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maui is close second followed by the big island of hawaii. he's an e.r.tor at the hospital and the president of the life guard association. is it considered a crisis situation at this point? >> i think so. i'm trying to say that very word to the county government. >> reporter: in an e-mail, county officials say they are open to solutions, but are not ready to act just yet. in part saying analysis needs to be done before we come to the table to have maximum impact. >> almost hand grenade explosions if you go to the rock ledge to see what happens when the winter swells come in. the waves explode 100 feet into the air. >> nature is beautiful. it's really, really incredible. so powerful. you can appreciate it, but don't appreciate it in a way you think you can beat it. just let it be. >> reporter: she hopes others will learn from her loss. she was to marry him last month. instead, a future without him. >> he would tell me he loved me every day and going to sleep at night was one of his favorite moments. >> a video at the airport and safety tubes around the is

so a judge in hawaii tried something different.n reports. >> if i can't control what you're going do do, i can control what you're going do, and what that means in the future if you violate any of the conditions of probation you can count on me giving you some jail time. >> this isn't the way things used to be. when judge stephen alm was assigned to a felony trial courtroom in honolulu in 2004 he saw judges routinely warning offenders to follow the rules of probation and probationers just as routinely ignoring those warnings. >> at sentencing the judge says no drugs. you have to see your probation officer. you have your to pay your restitution and in the real world they go out and violate those conditions and typically there's no consequences. >> no consequence because the only threat was years of in prison. and that threat was usually carried out after dozens of violations over months or years. >> i thought what a crazy way to try to change anybody's behavior. >> so people just aren't reforming. they're not getting better. >> they

hawaii will become the 15th state.illinois passed it's marriage equality law last week and the governor there is going to make illinois the 16th state to okay same-sx marriage. to characterize it's direct town right now, i think it would be fair to say that same-sex marriage rights are advancing, and rapidly, and they are not just legally advancing, they are advancing in broad terms. after of this summer, a clear majority of americans favored marriage equality for the whole country. among moderates it was 63%. among independent voters it's 63%. among women it's 53%. that's where the country is at right now on this issue, and it's getting more so all the tile. since the supreme court's decision on the defense of marriage act this summer, more and more states have moved toward equalizing their marriage laws. and when that happens inside a state, the sky tends not to fall. and therefore the arguments about how terrible same-sex marriage would be for that state, tend to hold even les sway than they might have held. this is

hawaii's same-sex marriage bill being passed, 19 votes to 4 by the hawaii state senate.bill will now go to the democratic governor of hawaii and he will sign it tomorrow and then it will be legal in hawaii for same-sex couples to marry each other if they want to. some of the same-sex opponents, some of whom you heard booing there, it was not their day in hawaii, they did not prevail. but for same-sex couples and also for hawaii's caters and florists, they were rejoicing. hawaii will become the 15th state. illinois passed it's marriage equality law last week and the governor there is going to make illinois the 16th state to okay same-sx marriage. to characterize it's direct town right now, i think it would be fair to say that same-sex marriage rights are advancing, and rapidly, and they are not just legally advancing, they are advancing in broad terms. as of this summer, a clear majority of americans favored marriage equality for the whole country. among moderates it was 63%. among independent voters it's 53%. among women it's 56%. that's where the country is at right now

. >> warmer climate beck ones, coming up heading to hawaii but who compensates? >> getting drivers to get out of the way. a new effort could save your life. >> also, here, toys go high tech. michael finney and consumer reports hit the toy aisle. which ones should be on your holiday shopping list. >> and bay area's model peacemaker now in a national soon, californians from sacramento to salinas to san diego will have equal access to quality health insurance. those who need financial assistance will get it. and nobody will be denied because of a pre-existing condition. welcome to a new state of health. welcome to covered california. we are your health insurance marketplace. enroll today at coveredca.com or call 1-800-300-1506. >>> hawaii senators approved same-sex marriage. the governor is expected to sign it into law, making hawaii the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. there is growing pressure for california state senator calderon to resign under allegations he accepted bribes. today he was stripped of his committee assignments by the senate rules committ

