county jail system. >> los angeles county jail is unique in the fact that every gang in los angeles countyoesn't matter if they're a black gang, asian gang, hispanic gang, or a white gang. if they're active in los angeles county and they get arrested they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. >> the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. >> solving crime is all about getting information from somebody. it's not physical evidence. >> who you guys warring with right now? >> we ain't warring with nobody. it's just a money thing right now. mainly we are just doing our thing. everybody is doing their individual thing. >> you guys have had a history of feuding with whom, blacks or hispanics throughout the years over there? >> it's been a history of whoever stepped on our toes. >> knowing which gangs are fighting each other helps the osj unit decide who to remove from general population and where to search for weapons. >> we have found them with hacksaw blades, anything that -- a metal rod. in our ovens you have the grills that you put in the oven to cook

. >>> christmas eve vandalism at los angeles county church being investigated as hate crime. someone knocked over the depicts of gay and lesbian couple holding hands in a nativity display at clairemont united methodist church in los angeles county but left the display straight couple standing. no one has been identified as suspect. church began openly welcome couple of all sexual orientation back in 1993. >>> 19-year-old man and dog safe tonight after dramatic rescue on steep hillside in southern california. 2 fell down a cliff near san fernando after the man father threw a bolts and the dog chased it right over the edge. 19-year-old tried to save the dog but slid 150 feet down the slope. firefighters rappel and were able to move the dog up to safety but the man had to be lowered to the bottom of the cliff. neither was injured. >>> more to bring you tonight. coming up. down to the wire in iowa. republican candidate massive spending. new attack. and another defection. >> also the history of apple computer hidden away in a secret bay area location. what they were willing to show

. >>> christmas eve vandalism at los angeles county church being investigated as hate crime. someone knocked over the depicts of gay and lesbian couple holding hands in a nativity display at clairemont united methodist church in los angeles county but left the display straight couple standing. no one has been identified as suspect. church began openly welcome couple of all sexual orientation back in 1993. >>> 19-year-old man and dog safe tonight after dramatic rescue on steep hillside in southern california. 2 fell down a cliff near san fernando after the man father threw a bolts and the dog chased it right over the edge. 19-year-old tried to save the dog but slid 150 feet down the slope. firefighters rappel and were able to move the dog up to safety but the man had to be lowered to the bottom of the cliff. neither was injured. >>> more to bring you tonight. coming up. down to the wire in iowa. republican candidate massive spending. new attack. and another defection. >> also the history of apple computer hidden away in a secret bay area location. what they were willing to show

. >> so when we visited the los angeles county jail, it was no surprise that our cameras captured onemany drills that test the readiness of those charged with maintaining order. >> okay, good job, guys. excellent. had a lockdown in a minute 30 seconds. >> the state of readiness when doing that drill was intense. there was tension in the air. a couple weeks prior there was a significant riot that lasted 45 minutes. no one was killed but someone was put in a coma from a pretty bad beating. >> jail is completely different than what it was 30 years ago. for one thing we have much more violence-prone inmates in our system. in the past, that was never a problem. we did not have major riots, disturbances. we did not have the races fighting against one another in the jail system. >> l.a. county jail officials told us most of that violence stems from one source. ♪ >> almost half of our jail population is street gang members and they are probably responsible for 70 to 80% of the crime that occurs in our jail. and nearly all of our murders have been gang related in one way or another. >> the gan

. >>> ten days after a fierce windstorm led to massive power outages in los angeles county, governor brown today declared a state of emergency for that region. the governor's action allows local governments to apply for state and federal funds to repair infrastructure damaged during the november 30th storm that unleashed winds approaching 100 miles per hour. at one point after the storm, 643,000 customers in that area lost electricity. and some are without power for more than a week. the public utilities commission says it plans to investigate. >>> funeral receivers held in meblo park for a transgender person shot to death last month in hollywood. family and friends of 72-year- old nathan vickers gathered at mount olive church. vickers who preferred to be called cassidy died november 17th. >> he was my son. he ways good child. i raised him well. my son, you see the church was packed. everybody loved my son. he wasn't a bad kid or anything. you know? he was a good child. >> police say they suspect the same man who killed sick vickers robbed a transgender woman and shot at her, but mis

