to humboldt's gift which was laying around. and i reread that book this last year, and it was fascinating because i remembered every word of it. it was completely imprinted on my brain. and also when my grandmother was dying ten years ago, i ended up reading her all of the little house on the prairie books again which are really -- have a lot of problems. [laughter] >> difficult man. >> he was really difficult. but, again, i could almost close the book and recite the next page. your brain is such a sponge when you're young, and all of those things really stick. >> one of the great things i'll recommend is actually listening to charlotte's web there's an audio recording that e. be. white does himself and it's so amazing to hear how he imagines the goose and her little idiosyncratic speech patterns. when i asked you who your literary hero was and you said wilbur why? >> i lived on a farm in tennessee when i was a kid, and i got a pig for my ninth birthday. not one of those pot-bellied pigs but the way pigs used to be. it was smal

miller may be going to the humboldt county area, specifically the petrolia area, because that's wherend raised and was very familiar with that area of humboldt county. >> petrolia is a small town. population around 600, but those people are spread out over 30 or 40 miles. so nobody really has neighbors, but everyone knows everybody because it's a small town. ♪ >> he was from here. he went to school here, grammar school, everything. so most of the older people in town remember him and know him and know what kind of a person that he has been. >> shane miller did quite well for himself in the marijuana world. has numerous properties. money wasn't a problem for him. >> allegedly, you know, he'd played in the methamphetamine world, possibly he was a user of meth, probably mushrooms. he was a gun fanatic. >> all the towns around here, people know of him or they've known him since he was little. most people we talked to about him said he's a scary guy and he's definitely very violent. >> about 16 hours after the homicides were discovered, around noon, there was a sighting of mr. miller and h

there have been no reports of significant damage or injuries in humboldt county. the earthquake wasn't large enough to generate a tsunami warning. >>> people are digging out from this week's major blizzard. boston and other parts of new england were hit the hardest. cars and roads buried with two feet in boston. emergencies say it was boston's sixth biggest storm -- people who experienced it aren't surprised by the ranking. >> i walked out, you have to feel your way. >> it was horrible. it was very icy. people were getting stuck. >> it left a few inches of snow in new york city and mayor bill de blasio defended his warnings of a intense nor'easter and his decision to close roads. he said you can't put a price on safety. and in boston somebody tweeted this picture of a man shoveling snow off the boston marathon finish line. someone at the hotel took this picture and it has been shared all over social media today. he is a bartender at a restaurant. >>> jordan agreed to a prisoner swopt with isis. the -- swopt with isis -- swap with isis. more from london. >> reporte

. >> this is humboldt county sheriff's deputy lee dub.e's about to seize this money from this driver who wasn't even charged with a crime or a er's violation. this attorney is representing him and is starting a class action suit. >> tell him if he wants to protest it that they'll take his car too. he won't do any official act after that except put the money in the bank. no police reports, no lawsuit, no forfeiture lawsuit, which is generally what's done. take the money and run. >> reporter: the traffic stops are call interdictions by the authorities something called civil asset forfeiture in which cops are allowed to seize the money if law enforcement believe money may be part of an illegal enterpri enterprise. >> reporter: officer dub was so prout of himself he started autographing. on the highway he began berating motorists. >> you're already getting cash. that's going to be seized, okay? you're up to no good. >> reporter: this kind of language is very disturbing to michal len who happens to be deputy dub's boss. >> when i first learned

. >> this is humboldt county sheriff's departmentally bee dove.asn't charged with a crime or even traffic violation. the attorney represents the driver and is in the process of organizing a class as suit on behalf of others who believe this is nothing more than thievery. >> i get my receipt, but it doesn't say how much they took and if he wants to protest it they'll take his car do. he won't do any other official acts other than put it in the bank. no police reports, no lawsuit, no forfeiture lawsuit, which is generally what's done. take the money and run. >> the traffic stops are called interdiction shuns by the authorities, part of civil asset forfeiture in which cops if they believe it's part of a criminal enterprise. >> they take the money, go back to tony and put it in the bank. >> deputy dove was so proud of the stops he made he began autograph him will have with his canine dog and on the highway, he berated -- >> i'm quillsed that dope money. you may get away with the cashier's checks and stuff, but you ain't getting the cash. that's going

