in los angeles, last month mayor eric garcetti backed off of his pledge to get every homeless veteran off the streets by the end of this year. but instead its making sure that federal state and local officials are united in addressing the problem. but even then, veterans who are homeless on the home front face serious challenges. they include a lack of affordable housing, a va bureaucracy that many vets can't navigate alone. we went to sacramento, california would to hear the story of homeless vets and the people trying to help them. >> i'm usually u up between 4:30 and 5:00 in the morning. i have a cigarette and a cup of coffee. >> temperatures on this summer day are already pushing 100° but 63-year-old ron stangler knows there's not much chance to escape the heat. >> i've been homeless for 16 years now. >> he's one of the country's 50,000 homeless veterans. he said a hip injury on the job left him out of work more than two decades ago and he's never been able to get back on his feet but for the first time in decades he has found hope that home will soon mean a roof over his head. ou

tonight, we hear from mayor eric garcetti of los angeles. with california in the midst of a severe drought, the state imposed mandatory water restrictions earlier this year. last week, the mayor's office announced that for the month of july, los angeles saved even more water than the state asked them to, using two million fewer gallons. >> the drought in los angeles and in california are here to stay. so we've got to make it a little more exciting, make it a little more sexy. ah, water. you see so much water misused, wasted, thrown out to the ocean, or bad decisions made as we take up more water than we need to sustain life. the save the drop campaign in los angeles is all about mindfulness. it's about being conscious of our behavior an our use. i'm half mexican, half jewish so it will be a combination of intelligence forward looking action and old fashion guilt. drought shaming is when you go to your next-door neighbor and say you know, you have never been on that grass on your front lawn, why didn't you get rid of it. i would say if you ha

the city's council gave mayor eric garcetti the go ahead to pursue the bid after assurances that taxpayers will not foot the bill. the summer games have already been there twice, in 1932 and 1984. of course, nbc is your official network of the olympic games. >>> taking a vacation for less money. fliers this fall could be saving cash. coming up, we'll show you how much less you might spend if you plan a trip. >>> we have a few more days of the heat and humidity, but i am tracking a chance of showers, thunderstorms and relief on the way. i'll let you know if it will get here in time for your labor day weekend. that's all coming up in my full forecast. >>> a fire hazard prompted the recall of nearly 3200 wall chargers sold exclusively at charlotte russe stores. the chargers are compatible with the iphone 5 and 5s. if you have one you should stop using it immediately and contact the manufacturer for a full refund. >>> target is set to slash 300 jobs. most of the cuts are coming from the company's technology sector. a target spokesperson says the cuts are primarily from locations in minnesota.

in los angeles, california, mayor eric garcetti and members of the city council have declared a statef emergency over homelessness and have vowed to dedicate $100 million over the issue. the declaration comes just weeks after los angeles was chosen as the u.s. candidate to host the 2024 olympics. other news from california -- president obama has declared a major disaster for areas in northern california scorched by the valley fire. the valley fire has destroyed more than 1200 homes, making it the third most destructive wildfire in california history. governor jerry brown has connected the fires to climate change and california's historic drought saying, this is the future. the former hedge fund manager who increased the cost of a life-saving medication by 5000% as backed down following a barrage of criticism. ae drug is used to treat parasitic infection, which is particular dangerous for people with hiv aid. head of theli, company, initially defended the decision to increase the cost from $13.50 to $750, but he backed down in an interview with abc news. martin shkreli: we have agreed

. >> reporter: it was a grand announcement by mayor eric garcetti. with former olympians by his side, he opened the city's bid to get the 2024 olympics. >> if the olympic movement decided to build a brand new city that was founded on its ideals of pluralism, of competition and harmony, they would have to build los angeles. but fortunately, we're already here. >> reporter: l.a. is the only city that showed interest after boston dropped out of the running. today councilmembers voted unanimously to allow the mayor to move forward. >> bring the games to los angeles in 2024. >> reporter: getting the olympics comes with financial risks, and there is concern about cost overruns. >> we want to make sure that this is an olympics that succeeds, that doesn't succeed on the backs of our taxpayers. >> reporter: the price tag for putting on the olympics is huge, about $4.6 billion. one of the biggest expenses will be the olympic village, housing for the athletes. city analysts figure that alone will cost well over $1 billion. the idea is to reach out for private i