los angeles county has now declared a state of emergency. >>> those winds starting to calm down a bitit's still breezy around the bay area if you are heading out this morning. but overall looks like those winds will continue to come down. and some warm temperatures around the bay area, many places in the 60s at this time. the winds mixed up the atmosphere. mostly clear skies except for high clouds overhead. this afternoon comfortable, 60s, low 70s, breezy and less winds in the afternoon. high pressure overhead so the pressure will kind of change just a little bit. but high pressure going to hold on here. the difference between the high and low pressure will moderate so the winds will be coming down. then we'll see this weak wave of energy over the top of the ridge on saturday cranking up the winds again so breezy saturday but sunny all weekend. computer models picking up on the winds this morning. we'll notice winds kicking up especially inland and then looks like around the bay area we see that way that we are talking about moving in and those ends with start to crank up again around

here is what it looks like in los angeles county. a winter storm warning in effect until noon.e plows are out, not many drivers on the roads. that may change come the morning commute. drivers are urged to take it easy on the roadways. as we get ready for weather, could you imagine traffic in southern california, just normally? now with snow at play? >> they get it on occasion at the higher elevations. ly take snow any place i can get it. it's december. i'm not going to hide. that i spent too much time doing this thing for a living to let you know, i like what i do and all kinds of weather. we are due for it. 24 baltimore. we've dropped a notch in the last hour. we are warming up in the deep south, 44 atlanta. they were down below freezing last week. we got the persistent flow out of the east, rain showers, southern florida, it's wrapping around this dome of high pressure that has the cold, overhead now. the return of flow, all this moisture in the nation's heartland. we have to watch the disturbance that connects out to the pacific. tropical influence, southern california. high

. >> investigators in los angeles county are searching for an arsonist as a series of fires spread to parked cars last night. 13 vehicles were set on fire in los angeles, six others in west hollywood. investigators are looking at surveillance videos. they're hoping to catch a glimpse of the suspect. crews are working to keep a sinkhole from spreading in pennsylvania. a sinkhole that could threaten dozens of graves at a nearby cemetery. we're told workers could start a examined 54 graves -- exhuming 54 graves. city officials are trying to figure out of it would caused by a water main break. a number of homes may have to be demolished. for days until the iowa caucuses and there is a new poll that shows mitt romney and ron paul are running neck and neck. the tea party is now divided. >> mitt romney outside des moines with is wife. rodney is the new front-runner year. -- mitt romney is the new front- runner here. >> winning is a big factor. >> it seemed out of reach. >> i like rick perry. it is really between gingrich and romney. >> but mitt romney is back. >> i need your help, you guys.

. >> officials in los angeles county have declared a state of emergency to ensure state and federal resources will be available to assist with all the damage caused by the wind storms. kuren redmond, abc2 news. >>> it was a big win for the baltimore ravens on the road against the browns. rice rushed for career high 204 yards, 67 of the swing play in in the fourth quarter as the ravens kept pace. 24-7. >> total team effort. i know i get at all glory because i had all the yards, but my offensive line, joe, receivers blocking down the field, that's how big plays happen. i think it was my first 200- yard game. >> rice and ricky had short touchdown runs. web had a a run of a punt. the margin of victory, though big, could have been bigger. >>> you've seen your 401k take a nose dive, coming up, more money, maybe coming in. the signs that may show the economy could be turning around. fun in the snow, these kids had great fun this weekend. could this be our forecast in maryland, coming up soon, a look with justin in a bit. the kennedy center last night, honoring neil diamond, sweet caroline. you are w

. >> officials in los angeles county have declared a state of emergency to ensure state and federal resourcesll be available to assist with the damage by the wind storm. >>> pastor at a kentucky church says he will nullify a vote taken by membership in congregation, banning interracial couples. the pastor of the baptist church in kentucky plans to declare the vote. congregation voted 9-6 to ban interracial couples from churches or services with the exception of funerals. >>> helping families resist evictions and foreclosures on homes. this is an effort to focus on the on going housing crisis and giving the move amount focus after the dismantling of many encampments. >>> iran says armed forces shutdown a spy plane. the official and irna news agency says the aircraft was rq170 drone and armed forces recovered it in iran. the coalition afghanistan says it maybe the drone that its operators lost contact with last week while flying over the western half of afghanistan. >>> for 20 years, a wreath company has been laying wreaths and headstones at arlington this year they've arranged for 1,100,000 wr

he lives in los angeles county. happy new parents are set to tie the knot on christmas day. >>> milwaukee animal center is set to get extra chance. >> this is daniel, a famous resident of the animal center. most cats have 18 toes. he has 26. two extra toes per paw. and it is bringing in much needed money to save the center. >> we have received donations from 44 states and four countries. we have heard from people from new york to california. greece, quebec. they sent in donations and made it possible for the center to moved to a better location and the donations are for $26. one dollar for each of daniel's toes. so far, he has brought in $30,000 in the last eight days alone. owners say. that is about a quarter of the annual budget. >> all right. time now is 7:56. we will head over to rosemary and there is a chilly morning for us. >> good morning to you. >> not as cold as we have been. and it is thanks to the clouds outside. >> partly to mostly cloudy skies. patchy fog and sitting in the 40s this morning. live look t

