>> one of the men part of this rescue team is chuck groves part of the l.a. county fire department air op station. he's joining us right this minute. we noticed as you were pulling this guy up with the helicopter you were spinning around. what caused that spinning? >> in this run we used a tag line in order to control that spin and control any swaying, which was in place at the time that he left the ground. when he was about ten feet off the ground i noticed that he started to spin. at that time the tag line broke away which is what we would rather have because we don't want that rope flying around with us. it snapped away and allowed him to continue spinning up. >> was this driver, when you all arrived, was he conscious and did he have any communication with you all? >> he was able to communicate to us. didn't appear he was knocked out. fully alert and oriented, complained of some minor injuries at the time we weren't sure specifically how bad he was. >> can you put a number on how common rescues like this are? are you doing one of these a week? >> probably two, th

eastern time, there will be a press conference, a news conference from the l.a. countywhitney houston. we'll bring that to you here on cnn. so stay tuned. back to brian mcknight now. we were talking about how social media holding traditional media to task about the way they cover stars in their deaths and particularly now with the death of whitney houston. >> we talked about that. it's just sad that people are much more sympathetic once a star passes. much more sympathetic than they are when they are alive and may be in some sort of trouble or even acting out in need of some help. we always ostracize people who are famous. we all have problems and skeletons in the closet. we seem to forget that when it comes to celebrities. once they pass, you hear all these wonderful things. that's not what people have always had to say about whitney or michael or anyone that has passed. that's really the sad thing for me. >> yeah. you know, you and whitney never got to work together. that was a regret of yours. >> it definitely was. even thursday night when we spoke, there was always

meantime, in l.a. county authorities say houston was under water and apparently unconscious when she was pulled from a bathtub saturday at the beverly hills hotel room. they say she had prescription drugs in her room but not an unusually large amount. the cause of death will be determined when the toxicology tests are finished in a couple of weeks. >>> police in santa cruz are looking for two female inmates who escaped from jail. 20-year-old sara marko and 22- year-old brittany beus escaped from the blaine street women's facility yesterday. both were wearing bright red jail clothes. marko had been held on suspicion of underaged drinking and beus for driving under the influence and injuring another driver. they are not believed to be armed. >>> state officials are looking more closely at pg&e's pipeline safety practices. now, this new scrutiny comes after two welders claimed defective welds in some lines. the state public utilities commission says it has already checked earlier claims of high- flying leaks but

state prisons and the enclosing to have juvenile state prisons and sending the kids back down to l.a. county to the counties where these kids came from and sending adult prisoners back down to l.a. county, that's what realignment is. and in a lot of ways i agree with the idea of bringing government closer to the people because we will not raise taxes and distribute public wealth from the state very well, the state level very well. let's do it locally. we know what our problems are, we can raise and tax ourselves with limited time periods like we did to build the schools. i couldn't tell the story of how we built the schools, it got cut out. it was in the 800 pages i originally wrote, it's now 300 pages. that'll be another book, on time, on budget and with the navy engineering. so it can be tone. we changed the culture of contracting. we can change the culture of incars ration. -- incarceration. we spent $8 billion on state corrections, but we produce more violent criminals, and we have a two-thirds recidivism rate. if you have a two-thirds recidivism rate, that's an f. we have failed. so we'

supervisors and the sheriff and the da could get together because they have are sticking it here in l.a. countyf our money. let me say that again. the county of los angeles has $24 billion of our money. and we cannot seem to get coherent effective programs for rehabilitation. so we are going to have to give them the decide that will have to design the center. will have to arm the mental health people and will have to demand, no, you cannot go to jail. what you can do is a rehabilitation center, and a mental health center for the criminally convicted. and we are going to set metrics but you cannot have a two-thirds recidivism rate. and we're going to set up panels of experts can psychiatrists and doctors, criminologists and with the genie back in the senate, i want jones running this because there's some very brilliant people of shuffling the knows what need to become but they can't get into the political system because the unions don't our politicians. then that's a second thing that we don't get the money out of politics if we don't get our politicians to understand that they are there to solv

