craig melvin. >> sacramento mayor kevin johnson is among a group of mayors working on reform and presidentf the national conference of black mayors and slated to be the president of the u.s. conference of mayors. mayor johnson, good morning to you, sir. thanks for getting up early california time. i know what's going on in california is there seems to be on one hand the state wants to embrace it. on the other hand you guys are dumping standardized tests this year. the secretary of education is upset about that. where are you on common core and the controversy about what california should do about a standardized testing. >> education is the most important issue facing our country today. there is no way we are going to fix our economy unless we fix the public school system. common core is not that complicated. it is about comparing apples and apples and not apples and oranges. in state kids can get one letter grade and in another state they get the same grade and not learning at the same level. when you compare the standards, we are not doing as well. what we want to do is have a set of stan

but aaron osters and kevin johnson, ended up chasing twisters instead. >> they're everywhere.four. and a fifth over there. >> reporter: the friends and their dog got a rare, up close look at these wonders of nature. >> how many people see water spouts spouts and tornadoes from this perspective? >> reporter: as as if that intimate water spout wasn't enough, watch what they did next. [ screaming ] >> kevin johnson is a charter captain in the keys, where he's lived for more than two decades. he told me, via skype what it's like to go through a water spout. >> your ears pop. i mentioned that all of the hatches opened in the air. fortunately, nothing got stuck. but it's a very intense fan, basically. >> reporter: johnson said he has done it twi twice before. and he's mindful of the risks. >> it's up to me in the situation to assess whether it's a reasonable risk or not. >> two carrying cameras share their sea view of the power of nature. >> at least he's laughing. johnson uploaded his video on you tube. it has racked up more than 30,000 views. >> my question, what did they do with

.> charter boat captain kevin johnson was out on the florida keys, making his usual lobster runs when all of a sudden, the weather turned dangerous. but rather than run from it...he ran toward it, capturing the amazing footage you're seeing. he says he's done it before, and compared it to piloting through a giant vacuum cleaner, or an intense fan. no one on board was hurt. ad lib toss to wx when we come back, have police in london captured some kind of alien car thief? the fascinating reason behind these eerie mug shots, when the late edition continues. finds fast food isn't quite as fast as it used to be. according to a fast food trade report, the average time a person spends at the drive thru is three minutes, one second-- that's eight seconds longer than itwas last year. chick-fil-a was the slowest, with an average time of three minutes 24 seconds. wendy's had the fastest average, clocking in at two-fourteen. common sense seems to have left a man at a california convenience store, who brutally attacks a clerk during a dispute over 41 cents. take a look...the clerk at this store say

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. >> my name is kevin johnson. i think there should be more expansions on the cannabis clubs opening up in the city. the people talking about the young people hanging out -- well, if you put 'em all in one spot there's certain places that young people can't go to run into other young people. so that's where your problem come in. there's certain areas of the city, some young people on this side of town can't go to this side of town. you got a problem there. also, in 1981 i was rear ended by a streetcar, i had six operations, they told my i'd never walk again. i've head every pharmaceutical medication known to man but did it help me? no, my liver, high blood pressure, but medical cannabis has helped me get up out this chair. that's what it's done for me. so there's a lot of other things that you guys need to take a look at. you worried about your kids seeing this stuff. well, they gonna see it anyway. you go by medical cannabis clubs, you don't see anyone laying on street. you go by a liquor store? what you got? you

that's kevin johnson, when he decided to drive through one of those water spouts. he says the low pressure popped the hatches on his boat, but otherwise he got through unharmed. at one point, five water spots were seen at once. they were packing winds of 70 miles per hour. >>> the power is back on at the university of california berkeley, but not after some anxious moments following an explosion. fire erupted from an electrical vault on campus. the blast happened while crews were trying to restore power. one person was hospitalized. three others suffered minor injuries. it is believed someone stealing copper wire at the electrical station caused the explosion. >>> the lone survivor of a deadly rock slide in colorado says her father saved her life. 13-year-old gracie johnson told police her father shielded her as the boulders cascaded down on them on a popular hiking trail. he, along with his wife, daughter, and two relatives from missouri were all killed in the rock slide. volunteers helped recover their bodies today. >>> police in texas hope this shocking video of

to charter captain kevin johnson, it's water spout slalom.ohnson was lobster fishing wednesday on his boat with his buddy, aaron oster, and his best friend, bode the dog. they were off the florida keys when they spotted this rare weather system with multiple water spouts, basically mini tornadoes over water. >> not many people see water spouts or tornadoes from this perspective. >> reporter: all of a sudden those funnels were all around them. >> on the other side of this one there's three or four more. >> reporter: in this situation with you flee, right? not this boater. >> we're going to batten down the hatches, and we're going inside. >> reporter: johnson gunned his boat heading right for the water spout. then hammer is right through it. johnson seemed to have everything on him, the snorkel, the camera. he was missing one thing, the life jacket. the dog didn't have one either. johnson called it a calculated risk. >> these are f 0 tornados, 70 miles per hour or less. there was no real danger. >> he calls it a calculated risk. what would you

charter captain kevin johnson one spout.r fishing wednesday on his boat with his friend and his best friend the dog. >> dog doesn't care. >> also in the key when they spotted this rare weather system with multiple water spouts. >> getting angry. >> basically minitornado over the water. how many people seawater spouts and tornadoes from this perspective. all of a sudden the funnel were all around them. >> other side of this one there is 3 arrest 4 more. >>reporter: in this situation you flee, roo it? not this boater. >> bat 10 down the much and going in. >>reporter: he guns the boat heading for the water spout then hammer writ through it. >> batten did you know the hatch and everything. >>reporter: the snorkel the camera missing one thing. life jacket. . the dog didn't have one either. >> it was a calculated risk. >> these are 70 miles an hour tornadoes or less. no relevant danger. he calls this a calculated risk what would you call it. >> reckless. he's putting his life in danger. putting the passengers in danger. putting ra