i took 22 units in a semester in college and maintained employment at the university in humboldt state and ran a program for veterans on the side. after graduating december 2011, i struggled finding employment even though i was a community organizer in a rural area and performed a lot of different activities, i always got categorized because i was a former infantry man. they told me you are pretty good for law enforcement or security and nothing else. with that, on my employment prospects were very narrow and i didn't know what i can actually do for gainful employment. upon graduating i ended up in an argument with my roommate and ended up couch is surfing for a number of months. the only thing i had was my pension from the va. i was good enough to have a good support system of friends that i didn't end up on the streets. it took about 8 months before i found my first job and before that i wasn't seeking treatment and i ended up self medicating and getting in trouble and losing my employment because of it. i ended up in a pretty bad cyclical repeat of unemployment with an additional du

. >> item 25, resolution to retroactively authorize expend a $60,000 grant from humboldt state university from the go business capital improvement program. >> same house same call. >> item 26, resolution to improve agreement with new flyer of america with low floor diesel l hybrid buses in an amount not to exceed 6. >> if you can call items 27 and 28 together. >> items 27 and 28 are [inaudible] apartment projects in the combined not to exceed amount of 65 million total for both projects. >> supervisor cohen. >> thank you very much. colleagues, you should have received copies of some non substantive amendments for items 27 and 28. these amendments update the session on page 5 on the resolution to clarify proper offices of the city are authorized to execute and deliver required documents associated with this bond inducement including indemnities or other security required by lenders. these two items are key components to rebuild alice griffith housing sites.bonds more than 30 million in grants we will be breaking ground on this revitalization next year. we will rebuild the existing public h

did you feel the earthquake in humboldt county? people in san jose felt the shaking. a 5.7 magnitude quake hit off shore this afternoon. the usgs puts the epicenter about 40 miles southwest of eureka. right in the ocean. plenty of people in the bay area did feel it. it happened at 1:08 p.m. no tsunami warnings or reports of damage or injuries. >>> evacuations in an east san jose neighborhood this afternoon. a construction crew hit an unmarked gas line. it happened on rock avenue near king road. that's just north of the 101/680 interchange. pg and e capped the line within a couple of hours. >>> drivers experienced something new on a heavily congested freeway. brand new metering lights for northbound drivers. they're on past the usual 9:00 a.m. time. they're on until 11:00 a.m. a traffic cam shows extended hours are warranted on this busy stretch of highway. there are 15 metering lights between cupertino and mountain view. some drivers are relieved. >> thank heavens. >> oh, yeah. >> you're happy? >> yeah. it's nuts trying to get up on 85. >> cal trans engineers will spe

they have launched a series of inspections including fields being cultivated in humboldt county. there are no plans to pull the plants but the idea is to limit the environmental impact of the pot growing. >>> shorter hours and serious budget cuts. a new report out today says more immediate to be done to fix -- more needs to be done to fix our state parks program. imparticular it says a new nonprofit organization is needed to help secure more funding and attract new visitors. the turn around plan would take two years to complete. it includes better transportation, online tools for planning visits and updated cabins for over night stays. and it will include a plan so parks can take atm cards. and they are implementing a vehicle licensing fee. >>> we have video of that explosion at a hospital in mexico city that killed four people including three babies. unbelievable. the explosion happened yesterday morning when a leak from a gas truck ignited next to a children's and maternity hospital. the explosion caused part of the building to collapse. 56 people were injured. this morning fir

further north, a 5.1 magnitude if quake rattled humboldt county. it was centered in the ocean 75 miles west of fern dale. >>> a new year, a new mayor in san jose. sam liccardo is wasting no time. >> reporter: a long night turned into a long first day as mayor. he is here touring the reception center shelter. a friendlier crowd than the officers united against him. >> we know they have been understaffed and they are hustling hard to get to all the calls and it was important for me to see firsthand. >> reporter: kind words for officers weeks after a stern warning from their union. more officers would quit the short staffed department because of liccardo's staff on pension reform. >> police officers are still going to leave until we fix measure b. >> it certainly never hurts to look and see for yourself what the officers are doing on a daily basis. ly try to get negotiations moving here. >> reporter: his critics claim he is taking too much power and turning into a city hall bully. appointing an ally to an open city council seat. liccardo makes no apol

