l.a. county sheriff who is basically saying that i don't care if the california voters and by the way as a california sheriff he's supposed to follow state laws that stay on the federal law and you saying that prop nineteen is going to change anything i don't care i'm still coming after you guys we have a rogue sheriff now that's taking on the states to eleanor's yes. who i know a little bit is an insane person i mean he he should be locked up preemptively so that we're all safer people and he's got a big heart against drugs of all sorts for a lot of different reasons and and the thing is people are calling him out on it people on the sort of fringes of drug policy debates will point out hey look in california you can force california laws states are under no obligation to enforce federal laws states are supposed to support state law says a constitution that kind of out of these kinds of debate is that you know federal law supersedes state law but we don't have to that would just you know if it doesn't in one at all is when you talk about what bombers but but states are not under obligatio

l.a. county sheriff's' office. i did speak to a deputy down there and it tells me that he searched the computers and diaz is not being kept in the l.a. county jail. so perhaps the task force includes some of their outside agencies. they will work on that and we'll have more information for you. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 6:44. a tennessee family is homeless this morning after firefighters refused to save their burning trailer. people are talking about this. the homeowners say theying for to the pay the annual fire protection fee of $75. the homeowner offered to pay the fee after the fire started but firefighters wouldn't take the money. this is what happened. firefighters eventually got involved after a neighbor's field caught on fire as well. that neighbor, by the way, had paid the fee. >>> investigators in the east bay are looking for the cause of an apartment house fire that sent two people to the hospital. this fire started last night on john street in rodeo. investigators say a firefighters was among

l.a. county sheriff lee baca vows to uphold federal law over state law. angeles. >>> and pot is also in the news from south of the border. mexican authorities have made the biggest marijuana bust in recent memory. they seized, get this, 105 tons of weed yesterday after a shootout with smugglers. some of the 10,000 packages of pot are still being weighed. the total weight could actually go up. police say it's worth $340 million. man. >>> well, here are some words you're hearing far too often. check your medicine cabinets. johnson & johnson is out with its 13th product recall of the year. this one involves tylenol eight-hour caplets in 50-count it comes after consumers complained about ldyo that odor is likely due to small amounts of a chemical and the risk of serious harm is remote. >>> well, now here is a look at your tuesday f two inches of rain in the from southern californihe evade southern rockies. showers and thunderstorms a shreveport and tul 80s imiamans, dallas. 60s from kansas city to indianapolis. 60s around the rockies and the >> uh-huh. the re

l.a. county sheriff, who has been one of the leading opponents of this measure, quickly embraced the justice department stance. he said the initiative was unconstitutional and vowed to consider enforcing marijuana laws no matter what voters do in november. next call, north carolina, rita, democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for accepting my call. i'm one of those open-minded democrats who tries to listen to different points of view and i agree with some of the political leaders that this 2010 mid-term is going to be an important election for all of us for a while, and i think that the 2008 elections was a water shed election. but for 2010, i think that the issue of marijuana is just going to be one of the issues that's going to complicate the election force this year. we've got a lot of things on our plate and i'm disturbed about a lot of the big issues that we face. we've got young people who are college graduates who -- who can't find a job because of unemployment rate is so high for their demographic group. we've got a 9.7% unemployment rate in general that's been stuck t

. >> reporter: and one last note tonight from the sheriff of l.a. county.says if prop 19 passes, his deputies will not go breaking down doors looking for marijuana in people's homes but they will have zero tolerance for people that smoke it in public. terrell brown, cbs5. >>> hillary clinton just wrapped up a speech in san francisco. she appeared before a sold out crowd at the commonwealth club. she said silicon valley tech companies are instrumental in the obama's goals for promoting peace and prosperity abroad. >> the door is open to each and every one of you. i just met with a group from twitter and i know that there are a million ideas that are born every day here and if you have a good idea we will listen. >> clinton says the bay area is only the third place that she has made a public speech since becoming secretary of state. >>> former president bill clinton is in southern california where he campaigned for former rival jerry brown. the men appeared together at ucla along with san francisco mayor gavin newsom who is running for lieutenant- governor. b

. >> reporter: and one of last note tonight from the sheriff of l.a. county. he says if prop 19 passes his deputies are not go breaking down doors looking for marijuana in people's homes but he says the department will have a zero tolerance policy for people who smoke it in public. i'm terrell brown in the news room tonight cbs5. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton just wrapped up a speech in san francisco. she appeared before a sold out crowd at the commonwealth club. she praises google's innovation and credits facebook for keeping america's hopes alive during the recession. she believes silicon valley can serve as a model for the obama administration to promote what she called "the freeddom to connect." >>> bill clinton is in southern california where he campaigned for former rival jerry brown. the two men appeared together at ucla along with san francisco mayor gavin newsom who is running for governor. >>> the biggest tea party on the west coast it was called. tea party members gathered in pleasanton for free barbecue rally. the golden state rally for am

. >> reporter: and one last note tonight from the sheriff of l.a. countyana in people's homes. but he says the department will have a zero tolerance policy for people who smoke it in public. in the newsroom tonight, terrell brown, cbs 5. >>> a large medical marijuana club in santa clara has been shut down in a drug bust. narcotics agents say angel's care collective has been making money when it should be a nonprofit. the san jose mercury news reports agents are cracking down on pot clubs all across the country. officials say other dispensaries will be shut down if they are caught illegally profiting from providing medical marijuana to patients. state law requires pot clubs to be nonprofit. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton was in the bay area last night speaking about the positive influence of technology all around the world. she appeared before a sold out crowd at the commonwealth club in san francisco. that is where she praised mountain view based google's innovation. she also credited facebook, a palo alto company for keeping the nation's economic

and one last note tonight from the sheriff of l.a. county. he says if prop 19 passes, his deputies will not go breaking down doors looking for marijuana in people's homes but he says the department will have a zero tolerance policy for people who smoke it in public. in the newsroom tonight i'm terrell brown cbs 5. >>> here in the bay area, people who are for prop 19 believe the feds should stay out of it. >> the voters speak, they say yes, it should be yes. if they say no, it should be no. >> it's unfortunate that the federal government is going to waste its resources into what's clearly a state rights issue. >> even some against prop 19 are leery of what is motivating the obama administration to take this stand now. >> pure politics. still election year, pure politics. tea party is moving the nation. they got to go in the same direction, try gain the vote. >> although i don't think marijuana should be legalized, i don't think a huge amount of money should be spent on enforcing it either. >> one legal expert says if california prevents police