one would not think that some lawmakers would end up in hawaii. but every year lawmakers are being invited to take trips to the aloha state. >> the legislator can get information in his district office or in his or her state capital office. this is about wining and dining legislatures for the purpose of access. >> reporter: the watchdog group common cause says the trips bring lawmakers together with special interest groups but they say the events are sponsored by nonprofits such as the independent voter project and pacific policy research foundation which mean it is $420 limit on gifts does not apply. >> the average citizen doesn't get to spend this kind of quality time with a lawmaker that these interest groups do. >> reporter: we examine last year's mandatory filings through the fair political practices commission and found that assemblyman paul phan of cupertino attended one conference in maui. three other bay area lawmakers bonilla miller and weckowski received trips. >> there's a reason they have them in san francisco and hawaii and san diego

one would not think that some lawmakers would end up in hawaii. but every year lawmakers are being invited to take trips to the aloha state. >> the legislator can get information in his district office or in his or her state capital office. this is about wining and dining legislatures for the purpose of access. >> reporter: the watchdog group common cause says the trips bring lawmakers together with special interest groups but they say the events are sponsored by nonprofits such as the independent voter project and pacific policy research foundation which mean it is $420 limit on gifts does not apply. >> the average citizen doesn't get to spend this kind of quality time with a lawmaker that these interest groups do. >> reporter: we examine last year's mandatory filings through the fair political practices commission and found that assemblyman paul phan of cupertino attended one conference in maui. three other bay area lawmakers bonilla miller and weckowski received trips. >> there's a reason they have them in san francisco and hawaii and san diego

. >> gay marriage now the law in hawaii.signed the bill making at low had a state the 15th state plus the district of columbia to allow same-sex marriage. >> jon: yes! it's great news. [cheers and applause] hawaiian gay marriage. finally hawaii's gay citizens can stand up and say we are deserving of the same dignity as of our fellow citizens because we know there's only one abomination in the state of hawaii and it is their (bleep) disgusting pizza. i mean ham and pineapple. even chicago thinks your pizza is disgusting. just kidding about the pizza thing. we'll be right back. [cheers ande]use] [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back. wewelcome back. my guest tonight a fine actress is. her new film is called "oldboy." >> apologize for reading your letters. >> you didn't call the police? >> no i didn't. >> why? >> i believe you. >> why? >> i believe that you've been locked up for a long time. >> what if i thought you knew too much reading my letters? what if i felt like i needed to kill you right now? >> then i suppose i wo

from the hawaii county council on the issue of no g.m.o. foods in hawaii thank you for joining us on the tank thank you for calling me thank you well and more news coming your way off the break here on our including the report on a controversial issue all fracking that's ignited debate all across europe. well talking about language as well but i will only react to situations i have read the reports but let me put it to the no i will leave that to stapling a comment on your latter point i'm so. sick yeah they call it on the job. well done. you know more weasel words. when you made a direct question be prepared for a change when you throw a punch be ready for a. freedom of speech. and the freedom to. dramas that can be ignored. stories others refuse to notice. places change. to picture. from around the. globe. to. live from moscow to. considering much tighter regulation of fracking and the controversial new method of drilling for energy companies could be forced to prove they're not damaging the environment well it's out of moment here and a

least homeless people in more crabapple climates don't have to worry about frostbite case in point hawaii c. there's an estimated seventeen thousand homeless residents on the big island alone and although they don't have to worry about lethal temperatures the issue is still a problem that legislators been trying to tackle for quite some time but thankfully one lawmaker is taking the matter and to his own hands see democratic representative tom brower a study you need a way to tackle homelessness check out this report from hawaii news now. the man with a sledgehammer is state representative tom brower this is his contribution to solve hawaii's homeless problem and i got tired of telling people you know i'm trying to pass laws i want to do something practical that will really clean up the streets. yes guys this is real this is not the onion this is real a state representative democrat mind you is wandering around the streets of his district beating the hell out of shopping carts full of homeless people's belongings all while boasting his well worn armani hat apparently brower hates homeless

representative tom brower has got a unique way to tackle homelessness check out this report from hawaii news now. the man with a sledgehammer is state representative tom brower this is his contribution to solve hawaii's homeless problem and i got tired of telling people you know i'm trying to pass laws i want to do something practical that will really clean up the streets. yes guys this is real this is not the onion this is a real state representative democrat mind you is wandering around the streets of his district beating the hell out of shopping carts full of homeless people's belongings all while boasting his well worn armani hat apparently brower hates homeless people so who are mucking up the streets of his version neighborhood but he thinks he has the right to treat them like vermin now there are a couple different levels of sociopathy happening here folks the first is actually wanting to do something like this the second is actually doing it and the third is doing it as a representative then turning it into a p r stunt for your political campaign and to mention that brower is li