hayes playground and humboldt square and kimmel and the buchanan street mall and took the members and i think the members appreciated it was a activity. it was a chance to engage in information and questions and for people to really see when you look at the map of all the 130 red dots it's difficult. you know your own playground but you're not sure of what is out there in the system so we tried to provide a sample her of playgrounds and we talked about the anatomy of a renovation and what are the major features we try to deliver besides the play structure itself. we provide seat areas to view their children at play. protective fencing sometimes. clear signage. we talked through these are the elements we consider core to a playground renovation. and the third meeting we continued to kind of try and narrow down the criteria that is most important. we had a huge exercise where we brainstormed all the different ideas and factors that you could think about and we decided to go with the tiered approach which is different than what we have done in other task forces where we ranked precisely

a lot of cannabis is grown in mendocino, humboldt, and trinity counties. and joe vasque

. >>> and our seismograph registered this moderate earthquake in humboldt county today, a 5.3 magnitudeke struck about 4:15 this morning in the ocean area of ferndale. some residents reported feeling it but there was no damage or injuries. another quake struck near kenwood in sonoma county around 1:00 this afternoon. it measured 3.2. >>> a new year and a new warning about a data breach. chik-fil-a fast foods says it's detected what it calls unusual activity involving payment cards. it says it is working with law enforcement and cyber security experts. chik-fil-a says if there was a breach, customers will not be responsible for fraudulent charges. >>> it's a problem that never seems to go away. those annoying robo calls. >> even people on the national "do not call" list complained that they still received plenty of unwanted solicitations. on consumerwatch, julie watts shows us five effective ways to get them to stop. [ ring ] >> reporter: laura miller has a message for robo callers, and it plays automatically when one tries to call. >> if you are a solicitor please hang up. >> reporter:

house of the prairie -- little house on the prairie or nancy drew and send what i was 13 i read humboldt's gift. [laughter] i went directly from little house of the prairie and i reread that book for this last year in and it was fascinating because i remembered every word. it was completely imprinted on my parade. when my grandmother was dying 10 years ago i was finding the heart the to read to her and i read her all of the loss of the prairie books again which are hard. but i can almost close the book to recite them next page the of parade is set to us bench when you are young. >> there is something that is so amazing with us in pratique speech patterns when i said you're literary hero you said wilbur. why? >> i lived on a farm i got a pig for my ninth birthday. but the way they used to me it was small for a couple of weeks. [laughter] it was my doggy and corrupt to be 350 pounds and i became a vegetarian three days after my ninth birthday because my dog and my thank you and that was it. >>. >> i like those basic uncovered girls with the textbook but other they and spider-man no. >> and m

it hit off the coast. 80-miles west of humboldt county. at 4:16 this morning. people felt slight shaking. no damage or injuries were reported. and this afternoon, a smaller earthquake hit in sonoma county.centered 5 miles northeast of rohnert park, near kenwood. it wasn't big -- a 3-point-oh. nevertheless, people felt it -- as you can see from this "shake map." former new york governor mario cuomo, has died. the eloquent son of italian immigrants became a spokesman for democratic causes of his generation. he'd been hospitalized recently for a heart condition. cuomo died only hours after his son andrew started his second term as governor of new york. the elder cuomo had been new york's governor for three terms -- from 1983 to 1995. bad weather is slowing down recovery efforts in the crash of air-asia flight 8501. the key to understanding what happened might be in the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder. investigators have about 25 days until the so-called 'black boxes" run out of batteries. if found - they'll be analyzed at a lab in indonesia

