l.a. see temperatures interior california, well above normal. reno, 74. the heat breaks sunday, monday and next week. slightly cooler. but -- >> slightly. slightly. that works. >> you're a meat and potatoes kind of guy. the story might change your mind. a cripple nme not so well done. this man stole $1200 worth of meat by shoving it down his pants. new york police say the man worked at the supermarket and faces charges of fourth degree grand larceny and that might bring to mind a classic scene from national lampoon's animal house. it is worth noting that they didn't get away with that either. the real question now is how big are those guy's pants. that is a lot of money. yeah. >>> former fed chairman ben bernanke is rejected for a loan. >>> and how many jobs were created in september. >>> plus, the age of the flying car may be closer than you think. you're watching "early today." sir, we're loaded and getting ready to go... ...we're going to need you on the runway. (vo) don't let a severe cold hold you back. sir? (vo) theraflu starts to get to work in you

l.a. california like. the technology that probably will be coming down the line if you have the best camera for the average citizen so i'm sure there are rules about that. everyone is walking around the button it has a camera on it and audio is able to record every aspect of your life when you're out there in the real world including interactions you may have with officers. what are the rules about that because as a lawyer i would think that's a great opportunity to talk about what we can record and what we can't record. secondly if i haven't had any problems with the police in my entire life and if i've never been incarcerated and i've ever done drugs and i've never done anything that would be considered egregious in terms of breaking the law and my still considered a black man? >> the main question there was since technology is moving in a direction when which private citizens can have wearable cameras potentially and that there will be likely rules and regulations around what constitutes invasions of ot

l.a. it falls short. >> with california and l.a. in an earthquake zone. does that affect how the buildings are designed. >> because of the earthquakes, you have to build them sturdy, once they are too ridged, that's when you have the potential for collapse. it's more the guts of the building, how does it compare to paris. >> paris is interesting because what they have done with the zoning, they kept everything in the historic district capped. you can't go beyond a certain height. they want to keem a certain character. what they have done is pushed out tall towers and financial districts to the outskirts. you have a distinct character for the historic district, which is all these high-rises that are shooting up. >> in new york, how do they work those regulations. we talked about the fact that there are super skyscrapers going up lately in the city. >> in certain areas, they have to stay below a certain height, no more below 10 stories, others - if they want to boost the economy or change the use, like when we had industrial. we don't have industry. it's mo

california. >> east of l.a. >> we have seen them up in trees, rummaging through trash cans and making themselvesmy house! my house. >> someone is looking for breakfast. >> information to be bear aware. wild life officials say black bears from adapted to urban areas used to getting food, water, and shade around homes. >> there are cubs born close to home. mom teaches you to do what you learn. >> don't attract bears to the property with trash cans. protect fish pond s. >> the bears and coyotes are not leaving. >> i have never really been concerned. >> despite the sirens that scare them back. they know where the food is. >> stay out of their way. do not get between a bear and where it wants to be. >> a mom and her cubs stayed for weeks in one neighborhood. >> put a deposit on the house. >> bear b.&b. >>> we have baseball coming up. one may be impacted by rain. friday will be best weather of the three. 67 tomorrow. saturday's game likely not enough rain to cause a delay but a few showers until saturday for game 4. clear skies. game 5 we hope the giants are close to another world series title. we hav

the forecast for today, looking fine in southern california, 83 in l.a. le bit cooler on saturday, more on shore flow ahead of the system. by by the time we get to sunday, showers in the west. many areas of california remain dry. that's your national most part, dry today in central portions of california. so world series, game tonight, just fine saturday, not the best, but they'll get it in. >> i'll watch it on tv. stay away from the weather. thank you, bill karins. >> that will be fun. >> it will be fun. never know. thank you, bill. >>> pope francis weighs in on prisoners with life sentences. plus, if you're confused about air bags, you are not alone. new details up next. to help entertain some friends at the beach. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time. and 2% back at the grocery store. even before he got 3% back on gas. all with no hoops to jump through. rafael was inspired to use his bankamericard cash rewards credit card to spend a night watching the stars, under the stars. that's the beauty of rewarding connections. apply online or at a