. >> state lawmakers head to hawaii. who is footing the bill to get together amid >> good morning, with a picture of the san mateo bridge where you do not see fog but meteorologist, mike nicco, says it is somewhere. we will talk about that and the warmer temperatures coming up. >> the first postage stamp with image great harry potter movies go on sale with 20 first-class forever harry potter stamps that have 20 unique images from the eight movies of the boy wizard, friends and fantastic creatures. you can order them by the website or buy in person. >> now we know what to get mike for christmas. >> that is cool. good morning, everyone, here is a look at radar, broadening out to show you all of california and nevada and utah and arizona with the clouds from yesterday moving away with low clouds off the coast. they will stay that way. you can see the high clouds coming in from monterey and near 80 in sacramento, record high in tahoe is 64 today. temperatures are in the 80's, san diego 81, los angeles, 89, same in palm sprin

it's hawaii with a touch of disney magic. ♪ . >>> be prepared for delays at the caldecott tunnel.on the finishing touches and tonight only one bore will be open. between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, the final work will start and continue until at least saturday morning and between orinda, you should expect between saturday and monday morning. >> you are looking at video from a drill they conducted earlier this week and the whole goal is to make sure this new tunnel is safe in the event of a fire or any other kind of emergency. in 1982, the caldecott was the scene of one of the deadliest things with a chain reaction crash involving a gas tanker. >>> a woman went overboard on a cruz from san francisco to hawaii and they are focusing on an area, 750 miles northeast and the grand princess says they intentionally went overboard. it was in the middle of a 15 day round trip cruz to hawaii but they changed course and they are now looking for that passenger. >>> they will be looking in the east bay starting this month and this the goal is to tag them and they must look into how they

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a funny looking kid growing up in hawaii who noticed that there was somebody in those hearings in washington who didn't like everybody else, so maybe i had a chance too. he taught all of us this country has a place for those willing serve. dick lugar, i will always be thankful to dick for taking me under his wing, including travels to review some of his visionary work the destruction of cold war arsenals in the soviet union, which was absolutely critical to making us safer in the wake of the cold war. traveling with dick you get close to unexploded land mine, mortar shells, test tubes filled

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the hawaii governor signed the bill into effect. hawaii is the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. illinois will become the 16th when its governor signs that stated's bill next week. for supporters of same-sex marriage, hawaii's law is meaningful. it was among the first battle grounds on the issue two decades ago. ray suarez, host of "inside story" spoke with one of the women at the center of that fight. >> well, john, on "inside story" today, we began our program on same-sex marriage with an interview with nania bear. she was the first american to file a legal case for the right to marry her partner. that was way back in 1991. i started by asking her whether lawyers were ready to take on her case and whether they were encouraged about the prospects for success. >> no. we were not very sophisticated. this was not part of any kind of, you know organized effort to find plaintiffs and go forward. we were in love. we wanted to get married. we applied for a license. and at that time, there was no organization, gay or otherwise, tha

hawaii native president obama praised the bill's passage. in hawaii, and today's vote makes me even prouder. after the break, crack-smoking toronto mayor robb ford faces off with the city council. we'll have the fireworks for youment coing up next. we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness if you qualify, and new car replacement, standard with our auto policies. so call liberty mutual at... today. and if you switch, you could save up to $423. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> after admitting that he had, in fact, purchased illegal drugs, crack-smoking toronto mayor -- i mean, crack-smoking toronto mayor just runs off the tongue -- answered questions from his city council today and reiterated his commitment to staying in office. >> i have talked to my family. we are moving forward in a positive direction. >> is there some way you can explain to us why you don't want to take a leave of absence? >> there's no need for me to take a leave of absence. i'm returning m

hawaii amended its constitution defying its high court and stopping gay marriage in its tracks. almost as quickly as it had sprouted up a as a national issue. day marriage ceased to become one, to be one. until ten years ago this coming monday. >> that is when the supreme judicial court in massachusetts, the highest court in the state, decreed gay marriage was little there that court's ruling was put into effect months later, may 2004 when massachusetts became the first state to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. >> by the power vested in me, i now pronounce you legally married. >> by mid-morning, couples previously denied the opportunity are now able to say "i do." the happiness was not embraced by everyone. >> it's evil. >> reporter: and here at the state house, some massachusetts lawmakers have started a process to overturn state marriage by putting it before the voters in 2006. >> just like that, the battle was back on. although the idea was as far from the main stream as it had been a decade earlier when rumblings from hawaii were first felt. an nbc poll in the sp