. >> the national weather service recorded wind gusts up to 97 miles an hour in los angeles county. >> we were sitting in the living room, and all of a sudden you hear the wind howling. everything tossed in the backyard. >> it was enough to blow this giant tree down on the pumps at a pasadena gas station. and sent this tree crashing into a house in san marino. the powerful winds left some 300,000 los angeles area residents without power. los angeles international airport was also dark for about an hour. >> once we landed, we came into the airport, not five minutes and everything went black. >> at least 20 flights were diverted to nearby ontario airport due to dangerous cross winds. in utah, it was much the same scene, wind gusts up to 102 miles an hour were recorded. >> we were sitting there waiting and it sounded like an explosion of my window blowing up, i guess a rock went through my window and got me in the eye. >> the high wind warnings and advisories remain in effect for parts of california, utah, nevada, arizona, new mexico and wyoming. a wild windy west that's expected to cont

. >> officials in los angeles county declared a state of emergency to ensure state and federal resources will be available to assist with the damage by the wind storms. kuren redmond, abc2 news. >>> mega church pastor is taking time off from the pulpit and taking the time to focus on his family. listen. i'm still your pastor, you will still receive direction. you've given me weeks to take care of family business like you do. >> it's been a year since allegations surfaced that the pastor was luring men in to sexual relationships, the pastor settled the cases but never disclosed details. his wife has filed for divorce. she did that on thursday. a change of heart for members of a church in pike county kentucky. the baptist church made national attention for banning interracial couples. yesterday members took a vote and voted to allow all people of all races to attend their church if they choose. pastor says he hopes lifting the ban will lift the controversy that surrounded the church during the past week. >>> horrifying scene for people insides a san diego restaurant as they watched a car p

los angeles basin. so it's really gusty at this point. the los angeles county mountains, take it easy through there.onight, low pressure tarts to drift off to the east. high pressure states stays put making for mild conditions. temperatures are going to be really cold again tomorrow morning once we lose the wind. here's that is system of low pressure i wanted to show you. very substantial. we're seeing this start to dig a little bit more. white is moisture. so our rain chances are looking more promising for late tuesday into wednesday as the system of low pressure starts to drop down as the jet stream dips to the south. this is what we're forecasting. i think the north bay will start to get their first showers probably tuesday evening and the rest of the bay area by wednesday morning getting some light showers. we need the rain running at about 40% of average for a normal year here in the bay area. so this is where we're headed. 64 degrees, a california christmas. you'll get to ride the new bike if that's what you get under the tree. 61 degrees on monday. clouds increase on tuesday and rain on wedne

here is this still in los angeles county. it is sticking. it is affecting the roadways. drivers are asked to take it easy in the loss angeles county area. we have been talking about our lack of snow and rain although you said there is a hint of rain on thursday? >>gary: it will not be much to do anything. this is literally just a drop in the ocean in terms of what we should be seen. here is the view from our roof camera this morning. we are finally starting to see blue skies. cold temperatures and early morning fog dominated temperatures. sunny and cool this afternoon with highs in the upper 50s. the overnight lows will continue to be cold. right now we are above freezing. nevada at 37. most of the rest of the bay is in the '40's. san jose, a stand at 43 degrees. the fault has since disappeared. we are not seen any dense fog as we saw before. what is left is general haziness. all in all, not bad. our eyes to this afternoon as we have been reporting are probably getting to the upper 50s. across the north bay mid- 50s we are watching the pacific. by thursday we expect light

