senator feinstein campaigned against the advisory measure in richmond for a casino.was defeated. she and other critics say urban casinos will betray the will that authorized gaming on indian land decades ago. documents provided by feinstein's office show she is drafting a proposal that would call on tribes to prove a historic and modern connection to any land they acquire before they could build a casino. >> the senate is set to take a test vote monday on president obama's tax cut compromise plan with republicans. it appears the deal will get overwhelming support. action in the senate comes even though house democrats have balked at the plan. abc's emily schmidt has more from washington. >> with three weeks until bush era tax cuts expire, the tug of war has presidential pull and congressional push-back. >> there's a debate i think most of you are aware of on capitol hill that will determine in part whether our economy moves forward or backward. >> if it's take it or leave it, we'll leave it. >> the house democratic caucus voted to reject the bill as it looks now, eve

dianne feinstein being the key one, dianne feinstein married jerry and his wife, and dianne feinstein is the mentor to newsom and i think she wants to see them succeed. it got contentious when newsom was running for governor and pretty much calling jerry brown an oldman over the hill, he didn't like it, and gavin backed off, and he's lieutenant governor and you have to put the lt before his name. it will be an interesting thing to see how he remakes himself. real quickly, the other race with camilla harris who was the district attorney in san francisco is now going to be california's attorney general. she beat the district attorney steve cooley from los angeles. and she now is i think hands-down going to be a rising political star on the national scene. >> i was just going to say i had been doing a story about indian-american politicians across the country, it was a record year for them running for office, six running for congress, every operative in washington, d.c., was interested in the camilla harris race, because that was the one they felt money was being poured into in order to

have our honorees -- supervisor mar: now that we have our honoree, we urge barbara boxer and dianne feinstein to support efforts to remain in the the united states by introducing a private bill, and i am glad to report that senator feinstein did introduce a private bill, and he still faces an uphill battle and pursues his dream of moving to the health-care field. you probably knows steve has been released, and he is in the chamber. if he could come to the podium. he was returned home on november 23 after spending more than two months in a detention center in arizona, and he is really on the verge of being deported to peru, where he has no friends or family and very little knowledge, but upon his return, he said to the san francisco chronicle, it all led of to me being an activist, so it could be passed for all the people in the same situation. he said, as long as i am able to use my voice and help myself, i am going to help people in the same situation. he is a tremendous leader and jump into the campaign. that is why i have so much respect for steve, a and his release became possible because

. >>> students at dianne feinstein elementary school are learning with the help of some new tools today. >> we are working on communicating and asking in a friendly voice. >> the new tools are called kimochis. that means stealing in japanese. the characters help children learn how to develop their emotional and social skills as well as building confidence and character. they were created as a response to school shooting. >> what can we do as adults to help kids get along, help them be able to identify and express their feelings. >> reporter: dianne feinstein 'em tri is one of 25 schools nationwide involved in the pilot program. >>> a cowboy with a lasso put an end to one reindeer game. we ha some pretty amazing video. it came from santa maria. the runaway reindeer scampered through residential streets, neighborhoods. police called in a local cowboy who rushed into town wearing his hat, booze and spurs. he did manage to rope the reindeer on his very first try. the rain deer, by the way, was nicknamed prancer and we are told that the animal was not hurt >>> coming up today on ktvu channel

real wild, and then, colleagues, jim lazarus, who was here during the proceedings in 1978, dianne feinstein, from the newspaper articles of the week, between the assassinations and the appointment of dianne feinstein as the interim mayor. lazarus nos. -- knows. elsbernd knows. colleagues, let's give ourselves a chance. president chiu: supervisor campos? supervisor campos: i actually wanted to get away from this and ask counsel, again, along the lines, it has been indicated the clerk of the board was given a very difficult task, and she has worked very hard to put together as good a proposal i think she possibly could. with the advice of counsel and everyone involved. i think we have to respect and appreciate that work, so i want to thank the clerk for doing that. a general question i have is whether the proposal, the process that the clerk has put forward, is the only way in which we can proceed with a nomination or a selection that is still consistent with the requirements that govern the conduct of this board. in other words, note is this the only way that we can do this? are there other

senator dianne feinstein introduced a private bill to temporarily delay his deportation to peru.his lawyer says he could be deported as early as next year when feinstein's bill expires. >> in the debate critics called the dream act a back door to amnesty. >> this bill is a law that, at its fundamental core, is a reward for illegal activity. >> this is the only country they have ever known. and all they're asking for is a chance to serve this nation. >> on this vote, the yaiz are 55, the nays are 41. >> it fell five votes short of the 60 votes needed to pass, a fact that some bay area activists are pointing to as a positive. >> taking this majority vote in the senate and a victory in the house into the new year with is as a reminder of the power we have gained. >> five democrats joined the republicans in vote against the dream act. three republicans and two independents voted with 50 democrats for it. president obama called the vote incredibly disappointing. abc-7 news. >> alan: the new bay bridge suspension tower is taking shape out there in difficult conditions that crews had to