l.a. clear skies over the bay area. a little coastal fog developing and we'll see more of an overnight. look from sunny skies across the state of california l.a. which will have a real temperature of 84 degrees. we expect a mild to warm day. highs in the low 60s. we'll see mid to upper 70s around the bay and in our inland locations. and don't forget, fleet week begins with the air show performances. so tomorrow, friday and saturday. look for sunny skies. it will look warmer and milder. so lovely sky conditions. the warmest days will be saturday, sun, monday. mid 80s around the bay. low 70s around the coast. and then it cools down when we might get some rainfall. >>> there is no stopping selfie mania. the navy has launch adew social media campaign. join the effort called hash tag selfie with a sailor. >> they started it as a way to bull connections. some of the selfies and it didn't take long before people in san francisco took their cameras out to pose with sailors and marines. >> being friendly good. i'm not a huge fan of selfies. >> everybody is taking selfies. i guess it is a good thing. >> and rolling with it. there will be plenty of

l.a. >> reporter: news choppers in southern california were not chasing cars today. all eyes were looking down on a baby black bear trapped inside a dumpster in pasadena with a protective mama bear desperate to get her cub out. >> they look cute, but you want to leave them alone. >> there goes mama climbing up to get her baby. look at that. >> reporter: game wardens could hear the mother crying and knew they had to help. so they fire a bean bag at mom to scare her away. >> oh, well now you get out. look at that. >> reporter: then safely coax the cub out of the dumpster. the little one shimmies up a tree to safety calling out for mom. and before long they're back together. >> awe. that's going to end happy. >> reporter: the story of the pasadena bears was hard to resist, described on twitter as the cutest thing i've seen all day. such sightings are not rare in these foothill communities as bears trek down from the mountains looking for food and water. >> a bear! >> reporter: in august one family found this guy cooling off in their backyard kiddie pool. in 2012 this 60

. >> anything that keeps the raiders from moving to l.a., people will be encouraged by. >>> california nurses groups are encouraged that they will be better protected from ebola after a meeting with the governor today. the nurses told governor jerry brown during a closed door session at the capitol that hospitals are not ready to treat ebola patients and don't have the necessary gear or the training. governor brown told them the state is working to ensure their safety and the nurse groups thanked him for his leadership in this area. meanwhile, santa clara county supervisors and nurses there also tackling the difficult issue of ebola, specifically how prepared the county is to handle the disease if it should be detected locally. the protocols addressed today involve questioning patients about recent travel to west africa. if ebola is suspected, that person will be brought back into a specialized room while health care workers put on protective equipment. >> an impermeable hood and neck cover with a full face shield, powered air purifying respirator, an inner layer of fluid-resistant tyv

and soaking rain southward into california into bay area and l.a. we needed rain. not good news for trick or treaters, but good news overall. and the appalachians, snow, could bring significant snow as a nor'easter to maine. back to you. >> all right, thanks so much, jim. >>> still ahead, a popular baby food company accused of misleading parents abouts it products. >>> plus massive explosion, people ordered to stay in doors after a blast at a fireworks factory. >>> the king is back. a story that goes way beyond just basketball. it's the homecoming for lebron james. . >>> it is likely we are seeing the biggest monthly drop in gas prices since the height of the recession. a gallon is 33 cents cheaper than a month ago. that's a decrease of 10%. that's the most we have seen in a month since december of 2008. the national average this morning is right at $3 a gallon. and we should see another 15 to 20 cents off by thanksgiving. >>> u.s. regulators are demanding answers from the makers of the exploding air bags. they are requiring taka da to testify under oath. 8 million

southern california's chapter ran from bakersfield to texas to louisiana. so the brothers from l.a. not only had southern california. they organized in sanita ana, sn diego, houston chapter, the dallas chapter, chapters all along the southern plains. so the southern chapter of the black panther party was a very strong chapter and all the work they did with the young -- with hasn't been documented but i would love to collaborate with someone because i'm doing oral mists myself. so -- >> i think there was one last question over here. >> again, in the interest of bringing it forward some, and i apologize i was not here at the beginning of the program, i may have missed something, but i'm thinking about the southern farmers cooperative and then currently an organization, the rural coalition which does work to bring farm workers together across all groups. did any of those activities begin to come in to the research because i don't know, lauren, when your research ended, but in terms of thinking about what we do today, what groups we look to support and become a part of. >> right. i'm rea