heidn't tell me there was no airborne in hawaii.ight laughter ] >> jimmy: they do whatever they can to get y signed up. >> oh yeah, yoget a jacuzzi in the room. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you gesome brickstone. >> really? >> jim: no, nothing, exactly. >> so i had to termite jump status, i nted to be in hawaii, but it is a autiful place. i am from south central l.a., so ththought of being ablto be in the army but justo be in hawaiithat was something to kind of make me want to go. >> jim: did you think thatou would spend your whole career in the army >> not rlly. i kind of like didwo years in, two yes out. first two years, ias gung ho. i was hardre, you know, i was very athletic. but then halfwayhrough there, i kind of like -- i had a sergea came to me, one of theangers, he said to me, said, "you're here cause you can't make it in civilian life." and i was like, "wow so thakind of changed me. i was like, ou know what? i got to get out of this thing. now i gotta prove him wrong." and a lot of peoe always look at le, "oh give people positiv

representing the people of hawaii, he never lost sight of the ideals that biengd us across the 50 states. senator's reason and resolve help make our country what it is today, and for that we honor him. [ applause ] >> dr. daniel kahneman. [ applause ] >> daniel kahneman's ground breaking work earned him a nobel prize in economic signses. after escaping from nazi occupied france as a young boy, he grow to understand the origins of people's beliefs, and working alongside dr. amos bearski, he used simple expeer meants to demonstrate how people make decisions under uncertain circumstances, and forever changed the way we view human judgment. [ applause ] >> the honorable richard g lugar. [ applause ] >> representing the state of indiana for over three decades in the united states senate, richard g lugar put country above party and self to forge bipartisan consensus. out there his time in the senate, he offered effective solutions to our problems, advocating for the control of the nuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction. working with senator sam nun, richard lugar established the th

it would make hawaii the 15th or 16th u.s.te to legal its gay marriage, depending on whether illinois finalis a deal. >> the family of a chillan poet is investigating his death, despite a report indicating that he was not poisoned 30 years ago. >> effort to prove one of the world's widely lead poewe et cetera was poisoned by chile's dictatorship suffered a setback. >> we have not found relevant chemical agents that could be related to the death of mr pablo. >> those were the test results following the exhumation of his body. the former driver and secretary and nephew thaing he was poisoned after chile's military coup, to prevent him going abroad. >> this is where he died and where, according to the family the poewe et's death -- poet's death certificate was tampered with. >> a current investigation indicates that in the early '80s. former president was poisoned to death, as were other opponents of the military regime, at home and abroad. in this case it is well-known that he had prostate cancer. his family argues at the time o

where everyone, can relax or play.. ♪ now imagine that place in hawaii. to aulani.... ...a family paradise... with just a touch of disney magic. for special offers, visit disneyaulani.com hey, i remember you.ttle debbie? you should. i'm you. except i always had a nutty bar with my lunch. ooooh. little debbie nutty bars. so delicious. you know they've got them down the street. your love for little debbie is something you never outgrow. don't you have a meeting or something? yes. yes, i do. >>> good morning. these are live pictures of the old eastern span of the bay bridge and demolition is set to begin today. what you will actually see when it happens coming up in a live report. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. in case you thought you felt a little earthquake this morning, you were right. at least in the oakland/alameda area. it was a 2.2 earthquake basically right under our studios. we felt it fairly strongly. but they call it a microquake. >>> good morning. i'm dave clark. we're gonna check weather and traffic for you. steve h

the ship was three days into a round trip cruise to hawaii swrieshgs women at u.c. santa cruz say someone is speaking their drinks. one woman says she was sexually assaulted after ward. police don't know what was in the drink. they're warning students not to leave drinks unattended and don't accept one from a stranger. >>> seasme street stepped in today. >> reporter: being a kid is hard enough, but try being a kid with a mom or dad behind bars. enter the crew from seasme street. children's television workshop joined to reach out to kids who don't get tucked in every night. came up with little children, big problems, incarceration. >> this transsends the stier yo types we have about who has someone in prison and who goes to prison. >> reporter: a new seasme character named alex,ly dad is in jail. along with a dvd there's a new way to help explain to little minds about this. >> what i'm doing out, he has a lot of questions, why the police came one morning to pick me up. he's very curious. >> reporter: alex was unveiled at the santa rita jail. because no fewer of 12% o