i got calls from her and from congresswoman feinstein. they have asked me to say that they are here in spirit, even though they have to stay in washington, poor things. [laughter] this is on behalf of speaker policy. thank you, louise. speaker policy was heartbroken when she learned she would not be able to be in town for the celebration, but she did ask me to bring a few words from her. she asked me to say we did it. congratulations. thank you, louise. louise had been talking to the speaker for how many years before she was speaker? it is an exciting day. she asked me to share a few words with you. dear friends, this is indeed a historic day. the commemorate the opening of the new laguna honda hospital and rehabilitation center, which is the most modern, green, and technologically sophisticated hospital of its kind in the united states. thank you to dianne feinstein, who made it a priority, and to the city attorney who championed and continues to champion this project. many thanks are owed two majors -- to mayors jordan, brown, and newso

meanwhile, senator diane feinstein is calling for prosecution for espionage. today's activists carried signs across the golden gate bridge and rallied in support of accused whistle blower bradley manning and julian assange, wikileaks' founder. >> to me, we need to hear from them because we're not hearing the truth from our own administration. if you want to imprison someone, imprison the real war criminals. >> the truth needs to be told. if the truth was told, this would have never happened. >> today's activists are members of code pink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement. when asked about the sexual assault charges against assange, the supporters could only say they back the founder's role in wikileaks. >>> checking other bay area headlines, some head scratching in oakland over plans to license large scale pot growing operations. the deadline for applications is 10 days away. but the city council met behind closed doors next monday to discuss a memo from the city attorney, who hints the whole idea may be illegal in the eyes of federal law enforcem

senator feinstein opposes indian casinos in certain areas. >>> a boy was arrested after taking part inyber attacks. the boy has reportedly confessed to taking part in the attacks that targeted companies such as visa, mastercard, and papal. dutch authorities say they believe thousands of dutch computers were involved and expect to make more arrest. >>> we've had problems on the roads this morning. sal, how are we looking now? >> it has debted -- it has settled down a little bit now. at first we had a rough start and now it's evening out. let me show you the east shore freeway we've had police activity for awhile but now it's slowing down. this was a police chase from oakland that ended up kind of spectacular really the car was driving on the freeway. plowed through a fence and ended up on the frontage road. for awhile someone was trapped inside that car. the traffic in 80 is not effected anymore. but for awhile it was. this is a look at westbound bay bridge. the photographic is backed up for a -- the traffic is backed up for a short delay. and livermore driving through plaster valley no

last week i joined senators and away, cochran and feinstein in l letter to the president stating the we will vote to ratify theai treatyat and to appropriate funs to modernize our outdated nuclear weapons facilities and that he, the president, request the funds in his budget. r last night i received a response from the president saying he would do so. i ask unanimous consent tohe include both letters in the >> without objection. >> why are these so necessarily linked? the treaty and the plan for nuclear weapons modernization?gg the answer is if we are going to reduce our number of warheads, we want to make sure that we arw not left with what amounts to ao collection off what matches. defense secretary gates said, quote, there is an absolutely no way we can maintain a credible of weapons in our stockpileow without either resorting to testing our stockpile or pursuing a modernization program.ber 2 in the november 24th statementrs senator schogol and corker said, quote, they couldn't support reductions in the u.s. nuclear forces unless there is adequate intention to modernizing thesett

catherine feinstein, a judge who is also senator feinstein's daughter.t's going to be an interesting month. it's really up in the air at this point. >> what is sort of the conventional wisdom about how kamala harris pulled this victory off? i mean, it was thought that steve cooley had the edge, being from l.a., and she managed to trump him. how did she do that? >> well, yeah. we should probably say this was a 75,000-vote margin at the end of this. and there was 9.4 something million votes cast in this race. so really tiny. i think it was a confluence of factors. i think she campaigned really hard, and i don't anybody should take away the hard work. she raised a lot of money. she was all over, especially in l.a. but this is a bad year for republicans in california. he did get more votes than any other statewise gop candidate. so i think that was a big part of it. and you know, i'm not sure that he really got out there and connected with voters the same way she did. >> this was the first time he had to run with an r next to his name as opposed to the non-p

feinstein's campaign against last month's advisory measure for a proposed casino. it was defeated. and other critics said urban casinos would portray the will of state voters who authorize gaming on indian lands only a decade ago. documents provided by feinstein's office show she is drafting a proposal that would call on tribes to prove a historic and modern connection to any land they acquire before they could build a casino. >> the senate is now set to take a test vote monday on president obama's tax cut compromise with republicans. it appears the deal will get overwhelming support. action in the senate comes even though house democrats have balked at the plan. abc's emily schmidt has more from washington. >> with three weeks until bush era tax cuts expire, the tax cut deal tug of war has presidential pull and congressional pushback. >> i think most of you are aware it will determine in part whether our economy moves forward or backward. >> the house democratic caucus voted to reject the bill as it looks now, even as senator majority leader harry reid said it will negotiate monda

