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bill whitaker, cbs news, la jolla, california. >> axelrod: actually, they took the first step towardst this week hiring a company to clean the cliffs using some acceptably environmentally friendly products. and that's the cbs evening news for tonight. later on cbs, two editions of "48 hours." for now, i'm jim axelrod in new york. for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us. and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org california firefighters are dealing with that challengi ion tonight. >>> flames burning out of control plus hot, dry conditions. how a southern california firefighter -- the southern california firefighters are dealing with that challenging combination tonight. >> you can feel helpless in a situation like this. >> they call it an unfair change in policy. what some renters are being charged for that used to be free and who is getting involved to help. >>> in danger of being shut down, what could replace this historic movie theater? kpix 5 news is next. ,, ,,,,,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdo

>> guest: that was my kitchen in la jolla. we have a, you know, a kitchen in la jolla, and it was mitt's birthday that we celebrated rather late. that was last spring. it wasn't actually on his birthday, but i do remember the first chance i had to actually get the family together and be off the trail for a day or two, the first thing that i did was make mitt's favorite dinner. >>st the romney family table is the name of the book. it comes out in full of 2013. ann romney, thank you for being on booktv. >> guest: thanks so much. >> next, ray monk talks about the life and career of robert oppenheimer, the son of german-jewish immigrants who led the effort to develop a nuclear bomb. this event was held at the institute for advanced study in princeton, new jersey, where oppenheimer was director from 1947 to 966. >> thank you, robert, and thank you all for coming. i was delighted to get the invitation from robert to come here, dloighted and honor -- delighted and honored. there can surely be no more appropriate place to give a talk

the romneys own a beachfront home in la jolla they've been trying to expand for years. mrs. romney says their permit was stalled due to inaccurate information printed in the public notice. >>> this morning pope john paul ii is one step closer to sainthood. a commission has voted to attribute a second miracle to the late pope. that's a necessary step on the road to becoming a saint. the case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then pope francis for approval. a source tells the associated press that john paul can be canonized this fall in time for the 35th anniversary of his election to the papacy. >>> new this morning, a released review of government records show thousands of patients undergo unnecessary surgeries every year. "usa today" reports in many cases doctors recommend surgeries to get extra money from insurance companies. in other cases, doctors don't have the training to recognize when a surgical procedure could be avoided. according to the review, here are six common surgeries done unnecessarily. cardiac angioplasty, cardiac pace makers, back surgery, hystere

which takes us up to mitt romney's beach front home in la jolla, california. better check that car in the driveway, mitt. a lot of the implementation of these border security measures will almost certainly be contracted out to private companies which prompted senator patrick leahy to say this on the floor. >> to the leahy amendment before us. reads like a christmas wish list for halliburton. >> that's right. and get this. while we pour money, fencing, armed agents on to the border, while we gear it up with all sorts of high-tech surveillance activities. while we arm it and make sure it's one of the most militarized places in this country, the task force charged with oversight for this increasingly militarized stretch of our country will not have subpoena power. it's just a paper commission. now, it may be that the amendment with all its pork barrel spending and punitive measures is an acceptable price to pay for a path to citizenship for 11 million people, but let's not lose sight of what's happening here. every time republicans get a chance to, they are makin

a la jolla teen graduate from carlsbad high-school dressed in a unique commencement outfit.pital gown. ho-sway ramos received his diploma from his high-school principal and the school district superintendent. for most is his recollection because he was a hospital recovering from brain surgery. ramos had been suffering from headaches for months, when his mother took into the emergency room. that is when doctors found a 2 in. tumor in the back of his brain. doctor said, the fast growing tumor would have been life- threatening if they had not removed it. >>james: fewer adults are reaching for that pack of cigarettes. that is according to the latest national health survey by the government. it found a percentage of smokers in the u.s. dropped to 18% last year. until now, the nation's local racing to stall at around 20 or 21% 4 out seven years. the centers for disease control and prevention says it still looking into why the rate dropped. last year, the cdc launched a graphic anti- smoking ad campaign. good news about the cost of health care. eight new reports suggest the recent

the la jolla home cost $12 million, and the romneys put a hold on plans to level the home and build homeall former miss america as a street hooker. >> you streetwalker. that's an all lady term. >> stephanie: it has created a new riff for republicans. he insulted a woman and a minority. >> hey bitches! come over to our side. >> gypsies tramps and thieves, you half breed. >> stephanie: he referred to her as a streetwalker. >> but isn't a love child better than a hate child? >> sure. >> got to make more white babies. pump them out, come on! you are my baby, and you need to make more baby's for me. >> stephanie: what about the products of hate sex? the blogger said our party has a huge branding problem nationwide, this guy's attitude sets us back. not really. it's a confirmation as to why women and minorities don't take the republican party seriously. you think? >> stephanie: dana you are on the "stephanie miller show" with carlos. >> caller: hey, guys. i wanted to call and say happy vacation. have a nice relaxing whatever you decide to do enjoy. >> stephanie: thank you. >> caller: and over

. >> which is pretty easy because he -- it is the la jolla kind of area?t the -- that he's the rep for 49? >> no he's part of east county. >> east -- owe. >> yeah. which is very, very conservative out there. >> also known as nevada. >> yeah. the -- see the california's 49th district 61.5% white, 6.9% asian. 25.8% hispanic, 2.3% black. >> i saw that coming. >> shoot fella. those numbers make sense to me that darrell issa has representative of that particular -- and i'm guessing when you walk around you can tell who owns the place by their car and their outfit. darrell issa -- >> [ inaudible ]ing don't sound american. >> exactly. darrell would probably push some kind of papers please law. he actually called jay carney a laid liar. we have audio of that. >> yes. >> their paid liar, their spokesperson, he is still making up things about what happens and calling this local rogue. >> yeah and what proof does he have of that? they are getting it to? what testimony do they have that leads any credence to this? they are getting it. is so white water we hope this le