. >> happening today in hawaii, the governor is expected to sign a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. state senators passed the bill yesterday leading the way for couples living in hawaii and tourists to marry starting in december the 15 the state to recognize same-sex marriage. >> change is ahead for netflix. >> most members could be stuffing shopping bags rather than their turkey. now to the new york stock exchange with jane king. jane? >> shopping could become the measure normal on thanksgiving. a marketing professors says most major chains are open all day on turkey day in five years. with thanksgiving becoming just another shopping day what is the best way to avoid the crowd? there are 10 days to consider to go out for breathing room: when december 4, least crowded of. mondays tuesday, and friday of that week are good and december 11. some changes as los gatos netflix getting a facelift for a richer experience to watch. this highlights a list of movies based on past viewing. and a new seasonal drink with prices varying for coffee drinks. trading futures are quiet and have been al

. >>> the state of hawaii is one signature away from becoming a legalized of same-sex marriage.aii's governor says he will sign the bill. >>> actor alec baldwin cried while testifying at the trial of a woman who was stalking him. he said. she also showed up at his home and he yelled he's lying receiver times during the testimony. she says they had a romantic relationship and he denies it. >>> the san francisco's 49ers today parted ways. niners fans will remember willig game, he over came the adversity to knock three touchdowns last year. the 25-year-old san jose native is expected to be playing by another team perhaps as soon as tomorrow. >>> architects today showed off of a new streamline design. david stevenson reports the team hope of the arena can help reflect criticism. >> the arena is built next door. the staff here is expecting a long run out fight. >> anything that has to be done with paper work or anything like that that takes forever now >> the event plaza has lower about 10 feet so it is easier to approach it. >> architect craig shows us the warriors arena version 3.

robin, you recall your senior correspondent from nbc was in hawaii, leaving hawaii and already halfwaycross the pacific on the 22nd on that fateful day. five other cabinet members on their way to tokyo to plan the first state visit of an american president post-war in japan and a president who had served in the pacific. this was an imminent visit. in fact, caroline testified at her confirmation hearing that she was so honored to be able to in some small way complete the legacy of her father, who had planned, in fact, to reunite the pt-109 crew members with the surviving crew members with their japanese counterparts who had sank their boat on his visit to tokyo. so dean rusk had to receive that call untin the plane on the way tokyo and be called back. the secretary of state then turning around over the pacific. all of these memories today. i can't thank robin, you, enough for coming in and talking about this and jim and your wonderful book "top down," which is doing so well and brings all of these memories back. i know how much reporting you have done on the fbi and the secret service a

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the japanese population was 45% of the island of hawaii.f they extracted those japanese-americans, the economy would have collapsed. but on the mainland we were thinly spread out up and down the west coast. >> so you experienced discrimination early, but you experienced discrimination later in life as well; correct. >> i did. and that discrimination - i was able to kind of avoid my face, my asian face was a give away. from the time i was about nine or 10, i knew i was different in ways other than just my face. the other boys would say things like, "sally's cute." or "monica's hot." i thought sally and monica were nice, but i thought bobby was exciting. and none of the boys thought the way i did. so i knew i was different. and it wasn't the way i was supposed to be. so i was silent about it. i pretended that i was like one of them. you know, when you are young, you have a great need to be part of the gang, to belong. i dated girls, went to the senior prom and i played a part. then, as you grow older, you learn that there are other men that f

. >>> in just a few hours hawaii will become the 15th state to allow same-sex marriage. the state senate passed a bill overnight allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. neil abercrombie is expected to sign it later today. and it's an emotional moment for supporters of the legislation and some of the lawmakers who passed it. >> i hope that we honor each other's differences and celebrate the life that we have together in hawaii irrespective of the diverse views we hold on this subject. life is too precious not to care for one another with compassion and respect. >> the vote comes one week after illinois also approves same-sex marriage. democratic governor pat quinn will sign that bill into law next week. >>> let's turn our attention to business where an agreement has been reached between american airlines, u.s. airways and the federal government to create the largest airline in the world. this mega merger viewed by many as a victory for the airlines can now move forward with a few concessions. what we really want to know, how will this impact customers? usually it's not