. >> the los angeles county school district says it plans to file a lawsuit to block the cuts to school transportation. those cuts will take effect on january 1. >> state leaders hope to get more money out of tax cheaters. under a new law that takes effect in july, the state will be able to suspend your driver's license if you don't pay your taxes. tax delinquents can get their licenses back after making payment arrangements or demonstrating a financial hardship. not a lot of seasonal good will on capitol hill tonight. lawmakers are still locked in a high stakes game of chicken over the payroll tax cut. and tara explains 160 million american workers stand to take a hit. >> the house approved republican legislation tuesday night to extend a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits that expire at the end of the year. >> we passed a large bill that contains many of the priorities of our caucus and the white house. we worked to find common ground. >> now, the bill heads to the senate where democrats say it's dead on arrival. it includes a controversial oil pipeline project and too little of the

joint powers authority staff will commit to lobbying federal government to this and extend the los angeles county mta, metro staff has, making sure that federal prohibitions on local hiring can be revisited. in conclusion, pla's for a critical tool to make sure we deliver high wage benefits they we are not negotiating, but we are knowledge and will mix of parties to come back to the table when the federal government lifts its ban. director kim: thank you. >> ramone hernandez. local labor 261. >> good morning, directors. on behalf of my members, this is one of the greatest pla's i have ever seen. i have to think area. she put in a lot of effort for the perhaps quickest pla that has happened in history. i think we did a great job. this pla can put thousands to work. not only in east bay, san franciscans, all over the bay area. it is a really good pla. i forgot to mention, everything that will be put into the building, that facility will need to be made in the united states, which is really good. i hope you support all of that. thank you. director kim: i noticed many of your members are here. would

be careful traveling around the area and the small brush fire the los angeles county fire departmento that be careful, it will be a high fire danger in the southwest. down towards phoenix we'll see chances for showers, flagstaff with know and denver you've already seen the high temperatures and you'll work into the 20s in the afternoon. meanwhile, a look to the northwest, even a few more snowshowers into tomorrow. lyn? >> todd, thanks so much. you're not going to believe who says she is helping lindsay lohan keep on the straight and narrow. >>> plus hell hath no fury like a 6'9" free agent scorned. kris strikes back at kim. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. bringing you down! try root touch-up by nice 'n easy. to extend the life of your color. nice 'n easy has 50% more shades, so you can find your seamless match. with root touch-up by nice 'n easy. i'd like a decaf 360 calories please. i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you know what... i'll have this instead. [ female announcer ] swap one thing a day for a yoplait light at around 100 calories. it will add up to amazin

. >>> the los angeles county coroner's office saying being over weight contributed to the death of heavyd. the 44-year- old collapsed outside his home last month and died at a hospital. the report sited a long site from london to contributing to a blood clotted in his lung that killed him and he suffered from heart disease. >>> happening now, san francisco firefighters are coming to the aid of a san louie in need. their goal is to help eats the loss of a loved one. >> they are mostly san francisco firefighters who often save lives. tonight they are helping a family after a young life was lost. >> it amazing, a lot of wonderful people. >> reporter: he and his family are four days removed from the death of his 15-year-old son. last night, his wife woke him. >> she told me let's go to the hospital, bring some blanket to my kid because he -- he's there. >> reporter: he was one of five brothers fought leukemia for five years while his family stayed at the family house who houses families whose children have cancer. >> he was always -- he liked to play the giggles. he liked to play jaws. he li

in pasadenaish issued a state of emergency as traveling is treacherous. 67,000 customers in los angeles county are still without power tonight. >>> a man is recovering this evening after jumping out of a second story window to escape this apartment fire in san ramon. the flames started around 1:00 this afternoon. the firefighters blamed windy conditions for spreading that fire to 10 units. >>> tonight the san francisco fire officials say they will appeal cal-osha citations that fault the department for its response to a house fire last summer. vincent perez and firefighter paramedic anthony valerio died fighting that fire in june. cal-osha issued four citations over the incident citing a lack of communication and failure to have rescue personnel available. >> it has really created an environment where all involved have known exactly where the hazards were and what was going on at any given time. it could have resulted in a different response. >> it proves that those citations are not based on what we think happened. >> both citations could cost the department $21,000 in fines. >>> and now a fo

in pasadenaish issued a state of emergency as traveling is treacherous. 67,000 customers in los angeles county are still without power tonight. >>> a man is recovering this evening after jumping out of a second story window to escape this apartment fire in san ramon. the flames started around 1:00 this afternoon. the firefighters blamed windy conditions for spreading that fire to 10 units. >>> tonight the san francisco fire officials say they will appeal cal-osha citations that fault the department for its response to a house fire last summer. vincent perez and firefighter paramedic anthony valerio died fighting that fire in june. cal-osha issued four citations over the incident citing a lack of communication and failure to have rescue personnel available. >> it has really created an environment where all involved have known exactly where the hazards were and what was going on at any given time. it could have resulted in a different response. >> it proves that those citations are not based on what we think happened. >> both citations could cost the department $21,000 in fines. >>> and now a fo