a closer look at our rare, the main rain is towards humboldt county and a few scattered showers into but that will be the overall forecast theme in the short- term with the chance of a few showers basically favoring the north bay neighborhoods. you can lots of clouds out there in addition, to the low clouds and fog. here is our live camera towards the bay bridge. you get an idea with all the haze and cloud deck paying us a visit. current temperatures are in 509s. santa rosa, 54 degrees, san josi 52. livermore 50 and string of low 0s towards wc w-concord and fairfield. higher tides, extreme high tides over the next several days e. tomorrow at 9:so. the golden gate high tides, 6.7'. right through wednesday there is a chance we could have minor flooding near parts of the coast and parts of bay monday into tuesday. as far as overnight lows, dense fog and mostly cloudy skies. areas of fog and temperatures will be in the 40s it lower 50s. so that dense fog towards santa rosa, wind york towards concord and livermore, not going to mix out at all. mostly cloudy in the short-term for tonight a

to talk clinical compromise with david cameron and maybe to recruit a new museum director for the humboldt. we're going to talk to michael fuchs. one of her key advisors. we have him on this morning and we are going to talk about greece, and the u.k.. which you think worries him more greece of the u.k. in terms of the elections? >> you listen to the noise, and it seems to be more of the you kidding greece. in the deflation story, you have a strong market in germany. >> germany is sitting there going this is great news for us. draghi said low prices are good for people. . that is true in germany. when you have everyone employed in price is not moving, that is great news. it is not great news for the rest of the eurozone. >> unemployment in germany dropping to a record low 6.5%. check out the unemployment rate in greece and you will see a different story. "the pulse" is up next. we are here in europe and we are focused on eurozone inflation data, which is released in about an hour. economists forecasting a move to negative for the first time in five years. later today the attention turns to

a 5.7 quake hit off the humboldt county coast southwest of ferndale. it hit at 1:08 today. the shaking was felt for miles, but no injuries or significant damage was reported. this is a very active seismic area, where three of the earth's plates come together. >>> the number of terror threats made over twitter has spiked in the last year and a half. there have been more than 50 all together. most of the dozens of other threats have been made against specific airline flights including two out of san francisco. each time, the plane passengers and luggage had to be inspected. the twitter messages frequently refer to isis. twitter says it has now suspended all of the accounts that were the source of the recent threats. the mystery surrounding a military fighter jet, buzzing low over the city of berkely yesterday may have been solved. the website berkely side reports the navy pilot was giving his brother at uc berkely a personal air show. the jet was an f/a-18 e super hornet like this one. military jets are often seen over the bay area like these four flying in formation. >>> sup

the first one a magnitude 5.1 that struck off the humboldt county coast. the second quake a magnitude 3.0 happened yesterday afternoon seven miles outside of santa rosa. there is no word of any serious damage out there. the people we talked to in the north bay say they never felt the quake near santa rosa. the tremor that hit near santa rosa was on the rogers creek fault. >> i just felt my bed move. and i heard a little rocking. and then i didn't think it was an earthquake. i thought i was just dizzy. >> it was a quake. now the last time the rogers creek fault produced big earthquakes, that was back in the late 1960s. seismologists predict there is a 30% chance of a bigger quake over the next 30 years. >>> it is 6:17. second day of the new year. and you know not officially a holiday like yesterday but tara you're saying it's still very quiet out there. >> it is. you know i probably had one or two incidents on the cad at any given point. that is the chp website. there is not a lot going on out there. the commute is looking really good. hopefully a lot of pe

. >> a strong earthquake shakes up hum humboldt county. >> i want to order a pizza for delivery. >> you television to the super bowl. >>> arnold schwartz negzeneggerschwarzenegger, danny glover. >> and the sneak peek you won't want to miss. >> and no signs of winter out here. i'll let you know how long the springlike weather will last. >>> you're looking at two men seen with a woman on the last night she was alive. mort bay police turn to youtube to solve a murder mystery. good evening. i'm in for cheryl jennings. >> more than two months after a rohnert park woman was found fatally injured on a rural highway, investigate tors are using youtube now to release a video they hope leads them to two persons of interest.tors are using youtube now to release a video they hope leads them to two persons of interest. it shows the hours before maria bejar was killed. laura anthony is live with the story. >> reporter: investigators here told us they have had this video for some time, a couple of months, but they thought they could track down these two men on their own. after two hospitals of trying

