, only $3.83. backed by our ad match guarantee. save money. live better. walmart. what's in the mail? well, it just might surprise you. because this is how people and business connect. feeling safe

>> shepard: adam housley downtown in los angeles.verdict for a doctor accused of overloading his patient with powerful drugs. some lawmakers want to crack down on the abuse of prescription medicines nationwide. emergency room visits tied to prescription drug abuse have soared 97% in recent years. and armed robberies at pharmacies up 81%. it's apparently so bad in the state of florida that the attorney general there is calling for a task force to examine the effects on newborns when their mothers are addicted to prescription drugs. newborns. john reports is live in atlanta tonight. john, this thing is awful. >> just such a tragedy, shep. we have been sharing video with our viewers all day. very disturbing video. we will take a look at it now. the reason we have been doing this is to make a very powerful point. this is what happens to a baby when its mother has been addicted to powerful prescription narcotics it goes through withdrawal. it's withdrawal that takes a long time to treat. this problem is exploding. particularly in the stat

little tokyo near downtown los angeles has been a center of japanese culture since the early 1900's.rofessor scott martin on the history of opiates in america. this weekend, live coverage from the texas book festival with on politicals correctness. panels on the debt, india and pakistan, a drug cartels, and the arab spring. look for the entire schedule of mind. -- on line. >> with all the priorities we have, until further notice, every decision a national government makes, every close call should be made in favor of economic growth. >> he worked as an adviser in the reagan white house. sunday night, mitch daniels, on his new book and his decision not to run for president in 2012. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our next guest is here to talk to us about the deficit- reduction committee. they have a november 23 deadline. are they going to make it? guest: they better. john boehner and others like to say that failure is not an option. it is a big number. as others have said, if it was easy, it would have been done before. november 23 is literally a month from tomorrow. host: wh

on american artifacts little tokyo near downtown los angeles has been a center of japanese culture since the 1900s. japanese-american national monument shows us around. lectures in history, bowling green professor scott martin on the history of opiates in america. look for the complete weekend schedule at c-span.org/history or for our schedule in your in box. click the c-span alert button. the under secretary of treasury for international affairs said yesterday europe's financial crisis poses the most serious risk to the global recovery but expressed confidence that european leaders were fully engaged in resolving the debt. they practice for the g 20 meeting. the group of 20 was established in 1999 to bring together advanced and emerging economies to discuss key issues in the global economy. this is just under two hours. >> i would like to call order in this hearing of the banking subcommittee on security and international finance. this hearing is more timely than when we initially planned it. the g 20 and global economic financial risks. we are fortunate to have on the first panel lael

numerous reports on highway 99 of large hail, there was record rain and los angeles downtown l.a.an inch of rain. santa marie, not about two feet and it is over 9,000 feet. 40s and 50s for livermore. starting to go up as cloud cover comes in and rain starts to move through as well. have to get this system out of the picture which will be early afternoon and get on the northwest side of this but for the early morning hours, we are in line for more rain, high pressure is on its way, it will come in and give us what looks to be a nice weekend but temperatures will stay really cool. clouds sun, possible thunder showers, but by the week and cool. we will deal with that tomorrow. highs only in the ever oz and 50s which below average. friday we start to clear it out. weekend in view mostly sunny saturday and cooler again, sunday and monday. >>> in tahoe, a live picture right here, this is highway 89 in squall valley, if you are heading up to the mountains, chains are required from eastbound 80 through placer county through trucking. that storm may be causing some slowed traffic but boy,

little tokyo near downtown los angeles has been the center of japanese culture since the early 1900'sprofessor on the history of opiates in america. look for the complete weekend schedule online. >> next, remarks from three female members of the marines who served in afghanistan. the top about there are rich efforts towards the afghan people. this is hosted by women in defense. this is about 45 minutes. >> we're going to get started. i have the distinct pleasure to introduce one of my favorites. it is now on record, i will go with that. i met these women in san diego for a conference we did out there. it was so striking and reminded me of why i fly coast to coast to do women in defense. it reminded me of why we're doing what we're doing. i am honored to share with you today the folks from the marine corps. my oldest son is in the marine corps. i have that passion as well. i would like to introduce julienant curleolonel nethercot. she was commissioned in may of 1993 following her graduation with a bachelor's degree in science and biology, natural sciences, and chemistry. upon graduatio