it happened at 2:00 this afternoon in the los angeles county city of irwindale. three people, including the gunman died inside of the building that belongs to southern california edison. they say the gunman was an employee. >>> new oddo mated valves can quickly shut off power to high pressure gas line like the one that burst in san bruno. the lines are programmed to shutdown if they detect an abnormal event. this comes days after pg&e released a statement taking responsibility. >>> a company is about to fire one third of their workers before the holidays. it started with a federal investigation. >> reporter: the spectacular steel casting company says it does not want it but has no choice. an inspiring 200 employees, they are firing. some have left and the rest will depart in a few weeks. some workers have been with the company for more than 20 years. >> it has been a very difficult situation that the company did not invite to happen here. >> reporter: it is a result of custom enforcement or ice. they say they found 200 workers had improper documents and must be f

these are the mountains of los angeles county. a winter storm warning is in effect until noon today. there are some clouds, not too many drivers on the roads. everyone here is complaining that there is no snow. a lot of the kids are on a christmas break, last year was a huge blockbuster year. >>james: we could not do enough stories about how much snow the resorts or getting. this year, a big difference. they have nothing. we have low-lying fog and general haziness but that should burn off fairly quickly. by 8:00 a.m. we will see some warming and get out of the freezing temperatures. take a look at santa rosa. 30 degrees. nevada, 28. 27 in fairfield. across the entire north bay we are at or below freezing. freezing conditions also in livermore. concord and oakland are at 36. a degree warmer in fremont and san jose. 35 and los gatos. for these ride along the shoreline of the peninsula in san francisco. it is cold, but not as cold as we see in the north bay. this number represents how much colder it is this morning compared to yester

santa ana winds ripped los angeles county cities apart. power poles toppled like dominoes in wind gusts just shy of 100 miles per hour. >> once one went down it was kk, kk, kk. >> reporter: a quarter million homes and businesses still without power. some getting ready to spend their third night in the dark. the l.a. fire department responded to 2,100 calls in 24 hours. >> this is one of the worst windstorms in a generation. the good news is nobody was injured and no one was killed. >> reporter: forecasters say the worst of the storm here in california is likely behind us. but six other states are in a winter storm warning. on i-15, california's road to vegas, trucks toppled like toys. in parts of new mexico, the power is out and a new storm is approaching. in arizona, snow is on the desert floor. a wicked winter storm packing a powerful punch and now moving east. miguel almaguer, nbc news, pasadena. >>> and overseas tonight, the massive u.s. military base outside baghdad known as camp victory for years is now in iraqi hands. given over to

a spokesperson fortune los angeles county department of public works seas the wind storm was the worst in i decade. firefighters were on alert as a red-flag warning was in effect for l.a. and veteranaur counties. >>> a new report shows carbon dioxide emissions worldwide soared to record levels last year. according to the global carbon project emissions rose 5.9% in 2010. that is the largest percentage increase in almost a decade. the new figures come as the united nations climate summit gets underway this week in south africa. >>> a new lundberg survey shows gas prices are down an average $0.09 to $3.29. in san francisco, gas is averaging $3.72 and in oakland, about $33695 and in san josi, gas is around $3.63 a gallon. >>> california's high-speed rail project is underfire for out re-efforts that are costing the state millions. sacramento bee reports that cost $7.2 political this year with $2 if the 6 million slated for next year. that is on top of a $9 million contract with the global pr firm of $19 million tote. one lawmaker is questioning why there is such a need to sell the rail pro

los angeles county has declared a state of emergency after a powerful wind storm walloped that state. wind gusts topped 100 miles per hour in parts of california, tearing down trees and sparking electrical fires. more than 250,000 people lost power. several flights in and out of l.a.x. had to be diverted as well. strong winds are expected to hit oklahoma and missouri and indiana apparently they will not be quite that strong. >>> this morning we're hearing emergency dispatch tapes from a deadly stage collapse at a concert in indiana last summer. and recordings raise questions about the response to the disaster. >> we need to rethink our strategy. it's not working. we need to get the tarps down here in order for us to start working the medical scene to get patients out of here. do what we have to do. have state police open up the barn, but we need to get the trucks down here. we can't keep having the patients dragged across the pavement up to you. >> the radio transmissions indicate firefighters and medics had a hard time reaching some of the victims. they also struggled getting transpo

businesses, homes and vehicles and prompted officials to declare a state of the emergency in los angeles county. the sacramento area is assessing damage there. it seems almost anything that was not tied down went for a ride in this unusually fraises a windstorm. the santa ana winds cause and all of this destruction, officials are worried about the threat of fire. they are asking people to stay inside their homes this evening. >>pam: now, to a developing story and the seven people shot in oakland on monday. we have learned that the top of that was shot in ahead is improving. family members of the one-year-old say that the swelling in his head has reduced. this is his picture. although he is in critical condition at children's hospital in oakland, haaziq madyun reports there is also new information in this case. this is a story you only see here on kron4. >>haaziq: sources say a person of interests has been taken into custody in connection to the shooting of a one-year-old boy who remains in critical condition here at children's hospital in oakland. kron4 has learned that what is being described

