. >> so when we visited the los angeles county jail, it was no surprise that our cameras captured one of the many 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 pry or, someone was put in a coma from a pretty bad beating. no one was killed. >> 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 gang bangers get younger every year. >> you are i

los angeles county is a land of sprawling development. with development comes hundreds of square miles of concrete, leaving no way for water to naturally soak into the ground. in areas of such widespread urbanization, flooding can be devastating. man: back in early 1930s, there was a flooding that took a lot of lives and property. as a result, the city of los angeles, in order to protect future flooding in the city, they decided to take the los angeles river and make it a flood control channel. they concreted the walls of the river in order for water to get to ocean much faster. narrator: cities throughout southern california converted natural rivers to these concrete channels, part of their storm drain systems. this allowed expanding development without the need for large flood plains. kharaghani: the los angeles river is approximately 51 miles. concrete reduces the size of the river that you need to carry the water because it speeds up the flow of water. if you'd like to remove all the concrete and to have natural system to carry the wa

i have done extensive work with law enforcement, with the lapd and the los angeles county sheriff's. i am here to tell you that crime has been driven down in los angeles because of their efforts, but not only because of their efforts. so what does the collaboration look like. i want you to keep some ideas in mind. there is no first among equals. what we learned in los angeles was that oppression alone was not the answer. it did not work. there were record highs in gang violence in 2005. i want to tell you what has happened between 2005 and 2012. number one, the grass roots -- the disorganize, fragmented, passionate grass roots must be part of this. the community members who go to county supervisors meetings, the members who pass out fliers, the youths who have been in the juvenile justice system that are now part of the coalition -- those individuals must have a seat at the table. no. 2. community-based organizations. that operate on a shoestring and often without any kind of coverage anywhere. they must be legitimized and made part of the conversation. i have witnessed this with home

there's one in los angeles that could affect the entire country. los angeles countyrs will decide on election day if adult film actors should film condoms while shooting porn films as the sex initiative measure b would not only mandate the use of condoms but also require the los angeles department of public health to lead inspection and enforcement efforts. that's right, folks, more burdensome regulations for america's job creators in the key sectors of hand rim and blow. but, folks, i got to say today's most watched initiative have to do with marijuana. that's right. everyone's watching you, marijuana users. it's your mom. >> the question is on marijuana legalization. it is up in three states examine we're not talking about decriminalizing marijuana, we're not talking about marijuana for medicinal uses. we're talking about actually legalizing marijuana in colorado, washington and oregon. and that will be for anybody over the age of 21. >> stephen: what is this country coming to? 21 year olds allowed to smoke marijuana? it makes me want to drink myself into a blind r

there's one in los angeles that could affect the entire country. los angeles countywill decide on election day if adult film actors should film condoms while shooting porn films as the sex initiative measure b would not only mandate the use of condoms but also require the los angeles department of public health to lead inspection and enforcement efforts. that's right, folks, more burdensome regulations for america's job creators in the key sectors of hand rim and blow. but, folks, i got to say today's most watched initiative have to do with marijuana. that's right. everyone's watching you, marijuana users. it's your mom. >> the question is on marijuana legalization. it is up in three states examine we're not talking about decriminalizing marijuana, we're not talking about marijuana for medicinal uses. we're talking about actually legalizing marijuana in colorado, washington and oregon. and that will be for anybody over the age of 21. >> stephen: what is this country coming to? 21 year olds allowed to smoke marijuana? it makes me want to drink myself into a blind rage

>> proposition 36 was drafted by prosecutors of the biggest counties, los angeles and santa clara to common sense reform to three strikes law. people that have committed non-serious, nonviolent third strike crimes. we will change the permit you get a big sentence, punishment. but life sentences is what we are currently doing in california, i don't think it was intended when they passed the three strikes law in 1994 and it's not effective in reducing crime in california. it's overcrowding our prisons. u.s. supreme court has already ruled that our prisons are unconstitutionally overcrowded. >> cheryl: you have a button on your shoulder. marc klaas i remember your case. >> polly klaas was kidnapped and individual that was did it was violent offender had been out of prison for six months that prompted the three strikes law which was in fact a law before the people voted upon it eight months later. to say the intent was not known or unintended is i think is present possible preposterous. >> three strikes works. it works very well. you have 50%, you have half the chance to be a victim of v

i think that los angeles county they spent $9,000 per student in public school system. the average cost of private school $6,000. i support the voucher system that allow the parents to put the children in charter schools, private schools, what we cannot escape is that the school system is broken, again, let's ask the senator, why

