and you have cabs right over the border with l.a. city. have we given any thought to partnering with delhi city? rex that is absolutely correct and we had a town hall meeting -- >> that is absolutely correct and we had a town hall meeting on that subject. it is not always a popular thing among taxi drivers because no one likes increased competition. but even if the driver is going to be in that relatively remote location, economically, that is challenging. we need to talk about chairing that area with the daly city taxis. i think as long as we require electronic gps record keeping, then we can force the the up and drop-off locations. >> it seems like we have challenged the various aspects of getting a cab, but dispatch seems to be a particular problem. particularly during certain times of day or during the week. when we have services that enhance capacity, and we have an eventual increase in the number of cabs. for example, whether it is working with daly city or over cabs or other regular services that use this dispatch, that is a producti

-- l.a. city college? >> it was interesting. the only inkling of art was i took a class in perspective drawing. i remember his name. i got an f. [laughter] it really angered me. i went back the next term. i did it over again. i got an a. i guess that was the beginning. i took night classes at usc, i had a cousin down there. in ceramics. the teacher was very well known at the time and still is. he is long gone. glenn made me a t.a. he was building a house with a california architect. he took me there on a hunch. after that, he enrolled me in usc architecture class at night. i suspect he paid for the tuition. i was not able to. i did really well. that was the first inkling. tavis: when you say it was the first inkling, when you did well at usc, let me back up half a beat, what do you recall about the prospective class -- that perspective class? what made the difference? that is the first sign he were passionate enough to go back and get it right. >> i think it was the teacher. he realized i failed for other reasons than skill. he

a l.a. cityouncil is warning of a, quote, tragedy waiting to happen. >>> and this comes to us from bay shore new york where one man is celebrating what is aringly the best automobile ever. the volvo he bought in 1966 now has more than 2 million miles on it. that is equivalent to more than 2,000 or a thousand trips around the world. so now he is quickly closing in on 3 million miles. so he is the only guinness world record holder for a high-mileage vehicle and he did it all with air conditioning because it cost too much when he bought the car for just over 4,000 bucks. >> i hat a turtle wagon that went 270,000 miles and i sold it. i wonder how much further it would have gone i wish i could see a picture of that. >>> well, i'm lynn berry, and this is the first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. 4:56. it is a tuesday morning. you can see the moon and the stars. the humidity is a little bit to lower. 69 degrees at

an l.a. cityn says he called 911 after bieber blew past him on the freeway with doing more than 100 miles an hour. angie crouch has more. >> reporter: this new picture taken by a french tourist shows justin bieber getting pulled over by the chp. >> he was looking for the car first, that's why i took the picture. and then i heard that it was justin beeb he's. >> he came by like a rocket ship in that silver car. >> reporter: dennis saw bieber followed by a caravan racing through traffic. >> he passed me, weaving in and out of traffic. and then a number of other cars, five or six other cars following. and it was a chase, it looked like a police chase. >> reporter: once bieber was pulled over, the cars following him took off before police could question the drivers. the traffic stop of one of the world's most popular teenagers drew a big crowd. >> ironically it was councilman zine who once proposed an ordinance to crack down on paparazzi. that's no excuse for celebrities to put others in danger. >> i

100-mile-an-hour freeway game of cat and mouse between justin bieber and paparazzi last friday, an l.a. city councilman is warning of a, quote, tragedy waiting to happen. >>> and this comes to us from bay shore, new york, where one man is celebrating what is arguably the best automobile ever. the volvo he bought in 1966 now has more than 2 million miles on it. that's, that's the equivalent of 1,000 trips around the world. so now he is quickly closing in on 3 million miles. so he is the only guinness world record holder for a high-mileage vehicle, and he did it all with air conditioning because it cost too much when he bought the sports car for just over 4,000 bucks. these days no air conditioning would not work out so well. >> i'm assuming the air conditioning would not work so well. how do you record the mileage? >> they're going to go over it three times. >>> well, i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> well, one bundle of joy wasn't good enough for a new mom in china. rose, the lioness, gave birth to six cubs aet the zoo,

100-mile-an-hour freeway game of cat and mouse between justin bieber and paparazzi last friday, an l.a. cityf a "tragedy waiting to happen." that probably makes sense, 100 miles an hour, freeways, two people, not a good idea. can we just keep it like on the sidewalk? do we really have to get -- >> what are you trying to do? taking photos out of the car at that speed? >> exactly. well, thankfully the tom cruise and katie holmes divorce is settled, now we don't have to talk about it every day which we were doing for 11 days. you had me looking it up to make sure i came in here prepared. that's outside of my character. >> i'm lynn berry, this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. am. >>> president obama turns up the heat on republicans over middle class tax cuts. mitt romney and the gop as defenders of the rich and threatening to veto a bill that includes any tax cuts for the wealthy. the question is with new polls showing the candidates in a dad heat with this issue follow us all the way to the election? >>> as the violence continues in syria, patience is wearing thing among the allies of pres