they have launched a series of inspections including fields being cultivated up in humboldt county.rticular people who are growing medical marijuana near waterways are taking that water for irrigation. there are no plans to pull the plants but the idea is to limit the environmental impact of the pot growing. >>> shorter hours and serious budget cuts. a new report says more needs to be done to fix our states park system. the report calls for a fundamental -- now imparticular it says a new nonprofit organization is needed to help secure more funding and attract new visitors. the turn around plan would take two years to complete. it also includes better transportation, online tools for planning visits, and updated cabins for over night stays. it will also include a plan to make it so all parks take credit and atm cards. they are also recommending a vehicle licensing fee to bring in funding. >>> i have to show you new video from mexico city at an explosion at a hospital that killed four people including three babies. this is unbelievable. it happened yesterday morning when a leak from a

. >> reporter: this is humboldt county sheriff's deputy, lee dove, about to seize $40,000 from the drivere or traffic violation. attorney john olson represents the the driver and is this in the process of organizing a class action suit who believe that this is nothing more than thievery. >> i get the receipt, and it is not much he took, and it says if they want to protest it they will take his car, too. he won't do any official adapt to that but there is no lawsuit, and foch fit chur -- and forfeiture and take the money and run. no police reports, no lawsuit. no forfeiture lawsuit which is generally what's done. take their money and run. >> reporter: the traffic stops called interdictions by authorities, by civil asset forfeiture in which cop ss are allowed to seize money if they believe it's part of a criminal enterprise. >> they take the money, they go back to town and put it in the bank. >> reporter: deputy dove was so proud of the stops he began autographing photos of himself with his k9 dog and huge bundles of the confiscated cash. and on the highway, he berated motorists. >> you can

. >> reporter: this is humboldt county sheriff's deputy lee dove about to seize $40,000 from the driverin the process of organizing a class action suit on behalf of others who believe this is nothing more than thievery. >> doesn't say how much he he took. tell him if he wants to protest it they'll take his car too. he won't do any official act of that except to put the money in the bank. no police reports, no lawsuit. no forfeiture lawsuit which is generally what's done. take their money and run. >> reporter: the traffic stops called interdixs b by authorities, by civil asset forfeiture in which cops are allowed to seize money if they believe it's part of a criminal enterprise. >> they take the money, they go back to town and put it in the bank. >> reporter: deputy dove was so proud of the stops he began autographing photos of himself with his k9 dog and huge bundles of the confiscated cash. and on the highway, he berated motorists. >> you cannot be driving it. i'm convinced you stole money, you make your way with the cash and stuff, but the cash that's going to be seized. okay? you are

reported a magnitude 5.1 earthquake just after 4:00 this morning about 70 miles from ferndale in humboldt county. officials say they only felt some light shaking with no reports of any damage or injuries fortunately. that shaking was reportedly felt as far south as santa rosa. >>> to many, the new year represents a new start. but one san francisco artist is content with things ending up where they started. nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. shows us how he is using an old art to bring new things to life. ♪ >> reporter: it often feels as though we spend much of our lives traveling in circles, spinning our wheels only to end up back at the point we started. but for artist peter hudson that is the goal. >> the world is going in a circle. >> reporter: in the treasure island warehouse -- >> one, two records -- hudson puts a new spin on an ancient art. >> i make large scale zoatrope. it's one of the earliest forms of motion picture. it was a cylinder with slits in it. as you spin the wheel, you look through the slits and it would animate it. >> reporter: the sparks of his work have been burning sinc

a bigger quake rattled humboldt county earlier this morning. this one was a magnitude 5.3. it was centered in the ocean 70 miles west of ferndale. no damage was reported. >>> tonight a couple of stories about bay area police officers under fire. first, shots were fired at two east palo alto police officers last night barely missing the officers patrolling near oakwood drive and palos verde avenue. police found the house they believe the shots came from and detained eight people. meantime south san francisco police arrested a suspect who they say opened fire on police early this morning. officers responded to reports of gunshots near orange park and that's when police say 23- year-old ivan gomez fired at officers. police shot back. no one was hit in the exchange. officers arrested gomez a few hours later. he has been charged with attempted murder of two police officers. >>> oscar grant's life was remembered today as it is every new year's day. hundreds packed the fruitvale bart station for a memorial. grant was killed here by a bart officer six years ago today. the oscar gra