l.a. countyoner's office has not been contacted at this point about going to this beverly hilton hotel where this preparty was happying. this pregrammy party. that office saying that they have not heard any -- not received any request. but tm z is reporting as you can see that there is some type of a police crime scene vehicle outside of the beverly hilton hotel. that is not a good sign. it's looking that this may be in fact where 48-year-old whitney houston's life was cut tragically short tonight. >> harris: i'm seeing it now on twitter. i tweeted out for people to send me their messages, their feelings, their thoughts. so many people expressing how missed she will be how shocked they are. alex wasserman, lewis carroll so many others. i remember that interview she did with abc news diane sayw,r in 2002, bob bow brown was seated next to her. the biggest devil is me. sometimes i'm either my best friend or my worst enemy. and she was facing questions from both diane sawyer and whole host of other p

that's because the l.a. county board of supervisors this week raised the fines for throwing a football or frisbee on any beach in l.a. county during the summer season. there are designated ball-throwing and volley ball areas on the beach, and that's it. the 37-page ordinance calls for a $100 fine for first-time offenders. >>> up next tonight from the battlefield to the farm field, making a difference. >>> we have brought you a lot of stories over the years on the difficulties faced by returning veterans from coping with injuries, both seen and unseen, to finding a civilian job in a tough economy. there are so many people trying to help, including a marine and his wife giving returning heroes work, new skills and peace of mind on their farm. nbc's miguel almaguer has the making a difference on the home front report. >> reporter: the marine anthony rorbah manned a gun in fallujah, but now plans to push a plow in california. >> coming out of the military is kind of like a shock. working with plants and soil really hel

that's because the l.a. countyrd of supervisors this week raised the fines for throwing a football or frisbee on any beach in l.a. county during the summer season. there are designated ball-throwing and volley ball areas on the beach, and that's it. the 37-page ordinance calls for a $100 fine for first-time offenders. >>> up next tonight from the battlefield to the farm field, making a difference. ♪ a refrigerator has never been hacked. an online virus has never attacked a corkboard. ♪ give your customers the added feeling of security a printed statement or receipt provides... ...with mail. it's good for your business. ♪ and even better for your customers. ♪ for safe and secure ways to stay connected, visit usps.com/mail i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. hold up partner. prilosec can take days to work. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! [ roger ] tell me you have good insurance. yup, i've got... [ dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some cut-rate policy.

throw a football or a frisbee at an l.a. county beach and you could be fined one thousand dollars the county board of supervisors today raised fines for illegal beach activity yes it is against the law to throw footballs or frisbees. what country do we live in jenny what does that say about your teacher you. know but i mean seriously is actually insane i think this is clearly an attempt by the volleyball lobbying association to get a you know. novel idea on it yeah because i'm sorry i'm a little confused on how a frisbee is more abusive than a volleyball can someone explain to me it's volleyballs or beats that people do whatever they want yeah i love that even the local news anchor is like having trouble believing it as she's saying it. the crazy thing is it was already law and now they're just increasing the fine you get up in a virtually thanks for joining us tonight that's a very nice show thanks for tuning and they can by tomorrow journalist susie cagle is going to be activist and an artist of occupy oakland in the meantime to

supervisors and the sheriff and the da could get together because they have for safety and accurate l.a. county4 billion of her money. on to say that again. the county of los angeles has $24 billion of our money. and we cannot seem to get a coherent, effect of programs for rehabilitation. so we are going to have to give design. we're going to have to arm the mental health people who are very weak in our political system and we have to demand, no you cannot build a jail. but you can build is a rehabilitation center and a mental health center for the criminally convict it. and -- and, we are going to set metrics. you cannot have a two thirds recidivism rate. and we are going to set up panels of experts. psychiatrists and doctors, criminologists and jeannie would've back in the saddle. i want jon peter sell you run a mess because there are brilliant people in california who know what needs to be done at the cannot get in the political system because the corrections union owns our politics. and that is the second thing. if we don't get the money out of politics and don't get politicians to understa