. >> every gang in los angeles county ends up coming here. and we just don't have enough places to segregate everybody and keep them from assaulting each other. and if you get one group that has superior numbers over the other and something sparks off a fight, it's going to be on. >> officials at the los angeles county jail told us racially segregated gangs are responsible for most of the violence including riots, like this one captured on surveillance tape. but we met one inmate who blames the problem on the system. >> i never wanted to get involved in racial problems. when i went to prison, i didn't hate blacks. i didn't hate mexicans. i didn't hate indians. i didn't hate anybody like that. but when you go to these prisons and by the time you do ten years like me, if you're even halfway sane, it's a miracle. >> vanjlis garafolo was awaiting trial for the attempted murder of five police officers while on parole for an earlier conviction of voluntary manslaughter. >> the date i met vanjlis garafolo it was like meeting hannibal lecter with sha

. >> in los angeles county this afternoon. two good samaritans rescued an elderly man and a woman from a fire in their home. they found 95-year-old byron writhe wright and his 90-year- old wife. the they say the cause is undetermined. >>> newly elected gary bell is reportedly seriously ill with meningitis. he fell ill days be before the november 6th election, but appeared to be getting better. but by saturday, his condition got worse and he was in the hospital. he's getting specialized treatment from a redwood city hospital. >>> after washington state and colorado voters approved marijuana legalization. what does this have to mean for california's industry that face shut down and arrest by authorities? >> reporter: harborside health care center is a medical marijuana. >> none of my staff know when we come to work in the morning whether we're coupling home at night or to prison. >> reporter: steve is fighting a legal battle to stay open, despite fighting california's medical marijuana laws. >> it's time for the justice departme

they are waiting for what they consider the key los angeles and bay area counties.se votes to be counted. prop 34 would replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole. that is for convictions going forward and also that would apply to the 725 inmates currently on death row. they say the death penalty is too expensive, and it is a broken system with only 13 executions since 1978. again the yes on 34 campaign is waiting for the key bay area and los angeles counties to be counted. for now 34 is losing. >> if for some reason it doesn't turn out our way, we will continue this conversation we have been having with the california voters. we know we have millions to reach with the facts that the death penalty is costly and it risks executing an innocent person. we will continue to work for justice that works for all californians. >> opponents say the savings and argues we need a higher punishment for the worst of the worst. the 2% that get this death penalty. we are talking about richard ramirez's of the world. if 34 does pass, it will make

in describing his los angeles county jail murder. we warn you, the following is very graphic. >> and i walk up to him, hook his leg, and put him in a bare naked choke hold, bring him down, i throw in my hooks and choke him out and snap his neck. when his neck snapped, you feel it right against here, pop it snapped. i pulled out my piece, stabbed him in the neck, let him have it in the chest, and he started making noises, and i pulled out a pipe and bashed his head in until pieces of his skull, you know, came out. so the blood was, i mean it was everywhere, it was about this thick. >> sitting there listening to him relay these very graphic, violent, brutal acts, i have to remain somewhat detached to keep him talking. and it was almost like he was just discussing another day at the office. >> by this time we were hungry. so, it's kind of funky, but it is what it is. we usually stack up trays and put a -- you can take a piece of blanket, rip off a strip, you light it and gives you a good blue flame. i just took the bomb with it, set it

none of the police departments within los angeles could talk to each other on their communications gear. they had a different piece of equipment in the los angeles county sheriff's department than the police department or the compton police or the watts police or whoever. we ended up, we were providing radios so they could talk to each other. and i said that that should never happen again. we should have interoperatable communications. there's some that say we aren't any better off today than we were in 1992. we don't know, but we had an exercise, part of this fleet week preparation exercise, put on by the department of emergency management and it involved a lot of various agencies and we looked at the command of control situation and the command of control situation was an important one because you realized in 1992 the situation got so grim that the governor of the state then asked dod to take it over. so our chain of command went from my headquarters at the 7th infrapb tridivision headquarters right back to the pentagon. we said that should never happen again. so we looked at command of control relationships in this exercise. so we're going to bring