california. we all know how horrible the drought is, l.a. ar 100 degrees possibly friday, saturday, sunday. not good as far as -- they could have fire danger extremely high out in california heading through this weekend. >> okay. something to pay attention to. thank you so much. much appreciated. i just got a tweet about my pen. gabe, our page was kind enough to give me this blue pen. someone tweeted saying can't they give you a decent pen? the paper mate is not good enough. this is old school. for left-handers, it gets all over us. gabe, i need a more decent pen for the next hour. >> it matches. >> it does bring out my eyes. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," julia pearson blaming the media for her resignation from the secret service. with the successor already named, how does the agency reset after embarrassing lapses. robert gibbs with join joe and mika. >>> then we'll huddle around the water cooler and tell you how adam sandler's next move means he's coming to a living room near you. you don't have to go out -- gabe, y

southern california's chapter ran from bakersfield to texas to louisiana. so the brothers from l.a. not only had southern california. they organized in sanita ana, sn diego, houston chapter, the dallas chapter, chapters all along the southern plains. so the southern chapter of the black panther party was a very strong chapter and all the work they did with the young -- with hasn't been documented but i would love to collaborate with someone because i'm doing oral mists myself. so -- >> i think there was one last question over here. >> again, in the interest of bringing it forward some, and i apologize i was not here at the beginning of the program, i may have missed something, but i'm thinking about the southern farmers cooperative and then currently an organization, the rural coalition which does work to bring farm workers together across all groups. did any of those activities begin to come in to the research because i don't know, lauren, when your research ended, but in terms of thinking about what we do today, what groups we look to support and become a part of. >> right. i'm rea

we learned just in the past 30 minutes the mayor of a southern california city has been shot to death. the l.a. county sheriff's office says daniel crespo the mayor of bell gardens died at the hospital a short time ago. he was 45 years old. authorities say he was in an altercation with his wife when the shooting occurred. the couples 19-year-old son intervened in the altercationful while the father and son was fighting cespo's wife opened fire. she has been detained. there is no word of any other injuries. >>> charges filed in a 25-year- old cold case killing were dismissed today this after the prosecutor in the case had an affair with another person who was working on the case. ktvu's anne rubin here now to tell us there will be no justice in the killing of kathie zimmer at least for now. >> reporter: now the new prosecutor in this case will go to court to see if this case can be salvaged. an apology to zimmer's family and friends. it took years to file charges and minutes to dismiss them. accused were her husband and his brother. this following two big disclosures. first the prosecutor did n

the cdc recommends incinerating the waste which in california is illegal. the l.a. times reports some hospital representatives say their only option appears to be driving that waste to another state to burn it. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage of this story and any time we are not on air, you can go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. that is updated around the clock. >>> the public health officials say cases of west nile virus have exploded across the state of california. and the drought could be to blame. the contra costa times reported the number of mosquitos infected with the virus statewide is at the highest ever detected. 562 cases have been reported this year. more than twice the number from just a year ago. health officials say it could be linked to a range of factors including climate, the number of birds and mosquitos in the area and, of course, the drought. >>> some good news if you are driving on the bay bridge this morning, you should not see the same kind of gridlock that kept people on the bridge for hours on friday. this weekend, caltrans removed

california. we have lived in l.a. for 30 years. i was bon in the bronx. it's niece to come back and do the play. >> you want people to know that there's something more than what they think they know about the story. here is a chance to find out about it and inspire people, encourage people. >> it's encouraging and inspiring. inspiring a generation of folks. i'm glad we had a chance to talk to you. thank you very much. great to meet you. a pleasure indeed. >> finally, the picture of the day. jan hookes passed away from an undisclosed ill possess. she was a cast member of "saturday night live" from '86 to 1981, she was known for skits and impressions of sin aid o'connor and hillary clinton. she was 58 years ol. i'm john seigenthaler, "america tonight" is next, see you tomorrow might. don't miss the class reunion. were the right paths chosen? >> it was absolutely devastating. >> have family wounds begun to heal? >> our relationship still is harsh. >> are their dreams coming true? >> it wasn't my first choice, but i'm glad i made a choice. >> the edge of eigh