. >>> los angeles county is under a state of emergency following one of the worst wind storms in a decade. powerful santa ana winds toppled trees and downed power lines thursday. knocking out electricity to more than 350,000 customers. high wind warnings and advisories were also used for several other states including utah, nevada and wyoming. >>> the time right now is 4:35. at 4:40. holiday sales numbers are rising, the latest on the shopping spree coming up in your money. >>> at 4:48. you better prepare for higher fares if you rely on metro rail to get arnold. >> we're back with -- around. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. keep it here. >>> a frosty friday morning here, 4:38. got some frost out there. temperatures in the 20s in many years, 40ish around 9:00. by noon 50, look at the winds northwest at 5 to 10 with highs in the mid 50s. driving home under clear skies and 52. the weekend forecast in the next five minutes, right now good friday morning monika samtani. >> good friday morning howard. we are going to take a look at southbound 270 at shady grove road. there

two in san diego and one in los angeles county. the company announced earlier this week that it plans to close as many as 120 of the sears and k-mart stores following a disappointing sales report this holiday season. florida will lose the greatest number of stores with 11. >>> on the economy watch tonight. with ask silicone valley to weigh in with their list of winners and losers in 2011. apple was the year's biggest winner despite the loss of founder and ceo of steve jobs for getting customers excited about the new iphone and ipad models and put ibm wat son computer for defeating human contestants on jeopardy. now, the hp with netflix, zingo and ciscoe on the losers list. >> -- cisco on the loser list. >> all in one swoop. more drama for one company than we get out of the entire valley. >> for 2012 look out for what could be a blockbuster ipo from facebook. >>> encouraging news from the labor department. the number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the past four weeks is in the lowest level in three years. the four-w

a state of emergency has been declared in los angeles county because of the wind storm.>mark: stock futures are positive ahead of the opening bell. the government monthly jobs report will be coming out and about 25 minutes. the dow fell 26 points yesterday. this comes after a day before when the dow was up 490. we have the biggest advance on that day and 2.5 years. cost economists are forecasting that the u.s. economy had 125,000 jobs last month. that is not enough to lower the unemployment rate which is projected to stay at 9%. if that forecast is correct it will mark an improvement from october's job growth which was originally at 80,000. >>darya: on-line game maker, zynga a is planning to sell shares at up to $10 a share. zinc is set in july they're planning to go public. >>mark: to protesters were arrested yesterday in the occupy protests. a second protest allegedly tried to punch an officer. here was the scene. protesters took over parts of market street to hold a general assembly. protesters still remain at justin herman plaza disobeying the deadline set by the cit

los angeles county, santa monica and san jose have exempted restaurants? why? the city of santa monica said this exception is included as a public health safe guard from restaurant owners who sex press concern that some hot and liquid foods could leak from take out containers -- supervisor avalos: please wrap up. >> thank you very much. if you wish to have any discussions with us, i'm available and my contact information is on the objection. thank you. >> good morning, here here in strong support of expanding this ard nance. single use plastic bags are an item that has run its history in our lifetimes. for its conviencence the things you use plastic bag seemed like a good idea at the time but then again so did colognism and le-track tapes. it's time for us to move on. we've learned. san francisco showed incredible leadership when it made history in 2007 with this ordinance but we can do better. that is why we're asking you to accept this proposal to expand this ordinance. single use plastic bags continue to litter our streets, pollute or walter ways and poison

police sweep through the occupy los angeles county arresting almost three hundred people but the anti corporate movement is still gaining momentum and picking up support from the other side of the barricades. moscow denies because of conservative russian passports the promise is eight off the rails and plead for citizenship to escape discrimination and still iffy from ethnic albanians. before ministers agree on more sanctions against iran which is facing further isolation following an attack on the british embassy in tehran. and in business our european union wants to exempt russian companies from some of the provisions in the new energy regulation or third energy package join me for more on that and other business stories business for. international news in comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. one of america's longest standing occupy can stationed at los angeles city hall for over two months has been cleared by police almost three hundred people were rounded up by officers in riot gear for start the protesters after they ignored and eviction order the city also cleared over t