. >>> hawaii could be the fifth u.s. state to legalize same-sex marriage. the senate takes up the issue of same-sex marriage later today, if that bill passes, same-sex couples in hawaii could be married as earl as december 2nd. >>> and they are counting to see if the minimum wage in seattle would go up to $15 an hour. the last count had the yes votes leading by fewer than 50. the minimum wage in seattle is already at $9 an hour, the highest in the us. >> reporter: it was a city that prided itself on being clean, and well maintained. but right now, madrid is a rather depressing place. up setting for locals and for tourists. >> we just arrived here about an hour or so ago. we just came over from bers -- barcelona. >> the appearance of the city is lamentable. especially people coming from abroad. they would think it could be a third world country. >> reporter: everyone is paying the price for the failure of unions and private companies to reach an agreement. the private companies off camera told me they are prepared to be flexible, but the unions have to meet

. >> hawaii is about to become the 15th state to allow same-sex marriage. the state senate approved a building on tuesday. governor neil abercrombie says he will sign it, the new law taking effect on december 2nd. additional revenue can be expected. the university of hawaii says it will boost tourism by $217 million over the next three years. >> it's a different story in indiana which bans gay marriage. indiana lawmakers want to strengthen that law by defining what marriage is. >>> when beth moved back to her home town with her partner trish 3.5 years ago the state legislature had been debating gay marriage. >> it's not surprising that the indiana legislature would attempt to do this again. there's a political base that would have the expectation that they would pursue this agenda. >> it has been pursued every year since 2004. this year is no different of the the latest attempt has the backing of lawmakers from both parties, a proposed amendment to a constitution saying: >> opponents say turning the ban on the books into a constitutional amendment will make

he's going off for 17 days in hawaii. he'll be playing a lot of golf. >> hawaii.ieve that guy? why would anybody go there? republicans have been incredulous, outraged every time president obama and his family have gone on vacation. from the very, very beginning of his presidency. in the second year of his presidency. being mad again at the time, about him going to martha's vineyard. what was never really noted in all of that fume and outrage was that, this -- is how much time president obama had taken at that point in his presidency. compared to his predecessor, george w. bush. vacation time. doesn't matter. obama is lazy. that guy never works. you know what president obama does he puts his feet up on the desk at work. earlier, the conservative website, the drudge report, posted this photo of the president on the phone in the oval office with his foot on the desk. the right lost its collective mind. it was disgraceful. offensive. it was -- it was, exactly what lots of presidents before him had done without upsetting anyone. this is called obama derangement syndrom

former hawaii senator daniel ininouye. richard lugar, daniel khanman, country singer loretta lynn. mario molina, mexican-american chemist. former astronaut sally ride. and bayard rustin. arturo sandoval. dean smith, a legendary unc head basketball coach. gloria steinem. ct vivian, a colleague and friend of martin luther king jr. and administrator of the anti-clan network. and patricia wald. and oprah winfrey. and there's a second awards ceremony this morning. the congressional gold medical is being given to the representatives of native-american tribes who is language served as the unbreakable military code during both world war. you have no doubt heard of the code talkers. many people are watching the body language between bill clinton and barack obama. since bill clinton recently went off script a little and said that president obama should offer the promise that he made, if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. president obama in the past has gotten his own jabs in on the former president. in the new book he's quoted as telling an aid that he can only take bill clinton in

the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. schatz: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to waive the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schatz: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to offer floor privileges to my staffer michael inaki for the remainder of the evening. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schatz: thank you. i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schatz: thank you, mr. president. five days ago typhoon yolanda devastated the central philippines. as a category 5 supertyphoon, this was reportedly the strongest storm ever to make landfall anywhere in recorded history, sweeping away almost everything in its path. nearly 10 million people were impacted by this supertyphoon and tensions of thousands of homes were -- and tens of thousands of homes were destroyed. 80% to 90% of the homes in armuk city, the second-largest city in the lete province are gone. the stories of loss are shocking and heartbreaking. we don't

we heard from one trying to get to hawaii for his honeymoon. >> a long day, a little frustrating. just going to enjoy san francisco tonight and head out for hawaii tomorrow. >> there were a lot of bad storms in the area. some tornado touchdowns but, you know, fortunately my family is all safe. thankful for that. >> reporter: one traveler told us his night was delayed 4-5 hours and others said the flight to the west coast was 8 hours late because of bad weather. the severe weather is still on the move tonight. >> reporter: we are looking at the storms pushing off to the east. the tornado threat for the night and morning is finished but damaging winds and hail, very likely in and states including new york, vermont, eastern pennsylvania including philadelphia and skraton and new york, this after 81 separate tornado reports earlier today. more tornadoes in one day than we typically see in an average month of november. speaking of november, many of you are, ready for rainfall here in the bay area, that will change when we finally have a significant rain chance to talk about. talk about