. >>> new this morning, the mayor of a southern california city is shot and killed during a domestic dispute. the l.a. county sheriff's department says bell gardens mayor daniel crespo died yesterday. they say his wife shot him and it appears the couple had a heated argument. when their 19-year-old son intervened, the father and son got into a physical fight. the woman said she shot the husband to protect the son. she was released after questioning. >>> california has new gun laws. one allows relatives to get a cord order to take away a family member's right to use or buy a gun if that person shows any signs of mental instability s the law was sparked by the isla vista massacre near uc- santa barbara earlier this year. another law signed by the governor has roots in the shooting death of andy lopez by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy. the teen was carrying a realistic looking pellet gun the deputy thought it was real and now the new law calls for all toy guns sold in california to be brightly colored. >> toys should look like toys and not guns and they have in the past very definitely looked like gun

california dramatically needs the rain. >> so ironic because especially around l.a. with a huge event, when it rains and then seattle and portland they say dry at least for this next couple of days. thank you, bill. >>> crash test dummies are about to get a whole lot fatter. >>> and a new poll on the scariest jobs in america. is yours one of them? >>> we look a close look at the victoria's secret ad. do you see anything wrong with it? why one group is fighting mad. ♪ ♪ hershey's spreads. bring the delicious taste of hershey's chocolate to anything - everything. with hershey's spreads, the possibilities are delicious. why do i cook for the to share with family to carry on traditions to come together, even when we're apart in stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and more, swanson® makes holiday dishes delicious! it used to take me forever to get a smoky eye look just right. until i discovered this... almay's intense i color collection for my hazel eyes. almay intense i-color in four color collections you have to try it for yourself. so simple. so me. almay. this saturday

this african gray parrot took off four years ago from torrence, california, just outside l.a. what's incredible is he flu back home to california. tras truly rarjable. when nigel left, he had a british accent. when he returned, he was speaking espanol, with a slight panamanian accent and asking for a guy named larry. he was reunited with his owner, had to lure him out of the bush a little bit. after the bird tracked down the bird's sales paper. as for larry? who is this larry you speak of, nigel. >> is that not the best story ever? who is larry? like there could be a whole "breaking bad" sequel to a sequel to a sequel. >> that might be what he was doing. >> how do you know he wasn't down the street with the ramirez family. >> he might have just gone to east l.a. and thought it was a different part of the country. >> his gps is a little off. is that not the best story ever? >> that parrot has some 'splainin' to do. >> oh my, we needed that on a tuesday. >>> i'm going to sweat now. >> please let us know if you know where larry or the parrot have been. >>> meanwhile there has been

l.a. kings february 21st. the battle on the ice between longtime northern and southern california rival teams. >> that's fun. there's something weird looking and unique about an outdoor hockey game. >>> you know how kids often say things, maybe at home or in public that are a little too personal? >> imagine compiling your child's zingers, and then turning >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, a bay area break-through that can protect young athletes from football injuries literally by getting inside their heads. >>> what's best for you? michael finney teams up with "consumer reports" with other options. >>> a lot more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> you know children say the darnedest things. one mother is taking advantage of that. >> she is recording her daughter's comments and putting them on youtube. watch some of this. your tummy looks like a bagel. >> ouch. mother and humorous joanna stein said she was throwing them out since she was 4 years old. >> sadie created some of the zingers in her 4-year-old voice. >> joanna said sadie is a sweet kid. >> kids do say the funniest things. >> she will be so embarrass

southern california, that's about 50 miles north of l.a. >>> for us, we are looking at pretty warm weekendhead. in fact so warm we have red flag warnings posted first heading out tonight we are looking at fog along the shoreline already. and partly cloudy skies will be pushing into the rest of the bay area. you can already see that actually if you look out the window. red flag warnings are posted beginning saturday night because this slight cooling spell that we had will turn around this weekend. we'll get strong northeast winds and so the north bay hills, the east bay hills, santa cruz mountains as well, gusts to about 50 miles an hour very dry winds, too. 78 in concord right now. san francisco low 60s. santa rosa 66. high pressure is rebuilding or will rebuilding on saturday over nevada. it's the classic situation for down south, santa ana winds and up here the offshore winds mean that the humidities will be down to about 15% by saturday night. saturday night is when the winds peak. and that's why they have those red flag warnings posted. afternoon highs for tomorrow will be up in the up

