jerry willis on the fox business network. jerry, good day to you. the companies are urging to find out what about these people? >> all they know is age and gender about their new customers and it is critical to understand their current medical condition. as you know under obama care, you can't make a decision whether to take on a now client or not because of preexisting conditions. and now here are the insurers and opened the dorto new consumers and patients and have no idea what drugs they take or health care situation is and in a now short weeks they will have to put together their rates for 2015, that will require them to have in kind of idea of the people they are serving right now it is a mystery to them. they have no idea at all. and some of these companies are going so far giving away $50 gift certificates who fill out the risk assessment statements to give the details that insurers want to know. >> they might know the age and gender, right? that is just scratching the surface but the companies are flying blind in terms of putting business to

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i'm jerry willis. tonight on the willis report. obamacare's software written in -- new charges and new concerns for millions of americans. >>> also, new problems for air travelers. a shortage of pilots coming sooner than expected. >>> and more wild swings in the market since the tax code to blame for busting your 401(k). we've watching out for you tonight on the willis report. ♪ >>> recalls for cars spiking. maybe your car automakers recalling 22 million cars and trucks here in the u.s. last year. that is a nine-year high. that, according to the national highway traffic safety administration, so why is this going on? let's bring in larry prince, an auto expert. what is up with this. it sounds like every car in the world is being recalled. [laughter] >> it certainly seems that way. can you imagine? 632 different recalls last year. now, you know, when you think recall you think, like, oh the chevy, vega, you know, the awe motive hall of fame stuff. the real city there a lot of reasons for this. mostly it's because a lot of cars under

jerry willis is on the fox business network. good morning jeri. >> good morning. >> the point of the stimulus was to get people back to work. did it work? >> they didn't live up to the promises of the obama advisors who said by the end of 2013 unemployment would be back to five percent. it was at 6.7 percent. and if you look at people discouraged with the job market and it will be far high are than that. and rate participation is at record lows at 63 percent. even if you do have a jo remember that wages have fallen and everything that you buy in the grocery store have gone up. >> with all of the talk of transparency. that is a great question. the hoover dam and highway extension. it was an extension for wages for cops and teachers. and then the president picked out special items this he liked that the green program and solyndra, remember that? and now wasteful spending 3 million to study a turtle crossing in northern florida. 219 to study women students what happens when they drink to which. don't think we need to dispense that

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. >> a section of the bay bridge will be named after willie brown today. the governor, jerry not be at the ceremony. we will tell you what willie brown has to say about that. >> you can see dense fog with an advisory until 9:00, with quarter-mile visibility or less. >> speaking of the bay bridge there is a toll plaza looking busy away from the maze with slow traffic through berkeley and a couple of problems and possibly because of the heavy fog and dry conditions and the details straight ahead. >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >>> president obama is welcoming french president hollande to the white house. >> that is what the united states and france are doing together. [ translation ] >> and they are affirming their alliance between the united states and france with a gin press conference later today and vice president baden -- biden will host a lunchen and a state din hosted by the president and first lady. that is how we start. thank you for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas, and without translation we have a look at the forecast.

and jessica, it is well-documented that governor jerry brown did not want this beautiful bridge to be renamed after willie brown or anyone else, for that matter, but it happened, and despite all the controversy and a lawsuit, the unveiling of this whole situation happened today. who wouldn't want their picture taken with the living icon? >> he's a legend in the bay area. >> reporter: and today, this legend is making history by having a bridge named after him. >> a lifetime of public service has reached being an expression of pride for a whole race of people, and that's important. [ music playing ] >> reporter: some 500 people felt the renames of the western span in brown's honor was important enough to come to pressure island for the ceremony. >> willie brown is an icon for not just black people but brown people. >> reporter: from texas to california brown is the first african american mayor of san francisco and assembly speaker for the state. he has been and is a power broker in politics with a sense of humor and that humor was not left out of today's ceremony where lieutenant governor gaven took the sta

jerry brown is not scheduled to be here. he did a -- oppose the bridge being named after willie brunt. >> developing news in oakland, police werehe shooting death of a woman. police responded to reports of gunfire at 8 8th avenue before 10:00. the woman was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. no word on her identity. no arrests have been made. >> the san jose state university community is mourning the loss of a student found dead in his own dorm on sunday. the coroner is working to determine why. >>> he was always so happy. i love you. love you. i will always love you. >> brendon's girlfriend could not fight back the tears. he was found unresponsive in the dorm. friends were turned. super productive. we were really close. i will miss him. >> the officials say that campus police went to his radio after friends recorded him missing. the coroner has yet to determine the cause of death of the he graduated in the spring from college prep in san francisco where he played football. high school friends shared fond memories. >> he is one of the guys that just knew how to prime your day. >> the corone