they are going to the british museum, potentially looking for a new director for the humboldt as wellmmigration. we might have a british director in germany. thank you, hans nichols. that is it for "the press." >> "surveillance" is up next. join us on twitter. have a great rest of the day. ♪ >> oil continues its dissent. german yields plunge. merkel meets with cameron as markets place cash under the mattress. greeting 2015 with enthusiasm. what must they do to win november 2016? surprise as the economy improves. america is less and less disabled. good morning, this is "bloomberg surveillance." we are live from our world headquarters in new york. it is wednesday, january 7, i am tom keene scarlet fu and brendan greeley. i wrote that script 20 minutes ago and markets already recovering off at ecb comments. >> at the same time, the euro continues to weaken. some kind of action could happen in january with black let's get to the top headlines. >> let's start with those who want the ecb to jumpstart the european economy. just got more ammunition. the inflation rate fell below zero for the

where most of the nation's home grown illegal pot is already produced in humboldt company. a takeover by big tobacco. >> where are we on the banking side? who will come in do you think to take this pot cash? >> well they have already chartered, finally, a credit union called four kwourns -- fourth quarter. no traditional bank yet but the credit union has been chartered. it is waiting for its official number from the federal reserve. that is huge test. because they said you can go ahead and have banking if you follow as these rules. >> i guess the cost benefit is stacked on that. >> yes. >> what about the new products? >> if you want to say 2014 was the year o of edibles. the cannabis which is the marijuana blog popular the denver post. the hot new thing will be crystallized thc that you smoke. like free basing pot that will give an intense high and this can lead to problems and more of the pushback that i talked about. >> sounds scary. >> does not sound encouraging. we'll see if the states are equipped to deal with that innovation so to speak. >> yes. >> in the meantime pol

california where most of the nation's home-grown illegal pot is already produced in humboldt county.e who fear eventual takeover by big tobacco -- "legal pot is coming. plan now or fail." >> by the way, do not miss the brand-new documentary, "marijuana country -- the cannabis boom." monday night, 9:00 p.m. eastern time right here on cnbc. it ought to be a big one. >>> next week is the first full week of trading in the new year and it is a big one for economic data. >> we'll get our panel's preview of the jobs number that's out next friday. could be the key to if and when the fed decides to start raising interest rates. after this. why's that? look what daddy's got... ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! growth you can count on from the bank where no branches equals great rates. so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? that's right. it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things..." ok, why's that? no hidden fees from the bank where no branches equals great rates. >>> it the fed says it is data dependent on making decisions on interest rates. if that's the case next week shap

host: let's go next to barry in humboldt, iowa, republican caller. caller: hi, thank you for taking my call. i love the politicians have forgotten that the job they have is a public service, not a career position. they need to stay with that and remember the fact that the people put them in there to represent the people. not their own interests. that's all i have to say. host: michael imperial beach, california, independents. caller: good morning. i have not heard anything from republicans or democrats about our supreme court decision about citizens united. you are a smart lady, greta. would you agree that until we overturn citizens united which lets international entities provide money for political campaigns, do you see anything positive with our election process in the future? host: let me ask you, is that priority number one for you? caller: it has to be. if we are letting international entities contribute money to our political process, isn't that crazy? host: foreigners are not allowed to contribute to american elections. it's something we have

a much stronger quake hit early this morning.in humboldt county. that one hit 70 miles west of fernadle and measured five- point-one. no damage or injures reported in either quake. a livermore man is under arrest after a crash on eastbound 5-80 killed the passenger in his car. police say travis maresca's car hit a pole and stopped near the high street on-ramp.blocking the freeway entrance. that was around 3-20 this morning. the car was badly mangled in the crash. a woman in the car died at the scene. officers arrested 20 year old maresca on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and d-u- i. two people are injured after 2 overnight shootings near fisherman's wharf in san francisco. police say the first shooting happened around 12-30 this morning. they say a person was shooting at someone else. but missed.and the bullet hit a bystander. police made an arrest. then an hour later.someone was shot in the leg near mclaren park. robbery is the suspected motive in the second shooting. no one has been arrested in that case. in san jose. police are investigatin