l.a. already set up in neighborhoods all over southern california became like a mc donald's franchise for the mexican cartels. in the early 90s the san diego gang member named david thoreau, they called him pop by, developed a strong relationship with the tijuana mexican drug cartel and idea for ms. or you know felix brothers. top five based on his successes for the cartels running back and forth across the border from seeing diego into mexico. at 1992, he was a made member of the california mexican mafia under the tutelage of another mafioso named josÉ marquez, better known as bat or kaz. these guys shipped 10 intensive drugs across the border and they arrested trio of hotties behind. among those bodies, the 1993 assassination as a guadalajara airport in the 1997 ambush of the tijuana newspaper and jesus bunker nail us. and the mexican assassin in the streets. federal wiretaps in 1994. recorded other mafia members in the los angeles area, bragging about his exploits. not in america, but across the border in america, safety and popeye the road, and these were the words he used, like james

california. last year you might recall the kings and ducks played at the l.a. coliseum.e'll have hockey at levi's stadium in mid-february. >> wow. >> we know it's going to be cold. so that will be good. >> 60s. >> wow, impressive. >> thanks for joining us, "nightly news" is next. >>> on our broadcast tonight, ebola emergency. new concerns over just how many people may have come in contact with that first patient diagnosed in this country. it's far higher than we were initially told. >>> bracing for impact, 40 million americans in the path of severe weather this evening, already causing trouble on the ground and for air travelers. >>> death on the field. questions about football safety have come roaring back after three high school players die in a single week. >>> and our "making a difference" report tonight. a great story about an act of charity 100,000 times over. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the spread of ebola is now a truly scary,y

california and nevada. looks like we're going to get mighty toasty. we have it from l.a. south of l.a. and back towards palm springs. look at the forecast. as we go into this weekend, very hot. friday l.a. 98. saturday 101 in downtown l.a. so pretty hot stuff for october. that's the leastas far as l.a., the coast goes today, inland warmer than that. >>> the heat wave -- not a typical santa ana event so we won't have the gusty winds. still, it's so dry and hot, fire danger will be high. >> typical for this time of year. great to hear about the snow news. >>> the future hall of famer hung up his cleats days ago. derek jeter is sitting down with today's matt lauer to talk about good-byes and new beginnings. >> you're two days in to the rest of your life. what was the first day like? obviously you're coming off the high of boston. did you stand in your apartment and say now what? >> i got nervous because i had to do my interview with you. >> the 40th interview we've done. >> somebody mentioned to me i went from an old man in baseball to a young man in life. i liked how that sounded. i cons

california. the enterovirus 68. we have learned there are two confirmed cases down in l.a. the first involves a child treated in long beach. the child was in the hospital for a week and is now home. also today, children's hospital los angeles confirmed a second case. the patient is a child who has developed the acute limb weakness, which sometimes accompanies this illness. earlier this week, a rhode island child died from the virus. more than 400 cases have been identified in 40 states in recent weeks. >>> new at 5:00, some call him the facebook vigilante. a south bay man is working his own case. no longer is he the victim but the detective. he is sending a message to the thieves. here is marianne favro. >> reporter: when he returned to his condo in this north san jose neighborhood on september 22nd, he realized his home had been burglarized. >> they took my dee ceased mother's jewelry, my camera equipment and my gear and my imac. >> reporter: he reported the crime to san jose police, then went to work on his own, trying to find the suspects. >> i tracked them down using th

california. he is going to make the announcement that supporters say will help millions in l.a.ss to open space. find out why though not everyone is pleased. >> it's no secret soda makers are spending millions to fight initiatives that would add a tax on sugary drinks. few we are learning part of the reason why is connected to something happening in mexico. those are some of the stories we are working on for mornings on 2. >>> now let's go back over to sal and check in. the friday morning commute has been pretty good. >> it has been. highway 4 it looks okay if you are driving up to the willow pass grade. about a five minute delay. you can see it's a little slow coming up. and nearby just getting word of a new crash southbound 680 on the way from concord to walnut creek. chp is on the way. it's been blocking one lane. bay bridge toll plaza, you can see traffic is backed up for a 25 minute delay and no major problems. now let's go to steve. >>> let's get right to it here. typhoon is heading toward okinawa. it will dump 15-20 minutes of rain. it was a super typhoon. it has been dow