supervisors and the sheriff and the da could get together because they have for safety and accurate l.a. county4 billion of her money. on to say that again. the county of los angeles has $24 billion of our money. and we cannot seem to get a coherent, effect of programs for rehabilitation. so we are going to have to give design. we're going to have to arm the mental health people who are very weak in our political system and we have to demand, no you cannot build a jail. but you can build is a rehabilitation center and a mental health center for the criminally convict it. and -- and, we are going to set metrics. you cannot have a two thirds recidivism rate. and we are going to set up panels of experts. psychiatrists and doctors, criminologists and jeannie would've back in the saddle. i want jon peter sell you run a mess because there are brilliant people in california who know what needs to be done at the cannot get in the political system because the corrections union owns our politics. and that is the second thing. if we don't get the money out of politics and don't get politicians to understa

with the correct shin guards we will not allow the jail building money to go from the state to l.a. countyock up more people. instead of getting 10,000 more sheriff's deputies we need to not build a new jail but a rehabilitation center. higher 10,000 mental-health companies we lock up the port and the drug addicts because we don't take care of them. half the jail does not have to be built. and not talking about violent criminals but 50 percent of people who are in the massive perspiration in jail straining our coffers by the way and justice kennedy in the present overcrowding case this is how he described the crime-fighting enterprising california. >> california state prison and system is a criminogenic. because what that means is we are so stock on stupid with our punishment we actually create more crime. that is what it means. when a criminal justice system that makes us safer to create more by nine people because they are going to prison but we should not be brutalizing people but make them safer. you should make them safer to come back for the community but because they don't come back

he's now standing live outside the l.a. county coroner's office.nding the toxicology reports. >> i have some breaking information, new information. the viewers are the first to hear, you're the first to hear it on this show. our producer just spoke to ed winter, the assistant of l.a. county. he says he believes whitney houston's body is now gone from the coroner's office. you're hearing it first here on cnn right on your show, brooke. he says the body is gone. within the next couple hours, he believes the body is scheduled on a flight to go back to new jersey to her home town of newa newark. that's what her mother and family had requested, brooke. so you're hearing that. also i spoke with the assistant coroner just a short time ago, and we talked about the circumstances surrounding whitney houston's death on saturday. he said she was seen in her room, brooke, one hour, about one hour before her death. and then everyone went away. she stayed in the room. then when the person came in the ro room. me removed her body, and of course, that didn't happen

the l.a. county coroner's office held a press conference this morning regarding whitney houston. musical greats gathered for the grammy awards, which included a musical tribute to the late superstar. >> we thank you for sharing our sister whitney with us. >> a prayer for which the houston open at the ceremony sunday night, and then came to bids from stevie wonder, rhianna, and a simple, emotional rendition of her best song. you ♪ will always love >> regarding her death investigation, the los angeles county coroner confirms to nbc news that prescription pill bottles were found in her room, but it could be six to eight weeks to determine the cause of death. >> the person could have suffered a heart attack or embolism or something. no matter what medications they are taking, we're not going to speculate. >> condolences continue to pour in from all over the world, including one from nelson mandela. >> it is a tragedy. we are at a loss for words. >> she had the gift of wanting to live, wanting to sing. that light has been taken out. >> the corner is expected to release her body to her

the l.a. countyf whitney houston's body has been completed but a cause of death hasn't been determined yet. toxicology reports are pending. no visible signs of trauma or foul signs were found. houston's body was found dead in a bathtub. now we'll send you back to "remembering whitney." ♪ >>> of all the tributes to whitney houston pouring in from around the world, there are none more heartfelt than the people who worked with her in the music industry, especially those of fellow performers who understood her remarkable achievements better than anyone. ♪ i wanna dance with somebody >> whitney is the girl we all wanted to be like. she was the first black superstar that you didn't see color. she made us forget about color. ♪ i'm every woman >> one of the great singers of all time. whitney set the bar awfully high. it's sad. it's a very sad day. >> her voice, you know, her voice. just -- we're really sad. >> oh, that voice, oh, my god. no one has ever come close to that voice. >> you knew when that first n

