we talked to l.a. city council member about all of this, including district. >> the concern is given the fact that dozens got sick there a short time ago, whether or not an eir has been done, an environmental impact report. do you know if one has been done for that sit? >> i couldn't tell you that. >> we ask if oil companies have been given a pass. >> what do you make of that? >> lack of information. there's noest to support that. >> there's no evidence to support the fact that e.r.a.s are not granted on a regular basis. >> correct. there's no evidence to support rubber-stamping of any project. >> we arrived about the petroleum administrator. >> that job has not been filled for two decades. we understand when people on the streets, people in your district say that this government, and this city council doze not have the political will to change the status quo. >> there's no evidence of that. back at the murphy site, there's a plan to install the gas burner, the same one phased out. the oil company didn't ha

. >> 90s and triple digits from phoenix and dallas to washington, d.c. 80s in l.a., kansas city, chicago and boston. 79 in detroit. >>> most of the republican presidential candidates gathered on a stage in new hampshire last night in a preview of thursday's big debate. missing though was front-runner donald trump. he refused to attend. abc's serena marshall with the highlights. >> reporter: it's the kickoff to debate week. the largest gathering of the crowded republican field yet. 14 of the 17 presidential contenders participating in a debate-like event in new hampshire. but no one was throwing punches. >> i'm really impressed with the caliber of the people that are running for president. >> i'm not here to criticize my party. >> reporter: instead using the forum stage to take digs at president obama. >> this president's done an awful job.

all that is left is for the l.a. city council to sign off on the bid. a vote is scheduled for tuesday. countries must submit bids to the international olympic committee by september 15. los angeles is trying to join london as the second three-time coast -- coast. still to come, d.c.'s panda cub like you've never seen him before. what these pictures are already telling us about him. it potentially rainy commute tomorrow morning. who is getting hit the hardest, and when everything will start to clear out. devon kellye: brand-new look at the national zoo panda cubs. the zoo posted photos online. shots taken from the panda cam, and you can see his trademark panda fuzz coming in, black markings forming around his eyes and ears. he was given some sugarcane. this is her first meal since giving birth. we are told mother and baby are doing very well. devon: already on solids? that's amazing. nameless panda, but we know you are a boy. a littleom needs sugar. after you give birth, it comes in handy. devon: if only we could have .ept that a great weather unfortunat

the l.a. city council has to approve the plan on tuesday. we told how you boston was the original pick for the game. but the city couldn't generate enough support. d.c. and san francisco were also on the short list for the game. they chose l.a. because they would agree to cover cost overruns. >>> and there's a chunk missing from a woman's surfboard. the shark bit the board and attacked the surfer yesterday. she is doing fine. she pushed the board towards the shark before jumping off and swimming away. look at the chunk right there. as angie pointed out, she got out without being armed. she thought it was a dolphin at first. >> yes. a dolphin. can you imagine she's on her board. it's two feet under the water. she sees this little head. thinking it's a dolphin and then sees the teeth. that's not a dolphin. and seven to eight feet is how long -- that's enough. that's enough. going to scare me out of the chair. >>> all right, what will the weather be like tomorrow as kids across the dmv gear up for the first day of class? >> yeah. might be a lit

so the unincorporated cities of l.a. count are a million people, so the second biggest city in l.a., they are debating that d right now as ebwell.well i believe they'll pass a minimum wage similar to ours. but they did a study and asked l the los angeles economic development corporation to poll a thousand businesses about the minimum wage and the impact. awa because i know that it will have a positive impact.ies, we've seen the studies and the actual work in the past. but of the 1,000 businesses, zero of them said they would pack up and leave if the minimum wage was raised. and asked what they would do. some would have to raise prices or have a few less employees but 10% to 12% were having negative impact, not even negative, that they do those things. it blew me right -- -- ly two-thirds of businesses said iy was likely they would save mone by reducing cost turnover.hat t in fast food, the employ turn over on average is 150% a year a which is liker. having a permant help wanted sign. that is expensive to train exp people