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i think that los angeles county they spent $9,000 per student in public school system. the average cost of private school $6,000. i support the voucher system that allow the parents to put the children in charter schools, private schools, what we cannot escape is that the school system is broken, again, let's ask the senator, why did the senator support, why did the senator oppose legislation that one of his fellow democrats proposed that would remove dangerous teachers that were convicted of crimes from the classroom and from the public roles? i would like to know the answer to that. >> thank you. mr. leno. >> the 47 out of 50 states figure that miss dillan used is not in educational out comes it is in per pupil. we rank 47th. >> as a result we rank 50 as the number of counselors and the number of nurses in our schools and the number of libranias in. you get what you pay for. >> our state has been starved for cash for the past ten years as a result of tax cuts the state could not afford that the prior governor put on the credit cards. we need to provide significantly m

this lapped in -- hatched in los angeles county. the -- happened in los angeles county. the fire started near the burbank airport. fire frills say -- fire officials say the flames were initially intense that crews could not get inside the building. the roof collapsed and the building appears to be a total loss. no word on what caused this blaze. >>> 8:10. by the end of this month, a list will come out -- and the fire stations will esclod -- will be closed in contra costa county. four stations will be closed in january. two more next july. now, officials met yesterday with county supervisors will which of the -- about which of the fire stations will close. on tuesday, on election day, a parcel tax would have filled a $16 million gap. did not get. two-thirds vote needed to pass. >> it would absolutely break our parties. they are a nice group of people, especially here at this station. >> it cost about $2 million a year to operate each fire station. >>> in the meantime, a $10,000 donation will help a peninsula fire department stay on the cutting edge. the menlo park fire de

how about condoms in porn movies in los angeles county?movie stars. here is one. this one has most of us scratching our heads. not oregon, but washington state and colorado voted to legalize marijuana. don't even know. one thing that is driving me crazy, only in 2012 is jackrabbit allen greyson -- that is spelled wrong. >> dana: allen. >> eric: g--e-y-s-o-n. he is elected initial florida. allen west so far is not. >> kimberly: the first name of allen greyson is spelled wrong. >> dana: what i want to talk about is the number of women in the senate. last congress, 17 women in senate. hutchison and snow were retire something down to 15. last night five women won. see them listed there. massachusetts, wisconsin, hawaii, maine, north dakota, that is great. >> greg: i don't. >> dana: 20 women total in the united states senate. government has been very good for women in terms of advancement compared to the private sector. and on corporate boards right now today only 13% is comprised of women. senate is doing better. >> bob: greg? >> greg: chris m

poussaint: south pasadena, california, is a city of 23,000 people nestled in the vastness of los angeles countyin that, a base, that this is your home. we have a main street here. you walk your dog, you know your neighbors. it's so good for you to be known and loved and cared about. poussaint: but south pasadena is also renowned for another reason. for 40 years, it's been fighting for its life. in 1964, the california highway commission, now called caltrans, decided to build a freeway down the center of south pasadena, along what's called the meridian route. man: caltrans would never take no for an answer, and they had thinkers there that were ingrained in the idea that southern california will have crisscross freeways every three miles, and that was the ultimate plan. essentially what caltrans engineers did is they took out their rulers and they said, "here's the stub and here's the stub," and they drew a straight line. poussaint: south pasadena already had one freeway running through it, the 1940 arroyo seco parkway, the first freeway in the west. a second freeway on the meridian route would