. >> the los angeles county school district plans to file a lawsuit to block those cuts to school transportation. but they should take effect january 1. >>> it took more than a year but pg&e is claiming liability for the san bruno explosion. the admission means pg&e is taking on financial responsibility to compensate the victims. how much the utility will pay is still unknown. eight people died in the explosion, dozens were injured. nearly 40 homes were destroyed. a court hearing on the case is set for friday. >>> 4:36 now. san francisco police will meet tonight with neighbors in the mission district after a pair of violent sexual assaults. the latest attack happened before dawn last thursday when a woman was raped near 24th street. a similar assault occurred last month. the suspect was caught on surveillance video shown here. he is described as an african- american man in his mid-30s between 5'9" and 6' tall. >>> two former san francisco public health departments inspectors are facing bribery charges. the d.a. and other officials will talk about the case this morning. "the examiner" reports the

. >> the judge complimented lohan on showing up for a community service job at the los angeles county morgue. lohan performs janitorial work there. her probation comeses from a 2007 drunk driving case and a grand theft case from earlier this year. >>> a bribery probe involving san francisco restaurants is blown open. david stevenson tells us about the alleged scheme which landed two health department workers behind bars. >> reporter: the general manager says she got burned in what prosecutors are calling a city wide bribery scheme by two former public health department workers. >> we lost our $200 and had to pay again. and we didn't know that it was something that was being done illegally. >> reporter: prosecutors today said between 2007 and 2008, ajama stewart and clifton sanders took 100 to $200 bribes from as many as 500 restaurant employees seeking certification as food safety managers. >> they're asking questions about food safety, what temperature do you keep food at when it's hot. what temperature do you keep food if it's cold? >> reporter: prosecutors say in some cases the men

sources are not the police we threw the occupy los angeles county arresting almost three hundred people after they ignored in the big chill that the anti corporate movement that started more than two months ago is only gaining momentum picking up support from the other side of the barricades please moscow says it can grant kosovan serbs russian passports but will provide any aid necessary this comes out of thousands called a plea for citizenship to escape discrimination and hostility from ethnic albanians . and iran faces further isolation as foreign ministers agree on more sanctions follows a mob attack on the british embassy in tehran that prompted london to all the rain and boys to leave within forty eight hours. more news from me in about fifteen minutes from now in the meantime it's the latest with units nailbiting time for russian football team fans say it certainly is the russian team indeed all the euro twenty twelve qualify teams will discover their group fate tomorrow well exciting time so we've got more from our man in kiev richard i'm portrayed in just a second right thanks

los angeles county sheriff deputies say the gifts were stolen on christmas day.ne of the gifts was an ipod able to be traced right to the burglar's location. along with the ipad, two tvs and a laptop were recovered and returned back to the family. >>> what happened in las vegas did not stay in las vegas and one man from el paso could not be happier. mitch gillberg was about to board his flight back to colorado when he found two ceaser palace envelopes containing $10,000 on the floor. once he got home, he called the airport for two weeks until one operator decided to help him. >> she goes, well, this is breaking the rules but you are trying to do the right thing. >> she said an el paso man reported the envelopes missing. that man says he's extremely gi so honest. >> amazing. >>> 8:40 is the time. overnight news involving brynn's royal family. it involves the queen's 90-year- old husband. >>> another ugly holiday scene. that rumor that set off this mall brawl. >>> police in oakland are searching for suspects in an overnight shooting. it happened late last night nea

wind gusts up top 97 miles an hour were reported in los angeles county. >> it looked like a tornado hit it. we were sitting in the living room and we hear the wind howling. everything was being tossed. >> reporter: one of the biggest impacts was at los angeles airport. they lost power for an hour yesterday. some 20 flights were diverted to ontario airport. dozens of other flights were delayed when debris forced officials to shut them down. the red flag warning remains in effect through tomorrow. that means that fire danger remains high. that's the latest live here. i'm stephanie stanton. >>> a tree pinned an elderly woman. her son says it landed right in her happen. >> i was scared out of my mind. i didn't know what to do. had to wait for fire crew. >> they were able to rescue the woman in about an hour. there's no word wed on her condition. >>> the fine is the result of a deadly natural gas explosion that killed a man three years ago. the utilities commission determined pg and e violated safety laws including the installation of a pipe and the slow response of the phone call that repor

