kern county? >> we do reach the northern border of kern county.the conservation district as a 1 million-acre area that encompasses 14 communities within the central valley. we go down as far south -- or southernmost community member was the city of corkran. the northernmost member was fresno. >> what was the response of the growers in the area? what has been the agriculture response? >> it is important -- the best way to answer is to "pull out that the board of the kings river conservation district as an elected board. they tend to be farmers or representatives of the agricultural community. this started with seven elected members with farming connections sitting around the board room and saying, we have a hydro plant, we have a gas-fired plant, we believe fresno needs more generation infrastructure, and we're not seeing pg&e make those investments. let's use our experience and statutory authorities to pursue expansion of the investment. farmers were very interested in price stability and certainty of supply. if you look at the greater fresno area

--estos son "kern, orange, riverside, san bernardino, san luis obispo y tulare".al parecer les seguira lloviendo sobre mojado pues los pronosticos advierten que la lluvia mas intensa llegara entre hoy y maÑana. --las autoridades empezaron a evacuar los residente en las zonas bajo ante la amenaza de deslaves, se trata especialmente de las areas que padecieron los incendios forestales durante el verano. -- tres inmigrantes que intentaban ingresar de manera ilegal a estados unidos fueron arrastrados por la corriente del rio tijuana, en la frontera Éxico-estados unidos.-- barbara medina nos tiene las iÁgenes del rescate y nos dice como termino la historia. alrededor de las 7 ---en oakland, tres hoteles enfrentan una demanda por, presuntamente, permitir que haya prostitucion en sus inmuebles.---uno de los hoteles es el "economy inn" de la calle doce, el cual, segun las autoridades, es usado por padrotes para explotar sexualmente a menores de edad. ---maÑana el abogado de la ciudad de oakland, "jonh russo", dara Ás detalles de la demanda, que busca cerrar de una vez por

in kern county, flooding forced 2,000 to evacuate to higher ground. in central california, homes are under water. in oceano, they got out any way they could. >> it's gotten to the point almost where we can't get in and out anymore. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: in the northwest, snow and ice led to a series of pileups in spokane, washington. in the colorado rockies, a white christmas in vail and aspen, if you can get there. a similar mess in california's sierra nevada. >> i'm chris warren with the weather channel in truckee, california. after a stormy weekend, more than a foot and a half of snow for some of the ski resorts and for residents, it's time to clean up. >> reporter: cleaning up, but according to forecasters, the worst is still to come. the forecast calls for 3 to 8 inches of rain in this area by wednesday. flash flood advisories are in effect across this region. a real washout all across california. brian? >> miguel starting us off from flintridge, california. miguel, thanks. >>> then there's the situation in europe where the holiday plans o

the governor declared e mergencies in kern, orange, san luis obispo and tulare counties. the storms that have battered southern california have moved east. in northern arizona, a rain storm swept away five homes. no one was hurt. another dozen homes are being threatened tonight. and our stormwatch coverage continues online. ktvu.com has live weather radar and the latest information on weather-related flight delays. >>> with the stroke of a pen, president obama today repealed one of the military's most controversial policies but the end of don't ask, don't tell is having some lasting impacts far outside the armed forces. patti lee is live now with that part of the story. >> reporter: well, frank, this 17-year-old policy will stay in effect until the military comes up with an implementation plan. but with the swipe of the pen it's already launched a ripple effect in the bay area. this was an emotional moment for this man who walked away after eight years in the navy because of the policy. >> it just was increasingly difficult to have to live two lives, one of which was pret

the general manager, investor kern, police captains, and commend the work you have been doing cover due to consider safety issues not only in golden gate park, but in parks throughout the city, especially in today's tough budget times you are facing, we urge you to consider adequate budgets for part patrol, police department resources, and the park's capital needs to make them safer. we urge further common rules for all parks that will include late night, early morning closing hours. as you consider that, you will hear people object. the truth is, illegal activity makes parks unwelcoming and dangerous for all and a drain resources that are needed to maintain the parks. when i am denied the right to enjoy my park because of others claimed rights, it is time to clarify the rules. make sure there is respect for everybody and level the playing field. the rules can be written to ensure parks are safely available to all citizens and the users. i think you heard testimony from today that more rules are needed to clarify what is appropriate and legal and illegal and provided foresman tools. i a