steven long is a prosecutor in the l.a. county d.a.'office. >> pedro was cutting in line to take noz and taking noz without paying. >> reporter: he tells how loscano confronted hernandez. >> he's 12 feet away with another group of people and sees what's going on, walks up to the victim and as he's walking up draws out a pistol from his back pocket, takes the pistol, puts it about 2 inches away from mr. hernandez's head and one clean shot shoots him in the head. >> reporter: loscano was convicted of first degree murder now serving 25 years to life. >> we need to turn up the heat. >> reporter: we showed l.a. county supervisor gloria molina our reports oafish parties. she told us how in -- on facebook parties. she told us how in east l.a. there's already a special patrol assigned to facebook parties. molina hopes to expand the program to deal with the growing violence at facebook

this unassuming parkt in torrance suddenly was surrounded by l.a. county sheriff deputies. they were there to arrest this man. 61-year-old mark burns. >> weird having something like that living next to you. >> john shot this cell phone video as his neighbor was taken into custody. on the video you can see him in the white shirt standing outside of his apartment. >> took about a minute. they said open the door we're going to knock it down. they opened the door and i heard a cop say put your shirt on, please. >> he was arrested and charged with 23 counts of lewd acts with a child. crimes alleged to have occurred at the elementary school where he taught third grade more tlan three decades he's accused of blind folding and gagging students then snapping hundreds of photographs. >> not all children were students in chas rooms but they were students at the school. >> i'm angry ask disgusted and sad. >> some photos show students with cockroaches on faces in cases he posed with the children n other instances he fed young girls a white liquid. investigators determined it was his sem

she is on track to finish her community service which has been cleaning the l.a. county morgue. once she is dead she will be released from the probation requirements she has been on the started five years ago following to drunk driving convictions. we will be right back on the kron4 news. bay area weather is the big story. no rain in sight for the next seven days. more on the traffic would george with the kron4 news continues.

an l.a. countyoner official today refusing to say whether or not she drowned or what role, if any, alcohol or drugs might have played. >> you can look at a body and not know what the cause of death is. you might have a suspicion but the person could have suffered a heart attack or embolism or something. no matter what medications they're taking, until we run a tox and see the level and what's in the system, we're not going to speculate. >> she was found under water in that bathtub in that hotel room. that tox that ed winter was talking about, that toxicology report will not be out for as long as six to eight weeks from now although preliminary results could be along a lot sooner. he did say the amount of medicine, prescription drugs recovered was less than found in most overdoses. he did not say, though, which drugs were found. tmz was told the anti-anxiety drug, xanax was among them and dr. pin ski says it only takes one anti-anxiety medication alone or in combination with alcohol to kill you. we'l

and ed winter assistant chief l.a. county department of coroner.hitney houston. it was concluded today there will be no cause of death at this time because it is pending toxicology and that could take up to six to eight weeks. at this time her cause of death is deferred and we are finishing with all of our testing and will be ongoing investigation. >> is there any-- (inaudible). >> yes, there is, beverly hills requested a security hold on the case so there will be no additional information put out as far as what was discovered in the room, any details of that nature. we're not commenting on that either. (inaudible) >> no, no comment on that, that, you need additional testing. i know there's reports that she maybe was drown or overdosed, but we won't make a final determination until all of the tests are in. >> and water in the bathtub? >> i'll just comment she was found in the bathtub that was put out by beverly hills p.d. i believe somebody removed her from the bathtub and the paramedics did cpr on her. there was no visible signs of drama. and foul