downtown. and it is a well established precedent in los angeles, long beach, washington, and cleveland among other cities and counties. the goals and objective of the trust are to reflect the city's belief that the arts are an essential component of city life. to allocate more dollars dating back to 2004 and to ensure that the public has access to excellence and diversity and to enliven, animate, and activate the downtown with the cultural facilities. to celebrate through artistic expression and acknowledge the arts as a proven and highly cost effective way of driving economic urbanization and protect the cultural heritage and utilize existing funding forces for the arts in a few way and complement the effort to develop the mid pashth with the arts district city. and to establish guidelines and the trust to identify places where the landmark place making works of art can be placed and identify the criteria to be applied to the fund for cultural facility. the art commission does advocate for creating the half mile extended benefit zone outside the c3 district to allow for some of the funds to be us

los angeles. june 2010. 19-year-old student and part-time graphic designer junga tuna ducks into a downtown bar to watch the last moments of the nba finals. the los angeles lakers versus the boston celtics. >> i just wanted to see what was going on, see if the lakers won or not. and if they did win, i just wanted to see how the victory celebration went. >> the final score, lakers 83, celtics 79. in game seven, the lakers clinched the title, and gatuna heads toward the arena. >> the atmosphere was very energetic. a lot of people were shouting celtics suck, lakers won, lakers won. i headed to staples center because i heard from a lot of fans that's where a lot of crowds were forming, and once the lakers won, you know, a lot of people got excited, and i just decided to head home. >> but on his way home, gatuna encounters an unruly mob. >> i caught a bunch of people surrounding a taxi, and it seemed kind of interesting because they were pushing the taxi back and forth, and so i decided to take out my camera and start recording the event. >> the mob had pulled the taxi driver from the car and soon, the

downtown l.a. jeff, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. good evening from los angeles. that tape is chilling when you hear it. prosecutors played part of it in court last week and it shocked the courtroom including jackson's own family sitting right there in the first rows. they played the full recording today and as you are about to hear, michael jackson sounds drugged. he's slurring his words. he had a deep voice and he had plenty to say about children and his own pain as a child. dr. conrad murray sat in court today listening to the recording he made of his star patient, michael jackson. >> i didn't have a childhood. i had no childhood. i feel their pain. i feel their hurt. >> reporter: jackson was talking about his upcoming tour and seems focused on raising money for a children's hospital. >> i want to tell my children to always be my dream. i love them. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray recorded the pop star. they say he pumped him with more drugs and a deadly dose of propofol. >> it helps the jury see michael jackson as a real person and demonstrates that dr. murray was on notice that michael jackson neede

los angeles and washington d.c. chanting the movement's message and waving placards rounds marched downtown through the american campus so active it's a way out but out worsening unemployment and the rule of the wall street bank is and blame them for causing the recession but some of the protesters have been at times by politicians rather accuse them of trying to divide the country and i know we spoke to occupy wall street activist. who believes that the simplicity of the campaign demands its greatest strength. i think actually it's an int there's an interesting contrast there in the police response is that we're. sort of have friends pepper sprayed the water over the head with. a certain solar eclipse. it's it's intense. and so like this i was there like this. all. of this all of us are perfect i think it was lots of fear there's an incredible stress of not having a clear it was the right answer to this moment is a little bit different i don't really think this person has to come up with its own demands this articulation the need of some of the words those through the press roots organizations and movements the size