calls to more than 2,000 residents of kern county went out to evacuate immediately. an estimated 500 homes are in danger in the central valley. in sacramento, high winds toppled a wall at a shopping mall, panicking those inside. >> i was just screaming, everybody was kind of running. >> reporter: there's already been more than 6 inches of rain in beverly hills since friday. 8 inches in san lewis obisido. mammoth mountain could receive more than 20 feet of snow through wednesday. in northern california, more than 280,000 customers are without power. and in spokane, washington, the treacherous ice caused a chain reaction pileup that never seemed to end. meteorologists say these huge rain totals are because of a weather system just south of hawaii. >> the pineapple express is something that takes warm subtropical moisture and it really streams it into the area, sometimes lasting for days. this is very similar. >> reporter: engineers are fighting mother nature by building large storm basins to funnel the floodwater. this is one of many enlarged debris basins. and this is

emergencies had already been declaired in los angeles, kings, santa barbara, kerns, river side, san luis obispo. >>> and the secret service got a little scare while protecting the president in hawaii. >>> also ahead. the pope celebrates midnight mass at the vatican amidst tight military security. >>> and what the vice president is now saying about what don't ask don't tell has to do with same-sex marriage. >>> my name is amber lee solfino, i would like to say seasons greatings to my family in -- season greetings to my family in vacaville, california. love you, miss you, think about you every day. >>> the pope proceeded with christmas eve mass at the vatican. the pope celebrated mass before a packed house at the basilica. security was heightened after packaged bombings. security also kept an eye out for a woman who has disrupted service before. including last year. >>> and in the west bank, christians believe this is the town where jesus was born: the latin pay >>> vice president biden says attitudes toward same-sex marriage is shifting. speaking on good morning america, mr. biden said th

overflowed crews were able to get debris of the creek and allow them to return back to their homes kern county record amounts of rainfall. sierra nevada is an incredible amount of snow 9 ft. of snow in 24. the highest elevation the peaks wind speeds of up to 150 mi. an hour. back here at sea level the major impact has been on traffic throughout southern california. chp in lhasa angeles county reporting 100 and fees surged 175 accident between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. that is a three-time the normal amount of accidents that they would expect. swift water rescue crews have been deployed throughout california and had some rescues. and people trying to cross will increase in their vehicles 20,000 residents of california have been without power sporadically and we are expecting much higher volume of rain over the next 204024-48 hours. so far the hillsides have been holding up fairly well. we will see what happens as it moves through the state. >> other weather across the nation video flooding in las vegas from this morning right behind the hard rock cafe a flash flood in fact through this aft

department of education investigators want to know if kern county school district officials could haverevented a gay student's suicide last september. family members say the death of 13-year-old seth walsh was the direct result of a -- of vicious schoolyard bullying. they say other students were constantly picking on him for his mannerisms and style of dress. >>> san jose city manager is not commenting on a published report that she's ready to fire a veteran police officer. officer kenneth siegel is accused of using excessive force during a secretly- videotaped arrest of a vietnamese college student last year. "the mercury news" reports that the city manager wants to fire him for hitting the 20-year-old more nan a dozen times with his baton. >>> 7:17. well, oakland city council wants more information before they decide whether to build a new ballpark for the oakland as. the city council approves $ 750,000 to pay for an environmental impact report on a possible stadium site. now, this proposed complex would include office space and housing along with the baseball only stadium. now, the

that includes kern, orange, riverside, san bernardino, san luis obispo and tulare counties. heavy rain has pounded southern california for six days.... resulting in floods and mudslides. state resources are now available... to help local governments with recovery efforts. san jose animal control has captured one of two dogs, believed to have attacked a woman in the city's evergreen area. the dog was protected from media cameras, because investigators are checking to see if a witness can positively identify it. susan zhao says she was leaving her whitesand drive home monday night, when two stray pit bulls pounced... and started biting her. a neighbor came to her rescue. "the dogs followed me and bit my leg. i could not open the door and i ran out." "i was yelling stop it, stop it, stop it. until finally he came toward me and i got a better hand and i hit him in the head with a brick." the captured dog was found last night, roaming in a nearby >> dog followed me and bite my leg. and i can't open the door. and i want out. >> i was yelling loud, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop i