l.a. unless cities come up with gows financingenerous fundings for aw stadium. between twod 2000 an 2000 and 2010, lost property taxes the team owners are able to force cities to pick up in its new stadium construction. of course the sports teams and their owners insist there's a return on the investment for that public funding in the form of increased public activity that state-of-the-art stadiums many proalt. proposed . they say they're giving up a lot of money for nothing. ali velshi reports . >> blow up an old stadium. build a newer, bigger one costing $1 billion or more. it's a pattern that's been repeating itself over the last 20 years among the nation's professional sports leagues. and some say these new stadiums especially income the success of the national football league or nfl, whose total revenue is $99.4 billion. but a large part of funding from these new stadiums comes not from the pro leagues like the nfl but from taxpayer dollars. some critics see it as a form of corporate welfare. and what few people realize is that even after a stadium is blown

the most motivated workers come into the city of l.a. the best trained workers come into the city of l.a. our businesses will continue to benefit from that. we looked at some really good m impir kal data. people thought, well, those restaurants must be going out of business, et cetera. that didn't happen. in fact, whether it was a poor community like we saw some poorer cities in the bay area start a minimum wage rise or it was a rich city like san francisco we saw the opposite effect. so i tell other cities don't do this because i'm asking a favor from you to make sure it doesn't hurt us, but do it for yourselves because workers can cross city borders. and in the city of los angeles they can live in another city and come into the city of l.a. and i think, you know, who wouldn't want to work at mcdonald's for $15 an hour when another place is stuck at $10? those are going -- and when the employer of a mcdonald's in los angeles can pick the very best, they will get the very best. >> okay. media or club members. great. >> hi. my name's jorda

the l.a. city council has to approve the plan at its meeting on tuesday. we told how boston is the original pick for the games. but the city couldn't generate enough support. d.c. and san francisco were also on the short list for the game, but the committee chose l.a. because it agreed to cover millions in cost overruns. >>> there's a 14-inch wide chunk missing from a woman's surfboard this morning. officials in california closed this beach after a shark bit the board and attacked the 54-year-old surfer yesterday. she's okay, but she had to push it toward the shark and swim away. first they'll analyze the bite mark and teeth pattern to determine how big that shark was. wow. >> she said she's sitting on the board. she sees it two feet underneath her. she thought it was a dolphin, and then realized that's not a dolphin. dolphins don't bite like that. but they did close the beach down for 72 hours. >>> okay. so what will the weather be like tomorrow as kids -- lots of kids gear up for first day of class? >> that's right. it >>> you're watching "news4 today." >

executive carmen policy pitched a joint stadium for the raiders and san diego chargers today for l.a. city leaders. it's the same presentation he made to nfl owners last week. he called the stadium a super bowl nirvana. >>> an internet startup founder finds himself the target of a hate crime. >> joe vazquez reports police are investigating a case of graffiti. >> i don't think he was trying to hurt us. something i would have never expected in san francisco. >> reporter: he tweeted and facebooked about the hate crime saturday. the surveillance video shows a bearded man in a drop box sweatshirt walking up to the drauj door. he then writes an ugly racial slur against asian americans. khan has been on the ground floor of several successful start-ups including to justin.tv. last year he sold twitch to amazon for just under a billion dollars. sometime afterward, somebody, justin believes a neighbor, painted over the graffiti but used a different color paint from the garage door it self. >> you have to deal with it. >> reporter: san francisco 's 35% asian-america. people i talk to say they rarely

the l.a. city council can approve that plan come tuesday. and we told you that boston was the u.s. olympic committee's original pick for the game. but the city could not generate enough support. d.c. and san francisco were also on that short list for the games. >>> there's a 14 inch wide chunk missing from a woman's surfboard this morning. officials in los osos, california, closed this beach after a shark bit the board and attacked the 54-year-old surfer yesterday. she's okay. she says she pushed the board towards the shark before jumping off of it before swimming away. look at that. a big chunk. experts will analyze that bite and see if they can determine the teeth pattern to see how big of a shark that was. >> she estimates this thing was seven to eight feet long. >> did you see the bite marks, it was huge. >> yeah. i mean, it was like a foot itself. >> that was not a dolphin, by the way. >> what a scare. but they have to close the nearby beaches for 72 hours. >> a good call there. 9:11. what will the weather be like tomorrow? a lot of kids going back to school. first day of clas

. >> 90s in portland, seattle and dallas. 80s in boston, detroit and atlanta. 70s in l.a., kansas city, and chicago. 62 minneapolis and 107, that's a scorcher, in phoenix. >>> well, the world tango tournament is now under way are else, buenos aires. that's the birthplace of the sexy dance. >> where else. more than 700 couples from 43 countries are showing off their best moves in the competition's qualifying rounds in front of thousands of fans who flock to the city every year for this contest. >> the dancer actually compete in two categories. first is the most traditional flor tango. when they move onto the more theatrical the stage category before the finals which take place next week. >>> looks fun. >> it does. coming up, one woman's lesson about over exposure to the sun and how she's coping. >> the latest trend in healthy beverages called fat water. you might be surprised to hear that it could help you lose weight. and later -- >> the giz whiz from cool backpacks for younger students to gadgets for college dorms. we've got school innovations covered. you're watching "world news now.