crimes he committed at the los angeles county jail while awaiting trial on an outside murder/robbery charge that he was convinced would send him to prison for life. but when he went on trial for that original murder charge, something completely unexpected happened. >> they find me not guilty, and it righteously blew my mind. i had to laugh. the irony of it it was classic. >> knighten should have walked away as a free man, instead, he remained incarcerated until he was tried for his jailhouse murder. this time, he was found guilty and given 79 years in prison. but that murder was no random killing or crime of passion. assuming he was headed toward a life in prison anyway, he killed out of ambition. to join an organization he'd admired since childhood, the mexican mafia. >> so when you're a kid, you want to shoot for the stars. i want to be that. i want to be that guy. out on the streets, someone may want to be a ceo or own their own company, to be their own boss. you're back here, regardless, it's still power. and because of the power behind them, that being the mob, mexican mafia. >>

who knew you could find out right on this los angeles county street. that's abdullah, the camel.se are his handlers, sprinting to catch him, getting left in the dust. >> there was like ten people running after this camel. it was craziness on the streets. i heard kids yelling and screaming. >> reporter: ahmed ahmad had a sense of humor. but it wasn't so funny when the camel headed straight for traffic. >> workers were rushing after the camel. and one of the workers was trying to stop traffic. >> reporter: in the end, it wasn't speedy legs that corralled the camel it was a carrot that lured him in. abdullah headed to a gas station. camels can cross the desert on one tank of gas. or is that water? >> people were surprised. not every day, do people see a camel in a gas station. >> reporter: douglas ramos, the co-owner of the circus, says it all started inside the tent, where the camels were doing their exercise. >> someone dropped a wrench. and somebody got scared. >> reporter: that was abdullah, who saw a hint of daily and took off faster than a black friday bargain-hunter. >> he ju

we found a very different atmosphere at the sprawling and constantly bustling los angeles county jail. >> stand up, spread your feet. shoulder width apart. lift up your left foot, wiggle your toes. >> l.a. county, which is probably one of the largest jail systems in the world, is a completely different experience. >> drop them, turn around. >> and the inmate reception center is gigantic. you know, they get 400 guys a day. 2,000 a week. hands up. hands over in place. reach back. no talking. no laughing. just reach back and pull them apart. spread them wide. >> while intake can be a traumatic experience for new inmates, settling into the day-to-day routine of prison life provides a very different challenge. >> the time isn't hard if you keep yourself busy. you know, it's a point of managing it. you know, you can either manage it, or it can manage you. >> waddell harper and his cellmate, sakha ren, have created ways to break the monotony with the few sparse items they are allowed in their cramped cell. >> the dice are made from toilet paper. >> roll them up. draw on them. that's basicall

now, the aids activists who sponsor this measure, which passed with 56% of the vote in los angeles countye think that -- you know, they can broadcast whatever kinds of images they want, but they feel this is a worker safety protection, just like stunt performers have to be protected, you know, when they do stunts, so the aids activists who sponsored this measure are confident that they'll win in court. >> well, and we will watch to see if there's any enforcement as well now that it's the law of the state. ron lynn, thanks very much. do appreciate you coming on and with a straight fashgs giving me the facts about a very important piece of business. take care, and keep reporting on this. let us know what happens, ron. thanks. >>> and thank you for waiting through that segment and for allowing notice bring that bit of news to you, despite its blushing factor. it's very hard to get video for something like that. newsroom international starts right now after this commercial break. capella university understands rough economic times have led to an increase in clinical depression. drug and alcoh

hospital in los angeles county. we found much greater satisfaction with the type of care the patient received, both from the patient's point-of-view and their significant other's point-of-view. we thought we would see differences in pain management because hospice has this very... futuristic outlook that you manage the pain in any way you can, whatever drugs are required. but what we found was that the levels of pain and the pain experience of the hospice patients was really not too different from that for the other patients in the hospital. because of that, we went back to research how pain management had changed at this v.a. hospital over time, because what we suspected and what we were able to prove was that having a hospice in the hospital changed the way pain was managed by other units in the hospital. hospice care can be provided in the home or in specialized care settings. typically what'll happen is we help them set up hospice in the home, which allows a number of services to take effect so that they have mo