. >>> today mayor kevin johnson says track is back and and announced plans to build a new track and fieldc state will host the track and field finals next spring. officials say it will have the best track surface in the world. >>> representatives with the sacramento kings basketball team today showed their ideas and concepts for a new downtown arena to city council members. during a council retreat, city officials heard what's in store for the future of the kings. the owners will also brief council members at a public hearing tonight. >>> people using twitter today may have noticed something different with their tweets. the san francisco company says it overhauled its user display to make it more visual. starting today, previews of photos and video will be more prominent. the change comes as twitter prepared for its ipo in the next few weeks. >>> san francisco parks wasting taxpayer dollars? one lawmaker says so. at 5:45, the new research she says shows the government is mismanaging money. >>> and later concerns about covered california, why the government's new health care program could

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carolyn johnson in there somewhere. kevin hogan into double coverage and cody whit field, you are unbelievable, sir. one handed snag and that is ridiculous. 10-3 stanford. we can watch this and will watch it a million times this season. cardinal defense smothered. a three-man rush and ill advised throw and picked off by jordan richards and was waived off and it lead to a gafney one-yard touchdown. 171 yards rushing. bruins down 7. it lead to another gaff neither td. stanford hands ucla the first loss of the year, 24-10 the final. >> we had a lot to prove. we knew utah wasn't how stanford plays. sunday after the game there is a lot of guys in the weight room trying to get better and in the weight room and meeting rooms. from there the whole week of practice was a little more tenacity and it showed. >> these are rough times for the cal bears. battered and beaten and tonight over -- overwhelmed by oregon state. they hoped they could snap their four-game losing streak. pleasanton's own leading the way and hooking up for 51 yards

. - kevin is related to both john wayne gacy and john wayne bobbitt. - and john wayne? - no. not that i see here. - wayne johnsonthe rock? you mean dwayne, and no. what about jim halpert? uh-oh. turns out, distant relative of the reviled richard nixon. - pam always says i look like nixon. that's crazy, right? i mean, there's nothing there. tru-- oh, no. - dwight's grandfather-- - was a member of the bund, which is not technically the same thing as the nazi party. so-- [clears throat] - i was gonna say he was a tax evader. - oh. i was joking about that whole bund thing. oh-ho, the look on your faces. [laughing] - and meredith is a blood relative of lizzie borden. - cool. [mimics psycho stabbing sound effect] - stop it! stop it, you're frightening me. - andy, did you call this meeting just to talk junk about our families? - no, i'm proving a point, okay? we all have ancestors who may have done horrible things in the past. but it's in the past, and it's not our fault. so we don't have to talk about it. - the difference is, andy, that you're the only one here still benefitting from the terrible things your ancestors

kevin harvick was able to stay clear of the smoke winning his fourth race in the race. matt kenseth is fourth but by just three points over jimmy johnsonnday night which is time to introduce you to this week's candidates for game of the week. these week's contestants are aragon at capuchino, foothill at california, wilcox at palo alto, encinal at bisoáp, salesian at st. pat and alhambra at dourty. have a good week everybody. i understand the raiders have scored again. so they're even in more control of that game 24-3 in the fourth quarter. >> a good night on both sides of the bay. >> that would be nice. hopefully the a's will do it tomorrow. >> absolutely. >> returning now to that breaking news. one more time crews have contained a 4-acre fire on yerba buena island. >> we want to give you one more look on the bay bridge. a crash happened 45 minutes ago on the eastern span all of it bringing traffic to a crawl as you can see here on these live pictures. the crash alone closed three lanes on the bridge. we just learn -- learned a few minutes ago that the wreckage has been cleared. we have not received any results. but a lot of traffic tr

johnson. a stand upper forperformance. it's about bullying and talks about gun violence. it's won a bunch of awards. check out www.dirty the movie.com. it's also directed by kevin i bet that has ideology doesn't it? >> you have to watch it. >> i'm not going to get one more thing in today. who's taking us out of here? >> jasper. >> that's it for us. bye. thanks for watching. special report is next. this is pay fox news alert. this is a two hour breaking news edition of special report. political pawn shots replaced briefly by the real thing. this afternoon on capitol hill. we're awaiting a live news conference. we have the update on today's car chase that ended with police shooting and killing the suspect. it all started at the white house, went through the streets of washington at high speeds and ended up at the steps of the capitol. carl cameron is live on capitol hill to tell us what happened. good evening carl. >> reporter: hi bret. all that happened on day three

kevin as we were walking back. i was with him when he died. >> reporter: specialist bryan johnson said that he and a fellow soldierorm. five men drove by. friends say a racially charged term came from a passing car. the fellow soldier responded. >> he spoke up to them as they were driving by after they said "cracker." "is that how you talk to your veterans now?" >> reporter: they confronted the three. but when they found out they were soldiers, the driver decided to leave. >> started to back off except that one guy. from what i can figure out, he went around from behind and circled back. >> reporter: police say that's when geike was stabbed. later at joint base lewis mcchord, specialist jeremiah hill of the third stryker brigade admitted to it to a fellow soldier as he sought help for a cut hand. >> the person asked what happened to your hand. i stabbed and killed a guy over the weekend. >> reporter: that led to hill's arrest and two more including specialist johnny runyon befford. >> the fellow soldier accused of killing him -- >> that's bull [ bleep ]. excuse my language. being in uniform. why would you stab you