. >> i just want to tell you that we have just learned that the l.a. countyto have a news conference in just a few minutes, so we may learn some more and we will have that for you coming up. but herbie just mentioned, john, clive davis, legendary in the music business. before her last album came out, i sat down with him and talked to him for a long time, and he was always, i think, you know, somebody who always believed the best for whitney, and he did believe that this was going to help launch a comeback. and people who saw her on the set of her movie just a few months ago thought she looked great, she sounded great, her attitude was very positive, and yet, you know, given her husband with drugs and given her tumultuous marriage, you know, i think we were sad, but i don't think anyone was tremendously shocked. such a tragedy. >> well, but you're always surprised because her music had so much strength in it. her music gave -- songs like "the greatest love of all," it was all about pulling yourself up, making things better, finding a better way. you always hop

. >>> the l.a. county coroner has subpoenaed whitney houston's medical records. they want to know more about the medications found in her hotel after she died saturday. officials say it's standard procedure. toxicology results are still on the way. >>> the u.s. is setting a new record for interracial marriages. the pew research center says 1 in 12 marriages are of mixed race, citing an increase of asian and hispanic immigrants. >>> and dramatic video is being released of gang members setting fire to the office of newspaper in mexico in november. more than a dozen men who smashed computers and terrorized employees are still on the loose. >>> scientists in switzerland say they're developing a vacuum cleaner of sorts for outer space, scooping up rocket debris and space junk from orbit. >>> now your top health headlines. a government official says a severe shortage of a childhood cancer drug should ease before hospitals run out of it in a couple weeks. the food and drug administration is working with three different companies that make a preservative-free drug used t

. >>> l.a. county coroner issued subpoenas for whitney houston's medical and pharmacy records as far as the investigation into her death. he says this is standard procedure in nearly all death investigation. she died saturday night before a pre-grammy party to be held in her honor. private funeral searches will be held in new jersey on saturday but fans say they understand. >> this is the only way that we're able to express our condolences and for to us grieve and mourn, then that's why i'm here. >> houston is expected to be buried near her father in westfield. >>> are you suffering from sinus infections? >> why the meds that you're taking for them may not do anything to help. >>> i was thinking about what would have happened. >> as a boy he had already witnessed a murder and experienced abuse. see what he looks like after graduating from college. the student rising above grows up. >>> and call it "linsanity" or "lin-derella" story. a look at new york knicks newcomer jeremy lin's latest feat. >>> cool

you know because if they don't we see them on the streets and then two years later he ends up at l.a. county hospital you get treated as if it cost five hundred thousand dollars. if you miss your next appointment or any other appointment you can find a new clinic oh yes if i miss the appointment i can come back. primary care nationally is a problem when it is and especially a problem here in los angeles county where do you go for primary care physicians first of all the country is not training enough for them. so we have a possible candidate for the program. mr mayor has been identified as every one user she's been to. at least six times within the one year period we want to care for also the care management part of it in order to. help her keep her on it that you aren't having to come in ok to say mrs romero come to see my name. i work with a program called road to health and to help the patient understand better how to use the medical system settings them maybe. but if you are going to have a caseworker who is going to communicate with you often they. use them as though you were telling me

hospital standards can be met the proposed closure of the trauma center will have an impact the l.a. county fire department i'm begging of you don't ignore this. don't marginalize this . warrant i'm thomas and. he's going to my. psychiatrist. used to be a very simple system that would have you took the every patient in the closest facility but you close ten hospitals with eight beds that amaechi eighty patients out of our system in the city she didn't look well let's just say the sat scores we close our doors here and here are close to saturation when our waiting room is for when our all of our yard beds are for and of these lines waiting in the hallway and we're. basically closing to saturation for safety purposes you know the sort of suppressed right so diversion is a huge thing for some of our hospitals down here they're on diversion about ninety percent of the time so ninety percent of time we're looking for another hospital we could be across the street from that hospital thinking it. was not what you call it that there. was just one things he said. frank harbor u.c.l.a. by saturday sp

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