"straight outta compton" tells the story of how a group of kids out of inner-city l.a., young, gift gifted, documented the city they saw around them. forever changing the world of music. >> you can't listen to nwa and sleep, you've got to be wide away. >> igniting a associate movement. >> it's about a movie about standing up for your rights. >>> and cuteness cued. what's going on in the crazy doghouse in taipei that's turning heads in the street, it's turned this dog grooming salon into a viral sensation. but first, the "nightline 5." >> i'm lucky to get through a shift without a disaster. my bargain detergent couldn't keep up. i switched to tide pods. super concentrated for a better clean. 60% cleaning ingredients or 90%? don't pay for water, pay for clean. that's my tide. >>> macy's preview sale friday. get $20 off when you spend $50 with your savings pass. earn plenty points. lots of points, lots of places, one rewards program. >> number one in just 60 seconds. thirst for the extraordinary. ahhh perrier! [muted singing throughout] these girls have waited 62 days for this concert tonight

chairperson of the l.a. city county indian commission and an elected member of the california democratic native caucus. i am currently working on a broad -- project about how to create a more reflect of that is more inclusive of native american people and leaders. for the funding that went to the new organizing institute, they found that .3% of elected leaders from the county to federal level are native american, which is just atrocious. notevidence that we are included in this american political system and democracy. we lose a lot from that. we have a lot of talents to contribute. we are working on a project where we are interviewing native american leaders throughout the country about the structural barriers that preclude us from participating in the american democracy. and what the strategies are for us to be represented in those spaces. i will share more about the project when we get into the question and answer project, but i will hand it to jessica. jessica: good morning, thank you for joining us. withme is

city. outside of l.a. -- we are such a segregated city.ognize there are deserts where supermarkets never returned. boys market never returned. there are a lot -- there are plots of land were services never returned. ,here is a few desert issue something we lost of the 1992 unrest and there are generations who will suffer as a result. harold: much is made of the ferguson events. this is a majority black city with -- nonetheless why it's are the governing lass, most a lot did officials. when you see what went on in cleveland, for instance, it is withgic carpet, a city african-american elected officials. in baltimore -- whatever the socialization of releases, or does that leave us in terms of you can achieve political power and still have the same mess? harold: i think there was a lot about them is it when black political officials were elected. butthe faces had changed the nature of the system had not. you're still talking about machine politics. talking about the backlash after the ride in the 1960's in particular, resources went into law a

city without a team. threatening to move back to l.a. unless their cities come up with better stadiums. last month boston dropped a decades-long bid for summer olympic games in 2024. most of the estimated $4.6 billion cost of the games would have been covered by developers but taxpayers claim they would still be on the hook for $600 million. when the mayor failed to get the people to agree, the mayor dumped bid. things get more complicated when it comes to professional franchises. the teams and the owners insist there's increased economic activity that comes with state-of-the-art stadiums. critics dispute that. they say taxpayers are giving away a lot of money for nothing. ali velshi reports. [ explosion ] >> blow up an old stadium build a newer bigger one costing $one $1 billion or more. it's a pattern among the nation's sports leagues. some say these stadiums especially reflect the success of the national football league or nfl whose total revenue since 1995 is $99.4 billion. but a large part of funding for most of these new stadiums comes not from the pro leagues like the nfl but fro

the city plans to deploy more than 7,000 cameras in all, that would make l.a. largest city to use cameras on a wide scale. the first wave cost $1.5 million, about $1,700 per camera. paid for by private donations. city officials consider that money well spent if it builds more trust between police and the citizens they protect. >> reporter: the city-wide program for body-warn cameras will protect the community as well as the officers wearing them. >> reporter: but not everyone is happy about l.a.'s body camera plan. the most controversial aspect. it allows officers to review footage before writing reports or giving statements, and departments don't have to publicly release any recordings, unless they are part of a krim call or civil court proceedings. . >> we are no required to produce investigative records. we have not in the past with limited exceptions and never on digital video or other types of video. >> reporter: some worry that police will use cameras as surveillance tools. >> body cameras will only increase surveillance of community members. >> reporter:

in the coming months the city plans to deploy more than 7,000 cameras in all. that would cover most of the force and make l.athe largest city to use cameras on a wide scale. the first wave of cameras cost $1.5 million. about 1700 per camera, paid for with private donations, and it will cost just over a thousand dollars per camera, per year to store the video they capture indefinitely. city officials consider that money well spent if it builds more trust between police and the citizens they protect. >> the city-wide program will protect the community as well as the officers wearing them. >> reporter: but not everyone in the community is happy about l.a.'s body camera plans. the most controversial aspect, lapd policy allows officers to review footage before writing reports or giving statements on internal investigations. and departments don't have to publicly release any recordings unless they are part of a criminal or civil court proceedings. >> we are not required to produce investigative records. we have not produced investigative records in the past with limited exceptions. >> reporter: some worry police a

l.a. to cities -- to san francisco in 30 minutes. it's all hypothetical at this point and, essentially, a drawing on paper. elon was upset about the california high-speed rail project. he thinks it's kind of expensive and slow which, i guess, it is. and so he offered this up as an idea for an alternative. he really isn't looking to commercialize it himself, although three, two or three companies have since appeared that are, essentially, hyperloop start-ups. they're taken the ideas that he put out there. they're looking to buy air rights. one is trying to go between los angeles and las vegas, and so the idea is you'd be able to do that in 15 minutes, so you could leave l.a., go to vegas for the night, come back and sleep in your bed. >> host: now, your book has been on the bestsell or list for a while. have you heard any feedback from mr. musk? >> guest: i did. you know, when -- so he didn't get to see the book before it came out, but i did let him see it once it was finished a couple weeks before -- i didn't want him to have to buy

. >> a lot of people have heard the history of the big cities like new york and l.a. in chicago, but what about the small ones like albany, new york? what is the history of them? we will have hit 95 cities in april 2016. >> most of the programming on c-span is event coverage. these are not event coverage types of pieces. they take you someplace. to a home, a historic site. >> we partner with our cable partners to explore the cultural history of various cities. >> the cable operator contact the city. it is the cable industry bringing us there. >> we are looking for great characters. you want your viewers to identify these people we're talking about. >> we are taking people on the road to places where they can touch things, see things, and learn about -- you know, it's not just the local history. a lot of local history plays into the national story. somebody is watching, it should be enticing enough that they will get the idea of the story, but also feel, this is in our backyard. you get a sense that i know that , just by watching this. you have to be up to communicate t

. >> a lot of people have already kind of heard the history of the big cities, like new york and l.a., chicago. but what about the smaller ones like albany, new york. what's the history of that? >> they've been to over 75 cities. we will have hit 95 cities in april of 2016. >> most of our c-span is event coverage. these are not event coverage type of pieces. they're shorter. they take you some place. they take you to a home, a historic site. >> we partner with our cable affiliate to explore the history and literary culture of various cities. >> the key entry into the city is the cable operator who contacts the city. in essence, it's the cable industry bringing us there. >> they're really looking for great characters. you really want your viewers to be able to identify with these people that we're talking about. >> it's an experiential type of program where we're taking people on the road to places where they can touch things, see things, and learn about not just the local history, because a lot of local history plays into the national story. >> if somebody is watching this, it should

city in the world. in a survey by travel and leisure magazine was characterized as rude to visitors. the top five frndly were l.a., france, atlantic city and moscow. gawlway island was the most friendliest. >> on facebook, drop by our page and engage with us. you can leave a comment, a story idea. we'd like that. or even a question for tonight's -- well, watch this one. got an answer for it? ernie: pope francis is coming to new york. are you looking forward to seeing him? >> absolutely. i haven't done anything about getting tickets or waiting in line. the last pope visited the synagogue. we live across the street. so we did have a chance to see him coming and going. ernie: you'd be interested to see pope francis? >> absolutely. >> i'm going to ask for some blessings. ernie: blessings. you're catholic? >> yeah. ernie: must mean a lot to you. >> of course. ernie: any other thoughts you have with his visit to new york? >> i think it's a great thing he's coming to new york. we need more blessings in the city. >> he's a wonderful pope. he's good to the people and everything. rich, poor, anybody. ernie: would you like