rainfall triggered major flooding tonight forcing evacuation of 2000 people from their homes in the kern county farming community of mcfarl land estimating between 400 and 500 homes are in danger of flooding and people are bracing for a possibility of mudslides into the foothills where major forest fire burned last year in the los angeles county neighborhood laugh canada concrete barriers have been bolted down just in case a wall of mud comes rushing in like it did last winter. >> you can hear rainfalling now and is this making you nervous? >> yes. but what can do you? we need water and rain. but you just hope for the best. >> and rock slides forced a closure of a 20 mile stretch today. and it has now been reopened oo. and pg&e is working to restore service to the last of its customers over the weekend. 282,000 people have been without electricity at one time or another at last report 3600 people mostly in the sierra were in the dark. >> avalanche dangers remain high tonight. tons of hef year, wet snow has fallen making it prone to slippage. caltrans has been plowing major highways and d

king county, and with santa clara county, and the state of emergency, has previously been declared in kern county, and the san bernadino, and scalare county. wheat will be right back. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. now get up to $300 back in promotion cards. at&t. rethink possible. >> a state of emergency in three additional california counties, the total number of counties affected to nine counties. even though the rainfall is giving away too sunshine to southern california the damage is done in. the mudslides, could likely continue for several weeks. rob fladeboe will show us some areas hardest hit. >> the mud left be

over the head of brett kerns. and the colts recover, taking over deep in titans' territory.ensuing drive. manning. garcon. first two-touchdown game of garcon's career. colts win, 30-28. >>> nba action, let's hug it out. doc rivers, doug collins. fourth quarter. under 11 seconds to go. sixers down one. iguodala, finishing with the running hook. the sixers are up by one. 6.6 left on the clock. rajon rondo, lob pass kevin garnet. easy lay-in. the big ticket, celebrating a 102-101 win for the cs. >>> temple taking on georgetown. second half. less than six minutes to play. game tied at 56-56. ramone moore, buries the three. temple up by three. hollis thompson driving. tries to go up and under by misses. temple would make two free throws of g-town fouls. austin freeman, misses a long three from half-court. temple, upsets georgetown with a 68-65 victory. >>> that does it for your sports update. back to you in new york. >> our thanks to espn. >>> coming up next the stories set to make news today, including that disabled cruise ship, finally coming into port. ouncer ] lately, there's

kern county is paying the bill but may be reimbursed by the state. >>> thousands of people are expected to greet the new year in reno for the annual street celebration, but a storm there is causing hazardous conditions for people trying to get around those streets. roads were covered with ice making conditions dangerous for some drivers, as we see. many resorts are reporting bookings this holiday season are up, giving the local economy a much-needed boost. apparently they're a captive oz yens rig -- audience right now, jeff. >> all that slipping and sliding on the ice is from our storm system on tuesday and temperatures are so cold back behind the system that drivers headed up there possibly even tomorrow are still going to be slipping and sliding before another system moves in in the next 48 hours. let's get a look here. it is blustery on the coastline with winds 25 to 35 miles per hour and it's a dry northwesterly wind right now. still keeping it breezy throughout the south and the east bay, helping those temperatures that were in the low 50s today feel like the upper 40s for a good p

one kern though is that she has epilepsy.hey're fearing she does not have any medication with her and that in these situations stress can trigger a seizure. that is their primary concern along with the cold. >> all right. bryan reporting live for us from the sierra. we'll continue to follow the search for the missing snow boarder 6:07. >>> chp investigating another dangerous collision on a notoriously dangerous road overnight. just after 1:00 this morning a van and diesel truck collided just outside livermore. officers say one person died but they are not releasing any information about the victim or even saying which vehicle the victim was in. northbound road was shut down for three hours but it is open again now. >>> 6:08. let's go right over to sal and get an update on the very latest in traffic. sal. >>> all right. kraig and tori, right now traffic is moving along relatively well around the bay area. no major problems if you are driving on bay area roads. let's just start with highway 4. normally in antioch we have some s

the governor is calling for a state of emergency in kern, orange, riverside, san bernardino, san luis obispo and solare counties. that means the state will free up resources to help local governments with relief and recovery efforts. that are some evacuations in southern california this morning. there's also trouble on interstate 10 near state route 57. in the pomona area, landslides shut down three lanes around 3:00 this morning. a landslide hit the same area in february. >>> here in san jose, one pit bull found, another still running around. san jose animal control officers will continue their search this morning. two pit bulls attacked that woman in her driveway on monday night as she was trying to get something out of her car. the dogs bit her in the arm and hip. a neighbor across the street heard her screams and threw rocks and bricks at the pit bulls. the dogs ran away. animal control officers caught one of the pit bulls last night in a neighborhood about a mile away from monday night's mauling. >> the descriptions appear to be consistent with what the witnesses said, so we do b