california. small plane crashes the the mountains east of l.a.yesterday but investigators say all three people onboard survived. possibly with broken bones. no word on what caused the crash. >>> and colorado, hershey settle with a company that made pot can by bars that looked like almond joy. the company stopped selling the stuff and will have to re-call or destroy all the knockoffs. >> if by destroy, you mean -- >> the islamic state is creating more targets for u.s. and coalition airstrikes by gathering reinforcements around the syrian city of kobani. that's new today according to the white house. >> when they see clusters of fighters or see depots or materiale or supplies that are critical to the cities of the fighters, it's easier to take them out. you have seen a stepped can up operational tempo in and around kobani. >> well, officials with the kurd say they're sharing information with u.s.-led coalition to help direct bombing against isis targets in that area. take a look at our wall over here, kobani itself is right on turkey's border but t

l.a. in about 2.5 hours. the project is expected to be completed sometime in 2020. >>> well, the california coastal commissiontting a windfall from facebook's former president. sean parker is paying $1.5 million in fines because, well, he did not get the proper permits for his multi-million dollar wedding in big sur. it was in an environmentally- friendly sensitive area. the money will now go towards conservation and educational programs. >>> well, a family found a message in a bottle after a fishing trip on the central coast. right after they cast the line, they got hit with a big wave and they saw the bottle that came all the way from hawaii. >> peeled it really carefully and laid it out and let the sun dry it. >> well, the note was written by a little girl four years ago. it was an invitation to her birthday. >> i guess they are going to be late. >> i think a little bit. [ laughter ] >> she is 4 years older now. >> that is fun. we do that in grammer school. we put up balloons with postcards on them in moraga. we got a letter from mexico. >> how neat! >> believe it or not. it took two or three weeks but som

back in california nasty and balmy. 82 fresno. 69 monterey. 77 high in l.a. plenty of sunshine. cholesteroler in the bay area. nice day. morning clouds perhaps a little bit of drizzle in the north bay. everyone see sunshine by the afternoon. 75 for santa rosa. 77 inspect a.71 the high for san francisc francisco. san jose 77 agree ins oakland comfortable high of 73. accu-weather 7 day forecast after the a.m. light showers see plenty of sunshine both saturday even in sunday next front approaches on monday within crease clouds and after that smooth sailing with sunshine and 70's. >> looks good. thanks so much drew. >> surfer kelly sliter pulls off an aerial maneuver never before done on a surfboard. take off from competition in portugal when he launched off a wave. spup around twice then somehow landed professional surfer done even know whether to call it. look there. he said he didn't have a name for it. >> if just fun as hard as i could and backward. spun out like whoa. cool. >> from the back you saw him drop in and he whipped it and i wasn't i knew he like rotated again but wasn

california need a lot of attention. i think with your leadership both with the ports of l.a., long beach, oakland and sacramento, that you will bring a different vision to it, you being in your position now for ten years. of course, you know port directors last a minimum of three to four years and you have lasted a long time. so, i really think that is deserving to be bee stowed ~ bestowed upon you to be the head. good luck. >> thank you, commissioner. >> i will say one thing. as many of you know, i'm i've been a big proponent of water transportation ~. i'll go on record to say since we didn't have the tide land tour today and newport, i want to say i think it's a great step we're taking. it is an expansion of the boat and their fleet. we did take a nice ride. i just want to emphasize being able to develop more modes of water transport not only just for special events, recreational, but also hopefully if we ever get to the point where we can see it also as helping in more commuting in addition to all the existing ferries that we do have to relieve some of the congestion which is one of the biggest issues we do face on th

california. the president left this morning for allen. will be speaking to an audience of millenniums. l.a. area organization that will bring together entrepreneurs and venture capital teams. >> good news for at&t customers he may be getting some money ba. shots fired tear responded to calls the shots fired. at a platform of 500 south lasalle. it was around 11:20 a.m.. a male suspect fired shots before fleeing. he was caught a short distance away. no reports of injuries. remains on the scene. blue line trains are stopped. >> the city is quietly but significantly lowering the threshold for yellow light times under read like a hammer programs. a newspaper says the major. before and after photographic evidence. officers are tossing red light tickets because the yellow ligh * are less than the three second minimum required by the city. the official set ups and downs caused yellow light * to fall short by just a razor-thin margin. >> and a push to test and treat some of the nation's most undiagnosed conditions. an estimated 3 million americans including 70,000 chicagoans are living with hepatiti