. >>> we have a developing story this morning out of los angeles where los angeles county is under a of marge emergency after a powerful wind storm delivered hurricane strength winds. gusts of more than 100 miles an hour knocked out power to more than 300,000 people and started electrical fires. several trees were brought down, and flights in and out of l.a.x. had to be diverted. just checked and saw no major delays, though, and, of course, that could change. and that is "news 4 today." thank you for starting your [ male announcer ] for andy, tracking his spending with citibank is as easy as... making breakfast. omelet? sure. scrambled eggs. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. citi financial tools. easier banking. standard at citibank. [ bee] hi. dave here. [ male announcer ] for dave, using citibank's online bill pay is as easy as setting up voicemail. hi, it's dave. [ male announcer ] actually, it's easier. hi, it's dave. i'm out of the office. [ male announcer ] online bill pay. easier banking. standard at citibank. >>> good morning. breaking news. al qaeda's leader announce

in los angeles, and in court do give the judge an update on probation between her playboy photo shoot and a vacation to hawaii, the actress has been doing community service. at the los angeles county she is good at working in a morgue. told the judge heaped praise upon lindsay lohan for mopping floors and cleaning bathrooms and washing dirty sheets. the judge sentenced playboy's lindsay lohan to 30 days behind bars for violating probation but she was in lockup only for five hours because of the jail overcrowding and that was the 5 the jail sentence since the two arrests in 2007 on drunken driving charges. she has been a good girl. and now, arthur and randy. judge loves our lynn lend now. >>arthur: some state, 30 gays and you get five hours, not five days, five hours. pretty good for the defendant. >>shepard: if you decide to an criminal that is a good place. >>arthur: crazy. unheard of. lindsay lohan is on thin ice and if she entered that courtroom today and she did not go to the mortgage or cleaned the floors, i don't if the judge has the power because i don't think the judge does of saying i will give you 30 days and i want you to do 30 days. >>randy: she still does five hours f

. >> it could take up to two days to get power back on for 120,000 homes and businesses in los angeles county. more than 100 workers are now dedicated to fixing the problem there. and the massive wind storm uprooted a thousand trees throughout southern california this week. and spencer christian will join with us record-setting warm weather here in the bay area. >> my 16-year-old daughter walk as cross the bridge. i feel frightened. >> and a danger that is so bad, the i team is called in to help you fix it is the dream all but over for students hoping to get financial aid? >> down side to today's impressive jobs report. after 6:30 the lower standard of living many new workers are having to accept. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> our you fix it segment comes from a neighbor who spotted dan and his team. >> she wanted them to do something about an unsafe highway overpass the kids take to school. >> it's a fast route for teenagers cross over highway 101 to catch a city bus. for some kids, it's the only way to get to school. >> my 16-year-old daughter walk as cross

i think later today in los angeles we could see winds sustained at 60 miles per hour in the higher elevations in los angeles countyains. right now winds are calm through southern california. the area of high pressure starts to slide to the south a little bit. 71 in fairfield. south bay, where we're not getting as much. you'll stay mild in the low 60s. we have rain on the way. we'll show you when. we need the rain. let's check your drive with mike. >>> we need rain and snow in the mountains as well. looking over here, we don't need anymore cars. the 15 registered at the l-street sensor. however, look at that. 50 just above where we see these turn to yellow in pittsburgh, bay point and concord over the next half hour. so there's still slowing for highway 4. maybe it's an issue for some folks. the volume of traffic is pretty good here. the toll plaza itself, no metering lights and hardly any backup at the cash lanes. you still have the advantage. cruise through. this is what we expected to see. we'll send it back to you. >> 6:38. one year ago today president obama signed the don't ask, don't tell repeal. soldiers tal

in los angeles county, a state of emergency. whipping winds uprooted hundreds of trees, brought down power lines and damaged countless homes. across pasadena, houses are split in two. thursday, 340,000 in southern california lost power. some neighborhoods are still in the dark. >> it's been a a disaster. lights are still off. everything in the refrigerator is kind of dead. >> reporter: these santa ana winds, the most powerful in a decade. gusts clocked at nearly 100 miles an hour. brush fires sparked by transformers threatened to become massive wind-driven blazes. in l.a., first responders were dispatched to a new call every 12 seconds. schools are closed today for the second day. the damage is in the millions. the cleanup will take weeks. >> it was frightening. the noise was unbelievable. i have lived here 25 years. this is the worst it's been. >> reporter: california isn't the only state hammered by wicked weather. in utah, hurricane-strength winds toppled big rigs and shut down i-15. cars pelted by debris. windshields smashed