according the the associated press, the city council in l.a. will meet on tuesday to decide whether to pursue that bid. should the council give the go-ahead, the united states olympic committee would announce los angeles as the choice city, l.a. mayor would want former olympian caitlyn jenner to carry the trophy. sflmplts and a major upset in horse racing. the triple crown american pharoah at the finish line, coming up short, at saratoga springs in upstate new york, finish second, to a horse named teen ice. first triple crown winner in 37 years, lost the lead. many wondering now if this was american pharoah's last race. >>> and finally, a 12-year-old boy from pennsylvania is on top of the world after this at-bat at the little league world series. he's going to crush it. with this walk-off rbi. single, bottom of the sixth inning. giving his team the u.s. title. the crowd so fired up he turned red. >> look at that. >> before a record crowd of 46,000-plus. >> his hands went up even before -- >> 46,000 -- >> 46,000 people? wow. >> they'll take on un

-tonight, meet a man from inner-city l.a. who turned his local car culture into cold hard cash... -that thing sounds like a beast! -...a father-son team who found a fortune in their burned-down backyard, and a manufacturing mogul who went from kansas' segregated classrooms

. >> a lot of people have heard the history of the big cities like new york, l.a., chicago, but what about the smaller ones? >> we've been to over 75 cities. we will have hit 95 cities in april of 2016. >> most of our programming on c-span is event coverage. these are not event coverage pieces. they take you to a home. >> we partnered with our cable affiliates to explore the history and literary culture of various cities. >> the key entry is the cable operator, who contacts the city. it is the cable industry bringing us there. >> we are looking for great characters. you want your viewers to be able to identify with these people that we are talking about. >> it is an experience, where we are taking people on the road, to places where they can touch things, see things, and it is not just the local history. >> if somebody is watching, it should be enticing enough to get the idea of the story. and feel that this is in our backyard. >> we want viewers to get a ,ense that, i know that place just from watching our pieces. >> the c-span mission believes into what we do on the road. >> you hav

l.a. the host city. boston was originally selected to bid but pulled out last month over cost concerns.lympic committee will make its final decision about los angeles by the end of the month. the u.s. has not held a summer olympics since 1996. >>> a judge grilled nfl executives today over the suspension of tom brady. the san mateo native didn't speak during today's new york city hearing. the judge demanded that the nfl show the evidence that directly links the patriots quarterback to deflating footballs during a play-off game. but the judge also questioned why brady destroyed his cell phone during the middle of the investigation. there is a push for the two sides to reach a settlement before labor day. >>> cameras were not allowed in court but a sketch artist was. however, her sinister image of tom brady has created quite the buzz on the internet. people even creating spoofs of it. there's this which depicts him in the scream. and somebody managed to put the patriots quarterback in one of the famous scenes from the movie et. the courtroom sketch artist by the way has since apologized fo

l.a. the host city. boston was originally selected to bid cbut 3wthey pulled out because of finances.s. has not held a summer olympics since atlanta in 1996. >>> a judge nbrilled nfl executives over the suspension of new england kopatriots quarterback tom br?ibj brady a san mateo native did the evidence that directly links him to the deflation of xd footballs during a play-off game but the judge ñralso questioned why brady destroyed his cell phone during the investigation. the judge wants the two sides to settle qbefore labor day. >>> cameras t(were not allowed court. and her sinister image of tom brady has generated many comments on okthe internet. people are w3even creating spoo of it. >> not very flattering. >> his cheeks çóare a little sunken in. this xdone depicts one spoofing "the scream" and "et." doesn't look like him. courtroom sketch artist has since apologized. >> they had him up on mount rushmore, too, ióthink. >>> moving along, it is 4:57. the road to the democratic hillary clinton. look out! the rival gome momentum. bernie sanders. >> protestors take to the streets and w