the l.a. cityoted unanimously on tuesday to shut down the pot shops, at least until the courts clarify the state law that allows them to operate. it allows hospices and home health agencies to provide medical marijuana to legitimate patients. >>> coming up, we go to london for a preview of mitt romney's overseas trip and get reaction from david axelrod. on the a&m bam obama campaignment >>> plus, erica hill sits down with microsoft founder bill gates and we'll get the inside scoop on the family feud involving michael jackson's estate. all that and more a little later on "cbs this morning." for now, though, that will do it for the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. appreciate you watching. i'm terrell brown. take care everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a freeway shooting in the east bay. how the victims were able to call for help >>> watch out for the mall lions, the bay area campus where its moving and >>> and we're sta

and he has been involved in public safety for a number of years and doing very momably serving the l.a. city attorney as well as his current position. actually, for me this has been a journey, it's not like a light switch went on yesterday. i have been involved in public safety for about 30 years. i have seen the war on drugs from the ground up. i have seen it as a police officer, young police officer walking, foot beat in south central and east l.a. i saw the revolving door, the impact that that revolving door was having in many communities and as i rose through the ranks, i began to take a different look at the way we dealt with crime and the way we dealt with public safety and as i evolved throughout the years, i came to the conclusion that what we had been doing with the war on drugs was leading us in the wrong direction. the impact that it had and not only in communities -- quite frankly in our entire community was creating a situation which doesn't necessarily make us any safer and frankly, i think we have criminalized an area i think should be really looked upon as a health issue more

and he has been involved in public safety for a number of years and doing very momably serving the l.a. city attorney as well as his current position. actually, for me this has been a journey, it's not like a light switch went on yesterday. i have been involved in public safety for about 30 years. i have seen the war on drugs from the ground up. i have seen it as a

l.a. city attorney filed four charges against the man, including reckless driving.eiber pulled over while the paparazzo sped off. beiber will appear in court in september. and adult stars of modern family are suing 20th century fox television asking for more money. and they filed to get contracts voided. ed o'neal joined after the fact, and he's known to be making more than the rest. >> katie -- katy perry signed on to endorse a snack brand pop chips. also become an investor and creative partner. her new ads hit the screen in the fall. get more entertainment news at otrc.com. >> and coming up next at 4:00. >> i get in before dark. and i don't leave until its light, light is out. you know? >> and what feelings like that is oakland the best place for national night out parties? >> and days of clash was police in southern california. >> what critics say this video proves about the way sea world trains its whales >>> area communities getting ready to host national night out block parties and officials are encouraging people to get involved. >> it's but wondering if it's

. >> i want to talk about l.a. city. how are you enjoying it? >> love it. love it.s been great since day one. my teammates are great. we have a great front office. it's fitting to be with my jeep in l.a. too. the first thing i did was take the top off. >> talk about blake. >> yeah. >> just the opportunity for you guys to get things going, but i feel like the sky's the limit for you. >> blake's unbelievable. he's the most freakish athlete, the way he comes to practice, the way he plays, he's remarkable when he plays at another level. the scary thing about him, he hasn't scratched the surface of how good he could possibly be. >> talk to me about the mindset. how has the mindset changed from you going up against these guys and going up after a championship versus the gold medal. >> the mindset changes. a lot of us on the team, we don't get to spend as much time with each other as we'd like. when we wear the usa across our chest, that's why we're out here. that's what we represent. >> thanks for your time. appreciate it. >> you know it. >> zachary keesh with chris pauch

l.a. city council voted late last night to ban all marijuana clubs pending further clarification from the california supreme court. all of the affected clubs have been ordered to shut down immediately. the dispenaries that continue comply can face legal action. >>> for only the second time in the company's history this one is a shocker, apple has actually missed profit estimates. the stock was just crushed in after hour trading overnight following well under $600 a share and this morning scott mcgrew has a word for that. >> reporter: that's a sale. i can't give you specific stock advice. shares of the most successful company in america much lower than they were yesterday. shares in apple fell as much as 5% after the company announced slower iphone sales. the company only sold, only 26 million iphones in the past three months and made just $35 billion in sales. what apple made in sales not profit admittedly but just sales in the last 12 weeks would buy them two yahoo! lock stock and barrel or se

. >> reporter: an l.a. cityw it all unfold says bieber was lucky to just get a ticket. >> i would have arrested him for reckless driving, without a doubt, and impounded his car, because it was that serious. >> reporter: dennis used to be in law enforcement and says bieber was doing 100, weaving in and out of traffic as the paparazzi tailed him. >> total disregard for everyone's safety, total disregard for their own safety, and then even driving on the right shoulder passing cars. it was totally chaotic. >> reporter: authorities say they're still investigating to determine who else was involved and whether more charges should be filed. it's not bieber's first run-in with the paparazzi. in may, the superstar scuffled with a photographer as he and girlfriend selena gomez were leaving the movies. >> now we have him supposedly being chased by the paparazzi, speeding, being reckless, and this comes while he's still under investigation for battery against the paparazzo from may. ♪ >> reporter: bieber's manager told tmz