owners say the nfl will be receptiontive to moving the raiders back to los angeles and they met with the developer of l.a.'s downtowntadium six months ago but talks went nowhere. >>> we are learning more about two san jose students who were shot and killed over the weekend. they were gunned down at their home at third and virginia street on saturday morning and a former roommate describes the male as a good guy. the woman was a nursing student and a member of the sorority. >> they were both good people and when i hung out with them they were really happy and really friendly. >> police are not releasing any other details saying the case is still under investigation but if you have any information call san jose police or crime stoppers. >>> they will grant amnesty to more than 683 prisoners. more than 2000 political prisoners will be among those freed. it could help repair the country's relations with the u.s. and other western nations. >>> the hurricane is expected to make landfall in mexico early evening and the storm was felt with winds speeds up to 115 miles per hour. people are being told to prepare for mudslides

in los angeles, police arrested about 11 anti-wall street protesters. they entered a bank of america during the downtown march. hundreds of people were out there. protests are also being held in the streets of utah where thousands braved the cold weather to get the message out. right here in washington, d.c., thousands marched on the u.s. chamber of commerce and they promised to occupy freedom plaza until the demands are met. they want more jobs, less corporate greed, and to the end on wars and more taxes on the rich. >> reporter: yeah, they have been making a lot of noise, these protesters all day today. take a look behind me right now. we have seen a steady stream of more protesters that are joining in on the activities here at freedom plaza. about 30 minutes ago they were talking on an open mic giving people instructions on what the rest of the night is going to be, derek. they are giving people plans on how they plan on staying here, occupying freedom plaza. and we are being told they were given a permit by u.s. parks to stay here through sunday. of course, they are not allowed to sleep here. i spok

in los angeles, i'm beth karas for "in session" at the downtown courthouse. >>> turning to health news now. the nationwide death toll from a listeria outbreak has risen to 15. the cdc traced the bacteria from cantaloupes from colorado based jensen farms. dozens of people have gotten sick. more could follow. there's a lag time between eating the contaminated cantaloupes then becoming low. >>> live picture of the washington monument in our nation's call. no work done there again today to locate damage caused by the earthquake in august. for a second day the weather is keeping crews away. >>> but take a look at when the weather is good and what they're able to do. spectacular pick htures from la week showing how dangerous the inspection is. the only way for crews to get a close look is to go to the very top, 555 feet up high and repel down the steep side. >>> all right. not far from the monument is the u.s. supreme court. where the nine justices will reconvene tomorrow for their new term. cnn's athena jones joins us live now. outside the high courts. so athena, how full is the docket righ

los angeles is coming your way next. >>> i'm beth parker overlooking downtown bethesda. something is about to change. >>> >>> >>> not bad out there and we have had a few showers. will they continue through the evening? what about the workweek forecast. i see sunshine out there now and that is not ad about evening. the look at the forecast is coming up. >>> the sunshine looks nice out there, gary. keep it here. fox 5 news at 5 will be right back. ck.  >> the battle for a parking space is heating up in downtown bethesda. two key parking lots are about to close. beth parker is live there tonight. we all know that parking is at a premium down there. why are they closing? >> reporter: well, this spot where i'm standing is about to become a construction zone. that is what is going to happen in january. let me show you what they're trying to do. bethesda rose, the bustling shopping area, what they're trying to do is extend that and make the downtown larger. that means this parking lot is going to be gobbled up. eventually, there will be underground parking

and in los angeles, about 500 people turned out in the downtown financial district. the u.s.ate headed toward a final vote on a bill to punish china for manipulating its currency. the measure had bi-partisan support to impose punitive tariffs on chinese imports. china has warned it would set off a trade war. but democrat senator chuck schumer of new york said it was high time to address the issue. >> the future of america is at stake. and to those who say it'll cause a trade war-- we are in a trade war. we have our clocks cleaned every day and we lose jobs every day because of unfair chinese practices. >> holman: some republicans warned the bill could have unintended consequences. orrin hatch of utah said it sends the wrong message. >> we're also telling the world community that the u.s. is turning inward once again, seeking protectionist solutions to global problems, and not really interested in working with other countries to solve our current international economic crisis. >> holman: the bill's future in the house was unclear. the speaker ohio republican john boehner said