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l.a. times reports the olympic committee struck a deal with city leaders. l.a. will take over the united states bid for the 2024 summer olympics. the usoc scrapped plans for boston to be the host city because not enough residents supported that plan. cities can bid until september 15 to host the game. los angeles hosted summer olympics in 1932 and 1984. the ioc will pick a host city in 2017. there was talk weeks ago of l.a. and bay area teaming up to host together, but the bay area is not part of the latest proposal. >>> now to a group that doesn't want to see a winning bid for southern california, score one for raiders fans who rallied in oakland to keep the team in the bay area. four proraider groups joined forces to gain support for a new stadium for the team. they hope a public rally may show the owner how serious they are about keeping the team from moving to l.a. >> we have been hearing mark davis saying he wants to stay in oakland. we want to see body language, some actions if they're going to build their own proposal to get a stadium built to stay in oakl

when people think of cities like detroit, newark, they often think about riots and to think about crime, disorder, dk. fortune l.a is a much bigger city and it is many different identities so it hasn't been stigmatized in quite the same way. there is a danger that are data right to lead to the long-term stigmatization of a city. and then just for the dry spell process of disinvestment and makes it much, much more difficult for a city to recover. i worry about that indicates of a city like baltimore spent you don't think it was stigmatized before? >> absolutely. in fact, the rights become a cover story for whites in cities like newark. we were driven out of the city by the riots. i often call bs on that because people did start moving out of the cities in the 1940s and 1950s. federal government aid them low interest a fha loans to move out of the city, construct interstate highways, all that stuff, make it easier for a white middle class, white working-class population to escape from the cities. but the stigma deepens as a result of the rise of the rebellions to the point that now the city is packed with or associ

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deirdre: when you talk about design, we think of the natural centers like new york or chicago or l.a., big city centers, but there's a hidden workforce just because of where they live, they may not have access to the right connections for the products. >> absolutely. one of the best designers in the network is living on a farm in iowa with a letter press in the barn. the best rights top the voting process, and as a result we reveal the best and freshest designs, they are everywhere, not in the big cities at all. deirdre: i know have you 42,000 unique products and as we alluded to only the ones that get the most votes, the crowd votes and the product gets made. this is a different business model than almost anything out there, right? etsy included. >> pretty revolutionary, we take crowdsourcing design and take everything frrt consumer, everything is made on demand. we bring it to life in physical products or ondemand manufacturing. deirdre: as you mentioned the letter press artist in iowa. you have art, stationery and now launching home as a separate category. what made you realize that this was

l.a. in the windy city.called thompson up from the triple a just nine days ago and it's already paying off. you can see his teammates are so excited that they gave him the silent treatment as he returned to the dugout. then they pounced on him. it's a rookie tradition. white sox win 3-0. clay thompson uploaded this caption to his instagram with the caption working on being more versatile in the off season. very impressive. unless there is a rule change, though, i don't think bikes are allowed on the court. >>> university of buffalo punter wanted to brag about his long snarp on twitter. so, he posted a video of him knocking it off of a team mate's head. stunning accuracy, right? and the most remarkable thing is that his teammate didn't even flinch. >>> just ahead which presidential candidate will appear on stephen colbert's late show? "ride away" (by roy orbison begins to play) ♪ i ride the highway... ♪ i'm going my way... ♪i leave a story untold... he just keeps sending more pictures... if you're a free-rang

. >> a lot of people have already kind of heard the history of the big cities, like new york and l.a., chicago. but what about the smaller ones like albany, new york. what's the history of that? >> they've been to over 75 cities. we will have hit 95 cities in april of 2016. >> most of our c-span is event coverage. these are not event coverage type of pieces. they're shorter. they take you some place. they take you to a home, a historic site. >> we partner with our cable affiliate to explore the history and literary culture of various cities. >> the key entry into the city is the cable operator who contacts the city. in essence, it's the cable industry bringing us there. >> they're really looking for great characters. you really want your viewers to be able to identify with these people that we're talking about. >> it's an experiential type of program where we're taking people on the road to places where they can touch things, see things, and learn about not just the local history, because a lot of local history plays into the national story. >> if somebody is watching this, it should

l.a. has big plans for the 2024 olympics. we'll tell you about the city's vision, next. gs isecityt >>> tonight at 6:00, major gaps in security. the state agencies at risk and how your personal information is ready for the taking. >>> boston's loss may be l.a.'s gain. today los angeles outlined its plan for the 2024 olympics. they want to hospital host it. there was talk they would co host with san francisco but it's all l.a. the budget l.a. predicts will have $161 million you are surpl surplus. this comes a month after the u.s. olympic committee cut ties with boston, which was initially selected as the u.s. contender for the 2024 games. the usoc faces a september 15th deadline to enter a bid. you might recall, l.a. hosted the olympics back in 1984. and previously in 1932. we'll see if l.a. gets it. >> they know how to do it. >> they do. >> yeah. >> thanks for joining us here at 5:00. lester holt is next with "nbc nightly news." of. >> hope to see you back here at 6:00. >>> tonight, whiplash as the meltdown continues on wall street. stocks surge, then come crashing back t