. >> reporter: it was a grand announcement by mayor eric garcetti.h former olympians by his side, he opened the city's bid to get the 2024 olympics. >> if the olympic movement decided to build a brand new city that was founded on its ideals of pluralism, of competition and harmony, they would have to build los angeles. but fortunately, we're already here. >> reporter: l.a. is the only city that showed interest after boston dropped out of the running. today councilmembers voted unanimously to allow the mayor to move forward. >> bring the games to los angeles in 2024. >> reporter: getting the olympics comes with financial risks, and there is concern about cost overruns. >> we want to make sure that this is an olympics that succeeds, that doesn't succeed on the backs of our taxpayers. >> reporter: the price tag for putting on the olympics is huge, about $4.6 billion. one of the biggest expenses will be the olympic village, housing for the athletes. city analysts figure that alone will cost well over $1 billion. the idea is to reach out for private inves

the city's council gave mayor eric garcetti the go-ahead to pursue the bid after assurances that taxpayersot the bill. the games have been there twice already. >>> did you usually stop at mcdonald's for breakfast on your way to work? >> a lot of people do. soon you'll be able to grab hash browns and maybe a bagel sandwich an your way home as well. mcdonald's announced it will serve breakfast all day long. it will also do away with liquid margin and use real butter on its breakfast sandwich instead. >> iç always fooe feel beel ba person working at 10:30 that has to tell the person they're no longer serving breakfast. >>> we go to new york. >> i've been one of those angry customers, it's 10:29 on my watch. >> good morning to you. coming up on the show, we'll be live outside chicago where this manhunt has intensified overnight in the search of the three men who gunned down a beloved police officer there. schools in the area are shut down today. we'll talk with the former assistant director of the fbi about what is being done to track these men. >> then we'll take a turn and ask the question

. >>> back in the u.s., los angeles mayor eric garcetti not wasting any time in his effort to win theer olympic games for his city. garcetti and a contingent of local and u.s. olympic officials have traveled to switzerland today to meet with the head of the international olympic committee. this trip comes only two days after l.a. was chosen as the u.s. candidate. los angeles has hosted the games twice, in 1932 and 1984. >>> four sisters, $200,000 of debt. coming up, how they managed to eliminate all of their bills in just two years. >>> but first, not the type of commute that you would see here in the bay area. what the thousands of farmers take over a freeway today. >>> i'm spencer christian. from our east bay hills camera we're looking at blue skies and pleasantly cool conditions but we'll have quite a weekend warmup. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up in just a moment. >>> checking our traffic, this is through san rafael. 101 southbound on your right-hand side. traffic is moving, decent amount of cars on the road but it's moving both directions. again, 101 southbound towa

mayor eric garcetti wants to continue vest $100 million annually to house tens of millions of homeless people and spend millions on 24-hour access to rest rooms, showers, laundry and other services. >> 4,000 homeless blocks from city hall. small percentage of the city's homeless population. yes, 85% of the city's homeless population lives outside of skid row and throughout the city. >> los angeles city council is already considering an allocation of $100 million for homeless services. >>> we have an up lifting update to a story we brought you last week about the disable child whose custom made wheelchair was stolen. andrew pacheko has a new wheelchair thanks to the generosity of others. it was delivered yesterday. andrew's home was carrying him since somebody swiped his leg braces and wheelchair from the driveway. the items cost 2,600. when the company that makes the custom wheelchair found out about the theft, they got together and decided they would donate another one. >> that is so nice. >> as if the family isn't going through enough. news this morning," it's like deja vu all over a