in southern california, the confidentiality program caught the attention of a assemblyman jeff miller who says in the last year the state lost out $13 million in uncollected tolls. >> the goal is not to diminish any of the protections to any of these individuals. it's on to simply make sure that nobody is above the law. they pay their fines just like everybody else. >> there was a time when anyone could walk into the dmv and walk out with a home address for someone not in the confidentiality program. that changed when rebecca was killed by a stalker who did just that. now everyone's address is protected. but the program remained in place and continued to grow. the covered category not only sworn and non-sworn employees, politicians and bureaucrats, their spouses and children but categories like museum guards and park rangers. >> it's outrageous the amount of categories that are out there that are protected. >> in the two-year period more than 4,000 drivers in the confidentiality program went through bay area bridge toll bridges more than 27,000 times without paying, only about a third

jeff miller's bill to allow so-called liquid cremation in california did make it through committee today. a few states have legalized the procedure known as alka line high drol cyst but the only funeral home which uses it is in ohio. here's how it works in theory. a body is submerged in water in a metal cylinder and is then dissolved with lye. proponents say it cuts greenhouse gases over 90%. opponents say it isnthe water u not safe enough to flush down the drain. >>> shane bauer and josh bat tall have been jailed, arrested along with sarah shourd. she was ordered back to stand trial but has refused. her absence is why the judge has delayed issuing a verdict. the two men return to court may 11th. >>> as you may know, driving in oakland is a jolting experience, not to mention mentally. can make you feel mentally unstable. decades old streets are now rough and bumpy. today the city started a pothole repair blitz to try to smooth some of those out. jodi herns is live in oakland where some say the blitz really isn't a fix at all, jodi. >> reporter: that's right. there are literally thousands

like doctor carroll miller, tvc advertising, firefighter jeff novak, hopkins hospital, william bradleybrig a deer general allison solomon and lynn brick. >> today we're honoring people, we're honoring a firefighter who literally saved lives, we're honoring corporations who have gone above and beyond to help out in the community, and every one of them is special in their own way. >> i tell you the key note speaker was my friend joe ehrman. ever hear joe speak? he'll will a crowd. and tonight charlie crowson served as mc. what a night huh. >>> uh-huh. >> you work hard, times are tough, you would like a raise. >> yeah. >> you got it. you want more on your paycheck you got to do it yourself. >> listen to this, a school nurse is out of a job because of some comments she was accused of making to a special student and you are not gonna believe the statement that got her fired. >>> never too early to start thinking about your spring hunch. what's wrong with that sentence? that and more when abc 2 news returns in just 60 seconds. >>> an easter egg hunt versus a swing egg hunt. that's one debate