. >> a lot of people have kind of her the history of the big cities like new york and l.a., chicago. but what about the smaller ones like albany, new york? what is the history of them? >> we have been to over 75 cities. inwill have hit 95 cities april 2016. of programming on c-span is event coverage. these take you to a home, i historic site. announcer: we partner with our cable affiliates to explore the literary culture of various. >> cities>> the key entry to the cities is the cable operator with and contacts the city. in essence, it is the cable industry bringing us there. >> they are really looking for great characters. you really want your viewers to be able to identify with these people that we are talking about. >> it is an experience i'll type of program where we are taking people on the road to places where they can touch things, see things, and learn about -- you know, it is not just about the local history. a lot it should be enticing enough that we get the idea of the oury and feel like it is in backyard. >> want the viewers to get a sense of that from watching the pieces.

. >> past gang related film like new jack city and boy in the hood resulted in violence in l.a. we checked with bay area police department and there have been no request for increased security here. >> unusual crime tonight exploratorium police arrested a man after he ordered his dog to attack a person trying to break up domestic dispute. happened at oak and fill more street at 7:30 tonight. good samaritan stepped in when man and woman began fighting two people bitten but the injuries not serious. police seized the dog. >> el nino is back and it could be the biggest in decade. maybe even history. weather phenomenon brewing in the

. >> 90s and triple digits from phoenix and dallas to washington, d.c. 80s in l.a., kansas city, chicagorepublican presidential candidates gathered on a stage in new hampshire last night in a preview of thursday's big debate. missing though was front-runner donald trump. he refused to attend. abc's serena marshall with the highlights. >> reporter: it's the kickoff to debate week. the largest gathering of the crowded republican field yet. 14 of the 17 presidential contenders participating in a debate-like event in new hampshire. but no one was throwing punches. >> i'm really impressed with the caliber of the people that are running for president. >> i'm not here to criticize my party. >> reporter: instead using the forum stage to take digs as at president obama. >> this president's done an awful job. >> we'll make it through jimmy carter and president obama, trust me. >> issues like immigration and foreign affairs took top billing but all candidates stuck to their talking points. breaking out lindsey graham getting laughs. >> i'm fluent in clinton speak. when he says, bill says i didn't h

. >> a lot of people have kind of heard the history of the big cities, like new york, l.a., chicago. about the smaller ones, like albany, new york? what's the history of that? >> they've been to over 75 cities. i mean, we will have hit 95 cities in april of 2016. >> most of our following on c-span is event coverage. these are not event coverage type of pieces. they're shorter. they take you some place. they take you to a home, a historic site. >> we partner with our cable affiliates to explore the history and literary culture of various cities. >> the key entry into the certify is the cable operator who then contacts the city. because, in essence, it's the cable industry bringing us there. >> we're really looking for great characters. you really want your viewers to be able to identify with these people that we're talking about. >> it's an experiential type of program where we're taking people on the road to places where they can touch things, see things, and learn about -- you know, it's not just the local history because a lot of the local history plays into the national story. >>

. >>> in southern california, los angeles city officials have released 20,000 shade balls into the l.ainal step in a water quality protection project. l.a. is the first city to use shade balls which are filled with water to help keep them in place to keep out sunlight. their purpose is to reduce evaporation. >> that'll conserve 300 million gallons of water each year. that's 300 million gallons to fight this drought. >> the balls protect the water against dust, rain and chemical reactions caused by the sun. they last about ten years. then they'll be removed, recycled and replaced. >> interesting. >>> still ahead -- we're getting dog bones. meet the box-loving bulldog that's trending now. >>> first, the office giving the new meaning to bring your child to work day. >>> i'm michael finney. uber is no stranger to controversy. now they are accused of sending too many what do a nasca comedian... and a professional golfer have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto® has also bee