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the fort senator dianne feinstein intervened.efore, senator dianne feinstein intervened. >> because it is such an important bill that could help some of the people, and it is definitely a very important bill should pass. then he is still awaiting word on weather or not he can stay. >> still had on kron 4 news this weekend, and with the snow conditions through the sierra. a live look. how we 50/myer--meyers we will speak with one or lake tahoe consultants coming up. [ male announcer ] welcome to the far reaches of the internet. when you go faster, you're free to go farther. at&t. rethink possible. get high-speed internet from at&t for only $14.95 a month. >> adding to the already impressive snow base. more expected, and operators and lake tahoe excited. joining us is accurate and katell at the lake tahoe resort. fifth, how are you? >> and doing well. it the last time we spoke. and it is snowing and what are the conditions now? >> is active the complete opposite, with blue skies. and i think something is headed our way. >> yes. we

feinstein. let us listen in for a couple of seconds. >> and to enlist in the military for the amount of two years. already, they have to prove themselves. it legislation requires students to wait 10 years, 10 years before becoming lawful, permanent residents. and undergo background, security checks and also back taxes. this is on a multi-step process it is not a free pass. and in it is like, >> diane feinstein is section referring to the dream act. she is action-- talking about the dream act and it could be actually-- voted on this weekend. and dianne feinstein is talking about the dream act. and today, the don't ask don't tell policy lawmakers are making on a procedural vote. that would and that a 17- year-ol about law and at least 60 senators. advancing their own, that it could get its final approval by the end of today. they root-- gay-rights-, are waiting. >> also, the dream act, a undocumented citizen young people a chance to go to college, and a surf also in the military and become legal r

the bottom line, we should ratify this treaty without delay. >> thank you, senator feinstein. why don't we hang for a couple of questions? let me just say quickly, i have been here for 25 years. karl has been here longer than me, but i wanted are know to senators who lead their committees more competently and/or more diligent, and i think substantive. and i'm pleased to stand here with him today and have their expertise led to this effort to try to get this important treaty ratified. yes? [inaudible] [inaudible] >> first of all, let me just say, look, i understand the emotions better certainly than it did a number of years ago. let's see how people feel tomorrow and how they feel the day after tomorrow, after people have had a chance to really step back and i just what is appropriate and what isn't. i want this to stay up at a higher level. i sorely don't want to become political. and it shouldn't be. it's about american national security. our country is stronger when republicans and democrats together, come together. but i would ask of them in good conscious to ask themselves

feinstein: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. finesteinstein i ask unanimous consent -- mrs. feinstein: i ask that nancy be granted floor privileges throughout senate consideration of the new start treaty and the fy-2011 omnibus appropriations act. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: as chairman of the select committee on intelligence, i'd like to address the strategic arms reduction treaty called new start that is now before the senate for ratification. this treaty has been carefully vetted. i'm confident that the senate will come to the conclusion that this treaty is in our national interest. and will cast the necessary votes for ratification. i strongly support ratification. before speaking about intelligence issues related to this treaty, it's important to remind ourselves about the extraordinary, lethal nature of these nuclear weapons. i was 12 years old when atomic bombs flattened high ro flatten. the bomb killed 70,000 people outright. you can see from this chart the absolute devastation this bomb cau

as a san franciscan to see san francisco speaker nancy pelosi up there with senior senator diane feinstein front and center in this, and our boys and girls chorus -- [applause] i know not everyone of the same political persuasion. but yes, the president that we have chosen, 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 r

this is a 30 relationship that stretches back to win dianne feinstein was the mayor of san francisco. we premiered a new work of art here in san francisco called the three heads, six arms. welcome to san francisco. thank you for bringing your extraordinary sculpture. can you tell me about what inspired you to create this sculpture? >> this started with some trips that i took years ago. i went to to bed and i saw a lot of statues and i started to really feel the spiritual life of people in tibet. it really inspires me and i went back to shanghai and i started the creation of this. >> we see that one of the heads of the bullet it is your face. can you talk about the significance of that? -- we see that one of the heads of the buddha is your face. >> i started doing public art almost 10 years ago. what i want to express this as an extension of my our practice. this is an accumulation of my own experience as a performance artist. >> we see that the scale is very important. we have seen other works where a limb of this culture is on the floor but everything is very big and large scale. wha