l.a. to san francisco. it's beautiful, but in the central valley, you see the farms and signs. >> they basically say no water, no jobs. >> california is in a really intense prolonged drought. this is a worldwide thing, all over the globe, there are more extreme weather events. places are getting warmer, places are getting drier. it's a pretty big deal. >> we went to central voluntarily to see just how bad it is, what technology can do to maybe help fix it. let's take a look. >> we are seeing a period of epic drought, the extremes for extreme. it affects all of us. >> we get a satellite view of california's epic drought. >> they're the eye in the sky. >> we get a boots on the ground perspective where once fertile fields have gone to dust. >> my parents were migrant farm workers and then we established our family here in the early 1950's and that's where i grew up learning a lot about farming, especially cantaloupes. >> growing fruits and vegetables has been joe's life work, but this year, a third of his fields will sit unplanted and unproductive. >> our water comes from the u.s. bureau of reclamation and that allocated zero water th

l.a. times," right? there's fear in california and real, he was reporting, time is up, realignment is causing crimes.e sex offenders, more murderers. there is evidence of that. realignment is too new to study that. but when one person comes out and commits a crime, that israel potential i think for there to be backlash and it's a real danger as we look at the policy. one thing that's important think about in criminal justice reform and prison reform is we have an expectation we can get it perfect. that's where a lot of reforms have failed in the past is if we just got the right sentence, if we just understand the right risk assessment, no one would ever commit any murders, never let anyone out of prison who did anything bad. we are just a perfect at anything. one thing to get better criminal justice policy we need to be willing to accept a little bit of air. not that there people running around murdering people let down by the sometimes we will get it wrong and that's okay. it doesn't mean the whole policy is wrong, that we have to think about all the success stories also don't condone as often. i'm

california neighborhoods. rachel kim shows us what they are doing about it in the suburbs east of l.a. >> reporter: we have seen them up in trees, rummaging through trash cans, and making themselves at home. >> oh, my god a bear is in my house, in my house! >> reporter: -- in our foothill community. >> somebody is looking for breakfast. >> reporter: in monrovia where bears pay regular visits to residents, an information meeting to be bear aware. department of fish and wildlife officials say because of the ongoing drought, black bears have adapted to urban areas and are now used to getting food, water and a little shade around homes. >> we know there's a lot of cubs being born very close to town and we see them with their mothers and what mom teaches you to do is what the youngsters tend to learn. >> reporter: the lieutenant says the best thing for residents to do, don't attract bears to their properties by controlling food and trash cans, picking up fallen fruit from trees, and protecting fish ponds. >> the bears, the coyotes, none of them are leaving. we just need to learn to live and adapt with them. >> i'm n

l.a. the buyer is prime health care which owns hospitals in nine states. >> prime's track record of acquiring hospitals in californiapoor. they have a record of cutting services after they buy hospitals, reducing staff, and generally just lowering the quality of care that they extend to the community. >> there's usually going to be some layoffs in the beginning when we're doing this. but then within a year we normally have more clinical jobs in our hospitals, maybe less administrative. >> union members say they'll lobby state attorney general kamala harris to block that sale. >>> a story you'll see only on nbc bay area called vallejo's forgotten art. sculptures and monuments that were once the pride of the city seem to have been tossed aside to rot away. in some cases they've disappeared altogether. jodi hernandez is in vallejo with exclusive details on what some are calling the city's lost treasures. >> at one time in the 1960s, it was called the town square. >> reporter: this section of downtown vallejo was once home to some world-class art. one-of-a-kind pieces designed to symbolize vallejo's rebirth. but in 2002

l.a. a driver crashed into an above groundwater main yesterday in riverside county can, california. witnesses say the man passed out and the water just started gushing into his car. a woman saw a deputy needed help and so she pulled over a jumped right in. >> he was drowning. the water was going up. it busted the window. >> the driver is expected to be okay. the deputy did not want to be interviewed about his part in the rescue. he only said, it's just my job. >>> well, it could be a scene in a horror movie. imagine sitting on a subway and all of a sudden you hear this loud drilling noise and a drill bit comes through the ceiling dangerously close to your train. take a look at this picture. crews were doing some work when their drill pierced a tunnel ceiling. >> oh, my goodness. >> and came dangerously close to an occupied train. that giant drill bit did not enter the train and nobody go hurt. but scary stuff. can you imagine if you saw that? >> it's right on the edge. all right. breaking news right now in northeast washington where a police officer was attacked by an armed man. we'