the l.a. city council was the california supreme court to weigh on this. es that don't comply will face legal action from the city. >> let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning. temperatures will be on the cool side at the coast and by the bay. but inland cities 84 degrees, 75 bay side, 65 degrees at the coast. clouds burning off by noon. cooler tomorrow. we'll have seven day outlook every 15 minutes during the "today" show. >> it appears the sellers are slated on wall street after three straight days of big loss. dow is climbing this morning. both the dow and nasdaq in positive territory. but apple that reported disappointing earnings estimates overnight saw stock lose 4% in early trading. >> in east bay hercules police on the hunt for a gunman who opened fire on a car driving on i-80 last night. a woman and a man were in that car, hit and injured. thankfully several children in that back seat were not hurt. >> let the games begin. the olympic ceremonies won't happen until friday but olympic competition gets under way hours from no

we think big city, largest city, we think new york city, l.a., chicago, but you've got a different big city. >> the largest city in america by area is, drum roll, sitka, alaska. >> just telling me prosecute. >> the largest city by area. not population. l.a. something like 15, new york city, 34. sitka. on the cruise, fishing. it's gorgeous. remember the movie "the proposal" with sandra bullock. that was actually supposedly based in sitka. >> they call it the parent of the pacific. >> back in the 1800s, it was kind of a groovy place to hang out. >> after seeing jenna bush hager in alaska -- >> it's very beautiful. you want to see whales, you want to see sea lions, get back to nature, go to sitka. >> a lot of land, not a lot of people. three people per square mile. >> 9,000 people total. >> good place to go hide. thanks. >>> coming up, creative gifts for host and hostesses for your summer get together. first these messages. ♪ [ male announcer ] we believe small things can make a big difference. like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. purina one dis

. >> london, france, new jersey, kansas city, l.a., go to and have a live meeting with me. >> you don't an over the hill tv host looking to start his rap career? >> that boat sailed. >> i can do something. >> i heard you got obama rap. >> i got political rap. i could bring back dr. jeckyll. >> you could bring back public enemy. >> another opportunity you've taken up is the radio. >> yes, i have a radio show on 98.7. >> champagne and bubbles sunday with andre harrell, 98.7, kiss fm. >> what makes you sit every sunday to do a radio show? >> all the information i'm able to give my artists to get them to stand up strong and walk and run, i felt like i should be telling the whole city this or the whole nation this. i play the classic 90s music and all the new stuff. >> 98.7 kiss fm, that was 112 with only you. >> in the midst of all your success you suddenly had a major health crisis. what happened? >> i had an infection in my blood that got to my heart. so when i went to the hospital, i went to my -- they performed surgery. it was scary but i wasn't in pain. i started texting my friends, te

. >>> when you think of a trend setting city you might think san francisco, new york, maybe l, a maybe l.a now a city in texas is ahead of them. according to forbes houston is it. as you can see los angeles and san francisco still made it on top. oakland came out 16th. >>> next weekend you are going to have a chance to catch the 2012 oakland raiders in action. go to any raider image store and pick up two free tickets for a training camp practice. tickets are available for next friday, saturday and sunday while supplies last. the raiders train in napa. >>> ktvu news is now available for your ipad. the new app can be found in apple's app store and it is free. to find out type ktvu in that search box and the new app will feature ktvu's most up to date news, weather and traffic. one of the features is this live video player where you can watch all of our newscasts live. >>> well, today on the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 stunning new numbers on the number of people in the united states dealing with hiv that just aren't getting treated. the age group in the bay area drawing the most attention. >

a tragedy waiting to happen is what an l.a. citys telling "showbiz tonight" because he says he saw bieber involved in a high speed chase with paparazzi last friday. councilman dennis zion, who was a police officer for more than 30 years, said he saw the biebs leading a pack of paparazzi at speeds of more than 100 miles an hour. he called the highway patrol. they gave bieber a ticket, but that didn't stop the chase. photographers continued to follow him afterwards. so the biebs called 911 when the chase continued. and although he started the call by giving a false name, which justin -- it's always a no-no to do that to the police, eventually police caught up with the attack. bieber filed a complaint against the paparazzi. and there is an investigation going on. they'll see if this violated california's paparazzi law. so if the photographers are found guilty, they could understand up in jail. bieber was driving a $100,000 electric sports car. >> i just can't imagine paying that much more a car. but then again, i'm cheap. >> people do

the l.a. city0 to ban pot shops in the country after the city gave up trying to reign in hundreds of medical marijuana dispense tris that operate in violation of federal law. it's legal in california, the first state to allow the drug for medical use. the state likely headed to the supreme court. >>> a contract dispute threatening to delay the start of modern family's fourth season. sophie i can't vergara and others want increase salaries. >>> 100-78 in the final olympics tune-up. it was rematch of the gold medal game, lebron james scored 25 and the game was played in barcelona where the dream team won gold in 1992. >> i'll have a chance to sit down with carmelo anthony and chris paul. we'll run that interview because of the shooting in colorado we pushed that back. i think it's going to run tomorrow, great interview with them, talking about what they are looking forward to in the olympics. >>> the violence escalating in syria. the situation is deteriorating. turkey is closing its borders with that