> and stephen lee is a san francisco and nursing student about to be deported to peru for dianne feinstein intervened. still no word if he can stay, go. >> and also, santa claus greeted children and family made trees, and even wrote a poem. and this is a toy handout san francisco fire fighters effort. >> unemployment is up but the job news is not all that bad, and /+ chelsea's law climate is up afte unemployment is up, but seasonal jobs, are also offered at a higher rate. and a common household spice is getting the teens high and. how you can avoid this for your teenager, coming up. [ bell rings ] what are you doing, friending somebody? yeah. you got time for that? you got time to earn more on your savings, online at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! instead of earning squatootski... your savings will be earning three times the national average. now, let's review. capital one interestplus savings... at three times more. go to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? are you a pisces? [ male announcer ] welcome to the far reaches of the internet. when you go faster, you're free

senator dianne feinstein speaking right now. let's listen in for just a few moments. >> and pay any back taxes. this is a multi-step process. it is not a free pass. additionally, according to cbo, the dream act would actually increase federal revenues by $2.3 billion over the ten years and increase net direct spending by $912 million between 2011 and 2020. in addition, the congressional budget office and the joint committee on taxation -- >> that's senator dianne feinstein talking about the dream act, which is conditional citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to you u.s. as children. they would be given conditional citizenship so long as they complete two years of college or they serve in the u.s. military. today's vote is meant to head off a republican filibuster. we are watching that for you. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," lawyers for barry bonds wants to make sure the witness list is not an all-star lineup. who they want banned from the bonds perjury trial. >>> a very good morning to you. i'm lorne scott. wh

--las senadoras de californiana "dianne feinstein y barbara boxer" anunciaron que presentaran una propuestancia federal de proteccion ambiental" a establecer nuevos estandares que regulen la presencia en el agua potable del tambien llamado cromo 6, capaz de provocar cancer.--por lo pronto, en febrero, el comite de medio ambiente del senado que es presidido por "boxer" sostendra una audiencia sobre el tema. ---una de las plantas de energia Ás antiguas de california, y una de las que mas contamina el medio ambiente, cerrara sus puertas el primero de enero.---muchas personas en san francisco celebran la clausura permanente de esta planta donde se procesa hidrocarburos para generar electricidad. ---el cierre de esta planta, que ha operado en "potrero hill" desde hace 50 aÑos, fue posible debido al trabajo de lideres y activistas locales. ---varios residentes de la zona atribuyen sus problemas de asma y otros males a esta empresa. ---los dueÑos de la planta le pagaron a la ciudad de san francisco un millon de dolares para cubrir parte de los gastos de salud relacionados con las sustancias quimic

alioto-pier, feinstein, agnos. as bill mentioned, our dear harmonists sue burns. this is a dream fulfilled for all of us. also, we must pay tribute to an incredible front office staff who makes it all possible to support the work of this wonderful 2010 giants team. [applause] many of them are here. many of the staff that you saw, people working at the ballpark, we saw marching at the beginning of the parade. i hope you were able to pay due to them as well. thank you, 2010 giants. you will give us more than you will ever know. [applause] >> thank you. it is my pleasure, and we need a big round of applause for the next speaker, the giants a senior vice president and general manager. he put this team together, brian sabean. [applause] >> i do not know about politics but our outgoing men know how to throw a party. it is an emotional time for all of us, especially me. my knees are we, my heart is racing, a lump in my throat, but without overstating the obvious, we deserve this. northern california deserve this. san francisco deserved this. the organization, the fans. i

senator dianne feinstein introduced a private bill temporarily delaying his deportation to peru.ut the dream act, his lawyers say he could be deported as early as next year when feinstein's bill expires. but in the debate, critics of the dream act call it a back door to amnesty that would encourage illegal immigration. >> this bill is allowed at its fundamental core, is a reward for illegal activity. >> this is the only country they have ever known. and all they're asking for is a chance to serve this nation. >> on this vote, the yeas are 55, the nays are 41. >> it fell five votes short of the 60 votes needed to pass, a fact that some bay area activists are actually pointing to as a positive. >> we're taking this majority vote in the senate and our victory in the house into the new year with us as reminders of the power that we've gained. >> 36 republicans and 5 democrats voted against the dream act. president obama called the vote incredibly disappointing. in the news room, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >> protestors staged across san francisco this weekend against the city's recen