willie brown junior bridge. it was a controversial decision that was not supported by the governor but it has the backing of the naacp. >> the shadow -- what is jerrys on my mind. >> the governor did not attend the ceremony and says he won't sign documents related to the name change. willie brown says he is fouled by the effort. -- willie brown says he is humbled by the effort. >> it is something that i am going to enjoy. >> since the governor won't sign the authorization the state want to pay for the name change. that cost is estimated at $6500 is being funded by the naacp. >>> we have some video of a man being tackled by a police officer. he was trying to get away on a bicycle. a bystander joined in to help capture the man. at least one officer was injured. >>> up next, we are continuing to follow breaking news out of oakland. >> reporter: a mobile command unit just rolled up. indications that they plan to be here for a while. >>> later, staying faithful, how a lone cn is bringing both sides together. -- remembering a legend. how the bay area is saying goodbye to shirley temple. -- >>> up next, remembering a legend. out the bay area is saying goo

jerry and gabby are expected to get warning letters and accused of not disclosing costs. >> we sat down with political willy brown. and talk to them about these rules of what you cannot take and what you have to report. how complicated are they and how much power did these lobbyists actually have. >> you know the position where you cannot accept of water if it is ex tenned to you and connected with the legislature. it is completely unrealistic and it is impossible frankly to be strictly obedient there to. you can have the best intentions and your conduct can be misintrepted. misinterpreted. >> they have a lot of influence because they have the dough. >> now it is interesting to know, last year lobbyists spent $177 million on record convincing lawmakers from the governors on down to going their way and that includes people in unions and environmentalists. >> that's so much money. >> wait, wait, well, that's before they go into the political contribution that they make into the campaign and the ballot measures. >> that's all when expense closed -- it is not quite disclosed yet. >>> same-sex marriage eric hold

willie brown but not without a little controversy. the state legislature voted last september to honor the long time assembly speaker. however, governor jerry brown opposed the renaming and did not attend today's ceremony on treasure island. the 500 or so guests included many members of his family who came across the country and the date was chosen because today is his mother's birthday. it's also black history month. >> it is, frankly, an incredible achievement, and it's something that i'm going to enjoy day in and day out. >> the state in in a aac -p will pay the cost for the signs. >>> southern california three men pleaded note guilty to federal charges that they started a devastating wildfire. the colby fire last month destroyed five five homes damaged 17 others and burned some 2,000 acres near glendora in los angeles counties. prosecutors say one man told investigators that he threw a journal into a campfire just as a gust of wind hit. the burning papers then blew into a bush which caught fire and it was too later. the men say they couldn't stomp out the flames. if convicted those three men could face years in prison. >>> pg&e is discl

willie brown but not without a little controversy. the state legislature voted last september to honor the long time assembly speaker. however, governor jerryed the renaming and did not attend today's ceremony on treasure island. the 500 or so guests included many members of his family who came across the country and the date was chosen because today is his mother's birthday. it's also black history month. >> it is, frankly, an incredible achievement, and it's something that i'm going to enjoy day in and day out. >> the state in in a aac -p will pay the cost for the signs. >>> southern california three men pleaded note guilty to federal charges that they started a devastating wildfire. the colby fire last month destroyed five five homes damaged 17 others and burned some 2,000 acres near glendora in los angeles counties. prosecutors say one man told investigators that he threw a journal into a campfire just as a gust of wind hit. the burning papers then blew into a bush which caught fire and it was too later. the men say they couldn't stomp out the flames. if convicted those three men could face years in prison. >>> pg&e is disclosing detail

willie brown. [ laughter ] >> he laughed for a few more seconds. a lot of vips will be on hand tomorrow afternoon including the lieutenant governor and former mayor, one no show, governor jerryrown who was against the idea. >>> giving back, the bay area couple topping the list of most charitable, also. >> i'm jack in sochi live. another medal in the mountains and the u.s. hockey team arrived. those stories coming up in a live report from the olympics. >>> and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri, after major rainfall totals this past weekend surpassing 20 inches, we're starting to clear out at least for now but we'll talk about when rain returns in the timeline in a few minutes. >>> californians lead the way in charitable giving. mark zuckerberg and his wife top the list. they donated nearly 1 billion dollars worth of face back stock to a silicon valley nonprofit in december. 15 of this year's top 50 donors live here in california collectively contributing nearly $3 billion. overall, donations for 2013 increased by about 4% from the previous year. >>> mysteries solved, a los angeles comedian admits he was behind a pop up business called dumb starbucks. he opened it as a bid for hi

willie l. brown bay bridge. that is what the sign read. there are controversies about it because not everyone was happy. mayor jerryas not a favor of it. but this is cords to happen and i had a chance to talk to a former mayor and this is what he had to say. >> it has engineering and acceptability. it has a long life expectancy. it survived the quake, wound this is evidence that it is clear stability. they wanted to have a symbol of that nature and that is what the western span represents. >> the ceremony will take place over at treasure island. dignitaries will be and presence. there is controversy because not everyone was happy, one of the things the most people did not like was the fact that willie brown, is still alive for the most part, the bridge, our after people who have since passed but not less, you will be driving on the willie l. brown jr. bay bridge. >> i was on facebook look in their reaction from draweof yours. people stated that would just like to keep referring to what was the bay bridge. years later, this bridge was built. you can always get what you want. but as of today, the willie l. brown brid