. >> reporter: calls to more than 2,000 residents of kern county went out to evacuate immediately.in danger in the central valley. in sacramento, high winds toppled a wall at a shopping mall, panicking those inside. >> everybody started running. >> reporter: there's already been more than six inches of rain in beverly hills since friday. eight inches in san luis obispo. mammoth mountain could receive more than 20 feet of snow through wednesday. in northern california, more than 280,000 customers are without power. in spokane, washington, the treacherous ice caused a chain-reaction pileup that never seemed to end. meteorologists say these huge rain totals are because of a weather system just south of hawaii. >> the pineapple express is something that takes warm, subtropical moisture and streams it into the area, sometimes lasting for days. >> reporter: engineers are fighting mother nature by building large storm basins to funnel the floodwater. this is one of many enlarged debris basins. and this is really the front lane of defense. excavation crews are trying to remove as much mud

the rain caused millions of dollars of damage in the past few weeks, in kern county, more than 600 miles of roadway all but destroyed by floodwaters and mud. >> might be a couple of months to get the work physically done here. >> reporter: and back in the sierras, the snow continues to fall. interstate 80 snow covered and slick and already a number of crashes and spinouts this morning. just to give you an idea about how much snow we have up here, the snow pack is already at 200% of normal. with winter just beginning. in blue canyon, california, nick janes, cbs news. >> now here's harry. >> all right. >>> some very scary moments in maine at a ski resort. at about 10:30 yesterday morning, a chair lift sent skiers plummeting to the ground below. eight people were injured including three children. cbs news correspondent seth doan is in maine with the details. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, harry. if you have been on a ski lift, the thought probably crossed your mind. what happens if something goes wrong with that cable hoisting you up the mountain? well, that's exactly what t

kern temperatures aside immensities san rafael opportunities seized the down and to rid with a 64 mountain into the afternoon temperatures in the '60s 60 suits to santa rosa 63 from field upper 50s and francisco down in the south bay chapters 64 for san jose 62 fremont and about the same hayward and livermore. sierra if you're catching a couple days to go skiing or boarding in looks like today continue with wet weather for the most part seeing some of rain up and the sierra snow over the higher elevations it's a fairly warm system tapering off saturday, sunday probably the best day to go with lots of sunshine temperatures of our fifties. here sunday around the bay shows by the weekend we should clear up and drive up blue skies and to the venture out much warmer bringing temperatures low '70s sunday, monday. we have the snow ball obscure report. " word 48 in. no force new still but lifts open, overshirt rubles 70-84 in. 8 lifts open. we also have numbers from norstar 40-69 in. for based that nine lifts open. >> the short freeway is still stings backed up with had this ongoing investigation

monday in kern county, thousands were asked to evacuate to higher ground. in oceano, more than a dozen homes were destroyed. >> it's gotten to the point where we can't get any and out anymore. >> reporter: across the west in colorado, wind gusts topped 80 miles per hour. and in the rockies, whiteout conditions. so you were not prepared for this? >> not at all. >> reporter: back in california, a 40-year snowfall record was shattered in mammoth, ten feet of snow in just four days. but in the l.a. foothills, the worry is mud. and a forecast that calls for more rain. the search for those missing hike letters now kick into high gear since we have daybreak here in california. meantime, we are expecting more heavy wet rain. many wondering, matt, how much more water these hills can take. >> and that is the big question, how much longer will it rain out west and what's in store here in the east. the weather stephanie abrams has it for us, in for al this morning. >> od morning. we do have flood advisories still posted from nevada to southern california. the stream of

that's important to understand the scale of the deployment in our country vastly exceeds what other kern trees -- countries are considering. >> one other thing in terms of what we do is an exceptional way is the privacy protections we put in place to ensure the privacy of public. there's never procedures in place to begin with. all images are viewed in an area by somebody who's not where the screening is taking place. the officer who is resisting can't view the images. the images cannot be stored, printed or transmitted in fact they are deleted. the officer cannot go to the next image until the image is deleted. they are not allowed to bring cameras or anything in the room. they will be fired if they do so they can to retain those images, and the images are blurred in inappropriate ways of there's a number of privacy protections we put in place to ensure the travelling public understand we take that seriously. >> very quickly from their .. of view, we very much interested in the development of this 80 hour technology. the image comes up that looks like a gumby character if you remember g